Evening star., 1953-07-12
Around the Resorts
Virginia Beach Sports Popular;
Ocean City Fishermen Busy
Break in Heat
Fuils to Dompen
Vucutioners' Ardor
By Groce Jordan
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Special Correspondent Of The Ssav
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va, July
1.-THE break in the heat has
not dampened the ardor of Vir-
ginia Beach vactioners.
Despite a fresh northeaster
late Wednesday. water temper
atures have remained comfort
able for swimmers, and because
Of the cooling breezes, other
sports took on new life.
Fishing in the tributary waters
has been good. and bay fishing
has been rewarding with black
bass and founder being taken in
quantity.
Tennis Tournament.
Outstanding sports event of
the week was today's tennis tour
nament at the Princess Anne
Country Club, with a group from
Washington participating. The
Washingtonians, members of the
International Lawn Tennis and
Cycling Association, included w.
A. Kelly, from the Office of the
Secretary of Defense; Col. Royal
Reynolds, recently returned from
Korea; Col. Norman H. Vissering
recently back from Italy where
he was stationed at the Leghorn
Base Depot: w. F. Schaub of
the Bureau of the Budget; Frank
Nash, assistant Secretary of De-
fense, and his aide, Col. E. F..
Black. The latter two flew down
from Washington yesterday in
time for the event.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. McClaine
Of Washington arrived at the
Cavalier Yacht and Country Club
on their 38-foot motorboat, the
Jo-Pat, on July 2 and have liked
it so well that they have stayed
on. They are members of the
Corinthian Yacht Club in WASH
ington and new members of the
Cavalier Club.
Other Washington visitors are
j. Raymond Nunan, who is
spending the summer here at the
Seahorse. Vice Admiral w. o.
Hiltabidle, with Mrs. Hiltabidle
and their two pretty daughters,
Sarah and Marilyn, are at the
Seahorse for a Today stay. Ad-
miral Hiltabidle was stationed
here in the early 194O's when the
Oceana Naval Air Station was
just beginning to be built out of
farm lands nearby as an auxil-
lary landing field for the Norfolk
Naval Air Station.
DR.. N. w. Grant and Mrs,
Grant have returned to WASH
ington after a visit with friends
in Virginia Beach. DR.. Grant.
who is in charge of medical
services of the American Red
Cross, lived here for a time
after he retired from the Army.
SeaShore State Park.
The Washington Redskins new
line coach, Bill Dudley, has re-
turned to his home in Lynch
burg with Mrs. Dudley and their
two youngsters. The Dudleys
had a cottage for their two
week visit. Mr.. Dudley, who was
an all-American at the Univer-
sity of Virginia several years ago,
left pro football to be assistant
line coach at Yale, a job he left
this year to go back with the
Redskins.
Seashore State Park, on Cape
Henry, about four miles north
of here, gives Virginia Beach a
steady flow of summer resort
trade. The park has Is compact
little cottages which the State
rents on a weekly basis. Much
in demand by vacationing fam
lilies, the cottages are booked
solidly from the opening of the
season until September.
The park has bridal paths for
equestrians' picnic areas, camp
ing areas and a bathing beach
on the shores of Chesapeake Bay.
But these facilities occupy but
a tiny portion of Seashore State
Park, which is one of the most
interesting spots in the entire
State. known to botanists
throughout the Nation, it is said
to be the meeting place of many
forms of plant life. both tropical
and northern.