April 30, 2005 Looking Back is a regular feature of the Modoc County Record, a weekly newspaper, published in Alturas, CA. The following is transcribed from the April 14, 2005 issue. Looking Back 71 Years Ago � 1934 PERCY HARRIS is putting the finishing touches on his new lumberyard in Cedarville this week�. The railroad track laid (sic) of Canby that was intended to supply the Pickering Lumber Co., in Alturas in now being torn up. The steel will be sold to Japan. 51 Years Ago � 1954 MOST RECENT voter registrations in Modoc show 2,557 Democrats and 1,792 Republicans�. Pine Creek reservoir has been banned from fishing until after the Kids Fish Derby there in May� Hap York will open the Niles Lounge in Alturas after a long closure�. U.C. football coach Lynn �Pappy� Waldorf will be the guest speaker at the University of California alumni dinner Saturday, in Alturas. 31 Years Ago � 1974 THE ALTURAS City Council loaned enthusiastic approval to a plan to lease and operate the Arrowhead Gold Course on a one-year trial basis�. Sales among Modoc retailers have never been reported higher, and that�s despite a claim of a recession in the state economy. A record of $4,984 million was spent in Modoc during the fourth quarter�. Modoc Supervisors are studying the continuing hospital problem in Alturas and are considering leasing the facility in Alturas and Cedarville to Eskaton; a Sacramento based health care and administrative service�. The NDGW was grateful to receive a $100 donation from a fund accumulated by Forest Service employees to help replace the bronze bear removed from the monument at the Lava Beds. There is not much to comment upon in the 1934 section and I was long gone from Modoc in 1954 and 1974, so no comments there either. Hope to see you all again next week. Ron Morgan