DOCSLIB.ORG

The Southerner Winter 2021

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
The Southerner Winter 2021 Th e Offi cial Publication of the SoutheasternTh ee Offi Offi cial cial Publication Publication Region of theof theSoutheastern Southeastern Region Region of the National Model Railroad AssociationWinterWinter 2020 2020 SER Convention 2021 Layout Tom Langdale’s Norfolk Southern Railway - page 10 above woke me up and made me realize The President’s Car that there were actually a lot of model Larry Burkholder railroading things I could still be doing. I am now back to trying to learn how The Covid-19 I know our Education Chairman to program on Arduino and designing crisis continues Owen Maddux will be discussing in a program for N&W type position and only his column some virtual clinics he is signal control on my layout. Before seems to be arranging. Let’s keep ourselves safe my accident I was fi guring out how getting worse. and help limit the spread of the virus to build these signals in N- scale I know all of by wearing masks, social distancing using nano LEDs. I’ll get back to us are eager to get back to in person and utilizing the virtual programs doing that later. group model railroading activities. available. If everyone does their part, The point I am trying to make here Now does not seem to be the time we will get through this much faster. is that you should not give up on the for that. There are, however, a lot of hobby just because you are having or group participation that can be done A model railroading friend of mine have had some problems. If you can’t virtually. is in hospice care battling cancer. He can’t do much, but he is still enjoying do the active things you used to do, look As I write this in mid-November, the the hobby by doing various layout for another part of the hobby to pursue. Piedmont Division is conducting their track designs. He knows he will never It will give you enjoyment and hopefully annual Piedmont Pilgrimage of home build any of these, but it keeps his take your mind off your troubles. layout tours virtually. This means that spirits up and maybe someone else will The Palmetto Division is still moving you did not have to live close to the be able to utilize one of his designs. forward with their plans for the 2021 layouts to visit them. Unfortunately, SER convention. The Swamp Rabbit by the time you read this the A few weeks ago, I tore the achilles Express is planned for Greenville, SC, pilgrimage will be over. Many of the tendon in my left foot. This has put me June 10 to the 13. Let’s hope the virus divisions are holding meetings on on crutches for three weeks. Unable to crisis has diminished enough by then Zoom or other similar programs. We get downstairs to work on my trains I to hold it. A decision on that will be have also had regional and national was pretty much just vegetating in my made in the Spring. Check their web virtual clinic programs that many of lounge chair watching TV and reading. site www.swamprabbitexpress.org for you have enjoyed. The email from my friend mentioned continuous updates. SER 2021 SER Board of Directors Election Call for Candidates Elections for SER Board members are coming up soon! Are you interested in serving your Region and earning AP Offi cial credits? To be eligible you must be a current NMRA member (excluding Family or RailPass memberships) in good standing. SER positions to be elected in 2021 are: • President • Treasurer • Two (2) Directors All serve 2 year terms and, if reelected, can serve an additional 2 years consecutively. Candidates must submit via email a short biography stating why they wish to serve and in which position, and should include a passport size photo. Send submissions no later than February 1, 2021 to: SER Nominating Committee [email protected] 2 Th e SouthErneR - Winter 2020 Offi cial Publication of the Southeastern Region, NMRA Volume 62 Number 1 Winter 2020 WAYBILL 2021 SER Convention Layouts .......................................10 & 14 Achievement Program ..............................................................21 An NMRA Member Recruitment Opportunity ........................4 Th e Business of Railroading .....................................................22 Call for Candidates .....................................................................2 Club Car ...................................................................................31 Education Department ...............................................................8 Piedmont Division Showcases ..................................................24 Th e President’s Car .....................................................................2 SER Division News ..................................................................16 SER Division Offi cers/Directors/Divisions ..............................30 Train Wheel & Truck Muck .....................................................12 Upcoming Events ................................................................6 & 7 Editor: Ed Juaire - 782 Jays Way, Ringgold GA 30737-8954 423-826-7212; [email protected]. Material for publication is welcomed! Please send materials to the editor. All submissions become the property of Th e SouthErneR unless otherwise contracted. Do not send previously published materials please! Th e SouthErneR is mailed to members of the Southeastern Region and interested parties who have paid the subscription rate of $10.00/year. Submittals Due: Spring Feb 15; Summer May 15; Fall Aug 15; Winter Nov 15 ADVERTISING Rates are for electronic-format or scanner-ready ads. Preferred formats are PDF, MS Word or JPG. Contact editor regarding other formats. Include advertiser name, address, email and daytime phone number. Ads must be prepaid before publication. Make your check payable to: SER-NMRA Mail payment to: Mark McAllister 3518 Connelly Ln Chattanooga, TN 37412-1608 [email protected] ADVERTISING RATES Number of Issues Size 1 2 3 4 Full $120 $ 240 $ 360 $ 400 1/2 h/v $ 60 $ 120 $ 180 $ 200 1/4 h/v $ 30 $ 60 $ 90 $ 100 1/8 h $ 15 $ 30 $ 45 $ 60 1/15 ‘5x3’ __ __ __ $ 35 Pike ‘1.4x3’ __ __ __ $ 16 Pike Registry: $16 for 4 issues www.ser-nmra.org 3 pect. Boy, was I in Railroad Club grew to 24 members in An NMRA Member for a surprise! only 3 years. Modeling in HO scale and adhering to NMRA standards, Recruitment Opportunity Born in a casual its members to date have built an social discussion astounding 26 modules occupying a by Peter Youngblood, MMR at a past annual 16 ft. x 40 ft. space which can be con- Christmas Party, fi gured any number of ways. Recently I was invited to present a several residents discovered they had clinic to a 55+ active living retirement a common hobby interest in railroads community one hour’s drive north of even, to some extent, model rail- my home. The solicitation came from roads. It wasn’t long thereafter that a fellow Piedmont Division member a coordinated effort began to fi nd out who lives there and who’d seen my how many other residents shared this clinic at our Piedmont Division meet- interest and the possibility of forming an onsite model railroad club. Led by two resi- dents (and NMRA members) Brian Chapin and Bob Wheeler, discus- sions began in earnest. Available layout space, an unknown quantity at the time, mod- ular construction offered a logical solution. Fortu- nately, Piedmont Bob Wheeler & Brian Chapin Division member Charlie Crawford, MMR, a local ing one week prior. His email stated modular layout owner, was solicited he thought the onsite model railroad The modules are set up and DCC to show the group how modules are club would enjoy seeing, maybe even operated in the facility’s clubhouse built. implementing some of what was illus- as often as other scheduled activities trated in the presentation. Not having His demonstration was the spark permit. Typically, members own one presented to this kind of community igniting the modular construction or two modules. The framework is fi rst before, I hadn’t any idea what to ex- that followed. The Cresswind Model cut and assembled in Brian’s home workshop before being turned over to Cresswind Active Retirement Living Community Model Railroad Club 4 Th e SouthErneR - Winter 2020 the member to create and construct bership in any association in order to whatever he chooses will go on top. participate, but individuals certainly Each member buys what is needed for can do as they please. During my visit, his own module. A common theme, several club members expressed inter- southeastern railroads in the summers est in joining the NMRA. of the mid-1960’s, is well represented and enhances continuity. I encourage all NMRA Division Super- intendents to select a point person to contact 55+ active retirement com- munities in their area to fi nd out if they already have an onsite model railroad activity or would consider encouraging one. The community I visited has 980 houses populated by approximately 1,800 residents. Although retired, active they most certainly are and with available discretionary funds are capable of supporting the ex- penses required to build and maintain a model railroad while having fun On occasion members can operate and enjoying new friendships formed equipment from their own favorite in the process. prototype railroad. Some members Active retirement communities prolif- also model in other scales or possess erate throughout the country. This one, Lionel trains. Cresswind at Lake Lanier or the many All resident club activities (and there Del Webb communities, are some ex- are many!) are communicated via dai- amples. The NMRA has lots of material ly emails, the quarterly “Waterfall,” available to promote both the hobby the in house newsletter/magazine, and and NMRA membership. It’s all easy are also posted to the bulletin board in to download at “Promo Materials” after the clubhouse lobby. logging into www.nmra.org including a 5-minute recruitment “Welcome to The full complement of modules was Model Railroading” video. on display and operating while I was there.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Chapter 13: North and South, 1820-1860
    North and South 1820–1860 Why It Matters At the same time that national spirit and pride were growing throughout the country, a strong sectional rivalry was also developing. Both North and South wanted to further their own economic and political interests. The Impact Today Differences still exist between the regions of the nation but are no longer as sharp. Mass communication and the migration of people from one region to another have lessened the differences. The American Republic to 1877 Video The chapter 13 video, “Young People of the South,” describes what life was like for children in the South. 1826 1834 1837 1820 • The Last of • McCormick • Steel-tipped • U.S. population the Mohicans reaper patented plow invented reaches 10 million published Monroe J.Q. Adams Jackson Van Buren W.H. Harrison 1817–1825 1825–1829 1829–1837 1837–1841 1841 1820 1830 1840 1820 1825 • Antarctica • World’s first public discovered railroad opens in England 384 CHAPTER 13 North and South Compare-and-Contrast Study Foldable Make this foldable to help you analyze the similarities and differences between the development of the North and the South. Step 1 Mark the midpoint of the side edge of a sheet of paper. Draw a mark at the midpoint. Step 2 Turn the paper and fold the outside edges in to touch at the midpoint. Step 3 Turn and label your foldable as shown. Northern Economy & People Economy & People Southern The Oliver Plantation by unknown artist During the mid-1800s, Reading and Writing As you read the chapter, collect and write information under the plantations in southern Louisiana were entire communities in themselves.
    [Show full text]
  • Reflections of a White Southerner in the Freedom Struggle Bob Zellner Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
    Volume 2 Living With Others / Crossroads Article 9 2018 Reflections of a White Southerner in the Freedom Struggle Bob Zellner Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee Follow this and additional works at: https://encompass.eku.edu/tcj Part of the Arts and Humanities Commons, Education Commons, Physical Sciences and Mathematics Commons, and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons Recommended Citation Zellner, Bob (2018) "Reflections of a White Southerner in the Freedom Struggle," The Chautauqua Journal: Vol. 2 , Article 9. Available at: https://encompass.eku.edu/tcj/vol2/iss1/9 This Essay is brought to you for free and open access by Encompass. It has been accepted for inclusion in The hC autauqua Journal by an authorized editor of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Zellner: Reflections of a White Southerner in the Freedom Struggle BOB ZELLNER REFLECTIONS OF A WHITE SOUTHERNER IN THE FREEDOM STRUGGLE Preamble Eastern Kentucky University's Chautauqua Lecture Series theme, “Living with Others: Challenges and Promises,” certainly resonates with my life, my experiences and my work for human rights. I have found that a proactive approach to living with others provides a strong antidote to close-mindedness, hate and violence. Living with others peacefully, harmoniously and joyfully broadens and liberates one’s life. This sharply contrasts with my Southern upbringing during the forties and fifties, when white supremacy and male chauvinism led many southerners to be narrow minded and reactionary. Juxtaposing challenge with promise, as the Chautauqua theme does, is also compatible with my philosophy of life, relying as I do on dialectics, the unity of opposites and the social gospel.
    [Show full text]
  • 20 18 Annual Report
    20 Annual 18 Report Letter from the Executive Director Executive Committee Elisa Smith Kodish, President I always find myself a little reflective writing the letter for the Annual Jamala Sumaiya McFadden, Vice-President Report. After all, my purpose is to review the previous year. But this William P. Barnette, Treasurer year I feel more reflective than usual, perhaps because it is our 95th Laurice Rutledge Lambert, Secretary year, and our 100th birthday is right around the corner. Lillian Caudle, Immediate Past President Harold Anderson Ironically, what strikes me most is that after all these years, when one Yendelela Neely Holston could imagine Legal Aid might be getting old and stodgy, our advo- Luke A. Lantta cates’ passion and commitment to their work are as strong as ever. Michael T. Nations When I talk to our staff, they always seem to be coming up with new Chad Allan Shultz and exciting projects to benefit our clients. Robert J. Taylor, IV Ryan K. Walsh We have certainly already performed our share of significant and Cristiane R. Wolfe innovative work over the past century. We were the first in the country in home defense, brought the seminal case in disability rights Board of Directors (Olmstead), had the first legal aid project providing for people with Khadijah Abdur-Rahman HIV/AIDS and then for people with cancer, and we began the first Jane Arnold medical-legal collaborative in the southeast with lawyers in Children’s Mary T. Benton Healthcare of Atlanta hospitals. Jacqueline Boatwright-Daus Barbara Carrington But resting on our laurels just isn’t in our DNA! Robert N.
    [Show full text]
  • The Southerner Spring 2021
    Th e eOffi Offi cial cial Publication Publication of theof theSoutheastern Southeastern Region Region Spring 2021 of the National Model Railroad Association Flat Car for a Camera Mount page 10 Acadian Coast Eastern Unloading lobster in Summer Harbor page 20 nice webinars that I hope you took The President’s Car advantage of, with more coming. Even after the pandemic wanes and in- Larry Burkholder person meetings are again practical, we need to keep virtual meetings and I hope everyone Chairman. His commitment to his clinics in our bag of tricks. It is the is keeping safe division, the SER, and the hobby will best way to bring members spread and getting be missed by all of us. widely in your division together and their Covid-19 maintain their interest. vaccinations SER elections will be held later this as soon as you year, see “Where is my Ballot” below. In 2020 we had a decrease of 98 can. With a successful vaccination Every candidate entered mentions members. Of the 1,139 members at the program, we should be able to get they want to promote more support start of 2021, 79 were new members together again to share our hobby in for regions and divisions. This is an and 22 were Railpass members. person. annual promise, but one that never seems to go very far. It is leadership’s responsibility to Already division sponsored train keep these new and trial members shows in Ashville and Cartersville The truth is that regional and coming back, but each individual have been announced and the division support is primarily a local member can help too by participating prospects for a successful SER responsibility.
    [Show full text]
  • MSC Newsletter 4-2017
    The Mid-South Flyer Spring 2017 A Publication of the Mid-South Chapter of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, Inc Spring Meeting Boyhood memories of a special steam engine Back in the day, most young boys developed a fascination for trains from playing with their first toy train set, or in more recent times, from watching Thomas the Tank Engine on TV. But in the case of MidSouth member Warren Jones, a childhood infatuation for a certain steam engine ignited a life-long love for trains, and steam engines in particular. That special steam engine was Gainesville Midland #301, a 2-8-0 Consolidation-type locomotive built in 1920 by Baldwin Locomotive Works. No. 301 was a familiar sight Gainesville Midland #301 around Warren’s childhood home in Gainesville, Georgia, where the railroad literally ran through his back yard. Warren recounts growing up in a railroad family and his love affair with the Gainesville Midland in an article ap- pearing in Good Old Days Magazine. He will reprise his story with personal anecdotes and photographs at the next meeting of the MidSouth Chapter on Saturday, April 22, at 2 PM in the historic Leeds Depot. The following article excerpts provide a preview of Warren’s presentation. “The year was 1952 in Gainesville, Georgia. I was ten years old, and the location was a small Southern Railroad section house with the Gainesville Midland Railroad New Holland branch forming the boundary of the back yard, a short stone’s throw from the house. The house faced the Southern double track mainline, a long stone’s throw away.
    [Show full text]
  • Tennessean the Tennessean Was a Secondary Streamliner Run Jointly by the Southern Railway and Norfolk & Western Between Washington, DC, and Memphis, Tennessee
    Prototype Consists Southern Railway - The Tennessean The Tennessean was a secondary streamliner run jointly by the Southern Railway and Norfolk & Western between Washington, DC, and Memphis, Tennessee. This was Southern’s third entry into the Washington-Memphis market, and was quite clearly a secondary train when compared to the likes of the Crescent or the Southerner. The Southern shepherded the train from Washington to Lynchburg, Virginia, where the N&W took over to Consist Bristol, Tennessee. There, the Southern took over the The consist, when inaugurated, was all-lightweight train again and brought it into Memphis. The train was except for the heavyweight sleepers at the rear. first run in 1941 and continued up until 1968, though Car Type Number Assignment service had steeply declined by then, similarly to all Baggage-Mail (60’ Rolling 1700-1701 Washington- streamliners. Post Office (RPO) Section) Chattanooga The Tennessean was never a particularly fast Baggage-Mail Storage 1750-1751 Ditto train – it only averaged a little less than forty miles per Baggage-Mail (30’ RPO 1725-1726 Chattanooga- hour either way – but, for many years, it provided a Section) Memphis direct link between Memphis, Washington, and points Baggage/Dormitory/22- 703-705 Washington- to the north. Because it was operated by both the N&W seat Coach Memphis and Southern, this train can provide modeling 52-seat partitioned Coach 903-905 Ditto opportunities for modelers of both railways. 56-seat Coach 806-814 Ditto Livery The cars of the Tennessean were painted a plain 48-seat Diner 3303-3304 Washington- silver color, with Southern lettering.
    [Show full text]
  • Chapter 13: North and South, 1820-1860
    North and South 1820–1860 Why It Matters At the same time that national spirit and pride were growing throughout the country, a strong sectional rivalry was also developing. Both North and South wanted to further their own economic and political interests. The Impact Today Differences still exist between the regions of the nation but are no longer as sharp. Mass communication and the migration of people from one region to another have lessened the differences. The American Republic to 1877 Video The chapter 13 video, “Young People of the South,” describes what life was like for children in the South. 1826 1834 1837 1820 • The Last of • McCormick • Steel-tipped • U.S. population the Mohicans reaper patented plow invented reaches 10 million published Monroe J.Q. Adams Jackson Van Buren W.H. Harrison 1817–1825 1825–1829 1829–1837 1837–1841 1841 1820 1830 1840 1820 1825 • Antarctica • World’s first public discovered railroad opens in England 384 CHAPTER 13 North and South Compare-and-Contrast Study Foldable Make this foldable to help you analyze the similarities and differences between the development of the North and the South. Step 1 Mark the midpoint of the side edge of a sheet of paper. Draw a mark at the midpoint. Step 2 Turn the paper and fold the outside edges in to touch at the midpoint. Step 3 Turn and label your foldable as shown. Northern Economy & People Economy & People Southern The Oliver Plantation by unknown artist During the mid-1800s, Reading and Writing As you read the chapter, collect and write information under the plantations in southern Louisiana were entire communities in themselves.
    [Show full text]
  • The 'Pennsylvania Crailroad'>S Southerncrkail Empire
    The 'Pennsylvania cRailroad'>s c Southern Rkail Empire N the decade of the 1870's, the expanding Pennsylvania Railroad put together a loosely joined rail empire consisting of a dozen railroads in seven southern states stretching from Virginia to I 1 Mississippi and Tennessee. While many southerners in the postwar years had eagerly sought northern capital for their stricken railways, their entreaties up to 1870 had rarely resulted in more than visits of railroad carpetbaggers. Now, in the new decade, the Pennsylvania Railroad offered the South a pattern of railroad progress supported by the stable financial backing of a successful corporation, rather than the dreams and promises of penniless politicians and promoters. In the postwar years, the Pennsylvania Railroad continued a prosperity well established before and during the Civil War. Both during and after the war, President John Edgar Thomson's road paid cash dividends ranging from eight per cent to ten per cent.2 When the Pennsylvania started to look southward it was already a giant com- pared to the railways of the South. It had a capital structure (capital stock and funded debt) one quarter as large as the total railroad investment in the ten southern states from Virginia to Louisiana. The road's gross earnings of $22,000,000 in 1872 were half as great as the total for the seventy major lines in the South.3 Clearly, the Pennsylvania Railroad had both the size and the financial stature necessary for an adventure in southern railroading. The adventure started in Maryland. The Pennsylvania had earlier acquired entry into Baltimore with its acquisition of the Northern 1 Fairfax Harrison, A History of the Legal Development of the Railroad System of the Southern Railway Company (Washington, D.
    [Show full text]
  • The Southerner
    INTRODUCING NEXUS, EARTHWIND MORELAND: A magazine of culture From Knight moves to Patriot games see inside this issue see p. 10 Rookie Robotics S I N C E 1 9 4 7 The Real World Grady Squad Gears Up Black History play p. 15 for Nationals explores media images p. 12 THE OUTHERNER An upbeatS paper for a downtown school HENRY W. GRADY HIGH SCHOOL, ATLANTA VOLUME LVIII, NUMBER 6, March 14, 2005 CRIM REFORM TO SEND STUDENTS TO GRADY BY NICK STEPHENS he rezoning of Crim High School students is a touchy subject, and it’s Tsparked a wide range of opinions, ranging from support to concern about how the new students will affect the Grady campus to some Crim students’ reluctance to attend Grady in the first place. Crim administrators declined to comment on the proposed rezoning, and they emphatically stressed that the opinions of Crim students on this issue S N E did not represent those of the school or its H P E T administration. S K C At a public meeting at Crim High I School March 3, Joyce McCloud, director N of School Reform Team 5, explained the Q & A: Ms. Valerie Thomas, facilites director, fields decision to close Crim as a comprehensive questions at a public meeting about Crim’s future. high school. The board decided to close the school because of its declining enrollment The closing of Crim will add an and in order to fulfill requirements of estimated 256 new students to Grady for K Atlanta Public School’s new BuildSmart the 2005-2006 school year.
    [Show full text]
  • Dramatists Guild Modern Stageplay 2
    Name of Play __________________________ A full-length play By Your Name here Contact: Your Name Address Phone Email << OR >> Represented by: Mary Agent The Mary Agency 123 Main Street Anytown, USA 11111 PLAYBACK An original Screenplay by Raymond Chandler Final Draft March 24, 1949 2. Property of Universal-MCA Hollywood, CA. USA FADE IN: EXT. OPEN LANDSCAPE WITH RAILROAD TRACKS -- DAY LONG SHOT A STREAMLINER coming TOWARDS CAMERA which is off to one side of tracks. The landscape has pine and fir trees and is a northern Washington landscape. As the streamliner passes, the CAMERA PANS around following it and stops. The streamliner tears off into the distance and in the foreground is WE SEE a RAILROAD SIGN -- "EVERETT WASH" DISSOLVE TO: INT. STREAMLINER IN MOTION - CORRIDOR -- DAY SHOWING OPEN DOORS OF FOUR ROOMETTES Through the windows can be seen the landscape through which the train is passing. In the first roomette, counting from the left, is a well-dressed, rather wise-looking FEMALE, young, smart. She is making up her face. In the second is a middle-aged couple, a CANADIAN IMMIGRATION INSPECTOR and a CANADIAN CUSTOMS INSPECTOR. In the third, BETTY MAYFIELD is seated near the window, turning over the pages of a magazine. She is about 27 years old, beautiful, blonde, and has a remote troubled expression, as though her thoughts were far away. The fourth is empty. There is a man's suitcase in evidence on the seat. LARRY MITCHELL enters from the left. He is 3. tall, good-looking, young, with superficial charm and rather too much self-assurance.
    [Show full text]
  • The Southerner Spring 2020
    The Official Publication of the Southeastern Region of the National Model Railroad Association Volume 61 Number 2 www.ser-nmra.org Spring 2020 Gary Jarabek’s layout. Tribute and additional photos on page 6. All photos: Ovidiu Trifanescu The President’s Car Larry Burkholder We held the SER winter board meeting in Cartersville, GA, February 1st at the center where the SER convention will be held. Let me fi rst say that the facilities are fi rst class and the convention should be great. While no monumental decisions were made, a lot of important topics were pretty thoroughly debated. One issue seemed to present itself in most of the discussions. That is, how can the Region provide more sup- port to the divisions? The target is to help the divisions grow, maintain mem- bership, and promote the hobby. Several ideas were supported by the Board. 1. Help divisions add interest to their meetings by encouraging them to have more signifi cant activities. This may involve some expenses like bringing in a speaker from out of town or renting a hall for a public event which, with prior Board approval, could be covered by the Region. 2. Provide Scouting Railroad Merit Badge guidance to encourage spreading the hobby. Approval by the Board was given to distribute a program developed by the Cherokee Division, with material also developed by the Piedmont Division, to all divisions. It is hoped that each division will contact local scouting troops and begin a training program. Look for more information about this program from our Education Chairman, Owen Maddux.
    [Show full text]
  • The Exactly Right Cake
    The Bitter Southerner Podcast: The Exactly Right Cake (opening theme music) Chuck Reece: It's The Bitter Southerner Podcast, episode four of our second season from Georgia Public Broadcasting and the magazine I edit, The Bitter Southerner. I'm Chuck Reece, and today we're talking about cake. Not just any cake, but the exactly right cake. [00:00:30] Chuck Reece: Now I don't want to start the show off with a downer, but here are a couple of facts about your host. One, I was an only child. And two, my mama died of cancer when I was just 11 years old. And I bring this up today only because of something that I'd learned a couple of days after she passed away. And I learned it the first time I walked into the kitchen of the funeral home where her body lay [00:01:00] in repose. And on the tables in there, I had never seen so many beautiful cakes in my life. And that was the beginning of my knowledge about a specific part of southern culture. Chuck Reece: See, when a small town community in the south prepares to come together to honor someone who has passed away, something clicks in the brains of the community's cake bakers. They get to thinking. They remember little acts of [00:01:30] kindness done for them by the departed. They remember what she loved to eat. The little things she said to them over the supper table. And then they take all that information and bake the exactly right cake.
    [Show full text]