Incorporated in our article on Halifax'County his
tory last issue was ttye address delivered by Dr. T.
y Long upon the occasion.-of- the unveiling of a
marker at Halifax tp,. ofr Vftllie.,.Jones
and jolm raul Jones. Therein. Df. Long embodied.
an(t approved the tradition that the naval hero took
tlie Uauie Jones because of his friendship for the
Willie Jones family. . ' 1
As John Baptist* Ashe married, a. sister of
Willie Jones it is. apparent th,at Captain Ashe has. an
unusual interest in. the. matter, apart from that of th,e
historian of the State. It was. M>s. John Baptists
Ashe who made the Ouftttyg; rej'oinder to CoL Tarle
ton, Lorf^ Cornwallis’s famous cavalry,; commander,
when he had snepringjy stated, t^at he
see Col. William Washington^ a hpprish Patriot cav
alry leader. Mrs. Ashe’s, retort was that; he copld,
have had that satisfaction if. he .had only looked be
hind him at the battle. Of Cowpens, where,- the tradi
tion goes, Washingtoh chased the dapdy-Britisher
from the field. x i
Captain A$b<? Apparently Doubtful of the
Authenticity of the tradition.
From the following, questions launched by Captain
Ashe in a comwunication to The Voice, it is’appar
ent that he is pot only dubious as to the authenticity
of the tradition, but that be bases, his. doubt upon the
solid ground of impossibility pf time and place of
such an association as that upon which the tradition
is based. The editor of The Voice is glad tor prlht
Captain Ashe’s Socratinrejpinder, hut must leave-the
defense of the authenticity of the tradition' to Dr.
Long. Captain, Asbe’gletter follows:
Captain Ashe’s Letter.
‘My Dear FriendWhere was that meeting you
describe between Willie Jones and the nameless
stranger? _
“It' has been said, that that meeting was at “The
Grove,” where Willie Jones lived—and then Mr..
Jones took the stranger in hand and created the un
usual character known to history as John _ Paul
Jones. *.
“‘John Paul Jones came to this country, I think, in
1773. He did, along with a friend (a nephew of the
wife of Benjamin Franklin), visit “The Grove.” But
that “Grove” was.in Virginia;
“Now, he was engaged in naval work—when? I
suggest 1774. : Look thafup. ' ^
- “Next, when did the “Grove” residence pf WiRie
fW- come into use? Tfte father of Mrs.' Willie
^ues owned that laud, Be died, After kip. dpaS,
Wmk tom. married. the daughter. After ma*-,
riage, he built a residence for her on the land ber
longing to the estate of the wife’s father—the Mont
tord. estate. v _ * ' ‘ "
“Suppose you write to the cl^rk of Ifalifas County
Superior Court and ask when tpe father Qf %s. WiL'
lie Jones died; also, the date of the marriage of Wil
Me Jones to the daughter—ajiss Montford—and when
did Willie Jones obtain permission to build the home
known as the ‘'Grove.’' ? . "
“Next, when was John ^aul. Jpnes appointed, tp a
position in the navy ? Yqu can find that opt!
“In Mrs. DeKeven’s Life of John Paul Jones is a
.letter written by toe naval hero to Benjamin Frank
lin, teljing why he had taken the name of Jones. I
assume you prefer jhe facts.
' “Respectfully, S. A. ASHE.”
Evidently, it is the purpose of Captain Ashe to sug
gest through toe questions proposed that the records
show that John Paul Jones -was in the navy before
the “Grove” at Halifax, was even'built Dr. Long is
in Halifax County and can discover the answers to
the proposed questions. It will be news to me, how
ever, if it turns out that Willie Jones had tox secure
lief oi< permission to build the “Grove.” If such a
recotd can be, found, it will be another indication
that there is. nothing new under the, suu,. City people
today must get building pern$*» I bfiliev.e, tyit put,in
the woods even in this year two of toe New Deaf,
people can still build.- out in. the woods, without asking
anybody’s permission, Hpwevejv if the Montford
estate was. still; unsettled there might he some record
left of ther agreemeut under which Willie Jones built
ihis mansion upon landsbplonging to the estate. I am
quite sure that Ijlr, Long* a descendant of Willie
Jones, brother, who himself is given credit by one of
the authorities quoted by Dr. Long; us. providing the
name Jones to the naval commander, will be only too
glad to make such investigations as are possible in
establishing or overthrowing the, tradition that the
United States’ first, if not greatest, naval hero as
sumed the name of North Carolina’s most active Revo
lutionary patriot.
Trade Balances aacj War D^bts
(continued from rage pile )»f r*.
gold. What then?. Who profits? With respect to the
debts due the American government, as distinguished
from those due American citizens, we hear the cry
that America owes her citizens, for the price of the
Lil>erty bonds. Let jisvsuppose that.the debtor na
tions could and would send fifteen billions in gold
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over here and settle all war debts. What would be
the difference in its inflatiooartf affect upon our cur
rency and that of our own government's producing
the money needed to pay off the Liberty bonds? .Not
a bit, if the gold should be actually used to pay off
those bonds. Cutting the. value of the dollar^ half in.
terms of gold has not really affected its purchasing
power. The number of dollars iif circulation deter
mines what one of them will buy, and not what it is
exchangeable for in the marts of the world in terms
of gold.
Payment of tlxe Debfs liquid Oflly Inflate
Outr Qjvq Cufrenoy.
America does not want, more goods even as a gift
nor more laborers even working for nothing. And
tlmse who. haye followed! the qprrengy agitatipn tpf
forty or fifty years, knqw that every influence, bbS:
been expended tp keep ppwn the ampunt of ipopey ip
circulation. If our circulation could he doubled by
the payment of the dpbts, eyery dodgy in
would actually be cut in two in value, Tbpt, hasn’t
been true in tbe case Qf revaluing, the dollar, ip gold,
But just try doubling, the number, of dollars, ip qiycu
hition and see what, would, happen. With fhP
of all dollars lessened, the payment, of the debts
would not amount to a, cent? gpyernmgnt, tp,be
sure, could pay the I^bpyty. bpndj indpbt#1^^*,
would bp. paying, thpna. with, dollara tp.at=hny only bajf
ns much as the present fifty-ceQt dpljpfs. buy. - I$Ut
why pester the pppr;. ^tupu$ajtt,bpuptr^s longer? If
we want plenty qf, cheat):dpPcap, get
them. Simpjy, turn tjhe* pyip#11?, afl#
print as mapy, dollars, as t^e gfil^-heid, wpald
under the uspal, custqm.gnd=% ^QUJ4 bgv*C mSdtP?'
to pay his. Liberty hplJd defcts, and. eyeryv 4fiU£?r *3? '
Amerjqa bft wopth, jngt, ty W#1 bft
beif the sarft&rSWP TfSSfe, p^ufr tyf0
treasn^ by^tbu, way, dfi^;
Tbe payapit Qf tpe, ggyernmpi?*.. 48*%- means. qp&
. ..Qm&ency, and ifca^
g qgfof. n^on|, tg, O145
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From the individual: standpoint, the American
creditors of dobj&K cojigtries or; their citizens would
profit by the payment of the debts to them. But as
a matter of fact it would-be collected-from the Amer
ican people- Any increase of opr money supply
means a proportionate decrease in the value of exist
ing dpllars. l«et Europe, p^y American investors five
billion dollars and, it be pfit ip circifietipn here,
every dollar in America would fie cheapened?—
is, it vpQuld,ta^e mpre of tfiem to buy a, given amount
of goods or. to employ a definite amount of labor.
America, wouldn’t be profited at all, Yet the debtor
countries would be financially ruined.
The Difference, im Spending atBfefl»e and Abroad.
You see rantings about the extravagances of the
Frenche. or the Germans, or the Japs, at home—so
much being spent for armament or for maintenance
Of the army. That is possible while It would be im
possible to pay the debts if those expenditures, were
stopped. The, French have. the material afid; the la*
bor to. dp all those things at home, but no way of
converting that material, and; labor, into gold, to pay
debts abroad.
Therefore, unless America is willing to call a. hglt
upon production, and; give up. its foreign trade and a
goodly part Qf its. home trade, and let the debtor na
tiqns. have the markets, we cannot expect the debts to
be paid. And if they were thus paid, the latter end
would be worse than the former. Onqe Spain
thought she was: rich. when, gold and silver were
pouring into her borders, from tbe virgin mines, of
America, But that inflow of gqld and silver ms her
ruin Money cannot take the, place of an active in
dustry, and the worst thing tfiat cofild happen, to
America, would be fpv us to . call a holiday and, let
^ropa feed; and clothe ns tin those debts sUppld be
paid.:
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The agau, uui T-sr \. ' :r»
• n. tsaprti HMh wUt ■* W. «S". W
m •&. ws. %. m, *w m as3
eyerjlbo^
Bpt whejj^e are busy, 1^’s remember ng djctrua
oL three year*, ^ ^hich then sounded, like heresy
that I perr^ally, ^8# ^
.he w^d *.«f .erW # *««
mean the, 4ft§filu^ giftR of tWt fcfcK*.* «g.J£
tipns, It is. tyrng. to cl^r tljg. sjate of thg OT^t, %§
»*4«« W%lr exchan^, <* lg>ods
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standard at values for~goodsr of- nit countries. £«t> ”S
wsgv&si*0# ex- ,
change values of goods.,
Pitt’* New Rept^wtatjw*
I iad wet Attorney JQlm'djl! Playler oac4 or twice
bgt. I^t hiHjfe *gffev.;tlft.voft$$> d*g#
Swot. mu as, tain otJESti CoBW&’^BKBSfiasstate&JI®
the nest session oitte' MtgfttetaM^.Slayte»li*es
at - Farmville. He "won over UlST Opponent by the
handsome piajpri^jr of 2175 TroJ.es. - P^t’s other ^ep^
Sentative wilt B^unt. ^FftVbetp no* otfcefc
county in the State could has«e sent s mao- named :
Hljpler, t& %&> legislature 44fcp-JH0k-4i[lfr'be
seeing jpa perforin tfext ufeter.' r' ; : ?*'
Thin papeA costs only $10Pa y«a& 4w: seiksMMe ;-iS
,m$$rs, will #n.d 11^ - ,;,v
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Balance *fc<Un tfepviou^
Z^ppuir-T®w«9-- ^:
,. JHsoellau6^. ; 71eta1^«~ &53&533$$ III
WuraeU)SU.1;s—To. ^injjgr^ .w}.,
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Busiuese wigan, 4u$»gk v - ;\.
Stfipie* 12^7? —,-^n-^^-rVr- '
Business ig.foroe aft en4 of,yea^^uiulJoe ■’••.. .
• .0? ^olj^ie.s,. ip§,57^i. -r——,^^.99^1^,77^00 ■ ..!**'
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Value, of- Beal Estate* (less amount of en-“ “ *' ■ ■-■
cumbrances) ————-—$ 538j280;87
Value of- Bonds and- Stocks ———-J56,261,248.01
Gash in feompanyte- Office.*• 23,728.&jf
©bposited-in l?rust‘(Boinpariles aud^ Ba^ra’ ’ 9
not on interest—-' 467|40&'.O{$
B*epositM-In-Trust Companies and* Banket\ "
, on interest r—---—--- ■ 19,780.97
interest} apti Rent8; due, and accrued-— 448,28&02
AH oibet Assets, as.de tailed* in, statement
' Total ■ %26,J161;263.6J.
I#ess; Assets not admitted' 3»t8S^lSrM ,-,g|
,.^1 ;TQlai.admitted Assets)^—L^i_f9A37A^^5^ ;
iTateLadm&ted Asa^s^—:-i—i_faA87A656®l
y^rffRjii, L.y2
Death Claim&due and. unpaid.-; 95&3d
Death Claims, resM^d ,—---——-— 26>9?2jOQ
Peatb Claims reaPtted* but not yet aid? ""v
jjusted:--——- ——--—-— l£l*12&5d .
Permanent Disability Claims ———.56j^lAf26
Salaries .rents, expenses, comaaisaiom et«. J&OOQstiO
Advance assessments 4Sj88ft$6
All other Liabilities, as detailed in state- . , ' 5
ment__——:- -■—r——-;—.-- §5»809jp58
-lit?
Total. Liabilities. —--——$ 32T.268.75
BUSINESS ^ N.W’jR 1933
Policies <?r Ceftiflcajeg ip force. December V
31st of preyipup, yeaf, Nun^r. 1^48;-$ 3*4$J.S$fi}#
Policies qr Certificates; 4j},rin^-the. . v -
year, Npmber, 125 ; —---—-—--.t- 1Q3i9»HM$
^ojipies. op Certificates tiq, fQfcev^^fla^ef : • r
31, 1933, - Nunjbep.1^ U-rwrw
fiQ^sps. pqd. Claims: unpaid. Deqeipbep 31&t. , ?
of previous year, _ Nipp}>ef-3,; ?t3§§*9$
Ijqs&ea pft4. Claijfts ippurr^d dwfiq$ the. ?
yeqr, _ Number,^; -r~-r-^vr-rvrs. , 17,781,0$
losses.. apd »gJ4 WW,,
Number 39;_'__r!-__-r-r--r—
Losses and Claims, unpaid December 31, ,
1933, _ Number 3; _____T.——--r--’ ’ 2’2^8,0(?
Premiums and, Assessments, qqllected dur
ing tbp year ip North Carolina, —---- 32,970.0$
mS* MARY E LAROOCA, President. ;
■ a®BS. NEVA, AppXAlNDER TALLEY, Secy,
' MRS. ETflgEL HOLWAYV Treasurer. _*
JAR. A. RLAJHA, Actuary.
Home Office: 33rd and Farnam ^t., Ompha, Nqb,
Attorney for Service: DAN C. BOjjfEY,. Insurpnc^
■Comn^is^ionet, Ralfefeh, ?7.' C. ... .
Manager fop Nortel patoilna : HWte , ,, ,J
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STATp OF NORTH; C^BOUNA,. '
INSURANiCB DEPARTMENT,
1 ^igh-Jtdy 9th, 193£.'
I, DAN C. RONEY, Insurance. Cqmmissiqper, d£
iej:eby certify that the. above* Is a ixM and <orr«£
bstract of the' Sta'tqrgent of the Supreme Format
jfoodmeip Circle, ^ y^tepal Qrder, <£ Omaha, Nefc
led wjth ^is Deparjjnenf* ahpwln^ the condigp^
aid Ordir qnthe3lsf4a£ prpe«^pb$5* vr.i
^itrn^mj; hand apd; official seal^'the
ate above* v^ftteB. _ a
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