Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-11
Grits and Gravel
(By T. MOSES JONES. }

AASorA-WIdp SCARF Dacx out of
moth balls and wear it once more for
the past day or so. AS I stand out in
the weather most of the time 1 don't
IKE TO run any risk of taking a rea,
pad cold or having pneumonia. That
Is the scarf Mr.. and Mrs. Sam How
ara sent me so very unexpectedly las.
Christmas, and it has kept NV neck
and throat warm and drv until the
late warm weather.
When l copied my typeing several
days ago, | left out one of the most
important things wanted to tell. I
told about Luther Mcfarland work
ing on the new church building at
Sharon. stated that he had written
the words and music to a good many
church hymns, but l failed to copy
the line containing that statement. I
could Salso have said that he had pub
llshedsSand sold church hymn books
Mrs. c. w. Dixon was to town tn !;
other Saturday and gave me a sub
to the Dispatch. She must be like the.
woman who lived in the shoe with so
many children she didn't know what
to do. She is mother of Mrs. j. G..
Lunsford of .Roxboro and also M. r
Dixon of Roxboro, M F. is the ona
who came back to Oxford to atteni
the annual Woodman of the World
oyster supper several years ago which
was served at the Baptist church.
was. working at the Jewelry Store
of L. c. Wilkerson at that time. L.
G. decided to give w. o. w. pin to
the lucky man.
So l attended the occasion, asked
each man to write his name on a slim
of paper, put all of Them in a hat, (tha
names, not the mem, drew out one
name at time after had asked all
the men to stand. AS each mans
name was drawn out of the hat, that
man sat down. The last man left
standing was M. F. Dixon, who was
the winner of the pin. So every time
he comes over from Roxboro, he is
still wearing it.
Years ago when anyone asked my
Daddy how many children he had, he
would say, II have six boys ana
every boy has a sister" Upon answer
ing an old cQlored woman that way
once, she replied, "O-u-u-u W-e-e-e
Mr.. Jones, you sho is got whole lot
of chillun.'
So another one of Mrs. Dixon's
daughters is Mrs Nat Woodlief. The5
have five or six children. and Nat is
one of the ten Wcodlief Brother,
which all of them have sister, being
Mrs. Roy Boyd.
And speaking Of the Woodlie
Brothers, one of them, Joel, only yes.
terday said to me, Moses, you didn't
write that poem about all those Berea
school children going to Raleigh, did
you?" After I acknowledged that Z
might have received good bit of help
on said poem, he felt right much bet
ter about it. For he knew in his heart
that hadn't done it all. And Nat is
the one at whose house the WoQdliei
Reunion was held last GUNNER. Bill
going back to the big w. o. w. sup
per. It was one supper which l dc
not eat any of. as did not belong
but vent only 10 give away the pin.
Still another : Ms. Di&ons chit
dren is Mrs. Ruri,a elliott. Burlie Il
the one spoke OF III o!e OF my frs
columns that he had went and lef
his right appendix out at the hospital
And years ago a nan came to the
mail hox and told Daddy Jones tina,
the cabbages were all a-rottering AM
going to waste and for him to stor
and get him some any time he wanted
them.
So one day in the hot summertime
when the town was run over with but
ter, Burlie brought some to town anf
sold all but a couple of pounds. s.
he said to me, II could take this but
| ter back home and cook with it, but
have a plenty of homemade lard
Or could make soap-grease out
it. but we have just made big pc
of soap, so I really had rather yor
and Mrs. Jones and the children woul
eat it. So took 1t and we ct it wit
hanks.
You hav- heard all those tale
about buying some pepper and ha'
of it being peas, well, l want you t.
know that all of that butter was but
ter. Burlie has a car which he lets
rest during the fore-part. of the week
but let Saturday come he and Mr.
Elliott will sure ride to town and ge
themselves a good parking place TO
the car, then sit right there all tht
d. m. and watch the folks pass by.
And now 1 wonder how many of yot
remember: me telling that same thint
on Burlie about a month ago.
Ernest Dixon is both single and un
married and works at the yellow
front store on Saturdays to max.
4 enough money to buy his girl bis
box of candy to take her every Sun
\ day when he goes counting.
! Thomas is Mrs. Dixon's Baby Boy
inst like Old Nose (Mrs. Hobgooc
I should have said Uncle Mose) is
his Daddys house. Miss Sallie Lou
though grown, is the baby. child, an
a fine looking young lady she is. s.
now YOU will understand why I sal
Mrs Dixon reminded me of the VIC
man who lived i'm the shoe, with Sc
MANY children she didn't know wha'
to do. :,
r T. (Dick) Blackwell usually
comes to town Saturday and if h
does not see Daddy Jones he will ash
"Moses, how's your Pap He is on
of those six brothers and sisters
smoke Of several weeks ago who ar
still living, and range from seventy
five to eighty-eight years, averagin'
about eighty. Hoped he might CIV
49, ,;cfure of them to put in tn