Evening star., 1951-12-16
Travellers Notebook
ScribbGngs About Vocotion Pieces, Events

Seven-Week spring series starts
March 2. Meals, bed and use of
the resorts facilities. plus ski les
sons, come to $88.
Florida's diversified racing sea-
son-of the horse, greyhound,
auto and track variety-includes
even another type of speed event.
In February, motorcyclists will
point their headlights toward
Daytona Beach for the 18th an
nual motorcycle races. Several
days of speed trials and elimina-
tion races will precede the main
events on February % and "a.
Featured are the 10O-mile anna
teur and the 20o-mile professional
CONTESTS.
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To Cuba by Ferry-Newest way
to go from Florida's S east coast to
Cuba is via railroad car ferry from
the port of Palm Beach. An an
nouncement by Daniel E. Taylor
president of the West India Fruit
and Steamship Co., says three of
the company's ferries that have
passenger facilities will provide
daily service this winter to and
from Havana The New Grand
Haven. a 81 million vessel launched
last spring, is scheduled to sail at
4 pm. on Tuesdays. Thursdays and
either Saturday or Sunday. Each
of its five de luxe staterooms has
a private bath. The other two
rail car ferries have accommoda-
tions for 10 passengers. The $50
rate for cabin accommodations in
cludeS meals. De luxe staterooms
are priced at $3.50. 1t takes 25
to % hours to go to Havana with
a cargo of freight cars, and 20 to
"a hours for the return.
Greyhound racing starts Christ
mas night at the Hollywood CFla.)
track.
British Overseas Always next
week will step up its Strato-
cruiser service between New York
and Nassau. with four trips a
week. By late January, the four
hour flights will be leaving New
York's International Airport daily
at IL am. Direct connections may
be made at Nassau with another
IBOAC flight to Montego Bay and
Kingston, Jamaica. 1t comes from
London via Bermuda.
For less than $11 a day, 12-day
trips along the Norwegian coast
will be offered next summer by
coastwise express vessels operated
by four Norwegian companies out
of Bergen. The $3.50 fare in
cludeS first-class berth. meals and
shore excursions conducted by a
tour leader.
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Cleared Highways - Quebec
Province officials plan to keep 80
major highways and 50 munich
pal roads cleared of snow this
winter. facilitating transportation
to snow sports resorts in the
Montreal. Quebec City, Sher-
brooke. Hull and the Three Rivers
area.
The Cypress Gardens near
Charleston. S. c.. have opened
for the 1872 season.
st. Petersburg. Fla. recently
opened its new 100000 Teen-age
Center. Situated on the shore Of
"a lagoon in Bartlett Park, the
building is 80 feet by l08. 1t con-
tains a combined auditorium and
gymnasium, game rooms. kitch-f
en-. snack bar, dressing rooms and
lockers.
Berlin's Bell-Statistics bear out
statements that more and more
pleasure travellers are going to
Berlin. Well. in case you are
there and hear bell pealing for
two solid minutes at noontime, be
informed that 1t comes from the
Schoeneberg Town Halls Free
dom Bell. With Americas Liberty
Bell as q model, 1t was cast to
carry a message of democracy
from the free people of the world.
To ease the heavy flow Of
traffic, work on enlarging the
bridge between Miami Beach and
Normandy Isle has been started.
The span Is part of the causewayI
between the northern part Of the
beach and the mainland.
Formerly banned as misleading
and subject to dispute, the rating
Of excellent" will describe skiing
conditions at New York States
snow resorts when conditions war
rant. The Ski Information Center
in New York City, operated each
season, has agreed to the form.
Daily reports from every area In
the State are forwarded to the
center. The phone number, for
those anxious enough to call New
York long distance. is Murray
Hill 7-6850. The center is located
at 342 Madison avenue.
Southern California's famous
spring flower and garden show,
held within the shadow Of Pasa-
dena's Rose Bowl. has been moved
up to March 2 to 9. Site Of the
show is known as Morrison Center,
with four special exhibit build
ings and five Handicapped hillside
acres.
The square dance season has re-
turned to Williamsburg, with Fri
day night sessions in the ballroom
Of the Lodge. Admission is free for
participants and spectators.