Page Two
THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
May 15,1959
KENNEL KAPERS
IN
KANGAROO LAND
“Ow yer goin’ mate, orright?”
We just thought we’d stick this
in as a typical Australian greeting,
althpugh the more civilized folk
of Melbourne say you would only
hear this in Sidney,
La§t..week we said we’d tell you
a little more about Melbourne, and
why we didn’t think it was a life
less or indifferent city. Certainly
you might gather from some of our
previous articles that Melbourne is
not indifferent; at least the way
people have gone out of their way
to be-iiice to us, we shall never
fec'l'tfrat way about Melbourne.
As for being lifele.ss, you can
judge for yourself. We shall let
you in on a few things that have
been,going on.
Billy Graham left here not too
long ago, to start his crusade in
Sidney. The impact he made on
Melbourne, both as a man and as
a speaker of God’s Word has not
died out. The pro’s and con’s on
Billy Graham are still going on
here—but this is one of the few
places I could even imagine the
pro’s far outweigh the con’s among
newspapers, radios, television, the
churches of Melbourne, and the
average inhabitant of Melbourne.
It can be remembered, too, that
some of Graham’s most severe cri
tics usually come from the leaders
of the churches. I can see every
reason why Billy Graham made the
statement that Melbourne was one
of the most moral big cities in the
Ttfday and Every Day
A. D. Laughinghouse
Is Ready to Give You
Courteous and Complete
Texaco Service
CCC SERVICE
STATION
Across from Courthouse
ME 7-6827
BEAR
Wheel
Alignment
Can Add 50%
to Life of Tires
Get Our Free
"BEAR" Inspection
Today
PAUL'S
Kinston Highway
Dial ME 74206
Floyd Paul, Sr.
Floyd Paul, Jr.
world.
Jean and I attended the last
meeting over a month ago, when
more than 146,000 people overflow
ed Melbourne Cricket Ground for
the final message. I made movies
of that crowd. It was almost un
believable,
Graham does leave himself open
to his critics in several directions.
I honestly do not agree with every
one of his “advertising” methods,
but the fact strongly remains that
this man has given his life to the
spreading of Christ’s teachings,
and deserves the support of every
professing Christian, whether you
agree 100 percent or not!
The world is a better place for
him being in it, and to me that is
a sound test of any man’s worth
whileness. (Once again I’ve started
off on half a sermon with no place
to finish up.)
Several weeks ago I went on a
Sunday afternoon to Olympic Park
for a track meet. The main feature
of the event was an attempt by
Herb Elliott and three other mile
runners to break the world’s record
for the 4X1 mile relay.
They did it easily, with an aver
age mile time of four minutes, five
seconds. Not too long ago anyone
running this time wbuld be excep
tional—now it is just standard over
here. The sprinting events were
dominated by little Mike Agostini
of Trinidad, who gave Dave Syme
a tough time at the Sugar Bowl
track meet several years ago.
Agostini, a great favorite with
the crowd, is here to study Herb
Elliott’s methods of conditioning,
which I understand consists main
ly of running up and down 50-foot
sand dunes about one hundred
times consecutively.
Herb Elliott and fellow Austra
lian Merv Lincoln train out at the
University quite a lot, and I’ve
had a chance to look at them pret
ty closely. In my own modest opin
ion I’d say they are “right fair.”
Several weeks ago the movie pro
ducers packed up their gear and
left Melbourne, where they have
been producing “On The Beach!”
This movie is from Nevil Shute’s
book of the same name, which is
the story of Melbourne as the last
outpost in an atomic war, as radio
active clouds slowly sweep south
ward, wiping out humanity.
Some of the stars are Gregory
Peck, Ava Gardner (who, by the
way, did not make too good an im
pression here), Fred Astaire and
Tony Perkins. Melbournites have
had a full share of seeing movie
stars around town.
Gregory Peck, as a matter of in-
MAKE THAT MEAL
COMPLETE
with
Quality Meat
from
ROY'S
Self-Service Grocery
Dial ME 7-4712
THERE IS NO SECRET TO OUR
LONG YEARS OF SUCCESS.
WE PIONEERED, THEN KEPT PACE
WITH THE TIMES.
PLUMBING •• HEATING-AIR CX>NOITIONING
Zfcahi ffjf-
NEUSE BUVD.* NEW BERN, N.C. ciUaf' ME.7-7I7I
terest, is a good friend of Herb El
liott’s, and presented some of the
awards as the tracK meet. Peek s
son is a promising track man him
self, and has been doing some stu
dying under Elliott.
Frank Sinatra and Stan Free-
berg were here just after Easter
for several shows; and Sinatra did-’
n't make such a good impression
either as he snubbed the newspa
per completely. Oh well, I guess
you can’t have everything.
Jean’s boss, one of the board of
directors of Edward Lumley & Sons
(brokers for Lloyd’s of London)
gave us tickets to the theater pro
duction of “The Bride and the
Bachelor.” Our Rotary sponsors
here have given us tickets for “My
Fair Lady.” Jean was so tickled
she almost cried.
Maybe you can see that as far
as we’re concerned, Melbourne in
particular and Australia in general
are not proving indifferent or life
less at all. Next week we'll tell
you of a few more reasons why we
are so happy here. It has taken the
edge off any homesickness.
Until then, Cheerio.
Robbie
(Mr. McDaniel, would you please
add a “P.S.” to one of our articles,
wishing the newly-married couple.
Evelyn and Paul Spangler, happi
ness for us. Evelyn is related to us.
Thanks!)
(Editor’s Note: We’re happy to
include your own P.S., Robbie, and
extend our congratulations to the
Spanglers, too. And, while we’re
passing out congratulations, our
heartiest praise to you for the ex-1
celient writing you’ve done in your
Western 'Chase'
Spoofed in Film
In Hollywood the chase is might
ier than the clinch, in the opinion
of veteran Director Norman Mc
Leod, whose latest effort. Bob
Hope’s “Alias Jesse James,” co-
starring Rhonda Fleming, opens on
Sunday at the Kehoe Theater.
McLeod, who has spurred to
passion almost as many lovers as
varmits on the heels of fugitive
heroes, contends he’d rather have
a movie with a corking good chase
in it than a heavy love scene.
“The Chase,” he says, “has been
a Holl.vwood trademark from the
beginning, and here’s hoping we
keep it up because movies are the
only medium of entertainment that
has been able to develop and dram
atize the long chase. We’re sophis-
Kcnnel Kapers column. Is there
anything under the sun that you
can’t do extremely well?)
ticMed enough now, to spoof it,
McLeod himself directed a rin
snorter on horseback and 61,0^
board in “Alias Jesse James” £
supposedly will consign all cha.l
of the past to Limbo. However
Leod doesn’t claim hU chase’S
wipe out future attempts, though
may well discourage the practice.
If a man intends to stand on his
dignity he should have spikes in
his heels. **
Vernon Dixon
Offers Top Products
and Superior Service
to Motorists
DROP BY FOR A
VISIT
Craven Purol
' Middle & Johnson
ME 7-9726
-iiiiiniMMiiMiiMimimmiMimiiiMmiiiiiiiiiiiiKn
:AmimiimiimiiiiiiiimiiiHii||||||||imimilllUIII
tiniiMiimiiiiMii
MMiimnimmiiiiiitij s
REGGIE'S OUTBOARD SERVICE
e Barbour Boats, Cox Trailers
e Diving Equipment, Lungs, Compressor
e Coast Guard Approved Equipment
e Boating Clothes, Shoes, Tackle
e Fishing Information
Credit 519 SO. FRONT ST. Terms
~"rTttiTtntnnTT"Ttr?ii{itiMtiriiiiiiii III I !!!K
IT TAKES
40 FINGERS
TO COUNT
THE WAYS
m PUT
ELECTRICITY
TO WORK”
What about your family?
Jake a look around the room right now. How many
different places is electricity at your command?
And think of the other rooms in your home You
put electricity to work in dozens of ways every day
cooking, cleaning, lighting, even entertaining.
‘ jou think of anything else that gives so much
value for so little coaV!