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breaking. We trolled and didn't
get a strike and then tried
spinning with small darts. This
also failed but just then we
spotted a big school near shore
and headed for it.
Putting out trolling gear, we
began to take fish-mostly pam
sized rock up to 2 pounds and
A-pound blues. They seemed
to prefer the spoons and we
switched our lures accordingly
When this quieted we headed
back across the Potomac to try
the nets again.
Blind Trolling Nets Fish
The tide had turned and was
swirling about the saplings. Nc
fish were breaking but blind
trolling at the spot we tried 50
futilely before produced fish,
more rock. Many had to be
thrown back but we soon began
to fill a small tub with keepers.
After awhile this school moved
elsewhere and we worked slowly
back airosS the river looking
for signs of blues. Through the
binoculars ! spotted fish break
ing near another set Of saplings
and we trolled there. piiking up
more rork and getting thor
oughly snagged once on a post.
Late afternoon had come and
we decided to head back. As
we cruised, Bob told about his
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headed for the cliffs at Wake
field. 5 miles or more across the
Potomac. AS we neared the
other side we came upon long
horizontal rows of net supports
-saplings thrust into the mud
though now unused except as
perches for terms and gulls, who
sat stubbornly, not circling for
fish.
1t was in the opening be-
tween rows Of these nets that
Nungesser wanted to troll.
Throttling down. he first rigged
two dummy" lines that were
new to me.
Try Spoon and Bucktails
A steel spring of the type
used to close screen doors was
attached to the little cruisers
cabin on each side. To these
stout hand lines about so feet
long were tied. Heavy sinkers
were affixed to the lines and
then spreaderS made of heavy
brass wire that allowed the use
OF two lures. When fish hit,
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the springs would take up thu
play.
Bob tied q gold spoon in 90
size with gold 40 hook and vel.
low saran feathers" to q 3-foot
leader and fastened it to ont
end Of q spreader. On the
other he put one Of his pop,
eye" bucktails with green skirt
The same combination was used
at the other side of the boat
and we rigged our rods. I used
about 4 ounces Of lead on a dror
rig with a 15-foot leader and
nylon line and tried a gold
spoon. Bob did the same.
AS we fished. Nungesser ex-
pounded on some Of his fishing
theories in the strong French
accent that persists despite his
81 years in this country.
1--WE fished this area for IS
years." he said, "and believe
me, when they're biting they'll
hit most anything. I've even
caught fish on a piece of to-
mato skin. Right now there
are lots Of small blues and
rockfish around but pretty soon
the big rock win move in and
around November wen be get
ting them UP to the limit. The
blhes are mostly tailors bht
there are some schools Of q
Founders in the river"
It's true enough that any
lure win do at times, but the
fact remains that fish often are
flnicky. Sometimes they like
spoons, sometimes bucktails
and even the colors get i'm
portant-yellow and green be-
ing bay favorites.
Gulls Betray ROckfish
This day it was spoons. We
had no luck near Wakefield
and headed back toward
Blackstone Island. AS we neared
it we spotted q few gulls cir
cling the water and tried some
blind trolling. Rockfish were
the result-small rock only
one or two Of which were
keepers. Big founders were
observed swimming in the shall
lows and nearby fishermen
were anchored trying for trout
which also are plentiful.
On the other side Of the islanC
there is a long sand bar anC
there we saw our first fish
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switch from real feathers on his
spoons to saran.
Feathers went up to sal per
pound when women began using
them again on their hats, so I
tried this plastic material and
found it works much better
stays cleaner in salt water and
Is more durable"
Most Of the older generation
will remember Bob's brother.
Capt. Charles Nungesser, the
World War / French ace, who
was credited with downing 43
enemy planes. On May 8. 1927,
he took of from Paris with Mai.
Francois Coli in the biplane
White Bird to ny the Atlantic
nonstop. but never reached
New York.
Bob has been in this country
since 1920. He came as q cadet
on a merchant marine training
cruise and jumped ship in San
Francisco. He worked as a
roofer and sheet metal worker
for years until World War II
made material scarce.
Always an avid fisherman,
Bob started making lures in
l941. The first were fashioned
by hand and 1t was hard to
get enough material even for
these. Then he got a big Navy
order for lures to 60 into the
survival kits and his business
doomed. He's been at it since.
AS a sideline he's been a
speedboat racer and his son
also has been in racing with
outboard runabouts. He's q
member Of the Capital Power
Boat Association.
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where special adhesion prob
lens occur such as with oak.
birch, other hardwoods and
metal.
How to Apply
When the surface Of the hull
has been properly prepared. the
resin is mixed with its harden
ing agent and put on with a
brush or paint roller. Two coats
are applied to the hull; then
the cloth is laid on and another
coat Of resin is spread over it.
The paint roller spreads the
cloth evenly while soaking 1t
with resin. If only one layer of
cloth is being used, the next
two coats contain the color pig
ment and can be brushed on or
applied with a sprayer. Tenn
peratures below 65 degrees are
not advisable as 1t will slow up
the hardening process: above
IS degrees is also to be avoided
as the process is too fast.
(Released By Superior Features
Syndicate. Incl
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Inougn Cnere are several lure
makers in Washington, all OF
whom turn out excellent prod
ucts, Bob is the only full-time
operator.
Bob. who lives with his wife
and son Eugene at 3705
Brandywine street NV, also
owns a little cottage shaded by
pine trees at Colton's Point on
the lower Potomac. For a long
time he had been talking about
the blues and rockfish to be
found there and last week in
vited me down.
Three years or so ago he got
rid of his 26-foot boat and
bought an 18-foot Chris Craft
outbOaTd cruiser. With a new
35-horsepower motor for power
and two cans Of extra gasoline
we set out to do some trolling,
The weather was perfect
sunny and with just q slight
wind ripping the water as we
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in the quiet Of the late after
noon and early evening you
can have a lot Of fun fishing
top-water lures such as hair
frogs and mice. peppers and
deer-hair flies. You don't have
to keep the FISH. The Monocacy
is ripe for this sort of fishing.
Never have we seen this stream
so low or so moss filled How
ever, the lower reaches still
contain some excellent pools
and the FISH are there. AL
though the season would indi-
cate the use Of live bait we be-
lieve that If you FISH these lule es
late in the day or early morn
ing. you'll find them even more
productive than the live paIt.
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How Long win II Last?

Since Fiberglasing is only
about 10 years old. there are no
statistics about its life span.
But all indications point toward
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its outlasting wood by a SUBJ
stantial margin. In time. the
colors mixed in the plastic will
fade and the surface itself may
develop cracks or Clipped spots,
But these matters are easily re-
medied with touch-up repairs
or even a new coat of plastic.
=
Materials Used
Fiberglas cloth is a loosely
woven. highly porous fabric,
weighing about 10 ounces per
square yard. Its tensile strength
is better than 400 pounds per
square inch. The plastic coating
that soaks and binds the cloth
to the wood is either q polyester
resin or an eDoxy resin. Polyes-
ter is cheaper and more COM
monty used. Epoxy is used
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WAHOO CAPTURED
ON BOAT AT LEWES

LEWES. Del. Aug. a.
(SpeciaD. Capt. Don c.
Daisey. who operates q
fishing boat out Of Lewes,
today reported the cap
ture Of the first wahoo in
these waters in several
years.
The wahoo, a 23iz-
FOUNDER, was taken on the
Thelma Dale. operated by
Capt. Dale Parsons. Never
abundant, the wahoo. also
known as the ocean barra-
cuda. is a strong, swift fish
that frequents the Gulf
Stream but seldom ventures
above Cape Hatteras. 1t has
a long. cigar-shaped body
and beaklike upper jaw.
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ALL WORK WHEN THEY'RE BITING
Nungesser Impartial
About Fishing Lures
By CHARLES COVELL

When maker Of a certain brand Of fishing lures
says firmly that almost any lure will catch fish pro-
vided they are biting, that's news
Bob Nungesser is known to most Washington area
fishermen as the manufacturer of darts bucktals and
spoons for salt and some fresh water game fish.
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if not carefully maintained.
will check and go to pieces. Al
though it's not necessary to
paint Fiberglas from a preserv-
ative standpoint. it is impor-
tant for appearance. Colors
can either be impregnated in
the resin or paint can be ap-
piled over the plastic coating.
8. Hulls are protected from
marine borerS (teredos)
Though barnacles will attach
themselves to the plastic coat
ing. they can be removed by
light scraping. Anti-fouling
paints also may be used with
good results.
4. Extra weight of FiberglaS
coating is more than compen-
sated for by the absence Of
watersoaking which an uncov-
cred boat normally absorbs
during q season (about 80 per
cent Of its weight.
5. Protection of the hull
from scraping and impact with
rocks and floating objects.
6. Scars and damage due to
severe impact can be readily
repaired and touched up.
-
Does Fiberglas Cause Rot?
A good number Of people
have asked If Fiberglasing over
wood doesn't seal in the nnois-
ture. thereby causing rot. While
it is true that wood must
breathe" or be aired out, 1t
nevertheless has been proved
that II the outside Of the hull
is covered with plastic while
the inside is painted. no rot
will occur. OF course, If the rot
were present before the appli-
cation. 1t doesn't hold that a
plastic coating will cure the
trouble.
How Long viii II Last?
Since Fiberglasing is only
about 10 years old. there are no
statistics about its life span.
But all indications point toward
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NOTES on BOATS
Is FibergIos Coating Good?
By BOB JONES

1t has been estimated that
more than 100000 pleasure
boats have been coated with
Fiberglas in the last 10 years.
This is an impressive figure
and leads me to believe that
there must be something to it.
At any rate I've spent some
time looking into the Fiber
glas method. have glass
coated" q boat myself and
have made some discoveries
that may interest other boat
men.
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D. c. Hunter Begging African Come
With BILL LEETcH

We received a post card last
week from our good friend,
Cliff Ricketts,. mailed in Beira,
Mozambique. Cliff and three
friends have been on safari for
the past month and writes that
besides obtaining many pic
lures Of wild game they bagged
three water buffalo. three sable
antelope. one nyala. one BUSH
buck, three wart hogs. two
hartebeast, one zebra and two
blue wildebeast. Mounted,
these heads and skins should
make quite a collection.
Also received a fine photo Of
DR.. Foster F. Shelter holding q
fine 3-pound landlocked SAL
mon which he caught trolling
top water at Green Lake. Me-.
for smallmouth bass. Normal
ly. at this season the salmon
are down deep where the water
is much colder. Doc says the
bass fishing has been fine,
which is more than we can
claim for these parts.
4
One Of the things we've no.
ticed In our rambles around
the country is the vast litter
OF trash. particularly beer cans
and containers. strewn long
the highways. With all the talk
about not being a litterbug,
how people can be so careless
Is beyond understanding
It is so easy when touring to
take q paper bag along. stun
these things in 1t. and toss II
in a trash container at the end
Of the trip.
n ~ y
~, 1t seems a little like taking
advantage Of a dumb critter
u catch bass and blueeills
IN streams where the water Is
as low as 1t is at present. Yet
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Saving an Old Huh

A lot depends on the type
Of hull. size and construction
It stands to reason that q
small boat, such as a rowboat,
dinghy or pram, can often be
sufficiently strengthened by a
layer or two Of glasscIoth and
resin. But as the size and
weight Of the boat increases
the strengthening factor dimin-
iShes. No matter how many
layers are applied. the work.
ing stresses Of a boat over 16
feet long will be too great If
its fastenings and structural
members are badly weakened.
One method successfully used
is the mold system. The old
hull is stripped Of its reusable
parts and fittings. Then layers
Of Fiberglas are applied over
the exterior. When enough
coats have been built up over
the form the old hull is cut
away.
If the hull is structurally
strong but with weak spots
and leaks that defy other
remedies then Fiberglasing can
well be the solution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-13
Bill Would Put
t transfer Taxes
On Real Estate.
BY a Star stan Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. Estate
Senator H. Winship Wheatley.
jr.. said today that he and the
Prince Georges County delegates
have decided to introduce a bill
imposing a tax of one half of one
per cent Of the sales value on all
real estate transfers in the
county to avoid raising the real
estate property tax in the next
fiscal year, he said.
The Prince Georges County
members of the Maryland Legis-
lature and the County Commits
Sioners have been comforting for
several weeks about possible new
county revenue sources to make
up the 81 million gap the Com
missioners expect next year be-
tween anticipated expenditures
and county income.
The transfer tax would mean
that the purchaser of a $4,000
house would have to purchase
stamps totaling $500. which
would go to the county.
Senator Wheatley's announce
ment apparently means that the
county tobacco products tax
which the commissioners had re-
quested will not be granted at
this session of the Legislature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-13
Children Deserted
By Body Sitter,
Return to Parents

Four children found by Fair
fax County Police in an I'M
heated house yesterday have
been reunited with their par
entS after an investigation by
the Welfare Department showed
that the youngsters supposedly
were being cared for by a teen
aged baby sitter.
Miss Frances Duffey, welfare
director. said a check by her de-
partment showed the parents
had thought the children were
being properly cared for. The
baby sitter. however. had left
and the oil heating stove had
gone out when neighbors called
police to the house.
Miss Duffey explained that
both parents work. the mother
in the nighttime and the ia
Their during the daytime. They
require baby sitter for sew
eral hours between the time the
father leaves for his work and
the mother returns home from
hers.
This case certainly points up
the need for a subsidized day
nursery in the county," said Miss
Duffey. These parents are out
working trying to provide prop
Ierly for their youngsters, but
there is no nursery in the county
where they can afford to leave
them"
The children, three boys and a
girl. range in age from 3 to 10
wears,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-13
County Council Denies
Somerset Zoninq Petition

The Montgomery County
Council yesterday refused to ac-
cept a petition from the town
of Somerset for rezoning of land
outside the towns boundaries.
The action was taken on rec
ommendation of County Attorney
Charles NJ. Irelan.
Somerset had filed a petition
to have a one-acre tract outside
the towns limits rezoned from
industrial to residential use to
prevent a warehouse from being
erected there.
Mr.. Irelan said a provision of
the coming ordinance permitting
governmental agencies to file
such an application on land it
did not own was restricted to
land within its borders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-13
Hearing Set on Widening
OF Bethesda Roadway

In addition to the projects
cost. the council will face an
outlay of nearly 100000 for 8
feet of land on each side of the
present right-of-way.
The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission, in con-
junction with this project. also
proposes a $150,000 storm drain
age program.
Park Place Closing Studied
The council yesterday took un-
der consideration a proposal to
close Park place at its intersec-
ton with River road just off
Western avenue.
The closing was requested by
the Maryland State Roads Com
mission at the time River road
is Widened. The council yester-
day was advised the River road
project was. not included in the
present years budget. No def
mite date for undertaking it was
given.
The council voted to seek a
speedup in the River road prof.
ect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-13
County Bans
Z Magazines

Twelve mems magazines have
been banned from newsstands in
Montgomery County as a result
of study made by Detective
Corpl. Maurice A. Leahy.
Six others, discovered as po-
lice made a round of newsstands,
are being considered for outlaw
ing. police said.
Chief of Detectives G.. w. Lin
thicum said five detectives made
tour of all newsStands yester-
day advising dealers to clear the
stands of the magazines.
Corpl. Leahy said that of some
40 dealers reached none objected
to removing the magazines.
Capt. Linthicum said the mag
azines contained filthy materi-
al" He said the police compiled
the list after taking samples to
States Attorney Alger Y. Barbee
Tor MS consideration.
Corpl. Leahy said the obiec-
tionable matter was found in the
fiction reading material rather
than in the pictures.
Mr.. Barbee, however, said his
Opinion related primarily to the
pictures" which he described
as purely sexy."
The county last year, under a
law passed by the 1855 General
Assembly barring the sale of
magazines to juveniles that
might excite them, prosecuted a
Silver Spring newsdealer.
Corpl. Leahy said police had
run into no objection from
either dealers or distributors on
the ban.
I Capt. Linthicum said that po-
lice would make a new round of
checks within several weeks"
and if the magazines are found
both the dealers and distributors
will be prosecuted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-13
BY JAMES B. ROWLAND

Funds requested by the Board
Iof Education, Department Of
Public Works and the Police De-
Ipartment are expected to carry
Prince Georges County's initial
budget proposal we'll over the
$3.50 million figure adopted last
year.
The school boards record
budget of $16.4 million. sent to
the County Commissioners to-
day, seeks $8.2 million in local
funds. The remainder would
come from various State sources
and Federal ALLEGATIONS.
The $14.5 million approved for
the school board last year took
$7.2 million in county funds.
The Public Works Department
wants $2.4 million, compared to
2,059.885 1t received last year.
Slightly over So million would be
spent on road and bridge con-
struction during the next fiscal
year.
Police Cite Needs
Police officials, who had their
budget cut to $830,442 last year,
say they will need 1884 900 for
next years operations. The
money would be used for down.
the-line expenses. plus longevity
salary raises. but does not include
funds to increase the 130-man
force.
Carl Mace. county controller,
said he hopes to receive all fig
ures in time to prepare sum-
.maries for distribution at the first
county budget hearing at 10 am,
Friday in the Hyattsville County
Building.
/ Residents probably will have
less than "a hours in which to
study the summaries before Fri
days hearing. School board
budgets, however, have been
available at the Board of Educa-
ton Office since January 81.
Early Hearing Scheduled
The first budget hearing has
been scheduled about a month
earlier than usual in order to give
the commissioners more time to
look for possible cuts before the
March 81 adoption deadline.
Herbert w. Reichelt, president
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-13
Record Budget Seen
For Prince Georqes

lof the commissioners, said that
in addition to their regular meet
lings the county heads will meet
every day for three weeks for
budget studies.
The commissioners still are
waiting for authorization of 81
million in new revenue sources
to cover the 1878 budget.
1.-THE revenue bills are in An
Inapolis and we've explained
them to the delegation-it's up
to them" Mr.. Reichelt said.
Not included in the proposed
81 million authorization, but still
eagerly sought by the commits
sioners. are an estimated $780,
900 to buy and set UP a sanitary
Ilandfill, $4,000 for a central
licensing bureau, $950,000 to be
paid the Federal Government
over an eight-year period for
land purchases for the George
Washington Memorial parkway
and funds for additional police
men.
Mr.. Reichelt said tentative
ideas call for the landfill site to
be purchased with general fund
money. A $2-per-ton charge
would be collected from private
contractors and municipalities
dumping their loads in the land
fill. The county would not be
in the collection business.
A bond rate limit of 4 per cent
included in legislation authoriz-
ing a Sis million bond sale needs
to be lifted, Mr.. Reichelt said.
He added that in view of the
Ipresent tight bond market the
county has no hopes of getting
a rate of 4 per cent or lower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-13

j. Willard Nails. jr., represent
ing the town. said the coming
ordinance did not spell out such
restriction. He indicated he
would appeal the councils ruling
to the Montgomery County Cir
cult Court.
The council yesterday Endorsed
a bill introduced in the Mary
land House of Delegates to give
the counties a veto power over
annexations by municipalities
and requiring referenda not only
in the affected annexation area
but within the corporation it.
self.
The council sent a telegram
to Thomas NJ. Kay. president of
the State Association of County
Commissioners, requesting a
special meeting Of the association
to win backing for the bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-13

Proposed widening of Airing
ton road in Bethesda will be con-
sidered by the Montgomery
County Council at 8 pm. March
10 in Rockville.
The hearing on the project to
cost some $225,400 was set yes
terday by the council.
The project, calling for WIDEN
ing the narrow residential street
between Bethesda avenue and
Old Georgetown road is one of
the most controversial ever faced
by the council.
Assessments Proposed
Residential property owners
AUDITING the road would be as
sessed 1920 per assessable foot
for the streets widening. Com
Imercial property owners would
face a $227O per assessable foot
cost.
The council yesterday, how
ever, was advised not to assess
any of the residential property
more than the value of the land
to be taken for the right-of-way,