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Volume 19 - Page 9 of 11 May 8, 2000
Judd Nelson Retirement Auction

Big Bob Watt (bigbobw@mindspring.com) asked to forward the following for your information:

Its a party.  Judd Nelson's farm Sat. May 13th, 2000, 10am til 3pm
Be home to clean the house. 14th is Mothers Day

Judd is selling every thing on the farm.
Tim Ryan offered Judd his talent to auction.
Dan Tull and Big Bob offered to Organize a cleaning.
Tom Davenhall & Ed Bond are preping machinery.
Ryan Johnson is setting up demonstrators.
Too many more to mention.

Were raising money for the twilite years or
trip around the world. Is Japan ready for Judd?

Some folks are making gifts for auction to help
His 3 boys and family are coming,the paper is
covering it, mayor is speaking, demos, silent
bidds on things under $15 [to speed up sale]
150 Gordon Co. folk are expected, There is
BBQ & ice tea.ole friends, some new. There
is no charge even in tale gate sales
[donations will be accepted] behind the shop.
Parking of all cars behind the house.
10:00 silent aution begins
11:30 Eating starts
12:00 Silent Ends
12:30 Auction With Col. Tim Ryan
3:00pm Hugging good bye begins
Dark  Be gone


If you want to help out Before the fact
Cleaning tools and building a shelf will
be on Two SAT's April 22 &29

Bring gloves, Cup brush on angle grinder or,
Beta grinder to polish hand tools or,
Rags to wipe surface rust with lindseed,or
give 5 gal buckets to put scrap in for silent, or
Leaf blower to sweep wood shop again, or
a good oil can to work the sawsand planer loose or,
a highschool kid to do a lot of this so we can listen
to Judd tell clean jokes.

come on and help.

There is an auction,silent auction,$15-$9-$6-$3 sale tables, free tables, anvils, vices, hammers, tongs, hardys, antiques, hacks, flatters, buzz box. sledges,pedestal grinder, garden tools.

POWERMATIC ;planer w/knives 8sets, ;joiner 6in w/ 8sets ;table saw 10in. ;drill press floor 1150 12speed w/mortise machine. CRAFTSMAN ;lathe w/ tools & 3 rests ;bandsaw 1927 16in. PENCRAFT ;shaper w/ cutters ROCKWELL ;belt sander 6x48 DEWALT ;radial arm saw

Directions:


From Alabama Head toward Gadsden to Centre, ALA. across GA. state line to Rome,GA. Head North to Calhoun on hwy 53. turn left on 136conn. in downtown follow 4.9 miles to Sugar Valley. turn right just before RRtracks on Russell Hill RD.go 0.4miles house on right, park behind barn or house. This is getting big.

Alabama II: Folks can come to Calhoun,GA. and go north on
136C to Sugar Valley. Turn Right at the store before the tracks.
in one block the 90 degree right turn,then up hill 400 yrds to Judds on right.

Sugar Valley, GA is 10 miles north of
Calhoun,GA and 22mile south of Dalton ,GA.
Its 3miles off I 75. Exit  Resacca---LaFayette(exit320).
(Flying 'J' Truck Plaza'Conoco' on EAST side)
 go 2 miles WEST..On RT 136. Turn left(south)  on?????
the road with more anvil arrows & 2 church signs
Railroad tracks mean you missed it. go back 2 roads.
Judds is 3rd on the left after  the sharp curve.
about a mile from 136.

If lost
Judd's phone 706-629-5215
Big Bob house# 770-834-2733
Big Bob cell # at judds yard 770-402-2737



Robby Armstrong 
robbya@HiWAAY.net
Brownsboro, Alabama near Huntsville
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