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In the late 1920s, Donald Hemphill\\u2019s father took a job with the Homochitto Lumber Company and the family moved to Bude, Mississippi. In this episode, he shares his memories of growing up in the thriving sawmill town.\\xa0 \\xa0At that time, many sawmills provide free company housing for their employees. Hemphill recalls the move to Bude and the primitive conditions in which they lived.

For Hemphill, growing up in Bude was a pleasant and carefree life. He recounts walking home from school to eat lunch and working at the local service station. He also discusses Bude\\u2019s prosperous times, and the important role passenger trains played in the people\\u2019s lives.

While the Homochitto Lumber Company was in business, life in Bude revolved around the mill\\u2019s work whistle.\\xa0 Hemphill describes the sawmill\\u2019s last day and how they tied the whistle down after the last board was cut.

PHOTO: MS Dept. of Archives and History