Performs In Concert
Miss Elizabeth McKinrte (if Louisburg. pictured first on the left, is performing with The North Carolina Repertory Ballet
Company ill spring concert Saturday night. May 10, at WHAL TV Auditorium at 8 p.m. Elizabeth is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Colin McKinne of 301 Kj Noble Street, Louisburg, The program will include a variety of styles and eras in dance and is free
to the public. '
How To Ruin A Warm Friendship
New York (NAPS) -- The
sit-in, shoo-out, hang-up and
put-down are just four of the
common ways in which won
derfully warm friendships are
ruined- sometimes turning in
laws into outlaws, and taking
the "r" out of friend.
Though a rfally good
friend is hard to find, losing
one is often far too easy.
Nobody wants to change
from a pal to a pill and a
recent psychologist's report
describes some colorful char
acters whose foibles usually
tum affection to rejection
. . . with some sage sugges
tions on how to avoid them.
1 . -Bad News Bernie.
Bernie: is a wonderful
friend as long as you're hav
ing a tough time. .If your
mother-in-law moves in or
your wife moves out. Bernie
is always the first to know
and to call -full of sympathy.
But when you get that big
promotion or your first son
weighs in at a lusty 9 pounds.
Bernie is strangely absent
. . . and stays that way till
fate deals you another blow.
Don't be a Bad News
Bernie. Your friends need
you around to celebrate as
much as to commiserate. So
when good news comes their
way, be the first to call or
write. Even better-send
flowers. Any florist with an
FTD symbol in his window
will be glad to speed congrat
ulations anywhere, any time.
And it's surprising how pleas
ed folks are to be remem
bered this way -when things
are going well!
The "We'll Be There" Wil
kinsons.
Almost everyone has
friends like the Wilkinsons
for a while, anyhow. They're
always the life of every party
and they never miss one. If
you decide to ask a few
neighbors in for drinks, the
Wilkinsons turn up as a sur
prise. And when you rent
that little cottage by the lake,
they just happen to be driving
by-for the weekend. Ob
viously, the Wilkinsons are so
busy with their gregarious
gadding, they never have time
to entertain you.. And, since
they're never at home, you
can't just drop in on them.
Needless to say, the Wil
kinsons have ruined a number
of warm friendships -as you
will, too, if you lack common
consideration and fail to re
ciprocate with your own in
vitations. E*en when friends
say. "Drop in any time" its
tactful to call before you do.
And after an overnight visit,
it's a must to send a thank
you note, a bread-and-butter
gift or a thoughtful bouquet
of flowers with your own
individualized message.
Good Time Gilda
You may have at least one
Good Time Gilda on your list
of friends . . . temporarily.
The opposite number to Bad
News "Bemie. she's just as
obnoxious in her way. Gilda
is one of those blithe spirits
who gravitates toward fun
and runs from trouble.
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Whether you lose your job,
your boyfriend or your apart
ment, Gilda is the first to
know-and gp. She won't be
around till you've fully re
covered and by that time
who needs her?
Many people instinctively
shun misfortune as though it
were contagious. But this
type of behavior is guaran
teed to turn the trust in any
relationship straight to bust.
Do be a friend in need, offer
positive help as well as
sympathy and youll be
pretty sure to have a friend
around when you need one.
"You-Poor-Thing" Pattie.
Pattie is a remarkably
sympathetic friend. In fact,
she fairly overflows with
sympathy but. unfortunately,
that's all she has to offer and
as she continues with con
dolences on your latest hair
cut, most expensive dress,
brand new draperies, your
husband's business affiliations
and your children's behavior
you start by feeling awfully
sorry for yourself then decide
you may be allergic to Pattie.
Expressing the right
amount of sympathy at the
right time is certainly in
order. But dont overdo it.
Belittling a companion is one
sure way to tub the "r" right
out of friendship.
How-To-Do-It Harrj
Harry's the -kinid of friend
who loves to give advice, so
licited or not. Whenever you
have to make a decision,
Harry makes it for you. And.
if you fail to follow his sug
gestions. regardless of the
outcome, he is certain to say
"I told you so". Harry is also
an amazing second-guesser,
given to such endearing ex
pressions as "How could you
have--" "What, you mean
you've never heard of-" *a4j
"I'm surprised you didn't--".'
Of all the ways to ruin a
warm friendship, -offering un
wanted advice or criticism is
probably the most potent.
Even when friends ask for
your advice, they usually pre
fer to make their own decis
ions and want to be respected
for It.
There are a number of
Others on the list--tome of
whom may be among your
own acquaintances: Catastro
phe Cate who goes from one
ghastly crisis to another and
insists on phoning you about
each, usually at 3 a.m.; the
Two-Faced Tatems who ooze
with compliments and chum
iness in your presence, but
run you down mercilessly be
hind your back; the Borrow
ing Barclays who are always
in debt and find It's easier
and cheaper to borrow from
you than a bank; Name-Drop
ping Ned who knows every
body you dont and loves to
rub it in; Boring Benjle who
only stops talking about him
self long enough to repeat the
same old jokes which weren't
even good the first time and
Awkward Annie who in
evitably manages to break up
the furniture, burn a hole in
the rug or smash yopr best
china whenever she's a guest.
The fictitious characters
described above are obvious
exaggerations. Few real per
sons are so consistently pois
onous yet, according to
psychologists, everyone com
mits some of these unfriendly
acts occasionally -even to
their nearest and dearest.
However, with a little effort
and self-examination you can
eliminate most of them and
thus manage to keep on good
terms with those friends you
most want to keep.
And Feel Better
Johnny had been disob
edient. and finally his teacher
asked him to -Stay after
school.
"Johnny," she began, "I
have to mark the report cards
this evening. Now, what do
you think I should do about
yours?"
"Well," said the youngster,
"I think you really ought to
go home and have a good
dinner and rest before you
mark mine."
A country can raise its
intellectual standard no faster
thpn individuals within raisfe
theirs. What are you doing to
improve your mind?
Honor
Outstanding
Students
Raleigh It's that time of
year again! High school grad
uations are approaching and
the State Department of Pub
lie Instruction is being bom
barded with requests to eval
uate numerous proposals to
"honor" outstanding stu
dents.
There is no evidence that
these proposals are sponsored
or authorized by any recog
'riized educational organic
tions or that lhe> have any
ultimate goal other than mak
ing money, according to Miss
Kathryn Kay. director of the
Department's Division of
Pupil Personnel Services to
which most of the inquries
are directed. Some appear to
be philanthropic by offering
scholarships.
At least one offers $400
scholarships to the 10 seniors,
from an annual listing of
around 60.000. who make
the highest score on a test.
Often there are plaques
and/or pins to sell to students
and their parents-in addition
t>> the "honor" book for
which the schools are being
asked to provide the con
tents.
In addition to proposals to
honor outstanding seniors,
spring seems to bring out an
overabundance of dubious
schools offering to prepare
the high school graduate for a
variety of high-paying jobs.
Director of General Educa
tion Nile F. Hunt said. "If
these self-styled schools can
secure a list of graduates,
they resort to direct personal
and by-mail contacts," he
said. "Frequently the offered
courses of instruction turn
out to be nothing more than
a set of books of doubtful
quality and value."
Another example is the
father who paid $240 to en
roll his son in a midwest
"machine training center"
correspondence course and
signed a contract for $50 a
month additional for 15
months. Investigation by the
guidance counselor at the
son's high school revealed
superior training in the de
sired field of study-- at much
less cost- was available within
commuting distance of the
boy's home.
Both Miss Ray and Hunt
urged that students and par
ents confer with the school
guidance counselor and prin
cipal before submitting to
pressures to accept unusual
"honors" or enroll in dubious
courses of study. "The role of
the counselor is to protect
the individuality of each pu
pil, providing leadership in
the development of a pro
gram of activities designed to
assist each student to achieve
his full potential," Miss Ray
said. "The conselor is in a
position to appraise requests
for information about stu
dents and to protect them
from receiving undue pressure
and being victimized."
Thanks
We would like to express
our sincere appreciation and
thanks to our many friends
and neighbors for the food,
flowers and kiltdness shown
us in the death of our loved
friend Buck McDonald
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