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GRANDFATHER students from the old were a fire hazard if make the climb, and hand cranked wringer o�'m (Continued from Page 21) one room schools. We not used correctly. there was a lot of to remove most of the were then three miles Large school rooms or noise. So we ran to the water before hanging spared them but it was from school and a halls used for public bank overlooking the them on the clothes doubtful that the birds larger bus was needed gatherings usually had road and watched. line so that the sun and y would come back after to take the additional many kerosene lamps After a few tries the wind could dry them - if being disturbed. children to school. mounted on the walls car stopped, the doors it didn't rain. End of n On starting school From the rural grade with reflectors behind opened and the family cycle No. 4. ta., there were 8 grades in school going into high them, but they left the got out to walk up the The next phase was t7 one room. We lived school (9th grade) room poorly lighted, to hill and as they came to get the clothing > close enough so that meant a 13 mile ride say the least. closer we discovered looking presentable to cn we could walk but each way and a larger In order to show a that it was my mother's wear, which usually S before the year was bus was used. movie before electrici- sister and family. This started by building a over we moved farther Before electricity ty came to our rural "Devils Elbow" has hot fire in the kitchen 'F away and were hauled came to the rural area area they used an auto nearly disappeared range to heat the flat by a farmer in his bob where we lived all to run a generator to since it has been pav- irons - some were call- sled if there was homes had lamps that make power for the ed. ed SAD irons. I never enough snow on the burned kerosene which projector and it worked The passing of years knew why unless most roads. When the snow came up a cotton wick very good. This was has brought many of the women were sad melted and the roads and the fuel burned done by jacking up a changes: for example to have to spend so were muddy with deep several hours without rear wheel and putting what we used to do in much time working ruts and holes we were shortening the wick. a pulley against a spin- the kitchen we can now with them. Some of the transported in his farm Some lamps were clear ning tire. do on the patio and heavier built ladies us- wagon with high glass so one could see Before 1925 there what we did out back ed to fold some of the wheels. As the roads the amount of fuel, were very few paved we now do in overalls and work dried again we rode others were metal and roads and those were the house. clothes on a chair seat in a school hack. It was brightly polished. not built as smooth as Laundry day meant a and sit on them while a covered wooden Some lamps were a the ones made later. lot of work and sweat they lowered the iron- frame with windows in status symbol, those in The early paved roads for all. As a boy I spent ing board and did the all sides. Some of the the living room might were made 9 feet wide a lot of time pumping rest of the ironing. All hacks were equipped have a painted portion and just accommodated and carrying water to of that chair pressure with a wood burning or large flowery and one way traffic. City wash and rinse many really helped. stove under the floor colorful globes on streets were usually tubs of laundry. End of Seeing a laundry and if the driver got them. Some lamps had paved with brick where Cycle No. 1. hanging on the line around early in the a glass shade that fit traffic was heavy. The Mom was usually up told about the family, morning he would have over the chimney. The street cars (electrically early to build a hot fire no matter what they the hack warm inside Rayo kerosene lamp operated) traveled in in the kitchen range to wore to cover it up. but we all wore heavy was one of the most large towns such boil the dirt from the Some families had clothes and it only took brightest and had a as Niles, South Bend, overalls and whatever uniform shapes of about 30 minutes to get polished aluminum La Porte, and Michigan got the most wear in white cotton squares - to school. Later on a stand and oil tank. The City. The improved our outside work. End which meant that the new driver hauled us in Coleman company roads stopped at the ci- of Cycle No. 2. baby hadn't been train- an open Model T Ford. made lamps that burn- ty limits and in late fall, As the water heated ed - this laundry ap- This was much faster ed gasoline under winter and spring the up in the copper boiler peared more frequent- and on warm days was pressure and made a country roads at times she used a pair of ly on the line than the very . nice travelling. bright light but were were nearly impassi- wooden tongs to other types. The following year a dangerous if not handl- ble. remove the clothes In a previous section Mr. Meyers hauled usin ed properly. The Alad; We lived beside a from thehot water and I mentioned about the the back of his din lamp became road that had a bad put them in a tub of long black bloomers Chevrolet pickup truck popular because it was spot called the Devils warm soapy water worn by women and r' on which he made a saf a and the flame elbow. Many travellers where she scrubbed girls. This began to box big enough to haul burned on a mantle in- had difficulty there. them up and down on a change as more homes all on our route. One side the chimney. This In the spr- brass wash board. acquired sewing bus was all that was was almost as good as ing the travel area After making sure that machines and many used for that school an electric light. became deep muddy the dirt was all scrubb- made thier female and more than half of In some city areas ruts. Cars with tire ed out she then put undergarments. the pupils walked to the old homes were chains had trouble them into a tub of cold This started the story school. The schools equipped with gas climbing to the top. water to rinse out the by a girl admirer when were consolidated in lamps and had per- One day in early spring soap. End of Cycle No. he told that Rose's are 1933 and a new manently mounted fix- while playing in the 3. red and Violet's are building was built to tures in the ceiling or yard near the hill we The clothes were blue - I know because I accomodate the on the walls. They heard a car trying to then run through a saw them on the clothes line. As I recall some of Ruth's were red (in the # ■ ■S■ INC. * 9':dll �F'''' �' Welcome second grade) but I * "DOWNTOWN HUDSON LAKE" * - didn't know anyone * Come On Over and See Us During Historical Days * named Violet back in 2 Miles N.W. of New Carlisle * To grade school. * VEHICLES 'F +Ir While all of the laun- *N.CA_ R *HOOKS * 4-SALE * - _ - dry was steaming on * 20 * w NEW the range it sometimes ♦c * '78 Corvette Ann. * s? held up cooking due to c S * Special * lack of space. With all * = E W * ' * CARLISLE of the pots on the stove i * •ram * * it is easy to see how some * c N c,0 72 Avanti »�: � :.. 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