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NEWSLETTER - NO.10 - DEC 1964 Box 753 1308 West University Avenue St. Joseph, Illinois Urbana, Illinois
A GALA DAY AT DISNEYLAND "We finally went to Disneyland. We left early Saturday morning, Oct. 24, for the 111-mile trip. The first thing we did after arriving was to park the car, and a little train came out to the parking lot and took everyone up to the main gate. Free, too. Then we rode the big train that goes all around the park. It went through tunnels where they had a diorama of the Grand Canyon. It looked so real. Then we went all around the Main Street. They have a three-block area made to look like a 1900 village, and all the clerks were dressed in styles of that period. They had ice cream parlors, drug stores, and a silent movie theatre, where, for a dime, they were showing movieswith Lillian Gish and other stars of the silent screen. They also had horse drawn carriages, and for 10 cents you could ride all around. Next we went to Adventure Land and took the Jungle Cruise. We all enjoyed it. Disney had wild animals all through, and they were very realistic, moving and swimming around. The guide was sure good at his job, as he kept telling us to be real quiet so the animals wouldn't attack. About that time a big hippo came up and the guide pulled out a gun and "shot" it. Scared Jill to death. They had head hunters jump out of the bushes at us. Disney can really make things look true to life. Then we took a big steamboat ride down the river. That was a lot of fun, too. They have the treehouse there where they made the Swiss Family Robinson movie, and we climbed 80 feet up to the top. The Castle that Disney uses on the opening of his TV show is there, and that is the entrance to Fantasyland. Jill and Jerry went on a tunnel ride where they had witches and other scarey things. He said Jill was on his lap before they got too far. In Tomorrowland we took a space ride to the moon. You actually feel like you're taking off. The seats vibrate and they have a big screen in the bottom of the floor, so it looks like you're really traveling through space. We took a submarine ride, too. It was fixed so you could look out the portholes and see fish, mermaids and serpents. Jill and Jerry got on the Skyway ride. It is like those ski lifts, and I decided to stay on the ground. It went all over the park and through a mountain. They have the set where they filmed "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea", and we went through that. We went through the House Of Tomorrow, and I'd like to have it today. It was fabulous. The thing that impressed me most about Disneyland was the cleanliness of the place. Men go around constantly with a broom and dustpan, sweeping up. They are presently working on three new exhibits there. One is a haunted mansion, another is a replica of New Orleans and the third is a Pirate Ship. We had a motel room right next to Disneyland and spent Saturday night there. Sunday we got up early and went to Knottsberry Farm. The Farm is laid out like an old time Western MiningTown. It doesn't cost anything to go through, but if you want to ride on the mining train or pan for gold, or go through any of the buildings, it is 50 cents for each thing. We spent about three hours there. Jill enjoyed the big dollhouse exhibit that this family has been working on for years-- dollhouses from every period. In the modern house, they actually had a 2-inch Television set that worked. On the way home we drove 20 miles to the ocean at the end of Balboa Island. (Scene of the TV series, The Baileys Of Balboa). We went to Newport Beach, and I got a glimpse of Los Angeles from the Freeway. The traffic was terrible, but the trip was wonderful." ====================================================================== Once again we beg of you to please send us your news items. We cannot publish a newsletter without news, you know. When you are making your New Year=s resolutions, please resolve to send us more news items during 1965. Between now and March 1, when the next newsletter goes to press, why not send us a postcard giving us at least one news item? It doesn't have to be a stupendous item. We are interested in the "little" things, too. ======================================================================== HURT FAMILY FACT AND POSSIBILITY -- by Ronald Johnson Henry Hurt (b. 1792- d. 187-?) And his brother Smith Hurt (b. 1794- d. 18--?) Evidently migrated to Kentucky in the late 1700's with their parents, James and Elizabeth Morris Hurt. In all probability they migrated from Virginia or, maybe, North Carolina. If from Virginia, they undoubtedly traveled by way of the Wilderness Road and the Cumberland Gap, situated near the present day towns of Cumberland Gap and Middlesboro, Ky. I use the term 'undoubtedly' quite loosely because the possibility remains that other roads or traces might have been opened by that time. I must recount, however, that George Washington, in his travels through the 'West' in 1784, found the Wilderness Road the only trace that could be loosely called a passable road, and it was difficult to travel. But the period from 1784 to 1800 saw much migrating movement to, and the resultant settlement of, the Kentucky-Tennessee Frontier, along with the Northern Alabama, Georgia, and Ohio Frontiers. Therefore, the existence of other 'roads' must be acknowledged as a good possibility. However, let us assume that our James Hurt family traveled the Wilderness Road and viewed the fertile lands of Kentucky for the first time from atop the Cumberland Gap. Assuming their migratory movement carried them directly to Garrard County, Ky., let us trace a possible journey to their homestead. Descending the Appalachians, they traveled through the northern reaches of the defunct State of Franklin, which ceased to exist in the year 1788, after being founded in 1784. This was a State formed by the early settlers of the region who were dissatisfied with the Virginia Government, which at that time exercised control over the area, along with the State of North Carolina, which was responsible for the suppression of the short lived State. Crossing the Cumberland River, which was roughly the northern boundary of Franklin, the family journeyed through southeastern Kentucky, passing near the present towns of Corbin and Mt. Vernon. The Hurts settled in Garrard Co., Ky., most of them along Back Creek. Henry Hurt grew up there, married, and raised his family there, and remained there the remainder of his life. Assuming the Hurt family arrived in Kentucky during the late 1700's or early 1800's, let us quickly note what was occurring throughout the country at that time: Kentucky had already become a State, that event occurring on June 1, 1792. The Kentucky Resolutions, an assertion of State's Rights and a challenge to federal authority had been published in 1798. In 1812, the second war with Great Britain began. No evidence of any of our Hurt's participation in this event has been established at the time of this writing. In 1818, Illinois became a State, which bore no importance to the Hurts at that time, but that State, as we can attest to, became an important part of many Hurt lives beginning with Eli Hurt and his wife, Nancy Jane Bryant Hurt. Needless to say, the period of time in which our early Hurt ancestors lived was a time of great importance and change, and in passing, I have named only a few of the many interesting happenings of that period. As a footnote, I might also add that Daniel Boone's village of Boonesboro was located in either Northern Garrard Co. Or Madison Co., quite close to the Hurt Homestead. ===============================================================
On our genealogy page this time, we have listed the complete family register
of Ida Hurt Goodwin, oldest child and only daughter of Eli Mitchell and
Nancy Jane Bryant Hurt.
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FAMILY TREE! OH FAMILY TREE!
IN MEMORIAM Funeral services for Ora J. Hurt, age 66, lifelong resident of Decatur County, Indiana, and widely known farmer were held October 13, 1964, at Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home. The Rev. Raymond Finkbiner, pastor of Mt. Aerie Baptist Church at Letts, officiated. Burial was in Mt. Aerie Cemetery. The Milford Masonic Lodge held a memorial service at the grave. A resident of Rural Route 5, Greensburg, Indiana, Mr. Hurt died at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, Oct. 6, in Bartholomew County Hospital at Columbus, Ind. He had been a patient there since Sept. 18 when he was struck by an auto while crossing in the 900 block of east Main St. Both legs were fractured. The son of Walter D. And Fannie Hill Hurt, he was born in Decatur County on Nov. 18, 1897. He was a farmer throughout his adult life. For the past 37 years he had resided at his home north of Letts. Mr. Hurt was a member of Mt. Aerie Baptist Church at Letts. He was also affiliated with the Milford Masonic Lodge and the Milford Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. For many years he had been a member of the Decatur County Farm Bureau, and he was also affiliated with the Decatur County Conservation Club. His marriage to Stella E. Springmier took place in Greensburg on Oct. 19, 1919. His survivors include: The widow, Mrs. Stella E. Hurt of R.R. 5, Greensburg; a daughter, Mrs. Earl W. (Mignom F.) Capper Jr., and two foster children, Mr. and Mrs. George Blackledge, all of R.R. 5, Greensburg; and five grandchildren. Two brothers who survive are: Dr. Laverne B. Hurt of Delray Beach, Florida, and Oscar A. Hurt of Greensburg. He also leaves three nephews. A grandson, Stephen James Capper, died in infancy. ================================================================= AUGUSTA
RAYMOND TURNER
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WATSON BENGE
================================================================= COUNTRY CHRISTMAS Christmas
in a country school house in the days of long ago,
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"...and it was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well....May
that be truly said of us!
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