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~t4 ■5^-: ik ■-if:. ii' I? ■'S’ •M" «:'■ i.; K h f:. .r -fc' Vi %, It came as quite a revelation to citizens of New Bern last year, when The Mirror published an exclusive story that told how TV Newsman ^avid Brinkley once clerked at an A & P store here. This editor, fresh out of High School at the time, was then woi-k- ing at Carolina Gas & Electric Com pany, and later Tidewater Power Company, with David’s older broth er, W. G. (Red) Brinkley. Incident ally, Red is married to a New Bern girl, the former Ida Bell Gaskins. David, with the Great Depression in full swing, came here to live with Red, and managed to latch onto the chain store joib. Later he returned to Wilmington, and worked on the Star before moving to bigger things in the journalism. Still in this writ er’s personal file are telegrams from Brinkley, asking us to give the Star sports coverage on football games played between New Bern and Wil mington High schools at Kafer Park. They’re rather faded now. Even in those days, when he was just a gangling youngster, David was a reliable reporter. Like his brother Red, he ^had a whimsical sense of humor. You can still see it larking in the sly smile that crops up occasionally when he is appear ing on television.. Knowing the brand of Brinkley wit Uiat he manages to submerge, we are always half way expecting him to toss dignity aside jSfJVjind c^Jooae with a wise crack. as.-ls^^rj^e taiowg.l^.-now, icohiing fiifflre mis moiith to'speak at the annual banquet of the-New Bern Chamber of CottunOTCe. You’ll get a pifblic glimpse of him then, and we can assure you that you’ll be impressed. SpeaWng to various groups doesn’t pose any problems for a man whose voice and image is familiar to countless millions. But what about David Brinkley in private life? Well, join us this morning, and we’ll take you into his home for a visit. He and his wife, Ann, and their three young sons— Alan, Joel and John live at Potomac, Md., in a lovely home overlooking' the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, the Potomac River and the distant Vir ginia hills. It’s a split-level rambler type house, and among its fine features are the picture windows in the living room. The Brinkleys, with Ann providing the imagination, dec orated the home themselves. Speak ing of the living room, it is of bleached Philippine mahogany, with beige, wall-to^all carpeting. Colors used for the furnishings are beiges, browns, golds and pale orange. Visualize, if you will, a dwelling with an entryway at ground level, that extends out in front at a height almost that of the adjacent trees. In a literal sense, the Brink- leys can be termed cliff dwellers. In addition to the living room and an entrance haU, this floor has the dining room, and a “green room” where you’ll find a television set, spinet piano and love seat, as well ai a separate bedroom wing. This wing includes a master bed room, a guest room, and David’s small but complete study, where he reigns supreme at a large, old- fashioned roll-top desk. The guest room, thanks to Ann, h^ a strictly feminine touch. Everything is pink, including the grass cloth wallpaper, antique satin draperies, a plaid chair, and a bed with a Victorian style headboard. The master bedroom has a window wall, and affords the same view of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal that the living room has. Furnishings are walnut Georgian. The downstairs floor, reached by .stairs from the living room and kitchen, includes bedrooms for the children, baths, a tiled playroom, a room for the maid, and David’s workshop. Brinkley is quite a hand at tools, fashioned his own hanging book shelves and a hi-fi cabinet of pro- (Continued on Pago 6) The NEW BERN PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE HEART OP EASTERN NORTH _ 3000 Arcndall St. Ifordioai City, irc * VOLUME 4 NEW BERN, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1962 NUMBER 35 ■! IT’S SERIOUS BUSINESS—These youngsters studying art at the New Bern Recreation center are so intent on their drawings that they areiYt even aware of the camera’s pres ence. Mary Duffy Hughes, widely known for her portraits, is the enthusiastic instructor.—^Photo by John R. Baxter. ■■ *■ FIRST STEP TO FAME—A child in this creative group may grow up to oe world renowned, for little do we know where exceptional talent lies. More important for most of these boys and girls at the New Bern Recreation center is the joy of fashioning things with their own hands.-^Photo by John R. Baxter.
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