Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
By JACQUES FUTRELLE, Jr.
The stars Travel Editor

Inc SCAr lTtNei EQltOE
Commuter service by plane
will begin Wednesday from
Washington to one of the SEN
sational fishing spots in the East.
The party that made the pre-
inaugural flight on a Piedmont
Airlines DC-3 last Tuesday didn't
have time to prove stories going
the rounds about 17-pound wal
leyes, 14-pound bass and crappies
by the bucketful. But invited
guests did discover a region
where the scenery is forever
dramatic and prices are a joy
when compared with those of
over-commercialized resort areas.
Target of Washington's newest
airline, which will begin max
ing three lights daily to Char
lottesville and other Virginia
points on its climb into the
mountains of Eastern Tennessee
was the Tri-Cities airport, which
serves Bristol. johnson City and
Kingsport. That's one of the
gateways into the IVA country
where lakes that produce cleo
trio power, also serve the
recreational needs of man.
Fishing Emphasized
Chief recreation is fishing, and
that's the vacation theme Pied
mont is stressing at the moment.
But in the years to come, that
pastime can be matched by other
vacation pursuits, such as escape
from the summers heat, drink
ing in the view from a comfort
able housekeeping cabin perched
on a steep and verdant noun
tainside or skimming over the
vast man-made lakes in q lux
urious cabin cruiser.
AS Of today. more fishing docks
than cabins line the shores, there
being a choice of some so fish
ing boat centers on the seven
lakes concentrated in the Tri-
Cities area. Piedmont Airlines
has gotten up a folder listing not
only docks and their operators
but also the number and types OF
boats available and whether
overnight accommodations and
restaurants are at hand. y
It's not mentioned in the book
but old-timers of the region
volunteer the information that
there are four best fishing
months-and two of them are
coming up. The months are
September and october, and
March and April.
For all its newness to Wash
ington. Piedmont is not a novice
airline nor is it inexperienced
in generating vacation traffic
In eight years Of authorized air.
line operation, it has carried a
million passengers over a route
that, with Washington and
Charlottesville added, totals
more than $500 miles.
BY its flights to Norfolk. Va,
it serves Virginia Beach. 1t has
long ferried Ohioans into the
North Carolina Sand Hills re-
sorts of Southern Pines and
Pinehurst and to beaches in the
Carolinas, now temporarily in
eclipse because OF Hurricane
Connie.
Serving some so cities, Pied
mont has adopted many Of the
personalized services that havk
won business and vacation cus-
toners for the larger long-haai
airlines. The family plan. cut.
ting fares materially for fam
lilies travelling together, has
been made available on Mon
days, Tuesdays and Wednesday
Rental cars can be reserved in
advance at ones destination
when buying a ticket. and even
hotel accommodation can be
arranged.
Two rental car firms. Hertz
and Avis, operate Offices at Tri-
Cities. which also has Capital
AlriineS service.
Cabins Overlook Lake
To introduce the IVA area
and vacation facilities to it,
Washington guests, Piedmont
TRAVEL.