Show Young Detective Foiled By Clever Santa Claus Glaus Tried to Catch Kris Klis I ringle Kringle but Failed Still Stil L Believes in Jolly Old Saint Santa Claus Glaus out suckered Detective Virgil Van Cott Cotta 8 fourth grader fourth at the Jefferson school but earned Virgil's respect and admiration You cant can't catch Santa Claus Glaus Virgil wrote The Telegrams Telegram's Santa Claus editor with hundreds of ot other youngsters Wednesday seeking to tc I convince skeptic children that there truly is a Santa That's the gospel Virgil You maysee maysee may maysee see Santa i if he chooses to visit with you but on Christmas Christinas eve it would puzzle Sherlock Holmes himself to catch old Santa at work With so so o many children joining the Christmas crusade it b is unbelievable that there will be bea a single doubter left lefton lefton lefton on December 25 To aid the good work The Telegram am offers a list of cash prizes for best letters from its ils readers under 12 on on Why Thy I Beli Believe ve veIn In Santa Claus Read Virgil's account of a Christmas ambuscade that failed then write your letter etter at once It was the day before Christmas and ever everybody body was excited especially me Virgil wrote My brother and me decided to stay up and see if ir there really was a Santa Claus We hid behind a big chair We was waiting when my brother began to get sleepy and I kept hitting him so he would not Dot go to sleep I do not know how long we wc slept We woke up about 4 o'clock in itt the thi morning I guess But But to ou our r surprise the toy toys were all around the thi Christmas tree and my mother an and 5 father were in bed I know there is a aSanta aSanta I Santa Claus Virgil forgot to write his address othis on ot his letter Dont Don't you do that Write on only one side of ot the paper and a at atthe atthe t the top write your name age and ad dress dres If It you are in school give the th name of ot your school and your grade Address your letter to the Santa Claus Editor Salt Lake Telegram anc and I write it so so so it wll reach him hint before midnight De December ember 12 Prizes are For children eight to 1 12 I years old first 5 second 3 For Fo t children under eight years first 5 second 3 In addition The Telegram Tele gram will pay 1 for tor every letter published pub during the contest |