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Show A FIRST, BOUNCE IT IHIeire Bm Whether Aire IB corner, one flat side may not hurt the looks a bit. To determine if the tree is fresh, run your finger down a branch. The needles should adhere to each twig and be resilient, Shake or not brittle. you like your Christinas tree tall or short, flocked or natural, bushy or with open spaces, decorated with glittering ornaments or strung with popcorn, the basics for selecting a good tree are about the same. Consider some of these points: Determine where you want to put it. This will help you decide on the height and how many good sides you need. If its against a wall or in a bounce the tree lightly to see if the needles are firmly attached. If only a few drop off, it is fr&sh enough to last through the Chance Of White Yule miss se iemmig holi- days. Limbs should be strong enough to hold ornaments and strings of electric lights. I tree If youre dreaming of a white Christmas in Salt Lake City, theres a. GO per cent chance your dreams The tree should have a strong fragi'ance and good green color,',. The Consumer and Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture has established some standards for Christmas trees that may also be helpful. Standards require that the tree be fresh, clean, will come true. Weather obligingly . well-trimme- d. the branches. Clean means moderately free of moss, vines and other foreign matter. Healthy means a fresh, natural appearance. means free d all barren branches below the first whorl and smoothly cut at the base. of Cory, 9, Karalee Cummings, 6, like a big one. Stuck with a forecasters looked up the records for the past 35 years and found there has been snow on the ground, traces, including healthy and Fresh means with pliable needles firmly attached to Well-trimme- 60 Pet. on 21 Christmas Days. They also pointed out that many times when only traces are recorded at the airport there may be two cr three inches on the benches. The greatest depth of snow on the ground on Christmas Day was six three inches, occurring 1948 1967. and 1943, years, The coldest Christmas Day was 1948 when the high was only 20 and the low dipped to 4 below zero. The warmest Christmas was 1955 with a high of 59 and low of 46. There were two periods when there was no snow on the ground for four con-- s e c u t i v e Christmases, 1944-45-46-- Gift and The other dry years were 1953-54-55-5- 6. 1935, 1946, 1938, 1950, 1960, 1964. With of the 13 past Christmases having snow on the ground, it appears quite likely that Christmas 1970 will be another white one. it On the other hand anfor may be about time Problem? 11 ... other dry spell. Water May Void City Park MADE IN USA FROM AMERICAN PARTS PRICE INCLUDES rRCB Lessons .Bench. Delivery NO PAYMENT 'TIL MARCH 1 IT LISTEN . . . PLAY 9 i 9 ONLY Anyone can. We guarantee it. Make your leisure cues. Come in now for a free demonstration. 15, BONUS OFFER! Classified free honte course that will enable you and every member of your family to learn to play your new KIMBALL organ right in the comfort of your own home will be given with any new organ purchased. favorite selections plus cassette tapes, and tape recorder, which plays through your organ to give you verbal as well as written instruction. You learn at your own speed and in your own leisure. Pick a Pi 'esenl Columns H- Tins catalog type buying column offers a wide selection of unusual gifts. Use it! Save time, steps and money by shopping this gift guide throughout the Christmas season. M ? V W??y v-- fl - ,41 hravcsrri t 7 HTI ibajjjuia&m all-tim- e Open Daily at 10 a.m. and Open Evenings Monday thru Friday (Saturdays 'Til 6) NEWS, ! hours lively A It comes complete with instruction manual, 16 Tuesday, Eul FACTORY DIRECT PIANOS ANO ORGANS FOR SALT LAKE 2166 So. 9th East 9 PRESTON, IDAHO -This city may be required to return its city park and perhaps its library to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints if it insists on billing the church for water. This unusual situation came to light when the city revamped its water rate structure and started billing the church. Pres. W. Dean Palmer. Franklin Stake, informed the city fathers they were violating a deed executed y Of'S FUN!! ST'S FREE!! 1970 5,6 0 HUTI 5 Bill 436-00- 61 in 1915, in which the church deeded the properties where the park and library are now located to the city in return for free water. It is the decision of the council that this deed, with its binding conditions, is outdated and can no longer be maintained by the noted. city, the council The city will void the agreement in said deed (deed of the property, etc.) to the extent of the church j. reclaiming , the parcel , of. grounds named in said deed. the council said. |