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Obfrvr, Li Grand, Or., Thur., Doe. 34, 1959 Pag 12 Santa BJam9 The Parent, Not Tots On Jangled Nerves NEW YORK (UPD-It's parents not the children, who wear Santa Claui to a frazzle, says on vet eran Kris Kringle. Jangled nerves go with jingle bells because, in the words ol this particular Santa, '"parent!! never seem to grow up. Some ( them resent the affection the child will show us. We get neurotic mo!h-r who never have gotten out of life what they want and blaiM this on the kids." This Kris Is .Ion Richard, 4!l, an actor playing the character lead in the off-broadway produc tion of "Leave .It To Jane." He has been a Santa at Gimbcl'? De partment store for 10 Cliristniases and now acts as unofficial captain of the store's Sa'ita force. "We develop into amateur psy chologists." said Richards. "We can tell immediately when there's harmony in the family; we get a happy child. Friction in the family ' The child on our knee is BB Expecting Twin Babies? PARIS UPI Paris buzzed today with speculation that fjrig Itte Bardot may be exuecting twins. The speculation was touched off by the delivery Tuesday of two cradles to Miss Bai dot's home. Miss Bardot's physicians re fused to comment on the subject. One. Dr. T. Laennec, however, disclosed that Miss Bardot would become a mother sooner than had been expected. Earlier reports had predicted the birth in February, or even later. The indications now were that it would come in mid-January. Miss Bardot and her husband, movie idor Jacques Charrier, re fused for weeks earlier this year to confirm rumors of her pregnancy. nervous and tense. "Sometimes I'd like to adulter ate the adults." tie also would like to restrain doting grandparents. '"They can be quite difficult," said Santa. "So we try to move grandma out of the scene." Lest Richards sound like an F.beneivr Scrooge, let it be said that not all parents annoy him. He does love people. "But 1 would suggest this to ich parent," he said, in iin inter view in the Santas' dressing room. "Don't force a child to visit San ta. Don't use the words 'now, don't be afraid.' Don't use Santa as a threat, telling chiidicn that unless they eat their cereal or diink their milk or be good that Santa won't come." Richards is one of six Santas at the department store which this time of the year is one confused crush. "One day we clocked 10,000 children through here," he said. To keep that mass of small fry from putting Santa into the hos pital, each Kris works one hour on, one hour off "stage." All are actors, some of whom are at liber ty, some of whom, like Richards, handle two roles. Richards, a native of Wilkes Barre, Pa., said he had been in snow business since he was 13 and did a soft shoe dance in a minstrel show. After Christmas, he resumes his daytime radio show business since he was 13 soap operas. He is married and the father of two children, a daughter, 16, and a son, 24. "One of the rules we have is, never lie to children. When they question how come they saw so many Santas we tell them that we are only Santa's helpers... that the real Santa is the Spirit of Christmas. "I think most children believe, not in Santa necessarily, but in what he represents." ,; W&M lT. o&s Ike With Statuette During Foreign Golfing' Cruise ' RINGING OUT Merry Christmas and Joy to All! BARBERS UNION La Grande-Island City Local No. 717 v. Angel muic filled the ky, ' and flashing white wings cut' -j the air I thought I saw a'; . now flake fly... and touched a feather in my hair. .) From the Staff of PETROLANE GAS SERVICE BEST WISHES A joyous Christmas to everyone! OREGON TRACTOR CO. "ADORATION OF THE MAtei" This otl-on-wood painting, 9Vxl2V2 inches, is called the Jativa Master after the small town in Spain where it was discovered. It was painted by an anonymous Spaniard in 15th century. Phonetaps, Steel Strike Threat Add Up To Bad Christmas News WASHINGTON (t'PIt All is not aglow at this Christmas time. There's bad news with the good. According to a Senate commit tee, our phones may be tapped. The steel strike isn't really over, at all. And Edna Wallace Hopper, the symbol of perpetuM youth. has died. Although they didnt know for sure, she probably was n't a year over 85 or 90. John L. Lewis has announced he's quitting as head of the Unit ed Mine Workers, after 40 years. All the editorial writers consider him respectable now, he com plained recently, and the job's no fun anymore. Nelson Rockefeller ran 'out of money in Dallas, shattering an other illusion. It's true though the store finally saw its . way clear to let him have a few items on credit. A Few Bright Spots Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerficld says now we may have to start soon paying five cents for a stamp. To be safe. I'm going to buy up some fours. But if you look hard enough there's always a bright spot or two. The government says dividends are up and we're all richer than ever before. Of course this dues raise a question exactly what group they've been sampling. I guess Perie Most a. the Washing ton hostess, was one of those counted. She's just solved one of her Christmas gift problems' with a nice mink coat for her poodle. All the evidence is that Russia is still way ahead in the space race but even here there's a felic itous note. It seems we've made our last space attempt for the year. Government sources say we definitely won't fire another dud before 1960. Quit Canning Laughs Also on the sunny side, it's too late now to mail Christmas cards, so you can go ahead and forget it. And the Internal Revenue Serv ice assures me the postman shouldn't deliver your tax form 1040 until at least two or three days after Christmas. There's no use at all brooding over the aminotriazole that no longer contaminates our cranber ry jelly, or the stilbestrol which farmers no longer inject into the hoads of their chickens CASABLANCA t'PI Back stairs at the traveling White House: The olher morning off the coast of southern France, President Eisenhower watched from an up per deck of the cruiser Des Moines while units of the Ameri can Sixth Fleet steamed by in proud review. As the huge aircraft carrier Saratoga eased her enormous bulk through the choppy sea before the President, a man standing be hind Eisenhower said, "The-e goes the only ship big enough' to have suburbs." The enlisted men of the supply division ' of the carrier Essex which escorted th Des - Moines through the Mediterranean sent Eisenhower a gift. It was a fabric statuette of a golfer with an idiotic smile on his face and looking straight up in the middle of his backswing. The President saw it and roared with laughter. "By golly, that's just about my style. The Navy put a golf practice net aboard the Des Moines for the President and had clubs for him, too, but he would not use the equipment. He was not about to have it said that he was riding around in the Mediterranean on a floating driving range. One more river to cross today--a big . one, too; The Atlantic Ocean and this trip will be in tha history books. Because of fatigue and the close contacts of living together in a tightly com pressed herd for nearly three weeks under most difficult condi tions, there are some rather short and raw tempers in the home ward bound party. Once the head colds begin to clear up at home, once a rela tivaly normal sleep pattern is re established, what seem to be intense grievances on the beach today in Morocco will fade bles sedly under the kindly unguent of Christmas at home. But there are some people for whom there will be little or no holiday. For example, the Presi dentand not even the Demo cratic national committee would deny it is in need of a rest and he's been thinking about going down to Augusta, Ga . for a few days just after Christmas. If not Augusta. Gettysburg. This means quite a few men of the secret service, the signal corps, the White House staff and the a'ound-the-clock nucleus of the press corps will have to keep moving. This means quite a few men beirg and if he feels a vacation ot the secret service, the signal corps, the White House staff and the around-the-clock nucleus of the rress corps will have to keep moving. .More than one man in the President's pa ty was murmuring on the way home today. "What am I going to tell my wife and kids if he goes away the day after Christmas?'' Yet. if a President is to con sider his own survival and well s required, it is a rather dread' ful burden on him to have to weigh the feelings of a secret, service agent's family against his, own. And a final note of advised mercy a"d understanding on the part of the wives whose Ike I'avelir.g husbads will be home late tonight: When he unwraps that yards-loig, glittering Indian, sari and says "Just for you. A CHRISTMAS CAROL we send your way to greet you on this Day. ARCTIC REFRIGERATION To alTour many friends and customers may you enjoy the happiest holiday ever! Your La Grande SAFEWAY GREETINGS TO ONE AND ALL! McGLASSON'S STATIONERY if yi Saturday Exchange I r"A f?TV ivifiXJ Penney'sk now I J ill lM; L I J II" f"lf 4 Santa sometimes I l Vi UlSvT.4, 'H makM mistake. .. . J. if JLYMX ! SO WE'LL Bl CLAD TO VII f l K V MAKE EXCHANGES rf lJJil V X A 3 someone 9v you the wrong f S "V X. V- olor or .tylo bring it V A 1 I tack and lot u xchnM It. f TjA fXi 'v I " rom Pnnoy' wo I ( A 1 1 jLJY f I tvant you to be compUttly hap- MANY JOYOUS GREETINGS YOUR J. C. PENNEY COMPANY LA GRANDE STORE CLINT SMITHE, GEORGE STEELE AND ASSOCIATES . . . This With Is Addressed Especially To You! BEEMAN'S UNION SERVICE 4- We stand ot attention to review the patti counting our many friends and wishing mom well. During Yuletide, and in me year to com be happy, off of yovf La Grande Furniture Warehouse WW 5ot Let not the bell toll our forgetful - ,v.v nejj 0f (he meaning of Christmas. ... but ring joy ously of faith re-affirmed. - VAN'S BEAUTY SALON ' il li i May the bigbtvays and bytvays of life lead to a Happy Holiday for yon' and yours! May we at this time express our gratitude to all of our many friends for their loyal patronage ... To All A Very MERRY CHRISTMAS Tho Staff At Basche-Sage Hardware ILAROLD TOXEY LOWELL CADE LARRY TOXEY KEN AWMILLER i I