Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Looking Back is a regular feature of the Modoc County record, published weekly in Alturas, California. The following is transcribed from the February 8, 2007 issue. Looking Back 113 Years Ago 1894 A NATIONWIDE shortage of sacks has caused the rolling mills in Alturas to close for a period. But the sacks have now arrived and the mills are now operating .Chips for sidewalk purposes have been in demand this winter, and several of our citizens have been fortunate enough to get their back yards cleaned up by parties wanting chips . This has been a dull week in Alturas and local items are like money very scarce .Blinding snow storms all week have made outdoor work very disagreeable. Snow has been eight inches deep on the level all winter. 93 Years Ago 1914 IN FORT Bidwell it was reported that the ice harvest did not begin until this week, and the ice is not as good as in former years. The ice had four inches of good hard stuff on the bottom but the top had a soft snow ice on the top crust .Sons of the Veterans will have band music on the streets and if the weather allows, a parade in observance of Lincolns birthday .Forrest Cantrall, now becoming famous as an inventor, was demonstrating his latest invention in Alturas this week: a music stand that automatically turns the music pages for the musician .A roller skate carnival at the Empress Theatre Saturday will be a masked affair and Lauers Store has a big assortment of new masks this week in stock. 73 Years Ago 1934 A SMALL city park that is being built next to City Hall will be dedicated to the memory of John Bonner; a volunteer fireman who was recently killed while responding to a fire. A plaque is also planned .Harold Kauffman, valedictorian of MUHS class of 1933, has been named the most outstanding freshman at the University of California and has the highest grade point average there .The Alturas Grammar School beat the high school C team 5-4 in a tough basketball game. The score was a 4-2 in the high schools favor with a minute to play when Robert Flournoy made his free throws. Sheldon Harden then sank the wining basket .Alturas now has a daily mail service between Alturas and Susanville. Except during bad weather, and Dave Mitchell owns the contract. 73 Years Ago 1934 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELTS Birthday was appropriately observed at a meeting of the Alturas PTA where a musical program was furnished by Mrs. Leon B. Lewis orchestra that included Kathleen Woodward, Margaret Stephens, Betty DeCamp, Arletta Van Horn, Iris Baldwin, Vera Towne and Shirley Greiner .the Klamath National Forest has applied for control of the Modoc Lava Beds, now included in the Modoc National Forest .Betty Mushen is the new student body president at MUHS .the ultra new Ford V8 is on display in Alturas .Marguerite Shue has been named president of the seventh grade and Wilbur Fountain as vice president. 53 Years Ago 1954 MODOC HIGH School basketball players, all 22 of them, were told they would be allowed only $1 per day expenses when they take to the road this weekend to meet Susanville and Westwood. Alturas merchants responded to this pauper dilemma by contributing an additional $200 to the cause .Temperatures were near 70 above all week in Alturas .Phyllis Hinshaw will be installed as Worthy Advisor\r of Rainbow . 43 Years Ago 1964 LARRY OLSON and Dean Wilson are two 14-year old Alturas Boy scouts who have been given Bravery Awards for saving the life of Mary Hoskins while ice skating last year at Dorris reservoir .Landowners in northern Lassen County have given a tongue in cheek proposal to the Modoc Supervisors asking that they be annexed to Modoc County because of high taxation in Lassen County .Ed Hill has retired from 32 years on the Modoc Fair Board. This is it for this issue. I Hope to see you all again soon. Ron Morgan