They did have a "party line" phone. One girl and three boys, so the girl got the spare bedroom and the three boys slept in the one large room that is the upstairs. No air conditioning, so dad has tales of lying at the head of the stairs and sticking his head over so he could breathe on a hot summer night. They had bikes aplenty though, and biked all over the place. Fishing and hunting were all alone or with his brothers.Drank from an open creek did he? Garden hoses were usually an improvement in water drinking. The only phone was down the street? Shared a bedroom with parents or siblings? A bicycle was a luxury item otherwise he walked everywhere in town unaccompanied by an adult. He fished and hunted without direct supervision?