Jim,Butch and Fran, Please don't mind all of us 'eavesdropping' on your conversations <grin> I too find your reminiscences delightful as many of my family settled/lived in Bladen/Cumberland counties and you are giving the rest some insight into life in that area------fascinating!! Not to mention my own childhood memories of our family vacations to White Lake <smile> We still manage to spend the day there now and again! Thanks for sharing, Debi --------------------------------- Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. Check it out.