Evening star., 1941-12-14
Travel Seen
In Wartime
Not.Too.Distant
Resorts to Offer
Needed Respites
BY ]. w. SHIVELY,

MANAGER Travel and Service, D. c. Division
American Automobile Association.
War may shorten, but it will not
eliminate creational trips by the
citizens of the United States, and,
of course, its Capital.
Pressing duties undoubtedly will
keep many of Washingtons thou
sands of Government workers at
their desks for a greater share of
the time, but they still will have
time for travel week ends, or a
couple of days off," just to bolster
morale.
Authorities agree that recreation
--and to many recreation means
travels a necessity for all work.
ers, and it becomes even more of an
essential to clear thinking and max
imum efficiency when nerves are
jagged and the "raveId sleeve of
care" is even more in need of knit
ting than in ordinary times.
In a recent radio broadcast, ar
ranged by our A. A. A. organization
here, Newton B. Drury, director of
the National Park Service, was asked
If he advocated travel in emergency
times. Mr.. Drury replied:
"Of course, cannot speak as to
official policy, but if people cannot
travel they will miss a great deal of
just the sort of inspiration they and
this country need"
Variety Lies Within
Range of National Capital.
The inspirational phase of travel
IS positive, and while Mr.. Drury's
opinion was voiced before the actual
declaration of hostilities, it is as true
today as it was then. Motorists can
not travel across the country, or
even from one section to another,
without being all the more impressed
with their American heritage of
natural and man-made wonders.
They "see what they defend"
Washlngtonians are fortunate in
that their city is located within
easy driving distance of many dis
tlnct sections" of our great coun-
try. A couple of hours or so to the
eastward and they may be on the
Eastern Shore, with its salty flavor.
A couple of hours to the west, they
come to the mountains; a short dis
tance to the south, and they may
reach the Old South, its cavalier
traditions even more pronounced
now that our Nation is at war: and
a few hours to the north brings
them, at this time of the year at
least, into winter sports areas where
skiing. skating, snoWShoeing and all
the rest of the recreational activities
tnat SnoW-tlme brings may be found
winter sports are coming into
their own all over the country. and
some of the best facilities available
are within few hours driving time
OF Washington. Closest to the Cap
ltal are the newly developed recre-
at1onal areas at New Germany and
GuntertoWn. both in the narrow
neck of Maryland. Guntertown is
located l8 miles west of Cumberland
on U. S. Route 40, and is fitted out
Tor nearly all the outdoor winter
sports, such as skiing, tobogganning
and sleigh-riding.
The half-mile ski run at .Gunter-
town is f1oodlighted for night skiing.
and there's a 1000 feet of ski tow as
well as a beautifully laid out 31a-
mile croSs-country run adequately
marked. Skis, boots, poles. socks
and other equipment may be rented
by visitors who don't bring their
own accoutermentS, and there are
cabins and accommodations for
overnight or weekend guests.
Slopes for All Glasses
OF Skiers at New Germany.
The New Germany recreation
center is located in Savage River
State Forest. Garrett County, and
offers ice skating in addition to the
other sports listed at Guntertown.
1t, too, offers cabins and other &C
commodationS for skiers.
There are three different grades
of ski trails at the New Germany
center-one for beginners, another
for moderately proficient skiers and
third on which only experts are
allowed. This last is the Whiskey
Hollow Trail, believed to be one of
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