Born 1930 - 1979

[Elbert Chamblee]

1953-rode a bike to school till I bought a 1966 Honda Super 90 at 14 yrs old. I guess I was lucky to survive that bike. First outboard was a 7.5 firestone or scott at water. Moved up big time with a 14' Yellowjacket wooden boat and a 25 hp 4 cyl Wizard with a slatted wooden floor. Remember going to mill creek and catching all the white perch you wanted till you ran out of shiners. Motor was always hard to crank and I had to hang on to Dads belt to let him crank the motor in gear and take off. Remember going to the beach in a 1958 ford wagon with Dad and my buddies in the neighbor hood and having some good times.
A gas price war off Lucas road in Beaumont and the Fiska station price was .19 cents a gallon.
Bought my first boat a 66 fleetform 16' with a 40 evinrude. $800. at 15 yrs old with grass cutting money. Went to work big time at Penningtons hamburger stand at .75 cents an hour. Would go to the bank on Friday and Saturday nights after closing with $1200 to $1500 on me on my Honda s90.