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New Bernlans we’ve talked to
admitted they were somewhat
disappointed at what they saw
(or didn’t see) when Ranger 7
photos from outer space were
released for public scrutiny.
Scientists, at course, were
more enthusiastic. Even un
trained eyes found ample evi
dence that the Man in the Moon
has a much worse complexion
than was previously supposed.
Incidentally, think how much
money Uncle Sam (and the Rus
sians) might have saved, if
Mother Goose had rigged her
high-jumping cow with cameras
for that &mous nursery-rhyme
leap.
Mirror readers who belong to
the Lupton clan won’t want to
miss out on the annual family
reunion at Whortonsville this
Sunday. A couple of hundred
Luptons usually show up for the
big, table-sag^ng picnic.
It’s one of those happy af
fairs were everybody eats to
capacity, and ends up toting
more untouched food home than
was consumed. Shake your fam
ily tree real hard. If a Lupton
falls out you’re eligible.
Giving someone a good press
doesn’t necessarily earn an ed
itor a permanent friend. Harry
Vatz has a dog named Honey
that we printed nice things about
a year or two back. The other
day the publicized canine bark
ed angrily at us as we passed
the Vatz resident.
Complaining to Harry, we got
an explanation for this lack of
cordiality. “Honey figures you
ain’t done nothing for him late
ly,” the Fashion Center tycoon
told us.
Being hospitable to Sea Gull
and Seafarer campers and coun
selors Is an Ideal way to plug our
town. These youngsters hall
from many states and some for
eign countries. They can spread
the message.
Lucia Hutchinson Peel (for
merly of New Bern) can count
on prolonged applause, when she
stars as Daisy May In the East
Carolina College Summer The
ater production of Lll Abner.
Her husband Junle (Superi
or Court Judge Elbert Peel
of WllUamston) and her two
daughters vdll comprise a spe
cial cheering section. Lucia,
an ex-Miss Georgia, Is per
haps best remembered for the
Romper Room show she did on
WNCT-Greenvllle prior to her
marriage here.
It’s a pleasure to say some
thing nice about the Gray La
dles who inconspidously per
form their labor of love at
Craven County Hospital. With
out financial compensation, they
cheerfully help patients dally.
Naturally, since they don’t
claim to be nurses, these kind
hearted local women stay
strictly within their field. They
do assist in the admission of
patients, and escort patients
to and from the laboratory, X-
ray department and phys
ical ther£^)y rooms.
Other thoughtful deeds in
clude writing letters, making
phone calls, and reading maga
zines and newspapers to the ail
ing or Injured. On your next
trip to the hospital, to visit a
relative or friend, smile and
say “Thanks” to the first Gray
Lady you encounter there.
New Bern, like every town,
has Its share of reckless teen
agers, but compare their num
ber with the dozens of adults
who endanger their own lives
(Continued on page 3)
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NEW BERN, N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1964
NUMBER 19
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Tfileohones central office here, isn’t filled with gold, Trenton, Pofibi^svffle i;^b^^le to
hut it does contain part of the equipment for a new dial their own station-to-station long distance calls
*179,000 installation. Starting November 24, subscrib- How’s that for keeping up with the times?
ers in New Bern, Atlantic, Bayboro, Beaufort, Have-
ALSO VALUABLE—Like the much larger box in the who presented the balls to kids at Kafer Park, and
photo above, this one contained something of impor- President Jack Lee of the New Bern Bears will con-
tance. Inside were a dozen baseballs autographed by vince you that this picture wasn’t made yesterday. So
Babe Ruth and flown to New Bern. One look at the what! You’re older now, too.
Mirror’s editor, then Coastal Plain League statistician.