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./ k Maybe they’ve been on counters and in store windows before, but this is the first year we’ve noticed jack o’ lanterns that sport a cheer- , ful smile instead of a leeWng and ominous grin. Some of them look as friendly as a stray puppy. As a matter of fact, they seem to be considerably happier and more optimistic than the average New Bernian you meet on the street. In view of the world situation, this comes as no surprise. Halloween ghosts and witches are hard put to frighten most of us, after we’ve been exposed to real-life goblins like Nikita Khrushchev, Fidel Cas tro, and lesser international hood lums in the same category. Frankly, we’ve never actually seen a witch riding through the heavens on a broom stick, but it is doubtful that one of the critters could make us as uneasy as a man made satelite, sailing along in or bit. And it would take a spook as big as all outdoors to intimidate us more than the incessant talk about guided missiles, that can ob literate everything and everybody on the face of the earth in the tvvinkling of an eye. Instead of being oppressive, we expect Halloween to provide a wel come respite from things far more dangerous and sordid. When the town’s small fry knock on, our door, aijd go-into their trick or treat rou tine, we’ll have the usual goodies ■ vyaiting. Not because we fear vio lence, but for the simple reason that, even with a scare face on, kids are- pretty wenderful. Ironically, and quite innocently, the moppets who work both sides of the streets with their trick or treat routine are using the same sort of strategy that Khrushchev and Castro resort to. Supposedly (but not actually) little boys and girls who come to your house in quest of candy are ready and will ing to do you dirt with a vengeance, if they don’t get what they want. And that, of course, is the self same approach that Nikita and Fi del rely oh. Folks who are mean enough to turn the tots down, whqn they make their rounds, are well aware that no reprisals of consequence will be forthcoming. But with Khrushchev, particularly, there is no such assurance. Like our village small fry, he too may be bluffing, and then again, in his emotional and obviously irrational state of mind, he may fly off the handle. Even Khrushchev himself has at least one goblin to worry about on Halloween. His dreams of ruling the world with his personal brand of Communistic enslavement have been turned into nightmares by Red China. The yellow hordes he expected to dominate so easily from the Kremlin have demonstrat ed that they have ideas of their -own. This bodes no good for the Free World, but it is also a grim fact that it isn’t adding to Nikita’s peape of mind either. You may rest' assured that the spooks haunting the blustering So viet boss as Halloween approaches have almond-shaped eyes and live on a steady diet of rice and tea. And, in the final reckoning, they are certain to be harder to deal with than the youngsters you’ll be doing business with very shortly. Speaking of those youngsters— “terrible” teen-agers included— their behavior on Halloween is downright angelic compared with the vandalism that their parents and grandparents were guilty of in the so-called good old days. We’ve said as much in The Mirror before, but it’s worth repeating. At one time or another, during their youth. New Bern’s most re spected citizens helped to pull pranks that in retrospect can hard ly be classed as harmless mis chief. Destroying property is never fumiy, whether it happens to be (Cotitinued cn Back Paga) The NEW BERN •=EKLY Jir ■ I Oity - '' 0. 5^ Per Co|., VOLUME 3 NEW BERN, N. C„ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1960 NUMBER 30 WORTH PRESERVING—Pictured here is a view of the warmly inviting parlor in the Attraore-Oliver house on Broad street. By restoring this dwelling to its original charm, the New Bern Historical Society has demonstrated what can 6e done to make tiie most Of oiir rare but oft neglected landmarks. In this instance, vision for the future called for a glance toward the past. The results are deeply satisfying.—Photo by Billy Benners. High Honor for R. C, Godwin Brings Publicity for New Bern Seldom has any New Bernian past or present been accorded a higher honor than that bestowed upon R. C. Godwin at Miami a few days ago, when he was elected Vice-Commander of the American Legion. During the coming year he will reign over an area that embraces North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mis sissippi, Louisiana, Florida, Texas, Kansas, Okiahoma, Kentucky, Mary land, Tennessee, Puerto Rico, Pan ama and Mexico. Under his leadership and guid ance he will have more than half a million Legionnaires, including approximately 50,000 in the Old North State. And, before his term of office is over, he will travel countless thousands of miles to take care of the visits that his job as vice-commander involves. Gdowin, who was a corporal in the 119th Infantry during World War I, has been active for several decades in American Legion af fairs., He was State Commander in 1949-50, and has served as National Committeeman and on the Commit tee of Internal Affairs. Aside from his Legion activities, he is personally known by a great number of North Carolina’s ex- servicemen because of his work as Veterans Representative for this state, under the GI Bill of Rights. He is looking forward to a con tinuation nationally of the Legion’s rehabilitation projects and its youth program. In both fields the organization has distinguished it self over a long period. Perhaps the best known phase of the youth work, as far as the general public is concerned, are the American Le gion junior baseball teams. Quite a few major league players, includ ing a number of outstanding stars, got their start in Legion ball. Vice-Commander Godwin is op timistic about America’s future, as he approaches the responsible task ahead of him. “I believe that we are strong enough, and our foundations are sound enough, to meet whatever may confront us,” he told The Mirror this week. And, surveying the political scene from the American Legion’s non-political viewpoint, he express ed the opinion that the nation will be in good hands regardless of which candidate is elected Presi dent in the approaching November 8 election. “Kennedy and Nixon are both able men,” he said, “and I believe either of them can give us national and international leadership of a high caliber.” In short, Godwin isn’t one to view the future with alarm, the cold war notwithstand ing. It was in March, 1919, a few months after World War I ended, that members of the American armed forces overseas got the idea for an organization to keep alive their comradeship and to honor the memory of their dead. A group of servicemen met in Paris to lay the groundwork, and another meeting was held in St. Louis the following May. Then, in September, the American Legion received its charter from Congress. In November, just a year after the Armistice, it held the first of its international conventions in Min neapolis. . When the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor plunged the United State into a second World War in December, 1941, the Legion took immediate steps to alter its mem bership poiicy. At its 24th annual convention in Kansas City the fol lowing September, it opened its ranks to veterans of this conflict. It became official in October, when Congress amended the eligibility clause of the Legion’s charter. Many have been the worthy proj ects of the organization. It has helped veterans get jobs, hospital care and compensation for disabl ing injuries sustained in service. And it has promoted laws helpful to veterans, and brought about re organization of agencies engaged in their behalf. However, not content with furth ering the interests of veterans, the Legion has been untiring in its child welfare work. And, in edu cational circles, it has been instru mental in promoting school awards and in establishing citizenship schools foi the foreign born. The American Legion, in con junction with the National Educa tion Association, launched the an nual observance of American Edu cation Week. It has also pushed occupational • guidance for boys. Youth activities include sponsor ing the Boy Scouts, the Reserve Of ficer Training Corps, 4-H clubs, junior- rifle clubs, and National Boys and Girls Week. There will be no slackening of the pace this year, and Vice-Com mander Godwin expects to be busy for the full term of his office. During that term he will have a golden opportunity to publicize New Bern as he makes his rounds in state after state. That he will spread the gospel about our town on the banks of the Neuse and Trent is a foregone conclusion. And our guess is he’ll make an ex cellent vice-commander. Dairy calves stay healthier in separate outdoor hutches than by groups in warm barns. South Da kota specialists have found. The loss of calves from respiratory ail ments was cut from 20 per cent in the barns to six per cent in the hutches. They get fresh air, iso lation, sunshine and draft-free at mosphere in the hutches. Farmers own one-third of all the commercial forest land in the United States: 165 million acres.
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