The Frontier Kid

I think I should take note here and explain that nowhere yet have I mentioned my siblings. My oldest sister was Grace, who died at 89 years old. The next one was Ethyl, just a shade under 80. The next one was Orphy, who died at 86. And Ellen, my youngest sister, who died at 71. Grace had 10 children. Their names were Ila Mae, Betty Lou, Velma, Alberta, May, Billy, Dick, Dale, Jay, and Clyle - all Jacoby. Ethel had 5 children. Their names were Junior, Lloyd, Marie, Virginia, and Norma - all Hardens. My middle sister Orphy had two children. Their names were Marjorie and Robert Carey. My youngest sister Ellen had one child. His name was Raymond and last name Kaiser.

This was 1934. I was almost 16 years old. My folks bought me a better car. It was a 1929 Ford Coupe, with a rumble seat. This was much better than my old 1925 Model T. So, I took the body off the Model T, and made a truck out of it, so to speak. I took off the body, left only the front seat, and half a windshield. Also, it was a plaything, because Rainey and I found an old dentist chair at the dump, which we mounted on the back of the rear frame of the Model T. We'd ride around, usually off road. We had many good times with it. One guy would ride in the dentist seat, the other guy would drive and try to throw the other one out of the dentist chair. This lasted one summer. As I was driving across a bumpy field one Sunday, I turned too sharp trying to dump Rainey. I broke all the spokes in the front wheel. After that, I finally junked it and the motor was converted into power for a buzz saw.