Jennings; World War II; high school football Ñ 6-man teams; rice farming; self-sufficiency of local farmers;sold eggs to store for hard currency; work Ñ began working at the age of twelve years; recreation / entertainment Ñ listened to battery powered radio; no telephones; daily life; moved from Jennings to Lafayette on April 1, 1950; outhouses; water wells; rural electrification / REA; French language / Cajun French; education Ñ students punished for speaking French; Acadiana Bottling Company