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Helam and his fiddle, an inseparable combination By LAUREL J. CAMPBELL _ lime when I played. on. Friday From work{ng for Hall, Glor- Post VISION Editor night in Port Bolster, Saturday rill bought his own. thrashing night in Hartley, saw my lady. , machines and did custom work Helam Gorrill grew up in a _ friend on Sunday, and the phone . around the country. In addition, family. where music was imporâ€" rang Mond ay morning, he had a beef operation, bartered tentâ€" Now 80 yearsslater it‘s â€")‘Theres anuther . aainn dance . a bit with property and in 1952 still one of the most cherished on,"" said one of his. thrashing . bought the first baler in the area. gifts of his life. mates as Gorrill left again, fiddle ‘"I was one of the first to do ‘"‘My dad played the fiddle, it in hand on _ Monday _night. custom baling,"" he said. "I was was sort of a gift in the family, ‘‘Tuesday, we finished work at â€" never afraid of hard work, in fact and I started playing with him at 7:30 p.m. and I was dead to the T enjoyed it, and I always had the house parties when I had short world until Wednesday mornâ€" . best of health." pants on,"" said Gorrill who .ing," Gorrill laughed. "I like Gorrill describes his playing recently . celebrated his 80th playin‘ the. fiddle best of as old time country music, "‘the birthday. anything, but I like playin‘ cards _ same kind of music my dad used A resident of Cresswell since â€"too." Please turn to page 3 1943, Gorrill was honored on his birthday by : a surprise party thrown by neighbors and friends 8 at the Manilla Community Cenâ€" tre. Close to 250 people turned w > out to wish him the best of health FAck i _ * . and many more such happy ocâ€" E: J ; ~ casions. ‘‘Some said that was the i 2tz ceerlts Ses ’i»i" 4 most people ever seen in Manilla £ mé i Â¥a ,:ff 8 hall,"" said Gorrill. TR 23L | ow mm â€"ak a His memories of entertaining 34 e Irpamoomaam. . * start with those early house parâ€" Te i > ties and remain some of his W > hokscs; ‘j"‘ * favorite. "Sometimes we‘d stay a efi m /d / all night,"" he said, ‘"but I never 17 weH po o /0 missed a days work afterward."" | q â€" When Gorrill was 15 he | } ; f â€" started working as a thrasher for | / » f Billy Hall, a position he kept for |/ i 3. f / 13 years, four months of the : § â€" a £ y year. ‘I‘d thrash all day, and [ m _ 5 ToA 97â€"R play at a party most of the [ . ( e Cl : 7 night," said Gorrill. *"They‘d *W nes p / ‘ take up a collection for us. We * " cGHe h ; got a lot of big nickels then â€" g 4 i 44" ; times was tough." â€" 7 Gorrill made $2 a day plus â€" Eighty years young: Helam Gorrill receives special recogniâ€" room and board as a thrasher, . tion from the office of MP.Bill Scott during his surprise 80th "and I was thrilled to get the . birthday party. Presenting the certificate on behalf of Scott job," he said. ‘"I remember one â€" was Lloyd Graham. Post VISION photo/Laure! J. Campbell C C GGGgtlstccs n