I remember a "rolling store" that traveled through the Cottondale area of Washington County when I was very little (I was born in 1964). My Aunt that I stayed with during the summers always bought something from the man. He drove a red "bread style" truck and came by about once or twice during the summer as far as I can remember. Scott Gilbert, Jr. > > From: "GNW" <gnw@rose.net> > Date: 2007/09/05 Wed AM 10:07:40 EDT > To: <fljackso@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [FLJACKSO] Rolling Store > > While I don't remember rolling stores having movies in Georgia, I know they > were important to those of us without a car. I did find this little bit > about Rolling Stores in Jackson Co., FL. I am sure all of you have seen it, > but, I had not. Below it there are links to other sites, not from Florida, > but, quite interesting. Winn > --------------------- > > Another of the highlights of life in the country here in the fifties was the > rolling store. A trip to town was no trivial matter in those days because > many of the farm women still didn't drive and the men didn't have the time > during the week. So, once or twice a week a mobile store fitted out on the > back of a truck would make the rounds of the backcountry roads stopping at > every house along the way. The stock was basic necessities such as staple > foods, minor sewing supplies, cold soft drinks, candies for the children, > chewing tobacco and cigarettes or rolling supplies for the men and snuff for > the ladies. Often fresh and salted or smoked mullet from down on the Gulf > were also available and was considered a special treat at our house. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~fljackso/sloanfamily.htm > > Rolling Stores in Alabama > http://www.arts.state.al.us/actc/articles/store.htm > > If you can remember old time "rolling stores" > that means you were familiar with the country > By Elliott Brack (Scroll down to 2nd article > http://www.gwinnettforum.com/2003issues/03.0207.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FLJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

We had the "Rolling Store" call on us twice weekly. My dear mother would save up her eggs and also the hens that didn't produce eggs were bartered to the Rolling Store manager for goods she would need until his return. I can see her standing on the small platform built on to the back of the rolling store looking over the goods on board the rolling store. There were chicken coops underneath to put the chickens he would trade in for staple goods, 24 lb. bags of flour, 5 lb. sugur, etc. Of course, it was rationed and you had to have your ration coupens or tokens ready to give him. But wern't those supposed to be "the good 'ole days?" We lived about 5 miles north of the Florida State Line and our address was Rt. 1, Campbellton, FL. Mr. Crutchfield from Campbellton was our rural carrier. Also Rt 2, Cottonwood, AL served the Big Creek Community (which had its own Post Office at one time.. Sybert Maurice McAllister ----- Original Message ----- From: <skgbama@bellsouth.net> To: <fljackso@rootsweb.com>; <fljackso@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 1:40 PM Subject: Re: [FLJACKSO] Rolling Store > I remember a "rolling store" that traveled through the Cottondale area of Washington County when I was very little (I was born in 1964). My Aunt that I stayed with during the summers always bought something from the man. He drove a red "bread style" truck and came by about once or twice during the summer as far as I can remember. > Scott Gilbert, Jr. > > > > From: "GNW" <gnw@rose.net> > > Date: 2007/09/05 Wed AM 10:07:40 EDT > > To: <fljackso@rootsweb.com> > > Subject: Re: [FLJACKSO] Rolling Store > > > > While I don't remember rolling stores having movies in Georgia, I know they > > were important to those of us without a car. I did find this little bit > > about Rolling Stores in Jackson Co., FL. I am sure all of you have seen it, > > but, I had not. Below it there are links to other sites, not from Florida, > > but, quite interesting. Winn > > --------------------- > > > > Another of the highlights of life in the country here in the fifties was the > > rolling store. A trip to town was no trivial matter in those days because > > many of the farm women still didn't drive and the men didn't have the time > > during the week. So, once or twice a week a mobile store fitted out on the > > back of a truck would make the rounds of the backcountry roads stopping at > > every house along the way. The stock was basic necessities such as staple > > foods, minor sewing supplies, cold soft drinks, candies for the children, > > chewing tobacco and cigarettes or rolling supplies for the men and snuff for > > the ladies. Often fresh and salted or smoked mullet from down on the Gulf > > were also available and was considered a special treat at our house. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~fljackso/sloanfamily.htm > > > > Rolling Stores in Alabama > > http://www.arts.state.al.us/actc/articles/store.htm > > > > If you can remember old time "rolling stores" > > that means you were familiar with the country > > By Elliott Brack (Scroll down to 2nd article > > http://www.gwinnettforum.com/2003issues/03.0207.htm > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FLJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FLJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message