Sweaters Rate High
On Most Gift Lists
?? juu narc a wwiager ii your I
house. you've probably been
?pending ioidc time at the sweater '
counter recently. Sweater* rate
high 011 Christmas Ii*U this year.
Even though your girl has eight
?r 10 tweateri, she probably want*
another for Christmas ? a cash
mere sweater, if ponlMe. Cash
mere* are really a Inxury, but Just
because a *weater ii marked "100
fer cent pure cashmere" doe* not
guarantee you of a good buy, ac
cording to Mary Em Lee, State
College extension clothing spec
laliit.
Beware of "specially-priced"
cashmere* because they are often
cheap sweaters. Poor quality caah
mere* will shrink when washed,
'ttretch out of shape with wearing,
and mat and "rough up." You're
better off with a good quality
woolen sweater which will cost
abtiut the same as a cheap caah
mere.
A good cashmere sweater will
be an investment. If properly cared
for, it will give many year* of ser
vice.
How can you tell whether the
cashmere you're considering is a -
quality sweater? Look at the knit
?is it smooth and even? And take
a look inside the sweater at aeam
finishes, advises Miss Lee. Ex
amine the neck. In good sweaters
necks are double-looped; many are
elasticized. Study cardigan open
ings. They should follow the ,
leognwiae no ?f IM eweaier look
at the end of the bandings, too U
good buys there is a tape neatly
sewn at the lower edge to finish
warned -on banding See if button
holes are reinforced. They, also,
are a mark of quality.
Church Members
Are Entertained
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Price en
tertained the members of St.
Luke's Episcopal Church and their
guests at Christmas dinner at the
Daniel Boone Hotel Sunday night.
The host and hoetess and lira.
Norman Woods, president of the
woman's auxiliary, greeted the
guests in the lobby. Little Miss
Janle Price, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Price ushered the guests in
to the fining room where a a mall
beautifully decorated Christmas
tree stood on a table near the en
trance. Piled high under the tree
were colorfully wrapped gifts to
be exchanged between members
and their guests, each person hav
ing received the name of another
drawn from the guest liat, to whom
he gave a present.
The long table extending the
length of the room waa decorated
with native evergreen and red
candles In branched candelabra. A
narrow row of small evergreen
branches lying along the center of
the table from one end to the oth
er was interspersed with large ar
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festive lookr Juat before dinner
*u served the pfesenta were plac
ed oft the table for the guests to
open arhen^HW j
A arnall table far the children,
ornamented with mow men and
inow balls . Was placed near the
larger one. their gifts of toys were
by their place card* and their des
sert was ice cream molded into the
afiape of snowmen
Before dinner the entire group,
accompanied by Mr*. Richard Wall
at the piano, aang Christmas car
ols. Honor guests were the college
students and1 other members of thg
Canterbury Club, the young peo
ples' organisation of the church.
After dinner many of the group
left to hear "The Meaaiah" which
was presented by Mrs. Virginia
Wary Linney, director, and the
Appalachian State Teachers Col-'
lege Choir in the First Baptist
Church.
Rev. John S. IfcDuffie, rector of
St. Luke's, spoke briefly at the
short business session which fol
lowed the party.
Mr. and Mr*. Price entertain the
congregation of St. Luke's each
year at Christmas and the affair
Sunday night was their annual
party for this year. Some forty
guests were present.
FAMILY TONSILECTOMY
Richmond. Va ? Mrs. Earl Wil
liams (tayed at the Richmond Eye
Hospital with the three children
of the family ? Earl, Jr., 11, David,
S, and Elizabeth, 4, who had just
had their tonsils removed. Papa i
Williams went over to the animal
hospital nearby to be with Danny,
the family's 9-month-old collie
pup, who also had his tonsils re
moved. It seems the dog was Hav
ing some throat trouble and los
ing hik appetite just like the kids,
so he had his tonsils removed, too.
Attorney General Brownell has
ruled that Federal power must be
sold first to cooperative instead
of private utilities even if the co
operatives lacked transmission
lines to distribute the power im
mediately.
Hallmark Christmas Cards
Boxed and Individual
Hallmark Notes, Cards, and
Santa Clauses
for children
V
Hallmark Special Gilt and Parcel
Post Wrapping Ensemble
Electric Heating Pads
for Mother and Dad
Electric Shavers for Men
Sunbeam, Schick 25, Remington
DeLuxe , Ronton, and Norelco
for home or car ute
a Electric Shavers for Women
Sunbeam and Remington
Men's Fitted Sets
Men's Max Factor Sets
Electric Hair Driers
Perfume Atomizers
Pipes
Yellow Bole and Kaywoodie
Sheaffer Pens
Snorkels and Pen, Pencil Sets
$7.50- #17.50
Clocks? I ?3.95 to $8.95
Fitted Cases
Wallets ? 98c to $15.60
Projectors? $62.5?
Cameras ? $3.25 to $37.50
Roiuon Lighters? $3.95 to $15.
Ladies' Cosmetics
Old Spice , Dorothy Perkins, doty
Max Factor , Evening in Paris
Electrique
' * ? King's Men Sets
Hair Brushes '
Shaving Sets
Cory Electric Automatic Coffee
Makers
Toilet Sets
j?V ? ? ,, ' *
Candies
Mortis, Old Dominion and
Bell Camp
Leather Goods
Bibles
Nete Revised Edition or King
James Version
Many, many other items that are
ideal for Christmas givihg
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Travel Influence Is '
Seen In Furniture
Travel influence is showing up
more and mare today in furniture
styles. Designers are Making in
spiration from the Scandinavian
countries, from Spain. Italy and
the Far East.
Foreign influence ii becoming
tvm mare important with the
beautiful paw line* inspired by
such countries si Persia, India and
Indo-Cbina.
Much of its recent popularity
has been attributed to its special
fitness for today's open and airy
rooms and to its simplicity of de
sign. The PA Eastern influence
actually goes back tw? Centuries
and is aot a new favorite In Amer
ican homes.
Chippaadaie borroWed some of
his best motifs from the Orient
During the l?th ind 19th centuries
Chinese accessories for the home
ware brought from the East by
numerous seafarers to be com
bined with the carved and painted
furniture of both the French and
bngnsn couro 01 uieir aay.
Modern designers are taking full
advantage of the luxurious look ]
that can be given to furniture bjr
the addition of simple, classic Ori
ental" lines in tables and accessor
ies, many with hrlght, clear lac
quer shades.
Italian Provincial has always
been a favorite with decorators.
Today many pieces are available
in a lower price range than ever
before. These Italian Provincial
pieces are a rich (taking but prac
tical contribution to the home.
The simple grace of the Italian
Provincial 'look is often set off by
deeply scored panels or toches and
canted end*. A soft gray-brown
shade generally characterises the
furniture.
Some manufacturer* arc touring
to the Orieni for Accent pieces.
One such It a cheat, lacquered in
bright orange, with flat brass de
coration Another uses Japanese
motifs on gold leaf squares on a
chest with rounded legs.
MEAL CHECKER LOVER
lfangum. Okla , W. E. Weave*
l9ve? to play cheaters but waint
able to find many opponents, lin
ally he became desperate enough
tt> buy a grocery store here, and
installed a table and a couple of
extra chairs to attract some play
ers. Among his customers, he
manages to snare a few to keep
(he checkerboard busy.
Secretary of Defense Wilson re
cently said there would be no
significant change either in the
spending or the siie of the mili
tary establishment in the next fis
cal year. .
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CONSIDERATE THtVES 1
Jacksonville, Kla^-The robber* <
who took ? aafe from ? ferd (tore
recently ware really considerate 1
They carefully wrapped the I
checks, inventory books and other
papers in the safe ao that they
were undamaged by weather when
the battered sale wm found. The
$400 in caah in the aafe wasn't
there, however.
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Certified small (rain teed grow
er* in North Carolina increased
their acreage for production of
certified* aeed by around six per
pent the pact season.
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