Dan was born at home in the house that his Uncle Bone built a few years earlier. His parents lived with and worked for his Uncle Bone and Aunt Betty. Before he started to school, the entire family moved into the old Edmund Jackson house, and he attended Mt. Calvary School across the road.
As a young man, he was a member of the first generation to have access to an automobile. In the late 1920's, he was driving a Willis-Knight.
In 1937 he was working for Blue Lodge Motor Transport, hauling gasoline from Savannah to Macon. This was before pipelines brought gasoline into Middle Georgia and most petroleum products were brought to Savannah by barge and trucked throughout Georgia and the Carolinas. Blue Lodge had a fleet of White trucks with tanks mounted on the truck chassis and another tank mounted to a four-wheel trailer. These rigs had a capacity of about 4,000 gallons. One day, about 40 miles outside Savannah headed for Macon, he met a Model A Ford carrying three or four drunk men. The driver pulled across the center line, forcing Dan to pull off the road as far as possible. Nevertheless, he hit the car head on, killing three of the occupants. The car's engine was knocked completely out, coming to rest across a field. The truck was left laying on its right side, bent in the shape of a horseshoe, with gasoline pouring into the ditch. It didn't ignite, however, and Daddy escaped by crawling through the broken windshield. Other than being bruised all over and several bad cuts on the back of his right hand, he was uninjured.
At one time, he drove a truck delivering meat to stores for Armour. In addition to driving for Blue Lodge, he also hauled gasoline from Savannah for George A. Ramond, Inc., and Petroleum Carriers. He also delivered gasoline locally for Reginald Trice, the Sinclair distributor. About 1943, he drove busses for Southern Stages. Southern Stages had routes to Augusta, Columbus, and several other cities in Georgia that were not served by Greyhound.
At one time Dan owned and operated nine jukeboxes and other coin operated machines as a sideline. Although he never did this on a large scale, he made a good return on his investments.
Dan lost his job with Southern Stages, so he went to Florida and got a job with Florida Motor Lines. Sometime after World War II, Florida Motor Lines became part of the Greyhound system; Dan continued to work for them for several years.
He came back to Georgia and hauled pulpwood for a while. He died in Jacksonville, Florida on January 14, 1956.
As a young man, he was a member of the first generation to have access to an automobile. In the late 1920's, he was driving a Willis-Knight.
In 1937 he was working for Blue Lodge Motor Transport, hauling gasoline from Savannah to Macon. This was before pipelines brought gasoline into Middle Georgia and most petroleum products were brought to Savannah by barge and trucked throughout Georgia and the Carolinas. Blue Lodge had a fleet of White trucks with tanks mounted on the truck chassis and another tank mounted to a four-wheel trailer. These rigs had a capacity of about 4,000 gallons. One day, about 40 miles outside Savannah headed for Macon, he met a Model A Ford carrying three or four drunk men. The driver pulled across the center line, forcing Dan to pull off the road as far as possible. Nevertheless, he hit the car head on, killing three of the occupants. The car's engine was knocked completely out, coming to rest across a field. The truck was left laying on its right side, bent in the shape of a horseshoe, with gasoline pouring into the ditch. It didn't ignite, however, and Daddy escaped by crawling through the broken windshield. Other than being bruised all over and several bad cuts on the back of his right hand, he was uninjured.
At one time, he drove a truck delivering meat to stores for Armour. In addition to driving for Blue Lodge, he also hauled gasoline from Savannah for George A. Ramond, Inc., and Petroleum Carriers. He also delivered gasoline locally for Reginald Trice, the Sinclair distributor. About 1943, he drove busses for Southern Stages. Southern Stages had routes to Augusta, Columbus, and several other cities in Georgia that were not served by Greyhound.
At one time Dan owned and operated nine jukeboxes and other coin operated machines as a sideline. Although he never did this on a large scale, he made a good return on his investments.
Dan lost his job with Southern Stages, so he went to Florida and got a job with Florida Motor Lines. Sometime after World War II, Florida Motor Lines became part of the Greyhound system; Dan continued to work for them for several years.
He came back to Georgia and hauled pulpwood for a while. He died in Jacksonville, Florida on January 14, 1956.
Dan was born at home in the house that his Uncle Bone built a few years earlier. His parents lived with and worked for his Uncle Bone and Aunt Betty. Before he started to school, the entire family moved into the old Edmund Jackson house, and he attended Mt. Calvary School across the road.
As a young man, he was a member of the first generation to have access to an automobile. In the late 1920's, he was driving a Willis-Knight.
In 1937 he was working for Blue Lodge Motor Transport, hauling gasoline from Savannah to Macon. This was before pipelines brought gasoline into Middle Georgia and most petroleum products were brought to Savannah by barge and trucked throughout Georgia and the Carolinas. Blue Lodge had a fleet of White trucks with tanks mounted on the truck chassis and another tank mounted to a four-wheel trailer. These rigs had a capacity of about 4,000 gallons. One day, about 40 miles outside Savannah headed for Macon, he met a Model A Ford carrying three or four drunk men. The driver pulled across the center line, forcing Dan to pull off the road as far as possible. Nevertheless, he hit the car head on, killing three of the occupants. The car's engine was knocked completely out, coming to rest across a field. The truck was left laying on its right side, bent in the shape of a horseshoe, with gasoline pouring into the ditch. It didn't ignite, however, and Daddy escaped by crawling through the broken windshield. Other than being bruised all over and several bad cuts on the back of his right hand, he was uninjured.
At one time, he drove a truck delivering meat to stores for Armour. In addition to driving for Blue Lodge, he also hauled gasoline from Savannah for George A. Ramond, Inc., and Petroleum Carriers. He also delivered gasoline locally for Reginald Trice, the Sinclair distributor. About 1943, he drove busses for Southern Stages. Southern Stages had routes to Augusta, Columbus, and several other cities in Georgia that were not served by Greyhound.
At one time Dan owned and operated nine jukeboxes and other coin operated machines as a sideline. Although he never did this on a large scale, he made a good return on his investments.
Dan lost his job with Southern Stages, so he went to Florida and got a job with Florida Motor Lines. Sometime after World War II, Florida Motor Lines became part of the Greyhound system; Dan continued to work for them for several years.
He came back to Georgia and hauled pulpwood for a while. He died in Jacksonville, Florida on January 14, 1956.
As a young man, he was a member of the first generation to have access to an automobile. In the late 1920's, he was driving a Willis-Knight.
In 1937 he was working for Blue Lodge Motor Transport, hauling gasoline from Savannah to Macon. This was before pipelines brought gasoline into Middle Georgia and most petroleum products were brought to Savannah by barge and trucked throughout Georgia and the Carolinas. Blue Lodge had a fleet of White trucks with tanks mounted on the truck chassis and another tank mounted to a four-wheel trailer. These rigs had a capacity of about 4,000 gallons. One day, about 40 miles outside Savannah headed for Macon, he met a Model A Ford carrying three or four drunk men. The driver pulled across the center line, forcing Dan to pull off the road as far as possible. Nevertheless, he hit the car head on, killing three of the occupants. The car's engine was knocked completely out, coming to rest across a field. The truck was left laying on its right side, bent in the shape of a horseshoe, with gasoline pouring into the ditch. It didn't ignite, however, and Daddy escaped by crawling through the broken windshield. Other than being bruised all over and several bad cuts on the back of his right hand, he was uninjured.
At one time, he drove a truck delivering meat to stores for Armour. In addition to driving for Blue Lodge, he also hauled gasoline from Savannah for George A. Ramond, Inc., and Petroleum Carriers. He also delivered gasoline locally for Reginald Trice, the Sinclair distributor. About 1943, he drove busses for Southern Stages. Southern Stages had routes to Augusta, Columbus, and several other cities in Georgia that were not served by Greyhound.
At one time Dan owned and operated nine jukeboxes and other coin operated machines as a sideline. Although he never did this on a large scale, he made a good return on his investments.
Dan lost his job with Southern Stages, so he went to Florida and got a job with Florida Motor Lines. Sometime after World War II, Florida Motor Lines became part of the Greyhound system; Dan continued to work for them for several years.
He came back to Georgia and hauled pulpwood for a while. He died in Jacksonville, Florida on January 14, 1956.
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