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17. Was your hometown an economically advantaged or disadvantaged area?
There were textile mills all over the place in the area where I grew up, so, at least while they were up and running, I think it was economically advantaged. Obviously, a mill worker isn’t likely to be a millionaire, but they had a roof over their heads, full bellies, and clothes on their backs. Many folks don’t have that. Owens-Corning Fiberglas had a factory there and that is where my daddy worked most of his adult life. Yes, we were blessed, at least until layoff season. We were still blessed even then because we still had a roof over our head. Daddy always managed to find work somewhere. He did whatever it took to provide for his family. Many others were the same way. Pride didn’t feed a family; hard work did. Daddy and many others took whatever work they could get during layoff season.
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Sounds like my hometown.
ReplyDeleteDid your area have a lot of textile mills or was it more factories of some sort? Here in the South, cotton was king and textile mills were everywhere. Not so anymore. I've seen more cotton growing here in Texas than I remember ever seeing back home. After the fields and then the gins, I don't know where it goes next from here.
DeleteWhat kind of job did your daddy have?
Have a blessed day. :)
I'm sorry your daddy had lay off time. But, like you said he always found work and you had a roof over your head.
ReplyDeleteThank you. :) He sure did. He was a great provider. We weren't rich by any stretch, but we never went hungry or homeless or unclothed. He sometimes painted houses, like his daddy did, and he was also a mechanic. During one layoff period, he was a long-haul trucker. That one was very hard for us to deal with. He got snowbound for six weeks in Oklahoma that year and missed Christmas with us.
DeleteHave a blessed day. :)