Editorials

This week there will be Veterans Day parades and recognitions and store sales and other events to celebrate the men and women who have served our country.
My late daddy, my father-in-law, brother-in-law and nephew all served, as did uncles and cousins, so it's a day close to family for sure.
It's hard for me to think about veterans without thinking of the guy who showed up one day on Barnes Street as my new UPS driver. I'd been told by two previous drivers that "you're going to like him, y'all will have a lot to talk about." They weren't wrong -- Mike P. became a valued lifelong friend. Even though I'm biased, it's fair to say he's the poster child for what kind of example a veteran can set in the service and after.

Growing up I spent just about as much time, if not more, running the sidewalks of downtown Spring Hope. My sister, 17 years my senior, and her husband made their home in Spring Hope and were responsible for two pretty major manufacturing operations, Sload & Barbee followed by The Sewing Source. Both businesses employed quite a few folks.
I recall spending many Saturday mornings in downtown Spring Hope tagging along with my big sister shopping at the local stores. She always made it a point to buy everything possible from local people. We would visit Hathaways and several other stores.

This photo published in The Nashville Graphic on April 8, 1965. Nashville FHA Officers are pictured. Left to right: Carolyn Sykes, Charlotte Bell, Angela Holland, Sandra White, Cheryl Joyner, and Cherie Gulley.