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THE POST, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1948
PAGE THREE
Girvans Return From 7,000 Mile
Western Trip to Visit Children pt
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Mr. and Mrs.
Lake Street are home from a three |
week's trip to the west coast. They
travelled 7,000 miles through Penn-
sylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Io-
wa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho,
Oregon, Washington, California,
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Okla-
homa, Kansas, Missouri, and West
Virginia.
“We traveled for miles through
the desert and would see nothing
but cattle”, said Mrs. Girvan. “We
wondered how they obtained nour-
ishment. There were hundreds of
pigs and on the other side of the
road, hundreds of steers, and a
little further on, more sheep than
we could imagine.”
“Once several cowboys brought
sheep from one field to another
across the way. Our car was sud-
denly swamped by sheep. I asked
the cowboy how many sheep there
were and he answered ‘about 2,
500." That's a lot of sheep I said.”
Sometimes we traveled for 25
or 30 miles and then saw a few
houses. Once a population sign
read population 12. Thirty five
miles further another sign read
‘population 38’. It was not unusual
to go for miles without a sign of
civilization. Once we came across
a clump of trees and when we got
close, discovered it was a well-
kept ranch. Generally the owners
had their planes nearby. We figur-
ed that was how they got their
supplies and took care of their
stock.
In some states for miles along
the highway there were acres of
cotton, olives, almond trees, and
peanuts. Signs, read cotton pick-
ers needed at once’ or ‘grape pick-
ers’. There were miles of vineyards.
Grapes were picked and loaded in-
to huge gondola like trucks and
carted to the romeries. We passed
the Roma Wine Co.
Along one highway in the des-
ert was a sign which read ‘Petri-
fied Watermelons, take one home
to your mother-in-law”. They were
rocks shaped like watermelons.
The Lincoln Highway along the
Columbia River is beautiful. There
was an Indian Reservation where
salmon fishing provided the means
of livelihood. We arrived in time
to see them spear the salmon
jumping the falls.
In Wyoming, we passed through
John A. Girvan,<
Granite Canyon, Medicine Bow,
Point of Rocks, ‘Rock Springs,
In Oregon the flooded city of |
Vanport attracted our attention. It
is pathetic to see what was once
“a thriving city of hundreds of fam-
ilies. Now all that remains is a
ghost town. It will be years be-
fore it can be rebuilt, if ever.
We traveled one entire day over
the Mojave Desert before we reach-
ed Arizona. The government main-
tains the U. S. Marine Barracks
at Barstow. There were acres of
tractors, jeeps and armored cars.
All kinds of beautiful buildings and
barracks.
For miles we saw nothing but
cactus plants and sage brush. All
through this desert are dry rivers,
in fact, all through the west people
complained of lack of water.
The Coolidge Dam was dry, the
first time since its erection.
The sun shone on Mt. Shasta
and it is really a beautiful sight,
always covered with snow. There
were also the snow capped moun-
tains in Wyoming.
We spent several days in Port-
land, Oregon, and there the flow-
ers were really beautiful. The
weather was warm during the day
but clammy cold at night.
In Phoenix, Arizona where we
spent a day and night, the weather
was ideal. During the summer, our
daughter informed us, the temper-
ature reached 132 but she said the
houses are air conditioned and one
really does not mind it indoors.
It costs eleven dollars a year to
irrigate the ground there, and its
not an uncommon sight to see ir-
rigation ditches being constructed.
Gophers do a great deal of dam-
age as they tunnel underneath
the ground. Scorpions are there in
great numbers and are really pois-
onous.
There are male and female palm
trees, the latter are heavily laden
with dates. It is not unusual for
one bunch to bear a bushel of
dates.
Orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime
and many other trees are in abun-
dance. The weather is ideal the
year round. They have rain about
one month in the entire year.
From Arizona we proceeded to-
wards Missouri. The roads were
splendid. and there were thous-
ands of beautiful farms.
In Indiana we passed through
the largest clay center in the world.
In Nebraska, Boys Town was a
sight we shall never forget. Beauti-
ful buildings and well kept grounds
are everywhere.
We traveled quite a distance
through the Ozark Mountains and
through the Texas Panhandle where
oil fields are a familiar sight.
co, the Hot Springs
sting. The hot rocks
degrees. The Carice Fengly Hos-
pital for crippled children is lo-
cated there. We traveled over the
Roswell Mountains, 8,835 ft. ele-
vation, the most treacherous I have
ever seen.
In Bylas, Arizona, we stopped
at an Indian Reservation where
the educated Indian who ran a
trading Post gave us a lot of infor-
mation. He told us that on that
particular reservation in the next
two months 2 million dollars’ worth
of cattle would be disposed of and
that meant that the Indians there
would receive about $20,000 each.
They pay their bills twice a year
and he supplies them with food
and clothing. The men make jew-
elry, book ends, etc. and the wo-
men make rugs. Some taking as
long as a year to make and sell
for $120.00. They raise the wool,
which they dye themselves. This
same Indian said he spent 10 years
in Boston, Mass. and remembered
being in Wilkes-Barre. He said he
loved the reservation life”,
The Girvan’s visited their son,
John and wife and 3 children in
Oregon. They had never seen the
children. In Vancouver, Washing-
ton, they visited their son, Tom,
whose wife and tiny baby were also
strangers to them and they also
visited Bill who left here last Jan-
uary and is living in Oregon.
They visited Helen and Albert
Lewis who have been in. Arizona
since spring. Albert works in an
aluminum plant. ‘He and Helen
say they would like to come East
on a visit some time but never to
live here. They love Arizona and
have many friends there.
In Missouri Mr. Girvan visited
his Aunts, Jen and Leah whom
he has not seen since he was a lad.
The former;is 83 and the latter
73 and both are enjoying excellent
health and were very happy to see
him.
Some days the Girvans traveled
350 miles, some 500 miles. They
stopped nights at Motels which
were something new to them.
Prices ranged from $4.50 per
couple up per night. Gasoline
ranged from 22 cents to 32 cents
per gallon. The prices charged for
meals just the same as hereabouts.
4 All told it was a trip they en-
joyed and they hope some day for
another when they can spend more
time.
up per night. Gasoline ranged from
22 cents to 32 cents per gallon.
The prices charged for meals just
the same as hereabouts. All told
it fas a trip they enjoyed and they
hope some day for another when
they can spend more time.
Harmony Club Meets
At Youngblood Home
Mrs. Weldon Carle and Mrs, AL.
Youngblood entertained members
of the Harmony Club at the lat-
ter’s home in Wilkes-Barre. Mrs.
Carle who is leaving to spend the
winter in Los Angeles was present-
ed with a compact as a going away
gift, also a “First Aid Kit” pre-
sented with an original humorous
poem by Mrs. George Schallen-
berger. Next meeting will be De-
cember 2 held at the home of Mrs.
Byron Kester, Mrs. Paul Mahler
will assist. Those wishing Sun-
shine Magazine will give subscrip-
tions to Mrs. J. J. Voitek at this
meeting, also used greeting cards
and cancelled postage stamps.
Present were: Messers. J. Parry, |
W. Rozelle, F. M. Drake, J. J. Voi-
tek, H. A. Sweppenheiser, W, Race,
C. Smith, Ira Frantz, W, Carle, B.
Kester, H. Phillips, H. Wells, L.
M. Fredd, G. Austin, H. Jones, C.
B. Ransom, G. Schallenberger, C.
L. Youngblood, and grand children, !
Jackie and Joan, also, Joyce and
Harry Sweppenheiser Jr., Ricky
Drake, Carol Mae Smith.
By d’Alessio
THESE WOMEN!
MRS. BRODBEE/,
“Would you waltz me around the store a few minutes, clerk?
I want to see how these new shoes are for dancing!”
Attending Fall Reunion
Of Caldwell Consistory
| Among those attending the fall
| reunion of Caldwell Consistory in
: Bloomsburg last week are: Marvin
lA. Briggs, Sagnaw street, Sheldon
Idetown; Levi T. Crews,
Trucksville; Harold S. Donnelly,
| Idetown; Donald M. Harris, Shaver-
town; Theodore F. Hinkle and his
father, George O. Hinkle, Shaver-
town; Clarence C. LaBar, Hunlocks
Creek, John R. Lee, Terrace Drive;
Edwin T. Roth, Church street; Hen-
ry H. Sickler, Vernon; Paul Young,
and Gordon S. Young, Hunlock’s
Creek and Donald R. Yeust, Dallas
R.F.D.
Cave,
Mrs. Edwin Lowe Named
Chairman Of Club Dance
Mrs. Edwin Lowe been
named chairman of the annual holi-
has
| day dance sponsored by the Dallas
| Woman’s Club at Irem Temple
Country Club Saturday, November
27. ther committee members:
decorations, Mrs. Jonathan Valen-
tine and Mrs. Norman Patton;
tickets, Mrs. James W. Gross; res-
ervations, Mrs. L. L. Richardson
and Mrs. J. Franklin Robinson;
publicity, Mrs. J. Franklin Robin-
son.
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