Sally's History Page

Sally Margaret Robertson Laxson

I don't remember too much of my early childhood, maybe as I grow older more of it will come back to in The main thing I remember of Mama and Daddy, so many times Mama would have an ache or pain, when she would tell Daddy he would say "Woman I going to take you down to that hospital and leave you until they find out what is wrong with you”, all of us kids would start crying. As I look back now, it was probably the only way Mama had to get attention, there were so many of us. I can still picture them standing at the kitchen window talking, he with his arm across her shoulder. One of the shed rooms was our girl’s bedroom, 2 beds, 3 girls in each bed. I slept with Ruby and Verne. My most embarrassing moment was the time I was parked with my boy friend on the way home. Daddy coming home from Lodge meeting recognized the guy’s car and made me get out of the car and go home with him, I tried to tell the guy Daddy was kidding, he knew better because he worked with Daddy. Let this be a lesson to you young ones, if you park make sure it isn’t on the main way home. I remember Mama singing "The Old Rugged Cross” as she hung out clothes. Oh how I remember the yummy cinnamon rolls she made. I remember crossing the foot bridges on the way to school, working in the fields, milking cows, canning food and the other jobs we had to do. Daddy kept us busy.

After graduating, I went to Mangum Jr. College for 11/2 years. I played basketball in high school and college. In 1939, I moved to Oklahoma City and worked as a waitress until I met my husband and married. Cal worked at Wilson Meat Packing Co. Cathie was born in 1940. In 1941 we got the California bug, Cal came out in November and Cathie and I arrived in Los Angeles on Dec 7, 1941, we heard of the bombing of Pearl Harbor just before we arrived. We went to San Diego and Cal worked in a defense plant. I remember the black outs. In 1943 we came back to Los Angeles and Cal worked for Carnation Milk Co.

In 1944 Cal joined the Marine Corp, he was stationed at Camp Pendelton at Oceanside. When he went over seas he landed on Okinawa. After peace was declared for World War II he had to stay in Tiensin, China for almost a year. While he was gone I worked in a glass factory, as a welder tacker in the shipyard and for Safeway Markets. He wrote us he would be arriving in San Diego, Cathie and I took a train down to meet him. The ship was loaded with Service Men, we waited until they all left the ship, but no Cal. He came in about a week later but we were unable to meet him. We always said 9 months end 30 minutes after he got home we would have a son. It took us a little longer but we got our son Russ in l947.We had our own cleaners for awhile and then Cal went to work in the lab part of the movie studios and is still working there. Russ followed in his Dad’s line of work. Cathie married a young man that was in the Marine Co after the Korean War.

In 1950 we bought our first home in Reseda, I went to work for Mayfair Markets and was going to work 6 months to help buy furniture. I ended up working until I retired in June 1984. Most of these years were with Mayfair as a checker and office clerk. In 1960 we bought a home in Northridge end lived there until we divorced, then I moved to North Hollywood where I live today.

I thought it quite a coincidence, when- Cathie picked her wedding date, she chose August 31, Mama’s birth date, Then Russ picked his wedding date, he chose July 9, Daddy’s birth date. Neither of them knew at the time that they were Mama and Daddy’s birthdates, Cathie and Russ gave us 3 wonderful Grandchildren, 2 girls and a boy.

In 1959, Mama and Daddy celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, I made them a family tree, after 26 years I decided to bring it up to date. I am really enjoying my retirement. I have lots of time to do the things I like to do and to work on this project. I hope all of you will enjoy it as much I have enjoyed doing it. With all of your help I hope to keep it up to date and after I am gone hopefully some one will continue it.

By Sally Margaret Robertson Laxson

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