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WILMINGTON MORN INC NEWS, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. THURSDAY. MAY 15. 1958 SEVENTEEN Campbell's Tavern, Colonial Williamsburg City of Refuge Archer Fish On nearly all the Hawaiian MIAMI, Fla. One of the most islands are the ancient remains unusual specimens at the Miami A Week-End in To See Sites of 8 Virginia's Enough Civil War Battles -ex.

ot a Uty or Ketuge. inese were Seaquarium is the archer fish the havens for anyone who had thoughtlessly broken a tabu and hlch keePs keen eye out for moved Into action In any major Mary Washington House, the was condemned to death. If he iner game- nei could reach a City of Refuge, an insect is sighted, the archer hattlpl he was safe from capture and fish shoots it down with a small punishment, and after a long but powerful jet of water cre- period of prayer ar repent- jated by the fish's tongue and a ance, he was allowed to return corresponding groove in tha home. I roof of its mouth. Civil War museum, and sumptuous meals at the Kenmore Coffee Shop, Where to start? Very simple.

From Wilmington head for Fredericksburg, either by Washington or by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. rt w' VI tV1! "6fV 'v t1 -V fa '5 By WILLIAM P. FRANK Eight Civil War battles packed into one Virginia week-end! For the Civil War enthusiast who wants to see jvhere, how, and what happened, this is not Impossible. We did It leisurely five of tis from the Wilmington area-leaving Friday about 9 a. m.

and returning late Sunday afternoon. As a bonus, we tooR? in some of Washington. Centennial Approaches RESORTS RESORTS Jamestown, Va, Jamestown, Va. Five Travel Together Our group was Dr. and Mrs.

Allen Schiek of Claymont, Mr. and Mrs. W. Emerson Wilson, and myself. We were fortunate to have with us Mr.

Wilson, city editor of the Morning News, a leading expert on "the war." But even at that, others in the group had done some background reading enough to give Mr. Wilson a semblance of an argument to make the trip Here are the campaigns we We used the Bay Bridge go ing and returned through Wash FREE 1958 Guide to ington. It makes a larger circle. 'Do It Vourseir Book Fredericksburg should be the first stop and there, at the Civil War museum and headquarters As the Civil War centennial were able to cover in a week-end: The first and second battles of of the National Park Service. VsUlPSi h' you can gei lor zd cents a book- let that is unequalled.

It's a "do-it-yourself" tour book that guides you through the entire Wilder- urn pm ness-Spottsylvania Chancellors- ville-Fredericksburg area. spproaches in 1961 and as interest in the great conflict between the states mounts, here Is one of a number of week-end jaunts that can be made comfortably by automobile. You can fashion the tour to suit your tastes, your pocket-book, inclinations and furthermore (and perhaps most important) you don't have to be an expert on "the war" to make the trip. I Between Virginia and the National Park Service, everything is outlined for the novice and for the expert who can tell you exactly at what time of day any Confederate or Union regiment All this can be covered on a Bull Run. The Spottsylvania Court House battle.

The first and second battles of Frederickburg. The Chancellorsville battle. The battle of the Wilderness. The battle of Brandy Station. In addition we spent a few hours in Washington and made a sidetrip to the house where Stonewall Jackson died one of the great shrines of the Confederacy.

Tour of Fredericksburg The weekend also included a leisurely tour through Fredericksburg, taking In as a "must" Never mind if you missed the Jamestown Festival last year. Festival Park with all its famous sights is being held open for you in 1958! Send coupon for picture folder! Friday and Saturday with Sunday morning and aftenoon, left for the two battles at Bull Run, plus a brief stop to see the Carl Milles statuary in the memorial And it's ill within minutes of Colonial Williamsburg! park at Falls Church, a few spots in Washington and then home. I Commercialism at these Civil RESORTS RESORTS Colonial Williamsburg Photo. Chritiana Campbell "opened tawm" on Waller Street, Williamsburg, in 1771, and George Washington frequently noted in his diary that he "dined and spent the evening at Mrs. Campbell's." Reconstructed on its original site, Christiana Campbell's Tavern reopened in.

1956 as a distinctive 18th-century eating place. War shrines is almost non-exist-ant. The countryside is beautiful. And Virginia hospitality is what they have been saying it is for tyo centuries. Virginia Beach, Va.

Virginia Beach, Va. Board the three incredibly small ships that brought the colonists to Virginia in 1607. See the fabulous British and U. S. exhibits.

Follow the Greate Road, Srst American highway! Roam through John Smith's stockaded fort and the quaint wattle-and-daub houses. Visit the Indians at Chief Powhatan's Lodge. See glassworkers of 1608 in America's Erst factory. i -m fit i sr Families Adore this Vacation UUik'iiiAtti Whitman's Birthplace ALBANY, N. Y.

The birth I The expense? It's up to you. You can make the tour on a restricted budget and still have a wonderful time. The main floor of the building Aff Cenfer contains a living room with i MIAMI BEACH FlaA col. homing room to the rear and th. iritU lection of prints and drawings I JAMESTOWN FESTIVAL PARK I WJJ-25J Jmtltwn, Zmk Shore place of Walt Whitman at Hunt-; I FREE! ington.

Long Island, today is Sculptures and pictures are ex-ibv the famous artist George I I It XT Aero Club to Fly maintained as a shrine to the hibited -upstairs. I I tv iJr in memory of the good, gray poet," according to a free guide, Bellows is one of many fine exhibits slated for the Miami Beach Art Center. Centrally-located and with free admission, and thin year thfre'l more than IPIrue imiJ picture-pscltfi color on Jameitown It Festival Psrk ia 1958. 1 wm mm mm More Scheduled Stops New York State Vacation- National Airlines makes more; the municipally-operated gallery lands," Issued by the New York State Department of Commerce, 112 State Street, Albany 7, N. Y.

scheduled stops in Florida than has 300 running feet of wall any other commercial airline. 'space. vtr to make Virginia Beach your famlly'e happiest vacation choice) aside from the aafe, (ently rolling aurf, wide, wide beach, there' tJ amusement park, pools, playgrounds, pier flshina, bikini, horseback rldlm, tennis, water ekllnt and To Nags Head NAGS HEAD, N. C. Members of the DuPont Employes Aero Club will convene here for a Memorial Day Weekend flight.

Members will stay at the Carolinian Hotel, owned and operated by Mrs. Lucille Winslow. Activity planned includes a visit to the Wright Memorial and a beach party. Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia RESORTS Luray, Va. Paul Creen'i new outdoor drama, "Th Confederacy" PLAN' A 'BSXVyfe VACATION BWA You get so much more for your budget in this nearby vacation land.

Historic sights of 350 years! Seashore fun! Famous fishing! Spectacular mountains! Natural wonders! 24-PAGE COLOR-PHOTO PREVIEW of the East's largest, and the world's most beautiful caverns. Come this year and discover for yourself the Lure of Luray Caverns; WRITS BOX WM, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Virginia Baoch, Va. for Compltta Accommodations Information, Nw Color Foldtri en Activitioi, Fishing, Plocai to Stay and Outdoor Drama. View in Norfolk on Chesapeake Bay or Colonial Beach, where the Potomac River meets Tidewater. By day, fish, sail, water ski, ride horseback, play golf or tennis.

By night, dance to name bands. And don't miss Paul Green's newest outdoor drama, "The Confederacy," at Virginia Beach opening July 1, evenings except Mondays, also see our 75 antique cars. Meantime send the coupon! .1 r- IUIAT CAVIINS I Im WJ, luray, Va. Plaai ff color-pSole koolilat. COMPIETE DOMAIN OF SUMMER PLEASURE This famous ooit coast rosort spot is unparalUUd for its divanity of saa-ihore end eountrysidt pleasures in th summtrtimt.

Your inquiry is invited. NAME. tUkTt A Ta arrrr. irJeU Ml.rr before your eyes in Virginia. At Manassas, Fredericksburg, Richmond, Petersburg and Appo mattox, you drive or walk through National Battlefield Parks where markers make it easy to follow each move of Lee and Jackson, Grant and Sheridan.

Tour them all from Richmond, historic Capital of the Confederacy. And so much else to see while you're there. The only statue for which Washington ever posed stands in the Capital designed by Jefferson. There's St. John's Church Valentine Museum Battle Abbey the White House of the Confederacy.

beautiful Maymont Park. And just down the James River, famous plantations you'll want to visit Berkeley Shirley and Brandon. Top your trip with the Jamestown-Williams burg-Yorktown triangle where America was born a colony and reborn a At Jamestown Festival Park see what life was like in Britain's first enduring New World colony. Board the three incredible little ships that brought the colonists of 1607 across the Atlantic. Explore the stockaded fort they hewed from the wilderness.

And watch the youngsters' eyes pop as you visit the Indians at King Powhatan's Lodge or watch glass blowers at work in America's first factory. ADDRESS. STATE. i CITY Baach and Cabana Club Yacht I Country Club 1 Swimming Pooli 2 Championship Oolf Counts Top Dane Bonds Entertainment I Va. A RESORT ClUB.

VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA stw -A Virginia visitors come from all over the world. Yet YOU can vacation in Virginia without going far. And that makes every holiday dollar go further! So come, and take home the kind of vacation snapshots' and memories you like best. You romping in Atlantic rollers at gay Virginia Beach. You in the gardens of Monticello, where Thomas Jefferson strolled with his bride.

You motor mountaineering on Skyline Drive. You on the pier, with the big one that didn't get away. Take your pick of many, many must-see's and MUST-DO'S FOR YOUR VIRGINIA VACATION. Tour Virginia's Valley of Wonders, the Shenandoah. Explore 20,000 sights under the earth in the Valley's nine weird, beautiful caverns.

Stand beneath the mighty arch of Natural Bridge. It's one of the world's seven natural wonders yet Jefferson bought it for 20 shillings! All along your way are memorable sights George Washington's office in Winchester Natural Chimneys near Mt. Solon Woodrow Wilson's birthplace in Staunton Luray Museum and Antique Car Caravan Lexington's Lee and Jackson shrines fascinating Children's Zoo atop Roanoke's Mill Mountain. And while in Roanoke, witness Kermit Hunter's inspiring outdoor drama of St. Paul "Thy Kingdom Come." Second season starts June 21, evenings except Mondays.

Follow Historyland Highways in Northern Virginia. Just across the Potomac from Washington, visit Lee's stately home, Arlington. Nearby in old Alexandria, see 18th century Gadsby's Tavern Christ Church, where Washington was a vestryman and the quaint apothecary shop -where Martha Washington traded. A short drive down the river, and you're at Mount Vernon fl'oodlawn Plantation Gunston Hall each with its own special treasures to see. if 4 i 4.

Special Spring Kates sutult rorniis. Private baths. Spacious lobby ml trintas. Clui arii-leges ttr (all, sanemt, ill sports. Free parkins.

Modifies America ar European Fla. Write far ritei and lull-color folder. MAGNIFICENT BEACHES KOTOS IIOUNTAINtEKtNO Prince Charles HOTEL On the Ocean Front at 17th Street VIIOINIA IIACH, VA. Convtnienilr locned. Modern comfortable room all with private bath.

Rmonshle European rates. Families invited. -Set Paul Green's newest outdoor drama, "The FRhE parkins; available. Tourist Haven MOTOR COURTS HOTEL Atlantic at 15th Street VIRGINIA IIACH, VA. Approximately 300 feet from Beach.

Most Motor Court Rooms with air conditioning. Family sue Court units available with cooking facilities. FREE PARK.11NG. rn Far SMtieaal htoaatm lataa On the Ocean at 26th Street VIRGINIA BEACH, VIR6INIA Are sport fish your, dish? Then join in the excitement of Virginia's First Annual Salt Water Fishing Tournament (through October), in Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, and tidal rivers. No entry fee and IS tournament species, large and small.

One of many fine spots to make your winning catch is Virginia's Eastern Shore, the oldest continuous English settlement in America, now easy to reach by east-west or north-south Chesapeake Bay Auto Ferries. Miles of fine surf-casting. Sporty, off-shore trolling waters haunt of the Cobia, Marlin, Dolphin and Sea Bass. Cruise the mountain crests by car on Skyline Drive, in Shenandoah National Park, and over Blue Ridge Parkway. Hundreds of miles of superbly engineered highways with scores of walled parking-overlooks for breathtaking views and snapshots.

Glorious laurel, azalea, rhododendron! Fascinating glimpses of old-time mountaineer life a cabin a water mill even a former moonshine still 1 Pay a call on Thomas Jefferson at his mountain top home, Monticello. From there you can see neigh boring Ash Lawn where his friend James Monroe lived. Spread below lies Charlottesville with the beautiful University of Virginia Jefferson designed. And on the way there, stop at Michie Tavern, filled with colonial gadgets and furnishings. Trail Daniel Boone through Southwest Virginia Highlands.

Follow his Wilderness Road to America's first frontier. Stop for a swim at Hungry Mother and Claytor Lake State Parks. And spend that night in Abingdon home of Virginia's world-renowned Barter Theatre. You can use money to buy your tickets for one of its finely acted plays though seats are still bartered for chickens, corn, milk and eggs! Plan side trips to world's only exhibition coal mine near Bluefield spectacular Natural Tunnel, near Gate City and "The Grand Canyon of the South" in Breaks Interstate Park. And allow time to browse among pioneer relics in Southwest Virginia Museum at Big Stone Gap and in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, western tip of Virginia.

The great battles of Blue and Gray come to life i i '1 it'll! I I jHrp'fi tVMVlMIWIA WCHrX FRONT Yae" leva this delitlitful informal hotel. Every conceivable sport fi- tilitv sandv bescs it Your xior filirrMli steal imer. I Eurapeaa Plans. tta Tf Spec. Family rates, supervises 1 1 Children's plaviround.

Write lui' )E'prSOK's IIONTICELLO MNI FABULOUa CAVEaXS POIor col ir bklt. rates. Drive 150 years in IS minutesl Follow Colo nial Parkway from early 17th century Jamestown to 18th century Williamsburg where million! upon millions of dollars have restored this elegant capital to its colonial grandeur. Then on to York town Battlefield where the Revolution ended and Independence began. And while you're in this heart of Historyland, be sure to see its great men and great deeds live again in Paul Green's two world-famous outdoor dramas: "The Founders' opening July 8, afternoons except Mondays, "The Common Glory" starting its 12th triumph ant season June 24, evenings except Mondays.

Mix fun with your history, wherever you go in Virginia. Eight State Parks and two vast National Forests invite you to camp, picnic, and enjoy water sports. Hundreds of public rivers, lakes, ponds, and huge reservoirs like Buggs Island Lake near Clarksville, offer fine fresh water fishing. Come by car or by train, plane, bus or boat, and rent a car here. Modern highways take you everywhere.

And all along the way, fine hotels, motels and village inns wait to welcome you with traditional Virginia hospitality fine Southern cooking and modest fates! Send the coupon for more facts. And come soon. vflTlanirc (tLL J. "-turf st Friendly home at- mosphere. Cool, 1 i if, airy outside rooms.

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iiiM M0Tll mnd PTI "Ti nr.rANFRnNT Lusur at twiflMt east am.rllw mnitril lttenr. Ell- mtifir. nln. shoo, Next stop, George Washington's home town, historic Fredericksburg. Stand in the very room of his mother's house where she gave him her last blessing.

Roam through his sister Bettys antique-filled mansion, Kenmore, Visit the Rising Sun Tavern where he met with other patriots. Nearby, you'll see the little office where James Monroe hung out his law shingle. An hour's beautiful drive down the King's Highway (Route 3) brings you to Washington's birthplace. Almost next door is Stratford where Robert E. Lee was born.

You can still see his crib and toys in the nursery! Hear the call of the sea? Swim and bask yourself brown at Virginia Beach on the Atlantic Ocean 3 LOT. Cmoltly furnialteel apti. SiO ug akly). Phena SA 0-5(144. OCEAN AT 22ND ST.

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