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The NEW BERN Yesterday was when no one among the 2,000 who worked with Pop Lupton at Cherry Point’s Marine Base, until his death in 1954, was foolish enou^ to think they cmild fill the shoes of the 82 year old New Bemian. When it came to usefulness, and deserved respect and af fection, he was in a class by himself. That’s why the military joined with civilians each Oct^r to give him a birthday party in the huge overiiavd and repair shq>. Loyalty and energetic devotion to duty sudi as Lupton displayed would have been remarkaUe at any age. In his case it was almost unbelievable that he could hold his own working side by side with others less than half his age. Pop would listen to the speeches, while his spectacles got misty and his mouth quivery. Then, after aU of the hullabdob was over, he shuffled back to the busing of sur facing plan wings with a liquid that the trade referred to as dope. There was nothing d(^y about Pop, despite Ms close proximity to the substance, day in and day out. His wisdom had accumulated along with Ms birthdays, and staying well posted on the latest news was a must with Mm. That went double for war news, and small wonder. After all, samples of Lupton’s hand iwork soared throu^ the skies in far places for 10 years or more. He gave Ms blessing to every plane he worked on, and his heart was with the leatherneck pilot who flew it. Pop was sick of war, and wanted to live long enough to see the Kwean situation over with, and America’s armed forces home with loved ones. A happy day in Ms final years came when his own grandson returned from a tour of duty in Korea. Bom at Hobucken, he spent Ms boyhood at nearby l^or- tonsvilie. Like many a youth in this section of the Coast Country, he took to the water early, and was aboard sailing vessels for years. Eventually he was Ms own skin>er. A man on a com mercial boat has to be a jack of all trades, so Lupton learned to paint, and paint well. When his sailing days became a tMng of the past, he hung onto Ms brushes, and took up a new livelihood. He went to Cherry Point with a private contractor, when the bud^ng base blossomed into tremendous activity. Uncle Stun sj^ted Mm, figured he was a mighty good man to have around, and hired him away from the contractor. Pop traveled approximately 200 miles a week by automobile, getting to and from Ms job. Simple arithmetic indicates this mileage, after he was 71 exceed the 100,000 mark. Lupton stacked up well enough following his rigorous routine to amass sometMng like 300 hours of sick leave. He was out of bed at the bust of dawn, '«mtinued on page K) f WIIKLY I VOLUME 14 NEW BERN, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1972 NUMBER 44 ★ Craven-Pomlico - Carterf>+ ~T1 ”5T1T ONCE UPON A TIME—You young upstarts never saw this establishment, and have no idea where it was located. 'Hie ramblmg frame structure stood at the spot where New Benrs Gmtral Fire Staticm is now nrmly entrenched. J. A. Jones, whose several children included Mrs. D. L. Ward and Mrs. John A. Guion, did a thriving business. Spirited steeds and handsome carriages were availanle for rental or Durchase. as were wagons, as his bold lettering inmcates. Apparently, mere were a couple of framed pictures mounted above the left side of the building^s front. Are they still In existence? The lot remained vacant for years, after the stables, and finally the blacksmith shop later operated by Mrs. J. I. Smith, vanished. Carnivals frequently pitched tent on the grounds, and at least once a year the groin Mason Stock Company, » » canvas, staged a week of a traveling theatre under staged a week of plays me Mason, a wmsome blonde with curls, was always lere. Doro^y the h^ine, and Boyd Holloway, haired, the stunning hero.—r‘ Brooks Collection. tall and dark Photo from Albert D. ★
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