European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse Poge 20 the stars and stripes wednesday september 3, 1980 modern living druggist Doc Dalinsky he thinks he s a Tiger he s a by Richard h. Growald United press International he Youngish looking Man asked the Washington druggist Tor a is lain to buy a Cigar. Thai was How like late president John f. Ken Nedy began fetching his Short cigars from Harry Doc of Asinski Corner druggist of Georgetown. Then there was the handsome older Man who asked Doc s wife if she would Lake his personal Check an act of great Faith in metropolitan America. Mrs. Damski said she Winold. Have to see some identification und chief juice Warren Burger of the United states s Remc court it. In a front window of the drugstore is a photograph of a will ranged woman s knee backgrounder by the leering face columnist Art due Wald. Buchwald has penned on the photograph Doc taught me everything i know about Wynen such Art Dot and dashes in the life and career of Doc Dally Al for 44 years keeper of of Comer drugstore on Wisconsin Stititt la Curc Etoian he social capital of lie i Ollil All America ii served by Corner druggists. Such shops Are part of the education of almost every american. But Doc i place it lome whal example he la the Diu Agist to whom John Kennedy turned for heating pad his first night in the Whitehouse. And Salinger then Kennedy s press Secre tary lays in the Kennedy administration the president summoned Salinger to the Oval office and Taid he wanted 1,500 of his Little cuban Tigard. The late presi Dent smoked Don Diego and Monte Cruz stogies do says and he wanted hem that night Salinger Sayi he rushed to Doc and other sources. Next morning Early Kennedy called in his press Secre tary and asked if he had the 1,500 cuban cigars. Yes sir said Salinger who said he had the boxes in his said Kennedy who according to Salinger then pulled from his desk top drawer and signed proclamation Banning the import of cuban cigars Imo of Doc s business is prescription filling. The rest of the store is crammed with the cosmetics lotions Eye Glass cleaners and other wares of drugstores slacked As neatly As Fibber Mcgee s closet of radio Fame. But one area in the Jumble is Pristine. Shiny and speckles air controlled and Arran Gedas Well As a Marine corps Drill team Are it display Cue of cigars. Doc carries More than 124 brands. He also stocks forthe puffers of Georgetown a neighbourhood of red Brick and Ivy splendor some 100 brands of Domestic and for eign cigarette. There Are English Craven a a German rot Hae notes plus smokes from Russia Romania. Egypt Indonesia Finland and the rest of the world known to the Diplo mat reporters and also ran world traveler who make their base in is older than Washington really. The capital swallowed it More than a Century ago. The old Georgetown custom House ii now a Post office. The area always Bai been the Home of the local Jim Crow Days much of it became Black ghetto. Now that Washington is mostly a Black populated City Georgetown is something of n White ghetto la inhabitant now include Aurell Harriman Henry Kissinger senator and congressmen judges and the diplomats and reporters. Doc is their u in Short the Eves and a White shirt with Brown is Ripe and Trousch Only an establishment figure Aduke a successful revolutionary or a Corner druggist would Wear in such rumpled s voice is loud. He complains in wagnerian Lona about his assistants. They the most Junior having Bee there two decades judge his heart and not his voice ind hold his roaring to be s got the same customers since he opened. And he s got us and we be got him said Nettie Darga behind inc Cash Register. He thinks he i a Tiger i s a Doc also is a Host to suit Cinco incr be Dally Ifelo out of town Erin out of Cotui try newspapers. Por sunday morning newspaper buyers he set out spot then an urn of Coffee. Then some Rolls then Jar Berg cheese and brie and Ca member bagels lox an sausages. His Custor ners always have included such As Myrnaloy Gene Tirney Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Herb lock the celebrities began making sunday morning at Doc s on a Par with the evening Georgetown cocktail parties so detested by Richard Nixon h. R. Haldeman and John Erlichman. And sunday morning at Doc Swent on until recently. One sunday Art Buch Pauj and Washington pos editor Ben Bradyce got me in it Center and gave me hell to Ever heard of working seven Day a week the demanded. Well i d been working seven Days a Veek since 1936. But they were right Doc the Comer drugstore ii shut on sundays. But the rest of the week it ii open the awful noisy air conditioner above the front door maybe dripping a bit Doc roaring and Nettie with her eyes to the maybe another Kennedy will ask for � Cigar loan Kennedy Don t carry Money said Doc. Maybe an other former druggist like Hubert Humphrey will want to come in and play drugstore. , the Corner druggist will be there. By Emo Bombe c t1here s at least one in every crowd the woman who does not want to bring s child into this Lousy mixed up met one the other night who mid children were just ego trips for parents who liked to see their on image staring Bucl. At them Over the breakfast table. She added i can t my up with one reason for having a pity. According to my children there were a lot of reasons for my having them. I ceded a personal suit. Someone to answer he front get my inhaler. Rod my Gobron gel Ray Tyi out of Tat door Doad Ibe groceries go la restore let Loc dog Mil Aad More the base 1 needed someone to shove out of the car to throw their body Over the last picnic table while we found a place to needed a live in who would assist in raising a younger brother or sister by taking them to the bathroom Ever five minutes and silting with them for free on new year s needed an excuse for my Saddlebag hip and flabby upper needed material for the Christmas newsletter ind a three times a week column. I needed someone to mail letters for me when it in ind. 1 needed someone to practice Medicine on turn Down thai record or you la go deaf thai s their Story. Mine is even More biased. I brought children into fab Lousy mixed no world because Watn you Toie someone and Lihty Hue Joel Back the world does t look that or seem Tillmo cd up. I gave them life because they have the same right 1was Given in make up their own minds Ai to what make a Good or bid world. More than an image Over the breakfast table they a special to this universe now and will be Long after i am gone some parents must take the Riski. If we Dor t. Who will be left to listen to the Young people who lament to Don l want to bring children into this k Usy mixed up world 7
