1939-11-26 [P B-4]

pressure of the gas behind it. On Quebec Loafers Mauna Loa Due to December 27, 20 bombs were dropped. Prepares Glory Erupt At first the flow did not seem to Not a but stop as the crust settled Into the For Rush of U. S. Joke, Year After hot steam, but gradually the rate 'Any 1939' of flow slowed down. By the third A Real Town day the “front” was stationary. Bombing by airplanes Is a success- formed a crust as it cooled in con- Skiers LOAFERS GLORY, N. C„ Nov. 25. ful method of stopping the flow of tact with the air, but a second Holiday —Calvin Burleson, dean of Loafers molten lava during the volcanic stream of hot lava underneath re- Glory, N. C., whittled reflectively. eruptions, a recent expedition found tained its temperature and, its Orlando to Operate Inns, Railroads “They was a fellow from New York,’’ In Inspecting shell holes left by 20 liquidity and continued to flow under he said, “come all the way from bombs dropped along the edge of the the crusty "roof.” By December 18 Children's Theater And Planes Expect New York,” he emphasized, “and flow from erupting Mauna Loa Vol- this moving lake had spread beyond he came the hill ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 25.—A chil- Late 1939 up yonder to my cano in Hawaii by United States Humuula Observatory Station and Throng porch and said: ‘Is this town really Army planes in 1935. on December 20 there was a sudden dren's theater, the first of its type in Loafers Glory?’ When I told him Volcanologists estimate that Mauna advance. This burned the and Florida, will be here this MONTREAL, Quebec, Nov. 25.— grass operated it was, he said: ‘Move over, brother, Loa at on the forest before it. The lava lake un- of French-Canada present erupts average winter, presenting four entertain- Innkeepers pre- I've come to set awhile.’ Calvin about every four years. The range expectedly drained down the divide dict that this will be the finest ments a cultural back- Burleson laughed uproariously. between longest and shortest inter- eastward toward Hilo. providing winter season Quebec has ever had “What did we talk about? Well, vals, however, has been from half a ground for children. and American skiers, planning to Prom a slow rate of % mile per we just whittled and talked about year to 10 Vz years. to Dr. “Hansel and Gretel" will be the explore the hundreds of miles of According day as the flowing flood poured loafing.’’ T. A. Jagger, National Park volcan- trails in the Laurentians. are now do"n the incline its speed changed offering on December 2. The Kings- Mr. Burleson’s father gave the ologist, by average intervals, the t making their for the "tie per day eastward and con- land will with plans coming little mountain settlement the name next Marionettes follow Mauna Loa eruption should be t a Christmas holiday season. for six days on down grade which causes infrequent passersby ready for outburst any year after “Alice in Wonderland” on January A white Christmas is virtually a c .1 feet to the mile, with the to blink twice at the highway signs 1939. 2 will be a certainty in the Laurentians. Snow steepness of the slope steadily in- 13; on March there young and pass them up as jokes. But The bombs fell with remarkable concert the conditions there are more con- creasing. Prominent citizens of Hilo people's symphony by they are not jokes. Sixty years ago accuracy and were the Orches- sistent than in other of doubtlessly called an emergency meeting and Central Florida Symphony portions Jonathan a farmer like that Eastern North Burleson, agent stopped the flow of hot made hasty plans for a swift evac- tra and the series will conclude April America. The habi- his now elderly son, remarked about lava, thus preserving the town of uation of the town. The 6 with a children’s drama. tants have already enjoyed more expediency how the young bloods for ‘miles Hilo, where lives and of than a week of skiing weather. Two property lay bombing saved the population and The Orlando Junior Welfare As- around came to the little store at in its destructive path. of feet of snow cover the top of Mont Findings evacuation became unnecessary. sociation is sharing sponsorship of the crossroads to whittle, gossip, members of the expedition have Tremblant and varying snows of just The idea of bombing the lava the theater with Miss Dorothy wrestle, hold rifle matches and just been received by Secretary of the sufficient depth for skiing have been where it emerged on the surface of Lockhart, director of another the- “set.” “This is the loaflngest place Interior Harold L. Ickes from the reported in other centers, such as Mauna Loa was to reduce the steady ater. in the Blue Ridge,” he said. “It's superintendent of Hawaii National Ste. Agathe and St. Jovite. a regular loafers’ glory.” When maps Park. United States Skiers Preferred. _TRAVEL._ _TRAVEL._ were made and mail service started .1 Shortly before Mauna Loa erupted Some of the smarter such Dr. spots, no one knew of any other name for Jaggar predicted in a report as Far Hills Inn at St. Sauveur, the village, and so it was set down to the Carnegie Institution of have indicated that they are ex- by cartographers, highway sign- Washington the eruption and de- GOING AWAY ? X, pecting a capacity house at Christ- makers and postal clerks. clared that instead of flowing toward mas and New Year. All the resort keep- south away from the towns near BY AIR, WATER OR RAIL! ers seem anxious to give preferred States. The Yankee visitors catch the mountain, as the rock ejected Let us hotel insure vour service to the skiers of the United the spirit of life on skis and linger violently from the crater had done plan your trip, make reservations, baggage and sell Travelers awhile. in previous eruptions, the lava would you Cheques. RESORTS. Inns in the vicinity of Ste. Mar- break over the northern side. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. No Charge for Our Service guerite, in the heart of the ski area, ST. AU9USTINE, FLA.—RELIGIOUS HISTORY—This shrine commemorates the first mass said Kilauea first erupted on Novem- quite likely will be filled as the area ber 21, 1935. The actual YOU OH... in the United States, the ceremony being held on September 8, 1565. It is known as the shrine eruption recently suffered fhe loss of one of of its twin, Mauna Loa. took place RALPH B. TEW of Nuestra Senora de la Leche Y Buen Parto. __ its finest hotels December when the main 3, 1935, but the lava did Ober Steamship & Tourist Agency, building of Alpine Inn was destroyed not reach the critical stage of flow- by fire. Manager Clarence W. Honey- ing unimpeded toward Hilo until 1420 H St. N.W., Notionol 3347-8. plans to rebuild, but will be unable Havana Race Season December 9. The first flow of lava Washington s Oldest Independent Travel Bureau. to open for the early part of the The —... season. Traveler's Notebook Opens January 13 TRAVEL. JS+ Special ski events are being New Orleans Consults Weather to HAVANA, Nov, 25.—Havana’s planned for the History Decide f holidays, so the horse racing season officially opens Americans ROOM Friday may carry trophies with When the Famed Azalea Trail Will Be in January 13 to offer the winter vaca- ) them when •ATM > ta they cross the border on tionist ont of the exciting spectacles the MIALS ) Svndcy return trip. These cross-coun- Bloom, and Fixes Spring Fiesta Date In the Cuban capital. The schedule try, downhill and contests Ye*, on© price include* delightful jumping calls for races every day except will be directed food comfortable surrounding! by the corps of ex- By JACQUES FUTRELLE, Jr., make this period one of the most Monday over a three-month period. tea water bath* vita glass solarium pert European professional skiers Travel Editor. times to this The or the Casino Na- •.. protected *un deck* We'll see you? delightful visit, pic- opening who will direct the activities WHte Ht reservation F. Eroait Todd. Bat. Mjrr. at the Washington In cherry blossom turesque section of the old South- cional, one of Havara's most bril- popular spots. time and New Orleans, when its land. liant night clubs on December 23, famed azalea trail bursts into flam- Yule Log to Burn. Open house will be held during will also furnish additional gayety ing bloom, are two floral spectacles the New Orleans fiesta at five to the Cuban capital the New Year Eve at the Chateau typi- during to which America’s spring travelers cal plantations and 18 magnificent fiesta season, which will be in full Frontenac, in Quebec City, promises look forward with keen interest. ante-bellum and Colonial homes. swing during the period of horse to be more exciting than Forty- •-T • The vagaries of the date of the Na- Garden tours also are on the races. second and Broadway. The Terrace pro- tional Capital's blossoms lend a bit gram, which includes presentations Club will provide entertainment for of drama to the local show. Dis- of Negro spirituals, a pageant and TRAVEL. the formal part of that week end. CIRCLE TOURS win,„ trict of Columbia officials, Washing- ball in the mammoth municipal ECONOMICAL after days spent on the ski slopes of ton business interests y= and the gen- auditorium and a large outdoor ex- Rates cover round-trip transportation u ——: Lac Beauport.

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