Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-07-28
A DASH DOWN IN DIXIE

week about Il o'clock BY With Tommy Bell chic!
pilot he started for the south 600 degrees the shad
evening of his ife's desires had been fulfilled
Saturday morning found vending up this
historical spot Although beautiful clear morning, shining
brightly there smoke that obscured somewhat
from what would have been most gorgeous panorama.
AS we dashed along trip south with but limited
amount OF time could view places of interest How
From govd We wep bv , wsv e ok Ahens
lhleothe Hsboo What wonderful farming country OF
ground that step to another
OF live stock feeding on pasture fresh and beautiful
row automobiles symmecay parked in of very wide
parked in the center the street there Were also others park
ed along the curb and still plenty OF between for automobile
travel
We crossed the Ohio river Aberdeen Maysve KY
the latter place of about 5000 people Leaving the
erestng especially when the blue grass section
about Winchester Richmond and Lexington Here
OF heds covered with blue grass which grazing Ken
uck finest thoougbed Way back from the the
huge all very much OF the design and all Of sort
of walnut color The limestone fences well consruced and
We're fields Of tobacco which became more numerous as we @ nr
her southn fact il by far the principal crop, and
rarely that fields fields where wheat been
grown
Our first night spent Winchester KY most interest
ing Paee-not entirely southern CITY, and distinct the
northern places Friday morning way al
most direct line Chattanooga Passing through Richmond Kv
we were IN hiyalmo mountainous On section OF
me road after gong many miles through wild country and
lonely spot ahead automobile the
with several apparently the OF working Just
they might call upon hardly knew Soon
approached machine and asked anything about
negative he then asked would push them down the valley
ana IN % ne sa thf G Woud get to garage Ihs we were glad
OF life through loud explosions and pushed
the and the louder the reports reveberad
through the hills valleys, which fancy
would be good imitation OF the feud battles have
and seen IN the MOVIES the plots OF which were laid in Kentucky
finally the disabled machine came back life and able
e without assistance For help thanked
most gracious that knew services appreciated
The owner OF the machine apparently OF the best and
glad that could render this service though did make
Chattanooga late much OF the city that
(yV hpenO er71ary
the Bonus aTn5v which had bee6 at Wabi9gon there were
perhaps 100 machines trucks the The travellers
looked like tired out lot OF disappointed people We noted
cd how with their dadated they could make
it back home.
Lookout historical interest We by
we stopped was fertilization during the Civil war From our ho
tel window Lookout mountain did all high but
1b summit and from p A heInq p J locks nould look m out % non seven
hundreds miles away War markers the mountain
calling attention interesting facts concerning this place during
beautiful grounds of hrubbe and blooming flowers If
hospitality markedly
& Their chief object seemed be to please
meals always greeted with such expressions 1--WE
Driving busy hri of pocenans
whistle In policemen to blow these whistles
what you committed We did "Mr Copper,
but just as soon as we found place M we pulled the @ auto & to the
smiles. Visions OF prison bars fitted mind but soon
vanished We told the friendly that had
made left which should have done Then he
eraciousy thanked Just why he thanked for doing
thing that wrong caused him walk distance
sarng hot with the aound 100 have yet
figured We told him where bound for and fewer
than three he and would
unt he felt that understood them thoroughly At another
observed gentleman sitting his cool shady porch
Calling him from machine, asked him about certain
road Quickly he laid down his out across his lawn
machine the hot and the instructions he too
We these incidents, to
snow the kindly hospitality of the southerners.
From Chattanooga took y S. highway No. IL to Knoxville
Tenn. Practically all IT, s. highways formerly designated BY
such the Lincoln highway Old National pike ETC.
but they mostly dropped their the markers but not
with this No H. 1t the Lee highway and the Lee markers
carried along the the federal number We
had felt passing along this road from Of these
another would many but this
disappointed While occasionally the far distance would see
mountain its majestic beauty crossed much as
good fair sized Morgan county m and for the the road
practically level.
Coming into Knoxville city with population OF
than 100000 No made regretted did not
have time Of this attractive city From that place we
headed practically due north KY passing through
which border of Tennessee
the running through of the village No stop
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