The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-07
N. c. PRESENTS
PARK-T0-PARK
HIGHWAY VIEW
State Has Strong Inning in
Claim for Location of
Interpark Road
GOV. EHRINGHAUS
ACTS AS CHAIRMAN

BALTIMORE, Feb. Am i'm
pressive assortment of informa-
ton on North Cardinals claims
for an important place on the
main section of the scenic park
way was yesterday laid before
George L. Radcliffe. regional adj
visor of PWA and his associates
commissioned to locate and plan
the great federal highway con-
Meeting the Great Smoky Noun
tains National Park and the Shen-
andoah National Park.
81 never recall a presentation
made in a more graphic or inter-
esting manner" said Gilmore D.
Clark. consulting landscape archi-
tect whom the government has
employed in connection with the
proposed parkway, after the
North Carolinians had presented
their arguments.
Although not committing HIM
self Radcliff said frankly that ne
was Impressed" Later he said
that he had gone to the secre tary
of the interior, Harold w. Ickes,
with the statement that North
Carolina had not received its fair
share of public works expendl-
lures.
Headed by Gov. ]. C. B. Ehr-
nighaus and Senators Josiah Bal
ley and r. R. Reynolds, the North
Carolina delegation predicated its
plea almost entirely upon that
states possession of matchless
scenery through the picturesque
Blue Ridge from Low Gap at the
Virginia line to Soco Gap in the
Smoky Park. Eloquence and earn
estness marked words of the
Carolinians who appeared before
the federal officials in reviewing
the multitude of reasons to sup
port their contentious.
Governor Ehringhaus acted os
chairman of the presentation aft
err District Advisor Ratcliff had
opened the proceedings with a
brief statement of intentions. The
North Carolina method of outiln-
ing it's fund of information was
systematic and thorough, in sharp
contrast to the jumbled plan OF
the Virginia delegation, which on
the day before was split VIDE
open in a controversy over routes.
Those heard yesterday were the
governor Senators Reynolds and
Bailey E. B. Jeffress. chairman
of the state highway and public
works commission; Frank Page,
former chairman of the state
highway commission; Geo. Steph-
ems Asheville business man; Con-
gresham R. L. Doughton, chair
man of the house ways and means
committee; Congressman Zebulon
Weaver. A. L. Bulwinkle, VIM. b.
Umsted and Hancock. The con-
Guiding talks in behalf of the
Carolina delegation were by Sen
ator Bailey and Gov. Ehrlnghaus::
Others in the delegation OF
more than OU were. w. "
ward and Frank Miller, members
of the highway commission; ChaS,
Ross it's attorney; the following
members of the governors special
parkway commission; J. .. Gill
kew R. L. Gwyn and Reuben
Robertson. and assemblymen; Ted
Raw of Hendersonville John Fol-
ger of Mt. Airy; Fleet Williams,
of Raleigh: Francis Heazel, of
Asheville; General Albert Cox of
Raleigh, and Mayor Robbins OF
Blowing Rock.
Those seated at the head of the
table surrounding Mr.. Ratcliff
were: Theodore Straus, member
of the regional PWA board; Col.
Gilmore D. Clark and T. c. Vint,
PWA architects; Stanley Abbott,
landscape architect. and H. j..
Spellman. of the bureau of public
roads.