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Show PAROWAN TIMES, imihmvaa times COMPLETE COVERAGE IN Imitfil at Parowan, Utah cadi Thursday lv"l(it B. Mitchell, Publisher Mi'IhiI .in.! '.id ii I 1 "" f M.in h T JS79. Lift - Aiiloniolu! - (FARM BUREAU INS ) nun isfkaic:i; WOCfijIOl Wf y uni Class Mail Matter in the Post Office Utah, fX toiler 27. 1915, under the Act of m fed .is ' Si PAROWAN, UTAH, Di'CEMBLR 29. 1955 Sec A. Hills Orton Knit lliKlioll For the best In All Kinds Of . t: i: i . ii it a s LIFE FIRE - WITH A ALSO SURELY BONDS KFAFIKAL TIMES CLAIR ROWLEY F O It II A I LI A (i S A L i: Well improved 160 acre farm ALMA EVANS to keep drink- in center of development of want If you Advertising rates upon request ing, thats your business. If Escalante Valley. Best water Parowan, Utah Phone 21.1 you want to stop, thats our rights, modern home and full business. line of machinery. Excellent c COAL CAN BE TICKED UP For further information write offering to well qualified Box 151, Parogonah, Utah farm family. See John C. AT THE YARD IN V ti ,ii ( hristmas is over ar.d we are all settled down to Home on 1st N. across street McGarry, Beryl, Utah n " about how to make the old pay eheck strcach far A from So. Ut. Dairy. Call Maro to pay all the bills, there are one or two 2 vin Graff, 2638. LICENSED ABSTRACTERS things wc PAROWAN OR DELIVERED iio worthy of comment. CEMENT 'Ac don t think there was a single CHIMNEY BLOCKS Affiliated with family nor a single child Phone 3(4l or 269 IVanlcMl to Huy "ir community, and in all probability, in the whole eoun-- t' An amature can build a chimSECURITY TITLE CO. le t vs as forgotten. Some families faced a bleak ney with this block, cast just Wanted to buy, used baby holiday FOR PAROWAN AND Office at Caurt House, Parowan 1 the size you want, can be usej crib. Call 3461 ,"1 l,n,d some of our civic groups and businessmen came with or without tile. ll"' rescue. CEDAR CITY 2 railroad keys and 1 house NOTICE A great big pat on the back should be extended to the Ce-- r ALUMINUM STORM DOORS on rings fastened to a March Till will our key 1st, shop City Elks Lodge, the Parowan Lions Club, and to our Combines beauty and econ-- J belt Reward offered for be for business clip. open Fridays omy. on " o men bants for their efforts in seeing that no child was display at our store. their return. Call Whit Orton for and However, Saturdays. Mtl'out toss, and no family without food and 1 clothing. It NEED SPUDS? US No. 1, 2, & urgent repairs, call 3226 at DOME BUILDERS SUPPLY or leave at Times Office. of made a lump in your throat when you saw people Bakers, at our pit, or delivi-eany time. Parouan Times, Parowan, Utah v. Ac in Coll Norm Day. you'd never expect, and some you didn't even know, Pendleton's Shoe Service Only $2.50 tcr year wring food, clothing, toys and goodies to people who t" md themselves where they couldnt provide for themselves and their families. criticisms that can and have been leveled at our . ie bodies, and in some instances private citizens, still .. lion it comes right down to cases, wc question that there an- more thoughtful people anywhere than right here in our own eountv and town. I he Times would like to add its thanks and compliments ii a j"b well done to all those groups and individuals who had time and human compassion enough to think of those Uns intimate than themselves this Christmas. Were sure v ".i made some childish eyes bright and restored faith in (he Old CL ntleman who doesnt forget children no matter a hat the linancial circumstances of the family is. s,;,,k MP'l,,n Rates 1 Christmas Spirit ion ' i CLASSIFIED DISTRIBUTOR OF $2.50 nct year in advance Browning Coal i SELL IT Immediate Dtlnery AUTOMOBILE - See VV. AOIMHFItA COAL larells . SALL Mime PRE-CAS- T I d. ADV. Mr. and Mrs. Alma Holt and family of St. George; Mr. and Mrs. Page Knell and family, and the George Haltermans, of Cedar, and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Shurtliff of Monticello spent Christmas Day here their sisters, Mary and Sarah Ward, and Mrs. Joan Wheat-leand the Parker Wards. y, The II. L. Humphries family left Monday for southern California where they will visit with Mrs. Humphries mother. d'-- - i ASour Nofe Even though most acts and thoughts during the Christmas season have been filled wdth a spirit of good fellowship and love there has been a sour note or two. Many people have spent time and money decorating their home grounds with gay colored lights and Christmas scenes to add to the festive air of the season. Some people apparently dont appreciate this expenditure, or else just plain dont give a for the rights of others. We have had reports of vandals stealing lights and maring decorations at one or two homes. This sort of thing certainly doesnt add to a persons willingness to spend his time and money in trying to help decorate the town for festive occasions. We hope that there was no malace in the acts that they were just childish pranks and that the person who swiped t!r- lights gets a guilty enough conscience to overcome his fear and returns them tt their owner. - r A Coquet V. e feil that three of the Citye employees, Winston Orton. Trank Mortensen and Max Hendrickson, should be complimented on the job they did Christmas Eve in holding demand power consumption from Southern Utah Power Co. down to less than 300 KWH. Through special manipulation of the water at the headworks of the two plants, enough water was stored to carry he peak load imposed by extra Christmas decorating, to less than 300KWs, which will mean a saving to the city of several hundred dollars in the purchase of power for the year. Last ear the demand during the peak was over 500 KWs, we understand. At present prices for demand power, demand that high this ear would have reached staggering proportions. KEN KIRKHAMS ORCH. From Provo, Utah Vho Should Tax Us? (The LRah Taxpayer) Tor a long time Utah has been the envy of her neighbors of her efficient government organization. This has m ceived much attention during the recent school conferences. heir is. however, a growing danger of all together too many ddlerant taxing authorities being permitted to lay burdens on our backs. In addition to our old g jurisdictions, we now have in Utah around 80 special districts, commissions. boards, trustees, etc. which have been given power to tax us. This power has come through general law, appointment or election. Ml told, these various authorities are now taxing us to the extent ol around $2,450,000 per year. Each legislative session is confronted with propositions to allow other groups the and to and tax our property for var-iopower authority levy To specific purposes. multiply independant authority is li ought with danger. What we need is more coordination rather than deversity in authority to levy and apply taxes, I Lie arc some 9 areas in county government in which d 80 ciifferant additional authorities are organized for i :r. ciiic purposes and given power to levy taxes. Most of which perform desirable services essential to our Such organizations should be under constant review to determine if that service can not be more effectively carried out under thedirection of our general county government or- ganization rather than having so many J e 1 j j line-taxin- j Admission Price $1.25 u, j j j a-r- wrell-bcin- quasi-independe- g. nt jurisdictions. Cometary dstnets, Drainage, Fire Protection Districts, Library. Metropolitan water, Mosquito abatement, Recreation, Sewir improvement districts. Water conservancy. j Baloons, Confetti, Noise Makers. |