The Oregon state employee. (Salem, Oregon.) 1944-195?, July 01, 1949, Page 24, Image 24

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tire clan w ould be on hand. They a r­
riv ed in large num bers ju st before
an d (luring W orld W ar I. In th e i n ­
tervening years num erous A m erican
ran ch ers sold th eir holdings to the
Basqueé, th e
interested
in extending - th eir holdings. Some
B asques are veryjjw.ealthy in property
and .finance/
Typical^fs a B asque n ear W estfall
in M alheur county w here he owns one
of th e finest ranches in the area w ith
num erous bands of sheep. He and his
fam ily
ex cellentI English, w ith
the paren ts fluent in Spanish and
“Bos co,” th e colloquial nam e for the
B asque language and for them selves.
U sually Basques are regarded as ex ­
trem ely loyal t o ' each other but here
and th ere a B asque ranch operator
em ploys only A m erican herders, ranch
hands and camp tenders.
Pioneers am ong the Basques kept
;eibsely tc B h e e p B ^ ^ g ^ ^ S d B t
becam e natu ralized A m erican £ilizens;
The^^mxpec'téi^^a^etuC T m tw S pain a f­
te r th ey tia^m a'd-e»?^ ^ ' ' fortune in the
U nited States. Succeeding generations
hay e hot all stayed close to sheep ac­
tivities and{ have takénsup a w w t ^ y o f
occupations such I as m echa5»|s|j m er-
chants, hotel operators, engineers and
such. M ore friends and
rived from S pain to carry on the an ­
cestral occupation.
* IB a’squeaB N B M ^ ^ iig e d H B B B ir tfty.
energetic and peaceable people, all of
th em ml w regarded. T hey tafke lead ­
ing p arts in com m unity enterprises
and th e children creditably represent
th e ir elders in school, athletic, county
8Hfiir and o tn d lle v eB flM
B rilliant colpnsjl are -often used on
th eir clothes and e^pe^ S ^ -in c o n n e c -^
o B E O Ix o 'tj^ B stu m e s ugj i l at cere­
monies and celebrations. B right k e r­
chiefs and sashes are p o p u la r .w ith-the
younger)m en, offering colorful im pres­
sions for the visitors am ong them .
The typical I B asque has a c l e a i ™
olive com plexion, d a 'rla ^ ^ s y ^ r s u a lly
perfect teeth and very reel lips. B a s q u e ^
people are socially inclined& and are' I
£©nd' of gathering in the plaza or
around the stores. H ere some w ill
play the I aggordian or g u itar w hile
As you enter this ethical
pharmacy, you’re impressed
w ith the p rofession al at­
mosphere. Skilled, precise
service; fresh, potent drugs
have made this Prescrip­
tion Headquarters. Bring
us your next prescription.
W ILLETT’S CA PITA L
D RUG STORE
YEATER APPLIANCE COMPANY
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Ranges - Washers - Refrigerators
Water Heaters - Radios
Small Appliances
Phone 3-4311
255 N. Liberty St.
Salem, Oregon