| Summary: | Folder contains 8 pages of life histories and stories compiled for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late 1930s.Chad.. l'..ed.l'1a11: Gerb... 3
tl ...t ••od 110..... Cl.o.... l'I'ed...la11: Clarbe.. wl>o .....d to Iu••• tro.
Ohl0 IIod know \be 1Ie."r t.U7 1D Ge. .'17. aDd \bel' .......1'I'1.d
att... tlloT acha4 ][aB....
Mr. a..t aa1d .1C7 t.\be.. toolt • Ge. PD l~ Il pape.. aDd ea..
an ......U t .bo"t till. t ....ll1C OOUlltl'7 111 oUabe •• and .,l1.t••
and lilloe tllo had be.n .....1'&1 crop t.U".... 1D Iu.... 110 de.,14ed
to CO to Al.baM aDd loolt the cOUDtl'7 0....... Att h• .,onnllc.d hi•••U
that \hi..... coed "0""'1'7. be .61.d out and 7IO d \0 Clolb.... CloUDtl'
1D 1898. d boacht 310 .... ot 1aIl4 12 .U t ot Shett1l14
and CP••111 lO"th ~t f.1lIl ••• Ri....r 0" \be d.
Mr•• Ge..be..'. p.temal CraDdt.tIlo.. broql>t hi. t.l17 ot thre.
bOTl and ...... 1 &1..11 tro lou,," C.ro11na, ho.e.\aa4ed ill lImA.
dal. Clo_V. Ill... ·.t...loo. oUahnp, ill U!e 1820'.. all 0WIl _tental
CI' ll4t.tIlo... 1m lleed.... ,chool taacllo.. who .,u. tro. lorth
CaI'01111& and ••ttled in La1l4.r4a1. CloUDt,. wh.... ha .1'I'1.d the widow
Whit••tt ill 1857.
III'. Gerbe.. b.U...... ill 1.1''' t .U1I.. a•••14 "A taal17 that
iIlc11l4 11 a.. aiebt .,hil4r... 11 bett... ott tlll&Dcl. 17. I beU.....
an ub. la taal17 11 b.tte.. than ••mall ca.. I th1nlt it 1••
• 111 to 11.1' cb114 .
JIoth II Ger1le...... pJ'01l4 of tIlo1r two till. &1..11 of
• ch otllo .
!Ie Ihoweel • pl'14e 111 hi. _c••tl'7 to.. h••pok. of hi. actllo..'.
t.tllo.. 1lell1C • ·to..tT-1l11l.... and ot hll t th... '. craD4t.tha.. flcht1llc
ap1Il.t I.pol_.
lie • tt.nded .chool tourt.an 78.... wh1ch hi .14 pratt7 cood
111 hie 417, but both h• ..,d hi. wit. would 11b to ha thai.. d h .....
coll... edll ted It th.l' could tord U. 1'haJ' •.,. coll... educatiOIl
..~d be .., .cOllO.1c .dTant&p. !he)'. • a......... that tIlo JllWUc
, Cbarlel 7redlr1e11: Gel'b.1' 4
• Icl>ool 171'" in Colllerl 11 Iffiel.., •
Be .id ,_, hil aIli.f ..biUOIl 11 '0 a boa.. n. dO.1 IlO' JlOV
...... a car. Be _Ill '0 ..". Olll lIIl' had \0 it up dunnc "'. dJ1lft11101l.
!hI pl'l Ill' 1IlCo•• of ,he f .. l1~ 11 'er 11l 40llan lIIl' will
110' 1ro;T II auch &I hil l"cOlll would vb... he flnt 1\&n14 out 11l Uf.
tal' hiall1f. Be ~ \heir ac\ull Il I to lie co...l'I4 b7 inco.. &l'I
'UY111C upIIlI.1 of IITlllf IIUI. f ..l17". aIl4 h• .u.a "'"' "10 in -
co...r. \hat.
Be 11 Il'Jl&NIlU~ a 1\7 .-Il "ho .lqlIOI4o h10 inCOll with Ju4clI""
_ apporllo,," lt wil'17 in hil U~.
Itl'. Gerber laid 'I ,hlnIt tho, in ONIl' to U... t.17 a f 117
lhould haT' &Il 1ncoaI of 2.500.00 a 71&1'.'
Be .xp"'"14 pridl 1" "'. faot th h. 11 a t ....-I'. nl 10 olIO a
tll'1~ol,," .echaIlio. d ..... ill tho pnco on au'ollobUe repair bull","
for a "hil. in Lolptoa. ,\labus. HI Ilo...d J 'beta... tho d~","I101l
wi'" hil f-.l17. \0 Sou'" llIIl4, laU • _ held • factol'7 Joll. nl
vlf. allO "Ol'ked "hUe 'h...., but tel' a 71 01' 1lwo 'h"7 dlo14.d '0 ""Ul'Il
\0 ,\].a"o's d lIe~ tal'lllllC lllle1".
1a l'epN \0 1&ad 0""" hip, he ..id 'I doll" 1I.U.... laad .hl>uld
lle _14 ill \00 1&1' h 0'". 1 'hi~k _ll'Ih1p ahould 111 ".11 die'
rlllll\ld. '
1a tIPIIldac of ditf....., '7Pl1 of Ut. d ditfe.....' uY1l'Ou,,,'.
he laid 'I 'ri.1 lloUl fa.. el'7 Uf•• each hal UI alTall I.
Ia \0.... 1 cood aolll7 "hall "'. lIlT'l ....n ... doa•• 1 .....
ao '0 V0l'l'7 allau'. Iv.t "h.. 70U CO' out of a Joll. 1 dca" IeIlOlf
" "". 70U &l'I dell: 7 a'" lIP aplne' U. .1 lUll
Co OIl. 1a COlDl'l'7 0" t, it OOIlnh1IlC ha f'IIll \0 keep 70U
f .... wo for a dOlT 01' ........,."'iac .. oa P...U7 ncb ao ueuall
Cropl CO"UIlU.. to • hl14.. ill 'ha COUll'"" U 10 heal'MIl'I \he...
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ClIrl•• J're4.r1ct Gerber 5
• 10 be"er air, "Mr, tr. Mr tood. nc Uoa tor child... lJI ,
coua\~, DOW , 1Io.eo pa.. \he door, .1Iou' .qaal. \ha' ot CU7 chlldrea.
lJI , ..... rq childraa 81ch' be .111. '0 'Joll., 110' 1 81cb'
DO', bee n•• ot • while lJI \h. eolUl~ oa • taN 1 ba a Joll ..
10 • 1 .... won raprdl••• ot ac.. Al.o childrea ba Jolla oa a
t No all \h" won thq 0 do."
Sp.at1111[ of poliUo., Ilr. Gerb"r "aid, "I alllaT• .eta 111 all pr1aeri".
-.4 all .ral .1.0'laao. loa.' rq lIallo' tor \he ... I
,hiat b•• ' tor ,he ottio". I ne. rq ova J~a' and ... DO' 'ana..oed
'" oUlltra: but I alvq• .e'. tor the ... I \biJlt 10 the beat DeaoeraUo
candidata I alvq. "10'" ])1 00 Ue Uoat. I thiJlt the 'reD4
ot polUical Ulouch' 10 troa. co....n-U.... \0 a Uberal poliq."
4 out re11l[10& he .dd"Coaoldered •• a 01•• reli oa hu • b_
.tleW intlu_c" 011 r.b." l.p ro.... ot all el• .,. to... ot &porta.
euch .. too'ball, baae1lall, ....1110. It, .\c. I \h1JIt ollie lJI
\ba M-" 10 all ricb' bu' do a'" "I'Pro.... ot d ela1[ ill Jl1 'olub. or
pulllic pl ".," It 10 all rip' too '0 CO an'o8Ob11. r1diQ. pronded
ao .][O&.....re 1JId lce4 lJI. P1aJ'181[ card. olall.r _. are all
t it DO lIUq 10 lJI"IOlwd. .t.ttaa41J1c picture ahDv. and tM
\h..Mr ltXC 'CD Sa4rq. ia all ricbt d pro.....b17 baa .cae .4ucaUoDltl _lRa. I eoa'ri1loM all I _ allle ia aoa.7 &ad tars probo to 'IT dmroh.
I lOOuld t ..l ....17 eratatul it I wu lJI a ed aad worUl7, tor &JV' aid
",,\eD4ltd '0 a" '" rq church. Bo'h rq t i17 &ad rq••lt are reeuJ.
...'Den.-
Ilr. Gerber ..a h10 t ai17 .""ad \h" ..,. Pl••••d U. S. 4.
Pre••'erlaa Church whloh ia 1... tJlan a balt 81le troa ....re \11"7 lin.
So ti.. ll£O 1 va. \altlJle wi 'h h1JI beu'. 1:"" n E n\ 10.. he ia
,~ to 011 1a .. ,hat h" 8&7 baT • tara: d he .aid h" wu afraid
purohu. ot tara he 1I0W r_h d tor Cich he hae .pplied, woulcl. 110'
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Charl•• J'rlll.ricit Gerber
lie appron4'o ace"",,\ of \h. co.\. 1 u..n
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.enral .11•• _. Bt.......r •• 'I ..,Illclll'\ van\ \0 co\ \ha\ far
_ fro•• cIm.rch.'
Mr. O.rber ea14 u..\ h. had 1Ip"'\ In all .1Iou\ $200.00 for doe\o"
an4 aIl11el.... vi\h no hc,pUal 'ZJ*l'"
n. .&14 '!hi lIeal \h of •••If an4 fl.ll1lT hal alvqe be... c004.
parUallT \0 c004 aIl11eal oar' ""d \0 co04 hoa. 40etorine ...4 llUJ'I1.ne.
Vorle hal helplll \0 kelp u. all hea1U17. 1 han ........r _41 a .\udT of
1Iel...cIl1 411\ bu\ 1 lIell." 1Jl u. 117 vU•• II far a. po aible. plan.
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1\h produc. v, r&1ae and caB; and vi\h .111<. bu\\er. 'eee...d ••\co,
for eoaple\olT llalanc die\.'
!hi Gerb.r hoae of four rooa. b alvq. klP\ cl.... and 1Jl flra\
01... ord.r. All _bera of hi. f lT an "rT Ile.t an4 clean of
poraoll. !he hoae b nea\ an4 c..ror blT furnla1w4 ...4 the 1d.\cheIl
baa a co04 voo4b1l.r1111lc ranee. eat•• •h.ln., \oble 4 u\",.U••
lied. are all caotor\able 4 vi\h co04 .U....... and coYer aDd
u.. 41Jllne rooa \Obl. alWaT' baa porrllc\lT 01_ 11.- or • coUon d.··«
clo\h '111"184. 1 414 Ilo\ •• tbe .Ulc rooa, _\ .... \014 U b tu.llT
equipped. !hire b DO ba\hrooa 1Jl \he hau•• \h. fl.ll1lT ua1.ne • mb
for ba\h1Jlc•
!beT \lite an 111\0 .\ In ....lL'7\hine \hlT ha.... ~ Ilft pl_.
of turnlmre .. thlT caD. .ttord, end Mr. Gerber k.IP' U all 11l COo4
In reprd \0 • fanlne ope \lOll', be .&14 'I rab. cottOIl. oom.
chlcltell.. 1 break all • Ullabl.
lu4 1Jl th. la\. fall and "a\or. _d brlak 1lp • oo\t.. laD4 ac&1II
ab ou, April flra'. thea 1 d.oubl. a' U vi\ll • 41. harrow. \hen CO
_r it vi\h ••..,UOIl arrow, \he be""." tM aidd1. of AprU \h.
fir.\ of J_ 1 pUill\ • CO\tOll. whloh 1Jl 19311 ....1 \Ie acre•• vl\1l
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ebarl.. J'recl..ricll: Goo l'b r 7
• a \__l"OW plaa"r. ppl71Jlc hrUlb.r "HI> \he .... ope Uo.. I C'Il1Un."
,,1\11 a epri \oou. ""lU_\or 1>. 00\ 0" ph up alMlu\ UIn.
or t01&1' 1..cha•• wh1ch b uual~ arcnmd \he atddl. of • I tollow
t.b. tin\ caUl_Uo.. d1&\..17 "UI> tln\ chop 1Jlcl u.... I "aU aI>o1l\
a ""eIt IIld ....lU_\. apia. 'rhen I w\ tor ab01l\ ,",0 ...eke. 1lnal~
""Ul u... \_Ul of .1""". chop ill. I tollow W. chopp11l& t....ua\.lJ
"HI> a eulU_UOIl. \he.. 1.. abou\ \en dir. eul\ha" lI#&1n d J~ t1ra\
rWl o...r \1>. atl1ole.. !hi. lqa \he coUon llT. !'he abou\ S.p\••ber
tlra\ "••br\ plcldllc co\t • Two or three pl • are ..ac••...,. \0
pt all \he 00\\0... Il;r t 17 do ...\ of \h.. choPJl1ll& and plo1dJl&. I
ba... \0 hire ..... of U. bQ\ no\ _cl>.
°Ill p1all\ wt:I co "hich ill 1938 "eo b"'\7 acre•• I break up
_ill abo1l\ tiT.. acre 'OIl4 Marol> W...U.\I>. thu ...CUOIl harro" H
and pl...\ H vith wo plaa\~r. MaT t1ra\ and titt th I
breelt up \ba o\her titu. rea tor corn•••cUo.. harrow U d plant
"HI> a ,",6-ro" p:UAur. I cuHha" "TOo" "h... H c.u abou\ tour
incl>.. hiab.and ill about tan dq. or wo ..... I culU_t. •
corn C.u t .... b •• \0 ..1&\ 1>1ab I th1Il ou\ and hoe and tollow "HI>
uother eulth.UOII "Uch 14". it llT. I .1d~re.. H jud before \he
1..\ culU_\10. ,,1tl> Ilit.." ot .ode, OIl. mndred pound. \0 \he re.
b ....ber I pther cora and JlIlt U 1.. u.. crill. °
0ll;r hat b d~ aoadov haT. alMlu\ tour Mr••• tIllch I 01l\ ..~
and a••oca a. cured I haul U \0 bara. I t 1l 1~ \vo
cutUnp.
°1 ha... OIl..halt aore 1.. II dan ....d ..b. oabbaca. oArroh. ollion••
\.,...\0••• bean.. ..•• Wrnip•• epillach. 11 U •• C1lClIab.ra. tud. l.tnc••
red1ahe.. p U ••quaah. okra......t pepper. and hot pepper. I..
addiUon to a Card.... I rat•• 1 eparat. pa\che.......et and hle Jl6-
\&\08•• aorctma tor .7r1Ip, "at elon•• cutaloupe•• popeo.. and puapki....
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