Around Greensboro
By Judy Reveal and Mayor David Spencer
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Judy Reveal
Author Judy Reveal has written in magazines throughout the region and across the country. Judy’s fascination with rural America is highlighted in this book as she brings to life the best of Greensboro’s past, present, and future.
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Around Greensboro - Judy Reveal
1959.
INTRODUCTION
I am 52 years old and have always called Greensboro home,
except for my time spent serving our country in the U.S. Army. I grew up on a quiet, dead-end street that borders the town’s most economically viable resource, the Choptank River. As a young child, I walked with my friends the two miles or so every day to the old brick schoolhouse that now serves as an apartment complex. Each trip was an adventure. Townsfolk often sat on their front porches or stood outside talking with their neighbors. Everyone knew you and your family by name, and news of bad or mischievous behavior often arrived home before you. Each day, you could stop by the hardware store for conversation or any of the several general stores
for penny candy or a cold soda in a bottle. Getting a haircut was never a problem with as many as three shops to choose from. Each visit was an educational experience for a young man as I listened and learned from the old men
who gathered at the shops to pass the time away and to share the news of the day.
Looking back, the wisdom I learned from those conversations still guides me today. It was the way the stories and history of the town and its townsfolk were passed on to the next generation. As a child, the uptown
had lots of busy stores where you could find almost anything you needed for your daily life. Going to Denton was considered a trip.
When giving directions to anyone, the stoplight was used as the focal point, sitting at the center of the town at Main and Sunset Streets. The whistle at the Pet Milk Plant always told you the time of the day, blowing at 8:00 a.m., at 12:00 noon, and again at the 5:00 p.m. quitting time.
The sounding of the fire siren would send everyone on our street scurrying to the top of the road near the Redman’s Lodge just to see which way the fire trucks were headed. This would inevitably spark a debate over their destination since scanners and pagers weren’t yet in vogue.
The changing of the seasons was always ushered in with a special event. The annual Little League parade and activities always signaled spring was upon us. In those days, young boys and girls could be found playing baseball in someone’s vacant lot during the day or playing hide-and-seek at night. The Firemen’s Carnival and fireworks signaled that summer had arrived, and the firemen actually worked the rides. Even if you couldn’t afford the 10¢ for the ride, the firemen somehow always made sure that all the kids got to ride. Halloween would signal the arrival of fall. No one seemed to mind if you soaped their windows, and homemade treats were the best and most sought after by the kids. Of course, you had to take your mask off and tell them who you were (even though they already knew) and how your family was doing. Santa Claus always arrived in a fire truck with goodies for the kids and signaled the start of a long cold winter. In those days, the river actually froze solid enough for ice skating, and no one was afraid to use the ice from the river for homemade ice cream.
The names of townsfolk who passed on were traditionally displayed on a plaque on the outside of the funeral home. No one ever passed by without looking to see if another neighbor was lost.
Ah, the wonderful memories of childhood. Today, as I look over Greensboro as its mayor, I am proud to say I can still see the same Old Town
amid some of the inevitable changes that we all face over time. Today many of the businesses that once populated the town have disappeared, following an unfortunate trend in all small communities. The names of townsfolk who have passed away are still displayed on a plaque on the outside of the funeral home. The Greensboro Cemetery still stands as a sentinel to the entrance to town from the south. This historic landmark is home to many of the guardians of the town, will someday serve as my final resting place with my family, and must be preserved.
Another sure sign of growth is the addition of a second stoplight at the entrance to the town from the