Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-08
The Travellers Notebook
Atlantic City Convention coIendor Filled;
North corolino to Open Forest to Hunters;
Last Link Of Mexican Highwoy keors COMPLETION

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Bladen State Forest, q 10000 acre
North Carolina tract which has beer
closed to hunting for 10 years. will
be open for squirrel hunting to hold
ers OF special permits for six days II
October, beginning october a., Game
Commissioner Hinton James has an
nounced.
Twenty-Five squirrel hunters will
be permitted to hunt each day, with
bag limit Of 10 squarrels per hunter
Dogs will not be permitted. and only
.22-caliber rifles may be used.
Application blanks to hunt SOUR.
rels In the forest may be obtained
from the Division Of Game and In
land Fisheries Office at Raleigh, N
G., up to October 10.
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Nearing completion is the last
Mexican link Of the Pan-American
highway from south Of Oaxaca to
the Guatemala border. The route,
which one may soon motor in COM
fort from the Mexican capital, will,
at the territorial divide, extend on
southwark through the orchid hung
jungles of Guatemala to the ancient
capital Of Ell Salvador.
The route Is being listed as a No. 1
sightseeing adventure between two
lands and two capital cities Of strik-
ing contrast, the American Express
points out. Beyond Oaxaca, the
scenery of purple mountains rise in
majestic outline against the clear
blue sky, with some of the most an
cient Of fine colonial villages and
buildings to be trayersed by the new
roadway.
Crossing the Mexican border one
soon learns that the national flower
and the national bird express the
two opposing temperaments Of the
land. The Indians In their clothes
Of red, yellow, purple and green
resemble the brilliant plumage of
the darting birds of the jungle, with
tie dominant plumage of purple,
bright green, gold and scarlet.
The faith Of conquistadors left
deep roots in the soul and char
acter Of the Spanish descended peo-
pie Of Guatemala. The national
flower is a pure white orchid called
the white nun" and grows every
where with its emblematic symbol
seen on churches and shrines. In
this flower one sees and feels the
spirituality Of the religion brought
from Spain.
Guatemala City will be one Of the
principal attractions of the highway.
Antigua, Guatemala, is an ancient
section dating to the earliest days
Of Colonial Spain in America.
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Tradition relates that the copper
mines at Copper Hill, Tenn, were
lost to North Carolina because the
surveyors ran out of liquor when
they reached the area, and instead
of continuing the State line south
west they turned due south In the
direction Of still.
Connecticut possesses many unique
assets, both natural and man made,
the Development Commission of
that State points out in a recent
survey. 1t continues:
Although the State is a little more
than 100 miles in length, bays and
coves provide 1t with more than
245 miles of sandy beaches, pro-
viding the safest kind of saltwater
Long Island Sound offers
ideal conditions for yachtsmen, as
indicated by the fact that there are
more than 80 yacht clubs In the
State. .s.s .s-,,
Much OF the seashore area is taken
up by private developments, but
there are excellent public beaches,
including three shore parks MAIN
tanned by the State Park and Forest
Commission. In addition, many
shore towns maintain public beaches
principally for the use Of their
own residents.
Inland, more than half Of the
area Of the State is in forests, and
there are innumearble lakes and
streams which attract the city
dweller for leisure time enjoyment.
More than a thousand lakes and
ponds are large enough to carry
names, and there are many hum
dreds of miles of frontage on fresh
water streams which are attractive
recreationally.
Great variety in altitude also helps
to provide, within the 5000 square
miles of Connecticut, conditions to
suit all tastes. From sea level,
heights range to 1000 feet within a