Evening star., 1944-06-25

new has been added to the vacation
picture at this resort. Six new shuf-
feboard courts and the first section
of the new beach-front park were
opened to the public last week. The
courts are set in a beautifully land
scaped park, full city block long
and facing directly on the ocean.
Mayor Benjamin Ingersoll, in
opening the new park, said, This is
but the first in series of beach
front development plans that will
give Wildwood one of the most beau
tiful beachfronts on the Atlantic
Seaboard."
CAPE MAY, N. J.-High lighted
by the Friends General Conference
which opened here Friday, Cape
Mays summer vacation season got
under way ofIicially this week end
with large numbers Of visitors va
cationing.
The seasons entertainment pro-
gram, featuring dancing five nights
weekly and two evening concerts at
Convention Hall, social center of
the resort, also began on Friday and
throngs are enjoying the nightly
activities.
The Cape Theater, rated as one of
the Nations best summer theaters,
began its season last week. Out
standing Broadway productions are
scheduled for the current season.
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N. ].
Entries coming In on the Ninth
Annual Cape May County Fishing
Contest indicate the season may
prove to be one OF the most sue
cessful in years.
Director P. H. Jackson Of the
Board of Freeholders, in charge of
the contest, declared that entries
to date indicate catches are sur
passing those Of previous years. He
cited an instance In which boat
brought in 1000 pounds of fish and
used only five gallons of gasoline.
Forty-two anglers on this one trip
recorded large catches. distributing
the fish to their families and
neighbors.
Catches also appear to be abund-
ant from the piers In Delaware
Bay and along the county coast
where weaks and kings are being
hooked. In addition. anglers have
been reaping q harvest from the
surf where the weaks have been
biting freely.
| OCEAN CITY, N. 1.-THE musical
season here will open this week
with two popular concerts.
The Bridgeton Melody Chorus,
member Of the State Federation OF
Music Clubs. will offer q varied pro-
gram of sacred and popular music
in the Music Pier Auditorium on
Friday evening. On Saturday, the
Shrine Club OF the Lu Lu Temple
with the Loudenslager Post, 1856
lGlee Club, will occupy the same
stage.
Regular nightly concerts, under
the baton of j. Fred Mann, will
begin next Sunday and continue
through the season.
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T RALEIGH, N. C.-With Crabtree
Greek recreation area available for
organized camping, the parks
branch of the Department of Con-
|serYAtion announced that Single
tary Lake had also been opened
|and that other State e-supervised
areas will be opened partially soon.
r. ]. Pearse, new acting super
intendent OF State parks, said Nor
row Mountain State Park will open
for = Boy Scout camp July 80,
and that Girl Scouts will occupy
the park the following week. BY
special arrangement, the Morrow
Mountain swimming pool will be
filled for the groups.
Mr.. Pearse also said the parks
ONCE had been asked to open Hang
ing Rock Park for camp groups.
Jones Lake, Negro recreation area,
opened recently. While few facili-
ties are available at Pettigrew Park,
sports fishermen are using Lake
Phelps, he continued
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HOT SPRINGS, Va.-The Bath
County Chapter of the Red Cross
will open surgical dressing work
room at the Toll Gate House here
next Saturday. The workroom,
which will be open daily from 10
am. to pm, will continue to oper-
ate through October. In addition,
dressings will be made for the Ash
ford General Hospital at White Sui
phur Springs.
AS part OF the campaign of the
Fifth War Loan drive, the Lions
Club will sponsor a War Bond dance
at the Cascades Club next Saturday.
Luck number prizes will be offered.
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WTANNO, Mass.-Heavy demand
for vacation accommodations has
caused the Wianno Club on Cape
Cod to open this past week for the
vacation season. The club enter
tains limited number of nom
members In the main clubhouse and
cottages. Also situated in the
Wianno colony are many cottages
and summer estates of members of
the club.
Bookings from July ! to 20 already
are quite substantial, but no space
will be available from the latter
date until late in August. The club
house is directly on the Clubs pr-
vate beach on Nantucket Sound,
the cottages adjacent to it, and the
18hole golf course Is nearby.
Visitors need no car. Local trans
portation is provided to and from
the New Haven railroad station at
West Barnstable, and for attending