Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-10
Gr1tS and
Gravel
By T. MOSES JONES

This last past Saturday was quite
an eventful day here concerning the
visitations of Henderson folks over
our way Whom should I meet right
in front of the court house but no less
parsonage than my Cousin John 3.
| Watkins Jr., who was on his way
! to Stovall to a water melon party at
the home of his cousin, Jack w. Bu--
lock. About fifty folks were to have
i been present, but I'll just bet that II
very many folks heard about it, and
knew that Jacks melons were pienti-
full, that an ever greater number OF
folks were present.
Irby Smith and Mrs. Smith, also
beautiful young lady whom l had not
! seen since she was small girl, their
daughter, were in our town that
p. m. Every time I see Irby think
| of our Cd Salem church and of our
attendance there when boys. l just
cannot forget about it.
There was also company out at
Robert and Miss Effie lights Satur
day. Her baby sister who married
the baby boy of the Finch family here
at Oxford visited at the Hight home.
Il
5, and l believe he said it was in the
neighborhood of Flat Rock church.
And Mr.. Finchs sister married
Mr.. Woodlief, who lives near Youngs-
vile and brought a load of fine wat
.rmelons to Oxford last week to SELL
His first crop was almost completely
ruined by the wet weather but he
hopes to have a good late crop. The
last melon we ate last season was one
of the best we ever ate, one that he
raised
Another Mr. Finch 1 had never
before met is Joe. He lives in sight
of Kittrell. His little one and half
year old son, Eugene, was with him,
both parked in the car in front of the
drug store. Eugene did not cry when
I booed at him, of which 1 was very
much proud CMost children do).
The other day I asked a fellow,
How you doing?" This is his rep.y,
Fine! Amt got nothing. Don't
want nothing I've learned a great
lesson"
If I could be as happy half the
time as that Rufe Oakley appeared
to be, think 1 would be thankful. He
dollar grin no his face and looked as
though he did not have a care in the
world.
Later when a crowd of us were talk
ing about the boys going to Canada
to cure tobacco, Wallace Bla.ock said
he went up there a couple of years
ago. His man was to have his pass
fixed out and waiting for him at the
border. So he went on across the
bridge, but his pass did not come
until the next morning and they
made him go back for the night. But
when he got back to the United
States side, our customs man would
not at first let him pass. Wallace
said he felt like the man in the story,
1.-THE Man Without A Country" But
he didn't have to spend the night
on the bridge, and got across 0. X.
TIE next morning.
Little Miss Woodlief, daughter of
Joel and Mrs. Woodlief, stuck a nail
in her foot while playing the other
day. Hope she is about well by
now I remember when L was boy
that I stuck a nail in my foo't It
scared me so bad that hollered like
some one was almost killing me- 1
thought sure that 1 would have to
die, and I was truly scared. But I
lived to tell the tale
Over to Henderson Monday in
brand new truck driven by Dallas
Newman, who does local and long
distance hauling. Badger Clark was
riding with him, so he made Dallas
pick me up for a ride. Badger invited
me to go with him and family down to
White Lake for vacation trip. I
had to thankfully refuse the kind in
vltatlon as my vacation is now an
event Of pleasant memories, instead of
something to look forward to. Hope
they have a fine time and catch a
lot of those White Lake fish.
On the. street I met J. M. Hobgood,
who had gained twenty or thirty
pounds since 1 last saw him four or
five years ago. Said Mrs. 1obgood
was just home from the hospital. I
told him to tell her that we all got
at least fifty dollars worth of fun
from her letter telling about her sister
thinking that T. Moses was an old
colo1ed man writing for the paper.
lBDb Hester said that Cousin
Thomas G. was due to arrive at San
Francisco on Thursday, August H. 1
hope he will come home to Creedmoor
soon and over to Oxford so we can
see him.
In at the office and Mr.. Dennis
asked me about Daddy Jones and L
had to tel him that he was quite
feeble, having been confined to his
bed for couple of weeks or more.
And there behind typewriter in the
office sat young fellow who said
he was Elliott G.. Shaw, Jr. /
The three operators and a couple.
or so of other men were going lickety-
split just as hard as they could go.
They were so busy that I was almost
afraid. to bother them long enough
to ask of their health and wealth
and wisdom. You remember that old
AKIN, maxim, or something that. tie Is
about hard work and no play makes
man healthy, wealthy, and wise,
And what they said in answer to nv
question made me laugh until tears
almost blinded my eyes. !"
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