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6B —THE CAROLINA THCBB SATURDAY, MARCH SO, 1971 BATON TWIRLERS GIVE IT A WHIRL In modern America, more and more baton twirlers are having their fling. Leading pa rade* and performing at foot ball game half-time shows and other spectacular events, they're highly in step with the march cf lime. Yet the pretty drum major ette of today, with her attrac tive uniform of many flashing colors as she struts at the head of a marching band, gives little due to the origin and develop ment of batons and the art of twirling. Baton twirling had its origin in the Orient many years ago. not with a regular baton, but with rifle* which revolved around the military' costumes of Turks and Moslems in their Whirling Dervish Spectacles. Some of the more expert of these performers came to Eur ope on exhibition tours, and , IfLL ME I WHAT 16 THE DIFFERENCE I) I WHAT CAUSES TWITCHING I THE EYELIDS ? FCX3 16 A CLOUD ON EftRTH... 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'My UNCLE WHO LIVES IN) \FEET LONGf " \J THE COUNTRY SAW A J ,{(r\ SNAKE KILL A- jm I lv) great BlGdon'T soundA / /^ IMsPllll later came to America where they performed with circuaes, in vaudeville and traveling tent shows. Gradually smaller and lighter rifles were used to enable the performers more speed and in genuity in their aerial man euvers. After an interval of years, a number of American performers also became expert gun spinners, and from the whirling, still cumbersome rifles and with typical Ameri can know-how, the first twirl ing baton was developed Until recently, few if any, innovations have been made in batons, particularly those used for small children and/or begin ners Girls World, a company that has dedicated twenty-five years to the manufacture of products for little girls, intro duced a baton with a plastic coated, steel shaft, super bounce, glow in the dark ends, in three eye-catching colors bound to make any little girl's heart jump. Called Super Ton, it is moderately priced and is expected to become standard equipment for nil beginners. The skillful and fascinating art of baton twirling was not always such* an open activity for boys and girls. Veteran baton twirlers and veteran mas ter showmen kept their tech niques a closely guarded secret, to be passed on only to a select few younger performers who were sworn to secrecy. Today baton twirling has be come practically a world wide activity for youngsters of all ages. The phenomenal activity and interest on the part of these youngsters indicates a de sire to participate and take a leading role in sports and enter M a Among the most notable twirl ers is Collette Daiute, the for mer Miss Teenage America and National Baton Twirling Cham pion, shown here with Super- Ton; tainment. There are over -1,000,000 youngsters who take purl in competitions on the local and national level and over 2,000 teachers handling their skill and knowledge on lo a new generation. Not every child wants to pursue twirling professionally, but undoubtedly the intro duction of Super Ton will open new horizons for the youngster who had had difficulty in mas tering those first basic manu evers with a cumbersome, so called "toy" baton. As an activity, twirling is one of the few sport-art forms (even experts aren't certain of its category) that can be en gaged in indoors or out, year in and year out. So whether your youngster limbers up through playing with a Super Ton or learning techniques that re quire skill and concentration, he's going to be engaging in a first-rate body dynamics program. Three volcanic eruptions alone have injected more par ticulate matter into the atmo sphere than all of man's ac tivity. Late in the last century the volcano Krakatoa erupted and put an estimated one cubic mile of sea water and other material into the strato sphere. For a year a lot of the world had green sunsets, but there was no measurable health, climatic or ecological ill effects. Decorating Tips A By Rhonda Ra CM Home Dtcor Director Hardwood Institute HANDY GUIDE TO THE CARE AND FEEDING OF HARDWOOD FLOORS Many of my readers have written to me requesting in formation on how to maintain their hardwood floors. I must say I was quite surprised that so few women realize how simple it is to keep wood floors looking fresh and new. Keeping your hardwood floors in top-notch condition is actually quite simple. Of course, like any high-quality product, wood floors do need some periodic special atten- tion. But when you think of all the advantages a hard wood floor provides as op posed to some of the syn thetic substitutes on the market, it's fairly clear that a dash of extra trouble may very well be worth the ad ditional effort. Not only do hardwood floors, (floors made of oak, maple, leak, pecan,cherry, etc.) increase the value of a house, but they have many decorative bonuses to boot. To look their beautiful best, hardwood floors should always be kept dust and dirt free and polished to a gleamingly high luster. Here's how to do it: • Vacuum clean or dry mop the floor with the wood grain to clean away normal dust and dirt. An oil-base dust and grime remover used on the mop will facilitate cleaning. • Two or three times year ly remove surface dirt and old floor wax. A cleaner-wax with a solvent base is best for this purpose. Spread cleaner-wax with a cloth or fine steel wool; then rub gently to remove grime and old wax. Let dry for 20 minutes, then buff. A second coat of this wax will in crease durability. • Regular waxing should be done two or three times a year if a cleaner-wax isn't used. Between waxing, buf fing the floor will help re store luster. Vacuum or dry mop first, then remove dis colored or soiled wax with Tips From Mr. Enginuity Adjusting The Lawn Mower Carburetor When a gasoline engine pow ered lawn mower sputters un evenly, stalls or dies frequent ly, it could mean a clogged gas line or dirty air cleaner is the fault. More than likely, it simply indicates the need for carbure tor adjustments that most home handymen can' make. Explicit instructions for car buretor adjustments are in cluded in the owner's manual supplied with your power equipment. Since there are many different types of car buretors some requiring more, less or no maintenance it is important that these instructions be consulted. They will indicate what adjustments can be made and the proper procedure. Most outdoor power equip ment around the home, like mowers, tillers and snow blowers, are powered by either Tecumseh or Briggs and Strat ton air-cooled gasoline engines. Here, in brief, are the car buretor adjustment instruc tions for Tecumseh engines equipped with standard float bowl or diaphragm carbure tors: 1. Close the power adjusting needle finger-tight by turning clockwise. Then open one turn. 2. Do the same with the idle adjusting needle, then open it one turn for a diaphragm-type carburetor or of a turn for a float feed carburetor. 3. Start engine. With the throttle control open to RUN or FAST, turn the power ad justing needle Vft turn at a time, forward or backward, until the engine runs smoothly. If the engine tends to stall under load, enrich mixture slightly by turning needle counterclockwise. 4. To adjust for smooth idl ing or slow speed, move throt tie lever to IDLE or SLOW position and adjust idle needle until engine runs smoothly, proceeding as in step 3 above. Briggs and Stratton recom mends the following procedure for simple adjustments to its carburetors: 1. Close the power adjusting mineral spirits or naphtha. A wax with a mineral spirits or naphtha base will also help to loosen dirt if used instead. Follow manufac turer's directions to apply new wax. Use two thin coats instead of one heavy one. Let dry, then buff the floor, moving with the wood grain. Between waxings, buff gen erously to keep floors shin ing. • If old wax isn't dis colored, simply apply new wax. Use either a paste wax or liquid wax made with a solvent base especially for hardwood floors to achieve best results. After wax has been applied, let dry thor oughly and then buff. •> •> •> •> On Wednesday, December 16, 1970, Pioneer 6 completed its fifth year in solar orbit. It has covered 3,300,000,000 miles and has filled 7300 miles of analog data tape since its launch in 1965. Now the Na tional Aeronautics and Space Administration believes that the satellite, which had a plan ned life of six months, can serve as a reference point by which manned spaceflight net work stations can locate them selves precisely on earth. This is possible, reports the author itative Aerospace Daily, be cause although the spacecraft has not made an orientation maneuver since 1966 it acts as a small planet completely sub ject to solar system gravity. Because its radio signal can be tracked precisely it serves as an exact reference for plan et orbits and masses and rela tivity measurements. needle valve by turning •It clockwise. Then open it l-'4 turns. 2. Set engine throttle control at normal operating speed. Turn needle valve clockwise until engine starts to lose speed (lean mixture). Then slowly turn needle valve out past the point of smoothest operation until engine just be gins to run unevenly (rich mixture). Turn needle back clockwise to midpoint between rich and lean mixture to point of smoothest operation. 3. Move engine control to run engine at SLOW. Turn idle adjusting screw until a fast idle is obtained. 4. To check adjustment, move engine control from SLOW to FAST speed. Engine should accelerate smoothly. If engine stalls or dies out, increase idle speed or re adjust carburetor, usually to a slightly richer mixture. For those who do not want the nuisance of periodic car buretor adjustment, there are new rotary power mowers powered by Tecumseh engines with the "AutoMagic"® no-ad just carburetor. The "AutoMagic"® carburet or is factory programmed for fast, sure starts, even idling and smooth running in varying as well as normal load con ditions. It is a chokeless, float bowl carburetor with an auto matic prime. Because it is chokeless, it also cannot be flooded. There is always a proper fuel mix never too rich, never too lean to start quickly and run at peak effic iency. From its exterior appear ance, the "AutoMagic"® car buretor looks very much like any other premium type float bowl carburetor found on out door power equipment, ex cept it does not have or re quire the normal adjustable needle valves. 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