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Show Mex;,un 'Fir. Plant Is Our Own Poinseltia More than a hundred years ago our Ambassador to Mexico Joel Roberts Poinsett, took a fancy to a brilliant tropical plant, known as the Mexican Fire Plant. Returning to his home in South Carolina, he started growing the plant from cut- tings he brought from Mexico. Soon the scarlet-leafe- d plant Amercame to the attention of ican botanists, and under the name 'poinsettia it was destined to become symbolic of Christmas. In tropic climates, poinsettia is grown in varieties of white, pink and yellow, but by far the most popular is the bright red that carries out the color scheme of Christmas. . r Pets Can Be Ideal Gifts for Young Fry Thcres hardly a child that wouldnt be pleased with a gift of a pet for Christmas. Tim parents are the ones to think about. ! . i s Pets are seldom completely the cared for by the child parents will therefore have to take on extra work. Also it must be taken into consideration that the feeding and care of pets costs money. If you are thinking of a puppy also look into the as a gift matter of sutlicient outdoor space for the animal to romp in. One of the most popular pets ! .right now js the parakeet. It is relatively easy to care for; its feed is inexpensive and these birds need only cage area. And, because they talk, its very easy to become lovingly attached to parakeets. Tropical fish arc another idea as an inexpensive, easily cared for pel. You have a wide price range1 selection too as you can choose one fish and a bowl or a large aquarium full of fish. It might be a good idea to II i; Dove Creek to Get 4 Mill Tax Reduction 'Dove Creek's assessed value jumped from $597,955 last year to $767,170. The decrease in the town's mill levy from 23 mills to 18.75 this year held the dollar revenue to $14,384.44, compared to 13,752.95 last year. Ti till assessed value of Dolores Courtys lands ? .1 pro-pc- .t to $5 ,375. for (:' t 953 i .i Increase $451,075 over 1955 County taxes showed a decrease despite the high- - $9,-996.- ui 71 query the parents 'before giving a child a pet for Christmas. If they say yes, you can be sure, however, that your gift is going to be the most treasured li i one received. 00 AW flDADOBV er evaluation. Almost all tne increase came in real estate valuation, with a total increase of $403,305. Personal property valuation fell $54,185 from $894,965' in 1958 to $4CQ,780 in 1959, according ito the 1959 abstract of assessment being prepared by the County Assessors office for distribution to tax payers. Biggest item on the tax rolls is agricultural lands, which for 1959 total 193,791 acres, valued at $.1,663,725. Last year agricultural lands totaled 196,250 acres, and total valuation was $1,537,-29- 5. Commercial and industrial iyt provcmcr.ts lost year tota $329,075, while improvements on the same type of properties for 1959 were $987,900. Personal property valuations, which include livestock, farm (NEXT PAGE) |