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Show lTrfltf)AY, DECEMBER 18, 1926 - ' - ' Ji j TUI V : AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN . SATURDAY. DECEMBER 18, 1923 ( Slclii ; a :sr?T?fm:: i town or fletbel wu covered with 1 1 .w i k X " ' 1 fh t ' I t pure white nmutle on the day beJ WTtt ; ' -' ('UWj I fore Christmas. - , 3f ' t'MtttttVAVA l.I.VPJl 5 . : i-i . I & vlf Of 1 a , KM VII i ..-.!. vw iu uiiu m tinkling sound of 9SJI 1 : - - VrfwJlA '' ' sleigh bells was niulc upon the frosty J9-lfl .-.' . - ' h-l)ZIf 1 , ji air of the early winter morning at I .-. - - r - : Judge John Walnwrlcht looked out of PlTWj , . - v- s ! F " . I I the chamber window of his farm- ttVlllj : ;'; -;; - U mh I ' house. As 'he peered out of the little V A $ . '-' ' rJm II ! panes of plans with their tiny drnp- fl Byl '' lAvJll ' erk'90C8U hejjow :JixJMca..rSri 1 : llvfll - I ' with his two-hitch plow breaking :"v"rl ! ' -- I way through the narrow Main street nf " """" it w ' iMAAhlt' U LAV t lXi?yj : At this Holiday Season J A 551 ; kVyi4 1 - - "K;w:tWhHTsarttistomcr8-Aa our friends " ' ! J Ts2$7l(i " 1 ' i By David Gourley," Superintendent Twe are certain forces within the State of Utah makin it their ' to inform he public that the reduction in the tax levy will fikh a continuous fail of snow .the problem of tax adjustment. These . forces cannot mneh I V 'or 0T" ton hour. tb "maU blind the thinking public by this make believe reduction be-i, be-i, the reduction in the levy may only mean that the assessed ilioBS have Deen raisea or oiner values have Leon added. As a i fcwe demand improvements with thejull intent of payiiip for vantages afforded J)y these improvements and generally speai-I speai-I lie improvements are for the building yp of fur communities. ' forces crying reduction iu the tax levy will do a much better '-rt if they will point out ways and means of meeting the improve-'i improve-'i needs. -It is not a question of loM-er tax levies it is a question !3 adjustment; Ave need improvements, and w are willin-o pay iiBorovem'ents,-but'be wjllinpness .to pav comes from those iii. LirwhtrhitveaHgablroperty'ndormrth(re list property. of "Good mornln'. Ja.sN-riwame from Siililllty to pay should be ththeagri('!Jlturnl communities might jf taxation. The adjustment of t!,on have their ta?;e,s adjusted, each r;j ind not lower levies will tie probliun. One paper Bald, 'r Levies wilj start the Program iononiy." Lower Levies has noth. g do with true economy. The tipenditure of- money, ! fives ' 'M nrogram of Economy. More Is ipproprlations for, unnecea. iings and the selection of prop-aKiards prop-aKiards of values In buying will !i i true economy program. We bvork for tax ajusunent on the I of earning power and ability to fjwe wouldlfave the proper ad. w of tax levies. i the State of Utah there t to be no relationship be- V assessed and true valuation r vj . Alto assooDDU imwiivu fHVnUy Tw.sUt o vn Us. oivn homo and Improve same without fear of over tax burdens: Is there any reason why thousands of dollars. In saving deposits,, bonds U.n or!i?ges !PaylngJrom ,our to eight per cent' should not "help carry the burden of schools and pub. lie Improvement? Until , some - of these adjustments are made the Alpine School District will be greatly handicapped. I, s various school districts In the ranges . from 39 per cent i jer cent of true vajuatlon.' f-B. Cowies- Doctors Thesis, ty of Cal. 1925. are short lived and ' their i assessment is Just the same of a humble family with a income. Why shouldn't a while it is yielding IU thous- i dollors to its' operators, pay proportion to the operation That is if we believe r k state? k ability to pay should be the A taxation. The mine will not i yield in 'great abundance and i t refuses to yield, it could pay injustice which now exists sate Is, the fact, that counties s located near corporate in. u, mines, smelters, railroads, permitted to tax these in. tor their own benefits -"while ' Kies not so favorably located. have any public spirit, are to burden themselves to tny improvements at au; schools are forced to em- iperlenced ' teachers at low ud become the training in. tor the more favorably dtles, who, because of their can tax less and pay more rendered. . cannot corporate property be Med. and distributed .equitably ils and communities thru out iU? The boys and girls would given an equal opportunity; SPECIAL 3 DAY SHOPPERS and XT.TAS HOLIDAY EXCUESIONS "OBEM LINE" 3 Special Shopping Days To Do , Yotir Chritamaa Buying December 21st, 22ndi 23rd ONE FABE BOUND TRIP Minimum fare 50 cents ajid tickets good returning same day only. 1 Fare Round Trip loin. Fare 50 Cents Helling dates Dee. - 24, 25, 31, Jan.tl: Return limit Jan 3. r Regular Week-end Rate -I 1 Cent Fer Mile 2 Min. Fare 50 Cents Selling dates Saturday and Sunday. Returning; following Monday. For detailed information " ask your agents neighbors as they shoveled paths from their rntepostft. - "lleckon we'll have a real Christ.-massnow Christ.-massnow nearty' two feet" deep- cauie down pretty heavy!" remarked Jasper. . ... The words "a n nl Christmas.'? with the sound of slcls.li tll'a, rang all day -long in the ears of .rndge Walnwrlght, ..evea. aiter Ae,.JLuiJtiuiA In company with his-wlfe and son Roland. "Itrilley" und' his -wife, Marlon, Mar-lon, lived with Judge nnd Sirs. Walnwrlght. Waln-wrlght. Marln, --being somewhat III in her room, was unable to join In the evening meal. , ' After supper Judge Walnwrtght climbed the handsomely carved old colonial staircase, and when he had reached the seat on ' the landing he sat for a moment on the red velvet cushion to glance down at the hall l with the tall clock ticking merrily and the log fire snapping happily, its rosy glow painting the white- walls and their decorations of greenery such a picture 1 And the Christmas Joy of the olden days came to him. -He had romped on these same stairs with a happy "leartTwlta: bis slstet Xttcjr'-it his heels. Yes, Lucy there was the one shadow on the joys of Christmas Eve. Lucy had married against the wishes of her family, and as a result none of the family were on speaking For Railroad SandwiehtB? which a piece of eMee '-measuring Di inch In each direction can be cut in 12,000 slices. ' . LOWERS speak for their themselves. Their beauty . , 'u their fragrance . . . their ador- r colors ... infit. RftflTn to sav to the reciment I - f - j pe come to bring you. Happiness. To let you Jw someone is wishing you well!" Which ex-why ex-why they make such lovely Gifts for Christ- FRESH CUT Carnations : Roses Sweet Peas Hollv POTTED Poinsettia Cyclamens Begonias , Ferns : , Humoh ePhone 2-0fj nes Floral American Fork Free Delivery Service Looked Out of the Dormer Wlndew Upon the Night .terms with her. Lucy, a widow, feeble, but graceful in her age of seventy-flve years, lived In the little cottage on the Walnwrlght estate, cut off with a yery slight Income by the will of her father, John Walnwrlght Judge Walnwrlght went up to bis study and looked- out of the dormer window upon the night The sky was clear and a large star1 shone brightly above the distant hill of pine-trees and all the other stars seemed to twinkle happily about it . The lovell- aes. of the landscape.' charmed -Mm.. and, relaxing from any other thoughts, he turned the Mght'very low- and lay upon a couch near the window. When a loud knock upon the door .startled him be realized he had fallen asleep and the excited voice of Sarah, the colored maid, called to him that "Mls'stls" 'Marios i.done took veryjlck: It was the midnight hour when Judge Walnwrlght again stood by his study window and glanced out again Into the night The big star was high and luminous and long beamsBceniB3i to stream from it as It hung aloft, over the little town of Bethel. A pewoy naa come into me juuge ueur, iur a new-born babe had come Into the home. And as he turned from the win dow be glanced at a pictured motto en the wall,- placed there by bis own mother. It read : "Blessed Are . the Peacemakers, for They Shall Be Called the Children of God." Speedily the "bitterness toward poor Lucy which had been in his heart for so many years bad departed' and , the tears came to his eyes. He determined then to make the grandest, peace upon the Christmas day. He would call upon Lucy himself, ask-for ber forgiveness and announce the glad tidings of a son a most glorious gift bestowed by God in the old Walnwrlght homestead. It was a day of real Christmas rejoicing, rejoic-ing, upon which the spirit of the man who said "Peace upon earth" rested and the little town of Bethel bed Its share in the advent of a aew cltlxen John Walnwrlght, 1IL" B lit. WMUrn Nwappr OmUa.1 Vtr V ''!' vjtftStM" jfaesv v American Santa Claut . The American Santa Claus Is a cor ruptlon of the Dutch San Nicholas. 0. H. McIIughes says: "Santa Claus, the name derivM from Saint ' Nicholas through the familiar use of children In Teutonic countries, crossed to America. Ameri-ca. The direct route followed by hloi Is sonievha ojk'H to question, tin the way be traded his grny horse for a reindeer and made changes in his ap-rHMtrnnoe." ap-rHMtrnnoe." " . " ' 11 it!-. TT.UJ.m O una xiuuuoy ocusuu ;we!-tWhMT5tfir"ciustomcr8-Aa our friends We like to feel that in a broad " seiise our customers areJ our partners that our succpss is but .the reflection, r - of theirs JAnd so on the eve of a New Year, we extend to you our hearty good wishes 7 BONNEVILLE LUMBER CD. r7a " Lumber and Building Supplies. EW.PAXIIAN, Manager - ' r- 'jj -flSlW, - -sm ... i& - n - ... ).yJl J I I 0 TO OUR MANY PATRONS With gratefurappreciatidh of rall the favors received by us from you and for that priceless though" intangible asset, your L Good Willf which we prize beyond measure 0 we seek to merit your continued confidence and aim to serve you faithfully, jn the future ... X . 7''':. ""':..- 0 ' Sincerely M. S. 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