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Friday. December 5, 1CS0Th3 Dally Tcr Heel7 J i J' O y 1 '"5 o " 7 f" y-s f o T y "v 7? (.J i Ey LAURA CAHTEH Staff Writer Christmas shoppers this year are being much mere careful in their purchases than in years past, a check of area stores showed, and the people that are buying are spreading the payments out on credit. Clothes are big sellers and people seem to be buying more sweaters and junipers this year, Fabra Hart, an employee of Drinkley's Pants Rack in University Mall, said. Shoppers are buying clothes in the middle price range, Hart said, and they are being careful buyers who are watching out for good sales. Electronic games continue to be very big, and Simon is still the most nom:t.?r. said Debbie Clark, assistant manager of Billy Arthur Inc. Another big seller this year is a Rubies Cube, Clark said. The game is designed for people from junior high age on up, and Clark said it was a very popular gift among the college-age customers. Shoppers also are making more of their own gifts this year, Clark said. Needlepoint supplies are another big seller. At the book store The Official Preppy Handbook by Lisa Birnbach is the biggest seller right now, a check of area bookstores showed. Cosmos, a book by Carl Sagan, who has a show on the Public Broadcasting Service by the same name, also is selling well, said an employee of the Intimate Bookstore on Franklin Street. By CO ANN BISHOP Staff Writer That guy who sneaked on to your floor or hall last night may have been one of several Secret Santas creeping around campus this year. Members of clubs, sororities, fraternities and dorms said they played the Secret Santa game, in which someone went to another person's room each day and secretly gave him a gift. On the last day the Santa usually revealed himself at a party held for all the participants. "Secret Santas is a good way to relieve some of the pressure associated with finals," Ann Cox, a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority, said. The sisters ended their gift-giving Thursday. "It's fun to go out with other sisters and get light-hearted gitts to exchange with one another, sne j said "This is just one way of making us think about other people and what Christmas is really all about. " ' Ann Cox Thursday the sisters each dressed as Christmas characters andread poems which emphasized funny experiences the sisters were involved in. "Students tend to get self-concerned during exams, and we forget about Christmas coming. This is just one way of making us think about ether people and what Christmas is really all about," Cox said. Kappa Alpha Theta sorority sisters also played Secret Santas at their house. A tradition in the exchange of gifts at the house is presents which emphasize the name of the sorority. Kites, the symbol of the sorority, are prominent both in the ornaments on the Christmas tree and the gifts underneath. .Several, ether dams end groups said Merchants bacli they also played the game and would give the final gift at a Chrissas party sometime before exams. 1 r t9 r. me Area department stores are expecting a good Christmas season, .and an employee of Eelk-Leggett in University Mall said the crowds were bigger this year than she remembered them being last year. "People still don't have the money to buy all the extras they would like to," she said. "But when Christmas rolls around they seem to rally and find the money for a few extra gift." Even if they cannot seem to get the money together for Christmas gifts right away, people are still buying now with the hope of having the money to pay later. "People arc putting a lot of their purchases on lay away this year," said DTH Mdll Coop Christmas shoppers at Radio Shack in University Ms!! ...the trend this season is toward buying on credit Jane Galloway, an employee at Key's service desk. Things such as coats and higher-priced clothing are big layaway items, she said. People who put items up on layaway earlier this fall also are beginning to claim their purchases. r Credit cards are in use very much this time of year, and area stores report that shoppers are spending with plastic money just as much as they always have. "Personally, I'm scared to buy on credit the way the economy has been messed up lately," an employee of a mall clothing store said. But the economy doesn't seem to be stopping most people. Even students, who usually wouldn't think of even having credit cards, are charging their gifts, he said. One student said she planned to buy all her gifts on her credit card and pay the bill later when the money from a new job came in. - v - Even with an uncertain economic future and high interest rates for shoppers who use credit, people are still going out and buying Christmas gifts for family and friends. And if you're at a loss for the ideal Christmas gift, Debbie Clark of Billy Arthur's can give you a tip, "Of course train sets are still selling well," Clark said. By FRANK ZANG Staff Writer With the holiday season approaching, Chapel Hill organizations are planning a variety of Christmas activities. The Chamber of-Commerce, Morehead Planetarium and the Preservation Society are sponsoring events aimed at raising the yuletide spirits of students and residents. More than' 100 entries will take part in the 10th Chapel Hill Christmas parade, a Chamber of Commerce spokesman said. Local merchants will start the parade at 10 a.m. Bands from ; Cary, Chapel Hill, Hillside, Northern and Southern Durham and Northwood high schools plus bands from Virginia Military Academy and the Naval ROTC will perform. Various scout troops and clowns from the Dunn and Carolina associations also will march. The parade will start at the post office on Franklin Street and travel along Main Street to the Carrboro Town Hall. Free soft drinks will be available for everyone along the route. Christmas decorations in Chapel Hill and Carrboro were put into operation Monday night. The town's Public Works Department donated its services to install the lighted wreathsl The decorations in Carrboro' are new" this year while the Chapel Hill wreaths were first used last year. The Morehead Planetarium js showing its traditional Christmas program, "The Star of Bethlehem," through Jan. 12th. The annual show has been presented since 1949 and lasts approximately 50 minutes. . . "The Star of Bethlehem" is probably one of the most beautiful seasonal programs given by any planetarium in the world," planetarium director Tony Jenzano. said. He said the show originally was developed at the" Morehead Planetarium and that the story of the first Christmas is very . realistic because it is three-dimensional. Jenzano said he urged local residents to view the performance on a less crowded week night since people come from as far as Virginia for weekend shows. The Preservation Society is sponsoring candlelight tours of historic Chapel Hill houses from 4-8 p.m., Elizabeth Daniels, Horace Williams house coordinator, said. The tcur features 1 Jf ri ff ; Gr.3 cf th3 ivrccths en Frzr.lS.ci Ctifit ...Pub!ic Works Department put up decorettons nine homes including the Kemp Battle house, Chi Omega sorority, Horace Williams house and the residence of UNC President and Mrs. William Friday. Carclen, hot cider, cookies and musicians will be at some cf the houses. Buses will be available for the tours and tickets will be good for both J cays. The candlelight tours have taken plaev for several years. 77 Students work to make oeasen Ja. .a my 111 community i By LYNN PLITIIMAN Staff Writer "Everyone's waiting for the big event here Santa Claus," sophomore Dave Habei said as he bounced his 5-ycar-oli friend, Seth Spindcl, on his shoulders. Dave and Seth were at a party Wednesday afternoon for Campus Y Big Buddies. AKout 30 children and their Big Buddies came to the party sponsored by Delia Delta Delta Sorority and Beta Thtta Pi fraternity. The Big Buddies arc Carolina students who spend about a day a week with underprivileged children. When Santa Cbus, actually Brta Thcta Pi member Bryan Morris, came, he was bombarded by the children who wanted some cf the candy and coolies in his bag. Because of the children's c::rn: s, Santa eventually lost his beard and hat. Santa aho has eppcared at ether parties this w cck and ether fraternities and sororities have done special projects for Christmas. Alpha Delta Pi and Kappa Delta sororities and Phi Gamma Delta fraternity have worked at the Christmas House, sponsored by the Chapel Hill Service League, where underprivileged families can get clothes and toys at a reduced price. Phi Gamma Delta members have stayed at the house at night to watch over the items and Alpha Delta Pi and Kappa Delta members have helped the families pick out what they wanted. When Santa Clans... came he was bombarded by the children who wanted some of the candy and cookies in his bag. "Just to get in the Christmas spirit," Chi Omega member Molly Wilmer said, the sorority had a Christmas party for some kindergarten children from University Baptist church. Sigma Epsilon fraternity is planning a Christmas party for between 70 and 10 children in the day-care center at the United Church on Cameron Avenue. Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority, which sponsors the playroom on the pediatric floor at N.C. Memorial Hospital, will provide refreshments, for a reception on the floor. Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority has made 300 edible ornaments for the tree in the children's ward of the hospital. Sorority members tied ribbon around candy canes and small bags filled with chocolate balls to hang on the tree. Phi Mu sorority has gotten clothes, food, gifts and a decorated tree for a needy family. Kappa Delta bought, wrapped and sent presents to children at the Crippled Children's Hospital in Richmond, Va. They also had a party Wednesday afternoon with Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity for underprivileged children. Delta Delta Delta had a Christmas Bazaar as well. They sold handmade ifts and the money from the project will go to the Children's Cancer Fund, at N.C. Memorial Hospital. Kappa Psi fraternity is distributing paekeres of food to underprivileged people in the Chape! Hill community and Delta S'rma Thcta sorority w ill be collecting shoes around campus for the Haitian refugees through Dec. 8. h VI! Two ycun-tcrs zA :,n to t";3 rr.nz'z a t'3 p":rt cf Gft .! err; p'rty 1 ' V' -J J kJ L i:y ct,:i::y 4 v;(;:;f 'Hanukkah me.ns dc-dieati. It lU lira Christmas. It ii really cr.e cf the r Jc'.i .h let Hall Dec. 25 is a rc;-.:..r d-y. II: e; !..':.: J Ar; i Th:nl;-ivir.g, merchants t r; l:s putting t:p Cl.ti.tm - s deect.tivni in full ferer. For most r, 7':, tl;:i e;:ii!y t! e t-.'".'"5 cf tl.e yuht.de cri the cth..':-re:,:;n cf the IxtV.i cl J f k f t h: J ;,.' I . h.r .... U c; Jcius, the C!.;i-.:::.n i:.:vi. holiday tocc:r:r.err.-rate ,1 fi ht. About 163 B.C., a small grcup cf Jci:.h u-ddiers led by Judah Me.ecabre fjht elf theS.tbn Greeks," said. MT: : rr;p 1 f .J ... s 1 t.. . ..red the t. Ire : lit. 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"The earlier people mail, the better off we are," said Robert Blackwood cf tie Chapel ! IX Pest O.T.ee. 1 le adiviscd those sending packages to mall them Dec. S-12 to ensure their arrival by Christmas. He tali if they were mulled durirg this time, they r.r'ght arrive early, tat they would be there in time. LIackv,cpJ recommended lending cards and letters t le- .t a v,eek pri r to Christmas although there are no for pa:le;es and letters. The pes! clfiee will net aecrpi a cerd cr letter that b lees than Vi inches h.:.h and five inches long. Parcels are rr-;-., ire J lot no Urger than a total len:.:h and firth cf 4 inches and a w:r;ht cf 43 pcundi, urdeti they The United Parcel Service feccnnmer.Js nzi'.'z p .i:,:t t-y the second v,eek in Decer.! rr, teccrd.ni to a ucrler three. 1! : t:'J that VI j ccohj t i prcn.i.e a i : tf trri-.a! .:h V. :r:o ihr tl ? : tt 1 e , r , o , f :C. cffy t.r:d d -y. 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