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Tent Tips For
Family Campers
When it comes to family camp
ing, the experience and research
of the Boy Scouts provides val
uable tips for modern tent dwel
lers.
‘'Camping requires some
know-how,” says Dick Walters,
District Executive of the Atlanta
Area Council, Boy Scouts of Am
erica, “and life in a tent can
be more enjoyable if families
know how to choose a tent site,
how to pitch a tent, how to live
in the tent, and how to take
care of it.”
Walters points out that the tent
site should be on reasonably level
and smooth ground, have a south
or southeast exposure, be pro
tected from the wind, have no
trees or deadfalls overhead or
nearby, and not be near gullies
or ravines because of flash
flood danger.
Every new Boy Scout learns
how to tie a taut-line hitch for
guy lines and knows that a tent
should not be ditched.
The number one rule for liv
ing in the tent is “beware of
fire” — keep all flames away
from the tent, Walter says. Ot
her points to remember are to
keep extra ropes available for
quick storm rigging, loosen tent
ropes in case of rain because
canvas and rope shrink when wet
and tight ropes can rip the tent
in a storm, look out for punct
ures and abrasions from sharp
poles, never pile dirt or leaves
against the lower walls to avoid
possibility of rot and disintegrat
ion, use netting materials or a
repellent for making the tent
bugproof, and adjust the windows
and doors for good ventilation.
A tent will give many years
of service if it is cleaned care
fully after use and dried thor
oughly before storing. The tent
should be rolled or folded with
the roof protected and should
be carried and stored in a bag,
Walters advises.
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MEMBERS OF THE FOWLER Tennis Club of Covington are shown with the trophies they won at the
Georgia-Florida matches held last weekend. Seated are: (left to right) Gail Costley and Kathy Partee.
Standing are: Susan Lott, Carlton Winn, Gil Gainer, Jim Gainer, Mork Winn, Billy Dobbs, and Barbara.
The group won seven championships and were runners-up in seven more matches.
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IT’S A FLIP WITH A FLIPTAIL!
By Dave Alm and
Extension Wildlife Specialist
University of Georgia
College of Agriculture
Practically all fishermen have
heard of plastic fishing worms.
In fact, most of us have fished
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with them at one time or another.
These worms come In a variety
of colors. Some are solid red,
black, green, purple, blue or yel
low. Others are spotted, striped
or splotched.
They vary In size and shape.
Some are long and slender, while
others are short and fat. They
come rigged with hooks, leader
and spinners or plain, so that
you can rig your own.
My favorite of the plastic wor
ms Is the “fliptail.” Bill Stem
bridge of East Point, creator of
the fliptail, no doubt was “think
ing like a fish” when he dream
ed up this lure.
Designed to imitate a small
eel or snake, these worms, when
fished properly, prove irresls
table to most game fish, partic
ularly bass. The recommended
way to rig these worms (if you
rig your own) is to use a weed
less hook and two to four split
shot sinkers. Run the hook
through the first “joint” of the
worm about one-half inch from
the front tip. This allows you
to get the maximum action or
“wiggle” from the worm. The
split shot should be placed about
six to eight inches in front of
the worm and about one-half inch
apart. By using several small
shots Instead of one large one,
a better feel of the worm can
be maintained.
Wrestling
In the main event of wrest
ling at the Sports Palace Sat
urday night Mr. Wrestling was
the winner over Louie Tillet.
Mr. Wrestling beat Tillet in the
first fall and won the second fall
on a disqualification.
The semi-final match featured
Bob Armstrong beating Hercules.
In the second match El Mongol
was victorious over Bad Boy
Heins. The opening match of the
evening was a draw after 15 minu
tes of wrestling by Rich Hunter
and Black Jack.
Coming to the Sports Palace
this Saturday night will be bro
thers teams and girls, girls, girls.
In the battle of the brothers
teams the Vachon brothers will
face the Torres brothers. When
the girls come out it will be Ann
Casey versus Barbara Galento.
An outstanding preliminary bout
is also scheduled.
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In fishing the “fllptail” and
most other worms, allow It to
settle to the bottom. Retrieve
in very slow, short, Irregular
jerks allowing it to completely
settle after each jerk. You
should be able to feel the move
ment of the worm as it “cra
wls” over every leaf, twig or
rock or the lake bottom. For
this reason, a rod with a sen
sitive or “fast tip” action is
preferred when fishing with th
ese lures.
When a fish strikes, stop the
retrieve. You will probably be
able to feel the fish mouthing
the lure, as it will be trying to
kill it at this time. Therefore,
enough resistance needs to be
applied to make the lure feel
alive to the fish.
However, I sometimes have
difficulty in doing this as I tend
to develop a case of the “shakes”
thinking about that ten- or twe
lve-pound bass that’s out there
chewing the worm. If you’re
able to keep a cool head, set
the hook “hard” when the fish
starts running. By this time,
the worm should be in the fish’s
mouth, head first, so about all
you have to do is hang on after
the hook has been set.
If you manage to catch a big
fish with the fliptail or some
other lure this year, be sure to
enter it in the fishing contest
sponsored by the Georgia Sports
men’s Federation and the Geor
gia Game and Fish Commission
magazine. If your fish qualifies,
you’ll receive a certificate suit
able for framing. If it wins
in a particular category, you’ll
be eligible for a prize.
Bunky Henry Is
Invited To NCAA
Golf Tourney
ATLANTA — Georgia Tech’s
Bunky Henry has accepted an in
vitation to play in the national
N.C.A.A. golf tournament to be
played June 19-24 in Shawnee
on-the Delaware, Pa.
Henry was also a record-set
ting placekicker for the Tech
football team and was captain
of the Yellow Jacket golf squad
for two years. He compiled an
Impressive 26-8-4 won loss mark
and averaged 73.5 per round for
his three yards.
Fowler Tennis Club Captures Seven
Firsts In Georgia-Florida Match
The Fowler Tennis Club of
Covington captured the Georgia-
Florida Open Tennis Tournament
held at Valdosta last week when
seven of the thirteen champion
ships and seven runners-up were
claimed by the local members.
In girls singles play Barbara
Johnson of Covington was run
ner-up to Elizabeth Leach of
Atlanta while in girls doubles
play the team of Cathy Partee-
Gail Costley defeated Barbara
Johnson-Susan Lott in the finals
6-1, 5-7, 6-1 to take the fourteen
year title.
The team of Jane Hackett -
Donna Goodman of Moultrie were
victorious over Johnson-Lott in
the sixteen and under doubles.
In boys singles play Mork Winn
of Covington defeated Jim Gainer
6-1, 6-4 in the 18 year bracket
while Jim Gainer beat Tommy
Tift of Macon 6-1, 6-0 in the 16
Porterdale All-Stars Host
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Villinova Saturday Night
Softball fans are in for cham
pionship thrills Saturday night
at the Porterdale field when the
Porterdale All-Stars host the
Villinova team that holds the
state championship for the past
five years.
It will be a double-header no
less! The first game will start
at 7:30 p.m. Both teams will
be playing in the state champion
ship competition to be held in
August in Columbus.
Boyer Notes Sunny Side During
Recent Road Trip
There was a time when every
team In the American League
was afraid of the New York Yan
kees. This is what the Braves'
third base man Clete Boyer says
about the team he was with for
eight years and in five World
Series.
But Boyer recalls that even
in those days his team suffered
through mysterious slumps.
“You have to consider,” Boyer
said “that a big league team can
win the pennant today while los
ing forty per cent of its games.”
Boyer pointed out that the com
petition is just that close and
every team has the potential to
win.
With the margin between vic
tory and defeat so slim, Boyer
said It is easy for a team to
lose—as the Braves did on their
last road trip—several hard ga
mes in a row, and as a result,
lose its “mental edge.” At
times like that, he. added, “You
don’t think you’ll ever start win
ning again, but you will. It’s
just a matter of time.”
The Yankees, he said, always
had the advantage on the other
team, but didn’t always have the
mental edge.
“They always knew they were
playing the Yankees, and know
ing you have to face guys like
Mantle, Marls, Howard, Ford
and Richardson should be enough
to discourage any team.” But
he said there were times when
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and under finals.
Billy Dobbs of Covington took
the 14 and under singles from
Gil Gainer 6-3, 6-3 and Gil Gai
ner defeated Carlton Winn to cop
the 12 and under singles crown.
In Boys’ 18 Doubles play Billy
Dobbs teamed with Byron Glover
of Lakeland and lost in the finals
to the team of Don Zorn-Tommy
Tift from Macon.
Jim Gainer-Mork Winn were
successful in winning the 16 year
doubles from the team of Tommy
Tift-Kenneth Sams from Macon;
and Billy Dobbs-Gil Gainer bree
zed through the 14 and under
doubles defeating the Macon team
of Train-Wells.
These and other players of the
Fowler Tennis Club will enter
the Georgia State Open Tennis
Tournament at Bitsey Grant Ten
nis Center in Atlanta next week.
Manager E. L. Digby’s nine
from Porterdale have a 10 win,
one loss record this year as
compared with the undefeated
record of the Villinova team.
For Villinova, Joe Barker will
be on the mound. This pitcher
is feared in softball circles and
he has one of the best change
ups in the South.
Pitching for the Porterdale
All-Stars will be H. L. “Blunt”
Patterson.
the Yankees would start losing
and he was really discouraged.
“There was one time in par
ticular in 1964 and we were
on the way to our fifth straight
pennant,” he asserted. “We
started losing In September, and
I mean losing bad. We lost
six In a row that weren’t even
close, but we came out of It and
still won the pennant.”
Concerning the Braves recent
slump on the road, Boyer said,
“The Braves are a lot like the
old Yankees. With players like
Alou, Aaron, Carty, Torre and
Lemaster, we have to start win
ning big. Everyone In the lea
gue’s concerned with these
boys,” he continued.
“We have the hitters and the
pitchers,” he added, “but so far
we haven’t been able to combine
the two to really win some ga
mes.”
He said that most of the games
the Braves have lost have been
either close ones or lost because
of mental errors, “and that type
game is won or lost on luck.
We’ve just had bad luck.”
The American Fishing Tackle
Manufacturers Assoc, estimated
some 50,000,000 persons enjoyed
fishing during 1966 and that they
used nearly $347-mlllion worth
of tackle, the Johnson Motors
News Bureau reports. The fi
gures are expected to increase
In 1967.
Bear Creek Hill Climb Set
Sunday; Races Start 2 P.M.
The Bear Creek Hill Climb,
employing motorcycles in per
haps their most colorful compe
tition, will bring to Atlanta some
of the finest riders in the South
east.
Scheduled for Sunday, June 18,
and run under rules of the Am
erican Motorcycle Association,
the hill climb comes off in a lo
cation adjacent to Atlanta, on
Highway 166, 10 miles South of
Douglasville in nearby Douglas
County.
“You actually start off with
the rear wheel in the water—
and that’s river water,” ex
plained Jerry Cumbie of the host
Mableton Motorcycle Club.
“Bear Creek Hill climbs up from
the Chattahoochee River. Al
though this is the safest type of
motorcycle sport it’s something
to see.
“Have to just get a good hold,
then hold on. We rev ’em up to
6,500 (RPM) or better, then drop
the clutch. After that its gnaw
ing and clawing, a rooster tail
of dirt as those knobby tires dig
in.”
The Bear Creek Hill Climb
begins with time trials at 1 p.m.
Races start promptly at 2 o’clock.
The course is about 300 feet
straight up, with two “jumps.”
Cycle and rider come barreling
overland (the jumps) some 40
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feet, before landing and con
tinuing onward and upward. Ri
ders from the Mableton club have
gotten the approximately 300-foot
straight-up climb down to 4.650
seconds.
The more than 75 contestants
will compete on an elapsed time
basis—man and machine against
the clock. They compete, of cou
rse, in single file entry, one con
testant at a time.
Entries will travel here from
all over Georgia, the Carolinas,
Tennessee, Alabama, Florida and
other points South.
The class is strictly “open,”
650 c.c. engines and under, the
heavyweights through the light
weights. Cumbie’s 12-year-old
son, Mike, for example, will ride
a light Honda.
Mableton, an Atlanta suburb,
has seen its motorcycle club win
far and wide. In the summer of
1966 M.M.C. entries journeyed
to Louisville, Ky., and hauled
home most of the silver from a
big meet there.
The club’s top trophy winner is
Lamar Harris. But compatriot
Bob Pasley is an unusual winner.
No. 26, Pasley has been driving
but two years. He has won ex
actly 26 trophies.
AH proceeds of the Bear Creek
HiU Climb will be donated to
Mableton community projects.