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Show for and about the younger set Brcsi claua ccllelbiratfcs easier as a g la all reaamioii by Kitte Tunnell .CTOR STEVE FORREST and his family celebrate Easter twice every spring, as religious holidays and joyful occasions for with family and home-gatherin- friends. My wife Christine is Greek. So we have the Greek Easter and also the American Easter on different from dates, Steve explained, during his lunch-brea- k studio work. Heres how the Forrests with their sons Michael, 16; Forrey, 13, and Stephen, 10 enjoy their Easters. We have small gifts at breakfast. Sort of a little Christmas. Not too much my Dad was a poor Baptist minister with 11 kids. Our gifts might be a tie for me, an orchid for my wife, a desk set or bedroom slippers or hobby things for the boys. pen-penc- il WE GO TO MORNING services at church and dress up reasonably. Friends start dropping in about 2. We usually have 15 to 20 visitors. We offer soft drinks, tea and coffee, no alcoholic beverages for the minors, wine with dinner. 5 Easter dinner serving starts at 4 and continues until It includes turkey with Greek stuffing, buffet-styl- e. Its a swinging day with plenty of chat and singing. The best part is being with your family and your closest friends, for visiting. We turn off the TV and radio to talk. For courtesies young people can extend, to make holiday and home parties happy, Steve, a hearty Texas-borfriendly person suggests: Be there on time, clean and properly dressed, to welcome guests at your home. Shake hands when you greet visitors. Pay particular attention to relatives you see seldom, so you can get acquainted on special occasions. If unexpected guests stop in, greet them cordially. Come in with hair combed, looking shipshape. Then if the visit is casual you can travel on for your own with water chestnuts. doings. Steve Forrest, who stars In The Newcomers, with his sons, Stephen, left and Forrey, and his wife Christine. They were on trip to visit Steve on film location at Jackson Hole, Wyo. would be with strangers, every day. I have met few people with good manners who did not practice them with family. You learn how to relate to people in different ways, who majored in psychology at the Universaid Steve as an sity of California at Los Angeles, after war-dutinfantryman, overseas. You accept the differences in people with easy grace. You dont use insulting nicknames Psycho or Fatso. You take the knocks and keep your sense of humor. All this you can practice at home. You do your job at certain times as part of your family. Some have to be done on time such as cutting time. brush, carrying out the trash before the pick-u- Snacks, tid bits between meals are not served at the Forrest home. We all want to keep lean grinned Steve. He stands a 6 feet, 3 inches; weighs 1 pounds. Hes n firm not a fat man, and looks as lively as his hair and green-blu- e eyes. So we watch our diet and keep on the move for exercise. EVERY MORNING, Steve and his wife jog for a mile and a quarter. The boys join them on weekend and three times a week Steve goes for mornings three-mil- e jogs at night. Steve also keeps trim by eating lean red meat, with the fat off and not much seasoning; lots of yogurt and a quart of buttermilk and a few prunes a day. When we lunched at the Walt Disney studio he ordered steak, buttermilk. But honey is plentiful at the Forrest home they raise bees as a hobby, with three hives that produce 76 pounds, 200 jars of whats labeled wild honey a year. This is a family enterprise. They all put on veils in when they go out to quiet the bees. So I asked how this family keeps the stings out of family life. Steve suggests: BE AS POLITE to each other in the home as you hard-packe- red-brow- p at home, you try not to be upset or to interfere with differences between parents. You view both as individuals, you dont take sides, you let the dust settle. The way to deal with all problems is for two people to talk things out together. For Kittss free leaflet How To Make Progress With Your Family, and reach for a happier home-life- , send a stamped envelope with your request, to Kitte Turmell, The Salt Lake Tribune. P. O. Box 8G7, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84110. TO BE COMFORTABLE self-defen- (Copyright by ICitt The Salt Turmell) Lake kitic says: cal less, exercise more to lose weight Dear Kitte Turmell: My name is Cheryl and I am 13 years old. My problem is I would like to lose in my bust, stomach and thighs. So to help me lose would you send the free leaflet Diet and Exercise for Cheryl. Teen-Ager- Dear Cheryl: You forgot to give nic your address. Please write again, send a stamped envelope, eare of your newspaper and ask for my free leaflet on for "Diet Exercise and d, Teen-Ager- s. Physical education experts say the way to control over weight is to eat less exercise more. and Phoney Phone Calls to Vec: CONFIDENTIAL Place no phoney phone calls. If you receive any disturbing phone calls from unidentifiedo people report this to your company and the police department. tele-phon- Devoted To Screen Idols to CONFIDENTIAL See the stars you read aliout admire on T.V. discuss them with oththem ers who like them. But don't be Show-Star-Struc- so devoted to the screen idols that you overlook the attentions in your of boys your own age town, or at your school and church. Be friendly be on the go and youll find some who would like to be your escort to movies. Also, some would be happy to come to your house to watch your T.V. shows with you if you control the tears that will keep you sad and lonely, until on crush you outgrow the show-star- s w ith fun many glide through, no misery. He Wants To Know Her DEAR KITTE TURMEIL: 1 am 15, I met a girl who is 17. We had fun and I would like to get to know her better. We dont go to the same school, but she knows my cousin and goes to the same school that he does. What can I do about this to make ? Rod. Dear Rod: Ask your cousin to arrange a double-date- . Or phone her and say you'd like to stop In at her home or take her out, whenever it suits her. If she shows no interest, postpone the pursuit until youre a year older. For Cues for Dates send a d, velope for free leaflet. stamped enKitte Turmoil's Confidential to Depressed DONT BE. To like "A as a friend and show appreciation for the attentions he pays and the little gifts he brings Is enough. If you really don't want to date him at all say so, but add you still want to be his t friend. Later, your in him might develop. P.S. Now, how about the boy you like as a date, B? Don't date-iu'cies- See lage 2fi 29, 1970 |