816-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 9, 1999
Southern Cove Power Brings Back Memories
LINDA WILLIAMS
Bedford Co. Correspondent
NEW ENTERPRISE (Bedford
Co.)-Putt-putts putted, steam
engines steamed, and machinery
from another era was set to
work baling, threshing, sawing,
and pulling at the ninth annual
Southern Cove Power Reunion.
“This has grown tremendous
ly,” said emcee Tom Ling. Held a f
the old Replogle school on the
hill above New Enterprise, the
event has nearly outgrown the
vast space it now occupies.
“It brought out the ‘big
guns’:...folks like Jesse Clapper,
a two-cylinder genius. He can fix
anything,” Ling says. “I only
hope he passes this on to the
younger generation while he
still can.”
“Rex Beach is another
mechanical genius,” Ling contin
ues. “I doubt if there is anything
anywhere he can’t fix.”
Pleased with the growing
number of tractors, Ling says
they had 150 on display up from
98 last year “We even had some
John Karns of Hopewell and his prize winning gaso
line engine. ;
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Jesse Clapper (forefront) is a genius at keeping machinery such as this old-time
baler running.
real unusual ones such as the
Leader and the Three Cleat
Track.”
Highlights included a blind
folded tractor driving contest, a
bale rolling contest, and more
than 30 kids who signed up for
the pedal power competition.
It’s a real community event,”
Tom explains. “Merchants often
offer gifts for prizes before we
have a chance to ask.”
Working under steam power
were a saw mill, shingle mill,
corn busker, one of the first
threshing machines ever made,
and a Red Rover 2236
McCormick Baler.
There were gasoline engines
of almost every variety doing a
wide assortment of bygone
household chores.
The Lioness Cub made bean
soup and fresh apple dumplings.
Cove Lions offered traditional
sausage or hamburg sandwich
es. There was also barbecued
chicken and fresh cider as well
as the ever popular Morrison's
Cove Ritchey’s ice cream.
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This is the way hay was baled early in the century. The baler belongs to Michael
Chenchoric of Williamsburg. “I operate it because he doesn’t know how,” says his
father-in-law, Mervin Brumbaugh.
The Power Reunion has more
then 100 members from all parts
of Southern Cove. Friends and
families attended from sur
rounding counties and states.
The event is held each year on
the third weekend of September.
Kids pedaled and pushed their way to success and an
assortment of prizes at the pedal power contest held at
the Southern Cove Power Reunipn. Six and seven and
eight and nine-year-old tractorpedal power winners were
Sara Snyder, Samuel Shope (tractor) and Jessica Grubb.
Standing, J.T. Widland, Kyle Brown, Paul Finnegan, and
Marc Bollman.
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