Sylacauga, Alabama set an example for the nation in this vintage, wartime 1943 film

Awesome – quite a family keepsake ! My grandfather worked as a carpenter at the plant — likely when it was first being built around 1940 or so. He lived in Sylacauga and commuted. My father (then about 15) lived with him and worked in an ice cream plant in Sylacauga – both sending money back to the family in Memphis.

that was super cool!

Right next to my hometown (I’m from Childersburg)! Thanks for sharing!

I’ve also been down many of those streets!

Hey Patricia, Buddy Hammett here (Annie French Hammett, your Grandfather French’s first cousin, was my grandmother). Your mom was such a sweet person, and I was always in awe of you and Peggy. My mother, who took a job with the DuPont Munitions Plant (she ran a book-keeping machine that looked like those big Sperry Univacs Walker worked with) may well have been introduced to Oaklawn Inn by your mother.