Friday, November 15, 1940.
THE SALEMITE
Page Three.
FASHION S FROLIC
POLYOKI MD THE
CHRISTMAS TREE
Once upon a time there was a
little boy named Polyoki. And gee
but PolyoM was a little devil. As
a matter of fact he was such a sor
ry little fellow that his mother had
given serious consideration to
drowning him in her little pail in
the back yard. But she abstained
from such an act because of the
criticism that she feared from her
neighbors.
But poor little Polyoki was such
a simple lad that I don’t think he
ever realized how thoroughly dis
liked he was. But Christmas was
drawing near, and Polyoki was
about to crack up to know what
Santa Claus was going to bring
him. His childish intuition for some
reason told him to look for said
present in his mother’s closet.
So one day Polyoki set out to
look. Now this took practically all
day. Polyoki looked through the
old negligees and the laundry bags
... the letters and the worn out
stockings. Finally he came across a
great seed . . . twice as big as his
head. He took it out and beat it
around on the floor but nothing
happened . . . Scr Polyoki said to
himself . . . “This must be my
Christmas present. I think I will
hide it until Christmas myself.”
So Polyoki took it out and buried
it beside the front door and then
he went to bed.
Early the next morning he got up
and looked out of his window and
- what od you think? There stood a
great fir tree all decorated for
Christmas . . . and it grew from
the spot where Polyoki had planted
his seed.
Polvoki looked at it in amaze
ment. He saw that it touched the
sky ... in fact he couldn’t even
see to the top. And so, since he
was a husky fellow he started to
climb the tree. He climbed for sev
enteen days and nights and finally
early the eighteenth morning Poly
oki reached the top and found him
self in front of rows and rows of
pretty shops.
In one shop he saw dresses and
he went in. There he saw the most
beautiful evening dresses in the
world and he bought the prettiest
for his little sweetheart . . . Kath-
aleena. The dress was white rayon
net with drop shoulders, a huge
skirt and yards and yards of nich
ing ruffles. (1)
In the next Christmas shop he
saw just the thing for his mother.
It was a taffeta dressing table
skirt all ready to snap on and it
was only $9.50. (2)
The next purchase was for his
little sister Fanny. For her he
bought a quilted reversible house
coat. On one side it was blue and
on the other side it was all white.
It had a huge skirt and was wash
able. Only $3.98. (3)
Now there was great Aunt Mim-
mie to think of. Finally he found
a present for her ... A Helena
Hubenstein keyring . . . equipped
with a tiny mirror and three lip
sticks. (4)
With that Polyoki slid down the
tree back to his own front yard.
There stood Mamma Polyoki with
her pail of water. Even the beau
tiful new Christmas presents could
n’t appease her wrath and she
drowned Polyoki right there.
1. Lord and Taylor—about $20.
2. W. and J. Sloan, N. Y.
.3. Ideal.
4. Sosnik’s—about $1.00.
(These may be ordered by mail).
ROCKS
AND
ROSES
Alias
Has-Been
Beaux and
Arrows
Allas
“He Who Lives
In A Glass
House . .
Well — the dance is on one end
of our long-distance line and Duke-
Carolina is on the other . . . we’ve
three minutes to go and no stuff
overtime —> number please — No.’s
9115 and 2-0312 with 2-1998 busy in
the meantime granting last per
missions . . . what with John and
Moe and Hfirry and all the non-d^-
Bcripts up on ye ole campus with
our mad Marys, and serious Sallys
and jolly Janes, the dean’s troubles
consisted of good night boys an
“No, not ’til four”s — on the near
est end it in “when is the permis
sion coming,’’ “Is he a nice boy,”
and “be in on time Sunday.”
“Hello darling . . . yes practically
all of senior is off to the wild wilds
of Caroline come tomorrow. What?
Oh yes ... Marvin is already here
— promptness set by Esther’s good
example last week-end . . . Millie has
at last consented to go to ye ole
Alma Mater — now she’ll maybe
wear all those nice new clothes that
have been hanging in the closet
since September ... oh and by the
way did you hear about Ciel
NucholsJ You did? How bout all
those Greek emblems? Should she
flip a coin, yes? . . . and talking of
flipping a coin, maybe that’s what
Dee Dixon should do, in all fairness
. . . Honestly, my sweet, it’s really
funny how some of those lassies
are too spoiled after previous “ex
periences’’ to go to either Davidson
or the Hill — Anne Ewing after
fast and fury at Virginia, Marge
McMullen whose Clemsonite calls
at nite . . . Libby Nelson who re
sponded to Cauble a bit too soon ...
Polly Herman who has just heard
the absent—since—August voice ...
Dobbins who, Frankly speaking, has
her interest localized . . . Adair
Evans who is looking over the fence
toward State . . . Sara Linn who has
already gone over the fence in the
same direction /. . . oh, darling,
sweet music for one Lucy who got
a red Pontiac for her birthday . . .
my myl speaking of music, it
seems that Katie King tried to play
a duet on two instruments at once
with dischord as a result . . . dis-
chord is also being found among an
other member of the same suite over
in senior, one Babbie and her Har
ry — we give up though, trying to
keep up with latest developments
. . . have you heard the latest? It’s
reported that Miss Bodie is question
ing Sir Cupid, who! who! where arc
Hugh? . . . .I’ve just got to stop,
darling . . . really dear, they’re
such sweet girls here at school,
could you believe it, there was no
snaking at the dance last week . . .
What? oh I won’t listen to such
stuff . . . and idle gossip, that’s all
. . . well, goodbye, I’ll be seeing you
soon.”
Two minutes overtime. Miss —
I’m sorry—
DAY STTOENTS
The surprise of this week was
the marriage of Phyllis and Lin-
ville. She really did keep it to her
self. The best of luck to you, Phyl!
...Seen at Claude’s in the wee
small hours after the dance Satur
day night: Lucretla and David
Eeid doing “La Conga” ... Lib
Johnston is trucking off to David
son again this week-end . . . More
power to ya’, gal! . ■ • Seen at the
S. G. dance Saturday night: Bar
bara Lasley with Jack Kenner,
whom she thinks is wonderful . . .
Betty Anne White and Dick Cobb
... Not doing bad... Kathryn
Iiin!3back with Bill Durham . . .
DEAREST MAW-
As much as I used to say my
prayers when I was little, it DOES
look like God wouldn’t send all the
rain at one time. You just should
see me. Maw—I look positively re
volting — you’d lie down on the
floor and DIE to see what has hap
pened to your child through three
whole days sopping up all the water
from the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans combined! From here I an
ticipate a perfectly jolly time at
Chapel Hill this week-end what
with this onslaught washing every
bit of glamour paint off my face
and de-oomphing my clothes and
settling down in my shoes so it’ll
be sure to give a Grade A case of
double pneumonia and absolutely
taking the last atom of curl out of
my hair. I can just see my hair
right now—drooling in one nasty
little mess all the way down my
spinal column! Caesar be praised!
All week I’ve been trying to pro
tect this last trace of curl; so by
now people have decided that I’ve
moved into this kerchief-rain-hat
head-gear permanently. And ser
iously, Maw, I’m scared to take it
off now for fear that my poor locks
will all drop out when they’re un
tied. But anyhow Rudolph will be
there to pull me out of any puddles
I might sink into.
Did I tell you that we had quite
a rousing to-do up here last week
end? Archie breezed over from
Duke since he had me down for the
Duke-Georgia Tech business the
week before, and we had a grand
time except that he put one of his
size 12’s on the hem of my favor
ite black evening rag, and just tore
the very h— out of it. All in the
way of compensation though, he
came across with his fraternity pin
and now I just don’t think Rudolph
will understand because I’ve got
his too and I can’t very well tell
him that all the buttons are off
the front of my night shirt and
I’ve got to pin it together with
SOMETHING and THAT’S the rea
son I accepted another fraternity
pin. However, I’ll let you know
how it all comes out in the next
letter.
Love and kisses,
Janie.
What is the attraction that draws
Polly Evans and Martha Hines to
the “Y” functions on Saturday
night . . . Who is this new flame
of Anatolnette Barrow’s? . . . Who
is this Jerry Webster you’re going
to Carolina with this week-end,
June? . . . And talking about a girl
who gets all the men’s hearts —
Frances Burgess . . . Ann Benn is
going 6fi to State this week-end
... Have fun, D. B. . . Mary Worth
how are Blake and the poems com
ing? ... We wonder why Ruth’s
interest in Davidson has increased
so much lately? . . . Carrie Doinnell
had quite a time looking after 2
boys Saturday night . . . How do
you do it, Carrie? . . . We would
really like to know the details of
how Mary Louise celebrated her
birthday . . . Daphne Reich and
Paul . . . Louise Totherow and John
Mark . . . We would like to know
who Sara Byrum’s cute date was
... Leila Gray, you’d better stop
wearing that diamond on your left
hand, people might get the wrong
idea . . .
Diamonds sparkling in the sun
Tell the world of “ the only one. ”
That’s all, folks, the gossip’s
done.
I DARE SAY
On Yoiir Shopping Tours Stop
In To Eat At the
ROBERT E. LEE
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ENGRAVING
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and Better
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WELCOME
To Piccadilly OrlU, where you may
drop In any time foi a sandwich
or a feast.
PICCADILLY CRILL
415 W. Fonrth Street
SALEM STUDENTS
And
FACULTY
Cleanlines is next to God
liness! Send those sweat
ers and skirts to —
Twin-gitu
Dry Cleaning Co. ■
612 W. 4th
Dial 7106
I really don’t mean to be dull, but ain’t the
weather been arwful?
That at Senior Picnic ’tother night Sarah Linn
almost stole the show from the hamburgers.
That although Miss Turlington’s raincoat really does look like a
nightshirt, some of us could have made good use of it this week.
That magazine salesmen get slicker every year.
That the latest organization on the campus is the selcct club of
“ Appreciaters of Dr. Vardell’s Improvisation At the Close of Chapel.”
They invariably remain standing in the rear of Memorial Hall until he
has concluded and then applaud vigorously. Latest opportunity for the
functioning of this group was on Wednesday last when Dr. Vardell
obliged with a parody on a Nursery Rhyme.
That if one didn’t know one could always tell the season of the
year by looking at Dr. Rondthaler’s bouteniere, or has somebody said
that already . It does have a sorta familiar ring about it.
That Salem’s new radio program should really be quite a success
considering all the talent we have on the campus. Kelly Anne could
give a delightful talk on “Geography of the United States,” faculty
members could sing, and Sally Emerson could discuss “How Best to Con
sistently Break the Laws of Gravitation in Order to Lie Prone on the
Hockey Field.”
THEATRE CALENDAR
CAROLINA
Mon., Tues., Wed. —
“Spring Parade”
Thurs., Fri., Sat. —
“Knute Rockne”
STATE
Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs. ■
“Dreaming Out Loud”
Fri., Sat. —
“Boys of the City”
FORSYTH
Mon., Tues. —
‘ ‘ Maryland ’ ’
Wednesday —
“New Moon”
Thursday —
“Ann of Windy Poplars”
Fri., Sat. —
“Sandy Gets Her Man”
COLONIAL
Mon., Tues. —
“One Million B. C.”
Wednesday —
“Banjo On My Knee”
Thursday —
“Way of All Flesh”
Fri., Sat. —
“Billy the Kid, Outlawed”
Sometimes I dream of yon at night
When sleep has ’closed my eyes.
And all the silver stars have fled
Across the empty skies.
With half a hundred other dreams
To charm the night away.
Why do you trespass in the dark
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