Show PIONEER celebrates BIRTHDAY the mode of living today is just as it should be in the opinion of C j G porter of porterville who has lived to see modern developments rid the homemaker home maker of drudgery of early times mr porter will celebrate his birthday anniversary sunday in the brick home built 75 years ago by his father john P porter he recalls movin moving when only a boy into the wild tin unsettled valley which now bears his name from Cent centerville erville where he was born april 3 1854 he has watched the covered wagon and ox teams give way to 10 the automobile and other modern modes of ire he has watched with interest development of the far reaching program of free education and luxurious school buildings of today and contrasts them with the one room rustic schoolhouse where he spent his teaching career many years ago As one of first garden farmers mr porter introduced introduced cauliflower to housewives of the state as a table vegetable he retired from active farming at the age aga of fco his wife mrs bessie A porter died in 1920 mr porter is a canstatt can stant reader of dally daily papers he appreciates scenic beauty pleasing his 32 grandchildren and IQ Q great grand children 1 Is ills hobby his son soil and daughters who honor him sunday with a dinner find and homecoming celebration are mrs alfred carter L A porter and mrs george brough dr C W porter dean of chemistry at the university of california at berkeley and dr R 0 porter of san francisco are other sons his only living sister mm nellie P white was guest of the occasion |