At one time he owned an improved and modern combine and operated it several seasons. Many elderly men today remember their first job as that of woodworking in Mr. Thayer's threshing crew. Others held their place year after year. During the low water season, Mr. Thayer was called upon to attach his steam engine to the Scio Light and Water plant and it it in operation (before Mountain States power took over.) Confidence in him by his fellowmen, brought for him call of leadership in different capacities of trust and esteem, including that as Master of Jordan Valley Grange many years; Mayor of Scio; also a city Councilman; and he served as a member of the School Board at Mt. Pleasant and then at Scio, continuously for 35 years beginning when his eldest daughter, Elsie, started to school and ending when his youngest daughter, Bobby, graduated from high school. Active in community work, he rendered much volunteer road work, helping build a new school house at Mt. Pleasant, and was continuously a financial support to the Church, both at Mt. Pleasant and at Scio. Mrs. Thayer's chief interest centered around bringing up her ten children. She took an active interest in their school work, teaching them to read, write and speall before they started to school. She planned wach week so that she had all ten to Sunday School on time, and she herself taught a class much of the time. She had an organ, but she was the first to purchase a piano in the community, as she was deeply interested in music. These interests carried over to her grandchildren and she taught many of them as well, to play the piano. Other members in the Irvine family have been prominent in county, state and national affairs. Robert Irvine, uncle of Mrs. Thayer, was a former sheriff in this county. The late Senator Chas. L. McNary was first cousin of her mother. Others include Milt Miller who served as state senator, also collector of internal revenue and other state offices; and Frank Irvine, the long honored and capable blind editor of The Portland Journal was a cousin of Mrs. Thayer. The geneology of the Irvine family, was completed in 1940 by Mrs. Frank Leslie Chambers of Eugene and the book was published. The advanced ages of Mr. and Mrs. Thayer, 84 and 79 respectively, caused the recent move to a home procured in town, and because of their declining years and health, the return home of their daughter, from further service in the WACs was necessary, to help care for them. During the period in the service, since May 28 1943, Mrs. Bray had been stationed in various states but for the most part at the halloren, New Jersey hospital for returned veterans of the U.S. Forces.