Page Four THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C. Friday, December 13. 1968 THE NEW BERN MIRROR Published Every Fridey el 410 Johnson Street New Bern, N. C., 6y the Solo Owner J. GASKILL McDaniel Editor «nd Publishor One Year SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.50 Second Ciest Postege Paid at New Bern, N. C. FOR US ALL One of the nicest of many nice things about Christ mas, here in New Bern and around the world, is the part that music plays in its observance. Since that first Holy Night, when angels sang above a Bethlehem stable, the Christ Child’s birthday has been an occasion for carols. Without the blessing of song, the Yuletide would lose much of its incompar able appeal for mankind. Surely, God intended it this way. Aptly termed the universal language, music lifts us closer to the heights of heaven than anything else on the face of the earth. Carols are as ageless as the Christmas spirit, as perpetually charming as the happy face of a kid in the passing throng New songs have their brief, melodic moment and pass into oblivion, but the old songs re main, unblemished by time. “Silent Night” and “Away In A Manger” are as beautifully fragile as a butterfly’s wing, but they have the durability of reinforced concrete. Neither wars nor rumors of wars remove them from the scene. We can’t visualize a more stupendous task, or an undertaking more definitely doomed to failure, than the effort of any contemporary composer to write a carol that will supplant “Hark The Herald Angels Sing” or “It Came Upon The Midnight Clear.” Such permanence is something of an oddity in a world where mortals in their restlessness are ever anx ious to switch to the new, whatever it may be. Come to think about it, everything about Christmas remains pretty much the same. Who would want it otherwise? UNIVERSAL PASTIME As Mark Twain pointed out as far back as the turn of the century, everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it. The incessant discussion that Twain found prevalent on the banks of the Missis sippi is equally commonplace along the shores of our Neuse and Trent. At times, matters aren’t helped by television fore casters who insert so many qualifying clauses into their predictions that consulting an almanac might be just as enlightening. Even so. Dame Nature delights in giv ing the weather man a lot of unhappy moments, to punish him for being occasionally speciiic. Some of the language used by the U. S. Weather Bureau isn’t always fully understood by those who hover over television and radio sets. However, each term does carry an exact meaning, and knowing the meaning will help you a little as you try to keep tab on what may or may not be in store for you. For example, when the weather man says “Snow” the terminology means that white stuff will fall for several hours. Anything less is described as “Snow Flurries.” If Vhe J“Heavy Snow” pronouncement is made, the forecast is for a fall of four inches or more over a 12-hour period, or six inches or more over a 24- hour period. When a “Snow Squall” is predicted you can expect the same kind of heavy downpour, with gusty surface winds, that you experience here in New Bern every summer when it figuratively rains “cats and dogs.” Maybe in a snow squall you could say it was raining “penguins and polar bears.” Want to know what a “Blizzard” is? That’s what ou’ve got gripping you when winds are 35 miles an lOur or more, heavy and blowing snow is falling, and the temperature is down to 20 degrees or lower. A “Severe Blizzard” has wind speeds of at least 45 miles an hour, a great density of falling snow, and the temperature 10 degrees or lower. Take your pick for a White Christmas. i;' Historical Gleanings ELIZABETH MOORE AN INVENTORY OF THE ’ PROPERTY OF LEWIS BRY AN, DECEASED, CRAVEN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLmA, 31 March 1815. (conUnued). Names of Purchasers: Thomas Anderson, Jr..Charles Butler, Jr.,Sarah Butler,Shad Corbin, John Haddock, Michael Powers, G. M. Rains, Latham Moore, Davis Lewis, JohnR. Good, Samuel Mck^afferty, Margaret Bryan, W. M. Nel son, N. Parson, Hollister and Cannon, Christopher Dawson, C. H. Dudley, S. McCafferty, Sarah Hull, Joel Wall,Stephen Ernul, Allen Dubberly, Thom as Allen, Ben Harden, E. Bartlett, A. White, John Wil liams, W. Hill, M. Nelson, J. L. Clements, George Lane, John Carney, R. and Joseph Anderson, John Williams,Ben Sutton, Chris. Bragg, D. A, Murdock, Joshua Mitchell, Wil liam S. Morris, E. Bartlett, H. Tinker, Burton Allen, Guilford Murphy, Betsy Nel son, Joseph Avery, Samuel Avery, William Mitchell, Chris. Dawson, S. Harris, Sarah Whitfield, John Bright, John Avery, E.Rease, Jesse Spear, James Bright, Equllla Pollard, Lee Bell, J. N. Lang- don. Hardy WllUs, Benejah White, Robert Ramsey, Dan iel earthy, Tolbert Williams, Alvin Prescott, Simon Bright, William Bri^t, Samuel Street, E. Wiggins, E. Holloway, Thomas Anderson, Williams Sears, Southy Wltherington, Thomas Taunt, Irving Taunt, EUza Weatherington, JohnCar- ney, Leonard Loftin, James Anderson, Amey Brown, Shad Holloway, Lewis Anderson, Charles Anderson, Oliver Stan- liff, Jordon Butler, Joel Wall, Samuel Wiggins, LabonMorris, Martin Hagins, William Loftin, Stephen Searles, William Hardy, Silas Lau^inghouse, N. Weatherington, A. Cooper, William Browning, Earnel Wil lis, S. Willis, Joseph Wiggings. Notes owing to the Estate of Lewis Bryan. Returned by Sam uel Street, Administrator. (ll pages of personalty. Clerk’s USE ZIP CODE * Shop early * I MAIL EARLY I * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * XXX* * AND USE * * * * * * * * * * * * ^ Fight Tuberculosis, * * Emphysema and Air Pollution * * * CHRISTMAS SEALS Yilloge Verses EVERYWHERE Near and far, to the ends of the earth, The world observes an infant’s birth; Thrilling anew to the Christmas story Of the miracle gift, and wondrous glory That Bethlehem’s star proclaimed in the sky. While heavenly hosts sang^ carols on high. No sweeter day has been given to man Than Christmas, part of God’s great plan; In our grand old city, mid historic scenes. Pause and reflect on all that it means. —JGMcD. Loose Papers, Craven County, N.C.) ******** Supplement to the inventory of Estate of Lewis Bryan de ceased, which was omitted in former return. A schedule and receipts of Christopher Daw son for notes and accounts in his hands for collection for $822.25, one half of which be longs to the estate of said de- cea.sed; $109-00 in bank divid ends. 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