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Show THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1850 LaMar Burnett has been released from the Army Air Corps. He and his family are in Morgan at the present time. Lorna Jean Maycocn spent;-,. , , y-, several days last week visiting TlSll aiKl Uame her cousin, Nancy Pitchforth in Salt Lake City. "In manv industries, if taxes and supplies go up, companies can pass the increase along to the customer by raising prices. Our Utah mines can't do that. They must sell their metal at a figure set in national na-tional and international markets where foreign ores, produced with cheap labor, keep the prices down." J1I11B1II"T1 -S-.. A 3 --i.- rtt Kind and generous may the New Year be for you yr T" united sales and Service 470 WEST 1st NORTH PROVO PHONE 660 Department Reports The biennial report of the State Fish and Game Department, Depart-ment, which will be placed in the hands of our State legislators, legislat-ors, Government agencies, and wildlife federations in the next few days, reveals many interesting interest-ing facts pertaining to Department Depart-ment activities and financial standing. Total receipts of the Game Department De-partment during the biennium were $2,157,898.18. Of this total, 78 percent, or $1,687,680.77 came from the sale of licenses and permits. During the two year period, those who strayed from the "straight and narrow" forfeited $50,103.55 in fines and confiscations. This amounted to 2.32 percent of the Department's revenue. Sale if beaver furs netted $102,059.42, or 4.72 percent of the Department's receipts. Private Priv-ate trappers and land owners shared in approximately 50 percent per-cent of this amount- Pittman-Robertson Pittman-Robertson reimbursements a-mounted a-mounted to $300,560.74, or 13.92 percent of all the Department's revenue. Other items such as the sale of horse hides, deer hides end lion skins, teases of Fish and Game lands, etc, amounted to $16,955.41, or .78 of the Department's De-partment's revenue. One of the largest expenditures expendit-ures made in the history of the Game Department for capital outlay was spent during this period. per-iod. Of all Department expenditures expendit-ures 14.3 percent was spent for permanent improvements. During the last half of the biennium the Department spent $200,000. less for current ex-pens3s ex-pens3s than it did during the .first half of the biennium. Savings Sav-ings were made in several divisions div-isions of the Department- Earlier Earli-er plantings of legal size fish-accounted fish-accounted for the saving of several sev-eral thousands of dollars while the mild winter of 1949-54 made it unnecessary to do a great deal of supplemental feeding if game herds and upland game birds. The greatest poundage of fish ever planted from Utah's hatcheries hatch-eries was released during the two year period. More than one million pounds of legal size fish were planted. A "notebook" has been compiled com-piled which gives a most complete com-plete history of each separate game herd of the State. Range conditions, populations, trends, infirmation on game harvests are shown in the compilation also. This book should prove invaluable in-valuable to the better management manage-ment of our game herds. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Graff entertained their neighbors on 12 th South Saturday evening. The occasion was the anniver- ! sary of their wedding. Q?fnT if Let us all meet the New Year with a sustaining faith in our destiny. This fresh beginning is everyone's priceless gift. WASATCH FURNACE AND APPLIANCE CO. PROVO Curiosity, Mope Qreet Mew tyear Jfand in Mand Curiosity and superstition always have greeted the New Year hand in hand with mankind's bright hope for the future. In olden times, families sought a glimpse into the year just beginning begin-ning by observing the 'dipping' custom. With his eyes closed, the head of the house opened the family fam-ily Bible and indicated a passage with his finger; the text, solemnly read and interpreted by the family, was indicative of the luck good or bad that was in store. Probably one of the most widespread wide-spread superstitions concerned the "first-footer," the first person to cross the threshold on New Year's morning. Women and light-haired men were considered unlucky "first-footers." as were people who walked pigeon-toed. In some villages, the superstition was taken so seriously that a dark-haired dark-haired man was given the first-footer first-footer job and, going from house to house, he would be the first person per-son to cross the threshold, thus preserving the good fortune of the community. Anglo - Saxons, believing that something might happen when the New Year burst in, often climbed upon the roof on New Year's Eve so as to have a good view of any such event. And we moderns make as much noise as possible, presumably because be-cause our primitive ancestors believed be-lieved that noise would keep evil influences at a distance. Nobody goes to'bed Jn Scotland on December 31. There are too many other things to do. It is a great night for the youths who, reminiscent of ancient superstitions, super-stitions, go about switching the trunks of fruit trees and petitioning the gods of fertility for a "good howling crop." Before the advent of modern plumbing, teen-agers made quite a fuss about the "cream of the year" which was the first draught drawn 1 IV Iffiwwimw , njj 1. ... from the nearest spring immediately immediate-ly after midnight and supposedly entitled the drinker to anticipate a 'luckier year. The Wassail Bowl is, of course, the center of adult festivities. Its origin is lost in antiquity, but tradition tradi-tion has endowed the Wassail Bowl with legendary romance. Is is ornamental orna-mental in design and decorated with branches of greenery. The mixture within is warm and sweet, and wine is sometimes added to the ale and sugar and spices. After having enjoyed the concoction concoc-tion within the home among intimates inti-mates at the stroke of midnight, the Scots pile into wagons or sleighs, with kettles full of the Wassail, muns, cheese and other food and set out to tour the community. The party stops at various houses and the refreshments go 'round at each stop. Nobody pays the least attention atten-tion to the approaching dawn, because be-cause nobody goes to bed on New Year's Eve anyway. New Year in Bulgaria New Year's Day is a great day for Bulgarian children who receive their presents and small sums of money in return for the gifts they ceremoniously present. Teen-agers go visiting and, wishing wish-ing neighbors a happy New Year, expect treats and refreshments. But unlike our 'trick or treat' of Halloween, should the supply of goodies run short, the situation is accepted graciously. The Longest Year The year we now refer to as 46 B.C., was the longest year in calendar history. It contained 415 days, and for a very good reason. Numa Pompllius suppdsedly created the Roman calendar In' the seventh century B.C. This calendar was revised several times but by Julius Caesar's time, it was two months behind the sun. de- When Caesar's enwrti vised the Julian calendar, whfoh went along without revision until un-til the 16th century, there was the problem of catching np with the sun before the new calendar could take over. So, two months were inserted between months of November and cember. Thus, 46 B.C. tained 445 days. the De- con- GENEVA HI Mrs. Moon Conducted by Beth Moon Geneva residents are invited to call 0581-R1 with personal items and other oth-er news. Helen Maycock entertained entertain-ed a group of friends Saturday evening at her home. Those present pre-sent were Maxine Moon, Jolene Farley, Paulin Madsen, Colleen Ferguson, Gloria Clive, Connie Little, Corena Mondragon, Nad-ine Nad-ine Nielson, Joy Palmer, Loy Vee Adams, Shirley Miller and Vonzaa Poulson. Mr. and Mrs. Ferron Jones and family of Huntington, Utah are spending the holidays with his mother, Mrs. Preal Jones. Mrs. Elizabeth Hair of Salt Lake City is visiting indefinitely indefinite-ly with her daughter, Mrs. Laura Lau-ra perry. Mr. and Mrs. Tn-ZT"" j vcuacn, Utah -uu muy, Mr. and Mrs Robertson and Wtli Mr. anrt tw,.,, t sen are spending the holi.J rueunix. grj n Primary will resume its regular reg-ular meetings on Tuesday, Jan. 2. The Primary had a lovely party par-ty Friday evening under the direction di-rection of Pauline Patten and other officers and teachers. Each group entertained with songs and dances. Gwendonna Pierce played a piano solo. Lois Jensen anH Gav Fotherineham did a tap dance. Each chwd contribut ed a jar or can of fruit or vegetables veg-etables for the Children's hos Dital. Santa gave each child a sack of candy and nuts. Sunday evening at sacrament meeting Miss Elizabeth Souter was the guest speaker. The MIA Maids and Explorers furnished the music. The Sunday School Christmas program was under the direction direct-ion of Lorna Maycock and G. E. Childs- Carl Rowley conducted. Jolene Farley and Helen Maycock May-cock played preliminary music. Narrators were Helen Foster and Kenneth Workman. Songs were sung by Maxine Moon, accompanied ac-companied by Nelda Shumway; Moroni Jensen, accompanied by Jolene Price; Rita Childs and Joan Rowley, accompanied by Teddy Ann Rohbck. The MIA Maids and Explorers Explor-ers went caroling last week. They met at the home of Shirley Smith and went out to sing for many families in the ward. The group was accompanied by their teachers, Shirley Smth, Arden Rowley and Bll Cox and included includ-ed Nancy Smith, Carol Brown, Lawana Patten, Shirley Adams, Audrey Pierce, Kathryn Riskie, Jolene Farley, Helen Maycock, Maxine Moon, Joy Palmer, Diane Di-ane Adams, Leland DeLange, Emery Patten, Kent Rowley, Kenneth Workman, Darrell Jensen, Jen-sen, Art Shepherd, Miles Judd, David Jensen, Blaine Gray and Ray Nielsen. They ended the enjoyable' en-joyable' evening with refreshments refresh-ments at the James Jensen home and watched television. The Steve Turscanskis have moved into their new home on 4th South. Tithing settlement will be held for Geneva ward on Saturday Satur-day and Sunday at the home of Bishop Larsen. Sunday will be open house. r A toast to the Mow Year. May its brightness light your way ,to prosperity. 7 7 T Utah Valley Builders Supply 485 North State Orem Phone 0783 Rl V iHf ifif jiP ilP ' iHl HI HP lH viz V ij VJ 4 i 4 J 1, mJ f 'kf At -- mrrr-rii hili.jiXCilX " mmm jVLUJ i MILLIONTH f chevrolet jJk Jit'5 Th Smart New Bal Air Thanks to the Greatest Public Demand any Motor Cars and Trucks Have Ever Enjoyed, the Latest Million Chevrolets have been Produced in Less Than 6 Months . . . Compared to 12 Years for the First Million! We join all other Chevrolet dealers in thanking our customers cus-tomers for making possible this 25 millionth Chevrolet. For the only reason anyone makes more products is because people want more of them. We Chevrolet dealers are able to deliver more passenger cars and trucks than any other automobile dealers today because you prefer Chevrolet passenger cars and trucks over any other make. So it is your overwhelming endorsement of the products and services we offer that is behind the production pro-duction of this 25 millionth Chevrolet less than six months after completion of the 24 millionth. We are sincerely grateful. And we believe the best way we can express our gratitude is to continue to offer you the very finest services and the very greatest values that we possibly can! MORE PEOPLE BUY CHEVROLETS THAN ANY OTHER CAR! Lfj ld'MCRE CHEVROLET TRUCKS IN USE THAN ANY OTHER 348 WEST CENTER STREET P. ES. AGJHnrON Co. 175 NORTH 1st WEST PHONE $ PROVO |