Evening Star Newspaper, June 2, 1940, Page 28

B—8 NEWS OF THE MOTORING WORLD Many Types of Scenic Travel Found Within Loop of 100 Miles Out of Washington—Sections Viewed Are in Midst of By Ralph Gray, | This is the fourth of a series of | planned short automobile tours | which The Star is offering to mo- ‘ torists each Sunday with the aid of the American Automobile Association. The city of Washington is ex-| tremely fortunate in its recreational motoring situation. Every type of motoring except the Alpine variety 1s offered within 100 miles of Wash- | ington. A drive in any direction | discloses a beauty of scene and a| wealth of man-made landmarks! probably unequaled in the environs of any other Middle Atlantic city. This tour today, picked almost at oo, is representative of a dozen | or so similar, and equally interest- ing, afternoon drives. There are two ways of getting| gtarted on this drive. The main way is to cross the Key Bridge and follow U. S. 211 to Falls Church, where you turn right at the stop-‘ light on Va. No. 7. However, if you| in the Northwest section of ‘Washington you may want to vary this by crossing the Potomac at Chain Bridge, turning right on lhe; Virginia side and bearing right again at Langley. This brings you out on the main road (Va. No. 7) at| Dranesville. This road is narrow 2nd rolling and should not be used for speed A small Civil War engagement in | which “Jeb” Stuart figured was| fought around Dranesville. The| next few miles take you from the Civil War to Revolutionary days. The estate of Belmont, on the left, was built by Ludwell Lee in 1800, after returning from the Revolu- tionary War. He was among sev-| eral Lees who migrated from the wornout tidewater lands about Stratford, the Lee ancestral home, to the vicinity of Leesburg. Crossroads Town. Leesburg itself is a country cross- roads town. Seeing Leesburg on Saturday night, you would think it | ‘were 350 miles from the Nation's Capital, rather than 35. For a glimpse of one of the most unusual towns in Washington's hinterland, go out to Waterford. Va. To reach it take Va. No. 7 out of Leesburg. turn right at the first paved fork in the road, then right again at the next paved fork. Waterford is nestled in the hills next to a stream in such a way that it seems as natural as the hills and the stream. Few places offer such # harmonious mixture of the handi- work of man and nature. An old town., Waterford is springing back to life after being “discovered” by a group of Washington architects and artists. Now it is a sort of minia- ture, spontaneous Williamsburg, in- habited partly by natives, partly by Washingtonians who make the hour’s trip to and from Washington | every day. The oldest building in Waterford, £ small log cabin, is guessed to have been built in 1735, and many other homes still standing were built soon thereafter. Waterford stopped growing when nearby Leesburg sprang up in the early 19th century and it is only recently that it has| “awakened.” The Quaker Meeting House on the hill east of town is the best reminder of the original in- habitants, who were Pennsylvania Quakers. The Meeting House was | built in 1741. Mountain Extension. | Waterford is in a southerly ex- tension of the Catoctin Mountains. Not high, they nonetheless present a | rugged aspect to a motorist travel- ing across them on the old local, unpaved roads. A beautiful trip on one of these roads is to take the one that goes over the hill past the church to Taylorstown and | CHARTERS' LUCK War Areas thence east to Point of Rocks. This is a narrow, hilly, natural earth road and should not be taken with- out the foreknowledge. The best way to get from Water- ford to Point of Rocks is to return to Leesburg and take U. S. 15 north. This route takes you by the turn- off for Balls Bluff Battlefield, 1 mile north of Leesburg. The bat- | tle of Balls Bluff was a small affair as battles go, but it has the inter- esting distinction of having been fought practically in the Potomac River. A Union raiding band of about 1900 men tried to cross into Virginia at this point, but met stiff | resisvance on the bluff and were driven back inch by inch across the river by the Confederates. On the bluff is a small national cemetery, | which contains the graves of 53| unknown Union soldiers and one| known soldier, who were killed in| this action. Balls Bluff is today a rather pretty spot, with dense vegetation | ous types of lilies will be blooming | the warnings of traffic safety teach- covering the bluff and extending| at Lilypons. The best time of day |ers when traveling this road. At The river is| to see them is early in the morning, | Rockville, you join United States 240 { broad here, describing a huge, lazy | the earlier the better. The blooms and. follow it home. to the water’s edge. | States under those names. class and was established to handle the heavy mailing business of the | Three Springs Fisheries of Uly-' pons. When deciding on a name for their post office, the Thomas brothers, owners of the fisheries, | wanted a name that would adver- tise their product, such as lly or pond or lily pond. But there were already post offices in the United | The | name of Lilypons was hit upon and it satisfied everybody, even the French opera star whose namesake it was. She immediately wanted to come and see ‘“her town” and wanted to know what kind of people lived there and what they did. The Thomas brothers persuaded her to wait until spring, when the hills would be green and the lilies would be in bloom. In June of 1936 Miss Pons made her first visit to Lilypons | amidst a great celebration witnessed by 5,000 persons. All through the summer the vari- . SUGARLOAF BALLS BLUFF_ BATTLEFIELD Trip directions: Cross Key Bridge, follow U. S. 211 to Falls Church; turn right at the stop- light on Va. No. 7, follow to Lees- burg; turn right on U. S. 15, through Point of Rocks to junc- tion with Maryland 28: follow 328 to Rockville and U. S. 240 to Washington Mileage: 107. bend. There is a short trail to the river from the cemetery, where you have to leave your car. If you brought a picnic lunch along, this is a good place to spread it out. Just north of Balls Bluff a few miles is Whites Ferry, which fig-| ured a god deal in the Civil War | as a convenient doorway for raiding parties to enter their respective enemy territories. There is still a ferry here, but don’t use it if it has rained within the last week, as the approach roads will be extremely muddy. | At River Crossing. Point of Rocks is the place to cross the river. Here a new free bridge spans the broad Potomac under the frowning rocks of the Maryland side and within view of a huge, fertile, island farm. There | are several fine picnic spots around Point of Rocks, notably atop the! Maryland Rocks. Where Maryland No. 28 joins U. S. 15 turn left for 2'; miles, then right into Lilypons, Md. Don’t look for a town. The residents of Loly- pons are goldfish and water plants and the only building is the post office. No, the fish do not write | lette: the post office is fourth-| il MILEAGE INDICATED BETWEEN DIAMONDS PAVED eommmmmm GRAVEL s EARTH —— Quince Orchard 28\ 5 close up entirelv by noon becauseq of the heat of the sun. | From the lily ponds you can see | Sugarloaf Mountain, which will be the next stop on this drive. To reach it, go back to the junction with Maryland No. 28 and follow it to Dickerson. Just before the railroad underpass, turn left to Sugarloaf. The two-lane pavement turns to one-lane and finally to dirt in the two miles to the base of the for LATEST NEWS The Night Final Star, containing the latest news of the day during these dramatic times, is de- livered every evening throughout the city and suburbs between 6 P.M. and 7T PM. ° Telephone National 5000 for immediate delivery. mountain. A fine paved road leads practically to the summit, leaving only a quarter-mile walk. One of the prettiest views in Maryland stretches below this peak. You will agree that it does not take a dizzy height to produce a lovely view when you stand on this glorified hill and look out over Frederick Valley and across to the mountains to the West. If you look carefully you can see, at the point where the Monocacy empties into the Potomac, the huge aqueduct which carried the C. and C. Canal across the Monocacy River. A very bad road from just north of Dickerson reaches this masterpiece in masonry. Also visible from the top of Sugarloaf is the hamlet of Barnesville, which, in the aura of distance, takes on a story-book ap- pearance. To the northwest you will see the innumerable ponds of Lily- pons. The best picnic site of this entire drive is atop Sugarloaf. Though it is privately owned, you are wel- come so long as you observe the few simple rules posted about the area. The drive back to Washington from Dickerson takes longer than | might be imagined, because of the | crookedness of the road. Remember AUTOMOBILE | ANSOCIATION | WA 1 Conference fo Discuss Concern of Religion With Unemployment Adherehts of Three Faiths To Meet Here Three Days Beginning Tuesday The concern of religion with the unemployment problem will be first topic for discussion at the three-day Interfaith Conference on Unemploy- ment opening at the departmental auditorium at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Speakers discussing the subject, after a welcoming address by Dr, James Myers of New York City, secretary of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, will be Albert Beaven, president of the Colgate-Rochester Divinity School; Msgr. John A. Ryan of Washington, director of the social action depart- ment of the National Catholic Wel- fare Conference, and Rabbi Samuel H. Goldenson of New York City. Extent of Unemployment. Speaking at the afternoon session, beginning at 2 o'clock, will be Leon- ard Kuvin of New York, director of | the division of industrial economics, | National Industrial Conference | Board, on “How Much Unemploy- ment Is There?”; Isador Lubin, commissioner of labor statistics, De- partment of Labor, “Where Can the Unemployed Be Absorbed”; Miss| Nanni¢ H. Burroughs of Washing- ton, principal of the National Trade and Professional School, “The Effect | of Unemployment on Race Rela- tions,” and Arthur Dunn of New| York,, “Thirty Million Jobs.” The subject “What Can Industry | and Labor Do to End Unemploy- | blackness. | naugh told me. Raedton threatened | Nedya.” THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JUNE 2, 1940— PART ONE. from there a moment later by the pick- pocket Eddie Shane, the document eludes the man most anxious cover it Count Raedton. refug cal schemer. Shanghaied aboard Ventura by the reputed intern crook, Bert Cavanaugh. Phil . A man named Gregori. formerly Raedton's secretary. is killed by Raedton for having be- traved him to Cavanaugh. Raedton is in the brig when the cry goes up . that a submarine has been see There was no fog. The night was merely black, a thick inky black. It was impossible to see the sub- marine the look-out had reported. It seemed incredible that the sailor had sighted anything out in that But the Ventura made an abrupt change of course. Every light was out and the ship moved like a sha- dow over the murky water. Pas- sengers were at their lifeboat sta- tions. The crew stood at their posts. Phil Lawrence found Nedya at the railing near the boat to which she was assigned. She held out her hands to him with a glad little cry, then slipped into his arms. “Philip, can you forgive me?” “I understand, Nedya. Bert Cava- to harm you if you told that it was | he who had thrown Gregori over- board. Don't be afraid any more, “I can't help it, Philip. . . . He told me even if I turned against him ment” will be discussed by Howard Coonley, chairman of the National | Association of Manufacturers, and George Meany, secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of La- bor, at the night session beginning at 8 o'clock. Another speaker that night will be Mordecai Ezekiel, eco- | nomic adviser to the Secretary of | Agriculture, on “Agriculture’s Inter- | est in Full Employment.” Discussion periods will follow each talk. Three Faiths to Attend. | To be attended by prominent members of the Catholic, Jewish and Protestant faiths, the conference is | being sponsored by the groups head- ed by Msgr. Ryan and Dr. Myers and the Social Justice Commission of the Central Conference of Ameri- can Rabbis and the Social Justice Committee of the Rabbinical Assem- | bly of America. Msgr. Ryan and Dr. Myers are chairman and secretary of the con- ference, respectively. and Rabbi Edward L. Israel of Baltimore is vice chairman. i and he was confined in the hold he would get free and—and repay nre for betraying him.” “That was merely a threat. get it.” { “I want to ... but I can't. I know | For- him too well to underestimate him.” Babs Is § Phil said, “Don’ again. Her arms slipped about his neck and tightened with a soft warm pressure. Babs Martin came out of the | darkness, her heels clicking. on the deck. She gave a forced laugh, and | her tone was acid with sarcasm. | “How romantic!” she exclaimed. “It’s too, too, bad there's no moon.” Nedya drew away with an almost inaudible sound of annoyance. Phil turned to Babs with a laugh. “Still playing detective, Babs, and pying on people?” “Yes, indeed. And you'd be sur- prised at what I've detected. If you weren't so interested in romance.” “What have you found?” “I'll show you sometime when you have more leisure.” “You'll show me now,” he said. And Nedya said coldly,” “Yes, go with her Philip.” A dim light glowed overhead in the passageway as Phil walked with Babs to the far end of the passage to the door opposite his stateroom. Babs said in a stage whisper, “This is the spt where the crime was committed. The one unoccu- pied stateroom.” Phil looked at her doubtfully, but he saw that she was in earnest. He opened the door, flung it wide. A man was kneeling before a steamer trunk which stood on end and opened. Phil had a glimpse of what was in the trunk, a portable short- wave radio sending set. Then in that instant the man was on his feet and whirling. “So—Cavanaugh!” Phil said. Babs to The Rescue. Bert Cavanaugh's face flushed a . dull red. He looked from Phil to | Babs, then back at Phil again. Phil started at him, but Cavanaugh's hand darted under his coat and ap- peared again clutching an auto- matic. “No you don't!” Cavanaugh said savagely. “Stand where you are!” Babs scream rang out behind Phil. He was upon Cavanaugh then, striking a blow at the man’s chin. His first landed solidly as the gun exploded. Cavanaugh reeled back against the trunk and sent it top- pling over with a crash. He fell with it, and Phil threw himself upon him to wrench the gun away. Cavanaugh fought savagely, striking out with the gun. Its barrel struck & glancing blow against Phil's head, and the pain of it was sharp and | deep. Grappling, they rolled away from the trunk as each man strug- gled to place the other underneath. Cavanaugh got a grip on Phil's throat and started a blow with the gun, The C Comes. Babs was standing over then, grabbing at the gun and wrenching it away. As Cavanaugh lost his gun, Phil heaved him aside and got to his feet. Cavanaugh was instantly up and at him, and they fought back and forth across the almost dark-room. Phil got in a solid punch to Cavanaugh's jaw, and the man went down to his knees. “Babs! The gun—-" Phil called She was at his side pressing it into his hand as Cavanaugh rose. Phil swung its blunt nose in line with Cavznaugh's middle. “Stay where you are, naugh!” “This is about the dirtiest double- cross I ever heard of!” the man them Cava- snapped. “You and this Martin irl—" ¢ “You're right,” Phil said. *“It is a dirty double-cross. . . . And it's lucky Martin got wise!” “Gee, he talks just like a gang- ster!” Babs said a little shrilly. And Cavanaugh said, “What do you mean?” . “This—" Phil gestured toward the trunk with the short-wave radio. “This explains how that sub- marine was able to follow the ship on a zig-zag course. You, Cava- naugh, have been signaling—" “You're wrong, Lawrence. He got no further, for at that moment the torpedo struck. (Continued Tomorrow.) Tt Committee Discusses D. C. 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