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HONORING SMALL BUSINESSES
In 1976, Daddy became a licensed Mom spent endless hours doing the cooked a big breakfast daily and had
hearing aid audiologist; Mom book work, credit checks, organizing a Tupperware box full of sandwiches
followed the next year, getting her details in the business. When Mom for us to eat at “the store” for lunch.
license so they could work together. and Dad began their adventures in She always bought raffle tickets
They bought the Beltone office in the world of hearing care, Daddy and played dominoes at the Senior
1978. In their business operations, went into homes to perform hearing Citizens Center. The purchase of the
tests, and Mom kept the office Lubbock Beltone territory included
operating, doing service work to travel. They drove many miles for
hearing aids and managing the service: Snyder, Colorado City,
bookkeeping. Since computers and Paducah, Tulia, Farwell and east to
cell phones were not yet available, McAdoo. They purchased an RV to
Mom used her adding machine. My take on the road, so they could be
brother (Carl Wampler) comments out among their communities several
that he can’t think of anyone else nights during the month. Daddy
who could move their fingers so bought Mom a small RV bicycle so
quickly on a manual adding machine she could get out in the evenings and
and have accurate figures. She “wiggle her legs”, and she even took
ALWAYS balanced the checkbooks along her RV-sized sewing machine
to the penny and taught us how to occupy those evenings when the
to do that, too. I don’t remember day had ended and work ceased.
them ever hiring a bookkeeper or a
Patient Arthur DeHart, and Polly with CPA until the later years, when their Mom enjoyed being in small
Bob Wayland, Mayor of Plainview hearing aid business grew so fast. business; it allowed her to share her
(Better Hearing Month declared in biggest joy, her grandchildren, with
Plainview c. 1980) She raised two children, kept a her clients. She always had photos
home, made most of our clothes, close by to show how they
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