There
Was a Time
When
flour came in a sack.
When
Three Musketeers candy had three small pieces.
When
a radio required an aerial.
When
a TV had no remote.
When
writing pens were either dip or fountain.
When
all butter was round.
When
the car starter was on the floorboard.
When
arm signals were the only legal turn signals.
When
water was not sold in stores.
When
shoes had eyes.
When
you never wore a short sleeved shirt with a tie.
When
women always wore a hat and gloves to church.
When
men wore felt hats
When
automobiles had running boards.
When
tires had tubes.
When
a postage stamp was 3¢.
When
there was a buffalo on the nickel.
When
the head of Mercury was on the dime.
When
Lucky Strike cigarettes’ package was green but went to war.
When
some cars had spotlights, steering wheel knobs and window
vents.
When
overalls had a place to carry your hammer.
When
only beer came in cans.
When
red lights had no turn signal.
When
telephones had no push buttons.
When
adding machines had a crank on the side.
When
all watches had hands.
When
soda crackers came in a one stack box.
When
sardine and potted meat cans came with a key.
When
ice cream was sold in a card board bucket only used today
for Chinese food.
When
only drug stores and theaters had air conditioning.
When
high school only went to the eleventh grade.
When
a train ran though Fayetteville to Atlanta.
When
people put mercurochrome on cuts and took caster oil.
When
all businesses in Fayetteville closed on Wednesday
afternoon.
When
washing machines had ringers.
When
milk was delivered to homes in quart bottles.
When
razors used either single or double edged blades.
When
Hwy. 54 was the only paved road in Fayetteville.
When
RC Cola was popular and came in a 12 ounce bottle.
When
Aunt Jemima wore a bandanna on her head.
Yes,
there was a time, a time that only some remember.