Kentucky River
Vol. VII, No. Il
November 1981
crops they had harvested from the land in the new America, we IN THIS ISSUE: still feel today that it is a special time of year. It is a special time, p. ^ A Sense o f Community sometimes a community and A Mountain Woman rs Joy p. 4 church time, but, most of all for p. 5 Question o f Conscience most people it seems, it is a Busy Summer fam ily time of year. It is a time at the Family Life Center p. 6 and tradition of turkey dinner P 7 Hints from the Hills with all the trimmings and the p .8 Camp Nelson Comeback laughter of children, grand p .9 Attic Stores Winterize children, maybe great grand We are quickly approaching p.10 Tobacco Festival children for some of us. the holiday season with the first, Soldier o f the Revolution p . l l Laughter and banter and con Thanksgiving Day, being that p.12 From the “Fiddler ” versation, but all in the spirit of special time when we stop — or “ th a n k s g iv in g .” C hristm as at least slow down — to give brings another mood and spirit, sewer systems, often high-risk thanks for our many blessings and New Years yet another, but working situations fo r .50 or . 75 over the past year. There are in for now, at Thanksgiving, it is a cents a day. And unmarried dividual thanks, family thanks, kind of summing up for the year women scrubbing floors, hand and all kinds of thanks on up to even though it’s not quite done washing laundry and dishes, n atio n . The C hristian A p tending children, and cooking yet. palachian Project, too, is cer Though the future might not and serving meals fo r room and tainly thankful for the support be entirely bright as we look board and $1.00 a week. But from so many people out there ahead at 1982, this has often they still considered it a “ land which makes the continuation of been the case with our of opportunity,” paused a n d ^ our 45 d ifferent program s forefathers yet we pause, as they gave thanks, then went back a r i d ^ possible. There are undoubtedly paused, to make our worked even harder to make it many thankful individuals and Thanksgiving. The idea is one that — if not for themselves, families in the hills of Eastern Kentucky, too, where that un that many of our immigrant then at least for their children. So, too, for their hard work parentage picked up on quickly selfish support has enabled us to after their arrival here. Men and sacrifice in those difficult reach. working at backbreaking jobs early days, the children and At the original celebration laying track, hand-digging dit children’s children nowadays long ago when the pilgrims first ches and em bankm ents for give thanks for that “ oppor gave thanks for the abundant tunity” they gave us. Those of us with children, or grand THE MONTHLY MAGAZINE children, or who just feel for OF THE the younger generations in the The Appalachian Monthly CHRISTIAN world today, often commit APPALACHIAN PROJECT themselves to providing, as best C hief Editor-Reverend Beiting we can, that same degree of Kentucky River Soundings is Editor-Jack Little O PPO RTU N ITY for their published monthly by the A sst. Editor-Jean Brown future. Christian Appalachian Project Subscriptions-Sheila Helton We sincerely hope you share Kentucky R iver Soundings Production-Alton Bradley in th at com m itm ent this Lancaster, Kentucky 4 0 4 4 6 Collation-Handicapped Thanksgiving Day, 1981. Manuscripts, photographs and art work limited to Appalachian themes are invited Copyright 1981, The Christian Appalachian Project, A ll Rights Reserved.
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Jack Little Soundings Editor Christian Appalachian Project Lancaster, Kentucky 40446
A SENSE OF COMMUNITY Though there has been a steady increase over the years, with some upward spurts and down ward plunges on occasion, this year is definitely the best with over forty permanent Volunteers working with CAP They come from all over the country as the accompanying map will show, from all kinds of backgrounds, and for a wide variety of personal motives. One very, very basic thing that they do seem to have in common, though, is a strong desire to do something for others. Oh, there is no surplus of im mature naivete'among them, no feeling that by their acts they are going to “revolutionize” things or to “change the world” in one ^ tfe tim e . But, on the other hand,
they do intend to make a con tribution to bettering things a lit tle . It is this mature assessment of just flow much impact any one person can have, and they recognize that it is not great, balanced by the still present determination to go ahead and have, at least, that much impact that is so admirable. They ap pear to have a kind of quiet, but firm, resolve rather than the more em otional, and often erratic, concern that some youth ful, would-be world-changers want to foist on the rest of us. Coming from diverse parts of the country and equally different walks of life, but having this common bond of commitment to helping others, it is quite com mon to see a strong sense of
community develop among these Volunteers. They are giving themselves, quite completely, to the service of others for at least one year. Their only expectation for self is that the Christian Ap palachian Project will provide room and board along with a stipend of $60.00 per month for personal necessities. Anyone who has any appreciation for how the “Hawk” of inflation is biting out there in the World knows that that stipend is not something someone is going to get rich on. But material wealth is the farthest thing from the hopes of these people. The sense of “community” we speak of at times transcends m ere feelings of “neigh borliness,” and seems to become
HERE IS WHERE THEY’RE FROM Barb & Randy Jordan, Kentwood, MI Mark Bartkowski, Warren, MI Dave Pruente, Ortonville, MI Nancy Fuhs, W. Lafayette, IN
Sarah Longo, Hazleton, PA Kate Weigand, Pittsburgh, PA Gerry Gallagher, Jenkintown, PA Betty & Howard Winkelspecht, Hatboro, PA
Charles Klatt, Chippewa Falls, W1
Sr Cecilia Levesque, Chelsea, MA Linda Ramsdell, Whitinsville, MA Sr Lorraine Sirois, N. Attleboro, MA
Pat Atkinson, Moorhead, MN Chuck Thompson, Windon, MN
Marie Vanasse, Cranston, RI Sr Edna LaRose, Pawtucket, RI Carolyn Lambert, Cumberland, RI
Jim Davis, Pine Ridge, SD
Peggy Abate, Uncasville, CT Dave Miller, Hamburg, NY Susan Ricalton, Canton, NY Cathleen Pluta, Bayside NY Sr Theresa Gonyoa, Plattsburgh, NY
Gil Rosenburg, SanFrancisco, CA June Widman, SanFrancisco, CA
Alice Wimbley, Baltimore, MD Lynn Daniels, Washington, D.C. Bob Gotcher, Oklahoma City, OK Mark Kenneli, Boerne, TX Dave Danhauer, Louisville, KY Mark Simpson, Coxs Creek, KY Bill Brown, Dayhoit, KY
Bill Shafer, Dayton, OH Cecilia Williams, Newark, OH Michelle Mihalko, Zanesville, OH Dave Smith, McLean, VA Rita Burns, Richmond, VA Leah Everette, Roanoke Rapids, N.C. J.M. Glass, Mobile, AL
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almost a kind of “Kinship” system among the permanent Volun teers. They often eat together, of course, but also walk and talk, pray, attend church services, and seek out inexpensive local enter tainment together. The thrust toward this strong feeling of kin ship between them, we feel,
comes from a combination of their very real personal differen ces and their equally strong similarity in commitment to helping others. It appears that when a contrasting combination such as this happens, as in the several Volunteer Communities in CAP’s operational area, a
most impressive degree of esprit, kinship, loyalty, and heightened responsibility occurs. Whatever the sociological o rjfe socio-psychological explanation^^ for it, we consider it as reflecting admirably on the fine natures of these people, and predicting only better things for our efforts.
A MOUNTAIN WOMAN’S JOY By M. Elaine Dillhunt Emma Tipton has moved away from “ Tipton Ridge” only once in her 68 years. She moved just five miles away from this m o u n tain top hom e, but couldn’t stand being away so af ter two years she moved back. T he “ ridge” is about a 30 minute climb by auto from the county seat, Irvine (KY). “ We don’t know how it came to be called Tipton Ridge,” says Em ma, “ It’s just always been called th at.” Emma estimates that about 400 quilts a year go out from her home on Tipton Ridge “ if you include the ones that people bring for quilting after they’ve put them together.” She says she doesn’t do it for a living but “ just for enjoyment.” And as she spreads one of the colorful creations on the bed for her visitor to admire she adds, “ And I w ouldn’t give it up for nothin.” Emma Tipton began quilting when she was only six years old. She remembers having to stand on a box to reach the quilt. Back then, most of the women on Tipton Ridge quilted. But that’s changed. None of Emma’s six children or 14 grandchildren are interested in learning her art. “ Course they like the quilts I make ‘em ,” she’s quick to add. 4
EMMA TIPTON ENJOYING HER HOBBY (QUILTING)
Usually, she has at least one in the making for someone in the family. Right now, it’s a king sized one in a star pattern for a grandson and his wife. It’s spread out on the bed waiting to be pieced —the fourth step in the process, according to this ex pert. First, she says, she decides what pattern she’ll use. Some that she uses were handed down from her great great grand mother. Others she’s gotten from newspapers or magazines or from friends. She doesn’t have a favorite. “ Just whatever people want, th a t’s what I m ake.” Besides the star pattern, she shows this visitor the flower
garden, teddy bear, bow tie, dutch boy, churn dash, wind mill, and wandering road pat terns. Each is in various stages of development and the total effect is breathtaking. The delicate hand work, the com plem enting colors, the multitude of patterns in the in dividual pieces and the seemingly infinite number of lit tle pieces of material...! Where does she get all the material that it takes to make that many quilts? “ People save their scraps and send ‘em to me.” She points to three large plastic bags full i i 0 ) the corner of the bedroom. “ And I buy some. Anytime I get $5.00 ahead I’d just as soon
go buy some pretty pieces as anything else. I love pretty pieces.” She says it with a shy, puckered smile and then is silent waiting for the next question. Emma began quilting in ear nest about 25 years ago after her children were grown. She has quilted almost every day of that 25 years. If her estimate of 400 quilts a year is correct, that’s 10,000 quilts and she’s still going strong.
Does she have tim e for anything else? She laughs. “ Oh, yes. I take care of my family.” (That’s husband, Bernie and two grandchildren who live with her.) She watches television, too, she says, but works while she watches. She explains she has a small quilting frame that she sets up in the living room in front of the television in ad dition to her large one in the next room.
As you may have guessed, every room in the house (except the kitchen) evidences this busy woman’s full time hobby. The converted sun porch which houses her large frame has room for almost nothing elseincluding Emma. But when she sits at that frame humming a rhythm to match the rhythm of her needle, the room takes on an expansiveness that is as receptive to this woman as is the quilt. Emma Tipton gets up at 4 a.m. and immediately starts quilting. Usually she has about five quilts in the making at the same time. About 6:30 she gets a cup of coffee and wakes the kids. By 7 she’s back at it. About 9 she gets Bernie’s break fast and is back to her quilting by 9:30. At 10:30 she moves to the living room for “ Days of our Lives” and so it goes. More than 10,000 hand made quilts out of a little house on Tipton Ridge in Estill County, K entucky because for this woman creating a thing of beauty with her own hands is a joy. Until 10 years ago she sold her quilts 3 for $10.00. Now she asks $25.00. But don’t plan on getting one. She says, “If I fill all the orders I have right now someone’s going to have to feed me while I quilt.”
QUESTION OF CONSCIENCE Editorial Comment by Jack Little What ever happened to that good, old-fashioned concept of conscience? To ideas like “ make a good examination of conscience,” “ his conscience couldn’t stand it any more,” or “ she had a guilty conscience over it?” Now we hear of things
like “ consciousness raising,” etc., whatever in the world that is. As I see it, we seem to have lost the sense of conscience, and in its place put this con sciousness thing which means, in effect, “ myself.” Conscience, as many of us
were raised to believe, is a kind of self-image, all right, as in consciousness, but it is a selfimage as seen in a social mirror, as responsibilities to others as well as personal “ rights.” Con science somehow means that we (Cbnt’d on page 8) 5
A VERY BUSY SUMMER AT THE FAMILY LIFE CENTER If you’d had a chance to visit the Family Life Center located in Renfro Valley this summer you would have found a lot of activity going on almost daily, with the week-ends filled to capacity. On one occasion, a week-end in July, there was a Marriage Reception, a Family Reunion and a Marriage Enrichment Group all taking place at the Center. There was lots of ex citement in the air and most of all the magic of family together ness. As I visited with the couples th at were in the M arriage Enrichment Group, I found that for some of the couples this was their second time to visit the Family Life Center. There were only five couples this particular week-end, this being a smaller unit than usual, yet the same unique planning was in order as usual. W onderfully planned
LEADERS OF JULY MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT GROUP, LEE & SARAH BIVINS
meals, movies, short hikes into the lovely hills, lots of good conversation and the quiet times when just being together mat tered. One couple expressed to me their enjoyment of this lovely facility, as they put it, “ this is a beautiful and much needed place.” We are so grateful to be
WEDDING RECEPTION WAS HELD IN THE LARGE DINING ROOM AT THE FAMILY LIFE CENTER
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able to have the facilities of such a warm and comfortable place available for its many uses. The Wedding Reception took place in the large dining room which Frances and Myrtle had decorated very beautifully fot the occasion. While outside, upon the hillside at the picnic area, there was lots of ex citement as a large crowd had gathered for a family reunion. A perfect spot for lots of fun as there is a basketball court and softball field available, and the children as well as the adults were taking advantage of these facilities. So many activities are going on at this Center in Renfro Valley that we find it hard to keep up with everything. But Reverend Jack Morris as well as Ralph and Frances Anderson aré always delighted to fill us in on all the happenings. So we will keep you our readers posted on the many activities that áre taking place at the Family Life Center.
HINTS FROM THE HILLS Applesauce Cake
PUMPKIN CHIFFON PIE 3 egg yolk Vi c sugar Vi c sugar 1-9 inch baked pie shell 1lA c cooked or Beat egg and Vi c sugar until uncooked pumpkin thick, add pumpkin, milk, salt J (2 c milk and spices. Cook in double vi tsp salt boiler until thick. Add gelatin Vi tsp ginger softened in cold water. Stir until Vi tsp cinnamon dissolved. Add egg whites Vi tsp nutmeg beaten with remaining sugar. 1 TBS (envelope) Pour into cooled, baked crust. unflavored gelatin Serve topped with whipped Va c cold water cream, if desired. 3 stiff-beaten egg whites
2 cups sugar 1 cup shortening 2 eggs 3 tsp salt 3 cups applesauce 5 cups flour Vi tsp cinnamon Vi tsp cloves 3 tsp vanilla 2 cups raisins 1 cup nuts Cream shortening and sugar until light & fluffy. Add beaten eggs. Sift dry ingredients together. Add alternately with applesauce to egg mixture. Add raisins and nuts. Bake in tube pan until done. Bake at 350 for Vi hour to 45 minutes.
‘QUESTION OF CONSCIENCE” EDITORIAL COMMENT CONT’D FROM PAGE 5 have an obligation to our fellow human beings as well as having a rightful “ place” among them in society. What ever happened to that? Why doesn’t anyone speak loudly about and have a “rally” to promote “conscience raising” nowadays? And I do not propose this as an instead-of thing in regards to con sciousness-raising activities, but as an in-addition-to kind of thing. For, in the end, a whole lot of consciousness about in dividual rights when not balan ced by a strong conscience of in dividual moral obligations spells only A-N-A-R-C-H-Y for a society. As a past President of the U.S. once said regarding w hat freedom means in a democracy: “ Freedom is the opportunity to practice self-discipline in a democracy. It cannot be ab solute absence of restraint on the
individual, or we’d have no society.” That would seem to be an apt definition or description of the idea of conscience, too, the “ opportunity to practice selfdiscipline.” The sense of con science, when well developed in an individual, is something that goes everywhere with that per son. One does not need a super visor, or teacher, or police of ficer leaning over one’s shoulder every minute because there is what was sometimes call “ a little voice within” telling right from wrong. And this little voice, which was of course just a way of animating the idea of con science for youngsters, also dic tates duty over shirking, honor over betrayal, and justice over favoritism. Consciousness, too often as espoused by modern groups, seems a way of saying: “ Look,
this is what you all owe m e as a person,” or “ what you all owe us as a group,” or, perhaps^fc “ what you all owe this group th at / have decided to be spokesman for.” A question of conscience, on the other hand, does not ask what is owed to oneself but, rather, it asks: “ What do I owe to my familiy, my community, my society, and my country?” The C hristian A ppalachian Project has to come down on the side of “ conscience,” because there could be no such organization or effort if our many supporters did not feel a sense of obligation tow ard others. They do feel it, and show it in continued support, and we therefore know that a sense of conscience still exists in the land regarding “ these, the
CAMP NELSON COMEBACK We enjoyed a very active sum mer at Camp Nelson this year. The effects of the bad flood of 1978 have all but faded from memory as we have continued to work on making this a better place for family recreation. We want them to enjoy the beauty and tranquility of the area while also providing jobs for a number of people. Our campground was quite busy this year, with many campers coming back for just a weekend or a week or two vacation. Our camping rates are the lowest in this area, at $5.00 per night for RV’s and regular campers. This includes hook up for water and electricity, picnic
By Jean Goins
COUNTRY MUSIC GROUP WARMING UP AT CAMP NELSON
table, grill and trash can at each site. Tent camping, without water or electricity, is only $4.00 night. Dump station and bath ^ m o u ses are conveniently located. Swimming has been very popular during these very hot, humid days. The cost of swim ming is $1.25 a ddy, and .75 cents for the baby pool. No bot tles, cans, or alcohol are permit ted in the pool area. Also, the cost of swimming has not been included in camping rates, because we feel that it is not fair to people who do not use the pool for us to charge them for this facility. So, camping rates are cheaper and the cost of using our pool is also less expensive than other swimming facilities in the ^unrounding area. We are always looking for more ways to make a visit to Camp Nelson more enjoyable, and you can be sure that we will continue io do so. Friday through Sunday, August 28-30, we presented our first OLD TIME COUNTRY FAIR. There were rides, game booths, food booths, cotton candy, prizes, crafts, produce, flea
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market, a dunking tank (where people had a chance to dunk ME), and a whole lot more to make this a real fun time for families. October 4 we had our 1981 FALL ANTIQUES SHOW AND SALE. Reputable dealers were here with quality antiques for perusal and, for some, with that one thing that they just couldn’t live without. Admission for the show was only $1.00. We presented live Country Music every Saturday at 8:00
p.m. by groups such as Dee Barnes and the Sleepy Hollow Boys; Harold Montgomery and The Appalachian Ambush; The Country Swingers; Bennie Rain water and Copperstone; and The Stone River Band. We are planning a Christmas Bazaar for December and are even thinking a little about a “Turkey Shoot” for this month. We’ll let you know in future issues of Soundings how it all turns out.
ATTIC STORES WINTERIZE As Winter draws near, CAP’S Attic Stores have been very busy gathering the cold weather necessities that many families here will need to make it through the months ahead. Thanks to the many people who have con trib u ted clothing, quilts, sweaters and other such items, c>ur Attic Stores are in pretty %ood shape for another winter season. There are even a num ber of hand-made quilts stocked in each store that are not only
beautiful but which will be very useful as the temperature begins to drop here in Appalachia. The hours of work that must have gone into a number of the lovely quilts shows the love and con cern that those who donated them must have for the people of the hills. The months of August and September were extremely busy in the Attic operation as families gathered to take care of their childrens’ school needs for the
coming year. Some children’s ability to even attend school might be dependent on the availability of clothing at CAP’S Attic Stores. The idea of these stores was one of the earliest ef forts of the Christian A p palachian Project to alleviate some of the abject conditions in the hills, but at the same time preserve the people’s pride by charging a small price for each item. Occasionally the Attics will 9
have what they call a “ bag day sale,” as was had recently at the Garrard County Attic Store. The customers are allowed to gather whatever they can get in to a large grocery bag for a stan dard sale price of $1.50. These sales always bring on a busy, busy day for that particular At-l tic, but it is a rewarding day of felt satisfaction by the Volun teers and employees who run the sales, too. As has been mentioned a few times previously in Soundings, the Attics serve a number of
“ contact” functions for CAP in addition to being an outlet for donated clothing, bedding, and other such items. They serve as sort of inform ation centers where our Volunteers and em ployees find out about more specific needs such as cases of extrem e poverty where a Christmas Basket might be in order; an elderly person recently semi-invalided by a stroke or whatever who’d appreciate visits by our people who do that; or someone who might benefit from the services of our home
remodeling crew. This aspect of the Attic is extremely important, too, and our operators there are always alert to this additional function they have. It seems kind of like “ neutral ground” somehow where things will be brought out more readily than in other settings. Again, our most sincere thanks for the generosity of all you supporters who keep this aspect of CAP operations going with continued donations.
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The Annual Tobacco Festival sponsored by Garrard County Jaycees took place in Lancaster on the 18th and 19th of Septem ber. People from all over the county as well as the surroun ding counties came into town for this special event. There were 10
displays set up all around the town square with craft items, antiques, and antique gas engines and m achinery. Numerous contests were going on thru out the two days such as the tobacco spitting contest, pipe smoking, big leaf tobacco,
horse shoe throw ing and checkers contests, and for the younger children there was a bij* wheel contest which added to a l^ p the excitement. On Saturday the highlight of the day was the traditional parade. Three marching bands led the parade with floats and horse back riders following. The Sunshine Center, Christian Ap palachian P ro je c t’s Child Development Center, won the 1st place trophy for the best •float. The theme for their float was “ Our Favorite Tobacco Jobs.” The float’s success was attributed to several people in cluding some of our volunteers who took the time to offer their ideas and talents, such as Peggy Abate who did the fine painting. Also, June and Gil who spent several hours helping put the float together. A good time was had by aj^fc and the children at the S u n s h in ^ Center was especially proud and happy with their 1st. place in the float contest.
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COUSIN CUBBY’S UNCLE’S BLACK HOG One day some men came to town dressed in straw hats, workshirts and overalls. They looked like local farmers. When one of them asked Cousin Cub by where they could find something to drink, Cubby gave them a drink of his moonshine whiskey. The next day the men returned dressed in business suits with shirts and ties. They were agents for the Alcoholic Beverage Commission. They approached Cousin Cub by and said, “ You are under arrest for illegal possession of alcoholic beverages. We are from the A.B.C.” Cubby replied, “ I’m from another network. I’m from N .B.C.” Cousin Cubby once had an un cle that always grew the white breed of hogs known as O .I.C .’s
or Ohio Improved Chesters. This uncle of Cousin Cubby’s was forever bragging about how just his white hogs would gfow. Among his large herd of white hogs he had one black hog. At this time, Cousin Cubby ancj some of his buddies had a whiskey still up the hpllow from his uncle’s barn. The hogs pastured in the fields and woods nparby. (NOTE: One of the best feeds for growing and fattening hogs is the leftovers from a still making pure corn whiskey. Cousin Cubby wouldn’t have made any other kind. I put this in for the benefit of some of my readers who may have beep un fortunate enough not to have a cousin, uncle, or grandpappy tp tell them about the fattening qualities of “ still-slop” ). Cousin Cubby and his buddies
built a small pen with a fee/| trough. When they were ready to discard the spent still-slop they stored in in an extra barrel and fed it to the black hog. The white hogs were driven off and not permitted to enter the pen, a form of “ black is beautiful” discrimination. The black hog fattened beautifully. As the weeks went by and the black hog grew fat ter, Cousin Cubby and his bud dies had many secret laughs about the perplexed look on the uncle’s fpce when he looked at his herd of white hogs and the fatter black hog. Another selection from: When They Hanged the Fiddler By: Jess Wilson Complete_volume, $14.00 Jackson County RECC McKee, Kentucky 40447
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