The NEW BERN
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
IN THE HEART OP
EASTERN NORTH
IJC
VOLUME 16
NEW BERN, N. C. 28560, FRIDAY, MAY 25. 1073
NUMBER 11
Yesterday was when
Margaret Waters Powers, who
lived at 801 Broad Street, in
vited us to come by and get
acquainted with her 51 year dd
When we arrived the doll was
seated in the parior, wearing
the same dress that a seam
stress made for it, back in 1912.
Mollie Gatlin of Vanceboro, who
gave it to Mhrgaret, had been
usiim it to modd size two
children's dresses at her store
before she passed it on.
Margaret coirfessed that she
played with the doll until she
was 16 years old. "In fact," she
admittM, *T played with it until
I wasashmneiltoanylonger. As
you can see, it is in a
remarkable state of preser
vation."
And so it was. The only mis
hap to befall it in half a centum
coidd be blamed on mottis.
“Thqr ate her hair up," said
Margwet, "but I had another
wig made from my own hair."
Ibe doU was given the name
of MoDie, for the la^ whose
present to a little girl was
destined to bring lasting
ileasure. Dolls are supposed to
fragile, but this one, you
could see, was never
mistreated.- - ,
We have no knowledge of
what luq>pened to it, after
Margaret^s death. Perhaps
someone reading these lines can
enlighten us.
Yesterday was when tragedy
had a happy ending for 13 year
old Huri^ Vincent, Jr., of
Jasper, who was injured in a
freak accident on the first day
of the New Bern-Craven County
Vehicle Safety Check program.
Riding to town on a Jasper
School float that was decorated
for use in the opening dav’s
Safety parade, the slender
eighth grader was thrown from
the truck, on Highway 70, when
a gust of wind ripped off part of
the display.
Hurley sustained a brain
concussion, and remained a
patient at St. Luke’s Hospital
here for several days. Knowing
how excited the youngster was
about the parade, officials
decided to use the float, despite
the mishap.
When the safety campaign
ended, with 27,000 vehidles
inspected during a six-day
period. Chairman James A.
Stutts headed for the Vincent
farm house, where Hurley
resided with his parents, a
brother and sister, and his
paternal grancbnpther.
It was a good day for working
in a corn fleld, and that’s where
Hurley’s parents happened to
be when Stutts arrived.
Hurley’s brother, fleet as a
deer, raced down the lane to let
them know company had
arrived.
When the family gathered,
Stutts expressed his own regret
and foat of other Safety Check
officials at the boy’s misfor
tune. A big smile blossomed on
Hurley’s face when Jim handed
him a neatly virrapped package
containing a wrist watch
C ided for the occasion by a
jeweler.
Then the lad was asked to
close his eyes. Moments later he
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Slertt-drttOTn doutitij ^ublir ?Gibrarg
plenty op SPUNK—This young man, one year
old Christian Galvin, has come face to face with
very serious illness during recent mondis, but like
a true champ is fighting back and favored to win a
complete victory. Extensive treatment at Duke
Itopital in Durham has been followed by therapy
at Craven County Hospital here. He is the son of
Midiael and Roseanne Galvin of New Bern. Mrs.
Callie TuUy is the maternal grandmother, and the
paternal grandparents are the James Galvins.
With these affectionate relatives, and three great-
gran^others in his cheering section, Christian
has all the incentive he needs to battle his way to
full recovery.