Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-18
DUAL HIGHWAY
RECOMMENDED
BY THE BOARD
Commissioners Favor Road Con-
structiOn To Pocket COun-
tvs Largest Town
POCOMOKE MUST LOOK
CONDITIONS IN THE FACE

TOSONxO1AG NAOO4 AOON
CONDITIONS IN THE FACE
The County Commissioners Of Wor-
cester took action. on Tuesday of this
week, endorsing a dual highway from
the Virginia line to the Maryland, and
thus connecting up with the road sys-
tenn of the State of Delaware.
There was a vigorous protest
against road connecting Salisbury
with Pocomoke City, on the ground,
so it is stated, that money spent on
such a road would not result in any
Worcester road construction and
would, more than any other section,
benefit Somerset and Wicomico coun-
ties.
Of course, the endorsement by the
Board of County Commissioners OF
this Virginia-Delaware highway,
takes no account at all of the location
of Pocomoke City inside the boundar-
les of Worcester, and Of the disadvan-
tages of the proposed dual highway
to the interests of the largest town
in the country. Roads must be pro-
jected entirely without consideration
of Pocomoke simply because only a
bridge separates her from Somerset.
. There seems to be mo hesitancy on
the part of other sections to recon-
mend cut-offs for Pocomoke while eff
forts are, at the same time, made to
project roeas directly through other
towns of the county. To deprive Po-
comoke of certain advantages and d.
vert them to other sections are ideas
ambitously entertained by the rest of
the population, and, it seems they have
County Board of Commissioners in
hearty accord with the endeavor.
It is useless for those working
against Pocomoke to argue that they
are devotedly in love with the city
and would not harm it for any amount
of gold. The situation is too clear to
be misunderstood. Cut-offs seem to
be the diet that Pocomoke should
thrive on as some think, while they
are considered as NORWOOD and gall
to other towns.
1t does not take blind man to be
oblivious to the object of those who
want the dual highway. No one be-
lieves they are such broad minded citi-
zens as to have the welfare of the
whole county in view, a man half blind
can see just what diversion of traf-
fic from the Virginia line through
Stockton, Girdletree, Snow Hill and
Berlin. to Delaware, would mean to
the pocketed Pocomoke. The sections
named are after just what they think
Pocomoke might enjoy by the Sails
hury--Pocomoke road.
However, it is not believed the State
would be rash enough to spend money
intended for Wicomico, Somerset and
Worcester, on Worcester alone. And
with the possibility of linking north
ern trail with southern by the extern
sion of less-than-twenty mile stretch
instead of a SO mile construction, it
would seem extravaganza in the ex-
IRENE. Further, with Delaware hav-
ing two roads down the peninsula,
diverging at Dover, the prospect of
a dual highway down the state is re-
mote indeed.
After ALL if the two cities, Snow
Hill and Berlin, can make themselves
so attractive as to draw attention from
a distance so remote, then Pocomoke
should not complain if the travel
should give her the go-by. Pocomoke
should be up and doing, and see if
something can't be done to soften the
blow inflicted by the Honorable Com
missioners.
The action of the Board is embodied
in the following resolutions:
THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY
PASSED THE FOLLOWING RESO-
LUTON and ordered the Clerk to en-
ter same in full on the minutes of this
meeting:
WHEREAS, certain recommendations
have heretofore been made to the
State Roads Commission of Maryland
advocating the building of an i'm
proved highway between Pocomoke
City in Worcester County and Sails
bury in Wicomico County, which road
would serve as portion of U. S. High
way No. 10, which it is asserted would
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