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THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
Friday, November 2, 1962
J.
THE NEW BERN MIRROR
Published Every Friday at 510 Pollock Street
New Bern, N. C., by the Sole Owner
J. GASKILL McDANIEL
Editor and Publisher
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Entered as second-class mail at New Bern April 4, 1958,
under the act of March 3, 1879.
CONTINUING PROGRESS
All citizens ol Craven county should be pleased with
the news from Carolina Telephone that improvement and
expansion of the Vanceboro telephone exchange is now
underway.
To be exact, the company is investing $11,000 to
expand the central office equipment there, and facilities
will include 110 new main telephones for subscribers in
the area.
The Mirror has been cognizant of Vanceboro’s
growth and Carolina Telephone’s progressiveness, but we
didn’t realize until D. F. Holliday, the local manager,
informed us that phones in Vanceboro and the immediate
section have increased in the past ten years from about
175 to more than 520.
This great improvement in available communica
tions, not only for Vanceboro but for rural areas through
out our coastal region, is of the utmost importance. In
peace or war, sickness or health, prosperity or adversity,
none of us can afford to be isolated from fellow humans.
A phone at your finger tips is a guarantee against such
isolation.
Steadily, and justly so, country cousins have caught
up with their city cousins. In addition to telephones,
farm families have access to electricity. This has meant
the advent of radio and television, and modem home
conveniences.
Today, thousands of rural Tar Heels — aided by
good roads and automobiles to drive on those roads —
are better off in most respects than families living in
cities. Town dwellers, suspecting this fact, usually wel
come the chance to establish in outlying areas, where to
a limited extent they can feel rustic.
Yesterday’s hick is a vanished breed. Today, North
Carolina’s country cousins and city cousins are very much
alike. The countiy cousins are a little better fed, but
even that difference is diminishing as more and more
mral folks raise less and less of their own food.
Anyhow, our congratulations to Vanceboro for those
additional phones.
OUR CHOICE
If we were caned upon to single out the three cutest
gals in town, our ballot would be cast for Nita WWtty,
Mattie Turnbull and Ethel Cook. Each one of the three
is supposed to be 82 years old, but with or without our
spectacles we keep mistaking them for a trio of kids
playing hookey from school.
Vi^ere else in town, or in the world for that matter,
could you hope to find lighter hearts, half as much
humor, or a brighter outlook on life? Whenever we meet
the three of them prancing along the street — and what
gadabouts they are — it makes us feel exhilirated for the
rest of the day. And, we know full well that they’re a
tonic for other New Bemians too.
Nita is the baby — she wasn’t bom until July while
Mattie and Ethel were bom almost a month earlier in
June. For that reason, they try to assert their seniority,
but Nita doesn’t let them get away with it. Just because
she is younger is no reason to get pushed around.
Collectively, the three smile constantly and laugh
often, but Ethel is the giggler in the crowd. She sees
the funny side of everything, until she reads something
sentimental — or to be exact — tries to read it. In an
instant she’ll choke up and get tearful. The other gals
are sentimental too, but Ethel seems to go them one
better.
They have a memory that makes an elephant by
comparison act like he is suffering from amnesia. No
body, not even Judge Rom Nunn, who everybody knows
is a walking history book, can recollect more than Nita
and Mattie and Ethel. Together they have lived 246 years,
and they haven’t forgotten much that has happened in
those years.
Most people are boring, if you are around them very
long. Fortunately, we’ve found these youngsters to be
notable exceptions. In fact, this editor got to thinking the
other day during the Cuban crisis that they would be
the best possible company you could find to share a fall
out shelter for a couple of weeks or more.
Yes indeedy, they’re the cutest gals in town.
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Historical
Gleanings
—By—
ELIZABETH MOORE
BRINSON LAND GRANTS
State of North Carolina to
JAMES BRINSON for 50 shil
lings for every 100 acres, a
tract of land of 300 acres on
the North Side of Neuse River,
and East side of Upper Broad
Creek, beginning at a pine by
the creek side, Solomon Edwards’
line &c to a post at GOOSE
CREEK &c with Cason Brinson’s
line, S48 &c. October 4, 1782.
Alexander Martin, Gov. Attest.
J. Glasgow, Sed. Reg. September
2, 1783. Chris. Neale, Dep. Reg.
GB 1/16.
State of North Carolina to
CASON BRINSON, for 50 shil
lings for every 100 acres, a
tract of land 150 acres on the
North side of Neuse River, and
East side of Upper Broad Creek,
beginning at a pine on the side
of a small branch, his father’s
corner tree &c Hall’s line, 4
October 1782, Alex. Martin, Gov.
Attest: J. Glasgow, Sec. Reg.23
October 1783. Chrs, Neale, D.R.
GB 1/53,
State of North Carolina for ten
pounds for every 100 acres to
MATTHEW BRINSON. 50 acres of
land on the North side of Neuse
River, West side of Goose Creek.
Richard Caswell, Gov. Attest ;
J. Glasgow, Sec. May 11, 1787
GB 3/79,
State of North Carolina for 50
shillings for 100 acres of land
to JOHN BRINSON, 100 acres on
the North side of Neuse River,
West side of Goose Creek, be
ginning at a red oak Cason Brin
son’s corner &c. entered 12
December 1796. B. Williams,
Gov.; William White, Sec. Reg.
12 March 1800. GB 3/276.
State of North Carolina for ten
pounds for every 10 acres to
DANIEL BRINSON, 30 acres of
land on North side of Neuse River,
West side of Goose Creek, East
side of Tarkiln Gut. 7 June 1799.
W.R. Davie, Gov.; William White,
Sec. GB 3/291.
State of North Carolina for 50
shillings for every 100 acres of
land to DANIEL BRINSON, 100
acres on North side of Neuse
River, between Broad Creek and
Goose Creek, beginning at a pine
in Joseph Sparrow’s line. Entered
2 August 1799. B. Williams, Gov.;
William White, Sec. 12 March
1800. GN 3/294.
State of North Carolina for 50
shillings for every 100 acres
grants to JOSEPH BRINSON 100
acres on the North side of Neuse
lyver. South side of Goose Creek.
March 28. 1799. B. WlUiams,
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Village Verses
WHEN YOU'RE AWAY
It’s the very same house, each table and chair,
Is bidding me welcome, but since you’re not there;
I feel like a stranger, who opens a door.
And ventures where Fate never took him before.
The very same rugs are awaiting my feet,
I’ve found that the radio plays just as sweet;
With favorite books lined up on the shelf,
It’s a wonderful chance to read by myself.
No interruptions, no work to be done.
No youngster to tuck in, no not even one;
No dishes to dry, in fact, I’m a king.
With plenty of time to do anything.
Yet, somehow, life’s pleasures are lacking their thrill.
In rooms that are empty, and haunted, and still;
Homes aren’t just houses, they all need the touch,
Of hands that are tireless in doing so much.
Th^ all need the laughter of children at play,
That’s why men are lonely, with loved ones away;
It’s the very same house, each table and chair,
But it isn’t a home, since you are not there.
—JGMcD.
Gov., William White, Sec. 24
March 1800. GB 3/307.
State of North Carolina for 50
shillings for every 100 acres
grants to DANIEL BRINSON, 40
acres of land on the North side
of Neuse River, East Side of
Upper Broad Creek, beginning at
Edwards’ corner. Entered 10De
cember 1799. B. Williams, Gov.
William White, Sec. Reg. 27.
September 1802. GB 3/295,
State of North Carolina for 50
shillings for every 100 grants
to BENJAMIN BRINSON. 25 acres
of land on the North side of
Neuse River, East side of Goose
Creek, beginning In the head of
the eastermost Branch of Duck
Creek. 5 June 1802. B. Williams,
Gov. GB 3/274.
State of North Carolina for ten
dollars for every 100 acres to
WILLIAM B. BRINSON, 22 acres
on the North side ofNeuseRlver,
and West side of Upper Broad
Creek, beginning at a dead pine
Canada Davis corner. Reg, 13
March 1803. John Owen, Gov. Wil
liam Hill. Sec. GB 4/302.
State of North Carolina for 50
shillings for every 100 acres to
CASON BRINSON, 30 acres on the
North side of Neuse River, West
side of Goose Creek. March 20,
1804. Benj. Williams, Gov.; Wil
liam White, Sec. GB 4/13.
State of North Carolina for 50
shillings for every 100 acres
to DANIEL BRINSON, 100 acres
In Craven County, North side of
Neuse River, West side of Goose
Creek &c to Sandy Branch, En
tered April 20, 1800. Dated 23
September 1802. Benj. Williams,
Gov.; William White. Sec. GB
4/14.
State of North Carolina for 50
shillings for every 100 acres to
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on the North side ofNeuseRlver,
East of Goose Creek, thence up
the Creek &c to Samuel Sparrow’s
line, to a cypress Fulshire’s cor
ner, thence with Sparrow or Ful
shire’s line, to a pine. Entered
3 August 1807. 3 July 1809. David
Stone, Gov.; William White, Sec,
GB 4/105.
State of North Carolina for 50
shillings for every 100 acres to
BENJAMIN BRINSON. 20 acres
on the N/s of Neuse River, W/s
of Beard’s Creek, beginning at
Samuel Hoover’s upper corner
&c. Entered 28 April 181Q. Dated
15 January 1812, William Hawkins,
Gov.; William Hill, Sec.
(Craven County, Records of
Grants)
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