Evening star., 1945-07-01

This column adds its note to the
warnings being sounded from pres
and screen and on the air to keel
of trains and buses over the holi-
day.
Plainly the Office of Defense
Transportation is worried no enc
over a possible breakdown in trans.
portation now the full tide of re-
turning sefvicemen is reaching At
lantic ports. The ODT's big jot
now is to see that travel lines are
kept open to move troops from
these ports once they arrive to make
room for the thousands coming
after them.
It is easy to understand why the
general public. which has been
keeping close to the job through
the European war years, with little
or no time of, is so eager for a
vacation at seashore or mountains
Ito get away" for a while from
the city. People are tired and
their minds and bodies demand
the relaxation that change OF
scene usually brings.
But the returning serviceman
must get home tor that all too
brief furlough before he is called
back to head west for the war still
remaining to be won. He should
not be called on to battle with pure
pleasure seekers even for standing
space on train. So you, and you,
and you must give way for a little
longer.
To those who insist on going
somewhere despite every known
obstacle, it might be well to have
them know In advance they will
have to hunt for a place to stay
once they arrive. Every port city
in the East where troops are being
landed reports that hotels are
jammed far beyond capacity.
Hotels in the Orkney Springs
(Va,) area report they were taxed
to capacity throughout June and
bookings for this month are excep-
tionally large.
Clear, sunshiny days, cool eve
nings, with coats and wraps neces-
sary, and the absence of precipita-
ton have compensated for any re-
strictions in cuisine imposed by war
time rulings.
Bridal paths, trails, golf courses
and swimming pools TEEN with va
cationists. Service men and women
of every rank are much in evidence.
Each day witnesses the arrival of at
least one newlywed couple. Business
and professional men from the
Washington area are among the
many guests.
At Shrine Mount, nearby, an
Episcopal young peoples confer
ence, currently in session, registers
the largest attendance in many
years.
Robert Bob" Smith, lieutenant
of the Wildwood od-by-the-Sea Beach
Patrol is again in charge OF the
beach health classes.
Bob is an authority on this type
of recreation, having been for 10
years in charge of summer physical
instruction at Harvord University.
Glasses will be held at Wildwood
avenue and the beach Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays at 1::30
pm; Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridavs at Montgomery avenue and
the beach; every other Sunday at
each location.
Mayor Benjamin Ingersoll has
extended an invitation to all visitors
to take part.
Party-boat operators and their
patrons are about the happiest
group of people to be found in
Ocean City, N. j. The almost 400
per cent increase in gas allotment
granted by the OPA enables them
to operate on prewar schedule
and to go where fish really are.
Fishing has been exceptionally
good the last several days, the
surf abounding in kingfish and
the bay yielding lot of nice weak
fish, founders and croakers. Both
of the fishing piers report individual
scores of from 10 to so of the gamy
little kings.
The Recreation Center has moved
into a full summer tempo. The
shuffieboard courts damaged in last
autumn's storm have been rebuilt,
and these, with the six new courts
now completed, are expected to meet
the growing demands upon this pop
ular form of recreation. Several
new 'thrillers" have been added to
the children's playground equip
n1ent.
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Cape May, N. j., officially opened