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Phillip Coffey - The Paved Road Mission Paved Road Mission - By Phillip Coffey For years 'mud on my shoes, mud on my car; dust be so thick in my throat, dust in my eyes, nose and clothes. Sure would be nice to have black-topped roads by my house. Occasionally Uncle Ural who lived next door would have oil placed on the road in front of his house and business. His business was Keltner General store. About 1966 my Dad (Elroy), Uncle Ural, Reverend R.D. Humphery and state Senator Thomas "Buck" Watson went on a "Paved Road Mission". Off they went to Frankfort, KY. exchanging stories and laughs on their pilgrimage. They must not fail. They entered the office of Road Commissioner, Henry Ward. Mr. Ward began raving and cursing about something unbeknownst to them. He was venting about 'whatever' that was totally separate from the issue At hand. Senator Watson pulled him aside and told him in effect, "You should be ashamed of yourself, these fine constituents have driven all the way from Adair County seeking public funds for the Weed-Keltner Road." After some discussion about the cost and insufficient funds available for paving six miles of road, he relented. He said, 'I'm confident we can find a cubby hole somewhere around here for such a project for these gentlemen. He agreed to have the project completed in three years with the first segment being completed the next year. The first two miles or so would be along Highway 768 to Morris Chapel Church. The second-year paving project would stop near where the Weed-Keltner road begins descending to Milltown, Ky. The last segment would go out the Keltner Town past the Keltner store and where our family resided. Well, maybe that's not too long to wait to rid our lungs, nose, cars and clothes from mud and dust. Jacob had to work for his future Father-in-law for seven years to obtain his wife. He ended up with the elder daughter because it was the custom for the elder daughter to marry first. She was none to pretty. He worked another seven years for him to marry the love of his life - Rebecca. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!! This story was posted on 2023-02-12 23:01:34
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