N. C. SALVAGE CO.
BREAKS LOOSE!
?
?WITH THEIR MAMMOTH ?
fall and Winter Sale*
Starts Thursday, Oct. 8th, 1931
Don't Miss It! Look For Oar Big Circular Through The Nail! Prices Will Be So Cheap at This Gigantic Sale
ThaHtWjBflarflr Be Possible ToBelieTe Your Own Eyes.
F. A, ROTH, Manager ? <? LOU1SBDRG, N. C.
Aimee Takes Third Husband
Aimee Scrapie McPherson, pastor of Angela* Temple, 'Lot Angele?,
0ew to Arixona tecretly and ?ftra? married to David L. Hnttoo, who ling*
baritone in her choir. He weigb?2Sfr pounds.
Memorial Flag
Escort
"Along the street there come*
A blare, of bugles and ruffle of
drama,
A flash of color beneath the sky
Hats oil! The flag is passing by.
Sea-fights and land-fights, grim
and great
Fought to make and aare the State
Weary marches and sinking ships;
Cheers of rlctory on dying lips.
And loyal beats are beating high,
Hats off! The flag la paaslng by."
. The memorial Flag Escort of Row
an County la *n ?poqk, In the realm
ol Rowan County, Salisbury, N. C.,
conceived the idea that something a
?ittle different from a band or drum
corp would lend a colorful totfch to
parades and other public occasions'
and at the same time teach a lesson
in international fellowship and create
a live and impressive memorial to
the men from Rowan County and to
rll American and Allied soldiers, who
lost their lives on the battle fields of
France, Belgium, Russia, Italy, the
Dalkans, to those who died In Hospit
als of disease, gas or wounds, and al
so to those who have died since the
war.
The Post attempted first, to obtain
from our former Allies.their National
Flags, bnt only one Nation answered'
this call by the presentation of Its
National Banner. Undaunted by this
little set-baqk the Post decided to ac
quire the flags, and other equipment
>'s memorials by Individual contribu
tions. Desiring the uniforms to be
reminiscent of the uniforms of the
Allies, a Committee from the post de
signed, with the cooperation of a unl
icroi m?nutacturing company, the out
?r25*ui? by the escort. It very
elwlF#we*l* AS. to? uniform
ot the 1st Regiment Freach Foreign
i. eg ion stationed at Slde-bel- Abbes,
>l(len. The bhxue is of a slightly
different cut, fashioned more after
the old Russian Imperial tunic, but of
a different cut, or. the belt a dupli
cate of the West Point Dress belt,
tne pants a pattern of the French
Foreign Legion, the leggins from the
United Stales Marine Corp, and the
cap that of a non-commissioned of
ficer of the Trench Blue Devils.
A number of flags and other parts
of equipment were given as specific
memorials; tot Instance, six bugles
and four snufe drums (tambour type)
v ere the first donations to the post
;>nd escort. These were donated by
Meade S. Hart of Mooresvllle, N. C?
:n memory of his brother, Samuel C.
Hart. Pvt. 1st Class 30th Division,
who was killed in the Hlndenburg
Line Oflensive, and who wag cited
posthumously for exceptional bravery,
<4. O. No. 46 War Dept. 19X9, and bis
father awarded the Distinguished Ser
v.ce Cross. A beautiful Italian Flag
vas donated to the escort by the H
rlian Embassy. Washington, D. C., In
memory of the sons of Italy who gave
their lives in the various Allied and
American Armies. An American flag
was donated by the Sons and Daught
ers of Liberty. The North Carolina
Hag was donated by Kent W. Coley,
member of the escort and disabled
overseas veteran, J. W. Swink and
family of China drove, donated an
American flag In memory of their son,
William J. Swink, Jr., who served In
(' A. C. during the war, and who died
!n Asheville, N. C., of tubercular In
fection as result of his service. The
family of Y?*. S. Bradshaw donated
another American Flag In meuory of
son, W. C. Bradshaw, who died in ser
vice in Prance. Another flag was do
nated by Bryce P. Board in memory
of Marvin Jrexler,. Pvt. Co. D 7th, In
fantry, Third Division, who was killed
In action and cited under O. O. 22,
July 1, 1918, for extraordinary bra
very as follows: Through courage
and devotion to dnty, carried messages
to and from front line over field con
tinually swept by shell fire and thus
tnable the Battalion Commander to
keep lalson with his command. All
other flags were donated by members
of the escort. The equipment of the
flag escort, except as above donated,
yas purchased by the escort with a
few additional contributions made by
spirited friends of the Legion in Sal
isbury.
The outfit Is composed of forty
four regular members and six sub
stitutes, each one has an honorable
discharge from the Army, Navy or
Marine Corps, showing service dur
ing the World War; At least 86 per
cent of the personnel of the outfit
saw action under fire. 8?veral of
the men saw afigMonal service In
In 19*8 and was retired in 1929, as
a 2nd Lieutenant Lt Coley saw ser
vice In the Phlllpines, the Bttxer Re
bellion. at Vera Crui, the Pershing
I'unttlve Expedition after Pancho
Villa and the A. E. P. Lt. Coley was
badly wounded during the war and
tan a patient In jnany hospitals for
a number of years after the war. J.
8. Strieker, another member of the
?'i cort, was in the Navy for a number
of years and took part in the expedi
tion against Vera Crux. Lt Col. Max
L. Barker, former commander of the
escort, was in the Spanish American
War and served as a major in the A.
K. F., 81st, Division. Though they
use the Foreign Legion uniform, they
have no men in the outfit who were
Lorn in a foreign country.
The personnel of the escort repre
sents all army ranks, from "Buck Pri
vate" to Lieutenant Colonel. One bug
it r Is a Presbyterian minister. Most
t- ery vocation and avocation is "rep
resented in the set-up, Including sev
eral who belong to the ranks of the
unemployed.
Tbe escort uses nine United States
Flags, one North Carolina flag, and
a flag of each of tbe following coun
tries: Prance, Great Britain, Bel
gium, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Serbia,
Cuba, Braxil, Montenegro, Cxchoslo
vakla, Portugal, China, Greece and
Canada.
All music is learned by ear, there
being no trained musician in the out
tit. The beats are: Foreign Legion
March, Bum Boat, Here She Comes,
Sempre Fidells, Doggie, One-Two
Three, Drill March and the Lady.
It Is thought that this Is the only
outfit of its kind in the world;
This escort has appeared before
nore than 250,000 people during the
eighteen months of Its organization.
It appeared before the North Carolina
Department Convention "In Wlnston
balem In 1930; At the Sesqui- Cen
tennial celebration at Kings Mountain,
it drilled for fifteen minutes before
more than 60,000 people. Here lt was
greeted with thunderous applause and
tbe crowd seemed to catch fully the
spirit presented in this unique dis
play. At the Carolina-Georgia Tech
football game abont , 20,000 people
gave them an ovation. At the dedi
cation of the Salisbury Airport and '
the Memorial Flag escort held in I
Salisbury November 11, 1930, the
home people were Impressed with the
significance of the escort and expres- ,
red appreciation of the tireless effort
of the local Legion Post In bringing
Into existence this unique sentimen
tal attraction. The late Sen. Lee
Overman delivered the Armistice Day
address on this date. In the after
noon of the same day this escort went
to Mooresville to put on a demonstra
tion in honor of Con. C. Johnston, De?
Vartqent Commander. They Assist
ed in tbe dedication of the Salvation
Army Hut in Salisbury. This Mem
frial Escort led the parade at North
Carolina's raort colorful military
pugeant during the celebration at the
Pattle of Guilford Court House, on
UM 4th of July 1931. The Escort ap
peared st Charlotte on May toth, 1931,
for the celebration of tbe signing of
the first Declaration of Independence.
At the Department Convention In j
HJ1, it played an important part in
the drills and parades and wan fav
orably commented on.
The uniforms and the flans and the
music complete a harmonious array
typifying the sentiment, that America
and her former Allies are still bound
together by bonds of suffering and
sacrifice* and are dedicated to a pro
gram Of peace and good-will, and this
Memorial Flag Escort furthers the
observance of the debt we owe out
dead and creates new zeal and new
faith in the cause for which they died.
ITIMOUS T. VALENTINE.
A TRIBUTE
Napoleon B. Young, honbred and
Mghly respected citizen of the lower
part of the county, quietly breathed
his last at his residence near Bunn
September 8, lacking Just four days
of completing his 78th year. His pa
rents were Briar and Winnie Young,
names familiar to the older residents
of Harris township. This writer knew
Napoleon Young, or as he was famil
iarly called Nep Young, for many
years. We were school-mates more
than SO years ago at the Academy In
Lnulsburg, my father being the teach
er. He was not a brilliant pupil as
I remember him but I am reasonably
sure that never during the years that
' lit was a pupil waa he ever a single
time kept in after school hours tor
misconduct or even repremended on
that score. In deportment his mark
was ever A 1. It was that war
tnrough his life. Not so much In tha
public eye Hfet every body who knew
lum at all knew him aa a good citi
zen. a true friend, and upright, clean,
dependable man. The ranks of the
c)d pupils of the Loulsburg Male
Academy, like the thin gray line of
the Confederacy, Is getting thinner
i very year. Only a. few of us re
main. Bro. Young waa married more
than 50 years ago to Hiss Bettle Har
ris* daughter of Capt. Joe Harries,
vho survives him. They had no
children.
E. H. DAVIS.
Tke 8. L. L. 8. Meets
The Sidney Lanier Society of Ep
som High School held Its regular
meeting September 25 and Initiated 13
new members. The Initiation was
prepared by a special committee with
the help of the sponsor and president.
1 he meeting was enjoyed by everyone.
After the Initiation, refreahments cotf
tisllng of candy and lemonade, were
served by the society.
Elisabeth Winn, Reporter.
Last Notice!
1930 TAXES
All real estate upon which
1930 taxes have not been paid
by Monday, October 5th will
be advertised.
Come in and settle and save
this extra costs and embar
rassment. _ A
F. W. JUSTICE, Sheriff.