The Washington times., 1934-08-17

GA ugnGeES, uoI.o Essorv
very pretty
one. 1 think her name is
Josephine cher name doesn't
really matter, it's her attitude
that is Important. came to
Bethany Beach, Delaware, the
other day. The Raskobs, as you
know. live in Queen Anne'S
county, Maryland, where they
have quite a nice estate, and
where they have distinguished
themselves by friendliness, gen.
crosby and by winning all sorts
of races in the nearby Chesa-
peake Bay.
Miss Raskob just happened IN
Bethany on the one day in the
year when a school of drumfish
was planning a little summer
trip by its sandy shores. For
days and weeks ambitious
fishermen had been staring
hopefully out to sea for indica-
tons of the naughty drum.
Had got themselves roWed out
where a well-mannered drum
fish would be likely to stroll.
But never a drumfish in sight.
1t was not the day of the drum!
But Josephine Raskob thought
she'd try her fishing luck, re-
CARELESS of prospects. She got
out into the deep-sea fishing
waters. Almost Immediately
there started up the Atlantic
Delaware coastline company
OF the elusive drums. They
headed straight for the marine
neighborhood of Miss RaSkob.
Miss Raskob saw them COM
ing. Cast off expertly, but with
no great ostentation. And
landed 65-pound fish!
Naturally, she was pleased by
her success. But not overcome,
so my spies tell me.
She thought she might as we'll
try again. This time her luck
was not quite SO good. The fish
weighed a mere so pounds!
No nearby fisherman ever be-
fore caught two such animals
in one afternoon. The Bethany
Beach community is still awed
by the nonchalant Raskob tri-
umph.
And they are saying up and
down the Breakwater OTIS a
mean Republican neighborhood)
that Big Fish always come to the
Raskob net and that the Demo
Gratis could go farther and
Oh, well-you know what they
are saying.
Some people have been pretty
hateful about the Southern
1ondness for titles. The South
ern colonel has been a stage
joke for so long that he has at
last got into the dictionary as
good slang. In fact, he's now
in danger of becoming obsolete.
Or he was until the noble NRA
went in SO violently for titles.
Dozens of generals, colonies,
majors and captains labor over
codes down in General John
sons township. But, out of the
great number only five are
Regular Army men and deserve
the names they answer to.
These legitimate officers are:
Col. G. A. Lynch Infantry,
who is an administrative Off
Ger.
Major Frederick A. Price,
lCoast Artillery assistant to
the Special Assistant Admins
traitor.
Capt. Joseph F. Battley,
(Chemical Warfare Service),
deputy administrator, head of
the chemical section in charge
Of approximately so codes.
Captain Battley succeeded DR..
Charles H. Herty. who dis
covered the utilization of Geor-
gia pine pulp for newsprint.
Lieut.. David H. Tulley Engi-
neers)) Assistant Deputy Ad-
ministrator.
Lieut.. Kilbourne johnson
(Infantry) son and aide to the
Administrator General john
son.
All of these gentlemen are
simply borrowed. They receive
no pay from the NRA. but sur
vive on their Army salaries.
If all goes we'll. and accord
ing to hopes and plans, Falls
Church will have this autumn
q hunt rivalling its exciting
neighbor, the Middleburg Hunt.
The Falls Church Hunt and
Saddle Club, which now boasts
26 horses, hopes to organize in
a month or So with paid mem
berShips.
Which reminds me that I
must tell those Alexandria
friends of mine-the next time
they say "Why don't you come
out and see us some time? We
have the quaintest house and
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