Tape number:V44
Name: James J. Kellum & Carrol Davis Jr.
Location: Weems - Kellum's store
Date of Birth: Kellum: 1/16/31 Davis: 2/9/31
Date of Recording: 9/10/07
Recorded By: Grayson Mattingly
Log Sheet by: Grayson Mattingly
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00/40 | F | Introductions |
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1/05 | F,W | History of the store - J.Js father and his brother ran it together then in 1934 Carrol Jr. father rented and ran it with Mr. Hilton Carlson - Carrol Jr. father then took it over when Carrol Jr. father left to run another store on Weems Wharf. |
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6/00 | L | mentioned Carlsons store on road to Burgesses |
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6/41 | W,M | JJ and Carrol talk about what it was like running a store - a lot of trading. - Good pony story about trading goods for a pony. 90% of the business was on the books |
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9/18 | M | Explains how oyster men would put things on the books |
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10/20 | M | Carrol explains how chickens were traded for goods also farmers and oyster men JJ explains how they had chicken coops out in front. |
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11/53 | W | they talk about the various chores they did around the store - rats in the attic |
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13/15 | W | molasses story - put molasses in paper bags - explains where other objects were in the store |
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15/00 | W | meat saw story - |
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16/17 | W | ice story - got ice from Irvington, bread man every day |
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18/40 | L | JJ talks about why it has kept the store the way it was - no self service |
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19/24 | L | cheese cutting story |
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21/00 | L | Carrol describes deliveries at Weems Warf |
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23/05 | L | Talks about Grizbees store across the street |
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23/33 | L | Talks about oyster men coming in after work and talking and getting food for next day |
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24/43 | L | Motor cycle story - cycle crashes into store |
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25/53 | L | capturing a "wanted" man in the store also describes a fight between two woman in the store |
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28/29 | L | talk about sitting around the stove - eating peanuts chewing tobacco |
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29/09 | L | b-roll of various parts of the old store, stove, ws of JJ and Carrol, |
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31/19 | L | Carrol at the candy case - JJ explains where his father got it from Mr. Jett |
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32/32 | L | Carrol Davis Jr. tells the story about how he would open case and take candy tells story then shows how he would open case to get candy. |
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34/40 | W,M | JJ talks about the old cash register - cu of register - register being rung up - JJ shows some of the products he has - oyster knives, aprons, gloves, oyster cans |
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38/06 | W | JJ talks about scale used to weigh meats, etc. then JJ talks about meat box - Carrol tells story about breaking glass in meat box |
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42/00 | W | JJ and Carrol explain how the store was laid out - location of counters etc. |
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45/29 | W | JJ talks about various rakes used to hold brooms, rugs |
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47/00 | L | interior shots of the store - walk around |
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47/52 | L | exterior shots of the store |
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48/01 | F,L | pictures - JJ and Carrol describe -Jessie Abbott, Joe Langford - breadman, picture with four men in it. left to right Thomas Edwards, Earl Abbott, Bill and Joe Kellum - color exterior of store |
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51/40 | W | JJ and Carrol explain how old "Glass" container gas pumps worked. |
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53/32 | L | JJ rings up old cash register, cu of scale |
