First Trip To Kilbourne
Source: March 6,2002 issue of the West Carroll Gazette
Submitter:Bonnie Cook  MARCH 2002




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                             First Trip to Kilbourne
                                 by A.C.Fryday

I am writing this for Gay Brown. She keeps pestering me to do so.

I will tell about my first trip to Kilbourne,Louisiana. I came to 
Kilbourne the fall of 1934, after having finished a two-year course of
teacher training. I was hired by the West Carroll School Board to teach 
at Kilbourne High School.

I was 20 years old at the time. I remember because it was an election 
year.An election was being held to fill all local and state-wide offices. 
At times I was embarrassed because candidates would ask me to vote for 
them and I was not old enough to vote.
   
I came to Kilbourne in an old Chevrolet car with the driver side door 
off. Kilbourne was a larger size town then.The Scott family lived in a 
building on the corner where the Deli-Mart is now located. This build-
ing housed the post office and a barber shop. Next in line,going south,
was Allen's Store,Connell's Grocery,Major's Mercantile,and Franklin's 
Hardware.Continuing south was John Meek's Grocery and a blacksmith shop 
owned by J.C.Huffty.

There was an agreement between Mr.Major and Mr.Franklin that Major 
would not sale any hardware and Franklin would not sale groceries and 
general mercantile.

Kilbourne had a bank that opened briefly during the depression. The 
depression caused the bank to close.It was operated by the Stevenson 
family.This family moved to Ruston in 1933-34.

I lived with Mrs.Cook who operated a boarding house.This building was 
on the site of the present John A.Tullos home. I paid $25 a month for 
board and room.Several teachers lived with Mrs.Cook. We would go home 
to Mrs.Cook's for dinner.I remember one time there was a big snow.
We decided that we would not go home for dinner. None of us had a car.
During the lunch period,we looked out and Mrs.Cook, was all wrapped up,
was bringing us our dinner.

On the day school opened some of us were standing around in the hall 
talking.I was asked what grade I would teach.I said "The fifth and 
sixth." One teacher said,"Well, I hope you don't have Jimmy Brown."

"Who is Jimmy Brown," I asked."They said listen." We did and could hear
a loud-talking kid in the room down the hall."Thats Jimmy Brown."
 
I learned to like Jimmy and he taught me more than I taught him.He grew
up, married and raised a family  in Kilbourne and he still lives here.

Thanks for the memories Mr.Fryday.

This was copied from the March 6,2002 issue of the West Carroll Gazette