Erskine Early: "Uncle Jim Kincaid - Uncle Jim was mother's brother. As a five year old, he had polio. Back then, there was nothing you could do for polio. Uncle Jim hopped like a frog the rest of his life. He learned to use his hand arms to propel himself around. He could get into and out of his pony buggy, which was pulled by Dimple, his faithful old pony. Jim had a wooden box made that fit into the front of the buggy and filled it with all kinds of candy bars. Snickers, Baby Ruth. He would be at the public school at ten o'clock and at the Branham and Hughes Military Academy at noon. He sold his candy bars to the students. Back then every candy bar was five cents. During the depression, they came out with one cent candy bars that were bigger than the fifty cent candy bars you buy this day and time. He made his own living, eventually married, and had children. There was no such thing as relief or food stamps back then."
Erskine Early: "Uncle Jim Kincaid - Uncle Jim was mother's brother. As a five year old, he had polio. Back then, there was nothing you could do for polio. Uncle Jim hopped like a frog the rest of his life. He learned to use his hand arms to propel himself around. He could get into and out of his pony buggy, which was pulled by Dimple, his faithful old pony. Jim had a wooden box made that fit into the front of the buggy and filled it with all kinds of candy bars. Snickers, Baby Ruth. He would be at the public school at ten o'clock and at the Branham and Hughes Military Academy at noon. He sold his candy bars to the students. Back then every candy bar was five cents. During the depression, they came out with one cent candy bars that were bigger than the fifty cent candy bars you buy this day and time. He made his own living, eventually married, and had children. There was no such thing as relief or food stamps back then."
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