PAGE'TWO ' / Etiquette THE ENGAGEMENT. ^ * TlfE "WELCOME VISIT' * As soon as an engagement bos been approved by the girl's family the man's parents, mother or nearest relative, call on the girl's fam lly. The rule is that the "welcome to the family" visit be made within 24 hours. The girl and her mother return the call. The'man's family requests her and her family tc dine, and the girl's family usually returns the invitation. If the man's family lives some distance away his mother usually writes the welcome note to the girl, who answers it gracionsly and affectionately. ANNOUNCEMENT. An engagement may be announced rery simply or at u' party, such as a luncheon tea, dinner or supper, 'given by the girl's parents, The day of the announcement the girl's parents give the Item to the newspaper, as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Martin QuIUen, ol 48 Spruce Place, announce the engagement of their daughter, Phyllis to Mr. Walter Edward Neclan, sot 1 of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pbelpt ' .Neelon, pf 237 Irving avenue.. The x Vjveddlng will tHke place in the ear V" ]y fair ' --A . If the announcement, or if. none r?\ Is given, both young people tell re muira aiiu incnuH, ?ir write uicui somewhat as follows:^ *. Dear Aunt Eleanor:^ /. "ifjiy I wont ^ou to be one of the flrsi to. know,'of >-my .engagement t< Walter Neelau. The /unuouncemeni 1 will be made August , the 10th ' Please do not tell anyone until thn ' date- PHYLLIS. ENGAGEMENT RING. A girl does not wear her engage ' inent ring In public liutll after tin , __ announcement Is made. \ V' Usually. the i(juan consults hei "'about It, and they choose It to gether. ""Sometimes be gives her J '.ring that has been In his family. A diamond or, If the girl prefers v her blrthstone may he set In th< ring. . . ENGAGEMENT GIFTS. A mau may present his fiance .with many gifts, hut never clothing an automobile, a house or .furnitun . ?anything'that may be classed as "maintenance." The girl often glvq "her. fiancee k gift?smoking mate i' " rial, studts ora wallet. i Engagement presents, l? given b. g.V, ^ mauve* ana mends .are persona . ;..gifts for her,, not for the hom? Presents of great' value ure no properly given. Should the engage ment be broken, all gift* of volu bust be returned to the giver. . HHOKEN ENGAGEMENT. Even If It Is hot tcuce, It "Is al , . ways "presumed'that the girl brok the engagement. No resBon or ei need ^be given, and It Is mot discourteous for anyone to ask li tlmate questions about the matte . The man and girl who speak 111 < each other after the broken engag . v '. roent show bad taste. \ylien . Informing relatives at friends, or returning any gift t ' value, the girl writes simply that tl engagement has been., broken "I mutual consent," or "by mutu .. agreement, been terminated. If the - announcement has' be *' . .published In the paper, the brok . ^-engagement, should^also be pi ^llab'ed In tile same, paper, as f :V ??T".' iV- ;>> ' Mr: Aid Mrs. Martin Qnlllen a I -ci.,1* nour?c?.?that the engagement bet we v 3vv. \bejt; daughter, FhylUa, jiiuT Walt ?KTeem? .' c . World record /or ^congtrtKttnn petroleum tank ahtjv--100 dnya tr ' yln* to completion. *?? net F .ahlpyard In building 1 ' '>p2.700ton>: Sinclair yH-0. Prevli ^^?^^fcoiN?*wa*a 119 daya. I ? ^ - . .V THE Four Negroes Given Terms For Break-Ins Elbrldge French, William F. Austin and Harold Deaton. High Point youths, pleaded guilty In Superior court yesterday afterooonto burning Austin's- automobile December 24. 1941, for the purpose of collecting Insurance. Judge S.' J. Ervln, Jr., of Morganton, trussed a prison sentence of one 1 to two years'and levied a fine of $500 and the costs on Austin, Judgment ' suspended on condition the defeudont " pay the One and cost*, direct his ! guardian to pay $895 Into cour^ for ' the benefit of the Insurance company ' and refrain from driving a car for " two years and not be convicted of an 1 offense, punishment for which is more than a $50 fine or 30-day road sentence. ;vv Later hi the afternoon Judge Er in Intimated that the judgment 1 against Austin might be amended. The money to be paid| to-!the Insurance company represents the amount collected for the loss claim. . French Gets Year. 1 , r rcucu will given oae vt-ar ai uie county farm, sentence to run concttr| rently with a term already being | served, while Deaton,/w^io had a past record, waa sentenced to the roads , for eight months. f '.*> Four young negroes were given comparatively light road sentences! , and stiff suspended sentences after , pleading guilty In a series of local , store break-ins. Banks Peoples was . given 14 mopths on the roads .in nine cases consolidated for trial and a } term of one to two yedrfl In a 10th . case, i judgment suspended for 10 years on condition' of no violation [of a law Involving larceny or breaking and entering. * ?s. i .Alexander Scott drew eight .months > in ine cases consolidated for "trial, t while a sentence of oneto two^ears . was suspended In a 10th case under t conditions similar to those In the Peoples cases. Lynn Lawrence drew eight months on two charges and ar suth - pended sentence of one to two'yean > on a third charge. Frank Foust was ordered to serve four months at exr piratlon of term now serving at th? - county farm. ' -u?:- ? l S. B. Cashiou was given 30 dayi for drunken driving, while no! pros i, with leave was entered In the cast i against him for having no driver's license. The wheels of Justice moved quick' p ly for Clarence Frost, of High Point who was arrested early yesterdaj e morning just after he had broken In ' to a High Point store. ' After belnj p bound over by municipal coort In tha * city, Frost pleaded guilty here' *>! breaking and entering and larceny y, and receiving. He was -given ,'foui 1 months on the roads. * '/-V,' *'*? t James Botes was given two to threi ^ years in prison for breaking and en p tertng and larceny and receiving. J four-months sentence was Imposed 01 Curl Young after he pleaded guilty o a similar charge. e Clyde Wright, also pleading guLlt r- of breaking aDd entering and larcen it and receiving, was given two year i- on the roads, to begin at expiration e r. a term he Is already serving. Nol pre >f with leave was taken as to Pai e- 'Hopkins In the same case. ,,, I^eveandet* Ravel was given 30 'das id for drunkenness. r>f ' ' " Bennett Institute ftl For Home-Maker* Reaches Climax . v en ^Continued From I'age One) lb- direction of MrOMelba B. ; Denn! ol- art Instructor.'have elicited much a f f miration from Institute1 Vlsllorift* m- /'"Arranged against a'background en red,^ white and blue decorations, th ler Included a miniature famlly'.yicto nt, gard&i. a model first aid cabinet,*! ' a showing of low-cost garments ^{hl may be made at home, as well sls i of t\cl? and InstructJoos to be used run case of an air raid. One striking < at hi bit, painted by Mr*.' Dennis^ * p the sented.a mop of the world And In 9us tated'the commodities whose'prOdi tloo has been limited by the' war FUTURE OUTI.OOK. GREENSBORO. Don't Throw Away Anything Made Of Wool How much usable wool do you have around your home% Have you looked through the cast-offs In the attic lately1^ hWat abouttbe partlally-worn winter clothing about to be disposed of for another Reason? Don't store it away?out of sight and out of use. There's no such thing as useless wool now I Wool supplies are low. We depend for more than half of our new wool Imports from Australia. South Africa and South America. The war in the Pacific Is cutting this source of supply, while the army Is drawing heavily on what's available for uniforms, blankets and other military needs. All the wool you have can be put to use. Some of your wool clothing will no doubt usable as It Is for another season. Clean and store It carefully. But some of It ? both , knitted and woven ? Is ready to be discarded. It may be partially worn out and not worth mending. It may be simply outgrown. Maybe you've had some of It stored In the attic for a number of years and It's entirely out of style and no longer serves uny particular purpose as It Is. These discards, suggests the office OI pncfi aumiiDSirator, can oe ujnae i into . useful and Intriguing new < clothes. Designs can be obtained j from commercial patterns, which al- < so' Includespecific knitting and sew- < Ing Instructions. You can stretch the i family loth ing dollar, get pleasure out i of your ingenuity, and contribute to i I The /1 | ' NEG ' iiii We want you to fee s iiii PAPER, We want t 1 Hii expect 10 and of the activities : hhhh incy may oe. 7 ?j||j| Phone us your nei iiii church circle activ t 111 trips to other citie r iiil We a^so exP^ci to r gggE] : and nlanufacturers e Hi y?u'n want to r so you won't miss i j?i|]| these pages will be Do Yoi y ill Woill< ? Iiil The FUTURE < ii IhMh year?7Sc for til wllllii Those who wish tc address it to THE leave jour subscrl Street, Phone 9111 i Hn Send the FUTURE i?. itH! tbMk l??u> ? r? $ lita ?B-yi 3 IHi ^^5^55? 5 ?'! oc- HQS * 1^1 ... "*Y. :<;;v v* s. a -' . Minister's Wife Club The Minister's Wife club met at lie bouie of Mrs. Melton, '441 North p Dudley street The club guve to Ben- ^ lett college $5 In the drive. Mem- ^ >ers present were 3^rs. J. J. Green, klrs. Melton, Mrs. P. A. Morgan, j/ra. raylor, Mrs. Piece; Mrs. M.'M. Jones, kirn. Florence Lucas, Mrs, Brown, Mrs. R. C. Winchester, jirs. Seay, drs. Peeler, Mrs. J. J. Tyoes. A delicious repast was served and he color scheme was carried out. he nation's supply of wool by makng new clothes out of those combllatlons of old knitted and worn maerlals. The yarns for thts re-made clothing ylll come from raveling or ripping ivorn sweaters and other knitted garnents. Wind the yarns carefully as fou ravel, using either a stiff cardward or the back of a chair to keep hem from tangling. Tie <be hank securely at both ends and In the mldlle^If the wool needs .washing, folOw the usual Instructions * fpr any cnltted article. If It merely needs' :o have the kinks taken out, dip the liack Into lukewarm water and let It Iry on the board or chair od which i nu *vu"ii. nueu uic jaiu ih nrj, it's ready to use In a number of * x-ays. , .. - . ' * Tou can always knit a smaller gar- : uent out of the remains of a larger >ne, ? a child's sweater out of the ;ood Icft-orers of a large one... By ?omblnlog two or more left-overs of llfferent colors, you can' make a single new garment out of several unaller ' pieces ? using stripes' - or jome other color pattern. i t . .e'ri. ' V.- V.jiV 'jH' 7uture 0 tREENSBORO'S OV RO NEWSPi I that the FUTURE OUTLOOK I! 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