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THE STATE Роде Nineteen Youngest So E dier UK was only nine years old when he stole away from home and joined the Confederate Army. And at twelve years of age he was a full-fledged soldier. By GKRTRIIIK S. CARRAWAY THE voungcet soldier on cither *ide during (lip War Between the State* wa* a native North Caro¬ linian. (Ik late George II. Jacob*, of South Mill», who enlisted a* a drummer boy in the Confederate army with hi* father, John Jaeobt, at the age of nine унт». He was made a full-fledged sol¬ dier at the age of twelve, and served through the war, both he and hi- father leing with General Kohert E. 1хч> at the surrender to General IT. S. Grant at Appomattox. Jacobs was Lorn August 20. 1853, at Nags Head, where his father kept a hotel before the war. lie died No¬ vember 25, l!NMi. As a fanner and merchant, he was well known through¬ out Northeastern Carolina after the war and for two terms he served as Camden County treasurer. During the early day. of the War Between the States, when George wa* quite young, his father and some army friend, came to see their loved ones DURHAM HOSIERY MILLS DURHAM. NORTH CAROLINA "Good Hosiery Sirce 1895" KBW YORK SALES OmCEi an ctirci stn-t CHICAGO SIS Inlk rruklM Btr.ft BAM FRANCISCO IB* М1...П BIN* «■•“О «•**<■ TURNEB IIALSBT EXPORT С0ВГ. ia w.rta *>.. x.» Tor» city near Richmond. Upon their return the boy hid among .oine liny and other *tip- plie* on a wagon and wa. taken hack to the war front. For aortic time after he bad thus run away his mother did not know where he was though she could gup*, that lie had aeeonipnniel his father, who was a chief l-ugler in the company of Camden Grays. Unable to get the son hack borne in thou> trying days, the father had to let him enlist as a drummer boy in the Confederate army. The lad remained with the army during the entire con¬ flict. and did not return home for -ev¬ er a l years. Most of his war days were spent in Virginia. He saw both Gen¬ eral Loo and General Stonewall Jack- son and was a devoted admirer of loth leaders. The boy had bis own pony and rode it in many of the war campaign*. At other time* he man-bed on foot w ith the regular soldiers. In one battle be bad to lie in u diteh during the most severe port tone of the fighting. On another occasion when he saw Yankees ap¬ proaching he had present*- of mind enough to force his pony into a deep diteh, where they stayed quietly under cover until the danger had p»*»od. On the army li.ts first a. a drummer, he wa. actually made a full-fledged sol¬ dier at the age of 12 years. After the war he rode a mule all the way to ami from Mississippi, where a friend had entered bu*ine*s. Later he became a merchant at South Mills, and was highly respected throughout hi* com¬ munity. The late Colonel R. R. Creeev was among tho-e paying him written tributes for hi* unique war record, un¬ equalled on either side. Surviving the soldier is hi* widow, Mr*. Addic V. Jacob*, of Ahoskie, and South Mills, who remain* active and alert despite her SO year*. Her mem¬ ory of the war day. is quite vivid and her recollections of reconstruction are impressive, though she wa* only a small child when the conflict started. Five children are still living: Harry M. Jacob*, of New Ilern, former pres¬ ident of the New Bern Chamber of Commerce; George II . Jacob*, of Chi¬ cago; Mrs. O. G. Edwards, of Spring Hope; Mrs. G. W. laoiter, of Eden- ton; and Mrs. В. B. James, of South Mills. Hntlierfonl Oiip of The Host Historic Western Counties On October 1, 1930, The A'ore.f City Courier entered its nineteenth year. For almost a generation The Courier has tailored faithfully to develop anil promote the best intere-t* of Ruther¬ ford County. Of The Courier ’» nineteen year* of Service, the major portion of it 1ms l*vn under the guidanu- of Senator- Elect Clarence Edward Alcock, who purchased The Courier and assumed control on January I. 1922. fourteen years ago. Rutherford County's oldest nownpa- per ha* wilnested in its brief *pan of life 'ome great changes in Forest City and Rutherford County. Established at a formative |M*rio*l in the county '* history, it ha* grown along with Forest City and Rutherford County and be¬ come an integral part of the social and community life of bath. STORES ARE OFTEN JUDGEO BY APPEARANCE II rtkvnvA fir\H f*oPf p/v* SHODDY LOOKING STORES OFTEN INDICATE SHODDY MERCHANDISE Yoj £01 olwoys be Sure of the Freshness, purity and cleanli¬ ness of i lie feed vou buy at PENDER'S D. PENDER STORES