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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13
By WHEELER JOHNSON
ouidoeg Eaitos

Gadgets and gimmicks were
. dime q dozen at the recent
Marine Trades Exhibit and
Conference In Chicago. but one
put out BY q most unusual CON-
pany promises practically that
puts it past the gimmick CLASH
fication.
It's such q simple idea that
it's q wonder It wasn't thought
Of years ago. But then others
in the idea business didn't have
the advantage Of the Brain
storming" technique used by
the eight young men who de-
veloped this idea and who say
they have other refinement.
coming up in the marine field.
The device Is an anchor. It,
producers have named It the
Magic Mushroom" Mush-
room anchors, Of course, are
nothing new. As the name Inn
plies they are shaped exactly
like the fleshy fungus found II
fields and woods. With an eye
bolt in the stem end for at
taehing the anchor rope. the
mushroom type anchor is quite
effective as the round edge digs
into the bottom when the boat
tugs against 1t.
The metal ones are heavy
and expensive. But the Magic
Mushroom weighs only IS
ounces when 1t is put into the
yachtsman's hands. When he
gets ready to use it he fills the
mushroom with sand and comes
up with an efficient 15-pound
anchor.
The anchor is made Of high
density polyethylene. the same
substance used to protect the
Atlantic Cable. Its only metal
parts are the eye bolt and plug
in the stem end which are re-
movable to allow the anchor
to be filled or emptied Of sand
as the need arises. These parts
are treated to resist rust and
corrosion.
Of course. the idea behind an
anchor Of lightweight plastic
was to reduce production and
distribution costs. particularly
shipping. 1t is designed to re-
tail at $3.95. quite q cut from
the cost Of q metal anchor Of
similar weight.
The Magic Mushroom Is the
brain child Of Tom GALLAGHER
of Chillicothe, Ohio. who was
far removed from the marine
business when the idea hit him.
He was 9 paint salesman
and selling q few cans Of deck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13

many different ways beside an
chortng 9 boat. They are
adaptable as floats and marker
buoys. Partially emptied they
can be used as sea anchors.
GALLAGHER points out that
the Magic Mushroom Is easy
to store. being light enough
to stack on the highest shelf
of a boathouse or garage, OF
even hung by q string. Since
1t Is plastic 1t prevents denting
rusting or staining Of boats.
And even more important
the inventor says. his device Is
going to prevent a lot Of
crushed toes. The rounded
plastic won't inflict the damage
Of q metal anchor in case the
boatman happens to drop his
anchor on his foot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13
IN USE 1T WEIGHS IS LBS.
Plastic Mushroom Anchor
Can Be Carried on | FINGER

paint was as near as he had
been to the marine bushes.
ups to that time-except that
he likes boats and was . boat
owner.
When he evolved the idea OF
the 15-ounce anchor he began
to look for backing. Even
tually World Wide Marins was
incorporated with GALLAGHER
and seven other Chillicothe
young men as stockholders
None ever had been In the
marine business. They verC
doctors. lawyers. statesmen and
the like. All pitch In and help
In running the business. keep
ing up with their own main
pursuits meanwhile.
Their ideas about developing
the anchor and the other de-
vices they hope to produce
come from their brain storm.
ing" sessions. The eight gather
around q table and turn then
minds loose. One viii throw Out
an idea and the others try to
develop 1t.
There Is only one rule fol-
such q session." GellaugheI
says. you have to think posi-
lively. The word no can't be
allowed at any time"
The corporation had to rush
to make 1t to the show in Chi
cago. Their pilot models were
ready for them Just in time to
be displayed.
The Magic Mushrooms are
made In o number Of bright
colors. They can be used in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13

1877. FIBERGLAs RUNABOUT. EFin.
40-h,p. motor and trailer also Elgin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13
Trim 7 ubsCorrect
Cranky Steering
By HANK BOWMAN

manent shingles or wedges are
sometimes added to the bottom
of the stern to bring the bow
down. II a boat with corrective
wedges is operated only on
smooth or slightly choppy wa
ter, the permanently fixed
wedges may be satisfactory.
However, what can happen
to this same boat when run
ming an inlet or encountering
heavy seas in foul weathe I
should be recognized by its
owner. II a number of paSsen-
gers are aboard and all but the
helmsman scamper forward to
get out of the rain, the boat
b e com es bow heavy, steering
becomes sluggish and In 9 fol-
lowing sea there is q constant
threat of broaching.
1t is wiser to fit the craft
with adjustable planning sur
faces so that the helmsman can
trim his hull for improved eff
cheney as water condition
vary.
With the application Of ad-
Unstable trim tabs, listing, due
to torque or poor balance. can
be eliminated. Cruising speed
can be increased by permitting
the boat to achieve its optimum
planning angle and since higher
spec can be maintained at
any given rpm. q definite,
measurable fuel saving viii re-
suit.
In heavy following seas trim
tabs may be raised TO allow the
stern to squat to Increase
maneuverability while in chop
py water, the trims can be low
cred to bring down the bow to
reduce pounding.
Adjustable trim tabs are
available for all types and sizes
of planning hulls and may be
applied to hulls Of any material
of construction.
e 1858
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13
Huwuiiun Repeats
In Seniors Golf

SEA ISLAND. Ga, Oct. -
(AP).-Merril L. Carlsmith, a
Hilo, Hawaii. attorney. recov-
cred after a bad start today
and became the first golfer to
repeat as champion in the
USGA Seniors Amateur tour
nament.
Carlsmith defeated William
D. Higgins Of San Francisco,
80. for the title in the ninth
annual competition.
Carlsmith was I-down as
they turned the first nine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13
TobIe Tennis Action
Slated in Bethesda

More than $50 table tennis
enthusiasts will compete at the
Bethesda Youth Center Friday
in the Harvard tournament.
Gold medals will be awarded to
the winners.
Preliminary competition
starts at 2 pm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13
WATER LINE

All planning type boats have
only one optimum planning an
gle. trim angle or angle Of at
tack. Any one of these three
phrases is used to describe the
angle the planning surface of a
boat assumes in relation to the
surface of the water.
Recently I was helming a 20
foot cabin cruiser that had a
dangerous tendency to spin out
during high speed turns or
when encountering quartering
waves.
The identical hull with like
power In the utility version was
free Of these bad handlin g
characteristics.
Why did the open version
handle well while the cabin
cruiBer model proved to be
cranky. and dangerous2
The, answer Is that the added
weight toward the bow had re-
duced the optimum planning an
gle. causing the forefoot to ride
too low and creating a tenden-
cy to breach.
Every boat owner must be
concerned with the power in
stalled in bis boat, placement
of load. and the effect on the
handling characteristics intro
duced by customizing his boat.
$50
A number Of things can hap
pen to well-d esigned hull
that may keep it from riding at
the perfect planning angle in
tended by its designer based
on the hull lines, planned pow
err application and weight dis
tribution.
AS 10 the instance Of the
boat I had mentioned above, a
bulldog may decide to use the
same basic hull for both utility
and cabin cruiser models. Usu-
ally the same hull will not
serve~both purposes efficiently.
A huh initially designed to
handle, one of the large out
board motors adequately may,
instead. be fitted with an in
board-o utboard installation
which places several hundred
pounds Of additional load near
the transom. A hull intended
for q single cupboard or in
board installation may be fitted
with two engines with double
the horsepower and the weight
of the iengine installation.
An owner may overload his
boat with an excess Of gear. He
may install a fresh water sys-
tenn Including a large W ter
tank. sor he may double the fuel
capacity. either of which can
disturb the boats balance.
The result can alter a boat
that once handled safely and
carried its weight well to one
that tnushes, fails to come on
to plane except at high rpm.
range pr operates with its bow
lifted high, all but obscuring
the helmsman's visibility
ahead
-
Improper hull storage or
weak construction offering in
sufficient support can cause a
hull to sag so that a rocker or
convex section is formed or a
hook@sor concavity may be
created on a fiat planning sur
faces
The most prevalent sm a IL
pleasure craft problem is the
hull that fails to plane fully
and rides with bow high. On
the advice Of repair yards, per-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13
Scott Booters Upset

BELFAST. Northern Ireland,
Oct. IL (AP).-The Northern
Ireland soccer team upset Scot
land, 2-l. today before $4,000.
The Nome nugget., 1963-12-18
Senate Probers Wonder How Resigned Aid Learned His Wheelin' X Dealin'

NO. I had no knowledge of any such ruling" COP Senator Carl Curtis of Nebraska asked why the Novaks had agreed to share any profit in the stock with Ba- ker He suggested this was rather unusual when Baker had invested no money of his own.
 Mrs. Novak said she knew of no reason other than that she and her husband, who was a Washing ton area home builder, had been in other joint ventures with Baker.
 She testified that Robert Baker repeatedly gave her large sums in cash - a total of $31 ,00O to S32,000 - when she and her late husband were partners with Baker in the plush Carousel Motel at Ocean City, Maryland.
 The young widow explained to Senate investigators that the money was for expenses of the business venture She was asked
 Did MT. Baker say why he paid such large amounts in cash?"
 She said no, but that her cur iosity was aroused. She said
 ''I'm scared to go two blocks with even $100.'
 She said she did not know where Baker got the money, but her mo- tations indicated she picked up from S31 ,OOO to $32,OOO in cash from Baker.
 The Senate Rules Committee is in it's first public hearing on an investigation into reported wheel ing and dealing by Baker, former Secretary to the Senate Demo- cratic Majority.
 Baker resigned his $19,O0O a year job as secretary to the Senate Democratic Majority in Octobe, after questions were raised abou his outside business affairs.
The Nome nugget., 1963-12-18
White Russian GOOses End Up In Stew

Six fliers from the Soviet Union have been shot down over Washington State, but they were snow geese, not airplanes.
 The State Game Department has learned the geese were banded by the Russians on Wrangell Island, Soviet Union territory in the Arc tic Circle about $50 miles north west of Nome.
 That would be nearly 2,5OO miles as the snow geese flies to the Mt. Vernon area where five of them were killed by Washing ton hunters last season. The sixth was shot near Ellensburg.
 The Russians began banding the geese on Wrangel Island a few years ago and the first of them showed up along the west coast in 1860, the department said.
 The agency said the handsome white goose with black-tipped wings was exposed to critical Wea- ther hazards on the long flight from the island.
The Nome nugget., 1963-12-18
Home Development Grant Offered To State

JUNEAU R - The Housing and Home Finance Agency has ap- proved an S18,O0O grant to Alas ka for the development of a com prehensive statewide development plan, Rep. Ralph J. Rivers, D. Alaska, said yesterday.
 Rivers told the Associated Press in a wire from Washington that the grant was made under the Federal Urban Planning Assistance Program and must be matched with $9,20O in state funds.
 The year-long study, which would be made by the State De partment of Economic Develop ment and Planning, would result in the development of an inven- tory of state planning resources a six-year capital investment pro- gram and a one-year capital inn provement budget.
The Nome nugget., 1963-12-18
Avoid Food Waste:
 Keep Leftover Meat Cold

Enjoy your holiday guests, but not at the expense of that roast turkey or other meat.
 Mrs. Jean K. Burand, district Extension agent, reminds hostesses to safeguard leftovers, especially meats, by popping them into the refrigerator as soon as the meal is over.
 This is especially important for turkeys and other poultry, she says. It's dangerous, however, to leave any kind of meat sitting around in a warm kitchen for sev- eral hours. Bacteria is pretty sure to develop fast and spoil any meat allowed to stand for four hours at temperatures ranging from 70 to loo degrees Fahrenheit
 Mrs. Burand also advises against holding cooked or uncooked meat Tn the refrigerator for more than day or two. Keep the meat light ly covered so it won't dry out, and remember that chopped and sliced cooked meats spoil more quickly than those in large pieces.
 If you have more meat than you can use right away, Jean recom- mends that you freeze itFrozen meats, cooked or raw, may be kept in the frozen state for from 6 weeks to a couple of months, de- pending on the kind and quality, she says. They lose some quality when thaWed and refrozen.
The Nome nugget., 1963-12-18

WASHINGTON R - A blonde widow told Senate investigators yesterday that she and her huS- band split an almost $55,000 stock profit with Robert Baker even though the former Senate aide invested no money of his own. Mrs. Gertrude Novak testified about the transaction as the Sen ate Rules Committee opened pub lie hearings in it's investigation of the outside business dealings of Baker.
 Mrs. Novak said that in Feb ruary, 1860, Baker told her and her husband, the late Alfred Mo- yak, that he knew of a stock being available that could be good and asked if the Novaks had any money to invest. Mrs. Novak testi- fled Baker said he was so short of cash that he didn't have any money to invest in the stock him. self. But, she said, he proposed that the Novaks put up the money, he would get the stock and they would share in any profit.
 The arrangement was agreed to, Mrs. Novak said, and she and her husband put up $12,000 that was paid over to Baker for the pur- chase of stock in the Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Company of Milwaukee.
 Mrs. Novak identified docu- ments showing that 5000 shares of the stock later were sold for $66,889, or a profit of $54,889. She said the profits were split with Baker.
 The hearing was held in the big high-ceilinged Senate Caucus Room, scene of many Senate in. vestigations and the Senate'S big. gest hearing room. However there were only a relatively few spectators on hand when i opened.
 Mrs. Novak was asked if Bake had ever said anything to her ane her husband about the possibility of favorable tax ruling tha would make the stock very prof itable. She replied:
The Nome nugget., 1963-12-18

Spanish children do not hang up their stockings on Christmas Eve. Instead. they hide their slip pers for the Wise Men to fill with goodies.
The Nome nugget., 1963-12-18

The Christmas card was intro duced into the United States 80 years ago and has become a fix ture in the celebration.
The Nome nugget., 1963-12-18
Sacred Rag Dolls

Sacred Rag Dolls
 In Peru at Christmas the In dians play musical instruments and carry little Christ child dolls made from rags, wool or paper.
The Nome nugget., 1963-12-18

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-20
YULE POSTAL VISIT
Mr.. GronousNZips Through

line of vision. Two guards who
remained more or less station
airy while the boss made his
circuit of the main floor were
rewarded with two handshakes
and two introductions.
Mr.. GronouSki played Pied
Piper to an encourage of about
80 cameramen, reporters and
postal officials, who were
strung out in a long line wind
ing among the parcel bins,
sorting racks and conveyor
belts.
He lost his following once, at
a point about midway between
incoming parcels and bulk
mailing.
Where did he go? Where
did he go?" asked officials and
reporters, and the cameramen
began taking pictures of each
other. Then somebody spotted
Mr.. Gronouski shaking hands
with a sorter, and the process
sion regrouped.
Does he always move this
faSt?" asked a reporter.
"Oh yes. he always lips
right along" said an aide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-20

In the dead letter office, the
Postmaster General posed for
pictures holding up some toys
and games and other gifts
whose wrappings had come off
and could not be delivered.
They will wind up in the next
postal auction, an aide said.
Then he chatted briefly with
clerks who were sitting at a
long table remorselesSly tearing
up unbelievable Christmas
cards and dropping them in
waStebaSketS.
Finally, Mr.. Gronouski led
his followers into Postmaster
Carleton Beall's office for a
press conference. He sat on a
table in front of a Mr.. Zip
poster and said he was very
much impressed" with the way
things were going.
"a really woodworking
operation" he said.
Then, there being no more
hands to shake, he got into his
limousine and went back to
more hundrum chores at the
office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-20
THERE ARE oTHER cues.

THERE ARE OTHER ques-
tior1s. One is whether you
could turn a District resident
into a Maryland resident.
at would SEEM" says the
report, entirely foreign to
our constitutional system to
transfer a substantial popu-
lation from one political SOW
ereignty to another without
their consent"
Other odd things would
happen.
transportation between
Federal offices probably
would be controlled by Mary
land; all foreign embassies
would be located in Mary
land and dependent on the
State for police protection
and subject to its coming
laws; portions Of certain pa
rade routes, including the
Inauguration Parade, would
lie In Maryland, and Mary
land authorities would have
to be asked for parade per-
mitS.
Oh, well. The bill Is not
expected to pass.
But, you never know
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-20

Administrator Najeeb Halaby
These are some highlights:
Don't use tops of cabinets
bookcases and window stills fol
storage space.
do use the files and ever
desk drawers anything bul
desk-top racks for reference
materials. This kind of barri.
cade is seldom helpful wher
the going gets rough. anyhow.
Don't scuff the tops OF
desks by sliding rough objects
over them. If you encounter
rough objects, call the guards.
Don't use cleaners or polish
es on the furniture. 1t probably
wasn't in your job classified
ton, anyhow.
Don't. relocate desks, back
units or furnishings, upsettine
the patterns of arrangements
and hampering utilization OF
mechanical facilities. Besides
you might find yourself in a
cul-de-sac some evening when
you're really in a hurry.
Don't build a little island OF
you with personal mementoes
in the work area. Let people
have the thrill Of discovering
you for themselves.
do try to keep in mind that
where you live at the office re-
fleets on you and your outlook
on life.
Don't use stacked letter
trays on desks as mail stations
Fool everyone and use mail sta
tons"
"It's a beautiful new build
ing. It reflects the young and
vigorous FAA, and it's part OF
everybody's job to keep it that
way"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-20
MEMO FROM THE EDITOR:
The Maid Traffic.
Study in Exploitation

AND AN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD"
1t may be hard to believe but there people in the
Nations Capital who have to work up to II hours day.
seven days week, for $35 month. This Sunday
The Washington Star begins threepart series about
the hundreds Of girls who have been brought to Wash
ington, mainly from Central and South America, to
work maids For the past " months, Staff Writer
Roberta Hornig has interviewed of domestic
workers and checked on the Underground railroad"
that is operating here to help many of these unfortu
nate girls
STUNNING NEW LANDMARK-THE NATIONAL AR
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fanfare, the National Arboretum
has just moved into striking contemporary structure
which already has architectural award-al
though the Government has not got around to dedcat
ing it. The Stars SUNDAY Magazine this week reports
in word and picture the Arboretums new look and
its 300-seat auditorium which should prove of great
interest to Washington area home owners and
gardeners.
PRICELESS CHRISTMAS GIFTS-The spirit behind
Christmas gift often remembered long after the gift
itself has been forgotten In The Stars This Week
Magazine this Sunday six famous men and women in
the fields of art science entertainment and religion
tell of Christmas presents they once received, and
which they still remember fondly because of the
priceless and heartwarming thoughts behind them
Phone Lincoln $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-20

aster General Gro
nouski made his first Christ
mas visit to the Washington
City Post Office this morning
He gave the postage men Their
due, pronouncing it a first
class operation.
Like a visit from st. Nicho-
las, the Postmaster Generals
tour of the main local post
office has become an annual
tradition. Mr.. ,Gronouski car
ried it off at, full speed ano
appeared to enjoy himself.
He watched parcel post
sorting machines that handle
A parcels a minute, and elec-
tronic letter sorters that proc
ess up to IS envelopes a min
ute.
Not to be outdone, the Post
master General shook hands al
a rate Of about rs a minute.
Leaning forward like a sprint
er, Mr.. Gronouski moved
through the hubbub of busy
season activity at an astonish-
ing pace, introducing himself
to anyone who came within his