Sullatober Dalton was brought up in a mining village. Some have portrrayed life in mining communities as all doom and gloom but that was not Sullatober's experience. While there was little other than basic necessities at home, he and his fellows were lucky enough to be taught by a series of competent and motivated teachers like Peggy Kirkwood. The teacher's attitudes, supported by the community, embued many of his contemporaries with the desire to 'better' themselves yet always to serve the community.
