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September 5, 1936 THE STATE Page Twenty-one More Facts in the Mey Case A little more than a month ago we published an article by Mr. VanDusen, of Omaha, Ne¬ braska, in which he set forth the theory that Peter Stuart Ney, buried near Statesville, could not possibly have been the noted Marshal Ney, of France. In the accompanying article, Mr. VanDusen explains that the entire Ney family in France sprang into prominence after the Revolution of 1S30. He argues that in view of this fact, it is preposterous to think that Marshal Ney would have remained in exile in the United States— away from his wife and children whom he loved so devotedly. ffi/ liana Yaiilliisen First National Bank Bldg., Omaha, Nebraska UPON my return from a vacation. I find that a large part of my letter to you of July 14 on the subject of Marshal Noy has boon published in your magazine, and that the newspapers generally and Time Magazine have given some attention to the sub¬ ject. Therefore, this morn¬ ing I checked up in a French encyclopedic dictionary the exact facts ns to the span of life of the wife of Marshal Ney and of his four sons. The life and career of Key's family in France throughout the entire period when he is supposed to have been living in North Carolina are the most con¬ vincing evidence that the story is a fable. The wife of Marshal Ney did not die until 1854. One son died in 1845, an¬ other in 1854, another in 1857. and the last was still living in 1874. The en¬ tire family lived in retirement until the Revolution of 1830. Immediately upon the advent of the new Government, the entire family sprang into prominence and into public position. The wife was granted a Government pension, King I-ouis Philippe installed with honor a statue of Marshal Ney in the museum ToIkicc’o Markets Open Successful openings of the Bright Leaf tobacco markets took place Tues¬ day, with blocked sales on many of the markets in the eastern part of North Carolina. Prices were highly satisfactory, aver¬ aging well above 20 cents a pound, and hundreds of farmers expressed them¬ selves as well pleased. The streets of Wilson, Greenville, Kinston, Rocky Mount and others of the large markets in the East wore thronged with out-of-town visitors. All indications point to a most successful season. The crop in some sections of the East is rnllior poor and this may help to hold down the general average, but good tobacco will bring a much higher price than it did last year. at Versailles, the oldest son became a Captain, the second son also became a Captain and served as Personal Aide to Marshal Gerard in the war with Bel¬ gium (Gerard then being Minister of War), the third son became an accred¬ ited diplomat and the last son became a Lieutenant. The oldest son (Napo- leon-Joseph, born 1S03) married the •laughter of banker Lafitte, one of the most powerful men in France, and be¬ came a General in 1853. In 1834, he became a member of the Chamber of Peers, in which he fought determinedly to protect the memory of his father and repeatedly referred to his prior death. In 1S38, with the rank of Major, he made the campaign in Algeria. The second son ( Michael-Louis, born ISO!) was the one who published in WEALTH Apples in the orchard Red and juicy sweet. Watermelons thumping Ripe enough to eat. Reaches, too, a-blushing Such a rosy pint. Crapes a-tuming purple, Qettin' ripe, I think, Rears are golden tinted. And it won't be long Refore the breezes will be scented With the ripening scuppcrnong! Don’t you think I’m wealthy. Richer than a king, With an appetite thai's healthy For every luscious thing f Nealie McLean. 1829, in defense of his father’s conduct during the Waterloo campaign, t h e very important and famous "Documents Incditos” Ik- advanced in servico more rapidly than his older brother, became a Colonel in 1844 and a General and a member of the Chamber of Peers in 1S4C. lie fought with distinction in the Af¬ rican campaign and died of cholera at Gallipoli in 1854. The third son (Eugene, born 1808) performed important labors in diplomatic service. The youngest son ( Napoleon-Henri, born 1812) became a General in 1S5»>. In 1S53 while two of Ney’e sons were still living, his statue was erected on the very spot where he met his death at the hands of a firing squad. Ney’s father was a retired soldier who had become a cooper. He sent tin- boy to a local ecclesiastical school un¬ til the age of thirteen, at which time he became clerk to a notary. For six years he was employed in commercial activ¬ ities, first with the notary, second in copying legal documents and then in the office «>f a mining company, and on December 1788, at the age of nine¬ teen years, he joined the Army. Harbors lo Moot The North Carolina Master Barbers association will hold its annual con¬ vention in Winston-Salem September 7 and S. President M. E. Meadows of Asheville, said Monday. Preparations are being made to en¬ tertain between five and seven hundred members of the profession at the two- dny session which opens at 1 p. m., Labor Day. Principal speakers include: Con¬ gressman Frank Hancock; Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, secretary of the State Board of Health; Walter Wagner, third na¬ tional vice chairman of the Associated Master Barbers of America, and a number of State and local leader-. There will also be a number of dem¬ onstrations and lectures in barber science.