Q: What brought you to McArthur?

A: Well, Vinton County was my father’s home. He was in the Service so we moved around a lot. When he retired he wanted to come home, so we moved back to Vinton County.

Q: What was McArthur like when you moved here (in the 1940’s) was it smaller or bigger…?

A: Well it was basically about the same size but there was a lot more, a lot more stores. The Main St. was busy with several grocery stores, a hardware store, a men’s clothing store, a women’s clothing store. There were Jewelry stores, several restaurants. It was a busy, busy place.

Q: Did kids have their own cars when you were younger?

A: No, we walked anywhere we went. To the movies, to school to the library… . Every once in a while someone would get the family car and as many kids that would fit in it would load up and we would go all night long on a $1.00 worth of gas. Occasionally we would go to Wellston but other than that we never left town.

Q: Is there anything more that you would like to add?

A: Well it really was the ‘Good Old Days’.

Q: So you liked McArthur better then?