New Bern's Middle Street Is
made a little brighter each
morning by George Holland,
Inevitably qmrUngafreshflow-
er on hls lapel. Oldsters will
recall another George—George
(Rosebud) Duffy, who had the
same pleasant habit in days of
yore.
Colorful Clyde Hoey, during
hls career as Governor and U.
S. Senator, found joy in wear
ing a flower too. Hls choice
when possible was a white car
nation. The Shelby native look
ed comical at first glance with
his flowing mane and frock coat,
but a Washington poll establldi-
ed him as the mostpopular gent
In the Nation's Ct^pltal.
Don't feel like an old fogey
If you prefer the King James
Version of the Bible Instead of
the Revised Standard. Publish
ers who estimate the annual sale
of the Holy Book at $17 million
say the version you grew up with
outsells Its none too successful
successor by a 7 to 1 margin.
Trashy literature gets the
headlines, but the Scriptures
still top die best-seller list by
plenty, year in and year out.
So sure fire is die market
that McGraw-Hill, Readers Di
gest and Time, Inc., according
to reports, contemplate enter
ing dlls phase of die publishing
field.
Can it be that housewives in
New Bern and elsewhere In
America are awaking to die
fact that prices paid for neces
sary Items at a supermarket
count for more dian trading
stamps and "free" prizes?
Perhaps temporarily, but the
human urge togetsomethlngfor
nodilng Is as deeply entrenched
today as It was when Grandma
clipped Octagon soap coupons,
and mailed them off for pre
miums. Once and for aU, rid
yourself of die notion that any
merchant In hls ri^t mind Is
operating a charitable Institu
tion.
A lot of what Is wrong.with
New Bern and the rest of the
world could be cured If we faced
up to the fact that expecting the
g^ things In life without work
ing for diem Is a sorry way to
justify your existence on earth.
If you can't sleep too well on
the eve of Tuesday's election,
step outside your door about 2
a. m. and gaze at the heavens.
Unless there's an overcast,
you'll be able to see Mars, a
reddish starlike object, to the
rlsdit of die rising crescent
moon. They'll move up die
southeastern sky together,
slowly separating.
MeanwMle, If little green men
from Mars really do cruise
above us In flying saucers,
they may snicker at a proud
nadon so indifferent to Its Mor
ions right to breadie free that
only a mlmorlty of Its citizens
bother to vote.
What a pity it Is that a news
paper editor can't refrain from
ruffling the feathers of some of
the folks living In hls town.
Sooner or later, unless he Is an
ostrich wlthhlsheadlndie sand,
he collects haters like a hound
dog collects fleas.
Caleb Bradham reminded us
of this sad state of affairs the
other day, as the twoof us wait
ed on (^posite corners to cross
the Intersection at Middle and
Tryon Palace Drive.
The dapper son of Pepsi
Cola's originator wouldn't
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NEW BERN, N. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1964
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ONCE UPON A TIME—Danny Kaye, a great favorite
with New Bern viewers, is seen here playing a flute
as imaginary as the Emperor's new clothes in a musi
cal number from Hans Christian Andersen. The
classic, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, is being aired
at 7:30 tonight on WNBE-TV, and runs a full two
and a half hours. During his lifetime, Andersen
wrote fairy tales that have delighted New Bernians
of tender years in every generation for a full cen
tury. Nothing from his pen caught the fancy of young
sters past and present more than The Ugly Duckling.
Most of us start out less than beautiful, and end up
that way, but the thought of blossoming belatedly
into unexpected splendor is intriguing. Just for to
night, turn back the clock and share with your chil
dren the story of a man who fashioned an ageless
world where the inhabitants live happily ever after.