Evelyn, you are correct about the stamps going into a small paper book and after you collected enough to fill the book you turned it in then a bond would be mailed to you. I was eleven years of age in 1945 with 3 sisters, 2 living brothers being raised by my mother with no father in the home and living in Chicago. I love the songs from that period of time, 30's - early 50's. Charles ----- Original Message ----- From: "evelyn" <ebcooper@copper.net> To: <NYNIAGAR-FOLKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 7:28 AM Subject: Re: [FOLKS] Collecting Tin Foil During WWII > Hello all, > > Having been born in 1940 one wouldn't think I'd have any memories of WW2, > but such is not the case. The songs of that time are some of my > favorites, > and I remember bringing money to school (I started in first grade at age 5 > so this had to be at least June of 1945) to buy stamps that went in a > small > paper book.) ??? What do you think? Do I have this correct or is my > memory > playing games with me this morning? > > > My family was poor anyways, so I don't recall eating less since my father > had a vegetable garden, raised chickens for eggs and meat, and usally got > a > deer each hunting season. Plus my mom worked at a nearby fruit farm. As > for collecting tin foil and such - it must have happened though I don't > remember. Perhaps with my earliest childhood being during WW2 is where I > learned to be frugal and not waste. > > Evelyn >