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What the Governors Said
A rentier of The Chronicle in
Winston-Salem, N. ('., culled the attention
of the article as to the origin
of "What <(id the Governor of North
Carolina say to the Governor of
South Carolina," published under the
heading of "The Chronicle of the I
Week," to C. T. Me('lenagjmn, at Raleigh",
N. C7r"aTTTt"tvr~ftrrnhdt<*t- -to*?Lho-1
following interesting data:
The table over which the two
Governors drank and said their histflMfctdamn,
and the glasses from
which they quaffed the choicest of the
Jones brandies?came down to Mr.
Joel 1). Whitaker, of Raleigh, N. G\,
from his mother. From them it
passed into the hands of his daughter,
Mrs. C. Trenholm McClenaghan
(Amelia Whitaker), of Raleigh, N. C.,
aiut from her they will go to Miss
Marian Trenholm McClenaghan,**Nvho
is now in her Sophomore year at
Duke University?to be the proudest
possession of the great, great granddaughter
of her who is traditionally !
the State's most renowned hostess. j
It happened in Wake County, N. C.,,
in a house that is still standing, about
a table that has been retired with its
memories to service as a side board.
And the Governor was Governor Kd- i
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ward Dudley, at whose house in Wilmington,
N. 0., owned by Dr. James
Sprunt, Daniel Webster didn't find tfce
service so deliberate?there was practically
no time between -und it happened
in 1838, or possibly in 1839.
There are no documents.
In t;ho year 1923 Joel D. Whitaker
being, 71 years of age had a right
good hold-oh. the hanuer}ings in Wake
County in the first half of the 19tlf"
century. Much of his boyhood was
spent at the home of his grandmother,
Mrs. Nancy Jones, who was
born in 1783 and lived to be 1*2 years
of age. Her daughter, Amelia Ann
Jones, born in 1810 and died in 1907,
married Wilson Willis Whitaker, the
father of Joel D. Whitaker, and
grandfather of Dr. Joel Whitaker, of
Indianapolis, Ind.
So much for the immediate genealogy
of Mr. Whitaker. Hi.?v grandmother
lived in the Nathaniel Jones
house,- a little beyond Gary, N. C.,
on the Durham UMttl. The house was
built before 1805, and in its day was
reckoned the finest dwelling in this
section of the State. It is still a fine
old house. It was almost half way
between Raleigh and Chapel Ilill on
the old stage coach road and the only
house in which a Governor might rdst
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ami b? refreshed. *
When the gentry traveled between
Raleigh and the University of North
Carolina,, they always found the house
of Mrs. Jones, then a widow for many
years, with its doors hospitably open.
Over against the inner wall of the
parlor, which opened on the piatza.
was set a groat mahogany table, an<f
above the table a decanter of ex^eU
lent apple brandy, and an equally excellent
decanter of peach brandy.
Between them a ilagon of water, always
drawn fresh from the well when
visitors were approaching. ,
The mint had flourished just outside
the back door. A cone of sugar
was always handy g.>n the table; a
servant hovered nearby to do the bidding
of the guest. These were the
days when servants were servants',
steeped in tho tradition and the religion
of their masters. Mrs. Jones,
the mother' of three fatherless sons,
was deeply religious, almost puritanical,
but sho always received her
guests with aristocratic hospitality.
Notable guests were no unusual
thing on the road from Raleigh westward
toward the University and the
major town of Hillsboro. Senator.^
and Governors and Judges and the
elect generallyVero known to tfoo
Jones family. The three sons were
at the University. There were Sidney,
Rufus and Adolphus Jones.
Other citi/gps may remember them,
or perhaps their story was told in
the Civil War which followed not
many years after. I
On a June day there was flurry in j
the household. Not one Governor hut
two were approaching. Governor
Edward Dudley, of the State of North
Carolina, was approaching in his car- j
riage from?Chapel Hill, accompanied
by po lesser a person than the Gov-'
ernor of .South Carolina. They would
assuredly stop at the Jones mansion ,
for dinner, and Dudley was not unacquainted
with the flavor of the
Jones brandies, which were made on
the place.
Laney, the dean of the household i
maidservants, dispatched a slave to
the well to fetch cool water. The
butler himself dived into the mint
bed and made him ready to assuage
the thirst of the approaching executives.
Presently they were shown
into the parlor and Mrs. Jones curtsied
before them and invited them to
bathe their hands in the guest chamber.
They were conducted thither by
the butler, who immediately did an
obeisance and departed to the bruising
of mint leaves.
The Governors returned to tho par
lor. The butJer served them with
tall, sweating glasses, and they sat
doVn at the table to refresh themselves.
Mrs, Jones went out to the
kitchen to give personal* supervision
to the enlarged preparation for the
mid-day meal and they were left to
theinselves. The butler hovered
about and presontly departed himself
for more water from the well J I.?aney
hovered about, eagerly watchful of
the slightest service that she might
perform. The two Governors talked.
As Laney listened, she was almost
ovoreome with an apoplexy. She departed
from the parlor and sought
her mistress in tho kitchen.
"Miss Namy, did you heat 'era$
she panted as she gained the presence
of the lady of the mansion.
"Certainly not, Laney, what is the
matter?"
"Massa Dudley, he said?he said?
he said?it is a damn long time between
drinks. Miss Nanty, he saidhe
said-?damn!" i
The puritanical soul of the old slave
woman was outraged. Never before
in tho strict life of the household had
she heard so terrible a word uttered.
Mr^. Jones summoned the butler, and
he hastily prepared >moro min,t juleps
and served them before the Governors.
They drank and smacked their
exalted lips, had their dinner and
were gone. But Laney's dismay at
their blasphemy continued for mefHy
a day even until the countryside had
been apprised of it, and the thing
became proverbial.
Wv. Whitaker often in the lifetime
of his grandmother heard her relate
the incident. It was ono Of the stories
that ho used to get her to tell him
when he was a boy. And it is set
down as .he gave it in 1923. But
alasi" There btg no documents to i
prove it, and~tJiefeT>e some who must
have no faith unless bolstered up with
documents. For them there is nothing
but to become agnostics over the
State's most far-flung story.
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church
There will be services at the Mt.
Pisgah Baptist church next Lord's
Day as follows: Bible school at? 10
a. m.; church worship at 11 a. m.;
B. Y. P. U.'s meet at 6:16 p. m. The
monthly Workers' Council will meet
Monday evening.
We nre happy to report that the
response to the God's acre plan is j
unusually encouraging. The committees
have not completed the canvass,,
but are working faithfully. We are
having greater progress than we had
anticipated.
There are many things happening
these days that should provoke serious
consideration on the part of
every representative of God's- kingdom.
. The powers of darkness are
raging. The world has challenged
the church, and we must admit thai
the world has a right to challenge the
church and demand that Christians
live what they profess. The church
is supposed to have a high standard
of Christian living. Paul said in
2 Cor. 3:2 that we are the Epistles
of God "known and read of all men."
There are many people who are not
reading the Bible, but they are reading
the liv'es of church members, and,
unless we live our profession, the
world has a right to bring critical
accusation against us. ?
Worldliness on the part of ^church
members is detrimental to the glorification
of Christ, and the extension
of His kingdom. 1 Tim. 5:6 says,
"She that liveth in pleasure is dead
while she liveth," Eph. 2:1 says,
"Dead in trespass and sins." Worlds
ly chuf^h members are doing more
harm to the advancement of evangelical
Christianity than all the atheism
and infidelity of all time. Now what
is the solution to this problem? The
new birth is necessary or consecration
or both. It does seem from the
revelation of God's word that a Christian
should "overcome the world."
In 1 John 5:4 we find this scripture,
"For whatsoever is born of God overcometh
the world: and this is the
victory that overcometh the world,
ever} our faith." And Christ in His j
intercessory prayer as recorded in
John 17:16, speaking with reference
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to His followers, saul, "They are not
of the world, even as I am not of the
world." We should truet the assistance
of the Divine grace of God to
help us live the Christ-like life.
The .public is most cordially invited
to worship with us:
Luther Knight, Pastor.
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To Have Singing Meet
The lee County Singing Convention
will meet In special session with
Liberty Hill Baptist church on Suii- ?
day, January 28th, at 2:30 p. m. The
'church is about ten miles north-east
of Bishopville on the line of DarlingI
ton and Lee counties. ,
We extend a cordial welcome to all
choirs and singers to meet with us
and take part in the convention." A V?
warm welcome to all.
L. A. Modre, President* *
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I Boy Scout News
The Viking patrol met at the home
of Bill - DeLoache and a delicious
oyster supper was served. Plans for
a shooting , contest were laid and >j
othwfe business discussed. The gamemaster,
Edward Sterrett, had planned
several interesting contests. Only
one member was absent.
Bill DeLoache, scribe.
Births were twice as numerous as
deaths in Anderson county last year,
and the county gained over 1,000
population by this productivity and
healthfulness.
A gas explosion in a coal mine in
Czechoslovakia on Wednesday, trapped
140 men. Next morning fire broke
out while 120 men were still in the
mine. Sixteen bodies were receovered
before the fire started.
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j We feel that you will be interested not only in H comparison of features, but
also in the outlay of money required to purchase cars containing the points which
make possible the performance, economy and safety that can be enjoyed in the present
Ford V-8.
The closest car in price to the Ford offering the V-type of engine construction
for 1934 is the Cadillac at $2,395.00. In this connection, it is interesting to note
th at LaSalle in .cutting its price $750.00 on the 1934 models as compared with 1933,
changed from a V-type to a straight-8 motor in order to effect the reduction.. To
quote from TIME magazine, issue of January 1st, page 52:
"LaSalle, completely re-designed and
re-priced at $1,495, a cut of $750 from
last year's figure.
"To make this price reduction LaSalle
Motorman Fisher discharged the traditional
V-type motor for a straight eight."
The closest car in price to the Ford with a 5 V?-gallon cooling system is the Nash
at $1,575.00.
The closest car in price to the Ford with a torque-tube drive is the Buick at
$1,125.00.
The closest car in price to the Ford with twin water pumps is the Cadillac a
$2,395.00.
IThe closest car in price to the Ford with steel spoke wheels is the Lincoln at
$3,200.00.
The closest car in price to the Ford with Tj floating rear axle is the Buick at
$1,345.00.
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Merchandising, during the depression, has resorted to ballyhooing "features"?
offering something "special"?anything to stimulate trade. That may not be so
disastrous in the purchase of small items, but the investment in a new automobile is
a major investment for the average man. If you do not like the trick golf club
bought you can throw it away and charge $3.50 up to experience. But the pur- j
chase of a new automobile is something else, "if the new car has bugs in it you will j
have to endure the bugs and the annoyance for a long time.
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After all, it is wiser to let the other fellow try new devices and suffer the pos#
sible grief. It is time enough to buy new ideas after they have been developed to
* a high state of efficiency and proven through the only practical school of experience.
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In referring to the something "special" we are not unmindful of the free-wheeling,
which has now gone the way of the hobble skirt. Some of the 1934 models
have another new and unproven feature that they call knees. We want to tell you
about those funny knees: A technical expert was asked about the knee assembly
from a service standpoint. He said for the next six months the factory intended.
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to do all their own servicing. How about the cost? He said, "Don't worry about
that. If you hit a tree, pole or a concrete abutment with this new knee system in
it, you can get a whole new knee without any cost." But say, if these knees caused
you to hit any concrete abutments, you won't only need a new knee, but somebody
will have to supply a new driver. No thanks; no knees for us.
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