I really don’t feel like blogging much tonight. So, I am reposting – a simple cut and paste -an old email from another Bulloch County Native. The document cleaves to the Statesboro theme that has been rippling through my latest entries. Note: the wave is unintentional.Admittedly I am a Statesboro Fossil, a 32 year old artifact of the back country. Yet, some of these facts are more mature than I. I have a few “memories” of my own that I will add, perhaps on a later post. If you can think of any let me know.DO YOU REMEMBER…
- When Vandy’s was ONLY located on W. Vine Street , and you could count on Vandy Boyd to “pinch” a taste of barbecue from your plate, as he sat it on the counter?
- When you could get Lehman Gerrald to cut your hair….down those mysterious stairs underneath the Bulloch County Bank?
- When the Kentucky Fried Chicken was only a take-out window in the back of the Paragon restaurant?
- When you could count on there being AT LEAST one new Cadillac, one new Oldsmobile, and one new GMC truck on display at Woodcock Motor Company?
(But hardly ever MORE than one of each.) - When Barnes Funeral Home was located between Pearle Screws’ Texaco
Station, and Bill Tucker’s Sinclair Station? (And didn’t Buddy Barnes just have
the perfect look of an undertaker?) - When it was 12 LONG miles from the city limits of Statesboro to Brooklet?
- When you always looked forward to going to Minkovitz, and having Sol or Ike
Minkovitz fit you perfectly in that new suit? (And speaking of Minkovitz- didn’t they have almost everything? and how about the elevator – with a real elevator operator? When – if you couldn’t find something “nice” at Henry’s or Tilli’s or Minkovitz – your were just out of luck? - When you really wanted to ride on that old, hand-drawn, freight elevator
at W.C. Akins & Son Hardware? - When there was nothing but corn & cotton where Statesboro Mall is now?
- When everybody PROPERLY said “it’s up yonder on the 4-Lane”, instead of “I believe they’re located on Northside Drive West “?
- When all the youth (of driving age) went down to the A & W, to “squall a tire”?
- When Lannie Simmons sold Studebaker cars and trucks?
- When the “FAMILY” Drive-In Theatre, really was for the entire family?
- When you could count on Leodel and G.C . Coleman to print all the news that you really needed to know?
- When a trip to McConnell’s and/or McClellans dime stores was a great way to spend the day, and spend your allowance?
- When EVERYBODY “came to town” on Saturday?
- When you count on Roger Holland or Ed Smart to make sure you had the perfect pair of glasses?
- When you referred to your doctor as ” Dr. Johnny ,” or “Dr. Albert “, or “Dr. Bird,” and everybody knew who you were talking about?
- When Franklin’s Restaurant was open 24 hours a day & advertised the “World’s
Worst Apple Pie”? - When you could always count on seeing James Aldred , with that #2 lead pencil
stuck behind his ear, at Aldred’s Food Mart? - When J.B. Johnson delivered your dry cleaning from Register Dry Cleaners,
in that green Chevrolet panel truck? - When people gave you their telephone numbers by saying ” PO ( or Poplar)
4-5446? - When everyone knew exactly where “Go past Joe Hodges ‘ store…” was
- When the Banks family put cold fresh, City Dairy milk on your doorstep everyday?
- When the Coke float from Ellis Drug Company was better than it had to be?
- When you loved to hear people say that they lived in the Sinkhole
District, and wondered where it was? (And where in the world was Jimps?) - When you heard the latest news, sports and weather from Ray Shader, and the
tops in pops from Ray Classens, over “WWNS radio, 1240 on your dial, in
Statesboro , Georgia “? - When the “Buggy & Wagon” was where you went to purchase a “nicer” gift?
- When Dr. Henderson was the “head man” at Georgia Southern (and
“always” had been)? - When Fair Road used to be the Pembroke Highway ?
- When you could spend all day at the Georgia Theater, or the Regional Library, or the Rec Department, and it was okay (your parents didn’t worry a bit about you?)
- When everyone called the open shelter next to the Rec Department swimming pool the “Pav -a- Lon”? (no- NOT pavillion – – – say it right: Pav – uh – Lon!!!) –and you could get those great frozen Milky Ways there?)
- When you could give people directions by telling them to “go out past Pine Inn”, or “go right past Red Bug Haven”, or “just as you get past Upper Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church, turn right…” — and they’d get to where they needed to go?
- When seeing ( Clinton) Tucker ride that big Harley Duo-Glide , just made
you feel a little scary? - When Jim Brock used to ACTUALLY bottle Coca Cola, at the Statesboro Coca
Cola Bottling Company? - When Gay & Marsh sold American gasoline, and Leland Riggs (at 4-Points
Service Station) sold Atlantic gasoline? - When “Mizz” Jessie Averitt always had a sucker for you at the First Federal?
- When important gatherings were held in the Lamplighter Room at the Howard
Johnson ‘s? - When you could always count on seeing and hearing a little smoking, drinking & cussing down at Bird’s Pond?
What do YOU remember?
*Text cut and pasted from an email — I have not edited it in any way
Photo: 060121 Country Road in Bulloch County Originally uploaded by rlee1
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02/12/2007 at 11:55 PM
atlcatsmeow
Ha! The only way my Mama could get me to wait patiently on her while she tried on half of Tilli’s was to promise me a trip to the baby’s section of Minkovitz so I could get something for my Cabbage Patch doll. It was one of the soft faced ones they sold from a crib at the Hello Kitty store at the “SMall,” way before they even made hard faced ones. I also got my first pair of Jordache jeans at Minkovitz,
My Mama cried when Tilli’s closed. My Daddy wept with joy, I’m sure.
20/07/2008 at 11:12 PM
Russell Brock
Remember when Jim Brock bottled Coca-Cola? I helped for ten years. He was my father, the greatest dad a kid could ever hope to have.
21/07/2008 at 11:46 AM
pianokid54
Hey Matthew,
My nephew sent this to me…I just responded to him telling him that you’re my grandson…he’ll really be
surprised. Hope to see you soon. Love, Grandma Harris
14/11/2008 at 12:00 PM
John Vestal
Russell (Rusty :>)….
I also remember when your folks gave out canned Cokes (and Sprites and Fantas….) on Halloween. Best stop in Edgewood acres! Hope you are well.
14/11/2008 at 12:30 PM
John Vestal
More stuff….
Speaking of WWNS, remember listening to “Swap, Buy or Sell”?
How about when Marvin Pittman was still K-12?
The lighting of that big round tree behind the Williams Center at GSC for Christmas.
Maryland Fried Chicken, Burger Chef, House of Sir Loin, Webb’s Nic-Nac Grill
Elementary school field trips to City Dairy on West Main St.
The “in-between” floor at Minkovitz that had “dungarees” and scout uniforms/gear
Cherry-vanilla Cokes at the counter at medical Center Pharmacy.
Live, dyed (one red, one blue) turkeys outside the downtown Winn-Dixie before Thanksgiving.
Vic Correll autographing baseballs at Sea Island Bank.
Ron Polk taking the Eagles to Omaha in ’73.
Emma Kelly playing Christmas tunes on the piano at the Rockwell Mfg. family party at the armory.
Every motel on 301 North and South…for miles….having ‘No Vacancy’ all summer long.
08/10/2009 at 11:33 PM
Teresa Mcpherson
Looking for any info on the Barnes Funeral Home that was there in 1947, looking for info on Great Grandfather Addison Polk Stills/ Effie Vickery Stills. Hoping to find someone with old papers from the funeral home before it closed Maybe in someones attic??????Teresa
28/04/2011 at 12:06 AM
John
Good memories although I didn’t move to Edgewood Acres in Statesboro until 1973 and don’t recall all of this. I found this post because I was searching for info on the Nic Nac Grill and Google caught John Vestal’s remarks.
I just wrote a post about Frank Hook and memories of him at the Rec Department if you’re interested. http://statesboromarketingandpromotions.com/2011/04/28/frank-hook-more-than-just-mr-gsu/
31/12/2012 at 5:45 PM
Ray Classens
now…this will surely test your memory…remember when Ray Classens had a radio show from the pav..o..lon at the rec center…I believe they called it a soc hop…also did a few over on college campus…back in the 60’s…and I enjoyed every minute of it…I reside near Metter now…out in the boonies…its the house with the biggest mortgage on it…ha..ha