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WHISNANT & SON | 1 PHONE 105 I MMIIt • TRY OUR CLASSIFIED COLUMN FOR RESULTS "THEN AND NOW" Reminiscenses and Historic Romance, 1856 to 1865 BY JUDGE D. F. MORROW Rutherfordton, N. C. Notice Copyright CHAPTER ELEVEN Home Guard, Patrol and Other Do ings in the South 1862-63. For years before the war between the states, it was not only a state law but it was a custom and habit for each county in the State to have its militia and for that reason there were muster grounds and the mili tia was organized into companies, and mustered at intervals, or drilled as it was often called. Now, that the call for volunteers to go to front or seat of war in Vir ginia and other points up toward the Mason and Dixon Line, had taken from among us the most of the mil itia the companies were all out of joint and it became necessary to or ganize what was known as The Home Guard. My father was named as one of the captains for one of those guards. There were such or ganizations in every township in all the counties of all the states. And the duties of these guards were two fold. First, they were to do duty guarding and protecting the homes. The necessity for which is apparent, since most of the able bodied men from the Southland were, or soon would be, at the front, leaving the women, children and negroes with out protection. So it will be seen that the name of these guards was significant, Home Guard. In the second place, it was the duty of the guards to look out for deserters. That is, those who had joined the army, gone to the front, and had deserted and were "lying out" as it was called in those days. The term today would be slacker. These guards were composed of men too old to go to the regular army, and of boys too young. Just at this time there was rumor that thei'e were spies and propagandists being sent from the North all over the South to incite rebellion among the negroes and induce them to rise. That was to encourage the negroes to band themselves together and leave their masters and if needs be, to burn, kill, rob and devastate the country so that they would gain their freedom. Of course this news cre ated great uneasiness in all the homes of the Southland. And if true, well it might. It was thought then that this was being done by the U. S. Government, or the Yankees so as to demoralize the fighting powers of the South. If this should be done, Sher man's definition of war, that "it was hell," would be realized in the South, for there were millions of slaves in the South at that time. This scheme of the enemy did in cite many of the unruly slaves to disobedience and caused the organ ization of what was then known as the Patrol or Patrolers. This was an organization of men and boys of the different sections of the slave-holding districts of the South and their duties and the main objects were first, to keep the ne groes at home and in their quarters at night, and the second to keep any agent or spy of the enemy from getting in the negro quarters or their homes for the purpose of inciting and arousing to revolt or rise. But notwithstanding all this precaution there was more or less of it done. Now at this date, I do not want to believe that the better class of Yan kees would have endorsed any such scheme, or resorted to such a bar baric method of warfare; yet it was believed by many that it was being done. Today for a minute, go with me back to the sixties, and make a sur vey, and we will find all the manhood, both rich and poor, of the white popu lation of the South, away from home, at the front and only the helpless women and children left to be slaughtered. A few old men and boys to guard this host of helpless humanity and scattered throughout this land was a horde of colored men and women, and for the most part, they were hale, hearty and strong and accustomed to hardships as slaves. Now imagine them organized into bands and directed by some conspirator to kill and murder and take and appropriate, to their own use, the young and beautiful women and girls, all the horses, mules and supplies that could be found and make their escape across the Mason and Dixon line. Can you imagine the heart throbs of those mothers, sisters, sweethearts, aged men and boys, when they were told', that on a cer tain night in December, 1863, that the negroes under the leadership of Sid Gitsom and his like, in other sec tions, as well as ours, all over the THE FOREST CITY COURIER South, were going to rise and kill all the white folks and go to the Yankees? Now Sid had been to the front and it was said he had been in the Battle of Bull Run, but ran when the Yankees charged, not away from them, but to their lines and that they had sent him back down south to spy, and organize the negroes, and all the Unionist in the South for this purpose. Now this was common re port all over the country and it was so in our section. The Patrols were on duty every night and the Home Guard were busy, making investiga tions. Somehow, not only Sid Gitsom was suspected, but it had been reported to the guard that he had actually ar rived at his home and had a cave in the mountains where he stayed days and roamed the country at night. And that he had spy money, from the North, to pay all his expenses and to give to any one who would join his nightly clan. No one had seen Sid, for he had been reported to the Home Guard, from the front, as hav ing deserted the ranks, at the Battle of Bull Run. The reports said he was thought to be back at home "ly ing out" and to arrest him and re turn him to the front to be court martialed. Now this is what the or der said; but the rumor had it, that he had run away, at the battle and gone to the Yankees and they had sent him South, with loads of money and guns and things to help the ne groes, to organize and be ready by December 13, 1863 to rise. And this was so, for every body believed it, and not only Burnt Chim ney Muster Ground section, but it was reported that it was to be a gen eral uprising all over the Southland. (To Be Continued) JAS. JOHNSON DEAD Mr. James Johnson died June 3 at his home near Seaboard depot, after a short illness. He was born in Cleveland county Nov. 12, 1846. He joined the Bap tist church in 1863 and lived a Chris tian life ever after. Funeral services were held at Pleasant Grove M. E. church, near Forest City, Thursday afternoon, June 4, Rev. Henry Clay Sisk being :n charge. He had lived in this county about 16 years. He leaves a widow, two sons and three daughters. He was a good citi zen and was liked by a large circle of friends. MAt Indianapolis, May 5® Setting aNewWorM Mark of 101.13 Miles per to©Mr—"s®o Miles witSiout Tire Trouble This gruelling test proves the strength and flexibility, and elimi outstanding superiority of Fire- TKE FIRST TEN 1131:63 internal friction and heat, stone Full-Size Gum-Dipped Bal- MONEY WINNERS Call at our principal branches loons. With practically no change _ an m Firestolie Fnii-Sixc —inspect one of these Full-Size in cars and drivers from last year, Gum-Dipped Balloon. Balloons that travelled the 500- ; and over the same rough, uneven brick track, laid sixteen years ago i 3 —Firestone Balloons racing under 2 Lewis-mil * * * 100.82 These wonderful Gum-Dipped a blazing sun —beat last year's 3 shaier-Morton. 100.18 Balloons that stood this terrific world record on thiclr-walled T high- 5 Miium I! ! I »t\27 grind, will give you safety and pressure tires by a wide margin. 6 Duray .. • • 9k9i comfort —and thousands of addi- Of the 21 cars which started, g£. *. ! 9*32 tional miles—on the worst coun only 10 finished "in the money" 9 Shattoe .. . 95.74 try roads m daily conflict with —every one on Firestone Balloons 10 Bordtao .. . 94.75 sharp stones and gravel, worn-out —iGum-Dipped by the extra Fire- 4 macadam and broken concrete.See process that adds extra MOST MILES PER DOLLAR nearest Firestone .dealer today. . B. B. DO6GETT Main St. Forest City, N. C. A. V. HAMRICK Route 1 Forest City, N. C. AM E RIC AJfrS SHaOiJ) PRQIWCB TFTEIR OWH RUBB ER REV. SANKEY L. BLANTON WINS MEDAL AT WAKE FOREST Rev. Sankey L. Blanton, son of Mr. Bert Blanton, of near Hollis, won the Thomas Dixon medal for delivering j the best oration in the senior class at j Wake Forest college, using as his sub- ! ject, "The Function of the Christian College." This is one of the highest; honors that a student can win at; Wake Forest. Mr. Blanton graduat ed at the Baptist institution, receiv ing the degree of Bachelor of Arts. | He is pastor of the First Baptist church at Franklinton, N. C., and has made a remarkable record at Wake Forest. { OPENING CAFE AT CHIMNEY ROCK • Mr. M. C. Phillips is opening a cafe on state highway facing Chimney Rock, where he will serve hot lunches, i cold drinks, ice cream, cigars, cigar ettes and candies. Everything re , freshing. Good mountain water. The i people know Mr. Phillips at Forest City. Every body is invited to visit Mr. Phillip's cafe at Chimney Rock, i Open by June 15th. 35-4t Notice ! i J North Carolina Rutherford County. * 1 In the Superior Court Lola Johnson vs. John Johnson ; The defendant above named will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Superior court of Rutherford county, North Carolina, to secure an absolute divorce on the grounds of five years separation; and the defendant will further take notice that he is requir ed to appear before the clerk of the Superior Court of Rutherford county, \ on the 30th day of June, 1925, at the j courthouse of said county in Ruther fordton, North Carolina, and answer or demur to the complaint in said ac tion, or the plaintiff will apply to the j court for the relief demanded in said : complaint. This 6th day of June, 1925. i J. Y. YELTON, Clerk Superior Court. C. O. RIDINGS, Attorney for Plaintiff j i 35-4t i ' ♦ DR. O. L. 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