The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-03-27


o., to Southwest Virginia was
accomplished last week by the
Mineral Motor Company of this
place under the guidance of w.
I'll. Wren, who successfully pill
oted the expedition through
without Il hitch.
The notilla of sixty five cars
left Columbus Mt o'clock p. n.
on Tuesday, March 10Th and
arrived ut GAINESVILLE, o., at 6
O'Clock, a distance of fiftyfive
miles, where they spent the
night. They left there Wednes-
day morning at 8 O'Clock for
Union Town via Wheeling. Ar.
rived at Union town at s O'Clock
a distance of 1873 miles, where
they spent the second night.
Left there next morning for
Winchester, Va, via Cumber
land, Md, distance being 1873
,miles. Left there for Roanoke,
n distance of lS5 miles, arriving
pt . p. iii. After spending Fri
day night IN Roanoke the party
left at 1880 n. m, and arrived
at Chilhowic, n distance of 100
miles, Saturday afternoon at s
O'Clock after n three hour delay
fcrrying New River.
No accidents of any conse
quence occurred. The best
road on the trip was between
Fairview, o., and Cumberland,
NJ l., distance of l45 miles
over brick and concrete pave
mcnt, and also II good road was
found at Winchester, Va, on
what is known as Valley Pike,
being 95 miles long. Thirty
cars were to be brought to Big
Stone Gap but were left at Chill.
howie owing to the impassibili-
| ty OF roads between Abingdon
and Cleveland on account of re.
cent rains. They will be brought
over the latter part OF this week
The estimated cost of bring
ing each car including transpor
tation of drivers to Columbus
will amount to 5000 $4,000
vas paid toll keepers, while
something over $500 90 was paid
for gasoline. Fortunately nc
difficulty was experienced in
getting gasoline, although sew.
eral towns on the route were
entirely out. The actual run
ming time did not exceed over
SIX or seven hours per day us
much time was spent in getting
supplied with gasoline and fix
ing punctures. The car leading
Parent-Teachers Association.
The Parent-Teachers Asso.
citation has discontinued the
serving of the hot soup at the
school. There is no doubt of
its success and it is to be re
GREETED that it cannot be con.
unued any longer, for there are
many children who come to
school underfed. Miss Morgan
the county nurse, states that
malnutrltion and bad teeth are
the two causes of most of the
bad health of the children in
this county, hence the cause of
their failure to progress in
school.
AS community wo are not
yet awake enough to the fact
that the school il the greatest
social uplift that community
can have, outside of the church.
We must seek to raise its
standard continually for with
in its walls the future citizens
of this town are to have their
characters built along with
their education.
| One of the apparent needs of
the schoo! is theserving of some
hot nourishing food to the chill.
dren who are in need of it. IL
Is hoped that next year we may
be able to start in at the begin.
ning of the term and continue
the service throughout the year
cooperating with the domestic
science department.
The association wishes TO
thank all who have helped in
this service The children of
the community and all who
nave not yet sent in money