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Show THINK PRETTY I By PEGGY WALKER Cupiey News Service Whats that crazy thing youre exercising with, mom? It looks like a vacuum sweeper hose, my son with the crumbling cooky asked. It IS a vacuum sweeper hose, I answered. It sure looks weird! Thats easy for you to say. You dont have to sweep up all day after kids who munch chocolate cookies on white carpeting and dirty, shaggy-haire- d dogs, losing muscle tone all the while. I grasped the ends of the rug attachment, according to directions, and continued, ignoring my son and his cronies who were giggling at the window. Lean forward and bring one leg at a time up over the vacuum attachment bar, hold as long as possible. Keep standing, leg straight. Alternate legs, bring each up six times. ... They forgot to add: Ignore your husband, who walks in unexpectedly. Whats that youre doing exercises with? It looks like a vacuum sweeper. The trouble with him is, that he plays tennis once a week, handball twice a week and golf Saturdays and Sundays. He doesnt know what it's like to spend seven days a week waltzing with the vacuum sweeper and a dust mop while the lithe gazelle across the street (the one with the housekeeper j spends her days on the tennis court. I was going crazy trying to keep up the house, the pets and my sanity housework depresses me, but a house in upheaval depresses me more until I found the pamphlet. "Chore Your Way to Fitness, it advised. Well, I've chored my way to an aching back, Ajax under the fingernails and holes in but to fitmy tennis shoes ness? Never. face it, dusting and vacuuming can be boring, tedious chores unless you put some fun into them, so why not make housecleaning pay off twofold? I said to myself. I've been doing it several weeks now, lunging forward as I move the vacuum across the room (to stretch the legs) limbering up with the attachment wand, and practicing something akin to a Russian folk dance as I push the sweeper down the hall. I cant say there are any visible results yet. Its too soon to tell. But my mother-in-lahas offered to watch the kids for a week while I "rest. "I-et'- s w Self-righteo- people often us owe their reputations to the lack of temptations. 50,000 PLUS Brevities Mr. and Mrs. Max Berry, Sr., entertained at Christms dinner at their home there. Family members attending were Mr. an Mrs. David Guest, Payson, Mr. and Mrs. Payson, Mr. and Mrs. Max Berry, Jr. and small son, Bert Provo, and Virgil Berry, and Scott. Who is home on leave. Recent visitors at the home Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Yadon were her grandmother, Mrs. Ruth Busby of Sebastopol, Calif. She came to care for the Yadon youngester while their mother was in the hospital. While Mrs. Busby was in Eureka, an aunt and uncle spent a few days here at the Yadon home, Mr. and Mrs. A1 Badgley of Pocatello, Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. Kay Cushing and family of Denver, spent the here their Holidays parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Greenhalgh and Mrs. Naomi with Cushing. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Greenhalgh entertained at a family last Sunday pre-Christm- as dinner afternoon at suffered by their grandchild, 9 year old Jeff accident Lucas, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lucas at their home in Granger. The youngesters were playing in the yard and young Jeff ran into a tree giving him a brain concussion. He has spent the past few days in the Valley West Hospital in Granger. His grandparents report he is recovering nicley which will be good news to the Dan Lucas family, and to the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Giles. Den (Tubs one and two held a pack meeting in the Memorial Building Dec. 14th Den mothers, Mrs. Cherry Yadon and Mrs. Dorothy Allinson were in charge of the meeting. The youngsters were surprised by a visit from Santa. We sang carols and the boys were given awards. Gmes were enjoyed during the afternoon, and the group offered congratulations to Mike Phillips who was promoted to the Senior Citizens Young at Heart Club met last Wednesday afternoon in the Memorial Buildng. A routine meeting was held, with Lroren Thompson conducting due to the illness of James Toone. The group sang tending. Hindi ti 'n.il c with prime ri.i with lj:gi nip.irn li.me wurk Muf be .inci.il sfurd with r c cio s.ir i : N: experience ncccs t .is C'i will tr.iirv iri(;.m .801- - 486-309- 6. Monday thru Friday, 10:0C a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for full info rmation. Cedar Fort for Christmas, w here they wee dinner guests of the Gillespies daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Glade Berry. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Toone hosted a dinner on Monday. Their guests were as Mrs. Berniece Busby, Mrs. Jewel McNeil, Dan Berry and Mrs. Thelma Gray. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fox were in Goshen on Sunday, where they s, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Chatwin spent Christmas Day in Salt Lake, where they had dinner guest of a son and his family, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Chatwin. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fox were in i Si. 7 i I I In1 hiiM l..! ii )Di i I'ii'jc Nin'1 Provo Saturday evening, where they attended a dinner party given by the S.O. Singleton family party. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bird spent the Christmas holidays in Calif, with their son and family Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Bird. coat of arms can be a source and symbol of family pride, but it may also lx an illegal (xissession and may not oven represent tin true family line. Heraldry, a term denoting the creation and use of coats of arms, is a much misunderstood art in the United States according to Jerry I). Wells, manager of Brigham Young A University's Family History Services. Family History Ser- research vices is a arm of the University which does professional genealogical research for private individuals. non-prof- Coats originally it of used were to identify arms soldiers in the battlefield," Wells explained. The heavy armor worn by warriors in the Middle Ages required some extra identification, and the most popular place to put the identification was on the battle shield." Over the course ot several hundred years, coats of arms developed into legal properties and lccame matters of official jurisdiction in England and other European nations. Follow ing the example set by Charles IV of France in 1406 A. I)., Richard III of England established a "College of Arms and appointed heralds" hence the term, heraldry" of arms and coals register of any individuals jK'digrees claiming the right to liear a coat --t- of arms. To use a coat of arms, one liad to show that he had the right," Wells explained. An original coat of arms belonged to one individual only, not his family, and the ownership in most cases went to his immediate heir. Memlxrs of the family could use variations of the original, thus increasing the number of coats of arms for the same surname, but the original itself belonged to the one in- "1 would estimate that tir jxr cent of all LI)S families descend from people who were not entitled to liear arms." Wells said. Most American early colonizers were working class jieople, and very lew could claim membership in the Sheriffs, mayors, wealthy Euroean classes." major landowners and other officials would be likely prospects. Such a discovery would lx a great genealogical help lxcause if that ancestor was entitled to a coat of arms, it is usually not difficult to trace Irnck further to tin ancestor who was originally entitled to the coat of arms. Wells explained. "The record of the College of Arms in London is one of the finest genealogical libraries anywhere," he added. But in most cases, the legal xissession of coats of arms by Americans is questionable, and the problem is compounded by commercialization. "There are several companies in the United States who make a business of w riting to individuals and asking if they would like copies of their' family coat of arms." Wells continued. Such companies generally the coats of arms mass-pnxiuc- e and make no attempt to verify authenticity. only may such coats of arms lx illegally purchased from such organizations, but they may not even represent the individual's family line. "There may Ik a dozen or more coats of arms for the same surname." Not Wells said. However, if in the course of your research you find that one your ancestors in Europe was a very important official, either over a local or general area, then there is a chance that he might have a coat of arms and you could start looking for it." Wells added. of dividual only. Laurie and Marcie McCabe of Salt Lake City were in town during the week visiting with friends. Robert Henning, a Bronx-villN.Y., lawyer convicted of a $250,000 property swindle was sentenced to spend every weekend in jail for the next e, This is a legal practice that is still observed today. Wells noted. For many Americans, the chances of being descended from individuals who had the legal right to bear coats of arms is very slight. The speed of animals like the horse and the deer is attributed by one anatomist to their rapid sna,-kic- k stride, and most particularly to the lower bones in of the leg being longer proportion to the upper bones. six years. The judge explained that in this way he could earn a living for his family. He could have received a maximum sentence of hundreds of years. Webaloos. COLLECT ' Mr. and Mrs. Roland Gillespie and Byron Sorensen were in Shelley and Michale Fennell of Salt Lake are spending a few days here with their grand-parnetMr. and Mrs. Martin Sr. Fennell, Call Mr. Perkins in Salt Lake 11 Diamond of Mapleton. Mrs. Ned A Hinson honored her young son, Chad at a birthday party last week on the occasion of his 8th birthday. Eight little friends came to wish Chad a happy birthday, and enjoy he birthday cake. God Bless America reports were given Secretary and the Treasurere. Happy Birthday was sung to C.B. Bussey, and the Public Health Nurse, Mrs. Alice McGuire was on hand to take the blood pressures of those wishing to have it done. The members provided the refreshments for meeting. There were 14 members at- J' Dinner guests last Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hank Bates were Mr. and Mrs. Farrel Gordon. Mrs. Olive Strasburg of Orem and Mr. and Mrs. Jim were dinner guests of his daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Phil White. and the SUB-CONTRACT- Mr. and Mrs. Earl Francom of Orem visited here on Friday of last week, when they attended the elementary school childrens Opera tta. their home in Provo. There were 50 family members attending the nicely planned dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Don Giles received word this week of an 'inli'. Many coats of arms may be illegal possessions Mrs. Max Wayne Berry and baby, of Provo, Scott Berry, who is spending his leave here and Bert Provstgaard of Payson. pre-Christm- V i Mr. and Mrs. David Guest of Payson entertained at a family dinner on Sunday family members attending were Mr. and Mrs. Max Berry, Mr. and The South Dakota Bicentennial Commission (SDBC) is alive and well in Everywhere, The SDBC South Dakota! Chairman coined the phrase ir explaining the Commission's plans and topes for South Dakotas bicentennial celebration. Communities around the state have begun development projects, clean-ucampaigns, restoration efforts, festival plans, and visitor programs aimed at gaining a designation as part of the p statewide Bicentennial celebration. Two cities, Dead-woo- d and Yankton, have been designated Historic Cities, and Huron has been named a "Festive City." With national attention focusing on Mt. Rush-mor- e as 1976 approaches, all of South Dakota has been building a program that will exemplify the spirit embodied at the monument. With Everywhere Jerry I). Wells, manager of Family History Services at BYl'. displays three different coats of arms for the family name of Donald, ( oats of arms are often illegally claimed and many are not authentic. |