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TIRES BURN -- A quantity of tires at the auto wrecking yard of Mrs. Marie Morris, off Rt. 31, south of the city, caught afire from a nearby trash burner Tuesday afternoon and the flames IRMMBIR" •V THC OLD TIMER From Mary (Mrs. A. C.) Neubauer, Chicago, 01.: In the early 1900's, I remember a clear day In October, possibly November, my parents were discussing my father's trip to a flour mill twenty miles away. He would load our wagon h i g h w i t h s a c k s o f w h e a t threshed the previous summer and early next day he would hitch up the team, climb into the spring seat dressed in his old fur coat and drive over dirt roads. It was a hazardous journey, as he had to cross railroad tracks and a river bridge (the Mississippi River) to the distant mill. Late at night, he returned weary, with a load of fragrant flour, not bleached, graham flour and "shorts" which the husks were called and which were used to feed the cattle in winter. Thus we had our year's supply of creamy, pure flour stored In our house, for the baking of wonderful home­ m a d e b r e a d a n d o t h e r g o o d things. Days such as these stay in the memory for many years. From Martha L Fuhrman, Marietta, Pennsylvania: I re­ member pleasant memories of the city where I spend my child­ hood. The torrid summertime made sleep almost impossible. Lenient parents would let their children sleep out on the stoop simply because sleep was im-* possible. If enough children were out, there was soon a sidewalk or street game going. "Giant Steps" .or "Statues" were our favorites and, if on the street, "Mumbly Peg" was our game. Not far from where we lived was a city park and every Wednesday evening a city band would enter the raised band- shell and strike up the band. The entire family would attend these concerts but while the older people sat on the many benches, children would run and play along tree-shaded walks, all the while aware that the street lights shining through the trees were making puzzling shadows on the walks. When the band stopped playing, we would walk through the almost deserted park. As we approached a street light, I would look at my tall shadow and watch it as it grew smaller and smaller until I could see it no longer. From Alfaretta Courtright, Alvin, Texas: I remember the pinwheels we used to make. Take pieces of cardboard cut identically into circles or for Christmas stars or maybe hearts for Valentine's Day. Cover the outside of each piece with scraps, like silk or velvet, turning the edges under. Put them together with the covered s i d e o u t a n d w h i p s t i t c h t h e m together. Fill by pushing the pins between the stitches. We gave them to mothers and sweethearts. I remember the pincushions, too. I remember a special one. One Yuletide we lived in an old sod house. It must have been a l e a n y e a r b u t m y m o t h e r decorated the deep, deep win­ dow for Christmas. When I woke up in the morning there were streamers of yellow ribbon in the window. Hanging from one of the streamers was a velvet pincushion -- red on one side and blue^on the other -- shaped like a heart. It was softly stuffed, I think with milk­ weed floss and loops of yellow baby ribbon were sewn around the edges and -ended in a bow to hang it to a streamer. I re­ member how thrilled I was and it still brings the tears because it touches me to think of it. From 8. Boyd, Los Angeles, California: Often, when driving alqng a modern interstate high­ way which carries traffic smoothly at nearly 70 miles per hour, I recall the transport tation problems of the traveling salesman at the turn of the century. I remember back to the days when the train was the most reliable and when the horse was a necessity to reach many places that were not fortunate enough to be served by rail. And, then, of course, the horseless carriage came along. A t f i r s t , i t w a s n o t t h e m o s t dependable method of travel and many a stalled motorist heard the message, "Get a horse!" Roads weren't so good in most areas of the country and muck and mud took a t o l l a l m o s t a s h e a v y a s mechanical deficiencies. Today, we consider it nothing to travel several hun­ dred miles a day on a modern highway. We have always been a nation on the move, but we are now moving faster, going further, with an exception or two. Traffic is so congested in some of our major cities that a man on a horse could get f r o m o n e s p o t t o a n o t h e r sooner than if he drove the same route in an automobile. From Mrs. Mildred H. 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