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THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
Friday, May IS, I960
THE NEW BERN MIRROR
Published Every Fridey at 510 Pollock Street
New Bern, N. C., by the Sole Owner
j. GASKiu McDaniel
-Editor and Publishar
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Ono Yaar $2.50 Six Months..
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Entered sa seeandlass mail at New Bern April 4,1951,
under the act of March 3, 1879.
IT'S WORKING HERE
Since the North Carolina district of Civitan International is
now convening in our picturesque town on the shores of the
Neuse and Trent, The Mirror considers it timely to cite the
tolerance and understanding that exists within the. ranks of
the New Bern Civitan club.
To local members, “Civitan International” means just
Uhat, and they don’t have to venture beyond the boundaries
of Our city limits to see the international aspect in action. i
Aside from the fact that the club includes Protestants,
Catholics and Jews on its roster, it has a native of Greece, a
native of Italy and a'native of Lebanon contributing their
share to the organization’s recognized community service.
Civitans, as do all good citizens, take the religious faith
of their choice quite seriously. But taking one’s faith serious
ly, and abiding by the great truths of its teachings, gives no
man the liberty to indulge in religious intolerance.
Many have been the wrongs committed in the name of'
religion, including the early witch burnings here in our be
loved America. The atrocities of the past we can do nothing
about at this late date, but Civitans and everyone else should
never lose sight of the fact that intolerance is a sleeping giant
who is easily awakened in moments of high emotion.
New Bern’s Civitan club doesn’t dodge its different faiths
by pretending that the differences don’t exist. Such hypOcracy
would avail nothing. Instead, the speakers it schedules* for hs'
program are frequently Protestant ministers. Catholic priests
or a Jewish rabbi.
And this The Mirror heartily approves of. It seems to us
a logical assumption that no one who deliberately blinds him
self to the good points of his neighbor’s faith is capa.ble'of ap
preciating his own creed to the fullest extent.
Certainly Protestants, Catholics and Jews have a great
deal in common. For example, they share a proper regard
for Moses, and recognize the Ten Commandments as their
yardstick for behavior. And whatever a man’s faith may be,
he knows in his heart without being told that the Golden
Rule should ever and eternally be observed in our dealings
with others. ^
Neither the Christians nor Jewish faith can claim the phi
losophy of the Golden Rule exclusively. It exists in other re
ligions too, and as world citizens we should be grateful for
this fact. ‘
To be sure, there is little hope for universal peace or even
man’s survival on this fear plagued globe unless we can pro
ject the same "idea of Uve and let five to all people.,every
where. The dignity of man is a gift from God, but it’s up to
man to preserve it.
In its own small but significant way, the New Bern Civitan
club is making its contribu|tion to this cause. Its members are
typical business and professional men—^far from perfect but
basically good. Despite their community service, they would
be the first to admit that they could have done more.
And, in their human frailty, each of them in his individual
way is pestered by prejudice the same as other New Bemians
are. But, to their everlasting credit, it can be said in truth that
they do a pretty good job of pushing their prejudices aside inj
their desire to make Civitan a worthwhile factor in the Jife
of their community.
New Bern’s other civic clubs have long exhibited a similar
desire, and what they and the New Bern Civitan club have ac
complished fully justifies the existence of such organized
groups.
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PARTITION OF THE LANDS OF
JOHN PRIMK BMITH, 1833.
State of North Carolina
Craven County
In obedienoe to the annexed
Writ of Partition from the Court
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of
Craven county of February Term,
A.D. 1883, upon the petition of
Spyers S. Smith, Mary Smith, Ann
Smith, John B. Smith, Julia, K.ve
line and Laura Smith and John
Alexander Stanley by his guardian,
(devisees and heirs at law of John
Frink Smith, .^nuire,. deceased.
The undersigned Commissioners
being first sworn to do justice
(among the claimants, .according to
the best of our skill and abilities
and having examined the lots of
land and other re^ estate held in
common by said petitioners, .have
allotted and by these presents, we
do allot,, divide and_ appropriate
to said petitioners their respective
shares of said property as follows,
to wit:
To EVELINE SMITH, JULIA
SMITH and LAURA SMITH: The
land and plantation op the South
side of Neuse river adjoining the
Town Patent and bounded on the
North' by the land of Isaac Taylor,
and we charge this share with
twelve hundred and eighty dollars
to be paid to the share of ANN
SMITH and MARY SMITH.
To ANN SMITH and MARY
SMITH: The lot and improvements
situate at the Northwestern inter
section of Pollock and Hancock
streets in the Town of New Bern,
known and distinguished in t|ie
Plan of said town, by the number
95 and the sum of twelve hundred
and eighty dollars assessed and
charged upon the dividend allott
ed to EVELINE SMITH, JULIA
SMITH and LAURA SMITH, and
the interest in the WADE HOUSE.
To Spyers S. Smith: The lot and
its waterfront situate at Union
Point in the Town of New Bern,
with the wharf and improvements
known and distinguished in the
Plan of said town by the number 9
also the lot situate at the North
western intersection of Craven and
New streets in New Bern known
in the Plan of said town by the
number 303.
To JOHN B. SMITH: That part
of the tract of land situate on the
side of Brice’s Credc in Craven
county, which is included within
the following lines, to wit: Begin
ning at the mouth of Lee’s Branch,
thence running the various courses
of said branch, thence running the
various courses of said branch to
the back line of the land devised
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Villoge Verses
AWAKENING J
No poet ever fashioned a smartly worded rhyme
That had the glowing beauty of a field to green-tip fitm;
Tiny shoots .ge reaching for the sun and air and rMo,
They brighten up the jfurrows, and you know -it’s Spying again.'
Seeds, touched by the hand of God. sprouting ewUTnduoie, " ,
And serving up the bleakness of a land that onoe was Itare;
A million, trillion miracles—arousing from flnir sleep,
And promising a harvest for those who aow and reap.
There’s never been a Winter yet that rotabf^ ns of. our
Nature's resurrection is a definite, eertaip thing; U
No wonder folks who till the soil feel n|iri>^ dlose to Gfto, '
When .there’s so much creation that’s nestling‘ in toe ,eod. ,
Even when occasional snow cloaks every acre white -
We never have to ponder, as our eyes surv^ the sl^;
We know that in due season the snow and ice and Sleet -
Will vanish, and that green-up time is coming dotddy sweet. ■
Poets only fashion words, in verse the best they can, ^ ^
While marveling at the glory of God’s eternal plan;
And though they try it’s hopeless, endeavoring to explain
The splendor all around us, when Spring arrives again. - '
—JGMcD. ■
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by Spyers Singleton, Esq., to his
daughters, thence with said back
line to the head w)f Hampton
Branch, thence with the various
courses of said branch to Brice’s
Creek.
To JOHN ALEXANDER STAN
LY, the Residue of the land on
Brice’s Creek, late the property of
his grandfather, John F. "Smith,
and which were formerly the lands
of Spyers Singleton, Esq.
In testimony whereof, we have
hereunto set our hands and seals
this 20th day of March, A.D. 1833.
Signed: Asa Jones, John M. Rob
erts, Thomas Sparrow, J. C. Cole,
Stephen B. Forbes. Report of Com
missioners confirmed at May Term
of Craven county Court, 1833.
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TJie plantation on the South side
of the Neuse river was known by
the li^e of “Tivoli” and was
bounded by the lands of Isaac Tay
lor on the Northland West by the
lands of the late Edward Pasteur
apd others, on the South, and by
the road leading from the Town
of New Bern to Smith’s Creek
bridge, and the said river, on the
East.
John Frink; Smith, a wealthy
planter and merchant, married
Elizabefh Blackledge Singleton,
daughter of Elizabeth Blackledge
and Spyers Singleton, and grand
daughter of Richard Blackledge
and his wife, Ann Bass Blackledge.
The Blackledge family came from
Buck county. State of Pennsylvania.
John Frink Smith was the son of
John Smith, an early settler in
eastern Carolina, and wealthy
planter.
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