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Rod WMG · 02-23-2008, 10:47 AM

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.

02-23-2008, 10:47 AM	#15
Rod WMG User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Edge of Texas Posts: 514 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	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.