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Show Boy's Call to Santa Claus Proves a Great Success PITTSFIELD, Mass. No matter ' what you say, the Sacchetti family of Plttsfleld believes in Santa Claus. It all started Just before Christ- j mas in 1949. David Sacchetti, 4, I told his mother he was going to ! call up Santa. He went to the tele-1 phone and twisted the dial a few I times, with no thought of the numbers. num-bers. Suddenly a man's voice said, "Hello." "Is this you, Santa?" David asked. "Thafs right," said the voice. "What can I do for you?" "I want a fire engine," David said. "I live at 81 First Street." "Your wish is granted," said the voice. David's mother iust laughed when he told her about the conver- sation. But on Christmas eve they found a package at the door. It was marked "For David" and Inside In-side was a fire engine. Then on Christmas 1950 the telephone tele-phone rang and when Mrs. Sacchetti Sac-chetti answered, a man asked to speak to David. Mrs. Sacchetti thought it was peculiar, but she called her son to the phone. "This is your old friend, Santa Claus," the caller told David. "I hope the fire engine was all right last year. What do you want this Christmas?" "I want a bike," David said. And believe it or not, on Christmas Christ-mas eve the Sacchettis family found a shiny new bicycle on the front porch. The tag said simply, "For David." |
