Evening star., 1951-12-30
By Jacques FutreIIe, Jr
The Star's TraveI Editor

1 ~ ~: oo4, ulA Vic way, OiO ulllCS
through Wilson, N. c.; Florence,
S. c., and Statesboro, Ga. In ad-
dition to providing single route
number to follow. it bypasses
major cities.
U. S. to Raleigh, then 15A to
Walterboro, S. c.. and II to Jack
sonville. The distance is $50 miles.
Between Fayetteville. N. c.. and
Summerton, S. c., there is offered
the option of taking route 3O1.
It saves 2 miles.
U. S. 301 to Summerton, then
routes Is. TIA and II to Jackson
vile, 656 miles. This routing and
the one above are handy for
those wishing to visit Savannah,
Sea Island and Brunswick. Ga.
u. S. to Aberdeen, N. c., then
routes IS and 15A to Walterboro,
routes TIA and II to Jackson
vile, 656 miles.
Holidays in 1952-It has been
custom of The Notebook about
this time each year to survey the
calendar for the forthcoming
year to determine how advan-
tageously the Government eight
holidays fall in relation to week
ends for "quickie vacations"
Few years offer such a series of
long week ends for trip planning
in each season of the year. Days
off will come in convenient
punches. and the expenditure of
only four days OF leave will offer
a total Of % days to shuttle off to
Buffalo. That's exclusive of reg
ular annual leave and holiday
week ends.
Discounting New Years Day on
Tuesday as having already been
planned. the good break appears
in 1925 first holiday, Washing
tons Birthday. Next February %
falls on Friday. So does Memorial
Day MAY 800 and July 4. Labor
Day. always the first Monday of
September. combines readily with
the August 30 week end.
The three last holidays of 1852
would require some leave taking
to do it. but each is capable of
being stretched into a four-day
respite. Armistice Day, November
II. comes on Tuesday. A days
leave on November 10 would offer
a Friday to Wednesday trip.
Thanksgiving. always on Thurs
day, comes on November q.
Next Christmas and New Years
Day. 1858. offer a combination
that the Government could treat
in the same manner as the pres
ent holiday season. A device was
worked out to skip the workday
before each holiday. Being q leap
year. 1852 jumps both next
Christmas and New Years to
Thursday. and the Government
might work out some plan to take
the Fridays off. Or, leave for one
day would permit four-day trip
to be built around each OF the
holidays.
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Travel Resolutions - All other
things being equal, the exception
ally advantageous holiday week
end combinations in 1852 will spur
"a greater number of trips from
Washington than in 1851. 1t might
be well to note now and remember
that airlines generally are we'll
booked weeks in advance of ia
vored holidays. Consequently, tar
'dy reservation seekers would do
well to mend their ways by get
ting seats on the flights of their
choice at least a month in ad-
vance.
True. it's a bit premature to
advise the early-bird practice. Let
it take, then. the form of a New
Years resolution. Another resolve
could be appropriate for holiday
travel in 1852. and The Notebook
goes on record now with: Don't
travel by automobile on fast high
ways during the holiday periods
unless it is essential. With the
death toll climbing high into the
hundreds on each holiday span.
a reluctance to drive on holidays
to paraphrase a safety slogan
may save life and that life might
well be your own.
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Cruises Sailing Full-The per-
ennially popular short winter
cruises to the West Indies area
are sailing, these days, with all
passenger space taken. And COM
pany records show that hundreds
are being left behind on long and
hopeless waiting lists.
A quick survey reveals that
certain types of rooms on certain
cruises are available next month,
with the choice opening up some
what for sailings after mid
TRAVEL