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During the segregated 1930s, the centenarian’s family was too poor to keep him in school.

"I got so involved in working and making a living that my dreams went out the window," Merrill Pittman Cooper said. Now, 84 years later, he has been

Merrill Pittman Cooper, 101, had a distinguished career as one of the first Black trolley car drivers in Philadelphia, and a powerful leader in the union. But when he was a teen during segregation in the 1930s, his single mother was too poor to pay his school tuition.

nholland@post-journal.com The town of Clymer, established in 1821, is celebrating its 200th birthday. Pictured, in back, are Carl Neckers, Travis Heiser, Scott Trisket, Todd Kolstee and Brian Willink. In front are Karen Foster, Debby Schurman, Melissa Ranney. Submitted photo Clymer, established as a town in 1821, is now 200 years old. Throughout the years of Clymer’s history, town records express the evolution from a wilderness settlement into the small town that it is today. The first annual meeting, held in the home of Gardner Cleveland, showcases how much has changed. Along with town o...