Pape Six THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. February 24, 1944, HISTORY OF SCOTIA By Harry M. Williams Jacob Baker was forced to sell the land about a year later, and this time part of the tract was sold to John Kline and another part to Samuel Miles and Col. John Patton, to furnish ore for Centre Furnace The finding of iron ore around this part of the county attracted the at- tention of many of the older iron masters and every mile or so there could be seen mounds of earth where someone had been prospecting for ore. Some of these old mounds of earth show that some of them were very lucky in their find as some nice ore can be seen today where some of these people had prospected, Scotia was in three sections, it was recognized as being one. There was Scotia, River Hill and Marysville. The two former places were company-owned, there being eleven double houses, and a single house tenanted by the superinten- dent at the works, At River Hill there were seven double houses and the old boarding house which in lat- er years was remodeled and made into apartments which accomodated cleven families. In former years it was used as a boarding house and was operated by Henry Brindle aud later on by Alfred Johinsonbaugh Marysville consisted entirely of private homes, there being fourteen houses and at one time three stores The stores in later years were own- ed and operated as follows: John Haugh, general store; John Bottorf, grocery store, and Mrs’ Mary Love grocery store. There was also the little mine of Red Bank which could be counted as part of Scotia The general foremen at the ore washer as we remember them were John Johnsonbaugh, James Crust, John McMullen and Calvin Lykens, better known to his many fellow employes as “Jefl.” Mr. Lykens held the pesition the longest time, ap- proximately 15 or 18 years. He for- merly had been an engineer before being made foreman. Other engin- eers were John McKivison and J Malvin Lykens For a number of years there hadn't been a foreman at the mines until Harris was appointed, but this didn't last very long since there trouble and a strike and the men at the mines walked off the job un- til another foreman replaced Mr Harris. The works moved 8 but general slowly with a few accidents because | of some men trying to take of men's places and didnt have experience in that kind of Finally the strike wus settled ; men went back to work, Reuben E Cronemiller, now living in Belle- fonte, replaced Mr. Harris. He was taken from the machine shop and made general mine foreman which things went smoothly Now we will give 3 scription of many who held them engineers as i y were John Roland, George Daj John Hassinger (who had the great- est amount of service 2s a shovel en- gineer), Stewart Heberling and Is- aac better known to his many friends as Spiker. The crane men on these shovels were James Miller, Charles Jackson, William Ly- kens, Daniel Daywalt, Clayton Hicks and Pete Fields. The firemen were Wallace Lytle, Chester Hassinge: John Curry, Clem Williams, William Harris, James Hillard Long. The only track foremen can be remembered were Heberling, Thomas Dewey James Hillard The only two men that can be re- membered by the writer who worked at the foot of the incline plane were Solomon Barlett and James L. Wil- Hams. This job was a very danger ous one because many times tl cable would break with a ! train going up the incline times the cable on the (as it was called), would break and let twelve empty cars free and they would lose no time in getting to the pottom. Many times the man at the foot of the plane took to the brush in order to save his life. On one oc- easion when my father was working there he heard someone shout from up on the tipple and he looked up and there were twelve empty cars coming down the plane. One of the small children was there after and John ana oaded other At srry ie ot monkey with him and he grabbed the child and ran for the brush and got there just as the cars hit some other cars that were at the bottom. They all piled up on the overhead trestle and cars were scattered everywhere William Hartsock, better known (0 his fellow employes as “Bill,” had the job of caring for all the water wells and pumps. Bill bad much €x- perience in “fishing,” that is when one of the wells broke down, and it was found that the sucker rods had pulled apart, Bill had to “fish” for the pieces. Sometimes it would take a lot of patience and a lot of fish- ing around to get the rods out but the work was always accomplished John “Jack” Syivis of Storms- town, did quite a lot of well work for the company, such as tand pumping some of the wells The car repair shop and black- smith shop which was known as the lower shop was where the bank cars were repaired, and 2ll the mules were shod, The blacksmiths there were John “Starry” Bottorf, John Daugherty, Charles Martz, and Ar- thur Thomas. The car repairmen were William “Colonel” Hastings and Arthur Thomas. There were some others whose names we don't recall. The writer recalls the boiler fire- men as John Haugh, James Carter, Jonathan “Bunn” Parsons, Thomas Fitzsimmons, A. C. Markley and william Bortorfl, There was also a fireman-helper at this job at all times on the day trick as it required quite a lot of steam In wintry weath- er. The machine shop and blacksmith shop was a combined thop, where all repairs were made and new mater- ial was put in shape. The machin- ists were Dempster Glenn, Abraham Bennett, Reuben Cronemiller and Wallace “Rip” Lytle. Helpers were Jesse Pennington, Prank Plelds and John McKlivison, The blacksmiths at this shop were Joshua Corsage and Frank . Was, a 4 ~ mbered were George Andrew Charles Stine, The large steam used for hoisting incline plane was number of different men, including Frank Rudy, Reuben Cronemiller Harry “Monks” Harris, Frank Fields, Edward Markley, James IL. William and Walter Parsons The tipple men were Howard Par- sons, Charles and John Ghaner, Harry Lykens, Clayton Hicks, An- drew Tomco, Ji Charles “Peck Daywalt, william Stine, Albert Mat- tern, Harry Murtorff, Roy Farber and John Leitzell, We may state here that Johnny Lellzell had a lit- tle accident when he vorked on No 1 tipple. He was eaugnt in the tipple and had an ear nearly torn off Four men togk care of the grate bars, two men at each set. This was onsidered a tough wet weather when hard to work thro the rat sometimes when dumped the stock would come out in one jump which would make it very difficult to work through the grate Some of the men who worked on the grates and platform were William Sellers, An- drew Tomco, Sr., Jemes Sellers, Simeon Gunshot Joseph Rearick John Rover, John Baudis, Charles Alkey, Harry Boop, John Laufer Jacoh McClellan George Rearick, William Zeek, Ross Grove and a few that can not be remembered, There were quite a number of boys and older men who picked flint the conveyors but the three old- remembered are Joseph Cox Lytle John Selke Selke the one who flint the greatest num- the job that he to Scotia from 1883. He washer time Daugherty Daugherty Helpers and that was the cars up the operated by a holst b especially Ir the tock wih 4 44] off est men Ephriam “Grandpap had picked ber of years, it being began when he came Pennsylvania Furnace in continued until the ore burned down in 1908. At he retired Another irks were th ind was that interesting part of the ore was done py ore fed worked the tank and then ty trough and g a bin ind ha with a car mule This job the w years and ha worked at | ; hundred thousand «1 out quite a Ten flint who worked in Wilson H. Ghan- Johnson - the men Zz oon wert Charles Alke M. Williams Roy Farber the Scotia John leman and oe superintendents at were James Plerpoint George Lauder Cx n Roland Gorsage Daniel Clemson, Frank H. Clemson, David F. Kapp and Harry C. Valentine. Daniel M. Clemson had worked at Pennsvivania Purnace for the Car- nei 1s a blacksmiths helper for Andrew Carmegie terest in wd BOI took : " he took him a time-keep- jater made superinten- tinued i Pittsburgh where ible position. Frank uperintendent t position for he bought Nittany rs bil inti calied respon made held OATS torre he hel Ciemson wag then and a number of th nti] he the aig rs. Time-keep- Clark F. Kapp William cluded David Murtorfl and | at Jakey) william OG Burnside When the mine up four small were first opened locomotive bollers were installed but time went on they were replaced by larger ones, six in all, which took care of all the around the mines. None of six were replaced used continuously until Taking into consideration rd usage and hardships g had more ns needs these last ever and were the end all the hare through they yutlived their Lime (To be continued) they wen the Wan tM ost —— HOLTS HOLLOW Our Bible Study was held at Orvis Watson home on Tuesday eve- ning and was very interesting and helpful to all Mr. and Mrs. John Possinger of Coleville, and Milford Burd of Pleas. ant Gap, attended church services at this place on Bunday Anna Johnson spent the weekerid with relatives at Pleasant Gap and Milesburg Mrs. Emma Watson, son and grandson of Milesburg, were callers at the Fred Watson bome on Sun- day Mrs. Edith Burd spent several days with Mrs. Anna Kelly at Dry Top the PINE GROVE MILLS Harold Henry and bride were Bun. doy dinner guests at his parental home, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Henry, In Graysville, Farmer-lumberman end school di- rector Robert M., Harpster, was an important business visitor in Lewls- town last Monday Mrs, George Elder of Cumberland, Md., spent some time recently with her mother, Mrs, Annle Rossman, Miss Myra Miller is enjoying a 3- weeks' vacation with relatives (n Pittsburgh. In her absence, brothers Art and Newt are preparing their own first class meals An 8-pound boy was born last Sunday, Feb. 13, in the Centre Coun- ty Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Strouse. The young fellow is a grandson of the well known farmer and horse dealer, Luther K. Strouse of Pine Hall Retired farmer and thresherman Mr. Roy Buck of Warriors Mark, was a pleasant short caller in town last Wednesday en route Roy Strouse sale. He was accompanied by his wife Ivan Dodd h way and is now training « Fred Waltz, n . chased a farm near Spring Mill and will take possession in the near future. Fred was tenant the past year on the L. K. Metzgar farm at Meeks church Mrs. Albert Corl is under her phy- sician’s care, suffering painfully fol- lowing extraction number of teeth last week and Mrs. “Dick Mi risburg. spent some to the Uncle the Ah as gone with Sam's Cadets ol on Irvin of Har- time over the past weekend with Centre county friends. The Irvins are arranging to move to White Hall, near Harrls- burg. where Dick is employed. and Mrs. George Royer an- the birth of a son, Robert lsworth, born last Thursday Royer is the former Pertha youngest daughter of Mr. and George Barto of Tadpole Mr and Mrs. Bovd Corl, Mr. and Mrs lester Stevens and Mr. and rs. Boyd J Buffalo Run, MNMONE bidders at the : last Wednesday Fred Gearhart, who was the ral months emoloved in Barto Mrs sl of the re past Pitts returned to his home and highway foros Martz of Durham, N rt tin week witl Mr. and Mrs E OW on our stale Rev. Ed. C C pent a si his parents Martz Mr Violet DeArmit the member Ww the entertained n Ladi Bible of Gatesburg Lutheran churcl meeting last Frida) Choice re- cla reguin at her ne me The annual State Coliege Kiwani Club and our 1 be held local farmers in the Baileywille Com- March trustees banquet! hall arrangements Norman Walter the Judee 1+ Anril oved by Easte pr Ellent Charle Mr THer Schilling the past week son, Willis street of Peters. at the Schilling Mrs burgh. spent home of her on East Main Teddy Horner was off duty on the MeCracken farm several days last week, suffering an aliack of asthma grippe Farmer Dick va grippe victim. Both improved at this writing farmer Paul Harner t Tuesday evenin friends In Boalsburg Cpl. Robert Gates of Camp Shen- andoah. Greenville, spent some Ume the past week with hi ts Mr and Mrs. Robert Gates Gordon E. Harper was his son, Earl Harper, on few days recently he men's Bible class of the Bai- leyville Presbyterian Sunday school enjoyed their regular winter class meeting last Thursday evening at the 8. A. Homan farm home. The Rev. G R. Groeningsr was gues speaker. His subject. “A Considerate Peaple,” was most interesting. Mer- chant George Bohn of Lemont, was and save hi view Sunday school classes George is treasurer of the county Sunday School Association. The men's quartette, E. C. Martz, Bill Henry. J. F. Musser and Wilbur Sunday rendered several fine selec tions during the meeting. In the so- The Great Men contest, Beebe was ‘he prize win- ner. The wife-calling contest first prize went to Rev. Groeninger and second prize to Ed Frank. At the close of the meeting choice refresh- ments were served by Mrs. Homan, assisted by Miss Mary Weiland BLANCHARD Mrs. Tillie Gamsallus left last Fri- day for Camp Carson, Colo., where she will visit with her son, Sgt. Al- len Gunsalius, training with the Ski Troops Russell Bittner has been quite ill the past week from 2 relapse of a previous attack of flu Raymond Maxon was called to Buffalo, N. Y.. last week due to the death of his mother whose funeral services were held last Thursday Miss Blanche Williams spent the weekend with her sister, Mrs, Eu- gene Little of Lock Haven Leonard VanCorder, well known AS0 8 are Truck itor las Was & with aren assisting the farm a welcome guest on county cial hour Rev. L. J | "Spend, Sucker, Spend!” ———————————— The Last War remember; | Silk shirts! | Pink ones, green ones blue with stripes-—-millions of them, And silk stockings for the women on legs that had never felt any- thing but cotton before Wrist watches rings bracelets hand-tailored ten-dollar hats or, sweller apartments THEN IT HAPPENED! 1018 Armistice, The boom petered out, In factory factory the wheels turned slower—then stopped The cuffs on the silk shirts fray- ed, and the colors faded and the silk stockings were gone, and the rings and. the watches were In pawnshops and people moved back where they'd come from But Don't let it get You can't hold God's country! hort—why one suits . better larg- and the wat after slower you down, Bud! this country back Don't sell America with our natural and the way we work re SOUrces 80 we started on the on the same circular 1023-1928 like it second lap track Prosperity. Nothing ever before in the world Stocks—up 50 points { thousands, milllons-—billi lars of profits—on paper 0 Wed k n ong of Goi = Bootlegrers mobile more uits radios estate furniture boats, shoes, hats THEN-1920 AND CRASH AGAIN! M1 gin, or we'll have Ww Dear Mr. Jones us a check stallments parties auto- new real silk shirt refrigerator diamond rine “Sorry Jone more mar- sell you out unless you send vo unpald in- on furniture-—~Dear the hands of our atlc:- ~ Mortgages unpaid worTy —-8orry, Jones look around for a new Jo wanted Remember? tO cover your in unless ter help Bread lines the Bonus ex-soldie + apples and no jobs yet it the heels undernourished y= nd “the lost generatior HOW COME? How did we get that Why happen 1 here? way ere happen n't good enough weren't as exciting a We re ry 7% lves—to he juice SOOTY n into a We next to things our fathers had aved for ciothing compress our three decade nothing, the worked and of i All My wife's smarter nur wife's You spent a your car? thirteen hundred tine) And say-—-looka my new radio! Twenty-two tubes, three loud spenk- ers, record changer, rome recorder and three short-wave bands! The old one? Oh, 7 traded it in when 1 bought the new ohe-—and the new refrige and the dining room lick, eh? moxd- ern How much? Twenty-four doliars instead of never miss it HOLD ON A MINUTE, BROTHER Did thirties? Mme the to be bet. more expensive th and her jewelry, too thousand dollars for So what? I'm spending for mine On nad ter they myments sixty-five! early when we the miss it men walked oul--lived In “miss it Ad we fifteenn million streets—camped huts shacks and lean-tos? Did we “miss it while brave women scrubbed and scoured and paiched and mended until thelr Anger tips were raw, thelr hands rough--and their hearts dull with pain of abandoned hopes? HOLD ON ONCE MORE . . . This time chances are we won't bounce back again! Many peodie now realize what a close shave It was the last time how desper- ately near we were chaos and national ruin Must we come down with another crash? Must we ignore, not one, nor two, nor three-—but the dozens of lessong taught us by Pistory? Must we head straight along the road-to- ruin we took last time? It's what's beginning to happen right here-now-in our country People are making more mone) than they ever did before—-and spending It. Spending it faster than they ever did before The old "short<life-but-a-merry- one” story is back with us. But how merry is it? Where's the monbey coming Irom “prosperity?” No war. From the Business of Death we've been forced into. From things made to kill people. From things to kill other people so they won't kill us. WIN, in and the tn LOSE, OR DRAW, the war will end | some day. No war has lasted forever | Then what? The same war factory wheels will Mrs. Roy Leathers and Mrs, Orvis in our vicinity, returned on Friday again slow down and stop. Men will Watson and children called on rela- after receiving a medical discharge walk out of factories and hear the, tives in Milesburg on Saturday Mrs. Hayes Johnson from the army. Leonard had been gates grind closed behind them a plens- in the hospital at Camp Meade for many of them to stay closed. ant caller at the Clyde Watson home seven months after returning (rom| And maybe the green grass will in Milesburg on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Watson and children were recent visitors at the Roy Bheesley home at Howard. Mrs. Al Franco, R. N.. and daugh- ter Carolyn, left on Monday morn- ing for New York City, where they expect to spend several days with relatives and friends. Mrs. Orvis Watson and three chil. dren and Mrs, Emma Watson called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Poorman at Central Oity on Thurs day. Mrs. Lee Johnson spent Tuesday of last week with relatives in Miles- Robert Lindsay, Seaman 2/c, left | endowed burg. Aaron McKinley was a Sunday visitor at the Ida Johnson home. May Johnson was laid to rest in the Advent cemetery on Friday. The Jrelatives have our deep sympathy a year's foreign service Mrs. James Gardner accompanied Mrs. Dean Confer of Orviston, to Camp Lee, Va, where the two wom- en were visiting thelr husbands In training there. Mrs, McClellan Miller visited last Thursday with relatives in Howard, | Mrs. Othilllo Strunk and Mrs. Howard Rupert made a business trip to Bellefonte on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Spangler were to Williamsport, Sunday, because of {grow between the stones of factory courtyards before the men will come (back to work again . . . slowly . . . a few at a time The same as last time? And the time before that?, Well, it shouldn't be. but it will be even worse—unless we use our common sense now! There's no special Providence watching over this country, in spite of all our songs and slogans, We're people—just like any other the death of Mrs. Spongler's aunt, | people Mrs. Virginia Stover, ‘Sunday for California, where he will continue training, following a 4-day furlough here. Beaman Lindsay's father, who was home from employ- ment at York in order to see his |son, also has returned to York Luckier, yes. Our land Is falrer— th more riches than any other lands. And we've worked hard oF | and BUT LISTEN, MISTER | Don't fool yourself! The times go- INE to come when you'll need those dollars you're throwing around now If hard times catch up with you, it isn't that nightelub proprietor who's going to return the money you spent in his place--no, not any part of i! And all the unnecessary gimmicks and gadgets you think you need now won't be worth a dime on the dollar then And when your pockets are emnty it won't be because you'll be taking money out of them--but because no money will be going into them How. about those bright kids of yours? Will they have to work stead of going to high school college? And bought your those beautiful ring youn ? Bupposing 10g job how last before pawning for a i you? wile long can you bauble they cost those fraction what SO LOOK When Or oud want 1 something new spend mone y just Imaging YOu were pendin your next-to- going Don't ask how happy h what you get for your but whether you'd be without it That You re ing you're day What? money? spend mor you'd be wit} i money miserable only test Otherwise just kidding yourself. Light- matches to ten-dollar bills going Ww need some Lie sure Oh, youre Then AVE more don’t making more Because the money we all save now will play a tremendous part in the after-war economy of our eoun- IY. The money we now will x a cushion of buying power--those sorely -needed dollars to “start things up again” in our civilian economy to keep us from national bankruplcy unti] the wheels moving again The dollars NOW may bx the dollars you'll then es perhaps even for matier-of- fact thing So start you waste need such bread and milk and meal Why « you iPpPore ernment urges You to rave? 1 to ward off disaster ’ y 4 rash tat nn ie CI 31 SARES fectly simple 1 make ire midn't happen here pen again. 80 that possible (f not probable depression doesnt find You at a bread line fifteen-million-peopie. 80 that g war we win by fig nt * by warls nember, we're ' ire needed just a doesnt hap- after-the-war of the tall end long back up those m your boy, your broth the stuff he come need anda back aly Money luxuries don't d¢ we spent, its BOI mm buy Ue Runs ships and the planes we survive and win tanks, the must have, And those savings will guarante your future—the financial future of you, your family, agd the boys who are fighting for us 5 Nobody can tell sou what will happen You can Make a plan and antec your own future lars every payday tick 10 K, Gua 850 many J into War Bonds account high olect your Create ao it grow and into your i Then foliow your plan Bulld up reserves of money and make money. Your Bong come h or iy bigger the stock of sav- you create, the better off you'll buy the good things you, will want when the war is over that new car, that refrigerator and radio you can't get now things that make American life the best In the world Meanwhile, helping yourself, your svings money will go to work help- ing your country, to provide fighting equipment for your boys to lick the Axis—homes for war workers roads, raliroad equipment and ships to transport war materials from the factory to the front. Your dollars working for Victory and Peace! 80. when you save wisely, you're helping your country and yourself at the same Lime Honest now Could you ask for anything betler? rt sar MP ————— LOUISA’S LETTER One woman write little girl four years old and that her husband left her before the child was born, saying that he did not Jove her. He is somewhere over- seas. Now she has met another man in the army who seems to be a fine fellow and wants to marry her, She wants to know if she should wait that she has a until the husband comes home and | find out {f he has changed for the! petter. She is afraid he might take the child If your husband left you four years ago under the circumstances you relate, there Is little chance of his coming back and making a home | for you. 1 don't see how any court [father who deserted her and her {mother and had to be made to sup port them. Be sure the man you with is honest and worthy before you give up the support you are get- to think of your child. LOUISA. in the land could give a child to al are going | ting from your husband. You have, pointed, she should be very happy If she that you have sense snough to wall 8 1 until her son is old cnough to know yh, | his mind. Too many people wreck gould ix their lives by jumping inte matri 9. What mony without considering its re- Yes sponsibilities usd This ig a time of great , nities for gixls to learn som or profession If bad times cone of come back from the wal work, it will be a to know that ing Bo why not get busy and help th 12 war effort as well yourself by learning to do something useful? LOUIBA must do all the sery ong calling on Loo il to writen rr gird 10. When making iW : } O00 Brown A Gray? unable Lo wonderful thing 11. Wha muke a used man boy Our when givin intimal After an enga nounced, how soo! parents you can . ye ni call on ANSWERS Answer Lo bama It u what Wo do a your parent marry this boy or If he is a know nothing abou are extremely young are probably doing can for you by trying from ruining ye On the other old enough Ww Boy upport you treat you in A Lonely Gir] In Ala- very difficul 0 bad charac a ROO Start my nction } A RIS EPRES weeks or ten days wedding, so time to ts would and ol erving ‘ place | m lo use be Advanced Training f i Nena n Modern Etiquette 1. Bhould a In of thank: attended an OW er Ap. to Attention ' 11 1} vO Aaa LI Ol 2. Is 1 engraveg un corect HEATH SETI ROME gram stationery” 3. What bread? 4 Wher hoster social ration certificate, | Bg lI] | Truck Owners Hons Ee anit $v i te Dial 21427 oh Jen Double Feature Stars 35.95 * 7.95 Other Cotton Dresses—$1.79 up Wonderful in color — wonderful in line — the | dresses that are booked for a “wearable future”! 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