Evening star., 1944-08-27

Johnson, director of the Once Of
Defense Transportation, calling on
civilians to abandon plans for Labor
Day travel on trains and intercity
buses will affect but little the ex-
pected record demand for facilities,
transport officials here believe.
They point out that few indeed
who have planned trip on the ira
ditional end-of-the-season holiday
do not believe that their trip Is mot
directly connected with the war"
For the masses who travel on holi-
days are workers Of one sort or an
other and practically every job is
tied up one way or another with the
war effort; all believe they need rest
and recreation.
Moreover, the resorts, which thus
far have had an unusually lucrative
season, have In no way relaxed their
attempts to draw the visitor and
tourist and are determined on
rounding out bumper profit year.
From each of the resorts comes the
report that there has been no letup
In activities and crowds which have
continued unabated since July
and promise to give the Labor Day
weekend a rush that will tax every
facility.
Starting on the holiday In At
lantic City, the 1914 Miss America
pageant will hold the spotlight for
a full week, high-lighted by the huge
Boardwalk parade the following day.
Later in the month, September 23-
"a, the second annual national
clam and oyster-opening champion
ship will be held.
From Lake Placid, N. Y, comes
word that the greatest array of
flgure-skating talent ever gathered
together on the olympic Arena ice
sheet will be featured in the forth
coming Labor Day weekend car
nival. The production Is scheduled
for evening performances on Satur-
day and Sunday, September 2-3.
Cape May, N. j., invites war
weary workers to relax and regain
their vitality in the peace and quiet
Of New Jerseys Oldest seashore re-
sort" Hotels have indicated ample
accommodations are now available
throughout September. Cape May
Court House reports that ufeguard
protection will be provided on all
Cape May County beaches during
the coming month.
Both Ocean City, N. j., and Ocean
City, Md, report that fish are on
the move and ravenously hungry.
Now on their Southern migration,
they'll check in at bay and surf and
offer unsurpassed sport far into the
autumn.
Other shore resorts are Offering
various appeals to the late-season
vacationist while lake and noun
tain spots likewise are putting in
their bids for a slice of the late
vacationist's spending money.
All of which works at cross pur-
poses to the ODT's appeal to stay
of that holiday train and bus.
With the fishing and vacation
seasons still at their heights ir
Pennsylvania, many gunners ar,
looking forward already to the
opening Of the hunting season, say.
that States Commerce Department
Although the Pennsylvania small.
game season does not open unit
November. wild waterfowl sea
sons start earlier-this year Sep
tember /, when rails and sal
linules become legal prey, to b,
followed october II by wild ducks
geese and brant, which species may
be hunted until January /. Tht
woodcock season opens October !.
and closes October 20.
Because there has been a notable
increase in wild waterfowl popula
tions. duck hunters have an extrs
10 days Of shooting and more lib.
eral bag limits under regulations
fixed by the Federal Government
In addition to the regular daily
duck limit Of 10-which shall no
include more than one wood duck
five mallards, pintails or widgeons
either singly or in the aggregate
may be taken. Four blue geese may
be bagged.
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