For Ronald S. Morgan Looking Back Looking Back is a regular feature of the Modoc Record, a weekly newspaper, published in Alturas, California. The following is transcribed from the June 8, 2006 issue. Looking Back 95 Years Ago – 1911 A REPORT is in circulation to the effect that meals in Alturas have been raised to 50 cents. We have investigated the report and can say there is no truth whatever in the report. Mr. and Mrs. Morse of the Morse Hotel informed us that there has not been, nor will there be, any raise in the price of meals, and this extends to the Fourth of July celebration. 90 Years Ago – 1916 LAST NIGHT the graduating exercises by the graduating class of 1916 took place at the high school. The auditorium was packed to the doors by friends and relatives of the class which was composed of 10 boys and one girl as follows: George Billick, Leo Bloom, Ransford Cook, Max Green, Chester Mapes, Jr., Rose Wayne Nickerson, Elmer Petty, Albert Smith, Margaret Spencer, Murray Well, and George Mapes. 87 Years Ago – 1919 THE IDLE men upon our streets are still noticeable. This is the first time in many years that there have been so many unemployed in our town, all of whom are strangers. The various highways being constructed, the PG&E at Fall River and the irrigation projects have attracted men from the Sacramento Valley and elsewhere here and there not being enough work to go around, a great number are without jobs. The opening of the haying season soon should help very materially in supplying these men with jobs… Teachers selected so far for the next term at Modoc Union High School are: J. B. Sanders, principal; D. H. James, manual training, Mrs. Jollyman, civics and history; Miss Benjamin, science and commercial. 70 Years Ago – 1936 COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES for the senior class of 1936 will begin at 8:00 p.m. Friday evening June 12, in the high school gymnasium. The graduates this year are Melba Essex, Angelina Justis, Margaret Kelly, Eva Larkin, Mary Larky, Eleanor Nichols, Freda Oakerman, Evelyn Olen, Bettie Pederson, Melba Sisco, Dorothy Tillman, Georgia Troy, Arletta Van Horn, Marvel Wood, Louis Brunnemer, Norman Bettendorf, Jay Dee Chappele, Donald Cooley, Wilbur Crum, Herbert Carey, D. Fountain, Donald Flournoy, Everett Hotchkiss, Bob Jones, Jesse King, James Kunselman, Richard Martens, Norville Moyer, Robert Nelson, Herman Weber and Warren Welch. 50 Years Ago – 1956 EVERETT “BUD” Caldwell emerged the single supervisorial candidate who will not be faced with running in the November general election as a result of a plurality poll cast in his favor in the primary election in Modoc. Heaviest voting occurred in the three districts sponsoring a supervisorial race. Winners include: Charles Fitzpatrick, Second District; Brunel Christensen, Third District; Harry Pineo, Third District; John Kelley, Second District. Unofficial estimates in these individual precincts have the percentage as high as 75 percent. An all-time high of 258 active members belong to the Alturas Elks BPOE 1756. The City Council has an announced that construction of a city dog pound is underway today and will be located on Eighth Street near the Bowers baseball park. As we know, Ron Morgan normally provides this column for us, but we have not heard from him in a couple of weeks, hope that he is on vacation. I do thank you Billie Cal Reynolds. My copies of the Modoc County Record have been intermittent and I am being kind with that remark. Yesterday I received a copy of the May 25, 2006 edition. That copy and the one after that had no Looking Back columns because of all the political letters that had preceded the big election. This edition of the Looking Back section naturally is based upon the graduation of students from good old Modoc Union High School. My dad, Stanley Alwyn McIntosh, graduated from the 1918 class of MUHS and my mother, Lorene Goldsberry, graduated from the 1920 class. My sister, Betty Jean graduated from the 1940 class and I followed three years later. The class of 1936 shown above is replete with friends and acquaintances of mine. Unfortunately, many have taken their “dirt nap” but their memory still remains. Hope to see you all again next week and thanks again Billie for sending me this copy of the Looking Back column. Ron Morgan