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By WILLIAM D. SNIDER
During 1950 the State Highway
Commission more than tripled Its
pace of roadbuilding, ... with the
suostanuai aia 01 a zuu,wu,uuu
hond issue, unlimited mannower
and materials and excellent fonn-
eration from the weather and the
roadbuilding industry. :k v ; '
Volume of work finished both
on primary and secondary roads
.- far surpassed that done in any
similar year of the Commission's
history.'";. v-'-;-.,' X '-'' "i'y
i Most of the expansion took place
in the secondary road field where
private contractors and the state's
roadbuilders hard-surfaced in 12
months almost "as many miles as
were paved during the entire 19
veara since the state took' Over
county road work in 1931. At the
same time more work was finished
on main-line highways than ever
hpfnre In the Commission's history.
This was maae possioie wnen uunu
issue money freed regular highway
funds previously allocated to the
tMnnHarv road field. V ' .
Over 4,500 miles , of secondary
roads were paved during 1950 in
the state's 100 counties. Additional
Hi nf miles received Stabi-
lizaUon. treatment to place them in
Averafftvcost
fUl'WCcawia. vwva v.w.-. - i
$ WnlPfl about 12.000 A
Ul 's - '
mile, considerably under tne ongi
The Commission let contracts
for road work totaling about $58,
nnnnnn onmnared with S24.000.000
for 1949. All surplus funds aocumu.
lated because of increased traffic
on N. C. highways went to special
primary road projects selected by
the Commission's engineering staff.
Among these special projects were
several four-lane highways In the
state's, most congested areas cen
tering arouna cnanoue ana urccus
hnro Other soecial funds went to
badly needed bridge projects on
main-line highways. v.,
He volume and cost of work
done on the secondary road pro
gram naturally varied In different
sections of the state. The relatively
flat terrain and sandy soil of the
southeastern section of the state
provided the best areas for rapid
and inexpensive roaa consirucuuu.
Because of rougher terrain, poorer
.vitnitv of materials and wea-
thor cnndltlons. roadbuilding was
more expensive and more cuxxicuk
to finish speedily In the mountain
ous part of the state. Swampy con
ditions in the extreme easi aiso m
fluenced roadbuilding costs. ;
a. iina nf nnlv four states hand
liiig all county road work, North
Carolina has had .mpie experience
in testing the quality of various
t.M. nf sprondarv road construc
tion materials and techniques,: The
r'niuinn'i soils laboratory, con
sidered one of the best In the na
tiori, has been accumulating o
on soils since the mid-thirties. It
C"ievks soits on almost every road
hard-surfaced by the uommiss.u i
W. H. Rogers, Jr., State High.;
Engineer, states that the roads be
ing built under the bond program
are durable and technically sound.
They are designed, he says, to give
many years 01 useful service with
out excessively nigh maintenance
costs.- '.i"..-",';:,:-.t"j:i'.-f'.j..'i y.r
Bv the end of December. 1950
North Carolina' total caved road
mileage had risen from 16,148 (at
Jan. 1. 1950) to 20,802, The 4,654
mile increase In paving oh both
systems, added . during 1950, . ex
ceeds the distance from Raleish to
Berlin, Germany, and represents
the largest addition oi paving to
the highway ivstem since the Com
mission beoan lie paving programj
in the early twenties. ... -
The S200.000.000 bond issue pro
gram is now approximately .half
finished and barring war-time enr
ergenciel, could be completed with
in 18 months to two years. The
program calls for the hard.surlac-
ing of 12,000 miles of county roads
and the stabilizing of an additional
35,000 miles for all-weather travel.
At" the conclusion of the county
road program the Highway Com
mission plans to shift major em
phasis to the primary highway sys
tem. During 1950 the Commission
launched a special 330,000 primary
highway study to .'determine the
current and future needs of the
system. All-time trafflce records
were broken during the summer of
1950 on mail-line highways, and
current deficiencies worsened as a
result. -y;..y ?y v-"
. Preliminary results of the high
way study indicate that it will cost
between $300,000,000 and $400,
000,000 to bring tf.rth Carolina's
primary highways up to the mini-
mtim.1Q!SO needs, this in Spite Of
the fact that more -work is now in
progress than ever before. - .
BEGAN
SEE YOUH T0VI1SIIIP LIST TAKER
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DR. JOHN M. DALY
AIWOIJNCES THE OPENING OF OFFICES
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PRACTICE OF OPTOMETRY
BRANCH BANK BUILDING
WARSAW, NORTH CAROLINA
' Office Hours: 8:6 - 12:00, 1:00 - 5:M
, ' Wednesday 9:00 - 1:00
Eye Examination By Appitant
PHONE 448
Resldmee 419
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A New Ycari'. with new' problems . i . A New Year ; ;'. with new
hope . .t & and with new strength born of a challenge and a vision tl
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ing" reJtioit topping all records . . ; A New Year ; VV during whicL
problems precipitated by those who envy and would destroy the
example of freedom our Nation sets, are the only clouds on the
horizon . A New Year therefore'. . . with a 'challenge, for us to
multiply our ability to defend freedom wherever it may be threat-"
ened while we continue to work for the expansion of the benefits .
-'of our own wayof jife.,':0
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Never have we as a natbn failed to meet such a challenge . .'. and
never we iJLl tz ro,' so long as our unity of purpose remains
firm , . vi . 1-1 1 - . more effort . .. . But it is worth it , . .
iorCi.Utw.: : - .7 . . - there will be enough to give us all every-thu:-'
v.e rci--c Ij : -l..: .'n our superior standard of living . , . to
helpers !. i. and 1.I0O to insure the security of democracy in tLis
world. Duy whatever you really need . J , but be thrifty . , k Woik (
. alittle harder at every task to produce more , and this .can indeed
-be a memorable year , v
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