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f I Knu (doimlg j^uhiU h*%u**^^ The NEW BERN mmii HIU.ISMID WIIKLY IN THI HUKT OP lASTIRN NORTH CAROLINA « rraVQii VOLUME 11 NEW BERN, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1968 NUMBER 2 How do New Bern husbands compare with those interviewed in a national survey? Conduct ed among middle-class Amer ican males in 42 states it llnds that 53 percent like to cook, and that rightly or wrongly 42 percent admitted they are good at it. They are credited with being best at outdoor barbecues, scrambling eggs, roasting meats, making sandwiches, and in trying out gourmet re cipes. Almost all of them are accused of leaving the kitchen in a mess when they’re through. This revelation is less sur prising than the assertion of a home economist with the Hanes Corporation that 85 per cent of meP’s -clothing, except for suits and shoes, is pur chased by women. In consumer groups she talk ed to in Atlanta, San Francisco and Minneapolis, says Dorothy Buhr, she didn’t find one wom an who didn’t do the entire purchasing for her family. Maybe she should come tf> New Bern, or should she? You can’t keep those junk circulars out of your mailbox, but if some crank is sending you letters you don’t care to read, there’s an easy way out. Simply write REFUSED on the envelope, sign your name, and turn it over to the post- office. If you’re being pester ed with threats »»r vulgarity, notify the local postal inspector, Paul Osgood. As General Sherman- said, war is hell. It Is also ex pensive. Of cxturse, according to figures given by Secretary of State Dean Rusk during the Senate hearings, the war on poverty is costing tmly 27 bil lion a year in American dollars while the Vietnam War adds up to 30 billion annually. Think how much harder the liigh salaried staff of Craven Operation Progress works than tliose service men wh» are being mowed down by the Viet Cong. All that work, and no medals for zealously guarding the secrets of “The Program’’ from public scrutiny. Yoiir’re «>ld enough to stop having birthdays if you not only remember buxom Annette Kel- lerman, the movie mermiiid, but Mary Pickford’s perfor mance in “D.addy Lung Legs.’’ Likewise if you recall Zu-Zu ginger snaps, cuddling In a rumble seal on an Autumn eve ning, and swimming at Wyatt’s Beach on a June afternmn. Yesterday was when con- scientous health authorities posted a yellow quarantine sign on your house if you had mea sles or chicken pox, but per mitted the hanging of raw meat in front of local shops, much to the pleasure of flies and the frustration of passing dogs incapable of leaping quite high enough. Kids had never heard of a band aid, but they knew what shelf their Ma kept the tur pentine bottle on. Any bare foot boy who couldn’t navigate across a street freshly paved with oyster shells, and not wince, was accused of having lace on his under pants. There was a lr>i wrong with yesterday, and yet we nave no recollection If mi iiitlltide exist ing like tlie recent horrifying . (Continued, on. .fiage. 8). . . . • I ' • . » • » * » » I 4 » » » » »l THAT TIME AGAIN—If Frankie Collins could add a dozen years to his age, his thoughts would turn lightly to love instead of the venturesome worm crawling on his hand. And if he were even older, which would he a traeedy of considerable consequence, the Maysville lad’s attention would probably be directed toward the strange oolitical shenanieans engulfing us. Fortunate ly. small bovs aren’t smitten by romance, nor battles for ballots. Frankie, the speckled nose son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Collins, is of a mind to go fishing, but the finny tribe can wait until he learns all there is to know about that worm. A cynic has said youth is wast ed on the young. This we doubt, remembering boy hood’s golden day is an expprience that can brighten one’s heart for a lifetime. Frankie, never again will you have it so good.—Photo bv Florence Hanff.
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