The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 11

THIMiEONS STIU I HI HI Wore For I ourial OPENS Vassau Library Onc a lialianias Prison a miliary II orks Increase In Puerto ro NISI AIRPOR Daily Plane end eeklj ln Service Island Within Easy Rvacli of Continent £bc ifliami Herald Tlirn Mill I' ruin (Irutrr City It I- Designed ilso For I titci lainnicnt Snerial To The Herald WASHINGTON' July The Washington National Airport the world's most modern commercial flying field is now in operation It Is located at Gravelly Point only 3Vfr miles from Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue the heart ot Page Eleven A Sunday July 20 1941 Speeial to The Herald SAN JUAN Puerto Rico July Defense-minded tourists will find much of interest in Uncle Sam's tropic isle of Puerto Niiir Honrs From Miami Rico during the coming months Travel to this spearhead of the A I Caribbean defense system by boat and plane still is wide open Daily Touring Sisters (ret elcome In Colombia owntown Washington and covers plane and weekly ship service keep area of 750 acres which is hear-! this island within easy reach of the 200 acres larger than LaGuardia tourist 'ield in New York In San Juan there is a constant With the opening of the airport i hum of modern military activity bination of Castile and a modern American college campus as senor- itas and American buck privates meet and mingle Ponre on the southern coast long has been known as the most Span ish spot under the American flag This distinction is rapidly being lost as American soldiers from nearby I-osey field pursuit ship base make their imprint on the old town Overcoats rrded High in the hills of Cayey wher overcoats are necessary at night is i Henrv barracks lonff the home of Surprised 1 ear hers Told I hey Can Meet the Sation'i President) Dr Eduardo Santon over roads paved with steel-blue stones brought over as ballast on ships of the Conquistadores Ancient Santo Domingo barracks built in the earlv sixteenth ccnturv and lat- the capital took its place on the small list of cities whose airports are designed also as entertainment centers The residents of Washington as well as the thousands of visitors in the nation's capital each year will find comfort at the airport's 525-foot promenade on the field side the crack 65th infantrv na er used as a convent and Supreme regiment formed in Puerto Rico court building today house the I shortly after the treaty of Paris in i89a army general staff which plans mill- was a very handsome and gracious Colombian Senor Martin del Corral president of Avianra Airways of Colombia whom we had met that afternoon Having been educated at Cornell University he speaks perfect English Glancing at the dinner menu at the same time we read that the entree was chicken a la Roosevelt Senor del EDITOR'S NOTE: The far-stepping Martin sisters teachers of Kankakee 111 passed through Miami recently on another of their summer jaunts to other lands They have told 75 civic clubs of their experiences In Guatemala and as many more of visiting Hawaii Now they are in Colombia the terminal building which is tary moves in tempo with the Back in San Juan is ancient Fortress El Morro no longer of real tactical value but still one of the most magnificent pieces of militarv engineering conceived by Juan Bautista Antonelli in 1539 "El Mor- smilingly any way Roosevelt ro has housed Spanish or American i troops for more than four centuries changing world situation IHi-reteri hum Base At Isla Grande across the harbor from San Juan is the great naval air station All major naval air moves in the Caribbean are directed from the San Tuan naval station Pan American planes still use the navy field for their passenger stops A few miles outside San Juan shaded in the afternoon and they will also be completely out of the way of necessary airport traffic Big Dining I ilnn -Dining facilities at the field are certain to attract thousands From the huge dining room seating 324 on the second floor of the north ing of the terminal the entire city is visible through eight-foot windows Outside these windows a The old library in Nassau is an interesting architectural creation which visitors discover Corral looked tip and said "Chicken prepared is good hut chicken a la is very very good No? In my estimation in Colombia a republic is democratic than we are After arriving at Jtarre is not what it appears to be Actually this building was at one time the Bahamas prison and beneath its main iloor the old dungeons still remain at home ilia I Miami Summer Activity 1 dining terrace seating 320 will be in the foothills of Bayamon is Fort available throughout Washington Buchanan headquarters for infan-long summer season The roof on try and artillery units stationed in top of the dining room would seat Puerto Rico 400 more diners if found necessary Ten miles along the military high-There should be no narking nrob- I way between Fort Buchanan and ej Insures nssmi Business KSON1 HXE i wo ii 1 1 7: 3 Hours 19 Minutes $20 25 TAMPA 1 Hr 29 Min $1 1 Aguariitla is the Puerto Rican National Guard camp at laguna Tor-luguero one of ihe most beautiful army camp sites under the Stars lem at the airport for patrons and visitors as space is available for about r000 automobiles and 3000 more could be handled in case of necessity Much of the space is stepped so that from each row of Lockheed Lodestars and Stripes The camp is built I'loxiniitv of Florida Resort Means Seasonal Influx of I isitort To Island New Orlcam OnlT Hn IS Mia Thrnurh service around a small palm-fringed lake Stewardess Service Individual Radio By MABKL muTjALA MARTIN BARRANQUILLA Colombia July 19 Just about nine hours after waving good-bye to Miami we were exclaiming "Bueno a Colombia South America" Going through customs was very easy Delightfully amused we were at the gracious way the captain of the airport and head of immigration expressed his hospitality After looking at our passports he smiled and said In his very best English (the languatre of Colombia is Spanish) '8rnorlts we are very happee to have you come Into our countree but you are going to have a verree verre hard time getting out for we like verree mucho you North Americans" And now here we are at Barran-quilla Colombia a city of 150000 population located near the mouth of the Magdalena river As I look out of my window here at the Hotel del Prado one of the finest in the tropics I have an excellent panoramic view of the city Swaying palm trees beautiful flowering shrubs towering cathedrals thatched roof huts (around which you usually see one or two little naked Indian boys) delightfully attractive homes Spanish stvle and the blue Caribbean in the distance I id Delirious The food here at the Hotel del Prado (prado means lawn or garden is delirious I was amused at a little incident which happened at dinner Seated next to our table Tickets: Columbus Hotel 3-6268 parked cars the occupants may get near vega Baja I clear view of the flying field over Columbus Was There the tops of cars in front of them Biggest army development in Runways Mile Long Puerto Rico is the army air base Special lo The Herald NASSAU Bahamas July 19 Due to its proximity to Miami Nassau this year expects a large influx of summer vacationists There are four runways at the t'urua oormquen near Aguaauia Aguariilla is the spot where Colum I 'or Miami natural gateway loK Motilone liulians a very savage tribe which has never been conquered or civilized These Indians marie no end of trouble for the oil men killing many of them with huge powerful bow and arrows One night the Indians made a raid on the oil mrii and left many fr them with four and 0v fcrrowa In their hacks Iininedlati iv the Gulf men sent out punitive expedition to the Matilone village whence the Indians had come A furious fight followed The Indians scurried to the jungle leaving a small Indian boy about three years olei who had been badly wounded in the leg The Gulf men picked him up and brought him to Harran-quilla He is ihe only Matilone Indian ever to have been taken alive Little Martin now speaks English very well and receives a monthly salary from the Gulf Oil Company He has an exceptionally strong physique a tremendous chest wide jaw and his toes are as mobile as our fingers When he is taken on a trip into the jungle he quickly looks from side to side and says "Be careful! Injuns! They will kill us" If he would ever go hack to his tribe he would be killed on sight Tomorrow we are going to take some pictures of him for we consider another very interesting character we have met Nassau has riefinitelv established was speaking With Senor Pablo Vengoechea the captain of the airport the gentleman who had given us such a cordial welcome After telling him of my interest in Colombia I was stunned to hear him ask me "Would you like to meet Hi Excellency Senor Dr Don Kduardo Santos presldenl of I 1 1 1 1 i i I' 1 a moment I couldn't get my breath but quickly I answered My sister and I would be delighted to have that honor" This morning we received from Senor Vengoechea a letter of introduction to the president which are are to present at the palace when we ar-iiv at Bogota the capital of Colombia On Sunday the day when everyone here seeks relaxation the foreigners (and of course we Americans Knglish etc are the foreigners here) plav tennis or golf Some go for a swim at the Hotel del Prado pool or out at the lovely Barran-quilla Country club pool But my sister and I accepted an Invitation to i idc out to Puerto Colombia about L'O miles away and go for a swim in the salty Caribbean Balmy trade winds the tropical sun and invigorating salt water furnished us an excellent health tonic Meets Interesting Character Yesterday I met a character who is considered to be one of the most interesting in Colombia His name is Martin i Mar-teen) and here is his story He is a five-year-old Indian boy About two years ago the Gulf Oil Company was laying a pipe line in Colombia which had to go through the jungle inhabited hv the bus landed when he discovered Puerto Rico in 1493 and is th only place under the American flag on which he actually set foot A quietly beautiful old Spanish town Agua-dilla has been transformed by the military program On an ordinary-night its old plaza looks like a com- AY AN A Washington National Airport to permit safe take-offs and landings regardless of the direction of the wind They average a mile in length: two have a width of lfiO feet each the others are 200 feet wide There is ample space for construction of extra runways parallel to Ihe present ones and also a seaplane base can be installed with little or no interruption of regular service Doors of the planes ill be about 100 feet from the door of the terminal building at the time of loading and unloading and during rainy-weather passengers will not be Inconvenienced as special unhrellas will be used for their protection The rising of the Potomac will not endanger the safety of the airport for the lowest elevation of any runway is above the highest known flood level and the levee around the outer edge of the airport is four feet higher still The ground floor of the terminal buildings and the hangars are at the same level as the rim levee out of reach of an' foreseeable flood NORTH DAILY AND MASSAU CHOICE OF ROUTES-AIR OR STEAMER and the yacht Content maintain a thrice-weekly schedule of sailings leaving Miami Mondays Wednes-da and Fridays During July for Instance tbe Bna leaves Miami at 3 July 23 and 28 arriving in Nassau at 9 a the next day The Betty leaves Miami at 2 July 21 25 and 30 The Monarch of Nassau and the Content alternate with each other in Monday sailings from Miami ih mtaroaa Craiscs The yacht Content and the motor vessel Monarch of Nassau offer a series of 12-day all-expense cruises to Nassau and other Bahamian out islands such as Abaco Inagua and Kleuthera adventurous little voyages to picturesque isles in the Bahama group which travelers have found well worth the trip Vacationists may travel direct to Nassau from New York aboard a United Fruit liner leaving every other Wednesday calling at Nassau on the southhounri voyage Sailings ill he July 30 and every two weeks thereafter The cruise liner Kungsholm offers another delightful means of visiting Nassau during that ship's 11 -day cruise leave New York July 26 Aug 23 and Sept 20 The cruise includes calls at Cap Haitien and Havana In addition to Nassau itself as a summer resort Already throngs of vacationists are boin-niiig to arrive in Miami by stream-luii'i- rains ship airplane and automobile from all parts of the United SKdes and advance hotel bookings indicate a big Florida summer season The big Pan American DC-3 planes the Nassau Panairliner and the Bahamas Panairliner now span tbe distance between the island resort and the mainland in only a little over an hour providing the best summer air service that Nassau has ever had Almost Hail Kcr ice Planes leave Miami Municipal Airport at 9 a Mondays Tuestlav Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays arriving in Nassau at 10:20 a They take off from Nassau at 11 a the same days arriving in Miami at 12:10 Flights are also made at the same times on alternate Wednesdays Motorists who have driven to Florida and ish to have the convenience of using their own car in Nassau find it easy to do so because there are a number of motor vessels maintaining frequent sailings between Miami and Nassau accommodating both passengers and automobiles These vessels the Kna Betty the Monarch of Nassau NU-WRAY HOTEL BUSMB UUUti OOfl Ft titration open trip year round I nerplt(Ml mcuU family Mvlr Colorado Points Proudly To 19 I t000-Ft Peaks DENVER July in With Switzerland becoming inaccessible to tourists Colorado enthusiasts are quick to point out that Ihe Rocky mountain state has more high peaks than the European country any- WeekU Rale (Room MraU) Sir to $21 Wm Way Manager 71 "P- ad liir at 4 HENDERSONVILLE In the MnfintHfiiM NEW PARK HILL HOTEL 50 Rooms All With Bath Fine Food peaks above -Colorado has CLOWS i ii i LOAF" MO) TA IN BtevAtien iiwio I' pet Bov No Vifll HENDERSONVILLE Sw itzerland has eig' the 14000-foot mark-six times as many 40 In area Colorado i larger than Switzerla Ml Ml OFUCF 30 "nd Phone 2-1181 Ml M1 Ftr It 1445 Collin Are rhone 5-3361 BANNER TOURS 64 Four Blocks to nir Rate On Although Pike's 14100 is Golorad CailfaTs lia Peak elevation a most famous ate has 20 other I rrlilr Lamd tree States Gil li in acat ion PACIFIC NORTHWEST Colorado loilian-Detour Grand Canyon 1 AncHes Cataltna Del Monte San fi tniiM Pol Hand Seattle Banff lake Louise Canadian Rockies Air-conditioned special train with Escort Courier Nurse and Entertainer! Leaving CHICAGO every Sunday to Sept 14 inclusive 5 lotonsl i oiiiti) I i-i lut lafe BERKELEY Calif July 19 (UP) Miss Evelyn A Adams23 while parking a car stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake James Katotakis ow-ner of the restaurant inside of which the car eventuaHy found refuge via the plate glass window route estimated total damage at sr00 FHITOR'S NOTE Following is the third in a scries of travel articles prepared by the South Florida Motor club of the American Automobile Association for motorists of the area From MIAMI £22' DAYS Xli i'i' 7 RAVI AGENT TRAVtL Speed smoothly north over the double track Florida Easr Coast-Railway TWO tine Streamliner a day providing fast local and through service Every travel luxury at LOW COACH FARES Leave Miami A The new Tamiomi Champion arriving Jacksonville 5 30 PY Through Pullmans and 'uxury chjir can to Washington and New York smart-To ve rn for coach and Pullman potrjn': maid service cor attendants passenger agent Appetizing low cost meals Leave Miami 5:25 Luxury chair car stree mline' orriving Jacksonville 11:55 PM Through service daily to Chicago every third day to various Sojtheost end Mid West cities Friendly Tovcm Observation Lounge car low cost meals Also HAVANA SPECIAL leaving 10:00 PM provides convenient overnight coach and Pullman service to Jacksonville saves a business day through to Washington and New York Fcr reservations information THcliiic: 3-6 Mil Of Orrve rf roc 0 1 NttM come oer ro oyftful Sf Petersburg onj rhe cool Gut Coast fr'i lwmmer his grcof porgrownd offers yon wof id of enfovmenf SpJe-fid4 beoches finest tithing and booting Golf ond ofhr tpofts Artroctve rotei Write for ooocletft Neol CKomber Commerce i i URT RIGHT SrrrMarr Smith Florida Motor Cluh visit will be made to the unique Del-Mar-Va Penin AMERICAN EXPRESS This week's RTH! Miiml Fl rhone 3-31' sula that strip of fertile land stretching south from Wilmington and made up of most of Delaware and parts of Maryland and Vir Trsirl HurrRU Rurilnr't Mxranlne Floor Phana 31141 Sand! Hatrl 1601 Callint A Miami IWrh ginia (hence its name) Echo Inn OVFRlOOKINd HI NDF RSONVILLE Thfire'i nothina quite like It In thtt unction A pictnrrvqu ntw inn RrnMinahle ratfs S20 MM EVERY vacntinn facility nearby Write for turthrr Information MR and MJtS ROYAtL liphtful trip of 26 miles requires im ii It is a land of pleasant farms i i shiji Relax have fun qo North pleasantly by sea! Go economically too for the low fares INCLUDE meals stateroom accommodations and a variety of shipboard 00 of contented friendly people with broad highways leading through alternating sections of open and wooded country Many of the famous old manor houses of Colonial days remain although they are mostly on the side roads Leaving last week's itinerary at Norfolk Va we cross tlie mouth of Chesapeake Ray from Little Creek to Cape Charles by ferry Schedules are frequent and the rle- t'-TaUaJUJ NEW RABUN HOTEL In Mnnt4Mfi i flMipglft Rxrrllrnt Mn Kfitsonu It to EASY TWO DAYS' DRIVE FROM MIAMI Miami: Round trip from 47 I BALTIMORE BOSTON s58 579 mit I lie I Ii (60 day return MODERN CABINS EV FOWLER'S DINING ROOM ARinrr: yacht basin only one and three-quarter hours Cape Charles is well Known to all seafarers and also to hon vlvants as the famous cherry-stone oysters and clams come from this vicinity ild Pitnir Itonm Mn-liri Travelinp north on No 13 for 60 miles we turn riRht 10 miles just past Oak Hill Va on state route No 175 to Chineoteague Island Chineoteague Island is of particular interest because numerous wild ponies roam over the salt marshes In thU Vicinity In July each year a "Pony-penning" is held The date this vear has been set for Thursday July 24 This festivity is almost as old as the island itself and it was settled in 1662 There are many theories as to the existence of these wild ponies on this small Island but the most plausible is that they are the descendants of ponies escaped from shipwrecked vessels of the early explorers Returning over route No 175 back to the junction of No 13 we continue north on the "Du PlMIM I il mm it No i fli Ki'cn rhone Nln momrift No 2 fur 9 'IH I i Mew 0-m-eWr-r For information and reservations ask any authoriied tourist agent or Ticket Office 211 First St Miami (Tel 20987) MERCHANTS MIEltS LIVE AND COMPLETE FISHING CAMP 85 MILES SOUTH OF MIAMI GUIDE BOATS GAS OIL ABROAD A MP Pont bu ry Kin's 1 Highway" to Salisbury Salis-is the trading center of the Shore" as this section of i ii BFk mm? 7T Virginia and Maryland is some times called The citv has a nic- Your hnlr trip rhancfd to iat Kiit ion on the friend- popular Cruitp-va There's room to I 1 room to relax AMERICAN FLAG STEAMSHIPS mi the hroarl hreev ilerk of onr American tUsM liner KnJoy delirious meal sport ontilonr pool movie orrhel ra eool comfort a nri a iMmm holiday at one laOW AKI-! Mil TRIP including meals stateroom accommodations and entertainment FROM MIAMI MEW PRIVATE BEACH i turesque harbor and is the second port in importance in Maryland Along the Wicomico river near Salisbury are some of the state's most interesting Colonial mansions Twenty-four miles east of Salisbury is Berlin on the road to Ocean City Md and at Berlin is the largest fruit tree nursery in the world Throughout this section of Maryland each summer one sees revivals of "jousting tournaments" This is one of the few places in the country where this ancient sport is still enjoyed Second Oldest Capitol FLORIDA 13 delightful ocres on the oceon in the heart of Havana Bwmi iwcpl and ipscioui in a settinj of continental hrilliance this magnificent hotel adds famous attraction of its own to your enjoyment of Havana Outdoor salt-water pool tennis and other sports with Cuha's smartest supper cluh Bajo la Luna right on the grounds LOW SUMMER A TES-HI rms sntsldc wit bath $3 to $5 a day single $5 to $10 a day doubls fjvewM from MIAN WT ran lAaiaW San Snd irtd Sea now ready with colorful cabana amart cocktail and anack bar SAILINGS MONDAYS Direct Steamer 6 every TUESDAY ex fiirhts naiiY i SRC00 UJ up 5 FLIGHTS WEEKLY One Way $42 up FROM JACKSONVILLE TO REACH HAVANA Pan American from Miami planes dailr By i 0 steamer: from Miami Mon and Fri from Tampa Wed 1 1 a Dcfinilt reservations can be made at all TRAVEL AGENTS ROUND TRIP Faster more luxurious Douglas Clippers increased services less time on the way more time for plcry in these fascinating foreign lands "just around the corner Departures from MUNICIPAL AIRPORT Direct Steamer 6 every FRIDAY 4i 00 up HOTEL NACIONAL DE CUBA HAVANA and FRIDAYS at 7:00 from Municipal Pier No 2 at foct of 10th St For Information ticltcts and reservation inquire a 1 1 a Ticket Agents or any authorized Travel Agent or TICKET OFFICE 213 First Telephone 2-4050 Miami Florida One Way $27 up from rrgular $6 Farr 60 Dsr Limit A Continuing north on No 13 our journey brings us to Dover the capital of Delaware The state house in Dover was started in 1787 and was completed six years later making it the second in age in the country still in vise From Dover we continue north on'U No 13 a distance of 17 miles to the junction of state highway No 71 and state No R96 to Glasgow at the junction of No 40 the new dual-lane Governor Nice Highway connecting Baltimore and Wilmington named after a recent governor of Maryland I A ni From MIAMI i mv i i RMna Trip $60 $30 Rnana Trip S60 From JACKSONVILLE ROUHO 1 190 HAVANA TOURS 9 For reservation affh TRAVFL AGFNT CLYDE -MALL0RY LINES MIAMI Burdine' MIAMI BEACH Sands Hotel MIAMI 330 Flagler TICKET OFFICE -Ft ot ME1 Miami Phen 3-5381 Ara irs rio -Mil 1 1 a I Ollices Jacksonville Tloiid).