Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-03

| time he was motor cop there in
Winston-Salem He was fine fellow,
and a special friend of mine while
we were there. His folks used to some
/ to see him nearly every Sunday. l
remember he had a little boy.
also very much wanted to drop
by to see Brother r. F. Simmons and
Mrs. Simmons, and Brother c.. P.
Burchette, all of that city. They had
| important roles in the Odd Fellow
Rebekas State convention held in Ok
| ford last May
; We left the city at 11:15 taking
Route 421 At filling station we ate
some oatmeal cookies and drank cho-
colate milk. On through Kernersvil.e
; where we saw a COW out on a lawn
| tied to a wheel-barrow. In Guilford
county, and Greensboro, with it's more
than $4,000 folks. At Burlington we
| detoured by Graham on account of
road work, coming by Chapel Hill and
Durham. Through Alamance county,
Orange county, and on to Durham
county.
| We reached home{ about six-thirty
| having travelled through many coun-
i
saw many sights, and were CAD to be
home again., That was on Wednes-
| day, July 81: ;,
Now, Mr.. Operator, I know you
haven't any stars lno, am not going
TO say, lin your crown') on the limo
| type machine, but you have some
| periods. so please put just a little
row Of periods as the one above on.
my copy to denote, the time elapsing
from July 81 to August 1, which is to-
night. Thanks.
! When We got home the grass had
! taken the front and back yards, the
! garden, and almost all the flowers.
We didn't realize that grass could
grow so very fast.
| And as 1 now write, my brother,
! Raymond; his wife, Hal.ie; their two
daughters, Katherine and Thelma;
and the twins from Virginia, Charles
and Calvin, are now at our home.
They have already been to Daddy
Jones, out to Brother Bills and have
| yet to go next door to Joes.
| Sure hated not to be able for us
| 70 be at the all-day services at Flat
Rock church last Sunday. Henry
| White invited us a month ago, but we
/ had just returned from our trip and
could not get there. I know that al.
who went enjoyed a real treat, judg
! ing by the day we went a couple Of
months ago the unwilling exercises
,, And all that was brought back fresh
in my memory yesterday when I just
| happened to meet Nelson Spain over
1 VxhO 10 no
| ;hurch and knows the folks there
| He was over here on business and
! he and his lit son, George Nelson,
| IT., were in tie car when I passed.
The little boy was squeaking, squeal-
| ng, or trying to sing, I don't know
| which So 1 went up to the car and
| jpoke to him, which scared him and
! made his cry. And 1 know you don't
blame him.
i Mr.. Spain owns the farm where he
| ives. Said he lived near Oxford sew
| ,ral years a number of years ago on
he farm of w. j. Wrenn, ST., out at
j Oickerson. When 1 started writing
Kings down on my little pad, he then
| asked. if II were not T. Moses, and
hen I asked him how did he guess it.
| You may remember me mentioning
shout Willie West from down towards
! Townsville coming in to Henderson
;ome weeks ago with load of corn
take to Evans mi l. Nelson Spain
laid he read about that, and said that
Willie married his wife's niece, and
hat Willie had just left for Canada.
Nelson's baby, three months old, is
Jellie Perry Spain, named for her
Iother, who was Miss Nellie Reavis.
lie said those two children kept up
nough racket and that he did not
sed any radio. He is a son of Mr..
nd Mrs. Hurley Spain.
But 1 won't say anything else at
re present time about the SPANS, or
might want to. go over to Spain
I'D join the war, but what I am
DING to- tell now is very important
ne well-ha of the Jones Family.