This is a picture of the inside of my family's country grocery store/service station in the late 1950s. The store name was "Colvin & Jones" and was a successful business venture that provided a living for the Jones and Colvin families for many years. It was a ten hour six and one half day a week operation with only a part of the day off on Sunday to attend Sunday School and Church. During the summer months we would usually close on Wednesday afternoon and take time off for some family time.
The individuals in the picture are my father,James Garland Jones, Sr; my mother Ruth Colvin Jones and the super cool young man in the center which happens to be me. Notice that I was dressed in what would be considered very hip in those days. With my FFA jacket, white tee shirt, rolled up blue jeans, white socks and black loafers, I was a real lady killer. Probably hidden under the jacket was a thin white belt which was a mainstay of my wardrobe. The store was a family project and we all chipped in to help to make the store a success.
Some of the interesting things that can be noted about the store in this picture are: All of the electricity comes from drop cords and plenty of extension cords; By this time we had gone modern and had shopping carts; Grey Crickets for sale in the back room; We gave Delta Trading stamps with purchases (sign behind my father); the large amount of lard in buckets - we must have had a sale on lard that week.
I have so many interesting stories and memories to share about the store and will be doing so in the next coming weeks, so keep checking back.
