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Show "'. n. ' PAGE TWO THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN if . S' i I I: If V " ; ft i it 4 1 1 .1 V 4 ,1 I ' -if !'1 ... J. i. i 1 "if THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Published Every Thursday at American Fork. Utah, by the ALPINE PUBLISHING CO. Entered as Second Class Matter, at ine Postoff ice at American Fork, Utah, under the act of March 3. 1879 KsHeool AiyyttilM fteatesoatative N38trf papio AaVfnTihwo f IBVICI. IHC,' a. . jaja J aL f A 1 1 ygj uJ aj PB MBiV 4W I . I tasaaaaaaj fPlJeW lsajaassaaiBn WtoAUU. tamawtt-cfi tne.ta m - eW9 taBGnJ VtBtad SM0a stafj fort,,. Curiosity, Jfope Qreet Mew tyear J4and in Jfand Curiosity and superstition always bavt greeted the New Year hand in hand with mankind'! bright bop for the future. In olden timet, families aought glimpse into the year just begin-nlng begin-nlng by observing the 'dipping custom. With his eyes closed, the head of the house opened the fanv Back-Log From Citizen News Columns I THIRTY FIVE YEARS AGO Subscription Rate $2.50 Per Year EDITORIAL STEEL AND SOCIALISM A marriage of Interest to American Amer-ican Fork people was that of Miss Mat Chad wick and Hans Laur-sen, Laur-sen, both popular young people of this community, which took place at the home of the bride Wednesday evening. The cere- lly Bible' and: indicated passage Imony was performed by Bishop Earl Qreenwood. Following tne ceremony, Mrs. Katherlne Chad-wick, Chad-wick, mother of the bride, gave a reception to the Immediate families. The British labor government has announced it will take over the British iron and steel industry nex February. The CommunistsnSocialists and other radical politicians have been advocating similar action in the United States ever since the birth of the New Deal. '.'. The steel business is big business but statistics of the American Iron and Steel Institute show that the largest steel company has no monopoly of production. Mills under control of the United States Steel Corp. in 1901 had nearly 44 percent of the total ingot capacity of the nation. In 1950 United States Steel's capacity had dropped less than a third of the total ca pacity of the nation's steel mills which is now 20 percent more in ratio to population than it was 50 years ago. "I" Steel production is big business and required enormous investments of capital. But United States Steel, the largest producer, is not owned by "Wall Street" fas the Socialists contend! con-tend! Less than 20 percent of the common stock is owned by residents of New, York State, 35 percent by the residents of Pennsylvania, Illinois, California and Ohio with the remainder distributed over the other states in close ratio to population. 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 job and. going from bouse 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 a much noise as possible, presumably because be-cause our primitive ancestors believed be-lieved that noise would keep evil Influences at a distance. There was a walking match one day this week between two of our young athletes, William Robinson, aged 82, and Joseph Walton, aged 86. The two have been bantering each other for sometime, so the match was pulled off on Merchant street, Walton winning by a narraw margin. TWENTY YEARS AGO Christmas morning registered 11 degrees below zero, the cold est morning to date this year, at the official weather station at the Jordan river pumping plant. At the present time there are about ten Inches of ice on the lake covered with six inches of snow. These stockholders scattered over the nation do not get a big return on their investment Last year they got & little less than two and a half cents out ofvery sales dollar while, the tax bills of the corporation took nearly 8 cents out of every dollar. The total tax bill of United States Steel last year amounted to more than $182,200,000. Fifty years ago it was less than $2,400,000. If the government' should take over the steel Industry, as will be done in England, this tax burden would be shifted directly to taxpayers who might or might not be consumers of steel products. Under the American way of life taxes are paid by the ultimate consumer in the final analysis. ; . Under pure socialism and government ownership without profit there would be no private corporations to collect taxes from consumers and the cost of government would fall on in dividuals paying direct taxes , instead of paying indirectly through the purchase of goods tod-services. In. addition all would be taxed to pay for the cosrpf building steel mills and other-means of -production. Whether they used the products or not they would pay the cost but get no dividends. The high standard of living in America compared with that in Socialistic countries proves that there is no economy in political management of industry. The people of England will learn this the hard way unless the labor government is able to conceal the facts as has been done in Russia and other totalitarian governments under dictatorship that always fol lows socialism. - Monrovia (Cal.) News Post "BILL DING'S Business IS BUILDING Business fteeded ly Scott ; On New tyeai'l Zm Game and other wild life census cen-sus for the close of 1930 shows a favorable increase In most big game, according to A. A. Nord, supervisor of the Wasatch National Na-tional forest. According to his report there are approximately 50 elk, 50 mountain sheep, 2,100 deer, and 80 bear In this forest. Nobody goes to bed in Scotland on December 31. There are too many other things to do. TEN 'YEARS AGO Fines levied in the city court It is t great night for the youths fe year totaled $61945, who. reminiscent of ancient iumK ""i'"""" sltltlons, 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 quit a fuss about the "cream of the year' which was the first draught drawn were is sued, the biggest number being 40 for speeding. ' Undefeated In the present practice games, the Cavemen took the measures of Monroe and Richfield last week end. The Cavemen scored a 31-28 victory over Monroe and defeated Richfield Rich-field 30-18. Jack Mayne, a sophomore at the USAC will leave , Dec 26, with the college basketball team Ion a trip to southern California.) U.S. Place Name, Cxprcdd CkrhtmaS JJea Many WayJ SANTA CLAUS, INDIANA; Bethlehem. Beth-lehem. Conn.; and Christmas, na., are a few of the more familiar post offices whicheach year handle a flood of mail from lenders wish ing to obtain yuletlde postmarks. Although the federal post office department has bow barred extra flea rl the by local postmasters aslng Christmas symbols and mottoes, a town's , wa holiday name can still give that festive teach U a greeting or package of toys. ' Indiana's Santa Claus is the only town so designated In the United States. The privilege Is reserved to Its post office by congressional act. There Is, however, Santa, Idaho. There Is also only one Christmas the one In Florida plus a Christmas Cove, Maine. On the other hand, seven Bethle-hems Bethle-hems answer the seasonal roll call: they can be found in Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mary-land, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania. Pennsyl-vania. The Bethlehem, Conn, post office was one of several stations that figured in headlines recently on the use of especially-designed cancellation stamps bearing, the now-forbidden Christmas tree decoration. dec-oration. The town's population Is about 350. There are tw Noels la Virginia Vir-ginia and Mlaaearl. Last year, . Miaaoari's Noel post office reported re-ported hand-caneellaUon of a record 156,000 pieces el Christmas Christ-mas maO SOt for each of the , towa's residents. Besides specific Christmas names that dot the land there are dozens that can up Biblical or holiday associations. as-sociations. There is Advent, W. Va., for the Nativity. Kentucky has a Mary, and Oregon and Utah a Joseph each. One Wiseman is found m Alas ka and another in Arkansas. The. third, it may be assumed, is in Wlsemantown, Ky. There are five Stars and four Shepherds. West Virginia contributes Goodwill; Mis souri, Peace Valley; and there is Joy in Illinois, Kentucky. Missouri, and Texas. For the Christmas party, Tor- t key Is available la fear states; Cranberry la three. Kentncky has a Mistletoe. Els states eeaat aa Evergreen; seven a Pine, - and three) a Holly. Louisiana comes up with Trees, Alabama with .Candle; and to top the decorations, Pennsylvania has its Angels. , :.,r -i- imes change and we with time but not the age-old custom of extending Greetings to It; whose good will and friendship we cherish i) hope to maintain. A his year as always, we are happy to senij! the Greetings of the season with our mi wishes for good health and joy throughout i New Year. Cottage Cafe Ann Brown American Fork from the nearest spring immediate ly after midnight and supposedly entitled the vdr inker 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 Bow 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 but 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, f FOR WNr& WEATHER., - INSULATES -:.A M 11 II fr THE WLU J HC. WJp. , l I New Yeor 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 thgirts they ceremoniously present. . 'Teen-agers go .visiting and, wish- Jnt n?!Khbqrsa,bappy,.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. Tiiiiniraiirimr -firm nimriniiiiiiwmimiiimirif iiiiniiiiini (iimrniii urn, ni u umu,,v,tr (rr.ym..mul.m.turmr(p - Va f '""' & '4Wmmmam "IIMI " aaawaaaia" - 77,.';, Corne in and let us show you how to save on FUEL BILLS Through Insulation. Your home will be ever so much more comfortable too. Thr Lbntist Yur The year we now refer to aa 46 B. C, was the longest year In calendar history. It contained 4 daya, and for a very good reaaoa,.j.-.,,.j.: : ; lJ. . . - Noma PomnlllM - created the Soman ealendar la the seventh centary B.C. This calendar waa revised several times bat bv Jullna rr. time, It waa two month behind ine eon. , When Caesar's, exnerta da. vised the Jnllaa calendar,' which went alonr without revision nn-Ul nn-Ul the 16th century, there waa the problem of catching up with h un before, the pew calendar could take ever. So, two months were Inserted - between, the months of November and n. l ccmbex Tbun, - 46 - B. O. -tmci Thanks to the Greatest Public Demand any Molor Cars and Trucks Have Ever Enjoyed, the latest Million Chevrolets have been Produced in Less Than 6 Months . . . Compared to 12 Yeairr ror ihe f7rsf Million I We join alt 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, canexpress our gratitude is to continue to offer you" the very finest services and the very greatest values that we possibly can! - - a isa " sWMillSMSjaoaa;sjML MOXE nont BUY CHEVROLETS THAN ANY OTHER CAR I li MORE CHEVROLET TRUCKS IN USE THAN ANY OTH I otor Co. Ulned 415 daya. 1 West Main American Forlc. Utah |