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Great Wooded South's Great Depression Times were tough in the depression, so tough the local boys worked all week and saved money to buy a jar of peanut butter, a box of crackers, and a bag of Duke's tobacco, but Ordell Fudge had a philosophy about economic times which would stand us in good stead today. His son, Billy Joe Fudge, remembers his wisdom often today. By Billy Joe Fudge My Dad, Ordell Fudge, was born at Toria in the heart of the Great Wooded South in `25. I say it that way because his reply to questions about his age would often be born in `25, you figure it up. A lot of our parents and grandparents might not have had much formal education but education doesnt always equal wisdom. Wisdom is often born in difficulty and honed to a sharp edge by time. He was a young man growing up in the midst of the Great Depression. These days that era is referred to as a time of misery, heartache, trouble, lack, and depression. I am sure that many of our urban cousins experiences were more in line with modern day conventional thinking but for those who were young folks in the Great Wooded South during that time, distress certainly would not describe their personal and collective experiences. Oh yes, times were hard and difficult but joy and happiness were always present according to the many remembrances communicated to me and others about that time. Dads relationships were always special to him and I would suspect that when most of us reminisce about the past it is those special relationships we have enjoyed that brings us the most pleasure. He would beam with pride about how several of the boys would work all week and pool their resources on Saturday morning at the Sparksville or Breeding stores to buy a jar of peanut butter, box of crackers and a sack of Dukes smoking tobacco. Many times Dad in reply to questions about the difficulties of the Great Depression would say, we didnt have any money but had plenty to eat before the Depression, didnt have any money but had plenty to eat during the Depression and we havent had any money but have had plenty to eat since the Depression. So I didnt see any difference myself. Are we going through hard times right now? You can bet on it, but if we can just learn to focus on what we have like family, friends, a roof over our heads and plenty to eat rather than on what we do not have then all of us here in the Great Wooded South will look back on these hard times as the most special of times. This story was posted on 2011-08-18 10:26:55
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