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The People Who Lived on the Land that is Now Redstone Arsenal, page 173

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School. Georgia went to the Gaines Chapel Church School. She said: The schoolhouse was close to where the church was built, right across from it. They weren't that far apart. They tore down the schoolhouse and built the church on the same lot. Then school was held in the church. [What road was it on?] I don't remember what the name of the road was, but Burton Cemetery was on the road. Going in to the arsenal, you'd turn right off Whitesburg Pike [South Memorial Parkway]. I had to walk to school. Sometimes my dad would let me ride a mule because it was so far away. We lived a long way from the school. We'd leave the mules in Uncle Frank's [Frank Lacy's] barn. He lived near the school. Some mules would throw you. We had two. Buster and Charlie would be on a mule, and Lucy Ann and me [would be] on a mule. People would wrap their feet up tote sacks to keep warm [i.e., croaker sacks, burlap bags]. Georgia and Felix Lanier when they were younger. Folk Beliefs. Georgia remembered that some people said: “Don't sweep dirt out of the door after sundown. That's bad luck. Don't cut toenails or fingernails on Friday or you'll see your blood before Monday.” 173 - (4206)    

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