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PUBLIC LIBRARY
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VOLUME 10
We're convlncetl beyond all
doubt that most of you Mirror
readers are quite sentimental,
and since we're hopelessly sen
timental too, this pleases us
immensely.
How else could you voice
appreciation of our oft repeat
ed editorial on autumn, which
by the way is regarded by
our dau^ter as possibly the
best thing to ever come from
our typewriter.
Knowing how you feel about
this waning season, we want to
pass along the following edi
torial written by Elmor Brock
of the Mount Olive Tribune.
He UUed it "FaU Spectacle:
The Great Sermon."
What a wonderful thing is the
weakness of human memory,
which allows the glory of past
fall seasons to fade before the
spectacle of the one that's here
and now. It would be a shame
indeed to have the beauty and
intimacy of these late October
days diluted by recalled com
parison. There is right now all
the thrilling wonder that the eye
can behold, or about which the
heart can rejoice. Even with all
the unhappy turmoil in the
world, we have the privilege—
dutyj perhaps — of turning
our attention to the colorful per
fection surrounding us for re
freshment, ajid awareness that
there is beauty on earth in
spite of us. There Is no sacri
lege in letting the intimate
warmth of this season seepinto
our beings and distract us from
our problems for a tiguraUve
moment. Could we, in fact, stand
up before these problems and
tragedies without having such
refreshment literally forced
upon us by a show which the eye
cannot resist?
There may have been seasons
at least as beautiful as this fall,
but they don't matter. All the
beauty that one needs is every
where around us in the Mount
Olive countryside, and the
streets here look like they have
been painted higji up the sides
by an artist of remarkable skill
at. catching and pleasing the
eye. Never do we remember
the dogwood leaves such a dark
red and purple, or the maples
so brightly splashed with yellow
or orange, or both. The syca
mores and poplars lend their
softer browns with great hand-
size leaves, while their trunks
and bou{^s shine whiter,
or seem to, than at any other
time. The oaks, slower to turn
and in qulter tones, bridge the
gap between the riotous colors
and the steady evergreens.
There could be no more con
vincing sermon than this one
from God Himself. Can such a
fall spectacle be an accident?
It's too perfect: All colors har
monize in nature, and every
scene has its own variations
to stand apart. Why are there
different trees bearing leaves
of different colors now, instead
of all trees Just aUke so that
no matter the color they would
offer a tiresome scene? Pall
ing leaves don't just plummet
down — they twinkle like color-
el tinsel, and when they reach
the ground they create a carpet
design so beautiful it shouldn't
be swept away at once. To prop
erly light the scene, a brilliant
sun is toned to a golden hue
which adds a special touch to it
all. And, after all these ar-
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NEW BERN, N. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1967
PUBLIC LIBRARY
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HER MAJESTY—No wonder Joy Williams,
recently crowned New Bern High School’s
Homecoming Queen, is the happiest mon
arch in all the world. Never in Joy’s life
time has anyone else ascended to the
NBHS throne, and experienced the thrill
of having among her loyal subjects the
Gridiron Champions of the Northeastern
Conference. May we suggest that she con
fer upon the Bruins the title of Knight,
and that henceforth and forevermore they
shall be known far and wide as the Royal
Order of Peerless Pigskin Performers. And
may Sir Roger Thrift, with all his knightly
virtues, preside over the Order, as they
gather at the Round Table.—Photo by
Chick Natella.
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