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Show lab County. Gains Original holidaj decorations add to merriment! at Tfop Fan For a shimmering effect, swag long strips of tinsel at the top of your windows, over whatever curtains or drapes are already there. Add glistening Christmas tree balls and you'll have a picture window that is lovely inside and out. For a festive indoor window-sil- l box, fill a long planter with evergreens and tuck bright tinsel flowers thickly through the greens. You might also want to stand this Christmas garden on a long book shelf. Hang a silver metal lettuce basket in some unexpected corner of your house, filled with large and small balls of colored yarn accented with gleaming Christmas tree balls all silver would be spectacular! A simple and sophisticated table centerpiece can be a conversation piece when entertaining. Fill a glass hurricane chimney with cranberries, kumquats or crab apples and top with a tuft of graceful seasonal greenery. Flanked by graceful candles it is a lovely sight. If you're lucky enough to have a mantelpiece, this colorful arrangement will look charming on it as well. Bureau ftrnfeb Members of the Utah County Farm Bureau attended the Utah Farm Bureau Federa- Delegates fdrom each of the counties of Utah met to review and develop policies for the Utah Federation for 1977. The Farm Bureau group the Farm Bureau philosophy of support to the Free Enterprize system, the Constitution of the United States, property rights and the responsibility and opportunity of individual citizens to be involved in the governing processes. The Federation opposed excessive government regulations and voted to support legislative review of the Federal Bureaucracy. Hatch, and American Farm Bureau staff member John Datt, director of the Washington D.C. office. The members were pleased to hear the newly elected leaders express concern for the decline in prices farmers receive and acknowledged agriculture as the basic industry of our nation. Speakers at the general sessions of the Convention were Governor-elec- t Scott Mathe-son- , Prior, Springville, won third place and $100.00 in the Young Farmers and Ranchers contest; Mrs. Charlene (Eldon) Money, Palmyra, was reelected to the Utah Farm Bureau Women's Committee; Carl 29 tion's Annual Convention held recently at the Hilton Hotel in Salt Lake City. The County Organization again gained top honors during the Awards and Recognition Program, receiving six of the 10 awards presented. The County delegation was led by County Farm Bureau President, Robert Vineyard and Vice President Boyd Sunderland, Lehi. Other voting delegates were Stephen Holbrook and Merrill Fox of Lehi; Ferrell Rawlings, Orem; Dick Burr, Provo; Edward Boyer, Spring-villCarl Lindstrom, Benjamin; and Richard Saunders, Spring Lake. y, e; Senator-elec- The convention Speaker for the event was Dal-li- n Oaks, president of Brigham Young University. Of special interest to Utah County, Paul and Glenna Utah Savings Bond Sales Reach $26.7 Million in 76 Volunteer U.S. Savings Bonds Chairman Kay L. Jacobs for Utah County won an automobile tire presented by Intermountain Farmers Association. 1976 TSIA Campaign Chairmn John E. Lattin announced jointly that October E-bond sales for the state amounted to $2,263,262 which e sales to brings the $26,741,122 or 82 percent of the H year-to-da- Lindstrom, Benjamin, and Vesta Boyer, Springville, each Gile and reported '128,930 in sales of Bonds for October Series E-which brings the sales to $1,578,942. State Chairman Wendell E. te ... members and guests. 750 Orrin t was climaxed at the annual banquet by the attendance of over Enjoy a Danger-Fre- e year-to-dat- Christmas at Home goal of $32,500,00. 1976 Fourteen Counties have exceeded their quotas. Seven Counties are above the state's average of 82 percent. Emery LETTERS TO SANTA Dear Santa, I love you. I want Evil Knivel, roller skates. Travis Hall Dear Santa Claus, I promise I will go to bed every night early. I will leave some cookies for you and your elves. I want a doll and a lot of toys. The reason we celebrate Christmas is because Jesus was born and its his birthday. I have a little borhter Todd who would like a big truck. Rochelle I love you Santa i Todd Both of us children are your friends. I want to fold it silly. 'Tis the season to be careful, as well as jolly! Making things merry for Christmas can also increase the risk of fire and accidents" in the home, cautions the Insurance Information Institute. Christmas trees, lights, candles, part of the Yule spirit-c- an pose special safety hazards, the Institute stressed. To underline the potential danger, the Institute noted that last year 25,500 persons died as a result of accidents in the home and one out of every 53 persons in the nationsus- tained disabling injuries from such mishaps. Fire was the leading cause of residential deaths ifi 1975, the Institute reported. "It is clear that the Christmas season, which brings home decorating and other spirited activities to the home, is an important time of the year to be safety conscious," said the Institute. The Institute offers the following suggestions to help Stanley Mathis County, Volunteer Chairman, leads all other counties with 207 percent of his quota attained. Nationally, Savings Bonds had the best October sales of E and H Bonds since the initial H offering in 1952 and brought total for E-the 1976 to more Bonds sales Savings than $6.3 billion. Sales also have exceeded redemptions at cost price for 37 consecutive months. With the approach of the holiday season, Chairman Kay L. Jacobs reminded county Bond buyers that the attractive colorful gift envelopes are available, free of charge, at their banks upon request. H i with the tree. Place the tree in a stand which has a water container, and remember to keep the container filled. Keep the tree indoors only as long as necessary. Check strings of lights before they are put on the tree to make sure that wires are not frayed and there are no loose connections. Avoid overloading electric outlets and use approved fuses ' only. Never leave tree lights on when you leave the house or retire for the evening. Keep candles away from flammable materials and out of the reach of children. Equip fireplaces with a sturdy metal screen which fits securely into place. Make sure that mantle decorations are a safe distance from the flame. ' After s Christmas presents are opened, do not burn the wrappings in the fireplace. As an additional reminder for the holiday season, the Institute urges shoppers to lock minimize potential fire packages in the trunk of their car. Packages left on the seats hazards associated with the and floor are visible targets holiday season: for thieves. Make sure the Christmas As always, whenever you tree is positioned away from if it will leave your car-ev- en heating units and fireplaces. In addition, do not block doorbe only for a few moments--remembto lock the vehicle. ways or other means of exit , mm marvelous . . . ay your holidays be merry and festive wishes from Santa and us. POWERS ' Cil'' Wfc.JI WWII" .W w. f K ' .Amp- a. ... sr , V M. Christmas is Remembering Christmas is for loving, Christmas is for j0y Christmas it for memory time for every giri and boy. It isn't the gift that matters. It's the spirit of the day. Let's have an old fashioned Christmas, In the good old fashioned way. Christmas was such a happy time in our humble home. We did not have the modern conveniences that everyone takes so much for granted today. Preparations for winter and Christmas had to be made early, before the heavy snow began to fall. My father and brother made daily trips to the canyons, after the morning chores were done, to cut "scrub oak" for our winter's supply of wood. Our home was heated by a "pot-bellie- d stove" in the front room, and a wood burning "cook stove" in the kitchen. How well I remember that old cook stove with it's warming oven to keep food warm. The "reservoir" where water was heated for household chores, and the oven door! What a wonderful oven door! It was strong and oh, 'so comfortable on cold days for warming one's self, especially for warming the feet. My father and brother would continue to haul wood until a week before Christmas. On their last trip to the canyon they would bring a Christmas tree home with them. How eagerly we awaited their return! With noses pressed against the window, it seemed as though the day would never end when that tree would be in our house. We did not have elegant trimmings to put on it - a string or two of tinsel, a few ornaments, homemade ''paper chains, but when trimmed, that was the most beautiful tree in the world to : us. All around was excitement and it seemed forever before Santa came. The morning before Christmas day, mom would arise early and soon delicious odors would permeate the house as she baked pies and her own special sugar cookies. After ;; the baking was done, Daddy would bring some big flat V rocks in the house and put ? them into the oven to heat for l always on Christmas Eve, a program was. held j Christmas in our church house. Thif was the social event of the season and everyone attended. Father would drive his by Norma M. Smith powerful team of horses ath tached to a up to the door. The sleigh was filled with fragrant hay and the rocks that had been heated in the oven would be carried out and laid on the hay. Over this would be spread home made quilts. We would all climb into the sleigh and cover ourselves with more quilts and snuggle up close and off we would go into the wintry night. We should pick up our uncle, aunt and consins and what fun bob-sleig- we had, laughing and singing on our way! I remember those nights so well. Sometimes dollar-siz- e flakes of snow would float gently down on our faces as we went on our merry way. Other times it would be clear and so crisp and cold, the runners of the sleigh would make a crunchy squeak as they traveled over the snow. Many times on bright moonlit nights, a coyote would cross the road in front of us and slither away over the snowy fields. Sometimes we would leave our warm covers and climb out onto the back runners of the sleigh. This was great sport, but always there was the merry jingle of the sleigh bells as they were slung across the ample rumps of the loved team of horses. How beautiful they sounded as each bell rang in its individual tone, making a heavenly sound always to be remembered and treasured. We would reach the church house. Other families had arrived and soon the program would begin. The story of the Nativity was given and as the program progressed the chi- ldren's excitement would mount for they knew Old Santa Claus would make his entrance at the program's end. The magical moment would arrive! Santa Claus would make his appearance to bring joy and a treat to every child. We were tired, happy children after all this excitement and some of us had already drifted off to dreamland by the time our sleigh arrived home. Then off to bed we would go without any urging for we knew "Old Santa Claus" would not come until we were fast asleep. Mom always left a pie and some goodies on the table for Santa Claus for we would not want him to leave our home hungry. Christmas morning we were ' up before dawn to see what Santa had left us. Always there was a doll and some new clothes to wear and our stockings filled with candy, nuts and down in the very bottom, the best treat of all, an orange. Oranges were a special treat as they were not available at any other time of the year in our little town. My Christmas memories are so precious and a vital part of my life, as I am sure are yours to you. Luke 2:10 "Merry Christmas" In June? September? It Is for a lovely young lady in Sac- ramento, California, whose name is truly Merry Cheree Christmas! In answer to endless Inquiries and as many jokes, this charming young woman never tires of explaining that her came really & Merry Christmas, and Is spelled just that way. She is used to people thinklnf It's funny and the constant teasing, but enjoys the fun oi n as mucn as outers. Miss Christmas, whose fame has spread all over the world, spends a considerable amount of time answering the many people who write her. She starts writing her Christmas cards In September. Asked about marriage proposals and changing her name, Miss Christmas responded "Well, I've seriously thought about marriage a couple of times, but I was raised the way and I guess I'm looking Wm: Uten& J. WENDELL and "MR May His VI GARAGE ever-prese- nt love be a source of special " joy to you as you celebrate His birth. May our thanks add to the splendor of vour Christmas. mm. 0 gCk lAiiv J Holidaj Happythe beautiful memories Hoping Dsla, Krtn, Sua, Vickl More than 700,000 members of the armed forces have received some form of training under the current GI Bill while still on active duty. DELIA SKINNER m Wing Mortuary type y r WESTERN TACK & TOGS for an of person who thinks like I do. I really like the tralike ditional things Christmas." Let Peace encircle the world all men walk hand in hand. raise our voice in thanks. mm of a family Christmas will be shared by you and those you love. ed (Blessings at Cbristmas Hfcr I 8, B7f A Festive Nace which shall be to all people. .. . (Of I bring you good tidings of great joy, . . .behold, THURSDAY. DECEMBER State Bankoflsfti Member federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ' 'J |