Myron B. Pitts: Uncle Zip's Beef Jerky a story of two fast friends, and a continuing legacy
HOPE MILLS – Jeff Harris and Ken Howell met in third grade at J.W. Coon Elementary and became fast friends.They bonded over being “opposites. Down the line,” Harris says.“He was Redskins, I was Cowboys.”Ken was out front and Jeff played the background, an arrangement that continued into adulthood. Ken would regale his fellow sixth-graders with his original stories about a heroine, Mrs. Turtle. Harris did the sound effects – knocking […]
