SURPRISE VALLEY RECORD, CEDARVILLE, MODOC COUNTY, CAL THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1936 ALTURAS NOTES A large crowd gathered Tuesday evening and charivaried Mr. and Mrs. Ed Schenegas at their home on Fourth St. Donald Kerr left Saturday after spending a short time visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kerr: he is attending school in San Francisco. Miss Doris French of Sacramento came up to spend the fourth of July vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. French and friends. YOUTH WANDERS 4 DAYS WITHOUT FOOD IN NEVADA DESERTS SON OF MR. AND MRS. LEWIS SPALDING WANDERS FOUR DAYS IN NEVADA DESERT WITHOUT FOOD The young son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Spalding left his home in Berkeley early last week enroute to his uncle’s ranch in Guano Valley, Northern Washoe Co. The youth took the train for Alturas, caught a ride with e. R. Tyeryar to Cedarville and then got aboard a CCC truck, which took him to Board Corrals Camp. >From Board Corrals, he proceeded to walk to his uncle’s ranch, (The Zetus Spalding Ranch in Guano valley) a distance of about eight miles. Instead of taking the main traveled road, he thought it would save time to take a short cut through the hills by a trail and he proceeded to do so. In some manner he became confused in his directions and got lost in the desert. Wandering over the dry Nevada desert for four days, he came upon the highway once again near the Board Corrals Camp, where a CCC bus picked him up and brought him to camp. When found, the lad was in a somewhat dazed condition, but when his mind cleared after a little rest, he remembered that he had been near the Cressler Ranch in Guano Valley and just a short distance from the Zetus Spalding ranch. He is none the worse for his experience, which might easily have turned into a tragedy, had he not been found. Wandering about four days and nights over the hot desert in the day time and with freezing nights and without food is an experience that will not soon be forgotten. The lad, however, was lucky enough to find sufficient water during his wandering about. Born at the California Mineral Wells near Cedarville, Cal., July 7th, 1936, to Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Harris, a fine 7-pound son. Mother and babe are doing nicely and Percy is no doubt busy passing out the cigars. Miss Fernell Dodson and Miss Ruth Lactor of Oakland are spending their vacation in Surprise Valley. Miss Dodson is a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Even Gaustad of this place. CUSTER’S LAST STAND In Cedarville there is a man who is perhaps the last survivor of the group which accompanied General Custer. His name is Tom Acty. Here is his story of this historic event as given in an interview with the United Press (1:5) (The story is very long and can be looked up if more information is wanted) Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Smith of Richmond came up last week to get her mother, Mrs. Charles Seyferth and their daughter who have been visiting in Bidwell for the past month. Raymond Turner was called to Winters this week on account of the critical illness of his mother, Mrs. Sallie Turner. Late reports state there is no hope for her recovery. AUBURN WOMAN BATTLES WITH THIEF WHO TOOK CASH Auburn, (Placer County), June 29 – Margaret Hall, a waitress in Sinclair’s Café in Auburn, is being hailed as a heroine today, while Wilbur Storey, 26-year old itinerant from Arkansas, languishes in the county jail, charged with the theft of about thirty dollars from the café till. Storey’s arrest in Roseville yesterday followed the escape of the bandit Saturday night following a comedy of errors. Miss Hall told the officers she was on duty when a man she identified as Storey entered and ordered food. While she was preparing the service the patron leaped over the counter, opened the cash drawer, grasped a fist full of money and attempted to flee. The waitress screamed and chased the fleeing man. Before he could reach the door she grasped his suspenders, which broke. The man’s trousers fell about his ankles, momentarily halting his flight. At this point another patron, unidentified, emerged from a booth and hurled a metal water pitcher at the thief. The aim was good, but instead of flooring the man the impact propelled him through the door. Still another patron joined in the fray and halted the fugitive with a football tackle on the sidewalk. Along came a well-meaning pedestrian. He thought it was a fistfight and dragged the captor from his captive, who took advantage of the respite to disappear in the darkness of the side street. In the meanwhile, Constable A. Durves, standing nearby, momentarily watched the sequence of the events in amazement. NEWS NOTES FROM NEW PINE CREEK Mrs. "Aunt" Mag Vincent was made happy on the 4th by a visit from her son, William Vincent and her granddaughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Frederickson, all of North Bend, Oregon, who had dinner at our good lady citizen’s; her granddaughter being chief cook on that day. B. N. McCrary, who has been sick for several days, is reported to be very ill at the Alturas hospital. His wife who has also been ill for sometime, we hear, is also in the hospital at Alturas, Calif. We hope that our two good citizens will soon be on the road to recovery. LAKE CITY NEWS "Buster" Carter is still quite sick with the shingles. He says he has lost over twenty pounds since taking the disease. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.