Milford chronicle., 1931-01-02
NEW FERRY TO
SOUTH TO OPEN
JANUARY 18TH
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see this last word" in ferry steam
ers.
Word has just been received from
Col. Joseph C. Stehlin, president of
the Atlantic Coastal Highway Asso-
citation, that a radical departure has
been made from the policy of the as
sociation in adopting optional routes
to connect with the Coastal High
way" at many points.
In the past, due to obstacles of
terrain, ETC., roads were built some
distance from the Atlantic Seaboard,
stated Mr.. Stehlin, but with the
coming of January I, 1881, every
foot of the great Atlantic Coastal
Highway will have been paved.
Owing to inadequate ferry service.
we have, in the past, refused to in
clude the Del-Mar-Va Eastern
Shore as a part of our highway and
assured our executive Vice Presi-
dent, Jack De Lysle that as soon as
the new ferry service was in opera
ton we would seriously consider its
inclusion. Mr.. De Lysle has been
working on this project for the past
year and after his assurance that
the new Peninsula Ferries would be
in operation on January 16, we ac-
cepted U. s. 13 from Philadelphia to
Cape Vharles, Va, as the main line
route.
At an executive board meeting
held in Savannah, Georgia, this
week, the following route was def
nitely established as the main line
of the Atlantic Coastal Highway.
U. S. No. 1 starting at Calais,
Maine, thence to Portland, Ports
mouth, Providence, Boston, New Ha-
ven, New York City, Newark, N. j.,
Philadelphia, thence via U. S. 13 to
Chester, Pa, Wilmington, Del, Do
yer, Salisbury, Nd, PocOmoke City,
Nd, Accomac, Va, Cape Charles,
thence via the Peninsula Ferries to
Norfolk, Va, to U. s. II, via Eliza
beth City, Edenton, New Bern, Will
mington, N. G., WbiteEille, N. c.,
Mullins, S. c., Marion, S. c., Flor
ence, S. c., Lake City, s. c., Char
lesion, Savannah, Ca, Brunswick,
Ca, Jacksonville, Fla, and thence
U. S. to st. Augustine, Daytona
Beach, West Palm Beach, Miami,
and Key West, Fla, to Havana,
Cuba, by ferry, 80 miles to connect |
with the new 800 miles newly paw
ed Cuban National extension of the
Atlantic Coastal Highway from Ha-
vana to Santiago.
The optional routes are, Philadel- |
phia, U. S. / to Baltimore, Washing
ton, Richmond, thence U. S. IL and |
U. S. 60 via, Williamsburg to Nor |
folk, or from Richmond U. S. 1 to |
Petersburg, Va, thence via u. S. |
Ill to Emporia, Roanoke Rapids,
Weldon, Endfield, Rocky Mount via |
U. S. 80 to Raleigh, N. c., to Fayette-
vile, Lumberton, and u. S. 217 to |
Florence to connect with U. S. II. |
Or from U. S. 17-1 Rocky Mount to
Wilson, N. c., and thence via U. S.
% to Fayetteville, Lumberton, and
Florence, etc.
A new optional rotue will be U.
S. III from Norfolk to Suffolk,
Franklin, Murfreesboro, Scotland
Neck, Tarboro, Wilson, N. c., and |
thence either via U. s. % to Fayette-
Vile, LumbeTton, and Florence, and
South, or from Wilson via I'LL to
Wilmington, N. c., and South.
We believe the choice of the route
should be left to the traveller and
merely enlighten them as to mile
age, etc.
To those who wish to avoid con-
gested areas and save many miles
the route from Philadelphia via U.
S. 13 to Norfolk and thence to Suf-
folk to Wilson via U. s. 1T connect
ing with U. S. I'LL and thence via
U. S. % at Wilson via Fayetteville
to Lumberton to Florence connect
ing with the main line of the Coast
al Highway Association, is far
shorter than any other route that
can be used, and for those who de-
sire to go via the larger cities and
through the congested areas, the
route following the Atlantic Sea-
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proximity to the nationally known
beaches, historical points of inter-
est and its warmer in winter, cooler
in summer features.
Our slogan is go down one route
and come back another.
Plans are underway for the pro-
ducing of more than a million new
maps showing the Atlantic Coastal
Highway and it's optional routes
and an intensive publicity campaign
is underway that every one may
know of the advantages of travelling
the Coastal Way.
At the recent meeting the follow :
ing were added to the board of di- )
rectors: Arthur V. Smell of Pitts
Durgh, one of the original organizers :
Of the association; DR.. Burdette.
Lewis, Jacksonville; DR.. A. w. Mi
lor of Calais, Maine; Edwin C. Tot I
EN- of Salisbury, Nd; Harvey G. /
Granger of Savannah; Jack Gardner S
If Brunswick, United States Repre- 3
sentative James H. Scarr of New !
York; DR.. James H, Kimball of New ?
FORK, Frank E. Turin of Norfolk; !
9. E. Goodwin, Emporia, Va; Hol-
nes B. Springs, Myrtle Beach, S. c.; e
md A. A. Richards, Accomac. C
George Smith of Norfolk was tt
lected executive secretary of the e
association,