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-S' I >* 4mkA* The NEW BERN mm^ PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE HEART OP EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA 5i Per Copy VOLUME 8 NEW BERN, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1965 NUMBER 1 Coming home Sunday, from the out-of-town funeral of an 88 year old woman, we heard something from her son that made a deep inpression on us. A widow since 1916, when her husband died at the age of 39, she had kept in her pos session for a half century all the letters he had written to her before their marriage. They dated back to when the two were teen agers. At death, in compliance with her request, the letters—neatly tied—went to the grave with her. She always had a green thumb, as the saying goes, but most of all among the flowers she grew she loved red roses. That’s why. Instead of the usual casket spray of white, the family made sure that hers consisted of the roses she pre ferred. And on her pillow, ap propriately,- there was a single bud of crimson hue. Along with wise men and fools of all ages, we can only specu late about the setting of life hereafter. However, for our part we choose to believe that God has made arrangements to bring continuing joy to little old ladies who loved flowers, and enhanced thebeauty of the earth. Surely, heaven must be bless ed with never ending gardens, where blossoms are destined to bloom throughout eternity, and the songs ofblrds are never stiUedi To vlsudise after without flowers and music would be like picturing child hood without laughter. Changing the subject. Aider- man Tommy Davis and his wife Tyson have a too fht (locdc who is talking) waddly dog named Flossie. Her mother was a collie, and for want of accur ate information we’ll guess that her father was a German shep herd. Each day, Flossie meanders half way down the block when it’s time for the paper boy. As he £q>proaches on his bicycle she barks insistently until he tosses the paper to her. Grasping it in her mouth, and still barking (she can do it) she heads for the Davis resi dence on Chattawka Lane and demands immediate admittance at the front door. Once inside, she makes a bee line for the kitchen, and places the paper at Tyson’s feet. Then, in keeping wl& a ritual of long standing, she^zes up at Tyson and awaits her reward—a toot sie roll. If Tyson is busy, or Ignores her purposely, Flossie picks up the paper, repeats her routine, and continues to do so until she collects compensation for the chore. You need only to evaluate Flossie’s physic^ dimensions, to conclude beyond all doubt that she has delivered an awful lot of papers in her day. Her figure has been further unhol- stered by the cookies that Tommy and Tyson give her much too frequently. Reminded ^at dogs aren’t supposed to get more than one meal a day. Tommy allowed as how "Flossie eats when we eat”. An eager man when it comes to vlttles, Flve-By-Flve Davis can’t resist sharing his sustenance with her. "She has such sad eyes,” says Tommy. Note to Carl Short (one of our esteemed subscribers) who closely scrutinized the hook and ladder photo published a (Continued on Page 2) TKEY’LL KNOW HOW—Picture are members of the at«Jas^. High. School, a few short miles from New Bern. First row, Diane Daugherty, Phyllis Daley, Dolores Forbes, Betty Rouse, Sheila Hare, Linda Morton, Donna Jo Aldri^e, Nancy Lewis. Second row, Mjra Fulcher, Connie Tip- B itt, Ruby Elizabeth Davis, Landa Hodnett, GaU aughei^, Clara McDaniel, Jeannette Phifer, Lucy Gilbert. Third row. Rose Hunmhrey, Bobbie Downing Sheila Hare, Jill Duncan, Carolyn Wilson, Cincfy Koonce, Brenda Wainright, Laura Daugherty.— Photo by Billy Benners. SOIL CONSCIOUS—Jasper High is proud of its Fu ture Farmers of America. First row, they are Donald Ipock, Robert Amerson, Jimmy Parker, L. B. Ipock, Mike Stevenson, Pat Jenkins, Jimmy Hansley, Joe Thompson. Second row, Gary Mallard, Daniel Mallardi, Harry Ipock, Jimmy Gilbert, William Ormond, Ray Rouse, Phillip Adams, Ronnie Dixon, Terry Hardison. Third row, Jimmy Hoyle, Keith Register, Richard Koonce, Frankie Parker, Patrick Renter, Harry Stewart, David Koonce, Edward Tripp, ,^son Wether- ington. Foiuth row, Merril Dail, Da^ud Koonce, lUch- ard French, George Civils, Lynn Adams, Dale Ro ister, Reid Duncan, Ray Perry.—^Photo by Billy Ben ners.
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