Sightseeing with the Falkoffs Part 1

I've just spend the most wonderful day with Ellise and Julius Falkoff. We started off early with a big country breakfast at Traditions. When I saw the menu, I decided my usual sensible breakfast could wait until I returned home. Instead I had eggs, a giant slice of country ham and two biscuits (couldn't handle the gravy though).



Then we were off to Clinton KY to see the factory. Not only is it still there, but also it looks exactly as I pictured it in my imagination--except a bit dulled by age. (But aren't we all?) Julius had arranged for us to meet Mr. Robert Lee Veatch, now 90 years old, who was in large part responsible for getting the Berlins to build the factory in Clinton. He was the President of the First National Bank and the Chamber of Commerce and he remembered the Berlins quite well. He told us that he personally interviewed and vouched for each employee who worked there. He also remembered that while the factory was being built, his bank paid the several years of back taxes on the VFW building so it could be occupied to train the new employees on the cutting, sewing and pressing machines. Currently the factory is owned by Peerless-Premier and they make fireplaces.

There is much more to tell about the rest of the day--but now I have to get ready for the big event tonight. Stay tuned . . .