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: ' > > • In New Bern, the ten most popular &mily names belong to the Jones, Smith, Williams, Moore, Gaskins, Jcdmson, Davis White, Taylor and Boards clans. Rounding out the top twenty are you folks who answer to the han(Ue of Ipock, Dixon, Lewis, Miller, Fulcher, Brown, Boyd, Brinson, Dunn or Wilson. It may surprise you to learn that the leading names in our town, Jones, ranks no better than fourth in the nation. The Smiths (second locally) are first in the United States as a whole. The Williams family, assum ing that they’re all kin, has the double barreled distinction of stacking up third both locally and nationally. As for the John sons (second from coast to coast) they are sixth In New Bern. The Browns, fifth nationally, are sixteenth along the shores of theNeuse and Trent, while the Millers are sixth In the United States and fourteenth in our town. Like the Williams crowd, the David clan is evenly distributed. It ranks seventh in New Bern and America, but the Ander sens (eighth in the nation) don’t qualify for this city’s top twenty. As for the Wilsons (ninth in the U, S.) they’re twentieth here, while the Thompsons (tenfit nationiaiy>'iM%!iEM^db«m. the local list. For example, they're outnumbered almost ten to one by the Jones brigade. Interestingly enough, five of the top seven names on the na tional list appear among New Bern’s t^ seven too. So, when it comes to names a lot of us have a lot in common with mil lions of other Americans. Any time a newspaper pub lishes a photograph dealing with children, elderly people or ani mals, it can count (xi reader in terest. Hence, the picture snap ped by Billy Benners of the herons (or cranes) congregated along the shore back of Char lie KlmbrelVs place brought a great deal of comment. Benners, who has come up with plenty of excellent Mir ror photography from time to time, considers the picture of the herons one of his best. We heartily agree. Since Billy is a confirmed bird watcher, it was a case of business and pleasure combined. Wondering, on the day the photo was published, if the her ons were still around, this edi tor ventured out to Klmbrell’s. There, standing on a boardwalk sunning themselves, were a couple of big herons and a smaller heron that might have been Junior. Taking a few steps at a time while the herons were looking the other way, like a kid playing stealing steps, we managed to get almost within arm’s reach of the biggest her on. Each time that he gazed in our direction we managed to be stationary, and he Ignored us completely. Standing on one foot, he remained almost mo tionless for what seemed like ten minutes or more. Finally, not through fright but boredom, he turned and saunt ered down the narrow boardwalk to Join the other two herons. It was so quiet at the moment that we distinctly heard his feet coming in contact with the plank as he walked along it. (Continued on page 3) New Berm Libiair The NEW BERN ^ WEEKLY 2 '«T OF 5Perc'*%j. VOLUME 7 NEW BERN, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1964 NUMBER 27 ’UP SHE GOES—^Bill Edwards, local civil defense di- recto^ gets exp^ ^sistan^ from Bill Cox, one of umi uucts uuusea oi. xjuxe s nospiiai. visioie on me Wew Bern s cai»ble ham radio operators, in the eree- horizon is Bridgeton’s shoreline.—Photo by Billy Ben- tion of a new antenna. Unless you‘ve got keen eyes and ners. excellent idea of the city’s geography, you might not figure out that they’re standing on top of the building that on» housed St. Luke’s hospital. Visible on the THEY WE5RE TOPS- -These ybun^ters had good rea son to be relaxed, when they posi^ jfor their group picture. A tough seasoji in P^ew Berns church school league saw them emerg’e astlro loop’s i964 champions. Without eyen glimpsing tfib; youngstei^ gathered here, every kid in town knows we’re speaking of the Centenary Methodist baseball team. Quite appropri ately, members of the ball club wantM their pastor and the team’s staff of adults to be included.—^Photo by Billy Benners.
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