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THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
Friday, August 11, 1967
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HAD IT COMING
No one could expect Craven County's five Com
missioners to be happy this week over the bad press
they received from nevvspav>er stories and radio broad
casts.
Still, when other folks show up on time for a
regularly scheduled Commissioners meeting, and the
Commissioners don’t, it is not only rudeness but sloppy
handling of the duties they took an oath to fulfill.
Of course, three of the five did straggle in eventual
ly for the 5 p.m. session on Monday. Chairman D. L.
Stallings and Grover Lancaster strolled to their seats
in the meeting room at 5:30 p.m., and James Chance
graced the scene with his presence at 5:50 p.m.
W. J. Wynne and Johnnie Daugherty never did
put in appearance at the afternoon gathering, which
lasted once it got started for exactly 27 minutes. Having
devoted that much time to the afternoon session, the
three Commissioners decided it was time to take a
much needed break, so they recessed for supper.
Actually, the Commissioners rarely ever start their
scheduled meetings at the appointed hour, and fre
quently one or more members of the board arrives late,
even though the session has gotten underway tardily.
If nothing else constructive comes out of the pub
licity given these duly elected officials of the County
by the three newsmen present Monday, perhaps the
Commissioners will feel inclined, in the future, to be
somewhat more punctual.
Maybe reporters don’t count for much, and aren’t
worthy of consideration, but more important people like
five housewives who waited 50 minutes Monday for the
meeting to open would seem to deserve better treat
ment.
It is not unreasonable to assume that their time is
fairly well spoken for at home, especially when the
evening meal hour is approaching. Having gone to the
trouble to bring a petition to the Commissioners about
a matter of vital concern to their rural community, they
had a right to expect at least a quorum of the Com
missioners to be present at 5 p.m.
If showing up on time, and in full force, twice a
month can’t be arranged, perhaps one meeting a month,
or one every several months would lighten the burden.
Citizens here, and everywhere else in this nation
of ours, are often criticized for not taking an active in
terest in the affairs of their city, county, state and
national governments.
A lot of the blame may be justified, but things
like Monday’s episode can hardly be calculated to make
any citizen anxious to head for a meeting at Crayen
County Courthouse, especially if it is a Commissioners
meeting.
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NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH by Amald
William .Shepard vs. Peter
Kean.
Benjamin Brown says that
he was mate on the Schooner
Dolphin belonging to the plain
tiff. Peter Kean was master
for a voyage from Newbern to
Martlnque and back to Charles
ton, S. C., thence to New Bern.
That said Schooner delivered
her outward bound cargo at
MarUnlque and took in a re
turn cargo for Charleston con
sisting of sugar, molasses, and
coffee, which was likewise de
livered at the said Port
of destination; that said
Schooner on her voyage from
Martinique to Charleston leaked
considerably but a good spell
at the pump every half hour
was sufficient to keep her.
After the delivery at Charles
ton, the Schooner took in a
ballast of sand and proceeded
to sea on her passage to North
Carolina, but when she had
been out two or three days
she met with a heavy blow and
the leak so Increased that It
became necessary to keep one
hand constantly at the pump,
the vessel however was able to
carry sail all the way.
After about seven days the
schooner came to anchor be
tween six and eight miles to
the southward of OcracokeBar,
and between 300 to 400 yards
from the shore. &c The de
ponent believes if he had been
permitted to go ashore for fresh
water there would have been
no danger attended to it.
The deponent says the Dol
phin was a strong built vessel,
&c, &c. Benjamin Brown be
fore Lucas J. Benners, J. P.
April 3,1807
The deposition of Joseph Mc-
Neal, a hand on the schooner,
reads much as the one by Ben
jamin Brown.
Summons to Craven for Pater
Kean, WllUamShepard, William
Tolson, Thomas Tolson,Joseph
Wallace, John Foley, Benjamin
Brown and Joseph McN^.
Summons to Carteret for
Benjamin Tolson, Tlney Wal
lace, William Wade.
Bond signed by William
Shepard.
The evidence tends to show
that Capt. Peter Kean was
negligent In his handling of
the Schooner Dolphin owned by
William Shepard.
The final disposition of this
case does not show In the papers
filed In this suit.
Loose papers, office of Clerk
of Court, Craven County, N, C.
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Permanent Press Fabrics Forward
Step in Textile World, Says Agent
Permanent press is another
step forward in the history of
the textile world, reminds Mrs.
Mae H. Spicer, extension home
economics agent,Duplin county.
A whole range of permanent
press garments, which have
been shape-set so as to need
no further ironing after wear
and laundering, is on the
horizon.
Men’s and boys’ pants were
the first such items produced
successfully, Mrs. Spicer says.
Now there are permanentpress
sport shirts and dress shirts
for men and boys, and a num
ber of sportswear items for
women.
Permanent press Is the result
of extensive research and ex
perimentation, the agent points
out. Special blends were for mu-
lated to retain fabric strength
after being subjected to the new
high-heat treatment. Poly
esters, cottons, cotton-nylon
stretch, and acrylics have taken
permanent press with no 111
effects. Various types of fabric
weaves are being processed
with the new finish.
Discoloration has been a
cause of some concern, since
most colors popular with the
garment industry do not with
stand the high temperatures
needed to set creases. Each
dye must be tested to determine
the amount of color change it
will undergo during the press
ing process, Mrs. Spicer ex
plains. Whites tended to yel
low, but suitable resins are cor
recting this problem.
A tendency of the fabric to
pucker has been eliminated as
machine operators learn to
work on permanent press fab
rics, she notes. Designers are
encouraged to use as few seams
as possible on garments made
of permanent press fabrics.
Longer stitches, smaller
needles, and looser tension on
the sewing machine give best
results.
Correct fit Is essential on
permanently pressed garments.
Alteration may affect the
position of the center crease
on pants legs and turned-up
cuff. Hem lines cannot be low
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