Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-03-05
Crits' and Gravel
(By T. MOSES JONES'

| 4AJ ii@IiAiO' lily Couulry, what are they
to thee,
Whether high or low my pedigree?
Suppose far surpass all other men.
Perchance I fall below them all. what
then?"
! Suffice that 1 am human flesh and
bones,
Forget the rest-call me T. Moses
Jones.
And with the above introduction.
please let me add This is me-" and
ask, as that you?" Now don't tell me
should have said, This is l." For
| if you read this column, or rather if
it gets printed after this first per-
| Torrance, you may find many very
un-grammatical errors, mis-spelled
words, etcetera, etceterae.
All that am asking at the present
time is that you give me chance,
for it is quite an attempt to start a
daily column after having been try
ing to write one twice-a-week In
fact, I suppose it is almost as big a
jump as trying to jump FROM the
fire, BACK into the frying pan.
I shall hope to report some of the
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munities of this county, including the
following sections: Borea, The Mea-
dow, Grassy Creek, Mountain Creek,
Taob's Creek, Gray Rock, Salem, Dex-
ter, Shake-Rag, Stem Town., Stovall,
Creedmoor, Oxford, and other sections
of Granville County, but NOT ALL
at the same time.
The way Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. John
son were receiving company last Sun
day, it might look as though they were
preparing to run a special camp for
tourists and visitors this summer in
stead of r. l.. raising a crop of to-
bacco. The following Ewere their
guests on that day: Mr.. and Mrs.
Odell Cannady, Mrs. Mary Hill, and
Roscoe Davis, all of High Point; and
Miss Virginia Hill, of Stem.
Woodrow's daddy tells mesthat Mr..
and Mrs. Woodrow Boyd of Route 4,
are the proud parents of fine son,
Wayne. I wonder if they have his
great granddaddy's Cthe late Emmett
E. Woodlief) trundle bed for him to
sleep in, or his granddaddy Roy's
daddy's cradle, the family heirloom
of the Boyds.
meanings of collie, measles, chicken
pox, stumped toes, and many other
usual children's diseases. Also he
may learn to appreciate good nights
rest after having walked the floor half
a night with a baby with the collie. But
we believe he and his wife are cap
able of the great task now before
them.
Mrs. J. w. Langdale tells this story
on herself, says she: "The other after
noon I was feeling real bad and felt
as though I might he taking the flu.
J. thought I would lie down and take
a nap, and perhaps sleep off my in
disposed feelings. Upon glancing at
the paper, saw in the headlines
where Clifton E. Pittard would be
opening up a brand new Funeral
Home and Undertaking Parlor in
only few more short days. imme-
diately jumped out of bed and have
not been affected by the slightest
ache or pain since that time"
Jim Coley and son, Allen, spent the
last day or so visiting their old home
near here. They have now returned
to Rowland and Jim is hoping for an
think he is one of the ones who were
really satisfied with their last years
crop receipts. But jim, you really
never did bring that watermelon you
promised me last summer, and next
time you come up this way, please do
not forget to bring me big chunk of
that famed and famous Eastern Caro-
lima light-wood. It is so useful in max
ing fires.
Eddie Bullock of near Stem had
quite an experience recently. He is
ONE of ALL those Bullock boys. 1t
was last Saturday night that the
wind howled all night long. Upon 60
ing out to milk the COW Sunday morn
ing, THERE WE'RE NO COW! She
had evaroparted into thin air. Eddie
looked high and low, even looking up
in some of the trees. Still no COW! Cow
Cow tracks were in the yard for a
spell, but suddenly stopped.
Some of them went in different di
rections, spending all day Sunday look
ing for the lost COW. Late that after
noon, one of the children found her in
the chicken house. She had gone in
side during the night to get out of
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been blown shut by the wind.
Broadway Riggan of Borea tells
tale on young fellow, new to the
filling-station business. This young
man had started out on his first job
and one of the neighbor ladies drop
ped in and asked for some HOSE.
The man told her he was sorry they
were out of HOES but that they had
some HANDLES for HOES.
Mrs. Weston Riley of Stem was in
Oxford recently. Says she is improv-
ed some after having been at Brant-
wood Hospital last fall and hopes to
be- herself again soon.
The Horace Hickses and Mrs. L. A.
Royster look as though their recent
trip to Florida was a most pleasant
tonic. Some of these days-well, sup
pose all of us would like to go to Flor
ida-some of these days.
In the words bashful fellow who
had just met, and then paid social
call to a young lady, let me say, "Well,
I'm glad met you, and bein' as
knows you, L hope you'll let me come
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