Constant, Godspeed, and the Discovery, and can be seen at Jamestown, Virginia. Detours tovaried points of interest on easy zig-zag driveto Florida by Bobbi Shaw This is the first af a fwo-part article on interesting side-trips for vacationers heading south by car. The fastest route to Florida is by the US Inter- state Highways. But driving along them for several con- secutive days can be monu- mentaily boring, especially since the imposition of the 55 m.p.h. speed limit. The solution? Plan a _ shun-freeway route for at least part of the way. Take a few side trips to the Atlantic coast and perhaps an occasional de- tour to visit some place of historic interest. Better. still, if you can spare the time, plan a zig- zag route according to your own particular interests. There is as much or more to see en route to Florida as in Florida itself. In winter, most tourist attractions north of Wash- ington D.C. close down but Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia stays open year- round. It began as a small settle- ment called Middle Planta- tion and became the capital of Virginia in 1699, by which time it had acquired a church, a powder magazine and a few stores and dwel- ling houses. For about 80 years Williamsburg continued te grow but in 1779 the gov- ernment moved to Rich- mond and = Williamsburg then slumbered for more than a hundred years. In the early part of this century it was recognized as having the greatest number, and most __ interesting, colonial buildings still in existence and worthy of preservation, and millions of dollars have since been spent on restoring them. It is by far the largest project of its kind ever attempted. A film shown at the Reception Center describes Williamsburg's early history. The Capitol, built in 1705, has been reconstruct- ed and completely re- furnished. The Governor’s Palace, destroyed by fire in 1781 when it was being used as a hospital, had to be com- pletely rebuilt but the orig- inal jail, which once held Blackbeard’s pirate crew, has survived and only re- quired renovating. You can watch various trades being practised. A cooper demonstrates how he makes barrels. A black- smith fashions wrought iron pieces, A silversmith makes Ornaments out of the Precious metal, All the craftsmen wear 18th cen- tury costumes, At nearby Jamestown there are replicas of three ships that brought settlers to found the colony of Virginia - the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery, In the Festival Park where the ships are moored, a village such as the first settlers huilt has been crected, and a fine modem museiim tells the story of the hardships they suffered in establishing the colony. Tourist _— facilities at Virginia Beach remain open through the winter — not that you would want to go swimming in the ocean he- cause it is a mite too cold for that but because it makes a fine centre from which to tour Norfolk, Hampton and Newport News. All have Tourist Trails that are shown on maps and indicated by, . ce, 7", government will con- Street signs. In Virginia Beach itself” you can visit the old Cape Henry lighthouse built in 1791, It was superseded many years ago by a modern structure and is now open to the public. Climb the narrow stairway and squeeze through a trap- door at the top and you can teach the place where the lantern was originally mounted. It now serves as a fine viewing platform offer- ing glimpses of ships enter- ing and leaving Chesapeake Bay. The Cape Henry Cross, surrounded by sand dunes that constantly threaten to engulf it, is nearby and marks the point at which the first settlers came ashore. The Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences is a fine modern museum, notable for its exceptional displays of American glassware. In contrast, the Hermitage Foundation Museum, form- erly the home of a wealthy art collector, is an old mansion where the art ob- jects he collected, particu- larly from the Orient, are displayed. A recent film biography of the famous US general has increased interest in the General Douglas MacArthur Museum which is housed in an old Norfolk courthouse. The = general’s wartime offices has been recon- structed inside the museum, and the staff car he used when he was Supreme Com- mander, Allied Powers in Japan, is displayed. A colle¢tian of his per- sonal mementoes includes the carncob pipe that became his trademark, and a section of the deck of the USS Missouri on which the Japanese signed the sur- render documents at the end of World War Il. A film outlining the — general's career is shown at regular intervals. Fort Monroe, in Flamp- ton, is best known for the epic battle fought nearby between the ironelads Merri- mac and Monitor during the American Civi] War. It was an encounter that changed naval warfare in a radical way, marking the beginning of the end for wooden war- ships under sail. ‘The baltle is described hy maps, dia grams and photographs dis- played inside the fort. Newport News has the fabulaus Maritime Museum which is ane of the warld's finest. Its eight galleries of . maritime exhibits surround a courtyard where several fullscale craft are displayed. B.C. Plan To Consolidate Child Laws VICTORIA (CP) — AttorneyGeneral Garde Gardom said Monday the British, Columbia solidate ‘all laws dealing with children within the ‘responsibility of his oF ministry. “This will involve questions of access, guardianship and custody of children,” he said in a news release. “A separate act of the ministry of | human resources will con- solidate protection of children and children of unmarried parents, laws and procedures.” Gardom said he ex- pects to introduce during the next session of the legistature a new bill dealing with the equal distribution of family assets upon marriage breakdown. He said his ministry has been getting con- siderable public input concerning the suggested amendments to the province's family relations laws, contained in Bill 69 tabled in the legislature at the end of the 1977 session. He said the bill would likely undergo extensive revision before being re- introduced during the next session. Dies At 82’ LONDON (Reuter) — Sir Ralph Cochrane, who organized the ‘‘dam buster’? raids which breached Germany's Mohne and EBider dams in 1943, has died. He was 82. Sir Ralph died Dec. 17. His military career began with the Royal Navy in 1912, but within two days he had joined its air service. His last military post was vice- chief of the air staff, which he held from 1950, when he became air chief marshal, to 1952, During the Second World War, after servin in intelligence, he heade the Number 6 Bomber Group, whose greatest achievement was the breaching of the Mohne and Eider dams. 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This program was designed specifically with the idea of learning basic drawing skills in relationship to ar- tappreciation,” program co-ordinator Carol Kalmacoff said in an interview. There ae two five-week programs, one in English and one in French, in- volving about 60 children from the Ottawa-Hull area who use materials provided by the gallery to oster the attitude that art is something that anyone can enjoy and appreciate. The total cost to the gallery is between — $4000 and $5,000. Miss Kalmacoff, the gallery's education of- ficer, said the program concentrates on drawing, not only because it forms the basis for most artistic expression but also because there is ‘‘no place for children to ex- press themselves in paint or sculpture’’ in the gallery. “Paint makes a mess and no curator wants paint on the floors of his museum,”’ said Kevin Forrest, a part-time member of the gallery’s education department. “Besides we don’t want security guards assaulting us because we rubbed paint down on his floors. They'd have our necks.”’ Miss Kalmaceff said that the inability to do anything that could make a mess in the gallery is one of the biggest draw- backs in the children’s program. “There is no studio space and there is little consideration nr children,” she said. *But one of the unique things about this par- ticular program was that it was free and just about every parent who called afd asked about it was amazed and; overjoyed that therewag,a program being offeredjand it was free.” PARENTS EN- THUSIASTIC Aside from the benefits of a free children’s art program, many parents were enthusiastic about what the program meant for thir children. Gaetan Fleuriau- Chateau, whose 10-year- old son Phillipe is enrolled in the program, thinks the program is very important — for children because it allows them to expres things through arf that may be difficult for them to express otherwise. e says education shouldn't necessarily be confined to a_ specific framework. 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He noted that sama Germanic tribes washed their haie with a mixture of tallow and ashes. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT British Columbia Ferry Corporation announces the commencement of vehicle service between Masset, in the Queen Charlotte Islands and Prince Rupert. .. This service will be operated by Rivtow Straits under a contract with B.C. Ferries. There will be two round-trips weekly by tug and ; barge for vehicles only, both private and commercial. : .-Departures are from Prince Rupert Tuesday midnight and Thursday at 12:00 noon. Departures from Masset are Wednesday.at ‘ 4:00 p.m. and Friday at 4:00 a.m. Aone-way charge for a car is $27, while a commercial vehicle is $3.30 per foot. Reservations can be made by telephoning Prince Rupert at 624-9627 and in Masset call collect 624-9627. British Columbia Ferries Tsawwassen Terminal. Delta BG ra Reservations: Vancouver 524-4414 information: phone your nearest terminal . COMMUNITY | ~ GAROL SING sponsored by TERRACE MINISTERIAL Wednesday, December 21, 1977 8 p.m. REM LEE THEATRE