Old DeBorgia Schoolhouse crew bakes up a storm
The apple-peeling committee in the apple pie factory at the Old DeBorgia School. The group baked 75 apple pies for one of their fundraisers. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
Henry Ford would be so envious!
His production line workers in 1903 had negotiated $5 each for an 8-hour day.
The assembly line in the Old DeBorgia Schoolhouse worked the same amount of time but as volunteers, however, their perks were laughter, ribbing, homemade fudge and banana bread as they cranked out about 75 apple pies last Thursday...
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