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THE old TIMXW ***
From Vera Farris; Northfleld,
Wass.: I remember . . . when
putting in your two cents . . .
(you really got your money’s
worth. AND a penny saved .
put you on easy street. Money
used to talk in those days . .
now it barely whispers
I saw a five year old lad re
ceive two pennies from a benign
visitor, lately. He threw them
away! “What did you do that
for?”, I asked “What can you
buy with two cents?”, he re
torted disgustingly. What can
you buy? . . . Now it pays a
sales tax on a twenty cent item.
A small fistful of pennies dur
ing my childhood in Buffalo,
New York was a veritable treas
ure trove. A visit to the candy
store with it’s wall showcase of
penny candies . . . like boston
beans, and corn candy ... de
prived you of a couple of pen
nies but enriched you with a bag
full of sweet delight.
That was the time when the
mountain came to Mohammed.
If you hung on to your pennies
.... there was the carrousel
on the back of a truck wending
it’s way down the streets. For
two cents you had four or five
turns on the merry-go-round com
plete with calliope music.
I loved the waffle wagon when
it came heralding it’s approach
with music. You received one
fourth of a regular waffle . . .
baked on the spot and dusted
generously with confectionary
sugar . . for only two cents!
You could have your picture
taken on a pony ... by the man
who made his stands on street
corners . . for that purpose. My
brothers had theirs taken but I
never did. Those poor lethargic,
stolid ponies looked as ferocious
to me as any jungle tiger.
The older generation has time
to reflect and appreciate the
changes but I despair for
the young born into all this
ease and prosperity and taking it
all for granted.
(Sand contributions to thit column to
Tha Old Timor, Sox 639, Fronkfort, Kan
tucky 40601 )
Time To
Spare
By GERALD ANDREWS
Influence of Environment
on the Retirement Years
Environment is big news these
days. It's probably the most dis
cussed topic form the White
House to the high schools. A
nationwide environmental “teach
in" is planned for April 22.
It’s good to know we’re all
aroused at last to the dangers
attacking our health and well
being. We older folks should be
more concerned than anyone, be
cause a bad environment can be
specially harmful to our retire
ment years.
What is environment? For a
definition I turn to Harvest Years
Magazine, which has a timely
report on this subject in its
March issue.
"Environment is everything
that surrounds and affects us.
The effect can be good or bad."
It’s not just the house we live
in, the report continues, it’s the
air we breath, the food we eat,
the sounds we hear. It's also
neighbors and neighborhood,
medical services, recreations,
stores and products . . . and so
on.
The point is that we should
get the best out of our surround
ings wherever they are in the
city, suburbia, or down on the
farm The report, “Environment
for Retirement," tells how.
It discusses where to live, ask
ing us to search our hearts and
minds and pinpoint our true in
terests before we buy or sell. It
offers guidelines to help us find
the right niche socially and psy
chologically.
There’s an excellent section on
climate as it affects physical and
mental health. The report tells
us how to evaluate what’s best
for us on the basis of available
information..
Many of us don’t want to move
when we retire. We prefer to
settle down and enjoy life in our
own hometown. And why not?
We can create our own favorable
environment.
Movers or non-movers, we
should all heed Harvest Years’
suggestions for improving our
environment by eliminating haz
ards in it. As statistics show, far
too many of our age group ne
glect this aspect.
The “Environment for Retire
ment" report also contains a
table of comparative living costs
for retired couples in cities
across the nation. The report
concludes with a breakdown of
what each state offers retirees
in the way of climate, housing,
cost of living, and special serv
ices. This is worth its weight
in gold to those of us who want
to compare various locations.
All in all, “Environment for
Retirement” is a good "how
to" guide. You can obtain a copy
by sending 50 cents in coin or
check with your name, address
and zip code to Harvest Years
Publishing Co., Dept. ER, 104 E.
40th Street. New York, N. Y.
10016.
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