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Show PAGE 6-B - ' 23, m THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Utah Poultry Exceeds Million Dollar Mark For Past Year Business transactions of the American Fork office of the Utah Poultry Producers Cooperative Association reached the million jand half dollar mark for the year 1948. The association handled 60,600 cases of eggs which grossed the local egg producers about $960,000 Total sales through the feed department reached the half million dollar mark, while sales in the supply department depart-ment amounted to $40,000 for the sale of appliances, farm and household supplies. - The. association regularly employs em-ploys a staff of 20 people . to carry on the operations In the warehouse, feed,' supply, and candling departments. The payroll pay-roll for the American Fork office exceeds $40,000 annually. W. N. Steffen directs the local activities activi-ties of the association as branch manager. The Utah Poultry Producers Cooperative has long been ac tive in keeping American Fork in the million dollar bracket of the poultry business. The asso elation at present finds that the most active market for its "Milk White" products is the populous west coast' area. Mr. Steffens expects egg and broiler production will be on the up-grade next year after a de elded slump that set in during the war years. Favlrable feed supplies with a lower price range will assist in increasing the poul try production. GREETINGS American Fork Chamber of Commerce extends Season's Sea-son's Greetings to all residents of American Fork and wish for all a very prosperous New Year. In reviewing the events of 1948 your Chamber of Commerce wishes to call your attention to three projects of the past year that indicate clearly the growth we are experiencing. Several contractors have been busy building homes and some of them are now occupied. The National Guard of Utah selected American Fork as the place for a Batallion Headquarters, which will bring us a new Armory Building and a $40,000 pearly payroll. Christmas Shop at Home Promotion Seventy nine firms cooperated to make this promotion attractive to shoppers shop-pers in this area. How effective it has been is shown by the keen interest of all who have tickets and the fact that $300,000 worth of business is represented by the tickets. Now we face a new year with plans for a new Hospital, a new School, and many new businesses planning to build here. We hope that all of these will be hooking on to a new sewer to protect the health of our children, and that we can say to all American Fork is a clean and desirable place to live come and join us. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OFFICE (" In r.nntlnrT ' I H Id " l-i ' rrxr; M. S. L OT T PLUMBING & HEATING. LEHI, UTAH Vr GARRE TTS- MARK ET llllllllnJlll " II I ' I i Ml GOOD JOB , . How would you like the Job of delivering boxes of mistletoe during the Christmas season? Nice work if you can get it. Columbus Unlucky On Christmas Eve America's first Christmas was celebrated by Christopher Columbus. Colum-bus. It happened on Christmas eve of the memorable year 1492. Columbus was planning to observe the Feast of the Nativity with the Indian chieftain, Guacanagari, who ruled over the Island of Haiti. Already Al-ready he had received fine presents from the chief who he believed to be great Khan of Cipagno. that fabulous realm of the Orient Columbus Colum-bus mistakenly thought he had found. But Columbus' plans went wrong. He was so tired from long watches while the Santa Maria cruised the Island channels that he retired to his cabin for a nap. While he was sleeping, the next In command also decided to take a rest and went below. be-low. The helmsman, as tired as the others, decided that he deserved a rest as much as they and turned the tiller over to a cabin boy. Abandon Ship. The worst happened. Within a few minutes the Santa Maria was fast on a reef. The rolling surf drove the ship higher and higher upon the reef and opened her seams. Soon she fell over oh her side and the water poured into her hull. Columbus Co-lumbus and the crew were forced to seek refuge on his other ship, the Nina. Early next morning Columbus sent word of the wreck to Chief Guacanagari. Promptly the chief sent a message to Columbus assuring assur-ing him that he would give him all the assistance possible. The noble chieftain was better than his word. He assembled a great flotilla of canoes and despatched des-patched them to the Santa Maria to bring all its valuables ashore. Amid the cargo the natives saw many things that made their eyes open wide with envy. Yet so strong was their friendship for the white men and so careful Guacanagari's supervision su-pervision that not a single article was stolen. Christmas Banquet After the last article had been brought ashore, Guacanagari had another plan. His guests had missed Christmas, but there was no reason why Columbus and the men should not enjoy the finest banquet he and his followers could provide. There was game from the woods. lobster and fish from the sea; and all sorts of tropical fruits and vege tables. A thousand natives danced in Columbus' honor after the feasting feast-ing and the climax of the ceremonies cere-monies came when the chief brought out a coronet of gold and placed it upon Columbus' head. ' There were also presents of gold for the crew. In the journal which he was keep ing for Ferdinand and Isabella, Co lumbus wrote: "These people love their neighbors as themselves; their discourse is ever sweet and gentle. and accompanied by a smile. I swear to your majesties, there Is not in the world a better nation or land." Secret Gifts Left By St. Nicholas The",rstwy"of.how;5fcvNichola.''be came associated with secret gift-giving, gift-giving, and even today comes covertly co-vertly at nlght-to leave Ws -presents, is one of the most important In the history of his life. Once upon a time, there was a man with three daughters, all of them wishing to marry, but with no dowry forthcoming. Sorry, Indeed, was their plight. Their father had about decided to sell them as slaves, but the good St. Nicholas heard of it, and filling a purse with gold, went quietly by night to their home. Seeing a window open, he threw In the bag of gold and then stole away in the night This money enabled the eldest daughter to marry. A second and a third time St Nicholas Nich-olas made the trip and finally all three daughters were married. After the saint's third trip, the girls' father, ,who?had been watching watch-ing to see who brought the gifts, ran after St Nicholas and thanked him.' Jar . bis kindness. St . Nicholas made him promise not to divulge his gift-giving' and after that he al-wiysdeposited al-wiysdeposited his presents so secretly se-cretly that no one ever taw him. Yet. peolev knew, aomehowr-that it was he who brought' gifts during the night, and so whenever they found a package mysteriously delivered they instantly exclaimed, ''St Nich Bight or wrong? YOU BE THE JUDGE! vx I W w-sxsy MA A Security Title fir Abstract Performs Vital Service' eminent entries and grants to the present time. If any readers are thinking of making a pur-rhftiu. pur-rhftiu. it would be to their ad- ,. vantage to first contact Security The Security Title and Abstract Title and Abstract who. will c i.nt. Pmvo'm.ickiv trace the history of prev- SinltlUon thaVV per ownership and then render forming a vital service In mak- lng available a complete history a report. Title insurance may then be written so that there i if all titles in Utah county', win be no possibility of a future Through the operation 01 uusiioss snuum mc SSTtS TS? Then, I. . t - 1st North In Provo. all informa- ter or uue m . n l lloK1a frm th OOV- nave IUU.1U . Our Police Chief SAYS: For a merry Christmas, make it a safe one! "This is not an idle request," Chief Mercer said today, "for deaths from motor vehicle accidents ac-cidents both on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are two or three times the annual daily average. "Traffic accidents are unusually unusual-ly high in December, anyway, because of seasonal hazards like reduced visibility from., earlier and longer periods of darkness and inadequate traction that results re-sults from bad winter weather, ice and snow. "The National Safety Council tells us that December last year had the highest traffic death toll of any month In 1947, and the pedestrian death toll during that month was more than 58 per cent higher than the average monthly toll." Mr. Mercer said that one out of four adult pedestrians killed in traffic accidents had been drinking, as had one out of five drivers involved In fatal accidents. acci-dents. "The significance of this should be clear to everybody," he said. "Don't drive after drinking, or drink too much in celebrating the holiday season. For those who must drive in bad weather and on wet or icy pavements Mr. Mercer gave these further tips: Be alert and drive at lower speeds. Keep a greater distance between your car and other vehicles. Get the "feel" of the road, apply your brakes gently gent-ly rather than Jamming them on. Use your tire chains. And keep your windshield and windows clear. "Playing it safe will make certain cer-tain that the holly wreath in your home will not be replaced by a funeral wreath." Mr. Mercer again asks that all school children be requested by their parents to cross Main street at the semephore light. There is always police supervision there during the periods of the day when children would be going go-ing to or from school. concern is courts,,. 1. degree and that Se rendered may be f?,n upon. fl reiiej All officers and work... A.K.BrlenholtandS.e rett arecivic-mlndrt Unpeople Un-people who find pleaVUr.7i,le,, knowledge that they ta in abuses, that 5 Sffiw necessary and constnwr" are, only too glad r to give Dromin. ... tlon to the fine way M " Brienholt and Garrett am ling the many detail before them as . -Uai c Security Titlo nn ,!?ftoe - '" nusLrnM -'X fea 1 . . i : ; , ) JjtLJ S To all our many friends! fA.M : : J i May you enjoy a truly Merry Christmas , .y v W- -" l,ivrv 4 And a IIawy New Year V f- ' - l-L-l Sjj . tjiu ..,!!!...- j. i ,.. i ""JS. 1 luvu ivy una pienty: I " IVr-TlT77! u .ill 11 1 tn tt .'i ' " FRANK ST OWEN" olas has brought itl" Msssmmsi i: r ) |