How do you suppose that the group shown above ever got out to the log without getting their skirts wet? Long ago a young woman's fancy turned to walks or horse back riding in the spring.The picture was taken a short distance above Tway. Perhaps they walked out there one Sunday afternoon or maybe rode horseback.
The ladies were very modest with their long flaring skirts, trim blouses with a high "choker" collar and of course, a hat. Sailor hats with broad brims were very stylish and the feathered "plumes" were a little more dressy. Most always the blouses had long puffed sleeves.
The first lady shown left to right in the picture is Ollie Lewis Miles. In the early years she took up phptography as a hobby. At one time her family lived in the two-story frame house on First Street which was later converted into the Shady Lawn Hospital.
Albumn Holds Memories
Her little studio was on the second floor. In later years she opened up a small studio upstairs over Matt Smith's store above the Margie Grand on Central Street. Strangely enough, women were the first photographers in Harlan. Her red plush picture albumn at her home in Louisville holds many happy memories of by gone days in Harlan.
Sitting beside her is Carrie C. Martin, her sister. Nothing did she enjoy more than horse back riding. One of her favorite past times was music. She played the organ well.
Their father, Judge A.B. Cornett, lived in a two-story framed house where the Walter Blessing's live today on Main Street. Many of the young folks gathered at the Cornett home on Sunday. Singing voices could be heard at a distance. The house being on higher ground without the horns and zooming cars, of today made it possible to hear the voices up and down the street.
Cares For Less Fortunates
Carrie C. Martin was a kind, considerate person. She carried food to many less fortunate persons and cared for small children. She was married to the late Dr. William Martin and lived on First Street for many years.
There were several homes in Harlan where the young folks gathered in addition to the Cornett home. Many Sunday afternoons have been spent popping corn in the grate over red hot coals. Sometimes the group made popcorn balls by boiling molasses and rolling the corn into balls.
A pan of apples and a knife to peel them was always places on the organ in reach of everybody. Some of the old folks ground the corn in their coffee mill. It was easier to chew it that way.
First Home Build
Florence Ball lived on First Street near the site of the Post Office. She is the mother of former Senator Joe Ball of Minnesota. She left Harlan in her younger days but always comes back and calls Harlan her home. She is now living with her daughter in California.
Cora Rice Lewis and her husband, John B. Lewis were the first to build a home on Ivy Street. At the time Ivy Hill was just a mountain covered with ivy, mountain laurel, tres and bushes. Cora Rice always wore neat, trim dresses. Her handmade clothes fit perfectly. Mrs Lewis and her husband are now living in Middlesboro.
Millie Carter Howard was a quiet refined person and always well dressed. She enjoyed Sunday afternoons "out walking" with the girls. Ahe was married to the late Hamp Howard. They bought a home on Third Street owned by Billy Day and lived there most of their life. One of their first homes was on the corner of Central and Third Streets.
Sunday January 18, 1953
Volume 52 Number 14
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