Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-08-27
Gr1tS and
Gravel -.
BY L. MOSES JONES

Somewhere about half-century ago
e baby was born on the plantation o.
my Grandpa Hester AS a boy h.
played under those same oak trees
ana heard these same katy-dids chirp-
ing or singing, as did my Uncle Mar
win, who wrote about those o.d-.ime.;
E. couple of months az in tbs colum
from out 1T Los Angeles, California
But not until this morning did our
paths cross, as again, like lightning
out OF q sunny sky Ike Rem wa ked
up on our porch looking for the
HON. Of L. Moses. So there we were
shaking hands for the frs. time, as
he looked DOWN on me and lookeI
UP at his six feet and then some O.
tallness.
He said he had read Uncle Marvin,s
letter and also read of Daddy Jones
sickness, and also had not seen my
mother in more than thirty years.
So a wave of inconsistencies for old
times and old faces must have over
come him enough for him to ride over
this way.
This very Ike Rem was the son o
Ike Rem, Sr. His mother was Miss
Sallie Greenway. His parents later
moved across to Cousin Norf Crews
where they lived for fourteen years
Little Ike went to Old Salem school,
with my brother Joe, and Elvin Par
ham and Irving Aiken, and tina
crowd of young folks. Cousins Name
Matte, and Blanche Parham laugh
and subs tituted at the school,
OF the seven children ] remember
about Miss Lottie, now Mrs. " M
Duke, of Henderson; and Miss Lille,
now Mrs. John Fulch of Badin.
It is most likely that / started a.
Sa EN- school around and about the
time that Ike Rennt stopped attending
there, maybe a couple of years later.
Soon after he left that community,
when reaching the age of young man
hood. He went out into the world
worked at several kinds of jobs, final
ly married and went back to farming.
His wife was Miss Vii ginia Wade
and they now live a few miles out
from Henderson at Gillburg. wen.
with Ike by the store to see Cousin
Calvin Breedlove. Then we went by
Will Fuller's office. And we went to
see Misses Matte and Annie Wilson
who also lived in the Salem Commun-
ity when they were igrls. They all
were glad to see Ike once more, as
they had not seen him in years, but
my brother Joe recognized him, as
they had recently seen each other.
Ike and my parents talked over a
lot of old times. It took a barrel of
four for the Rem family every
month. Cousin Sam Crews was the
best shot Ike ever saw as he went
with him squirrel hunting a lot and
held Cousin Sans horse He said
once there were three likes riding on
the same wagon ct the same time
Uncle Ike Breedlove, and the two
Ike Renns.
We sure did enjoy meeting and see
ing Mr.. Rem and hope he will come
down this way again. And if there
are any more folks who read Uncle
Marvin's letter, and knew him wears
ago, please write and tell us about it
And now I ask the operator to kind.
ly bump his head against the .inotype
machinea nd produce several stars ia
denote a slight pause.
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MRS. Cnarlle Cole OF Route 5, Oxford
reports a second crop of apples or
two of their trees. They are Jun
apples and have reached the size :,
guinea eggs.
Ambrose Brooks brought an ear O.
corn to town that was just a bit I'm.
usual. One regular-sized ear hat
seven little ears growing around it
It looked like Mother Dionne will
sep-tuplets.
Several folks went down east to tn,
opening day-Allie Fra ier, Charlie
Frazier, E. C. Parrot, Titus Parrotl
Wayne Hobgood, Earl Clark ali wen
to Wilson.
lee and Alex Riggan, Jack Owen
Garland Ragland, and James Pruit