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El Camino Real Project In San

Diego Dedicated by Governor

THE setting sun cast a rose-
and youth of California both ma-
N_ ate glow over the waters of the terially and spiritually.''
Pacific on the evening of Sat-
WEDDING OF COUNTIES
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urday, March 26, Governor Frank :B •
Merriam stood on the Coast Highway Other speakers were State High-
at the San Diego County ]jne north way Commissioners William T. Hart
of Oceanside and formally opened and Phillip A. Stanton, Hamilton
and dedicated the $1,225,000 final · Cotton, Mayor Albert P. Waibel of
link of a multi-lane highway extend- Oceanside and Mayor Dan Mulherron
ing for 235 miles from the Mexican of San Clemente. General Chairman
border to Santa Barbara on U. S. E. E . Hyde announced that the theme
Route 101. of the occasion was the ''wedding''
The ceremonial climaxed a day of of Orange and San Diego counties
fiesta celebration under auspices of and called upon Assistant Director
the Oceanside and San Clemente of Public Works Harry A. Hopkins
chambers of commerce that began to perform the nuptial ceremonies.
with a large official luncheon at the On the San Diego County side of
California-Carlsbad Hotel jn Carls- the boundary line were Mayor
bad, which was followed by a radio Waibel; Supervisor B. A. Sweet;
Governor Merriam and Leo Carrillo.
dramatization of the Romance of El Commissioner Hart, representing the
Camino Real at Oceanside Beach State, and Queen Norma Ellis. On
stadium and concluded with a corona- separate opposjng streams of traffic the Orange County side were Mayor
tion ball at San Clemente Casino and make headon collisions virtually Mulherron; Hamilton Cotton, sub-
where Miss Norma Ellis, of Ocean- impossible. stituting for a county supervisor,
side, queen of San Diego County Governor Merriam told of the Commissioner Stanton and Queen
highways, and Miss Dorothy Walker efforts of the early road boosters and Dorothy Walker.
of San Clemente, queen of Orange builders, of the $73,000,000 succes- Assistant Director Hopkins para-

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County highways, r eigned over the sive bond issues that were ex- phrased a wedding service with the
festivities. pected '' to build all the roads Cali- others joining hands and responding
In his brief dedication address fornia would ever need'' and the "I do" to the "marital" oblig·ations.
Governor Merriam said the latest progress that began and has con-
ideas in modern road building had tinued under the gas tax. CARLSBAD LUNCIIEON
been incorporated in the newly com- "Under the gasoline tax we have Governor Merriam then tied the
pleted 18-mile stretch between San been moving fast, ' ' he said, ' 'build- white ribbons together symbolical of
Onofre and Oceanside. The State ing better, strong·er, wider highways the ''wedding'' of the counties, and
Highway engineers, he pointed out, and incorporating more safety feat- dedicated the new highway '' to the
had provided two and one-half miles ures, but this is not the end. There use, pleasure and convenience of the
of four-lane divided highway with are greater things ahead, greater people of the counties, the State, the
ample division strips arranged to developments for the men and women Nation and visitors vvho come to

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