Mayberry in the News?

Two weeks ago I titled one of my postings, "It Ain't Mayberry Anymore!" The very next day after posting those thoughts, I read in the paper that the actress who played the role of Deputy Barney Fife's girlfriend, Thelma Lou, was robbed in Mount Airy, NC, the small town that the fictional town of Mayberry was based upon. The actress, whose name is Betty Lou Lynn, now 83, was approached by a man while shopping in downtown Mount Airy. The man grabbed her purse and fled. Police were notified, and after a brief chase, were able to arrest the suspect and retrieve the actress' purse. The irony in all of this is that Lynn had moved to Mount Airy from Los Angeles because she was fed up with the crime there (she had been victimized several times while living in L.A.). But she has learned that crime is not confined to big cities. It's everywhere - even in Mayberry! All the more reason to pray ... and to support our police - the thin blue line between order and chaos, good and evil in our society.

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pj