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Elkin
"The Best Little Town
in North Carolina"
VOL. No. XXX. No. 3
Gin SHOPPING
IS SIMPLIFIED
Buying for Women at Christ
mas Made Easy by Proper
Classification
MANY HOURS ARE SAVED
Christmas shopping for wo
men's gifts is easy!
Man, woman or child can save
hours of time in the stores, and
come through smiling with "just
what I wanted" for every femi
nine name on their gift lists —
providing they first classify each
woman in relation to the fashion
requirements her way of life
makes appropriate.
Coming right down to funda
mentals, all the women in the
world can be pigeon-holed into
three classifications. Either
they're housewives, career girls or
social gadabouts.
Once classified, these ladies be
come targets for greatly simpli
fied Christmas shopping. It's lit
tle problem if any to decide be
tween a set of gay aprons and
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comfy slippers for the homebody.
The career girl will love a make
up cape as well as a pair of
gloves. And the social gadabout
will thrill over a bed Jacket to
wear "mornings after" as much
as over a sequin flower to pin in
her hair party nights.
There may be some women
clever enough to fulfill the obli
gations of housewife as well as
career girl. There may even be a
few who add to this double stand
ard the triple threat of a hectic
social life. All the better; the
more varied a woman's interests,
the surer any giver is of pleasing,
whatever the gift.
One thing is certain. A fash
ionable gift makes the pulse beat
faster, and conjures up in a wo
man's mind new visions of herself
playing the role of style paceset
ter in her community.
Does she have a lot of leisure?
If she's a housewife give her
something to make —yarn and
pattern for a sweater, or a dress
length of fabric. If she's a busi
ness girl give her a housecoat in
which to look well dressed, should
unexpected guests intrude on her
hours at home. And if she's the
social butterfly sort, the only
leisure she has is for required
rest; so make her gift a hand
made nightie or a pair of soled
socks to patter around in when
she comes home from skating or
skiing.
If she's versatile about cutting
a pattern of living for herself,
she'll appreciate a gift that's ver
satile too! How about a blouse
that can be worn with a short
daytime, or full length evening
skirt? She can be overwhelmed
with a fur bolero to top her un
trimmed coat or to be used as an
evening jacket. And she'll wear
pearls with everything she owns.
A personal bond of friendship
can influence the gift giver to
choose just one exquisite hand
kerchief, her name embroidered
in the corner—or a chenille bath
robe to match her bathroom's
color scheme.
Is she the kind of person you
can't keep indoors, rain or shine?
For her there are attractive sets
of raincoat and slip-in rubbers
which fold neatly into a small
packet that can be carried in
purse or pocket. And should play
lure her more than rain, a set of
sweaters; knee length socks for
ice skating, or a set of hood and
mittens in bunny fur will prove a
pretty and practical gift.
Perhaps she's very, very senti
mental. Then let Santa take
heed and give her a set of lingerie
spattered with roses in print—if
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they're her favorite flower. Or
kitchenette nprons which picture
pups like her own pet spaniel or
wire-hair.
Is she a whiz at giving the im
pression that she has a varied
wardrobe, just because she knows
how to mix-match her acces
sories? Then aid and abet her
fashion hobby, with a bright alli
gator bag that will last for years!
Match it up with a belt. Or give
her a glove wardrobe —three or
four different colors to spike her
black coat with brilliant effect.
Career girl, homebody, socialite.
All live in a world of fashion. And
there's no end to the number of
gift suggestions offered for them
by our local stores this Christ
mas.
There are, fashion gifts, too, for
the off-to-college girl. Amusing
•gifts, like furry ear muffs and
knitted knee caps to keep her
warm. A velvet wrap that trails
the floor will thrill her if it has a
hood attached. And she'll love
you for supplying her with half a
dozen pairs of stockings for even
ing wear—possibly nylons be
cause they wear so long.
No one can possibly have rea
son for puzzling over what to give
the women they know this year!
Store shelves and racks are over
flowing with good fashions that
will make useful gifts—popular
because they're the ultimate in
beauty and attractiveness.
No one can claim they "can't
afford" to give wisely and smart
ly this Christmas, because gay,
delightful gifts can be bought—
yes, for even less than a dollar!
Christmas shopping for wo
men's gfits is simple! And it's an
enjoyable adventure through the
beautifully bedecked aisles of the
stores in town which sell gifts for
women who work, women who
manage homes, and women who
just manage to have fun!
Classify them. Give them
fashions they'll enjoy using. And
it will be a Merry Christmas all
around!
President
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In Surry County
Offering authentic testimony of
events happening in Surry comi
ty as far back as the days of Dan
iel Boone's northwestward trek to
the wilds of Kentucky, where he
hoped to get more "elbow room,"
countless records of a bygone era
are yet on file at the Surry coun
ty court house in Dohson for the
history-conscious public.
Handed down from generation
to generation; thumbed by count
less hundreds of fingers and
broken and yellowed by the pass
ing of time, these records—writ
ten in the fancy penmanship of
the 17th Century court clerks and
recorders—tell a story of a world
as far removed from today's
bursting bombs, diving airplanes,
and puppet governments as day is
from night.
One particular document that
has been read by hundreds of vis
itors, and which is yet on file in
the records room, is a brief entry
in the clerk of court's minute
book—a parchment paper sheep
skin-bound volume —on the law
practice of Andrew Jackson, sev
enth president of the United
States, in Surry county.
The entry reads as follows:
"Court in session at Richmond
(old Surry county court house
which was destroyed by fire in
1929) on Second Monday in No
vember (November 12), in the
12th year of our independence.
"William Cupples and Andrew
Jackson, Esquires, each produced
a siance from Hon. Sam Ashe and
John Williams, Esquires, (pre
sumably judges) empowering
them to practice as attorney in
the several county courts of pleas.
M. W. Thornton, clerk of court."
The grand jury at that time
was composed of the following
Surry county men: William Mar
tin, John Lynch, Joseph Gentry,
John Wright, David Riggs, Wil
liam Hickman, Sam Smith, Gab
riel Wagoner, Joseph Banner,
Thomas Briggs, William Critch
field, Hugh Morris and Eheuben
Shores.—Mount Airy Times.
Good Reason
"You say this woman shot her
husband with this pistol, and at
close range?" asked the coroner
of the eyewitness to the colored
tragedy.
"Yassuh."
"Are there powder marks on
his body?"
"Yassuh. Das why she shot
him."
The biggest broom ever built
was 13 feet across and 40 feet
high.
Have Fun
Wrapping
Yule Gift
Christmas joy depends not only
on the gift, but on how it's given.
For as much as the material
worth of a package's contents,
will be treasured the thought that
extra moments were taken to
think of some really original
means to do it up.
The thought behind a gift can
charmingly be expressed in the
way it's wrapped. The design of
the paper can be chosen for its
amusement interest.
An original jingle may be writ
ten across a sheet of solid color
wrapping paper. Or for senti
ment an appropriate decoration
can be tied into the Christmas
ribbon bow.
So many new kinds of wrap
ping paraphernalia are in the
stores this year, that every gift
giver will be inspired to creative
effects in Christmas packaging,
each package having its own sig
nificance for the recipient.
Is it a gift for baby? Let an
inexpensive rattle tinkle merrily,
tied around the outside of the gift
package. Is it a gift for a lady of
fashion? Compliment her by
using her favorite color combina
tion; perhaps vivid blue for the
paper and pale green for the rib
bons.
The sophisticate will find a
feast for the eyes in one of the
new foil papers, solid in color; a
geometric design embossed on its
surface. And for tailored effect,
instead of ribbon fastening,
bright stick-on tape can be used
to form a design as well as to
seal the package.
The man absorbed by a work
aday world, will be refreshed and
charmed by a package done in
one of the widely striped papers,
alternating bright color with sil
ver or gold. No bowknots for him
—but transparent tape which will
close the package and leave it
free of doodads.
And the surge of patriotic feel-
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ing this year will lead many gift
givers to wrap every package
leaving their hands in gay red,
white and blue.
Every sort of Christmas wrap
ping aid can be bought separate
ly, but most helpful are the
matching sets of paper, ribbon,
gay tags and Christmas seals in
similar design and coloring. And
store counters which sell Christ
mas tree trimmings, toys and
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novelties will provide endless, in
expensive accents to give each
package its own distinction.
After all the shopping is done
—and every name on the gift list
accounted for —have a world of
fun wrapping each gift as gaily as
your imagination will let you. It
will add to your own Christmas
joy, and help spread the jolly
spirit of the season.