Hi, and I know about the Cedar Point one- wasn't that Alfred Moore? The brothers I refer to lived to the right of Hwy 67 going from Stephenville to Glen Rose, in Plainview area of Chalk Mountain, not far from Lee Rice's old Silo which is so visible on the Dr. Malloy Ranch. . They were near Worrells family, best I remember. Charlie used to run a custom Combine when Hairy Vetch was so popular as a seed crop and either he or one of the Hales usually combined for dad in 1940-50's, especially after combines began to make Threshers less desirable. Clarence was a farmer and Post Cutter and was the first there by a few hours when someone was sick and a Community" Working" was announced- in a day or so they could plant or lay by or harvest a crop forthose temporarily ill or inmjured. Lee Rice, a Black friend of all Johnsville and Chalk Mountrain school children was raised as a foster child by Mr. Dunn of Dublin area who had 2 sons near Lee's age- and when they left Alabama, Lee's Mom had just died and Mr. Dunn treated him like a son. Grady Perry's tells about Lee. he was a good neighbor and always started cooking Barbeque in a washpot at Midnight Thursday for Johnsville and Chalk Mouintain school picnics and dinner on the Grounds. he was a good baseball player Some White teenagers would spend a wek or 2 with Lee when it was roundup or some harvest time. Lee would help anyone with their ill or injured livestock and was a fair Country amature Veterinarian. When women wanted a break from field work, they took a bale of Cotton to the Riggs Gin in Johnsville and shopped a little. Lee would make all women gin before he did out of respect for Mrs. Dunn , his foster mother. He would sometimes watch the cotton weighed and graded, so as to see that someone did not make a mistake on the tickets the women took home, which was rare. he usually found a piece of candy in his pocket when I or other friends were small, at Belcher's Store. When Lee was 12, his foster dad told him that he was old enough to start making mature decisions. he gave him some cash and told him that the Dublin store owner would sell him anything he wanted, but, if he bought it there, those Comanche County men watching from across the street would probably quit trading there and the man might go broke. Lee stood and cried because he was a potential problem, but did not buy there. he traded in Stephenville, Johnsville stores, and Chalk Mountain all his life and wore spats, vest, Gold chain and watch and a suit and hat to Church and special days in Stephenville. I always saw him coioking or playing ball in overalls. Take care, Charles Wyly

So those two Moore are not related. Yes I was referring to Alfred Moore,.,,,,my grandpa and great uncle use to work for Moore and one of his daughters taught school at Cedar Point. my mother was in her class. Odie Leatherman use to live across from the Cedar Point church/ school. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles A. Wyly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 11:57 AM Subject: Re: [ERATH] Re: Introduction-Thorntons > Hi, > and I know about the Cedar Point one- wasn't that Alfred Moore? The > brothers I refer to lived to the right of Hwy 67 going from Stephenville > to Glen Rose, in Plainview area of Chalk Mountain, not far from Lee > Rice's old Silo which is so visible on the Dr. Malloy Ranch. . They > were near Worrells family, best I remember. Charlie used to run a custom > Combine when Hairy Vetch was so popular as a seed crop and either he or > one of the Hales usually combined for dad in 1940-50's, especially after > combines began to make Threshers less desirable. Clarence was a farmer > and Post Cutter and was the first there by a few hours when someone was > sick and a Community" Working" was announced- in a day or so they could > plant or lay by or harvest a crop forthose temporarily ill or inmjured. > > Lee Rice, a Black friend of all Johnsville and Chalk Mountrain school > children was raised as a foster child by Mr. Dunn of Dublin area who had > 2 sons near Lee's age- and when they left Alabama, Lee's Mom had just > died and Mr. Dunn treated him like a son. Grady Perry's tells about Lee. > he was a good neighbor and always started cooking Barbeque in a washpot > at Midnight Thursday for Johnsville and Chalk Mouintain school picnics > and dinner on the Grounds. he was a good baseball player Some White > teenagers would spend a wek or 2 with Lee when it was roundup or some > harvest time. Lee would help anyone with their ill or injured livestock > and was a fair Country amature Veterinarian. When women wanted a break > from field work, they took a bale of Cotton to the Riggs Gin in > Johnsville and shopped a little. Lee would make all women gin before he > did out of respect for Mrs. Dunn , his foster mother. He would > sometimes watch the cotton weighed and graded, so as to see that someone > did not make a mistake on the tickets the women took home, which was > rare. he usually found a piece of candy in his pocket when I or other > friends were small, at Belcher's Store. > > When Lee was 12, his foster dad told him that he was old enough to start > making mature decisions. he gave him some cash and told him that the > Dublin store owner would sell him anything he wanted, but, if he bought > it there, those Comanche County men watching from across the street would > probably quit trading there and the man might go broke. Lee stood and > cried because he was a potential problem, but did not buy there. he > traded in Stephenville, Johnsville stores, and Chalk Mountain all his > life and wore spats, vest, Gold chain and watch and a suit and hat to > Church and special days in Stephenville. I always saw him coioking or > playing ball in overalls. > Take care, > Charles Wyly > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2003 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: [email protected] http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: [email protected] > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >