CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES
Carteret County'* Newspaper
EDITORIALS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1957
Thank You!
People would realize how important
the postal service is if suddenly, for
several days, it would stop ? maybe
just before Christmas.
The postal service (like your news
paper) is taken for granted. It's there.
It has always been there, and you ex
pect it always will be there.
Your mail man, the clerks in the
postoffice, the postmasters, everybody
in the long chain which comprises the
United States postal service deserve a
particularly cheery holiday. They earn
it!
Think of the distress and turmoil
throughout this nation if Christmas
packages could not be mailed or deliv
ered, think of the Christmas cards from
distant friends which would lie cold
and useless if they were not sent on
their way. Perhaps the biggest and best
Santa in the country at Christmas time
is the postal service.
Children read about the little elves
that help Santa. Many of those elves
are full-sized ones ? the mail men and
postal clerks. They work extra hours.
They put up with sloppily tied pack
ages, loosely-packed fragile things, per
ishable cookies and candies that sift
out through broken box corners. They
patiently explain to Uncle Joe that no,
he can't mail that bottle. They try to
tell Aunt Sue as kindly as possible that
no, she can't mail those sealed Christ
mas cards for just 2 cents each.
No matter how difficult the customer
is, or how much work the clerk has
staring him in the face, he does his best
to explain patiently to the customer
just what can and can't be done.
For this, the postal service gets a lot
of abuse and criticism. But its shoulders
are broad. It takes it, and still carries
on in an efficient manner which defies
matching by any other enterprise.
Instead of griping about the postal
service and the men and women who
make it tick, how about telling your
mail man, your postal clerk, your post
master that you appreciate their ef
forts? They ge*. paid for their work,
certainly, but they don't get paid for a
smile, for courtesy, for the extra favors
they do, for the frantic rush to get all
the Christmas packages and cards out
before Dec. 25.
The postal folks we are particularly
fortunate to know, right here in Car
teret, deserve our sincerest thanks.
Don't Treat It Lightly
Whooping cough ? too often consid
ered to be of little importance by many
physicians as well as by the general
public ? is still one of the most deadly
of the communicable diseases among
children of pre-school age.
For example, in the United States
from 1940 to 1948, the United Nations
World Health Organization reports
that whooping cough caused three
times as many deaths among children
one year old as did measles, meningitis,
diphtheria, poliomyelitis, scarlet fever,
chickcnpox, g e r m a n measles, and
mumps together.
The Year Re-Born
Something new that is ever old is the
new year.
With the new year come the same
months that chidb last year. The days
have the same numbers ? "thirty days
has September, April, June and No
vember . . The weeks have the same
lays.
The new year couhl be the subject of
a brain-racking riddle: What is always
the same but never the same?
Because it is never the same, yet has
some of the familiar earmarks of the
old, the new year is welcomed by most
people with hilarity and hope.
Friends wish for one another a new
year better than the last.
For the following, we hope these
wishes come true:
Fishermen ? May your holds be just
full enough to assure good prices, may
your galley always be well-stocked, and
may the sea be kind to you the whole
year through.
Farmers ? May the good earth give
forth its fruit under yqur care and may
the returns nurture bountifully you and
your families.
Businessmen and Women ? Though
the clouds look gray, there is a silver
lining. That lining may not be visible
until the latter part of 1958. Mean
while, may your bank account stay firm
and your hope engender faith in a good
tomorrow.
Educators ? Teachers and education
officials face some tough problems.
Every year presents to them a new
hunk of the future to be molded. May
their will remain strong, their putience
continue and may 1958 bring closer the
goal of an education system in Carteret
worthy of our children.
Coast Guardsmen ? May 1958 be
ship-shape in every way, at home, on
the waves and in the sky, and may the
people continue to appreciate the
round-the-clock heroic service of the
Coast Guard.
Government Officials ? May your
financial worries grow no bigger, your
interest in good government grow
stronger, your courage never waiver,
and your will to govern in the best in
terest of the citizen remain foremost.
Mothers ? May you count your days
in the kitchen, the nursery, not wasted.
Though they may seem monotonous at
times, may the hours be as pearls that
in the light of the future will shine with
a glowing lustre.
Fathers ? May you prosper. The
new year may not have wealth in store,
but may it bring a home sheltered with
love ? and all those things that dollars
cannot buy.
Young'uns ? Honor your father and
mother; never be satisfied in what
ever you do, with "just getting by", and
each year will be a good one.
Churches ? These institutions are,
truly, the hope of the world. There are
many faiths, but only one God. May
the churches and those who worship
there, in body and in spirit, ever be in
the vanguard in 1958 and in all the
years to come.
Night Before New Year's
'Twas the night before New Year's
und all through the house everyone was
yelling, even the mouse. We were
watching the seconds with lots of hey
day, knowing that the New Year was
on the way.
Me with my streamers and Mom with
her horn, knew that th? new one would
soon be born. The kids had completely
forsaken their beds, with lots of excite
ment over their heads.
And from the nursery there came
such a noise, we knew that the baby
was tossing his toys.
Then out on the roof there arose such
a clatter ? I knew in a minute what
was the matter!
The new tv antenna had dropped to
the ground, and the dog Rover grabbed
it and ran round and round.
I was fit to be tied ? no Happy New
Year for me, for I knew the Rose Bowl
game I would not see!
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New Year Thoughts
By MRS. J. L. SMITH
Bachelor
Many of us arc beginning to re
view the old year, and wondering
what the new one will bring. Many
are saying, if I had this one to go
over again, if it could be handed
back to me, I would do thus and so.
Of course we cannot have it back,
but we can improve the new one,
and for this we are grateful. To be
given another chance, that is tho
wonder of it all, so now with this
"brand new" start may we have a
wonderful New Year.
Day by day we live our year,
we start with a fresh sheet every
morning. We may check It every
evening for blots and, if we find
them, be a little more careful the
next day. Before we realize it
our year will be completed and
we will be happier with our rec
ord than we were the year be
fore.
We start making New Year's
resolutions right after Christmas.
Now is a good time to begin. I am
not much at making them, but I do
think it is good for us, for even if
we keep one of them we have ac
complished something.
In every thing we do I think it
well to have a goal, for by having
one it saves us from doing things
in a haphazard way. Remember
the saying, cleanliness is next to
godliness. May I add that an or
derly life, meaning, of course, a
well regulated life, goes hand in
hand with godliness.
Have you ever noticed a beautiful
garden grow? There is much more
to it than planting the seed. Each
plant has to be loved and cared
for, else it will fade away.
In a rose garden, for example,
we may consider the running
rooe. They have many, many
stems running in all directions.
They have to be pruned, the dead
stems have to be removed, in
order for the new ones to come.
And then when this is done we
have a much lovelier rose.
We arc like that. As we live
from day to day we need pruning.
We need to cut out all bad
thoughts. We should put kindness
where cruelty has been, under
standing where fault-finding has
been, generosity where meanness
has be* n, and, above all. we need
to put Christ first in our lives.
Thinking of goals again, recently
in one of our leading magazines I
ran across some wonderful rules
written by Marie Hauck Wiegman.
I would like to pass these on for in
some way they may help us in
reaching our goals.
I would start each day with Bible
reading, prayer, and meditation.
I would read Inspirational books.
1 would strive to be Christ like in
all my attitudes and contacts.
I would attend chur9h regularly
and give it my time, talent, and
money to it and to its benevolent
causes.
I would learn more about my
faith.
I would remember to be kind.
I would find something beautiful
in each day to remember.
I would not forget that Cod ia my
Esther and that, because I am His
child. He loves mc and watches
over mc.
As I have said, we need to put
Christ first, and we need to give
Him oar very best. He has been
so goad to ns all alaug the way.
first He gave to as this beautl
ful world ha which to live. He
hat cared for at to lovingly, but
many of us have given so little
In return. I am reminded here
of a story that has touched the
hearts of many. There Isn't room
for the story in detail, hut I will
give the gist of It. It Is the story
of a little boy that gave hit most
precious possession.
Sonny, we will call the little fel
low, came from one of the poorest
homes. He came from a home
i there was no love. His father
drank and his mother was away
from home most of the time, so
therefore, he was left pretty much
to himself. As he had to prepare
most of his meals, naturally he was
undernourished.
His clothes were very shabby
and, during the winter months, he
was always cold. He walked the
streets seeking, but never finding,
someone that he might turn to;
someone that would love him, for
this was what he craved more than
anything else in the whole wide
world.
On a certain day he left his
home early. He had a penny in
his pocket, lie had found it on
the sidewalk in front of his home.
He thought of a fruit-stand that
he had passed so often and the
lovely apples on display there.
And, he said to himself, "At last
1 can buy one."
But, arriving at the fruit-stand,
and selecting a bright red apple,
he reached in his little pocket for
the penny, but, much to his horror,
it had slipped through a hole that
had not been mended.
At this point Sonny was very
near tears, but the kind man, hav
ing children of his own, said to
him, "You may have the largest,
brightest apple on display," add
ing, as much to himself as to Son
ny, "I well remember when 1 was
a little boy, once upon a time."
He thanked the giver of the gift
and he thought, at last, he had
made one friend, so as he walked
along the street he was very
happy.
In a distance could be heard
beautiful chimes. They were
coming from a church not too
far away. He realized how cold
he was, so again to himself he
said, "if I can just get inside I
will be nice and warm," so hug*
ging his bright red apple, he
hastened on in the direction of
the church.
He was a little afraid to enter,
but he decided that he must, so,
very quietly, he entered and sat
down in a back pew. He began to
look around. He had never been in
such a lovely place. And visioned
heaven as such. But when the
minister announced his text for the
evening, "What Shall I Give?" he
was very confused.
He had nothing to give except the
apple, and he wondered how such
a gift could help.
Everyone was to lay a gift on
the altar and he wanted so much
to help. Finally, and jvith great
courage, he left his pew and
marched boldly down the aisle
and placed his gift, the little ap
ple, on the altar. On returning
to his seat, he seemed to hear a
voice near hy saying, "My son,
you have given the greatest gift
of all."
So it can be with each of us. We
can give our best every day. And
then, at the close of the year, our
sheet will be all unblottcd.
A second chance, 1858. Let's
make this one the best ever.
Smile a While
It wis income tax time and Ter
ence wa* feverishly filling up sheet
after sheet of paper with figures.
A friend looked in upon the sweat
ing Irishman and inquired: "For
the love o' Mike, Terence. What's
the idea of the income tax? You
loafer, you know you haven't
earned a dime in years."
"Yes, me bye," Terence agreed.
"Oi'm Just thrying to figger out
how much Oi save by not wor
rkin."
Customer: "Barber, would you
get me a glass of water?"
Barber (ahaving customer):
"What's the matter, something in
your throat?"
Castomer. "No, I just want to see
if it leaks."
Words of Inspiration
WE CAN CHOOSE
We can choose grief or happiness
To make tomorrow dark or bright;
We can choose joy or bitterness
And make each hour like day or night.
We can choose rapture or regret
To tint or shade our span of life;
We can remember or forget.
And either dwell in peace or strife.
We can be led by wild desire
Or practice temperance instead;
We can choose love or passion's fire
To heal the wounds which lie ahead.
We can choose muteness or a song,
A smarting weed or garden flower,
Disgrace or fame, and right or wrong.
For each of us possess that power.
? Harold Brown
Some people speak of spiritual qualities as one thing, and material
advantages as another thing ? contrasting. To me this is not so ? the
two seem entertwined and inter related ? one and the same, two side*
of a coin. The only trouble is, some people fix their eyes on one side of
the coin and never turn it over.
There is need of the tiniest candle as well as the garish sun;
The humblest deed is enobled when it is worthily done;
You may never be called to brighten the darkest region afar;
So fill, for the day, your mission by shining where you are.
? Reprinted
A minute and a dollar arc as big as the man who possesses them.
The shortest way to do many things is to do one thing at a time.
Ruth Peeling
Matt Dillon Meets His Match
I've seen eartoons depicting peo
ple leaping into tv sets to tackle a
football player or join a wrestler.
But last week was the first time
I saw a newsstory saying such an
incident actually happened. The
story:
Columbus, Ga., Dec. 26 (AP?
Answering a disturbance call here
police last night found a man with
a smoldering shotgun trained on
his tv set. The set was in sham
bles!
"That's one time," he drawled,
"that ole Matt Dillon didn't beat
anyone to the draw."
He was hustled off to jail on a
charge of drunkenness.
The Morehead City police depart
ment decided that their Christmas
card with the following verses was
worthy of wider distribution:
Santa Claus Writes to Children . . .
I'm sending this message to tell
you
That taxes have taken away
The things I really needed,
My workshop, my reindeer, my
sleigh.
Captain Henry
Sou'easter
The pogy boats sure cut out fast
last week.
Someone was commenting the
other day about how deserted the
waterfront looks. I got a real
chuckle out of that story in the
paper about a woman so busy look
ing at the menhaden boats at the
postofficc dock that she ran right
into the back of the Beaufort police
car.
Ann and B. C. Brown's little
beagle pup. Skip, did not get to
Beaufort for Christmas. Olc B. C.
says Skip has an infected lip. They
think he got into a fight with an
other dog and got a bit chewed up.
Anyhow, poor Skip had to hang up
his stocking at a veterinarian's in
Washington, D. C.
Now, could we have asked for a
prettier day than the one that was
served up on Christmas? Come to
think of it, the whole week (with
the exception of that miniature
hurricane Thursday morning) was
Carteret weather putting its best
foot forward for the folks home for
Christmas.
Our house was quiet this year.
My grandchildren are at the age
where they are happier being in
their own homes and with their
own friends The first mate and I
talked about spending Christmas
with our daughter on Staten Island
but we decided it would be an up
hill fight to battle Christmas traf
fic, no matter how we went.
So we stayed right here, had
Christmas dinner with friends and
enjoyed it the most.
Man is distinguished from ail
other animals by the fact that he
makes resolutions at the beginning
of each year. Here are a few that
have an outstanding chance of re
maining unbroken for a good spell:
Resolved, that I shall get at least
eight hours' sleep out of every 24
? some of it in bed.
Resolved, that I shall rise briskly
every morning at the sound of the
alarm clock, dump the alarm clock
briskly into a pail of water and
jump briskly back into bed.
Resolved, that I shall never speak
well of anyone, in case some of his
enemies might be listening and be
lieve me.
Resolved, that I shall be more
considerate of others, especially my
wife, letting her know not later
than the following morning that I
am not coming home to dinner last
night.
Resolved, that I shall i "nceforth
endeavor to live within my income
and in order to start with a clean
slate, shall borrow sufficient funds
to discharge all my prevailing in
debtedness immediately!
Hcppy Noo Year!
IS THE GOOD OLD BETS
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Beaufort town commissioners
voted to buy a new fire truck with
a capacity of 1,000 gallont of water
a minute.
A Wilmington man was drowned
when his car went through the
railing of the Trent River bridge
at New Bern.
A hearing on the issuing of a
$300,000 bond issue by the county
commissioners was'to be held next
week.
Ilalscy D. Paul was building a
new house on East Front Street
near Gordon Street.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
The North Carolina Bank and
Trust Co. was considering opening
a bank in Beaufort.
Sound Chevrolet in Morehead
City was advertising a sport road
ster for $4*3. a coupe for $483, and
a sedan for $365.
County commissioners were ex
pected to establish a county court
for the first of next year. The
court would have both civil and
criminal Jurisdiction.
The I. E. Ramsay store on Front
Street, Beaufort, formerly the C.
A. Clawson store, was being re
modeled.
TEN YEARS AGO
The Carteret County USO build
ing was having a closing party,
after having been open to service
men for the past six years.
A tri-county dental society, in
cluding dentists of Carteret, Cra
ven and Onalow counties, was
formed.
1 Dr. H. F. Prytherch was suc
cessful bidder for the state oyster
experimental farm which was of
fered for sale lakt week.
Fish returns for this year in the
county were $>00,000 less than laat
year.
FIVE YEARS AGO
A Morehead City police car was
wrecked when chasing a fleeing
bootlegger in Morehead City.
Wethcrington's boat yard, on
Shepard Street, Morehead City,
waa rased by fire.
Dr. W. L. Rudder had moved
his office from Turner Street to
$10 Ann St., Beaufort.
The menhaden boat, Dos well S.
Edwards, which had sunk in Beau
fort inlet, bad washed up on the
bathing beach at Fort Macon.
Morehead City town commiaalon
ert voted to extend the sonlng au
thority one mile beyond the present
Now I'm making my rounds with
a donkey.
He's old, lie's crippled, he's slow.
So you'll know II you don't sew
me Xmas,
I'll be out with my donkey in tiia
snow.
Vivian Brown, Associated Presd
columnist, has done a pretty good
job of classifying gift givers andj
recipients.
Gift givers:
Gifts fall into many categories:
(1) The true giver who means it
(2) one who gives because it is ex
pected (3) one who gives to pave
the friendship path (4) one who
feels the gift is required.
Gift recipients:
1. One who looks crestfallen after
opening the gift, tries to be brave
about it all, fighting back the tear^
2. Gushy Gertie whose effusive,
ness over a little present make*
you want to say, "Aw, turn off thn
oil."
3. The type who rushes right off
to the store to exchange anythiafl
for new color, different style. Then
believe they have better taste thai
anyone.
4. The cruelly critical type wh^
says, "What's this supposed to bf,
anyway?"
5. The sister who says plaintiva
ly, "Mary was the one who wanted
this."
6. The spoiled type who says,
"Couldn't you get the watch wit!
diamonds?"
7. T h c outright - disappointed ?
don't-carc-who-knows-it type, "I'll
never going to say what I waif
for Christmas again. Nobody payi
any attention to it."
8. The I-like-this-but type whf
squelches with: "You should hav(
seen the ski suit Joan is gettlnf
from her parents."
9. The jolly girl who laughs hysi
topically saying "Ho, ho, here's I
scarf again, I'll bet", before shf
even opens the box.
10. The little martyr who hal
spent a year's allowance on ever*
one's gifts, who sits quietly estf
mating that she has been far to<
generous for what she got back.
My wish to each of you for thf
new year: may your troubles hi:
little tiny ones and your joys mou?
tainoua!
Stamp News
Speaking of famous men, Franq
has issued seven new stamps is
its "World's Famous Men Series.]
The S-franc bears a portrait <j
( opernlcua, 10-fr Michelangelo,
fr Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
lS-fr Rembrandt van Rlpi, l?-fr I
laaac Newton, 25-fr Wolfgang M^
aart, 35 fr Johann Goedic.
An additional city tea been
ded to the first day llat for
3-ccnt whooping crane atamp
Nov. 22. It ia New Orleasa
waa aelected for first day
bccauae ita Audubon Park Zoo I
the home of the flnt whooping
cranea born in,captivity.
The other citiea already ar
nounced are New York and Corpu
Chriatl, Tsa.
-JLil