The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-09
THE COLONY DIARY
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you do to-day. If you were living in
i place where you know no girl would
be forced to sell herself to live, where
all children would have The right to
grow up in full manhood or woman
hood, with all hands extended in help
fulness instead Of every hand against
them. don't you really think you
should have much to Be thankful forp
Yes, that is what we have here. But
there are other things | feel more
thankful for than even that; one Of
them is that | am able to render a use
full service to my fellow workers and
TO cause that is bound to point the
way to better human existence for all
mankind. | am thankful that | live
now in this, the greatest age of all the
world; that | am living among peo-
pie who are honestly and sincerely
working for an ideal that will some day
make people Of the future wonder how
greed could have ever festered in the
minds of the brothers of old. Ii is
a wonderful world we live in: nature
has provided an over abundance for
all, and | am thankful and proud to
stand shoulder to shoulder with men,
women. boys, and girls who dare TO
step forward in advance of the rest of
the world, to face the curses and jeers
of misunderstanding and the abuse Of
selfish. jealous, and suspicious people
who cannot or will not see. Yes, | am
glad I am here, where real service to
mankind is being rendered in a true
spirit, of brotherhood and helpfulness.
No one can know the joy of service UNI
til he truly serves and no one can
know the true Thanksgiving of life UNI
til he can FORGET SELF and live to
do good to others. Yes, we had nice
day of rest and pleasure, and at night
fine dance and entertainment at the
roof garden, in which our folk-dance
class danced the old English harvest
dance and our kindergartenASiddies did
their part by dancing and singing for
our entertainment. We are thankful
for all these kiddies and that we are
able to give them chance in the world
that we did not have.
s.
Friday, Dec. /. - This is the "day
after the night before" and several
changes in our working force were
made: one in logging and wood-cutt-
ing. Merrel. Hinkley, and John Klahr
started telling pine trees, south Of the
town, on the Stevens place; they not
only fell the trees, but cut the tops ina
to wood. Jones and Demaree are still
making wood Of the down timber out
near the Ford ranch. Busick with a
six-muIe team and Warren Fread with
four mules, are now logging together
while Chas. Klahr, Clappa, and Victor
Gaddis are hauling wood for use at the
power plant. It must not be forgot
ten that another kiln of bricks soon Il
be burned; this will call for more
extra fuel. Kemp, Dalton, and Aller
are hauling cane to the grinders, Will,
Landrum and jacques feed the CAM
crusher. Vernon Boyce, Darth, Lind
sey. Gaddis, and Frank Klahr ar,
cooking the syrup and the best syr
up we have ever made is now "eominl
off" at the big steam cooker. Gu
saw mill crew is about the busiest on
on the place. Carl Hoover, Ralpl
Gels, Lottie Braun, and David Lindse.
saw logs in the am. and then hik
to school in the pm. except Lottie
who helps Fischer and Mars, TacketI
and Belohradsky in the planning mil
to finish and pile, or convert into ma
terial for immediate use the lumbe
sawed. Ole is making flooring to-day
while Goldman and Matt are finishin
two dozen new beds. Staye and Ere
are getting out the window frames 70
the new machinery building; and be
tween times Fred gets wagon tim
bers in shape for Wurfer and Schuste
to convert into a finished produc