Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-09

| ton Of officers for the next six
months. No, l did not want an office
nor did l get one. Last December end
ed up eighteen months of my berg
financial secretary, and it is a job to
know hat you have to attend a GER
tain meeting once every week.
And ,vhen l returned home, found
! John Watson Cannady and William
Cherkas Jr., playing monopoly with
little Moses. No, l cannot say that,
for though only just fourteen, Moses.
Jr., weighs more than I do. Anyway,
they had a good time playing until
the rain ceased enough for them to
mount their bicycles and ride home
ward. And if you want to hear all
kinds of foolishness and funniness 60
ing on, just get several boys that age
together and tune in on them.
Johnnie Banks of Newton, NJ c. a
young friend of long standing, was
in town for the weekend Hadn't seer
him for some time. Wish he would
write us a letter and tell us the news
of that section of the state
Gave Buck Howell several sample
copies until I finally landed his name
on our subscription list. Buck likes
to read the news.
Every time it rains until he cannot
pillow except from a boat, J. H. Elem
ing then comes to town. He lives way,
back, down over towards Franklinton
j. H. married Miss Susan Blackley,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Char
lie) Blackley, And when Mr. Blacklev
and all those boys of his come to
town, 1 mean it is just like Frank
linton set down right in the middle
of Oxford.
And every week from one to ten
times (but mostly about once) Early
Williford and his son, Percy, from be-
yond Berea and up towards Rouge
mont, come to town. And somewhere
near them lives young man named
E. Pluribus Williams. It seems that
at the time he was born, his daddy
just couldn't think of a name good
enough for the baby. He didn't want
to name him Tom, Dick, or Harry, or
any ordinary name. Jim and Joe and
John and Jake; Bill and Bob and Ben.
Seth and Sam and Saul and Sol and
a thousand other names weren't what
he wanted to call his boy.
And about that time Mr.. Williams
happened to pull silver dollar from
his pocket and read the words, "E
pluritu us Unum", so he named the bow
E. Pluribus Williams. If any one can
top that one, just send it in.
My own dear mama came over ind
spent the morning with us yesterday
and we were sure glad to have her.
She can get around on her crutches,
which is lots better than having to
stay in bed, since her right leg was
broken in a fall last summer
The operator said to me the other
day, "Moses, you sure went back into
some ancient history when you told
about all those things that happened
when you were a boy" Then l assured
him that the best part of it was that
not many who read it could dispute
it, even though they didn't think it
vas 20.
Jimmie Cash and Police Strickland
fooled me worse than terrible yester-
day. They told me to come on and
go to ride with them. When 1 got in
he car they turned around and pro-
ceeded about half a block and wound
up at the garage. So that was the
width, breadth, and length of my ride
I will know them better for next time
That song, Whispering, which was
all the rage fifteen or twenty years
ago, keeps running through my mind
It is just as pretty now as it was then
and is often still heard over the radio.
I some time ago read in a magazine
that the writer of that song offered
to go halves with another fellow for
the sum of a hundred dollars, which
offer the other fellow refused The
author finally got it started off and
only cleared about seventy-five-thous-
md dollars on it. Sometimes we all
miss our once chance in life, and that
chance never comes again.
And if / do not close this up to a
finich I ,r1il roor, ho crotti,,cr moro Lot :.