Ports Of Call Travel, Nation's Third Largest Industry Travel (the tourist Industry to) general) is now the third largest industry In the United States and In a number of other countries. Long-dis tance travel Is Increasing by leaps and bounds. Not too long ago sea crossings of the oceans were fastest trans portation but today air travel Is number one In speed and volume. Yet genuinely first class ocean crossings are still only available In a ship. That situation could end In two or three years when huge jets, with ample space for private rooms, go Into ser vice. But even then aircraft will be unable to offer the space and elegance of the big ger liners, with their dances, parties, swimming pools, etc. One can generate a good dis cussion rather quickly with the question whether today's air liners offer really first class ocean crossings. In tourist or economy sections It Is ad mittedly somewhat grim and crowded, in 1959, when I flew on the record-breaking New York-Moscow nonstqf) flight (8 hours, 56 minutes) with former Vice President Nixon, we all naturally thought the ORANGE NUGGET Laden with flowers Is this marigold, Orange Nugget, new est color in the Nugget series.. Here 1* this year's newest color in the Nugget series of marigolds. Previously intro duced were Yellow Nugget and Gold Nugget ? with precisely the same characteristics ? early and prolonged bloom and more of it than most marigolds otter. The plentiful flowers are due to a quirk In plants. The Nug gets are hybrids between two species of marigold and, be cause of this, are Incapable of forming seeds. Since a plant exists only to reproduce its kind and these marigolds can not do so, they simply keep on producing flowers. This, of course, works to the advantage of the gardener for these compact plants can be depended on to look like mounds of color from early summer to frost. The uses of any compact, low-growing annual are my riad. Try these little marigolds as an edging, in solid plantings. In window boxes or in plant ers. You'll be delighted with them In any of these situations. LINGERS LONGER A new white radish which stays in edible condition (or 6 weeks Is called All Seasons. Plant in sprint or in late summer. Because radishes are one of the first vegetables to be plant ed In almost any garden, the advent of a new variety that is edible for a longer period Is important news for spring. Called All Seasons, this Intro duction Is a white radish with long, straight roots that are ready to eat when an Inch across and 6 Inches long. Instead of being edible for only a week or two, this var iety Is said to remain In good eating condition for 6 weeks, until roots are a foot long and 2Vt inches in diameter, with out becoming pithy or strong to taste. Thus gardeners who love to use radishes In salads or eat radish sandwiches can enjoy these dishes longer from Just one Job of soil preparation and one planting. Trade Stamps And Dope San Francisco? Trading stamps are being given with marihuana purchases in the Nalght-Ashbury district. A State narcotics agent reported bona fide trading stamps were given to an undercover in vestigator who bought $30 worth of marihuana. Pnvt* Guilty N o^rls town, Pa.? ? took a Jury ten minutes to decide Beatrice Moss, divorcee, was guilty on the willful and ma llcloua mischief charge. Iter former husband filed a da tutniter .he glued ?hut .liters of hi. Cadillac. new accommodations excit ing. This was on a 707, equipped with small lounge up front. But after nine hours In the air, the human cargo which stepped out of the plane at Moscow Airport was a bit worn. And even on today's Blue Ribbon transatlantic runs by the major airlines, flights usually require a minimum of eleven hours from bedroom to bedroom, longer If one files further than London or Paris. That takes the bounce out of even the most hardy traveler. Sea travel, on the other hand, can be a rest but if the weather happens to turn really sour, it too can be an ordeal and a longer one. Once In March I crossed on one of the world's largest ships which did every thing but roll over for four days. Meals were less that a pleasure and the swlm-nlng pools were usually closed. Ex ercising, sports and other ac tivities drastically curtailed. If, however, one has normal luck, a sea crossing can pro vide a pleasant rest. Tourist and even cabin accommoda tions on some lines leave much to be desired. First" class on the great ships is expensive but if one has an expense ac count or wants to try it and pay the tab (about a thousand dollars round-trip), It is a fine experience. A suggestion worth consid ering Is taking along a small car. This can often be done for about 9150, round-trip. American licenses are ac cepted everywhere in Europe and one can drive all over the continent In this way Inex pensively. By ship one can also carry ample luggage. An other worthwhile suggestion is that every traveler take along motion sickness tablets? for either ship or air crossings. The dining rooms of luxury ocean liners are perhaps the most fascinating centers of ship activity on ships. But unless one swims and plays hard daily, two meals a day Is all he can consume with out adding weight. This temp tation may be reduced in a few years when the larger By Edward H. Sims airliners provide bedrooms and can thus offer really first class ocean crossing accom modations. Italy Favored I am often asked why It Is that so many Americans, es pecially ladles, favor Italy In their travels. Nature seems to provide the two primary ones--weather and scenery. There are, of course, other reasons. The Italians are gen erally pleasant and friendly even If there are beggars and others attempt to overcharge. TftlXgtendency exasperates many an American male, who does not want to have to cope with dishonesty on his vaca tion. But other things more than I make up for It among most Americans. The food Is ex cellent and the Italians like good music and beauty In gen eral, and prices are cheap when one finis honest prlces? away from the tourist meccas. If you go to Venice, and I suppose everyone must once, don't expect to stay In thtf best hotels cheaply, or eat at the best restaurants cheap ly. Venice Is like a small Paris, where the American tourist dollar Is major source of Income. American tourists have been going there so long the Venetians know Just how much the traffic will bear how much Americans would pay at home. But In the smaller places, and In the cities and towns not so famous, one can still do wall In Italy. Prices are set by law, according to the class of hotel, beginning at luxury class and going on down four more classes. One can stay comfortably In the cities In first class and even second class hotels. The thing to check In advance are bath room arrangements. Eating? If one will select the Italian menu (and not the Eng lish)? can be quite Inexpen sive. Occasionally one will find price variations between Italian and English msnus In the tourist centers. But one should eat comfortably for 600 or 800 lire In many places, which Is Just over a dollar (620 lire to the dollar). Wine? the 'house wine which one should usually try- -should be no more than fifty cents for a half bottle, perhaps less. The beauty of the Italian countryside, especially the sea coasts, of which there are so many, on both the Adriatic and Mediterranean sides, and In the Alps and on the southern slopes of the Alps, Is not sur passed In Europe. One can begin to visit Italy In May, since the weather Is superior to that of the more northerly European countries, and can linger after sumner Is gone (not forgotten) until October, a beautiful month. And, finally, there Is ro mance In the air In Italy, perhaps not so much for the American male as much as for the female, since the Ita lian male appaals more to American women that the ty pical Italian girl to Ameri can men. A night In Venice or Naples, or Rome, with good food, goad wine and good company can gather a lot of steam. And trigger memories one so secretly and nostal glcly recall as the years creep on. SUPPER BUNN FIRE DEPARTMENT SATURDAY, APRIL 8th, 4 P. M. To 8 P. M. 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