—_—~ es oe Pom i ee ee CR acl taal een ney | o ® “SANTA HAS PASS ACROSS DEFENCE LINES” “Unidentifiable object” ba radar. _was jolly old man and his reindeer! ws GRAND FORKS, N.D. ())—The “anniial radar tracking of a “jovial: man in a red suite, trav- “behing in .a reindeer - pulled sleigh, has become tradition with “personnel of the North Ameri- ‘¢an Air Defence Command. i:i Bach year on Christmas Eve, “the” international organization -of-some 200,000 Canadians and Americans watches for some- vthing. other than hostile bomb- '-ers and missiles coming over the eee ey i top-of:. the globe. According ‘to the ‘seript, the first sleigh and reindeer track is registered about noon Dec, 24 — @ gong sounds to indicate “an unidentifiable air object” in Norad territory. Later reports identify the ob- ject. as. Santa Claus and say that the jolly old man is on his way. The ‘Norad tradition of giving the bewhiskered gentleman - safe passage through defence lines started seven years ago at Col- srdire VAPOR D EB SY Te em ote ae rm me le me te ee eh Ree ao me tae ee 2p Beane eng 4 Reet Me et oe Ciristmas Time for holiday fixin’, for lights on the tree... for our good wishes to you +. as warm as good ' wishes can:be! CIVIC CENTRE emai SE SESE LER SER me a a ee er = pth ‘f * “MERRY CHRIST } Te Mother, Dad; and.‘ ‘young ‘uns," too... Grandma, Grandpa, all of you... our warmest wishes, true . Christmas joys 1 to please the “crew”, . VAN'S BAKERY LTD. hs “From All of Us” Ko ZB 7 coon © we send’ oe for. ‘ ‘ : woe Oe gnere WRT Es oe SO CA Te umiacenatnarate de Serena ge COREE EEE PEEP OLE pray iE mrcoceneannmn ty are Sreherean ter inanen BE op tite sea ney ohne etn ah itt i ate er atic neh at ' eS May the mossage of the first Christmas, with its wondrous spiritual Joya . and blessings, bring a special peace and contentment to you and your noar and dean, 4 “4 i yo orado ‘Springs, Colo:, and ‘in= a telephone number. The store installed extra tele- phones and invited: youngsters a list of their wants. FINGER SLIPPED One. of. the numbers : “was, a unlisted number at. Norad com- bat operations centre, and in- Shoup, then combat operations centre director, answered the telephone. “Are you one of santa’s help- ers?” a small ‘voice asked. Shoup thought for a moment that one of his off-duty crew was having fun with him, then remembered his . own three daughters, the proximity of Christmas and his undone shop- ping. ‘“l’m no helper, I am Santa Claus,” he said. A long conversation followed and, after hanging up, the col- onel looked at the huge aircraft- track plotting board showing all: of North America’ and. figured no one would mind if the men who must: listen to danger sig- nals kept an ear tuned for. myth. ical sleighbells. * ‘Betty Grable | back before footlights . By BOB THOMAS ; HOLLY WOOD (7) — - Betty Gra- Friday after a two- ~year obsence, and: it’s a pleasure to report that she’s still in great shape. That means 37-24-35. play golf for two years,” she re- ports, “but when I reported for costume fittings, I found the di- mensions were exactly the same jas when I was making pictures : at Fox.” - to call “directly to Santa” with single digit different from an |’ evitably one ‘childish finger missed. a mo. U.S. Air. Force Col. Harry “I haven't: done-a thing - ‘but : Betty opens with her oldtime |: volved a department store and Ag ble returned to the footlights| co-star, Dan Daily, in Guys and ‘Vegas. She'll be: playing the. role of}. ‘|might have" done’ in: the ere and. go home at 11.’" Adelaide, «which ‘she™ ‘says she | ‘the story :* same day my- dog, who was 14 family, hurt his paw.:and I had the date... . “When *Mr: that I broke a ‘date ‘with him be- cause of a sick dog; he. sént word taht .he “never .wanted».to see me.” Vivian Blaine ‘got the role. not because of any -lure. of the grease-paint—"I never was very hammy” — but because of the convenience of the engagement. She and Harry James. now make their home in Las Vegas, : “It’s a cinch for me,” she said. “I just report to. the ‘show at 8 Beéli itor dies VANCOUVER. i), = Seeahey D, editor of The Province. 14 years noon at home, He was 72, oer: none STRIKE ENDS .MUFULIRA (f) — An eleven- day strike of 6,800 African work- ers. at the Roan Antelope copper mine here ended today. The Strikers returnéd in time to qualify for their. Christmas bo- nus. It was the fifth wildcat strike to rush him to the ‘hospital. So |: I sent word: that I. couldn't keep . Dolls -at’ ‘the Dunes’ Hotel. An Las 5 . . "fT hada date one: day to talk A: to Sam Goldwyn about doing the |” Picture. It. happened that on the |: years old.and like one of the’ ‘Goldwyn heard | Scott, who retired as’ “managing ago, died. suddenly Friday after- a copper belt this month, in ‘Northern Rhodesla’s FINAL TOUCHES a ‘today being put on Christmas ‘trees across. ‘Canada, frem'the most, humble -home to 24 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, . ‘Where Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and his wife, Olive, ‘add . -fnal trimmings t to: their: tree, 3 t — oP Wirephoto ALASKA wishes to you, ‘for a “way-out” Christmas - Season! COASTAL ELLIS ~ AIRLINES - ‘Betty’ is returning © to . action |. - Christinas ¢ comes but ¢ once a year, sand lokam such ‘a happy time for all of us to wish ail of you and your families every Christmas doy! : 4, Prince ‘Rupert Daily News - Monday, December 24, 1962 | Natural gas lbore..in. Yukon. lholds. promise: | VANCOUVER. + making.100 feet a’'day-on a nat- ‘yy ural: gas. prospect in, the ‘Yukon @—Drillers are which © developers say’ could ‘}Pprove : one . of. ‘the. biggest Zas strikes in Canada. — Drilling onthe ‘Pan: Am, Can: , ada- Southern ret al: Kotaneelee project’ ‘was:past the 10,000-feet mark: Friday. Officials said suc- cess or: ‘failure: ‘Should. be. known 4 at. ‘about .10,400 -feet, :. The -site, just, across. the nor- ‘ thern: ‘British: -Golumbia | border, | - ‘‘-sfepout? ‘from, Pan}. American’s:Bi aver River discov-' is a. 13- mil ery, ° "WASHINGTON (# — A deluge They offer Presicent Kennedy |words of ‘Qrayer, confidence and ‘|encouragement, They give him ‘jthanks and praise.’ , Those. from. impottant peo- _{ple — and there are many —}. jand a sampling of those from jordinary people have been for- “|warded. to.-the president at his holiday hideaway in Palm Beach, Fla. He just’ doesn’t have the time to see them all. Yet. every one is counted and catalogued at the White House. -In words which a number of adults echoed,.a 14-year-old boy in Victoria,: BC., penned on his card “best ‘wishes for a a peaceful new year.” , . j |of Christmas ‘cards. has. been} - ,{ pouring into the White House at|- -jthe rate.of 1,500 a ‘day. - -Concerin: “mouitits ‘over -wateh:-and- $52-- in~ “cash sat-on ~ ALEXIS: OREEK- KP) osc! ‘Concern mounts © .daily*.over.the disap- pearance, ‘of a conscientious cook, |. | who | ‘seldom .. -ventured: beyond the’ gate of the C-1 Ranch, here.. Lung Sing ‘Chan, ‘60, ‘has not been seen since a. ‘small bunk- house party December: 15. - Ranch: hands found: the ite ¢ man’s’ ‘disappetirancé his table, a ty ‘Police: said no ‘Vehicles lett! the ranch: the: night of' December v15 for the long ride to. -Willafns \Lake, 75 miles northeast, ‘Sing probably *wouldn't-have left. on - hs own : because: ‘he: feared the chen stove cold the next morn- ' dark :: ‘and’ carried a ela,” ‘after ing and his room empty. A wrist- nightfall, _ ANNETTE Pebble a We’ re wistiing all of you. every joy: of the Hofitlay: Season. May your days be merry and— bright... , serving you has made ours a delight! Ma ry MANSELL | | - Rose HAPPY — NEW YEAR! RETAIN AE PD OR ey mae werent diel het ate i tetea 110 8 on & 4 eae ah eM hy dir ie Oe aw ge ah de whee hor e: eres eas * ys BM tp ait * an : “Wo ringing out ‘our vory warmast Yuletide ‘grootings to you.and yours... with a sincera “thank you," ' ‘ iy i a 3 ” Holiday time is here once. again, . and. We ‘take Coot! ‘this happy occasion to wish every, Joy of the ‘soason to our good friends, It's always a pleasure to sorve you, and. we thank, yout