History

Pickwick Electric History
Managers Photos 1950-1960s Photos 1970's Directors

	Crews work to restore service during 1951 Ice Storm
	Office Photo early 50's
	PEC Board of Directors in 1950
	Line construction done by hand during early years
	PEC crews trim trees in Selmer in early 50's
	In 1957 PEC purchased a truck to dig holes and install poles
	Hundreds of members attend the Annual meeting held at Shiloh Park in 1950
	During the sixty's members of PEC enjoyed a white Christmas
	In 1961 ten lovely girls were contestants in the Miss PEC Beauty Contest. Martha Lynn Gordon of Selmer was crowned Miss Pickwick Electric Cooperative.
	The 4-H club group were members of the Chewalla Club. These young boys and girls received leadership training through the program that was conducted by the Tennessee Extension Service. Mr. Leon Horton (far right) was the principal of Chewalla Elementary School.
	Johnny Fowler, right, PEC Electrification Advisor, is shown presenting a tree injector to the Morris Chapel High School Vo-Ag Department. From Left to Right, Mr. R. A. Phillips, Charter Advisor; Jimmy Ratliff; Robert Brasfield; Paul Cunningham; and Charles Carman are shown accepting the tree injector.
	In the 1960's PEC had an incentive program for our members called adequate wiring. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Phillips and family of Milledgeville enjoy their adequate wired home.
	Mr. Everette Brown is shown stocking his country store located on Highway 142 in the Stantonville Community.
	In 1963 Garan, Inc., of Adamsville, manufacturers of sports shirts had 534 employees. Perry Perkins operates the cutting machine as Supervisor James Williams looks on.
	In the sixty's PEC honored area schools valedictorians and salutatorians as it still does today. In 1964 Clarabelle Floyd and Elsie Strickland of McNairy High School were honored for their academic acheivements.
	During the sixty's there were numerous cotton gins located in the PEC service area.