Hoodwink

Hoodwink

Adopted at age seven, Since than this is my many Adventures in life. At age 18 my first job was at Kwik wee shoe polish in Pottstown, Pa. Making $50.00 a week take home. My room was $8.00 a week. From there I went to Miss Smith's Pies in Pottstown working in cold storage loading tractor trailers with pellets of pies. I used a stand up fork lift truck to do this job. I made a little over $300.00 a week there. My Apartment was $80.00 a month. From there I went to Bethlehem Steel were I went to school to be a welder class A, I made about $500.00 a week there until I got laid off. From there I went to reading Crane and Hoist in Stowe, Pa were I became a Fitter building Gear Boxes for over head cranes. All of theses job Closed up while I was still working there. I got laid off a few times in between and got called back before they closed up. From Reading Crane and Hoist I went to Firestone Tire and Rubber in Pottstown, Pa. Worked there 7 years before they closed up. I was a tire builder and made about $800.00 every two weeks. I 'm now retired.