Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-04-09
CONVICTS HAVE
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Young Graham Man Teaches
Unfortunate Men at Camp on
Bluestone-Roads and Cows
Have Had Bad Winter.

The editor and some of his folks
including Mr.. and Mrs. Walker, tool
advantage of the nice weather, ana
went out in the new car last Sunda,
afternoon, to get little fresh air
and give the car good tryout An
inexperienced driver was at tho
wheel, and barring little nervous
ness, handled the machine we'll
we'll enough to take us out and bring
us back with no broken bones and
the machine in tact To accomplish
such thing, considering some of the
roads we motored over, required pa
tience and some skill. But more OF
this later on. Read on.
l stopped off at the convict camp,
where n Sunday school was in sess-
ion. Capt. Patterson had been kind
enough to invite me several times to
drop in, and "make few feeble re-
marks" and this was my first good
opportunity to do so. This Sunday
school has been mentioned heretofore
in this paper. Capt. Patterson de-
serves praise for his thoughtfulness
in giving the unfortunate under his
care the benefit of religious instruc-
ton.
Mr.. Bane, of Graham, young, in
telligent man, is Superintendent, with
several good men from the country
rs teachers, was told that the men,
rs rule, took much interest in the
school. There are several classes
believe, the white and colorcd men
being taught in separate rooms.
After the regular service was over
] made few Characteristic" re-
marks, which seem to be we'll receiv-
ed. AT any rate l was invited to
"come again." and l promised to do
so. There is preaching at the Camp
. once month, 1 was told, by a minis
ter from Graham. The question was
asked me, "why don't some of the
Tazewell preachers come down some
time? could only say, 81 don't
know" A number of Indies were
present on this occasion.
AT the camp / met Granny" &C
CO. Harris, formerly of Richlands,
and several other places round about,
He is not wearing stripes, under
stand, but holds good position under
Capt. Patterson. l noticed with re-
gret, that Granny was not in Sunday
school. To be member of that school
1t seems, one must wear stripes. /
suggested to some one that Granny"
be put in stripes every Sunday after
noon, and make him go to Sunday
school, if no other means will do. /
don't think my suggestion met with
much favor.
Everything looks good on Blue
stone, except the cows. l never saw
IL leancr lot of milk cows any where
than saw on this trip. Feed must be
scarce in that community, or the
farmers too much afraid of founder
ing the cows.
Easter Joy Riders and a Jam.
The road was crowded almost,
with Easter joy-riders on this Sunday
afternoon, going and coming. Blue
field, Graham, Tazewell-all were in
evidence. Crossing Bluestone, just
west of the camp, Ford car, east
bound, got stuck-dcad, in mid
stream. This caused a jam. At least
two dozen, perhaps more cars, East
and West bound were jammed Geo.
Buston hitched his fivver to the
derelict and cleared the track. The
very next car-west bound, this time,
went dead" in the same hole of
water. Capt. Barbee, who happened
along, took charge, and soon cleared
the track, and the jam Degan to move.
How many other care went dead there
is not reported.
The amount of travel OH the road
on Sunday afternoons, is wonderful
The Roads.
Inat tunrd 10 fta .l.
Between Tazewell and Graham
there are miles of nice road. But
the "fly ;. in the ointment"-every so
often you plunge into a stretch of
road just about as bad and mean as
can be conceived, and when you strike
the Graham Corporation line, stop
right there and turn around. If you
have any regard for your car and
your Zones. Go no further.
There are gaps and stretches where
the road, even new road built at
heavy expense only few years ago,
is gone. 1t looks now as though Taze-
well will never have good roads. Be-
fore road is finished one part of it
must be made over.
Just where or what the trouble is
this deponent saith not, for he don't
know. The road west of Tazewell is
said to be just as bad. One man says
road beds too light-heavy traffic in
wet weather, bad drainage is the
trouble. Maybe so. "Hope springs
eternal in the breasts of the travel
ing public. Good roads some day.
j: l..
THE ATTRACTION TOMORROW