TENNESSEE VALLEY WORKWORKERS AUGUST 199O
THE
“DOG DAYS” OF AUGUST ARE UPON US. DOES ANYONE KNOW THE ORIGIN
OF
THIS POPULAR PHRASE???? PLEASE LET US KNOW, IT’LL HELP ME WIN
A
BET . . .NOT THAT I’M A BETTING MAN.
THE
BIG BASH
A GOOD
TIME WAS HAD BY ALL AT OUR ANNUAL JULY PICNIC. ONCE
AGAIN,
THE FOLKS AT FALLS MILL ALLOWED US TO HOLD OUR CELEBRATION
ON
THE GROUNDS OF THE MILL. OUR SPECIAL THANKS TO JOHN AND JANIE
LOVETT
FOR MAKING US WELCOME. I HOPE EVERYONE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY
TO
LOOK AT THE GROUND WORK AND PAPER WORK FOR THE THREE STORY LOG
BUILDING
THAT THE LOVETTS ARE GOING TO ERECT NEAR THE DAM SITE.
THE ENTRIES IN THE CONTEST JUST GET BETTER AND BETTER EVERY YEAR. WE HAD MANY OUTSTANDING ARTICLES THIS YEAR AND JUDGING WAS HARDER THAN EVER. AS DARKNESS SETTLED IN AND THE WINNERS WERE ANNOUNCED, I SCRIBBLED THE WINNERS NAMES ON THE BACK OF A
BUSINESS
CARD. AS I LOOK AT IT NOW, I AM NOT QUITE SURE OF THE
CATEGORIES.
I’M NOT EVEN SURE THIS IS MY HANDWRITING. ACTUALLY,
IT
LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU WRITE DURING THE
MIDDLE
OF THE NIGHT AFTER A DREAM. YOU KNOW, YOU THINK YOU HAVE
DREAMED
A GREAT POEM, OR FORMULA, OR SYMPHONY , AND YOU WAKE UP
THE
NEXT MORNING TO A BUNCH OF CURLICUES.
AND
THE WINNERS ARE:
CRAFT
-- JIM VAN CLEEVE RAY TUCKER
CARVING
-- BOB REESE WINFIELD
BENNETT
FURNITURE
-- RICHARD GULLEY HENRY
DAVIS RAY
TUCKER
TURNING
-- BILL CHEW HENRY DAVIS BILL KNIGHT
BILL
KNIGHT
BEST
OF SHOW
JIM
VAN CLEEVE FOR HIS BEAUTIFUL TABLE.
CONGRATULATIONS
TO ALL THE WINNERS AND ONCE AGAIN A VERY SPECIAL
THANKS
TO JUDY AND HENRY DAVIS WHO ALWAYS SEEM TO HELP GET
EVERYTHING
TOGETHER FOR OUR GET TOGETHERS.
AUGUST
MEETING
SAME
TIME, SAME PLACE, DUCK RIVER BUILDING, 7:00 PM. TUESDAY,
AUGUST
21 . BOB HAS ANOTHER GREAT PROGRAM FOR US FOLKS. IF YOU
WOULD
LIKE TO BE BEST OF SHOW NEXT YEAR, COME AND SEE HOW TO MAKE
CABRIOLE
LEGS ON THE THIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH.
HAND
THIS PAGE OVER TO THE WIVES FOR A FEW MINUTES GENTLEMEN.
SOME
OF THEM WANTED THE TAHBULI RECIPE FROM THE PICNIC. IT WAS
THAT
LEBANESE SALAD.
Go
TO THE HEALTH FOOD STORE IN TULLAHOMA AND BUY SOME BULGHAR TO START WITH. IT IS
NOT AVAILABLE IN WINCHESTER.
BOIL
2 CUPS WATER. ADD ONE CUP BULGHAR AND LET SIT FOR AN HOUR.
MEANWHILE
CHOP TWO BUNCHES FRESH PARSLEY VERY FINE. ADo 1/4 CUP
OR
SO ONION. AND TWO TOMATOES, DICED. ADD BULGHAR, TO PREVIOUS
INGREDIENTS.
ADD 2 TEASPOONS SALT, 1/2 TEASPOON CINNAMON, 1/4
TEASPOON
PEPPER. POUR 1/2 CUP LEMON JUICE AND 1/2 CUP OLIVE OIL
INTO
THE MIXTURE. CHILL FOR SEVERAL HOURS. SERVE
THE
LEGEND OF THE PROMISED DISPLAY DESIGN.
STILL
WORKING ON THE DRAWING FOLKS. I CAN SEE IT I JUST CAN T
GET
IT PUT ON PAPER. ANY DRAFTSMEN OUT THERE. HELP
BUSINESS
NEWS
I’VE
COME ACROSS AN INTERESTING LITTLE BOOKLET FROM THE TENNESSEE
ARTS
COMMISSION ENTITLED HANDBOOK FOR TENNESSEE FOLK ARTIST.
THERE
IS A GREAT DEAL OF VALUABLE INFORMATION IN IT AND I THOUGHT
THE
NEWSLETTER WOULD BE A FINE PLACE TO SHARE IT. IF YOU ARE
THINKING
ABOUT STARTING A WOODWORKING BUSINESS THERE ARE SEVERAL
WAYS
TO FORM A NEW COMPANY.
SOLE
PROPRIETORSHIP
YOU
OWN AND OPERATE THE BUSINESS YOURSELF. CHECK WITH THE CITY
OR
COUNTY TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF LICENSE MAY BE REQUIRED. YOU TAKE
ALL
PROFITS AND ASSUME ALL LIABILITIES. YOU ARE TAXED ON ALL
PROFITS
AND MAY DEDUCT ALL EXPENSES. THIS IS THE MOST COMMON
FORM
OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATION FOR CRAFTSPEOPLE.
PARTNERSHIP
AN
ASSOCIATION OF TWO OR MORE PEOPLE WHO SHARE IN THE PROFITS AND
LIABILITIES
AND DEBTS. THIS MAY BE AN INFORMAL AGREEMENT OR
REQUIRE
THE DRAWING UP OF A FORMAL AGREEMENT AND FILING WITH
COUNTY
OR STATE.
COOPERATIVE
OWNED
AND OPERATED BY THE PEOPLE IT SERVES. GENERALLY FORMED TO
GAIN
ACCESS TO PURCHASING MATERIALS OR SELLING PRODUCTS THAT MAY
BE
TOO COSTLY AS INDIVIDUALS. THEY OPERATE ACCORDING TO A
CONSTITUTION
AND BY LAWS DRAFTED BY ITS MEMBERS. PARTICIPATION
IS
LIMITED TO MEMBERS, EACH MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE, AND
PROFITS
AND LOSSES ARE SHARED BY THE GROUP ON AN EQUAL BASIS.