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THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina
Friday. March 14, 1952
Fine Handmade Shoes Go On Market
As Designed Here By Tom O’Neil
Vet Rates Private Showing
“Did you ever see a dream
walking?” Well, you will if you
see someone wearing shoes de
signed by Tom O’Neil, late of Chi
cago, now of Southern Pines.
These are strictly glamor shoes,
about as different from the usual
' utilitarian pedal-garb as a chin-
’ chilla coat from a gabardine top
per.
Hi$r. O’Neil, who has been de
signing beautiful custom-made
feminine shoes for several years,
is doing so now for the first time
using his own name. An adver
tisement of a unique new de
sign, “The Smuggler,” to appear
in Vogue April 1, instructs buyers
to order direct from him at South-
_ern Pines. You can also find this
ad in The PUot.
When the orders come in, Mr.
O’Neil has them made up by a
firm of skilled handcraftsmen in
New York City. What’s more, if
you have ideas of your own, he
can translate them into footgear
just for you—out of any material
extant, with any sort of ornamen
tation, You can have shoes to
rnatch your tweed suit, your vel
vet evening gown or any other
garment, embodying any whim
you may select.
Of course this is kind of costly,
but fine handsome things of fine
materials don’t come cheap in
order, like and wear his beautiful
shoes. Now show business is out,
and shoe business has taken over.'
Mr. O’Neil came to Southern
Pines for health reasons last Oc
tober. He has elected this com
munity as his home for life—
which mekes “shoes by Tom
O’Neil” something new and dif
ferent as local products.
The ones we saw last week
rated one comprehensive adjec
tive—“elegant.” They had high
high heels—slender spikes or tall
wedges. Some had platform soles.
They were of fine cloths and
leathers, separately and in com
bination, in black and an assort
ment of handsome colors. They
v/^ere gem-studded, gold-embroid
ered, silk-braided and one even
had a tiny silk-crocheted doll on
the toe. Others were classically
simple.
“The Smuggler” is distinguish
ed by a brand-new O’Neil-patent
ed feature—a compartment with
zipper closing in the high wedge
heel. Probably you could use i+
for smuggling, but the anticipa^
use is for carrying lipstick, coins
and those other small accessories
women are wont to lose. "The
Smuggler” provides an unseen
“purse” which cannot be mislaid.
Though the shoes look delicate,
even ethereally graceful, they
of
Mrs. Bryan Poe
Loses Her Father
Jacob Field Wade, father
Mrs. Bryan Poe of Southern Pines,
died Wednesday night at his
home in Morehead City after a
lingering illness.
Mrs. Poe went to Morehead
early in the week on receipt of
the news of her father’s critical
condition. Mr. Poe joined her
Thursday for funeral services
scheduled to be held Friday at 3
p. m. at the First Baptist church
at Morehead.
Mr. Wade had been a resident
of the coastal city all his life. His
wife and 10 children survive.
n patient at the Veteran* Administradon Tuberculosis Hospiul,
'Oteen, N.C., is the only person in the audience as a Red Cr€>8s volunteer
runs off a movie in his room, A monthly average of 22,100 Red Cross
volunteers gave hospitalised veterans 2,186,300 hour* of service last
year.
at Carthage for drunken driving
and failing to report an accident,
McDonald received a three
months’ sentence, suspended on
payment of $100 fine and costs
and the repair bills to the Monroe
and Sessoms'cars.
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this world, and people will payj actually have the tough durability
for the best, Mr. O’Neil found out of all line things handmade of
some years ago, to his surprise.
He started designing shoes for
a hobby, and the first thing he
knew, he had a profitable busi
ness on his hands. He was then
in show business, and friends in
the show world were the first to
fine materials, and the probabil
ity is you could not wear out a
pair in a lifetime. —VN
Small grain stands in Cabarrus
County appear to be unusually
good this season.
Three Cars Involved
In Pinehurst Acddent
Ronald Clare McDonald, South
ern Pines youth, was arrested at
Rinehurst Saturday night after his
car had struck another, which in
turn hit a third, according to the
Pinehurst police report.
Both cars struck were parked
at the Legion hut near Pinehurst,
on the Aberdeen road, while their
owners attended a dance inside.
McDonald’s car hit one owned
by Roy Monroe, of Pinehurst,
causing damage of nearly $100.
Monroe’s car was knocked against
that of Albert Sessoms of Jack-
son Springs, with minor damage
resulting. McDonald’s car sustain
ed only slight damage, if any.
(McDonald then drove off, but re-
Styles of yesterday and tcwayl^^^ providing entr* acte enter- turned voluntarily about a half
charmingly presented in « tainment were Pat Starnes danc-.hour later and surrendered to a
‘Fashion Revue given pF . a “Tango Modeme,” and police officer, who had arrived on
junior class at Weaver auditorium g McLeod in the Charleston.' receiving the accident call. The
Style Revue Delights Large Audience
And Proves How Fleeting Is Fashion
.
KWIKI
For Boys and Girls
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The original zipper front gar
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put on or take it off alone.
Nationally advertised brands
now in stock
Betty ’n Sue Coats
_ Jean Durain Dresses
Jay-Ann Dresses
- By Twigs — Boys’ Eton Suits
Posture Foundation Play Shoes
Many others
THE YOUTH SHOP
South Street
ABERDEEN. N. C.
McLean’s Toppers
are jaunty
as can be . . .
designed to
take you striding
into most every
season of the year
in great style . . .
styled to wear
over every one
of your new
ensembles.
Many colors
and sizes.
last Friday night, delighting an
audience of several hundred.
No admission was charged but
a voluntary offering brought in
$93 for the class fund for the
Junior-Senior prom.
Models for the show, which was
three parts, included high
school girls, young women and
matrons of the towns and, show
ing little-girl styles, representa
tives of each of the elementary
grades chosen for the, honor by
vote of their classmates.
Wearing apparel shown included
evening gowns, frocks for sports
and school, street garb and in fact
just about everything—some from
Mrs. Hayes Shop and franjeans,
others the newly acquired prop
erty of their wearers, and others
from closets, old trunks and at-,
tics all over town.
While the new styles brought
delighted appreciation for their
beauty, and the very old ones of
50 to 60 years ago were applauded
for their picture-book quality, the
fashion of the 1920’s and 1930’s
sent the audience into spasms of
laughter, proving all over again
the swift ephemeralness of fem
inine fashion.
The pillowslip frocks of 1925
and 1926, with kneelength skirts,
one topped by a cloche hat prac
tically blinding its wearer, con
trasted ludicrously with the full
and flowing garments of eras be
fore and since. A personal tri
umph was scored by Mrs. Mildred
Merrill in her fluffy and ahbre
viated graduation frock, a confec
tion of 1926.
The show opened with the pre
sentation of a series of beautiful
wedding gowns modeled by the
ladies who had originally worn
them as brides. This was accom
panied by romantic music by Mrs
Louise Massey, who played appro
priate numbers throughout the
show.
The second section showed the
fashions of yesterday.
The third, consisting mostly of
street and school clothes, had a
modernistic background of sky
scrapers, with a street sign, fire
hydrant, mail box and other indi-
, cations of a city street, designed
land made by members of the
junior class.
Mrs. Dot Choate served’ as
charmings mistress of cerejmonies,
and also sang several songs in the
intervals between presentations.
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Miss Billie Williams, junior class officer said also that McDonaldi
adviser, assisted the class in put-[produced no driver’s license. ‘
ting on the show. 'Tried Monday in recorders court
Announcing . . .
FRANK VOKACEK
(Known as Mr. Frank)
FORMERLY OF ANGLOW TWEEDS
CUSTOM TAILORING
of UDIES’ SUITS and COATS
Large selection of Imported Tweeds
, or
Will make-up your own materials
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Flushing, L. I., N. Y.
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Jet Plane Film At
Court of Honor Monday
The March court of honor for
the Moore district, Boy Scouts,
will be held at 7:30 p. m. Monday
at the Methodist church in Rob
bins.
A special feature of the event
will be the showing of a new
Air Force film on the latest
models of jet planes, with demon
strations of their action. The film
has been loaned by the USAF Air-
Ground Operations school here,
from its up-to-date film library.
Rank advancements and merit
badges will be awarded. Law
rence Johnson, of Aberdeen, ad
vancement chairman, asks that
all Boy Scouts, their parents and
other friends of scouting attend
the court of honor, and is especial
ly anxious to see a good represen
tation from the southern part of
the county.
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The U. S. Department of Agri
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nuts, especially prepared for
Southern farm families, has re
cently been revised. Free copies
are available from the Office of
Information, U. S. Deoartment of
Agriculture, Washington 25, D. C.
Ask for Leaflet L-219.
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