He could have owned the thing outright. But he didn't. He went door to door and sold shares so the community could share in the bank and own a part of it. |
My granddaddy was Man of the Year for Agriculture in 1950 for the whole county. He blended the socialism from his parents with capitalism. |
We are a community-minded family. We were raised to give back. |
We could have sold that property and made a lot of money, selling it to some distribution center that would just mean a lot of trucks going in and out. |