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U. S. BIDS FOR POST-WAR TOURIST, SHIPPING
TRADE WITH FLEET OF FAST, DE LUXE LINERS
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American shippers believe luxury liners like the S. S. America, and projected high speed ves
sels, will woo transoceanic passenger trade away from foreign lines and alrplanes.
‘f",p_Y S. BURTON IEATH
“~ ‘Nea Staff Correspondent
NBW YORK — (NEA)—Amer_
ic#n passenger line: are going
_atransoceanic travel busi
s with a fleet of new, fast, de
1 ffgomfort liners cnd a wary
:I : es eye on comuetition from
ke -companies beiieve a tour
lsfibgm ig in sight, on top of
VQ:‘! eavy business rravel, They
arg .determined te dispel the ol
idga that foreign sbips give more
cainfort and better service than
herican. They see no good
@ son why our passenger 21ips
hßuld not be madic as much su
pafior to othe's as American ho
el are superior t¢ those found
cl§eWhere.
Dur- 11 major operators are
plEnning on addirg at least 89
W' passenger carriers, ranging
fm combination chips witn
ceomodation for 12 persons
eagh up to luxury liners with
space for 400 to 500 guests.
'he Maritime Crmmission is
asking about 11 vessels taat the
«Skipbulders Council of America
describes as superline:s.
‘Details are not yet available
but it is understood shat they
uld bave a length of 1000 sect,
a sonnage of around 37,500, atl
legst 29 knots speed, would pro
vide for 1000 passengers. and
y@uld cost from . $22,500,000 to
25.000,000 each.
pge vessels would be ulf™
medern in provision for comfort
and equipped With safety de
‘vieas develoned during the. war.
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“fute, trade association of ship
- opr s. prefers not to cali
SR i i e bot
fH@E it reserves for, such ciants
& ‘h@ Queens Mary and FEliza
_b&"a. the late Normandia, the lle
‘de¢ France. the Euvcpa, and the
Wl P=lost Bremen Rex and Conte
di: Savoia. s
1%-;xave no intention of going
o the superline: businegs in
that sense. The Maritime Com
] sion, which holds & tight rein
3 our operators, by its control
s subsi%ies granted to
offsel high Amevicon operating
s, s against them.
SHIPS FOR BOTH OCEANS
he. 1. S. Lines hope to get
two of the proposed big ships,
presumably for operation to Eu
rope or to the Far East in con
junction with the 22-knot Amer
jca. the 21-knot Waskington, and
five other passenge: crass
~ #aipping men conjecture that
the gthers would go into. the Pa-
Coifie trade with the American
President {ine - (formerly Dol
iags and the Matson Line re
garced as iikely wberators.
‘§ Aleda planson ¥bree 19-knot
Juxtry liners to carry up {6 500
passensers each and _ihree new
' @7-knot 15000-ton combination
“ships for the Caribbean ‘tourist
business in awhieh- ik - was Jjust
gettine started when war inter
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Comfortable staterooms, excellent service, air-(gonditmnmz i
these are the answers U, S. passenger iinec companies are prepar
ing for air competition.
for the ex-Italian Conte Grande,
Conte Biancamano, Salurnia and
Vulecania, all 23,000, tonners, now
U. S. troop transports, to use on
the run formerly made by the
Italian Line. : 2.
Moore-McCormack, which
plans to restore tie 20,000-ton
Argentina, Brazil and Urugual
to the Scuth American east coast
run, has ordered two large new
liners and plang to build three
more. 3 i
Uniteq Fruit is.replacing the
thirg of its Great White. TFleet
that was sunk Juring the war.
The replacements are to include
two 18-20 knot Juxury liners
€at are very unorthodox in the
blueprints, having lounge, bar
veranda and other public rooms
forwa~d, where passengers can
soe where they are going, rather
than aft where one can see only
where he already %:0s been.
The Grace Line ig building
nine new *52-passenge: ships for
the South American west coast
run. by way of the Caribbean
ond the Panama Canal. France
last all but two of its Santa
class boats during the war but
hopes fo' get’ taose two back soon
from the government.
AIR CONDITIONED =
The Matson Line ig adding air
conditioning' to its’ two Liurline
class liners on the flawaiian and
Auctralia New - Zealung run, [lts
Lurline, Matsonia, Mariposa and.
Monterey all survived the war.
The American President Lines.
in process of being sold by the
government to private operators,
is acquiring two P-2 transports
and building two similar liners
for use this year. It plans to add
three large, fast luxury linerg by
1948, and intends resuming its
round.the-world service witha
two pre-war combination liners
and five chartered C-4 (trans
pert) ships. :
This is just a bivd's eye glimpse
of a few companies' plans for
going afte” post-war - business—-
offering comfortable staterooms,
air-conditioning on iopic runs,
and ~elative speed, to offset the
cpeed with which air lineg are
cpeking tn acquire both business
and tourist patronage. ;
The British are not going to
stang by idly. and see us walk
off with business. They start
with a fleet of name ships head
ed by the Queens; Mary and
Filizabeth and including the new
Mair-etania, Franconia,: Brittan
jic. Samaria and Seythia. :
Tfi French hope to salvage the
Tle France the de Grasse and
the Pasteur, and are talking
abont® three new superliners
which 'Ame~ican shipping men
think are in a rather distant fu.
{ure.
Holland still hag the Nieuw
Amsterdam, . Veendam and Vol
endam* Canada tae Dutchesses
of Bedsore ard of Richmond be
«ides the old Empresg of Austra
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have accommodations for 1,-
000 passengers, cost $22.500,-
000 to $25,000,000 to build.
PLAY EQUIPMENT
Demonstrations on play equip
ment for children have been
given to Franklin county farm
women. Mrs, Teresa G. Blair, the
county home agent, says the
demonstration ¢lub members have
made a play kit for the children
to play with at future meetings.
DRIED BEANS :
Miss Lena Worley, home agent
for the Extension Service, is help
ing her home demonstration club
women in Banks county to pre-:
pare dried beans and peas in
many appetizing ways. ~At club
meetings, she prepared a dried
bean salad, st
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larly—this great medicine helps
build up resistance against such
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Thousands Upon Thousands Helped!
Pinkham’s Compound is one of
the best known medicines you
can buy for this purpose. It has
proved to some ‘women that
some of their happiest days can
often be during their 40’s.
We urge you togive Pinkham'’s
Compound a fair and honest
trial. Just see if it doesn’t
help you, too! It's also a
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Eastertime — with it's wonderful long play hours outdoors — S
it's wonderful new clothes for all good littie girls. , i *§/‘ 2
Bring ‘'your youngsters here to see our gay, delightful ; (, A/ /j ‘
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" ‘? =l A - A o DRESSES: priceless little ments are priced from 59¢
“m Sy ~'~ . ; / / cottons and rayons to make to $2.95.
: i o \ : ] cute little girls cuter in
o w-‘"’"’v'-Q; : et ¢Vo the Easter parade. Stripes,
\/J Ve ™ Prs S ple{: ids, flox:;i p?ints and
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s N \ COATS: here you will find 340 G %06, A 9010, :
’JI Sade . the complete selection of
| SRS A e o i ed and boxy types
'??*%i‘%\ - \.;;-,,-.- & \ lime, m(‘lrni, xs);n'ilr mr\n‘;nl.‘:'t e
§3<§§}ww \ RF \ pastel blue and rose colors, a
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& T\ \ the front, just like Momies; £0 80 ) v \‘:;
! t gt 3. also pastel broadcloths with i \‘ 5 VR e
' v X 3 / white embroidery trim and Lk ,";)’? ;aéi‘)
} ; " § g cool dotted dimities. Sizes \{, §%
l ! . Ito 3 and 3to 6. $1.45 to 3 b . & ,523\; &
around. In Spring woolens, o : &%: i Y i g 4
plaids .and’ solids. Floral el = Yy W i X
spun rayons and solid pas- Y T R \T‘» i \
, tel rayons. Sizes Ito 3 and } «-«.# : i i \
3to 6. $1.98 t0"53.49. & 9 )i oo o 50 / o \ i
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COATS: our spring coats
will excite the hearts of
all. Breathtaking styles and
colors. Hand-span waists,
rounded: 'shoulders with
deep arm holes; also fitted
and boxy types. Sizes 7 to ’
14, ‘’teen sizes® 10 to 16.
$9.70 to $19.95.
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BLOUSES: chic Easter
blouses — high white and
handsome. Come in today
and see our feminine flat
tering collection of dainty
blouses. You are bound to
love them. Sizes 7 to 14,
‘teen sizes 10 to i 4. 32Z.i0
to $3.95.
It's easier to shop at Gallant-Belk now than ever before. For the conven- ,
ience of our customers we have installed a modern clevator to carry
_you, stepless, to the second and third floors of our newly remod- “:;é,"" ;&
eled store —the most beautiful in Northeast Georgia. Every "N @é il “} N .
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DRESSES: each just oozes
with charm. Fabrics are
superb and colors bright
and sparkling, Believe us
when we say-—you'll love
them all. Sizes 7 to 14, 'teen
sizes 10 to 16. $1.85 to $7.95.
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1946,
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SKIRTS: They are wool
ens, they are rayons, they
are cottons. They are fit
ted, they are drindl. There
are solids and plaids and ,
florals. They are all lovely.
Sizes 7 to 14. $1.98 to $5.95.
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