Comments made in the year 1955!
‘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 $10.00.
‘Have you seen the new cars Coming out next year? It won’t Be long before $1, 000.00 will Only buy a used one.’
‘If cigarettes keep going up in Price, I’m going to quit; 20 cents A pack is ridiculous. ‘
‘Did you hear the post office is Thinking about charging 7 cents Just to mail a letter.’
‘If they raise the minimum wage To $1.00, nobody will be able to Hire outside help at the store.’
‘I’m afraid to send my kids to the
Movies any more. Ever since they
Let Clark Gable get by with saying
DAMN in ‘GONE WITH THE WIND’,
It seems every new movie has
Either HELL or DAMN in it.’
‘I read the other day where some Scientist thinks it’s possible to put A man on the moon by the end of The century. They even have some Fellows they call astronauts Preparing for it down in Texas.’
‘Did you see where some baseball Player just signed a contract for $50,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn’t surprise me if someday they’ll be making more than the President. ‘
‘I never thought I’d see the day All our kitchen appliances would Be electric. They are even making Electric typewriters now. ‘
‘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 afraid the Volkswagen car Is going to open the door to a Whole lot of foreign business.’
‘The drive-in restaurant is
Convenient in nice weather,
But I seriously doubt they
Will ever catch on.’
‘There is no sense going on short Trips anymore for a weekend. It Costs nearly $2.00 a night to stay In a hotel.’
‘No one can afford to be sick
Anymore. At $15.00 a day in
The hospital, it’s too rich for
My blood.’
‘If they think I’ll pay 30 cents For a hair cut, forget it.’
