The Farmer’s Day princess The 1954 Farmer’s Day Parade was approaching fast. I had been invited to ride on the Pitt & Greene EMC Float by board member Seth Barrow to represent the Lizzie community. On parade day, Pitt & Greene entertained all of the girls at a luncheon. As we boarded the float, I was placed on the back, because I was taller than the other girls. Just as we were about to begin, I was moved to the middle seat at the front of the float. Riding on that float is one of my favorite teenage memories. My parents taught me early in life that EMCs care about rural people. Our family was fortunate to have electricity when I was born in 1937. In 1964 when my husband and I built a new home in Lizzie, we had a choice between Pitt & Greene and another power company. There was no question as to which company we chose. Nolah Ann (Murphrey)
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