We got a red wagon called the "atomic flyer," and we used it for just about everything. Jim and I used to take it down to the ice house to buy ice for our icebox, then take the oil can to the gas station to buy kerosene for the heater in the house. Sometimes we would take it around and collect newspapers to sell. In the Christmas Season we used it to sell holly. We got 10 cents a bunch for the holly and I was surprised at how picky some people were for a dime.

One time there was a bad ice storm up in North Jersey and Dad got sent up there for a week. So we had to use the wagon to go to the food market for that week. The market was owned by a father and son partnership and they were very friendly and helpful to us. Mother would give us a list and they would pick out the stuff and get us on our way.