Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30
AIRPORT PLANNED
ON AZORES ISLAND
SIS, 0OO,O 900 Modern Station
Under Construction by Order
of Portuguese Government.

The first modern air service station
on the busiest Europe america air line is
in process Of construction on Terceira
Island Of the Azores. The Portuguese
government has issued warrants for
SIS, 000, 900 to build the airport.
"Terceira, situated of the usual path
of tourist travel, has been unspoiled by
modern entertainments says q bulletin
from the National Geographic Society.
From the air the island presents q
panorama of an agricultural area. Ex-
cept for its egglike shape and irregular
rim, its IT'S square miles resemble a
checkerboard with squares of various
hueS of green and brown. These squares
are the well kept orange and lemon
groves, vineyards, grain fields, vegetable
gardens and cattle pastures which, with
the splendid fisheries off the coast, keep
the Terceirans In food and spending
money.
Travellers Undergo Hardship.
THE traveller must mingle with the
natives on the streets of villages and
towns that dot the island and bounce
with them over gracefully winding roads
In springlesS oxcarts to get the genuine
atmosphere Of Terceira.
"Angra, the capital Of Terceira, and
largest city on the island, was the capt.
tai OF the Azores until the early part of
the last century. Since then it has
seen few changes. From Angra Bay,
Angra presents splash of color-clus-
tiers OF white houses with emerald green
Vermillion and blue tile roofs, nesting
Snugly at the base of massive gray
fortress walls that, in the heyday of the
cltys political power, made the capital
safe from attack.
OxcaFt IL National Vehicle.
Even the scows and rowboats dot
ting the Angra anchorage are graceful
IN line, painted in bright colOrs, and
adorned with artistic designs. A cargo
hoist and parked autos lend q modern
touch to travellers first Closeup of
Terceira. On the main street, however,
Dozen 1880 models of American auto
mobiles in pastel shades would not dis
tract MS attention from the native fruit
veneer, whose bewhiSkered, Suntanned
lace, under q colorful stocking can. has
smiled so long and continuously that
smile wrinkles deeply mark his counte-
nance. The peddler leads q drowsy DON
key, whose slow movements seem to
protest against q burden Of baskets of
oranges, lemons, pomegranates and -ba-
nanaS.
Goat carts and sheep carts that any
american boy would like to own weave
IN ana out OF Angra traflc The little
fellows draw riders several times their
size and weight and loads of grain and
other produce tax the strength of their
frail legs.
."One would gather from the number
OF oxcarts seen on Terceira that this is
the national vehicle of the island
With bodies like huge woven-reed wash
baskets set between two thick crude
wheels, they are seen on all the island
highways. In wine-pressing season the
WASH baskets often give way to wine
barrels.
GrandmOther's Dresses in STYLE,
Some Of the main streets Of Ter
ceira villages are paved with punaice
blocks and thanked with neat cutters.
Beyond the cutters are smooth pave
ments Of mosaics. Now and then the
black ana white blocks spell . name
familiar to the islanders or form a
beautiful design.
After glance at those who tread
the mosaics it would be hard to con-
vince stranger that Terceira Is about
midway between Paris and New York
on the popular transatlantic air lane.
for these two fashion centers have had
no influence on native styles.
"A napper with upthrust head
PA0Maly SeAS hSI uleuos LIlaL ner grand
mother, or perhaps her great-grand-
mother, owned her voluminous ankle
length frock and bright-colored scarf
that covers her dark hair. The black
nunlike capote and capello (cloak and
hood also are commonly seen on the
island
Makers Of mems shoes are not in
demand on the island, for the wrinkled
fruit vendors, the vendors of sweet
meats, the draymen, the longshoremen
and, IN fact, nearly all the peasant men
even those bound for the festival-do
not wear shoes"