Sugar Grove
By Paula Mitchell
The writer came across these comments made in the year of 1957. She found them to be quite interesting as time has elapsed.
- “Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won’t be long before $5,000 will only buy a used one.”
- “If cigarettes keep going up in price, I’m going to quit. A quarter a pack is ridiculous.”
- “When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 29 cents a gallon. Guess we’d be better off leaving the car in the garage.”
- “It’s too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet.”
- “It won’t be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work.”
- “I’m just afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business.”
- “If they raise the minimum wage to $1, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store.”
- “I’ll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it’s going to be impossible to buy a week’s groceries for $20.”
- “If they think I’ll pay 50 cents for a haircut, forget it.”
- “Marriage doesn’t mean a thing any more; those Hollywood stars seem to be getting divorced at the drop of a hat.”
- “No one can afford to be sick any more; $35 a day in the hospital is too rich for my blood.”
- “There is no sense going to Charleston or Omaha anymore. It costs nearly $15 a night to stay at a motel.”
- “Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn’t surprise me if someday they’ll be making more than the president.”
- “Kids today are impossible. Those ducktail haircuts make it impossible to stay groomed. Next thing you know, boys will be wearing their hair as long as the girls.”
- “Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime just to mail a letter?”
- “I never thought I’d see the day, all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now.”
- “Thank goodness I won’t live to see the day when the government takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to Congress.”
Times certainly have changed!
Life’s instructions for this week are as follows:
- Hold doors open for strangers.
- Say “Good morning.”
- Keep babies entertained in grocery lines.
- Wave at police.
- Smile at passersby.
The frigid temperatures have allowed the river to ice over in several sections. This reminds the author of the days when ice skating took place on the rivers and ponds, and when ice blocks were cut to be placed in ice houses. Students had a day off from school, and a three-hour delay due to the weather circumstances. Sunday had a turn of events with 40-60 temperatures. Life is like a yo-yo around here.
Quotes for the week are as follows:
“Be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.” — Maya Angelou
“If we make it through December, everything’s gonna be all right.” — Merle Haggard
“A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails.” — Donna Roberts
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you.” — Walt Whitman
“There are two theories to arguing with a woman. Neither works.” — Will Rogers
Sitting by a roaring fire to hear the “Talk of the Grove” is well worth doing.
Ken and Margie Roberts are proud grandparents to their grandson, Dillian Elliot Milliken of Columbia, South Carolina. Congratulations!
Wesley Puffenbarger spent the first week of Virginia’s bear hunting in Buckingham, Virginia. He was hunting with Grant Plaugher, Rex Carter and members of Lynnbuck hunting club. They had a very successful first week.
Over the Thanksgiving holidays, Judy Smith of Bridgewater, Virginia, spent several days with Evelyn Varner.
St. Paul Independent Lutheran Church had its Christmas dinner following the worship service. No doubt about it, there are a lot of good cooks!
Karla and Jim Moats enjoyed a wonderful two weeks in Europe. Flying into Amsterdam, they spent three days exploring the streets along the famous canals, visiting the windmills and watching demonstrations of cheese and wooden shoe making. Leaving Amsterdam, they boarded a Viking River Longboat to cruise down the Rhine for eight days. Traveling down the Rhine, they stopped in various towns for wonderful walking tours and history lessons on the surrounding areas. The beauty of Germany, France and Switzerland is truly stunning. Passing the many castles that were built along the river is such a great experience. Finishing their cruise in Basel, Switzerland they enjoyed watching the Christmas markets going up and visiting the historic sites.
This week’s clickety-clacks for the chin waggers are as follows:
The Netherlands is known for its iconic windmills, with more than 1,000 windmills scattered across the country.
The Tree of Life, located in the desert in southern Bahrain, is an ancient and mysterious tree that has been thriving for more than 400 years with no obvious source of water.
Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago, consisting of more than 17,000 islands, of which about 6,000 are inhabited.
There are more than 60 different types of kangaroos. A baby kangaroo, when born, is about 2 centimeters long.
A flea can jump 350 times its body length.
Birthdays include Debbie Horst, 18th; Katelyn Frank, 20th; 21…Roger Kiser and Glenna Koontz, 21st; Carly Mitchell, Terri Grogg, Sharon Gillispie and Tasha Bowers, 22nd; Betty Lam and Suzanne Brubeck, 23rd; Brenda Allen, 24th; Jesus and Dottie Lamber, 25th; Mark Rexrode, 27th; Macie Mitchell and Melissa Dahmer, 29th; Maria Miller and Doug Pitsenbarger, 30th; and Clinton Bowers and Bobbie Armstrong, 31st.
Concerns are for Bob Adamson, Dyer Anderson, John Ashley, Roger Ashley, Mercedes Aumann, “Bo” Boggs, Marie Cole, Stanley Dahmer, Benny Evick, Isaac Eye, Linda Eye, Marie Eye, Mary Eye, Carl Gant, David Gillespie, Lola Graham, Patsy Green, JC Hammer, Marvin Hartman, Steve and Armanda Heavner, Donald Hedrick, Jack and Starr Hedrick, George Hevener, Jim Hiner, Evan Hise, Tim Hively, Edsel and Mary Ann Hogan, Virgil Homan, Jr., Keith Hoover, Myrtle Hoover, Tim L. Hoover, Debbie and Enos Horst, Jessica Janney, Alice Johnson, Richard Judy, Marsha Keller, Kim Kline, Tracie Knight, Laura Kropp, Melissa Lambert, O’Dell Lambert, Robert Lambert, Rex Landis, Roger and Skip Mallow, Yvonne Marsh, Ed May, Gene and Joan McConnell, Gary McDonald, Neil McLaughlin, Rose Miller, Bruce Minor, Barbara Moats, Gloria Moats, John Morford, Bill Mullenax, Helen Nash, Aaron Nelson, Angie Nelson, Ruth Nelson, Cheryl Paine, Terri Parker, Diana Pennybaker, Andy Pond, Janice Propst, Eldon “Butch” Puffenbarger, Alda Propst, Janis Propst, Marilyn Propst, Mike Propst, Sheldon Propst, Tom Rader, Brandon Reel, Jason Rexrode, Linda Fay Rexrode, Dennis Riggleman, Donna Ruddle, Jenny Ruddle, Mary Sawyers, Brittany Shriver, Annie Simmons, Erin Simmons, Eva Simmons, Greg Simmons, Judy Simmons, Nelson Simmons, Robbie Sites, Mike Skiles, Tina Stuben, Steve Stump, Linda and Larry Vandevander, Sandra Vandevander, Amy Vaus, Estelle Wagner, Mary Louise Waldschlager, Rene White, Sherry Wilfong, Judy Williams, Ann and Ed Wimer and individuals and families who continue to be affected and displaced by the natural disasters.
