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Show Wednesday, December 22, 1982 - Page 15 'Tis Better to Give oyTOM GRIFFITHS little country church, the I"1 Horace Greentree had Christmas sermon and ted his st reverent gentleman felt 'himself that he had performed iT Indeed, if the collection JJsSy guide, he had done very For the total, after a large In and a foreign coin of no hie value had been removed, nted to fifteen pounds, twelve DnLs and tuppence. A tidy sum Ld and so pleased was the good rend that he did not even try to to who had given the paltry sum of the corner of his uppence-Ou- t banker Matthews he had seen but he could not be his purse 1 whether it was paper or a coin e placed in the collection box. that's the way it is with bankers, 1 value on nut so much money. of these days, mused Reverend orace, I shall preach a sermon the camel and the needle's eye, Lps that will help to open wider e copious purse of Banker The Reverend Horace had studied j rehearsed his sermon until he heart. Tenderly he told of iew it by ethlehem. He became very dram-j- c as he described the life and jssion of the carpenter, and when , told of the merchants and money angers being driven from the jnple he threw his arms with great ,sto as if he himself were using a hip. Then he climaxed his sermon jib a promise of exaltation for the ghteous and for the wicked there ould be eternal damnation. After the usual his handshaking with flock, and this was both a pleasant and an unpleasant task, he would walk home. But tonight he waited patiently for his congregation to leave. To each one he gave a cheery ' "Merry Christmas" and was very surprised when banker Matthews replied with a "Happy New Year." But when widow Mollie Shellabeer approached, the Reverend, being a bachelor of some forth odd years, became strangely excited. Some-where in the good book there was a scripture that described his feelings, but at the moment he could not think what it was. The widow, in her early thirties, was a delight to behold, even to the reverend. Just two years previous she had laid her husband to rest with the final words "Ashes to ashes and dust to dust." Molly only wore the mourning black for about a month then she decided to display her wares. So, like a shop window that is all dressed up to catch the attention of possible shoppers, Mollie proceeded to dec-orate her own shop. Now the widow Mollie was not a wicked or a coniving woman, but Mother Nature when she designed her just overdid it a bit. There was just enough of most things and a bit more of others and coupled with all her physical attraction was a warm, friendly personal charm. When she placed her hand in the Reverend's and said, "Reverend Greentree, your sermon thrilled me through and through," he felt like Samson of old, strong and manly. Then she looked up at him with eyes that were the color of heather of his native Scotland and said, "A Merry Christmas it is that I am wishing you and should you be passing my home you are invited to stop in. My puddings this year are' the best I have ever made, and with a drop of tea." Then her voice trailed away like the ending of a beautiful song. The Reverend watched her walk away and somehow he thought of a sailing ship he once saw sailing on a sea of blue. Ah, Reverend Greentree, what an unruly parcel is the heart of a man. He can study the scriptures, he can see the hand of his maker in the heather covered dunes, and hear the music of heaven in the breaking of waves on rocky shores, but when a woman touches the strings of a man's heart a little beastie with a scheming mind takes possession of him. Aye, and the song of the angels is sweeter for God made man that way. After the last of his congregation had left, the Parson started for home, and home to him was a little cottage on the outskirts of the village. As he walked along he thought of the Widow Shellabeer's invitation to drop in for a taste of her Christmas pudding. He had tasted her puddings before and no pudding in the village could compare with hers. She used real brandy for the base, and when she laid a large slice upon your plate your mouth became a mountain stream overflowing with antici pation. There was something about her home too that attracted Reverend Greentree. Perhaps it was the big sofa where two could sit together and look into the cheery fireplace. Whenever he was there he had the feeling that he would like to kick off his shoes, stretch his long legs in the direction of the fire and forget the world outside. Tomorrow evening, he thought, I shall visit her; then, as an afterthought, just as her spiritual guide of course. But the little beastie inside of the parson just chuckled. There was one sore spot in the life of Reverend Horace Greentree and now as he approached it anger filled his bosom. It was the Horse and Jockey pub where beer, ale and other more or less powerful spirits were sold to mankind for the relief of worldly cares. Downstairs, and a little to the back of the building was a side door where many a wife could be seen entering, then a few minutes later, leaving with a bottle tucked under her shawl. Now, as he came near to the premises, Sandy McTavish, the portly proprietor, opened the door and the yeasty aroma of ale smote the Reverend smack in the face. For a moment he was tempted to cross to the other side of the street, but before the thought could materialize he received a greeting from the genial Sandy. "Evening, Reverend, I'd like to wish ye a Merry Christmas." The Reverend acknowledged the (Continued on page 16) Can you guess these seasonal favorites Can you guess any of these well-know- n Christmas carols and songs? 1. "Listen! The message-bringin- g ethereal beings are uttering words of music" 2. "Clinking metal instruments producing a ringing sound" 3. "Gladness to the particular sphere on which we reside" 4. "Allow the white crystalline precipiate to fall to the earth" 5. "Oh, December holiday plant with permanent woody branched trunk" 6. "Oh small village near Jerusalem" 7. "Oh sacred period between sunset and sunrise" 8. "The person talking will be at his residence for the festival honoring Jesus' birth" 9. "Merry elder Kris Kringle" 10. "Metallic gray cup-shap-metal vessels which give forth a clear, musical note when struck" 11. "At the time the tenders of the flock were keeping vigilance over their small collection of animals between sunset and sunrise" 12. "This speaker finds himself in a sonambulant state contemplating a Yule season very light in color" answers uS!N Coh 0(i uiauamiag jo uaoi arrjn qo(9 iwous u PJJOM 8U.1I XOf( snag 3l8uif(2 3u;s sjaguv PIBjbh am, iHd sBurjsuiC) aiiuM J Suiuieaaa ui.KZT. jiaqi paipiBM spjaudaqs ailMMdl snag JaAHStOI SBpipiN ?U'BS PIO nf (6 seurjsi jqo joj buioh ag II.I (8 Includes Mark Howard Group installs board The Annual Business meeting of the Utah Hospital Association (UHA) has elected new officers and members to the Board of Trustees to direct the association through 1983. The UHA Chairman elect is Val Christen-sen-, administrator at Mountain View Hosp-ital in Payson. Chris-tense- n will be installed in November, 1983 re-placing Mike Falck, who will serve as Chairman of the Board beginning Nov. 8, 1982. New members of the board include Kay Mat-sumur-administrator of Brigham City Hos-pital; Mark Howard, administrator at Am-erican Fork; and Lin Carriger as treasurer, administrator at Lake-vie- Hospital in Bount-iful. At the meeting, the administrators unan-imously voted to supp-ort six pro-activ- e health proposals in response to the great concern for rising health care costs. The hospital admin-istrators voted to support the passage of the Utah Child Pass-enger Safety Act; the of a motorcycle helmet law, and implementation of a passive seat belt restraint protection system; to play an active role in educating the public on the harmful effects of to-bacco and the con-tinued use of smoking cessation clinics, re quest the support of the health insurance in-dustry in designing in-centives to encourage policy holders to stop smoking; continued development and supp-ort of wellness pro-grams by business, labor and insurance; and the passage of legislation designed to reduce the frequency of alcohol and drug re-lated automobile acci-dents. Turning to the issue of peer review, the house of delegates also voted to support a UPRO resolution de-signed to bring hos-pitals, physicians, in-surance companies and business together to continue discussion on effective statewide peer and utilization review programs and the pro-grams enacted by Con-gress. During the business proceedings, the hosp-ital administrators heard from Michael H. Annison, vice president of the Naisbitt Group speaking on the . "Forces that are Driv-ing the Nation." The Denver-base- d group monitors changes in the behavior of society and currently produces the "Trend Report." Dr. William DeVries followed with a pres-entation on "the arti-ficial heart" research being conducted at the University Medical Center. How to avoid yas shut-of- f A Mountain Fuel jpply Company l, responding to mcerns expressed by tnsumer groups itionwide, says the Slity's procedures for taling with past due xounts are designed provide customers ith the means to avoid rvice termination. Recent reports .... indic-ate that consumer roups are concerned tout winter utility iminations and how ley would affect istomers, particularly B elderly. Suggestions being made in some ates that utilities be stricted from any customer t any reason during Inter months. on an annual basis because of nonpayment. And less than one-tent- h of 1 percent are ter-minated in the winter months; those who are shut off in those ci-rcumstances are generally back on in a matter of hours after they make financial arrangements. "Such" --restrictions severely hamper utilities from collecting bills during winter months and can add millions of dollars to bad debt expenses that these companies are forced to pass on in rates to paying customers." Rose said termination for nonpayment is nnnlpflsant for the "In actual practice, ese restrictions are iinecessary because company already Is procedures in place assist people with lying their bills," said N. Rose, president of ountain Fuel's jtribution division, fin fact, Mountain is forced to ter-ete far less than 1 Kent of its customers r. company and for the customer. "It generally only happens when a customer refuses to work with the company in resolving problems." He said company collectors work diligently to contact such customers and work out payment plans that are satisfactory to both customers and Mountain Fuel . Campground reservations due Dec. 30 District Ranger Harry Opfar stated that the demand for group site reservations are increasing each year. People desiring cam-pground reservations for the 1983 season on the Pleasant Grove Ranger District, should submit their requests by application to the District Office on or before 4 :30 p.m. Dec. 30, 1982. Applications for group reservations are available ' at the Pleasant Grove District Office, 390 North 100 East, Pleasant Grove or at the Uinta National Forest Supervisor's Office in Provo, 88 West 100 North. The District has held a drawing for group site campground reser-vations for the past two years. This system has eliminated the long lines of people waiting in the cold hoping- - to - get a -- group site for their family reunion or ward outing. This years drawing will be held Monday, Jan. 3, 1983 at 9 a.m. and the public is invited to attend. Anyone desiring additional information is invited to contact the Pleasant Grove office or call I SEASON'S CBEST We wish you an old- - fashioned Christmas full of good cheer. Sincere thanks for your patronage. Timp Valley Floral 445 E. State Rd. Am. Fork L 756-353- 9 J II Happiest greetings of the season to I II everyone! We enjoyed serving you this year and hope we may be of help III to you again in the future! I ATri-CityFo-rd II t 190 East Main-Am- . Fork III L. X Phone 756-358- . III BLESSINGS i jj TO-- A-ILIL i fel'-'r- s " ' t : J o .'. rtf 1r '""'"' : (DDnipnsttcBimscBim9 f I American Fork v Pleasant Grove '''''''''ii' ' r We take great joy at this time to express our sincere thanks to all our patrons. Best wishes for a heart warming Holiday! WS C.L Young Appliance 266 W. Main American Fork 756-496- 1 J |