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Pc ge Twenty THE STATE She Served in the Southern Army Mrs. Kennedy euf off her hair, look her squirrel rifle, did val¬ iant service ill the Confederate Army and died at the age of 1 12 years. By GERTRUDE S. CAR RAW VY MBS. LUCY M Л T HILDA KENNY, native North Caro¬ linian. i* »aid to l-1 the only Confederate woman who fought through the War Between tin- State*. Horn near ltladonboro, N. CX, in 1812, die in reported to hnve weighed 165 pound* at the age of 17 year*. She could ride or hunt all day and was oon>idered one of the best ride «hot» in the country. When the War Between the State* Moy 29, 1937 started, her hutbnnd enlisted in the Southern anny. Slie eut off her hair, put on one of hie suits, took her squir¬ rel rifle and under the name of “Private ltill Thompson" joined Company D, I Slh North Carolina Infantry. Whether or not the other soldier» and officers knew she was a woman i« not certain. They could not help realizing, however, that Private Bill was the bet sharpshooter in the out¬ fit, and that “his” sieging did much to aid the spirits of the tneu on long inarches. In the first battle of Mnna«a* she was wounded. But she endured this and other hardships with courage. During the winter campaign in North¬ ern Virginia her half-ban* feel left Mood track* on the snow. Her husband was killed in the Seven Day*' battle around Richmond. She sought her company commander and bogged permanent leave. He consented, and through n dangerous region, with two fighting armies about her, she made her way home “itb the body of her husband. At tlieir home »1h> buried him. The woman then went back to a homespun crinoline dress and let her hair again grow long. She began weav¬ ing and farming. After the war she moved to Savannah, fin, and married a second time, later moving to Nichols, (la. There she died in June. 1925, at the age of 112 years. Many relative* of Mr*. Kenny «till live in North Carolina and they are proud of the service rendered the Con¬ fide r:uy by this sturdy ancestor. Dur¬ ing her entire life-time she worked strenuously and could do as much work in the fields as could a man. Even after she passed the century mark she was active and energetic, and it was only during the last few years of her life that she was unable to do routine duties about the bouse. MEW SCIEMTIFIC SOCIETY FORMED A new scientific orgunimtion, the Carolina Geological Society, has been formed to promote the sciences of geography, geology, metallurgy, mining and ceramics in the Carolina*. Prof. W. C. Holland of Furman University is president; Berlin C. Moneymaker of Murphy, N. C, vice president and Dr. Willard Berry of Duke University, secretary and treas¬ urer. TOP I \ T H X T I L К S North Carolina holds first place in tex¬ tile production throughout the United States. In December, 1936, 23‘. of all the active spindles in the country were in operation here. As with many other industries, the Wachovia has long been of material assistance in providing funds for seasonal requirements. When a manufacturer needs to supple¬ ment his local banking connection, five Wa¬ chovia ofliccs are ready to cooperate with his bank in providing the necessary service. WACHOVIA BANK AND TRUST COMPANY ASHEVILLE HIGH POINT RALEIGH WINSTON-SALEM SALISBURY MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION