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VOLUME 15
NEW BERN, N. C. 28560, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1972
NUMBER 36
When New Bern adults smirir
at the fear their youngsten
have of Halloween wltchu,
goblins and ^oets, they are in
effect wearing a false face
themselves.
All oldsters, whether thej
care to admit it or not, are
plagued by their own pet
goblins—every day and night
of the year. Some of the thinf^
they are afraid of happen to be
real. Many are imaginary, or
will never catch up with the
intimidated mortals who dread
them.
These goblins aren't to be
confused ^th the skeletons that
all families have in their rep-
sective and approximately
respectable closets. New
Bemians are conscious of them,
but are most cartful not to let
them get out and shake their
scandtf ized bones under public
scrutiny.
Perhaps no goblin is more
feared by all of us than the
spectre of ill health. We may not
be fully grateful for the
amazin^y intricate bodies that
God gave us when He created us
in His own likeness. Usually
we abuse them foolishly, but
lurking in the back of
everyone’s mind is the haunting
realization that there’s no
substitute for good health.
As a matter of fact, much of
the advertising aimed at us by
manufacturers makes full use
of this fear complex. One highly
successful toothpaste peddler
found it far more profitable to
harp on “pink toothbrush’’ than
to publicize the cleansing
qualities of his product, and the
claim that this or that
cigarette is “less irritating’’ to
the delicate membranes of the
nose and throat has paid off
handsomely.
“You rarely ever know it, and
your closest friend won’t tell
you.” Maybe he will, and
maybe he won’t. Anyhow, an ad
writer on New York’s Madison
Avenue spawned these omnious
words, and millions of bottles of
a wdl known gargle were sold
as a result.
Another of our goblins is the
fear of economic reversals. The
employee is afraid that
somewtiere along the way he
will lose his job, and fail to get
another one. The employer
dreads the possibility that
mounting costs, keen com
petition and government
restrictions will put him out of
business.
New Bern women who are
pretty, along with those who
aren’t, are fearful of wrinkles,
and gray strands that show up
in their locks. Men don’t shout
for joy either, when a trace of
snow appears on their noggins.
Far more, however, dread
btfdiess.
The loss of social prominence,
or failure to achieve it, is a
goblin for many. They panic at
the thought that they will be
snubbed when invitations are
sent out for parties or functions
where the so called elite are
destined to gather.
In this category the most
acute sufferer is the social
climber who has found it im
possible to crash the inner
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WORN WlTH PRIDE—Only those who attain the
32nd degree in Masonry are privileged to wear the
cap seen here. Approximately 200 candidates from
North Carolina counties east of Raleigh reached
this goal yesterday, as the New Bern Scottish Rite
Consistory concluded its annual three-day Fall
Reunion here. New Bern’s Consistory has more
than 5,400 members in all 500 states and many
foreign countries. It has been repeatedly said that
the degrees conferred dramatically here, from the
fourth through the 32nd, compare very favorably
with d^ree work at even larger Temples in
America. In addition to Scottish Rite and York Rite
Temples, New Bern is the home of Sudan Shrine
Temple, and is said to be the smallest city in the
world with such a Temple. North Carolina’s other
Shrine Temple is at Charlotte. Masonry here dates
back two centuries to the founding of St. John’s
Lodge No. 3, where a member of the craft named
George Washington was a guest one memorable
night.