Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-12-02
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BY T. MOSES JONES

l.ie about IOlkS up the
istmas trees and decorations SC
oorlv but we must realize that it is
Cob time we were really thinking of
Christmas. But I am planning on Va
,,c,,, inlet time and hope to save up
~, money to 90 to California to the
Rose Bowl game and boiler for Duke.
Jaw in one of the papers where the
ooet FOR railroad fare round trip, and
,,,i4bout sleeper, was eleven dollars
and some cents. (Some cheap, / say.) q
And if l can collect enough old
rnvsYapers to cover me up at night,
maybe / can find a bench in the park
for sleeping quarters. But my own
1rn,e Marvin Hester lives at Los An
oeies and 1 could run over to his
bouss at night and get up early the
next morning in time to reach the
rose-colored bowl for the game.
How many of you want me to send
Won q post card view on the trip? If
so send me your name and address
at once. and l will index it down in
INV little book. Do you go through the
Ma-iah-ve or the Sarah desert going
10 California? / just can't get my geo.
eraphy right in my mind. 1 suppose
folks will be renewing upon that old
song of years ago. California, Here
| Come so they can sing it when
they get there. ..r.,..
But jumping from there back to
South Carolina, let me here state that
Elijah &c. E.) Woodlief, one of the
ten brothers., has Yesterday. moved
back on Oxford, Route 2, where he for
mery lived. They all seem glad to be
back, especially the three boys. They
have been down on the border of
South Carolina for a couple of years.
And what is that old saying about,
chickens come home. to roost," orr
"a rolling stone gathers much moss"
Anyway, 1 think that Lige has de-
cided not to roll any more for at least
another year. And his little fat boy
Avis. surely takes the cake for a
light heavy weight. 1 don't remember
his age or his weight, but his pounds
far exceed his years. And he also has
something that every, or most every,
fat person has, sense of humor.
He likes to play, and he likes to be
friendly, and he likes to have friends.
Lige's brother, Longfellow. renewed
his Dispatch recently. He likes to keep
up with Vance, as all those boys lived
near Watkins Staten when they were
then boys.
Mrs. C. w. Dixon was in town today
with a. couple or two of her daugh-
tiers. Guess they are about to break
out with the Christmas fever.
Wonder if Mrs. w. E. Dement, has
returned with her little Miss Caroline
from over in Vance, where she has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Ivey, at Epson, and a
sister, somewhere over there. And
suppose she also saw her brother,
Thomas, Jr. Her old man was to town
last Saturday and said that his wife
left him That she was over there
visiting Hope they hadTa nice trip.
Mrs J. B: Ellis, another reader Of
this paper, was in town with her
daughter and her daughters little
sen, Quinellis Wilson. What, I Won
der, is he expecting his dear old Santa
Claus to bring him? He has SO many
puppies and kittens and hobby horses,
that he does not need anymore play
things. Do you, Quin?
James w. Horner's excitement will
hardly stop at New Years, but will
have hardly begun, as he will be about
that time leaving for Raleigh for the
legislature Mr. Horner actually once
told me that he read my articles"
as he called them. But If he had real
lied what significant meaning Mr..
Webster gives to that word, Mr.. Hor-
ner would surely have called these
by some other name. And the poll
holders will positively not object if
the legislature does do away with the
absentee ballot.
And I do not put myself up to be a
criterion on the matter. but I for one
think that the game laws are most
muchly mal-adiusted and are badly in
need of hemisphere treatment. Plus
also the sales tax needs an enormous
amount Of revisement.
wonder if Mrs. w. HI. Boyd, over
to Virgilina, is getting her Dispatch
O. k. Her old man sent sub as a sur
prise to her, but l haven't seen him
since to ak him whether or no it was
cameing correctly. ~ 4E #
G. L. Sherman's paper dis-ekpires on
New Years Day, while George Wash
ington John Henry Blackwell's beats
his date by a whole years, time.
George Riggan says that he did not
"lose a daughter" by the recent we'd
ding, but that instead, he "gained q
son." II III
Louis Lumpkin and myself were
both kotched on justice of the peace
jury last week. And that was some
thing that had never before nor pre-
viously heard of.
Wonder how Cousin Sam Harris is
getting on these days.
Just here let me say "Hello," to my
sister over in Durham. l haven't writ
ten to her in ages. Now wouldn't it
be just abnormous to say "Hello" over
the radio in New York and to know
that literally millions of folks were
listening at you.
T. MOSES JONES. K