Q. Okay, Nettie, how old are you?

A. 71

Q. Okay, where did you grow up?

A. Right down to Radcliff, Ohio.

Q. Can you tell us about that?

A. There's not much to it anymore. It's about, it was doing pretty good for a while. When the J Railroad was going through and that but there's not to much about it anymore.

Q. Can you tell us about the railroad?

A. The railroad was down in Radcliff so it went through. It was a passenger train, so it went up and down all the time. Got to Columbus, (giggles) got to Columbus and back as I know it did.

Q. What was the best part about growing up there?

A. Well, I guess it was pretty good cause we was out in the country and we didn't have any problems, any problems.

Q. What were some big events in your home town?

A. Aahhh, I guess it's when the electricity came through (he, he, he).

Q. Can you tell us a little bit about that?

A. It was 1949. I think it was that the electric came through. We didn't have electric, but now the water is through so they got water down there. They got water now. We didn't have water then.

Q. What was it like growing up without electric?

A. Well, we survived, we had our old kerosene lamps and pot belly stoves and we had it alright, I reckon.

Q. Were there any unforgetable disasters?

A. None that I remember.

Q. Were there any fires or floods?

A. Oh, yes, there's floods but I don't, they didn't bother us where we was.

Q. What did kids do back then for fun, like teenagers, and stuff?

A. Oh, that's hard to say. When I was a teenager I didn't do nothing cause I was the oldest of 8 kids and I had to take care of the little ones.

Q. Can you tell us a little bit about that?

A. Well, I was alright I guess, had four sisters and three brothers. I had one brother that had muscular dystrophy so we had to take care of him.

Q. Do you think there are any differences now?

A. Oh yes, there's differences now, a lot of differences

Q. Can you tell us some?

A. Well, like I said they all drive cars now and the electricity. Telephones, we didn't have telephones, so I think they live better. We lived on a farm.

Q. What was your favorite thing to do?

A. My favorite thing to do? Leave as fast as I could, no not really, um, my favorite thing to do. I always helped my mom can, and take care of the kids, and take care of the farm.

Q. What were some of your responsibilities taking care of the farm?

A. Planting potatoes and we, a mom and I, we did a lot of canning in the summer and fall.

Q. Was that hard work?

A. Yes, especially since we didn't have any water. You had to carry all your water.

Q. What do you remember mostly about school?

A. Well, it was a fairly good school but it was out. You know like I said, it was out in the country and what one of us had the other - one had - we didn't have much. Though we went through the - going to school like that - we was all friends. Most of them I was related to.

Q. Did you go to a one room school house?

A. I went to Radcliff. It was a three room school house, but we only use two rooms of it. And then I went on up to the high school.

Q. What grades were in your school?

A. The first one was 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, the other one was 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th.

Q. What do you remember? How has school changed throughout the years?

A. Well, I can't tell you about that one cause that one's no more. We don't have that one anymore. It's consolidated and it's all brought in here so.

Q. When you got out of school, what was the job situation like?

A. Well, I don't think there was too many jobs. I started working in the pants factory in Wellston, I uh...

Q. Did you enjoy working there?

A. Yeah, I worked three years there.

Q. How has the job situation changed throughout the years?

A. Ah, there have been a lot of changes.

Q. Can you tell us some?

A. Like I said, there ain't no railroad. So, they don't - there's not much to Radcliff anymore. There isn't even a grocery store.

Q. Is there any other changes you can think of?

A. Well, now we got the new super highway down there in Radcliff.

Q. Was that one of the big events?

A. Yes, it was one of the big things, yes.

Q. How did you get punished when your were little? And why?

A. Ah, should I tell, ah well, I usually got whipped that's what. If I did anything wrong I usually got whipped or spanked. (he he) They don't do that these days

Q. What was the depression like?

A. It was pretty bad.

Q. Can you tell us about it?

A. No, I can't tell you much about it cause I was just a baby

Q. Did you know anybody real close that had to go in the wars?

A. Oh, Yes

Q. What did you do for fun?

A. Not much of anything. Like on Sunday we'd all go for a long walk but thats about it.

Q. Did you go to churches and stuff?

A. Oh, yes. I went to church a few times.

Q. What about fairs?

A. Only fairs would be at the schools and we had a party or something after school.

Q. Okay, is there anything else we left out that you would like to add?

A. No, that's about it.

Q. Can you tell us any story about your job?

A. That's the only job I had at the pants factory though.

Q. Has it changed any throughout the years?

A. Oh yes, the pants factory isn't there anymore!

Q. Were you married?

A. I was married in 1949 on August - July 2nd, 1949.

Q. What was it like growing up on a farm?

A. Oh, it was pretty good.

Q. When did you start your baking cakes?

A. When did we start baking cakes? I don't know. After we moved down here, it was 1979. About 1980 or 1981, somewhere around in there.

Q. Has it increased your sales or decreased?

A. Well it uh, it's increased but I think were going to have to give it up cause I'm not able to do it anymore.

Q. Did you enjoy making those cakes?

A. Oh yes, I enjoyed making them. In fact, I've got three to do today.

Q. Did you make cakes when you were little?

A. No.

Interviewers. Well, thanks for the interview!

Nettie. You're welcome.