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THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
Friday, January 16, 1959
THE NEW BERN MIRROR
Published Every Friday at 111 King Street,
New Ber^, N. C., by the Soie Owner
j. GASKiLL McDaniel
-Editor and Publisher
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Entered as secend-class mail at New Bern April 4, 1958,
under the act of March 3, 1879.
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SPEAKING OF EXTERIORS
Plans for a wooden press box on the front of the State
Capitol have caused a lot of folks in Raleigh and elsewhere
in the Old North State to blow their stack.
Aimed at relieving crowded conditions that exist for news
paper reporters and representatives of radio and television
when the legislature is meeting, construction of such a room
is viewed by many as a temporary necessity.
As a member of the press, the editor of The Mirror will
have to agree with architects and others that it seems a shame
to deface the Capitol with something that will do nothing to en
hance its nationally acclaimed beauty of design.
Certainly, reporters and broadcasters deserve as much
room to work in as possible. They are a vital part of our govern
mental life, and as the source of information that citizens must
depend upon, nothing should needlessly handicap them in
the performance of their job.
However, it seems to us that Governor Hodges and other
high State officials may have made a mistake in this instance.
Obviously a lot of fairly reasonable people are of that opinion.
Of course, things have changed a great deal in the field of
public information since the Capitol was built. No one, in the
long ago, could have visualized with certainty the advent of
radio and television, and the resulting space requirements that
these media of communication would call for.
On one thing there is full agreement. The Capitol in indeed
overcrowded, and nobody doing necessary business there* is
more acutely aware of the cramped conditions than the so-
called gentlemen of the press.
Here in New Bern we had a few mutterings, but no real
verbal outburst, when decided alterations were made on the
exterior of the Craven County Courthouse. The addition of a
wooden press room to the front of the Capitol will be a minor
matter compared with what was done to the Courthouse here.
That is no criticism on our part^only a statement of fact.
To our way of thinking, the Courthouse exterior always,
has been an architectual monstrosity, so what was done to it
didn’t prove overly disastrous. What the outside renovations
did bring about was a public building where fire hazards were
lessened and air conditioning would be practical.
Never was the old saying about not telling a book by its
cover more applicable than in the case of the remarkable
renovation of the Courthouse interior. Ugliness has given way
to attractiveness, and wasted or squandered space has been
utilized wisely.
Thousands of citizens in New Bern and Craven haven’t
visited the structure since it was remodeled and improved.
That in itself is a display of deplorable unconcern. Ironically,
many of those wha can’t be bothered with seeing the results
of the renovation are the first to spout criticism of their City,
County, State and Federal government.
By retaining the outside of the Courthouse, unattractive
though it was and is, the County was able to save a considerable
amount of money. This money was then available for the in
terior, and it appears to The Mirror that its was a wise de
cision.
In the past, the Courthouse was an inadequate and out
moded place frorn basement to roof. Its plumbing, what there
was of it, was a disgrace. Other facilities weren’t much better.
Now all this is changed.
Heating and air conditioning is modern and adequate,
and the itner-communications system has added to the ef
ficiency of County employees. The saving in time and trouble
in this one instance is almost phenomenal.
Having a Courthouse that was preetty on the outside would
have been nice. We don’t have that, and never have, but a
Courthouse that’s nice and modern on the inside is something
all of us can be proud of.
Our business is making your
home more comfortable
and attractive, and we do
our best to serve your needs.
You alone can also make it a
happy home, where love abides
and life is worth the living.
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Historical
Gleanings
—By—
FRANCES B. CLAYPOOLE
and
ELIZABETH MOORE
New Bern, N. C.
Carolina Centinel
September 5, 1818
Married on Thursday evening last
by John P. Daves, Esquire, Mr.
Lewis Sanderson to Miss Julia Fos-
cue, daughter of Simon Foscue.
July 29, 1820, married in this
town on Sunday evening last by
the Rev. Richard S. Mason, John
W. Guion, Esquire, to Miss Mary
Tillman, daughter of Colonel Hen
ry Tillman.
August 7, 1819, married on Tues
day evening last at the seat of
Colonel Joseph Nelson on Smith
Creek, Lucas Benners, Esquire, to
Miss Evelina R. Tomlinson.
April 15, 1820, married on Wed
nesday evening last at Mrs. Jones
on Hancock Creek, Mr. James Lov-
ick to Mrs. Mehitable Judd.
November 11, 1820, married in
this town on Thursday evening last
by Rev. Dr. J. 0. Freeman, Mr.
James Sanders to Elizabeth Avis.
November 25, 1820, married in
this county on Monday last Mr.
John R. Good of this town to Miss
Margaret Ellis, daughter of Mr.
Michael Ellis of this county.
November 25, 1820, married in
Jones county Thursday last by Rev.
Lewis Skidmore, Mr. James Stan
ton to Miss Nancy Foy, daughter
of Enoch Foy, Esquire, of said
county.
December 9, 1820, married in this
town Thursday evening last by Rev.
Lewis .Skidmore, Mr. Alfred Jones
to Miss Ann Oliver.
December 23, 1820, married on
Wednesday last at the residence of
John S. Nelson, Esquire, by Rev.
William Cook, Mr. Samuel Hyman
to Miss Mary Nelson, all of this
county.
December 30, 1820, married on
Tuesday evening 26 ult at the resi
dence of General Edward Ward,
in Onslow county by Bazel R.
Smith, Esq., Mr. Richard B. Hatch
of Jones county to Miss Clarissa
Rhodes, daughter of the late Gen
eral Rhodes of Wayne county.
January 2, 1819, died on 12th ult
Mrs. Mary Guion, consort of Mr.
John Guion.
February 26, 1826, died Mrs.
Mary Bragg, Saturday morning in
63rd year.
November 20, 1819, died on Mon
day morning, William P. Moore,
Esquire.
September 18, 1819, died at the
seat of Colonel William Vines, of
Durham’s Creek, on 8 inst. Mrs.
Clarissa Good, wife of Captain John
R. Good, much beloved and re
spected.
April 15, 1820, died in this town
on Friday evening last Captain Rob
ert R. Sparrow.
October 14, 1820, died in this
town on Saturday last Ann Maria,
daughter of Dr. Frederick Blount,
in the 11th year of age.
« 9H in «
Notice. June 3, 1820. The sub
scriber intending to remove from
this place requests all persons hav
ing books in their possession be
longing to him, to return them im
mediately. John S. Hawks, June 3,
1820.
June 10, 1820, School. Mr. James
G. Tignor will open a school on
Monday next at his residence, the
quarter will end on the 3rd of
September.
July 8, 1820. For Sale. About 620
acres on the north side of Trent
River, 12 miles from New Bern
and one mile from the bridge,
about 1/2 cleared; has a commodi-
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Village Verses
TO A HEALTH QUEEN
Yours is the vigor of youth’s fleeting years.
Yours is the sparkle of spring;
Your laugh is like rain that caresses a pane,
And your wit is as sharp as a sting.
Let other folks struggle for Fortune’s best,
And vie with each other for wealth;
While you reign content with blessings God sent
When he made you a symbol of health.
, —JGMcD.
ous dwelling, good barn, stables,
fishery, etc. Apply to the subscrib
er, Lewis Sanderson, or in his ab
sence to Enoch Foy, Esq., Jones
county.
Quarantine Regulations. At a
meeting of the undersigned, acting
as Board of Commissioners of Navi
gation for the Town of New Bern,
held 4 September 1820, ordered
that Dr. Frederick Blount be ap
pointed Port Physician from this
date until 15 October next, s/ Wil
liam Hollister, Thomas H. Daves,
Edward C. King, Ichabod Wetmore.
November 11, 1820, To Builders.
Proposals will be received for erect
ing at New Bern an Episcopal
church. By order of John F. Burg-
win. New Bern, November 18, 1820.
Letters at the Post Office, July 1,
1820. Solomon E. Grant, Captain
William Hall, John 0. Ivey, John
Oliver, Benjamin S. Tillman.
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ME 7-4060
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2. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes —
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3. My Happiness—Connie Fran
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4. Tom Dooley — Kingston Trio.
5. Beep Beep — The Playmates.
6. To Know Hiih Is To Love Him
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7. Problems — Eberly Brothers.
8. Whole Lotta Loving — Fats
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10. Little Drummer Boy — Harry
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Important Notice
to Taxpayers of
Craven County
Don t fail to list your taxes during the month of January.
Failure to do so (unless the Board extends the time, which at
J*?' '* but a few days), imposes a penalty
of 10/o of the amount of your taxes for late listing, with a mini
mum such penalty of $1.00. This means that if you fail to list
your taxes during the month of January, and the amount of
your taxes is say $100.00, a penalty of $10.00 is automatically
imposed by law, and it has cost you $10.CK) for listing late; and the
penalty is, of course, more or less, according to the amount of
your taxes. It behooves every taxpayer, therefore, to make certain
that his or her taxes are listed during the month of January,
and thus save yourselves this added penalty imposed by law.
U. W. Daughtry
Tax Supervisor