The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 1980 Page: 8 of 10
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Moran News
Six Moron Eighth Graders Participate
In Graduation Exercises May 23rd
Graduation exercises
for the eighth grade of
Moran Elementary School
were held F"riday, May 23
at 8:00 pm in the high
school auditorium. The
class's motto was "What
you are is God's gift to
you; what you make of
yourself is your gift to
God." The class colors
were dark blue and light
blue.
Mrs Garland Shelton
played the processional
and the recessional for
the graduates Kitty
Pace, third high ranking
member of the class, gave
the invocation.
Aline Gates gave the
salutatory' address and
Janet Simmons made the
valedictory speech.
A. I,. Hunter, Moran
School principal, pre
sen ted the various
awards to qualifying
students, including those
in high school.
The eighth grade
diplomas were given to
class members by Koss
Montgomery, vice presi
dent of the school board.
The benediction was
given by Andy Parsons.
Members of the gradu
aling class are Tracie
Jean Bivins, Frances
Aline Gates, Kitty Sue
Pace, Andy. Wylie Par
sons, Handy Wylie Par
sons, and Janet Simmons.
Ushers for the program
were Hollie Stewart,
Rowenna Gunn, Tommy
M e d a r t, and George
Mark.
Junior high leader*. ..
Leading yells for the Moran Junior High football team next fall will be (left to right) Melanie Mitchell (head),
Cindy Freeman, Colleen Morelock and Jennifer Whitt. The four girls were chosen last month before the
Moran school year ended. • ' "
MIIS eheerlea-tlers.
Recently elected cheerleaders at Moran High School lor the 1980 81 school year
include (left to right) Pom Freeman Dora Cook (mascot), Jano Miller Shorla
Mitchell (head) ond Gay Gorrett ,
Sedwick Reunion
Held May 18th
On May 18 Margie
English hosted a Sunday
dinner for four of her Sed
wick Community School
classmates. Those atten
ding were Mrs. Walter
Owens (Maggie English!,
Mrs. Dan McGord (Fannie
Jones), Mrs. Jay Terry
(Etta, Morgan), Mrs. I,an
nie Dosser (Georgia
Jones), Miss Inez McCord,
daughter of Mrs. McCord,
and the hostess.
Over a prolonged lun
cheon the group did much
reminiscing. The ex
students recalled that
land for the Sedwick
school was donated by a
Mr Harrison. According
to Mrs. Terry, the land on
which the one room school
house once stood, still
belongs to the Harrison
, family.
The school's first
trustees were John Prit
chard, Bud Jones, and J.
I) English. The first
teacher was Miss Bertha
Biz/,ell of Albany and she ,
boarded with Mr and
Mrs ,1 I). English.
Parrishes Celebrate 60th Anniversary
With Reception At Community Center
Mr. and Mrs. Alvice
Parrish and family hosted
a reception in the Moran
Community Center Sun
day afternoon, June 1,
honoring the 60th wed
ding anniversary of Mr.
Parrish's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. David Parrish of the
Deep (/'reek Community.
The serving table was
covered with a yellow
cloth overlaid with cream
colored lace. The center
piece was an arrangement
of multi colored silk
flowers made by Mrs.
Alvice Parrish. Alice
Branham, Ellen Stuts
man, and Janet Parrish
served golden punch and
cake squares decorated
with white icing and tiny
Musical Assoc.
Makes Donations
Baling Wire A Memories
by Audrey I'arker Brooks
Today we are hearing
much talk about a "reres
sion" hut the word "de
pression" has been
carefully avoided by
newscasters. But the
other day One broke the
taboo and uttered the
word DEPRESSION!
As severe as the one of-
the thirties, he said. The
nian who was doing the
feportmg for all his glib
show of knowledge was
much too young to have
had a first hand look at
one of the world's
greatest financial catas
t rophes,
I don't remember when
I first became aware that
there was a depression.
Not at lis beginning. I
know In the 19.'<0's there
were a lot fewer people
and no televisions to has
sle us day and night with
"World shattering" news
Very few people had even
a radio. Almost nobody
subscribed to a daily
paper. The average farm
er depended-on the old
"Semi Weekly Farm
Community Calendar
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How rich
aren't
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They've been adding
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If you haven't ond suddenly find that you need
money now to pay bills, make home improve-
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News" for his world news
Most families had u car.
The maximum speed ■ of
those cars was little more
t han 50 miles an hour and
only the most daring idiot
would attempt such speed
on. the highways of the
t hirt ies. The .best of I he
roads were gravel topped
and the worst varied fro.m
terrible to impassable
when wet. But we stir
vi ved.
Farm people were in
far better condition to
survive the Great Depres
sion than their urban kin
Farmers grew their own
food and they practiced
the old adage, "Eat what
you can and can w hat you
can't."
The first pressure can
ner I ever saw was about
1930 at a neighborhood
demonstration put on by
the Home Demonstration
Agent of San Saba Coun .
ty The lady was going
from community to com
munity to show the ef
ficacy of the new tangled
pressure canner. With
this type canner food
could be placed in tin
cans. Of course it took a
special kind of sealer for
the cans but when proper
ly done the canned pro
duct had a store bought
look. Improperly done you
had a time bomb in your
pantry.
The two food items
most stressed at these
demonstrations were,
meat and cream style
corn. A neighborhood cou
pie went from house to
house helping each farm
family butcher a beef and
prepare it for canning. I
remember the enormdus
pots of chili simmering on
Mamma's wood burning
range. I liked the chili but
I wasn't overly fond of
most of the canned meal.
But J ate it.
I remember more about
canning corn than
anything else because
that was the job I became
involved with — unwilling
ly you can bet. Papa grew
corn like it was going out
of style that year. Of
course most of it was for
hog feed but to me it
looked as though he in
tended for us to can it all.
lie brought in dozens of
ears at a time and we all
started shucking. Shuck
ing wouldn't have been so
bad it it hadn't been for all
those miserable little corn
silks. I picked and picked
but after inspecting some
of my work, Mamma
opined that "the one
eating the most corn will
get t he most silks."
After silking and
washing came slicing the
corn off the cob. Water
thin il must be and that
took a sharp knife. Proper
placement of the fingers
too or one would be um.n
t eft 11onaI Iy sheared.
When each little row was
shaved off the scraping
began. What a mess! No
matter how carefully I
scraped I was splattered
wit h bits of corn from
head to toe. Mamma was
more adept at the job
than I but she removed
her glasses for cleaning
pretty often because she
couldn't see through the
corn splotches. Finally
the stuff was in. the cans,
sealed, processed and
ready for storage. It was
Kood corn.
There were other ways
lor using the abundance
of corn. In Mamma's "big"
cookbook I find a
"receipt" for corn relish. I
remember the woman
w ho wrote it and the day
she gave it to Mamma.
The main ingredients
were "12 large ears of'
corn and 2 heads of cab
bage chopped fine." There
is a recipe for cucumber
relish and one for sand
wich spread using "14
medium sized
cucumbers." And in an en
velope with a June 17,
1938 postmark I find a dill
pickle recipe from Aunt
Jo.
For many of us the days
of the Great Depression
were the days of our,
youth. In retrospect it
wasn't an entirely bad
time. Certainly there was
happiness scattered
through the corn shucks
and pots of chili. But if I
had my "druthers" there
would never be another
depression. Not even a
recession as we're facing
right now!
The Moran Country
Musical Organization
recently made Memorial
I'av contributions to the
three cemetery associa
lion's in the Moran area.
The Dennis and Johnson
Cemetery Associations
each received $25 and the
Morart Cemetery Associa
t.ion was given $50.
With each offering
went a letter stating that
the contribution w.as
made in memory of veter
ans of all U.S. wars buried
in the cemetery.
Lucion Brooks is presi
dent of the Country Musi
cal group, E. E. Wilburn is
vice president, and Elma
May Huskey is secretary
treasurer.
Museum To Open
Sunday Evenings
The Moran Historical
Museum will be open Sun
day afternoons from 2:00
til 4:00 pm during the
summer months.
Three antique show
cases purchased from the
Derah Ward Estate have
been placed in the muse
um. The cases are in fairly
good condition although
one must have replace
ment of glass before it can
be used. The Moran Coun
try Musical Organization
provided the funds for
purchasing the display
cases.
About one hundred peo
pie have visited the
museum during the past
month.
Mildred Smith re-
turned Friday afternoon
from a week's vacation in
the Texas Hill Country.
She attended the Keese
family reunion in George
town and visited cousins
in Leander and Austin. At
Seguin she spent two
days with her sister, Mrs.
H. A. (Rogene Col-
linsworth) Hull.
Paul and Madole Harp-
er have returned from a
Memorial Day holiday in
Ruidoso, New Mexico.
They viewed the racea at
Ruidoao Downs while in
the Land of Enchantment.
yellow flowers.
Miss Nina Bailey, niece
of Mrs. Alvice Parrish,
presided at the guest
register. The registry
table held a small ar
rangement of yellow and
white silk flowers, also
made by Mrs. Parrish. 108
guests registered
Out of town relatives
who attended the recep
tion included Mrs. Hattie
Nix of Cisco, Mrs. Veda
McAlister and C. E. Flem
ing, both of Loop, Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Fleming of
Seagraves. Also Arnold
Parrish of Lubbock, Mr.
and Mrs. Truman Parrish
of Sudan, Mr. and Mrs. C.
H. Churchill of San Ange
lo and Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Raymond of Abilene.
A noon time dinner at
the Community Center
for Parrish kin preceded
the reception.
Jim and Helen Trowel!
and son, Charley, and Ron
and Sheila Hallmark and
Larry left Saturday for
Eureka Springs, Arkan
sas and a vacation in the
Ozarks.
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