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The NEW BERN
Hr, Mrs. A. n. Tiurphy
3000 AroBdall St.
Itarehoail City, mc
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
IN THE HEART OF
EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA
5^ Per Copy
Dr. Mary Layton—one of our
favorite New Bernlans—Isn’t
apt to be accused of neglect
ing her little dog, Chico, She
has knitted him a complete
wardrobe of snazzy sweaters,
with caps to match.
The pooch Is quite clothes
conscious, and rejoices when
ever his owner starts to work
on a new garment for him.
Having seen him smirking In
one of his snug-flttlng get-ups
we can attest that Chico Is a
dapper dandy.
He has his own bed, complete
with covers and pillow, and
sleeps Indoors In comfort.
Dr. Layton’s husband pampers
Chico too, while confessing good
naturedly that his wife treats
the family pet a lot better than
she does the man of the house.
Some of our readers might
Insist that Chico would be hap
pier If he could roam the wide
open spaces, and be strictly
on his own. This, we daresay,
would apply to a number of
canines with whom we happen to
be well acquainted, but not
Chico. Believe us, he Is on
Cloud 9 In Pooch Paradise
IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN...
Don’t bother to consult the
calendar or Husted with the
Weather, Spring Is just about to
be sprung. We saw the surest
sign yet, scrawled on the side
walk with chalk at the corner
i of Middle and Broad.
"Buddy Loves Grace and
Barbara" the message on the
pavement read. It seemed a bit
strange that two little girls In
stead of the usual one were
mentioned In the announcement.
For the life of us, we can’t
recall ever seeing similar
doubling up before.
Little girls, like big girls,
have been known, to resort to
rather aggressive tactics when
affairs of the heart were In
volved, Had just one lady been
mentioned In the pavement pro
clamation we might have
suspected that she did the writ
ing herself. Never In a million
years, however would either
little girl have mentioned the
other along with herself.
On the other hand, the little
boy In this Instance may have
mentioned both to keep the young
ladles guessing or to start them
feuding over his affection. It
Is doubtful that the scribbling
on the sidewalk contributed to a
strengthening of friendliness
between somebody named Grace
and somebody named Barbara.
If neither buddy, Grace nor
Barbara wrote the announce
ment, a fourth party—probably
a little boy—Is intent on mak
ing trouble. Anyhow, It’s a sure
sign of spring when you begin
to see chalked inscriptions
blossoming on pavements that
have been too long accustomed
to the rigors of winter.
MIGHTY MITE—Our
heartiest congratulations to Joe
Moore, the 98 pound New Bern
High school sophomore, who has
been crowned State wrestling
champion In his class. It’s an
athletic honor that everybody
In town should be proud of.
In other sports, such as foot
ball and basketball, schools
compete according to size, but
grapplers are lumped together
irrespective of the school they
hall from. Joe had to defeat
the best that North Carolina
schools had to offer. Including
the big towns like Charlotte,
Greensboro, Winston-Salem
and on down the line.
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EVENTFUL SABBATH—Rev. Willis R. Stevens, pres
ent pastor of Centenary Methodist church, and a for-
mer pastor, the Rev. John A. Russell, will long remem
ber March 17, 1962, as an extra special day. Rev. Rus-
Sr. initiative, should be doubly.
^ congregation honors him for his
successful promotion of expanded church facilities.
—Photos by Wray Studio.
—Now bought and paid for, the
Jolin A. Russell educational building erected by Cen
tenary Methodist church is to be dedicated Sunday
morning, with Bishop Paul N. Garber of Richmond, Va ,
here for the occasion. The structure adjoins the church
seen at the right, and provides 16 classrooms, a chapel,
recreation hall, pastor’s study and church offices. Cen
tenary has a membership exceeding 1,200.—Photo bv
John R. Baxter. ^