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April 6, 1933
Watauga Democrat
Boone, Watauga County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
S. C. Driver of Goldsboro, N.C., started with three cents and a second-hand car during the Depression, sold the car to buy pigs, and in three years built a successful farm with 800 pounds of meat, livestock, hens, and vegetables through grit and determination.
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It is refreshing amid the general gloom to hear of a man who has pulled himself out of the depression by his own efforts. His name is S. C. Driver and he lives at Goldsboro, N. C.
Three years ago he had three cents in money and a second-hand automobile. He "borrowed" the use of nine acres of unused land in the Goldsboro Fair Grounds. Then he sold his car for $10 and two barrels of corn.
He bought three pigs with his $10 and started farming. Now he has 800 pounds of meat in his smoke house, four shoats, a sow and five pigs, fifty laying hens and plenty of potatoes and vegetables to eat.
Money isn't as important as grit and the will to get ahead.
. . . in three years
It is refreshing amid the general gloom to hear of a man who has pulled himself out of the depression by his own efforts. His name is S. C. Driver and he lives at Goldsboro, N. C.
Three years ago he had three cents in money and a second-hand automobile. He "borrowed" the use of nine acres of unused land in the Goldsboro Fair Grounds. Then he sold his car for $10 and two barrels of corn.
He bought three pigs with his $10 and started farming. Now he has 800 pounds of meat in his smoke house, four shoats, a sow and five pigs, fifty laying hens and plenty of potatoes and vegetables to eat.
Money isn't as important as grit and the will to get ahead.
What sub-type of article is it?
Personal Triumph
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Fortune Reversal
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Success Story
Great Depression
Self Made Farmer
Goldsboro Nc
Pig Farming
Grit Determination
What entities or persons were involved?
S. C. Driver
Where did it happen?
Goldsboro, N. C.
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Key Persons
S. C. Driver
Location
Goldsboro, N. C.
Event Date
Three Years Ago
Story Details
S. C. Driver began with three cents and a second-hand car, borrowed land at Goldsboro Fair Grounds, sold the car for $10 and corn, bought three pigs, and farmed to achieve 800 pounds of meat, livestock, hens, and vegetables in three years.