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i Generally speaking, today’s youngsters are just as loud as any of the brats who came along In earlier generations. Maybe even more so. Only on the Fourth of July do they fall to measure up to the noise making that kids and parents too Indulged In around New Bern in the long ago. Nowadays, the Fourth is as quiet as a cat tip toeing on a plush carpet, thanks to State laws that all but put an end to firecrackers, blank pistols, and other explosives that Ju veniles once enjoyed with reck less abandon. From the bust of dawn until far into the night, things were really popping. Leon Cohen, even in the days when a nlckle was a small fortune, sold hun dreds of dollars worth of the stuff, while Charlie McSorley, on the other side of Middle street, did a whale of a business too. We hope we’re not being cranky in saying that the a- bolishlng of fireworks, except for professionally supervised demonstrations, was just about the smartest thing that North Carolina ever did. A fool with any sort of ex plosive in his hand is a menace to himself and to everyone else In fairly close proximity. We discovered that at a rather tender age when one of the ktdS'we wfere’ with blew two of his fingers off. Later, The Mirror’s editor had a painful but less disastrous mishap of his own when a Roman candle discharged its load in the palm of his hand. Instead of heading high into the sky as the brilliantly lighted fireballs were supposed to do. Sparklers were less violent, of course, but such items were for little girls, we figured, or a sissy who wore lace on his under pants. No boy with any pride would invest his money in a harmless wand of nothing ness like that. As a matter of fact. Inde pendence Day for all ages has degenerated into mildness and boredom here in New Bern, and elsewhere. Gone are those never to be forgotten dances that were staged annually in the Pagoda at Atlantic Beach, and in the ballroom of the Atlantic Hotel at M>rehead City. America’s top maestro, Paul Whiteman, brought his band to the Pagoda more than one oc casion, and we can still recall Ben Bernie’s appearance in Morehead’s rambling ren dezvous for the young and the young in heart. Cab Calloway was a costal attraction too, at his hollering best. There wereplentyofother name bands on hand, down through the years. Now it’s a juke box at the beach. As for the Atlantic Hotel, that historic frame structure burned to ashes, carrying with it a mil lion memories. Today, when the Fourth arrives, thousands of New Bernlans prefer to stay at home. Intimidated by dangerous traffic conditions, brought about by visitors form other sections of the State, and anxious to avoid crowded conditions at the seashore, they stick close by and fret. To tell the truth, few of us ever learn to make the most of our leisure time, if any. Par- (Contlnued on Page 8) New Bern Public Library The NEW BERN ^ MED WEEKLY ■^ET or : S. Per VOLUME 6 NEW BERN, N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1963 NUMBER 14 MASTERS OF PRECISION—Resplendent in their col- A. Ipock is Captain, W. H. Scott, First Lieuten- orful uniforms, members of Sudan Temple Patrol are ant, and Charles F. Taylor, Second Lieutenant. One of an outstanding attraction at every Ceremonial. The two Shrine Temples in the State (the other is at Char- Patrol is the Temple’s oldest uniformed unit, and a fa- lotte) Sudan has thousands of members miliar sight to New Bernians, here in its home town. MONEY WELL SPENT—Back in the dark days of the Depression, New Bern’s Junior Woman’s Club pushed a drive to have this building erected as a WPA project. Three decades later it is still serving as the City Recre- ation Center, the purpose for which it was orginally intended. Countless youngsters, and adults too, have found enjoyment in the structure and on the adjoining grounds.—Photo by John R. Baxter.
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