surrounding counties took their prized catch to the hardware store in Augusta, Georgia to be
photographed for the Augusta Chronicle… or was it the Herald?
White Kitchens with his
eight-and- a-half- pound largemouth bass looks pleased. White always wore a tie, even in summertime,
and even when fishing. He had been president of two banks and founded a development company with
family members in Burke County. He saw it all evaporate in the inflation-fueled farm collapse of the
early 1920’s. A man ahead of his times, he had gone bust years before the Great Depression. He labored
on. His wife Tressie had become an invalid. following a stroke. His sons were busy finding
their places in the world. Fishing and hunting were his consolation.
When a bass slid from beneath
the lily pads and exploded onto the surface to take a top-water plug, the ensuing fight banished
all concerns.