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VOLUME 0
NEW BBRNr N. C„ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1966
NUMBER 31
. Bern’s trees are more
beautiful when their branches
are adorned with leaves, but
less dramatic than the sight of
a barren tree etched against the
overcast of a December sky.
Next to children, old folks
and animals, we can’t envision
a better subject for amateur
photographers (or profes
sionals) than trees In every sea
son of the year. The posslblli-
Ity of good pictures Is limit
less.
A former New Dernian, re
turning to town the other day
after . several years absence,
got hopelessly lost In the city’s
western area, “This Isn’t the
New Bern I used to know,’’ she
admitted. Lady, you are so
right, but for the most' part It
may be a good thing.
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Back When this editor was a
kid, you'd often hear people say,
“What New Bern needs is a few
ninerals.’* Meaning, of course,
that the community would get
somewhere If various influen
tial citizens regarded as slumb-
ling blocks no longer were on
the local scene.
After a lot of funerals, it be
came increasingly clear that
succeeding generntions pro
vided sufficient replacemenls
for every Kititl.of cltlzeii>.
departed from tjie ranks of Uie
. as
of stars in the
thb hefiavioi
heavens.
Foolish indeed is the mortal
who falls to realize that in all
towns you’ll find counteiparts
of every kind ofsalnt and sinner
we have in New Bern. For ex
ample, pick any civic organiza
tion in Kinston or Goldsboro and
you’ll discover a /ew members
do virtually all of the work.
We might add that eager.bea-
vers who love publicity aren’t
the worst members you can have
In a community group. Give
them a chance for glory and
more often than not they’ll
go all out for worthy projects.
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Few and far between are self-
efaclng souls who are content to
labor long and tirelessly In the
shadows of the vineyard, while
others bask in the warm rays
of recognition. Cynical though
it may sound, a great deal of
good would never do done In
New Bern or any other town
If vanity’s Intoxicating wine
gave out.
Familiar to us all Is the per
son who renders notable ser
vice to a cause en route to the
coveted role of leader, and
continues to do so as long as he
or she is at the. helm. Then,
when a new president or chair
man is elected, the dethroned
Individual goes into hibernation
or seeks new laurels in another
organization.
Perhaps this is a good thing in
the long run. Unfortunate indeed
Is the civic group where the
vigorous potential of new blood
Is stifled byolder members who
bftve had their day and still
want to dominate all activities.
Clubs of this sort Inevitably
wither away from hardening of
Ihe arteries,
Tha desire for recogni
tion Isn’t confined to civic or-
^Isations, fraternal groups
Slid OhUrches. It Is as much a
bnrt . Of- us as breathing, and
tKis, If nothing else, is suffi-
oiont to make Communism unat-
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THAT TIME AGAIN—^It seems only weeks since
New Bern’s Bill Bunting was starring for the Uni
versity of North Carolina’s famed freshman basket*
bailers, as exemplified here in action against N. C.
State. Even so, the towering forward is already back
2!?..***.?*®®*****’ practicing daffy with Carolina’s varsity.
Bill, 6*9 or close to ft and still growing, has added a
couple of pounds to his slender frame and now tips
the scales at 202. He would like to up that figure, and
rest assured Coach Dean Smith isn’t letting him run
short of calories. Everyone agrees that the Tar Heels,
loaded with experienced talent and bolstered by a hali
dozen sophomores who were sought by other colleges
from coast to coast, will make a serious bid for the
national crown during the approaching season.
They’re polishing up the victory bell at Chapel Hill.