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THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C
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Spring brings out the bugs, and
that brings on ,a bewildering prob
lem for parents of New Bern’s
small fry. .
Little boys, and to a lesser ex
tent little girls, welcome the pre
valence of insects by removing the
wings and legs of a goodly number
of these assorted visitors (or na
tives) in our fair city.
To vary the pastime, some of the
tots torment frogs—even to the
extent of stoning them to death or
otherwise smashing them into thor
ough extinction. It Isn’t a very pret
ty picture, but torture is apparently
an inevitable phase of cMdhood.
Without condbning it, oldsters
must in all frankness recall their
own cruelty to Dame Nature’s tiny
creatures when they too -were
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of tender years. Many of New
Bern’s leading citizens, when
young, did all manner of vicious
things to flies. And precious few
of them passed up the opportunity
to feed a live worm to a horde of
hungry ants.
Maybe we can charge it all up
to juvenije curiosity, and out of it
comes the future scientist, the doc
tor and others in highly specialized
and technical fields. Out of it also
comes the criminal, but maybe we
shouldn’t go into that.
Much of this juvenile dissection
is morbid curiosity, and alas, a lot
of adults never outgrow this type
of curiosity. If you think they do,
you’re not yery familiar with the
way grownups flock to the scene
of a fatal accident for a glimpse
of the victim and the grim sur
roundings.
Human nature being what it is,
no ohe is going to change this
strange quirk in people. As long as
there is death by violence—acci
dentally or intentionally—^folks are
going to be attracted like the moth
is attracted to the flame.
This is something to ponder over
and lament, if we think that la
menting it will help matters.
Things should be different, but
they never will be. And just as long
as there are little boys and bugs
in close proximity, the bugs had
better look out if they want to
stay alive and all in one piece.
Historical
Gleanings
-By-
FRANCES B. CLAYPOOLE
and
ELIZABETH MOORE
CLEANERS
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'JAMES CAGNEY and theDoU
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MUHWITCMHISII • Danc« m H»MES pan * A UNIVERSAl-INTERNATIONAl PICrURE
Your Vote
for Alderman
from the
Second Word
Will Be
Appreciated
in the Election
on Tuesday,
May 5th.
PAUL cox
(Remember, You Must Vote for an Alderman in
Each Ward for Youtr Ballot to Be Counted.)
Governor William Tryon was suc
ceeded by Josiah Martin, Esquire,
who qualified as Governor of the
Province of North Carolina on
August 12, 1771. Governor Martin,
an Englishman by birth, was the
son of Colonel Samuel Martin. He
entered the British army in 1756
as Ensign of the Fourth Regiment
of foot, and Was appointed Major
of the One Hundred anfThird in
1761, still later Lieutenant Colonel.
From the very beginning of his
administration, Governor Martin
was at a disadvantage as he
brought with him strict instruc
tions from the Crown, and in trying
to carry them out, he lost favor in
the Colony. The conflict between
the Governor and the Legislative
body on the subject of the attach
ment laws and the appointment of
Judges was so serious that for a
long time the Colony was without
laws or Judges. Courts were closed
and criminals'escaped without pun
ishment. Trade was at a standstill
and merchants could not collect
their debts. The people were great
ly alarmed but were determined to
follow John Harvey (member of
the distinguished Harvey family
who lived between the Yeopim and
Perquimans rivers at “Harvey’s
Neck’’), who was Speaker of the
Assembly.
John Harvey proposed in Decern
ber, 1773, that the Assembly ap
point a Committee of Correspond
ence. The Governor' objected but
the Assembly followed John Har
vey’s advice. With Harvey as lead
■e’r the following men were select
ed; Robert Howe, Cornelius Harn
ett, William Hooper, Richard Cas
well, Edward Vail, John AiShe, Jo
seph Hewes and Samuel Johnston.
The Committee thought that all of
the Colonies ought to elect dele
gates to the Continental Congress
at Philadelphia to agree to a plan
of union and advised other Colonies
that North Carolina was ready to
unite with them against royal rule.
sit ^
At an Assembly began and held
at New Bern, the 4th of April,
1775, ....
“Received from his Excellency,
the Governor, a verbal message by
his Secretary desiring the attend
ance of the members in the Palace
at 12 o’clock.’’
“The House waited on his Ex
cellency, the Governor, in the Pal
ace, and presented him their
Speaker, who his Excellency was
pleased to approve of. Then Mr.
Speaker requested his Excellency
to confirm the rights and privileges
of the House, to which his Excel
lency was pleased to answer, he
would support the House in all
their rights and privileges, and
then made a speech to his Majes>
ty’s Council and this House’’ ....
« « * •
William Hooper of Orange coun-
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Your Cfiiid
DESERVES
the advcintoges
„ piano Brings!
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Masonic — Sun. - Mon. - Tues.
James Cagnay, playing a waterfront racketeer, offers huge retain
er to Roger Smith if latter will serve as his attorney. Shirley Jones,
playing Smith's wife, realizes this is more a bribe than fee, and
hopes her young attorney-husband will refuse. It's a scene from
Universel-Intcrnational's rugged, robust new productipn, "Never
Steal Anything Small," with Cara Williams also playing a top role.
The picture, in" color and CinemaScope, is from a Maxwell Ander^
son-Rouben Mamoulian play.
ty, Joseph Hewes of Edenton and
Richard Caswell of Dobbs county,
were elected at this first Provincial
Congress at New Bern, as delegates
to the Continental Congress at
Philadelphia, to represent North
Carolina, and to express the firm
determination of the people against
oppression, Finally, all intercourse
between the Governor and the Leg
islative body was dissolved.
Hi *
In March, 1775, Governor Martin
applied to General Gage of Boston
for arms and ammunition and it
was reported that he contemplated
armed action against the people.
Because of being so closely watch
ed Governor Martin was in constant
fear that he would be seized and
uge at Fort Johnston, however, he
continued his activities to such an
extent that the Cape Fear Whigs
became alarmed and determined to
drive him out. Governor Martin
learned of the intended attack on
Fort Johnston in time to take ref
uge on a British man of war, the
Cruzier. After Martin’s flight in
1775, events moved rapidly toward
war. At the Battle of Guilford in
1781, Governor Martin was with
Lord Cornwallis, but he returned
to England soon after this battle.
Governor Martin was the last of the
Royal Governors of North Caro
lina.
POOR QUALITY
He’s a poor orator who tries to
make up in length what he lacks
in depth.
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May 5th 1959