Anderson Union High School - Aurora Yearbook (Anderson, CA)

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Anilrrann sinh Anhernnn Halley By L.xt'R.x VVAIJFON, '16. In the upper part of the Sacramento valley, protected by green hills and carpeted by fragrant flowers, stands Anderson, the metropolis of Anderson Valley. This small city of about fourteen hundred population is situated between the forest-covered hills on the west and the calm flowing, limpid Sacramento river on the east. To the north Mount Shasta rears her snow-crowned summit and our thoughts Hy to the words of llyron, tisubstituting Mount Shasta for Mount Blancj : XVe crowned her long ago, Un a throne of rocks, In a robe of clouds, And a diadem of snow. To the east the now famous volcano, Mount Lassen, catches the first rays of the rising sun and bedecks herself with gorgeous colors. When the volcanic ash is thrown into the air the rays of the sun make the clouds look like the terrible Flames from some red hot furnace. The surrounding hills look blue in the distance and as the eye comes nearer to the city the hills change to a deep refreshing green. The cruel. bounding, turbulent Sacramento river of the mountains becomes calm. quiet and beautiful by the time it has reached Anderson. The splash of the red salmon and the scream of the water birds are the only sounds one hears in this peaceful place. Stretching from the river on both sides and extending from the foothills of the Coast Range to the uplands of the Sierras, with the little city in the center, nestle the productive farms grown famous for the luscious fruits which their owners ship all over the continent. The most productive fruits of the foothill country are the blood-red strawberries and the peaches which seem to have taken their color from the gold hidden in the soil where they grow. Here also may be found the olive rivaling in size and color those of the Holy Land. The favorite fruit of the river bottom is the juicy prune, and after dipping and drying, 'carload after carload is shipped to the larger cities where they are distributed in small amounts to the uttermost ends of the earth. The sun-kissed apricot also forms one of Anderson Valleys most profitable crops. They ripen in the early summer and are then packed in crates and shipped north where they are prized more highly than the gold whose color they resemble. In the early fall the grape forms the important crop and bunches weighing four pounds are numerous. Un the river bottom are also grown large quantities of al falfa. We often see cows standing' knee deep in this rich feed and we later drink the foamy milk and eat the yellow butter with delight because we know it is fresh, clean and healthful. The horses, in most communities called farm plugs, are not .farm plugs to us because they are sleek and shiny and hold their Eight

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heads high in the air even when pulling the plow which turns the dark, moist soil ready for planting or the mower, as it ents sea after sea of golden waving' grain. As our eyes wander over the level fields we may see wagons piled high with fragrant hay, which is taken to large barns or put in monstrous stacks ready for the baling machine. The giant oaks afford shelter for numerous birds and when the summer sun becomes warm both man and beast seek the shade of their overhanging' boughs. Vegetables and small table fruits will be grown in unlimited quantities on all of our soil when the water from the irrigation canal is turned on the fertile soil. This canal will include both Anderson and Cottonwood and surrounding lands. As we draw nearer to Anderson our eye is caught by the church spires which point toward the blue heavens. Some of the dwelling-houses stand out in bold relief against the sky and others cuddle beneath the shelter of over-hanging' boughs. Many of the roomy yards are carpeted with rich lawns and some are done in mosaic work of violets and daisies. Rose-bushes, honeysuckle, lilac bushes. and the pure-white, slender-stemmed Shasta Daisies flaunt their many-colored blossoms in the passing' breeze. The fences of former days still remain but with the growth of the little city and the untiring' labor of the lmprovement Club, the unsightly fence is disappearing. The hack yards are clean and wholesome due to the work of this same club. The Anderson Union 'High School stands proudly before the people not because of the building' but because of the men and women it is sending out into the world. On the opposite side of the town and to the north is situated one of the most beautiful grammar schools in the Sacramento Valley with its large yard surrounded by carefully planted trees, and the American Hag floats protectingly over the heads of our boys and girls. The main line of the railroad runs through the business part of town. allording a means of transportation to distant markets. :Xnderson may. in summer or winter, spring or fall, be called the ideal California home. ' nv Ellie Qlnttnnnrnnh ttlmprnuvnwni Glluh The Womens Improvement Club of Cottonwood consists of about thirty members who are united in an etliort to improve the civic and social conditions of this vicinity. Shade tree planting, conserving the beautiful native oaks, and tire protection are the main objective points, yet the members are glad to aid any good cause. They have been able to accomplish some substantial work, and hy hearty co-operation are hoping for steady improvement and a liril-'lit future for this section of the country. The club was established in 51 May 1915. Nine