SUS
Vol. 76 No. 37 September 15, 1976
"Clinton and Illian Eby in their 1922 Ford.
To stop this car you
hit the reverse pedal
Clinton Eby of Mount
Joy owns a car that cost
$375 brand new and is still
running after 53 years. It is
still in use by Mr. Eby,
who takes the car for rides
in the country and to Weis
Market for groceries.
Mr. Eby’s auto is a 1922
Ford Model T. He doesn’t
know how many miles are
on it— it doesn’t have a
speedometer, much less an
odometer. ‘‘My daddy had
a 1913 Ford, and it was
a good car. That's why I
got this one,”’ he told us.
The Model T has fea-
tures that are now found
only on high-priced foreign
cars, such as real leather
seats and magneto ignition.
It also has ‘‘air condition-
ing,”” according to Mr.
Eby; the windshield tilts
down to keep the riders
cool in summer.
Mr. Eby claims that his
car was one of the first
with an automatic trans-
mission. There is no clutch
on the Model T, only three
floor pedals: one for high
speed, one for low, and one
for reverse. The pedals can
be engaged simultaneously.
“This car can go forward
and backward at the same
time,”’ notes Mr. Eby,
“you can’t do that in the
modern car.”
The reverse gear doubles
as a brake. There is a
parking brake, but it’s not
intended to stop the car.
The drums are tiny and
don't even have linings,
which makes the car ‘‘easy
to get inspected’ according
to it's owner. ‘‘Most of the
time those fellows don’t
know what to do with it. So
they pass it.”’ The T also
lacks turn signals, high
beams, and horn. The
windshield wiper is manu-
ally operated.
Mr. Eby doesn’t have
much trouble getting parts,
because the car seldom
needs work. Over the years
he has repainted it (scrap-
ing the old paint off with
razor blades), which ‘“‘took
a while’’, and had to re-
place the radiator core
once. After 53 years the
22-horsepower engine
doesn’t burn oil, but will
“throw”’ it if over-filled.
The biggest maintenance
problem is tires.
Model . T's have wooden
spoke wheels which take 30
by 3 and %2 clincher tires—
hard to find nowadays. At
75, Mr. Eby fixes them
himself. ‘“‘“You use two
irons and work like the
dickens,’ he says.
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FIFTEEN CENTS
Marietta brothers found millions in silver -
before they died in the Nevada wilderness
In Silver City, Nevada,
everyone knows the story
of two brothers from Mari-
etta who died in the wild-
erness before the claims’
they had staked could make
them millionaires. Allen
and Hosea Grosch, who
where born in Marietta,
PA, discovered the fabu-
lous Comstock Lode: veins
of silver and other valuable
metals that made fortunes
for luckier men.
Jay and Barbara Reich,
of Marietta, R.D. #1, first.
heard of the Grosch broth-
ers while watching a film in
Virginia City, Nevada, last
July. The Reichs spent part
of. their vacation in Silver
City, Nevada, where they
photographed the graves of
the two brothers, and
learned their sad story.
BULLETIN
Donegal School District
teachers have authorized
their negotiationg commit-
tee to call a strike “’when-
ever necessary.’ As we go
to press, talks are still in
progress, but a strike is
now possible at any time.
The teachers are not
satisfied with the school
board’s latest salary and
fringe benefit offers.
In The Saga of the Com-
stock Lode, author George
Lyman tells how the broth-
ers arrived in a wild gold
mining region of Nevada in
1851. Unlike most pros-
pectors, who enjoyed
gambling and fighting in
lawless towns, the Grosch
brothers spent all their
time working in the moun-
tains. The brothers were
the sons of a clergyman.
They were well-educated,
clean cut young men in
their 20’s and the Wild
West types in Washoe
thought they were a bit
peculiar.
Many prospectors were
illiterate mountain men, or
gunfighters hiding from the
law. They knew gold when
they saw it, but considered
all other metals worthless.
A lot of prospectors were
particularly annoyed by
“‘blue stuff’ in the ground
‘they worked. The blue dirt
clogged their equipment.
The Grosch brothers, who
carried. chemicals and
books on metallurgy in the
saddlebags, soon discover-
ed that the ‘‘blue stuff’
was silver ore.
After five years of
searching the mountains
for rich veins, the Grosch
brothers formed a company
to begin mining. They
hired a young Canadian
named Richard Burke to
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work for them, and formed
a partnership with a man
named George Brown.
Brown was the only man
besides the Grosch broth-
ers who knew the secret of
the ‘‘blue stuff.”” Even
Burke, the young assistant,
was kept in the dark.
In June, 1857, the broth-
ers found an incredibly rich
vein of silver. Hosea
Grosch wounded his foot
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with a pick. He seemed to
recover, then a strange.
malady began to affect
him. His body was wracked
with pain, but his face
became frozen in a cruel,
sardonic smile.
A wild, long haired
mountaineer named Com-
stock, who had been spying
on the brothers, appeared
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Antiques and crafts
in Marietta Saturday
Market Street in Mari-
etta will be the scene of
antiques and crafts show
on Saturday, September
18th from 9 a.m. to S p.m.
Dealers from along the
eastern seaboard states will
be present as well as
craftsmen demonstrating
their skills. Admission will
be free. Hot and cold food
and drinks and old-fashion-
ed snacks will be sold.
Sunday, September, 19th
from 1 to S p.m. the same
area will be cordoned off to
provide an area for resident
of Marietta, Maytown, and
East Donegal to sell just
about anything they wish—
white elephants, old furni-
ture and tools, even
““junk’’ (but ne clothing
please). There will be no
charge for participants.
Please contact Mrs. Paul
Elliott (426-1819) or Mrs.
Richard Umbenhauer (426-
1011) if you wish to reserve
a curb space to sell some-
thing. This is an excellent
opportunity to turn some of
the items you were going
to throw away into a cash
profit. Remember— no
fee— you keep all the pro-
fits. The time for this is
from 1 to S p.m.
“he above two day event
is being sponsored by the
Marietta— Maytown—
East Donegal Bicentennial
Committee as their farewell
salute to 1976.