Okay, a trip down memory lane.
I remember an older boy, probably repeating what his parents had said, speculating that an oilfied supervisor in our rural West Texas area probably made $300 a month (he also was furnished a house). I had no idea whether that was a lot or not in the late 1940's or early '50's; it was said in such a way that it was a staggering amount. I didn't even know how much my dad made. I do remember my father picking cotton on his days off to supplement income. He'd drive 20 miles or so to where the picking was being done and make a few dollars per day.
We were poor I found out later, but no one was a lot better off, so I didn't notice.
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