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PAGE SIX. PAGE SIX THE MONROE JOURNAL, TUESDAY, JULY 17. 1923. LTFE STORY OF VETERAN THOMAS FUNDERBURK I Everywhere -Royal Cords United Statesllres neighbors, and he could do so, he invariably has tried to smoothe out the troubles and make them friends. You know what the Bible says about peace makers.

May God bless and keep him in his tender care and spare li'm to us many beautiful years to come. JUDGE STACK PLEASES PEOPLE AT ALBEMARLE Ufl Satisfy your thirst with food The best food and drink to train are GooclTl res By Mrs. Edna V. Funderburk Ail communties have those known as their leading citizens; men, who for some reason, are regarded as "first men" of the place, be that place town, village or country neighborhood. They may be men of means or not that depends on circumstances.

In this instance the writer wishes to talk about one of the "first men" of the Dudley James Thomas underburk, son of James Elizabeth Funderburk, ana Gam on. IP- mm mm Albemarle, July 15. Judge Stack is holding his first term of court here and is making a very favorable impression on court offi-ttrs and the public a general in his was born in Chesterfield county, Jan. I mm 12 r.T yr i z. andi 5, H.S: mo.her chedwhen, her sentence3 In the of attorney, "He is firm, yet mK.

mw THE growing neriW'cf Royal Cord Clinchers yen see on ihb reads circs an Idea of tr.ar.y enr there vrh want Chcbes: Taorc vc r.t Mvaouh Scyrlj ic-rp around las; year. This yr.r--cvci with n'erc ckul Th v-cv with the 8S 1 humane. grand -parents were Jerry and Chris The case that has created, perhaps, II tuia urnierpurK. una rumieiyui. i the most-interest cf the-court, was He was sent to school for the first white 1Mn tnne at- years ot age.

lhe school tl. ph ahnrrp 17. ii 9JJx B.11 house Was a pine pole cabin with a si 2 murder in the second degree, in V. t' dirt floor. The benches 'were made The cdUyear ''round sct 'drink caused the death of from slabs and had no backs, 'jj' yau best IrcCwC'of I them by tssllti theci fihs huge stick and ch mneychi Sentenced by stood at fvl jud Stack to an indeterminate sen-thing asa glass window to a school house was -no htt renientiary.

Taber has family year: old boy had to walk to, 1 and three children and is The ideal beverage after physical or mental faUgue to quench the 'thirst and restore strength and healthful vigor ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC ST. LOUIS a large lamuy, a son to 'school atk mi bel ff kn0 dtiZen footed and all sorts offo of a pcr. At the aee of 14 he entered school 6 enner Avitn an automoDiie. at Plains where there was a better An inactive sentence, with a self-starter, was passed by Judge Stack on three boys who v.lead guilty of building and better teaching methods. He was in this school when the war began.

Right here let me add that he never wore under clothes of any sort until he was sixteen and never had anything but home woven clothes until after the war. This included home ii 1 forging The case is unique in that Judg? SUick passed a sentence of two years on the chaingang on the boys and re- i a- to -1 7- i IP' le shoe" also mem lu )peni iiiuiuiia in lsVj here' was a call sent out' f' nfl show th tey. have over seventeen. Not having a full session of school, and Anrtot Pownrdlvhlood -in his veins, inquired the parents, of each of the vs to place with the clerk of the even at that early age, Thomas Fun Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Distributors Monroe, N.

C. derburk was one of the in-st to volun Superior court the sum of $300 for one boy and 200 for each of the others, to be forfeited if the parents fail to send the boys to school, and ihe suspended road sentence to take elieet if the boys fail to attend school. Mi CENTRAL FILLING STATION teer. In September ol ibbi he went to Florence, S. C.

to help in guarding pri'-oners. There were about 6Q hoys going from Chesterfield county. No uniforms were given them. James vm MONROE, N. C.

fit 3 .1 i r.TYl ntfMT EXaCKSESBDSBB 3 UBiir- d'K Jf. INSURANCE mid building materials FRESH EVERY WEEK Funderburk-Gamble Dru? Co. Phone 47. JI. Mdler was cook in the tent occupied by Mr.

Funderburk. On Saturdays they were given out what was supposed to bs enough bread and meat to last a week. Of course, ith healthy young appetites th's food was not near enough, and so they were forced to search the surrounding country for more. After staying at Florence five minths he was sent to Goldsboro, N. C.

He went with two brothers who had been in the army several years, were taken to Danville, where they would soon have been in the thick of the fight had not fate willed it otherwise. One cool, crisp, night in April, with only one blanket apiece, these boys dug holes in a hillside near Danville, and trying as best they could to project their young bodies from the cold they slept as only tired youths can sleep. Thus they were lying when just before dawn a courier coming through the camp woke them all and told them Lee had surrendered. One of the brothers, Ellison, commenced moaning ar.d groaning. "What's the matter, Ellison?" ask- ed Thomas.

I "0 Tom, we are ruined; don't you see the whole country is ruined." "No, we are not," said Jam. PERMANENT types of con-struction naturally reduce insurance rates. But their real DR. P. M.

ABERNETH1 VETERINARIAN OfBce FOWLER ft LEE STABL MONROE, N. C. Phone 308. Residence Phone 159-J There is no time in the life of a man when he is more susceptible to training, to discipline, than during boyhood days. Many a successful business man of today owes his success in large measure to proper training as a boy.

Don't you think your boy's future is worth the starting of a bank account for him to day? value is in the insurance they themselves give insurance not only against fire, but against deterioration, upkeep and replacement expense. Your building material dealer's experience is an insurance policy that costs you no premiums, but instead saves them. Follow his advice as to types of building and building materials. Then, he as has even down to the present day, looked on the bright: side of the thing, and to hirri, at that i A fiPm Dr. Kemp Funderburk Dentist Office Over Lee Griffin's Store.

NATIONAL ATLAS ijcrr time, the bright side meant home and something to eat, so with youthful hopefulness he calmed his troubled brother. The next day Gen. Breckenrige, the Secretary of War, came and dismissed them all. The three brothers, Jerry, Ellison and Tom, walked home from Danville. On the way they got an old mule, but ii was so weak that they only kept PORTLAND CEI1EIIT PUBLIC HAULING I operate three trucks, one of them the largest in the county.

Will haul anything anywhere. Can be founo "The Standard bylvfiich all other mains art measured Cfcsi- N.C5T4 it one night. Lllison had in; at Freight Depot, Phone 34. FRANK BLAKENEY. Residence Phonp 314-J.

Monroe, N. Confederate money which he kept, but Thomas, realizing that the money was not good any longer, gave what money he had and his watch for a 1- mule, me three Drotners, tinson, Jerry and Tom, riding and walking lfernately, reached home where thtyj found that Sherman's raiders had completely the place of all stock, and carried off all the supplies 4 they could None of the negroes left that year, CUT FLOWERS Floral designs, wedding boquets, and flowers of all kinds Prices reasonable We make shipments to Waxhaw, Marshville, Wingate and other nearby towns. CODE MORGAN At Union Drug Co. Phone 221. One man and his wife lived on with Mr.

Funderburk until a few years aao when they died. Another one, a faithful old man called by the name of Preacher Hard Funderburk, now 88 or 89 years of age, is- still living with him. The tie that bound the heart of the black boy to the little white boy whom he helped to nurse when he was but a mere baby, the little boy to whom he gave many a ride on his strong young back, was a tie too strong to be broken by the var, so he stayed with him on and on, and will stay until one of them FREE FREE FREE shall be called to that country where TO ALL PICNICKERS THE USE OF THE GROUNDS PLENTY OF BATHING SUITS war shall not come In February of 1870 J. TV Funder burk as married to Mary Frances Welsh. The marriage service was HELMS POND OPEN ALL SUMMER performed by a Baptist preacher than Faile.

lo this union sixteen chil-vn were born, fifteen lived to be rr.i Those living at'Present are: Mrs. Earnest Hough, Mr. B. T. Funderburk, Mrs.

Annie Laney, Mr. Eugene Funderburk, Dr. J. R. Fan-derburk, all of Lancaster, Dr, J.

E. Funderburk of Cheraw, S. Mesdames S. H. Laney, L.

L. Parker, All of us like to think of a reserve to fall back jpon in the hour of trouble. In the last analysis, 'reserve thrift. Thrift is the opposite of improvid- ence and waste. Thrift means better homes, better food and clothes more comfort and enjoyment; less waste and anx- iety.

Money the insignia of labor. It represents an investment in brawn and brain. It is the most elastic reserve. J. money is power, it Means LIBERTY AND A FREEDOM FROM THE CURSE OF POVERTY.

Start today in building a reserve. Maybe in a saving account. maybe in a wise investment. We can help you in either. Good assortment of Horses and Mules Alma Askins, L.

M. Duke and thorn r.s Duncan, all of Pageland, S. Buggies and Wagons on hand at all times. Agents for Kelly Springfield tnd Mrs. I.

P. Mangum of Chester Tires and Tues. Terms Easy. THE SIKES COMPANY. field, S.

C. There is a large number grandchildren and ohe great erandchild Mr. Funderburk joined Liberty J. C. Richardson, M.

Hill Baptist church in August, 18 0 from there moving to Dudley church of which he is still a member, having faithfully stood by and supported I i HE IS REALLY TRYING gives us pleasure to serve anybody, but it is an especial pleasure to help a young fellow who is earnestly and hon- estly trying to get on his financial feet. And when you see a young man who is systematically saving his money we always feel that he can safely be trusted. The systematic saver is usually headed for success. MONROE BANK TRUST CO R. B.

REDWINE. President H. B. CLARK, Cashier Surgery and Obstetrics. X-RAY Monroe, N.

C. Office in Belk-Bundy Building. Office Phone 597; Residence 597 Hours 9-11 and 2-4. church, both by his means and at tendance, through all the years. Last year when we went about building new school house he cheerifully gave us three acres of land for the grounds.

He has through all the years been, indeed, a substantial citi zen of our community one whom THE BANK Of are 'glad to claim as. ours. To- UN ON Dr. S. A Alexander Veterinarian Office Phone 113.

Res. 55-J. the writer's mind one of the beauti ul trait3 of h'S character is his love fo? peace. He has never been one to itV up strife, and if there was any W. BLAKENEY.

President. feelins between any of his.