Evening star., 1941-09-28
The ruveIer's Notebook
North Carolina Recommends Moneuvers-Free
Roads; Life in 8 Latin American Countries to Be
Pictured in Photo Exhibit Opening October ;


area and the coastal arteries as
sured of being troop-free.
With no large movement of SOL
diers scheduled west of Charlotte.
the Asheville and the Great Smoky
Mountains areas will continue read
ilv accessible. Worthy of note by
highway travellers is the fact that
the Blue Ridge Parkway, now being
developed as one of the East's most
spectacular scenic drives, will bear
civilian, pleasure-seeking motorists
as usual. The parkway, which prop
erly should be considered an ex-
tension of Virginia's Skyline Drive
rather than a rival, is open except
for a section-With Well-maintained
detours-between the Southern Vir-
ginia line and Mount Mitchell
North Cardinals great peak. One
other Western North Carolina high
way link, 20-mile stretch on U. S
32l between Lenoir and Blowing
Rock. will be closed, but this is due
to construction.
That area of North Carolina af-
fected by the maneuvers is part OF
a greater section extending from
Fort Bragg. N. c., to Fort Jackson
in South Carolina. Roughly, the
war activity is confined to rec
tangle with corners at Fayetteville
and Asheboro, N. c.. and Columbia
and Chester, S. c. Except for
periods when troops are moving into
or leaving the war sector, other
roads will be relatively free of con-
voys. But in the area itself, speeds
under 80 or 25 miles per hour are
being required, and motorists face
the inconvenience of further delays
by being stalled by convoy move
mentS.
The North Carolina Highway
Commission suggests the following
routes for tourists during the ma
neuvers period:
No. or Is and 15-A to Raleigh
Is to Fayetteville 301 south, OIL
3O1 straight through. These high
ways are free of detours. Traffic
from the North on 301 may take
U. S. 701 near Smithield for
Charleston and Savannah. No. II Is
a straight through highway. Ex-
cept for a detour between Windsor
and Williamson, and some con-
gestion between Camp Davis and
Wilmington. this highway is open
to normal driving.
A display of photographs of par
ticular value in presenting South
American scenes to those travellers
intrigued by lands under the South
ern Cross will open here October 3
with the presentation of the first
annual American Photograph
ic Exhibit. The collection. with
North America being represented by
the United States, will be displayed
on the first floor of the -Amerl-
can Union through October 10.
Eight Latin American countries
and the Canal Zone supply the SUBJ
iects in the Latin American section
contributed by outstanding amateur
and professional photographers OF
the Southern republics. From thou
sands of pictures submitted in the
competition have been culled more
than 300, both documentary and pic
torial, but chosen with the domi-
nant idea of presenting true-life
studies of people and surroundings
in the United States and the South
ern continent. In the North Ameri'
can display are 185 pictures; in the
South, 1875, with characteristic shot!
from Argentina. Brazil, Chile, Co.
lombia, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, Ven
ezuela and the Canal Zone.
Chosen by three prominent NORTH
American judges, the subjects rang'
from local colora through views o.
natures scenes, native life, archi'
| tectural design and character studies
to costumes. Some particularly love
ly shots of Chile's snow country ART
to be shown.
Affording contrast are the pic
lures representing the United States
with old homes and modern build
ings among the architectural sub
jects, Indians, Eastern mountaineers
historical places and cities. A mum
Der of beautiful shots of Washing
ton are included.
At the end of its October run
here. the exhibit will be divided, tn
South American pictures beinl
scheduled for showing in Baltimore
Philadelphia and Chicago as well a
in some smaller cities. The Unite'
States pictures will be sent L
Havana, Caracas, Panama City
Quito, Ecuador and Santiago, Chilli
The ter-American Exhibit is t
be sponsored by the Arlington Cam
era Club, under the guiding hand Q
Miss Mary Elizabeth Browning. VII
also is president Of the Washingto