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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSouth Side Panel Group 12Mr. Red Cashion MEMORY LANES - SOUTH SIDE Mrs. Landiss - Where did you grow up? Mr. Cashion - In College Station and on the A &M campus Mrs. Landiss - When did you come here? Mr. Cashion - 11 -10 -31 Mrs. Landiss - Where did you go to elementary, jr. and high school? Mr. Cashion - A &M Consolidated- moved off of A &M campus in 2nd grade. Mrs. Landiss - Where did your parents live when you were born? Mr. Cashion - on A &M campus Mrs. Landiss - What street did you live on & who were your neighbors on each side. Mr. Cashion - We lived next to what was then the A &M hospital. Dr. J.E. Marsh was to the south, and various military families to the north. Mrs. Landiss - Who were the first original occupants of your home? Mr. Cashion - Do not know. Mrs. Landiss - When you looked down the street what did you see? Mr. Cashion - A &M staff housing to the north, and military drill field to the south, after Dr. Marsh's house. Mrs. Landiss - How many family members in your home? Mr. Cashion - Four. Mrs. Landiss - What did you do in the summer time? What activities did you have? Mr. Cashion - Main thing as a little boy was to go to swim (P.L. Downs). I had to take a nap from one o'clock to three o'clock but always got up a few minutes early so I could be at the pool when it opened at three. Went to the picture show every night except Thursday and Sunday. Mrs. Landiss - What trips or excursions did you take and how did you go? Mr. Cashion - We would drive every summer to my father's homeplace in North Carolina. Mrs. Landiss - How did your family do your monthly, weekly shopping and how did you go? Mr. Cashion - We would drive to Bryan, but we also bought a lot of goods at the A &M store. Mrs. Landiss - Do you remember the names of your doctors, can you name them? Mr. Cashion - Dr. J.E. Marsh, Dr. T.O. Walton, Dr. Phil Alexander. Mrs. Landiss - Where did your friends meet? Mr. Cashion - Outside in the yard to play, and later we would go to the picture show. Mrs. Landiss - Describe your social life. Mr. Cashion - When i was young , we always had students coming to the house for something. Later, went to picture show, campus, or assembly hall. Mrs. Landiss - Did your family have a vegetable garden? Mr. Cashion - Yes, a great big one. Mrs. Landiss - How did the depression effect you home life? Mr. Cashion - I do not remember much about it. Mrs. Landiss - What was the effect of World War 11 on you home life? What changes after WW 11 affected your home life? Your business life? Mr. Cashion - Daddy was always going to some meeting and I remember the gas and sugar stamps. 1 don't know about other changes except it made A &M and College Station grow so much. Mrs. Landiss - How did your family use its leisure time? What did they do for entertainment and how did they celebrate social events? Mr. Cashion - Worked in the garden or the yard. We often had an ice cream party with A &M students. Mrs. Landiss - Did you go to the movies? How often and how much did they cost? Were they silent movies? Mr. Cashion - No silent movies. We went every night except Thursday which was benefit night and Sunday when we had to stay home. Cost was either free or 25 cents. Mrs. Landiss - Describe when you got modern appliances in your home. Did you learn how to operate them? Mr. Cashion - A TV was the first piece of furniture after I married. We got a freezer while I was in high school Mrs. Landiss - Did you buy with cash, credit, or trade? Mr. Cashion - Cash and trade from garden Mrs. Landiss - How did big events at A &M College effect your daily life? Did you go to football games. Describe a typical football game weekend. Mr. Cashion - Lots of people on the campus and always dressed up. Special trains would come for the ball games. I would go to the games if i could get in. Mrs. Landiss - Where did you go to college? What classes did you take at A &M, if any? Mr. Cashion - A &M. BBA. Business classes. Mrs. Landiss - If you were here when FDR campaign train came through tell us about it. Mr. Cashion - I remember him being on the campus and in the convertible with Dr. Walton as he rode around track at Kyle Field. Mrs. Landiss - If you ate at a restaurant what did it cost? What restaurant did you eat at? Mr. Cashion - Do not remember cost. I remember Aggieland Inn, Casey's, George's, A &M Grill at NorthGate. Mrs. Landiss - What do you have in the way of: memorabilia: A few old pieces from the 30's, seals, etc. historic photos, old drawings: one old photo on a table top of entire A &M corps Mrs. Landiss - Would you be willing to share any of the above with the City History Project? Mr. Cashion - Sure. BUSINESS Mrs. Landiss - What kind of business was you family in and where was it located? Mr. Cashion - My father was General Secretary of Y.M.C.A. on A &M campus. Mrs. Landiss - What were the years of operation? Mr. Cashion - ? Mrs. Landiss - How many people were employed? Mr. Cashion - Twenty. Mrs. Landiss - What were the business hours in days? Mr. Cashion - Open everyday from 8 a.m. on. Mrs. Landiss - How many family members worked in the business? Mr. Cashion - One. Mrs. Landiss - How were you involved in you dad's workplace? Mr. Cashion - I would go and help put out the newspapers and sometimes work the desk or pool tables. MEMORY LANES - SOUTH SIDE Lou Burgess Cashion (Mrs. M.L. Cashion) Mrs. Landiss - Where did you grow up? Mrs. Cashion - In College Station on Fairview St. and Lee Avenue. Mrs. Landiss - When did you come here? Mrs. Cashion - I was born here in 1932. Mrs. Landiss - Where did you go to elementary, jr. and high school? Mrs. Cashion - A &M Consolidated. I started first grade on campus then moved to present Consolidated campus at beginning of second grade year (1939). Mrs. Landiss - Where did your parents live when you were born? Mrs. Cashion - On Longview St. We didn't have numbers then, but it was the second house off Jersey on the west side of the street. Mrs. Landiss - What street did you live on & who were your neighbors on each side. Mrs. Cashion - We moved to 112 Lee Avenue in 1936. We were the very first house on Lee Ave. The second house was W.E. Sparks, the next house south, and the Angell's directly across the street on the east side. Mrs. Landiss - Who were the first original occupants of your home? Mrs. Cashion - We were -- the H.E. Burgess family. Mrs. Burgess still lives there. Mrs. Landiss - When you looked down the street what did you see? Mrs. Cashion - Woods. Mrs. Landiss - How many family members in your home? Mrs. Cashion - Three. Mrs. Landiss - What did you do in the summer time? What activities did you have? Mrs. Cashion - We went swimming, we went to the movies at the campus theater, picnicked, went to church youth league, went to the American Legion baseball games, and danced! Mrs. Landiss - What trips or excursions did you take and how did you go? Mrs. Cashion - We went by car -- roasting in the summer time. I took my first plane trip to Washington in 1952. I traveled by train back and forth to college in Denton. Mrs. Landiss - How did your family do your monthly, weekly shopping and how did you go? Mrs. Cashion - We drove or had groceries delivered from Luke and Charlie's. We usually drove to Bryan every Saturday afternoon, always taking a car full of Aggies picked up at the hitch - hikers lines. Mrs. Landiss - Do you remember the names of your doctors, can you name them? Mrs. Cashion - Dr. T.T. Walton and by 1945 it was Dr. T.O. Walton Mrs. Landiss - Where did your friend meet? Mrs. Cashion - At church league, at school, at each others homes to dance every Friday night, and at A &M Consolidated football games. Mrs. Landiss - Describe your social life. Mrs. Cashion - We were always on the go! We went to all the sports events at Consolidated, danced at least one night every weekend, and went on movie dates -- always home by 11:00 p.m. or was in big trouble. Mrs. Landiss - Did your family have a vegetable garden? Mrs. Cashion - Yes. Mrs. Landiss - How did the depression effect you home life? Mrs. Cashion - We didn't spend much money. We gardened and shared produce. Mrs. Landiss - What was the effect of World War II on you home life? What changes after WW II affected your home life? Your business life? Mrs. Cashion - My dad missed my childhood! There were few men around here, so the women supported each other, worked at the Red Cross and mailed packages to our soldiers, wrote U -mail. Mrs. Landiss - How did your family use its leisure time? What did they do for entertainment and how did they celebrate social events? Mrs. Cashion - We sat outside almost every evening when the weather was good, lots of fireflies and visiting. Mother had a book review club and I used to hide and listen. They also had a dance club, they would roll up the living room rug and dance. Mrs. Landiss - Did you go to the movies? How often and how much did they cost? Were they silent movies? Mrs. Cashion - In the summers I went to the movies at least three times a week at the campus theater - mostly WW II movies, the years of the "star" system, and it cost 9 cents. We'd write to Hollywood for autographed photos, most of us had a collection. Mrs. Landiss - Describe when you got modern appliances in your home. Did you learn how to operate them? Mrs. Cashion - We always had most popular appliances. We got our first TV in 1953, not much to watch though! Mrs. Landiss - Did you buy with cash, credit, or trade? Mrs. Cashion - Mostly cash and 30 -day credit. Mrs. Landiss - How did big events at A &M College effect your daily life? Did you go to football games. Describe a typical football game weekend. Mrs. Cashion - We were much involved in dances, ball weekends, military ball, class balls, Muster, and had company for ball -game weekends. My parents friends and mine after I left for college. Mrs. Landiss - Where did you go to college? What classes did you take at A &M, if any? Mrs. Cashion - I went to Texas State College for Women (now TWU - graduated 1952) and took A &M summer school. At A &M I took English, Texas History, and Economics. Mrs. Landiss - If you were here when FDR campaign train came through tell us about it. Mrs. Cashion - I was at my grandmother's house (A &M President's home -- Dr. and Mrs. T.O. Walton). Mrs. Roosevelt was supposed to have come. Her plans were changed but her clothes were sent along with the Presidents from the train station and hung in the guest room. I sneaked in put on her lavender satin lace - trimmed gown and played in it upstairs barely getting it hung back before getting caught. Mrs. Landiss - If you ate at a restaurant what did it cost? What restaurant did you eat at? Mrs. Cashion - Aggieland Inn - almost two dollars. Also Hotard's Cafeteria in Bryan. Mrs. Cashion - When College Park Lake was built (and before it swamps were there) it became quite a breeding ground for mosquitoes, in spite of its beauty and concept. most of us who lived nearly suffered from recurring malaria attacks. I had malaria off and on again for thirteen years. The lake eventually had to be drained to control mosquitoes, but is still attractive. With "Billy Goat Bridge," a place all our children played. BUSINESS Mrs. Landiss - What kind of business was you family in and where was it located? Mrs. Cashion - Daddy was in real estate development, insurance, banking, and financing. His office was at North Gate and later at Southside above the grocery store. Mrs. Landiss - What were the years of operation? Mrs. Cashion - 1932 until his retirement in mid 1980's Mrs. Landiss - How many people were employed? Mrs. Cashion - not sure. Mrs. Landiss - What were the business hours in days? Mrs. Cashion - At least 5 and a half, most times 6 days a week, often from daylight til' dark. Mrs. Landiss - How many family members worked in the business? Mrs. Cashion - One. Mrs. Landiss - How were you involved in you dad's workplace? Mrs. Cashion - I did summer work as a teller at College Station State Bank during college years. Mrs. Landiss - What did your husband do? Mrs. Cashion - My husband, Red Cashion, served in the army for two years, then has been active in this community in the insurance business, as a community leader, an NFL referee, and Chamber of Commerce citizen of the year in 1994. his resume includes many top community positions as well as those in the insurance industry. Mrs. Landiss - How did Mr. Hershel Burgess do business? Mrs. Cashion - Mr. Burgess, my father, organized College Station's first financial institutions, among them College Station State Bank, Associated Mortgage and Loan, and Community Savings and Loan. He financially backed a number of businesses initially, some are still in business. He was noted for his honesty, his straight forward business dealings, and his support of A &M. 6 MEMORY LANES - SOUTH SIDE ETHYL WALTON BURGESS - (MRS. H.E. BURGESS) 1. Where did you grow up? Born in Timpsom, TX. Moved to Livingston, and then to Bryan. 2. When did you come here? Moved to Bryan in 1916 Moved to College Station in 1920 3. Where did you go to elementary, jr., and high school? Livingston in Bryan. Went to high school at Hays High School (later changed to A &M Consolidated). Graduated in 1924. 4. Where did your parents live when you were born? Timpson, TX 5. What street did you live on, and who were your neighbors on each side? In College Station I lived on Throckmorton St. on campus. On north side Frank Thomas's, on south side, the S.A. Billsings, on east side O.W. Silwip, Coca Pasture on west side. 6. Who were the first original occupants of your home? It was the house set aside for the director of the extension services, which Dr. T.O. Walton was until he became president of A &M. 7. When you looked down the street, what did you see? A cow pasture with trenches where the cadets trained. 8. How many members in your home? 9. What did you do in the summer time? What activities did you have? People stayed out of heat! They went swimming every afternoon except Sunday at the YMCA pool. Church activities at First Baptist, College Station. 10. What trips or excursions did you take and how did you go? We went to see grandparents in east Texas by car. Got a car just prior to 1920. 11. How did your family do monthly, weekly shopping and how did you go? We did it by telephone and it was delivered. Every morning after breakfast the grocery order was called in to Luke & Charlie's Grocery. Mr. Luke did the wrapping of packages to soldiers overseas. Went to Bryan on trolley. 12. Do you remember the names of doctors, can you name them? Dr. Richardson, family doctor in Bryan, and Dr. J.E. Marsh after we moved to College Station in 1920. 13. Where did your friends meet? Mostly at school or at each others homes. 14. Describe your social life. No dancing at school in those days. Went to first A &M dance when I was a senior in high school - -from then on went to all A &M dances. My mother made midnight suppers. 15. Did your family have a vegetable garden? No 16. How did the depression effect your home life? We married in 1930. We had $15 between us when we married. First job Mr. Burgess had was with Seaboard Life Ins. at $100 a month. 17. What was the effect of World War II on your home life? What changes after WWII affected your home life? Your business life? My husband was in service until 1945. We lived on campus with the Waltons. After the war was a boom time. Mr. Burgess was developing West Park South Oakwood, North Oakwood, and the remainder of College Park. 18. How did your family use its leisure time? What did they do for entertainment and how did they celebrate social events? Played bridge, went on picnics, celebrated holidays, "called" on one another (every Sunday afternoon at 4:00). We were either "calling" or "receiving ". Helped out at the developing school. 19. Did you go to movies. How often and how much did they cost? Were they silent movies? YMCA season ticket with movies every Saturday Night at the old wooden "air dome ". They cost about $5.00 or less. Silent movies in the beginning 20. Describe when you got modern appliances in your home. Did you learn how to operate them? Can't remember when we didn't have toaster and iron. No vacuum cleaner - used broom. 21. Did you buy with cash, credit, or trade? With cash. 22. How did big events at A &M College effect you daily life? Did you go to football games? Describe a typical football game weekend. Went to football games. Before we married, we went to dances. We didn't go to games much during WWII, saving every cent for something to start on when Hershel came back from war. 23. Where did you go to college? What classes did you take at A &M if any? Baylor University & A &M (Freshman English, Math, Chemistry, Spanish.) Entered Baylor as a junior because of A &M credits. Graduated Baylor in 1926. At that time not many women graduated. 24. If you were here when FDR campaign train came through, tell us about it. FDR came here to make a speech. James Roosevelt was a house guest at the Presidents Home (my father's home, Dr. T.O. Walton.) 25. If you ate at a restaurant, what did it cost? What restaurant did you eat at? Aggieland Inn - Don't remember the cost. One BUSINESS 1. What kind of business was your family in and where was it located? Building and Developing - Later, College Station State Bank and Financing. 3. How many people were employed? One 4. What were the business hours in the days? From can till can't - Six days a week. 5. How many family members worked, in the business? 6. What did your husband do? Real Estate development, Insurance, and financing. 7. How did Mr. Hershel Burgess do Business? Hershel had a deep interest in College Station - in its real estate development and later in its financial institutions. He bought land that is now College Station Cemetery, had Fritz Heasel lay it out, and sold back to the city for what he paid for it. Few people know his capacity in the procurement of our cemetery. He was instrumental in establishment of College Station State Bank, Associated Mortgage & Loan, Community Savings and Loan, the development of last part of College Park, all of West Park, South Oakwood, and North Oakwood. He did business naturally, honestly, and treated others the way he'd like to be treated. Remarks: City of College Station Memory Lanes Oral History Project Ora.. History Stage Sheet Memory Lane :c_ i v.v� 1 •_ - - _ Interview N . 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