Ezra and Corena moved to Gettysburg, PA, in 1959 when Ezra's job with the Federal Communication Commission moved him. He supervised an office that issued Class C radio licenses, but the real mission was behind the scenes. His specific job was "top secret" so we didn't know exactly what he did, but the job entailed making routine trips to Washington, DC to carry documents. He had a big, black, long car for this purpose. On a few occasions when he picked up Martha from school, she would slide down in the seat so as not to be seen by her friends. This was, of course, before the days of seat belts. Because of the nature of the documents, Ezra carried a gun for the trips to Washington, DC. On one trip, Corena went along because they planned to visit family and friends on the same trip. Ezra locked the gun in the glove compartment. When challenged about how that would help if the gun were needed, Ezra replied that he wasn't going to use a gun anyway so it could just be locked up and kept safely out of the way.
The first home in Gettysburg was in an area called Hunterstown which was about 7 miles outside of town. Martha started High School in Gettysburg and rode the bus for the first school year. The bus stopped at the end of the driveway and would honk its horn to get her out of the house. That usually did the trick, but there were probably many mornings when Corena had to get Martha to school after missing the bus.
Louise lived in this house for about a year before leaving for married life and another home.
The house had a lot of land around it that included a pond. The pond froze in the winter and became a local skating spot. The area was very rural and around Halloween there were always pranks, usually involving turning over outhouses. Otherwise, it was a quiet place to live. The house was made of stone with a large garage, eat-in kitchen, large living room, two bedrooms, one bath, and a lovely sunroom on the first floor. The second floor had two bedrooms and a bathroom. One room had its own sunroom, duplicating the one downstairs.
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ReplyDeleteEzra and Corena moved to Gettysburg, PA, in 1959 when Ezra's job with the Federal Communication Commission moved him. He supervised an office that issued Class C radio licenses, but the real mission was behind the scenes. His specific job was "top secret" so we didn't know exactly what he did, but the job entailed making routine trips to Washington, DC to carry documents. He had a big, black, long car for this purpose. On a few occasions when he picked up Martha from school, she would slide down in the seat so as not to be seen by her friends. This was, of course, before the days of seat belts. Because of the nature of the documents, Ezra carried a gun for the trips to Washington, DC. On one trip, Corena went along because they planned to visit family and friends on the same trip. Ezra locked the gun in the glove compartment. When challenged about how that would help if the gun were needed, Ezra replied that he wasn't going to use a gun anyway so it could just be locked up and kept safely out of the way.
ReplyDeleteThe first home in Gettysburg was in an area called Hunterstown which was about 7 miles outside of town. Martha started High School in Gettysburg and rode the bus for the first school year. The bus stopped at the end of the driveway and would honk its horn to get her out of the house. That usually did the trick, but there were probably many mornings when Corena had to get Martha to school after missing the bus.
ReplyDeleteLouise lived in this house for about a year before leaving for married life and another home.
The house had a lot of land around it that included a pond. The pond froze in the winter and became a local skating spot. The area was very rural and around Halloween there were always pranks, usually involving turning over outhouses. Otherwise, it was a quiet place to live. The house was made of stone with a large garage, eat-in kitchen, large living room, two bedrooms, one bath, and a lovely sunroom on the first floor. The second floor had two bedrooms and a bathroom. One room had its own sunroom, duplicating the one downstairs.
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