Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-09-26
MILITARY HIGHWAY MEETING
Charlotte Wilmington Military Highway Associa.
tion Perfected AT Enthusiastic Meeting Of
Men From Nine Counties at Rocking
ham Last Tuesday.

ham Last Tuesday.
Some folks perhaps consider the building of high
way from Charlotte to Wilmington be visionary dream of
thusasts But the far greater of thinking seriously
know that the plan practicable and that by intelligent
tive work be made acualy In time of peace the project
would have on but with this fearful raging
the need of quick and communication other than by rail isl
imperative to our military forces With big camp Charlotte
and splendid port not LIS miles distant the need for double
transportation system very evident The plan to get the
Government pay oneha the cost of concrete road the State
pay oneour convict labor and the counties the other fourth
The estimated cost per mile 2600 that each
ty would only have bear expense of about $500 mile for
elegant road This road would be Of open
all forms of travel from the mbes mule the mammoth army
truck.
And get in tangible shape organization push this
plan the object of the assembling in Rockingham Tuesday of
several hundred representative citizens from nine of the ten cou
ties through which the road would run.
T. L. Kirkpatrick Paul Whitoc and dozen others arrived
in the city Monday night The reception committee of of
citizens met the visitors the Rockingham Hotel and in their
intercourse made them feel welcome
Tuesday morning 10 o'clock the Rockingham band enven
ed proceedings with excellent music. The members On H
Reynolds R. O. Thomas D. s. Warburton, B. F. Thomas E. S.
Reynolds J. W. Chisholm Danne Reynolds W. Thomas deserve
credit for their rendtions At II the delegates assembled in the
opera house.
The opera house filled placards being placed about the
hall that the county units could together reminded
of the deceased political convenonsthese county pacard The
stage patocaly decorated huge flags forming the back
ground AS each delegate entered the hail. he presented
door with souvenir welcome card compliments of the Post
Dispatch printed in two cos the bottom section having lines for
a registration of each person.
WIN Everett chairman of the local committee of arrange
men called the body to order He requested Isaac London
temporary secretary. Rev. v Robinson then lead in
prayer followed by the address of welcome by W. L. Parsons
This responded to by Paul Whock of Charlotte Nom
nations for permanent chairman and secretary called for
w. A. Mc of Wilmington president of the State Good Roads
Association placed COL L. Kirkpatrick of Charlotte
nomination for chairman and London secretary there be-
ing no opposition, these declared nominated
Co took he and in rInpn
of Is minutes outlined the plan. He followed by W. Fas
State Highway Engineer who fully explained the advantages of
concrete over other forms of road COL Benehan Cameron Of
Raleigh next introduced resolution urging support the Cham
beanDent BILL Then Miss Hattie Berry secretary of the State
Good Roads Association spoke for five minutes H. Cowan of
Wilmington put additional pep into the meeting by his eloquent
speech Each county then asked to select
Der for the Organization Resolutions and Nominating Committees
with this result or the three committees inthe order nae
Mecklenburg P Whitlock, Herrot Clarkson W. S. Alex
ander
Union: F. G. Henderson, 7. L. Riddle w. S Bakeney
Anson: U. B. Blalock, DR.. J. E. Hart, R. G. Austin
Richmond: E. A. Lackey, w. N Everett A. Little.
Robinson: L. L. McGirt J. B. Sellers T. Brown
Columbus: H. L. Lyon, J. A. Brown Jackson Greer.
Bladen: Craven Bridgers, E. E. Craven, j. E. Wncof.
New Hanover: G. Herbert Smith, J:C Williams J. H. Cowan
After dinner the delegates reassembd the first speaker be
ing Colonel McComb command Camp Greene he told of the
immense value of good road in military He follow
ed by Cameron Morrison the next Governor of North Carolina
Mr. Morrison spoke for ten minutes the road question: her
launched twenynute appeal in behalf of the Fourth Lib
erty Loan fiery deneaon of righteous He
the audience literally shake the raes with their hunderou
applause Next followed Capt F. H. Ball. wounded British
officer whose father by the former rector of the Rock
nghan Episcopal church. Capt Ball will return to Rockingham
from Charlotte Saturday speak the Liberty Loan rally Sa
day afternoon at 2:3O.
The Organization Committee through its chairman, P.
Whtock, made its report: +,
and debaaton and for buc
ing Steel and wooden ships
military 1t to have quick ranpo
absolutely for this taon relieve congeshns on railroads
Char for removal Of produce movn
established in and for general industrial devemer
Union county military to for aiding the winning the
be established Be therefore resolved