Evening star., 1928-05-27

Good roads. plenty to cat, gooc
place 10 sleep and nothing 70 do until
Monday" Friday night litany in thou
sands of American homes.
Here's a suggestion for the week enc
motorist--if he lives in western Penn
Sylvania or northeastern Ohio or hap
pens 10 be knocking about in that To-
cality when Friday evening rolls around
Take a swing around the circle in
northern West Virginia.
The idea is not unique. Thousands
of week enders made the trip last year
and many thousands more will make
it this year,
If YOU 90 not live too far from the
West Virginia border, get an early start
Saturday morning: you can easily cover
the distance and be back at home in
time for a good sleep Sunday night.
Enter West Virginia at Chester. not
far from Newcastle and Pittsburgh Pa
crossing the Ohio River at East Liver
pool-the pottery center of the United
States. which is on the Lincoln High
way Passing through Newell. to all in
tents and purposes a part Of Chester
one notices a large china company: II
is two-and-a-half times larger than
any other pottery in the world. Next
comes Weirton, probably the largest
unincorporated city in the world. III
20 years Weirton has grown from a
cow pasture to a modern city of $4,000
population A steel company is respon-
sible for the city of Weirton and gives
employment to its adult male popula-
ton.
Home of Christian Church.
A few miles farther down the river
one strikes FollanSbee. another steel
city built around another great steel
company. And then, further along. is
Wellsburg, a manufacturing and agri-
cultural center Just a few miles from
WellSburg is a monument erected to
the first Grimes Golden apple tree.
You leave the Ohio River at Wells
burg and cut back into the hills over
picturesque shady road to Bethany.
The road literally runs under two giant
hills, two tunnels-the only highway
tunnels for private vehicles known.
Bethany is a college town of rich
historic traditions 1t was here that
Thomas Campbell and his illustrious
son Alexander, founded the Christian
Church as well as Bethany College.
The old Alexander Campbell residence
and study are still in an excellent state
OF preservation. His grave, on the
OlCN Va a AAA4As ONC4IpOho ltlS SC6Ile Vi
his remarkable activities. As Mecca is
to the Mohammedans. so is Bethany to
the Observation-Disclosures ground.
And then. down the valley and over
the hill to West Liberty. the first county
seat Of Ohio County and the present
site Of West Liberty Normal School. It
is town Of culture and the surround
ing country abounds in Indian and pio-
neer lore.
A few miles through a fine farming
section and one is on the outskirts Of
Wheeling. First. however, you must pass
through Elm Grove. Here you should
take look at Shepherd Hall" where
Ha1ry Clay used to visit and where the
gay Lafayette danced It is to be pre-
served as memorial. Just as you enter
Wheeling. at the top of long hill, you
viii notice a monument on your left.
II marks the site Of "McColloch's Leap"
which was made TO elude a band of
pursuing Indians. II was quite a leap
and amply juStifles a place In history
as well as bronze tablet marker.
Into Wheeling.
And so to Wheeling, the stogie CEN
ter. the nail center of the world, the
little Pittsburgh. A city which was old
when the Baltimore a. Ohio Railroad
was young. city which acted as the
connecting link between river and high
way traffic from the East TO the West
the last outpost Of the East, civilization
TO the West. A progressive city in 1920,
a progressive city today-f1ne schools