Show holiday spirit prevails in san juan county during the christmas season churches schools business places and cafes figure in the programs and holiday pleasures with special programs in thi the church and other religious groups and a fine cantata as the closing program at the monticello school the christmas season got under way in full swing over last weekend week end for weeks the stores have dis nad d attractive gift suggestions VP E 1 I 1 business houses have been unusually busy in spite of the series of snow storms which made travel uncertain and blocked the east sa side ide roads almost ci completely ely A group of cedar point residents had an interesting experience getting to town one day last week to do their christmas christinas shopping read the account of it in the cedar point news the weather man has been playing all sorts of tricks on us the past two weeks or more and again this week another fall of snow has transformed the scene adding to the joy of the youngsters and to the troubles of those who must travel th thi highways over last weekend week end a three day log was bras dispelled and the ice which had bad accumulated on trees melted thus putting an end to a scene of great beauty not only the fairylike fairy like appearance of the trees and shrubbery hut but the strange mistiness overhead made one mb feel as if transported to another world than busy monticello the inclement weather has prevented us from getting to blanding or bluff during this holiday season which we regret but we know from the storie 3 reaching us through correspondents and occasional conta contak K with residents of blanding 4 that the same holiday spirit prevails in each of thess these towns so will another christmas season pass and although a holiday irit may prevail much thought e A j being given to conditions elsewhere and especially to those who are the victims of war in foreign lands on sunday evening we attended the church service and each speaker commented on the conditions which exist in the world today and gave thanks for the freedom and the peace which this country still enjoys prayers for the preservation of our nation were made and a sincere and earnest plea for world adjustments and the protection of all who suffer as result of warfare is in the heart and mind of every citizen in this lovely quiet community the members of the record jar staff and the home of truth col 3 af jt pf which the san juan rec s is a part join in wishing you our readers a bright and happy new year |