http://www.northescambia.com/2022/02/century-sawmill-day-festival-and-car-show-will-return-in-may Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:16:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.northescambia.com/2022/02/century-sawmill-day-festival-and-car-show-will-return-in-may/comment-page-1#comment-481213 Jack Thu, 17 Feb 2022 18:03:05 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=469663#comment-481213 Love to see it good time for all Love to see it good time for all

]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2022/02/century-sawmill-day-festival-and-car-show-will-return-in-may/comment-page-1#comment-481182 David Thu, 17 Feb 2022 15:05:50 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=469663#comment-481182 I aam 78 years old, and I remember walking with my Grandmother along side the old millpond. There would be men standing on rafts using peavys to direct the logs into the sawmill. There was a loud and constant noise coming from the mill as the logs were being cut. I remember there was an old drugstore and a clinic north from the mill. That was in the late 40's. Archer's store on old hwy 29 , and Turner's grocery stores were filled with customers. Also Dickie Hudson''s store was inundated with customers. Dickie was married to my first cousin, Betty Ruth. My mother and grandmother rented a little bungalow right across the highway from Turners. Leroy owned several bungalows across from the store. Back then everybody had to have ration books to be able to buy anything. I even had a ration book to get milk, a piece of candy, or anything. My grandmother would let me carry my ration book so that I would feel like a big boy. Thoe were tough times but we were much happier then. On Saturdays Leroy would have a sale day at the store, and there were loudspeakers outside that played music over them. I remember hearing Eddie Arnold singing "The Cattle Call". I aam 78 years old, and I remember walking with my Grandmother along side the old millpond. There would be men standing on rafts using peavys to direct the logs into the sawmill. There was a loud and constant noise coming from the mill as the logs were being cut. I remember there was an old drugstore and a clinic north from the mill. That was in the late 40’s. Archer’s store on old hwy 29 , and Turner’s grocery stores were filled with customers. Also Dickie Hudson’’s store was inundated with customers. Dickie was married to my first cousin, Betty Ruth. My mother and grandmother rented a little bungalow right across the highway from Turners. Leroy owned several bungalows across from the store. Back then everybody had to have ration books to be able to buy anything. I even had a ration book to get milk, a piece of candy, or anything. My grandmother would let me carry my ration book so that I would feel like a big boy. Thoe were tough times but we were much happier then. On Saturdays Leroy would have a sale day at the store, and there were loudspeakers outside that played music over them. I remember hearing Eddie Arnold singing “The Cattle Call”.

]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2022/02/century-sawmill-day-festival-and-car-show-will-return-in-may/comment-page-1#comment-481170 Swampfox Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:23:26 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=469663#comment-481170 Now That’s an automobile right there ! Cheap air conditioning system , No infotainment thingys etc. With the preponderance of roll overs & one car accidents mayhaps we need to go back to the old days of only driving & paying attention to the road etc.! Now That’s an automobile right there ! Cheap air conditioning system , No infotainment thingys etc. With the preponderance of roll overs & one car accidents mayhaps we need to go back to the old days of only driving & paying attention to the road etc.!

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