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THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
Friday, August 29, 1958
THE NEW BERN MIRROR
Published Every Friday at 111 King Street,
New Bern, N. C., by the Sole Owner
J. GASKILL McDaniel Editor and Publisher
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One Year $2.50 Six Months $1.25
Entered as second-class mail at New Bern April 4, 1958,
under the act of March 3, 1879.
A VICTORY FOR RELIGION
There was nothing new about the message of salvation
that New Bernians listened to during the Christian Business
Men’s Crusade. It was the oft told story of One Who died on
a cross, so that others might have everlasting life.
What made this series of services different was the fact
that laymen, not ordained ministers, had taken it upon them
selves to spread the gospel. Arid what made their surge of evan
gelism all the more impressive was their stature as men who
have achieved material success.
Lamentable though it is, most of us lose our gratitude to
God as we succeed in acquiring worldly goods. The more we
have, the less need we feel for a helping hand from the Al
mighty. And, since we feel no need, we feel no debt to Goc
for services rendered.
But these nationally recognized business leaders who
came to our town for the Crusade didn’t behave in the usual
way. Their distinguished records indicated they were far from
being ne’er-do-well crackpots. They were men of brains, well
heel^ financially. Even so, they witnessed for Christ not
as big wheels, inflated with their own importance, but as
servants eager to do the bidding of their Master.
It was inevitable that this state of affairs would have great
impact on a community where religious fervor was at a low
ebb. Admittedly, we had a city of beautiful churches and an
abundance of members. But somewhere along the way we had
tossed into discard the spark of enthusiasm that any religion
should have.
To be sure, the creed that professing Christians refer
to fondly as the “old-time religion” had such a spark at the out
set. As long as it was retained, Christianity was a potent force.
When the flame flickered and vanished, for want of honest
to goodness zeal, it was a bad day for us all.
These recent visitors to our town, aided and abetted by a
dedicated group of businessmen and the New Bern ministerial
association, rekindled Christianity’s torch. In the slang verna
cular of our day, they were “steamed up” about Jesus of
Nazareth.
They didn’t care who knew it either. As a matter of fact,
they wanted the whole wide world to know it, and to share with
them the blessings they had found. They had nothing to gain,
material or otherwise, except the satisfaction of soul that comes
with taking the specific instruction of Christ quite literally,
and doing His bidding.
Whether you, as an individual, participated in the Cru
sade and gained new or renewed faith, or let it come and go
without darkening the doors of the New Bern High School
Auditorium, one fact stands out unchallenged.
That fact, clearly established, is this. New Bern is a better
place.of better people than it was a few short days ago. Lives
have been changed, feuds have been abandoned by bitter
enemies, old folks and young folks are walking the streets of
our town with peace of mind and soul, and a song in their
hearts.
To those of little faith, all this may sound corny. Yet, it has
been our observation through the years that some of the nicest
things in this world are corny in the eyes of the cynical. In
fact, events in Jersusalem when Christ was crucified indicated
that He, unmistakably, was regarded as a rather corny char
acter.
How you evaluate the Christian Business Men’s Crusade
Easy On The Gas-
" Ahead On Safety
By Jeanne Smith, Dodge Safety Conaultanf
TEENAGERS ARE DISCOVERING that careful driving really
pays off I
Through competition in high school safety-economy runs, particle*
pants find that taking it easy on the gas puts them ahead in
safety and
also stretches
the weekly
allowance.
Patterned
after the na'
tional econ.
omy run, the
high school
driving tests
gratify teen
agers’ desire „ ...
for competi- Mish Smith
tion and teach them that high
speeds, “jack rabbit” starts,
sharp turns and sudden stops
will sharply reduce gas mileage.
Officials who sponsor the jun
ior runs believe that, although
most teenagers possess mechan
ical ability and are skilful driv*
ers, some lack the proper mental
attitude for safe driving.
Through these high school con
tests, held throughout the coun
try, they hope to persuade young
economically is measured over
a 100-mile route. Each driver
is accompanied by an adult ob
server who checks to see that
all traffic and safety laws are
obeyed. For each infraction, the
driver is penalized one-tenth
of a gallon of gasoline. Viola
tions may easily cost the driver
a victory.
The three drivers in each con
test who use the smallest amount
of gas are awarded trophies at
the high school assembly.
At a competition in Evanston,
111., safety leaders from all over
the country watched 27 Evanston
Township High School students
compete.
The participants averaged 19
miles to the gallon, and one of
the two girls entered In the
Evanston contest emerged as
winner, with an average of
20,65 miles a gallon.
Proof of the program’s accepth
ance is plentiful. Police officials.
motorists that safe driving is as ^ducatoS and ' srfety e^S
socially acceptable as making the have praised the runs
football team or the honor roll.' “
In the runs, usually limited
to about 35 participants, abili
ty to drive both safely and
• As one youthful contestant
put it, "The safety-economy
run taught me that it’s aensL
ble and thrifty to drive safely.**
is a matter for you to decide, in your own good conscience.
Looking at it objectively, and giving it a newspaper man’s un-
emqtional appraisal. The Mirror hails it as a victory for religion.
i That to us, is big news—the biggest news in town.
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Village Verses
OVERDUE
People to People
From Texas to Tegucigalpa, from i from a visit to the U. S. by the
New York to India’s communist Pakistan National Cricket Team to
infiltrated province of Keraila, peo- Uhe eastern part of America this
pie are becoming aware of people, spring under the sponsorship of the
They’re exchanging ideas art^ind- PTP Sports Committee, to impor-
ing out they have something injtant educational exchanges among
‘ 33 U. S. and foreign universities.
The sultriness of August I would rather not remember,
As anxiously I wait to greet another bright September;
September, with its hint of Fall and harvest mpon a-shining.
Its- inner melancholy that sets hearts to quietly pilling.
There’s a sorta crispy feeling in the cooling Autumn air.
There’s a bit of romance stealing all round you everywhere;
The fields are ripe for reaping, and soon fniit and golden grain
Will be safely stored for Winter, we can laugh at snow and rain.
I’ve never seen an August yet that one could view with pleasure.
Mosquito bites and prickly heat aren’t souvenirs to treasure;
And though Dan Cupid does his best to keep his arrows true,
A kiss is less convincing, when you’re steaming like a stew.
Proposals aren’t attractive, if they’re cloaked in perspiration.
It takes a night that’s airish, to get real appreciation.
And so I write these simple lines in praise of sweet September,
When Nature lends a helping hand to love’s faint glowing ember;
The stars take on new meaning, and the moon adds kilowatts.
Old timers dream of Memory Lane, and lost forget-me-nots.
While youth, too young for memories, loves unmindful of the past,
Kids squander their romancing, little knowing it won’t last;
Though some of us have seen our day, at least we can remember.
So goodbye, sultry August, it is high time for September.
JGMcD.
common after all.
They’re doing this,, through hob
bies, music activities, “pen pal”
letters, educational exchanges, tWn
affiliations, international business
meets, reading each other’s books
and sharing magazines, hospitali
ty programs, and many other two
way enterprises which today are
lumped under a large multi-color
ed umbrella called PEOPLE-TO-
PEOPLE.
The idea is not new—but the or
ganization is. It began back in Sep
tember, 1956, when President Eis
enhower called together at the
White House a number of the na
tion’s outstanding leaders in many
diverse fields of activities to work
out methods through which peoples
of the world could communicate
with one another on a non-govern
ment level. The aim was to bet
ter inter-country understanding and
progress toward peaceful solution
of international problems.
The result of that conference
was the emergence of 41 separate
communitiees, representing among
others such dynamic forces in
American life as religion, business,
labor, communication, fine arts,
education, which are carrying out
through private groups and indiv
iduals a multitude of internation
al projects designed to bring peo
ple closer to people.
Popular among these exchanges
is the community affiliation pro
gram. The “twinning” of cities and
towns of America with others in
many nations is a continuing rela
tionship which brings new friends
together in a lasting kinship.
Exchanges in the PEOPLE-TO-
PEOPLE program planned for this
year are wide in scope. They range
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The Advertising Committee is
working out methods of educating
American travelers going abroad
on behavior patterns designed to
win friends.
War Veteran leaders from Eng
land, France and Israel will be in
vited to visit the U. S. to attend
American veterans’ national con
ventions,.
The Farm Committee is setting
up in each of the 48 stateta central
directory of American farm fam
ilies who would like to entertain
foreign visitors and get better ac
quainted with their overseas-coun
terparts.
The Legal Committee is devel
oping a program of cooperation
with the bench and bar of friend
ly free nations.
The Cartoonists Committee is
producing a 96-page tourist book
designed to orient the 2,500,000
Americans traveling abroad. The
book will mark for the first time
the combined contributions of the
majority of America’s outstanding
cartoonists.
In addition, thousands of proj
ects will be carried out by groups
outside the program and by indi
viduals doing person-to-person jobs
to further the general idea.
The man-in-the-street in far-off
Ceylon is as anxious as the aver
age American to know his neighbor
and to break through barriers of
language, culture, and customs, in
order to find basic areas of agree
ment.
Recently a world-wide mailing of
PTP literature brought hundreds of
replies.
PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE is not a
plan to achieve quick world peace
and over all brotherly love. But
with greater real interest on the
part of more Americans this pro
gram can point the way to a larger
measure of understanding, friend
ship, and confidence among all peo
ples.
Q. How can I eliminate the dis
agreeable odors that some foods
leave in the kitchen?
A. Place a pan containing vine
gar on the stove and let it simmer.
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