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THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
Friday, October 10, 1969
THE NEW BERN MIRROR
Publlshad Evory^ Friday; at 410 Johnson Stroot
Now Born, N. C., tho Solo Ownor
J. GASKILL McDANIEL
Editor and Publithor
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THOSE METS
Countless North Carolinians, a lot of whom don’t
ordinarily watch televised baseball games, will be an
chored at their sets Saturday afternoon for the first
game of the 1969 World Series.
Except for those fans who support the Baltimore
Orioles year in and year out, and diehard Yankee sup
porters who automatically hate any New York team but
their own, living-room bleacherites are strictly for the
utterly unbelievable Mets.
What goes for this sports loving state applies to
the nation, and to every land where the crack of a bat
against hurtling horsehide is now a familiar sound. The
miracle that couldn’t happen became reality last Mon
day, and the multitude awaits what it hopes will be a
second miracle.
Baltimore, blessed with able players who collec
tively have had one of their better seasons, is a well
balanced club that makes many of its good breaks.
Aside from this, the team is quick to capitalize on any
and all undeserved breaks that come as fringe benefits.
Calling attention to this is close to an outright
admission that the upstart New York Mets are no match
for the Orioles. In normal times, the outcome would be
almost a foregone conclusion, but the Mets have al
ready demonstrated that a stat§ of normalcy is foreign
to their nature.
They are a myriad of marvelous things rolled Into
one. Cinderella dancing with the handsome prince,
David clobbering Goliath, the ugly duckling blossoming
into a graceful swan, Rudolph the ridiculous guiding
Santa Claus through murky skies.
In a world where most of us have to settle for the
role of also ran, they are what we would like to be; the
underdog, with fleas and distemper, forging to the
front of the pack; the turtie overtaking and passing the
slumbering hare; the foriorn clown who wins acclaim
as Hamiet; the eternaiiy present iittie guy who one day
makes it big.
The least of all wonders in this year of the moon
landing, and an equally astounding ascension by the
New York Mets, is our identity with those who have
proven that all things are indeed possible. Tar Heels
love the Mets like they love hominy grits and collards.
And that’s enough love for anybody.
It’s all a part of the American dream, alleged by
some to be completely dead. Such an allegation does
appear to be strongly substantiated by the violence,
cynicism, and lack of unity confronting our nation. But
dreams can be durable stuff.
Disillusioned and disgusted we may be, and yet,
a bit of the joy we experienced in childhood fantasy
remains with us. We grow skeptical with age, but down
deep we cling to the promise of happy ever after, and
the rags to riches philosophy of Horatio Alger, Jr.
Fairy taies do come true, if only rarely. One came
true at New York’s Shea Stadium last Monday, and the
world seemed to be a little brighter because of it. Among
other things, we saw a demonstration, triggered after
the final out, that was without hatred for a change.
If men can go to the moon, and the Mets can win
a pennant and possibly the World Series, there’s hope
for us all.
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Historical
Gleanings
ELIZABETH MOORE
BIG LIFT . . . Opening
new frontiers at the top of
the world, a fleet of Lock
heed IVlOO Hercules aircraft
have airlifted more than
75,000 tons of oil drilling
equipment and other
supplies to remote drill sites
above the Artie Circle.
Village Verses
BRYAN, FREDERICK.
March 15, 1801. May Term
1801. Wife Susannah. Three
children Elizabeth, Council and
Frederick Bryan. Executors,
my four brothers, Edward, John
H., William, and Joseph. Wit.
John Shine and William Steph
enson. Book A P. 252.
BRYAN, LEWIS. Oct. 29,
1792. May Term 1796. Wife,
Mary lands &c and rent other
plantation on Neuse River in
hands of Frederick Lane, sulky,
riding surrey, harness, use of
dwelling house, kitchen, gar
dens, outhouses, &c. My
daughter Elizabeth Ventress.
Lots in New Bern and Tren
ton to be sold &c. Remain
ing of estate to be divided be
tween four sons: Hardy, Jasper,
John Wesley, Lewis and Wil
liam. Exr. my two brothers
Nathan and Isaac and son in
law Lodowick Ventress, trusty
friend Durant Hatch and son
Hardy Jasper Bryan. Wit. Ber
nard Cordeman, William J.
Cordeman. Codicil added Feb.
10, 1796. Revokes loan of land
to son in law Ventress and re
quests all land sold and debts
paid and rest to his four sons.
Wit. William Bryan, John T.
Bryan. Durant Hatch qualified.
Book A P. 123.
BUMP, Elizabeth. Oct. 29,
1793. Nov. 1793. William Grif
fith all my property that I am
or may be entitled to and he is
to be executor. Wit. James H.
Bryan, Ann Dyas, Wm. Skin
ner. Book A P. 91.
BROWN, EDWARD. Aug.
10, 1795. Aug. 1798. Aaron,
son, 120 acres on river bank
95 acres of back land joining
his brother Hardy Brown. Son
Hardy 120 acres whereon I now
live patented by John Bryan.
Sons Moses, Edward, Daniel.
Exrs. Son6 Aaron and Moses
Brown, friend Joseph Dew.
Wit. Abner HaU, Richard
Jelks, Malachl Jolly. Book A
P. 203.
BROWN, JOHN April 15,
RIGHT ON TIME
You know that summer
Has come and gone,
And autumn’s arrived,
Sure as you’re born.
When you close the doors,
All the windows too.
And find that a cricket
Now lives with you.
—JGMcD.
1800. Feb. 1804. Wife, Re
becca for lifetime the house
and furniture and then to be di
vided to daughters Sally and
Polly Brown. Son John Richard
Brown cart and wheels. Exrs.
Stephen Fowler, J. N. Brown,
A. B, Simmons. Book A P.
271.
BROWN, WILLIAM. May
28, 1804. Nov. 1807. Samuel
Brown and wife Nancy, Son,
land patented to me Oct. 22,
1782, joining John Giles and
William Randal’s deceased on
Reedy Branch reserving 25,-
000 corn hills to my grandson
Leroy Brown for live years and
then to return to my son Sam
uel and his wife Nancy for their
lifetime, and then the land to my
grandsons Billy and Dempsey
Brown. Wife Rhoda, the land
joining Samuel Brown her life
time and then to grandson Leroy
Brown, &c. Exrs. Jacob John
ston, friend, George Koonce,
LeRoy Brown. Wit. John Giles,
Jr. John Tippet, Franklin
Giles. Book A P. 296.
(Records of Jones County,
North Carolina).
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