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NOVEMBER. 19E0 lxml | YULE APRON?Here's a gift idea apron with a Christmas air! To n pattern, a print or plain 100-lb. cc metallic cord. Cut out your patter three strips of green bias bindingto bottom of apron skirt. Add "fl; and cording. Bind edge of skirt i sash. If you like, make a loose pocl Before - C/ir Like to open packages on Christmas morning? Most people do, but sometimes it's even more fun to receive early gifts that can l J 41, ? i?l: -i u%j uatru uui iii^ uic iliJituct\ Decorations, kitchen accessories, and children's nightwear are only a few of the pre-Christmas surprises you can make for friends and neighbors. And what's more, you can make them inexpensively if you sew with cotton bags. Modern sacks are available in a variety of prints, cambrics, and osnaburg materials that are adaptable to almost any sewing purpose. If you live on a farm, you can acquire a collection of pretty fabrics by buying cottonpackaged feed, seed, and flour. If you're a city gal, it's often possible to obtain empty sacks from feed dealers or local textile shops. Bags are easily prepared for sewing. Just unravel the chain-stitched seams, soak out brand names, and the fabric is ready. Add your own ingenuity and a few glittering trimmings, and you can concoct an array of low-cost, original gifts. It's always fun to give?and .... .... ?; ~ l /-*i_ nwivc apt'tiai cm lMIIlilS decorations, for they can be put to immediate use. Osnaburg bag fabric is ideal for decorations. Used as is, it has the appearance and texture of natural-colored lmen. Or it may be dyed in brilliant tones of red, blue, or green. You can s a v e yourself trouble and still stay away from assembly-line gift-giving by dyeing several sacks the same shade, but using them to make different items. Dyed osnaburg, for instance, mav be turned into o r n a m e n t a 1 Christmas card holders, rickrack-trimmed table runners, fringed place mats, nay floor skirts for the Christmas tree, or practical shopping bags. Print bags are especially appropriate for kitchen accessories. for the textile pat1 i?rtvi :nv> tari crti t -i?I oVinoi-fnl You can lmvo even aprons or curta'ns a holiday look bv trimming them with candle dos:gns of bias binding, or for a friend or neighbor?a useful nake it. you'll need a basic apron itton bag, green bias binding, and n pieces from the cotton bag. Cut ?and 8" long. Top-stitch imes" and "wicks" of red binding A'ith green binding, and stitch on *et in the same design as the skirt. istmas Gifts stitching on applique in star or snowflake motifs. Basic accessories sewn from white sacks also have a gala air when they're stenciled or appliqued with poinsettas, holly, or bell designs. And if some of your friends like a frequent change of decor, give them aprons and curtains with snap-on appliques appropriate for Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, and other special occasions. Impatient youngsters on your gift list will take special delight in receiving preChristmas presents. For little girls, sew miniature Christmas aprons or old-fashioned nightgowns with beruffled caps. Give boys tailored robes made from plaid bags, or striped nightshirts. And small children will love decorative scatter pillows with Santa Claus faces. WHAT SAFETY MEANS TO ME n? i_T * ni2. li/ nuuaiun x_i 11 ii> Weave No. 3 - 3rd Shift Lydia Mills C! ? Naturally this stands for Safety. ? Another day without painful injury. X7 ? For everyone. ? Easy to practice. ? Tomorrow we will be able to work and olav. Y?You and Your family profit. Put these together and they spell Safety. To me this means a lot less pain to mv body?a lot less inconvience to my family and friends who would probably visit me while in the hospital <1 detest the smell that is usually found Jn hospitals, don't you?) tsalotv moans that my 1amilv can have things which thcv could not have if I were off from work due to an accident. You have probably found out bv now that 1 am not a writer but maybe you vet the point for believe n e It Hurts to Get Hurt. THE CLOTHMAKER The American Red Cross A United Fund Agency Reminds Us Service Men Prefer Home Cooking For Christmas "Be it ever so humble, there's no cooking like home cooking." That's the word from American servicemen when queried about their "druthers" on Christmas presents from home this year, according to information just received by the Red Cross. Cookies, fruit cake and other homemade edibles topped the most wanted list by a wide margin. The list was put together from a poll of servicemen taken by American Red Cross field directors stationed with military units around the world. After discounting the usual requests for one-way tickets home, the poll showed homemade goodies, money, subscriptions to hometown newspapers and family photos were the Chiistmas presents most likely to succeed with men in uniform. But there was a big qualification as far as food was concerned. The men pleaded that it be packaged for mailing correctly. Food should be packaged in a coffee tin or some similar container in such a way that it won't shift from side to side. The tin should be sealed tightly and placed in a heavy corrugated pasteboard box. Cookies should be individually wrapped. The men who asked for money hastily added that they were not being mercenary. They point out that since they are stationed in far-off places, the gift choice is H'iHnr ^ <-1 ^ ? - - 1 .. onu mure mieresung. However, they ask that money be sent in the form of a money order, since personal checks are almost impossible to cash. The women personnel polled were in step with the men on all gift suggestions except one ? they added expensive lingerie to their list. Definitely not wanted bv niusi servicemen were civilian clothing, toilet articles, jewelry, wallets and cameras. All of these can be purchased from post or base exchanges or ship stores at below civilian prices. The Red Cross added one final bit of advice: mail gifts early. It pointed out that the Post Office Department recommends that Christmas parcels should be mailed between Nov. 1 and Nov. 20 for delivery by surface mail to servicemen overseas and by Dec. 10 for air mail delivery. The Post Office also says mat the farther away a man is stationed, the earlier his parcels should bo mailed to insure they reach h'm for Christ mas. *5? Sk rS - n ? 211 The Season < Here are some tif. help you get safi November arrives and the temperature begins to dip. c Gradually, the days become I shorter, the nights longer, the t sun a little less bright and 1 the wind a wee bit cooler. \ Before long the leaves and \ grass will all be gone and ? freezing weather will be with i us again. c These are a few signs of the i approaching winter season, t But there's another sign that ? more vividly points out the 1 approach of cold weather. < Perhaps the most common of all, it's the increasing number > of people that are hit by the < cold germ. ? Each season, as warm < weather gives way to cool, millions of Americans suffer ? from the country's most com- ? mon illness ? a cold virus, i Colds, medical men point out, ] are infections which travel ? from nnn norsnn to anntlior 1 However, doctors also will : tell you that under certain < conditions the human body is i more receptive to the cold < virus. Last year at Clinton-Lvdia < many employees lost time ] from their jobs due to a cold. < With this thought in mind, the following precautions are 1 suggested to help fight off : the cold germs. To do your best to avoid catching a cold you must keep up your resistance and stay in good general health. Medical men advise eating properly. but not too heavily, and to make sure food is both substantial and nourishing. Plenty of rest is essential You are cautioned to stay indoors after taking a bath. To go outside shortly afterwards would probably do more harm than good as far as your cold is concerned. LYDIA NEWS .. . (Continued from Page 6) Sylvia and returned home Sunday with the Kings. Mrs. Bridie .T jhnson of Winston Salem. N. C. visited Mrs. Hallie Campbell Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Major Crawford. Terry, Mike and Gay took a trip to Chimney Rock and Lake Lure recently. They also visited Mrs. Crawford's mother. Mrs. James Dover, in Rutherfordton, N. C. Mrs. Mvrtie Alewine. Mrs. Pearl Wheeler and Mrs. Vera Avery visited Mrs. Dorothy Harmon in Warner Robins. Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. Stokes Martin attended the funeral of Mrs. Martin's aunt. Mrs. Phobe Beck, in Commerce. Georgia. We have two newcomers to the Cloth Room. Linda Davis and Tommy Mceks. Birthdays Mrs. Minnie Wofford?November 13. Wavne Alewine? November 29. Mae Martin?October 29. Margie Black well?November 6. 7 SIS eOL UMN | >f Sneezes >s that may ely through innaung sieam also is recimmended in some instances. 3ut again, doctors will cauion you not to leave the louse immediately aftervards. Perhaps the most im>ortant of all is to be sure ind dress properly. Wear the ight type of clothing for the lav's weather forecast. If it s to be cooler, be sure and ake along that heavier ;weater or jacket. If it looks ike rain, carry an umbrella )r a raincoat. At the first sign of a fever, . our family doctor should be consulted. His directions should be followed as closely is possible. When the cold germ does strike, the best Dlace for vou. 1 * again according to medical -esearch is in bed. The rest ^ou will get gives your body a better chance to fight off l.he cold infection. There are some medications that you :an take. However, before jsing any of them you should consult your family doctor. Always remember that a cold is contagious ? it's important to cover your coughs and sneezes. It's as important to protect the other members of your familv as it is vourself. Through proper food, rest, medical care and advice, you may be able to meet the "season of sneezes" without as much as a single solitary sniffle. Wnrlf anH covq vai i r* rr wow .. man, and some day you'll have enough to divide with those who don't. Breath of scandal makes breezy conversation. Man can read some people like book but can't shut them so easily. Clee Blackwell?October 15. tidward Roberts ? December 15. Marvin Deitz?December 17. Steve Hairston?November 1. Ann Parrish?November 22. (Ann savs she will be around 29.) M - iflL. F ^ Mary F. Jones, dauqhter of Mrs. Beulah Jones. Lydia Mills, was 4 years old October 26.