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HOOD RIVER GLACIER. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 31, 925 feau very proud of this record, aa the endowment drive had the support of some of tha most influential man of th| nation, and waa supposed to come frufl all citlaens and not Just the ex-eervicr - (By Goo. man. The Doernbecker hospital In State Grange) Portland la strictly an Oregon Institu The Grange ta enjoyed tion, and la not directly connected with a vev satisfactory the Legion. 25 zutHjrdtaate tions, The Legion has a permanent Boy four Pomona» or granges, I, and Scout committee. We are glad the 80 Juvenile 1025 and ha* Boy Scout movement to on a permanent a net gain of o ftOO members. basis in thia county and the Legion We are looking forward to 230 who Want to better pledges its support to thia movemeut results In 1M0 afid it can be even community. With only a nominal easily ac in any way noaalble. if each member will do his gfee and tedries, surely fina 'Jhe fifth annual Mount Hood climb complished be an excuse, -so set behind her part In letting neighbore and was probably our moat successful or cation and let’s all worR to ■ know sbout 'the grrnge and climb. We really believe that these friends lUver and the------ what benefits they will receive by be climbs have hastened the completion coming a member and helping the < real live community, of the spur road by two years, which place in which to live, '. ’ means much to Hood River county. cause along. The grange is a family organisation t Let’s show tbe-state and ths —. Kent Shoemaker, chairman of the com {that we hrs alive and do things Ui mittee, tells of the work of the climb and includes in its membership the ood River, aud that we father, mothbr and children and has committee in a separate story. let any other diatric A drum and bugle corps was organ done more than any other'organization RoeariaiiB, Cherrlana, ised during the year, and Lt has been to break up the isolation of rural peo Gteetera get ahead of tna very successful in competing with ple and create a spirit Of .“«»operation other corps throughout the state. They for community betterment. Every took third prise at the rose festival grange, if filling ite duty, should be and assisted the Guides, who took first striving to make the community in prize for hospitality clubs, in their which it la located a better place to drill. They were awarded first prize live. Few people know how mueh t _ . # * in Class B at the state convention at they owe the grange for. the benefit» they are enjoying Meh day that we Prineville; first prize at the sovereign (By Mrs. Kia Blanchar) grand lodge, I. O. O. F., parade in secured for them through the efforts As a member of the state SQdmtfas- of the grange. For festauce the secur Portland, and fourth prize at the state fa(r. The new uniforms are very fine ing of rural mall took almost 30 years *1 federations the Hood River Wom and the Legion feels that; Hood River of persistent effort by the grange to an's club is working under a general by' 1 thtae these organiza will receive a large amount of good secure thlg service. Still few people program fostered by being given ■"1 publicity during the coming year know of It. Parcel post, postaKsav- tions. Special emphasis Is be! ■ ‘ - home ms Ufa A through fhe efforts of thia orgaulza- lugs, agricultural colleges, experiment pha«e» of the American t~’ , doue ____ tlou. The Legion takta thia oppor stations, etc., have Ml be«*n worked, distinctive work which la being tunity to publicly thauk the business for by the grange and we now enjoy in this line la the organiMtion of W* men who have made it possible for the tile benefits but few know that the Home Economics department under the of Mrs. John Mel«»an. members of the corps to attend the grange had any part in ««curing three leaderqbip group 1» making a study ef bni various competitions during the year. services for the people. Ten or twelve new grange halls have find time agvers; meal plaapiM. May 30 has been officially designated aa the Legion's memorial day, along been built in Oregon the last year and Hilld training. The study groups meet with the Grand Army of the Republic several more are now under construc g first Monday of each month and* for the benefit of all members of and other vereranB* organizations. The tion. In fact it would be quite a sur club. . •• •■ Legion took over the Memorial day prise to most people to know that program at the request of the G. A.R. property owned by the granges of Ore , < luterest in sewing and home dress and Memorial day has been fittingly gon haa a value in excess of *312,000 making has been fostered a>}d help was and that we have over 12,000 members given the schools in organizing sewing observed each year since the war. tlassez under the. Bmltb-Hnghes -voca in good standing. For the past two years the Legion the Underwood landing. The Backus of one old character, van Johnson, has decorated the streets at Christmas The last state grange session was tional-educational act for women of the ' « landing was used in the ordinary who had been caught in The Dalle« by time with evergreen trees, without cost held .in the city of Dallas and more , temmualty.' . ' stages and was near the present site the storm, but being anxious to reach to the business houses, all work and than 1,000 delegates sad visitors were « In July the club acted as boat to the of the interstate bridge, It was at home the old fellow came on foot and material having been donated. Care present. Sume of"' 'the legislative work women of the yalley aqd neighboring * |R this landing that I first set foot on arrived just in time to make one of has been taken not to destroy trees endorsed at this i Maston was the ap- . /owns to hear a lecture by Mias Alice Hood River soil April 10, 1880. E. 8. the party. Although he had made a 20 that should be preserved. Toe large pointing of a committee to work w*th ’Bradley, principal of Fanny Farmer’a » . Olinger was the only other passenger mile walk the old fellow took his place illuminated Christmas tree placed at a like committee from the Washington Boston cooking school. ..... who walked the gang plank with me with the others and was paired off Tli I rd and Oak streets this year has State Grange to study the fish Industry ' The .educational committee, witR that day. 'There was no crowd await with Elmer Rand. Elmer was having caused much favorable comment. of the Columbia river and try to secure >irs A. G. Lewis chairman, is work ing us at the landing and no one to all he could do to keep up his end of Joint legislation looking to the abolish ing efficiently to coordinate the work I feel that every ex-service man see tha boat come in. The only freight the walk and old Van had been drink should be proud to be a member ofVfte ment ef all-fish wheels 'i. mF4!ata- traps of the school and the boms. A dinner discharged was my lone trunk and a ing Just enough to make him talkative. American Legion, for as a local organ on the Columbia river. Another com and reception were-glven the faculty few imckages of supplies belonging to Getting no response from Elmer he ization it has always been Interested mittee was authorised to draft * bill and the teachers of ¿he local schools. In February the cltib will hold ita good old Dr. Barrett, who was waiting said, “You not bane veree sociable. in local undertakings; as a national looking toward the establishment of a for them with his little one-horse Purty soon I trow you <>v£r de bank and state organization it has done a cabinet for our state goverumeut. Still annual scholarship loan' benefit. The wagon and who gave me the privilege and do dis ting by myself.” appointed to funds received are used to assist girls work in caring for those unfor anotlier committee I read in the Oregonian a short time great of following the said wagon as he Jthe state con- through college. Seven local girls »re tunate comrades with whom the war draft an a piloted me to my uncle's home, which ago that it was old Jim Hill trying to dealt so harshly, and remember that Htitutlon which Alow the state using funds from thia, source. A club Institute was M*d in ttt fall was in the old log house on Indian get to a Christmas dinner in Portland only thoae men and women who partici to conserve flhd develop the water creek Just above the Indian creek fill. who sent the battery of locomotives to pated in the world war are eligible as power of the state for the benefit of with delegates attending from White The employment problem was easily break the blockade and after leaving member?. But I am aure I express the the people. Another committee was Salmon, The Dalles, Wasco and Moro solved for there was nothing except several of them fit subjects for the opinion of the Legion when 1 add, we authorised to draft an income tax law and the dub organizations ef the val the work of getting the home places scrap heap, be withdraw to The Dalles hope the Legion is the last organisa for Oregon ta be «hmltted to the ley and town. This institute was con- ready for the living necessary. As I and gave up bis anticipated dinner. tion to be born of war, aud the most voters at the regular election In No ,ducted by Mrs. Chas. H. Castner. The Arrangements had been made to have constructive werk we can undertake at vember, 1026. ' These committees are president «f the state federation was had had some experience in “teaching the young ideas how to shoot” in the a community Christmas tree at the this time is to assist in the general all at work and will report the results present and lead a symposium on dub Nebraska schools I naturally liegan to Barrett school house, but the snow movement through the world to bring of their efforts at the next session of organiMtion wo»£’ Good retails-'in child welfare and look for a school, and bearing that the blockaded the program and it wa* Feb about n better understanding among the state grange when'it convenes at philanthropic- work is being aeeMSr East Bide district was in need of a ruary before the kiddies had their the nations, which will result in abol Baker the first week in Junp> teaeher I mails my way. on foot to Christmas treat, so Jim Hill was not ishing war. The grange has always endorsed the 5>liHhed hgr at committee with -Mr» R. Uncle Dave Turner’s place. The East the only disappointed one. cooperative effort and can point with B. Perigo chairman; This committee Money. in those days was a minus pride to several very successful insti works with the couaty nurse In con Barrett district at that time embraced ducting the healtfi dinice and has as tutions which are a benefitJto-the mem sisted all the territory from the river to the quantity. Oak cord wood, piling and the welfare committee of the bers and the community. In Hood top of Mount Hood. David Turner, railroad ties, a little lumber and a few la caring for needy ct SM liberal River we have thé Grange Co-operative dty F. M. Jacksqn and Mace Baldwin -were farm products were the main legal of fruit were collected and the directors. The school house, such tender in trade. Uacle Dave Turner store which haa done- a business of donations *100,000 the last year. And grange sent to the Padfic Coast Rescue and as it was, was located where the I«nts specialised in onions; F. M. Jackson Aaeociatlon. Financial as members are carrying over g quarter Protective station now is, and its one redeeming and Odell raised fine cabbages; the sistance was.»ret the W. C. T. U. (By Mrs. May Whitcomb) million dollars In fire ihsurance in farm quality was its very thorough system Neals marketed the fine pine lumbar; home. Divers and Odell did some trafficking of ventilation. - To the workers in our organization their own company. These are some or of tne the outstanding ? The hospital »WtanHttee, Mrs. J. BL Having received the school the next in piles and railroad . ties. Stanley and to those who have not yet become cari£f : tbs step was my certificate, licensing me landing (Koberg Beach) and the high interested, the following sumary of our 7n’bSWtafe a* mrt’TXt0™ iSWun te£w, _ J’.fte to teach in the schools of Wasco coun water landing were the main shipping work and. bur accomplishments during gon bat it is only a part of what we and . nmvidln** rnmfttfa' Mr providlnf comforts' for th* the w wom ty. A short time ago I made a trip points before the coming of the rail the year 1826.should prove interesting could secure i( more of our Carmen an's tfard of the community hoepjtaL road. would bet*oine members' and' lend their from Hood River to The Dalle« in less and beneficial. At ««benefit held in November *60 was There were very few laid out roads, than an hour and as we slipped over Perhaps moHt everyone knows, at aid in helping themselves. realised for this Work. <r • 1 ...... 11 ■ ■ tl>e pavement my mind went back to moat of them being merely trails least they should know, that the main SpeclM^work by the Antedrenlafe my first trip between the two places. through the woods and contrary to an purpose for the existence of the Amer tlon, dric and legislative copynltteee My uncle having business at the county old saying, the shortest way there was ican Ix-gion Auxiliary, both as a na is planned to complete this year’s dub seat hitched hie cayuse ponies to his the nearest way home. tional and a local organiaatlon, is to work. ________ buckboard and we made an early aid in the accomplishment of the alms . The VaBey ftinister ial 'A nM t tafi sa morning start, arriving in The Dalles and purposes of the American Legion. at 2 p. m. There was no ajieed limit Thf. i (O««t River Valley Ministerial Our first and greatest duty is the care in those days and “Safety First" had- Association is composed of ten pastors, of the disabled veteran and his family. (By W. M. Sylvester, Peak) not become a slogan. Many of the boys do not receive com The Hood River Guidas wore organ representing the Baptist, Community, Judge Bennett was the county school pensation, and their families are in ized In April,' 1825, by a committee Disciple, EpiscopaL Miagfonary Alli superintendent at that time and luid great need. Our unit feels proud of from the Hood River Chamber of Qom- ance, Methodist and Presbyterian de- not risen to his fame as a leading law- (By Harold Hershner, Commander) the work it has done this year, partlc- inerce composed of O. C. Anderson, nomiaattops. During 1825 the aaooda- 3M». Alwi hours' sojourn la his office . . in writing Utie story fur the annual ularly along this line. The proceeds Wm. Sylvester, Joe D. Tbomlson and tlon deveffed much effort to the study and a payment of a fee and I came edition of the Glacier, we welcome the from our annual Hale of popples, at Hugh Ball, cooperating with the climb Of the new program of religions educa opportunity to tell of our achievements, Memorial day, goes entirely to hospi- committee , forth as a licensed teacher. of the American Legion, tion. This retailed in its adoption, and Of the old s<hool there are now liv so the readers of the Glacier, including tai and welfare work. Jams, Jellies, Kent Shoemaker, Harold Hershner, the organization oMhc Council, ing in Hood River M. D. Odell, Mrs. the ex-eervice men themselves, will apples, cookieH, pillows for the sun George Wilbur and Leon Foust. The llglous Education and the set John Koberg, Mrs. Meta Scobee, John know something of the work the Le room at ths Veterans' hospital, vases, , objects of the organization afo “to de meat of the' week-day church i gion has accomplished during the year. slipperH, clothing and flowers have velop the scenic and recreational ad The pupils of Park Street school will Jackson and Virgil Winchell. Fourth of July was one of the days The Ijegion as a national and state been sent to the hospital Heveral time« vantages of Hood River and Mt. Hood,! have the opportunity of attending that the old pioneers always observed organiMtion has interested Itself in during the year. At Christmas time a and to stimulate sociability and good., clasea«*ia religions instruction ones • and that summer the meeting place was i-onatructlye work along a number of special box of toys and clothing to fellowship among Ita members, and week after thq Christmas vacation. near the present Cottage Farm, which lines, but this story will be devoted to sent to the child welfare chairman, particularly to give assistance to the The ParMaie-'church adopted thto year ago aud there was an was one of the open spaces with plenty the activities of the local post for the children of disabled veterans, tourista.” . coprae a. 'demand for ita continnatloiS? of shade on the side and with a nat The most gratifying thing to Hood and Hospital No. 77 was thia year re Everyone begins to see what Hood inalgfent ural liaseball field in the open. On River Post No. 22 Itself to the success membered by our unit with slippers, Iliver'a tourist crop means. It wa» ’ Tlie association sponsored the move that date the East Bide played against of its membership drive early In the underwear, apples, pillows and tray tremendous this year, and to figure In ment which toad to the organization of the West Side. Among the players in year. We boast of 90 per cent of the cloths. Money lias lieen aent at dif dollars and cents, no one can tell whati the County teung People’s Union. em that game were myself. Dr. Watt, J. potential memberidiip of the county. ferent tlmee during the year to asalat it has amounted to, nor what it will bracing the young people's societies of H. Ferguson, Milton Odell and Virgil Moot of these members are compara the committees in their general work. amount to next year, but this we do Hood River. Parkdale^.Pine Grove and Winchell, and others I do not remem tively young men of the community For explanation, I might add that the know: With more kikk I roads each Barrett A training conference for ber. The game was one of “nip and and It can be aeen that thto organisa greater portion of the work is done year, and further development of Mt. young people during the coming sum tuck” until one of the West Side boys tion to a vehicle through which a lot In Portland, as that la srhere the gov Hood, the tourist business Is going to mer is contemplated. A number of got a regular “Babe Ruth" swat at the of good can be accomplished. We are ernment hospital Is located, and when grow large, and financially will mean uptam-pu Mie'meeting» were sponsored hall and the East Side went down in proud to include among our members the families are centered, though any a lot to Hobd Rivet and to the Hood by the association, the congregations Mrs. Hay« L. Bickford, Mrs. Chas. and all local aid is given when needed. River valley. To give authentic in of ths several church« meeting to defeat. Flach yeat at Memorial day, bouquets formation to the tourist is part of tha gether Memorial day, Thanksgiving Another event of that summer was Howe and Mias Gabrielle Delepine, the bam raising at the Peter Neal nurses. We have 266 members. • of large paper poppies, the ifaLionel Work cut out for the guides. A com day. Armistice day and on the occasion place. Everybody was there, the men The most Important work of «he Le emblem of the Ijegion, have been mittee is working on a guide book of of Colonel Howard’s visit on behalf qf to do the manual labor of placing gion, but the least conspicuous to the placed on the graves, together with Information which will be distributed World Peace Plans for the new year include the the timl>ere of the bam and the ladies public, is our welfare work. Ray Lee fresh flowers.. among its members. waging of aa ‘dlftressiv* campaign on In the spring this unit asHisted the to furnish the eats. Hans Lage is has done a lot of good during the At the first annual meeting the sec 9« W1**.goa? Move the only man now living in Hood Riv last two y«ra as welfare officer. He Legion in ita endowment quota, later ond Monday in April, the following **»•1?. An educational progfam em er whom I remember as being there. has taken a jierHonal Interest in each in the year rendering small flnancial officers were elected: Wm. Sylvester, ment. phasizing- the value' and weed of the Old Peter Neal was quite a charac easy with which he has had to deal. awristancq to the drum and bugle corps peak (president) ; C.U. Anderson, spur development of family life will be ter, built very much on the order of Quoting from his annual report, “em in the purchase of their uniforms, and (vice-president) ; Ted Baker, li our own Commodore Dean, and very ployment for ex-service men has been helping also In the sale of tags, toward (secretary); 8. J. Moore, keeper of'the launched in the near future.' The aseo-' elation pledges Itself to the support of much like him in speech and action. secured for numerous applicants. In this purpose, on tag day. life line (treat ■attirer), »nd Kent ' Shoe, the county library, (be Hood River hos We are doubly proud of our mem maker, serac (sergeant at-armo. He was ever ready to give a, fellow a one case particularly worthy of special irtna). pital. the Red Cross educational and calling tltfvvn, down, irasv but aa> it ssawMA* always ended with mention, three ex-service men were bership record. Thia is the third year, (rllllllA The guides at all times are under pltal, some remark and a twinkle of the eye placed in poeitions within 30 minutcH not successive, that Hood River has the rai>erviaion of the Chamber of relief program anff’taery cause which that made you feel, "Well, old boy. from the time they Inquired for work had the largest unit in the State. Let’s (Commerce, and function only with its weeks to further the-splrltual. Intellec jou didn't mean any rest harm any and stayed on the Job from two to four make it three years, in succession, now approval. There are two kinds of tual and - physical interest«, of the R. A. HuV hipson. President. months. The demand on the Legion —for with tha good start we have thto membership, active and associate. The people. how.” On that ow-aslon, as Hchoolmaster, I for assistance to local ex-service men shouldn't be hard. This year, having active guides compose a uniformed was supposed to be In a class by my- is fortunately very small. Claims for 140 members, which lacks only eight marching organiaatlon of 50 men. At »elf, so when I arrived on the ground hospitalization have met with very of being 100 per cent gain over last all appearances of the active guides old Peter came to me and said, “Be satisfactory results. Through our close year. Is the largest we have ever had, they are led by the American Legion with* g. .solution of you the new teacher?" to which I re association with Service Officer June and is ovef half the membership of the drum and bugle corps, who art' assuming the character ..of plied In the affirmative. "Well, young Valiant and Kenneth Cooper, of the local legion. No other unit in the equipped with the guide uniform. The blood, are being made man. I want to tell you that I don’t Veterans’ Bureau, we have been able state hSH that record, I am sure. Any active guides worked hard last spring California. Diseased trees have allow anybody to fool around the to get all worthy ex-service men of unit has a potential membership of and under the able instruction of tbeif brought intp prolific bearers. Dr. O. house. Yonr place la here at the this county into the Veterans’ hospital from one to flve times that of Its post, serac, Kent Shoemaker, with very lit B. IJpmati, professor of plant pathol for the mothers, wives, daughters and tle time for drilling, went to Portland ogy at tW Urflverelty of California, bam." The twinkle came into his with the minimum of delay.” born.' Mr. I«ee also reports that numerous sisters are alt eligible to the auxilibry, June 28 and took first prise in their said that the treatment promtoed to eye aa be continued, “You see, thar is a passell of right purty girts down demands are made for one night's their eligibility being made possible by division in the Merrykkana parad*. eliminate such plant scourgee ae aphis thar an’ it ain’t no place for a young lodging, the price of a meal or enough a great duty and sacriflce the boys Competing with otfiir booster organ feller at a bam "raisin’, besides, It’s gas to get the flivver to the next town, have paid. With the "pep" being dis izations from all over the state, it was Harry Tiernan's place to be nice to the where the Mme request to made of the played now, we should be able to frU a rather notable achievement for an .huffian. A tele Is. bored l-eglon there. The public la urged not crease our membership another 100 per organization so young. A Mg factor quartjsrs of the ws through ladies." The barn raising was a aucceea, to aid ex-service men unless they know cent in 1M8. Let’s do it now. in taking first prise, aside from the and a glare tube each one doing hla duty, and I fol of the case personally. The Legion, nctual drill woris »nd the drum and In with spedally' prepared wax. reservoir is placed at the lowed Peter's advice. I stayed by the with the cooperation of the local chap Bible Pistares a* Baptist Ctiurdi bugl« corp«, was . the bnlque costnute tree top and Si connecte ter of the Red Cross, is able to take yvorn by the guide*. Probably thia bam. Bunday evening at 7.30 Clinton C. was the biggest advertising stunt Hood t glare tube by a hose. Th The winter of 1884 is the winter we care of ail worthy cases, and it to not uflon flows géntly lato the tm look to as the deep snow. It began necessary for the public to help care Loey and Robt. E. McKinney will give River has even pulled , a history of the Bible by colored pic absorbed. snowing abont the middle of December for these transients. Tn reviewing the past season ’ s aetlvl Early In the year Hood River Post tures and charts. The lecture will be ties, it would not be right if I did hot and a little memorandum book that I and non-doctrlnal. mention the very enjoyable dinner tad J Saturday kept at that time tells me that it waa asked to put on a drive for funds non-denominational snowed 26 consecutive days, blocking in this county, about *425 for the Le Messrs. Locy and McKinney ’ are gradu \ party held at the Homestead, June 9J evangelista and teach« ier* at the all means of travel’ ekceptlng on snow gion endowment fund and *475 for the ate Now, as to the future work of the Mla- Guides, shoes. Several trains were blockaded Doernbecker hospital in Portland. Dr. America-Jerusalem Rapid Bible we expect, shortly after Clirw- Those who sion, of Loe Angeles, Calif, near Wyeth and a reocue party carried Abraham and an able committee under attend are promised aa instrudlvs mas, to have Irvipg E. Vining, Präsi dent of th* State Chamber Of Com food to them from Hood River. The took thia drive, receiving Instruction* first trip was a bard one. There was from the local poet not to make a cam and entertaining evening. merce. here to talk to us. Those who have heard Mr. Vining will look for- no trail and the snow waa new and paign for funda outside the Legion, but Merriment is promised yon by the ' ward with pleasure to hearing him soft, so the party took turna ta break to accept voluntary contributions. The Auxiliary gave 1100; >126 was re- Gravenateln i at the New Year's eve ngatn, and those who have ing the trail. Snow shore and tobog- auxiui gan aleds were used. The story la told| calved ] from a flaw patriotic dtlsens dance nt Pine Grove Orange hall. heard him have a Mg treat •»/ a . . * e. Ofc» WA ‘. -ul’ CURED BY GRANGE ACTIVITIES OF HOOD: RIVER WOMAN’S CLUB LEGION AUXILIARY AID TO POST NO. 22 hood R iver guides ARE HUSKY ROOSTERS HOOD RIVER POST HAS EVENTFUL YEAR TIRES Special Prices 31x4 S.S. Cord $18.00 32x4 S.S. Cord $19.20 33x4 S.S. Cord $20.20 SPECIAL DISCOUNT ÒN TUBES. TIBES AND TUBES REPAIRED. COLUMBIA SERVICE STAYTON Firestone Service Phone 1283 LENORE GREGORY Violin and Piano KM. REMINISCENCES OF PIONEER YEARS (By H. L. Howe) In writing on the past history of any place one is apt to come in for criticism either as to dates or happenings, so I am steering clear of exact dates and in writing this sketch will give it as It appeared to me and with the under standing that we do not all see or remember alike. The recently printed story of the old steamboat days put my mind back to the days when It was possible to see several boats on the river at the same time, and also to my first ride up the Columbia river. The wideness and big ness of the Columbia at Astoria, and the day’s ride from there to Portland and the next day to Hood River, the portage around the Cascade Locks, the stopping st the landings for the loading and unloading of freight and the wood ing up, where stacks of fir wood were taken aboard for the fuel, were all new and interesting to a young fellow fresh from the level, treeless Nebraska prairies. In those days there ware three prin cipal landings, or counting the Stan ley landing, four. One called the high water landing, for the summer months, was below the city park, to reach which that road which is now known aa Thirteenth street, then called Adams Hill, was used, turning from there into The Dalles Sandy road and from there into a roadway that led down the hill to the edge of the slough; for the low water or winter landing they continued serosa the sandbar to a place opposite • I 9 '■ i '■ I á 1