A 22 For Christmas

[Jerry VanHorn]

After posting about my first guns, I thought I would show this picture. It was taken in June..1960. I'm in the middle..age 13..Kenny on the left..age 12...and Toby on the right..age 14..The picture was on the front page of our local paper. Our gun club got the idea to clean out some of the pigeon population in town. Usually there were about 25 of us shooting in town.Our main street was US 40..The National Road...We did this a couple times a month..The President of the bank would come down and open the lobby if it was cold..There was a farm Bureau CoOp near..so we had plenty of targets. This lasted about a year..until the ladies from the local Humane Society raised a storm. This was before the Interstate..and people traveling probably wondered what was going on..I still have the vest that I'm wearing..in the case with the shotgun..Those were the days.........................

[Bill Murphy]

Jerry, what town was that?

[Jerry VanHorn]

Brazil, Indiana..On US 40 between Terre Haute and Indianapolis. My Dad was Chief Deputy..Went on to two terms as Sheriff ..then Commissioner..

[WHO]

Looks like everyone drove a pickup!

[Jerry VanHorn]

That was the back lot of the Chevy dealer. I traded my red '57..with blown motor for 1960 Impala...in 1962 to them....Didn't like it...Sold it to a friend..Dad came home with a yellow '57 Bel Air convertible..I LIKED that !..