Evening star., 1936-07-19

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with splendid natural attractions: long
stretches of pure white sand offering
ideal bathing. and every other facility
so highly priced by recreationistS:
boardwalk attractions, sailing, horse
back riding and numerous other
sports.
Right now the beach season is fully
under way. So 1t is suggested that
local motorists, who have never visited
Maryland's only seashore resort and
Delawares only large watering place,
will find an early visit delightful.
Clip the strip map shown on this
page. which the American Automobile
Association has prepared for your con-
venience, and you will experience not
the slightest trouble in finding your
way about. However, here are some
scraps of information that you might
find helpful and interesting:
days journey is not nearly long
enough. II you can spare the time,
figure on at least three days for the
trip. Bear in mind that you are head
ing for some of the most fertile farm
ing region on the Eastern coast, filled
to overflowing with glorious scenery:
farms that for the most part are
within 25 miles of salt water and
heavy with rich timber, notably the
Loblolly pine.
The Peninsula leads all other sec
tions east of the Mississippi in the
growing Of asparagus, string beans,
lima beans, sweet potatoes and early
greens for table use. 1t is the greatest
melon growing district in the East
and produces the choicest varieties
of watermelons and cantaloupes. It
grows more strawberries for the At
lantic seaboard market than all other
sections of the United States COM
bined.
the Mississippi in the production
of apples and peaches. 1t has the
worlds largest single fruit orchard,
which now includes 10000 bearing
peach trees and 10000 bearing apple
trees. The region ships over one
third of all tomatoes shipped in the
entire United States. It has the
worlds largest canning factory. 1t
cans almost as much corn as Iowa or
Illinois and is exceeded only by Wis
consin in canning peas.
What are the roads like? The
PeninSula's concrete highway system
traverses an area almost as fiat as
table, and occasionally for l07Rile
stretches, as straight as ruler
is like a gigantic tree with huge
branches stretching in all directions.
It's trunk in Delaware, the longest
stretch of dual highway in the Nation.
is the famous DUPONT boulevard. which
extends from one end Of the State to
the other.
So much for the general set-up.
Let's start the trip. Wisest plan, in
order to avoid heavy traffic, is to arise
about $50 in the morning. This gives
you plenty of time to breakfast and
reach Annapolis (32 miles away in
time for the 8 o'clock ferry to the
Eastern Shore. Except for the one
at 7:25 am. all ferry boats leave on
the hour for Matapeake, Md. Last
one takes off at 8 pm. The same
schedule holds true for the return
trip. Although on major holidays,
like the Fourth of July, boats some
times run until midnight.
If you make the o'clock boat you'll
easily be able to reach Rehoboth by
early afternoon, for the ferry ride
consumes 40 minutes and Rehoboth is
81 miles from Matapeake. A trif1e
over two hours drive if the traffic is
light and if you like brisk motoring.
Virtually everybody knows how to
get to Annapolis. Best way in light
traffic is via New York avenue and
along route so till you reach the his
toric Maryland capital. However, you
can also get on the same route by way
of Rhode Island avenue. or by going
through the Capitol and along Mary
land avenue and straight along the
main road until you finally strike the
Defense Highway.
Only one ma jor annoyance will mar
your otherwise delightful trip to the
Eastern Shore. And that, as the
automobile editor of The Star pointed
out several weeks ago, is the excessive
price charged for the ferry ride to
Matapeake. 1t costs 81 so one way for
car and driver. However, if you have
one passenger, it costs him only IS
cents round trip. Probably everybody
will agree that this latter charge is
reasonable enough.
AS YOU ride the white ferry boat
out of Annapolis you will find
some lovely scenery, where the Severn
meets the bay. Particularly fine is
the view of the Naval Academy
grounds, and always you'll see sea-
planes and training vessels anchored
in the water, as well as at least a
dozen yachts of assorted sizes. Red
colored dredge boats are forever cruis-
ing about the channel, presumably
taking up loads Of sand, which might
otherwise endanger and impede navi-
cation.
Upon reaching Matapeake you find
yourself on route 404, the first OF the
magnificent concrete stretches that
will make your trip motorists para
disc. Stay on this route until you
reach Denton, some 80 miles away,
48 miles from Rehoboth and ST miles
Ocean City.
If not pressed for time, by all means
tarry in this picturesque little town
for at least 10 or Is minutes. Why?
Because it is the approximate center
of the great network Of finest paved
highways covering the Del-Mar-Va
Peninsula. The roads constitute
remarkable system of co-ordinated
highways. Today 1t is possible to
reach any important town on the
peninsula without once getting OIL the
concrete. This region has more miles
of improved roads ~ proportion to
its population and area than any