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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>I was 4 years old when my father bought the
remaining 20 acres of the Shea property just east of Foster, OR. This was
in 1943 and in the middle of WWII.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>People were encouraged to grow their own
vegetables, and we tried to do our part. I had a small garden plot near
the east end of the house that did produce some good veggies. My father
planted several things (beets, turnips, melons) on the upper east of the
property. Well.... The neighbor's cow came over and ate most of the
greens, and smashed all of the melons.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I think my dad said that he would eat that cow if
it got loose again.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Cecil Houk, ET1 USN Ret.<BR>PO Box 530833<BR>San Diego CA
92153<BR>FAX 619-428-6434<BR><A
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