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PAGE TWO
Watauga's Last Confi
Celebrates Nim
J. E. Luther of Deep Gap Recites
Interesting Stories of War Between
the States: Carried Local
Mails in Pre-War Period
By WHEELER FARTHING
(Staff Writer)
Mr. J. E. Luther of Deep Gap. !
Watauga county"? 'est survivor of 1
the Confederate armies, was in town !
the other day and was planning to |
observe his ninety-eighth birthday ;
anniversary, which occurred last i
Wednesday .
Mr. Luther talked considerably of
the changes in Watauga county's i
metropolis in the- past eighty years. ;
recalling that as a lad in the year j
1881, he carried the mail into Buone. i
which <-1 that time consisted of only j
three or four houses. Jordan Coun- :
cill was the postmaster at the time, i
and Mr. Luther brought the mail on I
horseback from Wilkesboro each
Monday, spent the night and return- j
ed to Wilkesboro T i' -lay. On Wed- !
nesday he carried trail to Olin. Ire- j
dell county, and returned to Wil- j
kesboro Thursday, where no rested '
until work time the following Mon- ,
day.
Mr. Luther ins enjoyed unusually i
good health untii this summer when
ho was slightly ill, and since his re- J
covcry his vision is sufficiently irn- !
paired that he has foregone the
reading of his daily newspaper for
the first lime in near fifty years.
Mr. .Luther enlisted in the Confederate
aimv on March 10. 1862.
and throughout the war until his
capture by the Union forces served
in the 37th North Carolina regiment.
Lances brigade A P- Hill's
division of Geneial Stonewall Jackson's
corps.
Soon alter his enlistment, h, was :
made a marpsllool r and it v.us in,
th-s capacity that he was captured '
in July en 18'i4. In describing his!
capture, iie explained that he was!
sent out early on the morning of I
July 1 j to i position known as vedette
post located several yards in
ii'or in.' c?,-..a - ?. - -
-. x,..i .iia.ti w??uv:vn;tau liliv:>,
and upon arrival at the post his
commanding officer told him to keep
watch down a road which led to the
Union lines. This was at Chafin s
farm in Virginia, and Luther noticed
that tile road was cluttered up with
tracks and wondered if his officers
realized its proximity to the Union
lines. After waiting for about two
hours, he suddenly nuticcd a Yankee
approach ami jump behind a
tree. Soon a captain pushed his
head above a thicket 30 feet in front
of Luther, who threw his rifle on
him and commanded him to surrender.
The Union officer's reply was,
"Forward, men. ' Twenty-five Y'ankees
rose out of the brush, surrouned
Luther and took him prisoner.
The captain took Luther to General
Forester, who later transferred
him to Point Lookout where he was 1
treated kindly and later paroled ami
sent home to Wilkes county where '
he arrived the day before General !
Stoneman. Union raiding officer, ap- 1
pcared with a considerable force. He 1
was again taken prisoner, but Gen. '
Stoneman released him when lie !
presented his parole papers.
Mr. Luther, who has an unusually 1
rood memory despite his age, re- called
that he had often seen General
Stonewall Jackson, whom he
described as "a line-lookme. blank
bearded mail of dignified bearing. ,
Belonging lo the brigade that shot t
General Jackson, Luther remembers 7
the day that his own men killed him .
Anticipating
This intensive study of a spark
plug is being made by Joan Leslie,
youthful star of the motion picture,
"Sergeant York," who has joined the
millions of motorists who are learning
how best to save gasoline now that
rationing is threatened. The five
"do's" which the petroleum industry
advocates are explained to Miss Leslie
as she has her car tuned up and
prepares to do her bit to conserve
gasoline and aid national defense.
Check the ignition system and spark
plugs regularly, the service station
attendant explains. Have the carburetor
checked by ap expert for
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at Chanccllorsvllle. He said that h
"orders had been given to lire on ' e
anything seen in front ot the Con- iP
federate lines. Jackson and liis j'
staff r ode out in front of their lines | q
and met some Union men and hur-je
riedly rode back. Jackson was shot'd
in tiro arm and died soon afterwards s
in the hospital." 11
In speaking of the fighting around jd
Spootsylvania Courthouse. Luther v
described it as his "hardest battle. ' f<
Wc went down into the Union lines b
and took a battery from them. 1 n
had a man killed on each side of me li
before we lost the battery back to '.!
the Yankees. We found that we s;
could not hold it and retreated."
Mr. Luther was wounded three
tunes while in the Confederate; army.
He related that ho received a serious 1>
cut under liis right arm by shrapnel, o
He and others were lying in the line ei
of battle supporting an artillery bat- y
tery and the shrapnel Owe through li
his canteen and a pocket testament. "
A wound resulted which did nut. w
hflVVCVPi' rn.p?AC?i?'itt? >?ie
J * --- ???-> h' .UIH n-l U? *
hospital. On other occasions ho was
wounded ill the left arm and right b
log. <?
When asked if he knew of killing w
a Yankee, Mr. Luther replied: At n
Manassas we were fighting a double I
line of pickets on a steep hill cov- ?.
ered with pine trees. I saw a Yan- h
kee lay liis gun up in a little pine p<
and fire. The ball burnt my face
and hit a mat. just behind me in the fr
shoulder. While he was reloading, P
I took deliberate aim at him and ai
tired. I am sure that I killed him. ei
At Spottsy 1 vnnia I fired just as care- $1
fully at another Yankee, but he kept y<
an running."
The old warrior is still hale and cr
hearty, and in spite of failing eye- $ '
sight, keeps right up with the news 51
if World War II. '"It is my opinion," ai
ae said, "that when Hitler struck y<
Russia he bit off more than he can h<
swallow Vt may be a good while, 6f
nay be two years or more, but I
relieve that Russia, because of su- th
jerior numbers, will win m tlie end." a
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INOCULATE in
Inoculation of all legume seed at cr
ceding time is vitally important to
he success of the crop, says E. C.
llair. extension agronomist of State *,
lollege. ?
Rationing! m
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1
efficient adjustment, lubricate the
transmission and differential, change
the. oil regularly and lubricate the
chassis, he urges, pointing out that
care saves wear and increases mileage.
Keep the cooling system clean
and filled to the proper level. Keep
the tires properly inflated and adjust
the brakes to eliminate drag.
On the negative side, he cautions
against speed, jackrabbit starts, driving
unduly in first and second, idling
the engine, racing it when starting,
and urges her to plan drives, group
Iter errands and share her car with
others?all to save gasoline.
rATAUGA DEMOCRAT?E~\
Six-Inch Sermon
By Rev. Robert H. Harper
>VERCOMING THE ADVERSA
-esson for September 21. Rev<
lion 12:17-21; 2 4: Golden Tex
Revelation 12:11
War in heaven?what a headl
hal would make for a present ec
iunique! 'There was war in he
n** in the long ages past and
rould depress us to read of it n
ad the issue been different. Mi
el and his host of angels prevai
ver Satan, represented as a drag
/ith seven heads, and the evil ;
els. Page the pacifist?if the ;
els made war in heaven agai
vil, we can do the same here
arth. The pacifist finds in Reve
ion no support for his content
hat it is wrong to fight those \v
re drenching the earth with liuxr
ore.
The place of Satan and his ang<
fter Michael had finished w
hem. was not "found any mi
:: u e a v e n. ivever since n*
hey set foot there and they will i
gain, for the reign of Satan i
een broken?by the cross on ea:
ltd by war in heaven, and Sai
news "that he hath hut a sh
ime."
Let us echo the rejoicing he;
n heaven over Michael's vieto
'he outcome of that war 111 hea\
as a direct bearing upon the pint
world situation Tidings of I
oleon in the ashes of Mosc
nought depression to Paris but
illation to London. Tidings
vents in the Capital of Clod's kn
otn strengthened the suffer
lints oi John's time. And thi
idings should now strengthen t
istressed everywhere. In the le
:e\v the righteous have nothing
par. The power of evil has b<
token. The good will prevail. I
ew your faith in lilt.- Eternal Got
ess and the moral government
ie world, knowing tiiat the adv
iry will Ire overcome.
WORKERS NEEDED
This column \v;li carry a list
ical, intra-siato and inter-sta
pemngs For further informati
nice riling these openings, apply
our local office of the North Cai
na Unemployment Commission 1
vaen the hours of 3:30 and 12:
hich is located over the Duke Po
r Company. North Wilkesboro:
Local openings ? Stenograph'
bo k keeper, $12.00 per week:
lairis, general, S3.00 to $5.00 I
eek (white and colored); 1 au
labile mechanic. 3511 commissii
soda jerker, $15.00 per week;
nrehouse record clerk, 50c ]
our; 10 sales clerks, $0.00 to S10
er week.
Intra state openings?75 traine
lachine shop. 1 automobile body i
airman, $30 week; 1 cost aecoui
it, S150 month; 1 male stenograj:
\ $1,440 year; several stock cler
19 week; 2 stenographers, $1,6
,-ar; millwright, $25 week.
Inter-state ODenines?25 mrrh.ii
il engineers or draftsmen, tip
100 month: 20 architects, buildir
100 and up month: 500 electrii
id civil engineers, $2000 and
?ar; 2 tree surgeons, 70c to 8
mr; street car and bus operate
ic hour up.
British civilian technical corps
e British government is engaged
program of recruiting workers
e following occupations for wo
England as paid members of
m-combatant body of civili
aftsman enrolled on a volunta
isis by the British governmei
utomobile mechanics (marim
ectrical artifices (marine): ek
ician. airplane; aircraft median!
slrument makers; machinis
etal workers; coppersmiths; sht
etal workers, ordinancemen; rac
pairman.
McGEE REUNION
The annual McGee reunion will
i Breakfast Baco:
I Holl
^ | Main Street
?ld at Beaver Creek Baptist chur
i Wilkes county, on Sunday, S<
imber 21. There will be an a
ty program. Everybody is inv
i to come, bring dinner and enj
ic dav.
A. J. FOSTER, Preside
'MY BATTLE AGAINST
THE DOPE RACKET"
First of two thrilling articles
t. Arthur La Roe, who presents
eart-touching and profound p
ire of the traffic in drugs carri
n by the devil's own peddlers,
lory every American will want
;ad. Starts September 21st in
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
4he big magazine distributed
with the
BALTIMORE
SUNDAY AMERICAN
On Sale at All Newsstands
Drink A Rn#tl<? fit
HEALTH
GRADE "A" MILK
New River Dair^
'ERY THURSDAY?BOONE. N. I
TO INTERVIEW YOUTHS
FOR N.Y.A. FMPLOYME
j Mrs. Clara F. Simpson. NYA 01
I youth personnel interviewer, ;
nounces that she will be in her <
fiee at the courthouse every M.
RY day and Friday to interview yout
:1a- who would like NYA employme
t,
EDMISTENS HAVE REUNION
ine A large number of the Edmist
,ni- clan met at Beaver Greek church
av- Wilkes county last Sunday for ihi
it annual reunion. This proved to
o\v one of the most pleasant of all t
ch- meetings since this custom was sta
led ed fne years ago. In the foreno
>on a most inspiring sermon was c
an- hvered by Rev. Dwight Edmisten
an- Sugar Grove. A bountiful dinr
nst was seived on the picnic tables
on the grove behind the church,
la- After dinner a business scssi
ion was held during which Mr. \V.
ho Gragg of Boone, spoke briefly
lar. the Edmisten generation. Mr. E
gene E. Edmisten and Mrs. iVirgir
;ls. Cobb, botii of Mooresville- wc
itli' elected chairman and secretary
~ 1 tli.v rirgir>'7ntirtf> for tRo f olloriti
LOCI-"* ' t) " 1 .
ive ypitr.?Reported.
lot I
las 'N MEMORY OF MANLY GREEI
rth ' Mariley Greene, son of 'Squire a
an | Annie Greene, was born October
(jrt j 1853. Died August 9. 1941. aged
years. 10 months and 5 days. 1
jrd I professed faith in Christ and jo:
ry.'ed Meat Camp Baptist church C
en ' tober 27. 1871. He was a grt
es-!fbver of the Lord and often tall;
4a- i of his heavenly home. He was
ow deacon in the church and a grt
ju- lover of God's cause and kingdi
of work. Truly a great servant of t
jg- Lord lias fallen. He was married
ing Eli/a Brown in I87ti, and to tl
jfe union were born two children, Li
,he hie Greene and Mrs. Emma Setr
ingt'His companion departed this life
to [1930 and Linitic in the year 1D3G. {
enjihg on to be with Jesus to aw
jthe Coming of husband and fatli
id- i Mrs. Seizor and seven grandcl'
of jdven with a host of friends a
cr_ lover! ones at 111 survive to mom n 1
! departure. Therefore, be it rcsolvr
First, :n behalf of Meat Cai
j church, that we extend our symf
of | thy to the daughter, the gfandch
po i dren and all the bereaved on
or. praying thai God's richest blessir
at attend theni.
Co- Second, that a copy of these re:
x>- Unions be spread on our church r?
3li, iord and a copy sent to the Watau
W-1 Democrat with the request to
t published, and a copy sent to t
cr | bereaved family.
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SEPTEMBER 18, 1941
a: buy Defense Savings Bonds and
to ! Stamps as often as possible.'
1URANCE AGENCY
i of Insurance
ad to Serve You
GORDON H. WINKLER
rn Bank Building
>NE, N. C.
s Near
rour Telephone
for you to obtain glamorous
your telephone and make an
ind we'll do the rest! We are ^
tyles, facials, shampoos, manictivo
prices.
tion is extended to
students
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Housewives 1
ping at
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JCE, 3 heads ..Tic |
ITS,2bunches. 15c I
us Apples, 3 for . 5c
HAS, 4 lbs 25c 1
BEEF.Yb 15c { '
lGE, lb 20c |
Steak, lb 30c 1
CHOPS, lb. . .. 30c 1
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