April: What A Month!
New York (NAPS) - If
you get the urge, during
April, to sing about showers,
look forward to flowers,
choose a mate, or go on a
holi-date, you will be taking
part in a custom that is older
than many people realize -
and enjoying a month that is
special in many ways.
Think a kind thought, dur
ing April, about At Jolson:
he's the singer who probably
did more than any other to
make the song, "April
Showers," popular.
Choosing a mate? If so,
you are in the company of
Pocahontas and John Rolfe.
They married 355 years ago
on April 5, 1614.
To some, an April holi- |
date may seem like a new
idea, for 1969 is the second
year on record that thousands
of American hotels, motels
and restaurants are offering
special rates and events to
persuade people to "get away
from it all" more often. But
the idea of a "spur of the
moment" holiday in April-a
special evening out, or a long
weekend or two at a hotel or
motel -is perhaps grounded in
the stars. For centuries, ac
cording to astrologers, April
has been represented by two
signs: Aries, the ram, and
Taurus, the bull. People born
under the April signs have for
centuries been recognized as
energetic, impulsive, enthusi
astic, positive and enterpris
ing.
His t or ical achievements I
bear out this appraisal
Ponce de Leon approached
his fountain of youtb--Fk>ri
da-on April 8, 1513. Paul
Revere began his ride April
18, 1775. Mutiny broke out
on the Bounty April 28,
1 7 89. Romulus founded
Rome April 21, 753 B.C. And
talk about people wanting to
get away from it all. it was on
April 6, 1909, after 23 years
of trying, that Robert E.
Peary reached the North
Pole!
Don't be fooled by dates.
Frenchmen would urge you.
The whole idea of April
Fool's Day is believed to have
begun in France on April 1,
1564. That was the date on
which a new calendar was put
"to use. This so confused the
people that many were called
poisson d'Avril, or "April
Fish"- fish being the slang
word for fool or dupe in
France.
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And dont be fooled by
"holi-dates" either, say those
who know the inns and outs
of staying at hotels and mo
tets. Unlike the case with
lengthy vacations far from
home or in lands where Eng
lish isn't spoken, a brief
phone call is all you need to
reserve a room at a near-by
city or resort hotel or motel.
A spur-of-the-moment phone
call even a few hours before
you plan to arrive is usually
sufficient. Newspaper ads of
ten tell you the phone num
ber and even the rates. Or
you can look up this informa
tion in - the industry Red
Book at your hometown ho
tel or motel.
April this year is a month
when not only people, but
also the moon will be making
brief get-aways. "Going out"
for an evening-or at least part
of one-will be that heavenly
body which goes into eclipse
on April 2 this year.
You can, however, fool
around a little in April, with
numbers, (though not on
your tax form). Most people
probably think that April was
always the fourth month of
the year, and the "30 days
hath September" poem tells
us that April-seemingly with
o u t exception-"hath" 30
days. Hath today, okay. But
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'twas not always thus, Gus.
To the ancient Romans, who
called the month Aprillis, it
was the second month of the
year and it had only 29 days!
If you celebrate during the
month of April-on a holidate
or by choosing a mate--you
will be in league with all
kinds of other people who
think that April is a time
deserving special commemo
ration. For this is the month
of National Artichoke Week,
The Old Time Fiddlers' Con
vention, Harmony Week (to
preserve Barbershop Quart
ets), the National Cherry
Blossom Festival in Washing
ton, National Raisin Week,
Secretaries Week -and even
National Panic Week (serious
ly devoted to "putting humor
into any situation which
seems to create unnecessary
panic")!
Not only the avoidance,
business:
SU
NEWS
AND! PREVIEWS
ABOUT BUSINESS
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Many investors consider a
generous dividend sufficient
reason for buying a company's
stock. Maybe so. Maybe not so.
According to a recent issue of
Inventor' a Reader, a helpful
magazine of interest to all
investors, you shouldn't always
pass over a stock because it
yields a low dividend. It's a
good idea to check the balance
sheet in the company's annual
report for the amount of earn
ings retained,
as well as the
amount paid to
shareholders.
Actually, it
is frequently
more beneficial
?to a company
and its share
holders ? for the company to
pay little or nothing in divi
dends and to plow the maximum
amount of earnings, hack into
the business. The reason is.
that by retaining earnings, a
company may avoid issuing
new stocks or borrowing at to
day's high interest rates. Rein
vestment of retained earnings
could enable a company to
grow, and hopefully, to in
crease profits
Thus, investors should think
twice before rejecting a stock
simply because it pays a leas
than generous cash dividend.
Look what happened to Xerox
and IBM over the long run.
One can get a free subscrip
tion to Inventor' t Reader by re
questing it at any local Merrill
Lynch office
A little politeness goes a
long way with most people
and is usually repaid two
fold.
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but also the introduction of
panic has a place in April.
The "Perils of Pauline," an
American classic, entered on
the American scene dramatic
ally in April, 1914. And a
lady who never seemed to be
in peril, the self-assured Elea
nor Roosevelt, delighted the
nation on April 3, 1933, by
announcing that from then
on, she would terve beer at
the White House.
Storms of applause have
greeted people born In April:
Leonardo da Vinci, William
Shakespeare, Thomas Jeffer
son, J. P. Morgan, Charles
Chaplin, Machiavelli, U. S.
Grant, Harry Houdlni, Queen
Elizabeth II, and Barbra Strei
sand!
A storm of protest was
expressed on April 28, 1902,
when a New York City news
paper waged a campaign
against high beef prices: 24
cents a pound for sirloin!
But storms of the more
ordinary kind, In April should
cause no regrets. For it isnt
raining rain, you know, It's
raining violets.
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Louitburg, N.C.
Franklin Mem.
Hospital Notes
The following were pa
tients in the hospital Thurs
day morning:
PATIENTS: Hubert Lee
Alford, Youngsville: Ray
mond Rudell AJford. Zebu
Ion; Dollie Marie Andrews.
Zebuion; Rose West Aycock,
Louisburg: Lillian Joyner
Bailey, Franklinton; Mamie
Swanson Bartholomew,
Louisburg: Peggy Ann Bates.
Baltimore, Md.. Lillie Harris
Blackley, Franklinton; Mary
Thomas Bobbitt. Henderson:
Mabel Mitchell Bowden.
Spring Hope; Lucy Burnette,
Louisburg; Fred Dewitt
Coats. Jr., Franklinton;
Ruena Alston Coleman, War
renton; Nannie Daniels Davis,
Louisburg; James Gray Deb
nam, Franklinton: Violet
Smith Dorsey, Louisburg;
Merail Eugene Fisher. Spring
Hope; Lula Lambert Frazier.
Wake Forest; Mattie F. Ful
ler. Louisburg; Milda Faulk
ner Garrett, Warrenton; Min
nie Burrows Holden, Kittrell;
Daisy Sallie Powell Horton,
Louisburg; Joseph John Hor
ton, Louisburg; Evelyn Col
bert Jones, Castalia; Hazel
Senter Joyner, Franklinton;
Mattie Foster Lancaster.
Louisburg; Terrence Lynch,
HoUister; Watson Henry Mas
sey, Zebuion; Jean Carolyn
Merritt, Franklinton; Mann
Mills. Louisburg; Annie Lee
Hayes Nelms, Louisburg;
George Allen Nelms, Castalia;
John Edward Nelms, Louis
burg; Joseph Adolphus
Pearce, Jr., Louisburg; Lois
Tucker Perry, Louisburg; Etta
Privette, Louisburg; Hattie
Shearin Raynor, Louisburg;
William Robert Richards, Jr.,
Youngsville; Margaret Spivey
Scott, Louisburg; Beaufort
Davis Scull, Warrenton; Flo
rence L. Stalling!, Louisburg;
Eudoxie Griffin Standi,
Spring Hope; Cheatham
Staiey Strickland, Louisburg;
Clara Bell Strickland, Hender
son; Hattie Bartholomew
Swanson, Louisburg; Thur
man Thomas, Louisburg;
Julie Louise Bailey Walker,
Louisburg; James Mills Wig
gins, Louisburg; Arch Nicho
las Wilson, Louisburg; Eliza
Diet Vs. Tonics
<1 Americans spend thou
sands of dollars needlessly on
"tonics," "supplements." vit
amins or minerals in concen
trated form- -medications that
are not needed by the average
person if they follow a fairly
well-balanced daily diet. It is
true that some may need ad
ditional vitamins, but only if
recommended by a medical
Louisburg
Elementary
School Menu
Week of April 21st - 25th
Monday:
Barbecue beefburger on
school buns
Corn Pudding
Chilled Tomato cup
Frosted Cake Squares
1 i pt. milk
Tuesday:
Pork Casserole
Greens
Pink Apple Sauce
Crispy Corn Bread
Cinnamon Raisin Bun
'/ 4 pt. milk
Wednesday:
Toasted Cheese Sand
witches
Vegetable Soup
Peach Halves
Saltines
Ginger Bread
V4 pt. milk
Thursday:
BIRTHDAY LUNCH
Turkey Pineapple Salad on
Lettuce
Green Peas
Candied Yams
Hot Rolls
Party Cake Squares
Ice Cream
V4 pt. milk
Friday:
Toasted Bologna
Spanish Rice
Green Beans
Buttered Corn
Cherry Cobbler
French Bread
V4 pt. milk
beth Connell Wilson, Louis
burg; Donnell Wortham,
Louisburg; James Edward
Yar bo rough, Louisburg; Jo
Nell Horton, Louisburg; Janet
Ann Boyles, Rocky Mount.
physician.
For years now, there has
been i concentrated effort on
the part of manufacturers' of
various "food supplements"
to undermine the public con
fidence in American foods.
They would have you believe
that our foods are "overpro
cessed" or are grown on
"wornout soil." etc. to push
their exotic products-pro
ducts that are claimed neces
sary to fortify your daily
diet, enrich your blood,
steady your nerves, etc.
This is all nonsense-there
is no better food supply in
the world than that enjoyed
by all Americans-the nutri
tional value of our food is
unsurpassed.
Nutritional diseases that
once plagued our nation are
now almost unknown. Over
weight has become a more
common problem than under
weight.
Rather than waste your
dollars on supplemental vit
amins, all the average Ameri
can need do is buy and eat
the proper foods. If milk and
dairy products, vegetables
and fruits, bread and cereals,
meat. fowl, fish or eggs are
included in the diet, all the
vitamins, minerals, proteins
and other nutrients that a
normal, healthy individual re
quires will be supplied.
Perhaps you feel that you
do have a nutritional prob
lem -if this is the case take
your particular medical prob
lem to a physigian-after a
thorough exairjination he
alone can best advise what
you should do.
There are people out of
step with the times who be
lieve tht the times are out of
joint.
Thanks
I would like to expreat my
sincere thanks and apprecia
tion to my friends and neigh
bors during my stay in Rex
Hospital and my cgpvalea
cence here at home. Many
thanks for the lovely flowers,
gifts, cards, letters, visits, and
telephone calls. Each one will
always be remembered.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. (Sam)
Wood of Route 2, Louisburg
announce the birth of a son,
William Howard Wood, Jr.,
April 15, 1969 at Rex Hos
pital in Raleigh. Mrs. Wood is
the former Betty Spain of
Henderson.
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