Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-23
Grits and Gravel
(By T. MOSES JONES.)

Some days ago l was invited nv
lessee Carroll manager of the new
Carolina Furniture Company here in
Oxford to come in and register So
! went and wrote Il. Moses on a card
dopositing it in the box and keepine
the stub with the corresponding mum.
Der. So last Saturday night at 8.3O
large crowd gathered there for the
drawing Of the lucky numbers. ]
walked up at that time and finally
cot in as far as the door-sill.
Mrs Mitchell was called out as
winner of bookcase, then a Miss
Moss won a lamp, and Miss Thelna
Clark won mognolieum rug. !
thought that was ali so left. Soon 7
spicd Miss Thelma Clark and told
her she had free rug awaiting her.
and she thought l was joking. Just
nj that time Guy Wheeler told me
that my name had been called out as
the winner of rocking chair, and
| thought he was joking, too.
But Miss Thelma and myself both
went across the street to the store.
and both found our prize awaiting us.
] sat down in my chair but did nor
break the bottom out as did Goldl-
locks when she sat down in the lit
tie bears chair. Then took nv chair
out on the sidewalk and rocked a
while. Down in front of the Caro-
lima theater I sat again and rocked
Then some one called and 1 left NV
chair and went and found Battle
Eastwood from Corbitt's and Mrs
Eastwood and their son. Henry Allen.
With them was J. w. Ross.
Mrs. Eastwood said she had a long
time wanted to see what T. Moses
looked like. Well, she found that
was the same long, TALL snaggle
toothed, hungry looking, grey-headed
fellow that I have told you was.
Then Mr.. Eastwood asked me if T.
Moses were my real name, so 1 asked
if Battle Eastwood was his real name.
Which reminds me just after NV
mothers picture with my Mothers
Day poem that certain big business
man Of Henderson asked if that were
sure enough my mothers picture, and
he had seen My Mother" printed in
two-inch type right above the picture.
But to get back to my rocking chair,
and l liked noted to have got back to
it, for some one had taken it. In
the lobby of the theater | found Red
sitting in it and rocking. Every one
was so glad that l had won it, and
thought it most appropriate for mo,
knowing as how so very lazy and no.
count 1 am. They sure did congratu-
late me on winning that instead OF
a parlor suite or a studio couch or
a chassay-lounge.
1t was a light porch rocker and I
toted it on my back all the way home.
Then I walked in and sat it down and
asked Mrs. Jones to take a rock, tell
ing her I had brought her BIRTH
day present.
The rain is still raining and the
water is still falling, but let us hope
and trust it will stop a while befo
everything, including the ducks and
geese and fishes, gets drowned.
Mrs. Charlie Wilkerson of Route 4 !.
with her little son, Albert Thomas,
have returned from Henderson where
they visited Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Camp
bell. Albert Thomas is a fine-looking
little boy, and maybe perhaps some
day we will have his picture in this
column.
Went in at Roses Saturday night
to buy a brand new pair of 10-cent
sox to wear Sunday and Harvey JEFF
reys, the assistant manager, is surely
keeping things going in there since
Mr.. Spivey has been out at the Gran
vile hospital. Let me tell Mr.. Spivey
that he need not worry about the
store, as everything seems to be okay
there.
A. L. Clayton, of above Berea, had
an 1S-leafed stalk of tobacco in town
today and said that he had 50,00t
more plants like it. Albert is some
farmer
Tom Woody and son, Frank, of near
WILLIAMSBURG, were over our way re-
Gently
Dutch O'Brien from below Dexter
and down in Vance, said that the
roads were overwhelmed with water.
You may not believe it, but just cs
soon as I get financially able, 1 am
going to personally see to- it thai
very good likeness of that young
gent will adorn this column.
Cliff Hughes says to me, "T. Nose
please put your hat in the hole and
matoes hanging on the vine last week.