As a direct result of the delegation of Southern Pines folks that appealed to the Highway Commission in Raleigh last Thursday, announcement has been made by J. Ellwood Cox, Highway Commissioner for this district, that a sand asphalt hard surface road will be built from Southern Pines to Lake View on Route 50 and the same type of hard surface will be laid on Route 70 from Pinehurst through Aberdeen to the Hoke County line. In addition to this work, Route 50 which is now being oiled from Rockingham to Aberdeen will also be oiled from Lake View to the Lee County line. Route 70 will be oiled from Pinehurst to the Randolph County line near Seagrove, and Route 74 will be oiled from Carthage to the Montgomery County line, and the Carthage-Pinehurst road will also be oiled. At last Moore County will come in for a fair share of improved roads. The credit for securing these road improvements for Moore County must be given to the Chamber of Commerce which started the agitation at the meeting held on March 30th at the School Auditorium and followed it up by the earnest work of Frank Buchan, who introduced a good-sized delegation to go to Raleigh and demand a fair share of Road work on Route 50. That the Highway Commission was impressed with the visit of the delegation from Southern Pines is evident from the announcement following the result of the meeting. It is also evident that Route 50 will not be abandoned as a Trunk Highway across the State and Southern Pines will not be left off the map as far as State Highway construction is concerned.
From the front page of The Sandhill Citizen, Southern Pines, Friday, April 10, 1925
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