[or-roots] Huh? 60 years ago

[Barbara Wulf]

In the 50s in Oregon the deposit depended on what kind of bottle.  Beer
bottles were 1 cent.  Pop bottles were 3 cents.  Remember mug root beer.
Had to have the label on that one to get your deposit back, because it was
pop in a beer bottle.

Barb
wulf at bendbroadband.com
http://home.bendcable.com/wulf/Project/siteMapNoImage.htm

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DanM" <wb at valiant.wvi.com>
To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 12:23 AM
Subject: Re: [or-roots] Huh? 60 years ago


> 1953  I tied 2 gunny sacks across the fender on the back of my bike, went
> from Medford to Central point and about collecting bottles, they paid for
> new shoes and another better bike. $ 10 was a lot of bottles at 1 cent
each.
>    Did the same later when we lived in Ririe Idaho. I bought some engineer
> boots I think the deposit was 2 cents by then. My dad worked on a Mormon
> farm, then we moved to Brooks Wyo as farm worker, and on to Yellowstone
park
> where he got a job with the YP Co.
>     Genealogy and what they did were things I am trying to learn now so I
> can try to find out what my people did .
>
> Dan M
> www.wvi.com/~wb
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cecil Houk" <cchouk at cox.net>
> To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
> Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 11:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [or-roots] Huh? 60 years ago
>
>
> > Les and the list:
> >
> > No and yes.
> >
> > As I start my 66th year of life (in not very good health [3 liters per
> minute of oxegyn 24/7]), why
> > not talk about things that might not be known by some of the younger
> folks?
> >
> > There has always been a refund price on beer and soda bottles (cans came
> later).
> >
> > I'm tired; goodnight,
> >
> > Cecil
>
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