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Yesterday was when Proph et George, a soft spoken, gaud ily bedecked predictor was still in our midst. Whether he considered himself for real, or knew he was only a clever pretender, he bobbed up often on New Bern streets for close to half a century. Tie dignifted, well behaved Negro usually wore a white lin en outfit, and white shoes to match. His straw hat was apt to have the strangest things attached to it. We were never quite sure whether these were intended to attract the good or scare off the bad, or maybe they did both. Around his neck, more often than not, he had a multitudi nous collection of beads and as sorted trinkets. Clutchedfirm- ly in one hand was a polished latern, the better perhaps to find something or other as he journeyed through life in search of stuff to predict. Diogenes might have once own ed It. Whatever else the seasoned prognosticator may have sought in vain, he seemed to have dis covered personal happiness, and and possessed serenity of spirit by no means prevalent in this mortal realm. He was laughed at, but invariably those who scoffed couldn't be gin to approach his peace of mind. *«****«« Maybe you've never thoi^h about it, but two of New Bern’s streets are named for a couple of other Georges. King Street was solabledinhonorofGeorge l, first Hanoverian king of Great Britain, who succeeded Anne as sovereign in 1714, and died June 14, 1727. George Street got its desig nation to pay homage to George m, and this latter throughfare wasn't established until 1771. If we're right on our history, Kinston was named Kingston for the same guy, but folks over there eliminated the “g” later to show their hatred. New Bern's Queen street had a royal origin too. It was given the name in the town’s first plan to compliment Queen Anne. Now, of course, we have a Queen Anne Lane, so the old gal has been duly and doubly honored. - Among our United States presidents, Washington, Lincoln, McKinley and Gar field have had local streets named for them. New Bern's German street, running east from upper Pol lock to South Front, was chang ed to Liberty street during World War One as an insult to Kaiser Wilhem, We’re sure Wilhem couldn’t have cared less, and overlooked by local patriots was the fact that the street got -its label from a re spectable family named "Jer- man.” You're not old enough to re member when Craven Street was Graves Street, so dubbed for a surveyor member of the Assembly and one of the first town Commissioners. It was changed to h^r the Earl of Craven, and Griffith Street, dedicated in 1857 to Edward Griffith, is now, of course. North Craven. Kilmarnock Street, running north off upper Broad Street, was named tor a town in Ayr shire, Scotland. Inciden ce ontlnued on page 8) The NEW BERN PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE HEART OP EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA 5^ Per Copy VOLUME 12 NEW BERN, N. C„ FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1970 NUMBER 50 FEW KNEW HER — Fourteen years have passed since petite and graceful Wally Lampert lived briefly in New Bern with her Kentucky born Marine husband. She sought no publicity, but inconspicuously volun teered to teach ballet to interested young girls fre quenting New Bern’s Recreation Center. Who was she? None other than Bern, Switzerland’s prima bal lerina, so adored in her homeland that a full section of that city’s leading newspaper was devoted to her lamented departure for America, Later, she returned to the Swiss capital, leaving with those of us who were privileged to have her for a friend a host of pleasant memories. So down to earth was Wally that it was difficult to keep in mind she had given com mand performances for royalty. Kipling phrased It when he wrote, "to walk with kings, nor lose the common touch.’’
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