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Smyrna times., 1953-09-17

Big traffic jam in front of the
Office last week. Thought every
body in the county was coming
in to buy The Clarion, but they
weren't.
Seems a 5-gallon can fell off
Whitley Fishers truck, spilling
cream all over the street. Our cop
on duty, Tiny Fields, halted traf-
fic so Whitley could pick up the
can. Tiny was about to wave the
cars on when a kitten ran out
and started tapping up the cream.
Well, traffic piled up, but Tiny
paid no heed. Light changed
Smyrna times., 1953-09-17

green three times. After the kit
ten had enough, Tiny waved the
traffic through.
From where I sit, this was just
a ''Tiny" demonstration of the
way people in our town are.
They're usually pretty consider
ate and tolerant. If one of our
neighbors prefers a good glass of
beer to his friends coffee at din
nertime, it's just each to his own
taste and everything's Smooth as
cream" between them.
9e MA,4<
952 Tinted Cf0fee Rro,pore Eot,1Jotso,
Smyrna times., 1953-09-17

Right now-right today-you
can step up to a big, new, de-
pendable Dodge for the kind of
money you would expect to pay
for a smaller car! And you can
now get top allowance on your
present car.
Now is the time to come in
and find out how much more
Dodge offers-at a trade-in price
that saves you money.
Evening star., 1953-04-16

VVEVEBEEN GROWING the little
couldn't hold
put
And the business
din1
But one thing still fits sourhat No matter how much all
head the We still bigger knowing
everything achieve will depend pleasing
million bigger We'll
(same
Evening star., 1953-04-16

doomed in with bang Our yet-gong full
blast all Hech Co. Stores Bargains galore Oor Sensational
savingfor family, Thousands of lucky buys
waiting And Washington Silver
Spring and Pakington Arlington are open late tonight!
Evening star., 1953-04-16

Copyright. 1853, The Heeht Co.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-11-21
FOR SALE

2 bedroom house furnished
or unfinished. Screened
front porch, closed back
porch. Must sell! Phone
65-2258. Reasonable. Pri-
ate owner.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-11-21

BRAND NEW DUPLEX -
rooms apartment, bath, frigidaire,
new gas stove. Near school. $3.50
weekly. Goulds, Fla. Phone
Homestead 6683 after 6 pm. week
days. All day Saturday and Sum-
day.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-11-21

EFFICIENCY APT. - Furnished
SIS per week. Two room apt,
furnished, $40 per week. Right at
both bus "a and q routes 608
NV 21st terrace.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-11-21
FOR SALE

LOT - on NV 63th st. between
oath and 25th ayes. 50xl40, also
lots on seth st. and 18th ave. di-
rect by owner. Call 2-3807.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-11-21

HOUSE - In Carver Ranches,
with bath. Fine location. SO per
week. Call 3-6897.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-11-21

SIX ROOM HOUSE - in Semi
nola City, Hialeah. Modern con-
venience. SIS per week. Phone
88-526l. Willie Jackson.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-11-21

Furnished apartment in good
location. No children. Reasonable
rates. Phone 816-5389.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-11-21

APARTMENT - 1920 NV 5th
ave. Phone 82-2955. Baldwin
Hepburn.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-11-21

LOT - in North Miami. 50xl0O.
81, 100 cash. Contact Mr.. and Mrs.
Walton, 6318 NV 10th ave.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-11-21

Harcourt Carey, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Carey, passed away
Nov. II in New York City. The
body will be returned to Miami
for burial. Funeral arrangements
are incomplete at this writing.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-11-21
WANTED

Cement mason desiring
employment by day. Re-
quire block and plaster
work.
JOHN COTTRILL
1910 West Ave.
Miami Beach Phi. 58-9448
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-11-21
FOR RENT

ROOMS - 1876 NV 10th St.
Call Nights 78-O737. ask for
Anna Williams.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-11-21

CARD OF THANKS
The family of the late,
MIR. CYRIL NOTTAGE
wishes to thank the many friends
for all kindneSSeS shown during
his illness and death.
Signed: The Family
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-05
VA Advises How
TO Get Best Start
Training

For the beenfit of Korean vet
Grams who are being discharged
from the armed forces into civil
ian life at the rate of about
100000 per month, the Veterans
Administration offered three i'm
portant pointers for those plan
ing to take education or training
under provisions of the Korean
CT Bill These Will be of value VA
SAID. both to veterans who will
enroll IN summer school courses
and those who will take courses
starting with the fall semester.
The first point is that the vet
cram should give careful thought
to the program on which he will
enter and the vocational or pro-
iessional goal he aims for. Under
the law. he will be permitted ONLY
one change of course. A counsel
ing service is provided by the
Veterans Administration for those
who wish to take advantage of if
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-05

IN choosing the program for
which they are best fitted,
AS a second point, veterans are
cautioned to provide themselves
with sufficient cash funds to tide
them over the first two months of
schooling. Under provisions Of the
present law. veterans in training
cannot expect to receive checks
from che Veterans Administration
till around the end Of the second
month in training. They will re-
ceive checks to cover each month
spent in training and the checks
include the tuition costs as well
as subsistence. Tuition costs are
payable by the veteran himself to
the school or training institution.
The third pointer for Korean
veterans planning to take Gil
training is to make sure that the
school they plan to attend has
been approved for CT training by
the State concerned To avoid loss
of time. a veteran should also
make sure that the school will
accept him for enrolment.
Eligible for the Korean CT
training program are veterans
who have served anywhere in the
world in the U. S. armed forces
since June 27, 1850.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-05
Rice Community News, Social Events

Mr.. and Mrs c f Moring. Of
Faymville. and Mrs c. j Brad
shaw visited Mr. and Mrs John
Caffa2za. at Wakefield Sunday
Mn and MIS- d A Pulley. Of
Norfolk and Miss Mildred Garri-
son, Of Roanoke were week end
guests Of Mr. and MIS- j B.
Vauahan
Mrs Crawford Yeats recently
spent a week with relatives and
friends in Newport News and
Hampton
Week end guests of Mr. and
Mrs F. c. Walton We're Mr. and
Mrs. Nj A. Ayres and children,
Barbie Lou and Patty Sue Of Falls
Church, Mr. and Mrs Gene Ban
ton and baby, Diane of Richmond,
Mr.. and Mrs Merrill Digger and
children. c. j. and Judith. Of
Farmville.
Visit In Alexandria
MI and Mrs. +. c Elicit, Of
Jennings. and Mr. and Mrs r.
NJ Bradshaw spent Sunday with
Mrs BERTHE ellis, in Alexandria
Miss Emma Miller Of New
comerstown, Ohio, is visiting Mr.
and Mrs CALVIN Bass.
Murray Bradshaw, of Roanoke
spent last week with relatives here.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-05
Recent News from Prospect

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Paulette,
of Winchester visited his parents.
Mr. and Mrs r. f Paulette. over
the week end MI and Mrs Paul
ecte returned home With them for
a two weeks stay.
Miss Caroline Alsop spent a few
days with her mother. Mrs j +.
Alsop, recently.
Mrs. T. r. Cocks was called
home from Roanoke. owing to the
death OF her sister Mrs Minnie
Austin Many OF the friends from
here attended Mrs Austns fun
eral, at Smyrna Church Sunday
afternoon
Visitors III the home Of Nh. and
Mrs. O p Farrar, Sunday. were
Mrs w H. Copenhaver and MI
and Mrs A S Hydrick and Chip
py. Of Richmond Mi ana MIS-.
J H Conner. Of Halifax.
Nh and Mrs. A K Groggin and
family. Of AppomattoE. Mr.. and
Mrs Q 2 OverStreet and family
and H A Young, Of Rice. were
visitors of MI and MIS- Russell
Young Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie Gillian
and Bib Hickman, Mr. and Mrs.
Vernard Gillian and family. of
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-05

Capt and Mrs James Holland
and children, of New Jersey visit
ed Mrs c M Payne and Miss
Mabel Payne Monday
M and Mrs D A Gates and
children. Mrs p. Z, Trear. Miss
Emily Treag and 1t Edward Car
ter spent the week end at Viz
ginia Beach Mrs Trear visited
her son-in-IaW and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs Emmett Williams
Maryland Guests
MIR and Mrs. w S. Weaver, Mr..
and Mrs f T. Bondurant and
MIS-. II P Bradshaw spent Sun
day with Mi and MIS- Clayton
Brooks. III Cambridge, Md.
Bobby Bass OF Richmond, spent
the week end with his parents, MIR
and MIS- B Ct Bass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Osborn
and children spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. r B Walthall
Mr. and Mrs r. A Northam, of
Wilmington, Del, spent Tuesday
night with his sister. MIS- H p
Bradshaw
Mi and Mrs. w H Wick, OF
Branchville. spent Sunday with
their son-in-laW and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Winston Farley
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-05

most efficient insect gulpers. The
hluebird finds happiness building
his nest in a tree with holes. SO
does the wren.
But trees with holes large
enough to accommodate bird
friends are the bane of the home
owner proud of his grounds. To
get these desirable bluebirds and
Wrens to make their feeding BALI
WICK on home properties. they've
got to be provided with first-rate
living facilities. This means set
ting up bird houses, rather than
letting trees go to Wrack and ruin.
In effect. both the bluebird and
the wren are winged DOT cans.
Best Of all, insects don't have a
chance to work up immunity
against them. They Il consume m
sect life such as aphids and
butterflies in all stages Of dcyelop-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-05
Abilene

Saturday morning a group work :
ed on the cemetery and yards, at
Beulah Church
Mr.. and Mrs. S D. Bailey spent
several days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Phillips. Mrs Bailey's par
ents. in Erwin. Tenn, recently
Mr.. and Mrs. H H Dickerson
and Mrs Effie Dickerson were
Sunday night guests Of MI and
Mrs Nj O. Chappell
Miss Edith Daniel, Of Richmond,
was the week end guest Of her
mother, Mrs. j. NJ Daniel. Lewis
Daniel and family visited there
also during the week end
Mr. and Mrs Jimmie Mills
spent Sunday with her mother,
Mrs, C E. Currin. near Keysville
Mr. Mills attended the funeral Of
Mrs MINIS cousin who was killed
IN the accident Friday night
Mr. and Mrs M O. Chappell
and children spent Sunday with
his aunt and cousin Mrs w B
Chappell and Miss Ann Chappell
OF Richmond.
Guests of Nh and Mrs Thomas
Slayton. Sunday night We're Mr.
and Mrs Jimmie Mills.
Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Chappell
and son spent Sunday with his
mother, Mrs. T 0 Chappell
Edmond Hoyle made a fortune
explaining whist to LondonerS.
EarlN eaSlnc Of steel ndustlA
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-05
Five Forks

Miss Betty Lou Southall has re-
turned from LongWood College to
spend the summer vacation with
her parents. MI and Mrs Claude
J Southall.
MIS- L B Womack returned to
FarmVille after spending last week
here at her home
Miss Ford Harris spent fen
days with her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. NJ. D Harris. Miss Harris
returned to Fort Lee.
MRS Maggie Harris and Mrs. w.
A Swan visited in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. 7 Baker last
week.
Mrs Raleigh Hubbard is CON
ralescing at the Medical COLLEGE
HoSpl.al Richmond. after an
operation
A family picnic was held in the
home Of MI and Mrs German
Corneton. last week Those pre-
sent were Mr. and Mrs. r /.
Woodall Of SWope. MI and Mrs.
Russell Covington. Of pamplln,
Mrs Richard Whitehead Mr. ana
Mrs James Whitehead, r. c.
Woodall. Miss Cornella Mayton.
Billie Mayton and Mrs. Myrtis
Gray. All Of FarmWlle.
Judson CovIngton, Mrs. Willie
Covneton and Aron and Bonnie
CoVln9ton We're dinner guests in
the home Of Nh and Mrs. Arnold
Covinaton Monday nieht MI
and Mrs Hobert Lang visited in
the same home recently.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-05

evening. All attended the funeral
of Mrs Judson Covington at
Olive Branch Church. sunday
afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. 0. P Fayrar at
tended the funeral Of his brother,
IN Petersburg Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Crawley, Of
Chapel Hi, N G.. called Sunday
IA the homes OF Mrs j f. Alsop
and MI and Mrs. c. A Garden
Callers IN The same homes on
Monday afternoon were Mrs. l. c.
Glenn, OF Farmville, L. and Mrs.
Donald Glenn and son, Taylor Of
Harrington, Texas
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-05

building code for bluebird resi-
Gences. Bluebirds apparently are
allergic to nelghbors. They prefer
their own private estate" every
200 yards at the closest. On
small property. only one such
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-05

house is required This should be
placed on a post. about SIX feet
from the ground and never III
tree Why the bluebrd prefers his
bungalow away from the arboreal
setting IS q puzzle to natlFallSta.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-05

ment And that includes larvae,
egg crawling and flying phases.
A pair of wrens has been clicked
At 100 INSECT tIdb4Ja downed in
a day.
Tree experts say there a strict
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-05
B!uebirds Find
Happiness In
Detached Houses

Some birds are picker than
humans in selecting places they
IKE to call home Take the blue
bird and the wren, two of our
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-05

Early easing Of steel industry ,
controls is expected. 49, q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23
Mrs. John {. Redmond 4,
Native Of WASHINGTON

Mrs. John c. Redmond, AZ, a
former Washington resident, died
Saturday at her home in Green's
burg, Pa. after a three-month
illness.
Born here as Ann Holt Pegram,
she attended Western High
School and George Washington
University, before she married
Mr.. Redmond in 1884 and moved
to Greensburg.
In addition to her husband,
she is survived by her mother,
Mrs. Frank j. Clayton, and three
daughters, jeanne, Nancy and
Margaret c. Redmond, all OF
GreenSburg.
Funeral services will be held
at 2::30 pm. tomorrow in Christ
Episcopal Church, GreenSburg
Burial will be in Washington, at
Rock Creek Cemetery. at 1870
pm. Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23
Kirk Landon, Florida
Eisenhower Backer
BY the Assoeioted Press

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 23.-Kirk
Landon, Sc, prominent Miami
insurance executive and founder
of the "Florida-for- Eisenhower"
movement, died yesterday.
Only his immediate family
and a few close friends knew
that Mr.. Landon had been fight
ing battle against cancer since
November.
President Eisenhower assigned
his personal physician to Mr..
Landon'S case when he went to
New York's Memorial Hospital
in January for X-ray treatments.
Gen. Eisenhower's victory in
Florida assured Mr.. Landon a
top role in State politics had he
wanted it. but he didn't. He had
a thriving business and said he
wanted younger men to get the
big Jobs in the party.
Once he knew he was going
to die. Mr.. Landon got as much
fun out Of life as he could. He
cut his working day to mornings
only, went to the races in the
afternoons, and attended the
football games and other festiv-
tiles during Miami's colorful
ChristmaS-New Year holiday pc
Rod
Mr.. Landon was born in To-
ronto, was graduated from the
University of Toronto in 1916
and entered the insurance bust
ness. He moved to New York
and became an American citizen
in 1921.
In 1897. after going broke dur
ing the depression. he opened an
insurance firm in Baltimore, and
In the 1910 presidential cam
paign he was Maryland State
chairman of the Willkie Clubs.
In 1941 he moved to Miami.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23
Mrs. Athena Tames,
Lived Here Since II

Mrs. Athena Tames, 81, died
of a heart attack yesterday in
her home, 1900 Fifth street NV.
A native of Athens. Greece.
Mrs. Tames came to Washington
in 1917. She was a member of
st. Sophia Greek Orthodox
Church and active in affairs Of
the Greek community here.
Her husband, Christ Tames,
survives, as do three sons.
George Tames, 1922 Broad
Branch road NV, and James
and Steve Tames, both of the
home address.
Three daughters. Bessie and
Kathryn Tames of the home
address and Mrs. William E. Fox,
200 Rhode Island avenue NE,
and a brother, James Malore, 232
Sixth street Sc, also survive.
Prayers will be said at Hy-
songs funeral home, 1900 N
street NV, at 8 o'clock tonight.
Funeral services will be held at
st. Sophia's Church, Eighth and
L streets NV, at 2 pm. tomor-
row. Burial will be in Cedar
Hill Cemetery. .s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23
Mrs. EorI Ivan Brown,
Formerly Lived Here

Burial services for Mrs. Ear
Ivan Brown will be held at
pm. tomorrow in Arlington Gem
etery.
Mrs. Brown, a Washington
resident for many years, was the
wife Of Col. Brown, retired. She
died Thursday in her home ir
Southport, N. C.
In addition to her husband
she is survived by a sister, Mrs
Harry Phelps, TIT Twentieth
street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23
Col. HenryF. Rhodes,
Retired Auditor and
Draft Board Official

Col. Henry Fleming Rhodes,
Sc, retired business consultant
and former Selective Service of
fetal. died Friday after a long
illness. He lived at 1060l Old
Georgetown road. Bethesda.
A requiem mass will be cele-
brated at 1880 am. Wednesday
in the Memorial Chapel at Wal
ter Reed Hospital. Burial will
be in Arlington Cemetery.
Native of Kentucky.
A native of Elizaville. KY, Col.
Rhodes was educated at the
Willow Dell Academy there and
at George Washington Univer-
sity. He was State director of
Selective Service in Kentucky
during World War I, and re-es-
tabliShed it there in 1910.
He also served as regional of.
f1cer for the Selective Service
Of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Delaware in World War II. Later
he was chairman of the presiden-
tlal appeal board at Selective
Service national headquarters.
He was awarded the Legion of
Merit for his service.
Was Revenue Auditor.
Between wars Col. Rhodes was
auditor and chief conferee in
the Internal Revenue Bureau.
Later he was Washington man.
ager of the F. j. McRae &C
countancy firm of New York.
Until 1910 he was budget officer
of the Home Owners Loan Corp.
and the Federal Home Loan
Bank Board.
Col. Rhodes was a member of
the Kenwood Golf and Country
Club.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Marguerite B. Rhodes; a
son, Patrick j. Rhodes, 706 Dry
den street. Silver Spring, and a
sister. Mrs. Lucien Early, Eliza
vile, KY.
The family requests that no
flowers be sent. but that contri-
buttons be made to the District
Cancer Fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23
HI Mrntnrtattt

ANGEL. }. EDWIN. In memory of INV
beloved brother. j. EDWIN ANGEL.
VINO passed away 20 years ago TO-DAY
FEBRUARY %, 1888.
Until memory fades and life departs.
You Will live forever in my heart:
lime taxes away the edges of grief
but memory turns back every leaf.
NELLIE.
BERNAU, LOUIS, SR. In loving memoTv
OF our beloved father, LOUIS BERNEU,
r.: who passed away II years ago
TO-DAY, February %, 1885.
February brings sad memories
Oi loved one gone to rest;
you'll never be forgotten
The ones who loved you best.
HIS SON AND ntr1CHTER, hi:IiIIE
AND KATIE BERNAU.
bOLDEN, WILLIAM nE.>RY In 10 ing
memory OF our husband and r. tier
WILLIAM HENRY BOLDEN. who de.
parted this life seven years ago today.
February 23, 1916.
THE FAMILY.
HURLEY, WILLIAM B. In loving mem
Dry of my dear husband and our
parted this life nine years ago today,
February %. 1914.
Your life SO unselfish
And for others you did live.
Not for what you would receive,
But only for what you could give.
HIS LOVING WIFE. ANNIE, AND
DAUGHTERS, CATHERINE AND
NlO1A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23
Col. William A. Tewes,
Authority on Gunnery
BY the Associated Press

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. Feb. %.
Col. William A. Tewes, retired,
of Park Ridge, N. j., one-time
member of the general staff of
the New Jersey National Guard
and an authority on gunnery,
died in New Memorial Hospital
yesterday. He was 81.
Col. Tewes had been vacation
ing in Florida for the last three
months. A son. Elmer G. Tewes
OF New York, vice president of
the Guaranty Trust Co., was
with him when he died.
Col. Tewes. an expert on guns
and the manufacture of am
munition, was affiliated with the
Peters Cartridge Co. and Rem
ington Arms for more than 40
years. He was a colonel on the
general staff of the State Ma
tional Guard before retiring.
He held numerous national
and international rifle trophies,
including the Wimbledon Cup
and the Presidents Match Cup.
Col. Tewes coached the United
States Olympic rifle team in
1882 at Los Angeles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-23
William townsend,
Confederate Veteran
los, Dies in Louisiana
By the Associated Pres,

OLA. La, Feb. 23.-William
Townsend, 106-year-old Confed-
crate veteran who became recon-
ciled with Yankees only two
years ago. died at his home here
last night. He was Louisiana's
last survivor of the Civil War.
The general" who actually
was a private when he wore Con-
federate gray, was stricken sud-
denly.
His death left only. four Con-
federate and two Union veterans
still living.
Fourth Wife Survives Him.
Mr.. Townsend is survived by
his fourth wife, whom he mar
ried in 1910; one son and two
daughters by his first wife and
numerous grandchildren and
reat-grandchildren. One of his
daughters had II children.
Mr.. Townsend. who gave up
farming several years ago, at
tributed his long life to the will
Of the Lord, three tablespoons
of whisky a day and a pipeful of
tobacco every 80 minutes"
He once said he rode with the
Ku Klux Khan during recon-
struction days and only recently
became reconciled with Yankees.
Il spoke to three of them at
Norfolk Mr. Townsend admit
ted on a rare trip to New Or
leans last year. The Confeder-
ate Veterans held their last re-
union in Norfolk, Va, two years
ago.
Ran OF to War.
Mr.. Townsend was Is years
old in 1861 when he packed his
one suit and ran away to fight
in the Civil War.
Ninety years later, in 1851, he
told news reporters about it:
MY daddy didn't want me to
60, so I wrapped the only suit Of
clothes / had in a big handker-
chief, put it under my bed and,
about midnight, sneaked away
and walked all the way to Nor
wood Ga) to join up"
From Mr.. Townsend's boyhood
home near Ruston. La, to Nor
wood is almost 200 miles. as the
crow flies.
Records in the State Capitol,
Baton Rouge, show Mr.. Town
send was born April IL, 1916,
at Meridian. Miss, and was en-
listed September 8, 1861, in Co.
B. 9th Louisiana Infantry, CSA.
Wounded at VickSburg.
The records also show he was
wounded in the siege of Vicks-
burg, Miss, and was captured
when the city surrendered on
July 4, 1868.
Released as a paroled war cap
tive. he returned home for the
rest of the war.
II do not remember whether I
took an oath of allegiance to the
United States Government, but I
do not think did," Mr.. Town
send wrote in applying for a
Confederate pension in 1888. IF
I did, it was under duress and
while wounded.
When Mr.. Townsend was "a
years old, he married for the
fourth time to q widow half his
age. His other wives had died.