How did Perry grow up so poor if his father was able to take him in 1961 to the Sam Rayburn funeral in Bonham, which is some distance from Paint Creek? There must have been discretionary funds there for big events.
Important question, eh? We need to root out the real truth about this. How poor is “poor”? And do poor people ever decide to spend money on something besides food and housing? And if they do, are they not really poor? Do poor people ever sacrifice for principle? Or the for welfare and education of their young?
Perhaps it was important enough to get there. What a question.