Thursday, January 19, 2006 Looking Back is a regular section of the Modoc County Record, a weekly newspaper published in Alturas, California. The following is transcribed from the January 5, 2005 issue. 66 Years Ago 1940 THE OLD year saw 100 births, 93 deaths and 54 marriages, the County Recorder reported . The school election Friday saw a plan for the unification of three elementary schools go down in defeat. It proposed the consolidation of Delmorma and Lone Star with Alturas . The 14 year precipitation in Alturas from Jluly 1 to December 31, has been figured at 4.4 inches, the forest Service reported. 61 Years Ago 1945 DEPUTY SHERIFF Buck Server had a close call when he went to arrest a man at the Pit Lounge. The man drew a gun at Server, but the deputy grabbed the gun at the same instance and the firing pin caught between the web and thumb of Servers hand . Al Reese, a pioneer of aviation in this area has been named the manager of the Alturas Airport . The first new license plates are in and now being issued at the Department of Motor Vehicles office. 56 Years Ago 1950 TJHERE WERE 100 births and 44 deaths reported during the old year . There were 60,000 unemployed workers in California as of January 1, 1950 . Sergeant Engle has been named chairman of the county March of dimes drive inm 1950 . The Central Garage in Alturas was all but destroyed by fire Monday when a pan of gasoline was ignited by a nearby stove . C.F. Fulcher was elected chairman of the Board of Supervisors at its first meeting. Those years, above, were my glory years. The happy days of high school, service in the army during WWII, discharge, then University and our marriage in 1949. Where did all of these glorious days disappear? I never thought that I would ever reach my present age. If I had, I would have taken much better care of myself. Most of my high school classmates are now gone; my working career has ended, and physically I am a wreck. However, I am still kicking and enjoying life and I have many wonderful memories of Modoc and my life there. Ron Morgan