we might know each other. Hans had a fine daughter. lives in Nashville now. I think her baby sister may be your age. I heard she was finer than big sis I knew.

The Hamlett place is still mighty fine and a working farm best I can tell, trees for sure. I knew Jim pretty well and he died a couple of years ago. Still see the biggest deer every time Im down that way. 10 points just walk out in the road and wave at you!

Yessir. Mary or Tina?

Y'all two keep on and y'all are gonna be brothers.

Elizabeth

at least peter's in law... selma and west dallas has no secrets and no strangers...

True, since I can put a face to every name mentioned in this thread.

Some may say we hi-jacked this guys thread. Just call it geographical education. No secrets?? Then confirm a story for me. Heard there was a gambling house in Dallas county where the local deep pockets went. Thugs busted in one night with shotguns waving. Had all of them strip down to their underwear while robbing them. A local resteruant owner wouldn't strip until a gun was stuck is his stomach. When he did strip, his pink thongs reveled his hesitation.

Ha! Y'all are killin me. I grew up just west of Selma. My family owned a lot of small businesses in Selma. I hunted molettes bend and Tolbert bottom on bogue chitto creek. I sure do miss it. If y'all are trying to start a Christian school it shouldn't be a problem. I went to Meadowview and that school sure aint what it used to be from what I've heard.

There was a gambling joint out at parkers grocery in Beloit and at Manie Etheridges spot around cahaba. I think Zanie M. ran a game.

Of course there was the hunting camp near Meredith's landing where big games happened and virgins were converted. That got held up one night and Dick B fell or jumped from the balcony.

If it is the restaurant owner initials HS I'll never tell- I don't want to get shot! Is he still alive? Or. You talking about LM, TT,or BK...

I think duck h was also running a game. Law office upstairs on broad.

I seem to remember some action down the road in Safford too.

The sho nuff "profeshnals" went to green gables around faunsdale.Saw actors and country music singers in that joint.


for you younguns out there

http://www.scout.me/green-gables--near--uniontown-al/e-76635319

I coached a boy this summer that lived in orriville. His dad is a forester in the area. Friday was the last name. Nice family

Thanks for the replies I think . We are starting a christian school in Orrville/Safford area. We feel there is a need and hope to be able to fill it.

Groundchecker, good luck and I wish you the best. Just don't go to a gambling house with a restaurant owner with the initials of MH. Of course, that's all rumors but funny none the less.

If you mean bbq mh, I never saw him around... I must be older.

I will not confirm or deny based on rumors. I wasn't there.

Groundchecker

there are several rural white baptist/methodist churches out Safford/Marion Junction way that would be interested in your idea and probably help raise money for it. Several big landowning families still out there that would probably help too. You would be surprised at the wealthy lawyers/doctors/business folk in Bham today, that come from west dallas county.

And, to my knowledge there isnt any gambling these days, least like it used to... that was a different world, that wind done gone.

good luck to you. keep us abreast of your progress. You might find some help on here too as you develop your school.

I cant think of any open school out that way since they miscegenated all the schools back in the 60s. Its a shame we dont have neighborhood schools or a decent God fearing rural county school system like it was when I came along.

My grandparents live up in orriville. Gonna be a little different than baldwin county lol.

How close is this place you folks are talking about to Uniontown?

I have family up there, they have a place on the river past 5 points. Be advised their are some shady areas in that part of town.. mollettes bend is about as good as you will get

If you know the right folks you will be ok. Get to know Sheriff Huffman and the local landowners and you should be fine. There is still random crime but the "plantation mindset" is not lost on any minority down there. Most blacks will turn in the perp if you know the right people.