Lucile Jinks
Tomberlin tells us that “this store belonged to L Norman and W. Turner,
in Ola, GA. between 1920 to 1935. The store was run by Lawrence Turner.
Close to this store was the cotton gin. Hwy. 81 made a sharp turn on the
left side of the store on the way to Snapping Shoals. Later, the state
changed it and Hwy. 81 went down in front of the store. This store was
the heart and soul of Ola when my mother, her brothers and sisters
grew-up.”
Neal Cordle says,
“I remember riding a bus after Jr. High school to Ola, and buying an ice
cold Orange Crush here before walking across the street to the baseball
field for practice.”
Gerry Snyder wrote
in to identify the photo as the Ola Store that Mr. Turner owned. He
said, “I drank many RC’s there. My Papa, E. W. Barnette, helped out
there and was one of the old gentleman always sitting outside on the
bench or inside around the potbelly stove. I understand the store is no
longer there. I doubt that I would recognize Ola today. This really
brings back memories. I currently live in Day’s Creek, Oregon, but still
have relatives around McDonough.”
Lou Sposaro
identified the picture and says “when I was growing up on Turner Church
Road, my family would stop at the store on the way to or from my
grandparents house. I loved that store. It had all kind of “goodies” in
there.
Chuck Kimball wrote
in to say that “ I think of that old store every time I pass that
intersection (used to have some COLD Coca-Cola’s) and the very first
time I was ever stopped by the police was just after I got my drivers
license at that stop sign next to the store. Was dating a girl who lived
off Salem Road
and was 16 with “that kiss on the brain” as I left her house and went
right through the stop sign! Note: Luckily, since I was young the
officer gave me a break and didn’t give me a ticket. Guess that’s why I
do the same thing now when I stop young teenagers with minor offenses as
I work as a law enforcement officer now. Who knows ... maybe he gave me
a lasting impression?”
Thanks also to
Leilani Tomberln, Barbara Tinley, Buddy Upchurch, Ruth Carter, Jan Mayo,
Leonard Jones and Sydney Brannan for correctly identifying the photo.
