[hockyb]

I still "paste" what is left of a bar of soap together, so it will be completely used. Soap is harder these days. Remember the "soap saver" we used in the dishpan. And we hung out our clothes to dry. Can you imagine the furror that would cause in TV.

My dad would have the coal dumped in the ditch, by the house. The coal man, Wes Wandell, would leave the chute for us to shovel the coal in the bin. When we were done, we would carry the chute a block and leave it at Wes' house. As I recall it cost $.25/ton to have it shoveled in the bin and we saved $.50.

My dad was principal of a grade school in Curtisville, PA (Allegheny County) and was required to return part of his salary to the board. Think this was circa 1936. (Can you imagine what the teachers union would do today). He understood the need and was glad to have the job. In the summer he worked on a farm or sold Hoover vacuum cleaners.