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Friday. April 19, 1974
by Elizabeth Taylor
Feature Writer
With a rash of '50s parties cropping up in
Chapel Hill, more and more students have
been searching out the PTA Thrift Shop at
508 W. Franklin St. for something nice and
old and nostalgic, and many of them have
been surprised with what they have found.
Those fifties frocks are there, but that is only
the beginning of the store's selection.
The basic price list is posted over the front
door. Blouses, 25 cents; dresses, 50 cents to
$I; shoes, 25 to 50 cents a pair and so on.
The merchandise on display fills three
rooms with racks of dresses and coats and
rows of slacks, shoes, underwear, blouses
and sweaters. An entire room is devoted to
child ren's clothes and toys to entertain the
customers.
Furniture and housewares fill another
room, and situated at surprising places
around the shop are games, stereos, jewelry,
books and anything else someone happens to
have contributed. Brightly colored art work
from the Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools adds
a finishing touch to the decor.
The shop should be just messy enough to
be fun," Sherey Jones, shop manager since
last June says. Raised in a family of antique
hunters, she understands the attraction the
store has for those with a treasure-hunting
spirit. Customers range from treasure and
bargain-hunters to theater groups, '50s
party-goers and kids.
"You have to come regularly," a well
dressed customer said. "Then you see the
bargains when they come in. People are
surprised at what 1 find." A silver haired lady
, examining shoes said she buys almost all her
things at the shop. At the bi-annual Bag Day
held a few weeks ago, she bought two coats,
two dresses, two Hallmark cards and a 49
cent brush, all for $ 1 . She thinks people used
to be embarrassed to shop in a thrift store,
bat that attitude is changing. "I see several
professor's wives in here all of the time," she
chuckled.
"Almost everything has been donated,"
Jones says, "from a hearse to an old-timey
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dumped a bag of expensive new clothes on
the counter and sauntered toward the back
to purchase old jeans and tennis shoes.
Another deposited her diamond engagement
ring on the counter and left. ,
Most articles come from people in the
community but other contributions are
made by several area stores. Many goods are
placed in containers at Krogers Food Store,
the Eastgate or Airport Road A&P,
University Mall, Glen Lennox Shopping
Center, Dot 'n' Dash on Smith Level Road
and the Carrboro American Station. Some
people take items directly to the shop for a
tax deduction slip (the store is completely
non-profit) and the store will arrange to have
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cleaners. The rest are kept in the back room
and sold once a month at 50 cents for all you
can stuff in a bag. Whatever is left is sent to
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state mental hospitals.
The Thrift Shop's main purpose is to
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schools. Since it opened about 13 years ago,
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Eighty per cent of the money raised is
proportioned to the schools on the basis of
need. The high schools generally receive
more of the funds because they need, more
expensive equipment. The remaining 20 per
cent is used to entice volunteer aid from the
various PTA organizations. Each school
receives credit toward the money based on
the number of volunteer hours logged by its
PTA members.
A sign on the Thrift Shop's front door
reads, "Customers wanted no experience
necessary." No experience is necessary to
enjoy the shop because it offers something
for everyone. The PTA Thrift Shop uses a
variety of talents to create a unique
experience in community cooperation.
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by Scott Langley
Films Critic
One of the main reasons Italy was able to
recover from World War II was Enrico
Mattei. After the end of the war he built a
huge industrial empire for the government
which many people said he controlled. He
brought a great deal of prosperity to the
country, but also made many enemies by.
among other things, actually lowering the
price of oil. When he was killed in a 1962
airplane crash, there were the usual
suspicions of an assassination plot.
Italian director Francesco Rosi has now
made The Mattei Affair, a movie of this
man's life centered around his final, fatal
day. Rosi. little known in this country, is
highly respected in Europe for two
masterpieces, The Moment of Truth, and
Salvatore Giuliano. which received little
circulation here. The Mattei A ffair fared no
better. This film received the Grand Prix at
Art display
Wood sculptor Robert S. Brunk will
present a one-man exhibition from 1 1 a.m.
to 4 p.m. today through Sunday in the
Carolina Union.
Brunk, a member by jury of Piedmont
Craftsmen, Inc., and the Southern
Highlands Handicraft Guild, will display
furniture, pieces, chess sets and other
utilitarian items in addition to his wood
sculptures.
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W orking Class (ioe to Paradise, the butt of
a joke in The Mother ami the H'liore.)
European critics racd about the film, and
the great performance by Ciian Mario
Volcnte (Investigation of a Citizen ahovc
Suspicion.) The American distributor.
Paramount, then waited about a year before
finally releasing the film in New York and
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The reviews were generally good. Andrew
Sarris of the Village Voice called it the best
political biography ever made and put it on
his ten best list. But nobody came, and
Paramount quickly snatched the film from
circulation. The rumor arose that Gulf and
Western, the parent company of Paramount
had been involved in an oil companv plot to
suppress the picture.
At any rate, w ith the help of several docn
crowbars, the film will play this weekend at
the Alternative Cinema. Shows are at 2. 7
and 9:30 p.m. Saturday in Carroll Hall.
Admission is SI.50.
On Sunday, the Chaplin series will play a
real gem. The Circus. I his was made in 1928.
and Chaplin received a special Oscar for it.
Much less heavy and serious than most ol his
features, it is in many ways a throwback to
his shorts, and may be his funniest film. I can
recommend this film even to those poor
souls who do not usually appreciate Chaplin,
It will be shown with an excellent short. The
Immigrant. Don't miss it. Shows are at 2.
4:30. 7 and 9:30 p.m. in Carrol! Hall. UNC
students. SI.
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