[or-roots] Huh? 60 years ago

[E V Barnes]

Fall of 1949 it snowed at Thanksgiving, and wind was blowing car haulers off the
Columbia Highway.  In February 1950 it was 3 above in Seattle and 8 above in
Portland with another Alaska storm on the way.  We hit ice as far south as the
Cartinez Bridge out of Martinez CA.   It froze at night in Walnut Creek, and
I found a block of ice under the fender of my 1937 Olds coupe, with and
Oregon rabbit encased in it.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Barbara Wulf 
  To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us 
  Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 12:27 AM
  Subject: Re: [or-roots] Huh? 60 years ago


  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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