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f i5 * page C4-The Chronicle, Thursday, June Chronicle Camera ^j| MiK^I 1 M iHH Mcknight Fries Should smokin R v AUHRFY I VA/II I IA MR Chronicle Staff Writer The Chronicle polled area citizens and asked their opinion of the WinstonSalem/Forsvth County School Board's recent decision to ban smoking from the high **?? m.tmta Littiun ttvuff. mitecT. TT don't Teel filce" they ought to be smoking anyway. When I was in school, we didn't know anything about smoking.*' John McK night, cashier: "I'm all against smoking myself. The teen-agers, all they concentrate on is smoking and drugs. You can take seventy-eight cents and buy a bar of candy." Robert Fries, maintenance supervisor: "1 think it's a good decision because smoking is dangerous to your health. It's a wise decision and the kids may not be able to see the good it now, but it's a good one." Reggie Lamkin, assistant service station manager: "I'm a non-smoker but I think it's taking away the kids freedom of choice. They're still treating them like kids but calling them adults." I s..u? Dt?vvt?r Living Learn to be a By JOANNE FALLS Home Economics Extension Agent Competitive companies are now using new'techniques of advertising to shower consumers with a wide range of information concerning available goods and services that they can buy in person, by telephone or by mail. This wide world of buying choices can confuse some consumers concerning what they should expect from the sellers of goods and services and from the products they buy. As a result of high technology, consumer information has kept pace with ojur times. People are fttfliHHHih from of information con cerning what sellers I have to offer. But iwiouiii^I ^.uuLauun a has not kept in step with our technological advancements. ^ ^S&Km Consumer educa- Falls tion furnishes the public with th< necessary information to make wise deci sions in a complex and crowdec marketplace. times. People are not suffering from lacl of information concerning what seller have to offer. But consumer educatioi has not kept in step with our technologica advancements. Consumer education furnishes th public with the necessary information t< make wise decisions in a complex an< crowded marketplace. It is very encouraging to- know...dw some companies are now spending larg sumers. Expensive survey and researcl studies have recently been conducted b Coca Cola and Whirlpool to help educat Coping Defeating y By DR. CHARLES FAULKNER Sysdieted Columnist Have you ever been lonely? Did thi condition cause you despair an depression If so, you are like millions o others who experience the sam phenomenon even though they are reluc tant to admit it. Loneliness can tak many forms: 1. Rejection. Perhaps a longtime frienc ship comes to an unpleasant abrupt end Maybe you arc fired from your job aftc having made enormous, unrewarde sacrifices. 2. Understood. You want to be friendl but others misinterpret your motives. You simply can't g< t close to other peopl ? 14, 1984 Lam kin Hud V g be banned? Nancy Shaffer, housewife: 441 think it's a good idea. Smoking shouldn't be allowi_ :. i cu 111 sciiuui uctdusc 11 cnuangcrb omcr people's lives." Johnny Ingram, R.J. Reynolds employee: "If they're old enough to buy kfortyl rft olri, unoufth urink p?. " them. Teachers do it. ban them, too." Carolyn Boyd, nurse: "Since I've stopped smoking, I think it's a wonderful idea. One thing leads to another. The kids smoke cigarettes, then it's pot." Joe Smith, cook: "1 think it's just. We couldn't do it when I was in school. You had to wait, so you held off for a few hours." Leron Harrelt, maintenance worker: "I don't think it's a good idea. As long as | they have a place to smoke and don't bother others, it's fine." John Conrad, semi-retired: "It might be a good policy, then again, it might not be. The kids are going to slip and smoke anyway." Narain Roopchan, laborer: "I think it's a good idea. It will at least stop the kids, from smoking." i smart shopper consumers and to find out what they really want from sellers. Companies want to educate buyers concerning theft rights and concerning what to expect from the sellers because: Recent studies show that consumer education improves the image of the company doing fhe educating. Coca-Cola Company and the Technical Assistance Research Programs, Inc. (TARP) found that: 1. Consumer education increases the buyer's confidence in the company doing the educating. Therefore, the educated consumers help spread the information by word-of-mouth to other buyers and.) potential buyers. 2. Consumer education causes buyers to want to use the products produced by the educating company. 3. Educated buyers increase their pur 4. Buyers feel that they can contact the company that sold them the product and can get results. 5. Consumer education teaches buyers * the best way to contact the company that sold the product and what their rights are i as consumers. 6. Generally speaking, consumer educa< tion benefits both the consumer and the s company. i In the light of the above facts, con,1 sumers will still miss many chances to become better educated and informed if e they fail to help themselves. Consumers d should read all labels thoroughly before i and after purchasing products. Read operational instructions several times. ~ e with the articles you buy. Always write h of company where product was purchasy ed. Read warranty and carry out instruce tions given. our loneliness because of the difference in ideas. 3. Alone. You know a lot of people but _ you don't feel really close to any of them. s You don't feel that you can express ^ yourself and receive understanding, com(f passionate responses. e 4. Scared. Suppose you lose a close family member. Suppose you suffer an ile Iness. Who would take care of you? 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