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Show . J '' AkiKtjkTk-fc- A Noluii'u Nine Number Three MERCHANTS PROPOSED IN I PROTEST INCREASE LICENSE FEES The Retail Merchants of Provo, through Clayton Jenkins, Secretary of the Provo Chamber of Commerce, vigorously opposed any increase in the merchants license fees at the budget hearing held Wednesday afternoon. Merchants are now paying a license tax of one percent of gross sales- - This is more than the tax of three-fourth- s of one percent paid by Logan merchants and a great deal more than the Salt Lake City rate since the merchants there pay no license tax at all. Provo merchants already pay Iheir fair and regular share of taxes on merchandise and real estate, the same as other taxpayers; in addition they are now paying from $25.00 to $500.00 each as a special license tax. If the merchants licenses are increased as proposed by the City Commission, it means that a special tax is levied against a small group to provide tax money for the use of all of the people in the city. This is class taxation which is discriminatory and unfair. If more revenue must be raised to operate the city government, they should be paid by all of the people and not by a small group, it was pointed out. BONNEVILLE Christmas Tree Lights Stolen Vandals who stole the Christmas tree lights on the tree in front of President Howard S. McDonald's home at B. Y. U. Wednesday night, almost ran him down with their car. Since there has been an epidemic on the Y" campus of stealing, destroying of gardens, the orchard injured, and even the goldfish killed, the President said: If the people will not cooperate with us in our efforts to beautify the campus, we will be forced to put gates on the campus, and lock them." Police have been instructed to pick up all cars on the campus during the holidays. WEEK LEADERSHIP B.Y.U. JANUARY BEGINS 31 The 25th annual Brigham Young University Leadership Week and the first since 1841, will be held four consecutive days beginning January 31. has been announced this wee by Dr. Gerrit de Jong, Jr., dean of the BYU College of fine arts and chairman of the affair. Lectures and classes will be held the first three days with religious activities slaied for Sunday. February 3. the final have Deen day. Committees named to direct the various Spencer P. T. A. Postponed Mrs. Ronald Adams T announces sPencer School Parent-eher- s meeting has been owing to the busy season, nounccment of date will be a,de later. ness and !' v.. iE s X'Lz&zm,'. :. OF STATE AND ruuvo. AT UTAH LOCAL AFFAIRS INDEPENDENT FRIDAY, DECEMREU 21, 1015 B. Y. U. NOTES By William Clyde Bchunln HAS BEEN DIVIDED Effective January I. the Bonneville LDS ward in Provo will be divided and Tenth ward made from the section lying north of Fourth South and the Bonneville ward will extend from Fourth South to the South city mnlts. President C. E. Rowan. Andrew Jensen and Golden L. Woolf of the Provo stake presidency were in charge of the meeting Sunday evening, where the changes were made. Earl B. Claythorne, Sunday school superintendent of the existing Bonneville ward, will become bishop of the new Tenth. His counselors will be J. Virgil Buchman and Levi Hunt. Cleston H. Rigby has been named bishop of the new Bonneville. He has been counselor to Bishop John Brailsford, who has moved from the ward- Bishop Rigbys counselors will be Acel C. Boulter and Victor Slade, with Elwood Carter and Arnold Clegg, ward clerk and assistant clerk. Sixth East is the west boundary of the two wards and the city limits the east, with Center Street being the north boundary of the new Tenth ward, to 4th South street. - PROVO AIRPORT HAS RUNWAYS Provo's airport has a longer runway than any municipal airport in the state, and its shortest runway equals the longest strip of any Utah city. Only Hill Field, army maintained , has longer runways than Provo. Mayor Maurice Harding announces that information received by him, shows Provos longest runway is 7,000 feet and the shortest is 5,600, while the longest runway of any municipal airport in the state, that of Ogden, is only 5,000. Salt Lakes municipal airport is 5,500, the same as Cedar City. Delta has one runway 0,100. According to Merrill manager at the local port, modem aircraft can land on less than the long runway provides, but the added space is beneficial under many Christ-opherso- n. DANCE HONORING VETERANS AT TIMP HALL DEC. 26 The Timpanogos and Geneva ward Mutuals are combining for the Christmas dance to be held at Timpanogos amusement hall Wednesday evening, De- cember 20. All released servicemen and women and those home on furlough are to he special guests. To each of these men special dances will be dedicated with Harold Baker acting as master of ceremonies. The hall is beautifully decorated for Christmas, a line orchestra has been hired and refreshments will be served under the direction of Geneva Ward Patriotic Committee. Program FIRE DESTROYS numbers will be furnished by Timpanogos ward M.I.A. This BARN AND CONTENTS affair is a budget number and all members of both wards are Lowell Gordon suffered a loss given a cordial' invitation to be approximately $500 to the present. contents, and Fred Davies $2000 ... a fire, which completely destroyed the bam and contents on Christmas Dance To the Davies property, which is occupied by the Gordon family, Honor Sunday at 2 p m. view This property is across the hall Orem from city highway evening, December and Mr. Gordon had been to the 27 ThursdayLake in View ward recthe some lo get bam previously hall a holiday dance will baled hay. He smelled rubber reation be given, sponsored by the M-I- . burning, but looked around and A. and Vineyard ward Patrifound nothing wrong, thought A11 returned otic Committee. been had one some probably and women will be servicemen fn neighborhthe burning rubber honored at this affair, with a ood- Fifteen minutes later the short program being presented m flames was bam the of attic the intermission of dancand the Provo fire department during Steinerkerts orchestra ing. called, but the bam burned will furnish music and refreshloss. a total was and quickly ments will be served. Defective wiring is believed to All members of Vineyard have caused the blaze. of Mutual age and ward baled hay, had Mr. Gordon to be invited storare friends straw and farm implements ed in the bam. rr t iv WARD Returning Veterans at Lake 4 : NEWS-MAuAZdN- E PUBLISHED LONGEST AT WEEKLY 'T5 && mi Scheduled for the holidays are the following events: " ' v Jiitv V.yV t'A' AtERRI ESI .. n o f all- - i 9 45 December 20: B.. Y. high school play What a Life", in College Hall at 8:15. Lions Club meeting In Joseph Smith Building Banquet Hall and Ballroom. December 26: B. Y. high vs. Spanish Fork high in basketball. FUTURE FARMERS December 27: Utah Stake M. I- A. dance In Joseph Smith Ballroom. SECRETARY December 2B: Womens Dancing party in Introducing Lawrence Bussio, Joseph Smith Building 17, son of Mr .and Mrs- - Joseph Bussio of Pleasant View, secreDecember 29: tary of Lincoln high school FuProvo Stake officers party in ture Farmer chapter, and a Smith Building Joseph member qf the FFA basketball team and high school chorus, lie is also post guide of senior CAMPUS CHANGES scouts. With the inauguration of Lawrence is a candidate for state farmer degree, and chair, Howard S. McDonald as presiman of the application for the dent of BYU and the ending of National chapter contest entry. World War II an era of changes He has taken an active part in has come upon the Y. of the annual Resumption Young Brigham Unlveriity Leadership Week will begin - iltomj (EhrtiituuuT ! Every holiday has its significance, but none can compare with Christmas. It is the one time of the year when gives way to selflessness, and all are united in one common attitude of good will toward our self-seeki- ng fellowmen. .Now, when the fir trees wear white collars, when the birds make tiny stitches in the snow and our footprints hurry towards the warmth of home and the companionship of loved ones, its time to wish ail our friends the fullest joys of the Christinas season. d world is the carefree Towering above a spirit of Christmas. Independent of time, independent of place, independent of circumstance, it embraces all. care-boun- None can escape January 31 after being discontinued sinre 1941 due to war (ravel restrictions. During this time the Leadership Week has been given over the radio as an annual feature. This will be the 25th annual Leadership Week, according to Dr. Gerrit de Jong Jr., dean of the college of fine aria who is chairman of the affair. Committees have been appointed from the various Y departments who are preparing lectures and classes for this its magic spell. Our Wish For Christmas Humanitys hope and civilization's cry for a brave, new world is perennially strengthened by the light that shines from the eyes of children as they stand in the presence of their Christmas idol, Santa Claus. The wonder of these faces unfolds mankinds greatest lessons. For here is faith resplendent in its simplicity. Here is unselfishness, unadorned. Here is devotion, unalterable. Here is goodness, in its glory. The magic of this light shines outward from the world of childhood onto the pathways of our adult world pathways sometimes darkened. This light can pierce that darkness. event- - CAMPUS GROWTH Due to the influx of more students on the Y campus this year, and the expected winter quarter increase, campus organizations hove been steadily increasing in the number of members enroll- Will Your Christmas Be A Merry One? ed. This question, originating in the office of the Highway Patrol, will be answered in the negative in many Utah homes. Homes which bear the scars of battle the loss of loved ones whose bodies yet lie in foreign soil, will have answered the question long ago. Unfortunately for many of those of us who remained at home separated from war by thousands of miles, and protected by millions of men under arms, the question can but bring a negative response. A war just as destructive, the casualties of which are just as fatal, rages on our streets and highways. These streets now dressed in holly, hung with stars, and lighted to proclaim the seasons merriment, happiness and peace have become battle fronts that could be lined with crosses white crosses. This is an undeclared war and one in which you and I, quite without purpose, have taken up arms in the form of motor vehicles against our friends, our neighbors, our women and children. No one is immune to its destructiveness, and yet we are all responsible for its progress and intensity. Even above the Christmas carol can he heard the screech and crash of locked brakes and twisting metal To many our wish of Merry Christmas will evoke memories of a highway crash that COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. To effect an armistice in this war of infamy we need not use atomic power, we need not use our tanks and planes, our ships and guns. We need but walk and drive in the spirit of the MERRY CHRISTMAS we wish to all the world. We need but walk and drive guided by the great principle of humanity PEACE ON EARTH, GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN. Lawrence Bussio a dairy testing program for betterment of dairy cows. As project for the past two years he has had a heifer calf and a Chester White gilt, and has realized $25u yearly during his school years from the pro- ject. This ambitious young man is employed at duffs Feed Mill in Pleasant View, learning feeds and proper mixing, during any spare time he may have. Lambda Delta Sigma, na- tional religious L. D. S. fraternity is one of the largest organizations on the campus. According to David H. Yard, Atlanta, Ga mens executive president, the Zcta Alpha chapter of this organization has been divided into the Zcta Beta and Zeta Alpha chapters in order to accomodate fall quarter Initiates. Elected to head Zeta Beta are the following officers: Robert Day, Fairvicw, president; Willis Waite, San Diego, California, vice president; and Glen Pine-gar- , Provo, secretary. Reorganization of Zcta Alpha elected Addison Udall, Thatcher, ROBERT GAMMELLS Arfz., president to replace Glen Marble, Malad, Idaho, who has a call to serve ss an accepted HAVE FIRE LOSS DS. missionary. Other officers elected are J. Fabian Giroux, of Cleveland, Ohio, vice president, A loss of approximately $1000 and Jim Bradley, Driggs, Idaho, was suffered Wednesday mornsecretary. ing at 11:20, when fire broke Committees for each out in the Robert Gammell home will be elrcted after the chapter ChristIn Pleasant View. The Provo mas holidays. fire department responded and c:i part of the building and CURRICULUM EXPANSION contents. Significant in this trend of Mr. Gammell recently re- growth is the addition of new turned from army service. The courses to the curriculum. Durhome is situated in the rear of ing the winter quarter, a course the Horace Bean home, parents in the principles ot mercnandls-in,rS of Mrs, Gammell, who is the will be given by the marketformer June Bean. ing department, according to stake presidency in rharge. The cause of the fire is un- Herald R. Clark, dean of the ColSpecial Christmas music will he determined. according to the fire lege of Commerce, and will be rendered by the ward choir, chief. taught by Clarence S. Boyle, under the direction of Lvno professor of accounting and business administration. With the return of Oliver to Visit Santa Vermont Ward Smith from the army, the JournThe Sunday school will be in Vermont Ward Sat. alism Department may offer adrharge of the program at 5:00 ditional rourses- vf-- g SUNDAY SERVICES Baptism will be performed of the under the supervision Lake View ward at the Utah stake administration building, corner 1st North and 1st West. Provo. Recommends must be srrured from your ward bishop p.m. before baptism. - Sharon Ward Edgemont Ward The M.I.A. with Presidents A special Christmas program will be presented at 7 p.m. under Geraldine Croft and Ariel Larthe direction of Bishop J. Golden sen in charge will present the program at 7 p.m. J. Winston Taylor. Downs will be the speaker and will tell of his experiences In a Vineyard Ward German prison Son A A Christmas Cantata, Is Bom" will be presented by at 7:30 p.m. with Pleasant View the M.I-A- . The ward choir, under the Lymon Monson, music director direction of C. Sterling duff, In charge- June B. Gammell, accompanist, and Antone J. Gleason, manGrand View Ward Ward conference will be held ager, will present a Christmas at 7 p.m- - with members of the program at 7 p m. mom 3$ ' All children of Vermont Ward will be entertained Saturday cv nine at 7 oclock at the Sharon ward amusement hall, under the direction of the Primary At Timn. and Junior Sunday school organizations. A fine program has been prepared and Santa The Timpanogos ward Priand Mcrrj Christmas wilf be mary arc putting on a Christmas present to delight the kiddies. Cantata this Saturday evening at 7:00 o'clock in the Timpanward hall, to which everyogos Timpanogos Ward one are invited to attend. Meeting begins at 0 p.m. with The officers in charge have special Christmas program. worked diligently and hard to Lake View Ward make this cantata a success, and C!co Johnson will give the pro- the Primary children have responded most heartily. gram at 7:30 p.m. Christmas Cantata Ward Saturday Evening Holiday Dance in P.Y. Thursday Evening Members of Pleasant View ward enjoyed a delightful holiday dance Thursday evening; December 20 with Howard Nelson's orchestra furnishing the music for dancing. |