Henderson daily dispatch., August 18, 1934, Image 8

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ASSOCIATED PRESS AND CENTRAL PRESS
Fall Garden
Program To
Be Planned
Agriculture I each
ers And Relief Ad
ministrators Meet
Here Tuesday
Teachers of agriculture and county
relief administrators of the four coun
ties of Vance, Warren, Franklin and
Granville will meet in the court house
here at 10 a. m. next Tuesday for the
purpose of discussing and planning
for a fall garden campaign in the
territory. The meeting is one of a
number of similar group gatherings
being held over the State for the
same purpose. Hhe meetings are be
ing sponsored by George Ross, State
director >of rural rehabilitation, and
Roy H. Thomas. State supervisor of
agricultural education.
Principal sneakers for the meeting
here are announced as being Prof
Glenn O Randall and ,T. Paul Shaw
Mr. Randall is attached to the horti
cultural department of N. C. State
College Raleigh, and has been assign
ed to the division of vocational edu
cation for the purpose of assisting
with th*s program.
Following the meeting here, as in
other areas over the State, the teach
ei s of vocational agriculture will con
duct classes in local communities for ,
the families on relief. The courses |
will deal with technical information
and demonstrations needed to increase
their knowledge of the farm and gar
den program. These families will be
urged to attend the classes and then
to put into practice the information
given.
Rotter methods of producing and
conserving food supplies will he
taught the farm families on relief
rolls, and there will also be instruc
tions in planning rotations, farm lay
outs. terracing, pastures and the like
It is expected that there will he a
large attendance of workers in these
various lines from the four counties. I
K. S. Islev Winner
Kelvinator Cruise
K. S. Isley of the Carolina Power
and Light Company, Henlerson, has
been named one of the winners in
Kelvinator Corporation's DeLuxe
Mystery Cruise Contest, It was learn
ed today.
Awarded in recognition of an out
standing 193 i lecord in the selling of
Kelvinator refrigerators, the trip wifi
begn at Detroit September 4. It will
include a. week’s stay at an unan
nounced port somewhere on the Great
Lakes, and will conclude with a visit
to the Worlds’ Fair. ’
Members of the Kelvinator sales or
ganization from all parts of the na
tion participated in the r-ontest. Ap
proximately 250 winners were selected
to make the cruise, each one having
made an outstanling record in his
district.
AMERICAN
TOURIST
CAMP
Saturday and Sunday
ISP ECIAL
Fried Chicken
Dinner
35^
| We also have Ham and
I Brunswick Stew
Special for Monday
Men’s 2 or 3 piece suits, cleaned 35c
Linen and wash suits, cleaned 65c
Plain one piece dresses, cleaned 35c
Balance of Week
Men’s 2or 3 piece suits, cleaned _ 50c
Linen and wash suits, cleaned 85c
Plain one piece dresses, cleaned 50c
This is a special price for July and August. We will not
be a party to any combination that has opened or at
tempts to open an office under another name at re
duced prices and continues to charge 70c for a man’s
wool suit at their plants.
We have only the price quoted above,
We Call and Deliver
Perry’s Dry Cleaners
105 N. Garnett Street Phone 373
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‘Uncle Jim ’Edwards, Last
Civil War Survivor From
This County, 88 Yesterday
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JAMES M. EDWARDS
Still enjoying good health for one
of his age, and with a mind appar
ently as keen and alert as ever,
James M. Edwards, known to hie
family and other relatives and.'inti
mate friends as, “Uncle Jim”, yester
day celebrated hjs 88th birthday ,a;
the last Surviving veteran of the Con
federate Army who resides m Vance
County. There was no planned pro ,
for the occasion at" the home
of his daughter and son-in-law. Mr.
and Mrs.-J. H. Harris, where he lives,
in the Vicksboro community over nest?
the Warren county line, but many
friends and admirers called to wish
him the customary “many happy re
turns of the day’’.
For a number of years friends have
brought him a huge birthday cake
appropriately decorated and contain
ing the name of his regiment, in addi
tion to his own name These remem
brances he has always appreciated
and enjoyed, just as his heart war
made glad yesterday by the calls oi
those who came to bring birthday
greetings.
' Uncle Jim’’ joined the Confederate
Army late in the war, in 1864, when
he became 18 years of age, and was
active almost to the end, and up to
the time he and his company were
captured in operations around Peters
burg. His war experiences are stil
fresh in his memory, and he can hole
the interest and attention of a lif.i »<•
audience even yet in relating the
events of those stirring days.
He was paroled from prison soon
after General Lee's surrender and
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came back to ms old home in this
county, then a part of Warren.! He
has lived there ever since, and alway:
has engaged in farming. Hej no-,
owns the land on which he lives; witl
his daughter and her husband.) am
helped about the place until hfe be
cama too feeble for work some year;
.ago. He still likes to sit on the porch
and look over the fields of grpwtng
tobacco, corn“ and cotton, and is just
.proud of“ this year’s fine crops on
the place.as any of those whose Jabo*
brought them now near to maturity
Callers who went out to see him only
a few days ago found him in the late
afternoon sitting contentedly on the
front porch, happy and cheerful in
the sunset of life, and extending a,
hearty handshake and a kindly greet
ing to those who had come to see him.
While he is naturally feeble, as are
those of his age, his chief infirmity
seemingly is his partial deafness. Btu
he can hear well enough to carry on a
conversation. He has lived on the
place for more than 50 years, ano
told callers that, while he had not
been to town in something more than
a year, he intended to come in for the
big white way celebration Henderson
is preparing sometime next month in
observance of the completion of the
vast program of improvements on
Garnett street.
“Uncle Jipi nas been a member o 1
Mount Carmel Methodist Protestant
church for 70 years, and was one o;
its most active members until his age
called a halt on his attendance upon
services there. He was the second
oldest child in a family of four boy. c
and three girls, all of them now dead.
An older brother and he were the
only ones of the four boys who were
old enough to be ir. the Civil War
He was the son of John W. A. Ed
wards and Martha Jane Renn.
In 1867, two years arter the close of
the war, he was married to Ella Rude
and they had seven children. Onlj
three of the seven are still living
these being Mrs. Harris, with whom
he lives, and J. H. Edwatds, of Hen
derson, and Mrs. J. H. Grissom, of
Warren county. There are a number
of grandchildren.
He was a charter member of the
Henry L. Wyatt Camp, United Con
federate Veterans, organized in Hen
derson before the turn of the century,
but is today the only surviving mem
ber of the camp. He was the last
commander of the camp, which had
70 members at the time it was or
ganized.
“Uncle Jim” was born in that part
of Vance county where lie now lives
and which was a part of Warren
county at the time, on August 17,
1846. In October, 1864, h.- enlisted m
the Confederate Army at the age of
18. His company was commanded by
Captain Stephen Jones, and was
known as Company C, 43th North
Carolina troops, a part of Cook’s bri
gade. The company and the brigade
were doing duty at the time around
Petersburg, which was the scene of
many bitter struggles toward the end
of the war. Immediately after his en-
ERA Has
Payrolls
Os $1,693
A payroll of $1,693.77, about in line
with that of recent weeks, was distri
buted here today to 272 persons who
have been employed on relief projects
during the past week, it was announc
ed by David S. Bryan, disbursing of
ficer.
The number of men at work was
about the same as the past several
weeks, and they were active on some
ten or a dozen different work projects
in. the county.
Street work in the city, including
patching of the sidewalks in the re
storing of Garnett street after the re
cent paving program was completed;
work on schools, one community house
and various other kindred programs
occupied the workers during the past
week.
Pen Is Provided
For Receiving of
Cattle Shipment
A pen for the handling ot relief
cattle to be shipped here was erected
l oday at the north end of the Seaboard
\ir Line freight station, under direc
tion of E. G. Dorsey, in charge of the
disposal of the cattle when they ar
rive here. Mr. Dorsey announced late
Friday that a car was en route here,
'rid that at least one other had de
finitely been allotted. He expects
“*robably half a dozen ears of these
~attle, which have been boueht by the
federal Emergency Relief Administra
tion in the drought regions of the
west, and are being shipped to North
Carolina and other states for pastur
ng until thev can be fattened suffi
'iently for slaughtering to meet re
lef needs during the cominer winter.
~'he cattle coming in here will be pas
ured in the lowlands lying along the
Roanoke river in the northern part of
county, mostly in Townsville town
ship.
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See P'lpe Fovr
1. Name the thre states in which Yel
lowston National Park is located.
2. Where is the new Fels Planetarium?
1. In which country is the ancient city
of Antioch?
4. How old is Chancellor Adolph Hit
ler? ; f
5. What is opal ice?
6. How many square rods are in an
acre
7. From what is the word clock de
rived?
8. What is the number of the Repeal
Amendment to the Constitution of
the United States?
9. What is the name of the legislative
body of Pennsylvania?
10. Which stat eleads in coal produc
tion?
listment he was sent with his com
mand “directly to the seat of war’
as he describes it The brigade at the
time had just engaged in a hot tight
and had not removed its dead from
he field of battle.
The first battle Mr. Edwards was
in was that at Bellfield, Va. In the
engagement the Federal troops were
driven back and were pursued for
some distance. It was in the dead of
winter, and the ground was covered
with snow and sleet. The soldiers
suffered intensely from cold and
’lunger. But they kept up the fight
ing all winter and into the summer,
with much skirmish ami picket fight
ing.
‘Uncle Jim was wounded in a bat
tle at night. A shell struck him in
’he hip, but did not. injure him suffi
ciently to require hospital treatment.
He stayed with the company and took
part in the almost daily fights that oc
curred. Finally the company was cut
off from its regiment and all the sur-1
vivors were captured, and many of |
'hem wounded, including Mr. Ed I
wards. They were removed as pri
soners of the Union army to what was
known as Point Lookout, which
“Uncle Jim" cannot exactly located,
but said it was not very far removed
from Richmond. They were guarded
by Negro troops the first night “They
allowed us no liberty at all,’’ he said,
“but the prison camp was well kept
nd was clean and the food was plen
tiful and good.”
The prisoners were kept at this
•amp until after the surrender o f
both General Lee and General John
son, when they were paroled and were
sent to Richmond on board a steamer,
and from there came back to his
home in Vance county to start life
anew when he was not quite 19 years
old.
All of the existing records and
minutes of the Henry L. Wyatt Camp
are now in the possession of “Uncle
Jim’’, as he had them at the time he
became the last commander, and now
as the last survivor of the war in tnis
county. In one of the books is a de
tailed record of the war service of
many of the members of the camp,
including himself, and It was from
that record that this narrative of his
experience was taken. >
“Uncle Jim” is known and loved by
a great host of friends, including tht
ladies of the Vance county chapter,
United Daughters of the Confederacy
They all revere him for what he has
done and for his age and the loveable
ness of his fine character, and delight
in showing him every attention they
can. Many w6nt to see him and ex
greetings Friday on
his 88th anqiversady and wished him
many more anniversaries.
Fun and Frolic Feature
Weekly Session at John
Rowland Home
The Henderson Kiwanis Club which
for several weeks this summer has
been journeying into rural sections
of Vance county for its weekly
luncheon meetings, held the last ses
sion of that kind Friday evening, go
ing that time to the home of John
Rowland, near Bobbitt. The attend
ance at all of the meetings has been
large.
The program Friday evening was
largely one of frolicking fun and rec
leation, numerous games
participated in by the members.
Ladies of a neighborhood church
servtd the supper.
The program was worked up by
Jack Turner and J. Harry Bunn, and
had an attendance of 85 per cent of
the enrolled membership. W. R.
Brice, new manager of the Rose
store here, was a guest. He is a mem
ber of the Kiwanis rlub at Burlington,
from which place he was transferred
to Henderson the past week.
On next Friday evening, the club
will “come back home” to its own
quarters for the fall and winter sea
son of meetings.
say the series of rural
meetings this summer have been a
delight'to them, and one of the best
depareures from routine they have
experienced.
Mutual Auto Association
Ra ises North Carolina Rates
Raleigh, Aug. 18— Commissioner
Dan C. Boney of North Carolina has
permitted the State Farm Mutual Au
tomobile Association of Bloomfield,
111., to discontinue dividends on exist
ing business in the State and to in
crease its rate on all renewals up to
but not exceeding the present manual
rates approved by the State insurance
department. The company asked for
the changes due to increasingly fre
quest losses in North Carolina. At
the same time announced that it will
stop writing new risks in the State.
NO BARGAINS
There are no bargins in insurance. Insurance is a ser
vice of indemnity. The cost is based on losses and ex
perience. When the cost is cheapened the protection is
weakened.
When you buy your insurance through this agency you
will get your money’s worth in sound protection, plus
the services of a competent agent in your community,
who can properly advise you on insurance matters —as
well as assist you in case of loss.
We Write All Kinds Os Automobile Insurance
Protect what you have with Strong-Safe- Dependable policies. Consult us
freely - without charge or obligation. We write every form of Insurance.
EXCEPT LIFE. We solicit inquiry and opportunity to serve you on our
record of satisfactory INSURANCE SERVICE. Since 1895 Licensed
Agent tor Strong Stock Companies whose Policies are Non-Assessable.
Authorized by the Legislature of North Carolina
to conduct an Insurance Department.
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
W. H. FLEMING, Mgr.
Henderson, N. G. Phone 199
SATURDAY, (AUGUST 18, 1934
MRS. WADDILL BACK
PROM BEACH STAY
Welfare Head and Relief Director
Still Unable To Return to Her
Duties, However
Mrs. W. B. Waddill, county welfare
superintendent and Federal relief ad
ministrator for Vance county, has re
turned from Nag’s Head, where she
has been the past two week? resting
and recuperating from a heart ail
ment, brought on by overwork. She
is now at her home in this city.
Mrs. Waddill was recently granted
a month’s leave of absence from her
work by the Vance Board of County
Commissioners. Her illness has ne
cessitated her enforced absence from
her work for a month or more already,
and it is expected to be several weeks
yet before she will have recovered
sufficiently again to assume her duties
Already a hard worker in the job
she has filled for ton or 12 years, Mrs
Waddill assumed the additional heavy
duties of directing relief work in the
county, respecting no hours and going
and coming as the need demanded,
was this over-exertion that brought on
her illness, it is understood.
DURHAM INSURANCE
HEAD KNOWN HERE
A. M. Moize, President of Home Se
curity, Dies Suddenly at Wrights
ville Beach
A. M. Moize, oi Durham, president
of the Home Security Life Insurance
Company, with home offices in Dur
ham, died suddenly at Wrightsville
Beach early today, according to word
received here. He had been there for
a rest.
Mr. Moize was well known here,
where his company has a large busi
ness, and big organization of agents.
He was distantly related to some Hen
derson people. He had been in in
health for several years, hut had not
been confined to his bed except for »
part of time, and more recently had
appeared to he much improved, it is
undrstood. A brother who was also
an official in the Home Security Com
pany, died about a year ago.
Rt.. Rev. Samuel A. Stritch, Catholic
Archbishop of Milwaukee, born in
Nashville, Tenn., 47 years ago.
Surgeon General Hugh S. Cumming
of the U. S. Bureau of Public Health,
born in Virginia, 65 years ago.
Soldiers To
Have Place
For Parade
Arrangements For
Line of March for
Celebration Are Be
ing Worked Out
Various units of the National Guard
in Henderson are to be given promin
ent places in the celebration planned
in Henderson for the completion of
The event is to be staged late in Sep
tember, according to present plans.
Tho parade committee, of which W
S. Corbitt is chairman, has already
held a meeting and began mapping
out Sts plans for the line of march,
and will perfect these as the dates
of the celebration approaches.
Company C or the infantry branch
of the National Guard, is to be in
cluded in the line of mar*, and the
105th Medical Regiment band, quar
tered here, will furnish most of the
music for the celebration, while the
men of the Service Company of the
medical group, and other units of that
organization are also to take part
Active* pressing of the program for
the celebration is being held up pend
ing promise of the Carolina Power
and Light Company of a definite date
by which the installation of the white
way system will be completed. Co
mittees to handle various angles of
the celebration have already been ap
pointed, however, and are studying
their own parts of the undertaking.
While no definite date has been an
nounced for the celebration, indica
tions now are that it will be toward
the end of September, as it seems it
will be about that time before the
lighting fixtures have been placed on
Garnett street. '
Condition Encouraging
The condition of C. P. Roberts,
brothetf of Mrs. D. E. Earnhardt, wnu
was seriously injured in an automo
bile accident last Monday, *»as r*-
ported as encouraging today. He nas
regained consciousness and hope Is
I held for his recovery.