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Show OREM-GENEVA TIMES THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, l94j lllltllllllllllllMHIIHHIIHMIMIHMtMllf: SANTA UNDER PROTEST By JOHN SCOTT DOUGLAS) afHIMMHIimillffltllltMIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIMH"" IHIII IIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIlfiltliillllMMIIIHUIir dangerous. I've got to phone for a snow-plow. If the lines re down we won't be moving until jiiaybe tomorrow ;.inoon." "Ve'4 fc-Ci.t hr! prl',;te 9 say4iaired salesman. "Su; would GEORGE GILBERT reached the afternoon bus on the run. He was a pleasant looking young man, but so plump that he had to squeeze through the door. Hai.dms his ticket to the red-headed driver. be started down the aisle and the stopped in panic. The only vacant seat was beside a little blonde whose pert nose lifted when she recognized George. She was Andrea Drake who two weeks earlier had answered his proposal of marriage with, "I'm fond of you, George, but I could never marry a fat man." George was not exactly fat, but he did enjoy his food. "Think I'll stand," he said faint ly. "We'll have rough going with this snow." said the driver. "Take kii':,.;... : 4 And tlicn, to George's astonishment, aston-ishment, Andy's arms flew around his neck and she was kissing him. "I couldn't help It, Santa," she said. the seat beside the girl. She won't bite." George's cheeks burned at the passengers' laughter. He moved down the aisle and said, "D'you mind, Andy?" Her lovely eyes met his. "Why should I?" she asked coolly. The town slipped behind, and then on both sides lay snow-covered fields, which seemed to interest in-terest Andy more than George. 'I've been dieting," he finally announced. "Lost a pound already al-ready " "Indeed," sh said. "You're now down tc two-sixty?" "Two-ten," George said, and decided de-cided to change the subject. "How .do you happen to be leavirg home :the day before Christmas?" i "Uncle Harvey and Aunt Grace .are alone this year." "I'm going to Pleasant Valley, too.'' Crecr-? 'said hopefully. "My 1 rmily are already there with my , ranc'parents. Maybe I'll see you." ''I wouldn't count on It," said Andy. "I know a ct:te boy there." A!thou- r"-mal!y cheerful, George lapsed into gloomy silence. The snow grew deeper and deeper, deep-er, the farms farther and farther apart. Presently the bus was break- ing tracks through powdery snowdrifts. snow-drifts. At one drift it stalled. The driver backed and charged time and again, only to pack the snow .harder with each attempt He stepped into the waist-high drift and after plunging a few feet, climbed back Into the bus. , "Drainage ditches on both tides so I can't turn, and backing is too agreed t) divt "Seg that fou above tl.at rise? It's aa abandoned farmhouse. ?ou'tl hae shiu- there, and may- ba you can find, wod. It's the best I can offer. He drained tie radiator, nnd then started floundering through the drift. Gcoite stepped out, auc, swung a toddler to his back saying, say-ing, "Let's play horse, junior." The baby boy squealed with glte. hugging George. He took another taby from its mother, remarking. "I'll be careful, ma'am." The mother smiled trustfully at George He broke trail to the farmhouse, which was in sad decay. But the windows were boarded up, there was a fineplace in the living room, a dilapidated stove in ai, other room, and plenty of wood in a shed behind. George soon hud both fires going. Women opened packages ot cake and cookies on the rickety table, and one who had a stuffed turkey already caoked generously shared it with the passengers. There was a holiday air of frivolity about the impromptu party. , When It was time to retire, the men moved into the smaller room to sleep beside the stove. The salesman sales-man said thoughtfully, "Shame to disappoint the kids tomorrow morning. morn-ing. I have a red Santa Claus costume cos-tume here in my suitcase. Was planning to surprise my grandchildren. grandchil-dren. But I'm too thin without a pillow." The olher men looked at George, and one remarked, "He doesn't need a pillow." George thought with dismay that if Andy saw him play Santa Claus, she'd never be able to think of him except as a fat man. "Positively not!" he said. "Don't you like kids?" a father snapped. "I love 'cm, But I won't do It." It was less the men's arguments than thoughts of the .vouruzsters' disappointment that made George finally weaken. "I'll do it," he said resignedly. "But you fellows have no idea what this will cost me." A surprising number of presents were collected from passengers In the morning and stuffed into a dunnage dun-nage bag. When George appeared In the red-and-white costume, with the bag over a shoulder, children piped, "Santa ClausI Santa Claus!" A little boy who thought Santa resembled re-sembled George was silenced by a scornful pigtailer: "Silly! did George have a white beard?" Above the clamor boomed George's hearty voice, "Now, here's a present pres-ent for a pretty little girl named Sally." When the last present had been distributed, a woman whispered to Andy, "Isn't he wonderful with children? He'd make a grand father." "That's Just what I've baen thinking," said Andy. And then, to George's astonish' ment, Andy'a arm flew ae-ua his neck and aha was kissing him. "I couldn't help it, Santa," ah4 said. FROM THE FOLKS WHO PRODUCE AND DELIVER TO YOUR DOOR Yk'A-d'0r VJ- I' I M CHRISTMAS 1 MP' 4:X " V I fTtTT? GREETINGS ill i . : ' , - ll w ' ' 3 S i ll ft f '1 THOSE DELICIONS MOUNTAIN MEADOW DAIRY PRODUCTS Your LOCAL Dairy Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Kitchen have spent some happy and anxious hours building their new home at Sixth North and State. They'll be spending their first Christmas in it this year. Preparing to enjoy the festivities are their three youngsters, Joyce, Elaine and Don. The ' Kitchens moved into their new home in September. GENEVA Beth Moon 0581-ni The victim of painful but not serious burns when an oil furnace exploded last week was Mrs. Meredith C. Stratton. The Mrs. Howard Smith is at home and reported to be feeling i fine following an operation at fire singed her hair and burned Utah Valley hospital last week- ner arm ana face with secona and third degree burns. Her son, Brent, who was standing in the doorway was not hurt. Mr. and Mrs. Norval Kitchen entertained the Junior boys of the Sunday School at a party on Friday night- Mr. Kitchen teaches teach-es the class. Present were Dar- ryll Jensen, Greg Farley, Ray Nielon, Myles Judd, Wayne Maag, Raymond Finch, Rex Adams, Jan Peterson, Sherman Kitchen, Tommy Moon and Ned Pierce. The Geneva ward MIA is sponsoring a New Year's Eve ball to be held Saturday, Dec. 31 at the Timpanogos hall. A good orchestra has been engaged and there will be concessions where noisemakers, etc will be sold. There will be no class work in Sunday School on Sunday as a fine Christmas program has been arranged and will be presented pre-sented at 10:30 a.m. Sacrament meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday. Bishop Wilford Larsen was unable to be in attendance at meetings on Sunday as he was detained at the ranch in San Juan by bad weather. Students of the Sharon sem- Letters to Santa Dear Santa. Please bring me an ice skate doll and clothes and a nurse set, a bathinette and a sewing set and a buggy and some boots and gloves and some roller skates. Love, Ellen Beth Dear Santa, Please bring me a wallet, a necklace, a watch, a pair of boots, an Ice Skate doll, some dishes, a bathinette, a pair of gloves, a buggy. , Love, Carolyn inary presented the program at sacrament meeting on Sunday evening. David Rowley accompanied a group of Deacons to Salt Lake City Friday afternoon by bus to perform baptisms for the dead at the Salt Lake Temple. Deacons who made the trip were Darryll Jensen, Terry Johnson, Richard Gappmayer, Jan Peterson, Peter-son, Gary Littlefield, Richie Benson, Greg Farley, Myles Judd, Ned Pierce, Raymond Dear Santa, I'm not sure but I think I have been a good girl this year so please bring me a bride doll. Thanks for the things you brought me last year and Merry Christmas. Love, Jeri Anne Rowley Dear Santa Clause, I would like a Bambi book and a doll house and a doll. Karen Palmer Dear Santa Clause, I would like a jumping donkey don-key and the farmer. Bruce Palmer Finch, Sheril Rowley and Kenneth Ken-neth Workman. Members of the Relief Society Soc-iety enjoyed "The Other Wise Man", retold by Oriel Clegg and a piano solo "Oh Holy Night" by Jolene R. Price, at their meeting. meet-ing. Refreshments were served to the group. There will be no Relief Society Soc-iety meeting held on Dec. 26 or Jan. 2. n Christmas let us give thanks to-& to-& gether for the priceless i& 9iftof Christmas. CHIEF TIMP SERVICE OREM Don Folheringham, Prop. F.isTmfls ,a 9 4 3 J. X Heu'i health a wealth c j o I BULLOCK MOTORS LYNN BULLOCK. Prop. 1200 North State Orem " 7 f --j I , .-; - r w Cherished in our hearts, the gre.uest holiday of all renews its ruiEin'v. ! ' 5- ClirlsdJUb. FASHION CLEANERS 608 North State Orem PHONE 0652 J3 GENEVA Dairy OREM, UTAH AT THE SIGN OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST MILK BOTTLE Co -CHRISTMAS IS HERE! WE WISH FOR YOU AND YOUR LOVED OMES THE BEST THAT THIS HAPPY SEASON CAN BRING . |