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Nogales international., 1939-11-25
Hostess To
Friday Club

Mrs. Charles S. Smith was host
ess to members of the Friday Bridge
Club at her home on Crawford
street yesterday.
Those present were Miss Mar
garet Fitzpatrick and Mesdames
John Jund, E. A. Titcomb, A. E.
Sanders, Otto Herold, c. A. Rosen-
stern, Eugene T. Richards, Harry
Bradley and the hostess.
Nogales international., 1939-11-25
MRS. WALLACE HOSTESS

MRS. WALLACE HOSTESS
Mrs. Bruce Wallace entertained
Wednesday for members of her des-
sert bridge club at her home on
Plum street. Other members pres
ent we're Mesdames F.. E. Wester-
lund, Ralph Moery, Don Smith,
Wally Smith, D. D. Karam, Alfred
Taylor, Victor j. Wager, Jr., and
Mrs Wallace. Mrs. Wager and Mrs.
Don Smith are new members of
the club.
Coach and Mrs Wally Smith, Mr.
and Mrs. C. L. Brown, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Meeker were among
Nogalians attending the Arizona
College Of The Pacific football
game at Tucson Saturday.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Don Smith were
visitors in Phoenix Sunday accom-
panying H. r. Sisk and E. K Cum
ming who attended a state Re
publican meeting.
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Sheriff and Mrs. j. j. Lowe at
tended the Arizona College Of The
Pacific football game at Tucson
Saturday, and visited their son, Har-
ry, who attends the university.
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Mrs. A. r. Beam is returning the
last of the month from a several
weeks visit with relatives at In
dianapolis and her old home town,
Latrobe, Pa.
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Miss Julia Farrior, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry v. Farrior, re-
turned Sunday from Tucson where
two of her paintings were display
ed in the art exhibit at the Temple
of Music. The paintings were Of
petunias and roses.
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Mr.. and Mrs. P. M. Capin and
Mrs. Harry Chernin and daughter
Blossom returned Sunday from a
trip to California.
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Mrs Alex Handley has returned
from a visit in Stafford and was ac-
cornpanied by her daughter, Miss
Margaret Handley, Stafford teach
er, who has been granted a leave
of absence until the first of the
year.
Mrs. Clara Hardwick of Tucson
! has been spending a few days Wis
iting Mrs. Harry Brann.
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Mrs. Evelyn w. Kirmse, dean of
women, end Mrs Emma K. Burgess,
assistant dean of women, at the
University of Arizona, in Tucson,
were here this week attending the
inquest growing out of the wreck
on the Tucson road October / in
which six persons were killed.
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Miss Barbara Macdonald was here
Thursday from Tucson where she
is employed by the NYA.
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Otto Charles Marsteller, student
at the University Of Arizona, will
spend Thanksgiving with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Mar
steller, of Marsh Heights.
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Mrs. E. G.. Houle will motor to
Tucson today.
Nogales international., 1939-11-25

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La gaceta., 1939-12-30
"Te American Magazine

contrado dificil controlar la
fuente de abastecimiento. La
marihuana es una planta gran
de y resistente, de hojas cerra-
das, como puntas de espadas,
coronado con pequenos ramos
florales sostenidos por I'm grue-
so Y fibroso tallo, que ha sido
descubierta en- cast todos. los es-
tados. La policia de New York
arranc6 cientos de p~lantas que
crecfan en- un solar en- Brook
lyn. Solamente en- ell Estado de
New York fueron. destruidas Ell
ano pasado doscientas toneladas
de la yerba en- crecimiento. En-
varias localidades han sido ha-
llados acres sembrados de ella.
Pep enas siembras han sido en-
contradas en- los traspatios. de-
tras de vallas anunciadsras. y
La gaceta., 1939-12-30
SUBMARINE NAZI
DESTRUTDO

Paris, die. a0,-E nundimien-
to de un submarine aleman por
parte de los esfuerzos combine
dos de I'm barco de guerra fran
ces y un aeroplano de bombar-
dec ingles, Sc hizo pdblico hoy.
Los franceses dicen que e.
barco de guerra iba escoltando
un convoy de barcos mercantcs
cuando motto que un aerOplano
dej6 caer bombas de humo.
Ell barco de guerra Sc dirigi6
entOnces al lugar en- que habian
caidO las bcmbas y dei6 caer a.
Iii a su vez bombas de profundi-
dad. Unos cuantos segundos des
pu6s In submarine sali6 a la sa
perficie, pero volvi6 a hundirse
pocos segundos mas tarde, pro-
5ablemente para siempre.
No sc do q la publicidad la
fecha del hundimiento.
En- Paris tambien Sc public6
un communicate diciendo que las
trOpas hicieron algunos prisio-
nerOs en- la region de los Vos-
gos, en- Ell frente de combate.
FL Parlamento ACADIA de com
pletar el nuevo presupuesto de
guerra, con laaprobaci6n del Sc
nadO. El Presupuesto de Guerra
asciende a "a. ,OOO, 900 de
frances ($1, 242, O0O,0OO) dine
70 q. sera utilizado para los gas
tos militares durante los pri-
meros tres meses del pr6ximo a.
no.
El Primer Ministro Daladier
dice que parte del dinero apro
piado Sc gastara en- aercplanos
y tanques y en- la termination
de tres nuevOs acorazados que
estan actualmente en- e~onstruc-
ci6n,
La gaceta., 1939-12-30
Sc ~ADQUIEREN MAS MA.
DUMAS DE VOTt.R

I'm ~contrato para la adqui-
sici5n de 80 maquinas de vo-
tar fu6 hecho por los comisio-
-nados del condado aver v en-
tregado a la Shoup Voting
Machine Company, a cuya
Compahia los comisionados
del condado compraron Ell CRU
pc original de SO maquinAs.
Los comisionados votaron
por la compra de los 80 apa-
ratios adiciOnales por recomen
daci6n del supervisor de regis
tro Dekle, quien dijo que Ell al
mento en- las listas del regis
tro para las primaries de ma
yo hace que Sc requieran esas
maquinas adicionales.
La moci6n para conceder e.
Sc .contrato a la Compania
Shoup fue presentada pof e,
ComisiOnado Ball, quien die
que la compra de un tipo die
rente de maquinas traerfa nue.
vos gastos y confusion para o.
perarlas. FL comisioando Nuc
clio secund6 la moci6n y esta
fue aprobada por unanimidai
La gaceta., 1939-12-30
TENOR DE E TEN
BLORES EN- TURQUIA

Ankara, Die. SO.-Nuevos
y violentos .emb'oTes de terra
que oc%urrieron en- la vecindad
de Tokat, en- ell norte de Ana
tolia, trajeron como conse-
cuencia nuevos temores de tenn
blores adicionales en- esa region.
Las autoridadeS dicen que solo
en- la provincial de Erzincan los
muertos ascienden va a 10000.
Los temblores de terra que
Sc acaban de sentir vinieron a.
ccmpanados de grandes ruidos
subterraneos, pero la extension
de los danos causados no pudo
ser determinada inmediatamen-
te,
La gaceta., 1939-12-30


en- jardines. En- muchos lugares
del Oeste crece silvestre. Los
traficantes errabundos cose-
chan las ramas al costado de
las lineas del ferrocarril.
Una prueba de 10 grande que
es ell trafico Sc descubri6 ell ano
pasado cerca de La Fitte, Lou;-
siana. Los vecinos de una fami-
liza italiana Sc habfan asombra-
do con las historias f~antasticas
contadas por los ninos de la IA
milia. Parecfa que s1bitamente
Sc habian vuelto millonarios.
Hablaban de poser inconcebi-
bles sumas de dinero, de auto
movies que no posefan, de vivir
en- un hogan palaciego. Por fin
sus absurdas mentiras freron
dadas a conocer a la policia, que
descubri6 que 'sus padres les
permitian fumar algo que era
extraido de las puntas de las ra-
mas de elevadas plantas que su
padre ~cultivaba en- la finca. Sc
hizo una irrupei6n en- ell curse
de la cual mas de $780, 900 plan
tas de marihuana fueron des-
truidas. Ese :descubrimiento fue
seguido-de otra' irrupci6n al dia
~siguiente en- una ffnca situada
en- Bourg, louisiana, en- donde
fue encontrada. una siembra de
unas 1000 plahtaS que crecian
entire hilefas de hortalizas. Las
ocho personals arreStadas confe-
saron que su principal fuente de
'ingresos en- la venta de esta CO.
seeha prCcedia de ventas a los
muchachoS y muchachas de la
segunda ensehanEa.
Existiendo tales posibilidades
de cultivar secretamente tan
grandes cosechas, al ,pandillis-
mo Sc ha visto estorbado en- sus
eSfuerzos por adueharse de las
utilidades de 10 que Sc ha con-
vertido ahora en- un enorme ne
gocio. Els de esperarse que la a.
menaza de la marihuana pueda
ser eliminada antes de que eai-
ga dentpo del maligno protecto-
RADIO de los mas pOdsrosos miem
bros de los bajos fondos socia-
En- Ell momento en- que este
les,
eserito es enviado a la publici-
dad, ha sido presentado al Con-
greso IN proyecto de ley para
dar al gCbiefno federal Ell con-
trol sobre la marihuana. La a.
probation de semejante ley, sin
embargo, no debera ser una Sc
nal para que Ell pdblico descan-
SO, cruce sus manOs, y decida
que TODD peligro ha pasado. Los
La gaceta., 1939-12-30

Estados Unidos Sc enfrentan
ahora con una situaci6n en- que
un antique narc6tico, que ahora
resulta nuevo, ha venido a vivir
a nuestra puerta, un narc6tico
que no tiene que ser contraban-
deado dentro del pals. Esto sig
nifica una tarea de incesante
~yigilancia por cada departa-
mento de policfa y por cada or
ganizaci6n civica animada de un
espiritu pdblico. Requiere una
campana de education en- cada
escuela, de mode que los nihos
no sean enganados por las as
tusias de los vendedores ambu-
lantes y conozcan la locura, "a
desgracia y ell horror que Ia ma
rlhana ha de acarrear a sus vic-
timas. Y por encima de TODD,
cada ciudadano debera tener
ccnstantemente ante 81 ell verda-
dero retrato del Thombre de los
'rollos' que no es un persona
je c6mico que, 81 clio lie viniere a
la mente, pudiera c2minar por
encima del mar, sine un tipo CO..
mo el siguiente:
En- Los Angeles, California,
un jovenzuelo caminaba a 10 La
go de una Gale de la ciudad des-
pues de haber aspirado I'm ciga-
rro de marihuana. Para muchos
sdictos, basta una porci6n de I'm
rollo" para producer la emhria-
guez. S1bitamente, sin raz6n al
guna para clio, lego a la conclu-
sion de que alguien habia trata-
do de matarlo y que su vida en-
ess precise momento estaba en-
peligro. Miro azoradamente a
su alrededor. La 1nica persona
a la vista era IN anciano limpia-
botas. Los centres nerviosos, a.
locados por la droga, hicieron
yer al inOcente limpiabotas CO.
mo un monstruo Instructor. LO-
co de miedo, Ell adictO a la droVa
corri6 a su habitaci6n Y ech5
mano de una pistola. Mat6 al
viejo y luego, algo mas tarde,
balbrceo sn pena sobre 10 que
habia sido un deliberate e incon
trolable aseSinato.
"PenSe que alguien me perse-
guia", dijO, "Esa es la dnica ra-
zon por Ia cual 10 hice. Nunca
habia visto al viejo antes. Hubo
algo que Supplements me dijo
que 10 matara'',
Else algo es Ia marihuana.
FIN
La gaceta., 1939-12-30
NOTAS SOCIALES
(Viene de Ia ga pdg.)

eSposos ]. Perez, esposos r. Der
deal, esposos F. Villareal, Mr..
v Mrs. Ruben Rodriguez, Sra.
M. Pomiano, esposos R. Noguel
ra, Sra. J. Padr6n, Sra. j. Ro-
driguez, Mr.. Y Mrs. Rene Rodri
guez, eSposos Roy Rodriguez,
esposos j. Delgado, MI. y Mrs,
Rogelio Rodriguez, Sra. Consue
10 Benitez, esposos N. Perez, es
poses j. Padron, Sra. Josefina
de la Luz Perez. Sehoritas We
liza Acosta, Olga Rodriguez, o.
ga Alfonso, Pillar Diaz, Isabella
Diaz, Elvira Garcia, Elisa Gar
cia Marta Berdeal, Berta Rodri
guez e Isora Hernandez.
Muchisimos Y muy valiosos
regalos recibieron los nuevos
esposos, algunos de meritisimo
valor.
Profusamente fue obsequiada
la concurrencia con finas pastas
Y deliciosos licores.
Los nuevos esposos pasaran
dos semanas en- esta ciudaG, Y
despues embarcaran para la ciu
dad de New York adonde tiene
establecido su negocio y residen
cia Ell joven contrayente.
FL cronista les desea q DELTA
y David una dicha plena de ven
turas.
La gaceta., 1939-12-30
La Manhuana, asesina de Ia juventud

H. J. AnsIinger C. R. Copper
La gaceta., 1939-12-30

'Desde luego que la uso: ten
go que hacerlo. No puedo tocar
va sin ella, Y conOzco un cente-
mar de mdsicos que estan en- la
misma dificultad. Vera Vd.,
cuando 70 estoy flotando', soy
ell due50 de mi saxof6n. Quiero
decir que con 81 puedo hacer
cualquier cosa. Las notas pare
cen salir de 81 bailando; no hay
que hacer esfuerzo alguno. No
tengo que preocuparme de leer
la mdsica: estcy loco de m1sica.
SQue d6nde consigo la mercan
cia? En- cast todos los salones de
bale o de reuniones nocturnas
de baja clase en- los Estados u
nidOs".
Los muchachos y muchachas
bailadores Sc preocupaban por
los "rizos" y aprendian por las
confidencias de otros mucha-
chos Y muchachas que esos ciga
rros podian hacer que cualquie-
"a ejecutase 10 impossible. iris
temente por c%ierto, pueden ha-
cerlo: en- la imagination. Ell mu-
chacho que planea un asalto, ell
joven que empuia un revolver y
Sc prepare para un a~sesinato,
la muchacha que s%dbitamente
decide escaparse con I'm mucha-
cho a Quien nj siQuiera conocia
pocas horas antes, 10 hace en- Ia
confiada ~creencia de que csc es
un acto enteramente l6gico y sin
la menor posibilidad de desas-
trosas consecuencias. Ordenese
a una persona "cargada" de
"yerba" o "marihuana" que ga.
tee por Ell suelo Y ladre como un
perro, y 10 hara sin la menor
idea de la idiotez del acto. Cual-
quier cosa ,por irracional que
sea, Sc convierte en- plausible.
En- los bajos fondos sociales d
dice que la marihuana es 'aque.
la cosa que nos pone en- aptitud
de saltar por encima de las cum
bres de los rascacielos''.
Los informes de las varias re,
giones del pals indican que e
control Y la venta de la mari
huana no han pasado todavfa /.
manos de los grandes sindica
tos de pandilleros. Las existen
cias son tan amplias y la plan
ia crece en- tantos lugares qul
tai veg los pandilleros han en-
La gaceta., 1939-12-30

You can't blame your friends for
wishing you would 80 somewhere
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colds are highly contagious and
cause more loss Of time from illness
than all other diseases combined.
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La gaceta., 1939-12-30
LA QUOTA DEL AZUCAR
PARA 1910

Washington, die. SO.-El De-
partamento de Agriculture a.
nunci6 hoy que los productores
e importadores tendran permit
so para Yender 6,725, 100 tone
ladas de az1car en- Ell mercado
americana durante 1910. La can
tidad es un POGO inferior a Ia
del afo pasado, debiendose clio
acknowledgements a que entr6 mu-
enc azicar e mel pals cuando Ia
suspension de la Quota hace al
gunas semanas
La parte adjudicada a Cuba
en- esta nueva revision de Quotas
es de 1,923,68O toneladas o sea
unas 10000 toneladas menos
que ell aho pasado.
La gaceta., 1939-12-30
Your Cold Cough Is Tough
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La gaceta., 1939-12-30
MATRIMoNIos

Arnando Ruiz, de 81 amos y
Adoraci6n Gomez, de 81.
o. P. Padgett, de Al amos, y
Carmen Rosa Anda, de 20.
Miguel Hernandez, de 26 a.
nos, y Maria Mascunana, de 81.
Manuel Morales, de 20 amos '
Maria Tulsa Macareno, de %.
La gaceta., 1939-12-30

Debido a Ia escasez de
gasolina, con motive de Ia
guerra eurOpea, en- Italia
vuelven q usarse las bicicle-
tas. N6tese Ell curioso mode
10 que estG muy en- bOga. La
silla estk entire los manu-
brios, que Ell corredOr mani
pula pOr detrks. (FOtO de la
international l. News).
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Bv William W. Parri0tf.

Police traditions, built of staunch
courage and faithful service by past
and present members of the Met
ropolitan Police Department, are
as highly respected in nine Wash
ington families as the honored
plaid of a Scotch Highlander's
clan.
Proud blood of a sturdy clans
man is no greater in warmth than
pride of the force" in the lives
of 20 police officers, representing
9 father -and-son teams on ac-
tive duty today, a recent survey OF
personnel records revealed.
Eleven sons of police fathers have
followed the footsteps of their eld-
ers in choice of careers, thus giving
credence in the department to the
old adage, like father, like son.
And the youngsters are making the
grade with youthful vigor and en-
thusiasm, tempered by the sound
advice of the veterans-ripe in the
wisdom of experience.
Proof that tradition plays an i'm
portant part in family histories is
found in the surprising total of
active service years spent on the
force by the 20 officers-337. In
reversed chronological order, that
total would have started the first
policeman walking his beat in 1902
And those are merely round num-
bers," not calculated as to extra
months and weeks. In addition
the 337 total does not include the
Evening star., 1939-08-27

manding officer at No. 2 precinct,
and Pvt. Thomas G. Sullivan, No.
precinct, rank next in line, with
So years between them, 35 being
credited to the father, who started
his career January 16, 1904. Pvt.
Sullivan took his oath of office last
December l.
The remaining three police fam
lilies" all show 35-year totals. The
combination of 1t. Arthur c. Belt of
No. 8 precinct and his son, Pvt.
Spencer G. Belt, attached to No. 8.
shows the father serving 81 years
and the son 4. 1t. Belt Joined the
ranks July II, 1908, and Pvt. Belt
got his badge April 16, 1885.
Capt. Hugh H. Groves, command
ing officer at No. II, and Pvt. Frank
Leer Of No. z have seen their sons
successfully weather the trial period
OF duty. Pvt. John w. Groves started
treading his fathers footsteps at No.
10 precinct, where he was assigned
after his appointment october 16,
1885. Pvt. Francis Leer Joined Feb
ruary 8, 1888, and his father signed
up May l6, 1905. Capt. Groves was
appointed three years later, on
March 10, 1908.
StatiSticians will glory In the COM
bined service record of the nine
fathers (omitting Grandfather
Bradley's tenure), amounting to 2S8
years, leaving the II sons with a to-
tai of 40. The average term of serv-
Ice for the fathers h 80 years and
that Of the sons ~.
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Battenfeld Made
Records and Won
Many Trophies
By Malcolm Lamborne, Jr.

Watchers ashore in tight jackets
and large bowler hats waited i'm
patiently for him to appear-the
man who had been reported burn
ing up" the Anacostia and Potomac
Rivers in a new and altogether
startling little boat.
Isn't he the fellow with one of
those new-fangled things they call
a speedboat?" somebody in the
crowd inquired.
Yep, that's the man." another
spectator replied "And look"-his
voice became excited-"here he
comes now!'
The throng surged toward the
river bank as small object almost
surrounded by smoke sputtered down
the Anacostia.
Man, he's on f1re!" a newcomer
shouted. We've got to do some
thing!'
Don't be foolish" a better-in-
formed onlooker chided. That's his
engine"
AS the boat moved past the awe
struck group, somebody cried: Some
speed. Bet he's doing better than
4 miles an hour!'
The year was 1900 and the new
tangled boat was the 16-foot Travel
er, piloted by John E. Battenfeld
who, today, at "A, claims the dis
tinction of having been the first
Washingtonian to handle the throt-
tie of power craft on the Potomac.
Sail was supreme then. The word
yachting" had yet to be coined.
The stiffness of inland rivers and
bays, the exclusive haunts of wild
geese and lone fishermen, had yet
to be shattered by the putt-putt of
pleasure craft motors.
A year before, two Alenxandria
| (Va) brothers had built a 30-foot
open launch, but it proved only
moderately successful. 1t was Mr..
Battenfleld who first put in an ap-
pearance with his Detroit built racer
to throw CONSERVATION into local
| rivermen.
Led in Speed Racing.
Mr.. Battenfield, subsequently fleet
captain of the Corinthian Yacht
Club and then commodore for Is
years of the Eastern Power Boat
Club, within a few years was to in
troduce on the Potomac the first
speedboat racing in the South, and
in boats that were then the fast
est in the country, excepting craft
of the famous Schroeder Bros. Of
New York. Soon were to follow
those narrow canopy covered
launches, then built from mail-order
knock-down frames. vanguard of
the booming stock boat industry Of
today. Those were the days when
5 and 6 miles an hour on the
water was a terrifying reality, and
Evening star., 1939-08-27

Residents of CITY
Thrilled by His
Performances

like large slices of pie. The boats
weren't very successful, nor was an
attempt at speeding them up with
an early application of jet propul-
sion. His idea was that series of
rubber tubes through the bottom of
the boat would tend to suck air and
the vessel would all but be racing
on air.
The Gray Bat, a lightly-built job
to keep weight to a minimum, be-
gan to open up around 1910. Gray
Bat II followed, but not until Harry
Bailey, in whose boatyard it was
built, was forced to paint the win
dows of his shop to keep throngs
OF Sidewalk superintendent" from
peering in on the "goings on" Com
modore Battenfield was getting a
large following by this time.
With the old Trebert engine spent
and no longer of use, he purchased
a motor engineered by the Emerson
Engine Co. of Alexandria. The COM
modore admits this was mistake,
for the motor was ''temperamental." !"
When it ran, which wasn't often, it
moved the 22-foot Gray Bat II at
better than 80 miles an hour.
Local racing interest died when
Commodore Battenfield went into
temporary retirement, and it was
not until after the World War
that the sport took a new lease on
life. Again it was the commo-
dore who led the way.
Gray Bat III was built on the
grounds of the Eastern Power Boat
Club in 1923, with Commodore Bat
tenfield's sons, John and William,
assisting. The speedster, only 16
feet long, was designed by John
L. Hacker, maker of some of the
fastest utility craft today. Gone
was the narrow beam and the i'm
practical length. And no more of
your 20 and 80 miles an hour. This
boat could open up to as high as 46!
And why not? For wasn't it
powered with converted Liberty
engine of 800 horsepower? Again
Commodore Battenlield led his COM
PNASoio oSAooo Vic lllllSll HIT.
After three years of racing in re-
gattas sponsored by the Corinthian
Yacht Club, events leading up to the
present Presidents Cup regatta, the
commodore decided it was time for
an old man to retire. Besides, new
craft with powerful engines were
turning the sport into rich mans
game-which, in some respects, it
remains today.
Commodore Battenfeld likes to sit
back and watch the youngsters risk
their necks for a change, and that
is what he will be doing when the
18th annual Presidents Cup Regatta
is staged on the Potomac on Sep
tember %, % and "a.
He still owns Gray Bait III, al
though it wasn't put in commits
SION this year.