Show THE ' jp- GARLANB - ' ESTABLISHED Entered at the Post No YEAR— AUGUST Office 21 192 - at Garland Utah GARLAND PRINTED as EVERY Second UTAII Class FRIDAY THURSDAY Matter Augu DECEMBER FOR i 1928 24 ° FRIDAY DISTRIBUTION the Act Under ol March 8 1879 PRICE 1948 $200 A YEAR First Ward READING DOWN THE SIDE WITH CHRISTMAS Choir Invites To Cantata THE ED 1TOK IS HERE Once again our community and its people are observing the Christmas season celebrating with gaily lighted streets lighted wreaths in our windows and with radios dialed to bring in a never ending repetition of the melodies ‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas’ “White Christmas” “Jingle Bells” “0 Come All Ye Faithful” and a few more tunes which mingle There the old and the new in Christmas sentiments are preparations for bounteous dinners and for gift Christmas of song and giving There are programs sermon in the schools in the Sunday schools and other church meetings programs which serve to remind us that all this festivity goes on as a celebration of the birth of- one Jesus of Nazareth nearly two thousand years ago Many writers and speakers have declared that the moral teachings of Jesu are responsible for his fame laying special emphasis upon his commands that men should love their neighbors as an example Yet Jesus did not give this idea to of his doctrine the world for the first time — the Jews already had from more ancient prophets to the commandment love God and their fellowmen and knew the words of it well tho they had lost an understanding of its The final thing that made Jesus a application character of such note that the very calendar of our his birth was his affirmation of from days is dated divine parentage He claimed to be the very Son of God that the prophets had said would come and he spoke not just as one who knew the law but as one who had authority to restate and clarify it The claim of Jesus to Godhood was what brot him to' Calvary It was this claim that gave his moral teaching the ring of authority that has kept them before mankind to this very day as the Golden Rule of life It was this claim of Godhood supported convincingly to his followers by his prophetic utterance and sinless life that enabled them to respond to his command to carry the Gospel to others with a devotion that overcame all persecution And so we have Christmas with its lights and song and gifts an annual observance of the nativity of Jesus Christ the Son of God who lived among us as a brother while he taught us as a God giving us anew a standard of conduct we yet cannot attain but which holds the key to “Peace on Earth” as heralded by the chorus of angels who proclaimed his birth The Garland First ward will observe the Christmas season Sunday evening with a special rendition of the Christmas Cantata “Song of the IJoly Night” by the ward choir under the direction of Miss Ethel Rogers ' Arthur Michaelis of the bishopric and Miss Rogers join in an invitation to all the people of the valley to join them in this The Sunday evening meeting cantata will be sung following the usual opening exercises and will occupy about 40 minutes of time It has as its theme the familiar song “Silent Night” and is full of easy melody Jhat eveiy cne will enjoy choir members declare The meeting begins at 7:3(1 Bears Announce Game Change The opening basketball game the league season which was advertised for New Year’s eve will be played on Thursday evening Dec 30 instead Bear River high school athletic directors announce this week The change was ordered after league officers considered it inadvisable to have teams traveling on the first named date Bear River and South Cache meet here in the opening game Next Monday evening Burley will play Bear River a return game here They were victorious over the locals in their recent meeting at Burley The Box Elder “B” team will play here the same evening Elementary senool pupils wUl hereafter come to the front door of the gym it is announced of iLJfaw From that first Christmas Day until th proem Christmas ol the year because the happicrt and th most blessed sease season oi kindness generosity and fellowship Honor Roll Students Listed students 11 boys and 50 girls comprise the honor roll GREETING TO ALL William Bowcutt of Riverside who has been confined to the for the fall quarter at Bear Rihospital with illness the past several days Is reported somewhat ver high school reveals Rupert better today lie wishes all his readers in The Times a Merry Blackham chairman of the Christmas committee under whose supervision the roll was compiled The system as it operates at IT GOT THERE! Bear River divides honors into In October and November Garland individuals two divisions Students who reand civic groups sent to Lt Gail S Halvorsen Ber-lin- e ceive from a 28 to a 3 point in all classes make the airlift pilot and native of Garland approximatehigh honor roll while those ly 75 pounds of candy bars and about 1500 pieces of whose averages range from 279 cloth with the words Garland Utah printed to 23 receive honors The 10 students having 28 to The cloth pieces were for parachutes to on them 3 point average in their term be used for dropping the candy to needy children in marks and making the high honor blockaded Berlin Halvorsen had already attracted roll are Don Lee Rogers Donna Marian Linford ' Carolyn world-wid- e attention as the originator and sponsor Green Jensen Kent Blackham Margie of this activity which was called “Little Vittles” Roberts DeVere Watkins Diane The letter below reports the disposition of the Rhodes Helen Felsted and Emma June Mason local contribution : Gain High Honors ’48 16 December behind with Following close an average ranging from 279 to Germany 23 were Barbara Wood Carolyn Dear Vemald Quinney Jean Garn Liane BunHave about fifteen minutes before a flight nell Arlene Anderson Colleen and wish to thank everyone in and around Clarke Joanne Carter Ann Holland Joyce Udy Donald Starr Garland who helped so generously in the Oneta Bunnell Dorene Anderson “Little Vittles” drive— the Legion lions Club Barbara Waldron Val Dee Benthe Ladies’ Self Culture Club and all the nett Harris Marilyn Colleen Munns Jaleen Allen Joan Sumcitizenry Their response was wonderful and mers Connie Wood Connie many people in Berlin know of Garland Utah Flora Gardner Lawrence now Hansen Carleen Hall Connie Rae Christensen Gaye Deakin MarPlease express my utmost thanks to all lene King Eleanor Ballard Aeiko Yours truly Fukln Marilyn Manning Gayla Seymour Harris Anna Marie Josephson Jack Johnson Luella Peterson Senneth Iverson Joan Foster WORD FROM FRIENDS Gerald A letter from Mrs Merle R Britton (formerly June Capener) Dessie Coe Margie King of Post Texas where her husband is engaged in soil conservation Barnard Melva Castleton Carolyn work expresses the joy that each issue of The Times brings to her Judith Hansen Lorna Mason of here home She news with its at the many friends is thinking Trent John Derex Lent Darof them particularly now at Christmas time lene Robbins Yvonne Hess and There must be much to do there in soil conservation judging by Woodruff Snow her description of a dust storm of "lat week” They call them At Garland this time of year it would be a bill“black dusters” iard “It did not stop at making drifts of sand outride It drifted Boards Hold Party right on in Inside of the house Neit morning everything in the The Bear River stake MIA house was covered with sand” she states boards and their partners joined A card from Karl Boss who is serving on a mission in Switzerin a gay Christmas dinner and We would like to get the joy out of our land was in today’s mail party at the Silver Bow Cafe work at The Times that he seems to be getUng out of his mission Members of lie says the Christmas spirit is much in evidence there just as Tuesday evening the stake presidency and their it is here at home with everyone making preparations for the festiwives were guests val A ' USA USA Garland Ladies Club Announces Dance has it txm is the The Ladies Self Culture Club Christmas its annual will hold’ dance Tuesday evening Dec 28 at the Garland recreation alL the club The dance given by the holidays for many during has always been popular years with the residents of the valley extends The club a cordial inwho enjoys vitation to everyone a good dance to come and join with them Tuesday evening states Mrs W C Rogers vice president of arrangewho is in charge ments for the dance fireside gathering Sunday evening sacrament meeting at the home of Marilyn Taylor The group enjoyed singing Christmia Don Lee Rogers sang a carols solo and a Christmas story was Retold by Mrs W C Rogers freshments were seryed tq 33 following NOTICE 4 M MEN AND GLEANERS MEET SUNDAY NIGIIT The M Men and Gleaner Girls of the two Garland wards held a Ail news and " advertising " for next week’s Times must be in not later than Wednesday noon December 29 Orlo Nielsen Is In from Rose Bud South Dakota for the holidays Pi Theatre Christmas Day Re-ope- ns theatre will The new Main business on open again for Christmas day after a three day to permit a large crew closing of painters paper bangers and interior decorators to complete a beautification of this show attractive and popular A great first run picture house latest “Every Girl Cary Grant’s be will Should be Married” of shown thru special courtesy Co and RKO Radio Picture will show continuously from 3 pm Christmas day Lish Jr second Preceding the opening is a NEW BISHOPRIC— left to right seated: Horace counselor Clarence Perry Bishop standing Wlnford Bamu Clerk special free children’s matinee on and counselor Blackham first Rapert Dec 24 at 2 at Friday pm which a special program suitable for the occasion will be shown and free treats given every child merchants and by the Garland business men Manager Jorgensen Mr Barrus wu Clarence Perry was sustained superintendent everyone in the valley to visit the theatre during the holidays and as the new bishop of the Dewey- - formerly clerk in Garland ward to Logan a few enjoy the new atmosphere of ville ward succeeding Clarence- before moving Fryer who has occupied the posi- years ago He recently purchased beauty and comfort that has been tion for more than nine years at a home with a small acreage of achieved and the ward sacrament services last farm land In DewCyvIIto The Allied Theatres Company moved back into the Bear River which the Sunday evening recently purchased Also sustained in the new or- - stake Main this week announces the Released with Bishop Fryer of the Orpheum a! ganization were Rupet Blackham purchase The company is headed as first counselor Horace Lish was his first counselor Lewis by II L Jorgenson operator of a Jr second counselor and Winford Spackman and Donald Snow M Barrus a new resident of the vard clerk The position of group of Idaho Theatres and D cond counselor has been vacant as ward clerk ' W Harris of Tremonton T he three members of the new for several months President Mr & Mrs Eldon Munns anbishopric have been associat d Robert J Potter officiated at the nounce the birth of a baby girl together for a number of years reorganization and all members at the Valley hosp- as a Sunday School superinten- - of the stake presidency and clerk Thursday ital dency with Rupert Blackham as were present- invites New Bishopric Installed In Dewey ville Ward Sunday |