[or-roots] Depression Times / W.W.II

[kat1928 at integrity.com]

Quoting Dorothy Wogh <dorothy at napanet.net>:

> Do you remember the cars without any windows where the breeze blew
> through.
> Later getting the curtains you hung up on the inside of the car.  That
> sure
> helped.  No heaters, radios, etc.
> 
> Dorothy Wogh
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <kat1928 at integrity.com>
> To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 8:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [or-roots] Depression Times / W.W.II
> 
> 
> > Quoting Verdena Veelle <vveelle at molalla.net>:
> >
> > > Amen to your comments, Dorothy!!
> > > Verdena Veelle
> > >
> > > Subject: [or-roots] Depression Times / W.W.II
> > >
> > >
> > > : I grew up during the Great Depression and was a teenager during
> > > : W.W.II.  The "way things were" didn't bother us because it was
> > > : our way of life.
> > > :
> > > : On the coast, during the Depression we didn't know we were poor
> > > : because everyone else was too.  Our rarents knew different many
> > > : times when they had nothing to eat for several days.  Mother said
> > > : that after a few days you forgot you were hungry.
> > > :
> > > : At the end of the Depression we moved to Portland, Or.
> > > : There we were amazed at the milk delivery trucks, ice trucks,
> etc.
> > > : Everyone loved the ice-man!  The kids would flock after him as he
> > > : took the big tongs and carried the block of ice to the houses.
> > > : Sometimes the order (card in the window) was for part of a brick.
> > > : He'd chisel a line across and break the ice into a smaller piece.
> > > : Then we'd all jump to scoop up the slivers of ice.
> > > :
> > > : When Pearl Harbor happened, we were very confused about our
> future.
> > > : Everyone pitched in and did what they had to.
> > > :
> > > : There were no demonstrators questioning what we should do.
> > > : The nation worked together and got the job done.  Sure there were
> > > : innocent people killed as in all wars.  That is a sad part of
> war.
> > > :
> > > : These demonstrators today wouldn't have this land and the
> freedoms
> > > : they enjoy if we'd layed down and let the oprressor walk all over
> > > : us.  I'm not for wars but as long as some nations/groups are out
> to
> > > : terriorize and kill people, they will remain  wars in our future.
> > > :
> > > : Today we are spoilt in a way.  Read your history and you will be
> > > : a better, humble citizen - unless you are one of those who
> delight
> > > : in terrorizing and murdering people.  Then you had better get
> your
> > > : head screwed  on correctly.
> > > :
> > > : I am PROUD to be an American and I will do whatever I can to keep
> > > : our nation free!
> > > :
> > > : Dorothy Webb
> > > :
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> > Verdena,
> > Thank you for your comments.  After I had posted that mesage, I
> figured
> that
> > I "had done it again."  I expected some cutting coments from persons
> about
> > my "Old Fashioned" way of thinking and all the harsh words they could
> think
> > of.  Instead,; what a delightful collection of other's personal
> memories.
> > Maybe you are about my age- 75.  It was a good life
> >
> > Dorothy
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No, I don't remember the open car windows.  We were poor and didn't 
have a car during the depression.  When we moved to Portland we still
didn't have one.  A lot of people in town didn't; the bus service took
us wherever we wanted.
I do remember, during the depresion that cars had what we called
isenglass windows.  Some of our company had cars with this.  I seem
to remember a car having black "flaps" that folded down over the
windows.

Dorothy
>