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taste Of some fairly fast sport.
"I'll pass close to these buoys
and you'll pick up a buoy jack"
he told me handing me a troll
ing rod baited with a lure
which had a plastic skirt Of
bright orange. He chose one Of
red for himself.
Pick Up Amberjack
I had never heard Of a buoy
Jack, so I was glad to learn
something new.
My line had just passed the
buoy when I felt a satisfying
Jolt. About the same time
Buddy's rod also began to bend,
We reeled in two fine fish ST.
multaneously. Turned out that
buoy jacks are amberjacks.
We made several passes at
other buoys and picked up
some more Of the scrappy am
berjacks. Maybe we should
have stuck with them. At least
they didn't Illustrate us.
But that tremendous school
of channel bass still is lying
in the deep hole off Plantation
Light, and sometime it is going
to come closer to the surface.
When it does, some lucky an
glers are going to have a lot
Of fun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-01

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Aug.
81 (SpeciaD-Coach Bill Elias
begins his search for a bona
fide quarterback from among
four candidates as Virginia.
football team opens practice
with drills on a two-a-day
basis Monday.
Elias biggest problem will be
replacing Gary Cuozzo and Carl
Kuhn, the No. / and 2 signal
callers last year. Candidates
for the job include Pat NC
Sweeney, Tom Hodges, Bob
Dunphey and Alfred Kluck.
McSweeney, who saw limited
action last season, was the No
/ quarterback at the close OF
practice last Spring. Hodges,
from Alexandria's Hammond
High School, sat our last year
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Woter-Jet Boat Raises
Myths on Propulsion
By HANK BOWMAN

m.p.h., comparable to the speed
l would have expected had the
same boat and power plant
been driven by a conventional
propeller.
Any standard gasoline suit
able for the Gray marine en-
CINE is all that is used. No
fire or hot compressed air is
produced and nothing but
water motivateS the boat 50 a
water-jet boat won't burn ski
ropes. However, water-jet pro-
pulsion offers a decided safety
factor of eliminating the dan
ger to skiers or swimmers pre-
sented by rapidly rotating I'M
derwater prop blades.
A water-jet boat has a shift
ing lever like any prop-driven
boat. 1t offers a complete
range Of forward, neutral and
reverse. These are accom-
plished by a gate or valve
which, when lowered, reverSes
the direction Of water thrust
or, In neutral position, equal
ICES the water thrust forward
and aft.
BY DETECTING the direction Of
the water stream to right Of
left with a standard steering
wheel control, the boat Il
steered in either forward OF
reverse and backs down with
better directional control thar
a single-screw inboard and
nearly the reverse maneuver-
ability of an cupboard.
Copyright, 1859
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merged rudder, propeller, lower
unit or struts and prop shaft.
1t may be operated safely in
water too shallow for a pro-
peller driven boat to be helmed
without risk of damage to
underwater appendages.
To set the record straight,
water-jet marine propulsion
should not be confused with
jet power as applied to aircraft,
Any resemblance between the
two exists only in their ap-
plication OF the same basic
principle, that for every force
produced there is an opposite
and equal force. Aircraft utilize
a jet stream of air, water-jet
boats use a high pressure
stream of water.
Turbocraft, which largely is
responsible for the successful
application and the increasing
popularity of water-jet pro-
pulsion uses, as do all water-jet
propulsion boats presently being
produced, a conventional in
ternal combustion engine as
the prime source Of motivating
power.
The boat I was checking was
fitted with a 215-horsepowel
Gray marine inboard engine
Instead of linking the engine
by a propeller shaft with an
underwater propeller, the en-
CINE in the water-jet boat
rotates a water pump. Water
is drawn in through a grill
covered opening in the bottom
of the boat, compressed through
a series of rotating impeller
blades and fixed blades and
elected through a nozzle in
the boats transom. AS the
stream of water is directed aft,
forward motion results.
When the engine speed is
increased the speed Of the
pump components increases,
greater water pressure is pro-
jected aft and boat speed in
creases. At 1900 rpm, with
three people aboard, the water
Jet boat romped along at 81
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can't get down to them. 1t
would take 3 pounds Of lead to
get down there"
So there we were, two fisher
men seized by complete frus-
tration Floating over acres
and acres of huge channel bass
and not one thing we could dc
to catch even one.
Finally we gave up and went
to a new spot slightly south
of the channel bass acreage to
continue our efforts to get q
cobia.
In short while I got a gooc
strike and as the fish moved
off with the bait I let him have
it. This time I felt the weight
of something really big on the
end Of the line.
I'm getting a better grade
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acres Of channel bass. we were
getting no action whatsoever.
Soon the plane was back over
us and circling again. 1t was
obvious he had something to
tell us, but he wasn't getting
through. Finally he slipped side
ways, half circled and yelled
something out the window. I
couldn't hear him but Skipper
Ward shouted to me:
HE says they are down
deep"
So we put on some lead and
went on trolling. Still nothing.
Then Ward turned on the
depth finder.
Down IS Feet
There they are" he said.
But look at that. This hole
is more than 100 feet deep and
they are down IS feet. We Just
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Iron Bridge Plans
Labor Day Show

The traditional Labor Day
junior and family horse show
sponsored annually by the Iron
Bridge Hunt, begins at 10 am
tomorrow at j. Letter Aitche-
sons Farm on Route 1893, Bur-
louisville, Md.
The show will have IL classes
and a junior championship
Ponies will be permitted in
junior events.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden McKim
Crane will Judge. Conrad
Shamel is chairman of the
event.
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FISH REFUSE TO COOPERATE .....@
Air-and-Sea Operation for Channel Bass FIops

Of shark now" I told Buddy
as I struggled to gain some
ground.
But after I reeled in a few
yards, I could feel the fish
shaking his head. Buddy, too,
could see the rod action.
wait a minute, there" he
said. That's no shark. You've
got a cobia."
I agreed 100 per cent. And
this was a stubborn one, too.
But finally he began to give
ground and I had him along
side the boat, close enough to
see, but not close enough to
gaff, even if he hadn't still
been too full Of fight to gaff.
He was a really big cobia.
He had to be better than SO
pounds.
The cobia took one look at
me, Ward and the Aralee and
decided he didn't like any part
of what he saw. He sounded
with a rush that took out 80
yards of line from the star
drag as II 1t had been on free
spool. There was nothing I
could do to stop him, only
hold the rod tip high and keep
him from getting any slack.
Line Goes Limp
In the midst Of his rush,
felt the line go limp. The hook
had pulled out Of his mouth
That really filled my cup
Of bitter Illustration to over
flowing. And he was the last
chance we had, too. We tried
for another hour and decided
that this just wasn't our day
On heading to the cobia
grounds Ward had given us 9
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WATER LINE

Earlier this week I tested a
new 1864 water-jet propelled
boat. The sports runabout,
called the Conquistador, is an
18-foot Turbocraft.
A group of interested boat
men gathered at the dock where
had Stashed a batch of equip
ment such as tachometer, fuel
flow meter and other testing
gear. They had been attracted
by the different appearance of
the stern of the boat which
features a pair of boarding
steps below which, when I'M
derway, a powerful stream OF
water is expelled. Questions
that were asked made me real
lie that water-jet propulsion
is widely misunderstood.
Can you get jet fuel at most
Marinas?" one individual asked
Another question was, Can a
Jet boat be used for water ski
ing or will the ski tow line be
burned?"
How can you steer 1t without
a rudder?" How do you make
them go in reverse?" "Are
they a lot cheaper to run than
a boat with a gasoline engineer
One knowing" individual
jumped into the discussion with
the statement that you can
drive a Jet boat right UP onto
dry land or even through @
field If you want to!
I had better correct that last
statement first. Aside from am
phibious military craft I know
of no pleasure boat that you
can drive through a field. II
you get up enough speed it's
possible to stick a Turbocraft
up onto dry land. but it's just
as easy to bounce a prop
driven boat up onto the same
terra firma if you want to risk
tearing off its bottom.
There is, however, on distinct
difference between prop driven
and water-jet boats. A water
let boat does not have a sub
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-01

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-01
BY WHEELER JOHNSON
Outdoor Editor

Outuoor EdlVor
We had an air-sea operation
going off Cape Charles, Va,
last week that promised great
things. The only thing that de-
feated 1t was complete lack Of
cooperation by a tremendous
school Of fish.
The groundwork for the OPP
Grafton was laid in the morning
when Capt. Burnie Buddy
Ward and I took the Aralee
out Of Lee Luczak's King
George Marina and headed for
a day of cobia fishing.
We settled on the reef that
lies between the black and
white buoy about a mile off
shore from Cape Charles and
the red nun buoy seen distantly
out in Chesapeake Bay.
Out of the usual chatter from
the radio came one report that
made us sit up with rapt at
tention. One skipper was tell
ing another that the pilot Of
the bunker boat Spotter plane
had reported seeing acres and
acres of channel bass in the
Chesapeake at Plantation
| light"
Skipper Searches Horizon
MY gosh," the skipper said,
I'VE are practically on Planta-
ton Light. I'll get up on top
of the cabin with the glasses.
If those bass are here and on
top of the water we'll certainly
be able to find EN-"
He searched the horizon for
several minutes but saw moth
ing. We discussed the feasibil-
ity of starting out roaming the
Bay in a hunt for these acres
of fish. Eventually we decided
it would be a wild goose chase,
so we settled back to make
a real try for cobia.
This year the Cape Charles
cobia have been real cuties.
The big bruisers have become
better bait stealers than under
sized perch. Two nibbles and
you bait again. We were bottom
fishing with a small, triangular
sinker, a moderate wire leader
and bunker, or menhaden, for
bait.
Early in the game, in fact
Is minutes after we anchored, I
got a real buSineSs-like strike
and had the fish on briefly, but
he got away before I ever got a
look at him. From his actions
I'm sure it was a cobia. After
that it was nibble, nibble, nib
BILE, unless one hooked one of
the thousands of small sharks
that infest that section Of the
Chesapeake.
Small Plane Appears
Finally morning went into
midday, and midday eased into
afternoon, and 1t was getting
to be time to think about head
ing in for a refreshing drink
and putting ones feet up while
discussing the cussedness Of
fish in general.
Suddenly a small plane APP
peared in the sky and swooped
over us, then took off southeast
A mile or so from us-and not
too far from Plantation Light
the plane began to circle.
Its that bunker plane"
Buddy shouted. Hes found
that school of channel bass
again."
While yelling this, he was in
motion to- the bow, rushing to
raise the anchor. 1t got me on
my feet too, Keeling in lines and
; getting ready to dash for the
acres of channel bass.
Goes in Full Throttle
We put the Aralee in full
throttle and soon were in the
area where the plane was
. circling. 1t made tighter circles
until we were underneath, and
then 1t dipped its right wing to
show that we were on the right
spot and took off.
We put on two big spoons
and started trolling. But for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-15
BY DANIEL POOLE
ssOr Rsul Essoss EdisOr

VOUvE FOUND just the right house in lust the
II right neighbOrhOOd. Each member Of the family
Is happy about the large recreation room and that
extra bath. And those two shade trees are perfect
for the hammock
Or, you've selected your lot and an architect has
drawn the plans for your dream house The eOntrae.
tor has told You what the house will cost TO buiId-
you don't change your mind too Oiten. Everythings
all set
But your next step probably is as important as
all the others combined IT'S financing the new home
you plan to buy build. And you'll most likely live
with the mortgage terms long as you live in the
house.
What happens, then. when you visit mortgage
officer?
Here's what you can expect.
Besides obtaining detailed description Of the
property and making . careful appraisal Of its
market value the mortgage loan officer will ask sew
eral questions to determine your credit standing
For instance. he'll want 60 know
What Is your income? II your wife works what
does she earn9 How many dependents do you have3
What are your outstanding obligations, such a. an
automobile loan and furniture payments? And what
are your assets. such as savings accounts, bonds,
stocks and other property
Then nyou're going to build your own home, the
mortgage loan officer will 90 over the plans and
specifications and check into the contractors repu
tation.
An appraiser also will study the plans and might
make some constructive criticisms and recommends
tons And the appraiser will inspect the lot TO arrive
at market value for the proposed house.
Hyou'Te buying an existing house, the procedure
Is little simpler AeF the mortgage loan officer has
obtained information on your income and credit
standing he will send appraiser to determine the
property's market value and that's IT,
At that point you're ready TO discuss the amount
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-22

More and more, man is looking to
to The Sea Around Us for sustepance
and survival. In the mercurial shifting
Of events, the oceans suddenly loom
large as a source of water to supple
ment diminishing land supply, as a
generator Of electrical power, as an
abundant storehouse of food and, now,
as the submersed-urbia of the future.
Right after the aStronauts came
the oceanauts, pioneers in ways to beat
the population explosion. Oceanauts
had not made much Of a splash until
Commandant Jacques Yves Cousteau
and seven dripping companions emerged
from a months Sojourn under the Red
Sea. AS a countryman Of Jules Verne,
the leader felt free to prophesy the
day when people would live under water,
in towns.
This could be the day when the
megalopolis of Washington Baltimore
Philadelphia-New York spills over the
banks, all suburbia spent. The day,
perhaps, when squishy squatters dive
for choice Chesapeake Bay homesites,
preferably with backyard oyster beds.
Right after that will come the
unreal estate developers, with their
sub(marine) divisions and big plans
Every split-level tank will have running
water, aquarium and built-out SWIM
ming pool. Plenty Of aqualung breath
ing space. Convenient to sea food shop
ping centers, hydrofoil lines and fish
schools.
Well and good, but it won't last.
All too soon, 1t will be overcrowded.
The zoners will be fighting over low
water-pressure areas. Everywhere there
will be barnacle blight. The Marine
Urban Renewal Authority will take over.
Bill Zeckendorf and Roy Chalk will be
expanding. 1t will be causeways VS..
immersed transit. The Federal Govern
ment won't submerge It's fair share.
Excuse us-this is where we came In.
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Bobby's Best Gain

Bobby Mitchell not only is the most
exciting Redskin football player in many
year. He now also is the highest paid
Of all time. And this is only two years
after Negroes broke one Of the highest
color lines since the Gray engaged the
Blue.
Bobby Mitchell's $4,000 salary is
proof that, given the initial opportu-
nifty, any American Of any color will
be rewarded in sums equal to his talent
and performance.
In showing the way to racial equal
ity and understanding, no area has con-
tributed more than sports, both amateur
and professional. From the Fairgrounds
to the Olympics, from the sandlots to
the big leagues, athletes have judged
one another strictly on the basis Of
merit.
SO quietly, so uneventfully has this
little revolution occurred that almost
everyone was surprised when Baseball
Commissioner Frick told Senate COM
mittee studying civil rights that, Of 500
major league players, he estimated 100
are Negroes. I'VE have no records on
whether players are black, white or yell
low" Mr.. Prick said, because they are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-22
Wrong Victim

Representative Broyhill says he has
been told that the House Public Works
Committee Is so incenSed over attacks
on Washington area freeways that
every member" would oppose the bill
to authorize construction Of a rapid
transit system If they were to vote now.
We hope he has been miSinformed.
Certainly the top officials of the Ma
tional Capital Transportation Agency,
by their reckless and foolhardy warfare
on highways during the last year, have
gone out Of their way to generate a
harmful, unnecessary feud. But to OPP
pose the sound concept of rapid transit
In any sense of retaliation against the
META at this point would be equally
senselesS. For 1t is not the Meta Off
Gals who would be hurt.
The real victim of such a decision
would be the National Capital area-the
2 million people who live here, the IS
million people who will be living here
less than two decades from now, the 8
million Americans who visit Washington
every year. Not to mention the Federal
Government itself, which makes its
home here. For all those involved, here
is fact to bear in mind: As essential
as an extensive freeway system is to the
future Of WaShington-andi It Is essen
tial-the construction of an adequate
transit system has priority second
to none.
Elmer E. Stats, the able deputy
director Of the Budget Bureau. stated
this case clearly to the House District
Committee the other day on behalf Of
the White House. He explained that a
complete re-analySiS Of the few high
way projects Immediately at issue should
be completed before any requests for
tranSit-constructio funds are sub
mitted by the administration early next
year. In the meantime, however, he
called upon Congress during this session
to pass the necessary authorization bill
which will make the submission of the
request possible.
This is fair solution for everyone.
We are convinced that the re-evaluation
will confirm the need for such projects
as the Three Sisters Bridge and the
Inner Loop, for their functions are COM
pletely sound. The additional studies
will serve the useful purpose of produc-
ing more precise data on design and
location standards. The immediate re-
sponsibility Of Congress, however, is to
authorize a start on the transit facil-
tiles which must be developed hand-in-
glove with highways to solve the total
problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-22
OF Interest

Recently I noted that our
Government loaned to the
government Of India some
$50 million at three-fourths
OF per cent interest for 40
years for the purpose Of
building q steel plant, I be-
lieve. II is stated that the
plant will be obsolete long
before the loan natures. It is
furthermore stated that the
plant is not needed. and II 1t
were needed, they would not
know how to run 1t.
Within the past year I had
to pay 6la per cent on q first
mortgage covering a house In
a prime residential area and
the mortgage represented not
more than rs per cent Of the
market value OF the property.
Since I had to help IL
nance the loan to India at
three-fourths Of l per cent,
1t seems odd that I have to
pay 5h per cent with no as
sistance from India. I served
as q fighter pilot on the
western front in World War II
and risked my neck every day
and also served for some IA
years during and after World
War II. Why does my Gov
eminent love India more
than II loves me2
Frederick !. Ordway, Jr.,
Colonel, USAF (retired).