(1870 – 1969) “One of my first efforts was that of organizing clubs,” Charles Sampson recalled of his first year of work (1918) in Sumter County as Emergency Demonstration Agent. “But people failed to attend. They thought it was a scheme or [that we were] registering...

(1897 – 1973) James D. “Duck” Samford, a native of Troy, Alabama, was born on December 15, 1897. He grew up on a Pike County farm and graduated from Auburn University in 1920. He played guard on Auburn’s 1917 football team. He also served one year in World War I. Mr....