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The NEW BERN
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
IN THE HEART OF
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Riding along North Carolina’s
highways, It Is gratifying to see
how successful the State’s pro
gram against lltterbugs has
been. The neat appearance of
our roads Is in sharp contrast
to sidewalks and streets In New
Bern and other Tar Heel cities.
Here, we are convinced, an
honest effort Is made to keep
the town clean. However,
tidiness can never prevail as
long as pedestralns and motor
ists toss trash to the four winds
with no regard for others.
Perhaps It’s too much to ex
pect the class of human who
enjoys behaving like a hog to
refrain from scattering paper
sacks, drink cups, and
sankwlch wrappers and sundry
Items on residential lawns,
where property owners must
gather them up at frequent
Intervals.
Hundreds of pedestralns In
the downtown business area
Ignore the trash containers pro
vided for them. One can’t help
but wonder about the living con
ditions existing In the homes
they live In. It should be added
that all of the Individuals re
ferred to don’t come from the
wrong side of the track.
Which reminds us of the way
it brightens our day, when
traveling through the country
side, to see a little shanty with
atid th« ius i pin.
Although we’ve never followed
the urge, we would like to
stop and say, “Thank you,”
From time to time, various
newspapers pick up and reprint
sonie of the things we write
in The Mirror. It’s always flat
tering to have another newsman
look with favor on your efforts.
He may not be wiser than the
average reader, or even half
as wise, but all mortals are
pleased when they are recog
nized by members of their own
trade or profession.
One of many writers we ad
mire is a fellow named Earl
Tucker, who publishes a small
town paper in Dothan, Ala.,
called The Eagle. A lot of clever
humor rolls out of his
typewriter, and here are a few
samples.
“Some of the articles on How
To Do Something generally Ir
ritate me, because by the time
I’ve finished reading one I’m
too give out to do It. However,
If the folks who write the little
books really made an effort
to be concise, there wouldn’t
be any need to publish It In
book form. You could put all
the Information on a postcard.
“To prove that I am capable
of carrying out this brilliant
thought, I am listing a number
of unavailable booklets similar
to the ones we see advertised,
along with all the Information
needed to do the job.
“How to gain weight. Eat
More. “How to lose weight.
Reverse the procedure. What
to do for arthritis? Take two
aspirin tablets, and find some
sympathetic person who will
listen attentively to your com
plaints.
“What to do until the doctor
comes. Read Gone With The
Wind, watch a late, late show,
take four aspirin tablets, and
mall the doctor a check in pay
ment of his last visit.
“How to fix a leaky faucet.
Just forget the whole thing.
Chances are the clothing you
ruin will cost more than a
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