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Town of Calhoun, South Carolina Oral History Collection

SmithF Cassette 2, Side 1

Media

Part of Interview: Smith, Frances H.

Title

SmithF Cassette 2, Side 1

Source

Frances H. Smith Interview

Date

1988-08-31

Description

Cassette 2

Side 1

00:07: Mrs. Smith continues discussing the town council. She doesn't think that her husband was paid anything for the service. She is unaware of the exact location of the council meetings.

4:40: Megginson believes that the name change from Calhoun to Clemson may have caused some tension on the town council. He makes note of the fact that by the time of the incorporation, the town council appeared to be dominated by Clemson College related individuals.

10:18: Shopping and grocery purchases--Mrs. Smith can remember buying groceries from both Major Abbot and at the Dixie Store. Clothes were usually purchased from Anderson, Greenville, or Seneca.

18:01: Available newspapers--the family received the Greenville News, Greenville Piedmont, and Anderson Independent Mail.

21:00: Mrs. Smith explains telephone in the 1920's, and how individuals would have to talk to the operator to get connected.

22:30: Streets in Calhoun were dirt. She cannot recall when the roads were finally paved.

28:20: The two briefly discuss the Smith boarding house and bus service in Calhoun.

31:52: Audio ends.

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