Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-06
New Store TO Be Largest
Food Center In The City

seen him in don't know when.
Back to the Highway and I threw
away my cream carton and wooden
spoon. Then along drove Hewitt
Hicks who let me ride. He talked
about my Grandpa Hester who used
to preach at Herman church. Mr..
Hicks said he awoke with song in
his heart nearly every morning, that
he was very careful about not picking
up strangers in his car, and lots of
other things. AS he put me out at
his home CATER inviting me in) I got
quick transfer and came right on
to town with Mrs. George Cheatham's
mother and another lady
When I got back to the Post Office
in Oxford and called for my roll of
Dispatches, there were no Dispatches.
I was terribly outdone at not having
my samples. I felt just like Tom
McCracken at the Henderson Vul-
canizing Co., would have felt without
even one tire left in his place. I felt
like Tom Gillian at the Motor Sales
Co., would have felt with customer
holding a bankroll and desiring to
purchase a Pontiac when there was
no Pontiac.
felt like Tom Rose, at Roses
Five, Ten and Twenty-Five Cent
Store would have felt without single
ten cent article left for sale. L felt
just like Sam Watkins would have
felt without a piece of screen wire
in his store, and here it is fly time.
How time flies! ~s-
I felt like John Tucker would have
felt If a three hundred pound man
had come for a suit and he had not
one large enough. I felt like Theo
Codas or Nick Trakas at the Capitol
Cafe with a dozen calls for an order
of ham and eggs, and the ham had
given out and the hens had stopped
| laying.
/ felt like Jesse Gupton, Superin
| tendent Of the Road Camp would
have felt with all his teeth extracted
! and someone had just given him a
! box of peanut brittle. But they are
telling that Robert Hester is going
| to vulcank e him a brand new set at
his auto shop.
But still I had no sample Dispatch
es. and ! didn't know what to do.
felt like Bob Davis at E. G. Davis &
Sons would have felt had a bride-to-
be come after a blue wedding dress
and all he had in the store was red
and white ones. I felt like camel
on the desert without an extra flask
OF water, or like terrapin without
his shell or China without a wall,
or a pump without a well.
! felt like Sidney Stevenson would
have felt with a full house and the
picture had failed to arrive. I felt
like !. Marshall Cooper Il would have
felt at pillow time and not q pillow line
in the store. And last but not least,
! felt like Mayor Henry r. Powell
would have felt if he had lost the ak
during the ax-murders trial, or if he
had come into Mayors Court without
single case. &
I even called UP Miss Page Gooch
over long-distance and told her my
papers were not at the Post Office
and she reported that the man was
sure he had mailed them. And all that
worrying for nothing. When 1 reach
ed home for dinner THERE were
nay papers. They had been delivered
by mistake instead of having been
left at the office. You have heard
of making mountains out of mole
hill, but I had mountain out of an
ANT HILL.
London Bridge has fallen down, so
has the arch to E. A. Partin's left
foot. He is suffering right much on
account of such, and is also using a
cane. Your Old Nose had to resort
to the use of arch supports last fall
and incessant walking and standing
became much easier Immediately.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest G. Howard of
Clarksburg, w. Va, are spending
some time at the home of his father,
S. r. Howard, near Oxford, where
also live Mr.. and Mrs. Sam A. How
ard Ernest has not seen his father
and brother since last summer. I
suppose it is about time for Mrs.
Spence West of Route 3 to visit her
Uncle, Mr.. Howard. once more.
This next-coming Friday night at
Rerea high school, the seniors via
give "a three-act play. Permission to
enter and see the play will be fif-
teen and twenty-five cents. Time,
SEQ o'clock, p. m.
Never before has there been such
Al crowd in Oxford since the big