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2 Alabama
Ellawhite, Mill Village
the main building of the plant around which the small
plots of grass are kept green and neatly mowed. On the
left, opposite the plant, the cottages begin.

In this section the more prosperous of mill workers
live. These include the foremen and those whose wkill
makes them fortunate enough to get steady work so that
they are enabled to rent the best houses. The cottages
are painted white and the yards divided by neatly trimmed
hedges. Each has a flower garden where cosmos, marigolds,
zinnias and other bright-colored flowers bloom in pro-
fusion. Trees are planted on the sides of the road and
the children playing under their shade are rosy-cheeked
and clean. In front of many of the houses the family
car is parked.

In this section are the new church and the school,
built by the company and operated under the supervision
of the County Board of Education. The School building is
used for all entertainments and the music is furnished
by the Boy Scout Band which was organized several years
ago. Here also is a large swimming pool, furnished by
the Company.

Although the cottages are built in straight rows
the village is divided into sections by the class of
people who live there. In the second section the houses are
noticeably dingy with a yellow Fall flowers which
have managed to struggle up through the hard ground
around door steps. The drab curtains blow back and
forth through torn screens of ill-kept windows and
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