Arnett

Photos and Comments by Charles Bradford

"Just before you get to Arnett on the hill, on the right sits the block building that once housed Arthur Milam’s Amoco gas station. Arthur was a great service station man. Arthur was always pleasant when you had a hankering to fill up your gas tank with that good Amoco white gas. It cost a couple of extra pennies per gallon—36.9 cents instead of the 34.9 cents you would pay at Warren Jarrell’s ESSO (now EXXON)—but you just knew that the white gas was going to give your motor that clean power you craved. I miss Arthur Milam."


These days Warren Jarrell’s store has become a U.S. Post Office. Warren’s store was always bright, clean, and cheerful, a good local place to shop for groceries and also for animal feed. But Warren also had some things you might not expect. For example, he had a small showcase full of Case brand pocket knives. I miss Warren Jarrell."


Just across from the U.S. Post Office is the Arnett Chapel, a big, broad church. On their marquee was the message, “Love and honor your Heavenly and earthly fathers. Pastor Kevin Webb”




Heading up Arnett Hill at the end of the community, almost at the top of the hill, you encounter another large church on the left, the Arnett Assemly Of God. Their building looks new, though I believe it has been remodeled. Their pastor is Robert Brown. They also have a large bus parked outside, probably transporting church members to and fro at the times when they have service.




Across the road and at the crest of the hill sits a house which in older times belonged to the Honaker family. Patsy Honaker, class of 1959, lived in the house.




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