ONE FOR THE METAL DETECTORS

[ddaddydigger]

EARLIER THIS YEAR I WAS MDING AN OLD HOMESITE OFF ATLANTA HIGHWAY,AND HAD A GOOD SIGNAL ABOUT 8 INCHES DOWN.MUCH TO MY SURPRISE,I HAD IN MY HAND SOMETHING I KNEW A LITTLE ABOUT,IT WAS A COMMEMORATIVE MEDALLION OF JJ HAVERTY,THE FOUNDER OF THE JJ HAVERTY'S FURNITURE COMPANY.A VERY HEAVY MEDALLION THAT INSCRIBED THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMPANY 1895 TO 1935.IT CLEANED UP VERY NICE ,WAS ALL BRASS.MADE A CALL TO THE HEADQUARTERS OF HAVERTY'S IN ATLANTA.ABOUT THREE WEEKS LATER,GOT A CALL FROM ORIN HAVERTY AND HE TOLD ME THEY HAD BEEN RESEARCHING THAT COMMENCEMENT DATE,AND THEY HAD THE ATTENDEES,THE MENU,BUT NOT THE MEDALLION,I TOLD HIM HE DOES NOW,SO I MADE A TRIP TO ATLANTA,AND WHAT A GREAT FEELING WATCHING ORIN HAVERTY PLACING THAT MEDALLION IN THE CURIO ON THE HISTORIC 4TH FLOOR OF THE BUILDING.AS I LOOKED BACK,MADE ME FEEL GOOD THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLETING A MEMORABLE HISTORIC TIME FOR THIS GRANDSON AND COMPANY.
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DONNIE

 

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[Terry Soloman]

Hey Donnie, great find and super story - Congratulations!!

On a side note, when you TYPE IN ALL CAPS, you are "yelling." Just so you know.

 

[ddaddydigger]

Thanks Terry,I have trouble seeing,so i use caps so i can read.hope everyone will understand ,i'm not a yeller.

Hey Donnie, great find and super story - Congratulations!!

On a side note, when you TYPE IN ALL CAPS, you are "yelling." Just so you know.

 

[kiana7]

Awesome Find & story,,WTG

 

[Ace350]

I have trouble seeing, so I use caps so I can read. Hope everyone will understand, I'm not a yeller.

Donny,
You might want to note the above in your "signature", under "settings". That way everyone will know why you type in caps because it will show on every post you write. It will save you a lot of heart aches and having people shouting back at you and dislike you because of it.
Happy hunting

 

[ddaddydigger]

I will do that,thanks for the advise....Donnie

Donny,
You might want to note the above in your "signature", under "settings". That way everyone will know why you type in caps because it will show on every post you write. It will save you a lot of heart aches and having people shouting back at you and dislike you because of it.
Happy hunting