TIÏK TURNER TRIBUNE
fHK PEOPLE OF FIFTY \ EARS
AGO AND m o i l
OF
THE
PRESENT DAY. AS THEY WFItE
IN WEST VIRGINIA, W ill HF I
WAS REARED.
I BELIEVE t h is TO Bl APTU
CABLE TO THE PEOPLE OF
OREGON AS WELL.
Thing» of fifty yearn ago wouM be,
li many rase*, obsob-t«* today, ul-
tl ough in many r«’*|>«-cts, better
Wh.-n one'» memory wander» buck
to fifty year» ago, we nee many thing*
in our mind'» eye that are, perhaps,
forever pant.
We mc good thrifty farm* hewn
from the fore*t», comfortable log
liouio n and burn and grunurie» all
filled with plenty; cow», borne* and
n v ii to do the work, backed up with
young men and women o f health,
ntrengtli, faith, ch.imty, and ntrong
believer» in lllm, who reigns aupreme
and hold* our deatiniea in ttie "hollow
ot Hi bund." The*c young»t*r*, the
children of »trong healthy parents,
were thcmselvi-s ntrong and happy in
their manly and womanly heritage of
health, ntrength und faith in them-
h «-I v «- n und Uoil. Theae rony faced peo
ple built houses, burn», cleared und
fenced fl< Ida, und helped keep the
home fire« burning. They rolled log*
ami rained barn» that youngster» to
day would not a! tempt. Futli«-r*,
mothers und childr« n thought nothing
of walking five tnilen through the
»now to the old log muetingdiou«e for
the nol. purpose o f worahipping God
and hearing hi« »ervant read from the
good book und itn wonderful truth».
They went home huppy und content,
at peace with God and their neigh-
bom. Neighbor»! What did it mean
th n? And what doe« it mean today?
It m< ant than n united community of
practically one inind, who would help
each other in ull their trial», trouble
and liurdsiop* a* well, an to »hare
their joy», a people who »tood »boul
der to «houhh-r under ull circum
stance». Today- do you have neigh
bor»? Mont a*»ur««lly! Hut they are
not o f the nume sturdy »tuff an those
o f old.
Or could they face the »«me hard-
nhip*. While we are all good neigh-
born 11 « w«< think, we do not expect
each other to go *o far or <lo no much
a* tho»e of old. In the timi'N of fifty
yearn ago road* wen* practically un
known over the mountain and down
the creek, or un old buffalo path
where one home could go, later on u
trail where n yoke of oxen could go
with u »led, miles were traveled to a
water mill, where their corn wa*
ground for breath Then men pro
cured the larger part of their meut
from the wood», until such a time u»
it wu.s ponnible for them to ruine hogs
and nheep. They were much hindred
in thi« by beam, wildcat» ami pan
ther*. We »till meet II few of the old
timers end it i* with pleasure that we
greet them. We hear many »ay, “ Oh!
he ia an old timer." True enough,
und in honor to himself and hi* neigh
bors he should receive the respects of
u* all. He represent» a generation
nearly extinct, but who «hall »ay
whether there was more honor, great
er courage, and more «incerc friend
ship then than now?
T he i 'r r w n l
Now we have ho many advantages
over the pimple of fifty year» ago,
that it ¡» hard to realize what they
jW V A V ,
did to niaki if possible that we night
follow in u way *o much easier than
their»-. We have all the advantage*
on oui > ide. Tie church, all denomi
nation», all good pastor», fine road ,
and many automobile», are tln-y filled
on .Sunday morning» for .Sunday
chool and pr< nehing Kervico»? The
distance in short und the road» fine,
shumefully we munt *ay the attend
ance is much lc»n thun fifty year» ago
and with all the udvuntuge» growing
steadily stronger. What ¡» wrong?
Where have they gone? You will find
the larger part of them riding rubber
on the cement. Schools, chool«, but
doe» it bring our young people any
closer to God? We fear not. Doe»
the educated man ami woman have
any greater respect for God than the
um-ducuted ? lie or she should make
a better citizen, hut do they We be
lieve they do, hut we get thi» belief
mildly shocked tome times.
Speed demons, going no place and
hurrying to get there, coupled with
moonshine, roadhouses and dunce
hall*, nil point in most uny direction
except hoim ward.
Many of the modem youth« o f to
day are not greatly concerned about
God or heavenly things, today these
things take second place, cars o f dif
ferent make«, probably come first,
with baseball, football, tennis, golf,
and dancing ull in their order, week
day und Sunday, and we find no fault
with any of it, but why not put off
the auto trips and other pleasure» of
thi* nature, until after church and
Sunday school? You will, have set a
better example und will feel better
for having performed a duty.
Looking over the landscape o f to
day Hnd fifty years ugo, it would »eem
from the rapidity o f development in
all lines that a hundred years had
passed by in a night. Tho long days
o f the horsebuck journey« are now
made in a few hour» by car. A tele
phone and telegraph have largely
taken the place of the mail». The
wireless has worked miracles, the
airplane is u real »peed demon, de
livering medicine», doctor», supplies,
food und emergency »tuff at unheard
o f place* in the shortest time possi
ble. Not these things alone but hun
dred* und thousands of instances can
be cited where things are so much
better and improved over the methods
of fifty year* ago. We wonder what
our people, who have been dead for
fifty years would think, could they
open their eye* ami take a short look
at the world today.
Speed, speed, seems to be the
watchword, until today those of us
who are here in the flesh and on the
ground, can scarcely keep pace the
thing* of today. Let us stop, look
and listen, for a moment and ask
ourselves a question or two. Whither
are you hurrying to and what for?
Why not stop for a moment to speak
to a friend? It may be tomorrow,
for you never come, a flower in life
is worth half a dozen in death.
With just a word or two to the
rising gem-ration we will close this
little talk of ours. The young men
and women o f today who have had
the advantages of high school educa
tion ns well as that of many college,
in many instances, in a very short
Time will be called upon to assume
the serious duties o f every day life.
Strive to the end that you may be
able to answer the call satisfactorily
M VAVi
Do You Know
BALsL» BROS.
Have the only Official Modern
Light Adjusting
Station
outside of Salem ?
“ WE DO IT THE WEAVER W A Y ”
Better let us look your lights over
and intelligently.
8. B. MILLS.
Nut Trees-Fruit Trees
PLANTING SEASON IS HERE
Filbert Trees— Both Transplanted and Tip-layered
$30.00 to $50.00 Per 100
Grafted Franquette Walnut Trees
50c Up
Complete Line Fruit Trees and Berry Bushes
Shrubs— Never Before So Low in Price and Probably
Never Again as Low
School Mates
( Jh-dicuted to the Class of '28, T.H.8.
by Max McKay)
As we look hack on day» of yore;
School days, schoolmate* to he no
more.
Our hearts are saddened, we ar- blue
To think, that we th*- squanderers of
time,
Rushed those golden days thru.
PEARCY BROS. NURSERY
210 Liberty Street
Salem, Oregon
(Across from Montgomery-Ward Store-)
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We didn't know o f the pleasur* then,
That we now look back and see;
Teachers, lectures, hook* and pen.
Slave* of all those, we were then
Akin to prisoners, yet gay and free.
Schoolmate*, remember those good
books,
And the l*-i*ons that had to be «lone?
Spelling bee*, book reports, and fights.
Those were the «lays we ha«l the fun,
Yea, pals, we knew our rights.
rm
Schoolmat«-*, think of the many
pranks,
W<- u*< <1 to «blight in playing.
Think o f the tim- * w«- *kipp«-«l school,
To join the ch«-«-rful ranks.
Of th«* girls und hoy* going aleighing.
Remember those day* dear pals
Yea, I shall never forg«-t them,
When we’d march to the ball field;
i To watch our "eleven” win again,
From team» who couldn’t yield.
Then too was the chowder fee«l
Giv«-n th<- ol«l chumpion team,
By peopl«* who loved u* many ways,
And h**l«l us in highest esteem.
Ah, those Were the goo«l old «lays.
Then, pal«, came that «lay o f days
That separated us forever,
F'rom that milestone of life;
Where we lost much prespiration
High school life then graduation.
( lass o f ’28 our pictures before me.
Of eighteen wonderful girls an«l boys.
Schoolmates, pals, with happy fa c e s ;1
Entering the school of knocks and
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Special Prices
ON
Rainiest
ClotHing
Rubber Boots
Wool Shirts
Underwear
Blaziers, Etc
joy*.
Preparing to take our places.
Three years on the sen of life,
Fin«ls us safe un«l h«-arty
Except for one, who didn't stay,
! With the eighteen once in our party;
She ha«l to be called away.
Schoolmnt*-*-. oh schoolmates so tru«\
Let's bow our heads in tribute to
Her, who had to leavp us
Her earthly duties, to Like her
Plae«- beyond the hazy blue.
Harrison’s
3 ®
General Store
TURNER
OREGON
8«>venteen now is the number,
Of th<- crew o f “ Twenty Eight,”
On life’s ship thing* are so far;
But on we’ll go o’er narrow strait,
Ami through the rugged bar.
Why wish for
Summer?
vacation
N O W in
CHEVlpiET,
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California
You don’ t really have to
wait the turn o f the calen
dar for your vacation. Take
it n o w , when you need it
most. Board a Southern
Pacific train to California.
T o San Francisco, Los
Angeles, H ollywood . . .
perhaps to Agua Caliente
or Palm Springs. Some
where down South you'll
find the carefree fun you
need to fit you for the year
ahead.
Any Southern Pacific
agent will help you plan
the trip.
Southern
Pacific
H. S. BOND
LOCAL AGENT
Spprial f^uipmrnt extra.
All prices /. o. b. Flint , Michigan
Each o f the nine new m odels o f the Chevrolet
Six is a fin e car— a quality p rodu ct—d esign ed,
b u ilt, finish«-«! and equipped to standards that
are entirely new in the low -price
field.
Yet
C h evrolet'* reduced price* are n ot only the loweat
in Chevrolet history, but are am on g the very
lowest in tod ay's m otor car m arket.
C om e in.
See the new Chevrolet Six. Drive It.
C heck the prices— and you will realize why it la
railed th e G reat A m erican Value.
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BALL BROS., Turner, Oregon