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It
was near ten on Friday morning and Slim had summoned me on my cellular
phone for an appearance down to The Store. He had this project for me to
see concern’ The Flat Rock General Store Labor Day activities.
As
I walked through the old double front doors of The Store, I was greeted by
Slim and most near all The Store regulars includin’ Essex, Ms. Ida, the
Widow Cora, my Daddy "pop" C.C., Farlow and Willerdean,
"Truth," Estelle, S.R., J.R., "Hatch," Bro. and Harley
Hood. Course as normal, there was a few other community and area Flat Rock
folk swirlin’ about The Store also.
Slim
nodded and pointed toward the rear of The Store behind the old pot bellied
heater. There hung a full six foot long section of white butcher paper and
in red marker writin’ it carried the followin’:
THE FLAT
ROCK GENERAL STORE,
TWO THOUSAND OUGHT SEVEN- - -
FIFTY PERCENT OFF. . .
LABOR DAY SALE AND EATIN’!!!
ONE DAY ONLY…
INQUIRE ABOUT ALL OF THE BELOW
LISTED FOR SALE ITEMS
BY ASKIN’ THE PROPRIETOR AND STORE OWNER SLIM…
The
list was too lengthy to pencil down completely but carried some old oddly
items that Slim had pulled out of The Store backroom includin’—six 25
pound lard cans, one well bucket, twenty-five 100 pound cloth fertilizer
sacks (violet pattern), a dozen water dippers, two dozen sewing kits (includin’
metal thimbles, needles and four colors of thread), five large hog ringers
and rings, nine cases of sausage packin’ sacks, four red horse saddlin’
blankets, two crosscut saw blades, two sets of cold chisels, five dozen
chalk henhouse nestin’ eggs and many, many more…
Remember,
beyond The Store’s Labor Day One Day Only Sale, there will be a eatin’
startin’ at about 4:30 p.m. Mr. Wilton Fortenberry and his crew,
includin’ my second son Dustin, from over at the P.P.P.P. (Pilgrims
Pride Poultry Plant) in Russellville, will offer a full selection of
chicken —- grilled, fried, full normal or spicy hot with trimmins’
plus chocolate brownies and just normal vanilla homemade ice cream.
Additionally,
round about 7 p.m., there will be live music by Harley Hood and friends
followed by a full shootin’ of colorful fireworks startin’ near about
9 p.m., or at full dark, for both young and old to enjoy.
No
need to bring nothin’ except yourself, a yard chair and possibly a mate
and/or friend or three. But ifin’ ya’ll can’t make it down to The
Store to enjoy the One Day Only Labor Day Sale, full chicken eatin’ by
Mr. Wilton Fortenberry and the P.P.P.P. staff, Harley Hood and friends
live music or the fireworks shootin’, celebrate Labor Day two thousand
ought seven with family and friends and above all be safe… |
