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Show The Word From Boulder BV NETIIELLA GRIFFIN I am glad I managed yesterday to get the winter protection about my roses, chrysanthemums, and other perennials prone to succumb to cold winds at this altitude. A heavy dressing of barnyard fertilizer at this time of year keeps them warm and moist, come what may. There was bright sunshine all day yesterday, making It fine for working outside. Today, with a continuous snowstorm, has been a fine day for being indoors. I spent a good part of the day working on a bright wool rug and listening to tbo radio. This latter, in itself, is news from Boulder. Ordinarily we do not listen to daytime radio. There's nothing but static. But today, perhaps because of the cold damp 'atmosphere, reception was 'good. I started twisting the 'dials of my set with little hope of success when suddenly, clear as a bell, came an announcer's voice trom Flagstaff, Arizona, with news from that locality and much information about high, quality eggs that are sold with the map of Arizona on the car- ton. I was wishing, of course, that I could hear something from Richfield, Cedar City, br Salt Lake. After patient experimenting I found KLUB, a Salt Lake station that came in quite clearly. Let us hope that our Boulder radios will function in daytime hereafter, especially on stormy days. We may, of course, soon tire of hearing all about the' marvelous Christmas b a r-gains. Which reminds me, I must disillusion Fay. I really have no authority in the matter of jamming Christmas and Thanksgiving together. So far as I can see, we'll just have to resign ourselves to a full month of Jingle Bells and high pressure salesmanship. Indeed, .with all the "easy" credit plans, it looks as if Christmas is doomed to extend veil into next year. And I may as well confess to Fay and Smith that I have no authority in road matters either. If I had; the three roads leading into Boulder wouldn't all be dirt, I should have known that my ceaseless talk about roads might be misinterpreted. I recall that once, as a young schoolteacher, I had been attempting to instruct the boys on the evils of destroying song birds. One .day a little fellow panted up to me and whispered, "Neth-ella, I know somebody that killea one- of your birds!" Neither the birds nor the roads are mine. I just want to keep harping about bad roads and keep on nagging officials, until someone does something. Maybe Smith could start a club for all those who get stuck- on Cottonwood. They could hold their annual outings in the canyon and invite the road commissioners. Mrs. Leona Lyman is home after spending several days at the Fanguitch hospital. Vard Coombs is also home and back at' school after two weeks' bout with bronchitis, most of which he spent at the hospital. John Rankin Coleman underwent minor surgery at the hospital last week. Visitors at Sunday services included Alton Shakespear, his daughter Miss Thelma Shakespear, Shcrrill Davis ot Tropic, David Rose of Henrie-ville, and Mr.- and Mrs. Lenzl Wilson of Escalante. Mr. Shakespear, Mr. Davis, and Mr. Rose were speakers, Mr. Rose sang a solo accompanied by Mrs. Neta Poulsen at the piano, and Mr. Wilson offered the closing prayer. Mrs. Wilson, a member of the stake Relief Society board, attended the R.S. visiting teachers report meeting, held before the regular services. The hardest thing about being a reporter is to have news that, you can't write. Two of our Boulder boys are venturing Into matrimony this week, but since proper protocol insists that such announcements come from the bride's, not the groom's, parents, we'll just have to wait for details. |