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April-May, 1957 POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS' JOURNAL Page 11<br />

MECCA FOR VA(ATIONISTS<br />

BEAUTIFUL SANTA CRUZ—Here are just a few scenes that entice hundreds of thousands yearly to this glorious beach<br />

in Northern California. Scene at top left: The trail through the magnificent grove of redwood trees in Henry Cowell Redwoods<br />

State Park in Felton, six miles from <strong>San</strong>ta Cruz. Right: Beach, Casino and Boardwalk at <strong>San</strong>ta Cruz. Lower left: View<br />

from Fisherman's Wharf toward the beach. Right: Speedboating on Monterey Bay from Pleasure Pier. Fishing in the bay<br />

is superb and charter and rent boats are available. Now is the time to make vacation reservations at the many hotels,<br />

motels and camping spots in the area.<br />

FREEWAYS AID MOTORISTS<br />

Earlier use by California motorists of enue," McCoy continues, but the addinew<br />

freeways and other modern highways tional amount now available is making<br />

is one of the most gratifying effects of the possible the consolidation of projects that<br />

increase of California state highway funds, in former years were undertaken by stage<br />

State Engineer G. T. McCoy points out in construction. The program as now func-<br />

a report submitted by the Department of tioning is advancing completion of these<br />

Public Works to Governor Goodwin J . improved facilities for early use by the<br />

Knight. traveling public.<br />

"The increased cost of highway con- The additional funds referred to by<br />

struction has absorbed a part of this rev- McCoy were the highway users taxes en-<br />

acted by the State Legislature in 1953 and<br />

retained in 1955, exclusive of the augmented<br />

federal highway funds the State<br />

is now receiving as a result of the Federal<br />

Highway Act of 1956.<br />

The State Highway Engineer's report<br />

covers the 1955-56 Fiscal Year which<br />

ended June 30, 1956, and is the Tenth<br />

Annual Report of the Division of Highways<br />

since the Collier-Burns Highway Act<br />

of 1947.

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