Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-16
TR|NKLE PRAISES
CH|NCOTEAGUE FOR
|TSFORWARD STEP
Island Celebrates Compile
ton of Connection With
Mainland.
RAIN. HOWEVER. SPOILS
END OF RED-LETTER DAY
Hundreds Of Automobiles Ma
rooncd in New Roads
Mud.
GOVERNOR Is GIVEN OVATION
Pr"pie Of Town stage rnrndr. Float.
Showing History OF
fuunit,
RAIN. HOWEVER. SPOILS
END OF RED-LETTER DAY
GOVERNOR is GIVEN ovArro,
'r"pio Of Town stage Inrndr. Float.
Showing History or
nmunity.
ny star Correspondent.

by stan Correspondence
LECATn. VA. Nov IL. Rain
winch interrupted Governor Trinkl-'s
speech ~ chiuc"t.agu" this after
noon. at IN" celebration incid"n, to
IN" opening "f m" new road and
toll bridges. giving TIA" island con-
rccti"n with TIA" mainland for th.
hrst tim" In its history. turned the
new oyster she'll marsh mad road
into v"ritabl" sea- Of sIipp.ry.
Shiny mud. hub deep t" automnhilcS.
NOR" than 800 ~ which w.r" ma
r""n"d h"tw"c the island and tn.
mainland
ON" Of tn" most distressing f"a
lures of TIN" md To what had been
- pleasant h"y. Was that hundreds
"t babies aud small children w.r.
IN IN" marooncd automobiles and
ther" vas IN" incident discomfort.
HdXHrrd. Are Mnrnonrd.
IN" rain continued thiouEhout IN.
evening. and at n'clu,h was sun
Calling. making +, practically impnS-
sihl" f"r hundreds ~ III" maruOn-d
parties To- reach places where they
could spend the nivht in comfort.
The Times dispatch and ann,hrr
newspaper representative brav.d III.
four and one half miles OF mad and
walked to thu mainland where 4
tarm-r was induced to brins them
10 this point.
Governor ana Mrs. Trinklc. W. X.
cardw"ll w Mcdonald lee" aud
others. making up the Guvrrnor's
party, wer" taken 10 Wisharts Point
and brought thcuc. by autnnobil.
TO this place whore they went aboard
the special on tn" PENNSYLVANIA Rail-
road which had brought IN. Cover
nor earlier In IN" afternoon.
Had the raiu not fallen tn" new
road would hay" been pasSahl.. ,rx-
ccpt in on" or two spots Tn, bridges
connecting the island With the main
land ar" substantial structures. and
when thu rosdh"d is brought NJ to
proper condition, m" p""pl" az This
rich section az Ia" Commonwealth
viii HAY" an asset which will prove
ITS worth In tn. years To come.
t:nv-rnor Heads Parade
The Gu:rrnor's party In new
sedan entered Main street and pro-
cccd"d north heading "a parade which
had previously traN-rs"d the several
business streets 90 tn" town. Hun
drcds Of people lined the sidewalks
and the Governor was given an ova-
ton as he entered the city. Uncle
Sam on hnrs.hack headed the pa
rade and following came very
creditahlc float depicting the first
home OF the Whcatl.y'S. lI7S Next
was a reproduction OF IN. home OF
the testers. l7S2. and then repro
ductiou of IN" HON. Of tn. Wat
sons. 100. There were Indian floats
representative "f tn" nrst human life
on III" island. and "A float represent
ine ".ihcrty"
on til. vsrious floats were men
and women dressed in Colonial
and there was troop ~ Colonial
cavaliers followed by hundreds Of
school children.
TrinkIc Praises SpIrit "f Progress.
In his address began on the lawn
and finished in the auditorium Of the
unfinished $4,000 schoolhousc. Gov
crnor Trnkle cmpha sized the i'm
rortancc OF the educational system
OF tn. state and Of better highways
and complimcntcd the rcopi" Of the
island upon the progressive spiri;
shown in building the new school
house and the work
The Governor said he was glad
that the people OF Virginia would
not let the children grow up IN ig-
nOranCe. and he said that he loved
TO he with such people. lie said he
a bhorred the man vino pmt dollar
ahead nf education and the com
forts OF life.
state senator q. Walter Mapp. "t
Accomac. introduced Governor
Trinkle in brief speech in which
he reviewed the history "f tn,
faith Of the Whealt"ns. Daniel j. and
J. H.. in the island. and the w"rk
they have done 20 improve condi-
ConGrrssmnn Hand Sp-nks.
Representative : b.is bland ad-
dressed the citizens OF the island to
night. Governor Trinkir was schcd
ulcd to address the Southampton
Teachers Association at
Cape Charles tonight. hut he had
not arrived At I.ucatn at o'cl"cli.
and /; is at least an hours run To
Cap" Charles.
Citizens ot the mainland. who
heard of the stalled ears. dad every
hing they could to r-ii"V" the situa-
ton and men with t"nmS worked
throughout the evening In aiding the
travellers. but III. progress was slow.
The two correspondents in their
walk from the island 10 the main
and passed not less than 500 auto
mobiles. an average -! five persons
n car, making fuilY >. 500 propl.
in kncc-dccp mud and II
cold rain falling.
Pay Tribute &" WhrnItnn.
Residents OF the Eastern shore
today were siuGins The praises nf
Captain j u. Wheaton. the man wnn
the idea. formulated the
plans. engineered the work and
the project ~ the chlnco-
teague Toll Road and fridge. and OF
~. j. Whcalton. who as u business
man Of the Island. has aided In
building M her Industries. and az
president of the thincntraEur Eank
hrcopius one uf tho greatest huan-
cierS' the Peninsula has ever pro-
Continued OIL raEe II. Col. 5.)