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WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Roy G. Barnes, Millerfield native and new author "One moment stands out in my mind as the main reason I left Adair County and went north to find work -- I heard our local country store owner tell a patron that he wouldn't extend any more credit because the man sold his crop, and, 'instead of settling up your charges here, you went to Columbia and shopped.' " By Linda Marcum Waggener linda@columbiamagazine.com Roy Barnes, son of the late Olie and Lola Foley Barnes, has written a book entitled: A Journey from Slingshots and Marbles to Bottom Lines in which he recalls life as a child in the Millerfield community of Adair County. When he was ten years old, his mother, age 34, passed away. By necessity, that left Roy, the oldest, as caregiver and protector of his four younger sisters and three-month-old brother while his dad worked for the WPA building roads. He would leave for work before daylight and not return home until after dark, leaving many hours for young Roy to fill the role of parent. In Adair County there was no electricity, no running water, no telephones nor paved roads That was in deep, rural Adair County where there was no electricity, no running water, no telephones nor paved roads. There was a one-room schoolhouse where all eight grades were taught. The building was heated by a big wood-burning stove and drinking water was obtained from a nearby neighbor's house. He shared a few details at the Giles festival last weekend where he had a booth introducing his book. Roy said he loved this area and its people but even at a young age, he knew he must leave if he ever expected to make a success of his life. "One moment stands out in my mind as the main reason I left Adair County and went north to find work -- I heard our local country store owner tell a patron that he wouldn't extend any more credit because the man sold his crop, and, 'instead of settling up your charges here, you went to Columbia and shopped.' " Roy said he didn't want that humiliating conversation to ever happen to him, "I think I decided right then I had to get out to where I could get a job and earn a good living." Early one morning before daylight, a 14-year-old Roy Barnes, with just the clothes he had on, left Millerfield and hitchiked to Edinburgh, Indiana where he got a job picking tomatoes. In his book, he tells of his fears, loneliness and his struggles. He shares his first remembrance of playing marbles and shooting slingshots, and precious memories of his mother walking through the fields, picking wild greens for supper. Also included are recollections of community molasses making, ghost stories and his first date among the 80 some chapters. We hope to hear more from the new author Roy Barnes as he has time to share with us. This story was posted on 2005-10-06 09:49:03
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