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TODAY and AMERICANS ..... <Wotion I was one of the 15V.040 who went to Gettysburg for the great reunion encampment of the Grand Army of i-he Republic and the Cnited Confederate Veterans. Eighteen hundred old men ? their average age was S>4 and many were centenarians ? met in the tented city on the spot where the decisive battle which turned the tide of the War Between the Sta tes was fought in the first thre? days "bf July, 1863. Ancient enmities were forgot ten. old hatreds buried. as the foes of 75 years ago fraternized in each other's tents and swapped tall stories, magnified by time, of their youthful experiences in war. As I mingled with them and lis tened to them the one thing that struck me most forcibly was that these former foes were all Amer icans. Americans fought Americans 75 years ago. Looking back over his tory, it is clear to me that Blue ind Gray alike were fighting for America. They differed in their concepts of the American ideal of Liberty, but were alike in their fierce devotion to the American spirit. They were willing to lay down their lives for a spiritual cause. So long as Americans cher ish the spirit of Liberty as these men did, our democracy is safe. If that spiritual devotion lieswfut in the youth of American, we are a lost nation. ? ? ? HEROISM . fighter* On the battlefield of Gettysburg are hundreds of statues, monu ments and memorial tablets. The one which impressed me most with the heroism of the Americans who fought each other there is a bronze figure of_a soldier brand ishing his clubbed musket- like a Sail. War was waged at close quarters in the days of short range muzzie-Jpading muskets. To fire his single shot effectively a soldier had to expose himself to the enemy's fire, then fall back and reload. And when there was no time to reload, it was hand-to-hand fight ing with clubbed muskets. Pickett's gallant charge on the Union breastworks at Gettysburg was fought in that way. Nine tenths of his 4.000 brave boys in Gray were left dead or dying on the slopes of the narrow valley. In modern warfare, most of the fighting :s between opponents who hardly see each other. It took he roes to fight a war in 1863. LEE . . . . . leadrr^bip Tie outs'fciiding Spar? among the zocameits on Gettysburg battlefield is the bronze statue of General Robert E. Lee. astride of his famous war-horse. Traveler." And in the hearts of both Blue and Gray, as I listened to the an cient foes talking over the great figar.es and episodes of. Civil War days, Lee seemed to stand first in the admiration of both sides, as a soldier and as a man. "If Lee had accepted Lincoln's offer of command of the Union armies, the war wouldn't have lasted six months," I heard one blue-coated veteran say. while the grorjp around him echoed the'sen timent. There is more back of the uni versal .tribute paid to General Lee's memory on both sides of the Mason and Dixon line than the sentimental glamour which al ways surrounds the leader of a lost cause. North and South alike honor him because, among all the figures in the great struggle, he stood out as one who combined honor with leadership, courage with character. ? ? ? X-'XIOX . . . . . . democracy More years have passed since the battle of Gettysburg than the life of the nation under the Con stitution up to then. president Lincoln, in his immortal address four months after the battle, spoke of the war as a test of the endurance of a government foun ded in democracy. Democracy has endured for 75 years since he spoke. "If Lincoln had lived it would have been easier for the South," said an old Confederate officer in camp, "but in spite of that', I think the boys all agree that it is better for our grandchildren and their grandchildren that it turned ons as it did. We're one nation instead of two. We're all Ameri cans and we belong together." That la how old men, reflecting the wisdom that comes with years, look back on the history they helped to make. ? ? ? TAPS . . ? farewell I left Gettysburg with the j sound 1b my ear* of the most , poignant, soul-stirring music In ik? world; the plaintive, long- | 4rav> notes of a bugle sounding "Taps" ?i the hilltop beaeathi Youngest Chancellor Or. Harry Lee Upperrcan, newly elected Chancellor at Nebraska Wesley an University at Lincoln, said to be the world's youngest college chancellor, is visiting edu cational leaders ? throughout the East in the intermit of his institu tion's extension program. An in defatigable student of education. Dr. Upperman, at forty-two, has visited leading universities in many countries. whose sod lie the bones of thous ands who perished on the slopes and in the valley. Row on row of white stones , mark the graves of men who were buried where they fell: their nam es. their regiments, even the color of the uniforms they wore are for ever unknown. A week before the reunion workmen unearthed an other skeleton on the battlefield All that can ever be known is that those bones, too. are an Am- , erican's. y ~ ? I took leave o?,~my century-old hosts of both armies with a feel ing of sorrow mihgled with pride t-hat I was of their breed, of the ' line of those venerable American heroes over most of whom, before another Independence Day rolls around, the bugles will be sound ing ' taps." the soldier's last fare well. be whiskered farmer ENJOYS HEARING HIS Fl'NERAL SERMON Kingston. Tenn. Jane 24. ? Be whiskered Pelii < Bush ? Breazeale ' ? who wanted 'no hear what the ' preacher says about me" ? sat happily beside his handmade cof fin today while a minister eulo gized him in a lengthy -funeral" sermon. i "It was the nicest funeral I ever heard." the 74-year-old Roane county farmer said "When I die there won't be another one. This was my last funeral and I'm mighty well pleased." While the Rev. Charles E. Jack son. of Paris. 111., praised the fanifold merits of "I'ncle Bush." a crowd estimated at more than 5. v."'.' swarmed over the peaceful little Cave Creek valley grove which Breazeale had chosen for his obsequies. For more than three hours af ter he had been consigned to his maker, the hearty old farmer stood beside t-tev coffin te hewed from a walnut" log and shook hands with hundreds. He, "auto graphed" scores of cards and pa pers with the scrawled X" that is bis signature. Breazeale. dressed in new suit and hat. rode to the grove in a hearse that called for him at- the little farm home where he lives alone. Of the 1,111,000 swine in North Carolina. January 1, 1937, 76 per, cent were slaughtered during the year for meat animals while 12 per cent of this number died from disease or other causes, reports the State Department of Agricul ture. . DEATHS MRS. A. X, DAVIS Mrs A X. Davis, wife of Mr. i N. 7 v - on Route 2. Louis urg. <i.^u home a: 2:3" Sunday ?.nii.i Th - tineral i?r rice* were'heid Sunday afternoon It -i ?" a: .?4Edy Cr^-eK B-p .st Church. tocducted by Rev. ? ? Roach. a::d iateras-nt w?r a_ilr iu the church "cemetery. Qui", a large nucb-r attended the ser rices. MRS. MARY WARREN WARD Mrs. Mary Warren Ward died it thr horn- of her son. M?sT W. Ward, nrar Epsom, jsnday n:gh! it,; o'clock Mrs. Ward was from Atlanta and was vUititg h?r x>n when the end came suddenly. Funeral services were held at the sr;!ve at "he Ward family ceme tery in Xash County Tuesday af ternoon at 3:30 and were conduc ted by Rev. John E. Ayes.ue. as sisted by ministers from Whita kers. The funeral was largely at tended. MISS SARAH E. LEONARD Miss Sarah Elizabeth Leonard, died at her home near White' Level on Thursday. July 21st. af ter a short illness. The funeral service* were held at :4e home on_ Friday evening at 2 o'clock, con ducted by Rev. Ray Harrington, and interment was made in the family cemetery nearby. Quite a large number attended the ser vices and the floral tribute was es pecially pretty. The deceased is survived by one sister. Mrs. Telie Davis, who has the sympathy of the entire community. ? Xorth Carolina cotton growers reported an average of 436 pounds of fertilizer used per acre on cot ton this year which would total nearly 200.000 tons used on the !? 11.000 acres in cultivation in 1>3&. reports W H. Rhodes, chief of the State Department of Agri culture's statistical division. Cotton ginners in Sampson County a're making valuable im provements in their gins accord ing to a report from J C. Fergu son. cotton gin specialist of the state College Extension Service. IS RO Tba worit body odor coma* from P. O ? parvpt ration odor aa dar tba tru Taba 1 ourat* to naa Yodora ? n?'w. immrt dco^erast erum that work* dlraetly on oadarans axcratiaBa. Nornudlj Todora alao radocaa M?rt? wttnovt iar?? Yodor* ts utterly tfif fwt trot Miff, gnlaj put?: (1) Be ft? Moetk u tmm (ma <S) Lnt? do iticky fia on taffura or mndcr&nn*. (I) Lmw nc nz*U oa cloth**. IU ? IH. G?t it to 4iT-moM7 back If not MlchtwL Trial um nn. B?o4 coupon. YODORA ?? DEODORANT CREAM ?? B? * umm for trial * *L*m to McKmkq * ? Robbie*. Fairfield. a Cocm. Dept. F-l. amm. ? FURNITURE ? ? 1 Much of our stock of Furniture and House Furnishings have already arrived and are on display. Other portions are arriving daily. A special invitation is extended you to call in and see what we now have and later that which will arrive in the next few days. Our Prices are proving very attractive. We want you to make our store your headquarters when in Louisburg. B o B B I T T FURNITURE CO. R. A. Bobbitt, Owner and Manager Nazi Camp Officials Convicted ~ HIAD, L I . . The five men who received fine; ;500 each I ~-i r_v 3. . ird sentence ore shown in the court t ot : i\?z y ea; .3 1 'he verdict. Left to right: Heir-an Schu-arar.ann: Bruno Kaehr.cl; Kerry Wolfgang: Addo Bielefeld and Henry Hau.-Jt. The Gerrnan Air.erican Settlement League, Inc.. opera tcr of a c?Tp at Yaphar.k, L. I_ for American N'azi sympathizers, and the league's six inccr pr raters. were all found guilty of violating the State Civil Rights Law. I\ IL SERVICE EXAMIXATltl o AVNOrVCEl) The United states Civ!; S?rvi-_< Commission has announced open tciLpetjtive examinations for the positions named below: For this examination, applica tions must be on file with the Civ il Service Commission. Washing ton. D. C., not later than August 1 J, iL received from States east of Colorado, and not iater than August 13, if received from Colo rado and States westward. Director of Unemployment In surance, Jlft^OO a year. Railroad Retirement Biiard. Broad and progressively important adminis trative experience in the field of government, or social insurance, or industrial relations, or labor organization, or labor legislation or railroad management, is re quired. except for the partial sub stitution of certain educational training. Applicants must no: have passed their sixtieth birth day. Closing dates extended. ? The closing time for receipt ot appli cations has been extended to the dates given above, for the exami nations for ? Assistant Home Economist. $2. 500 a year. Junior Home Econo mist. 18,00:0 a year. Junior in Home Economics Information. 12.000 a year. Bureau of Home Economics. Certain changes have been T.ade th4 examination subjects 'or Assistant and Junior Home Economists, as rhown in Atuend m'li; to Announcement No 57. Fell Information ir.ay b? obtain ed froir. J. A Wheless. Secretary of the I*. 5. Civil Service Board of Examiners, at tie t:st office n tbis city. i rr ^ ~l CSjts op' f*ee advic* often have SHARP fDCES. JULY SPECIAL BOY NOW AND SAVE NORGE REFRIGERATOR. Reg. Price S189.0C Special $149.00 CROSLEY REFRIGERATOR. Reg. Price S169.00 Special $137.00 LEONARD REFRIGERATOR. Reg. Price $194.00 Special $154.00 Special Prices ELECTRIC FANS. $1.39 and Up Special Prices RADIOS. $1495 and Up AH above New 1938 Models. AUTO REPAIR WORK - CAR GREASING TIRES - AUTO ACCESSORIES RADIO REPAIRS ? WORK GUARANTEED BECmS GARAGE Looisburg's Oldest Garage and Radio Dealer A FEW IMCIAIX ELECTRIC FANS $1.29 up FREE Battery Box with each set of B Batteries. Protect your batteries from dust and ftioisture. Wet Batteries Re-charged 50c and 75c i Let as pat your radio in first class condition for the summer baseball gam^~~ and other sports. Special check up by licensed experts Only $1.50 RAYNORS RADIO SHOP rnooe LMKIflHUrg, N. C. | A Sunday School teacher was ] "rying to impress her class u I small boys with the omnipotence ot the Deity. I Teacher ? Junior, who gives you the clothing and shoes, and th>- ' cap you wore to Sunday School ) this morning? ? Junior ? President Roosevelt! Teacher -nonplussed, but tried , again > ? Bobby, who gives .you your meat, bread, milk and other '-?hings to eat? Bobby ? Secretary Wallace.! Teacher (confounded, but she didn't give up. yet tearing what niigtt come) ? Tommy, who gives 1 r ou the sun, the stars and flowers? Tommy ? God. At last the teacher smiled with gratification. A little boy next to Tommy seiz ed his sleeve saying: "Sit down, tou difty little Republican!" " Tobacco sticks, $5.00 per thous and. BUCK HARRIS. 7-15-3t UIRLS WANTED * 3ive full description, experience, if any, P. O. Box 263, Louisburg, N. C. 7-22-2t BABY POWDER that ? II Don". In germs infect your babv's delicate skin Instead of using nrdinarv baby powders use Mennen Antiseptic Powdei It's demure/) anriteptK and fights off germs This famous powder is as soft, as smooth and fine as a baby powder can be 'But tn addition - IT KEEP* VOUB BABY SAFER -pro FIGHTS OFF r GERMS tected against his worst enemm, germs and infection If costs no more See your dL^iggist today. MSrinSn cAnluefxtcc- POwD^K BIG LOSS YES. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ONE AND ALL FOR .WHAT YOU DID AND FOR THE SYMPATHY EXTEN DED. BUT I HAVE NOW, A LARGE STOCK OF GOODS, AND CAN SERVE YOU AS USUAL. ? THE ? BROWN FURNITURE HOUSE J. L. Brown Prop. YoungsviUe, N. C. Paint With GLIDDENS Paints SEMI PASTE PAINT, after mixing . . $2.00 Gal. READY-MIXED PAINTS $1.49 Gal. ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING SUPPLIES FOR RENT ? Electric Sander and Floor Polisher SPORTING GOODS FISHING TACKLE Heddon & Creek Chub Bait Pfleuber. South Bend and j Shakespeare Rods & Reels. BASEBALL GOODS TENNIS SUPPLIES < Wright & Ditson Balls and { Rackets Canning Supplies COLD PACK $1 .39 CANNERS * National PRESSURE SQ 95 COOKERS, Large Size ' ? furniture --- hew goods abeivimg every day 3 Pc. BED SOK.OO ROOM Suites ?W 3 Pc. LIVING $7/i. 50 ROOM Suites 9x12 LINOLI- Si.49 BUM RUGS . . * COOKING $7|.95 RANGES . . H. C. TAYLOR liKDTAll BT01I umnM, h. a
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