Show z II 4 Dads Dad's Column 4 t M II I 1 I I 1 I I 1 1 M iM I I 11 II i lIH lIHI 1 III I 1 AM tM RAIN I AM Al l the rain yet I am nn snow sn w- w When I come then I must go For rain Is snow and snow is rain When I go I 1 come again tree where are you ou now I only find the naked bough bummers trademark like the lawn fawn Has stood poil poised ed and then is gone go goner e. e r I am coming yet as ns snow r And when I come the tho rain must go for Jor rain Is snow and snow is rain I go I come again WILLIAM MELVIN o o o hAD CONTINUES In Provo and at nt the hOme borne of Mr and Mrs E. E D. D Firmage l avid and a d jj b thoroughly enjoying his visit but bas jias not forgotten his old home homo town town town- nor the tho deep snows and the way be below be- be below below low zero weather weather and and will wUl be back forthe for fortne forthe the winter mid season V Q O oTHE V THE TIlE FACE of ot the Happy Warrior former Governor Alfred E. E Smith n. n adorns the new cent 3 postage stamps now on ont ont t sale zale ule at tho the Salt Lake postoffice There Therel l' l is strong talk that a later stamp issue issuer r will commemorate the anniversary ot ot of the founding bounding of ot Utah by the Mormon pioneers Salt Salt Lake Times f O Q f I CALENDAR It D. DAYS THESE ARE tho the days when new cal cal- calendars calendars are buStin out all over They bey come in all sorts of ot designs colors and f sizes adorned by pictures s cf ct placid it lakes kes shad sha lanes pretty girls smiling babies babies or or what have you ou But If you ou dont don't get a a. 1946 calendar theres there's no need to worry All you have to do Is to look up the calendar for 1501 Believe It or not you will wUl find it identical to 1946 1046 At the end of o 1946 if you put that calendar away in the moth balls it l will also be exactly right to use in 1957 1863 1874 1985 and 1991 How conic come Search us Just looks like I Father Time repeats himself every now f and an 1 then then Western Western States Service 00 0 j f v MASONRY so nl AT WORK WHEN THE school officials of o Mo Mo- Mohawk Mohawk hawk New York were unable to und find room in the regular school buildings for tor fora tora a kindergarten class room Mohawk Val- Val Valle ValI I le Icy ley Lodge No made space apace available in Its Temple This was done at no cost to the community being a contribution from tho the Masons to Mohawks Mohawk's future citizens j J iL O O O METAL L MINING O WILL ROSIER DURING 1946 19 THE DEMAND for metals should make 1946 a prosperous year for tor the mining Industry With the present labor fairly settled tho the backlog of ot needed household equipment would in Itself tax the mines of ot the nation to produce the j needed 1 tonnages of at metals With the return of ot normal times it is quite certain certain tain that ceiling prices on metals will willBe t Be removed and the law of ot supply and andi i demand allowed to operate Wages ol or miners are at the highest level in history his his- history history tory and the price of ot metals will have to make these wages possible and allow r profits to operators r The past year has been one of or world World- f Jarring events with the atomic bomb the most outstanding Mines oil fields In Industry in- in int industry t and a conquering spirit backed our military forces to the limit to win the World War Difficulties between I rf nations are now being Ironed out and it if the world is lucky there should be ber r peace and prosperity for lor a long time ahead Stupendous debts overhang all the nations of ot the world and it will I take the United States many years to accumulate enough cash abd material I I to back another world struggle Penury will possibly prove provo a blessing in dis dis- disguise I guise r We have said before that prices j r I of ot gold gol 1 and silver sUver will wUl be determined j j by the law of supply and demand rather than by legislation fixing the quota quota- I i I The United States has fixed the gold price in this nation but there la Is lano I no open market on the metal For na nn- nations nations where there is la an open market the gold quotation ls far tar above the thet t United States price e. e So it is with silver sUver There will be beI l I greater activity during 1946 in the gold and ana silver mining districts of ot the world Copper lead and zinc are also in pre pre- preferred I erre 1 position andas as to the future future The rhe metal mining picture for lor 1946 seems excellent at this time Denver Denver Mining Record I BOND O D DRIVES HAVE VB PROVED PRO POINT DURING THE period of ot the eight Bond Drives farmers have become acquainted With the idea that Government Bonds offer a safe sale cash reserve which gives them security to face unforeseen emer etner- emergencies and to make desired changes in their future farm operations without Depending upon born borr borrowed e wed funds They havE ave seen Been that it itIs Is possible for the tho t average farmer to put aside money regul- regul regularly any arly y with an eye to the expansion of ot operations the education n of ot his children and the Improvement of ot hs h home For reasons such as these the Ameri Ameri- American American American can farmer will continue to buy Bonds Minute Man plan O O O EW 1 vi Elv HOMES IES CIR CIRCULATION SOME EDITORS teem seem to feel teel that when i veterans come home the S tl list will drop as ns many will wUl come back to homes already receiving a a. paper I The lists should drop to some extent Perhaps But it should be remembered that they left as very young oung men They come home matured They have havo should should- shouldered tree ered responsibility res so well that many win will accept It willingly on returning i home me Some have already married Others will w bo be establishing homes shortly Some ot of f these will purchase farms some ISOmo go I jato Into business It is 18 these veterans who will want Jiant to subscribe to their home home- hometown hometown town papers whether they leave that town to reestablish themselves or remain re remain re- re main at home Publisher I O O O THIS IS tho the time t mc when the Just d ron on Pago Page Tour Four 1 Dads Dad's Column olumn Continued from Page One what I presents prese ts go back hack to the tM store to be bo exchanged ex h 1 o o Q t 1 i j 90 Q n lcUY FEBRUARY DESPITE THE TIIE fact that It has had to navigate between en the fires cross of criticism directed both at its slowness and Its haste l oste in bringing veterans home from abroad the United States Government Is doing a remarkable troop shipping Job says the Christian Science Monitor The Th shipping bottleneck has been broken and the the men are arc I rc being returned considerably ahead ot of schedule Whereas General SOmervell predicted predl d in August that it would take tako a a. year to return troops reach reach- reached reached ed the tho States in December r alone The official forecast now Is that all men In Inthe Inthe inthe the Pacific with 60 or more points and andall andall andall all In Europe Europe- except those In the army of ot occupation will be home by February e In his reply repTy to Congressional criticism cism Secretary of ot War Patterson has made It clear that while cargo ships could be used for tor short hauls In carry- carry carryIng carryIng carrying Ing Japanese troops they were entirely unsuitable for tor the longer trips to the States States and tho the length of ot time It would e take to convert them made such action a lon unfeasible Also his explanation that transporting Japanese prisoners of ot war warto warto warto to Japan was essential to release Ameri Ameri- American American American can guards should help to alleviate cri cri- criticism criticism on that score But the criticism might havo have been stopped at Its source had the Information been tactfully Im im- Imparted imparted parted to the men concerned Q O WHERE ARE the boys of ot yesteryear who pleaded for tor snow-shoveling snow Jobs at 35 cents to get money for tor cent 15 movies V O O OA A MAN who Is good enough to shed hed his blood for his country Is good enough to be given a square deal afterward More than that no man Is entitled to find End no less than that no man shall have Theodore Theodore Theodoro Roosevelt 1903 T. T T Rs pertinent remark should have been both widely printed and quoted In 1920 or thereabouts Will It become necessary to reprint It again and again during the next few tew years I hope not t 4 r f INTEREST DEVELOPS OPPORTUNITY THE YOUNG man who w o would succeed I must Identify his Interests with those of ot his employer and exercise the same diligence In matters entrusted to himas him himas as he would In his own affairs says the president of or the Southern Pacific Back Backof Backof of ot all the gifts gUts the t e candidate for tor success may possess must be a willing capacity cap cap- capacity capacity for tor hard work Youth today Is not considered a handicap In select select- selectIng sel selecting Ing men for tor responsible Jobs as It was twenty years ago In almost any field today In which a youngster has hasan hasan hasan an Intelligent Interest the road to the top Is open as It never was before But the tho one way to the top Is by persistent Intelligent hard work O V O-V o O WELL PLANNED SMITH ON the ithe way to the city ty found a slip of ot paper Just outside the of gate gite t house home It was wasa wass a s detailed plan of ot his private privat office The exact position of ot the stairs was shown Notes showed which doors swung In and nd which swung out Even the windows were set down down J I Smith alarmed rushed rush d back Into his house Someone must be going to raid my office he told ld his family Oh It isn't that I cried his daugh daugh- daughter ter glancing at the sketch Those notes are in Johns John's handwriting Hes He's coming to your office today to ask you to let him marry me Exchange Exchange O 0 o u c LETTER FROM FRO TI L NEW ZEALAND Saltwater Creek N N. Z 2 Z November 27 27 1945 1045 Dear Dad HOW ARE you these days I have been so long In writing to you that Ill I'll have to send an mail air so that it will reach you by Xmas I wish you and yours a Jolly Xmas and happy New Year I have also poste posted to you another calen mien calendar dar and hope that It will reach you safely I was thrilled to see toy my letter in print Many thanks for papers ed I have received a letter from Clarissa very Interesting too but I wont won't have time to answer It till after atter Xmas but will do so 00 then I Thank God the war Is over but my son Fred is not home yet is still atin i In fn Italy and likely to be till February The me old world doesn't seem to be as l peace peace- peaceful Cace- Cace ful tul as It should be either does it I hope that you arc are all well over there and am pleased to say that tha we are her here The nurses are all busy in their ro- ro Wt We here on the farm tarm arm need a good We have had a series of ot drying rain S' S SI I have to spend a lot of ot my time In to watering the vegetable garden and m my flower lower garden Is neglected In ln the springtime It was very gay So far we have not hot lot had a great deal of or warm wea wea- weather weather ther but hope for the best I have havo not heard from Kath Haddon for tor a n. while She has her son home borne for good now Recently Jessie and I at at- attended attended tended a wedding a very nice one daughter Jessie being a bridesmaid How liow time tUes flies It Is hard to realize t that t Xmas Is four tour weeks today The year has passed p sed so quickly It will be a happy happ Xmas for tor many and sad for tor many too with memories of ot the ones that are gone rone My son in Italy has sent me some very very pretty alabaster ornaments I am very proud of or them Also a nice photo of himself elt and I am glad to say that he looks very well I am pleased to tell you that the grandchildren gr are doing fine tine as also are their parents Now N W Dad I hope you have as nice a Xmas as you did last year No doubt you will have another family gather gather ing with plenty of ot good cheer So once again I wish you and yours happi happi- happiness happiness m ness and good luck Your cousin LILE |