| Show STAHLE By LARRY STAHLE The worst reducing pill pUl Is the one who keeps telling you how she did It lt I think that I am going to sell these newspapers and take a trip to the North Pole and seek employment with the Jolly old man who will make l his s rounds this week His Job has one of the greatest greatest greatest great great- est fringe benefits that you can get that of seeing all of the tiny tots who come to see Santa From observing the behavior of the visitors to Santas Santa's knee I have decided that in a world full tulI of strife and turmoil it Is refreshing to see the innocent ones either grinning from ear to ear or looking hesitantly into the face of Saint Nick and then emitting a shrill burst of tears The eager members of the junior set clamor to see Santa They cling to his red suit and follow him everywhere he goes You just cant can't beat the fringe benefits They say that God made mademan mademan mademan man first because he didn't want any suggestions One Orte of the perplexing problems problems problems lems of the Yule season Is the decision of or what you should buy everyone on your list For Instance what do you buy huy parents who own a Cadillac a yacht a couple of mansions and have money to burn Or kids that have more toys and than you have money Another problem is a wife who has a closet full of mink coats her own sports car along with pairs of shoes not to mention mention mention men men- tion owning her own owns pair of electric scissors Boy I dont don't face this type of list it only seems this way When It comes to my wife I have found the solution I grill the clerks In the local stores after she has been shop shop- ping I have about decided on the ideal gift gut for those to hard-to- for buy parents of mine No they're not millionaires they dont don't own Caddies Caddie's or yachts but they just plain seem to have everything but this year I plan to fool them I am going to locate a good clean jar and fill It to the brim with good old ManU Mantl soil something something some some- thing they dont don't have because they live in Bountiful This is next to a gift of this paper the best gift you can give a 3 person 11 living ving in the metropolitan tan areas good soil soU uncluttered ed with homes I am not going to tell you what I am buying my wife be because because because be- be cause she reads this column before you do but I do think she will look better mowIng mowing mowing mow mow- ing our new lawn next summer I do not think Ill I'll ever be much help around a Christmas Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas tree a smiling tree that gaily gleams whose topmost branches kiss the beams When I festoon the tree with spangles I usher In domestic domes domes- tic wrangles I yearn to show where things s go but I am alas malapropos Im I'm Uk Ilk the funny circus clown whit what others others oth oth- ers hang up I knock down P Poems ems are made by fools like me but only wives can trim a tree Arthur Lipman I was reading In the paper last week that one of our Manti Mantl prep stars was the tallest high school player In the Utah cage wars this year The writer who had just made madea a swing through the southern part of the state tabbed EphraIm's Ephraim's Eph- Eph raIm's Steve who stands 4 l as No 1 In inthe he the tate state The sports scribe also tabbed th the as one of the toughest In his opinion in the Class A ranks this year The have plenty of ot depth and experience I think a lot of credit goes to the coach Wilbur Braith- Braith waite walte for his efforts with the boys Last Sunday after Manti ManU had just downed the Richfield Wildcats Wildcats Wild Wild- cats I was spending Sunday aft afternoon afternoon afternoon aft aft- in the shop trying to finish up some odds and ends when Wilbur Wllbur Braithwaite came in with a news article At the time Ume I had three people from Richfield In the shop They asked asked asked ask ask- ed who he was when Wilbur had left and I stated that he was the ManU Mantl High basketball coach I told them how fortunate we were in this area to have three good men at the helm of the athletic programs I told them how I had often heard the boys of the school down through the years have nothing but praise for Coaches Braithwaite and Goodwin The compliments of often often often of- of ten came from some of the so-called so rough boys of the student body I told them that I had never heard any tory statements from the boys who really after alter all know them the best They all agreed that we were very fortunate to have such men here The girl who wore glasses and pined for lost passes now chuckles and cleanses her contact lenses I read Sunday with Interest the story in the Tribune about a former Manti ManU resident who is making good in the ski business Many times before his father LaMont Miller passed away he told about his son Earl who had perfected a new type of or ski bindings and aid at that time Ume was going to such places as Japan showing his wares Since that time Earl has op opened open opan- ned n- n ed a plant in Orem It is lo located located located lo- lo adjacent to the freeway on the east side of the street on the north side of Orem According to the article Earl Earlis is really achieving success Inthe Inthe in inthe the ski field The article pointed point point- ed out that he has been Interested interested Inter inter- ested In the ski business since he was five lve years old Some Somo of Mr MIllers MIller's products products products prod prod- are now being sold iti m. i 1 Mati i firmI firm I sure hope Im I'm sl sh sUk ic k said the unhappy man to his doctor Id hate to feel like this If it Im I'm well I have heard a lot of talk of late both among the thi students at Snow College and the local townspeople in the area about the decline in enrollment at atthe atthe atthe the college during the fall ter while other colleges generally generally generally gen gen- showed a gain Many excuses have been put forth for this decline most of them leveled at the recreational activities and opportunities Inthe in inthe inthe the area and this is keeping students away Personally I dont don't know the thereal thereal thereal real reason but I suspect that this Isn't entirely right I have attended the University of Utah with all Its gala festivities and have seen the fellowship and courteous acts among the Snow College students and If I were a student again I wouldn't trade the advantages here for the crowded atmosphere of the larger areas In my opinion there Is certainly no academic drawbacks to attending a small school like Snow M My guess is that the trend will be reversed soon especially especially especially espe espe- if we get in and support the college at its activities so that the activity schedule can be enlarged Maybe we are just as much to blame for the slump as the college itself Sandy a secretary had to togo togo togo go into the hospital A friend from the office came to visit her and told her not to worry about the work but just to get well weIl Were sharing all your work she told Sandy Winnies Winnies Winnies Win nies nie's making the hot chocolate chocolate chocolate choco choco- late Bobbi's taking up the collections for birthdays and weddings and Im I'm working the crossword puzzles It is good any time of the year to have your faith in people restored and freshened and it seems particularly warm and significant at Christmastime But that is what happened to Hilmer HUmer Peterson and the Snow College maintenance staff last Sunday They had spent several hours during the week putting up lights and other Christmas decorations decorations decora decora- to add beauty and cheer to their corner of the campus They had decorated a large Christmas tree in front of the maintenance building Each light in just the right place had been carefully chosen so that the colors would give the best effect It was a work of art and they were proud of it The tree spread its glow and cheer to all who passed by And then Saturday night lights began to disappear It seems there were at least two forays made against the tree tree- about 30 globes disappeared the first time and more than that another time What had be been been n a thing of beauty stood misshapen and ugly Those who saw it were heartsick to think that someone would deliberately ruin a beautiful tree decorated in honor of the Christmas season Those who saw the assailants said It was children this children this made it seem a little worse And then something happened Sometime between late Saturday evening and morning mid-morning Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day all of the more than 60 missing globes were returned What prompted the action is a 3 mystery mystery but but Hilmer HUmer said he thinks it must have been some alert parents who discovered the globes and had them promptly prompt prompt- ly Ay taken back to the tree Whoever it was that caused the runaway light globes to be returned Hilmer and members of his staff at Snow College are grateful as their bright CHRISTMAS 1969 The celebration of Christmas takes on added meaning each year It reminds us that material success success suc cess holds little value if we neglect the spiritual The strongest tie in human endeavor is that of the family and through this tie we project our good wishes and feelings to those around us Some of us express the holiday in material ways through an exchange of gifts others through an exchange of cards personal visits or telephone calls But they all focus on the main theme o of brotherly love It is the t time lne of year when good-fellowship good in ins 1 s spite Pite of some commercial overtones becomes contagious con con- when when friendly kind thoughts and actions action are directed toward our fellow fellowman It is a time when voices are heard in song and prayer prayer and and the t cares of the world melt away Let us try to extend th the quality of the Merry lerry Christmas of Christmas Day to the other days in the year year year-by by looking for positive ways to further the well-being well of all mankind symmetrical tree blinks its cheery Merry Christmas to all who pass by And Hilmer HUmer would like to add his special Thanks and warm Christmas greetings to those wise and thoughtful persons who saw that the globes were re re- re placed For them he wishes a Happy New Year It n is good to 11 live ve where people care Have you ever noticed that people who can take It or leave leaveU it U alone usually take it |
