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VOLUME 12
NEW BERN, N. C„ FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1969
NUMBER 16
Just about everybody has un
expected guests dropping in
during the summer months. The
situation confronted Wilson
Lee, dean of New Bern's attor
ney's, the other day when, of all
things, he found a complete
stranger in his guest room.
Lee loves God's tiny feath
ered creatures, so ifafledge-
Ung mockingbird had to tumble
down a chimney, he certainly
picked the right house. The lo
cal lawyer, disUngidshed in ap
pearance and accomplishments,
scooped up the terrified visitor
and calmed his fears as only an
experienced bird fancier could.
Then the attorney walked to
his front door, knowing that for
the bird's sake he would have
to get it excited again. Only
through the little fellow's calls
for help would larger and
stronger birds hover near and
give protection from any tom
cat prowling the vicinity.
That's the way it worked out.
The fledgeling managed to get
airborne without further mis
hap, and Lee says the juvenile
songster greeted him with shrill
melody from a tree near his
doorstep when he returned
home after abusymorningathis
Elks Temple office.
An impromptu concert of this
sort didn't surprise Lee the
least bit. It is a fact beyond
dispute that numerous birds are
numbered among his closest
friends. He provides ample food
for them in his backyard during
all seasons of th^ year. Many
leave when winter comes, but
during their brief span of life
they always return when spring
brings warmth and briefness.
How nice it would be for Lee
if he could meet and chat with
John Kieran, retired sports
editor of the New York Times.
Kieran, who hunted at Camp
Bryan east of New Bern, close
to half a century ago, is a rec
ognized autorlty on more than
200 subjects, but none intrigues
him more than bird study.
These two men would have
much in common. Aside from
their mutual interest in birds,
Kieran, without question the
owner of one of the most bril
liant minds of our time, would
find Lee sufficiently well read to
carry on Interesting conversa
tion in many fields.
****e***
Mirror readers who are par
ents of children Just learning to
walk don't have to be told that a
certain quite necessary bath
room fixtare is the most fasci
nating attraction in their home.
What in the world did toddlers
do for kicks before modern
plumbing came into being?
Lavatories are sufficiently
elevated to be out of a small
child's reach, but the afore
mentioned installation is per
fectly situated. In our consid
ered opinion, all the churches
in the world since the begin
ning of time haven't had as many
baptisms in their sanctuaries
as the number of dolls dunked in
bathrooms.
The prettier and more expen
sive the doll, the sooner it gets
the full treatment. However,
since beauty is in the eyes of
the beholder, only parents and
other adults cringe at the result.
Little girls, God Bless them,
love a battered and bedraggled
doll most of all.
Little boys, the ones who
wouldn't think of playing with a
(Coniinued on Page 8)
Happiness At Camp Seafarer Is A Trim Sailing
Craft Riding The Rippling Neuse, With Young Hearts Aboard.