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We have not been able to give in detail many of the happenings in our town but we trust the reader will have a conception of the trend of rural life in our community over the last One Hundred and Twenty-Five Years.

Yes, we feel that we are progressing along with the towns and cities near us – not in population, but in moral and spiritual values and culture. No, the Tennessee Valley Authority cannot take credit for having made us Princes out of Paupers, as they would like to do. But it has been through our ingenuity and integrity and through the belief, faith, and help of God that we continue to live and love each other.

In closing, may I say I hope someone will pick up this thread and carry it on throughout the coming years? In describing my community, these lines from an old song come to my mind: “It’s the dear hearts and gentle people who live in my home town” who give us courage to go on.

Acknowledgements

We would like to tank those who have so willingly helped us in securing information for this story. They are:

Mr. Owen Cox

Mr. and Mrs. C. C..Sherrod Mrs. Ethel Cox Smith

Miss Maude Harper Mr. Clyde Wilburn Mrs. W. E. Jeffries

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Johnston l-‘Ir. and Mrs. McGhee Robinson Mrs. B. M. Robinson

Mrs. Louisa Graves Mr. Hugh McDade Rev. A. J. Rowland Mrs. Anderson Warren Miss Dorothy Warren Mrs. Earl Jones

Mrs. Raymond Jeffries Mrs. Fred Elmore

Rev. Blanche Coker Fouche Dr. H. A. Prater

Mrs. Ross O’Conner Mr. James Prater Manley J. Henson Adam Finger