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|| 4â€"The Daily Sentinelâ€"Review, Wed., December 27,.1995 YOUR COMMUNITY Talking turkey prices then find now, was enough to make most younger people want to boycott the Christmas Turkey and certainly slam the,price gouging of those who grew the turkeys. But before you get too carried away, ‘better talk to someone who is older. Why? There are always two sides to every story and "the second side was not printed, but here is some of it. _ > > . In 1945, I was still going to WCI and worked on Saturdays, from either 8 or 8:30 am until 9 pm for $2.50 per day. Before I graduated in 1946 I got a raise to $2.75. My graduating class, from a threeâ€"year commercial course, were getting jobs for $6 and $7 a week. I went to work in my parent‘s store for $9 and paid some board as all the other students would as well. Letter ‘of the:day Were the good old days really so good? Now let‘s compare, turkex at .46 cents a pound to someone making 50 cents: an hour, it would take 16.56 hours to pay for a 10 pound turkey. At todays prices at the high range $2.3(l){ a pound, on for just under six hours of work. > . ; Always, wanting to farm I left the store and worked on a tobacco farm for $15. a week and my: board. In harvest it was $6 a day. Many people arranged to take holidays at that time of year to earn this big money! 5) 5 t Inâ€"1940 to 1950 we worked on tobacco farms for 50 cents an hour and my husband. worked as a carpenter for about $1. an hour. On the other hand many times through the year you can buy C gradefast frozen turkeys for 99 cents a pound. Back in 1945 C grade was 40 cents a pound. With a 50 cent an hour wage . you would pay for your C grade turkey in just â€" under 14 and a half hours. Today at $7. miniâ€" mum wage you would pay for the same turkey : in just over 2% hours. The minimum wage is not the average wage here in the Woodstock area, so who really would like to go back to the good old days? We have so much to be thankful for in this marvellous country of Canada, let us not always look for ways to feel sorry for ourâ€" selves. There are two sides to every story, let us not just print ong. So folks enjoy your Christmas turkeys, reâ€" member those less fortunate and be thankful for what you have. Actually we have never had it so good! _ Ruth Skillings, â€" RR 2, Lakeside . > Photo by Mike Campbell