The N£W
^ Tio^ional Library
L 4oo Johnson Jt.
ro^'.r Born TC 23:^60
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
IN THE HEART OP
EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA
5^ Per Copy
VOLUME 14
NEW BERN, N. C., FRIDAY. JULY 16, 1971
NUMBER 18
Yesterday was when Ken
Zacks didn’t know what the
score was when somebody
mailed him a $io bill in an old
newspaper.
A year later he had the an
swer, thanks to a personal visit
from the sender, who dropped
by his store to make sure the
money had reached its
destination.
“Did you once own a 1941
convertible?” the man asked.
When Zacks recalled that he
had such a vehicle in 1943 the
full story came out.
“I was working at a garage,”
the stranger said, “and your car
came in for repairs, l^ile
working on it I found a $10 bill
on the seat. I took it.”
Ever since, the mechanic
related, his conscience had
plagued him. “I remembered
my church vows,” he told
Zacks, “and every time I
kneeled to pray I kept thinking
about the wrong I had done.”
Finally the money was mailed
anonymously. The wrong had
been righted, but it brou^t no
peace of mind. “I had to meet
you face to face,” the man said,
“so here I am. Mer all, I had no
way of knowing whether you got
It or not.”
Zacks comforted his
remorseful visitor, and ex
tended his hand. ‘Tve met a
man with real courage,” he told
him. “Somanyof the wrongs we
do can’t be wiped away, and I’m
happy because yours could.”
Tlie mechanic was happy too,
as he shuffled out of the store
into the bright sunshine.
Perhaps he and Zacks still
remember the incident.
Yesterday was when the Rev.
P. C. Yelverton’s Sunday
sermon down at Belgrade
Methodist Church ran 45
minutes late, but no one in the
congregation blamed him.
As a matter of fact,
everybody remained quite wide
awake until the final hymn and
benediction. Such alertness
stemmed not only from the 23
year old pastor’s message but
from competing activity by an
uninvited guest.
All set to give forth with a
serving of the gospel, the
minister discovered that he was
sharing his pulpit with a snake.
It was no time for dignity, even
in a house of worship.
The Rev. Mr. Yelverton beat
a hasty retreat up the aisle,
spreading the alarm as he went.
It need not be said that the
church pianist and the choir
shared his apprehension over
this sudden) turn of events.
Tb make matters worse, the
snake had done a disappering
act by the time aD in attendance
recovered their equilibrium,
and set about the business of
eliminating his unwanted
presence.
Finally located, the snake
was killed and carried out, and
the preacher delivered his
sermon. Ordinarily, youth is
considerd a handicap among
ministers, but, coming up that
aisle, the Rev . Yelverton was
glad to be young.
Yesterday was when a person
with a Piedmont Air Line ticket
never left the ground in
reaching his or her destination.
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DEDICATION
To
MISS MOLLIE HEATH
\?Ko, bj) her v^illing efforts, amiable dis
position and ever-enduring patience laid the
vjMoundation for our success as Seniors, we the
^‘^ass of '28 in appreciation thereof, dedicate
this Volume of “THE CUB”
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Only once in New Bern schoors long history
has an annual or yearbook been dedicated to a first
&ade teacher. So far as we know, it has never been
mne elsewhere in America. It happened, as this
page from the annual indicates, 43 years ago. This
gesture was richly deserved by the beloved “Miss
Mollie” who taught several generations their
alphabet.