Siskiyou Union High School - White and Gold Yearbook (Weed, CA)

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1 H DFW Ill ll SIllHllT0llIl1 First Prize Essay Smoke curls lazily out of chimneys. A cat stretches his glistening body in the warm sun. A dog whines at a back door. Somewhere in the distance, ehildre11's voices are heard i11 morning play. A factory whistle blows warning for the men at work. Clothes dance merrily in the early morning breeze. The small town has begun its day! Little pans simmer gaily, on little black legged stoves. Everybody is in a hum of work. Marketing is being done at the corner grocery. lt is a friendly little place, the corner grocery. It is red with big white letters written all over the glass windows. In the middle of the room is a stove-a popular place in the winter when the chilly north Wind blows his icy breath. Fresh fruits and vegetables are always on display. Toni, a little kindly old man with large eyes that snap at you when he laughs., is the owner of the little red grocery store. He loves all the old village people and young ones too, who come to his store. They are all he has-they mean every- thing to each other. The little red corner grocery means so much to the small town. It spreads a warmth and friendly feeling among the men who come and chat on long after- noons. There is a bounding friendship upon which no outsider can intrude. WllCll marketing is done, and the daily chores are performed, and twilight softly falls, the sun plays hide-and-seek among the rooftopsg these simple llOlllC- folks gather around their fires while another night passes. SIDNEY HOGAN McCloud High School THE PIUIIEERS Honorable Mention Slowly and steadily on came the long and trailing caravansg Onward to new-found homes, Came the fearless and brave pioneers. They built up the first settlements for the white man And helped to establish liberty. Witli their everlasting toil and endeavors- They helped make a land of the free. Jos CATALANO Weed High School 44172