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I'l Page Four THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C. Friday, August 23, 1963 THE NEW BERN MIRROR Published Every Fridey at 510 Pollock Street New Bern, N. C., by the Sole Owner J. GASKiLL McDaniel Editor and Publisher SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $2.50 Six Months $1.25. Entered as second-class mail at New Bern April 4, 1958, under the act of March 3, 1879. Historical Gleanings —By— ELIZABETH MOORE THEY'RE RIGHT We have no crow to pick with Carolina Telephone oyer its successful efforts to ban the use of telephone ^rectory covers containing advertising. We’re glad an injunction issued in one of North Carolina’s Federal Courts against a distributor of such covers is now in effect. According to the injunction, prohibiting specifical ly a Florida concern from sending the covers to sub scribers of Citizens Telephone Company in Brevard, “a telephone directory is such an integral part of tele phone service that the telephone company and the public have a proper and remedial interest in con trolling its use.” In citing the injunction, D. F. Holliday, local man ager for Carolina Telephone, said, “The court’s decision is significant in that it upholds and gives legal basis to the position long maintained by our company.” The company, it was admitted with commendable frank ness, opposed the covers not only because they obscure instructions printed on the directory’s cover itself, but because they detract from the effectiveness of yellow page advertising. That Carolina Telephone goes all out, along with other telephone companies, to sell advertising in its directories is quite apparent. Since The Mirror, to some extent, is competing for those advertising dollars, no one can doubt our sincerity when we agree that Caro lina Telephone ought to be protected from the sort of thing referred to by the Federal injunction. Understandably, the folks who sell advertising on these covers realize it is an opportunity to exploit something they have made no contribution to. TYying to get something for nothing is as old as time, and so is the resentment it creates when the prospective vic tim recognizes it. In each of Carolina Telephone’s directories it is stated that “Subscribers shall not attach or permit attachment of covers of any sort or description without written permission of the company.” The Federal Court has ruled that this prohibition is part of every con tract between the company and its subscribers, and that use of the covers is a violation of the contract. DWINDLING AWAY There are fewer and fewer farmers in Craven county with each passing year. The man who once walked behind a plow, and the mule that pulled it, are fast becoming vanished Americans. Mechanized equipment, more than anything else, has fostered the transformation. The little fellow, who lived by the sweat of his brow and the strength of his arms and legs, is being pushed into town, where the unskilled and uneducated find lean pickings. What is happening in Craven is happening throughout this nation of plenty. As recently as 1940, 23 percent of the population in the United States lived on farms, compared with the 60 percent a century ago. Today less than 8 percent of our 180 million citizens are farm residents. The reason is clear, and ironic. A farm worker now produces four times as much as his grandparents did in 1900. Or, to put it another way, 15 million men, women and children living on farms — in fact, less than that number — provide all of the food and other crops that 188 million Americans need. They not only produce enough for this horde, but enough for surpluses and for exports. The farmer isn’t losing out because he is inefficient at his calling, but rather because he is too efficient. It’s a situation beyond his control, and Uncle Sam, as of now, doesn’t have a satisfactory solution either. Filling silos and storage bins to overflowing with government purchased crops hardly seems to be the cure. Tons of rancid butter, and mountains of unwant ed grain, are a ridiculous reminder of the nation’s agricultural frustration. Only a few individuals — Billy Sol Estes for one — have managed to cash in on this Federal outlay of money. Tru-Tread Tire Co. WE BUY WRECKED AUTOS MODELS 19S5 AND UP U. S. TIRES Whan You Think of USRd Auto Farta — Think of U». Recapping A Vulcanizing SAULTER AUTO SALVAGE 223 Craven Street ME 7-2417 CO. Morthoaa Hwy. — Dial Ml 7-S«IS PETITIONS TO BUILD MILLS IN CRAVEN COUNTY North Carolina, Craven County, March 14, 1775. Peti tion to build a grist mill, say they own land on both sides of the Creek. Signed by Ben jamin williams. James Conway, George Carpenter. March Court 1775. PeUtlon of william Blount and John Gray Blount, say they are pos sessed of land on both sides of Palmetto Swamp. Desire to build a public water grist mill. June 11,1783. Petition of Rich ard Dobbs Spalght, says he owns land on both sides of Goose Creek, desires to erect a public water grist mill. March Court 1783. John Till man shows he owns land on the South side of the South prong of Bay River, a very conven ient place for a public water grist mill, and that Thomas Clayton owns land on the op posite side. Prays for sum mons to issue for Commiss ioners to value the land &c. June 13, 1780. Petition of Isaac Bryan. Says he owns land on both sides of Moseley’s Creek, desires to build a grist mill on said creek. March Term 1783. PeUtlon of Levi Hill and Richard Hill that they own land on both sides of the branch near Longfleld’s Ferry and wish to build awater grist mill. October, 1783. Benjamin Whitaker made protest that Joseph Tingle’s mill will over flow his land, &c. June Term 1784. WllUam Martin Herrltage desires to build a mill on a convenient seat on Half Moon Branch, where Cooper’s Mill was for merly erected. March Term 1782. William Rountree prays for order for building a mill on LltUe Con- tentney on land he purchased from John Dew. Sept. 15, 1784. John Gatlin, Junior, says he owns land on both sides of A Branch of Swift Creek, prays for leave to build a mill. September 13, 1784. Reuben Reundtree desires to build a water grist mill on Poplar Branch of Swift Creek, on land on the north side of It, being property of petitioner, the land owned on the south side by Mrs. Hannah Kemp In her own right, as her son Is a minor, and she Is the guardian of John Kemp. March 19, 1787. Walter Allen petitions that he owns land on both sides of Mount Pleas ant, and desires to build a water grist mill, and a saw VITA-VAR PAINTS MITCHELL'S HARDWARE 315 Tryon Palace Drive ME 7-3100 Auto Radiators Cleaned, Redded and Repaired We remove and replace B & R Radiator Shop BRIDGETON ME 7-4504 Village Verses LINES TO A MOTH With so many elegant clothes to eat. In many a house on many a street. Why did my closet have such appeal?— You’ve pulled a rather shabby deal. Shabby as my garments chewed apart. Convincing me that moths ain’t smart. —JGMcD. mill. March Court 1786. Richard Dobbs Spalght, Esq. petitions for leave to build a mill across the SW branch of Sol- comb’s Creek, where he owns land, ordered that Adam Tooley, Esq., Jacob Sikes, Peter Physloc, and John Taylor, lay off one acre of land on both sides of said Stream, &c. Wil liam Bryan, CC. March Court 1787. Petldon of John Carruthers for renewal of order to build a mill on NW Prong of Bay River. March 12, 1788. Samuel Slade and others petition against Wil liam Bryan, having leave to build a saw mill. Petition of Samuel Slade, William Mc Coy, Willis McCoy and Eben- ezer Slade, humble complain ing &c that they are Informed that Gen. Bryan, hath obtained an order to erect a mill on Coor Land, at a place called Harvey’s Old Field, his pre sent mill overflows part of petitioners’ low ground. Sept. 15, 1790. James Car ney and James Bryan, pedtlon for leave to build a mill on both sides of Goose Creek, below New Bern. (Continued on Page 5) Generator-Starter and Regulator Rebuilding and Repairs Exide Batteries SANDLIN BATTERY & VULCANIZING CO. 125 Craven Siraat 1918 1963 Evinrude Outboard Motors MFG and G & W Boats Long Trailers Boat Supplies Kimbrells Outboard Service 1305 Pembroke Road ME 7-3785 Where Quality and Experience Save You Hours of Boating Pleasure. John R. Taylor John R. 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