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THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
Friday, September 13, 1963
THE NEW BERN MIRROR
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A CURE THAT'S SURE
Although we’re no authority on emotional disturb
ances, it has long been our opinion that self pity is
the most destructive force a mortal falls victim to.
In its severest form it helps to crowd the nation’s
rnental institutions. In its milder form, it makes mil
lions miserable and a whining nuisance to those who
have to be around them.
To some extent, all of us indulge in self pity, just
as we secretly indulge in self admiration. The more
you indulge the more you can be convinced that your
horizon stops where your own desires leave off.
Some of us don’t see the other fellow’s woes on
even the clearest day. If we do get a glimpse, through
the murky haze of our self-centered isolation, we
couldn’t care less about his predicament.
In our case, we are ever mindful of the Chinese
proverb about the man who complained because he
had no shoes, until he met a man who had no feet. If
you don’t think things could be worse, just look around
you.
Whatever may be the underlying cause for your
self pity — no matter how badly you’ve been faring,
or think you’ve been faring — there’s a sure cure.
Find somebody less fortunate than you, and lend him
a helping hand.
New Bern’s happiest people — still living or no
longer with us — have always been the sort who gave
of themselves for others. More often than not they
had troubles of their own, but in their busy service
for suffering humanity they didn’t find time to con
sider their personal plight.
ON BEING HUMBLE
New Bernians who viewed the finals of the Miss
America pageant via television were deeply impressed,
as millions of others must have been, by the impromptu
speech on humility that the winner. Miss Arkansas,
made.
Only the judges know to what extent her defin
ing of the word influenced their selection of a young
woman who, in addition, had the attractiveness of face
and figure that counts heavily in the competition.
Admittedly, it takes more than wisdom to emerge as
the reining queen.
This fact notwithstanding, she spoke a mouthful
with those pretty Ups of hers when she said, “Humility
is always apparent to others, but invisible to those who
have it.” No one, ugly or beautiful, could have express
ed a great truth more eloquently.
In essence, she echoed the sentiments of James
Russell Lowell when he observed that “Humbleness
is always grace always dignity.” And it was Thoreau’s
reasoning that “HumiUty, like darkness, reveals the
heavenly Ughts.”
Striving to describe the quality, Nathaniel Crew
wrote, “By humiUty I mean not the abjectness of a base
mind, but a prudent care not to overvalue ourselves.”
Mary Baker Eddy said, “Self-knowledge, humility, and
love are divine strength,” while John Ruskin wasn’t
wrong when he added, “I beUeve the first test of a
truly great man is his humility.”
TTie new Miss America, except for the recognition
accorded her last Saturday night at Atlantic City, may
have no real claim to greatness. However, one of the
things that made her definition of humility sound con
vincing was her own apparent humbleness.
The Mirror doubts, and the average New Bern
citizen will share this doubt, that she could have made
her simple words ring true if they hadn’t come from an
understanding heart as well as a keen and alert mind.
Something teUs us that the lovely lady from the
land of the Ozarks is a real Miss America.
W. C. CHADWICK
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WILLIAM B. JONES AND
WIFE, SARAH AND
OTHERS, THE HEIRS OF
JOHN STARKEY, DE
CEASED, PETITION FOR
PARTITION OF REAL ES
TATE, RECEIVED AND
FILED BY A. NASH, JULY,
1806. SUPERIOR COURT
OF LAW JULY, 1806.
Petition of William Jones and
wife, Sarah, George W. Mit
chell, and Phebe Ogden, his
wife, James Taylor, Alice Mc-
Crohon, Julia Ann Taylor,
Dugamler Taylor and William
B, Graves Taylor, the last three
Infants under age of twenty one,
by the said James Taylor, their
guardian and next friend, show:
That John Starkey, late of
Onslow County, Esq. departed
this life some time In the year
, Intestate and seized at
the time of his death of various
tracts of land situate In the
County of Carteret within the
district of New Bern, and In
the County of Onslow afore
said, within the district of Wil-
mln^on.
Your petitioner further re
presents that the said lands &c
upon the same vested in his
three daughters as tenants in
common and heirs at law to
the said John, which said three
daughters were your petition
ers: Sarah, Phebe and Mary
Taylor, then the wife of James
Taylor; and your petitioners re
spectfully show that said Mary
Taylor departed this life Inte
state some time in the year
1803.
Whereupon all the real estate
whereof she was seized de
scended upon and came unto
your petitioner James for the
term of his life as tenant by
courtesy and subject to such
necessary estate unto your pe
titioners Alice McCrohon, Julia
Ann, Dugamler and William
Taylor and unto John Louis
Taylor, her only children and
heirs at law.
Petitioners further show that
the said John Louis Taylor has
since died an infant of very
tender years, whereby all his
rights subject to life estate of
petitioner James Taylor, has
accrued unto his surviving sis
ters and brothers Your peti
tioners: Alice, Julia, Ann,
Dugamler, and William.
Your petitioner prays the
Court in pursuance of the Act of
the Assembly In such cases
made and provided to appoint
commissioners to divide real
estate of the said John Starkey,
which has so descended
unto your petitioners and make
return of such division to this
Honorable Court. Signed by Wil
liam Gaston for petitioners.
North Carolina, Jones
County. At a court of Pleas
and Quarter Sessions held In
Jones County on the second
Monday In the year of our
Lord, 1795, being the 11th day
of the month, before Frederick
Hargett, William Orme, Jacob
Johnston, Esq. and the rest of
their brethern the justices of
said County.
Peter Morton brought a com
plaint Into this court against
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Village Verses
THE CHALLENGE
Here she comes along the street.
An adorable sight to see;
Her hat is cute, her dress is sweet.
Her lipstick bright as can be.
The birds sing gaily overhead.
While flowers burst into blqom;
And yet, her eyes reveal a dread
That heralds impending doom.
Her stride is halting, insecure,
Despite her determination;
She’s uncertain, that’s for sure.
In this trying situation.
There’s no hiding her despair.
For no one ever conceals.
A grim expression all girls wear
In their very first pair of heels.
—JGMcD.
Alice Starkey, James Tay
lor and william Jones, Admin
istrators of John Starkey, de
ceased, by a Writ, towlt: a plea
of trespass In the amount of
160 pounds. Served by the high
sheriff of Jones County, Defen
dants by attorney Edward Gra
ham, Esq. pleaded the general
Issue &c, and upon which the
plaintiff joined Issue, and the
case was continued for trial
from term to term, until the
present term, at the Court
House In Trenton on the 2d
Monday of February 1796, when
it was made to appear that the
plaintiff Peter Morton was dead.
Whereupon Peter Morton, Jun.
Mlcajah Morton and James Ball,
Executors, of Peter Morton,
deceased, were admitted to
prosecute the suit &c, at the
Court House In Trenton, on 2d
Monday In Augsut 1796.
Before Edward Whitty, Wil
liam Orme, Benjamin Laven-
dar and Joseph Hatch and the
rest of the Justices, their
brethern, where both parties
being present by their at
torneys and the Sheriff of the
County having returned a venire
of good and lawful men the fol
lowing jury: Elijah Steel, John
Tillman, Lemuel Llpsey, John
Koonce, John King, Joseph Kln-
cey, Fred Markett, Edmond
Johnston, Martin Fllyaw, James
Goodman, Daniel Koonce, and
Enos Harrell, being duly em-
pannelled, and sworn find for the
plaintiff.
Case appealed. Appearance
bond signed by William Jones
John Brown and Attest: W. Bry-
Southy Littleton, William
Bryan, Clerk, Burkes Mc-
Caney’s note, John Marshall one
of the Justices for Onslow
County, Witness tickets filed
for John Farr before S. W.
Arnett for Silas Cooke, CC,
March, 1790, (Records of Cra
ven County, Clerk’s Loose Pa
pers)
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