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HENR\ LITCHFIELD A very real part of Lee’s life in the army had to do with his hors es. He had a number during the course of the war and loved them all. His mare, Grace Darling, that he had ridden in the Mexican War, was too old for service and was sent to the White House when Lee left Arlington, and was later captured by a Federal soldier. One of his horses was Richmond, a hi~ hay given him by the citizens of Richmond. He broke down un der the hard service of the cam paign against Pope and died. Ajax, a large sorrel, was too tall, and Lee rode him very seldom. In 1862, General Stuart gave Lee a quiet little sorrel mare named Lu cy Long. She was stolen, but lat er recovered. She survived the war and was living as late as 1891. The best known of Lee’s charg ers was Traveler, and one writer has said that he was almost as well known as his master. Sheri dan called Traveler a “chunky gray horse.” Lee himself de scribed him in the following inter esting letter: ‘‘lf I was an artist like you, I would draw a true picture of Traveler, representing his fine proportions, muscular figure, deep chest and short back, strong haunches, flat legs, small head, broad forehead, delicate ears, quick eye, small feet, and black mane and tail. Such a picture would inspire a poet, wose genius could then depict his worth and describe his endurance of toil, hun ger, thirst, heat, cold, and the dangers and suffering through which he had passed. He could di late upon his sagacity, affection, and his invariable response to ev ery wish of his rider. He might even imagine his thoughts through the long night marches and the days of battle through which he has passed. But I am no artist, and could only say that he is a Confederate gray. I purchased him in the mountains of Virginia in the autumn of 1861, and he has been my patient follower ever since, to Georgia, the Carolinas, and back to Virginia. He carried me through the seven days’ bat tles around Richmond, the second Manassas, at Sharpsburg, Freder icksburg, the last day at Chancel lorsville, to Pennsylvania, at Get tysburg, and back to the Rappa hannock. From the commence ment of the campaign in 1864 at Orange till its close around Pe tersburg, the saddle was scarcely off his back, as he passed through the fire of the Wilderness, Spott svlvania, Cold Harbor, and across the James River. He was in al most daily requisition in the winter of 1864-65 on the long line of de fenses from the Chickahominy, north of Richmond and Hatcher’s Run south of the Appomattox. In the campaign of 1865 he bore me from Petersburg to the final days at Appomattox Court House. 4 RECORD, ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JANUARY TWENTY-FIRST, 1938. ou must know what a com he is to me in present re nent. He is well supplied with ipments. Two sets have been t to him from England, one m the ladies of Baltimore, and e was made for him in Rich >nd; but I think his favorite the American saddle from St. >uis.’’ Traveler was of Gray Eagle ock and was bom near the Blue ilphur Springs, now in West rginia, in April, 18557. As a It he won, in 1859 and 1860, un •r the name of Jeff Davis, the rst prize at the Greenbrier fair, high honor in that land of good orses. He was sixteen hands igh, weighed eleven hundred and ifty pounds, and was unusually trong. His walk was springy and ie had a bold carriage, holding tis head up well. He was very ;entle, but was also very brave nd spirited. He loved a battle, nd at the Second Manassas he grew so spirited that, jumping suddenly, he hurt both of Lee’s hands, breaking a bone in one. Lee was in an ambulance for a time and never again held the reins in the usual way. Traveler and Lee were devoted to each other and were separated only by death. Lee, mounted on him, was a familiar figure in Virginia from 1862 to 1870, and the picture of them is familiar to the world today. Lee sat erect in his saddle with his weight on the stirrups, and the movements of his body were in perfect unison with those of the horse under him. Captain Gor don McCabe, the famous Virginia teacher, said that Traveler, when Lee was riding him, “always stepped as if conscious that he bore a king upon his back.” At the age of sixty-three Gener al Lee, while president of Wash ington College (now known as Washington & Lee University) died in Lexington, Virginia, on the anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Colum bus, October 12, 1870. It was the custom of Genera! when the day’s work was done to ride on Traveler. That iron-gray horse was a privileged character. He was allowed to roam at will about the grounds of the President’s house, wherever the grass was greenest and fresh est. Toward this old companion in battle Lee was more demon strative than he was with men. Usually when he entered the gate he would leave the walk, and ca ress Traveler’s head for a mo ment before passing on to the house. He permitted no one but himself to take him to the black smith to be shod, and on these occasions he would say to the smith, “Have patience with Travel ler; he was made nervous by the bursting of bombs around him dur in the war.” Traveller outlived General Lee. On account of his age he became unfit for service and was made a pensioner by the Lee family, and allowed to roam at will about the yard. During the last days of his life he became subject to fits. He would moan and groan and greatly disturb the Lees and near neigh bors. it was a custom of the neigh bors at such times to assemble at the Lees’ stable to do what they could to make Traveller comfort able and to alleviate his suffering. On the last day of his life he had one of these terrible fits, and as usual the neighbors congregated to assist in any way possible. In the crowd this day was a man who said to those near, “I have a feath er bed in my home; if you fellows will join me, we will go up and bring it down and make Traveller more comfortable.” This was done, ♦he bed placed in Traveler’s stable, he was rolled on it, and that night he died on a feather bed. Italy has a raw material short age. What’s What About Social Security j QUESTION: What are the re i quirements for obtaining unem ployment compensation under the North Carolina Unemployment Compensation law? ANSWER: The first require ment is that the person who seeks to receive unemployment compen sation benefits must have been em ployed in an occupation covered by that law. Second, upon losing his job, he must register with the employment service for another job. If, after waiting the re ; quired number of weeks, which in North Carolina is three weeks, he has not been able to find a suit able job, he will receive unemploy ment compensation for a limited number of weeks. Q: I was 65 years old on De cember 18, and had a Social Se curity card, but haven’t received my check yet. How do Igo about getting what is due me under the Social Security Act? A: You should get in touch with your Social Security Board Field Office, give them all the infor mation you can regarding your Social Security record, and make a formal claim for your old-age insurance. The amount you will receive will be 3 1-2 per cent of your total wages in covered em ployment since December 31, 1936, and the time you attained 65 years of age, which in your case was December 17. After the So cial Security Board has determin ed, from the wage record kept un der your Social Security account number, the amount due you, certi fication of your claim will be made to the Treasury Depart ment. Your check will then be mailed to you from the Treasury of the United States. Q: If my employer doesn’t re port my Social Security taxes, will I be able to collect my old-age in surance upon reaching 65 years of age, or if I should die would my estate be able to collect it un der these circumstances? A: The amount which will be paid you under the old-age insur ance provisions of the Social Se curity Act does not depend on the amount of taxes collected from you or paid by your employer un der Title VIII. of the Social Se curity Act. The amount you re I I ««»**"*22* ■ M 4*/ miles per gallon! jgpP 8 ceive will depend on the total wages earned in covered employ ment after December 31, 1936, and before you become 65 years of age, or de. But the employer who does not obey the law and report the amount of wages paid each employee, puts his employees at a isadvantage because the Social Security Board will not have a record of those wages when it comes time to compute the am ount the Board should pay each worker under the old-age insurance provisions of the law. WIREWORMS DAMAGE IRISH POTATO CROP Wireworms are dealing North Carolina’s early Irish potato crop a heavier blow with each passing year, declares J. O. Rowell, exten sion entomologist at State College. In the past little emphasis has been laid on control measures, but it now appears that immediate steps must be taken to aombat this insect menace. A large number of market pota toes failed to grade No. 1 last year because of wireworm attacks. The true wire-worm, which is the lar val or worm stage of the click beetle, is the spud’s deadliest insect enemy. Since wireworms commonly in fest sod land, potatoes often suffer severely when planted on recently broken ground. Such leguminous crops as clover, alfalfa, field peas, and soybeans are not susceptible to attack. Therefore, potatoes may be planted with a reasonable degree of safety on new land following a three or four year rotation of wire worm immune crops. Many crops such as corn, cotton, and sweet potatoes are susceptible to attack by this insect pest. When these crops follow Irish potatoes on the same land, it appears that the only means of reducing wire- Dynamite SFFDS Cotton Seed Hulls Caps. Fuees J J Tobacco Canvas, 2c yd Seeds, all kinds, for Garden and Farm; Blow your stumps, I have the Dynamite, 9000 yards Canvas just arrived, all grades; saws, axes, mauls, wedges, mattox, Rake 0 , Heaters, Pipe, Elbows, Kettles. Beans, Peas. WANTED: Cotton Seed Meal, Com. Peas. A. G. KEMP Zebulon, N. C. worm infestation in such fields is clean cultivation from October thru the first of January. In Eastern counties where soil erosion is not a serious problem, the ground should be turned as soon as the crop is harvested or at least by the latter part of October. In the Piedmont area there is lit tle that can be recommended as a cultural control. It is the usual practice in this section to follow a rotation which includes small grain or com following potatoes. ACCIDENT TOLL HIGH Although there were in 1937 fewer deaths from accidents than in 1936, the number was entirely too high. According to figures compiled by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., 104,000 persons met accidental deaths last year. Os these 40,000 were killed in motor accidents, which is an increase of about 2,000 over the year before. Hundreds were killed in the Missis sippi Valley floods; 294 children met death when the New London school in Texas was wrecked by an explosion; many more were killed by accidents in their own homes. HIGHWAY DEPT. INSPECTS CROSSINGS Employees of the federal high way department are in Zebulon this week inipecting railroad crossings and deciding whether un derpasses, overpasses, or other changes are needed for greater measures of safety for the public. That every possible safeguard is necessary at all crossings is con stantly being proven by the nu merous accidents that occur at such places. Zebulon’s crossings demand no underpasses, nor over passes, and are not even on the U. S. highways; but much caution should be used as one approaches the tracks.
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