Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-26
BY SUE WOODALL

BY SUE WOODALL
All. mel to be back in the bare
foot days again. Yesterday when
the writer was stopping at an
intersection, two carefree bright
little voices called out Hey,
take US to the river bank to pick
some blackberries." On looking
around there was Reverend
White-hurst's little daughter and
son at the church corner. Ir
their own little wonderful world
of magic childhood they were
prepared to pick luscious black.
berries by the river bank regard
less of the season.
Heard at the neighborhood
grocery-"Wish l had a mule
like that colored woman on the
wagon out there in the street
selling peas. What would l do
Yes replied his crony, "You
would be like the man when talk.
ing to his mule said. Look al
you. l has to wuk and feed you
all winter. You only wuks till
June gwine come round. You has
TO legs and Is got only two
Shucks mule" and on he went
The same place at night. eyes
it was such night as tonight
The moonlight was Just filling
the world. l was coming from
Mr.. Tom Emery's Go Tavern
it was called then. This was way
back in the way yonder days Of
this town. 1t was long before
Billy Waugh was married. There
came in the fredericksburg,
1t was different from any thing
l have heard before or since. In
those days all back here was
woods. 1t sounded like a spirit
set free to wing and circle in the
sky, free but sad" That's one
of them convicts from back in
the woods where the prison
camp is going on towards Wei.
don.'
The women are steadily going
forward. Mrs. j. E. Noony and
Mrs. Ann Cox have received
their examination papers for
medical technologist. Mrs. Noony
now has her r. N. and M. T. de.
gree and Mrs. Cox her M. T.
Is there such an unusual and
scholarly person as one who is
writing a detailed history of his
family dating back to the 17tt
century? Recently he wrote tc
all his nephews and got an &C.
count of their most unusual ex
periences during the war. He
has resided in Roanoke Rapids
thlrty-three years, greatly in
fluencing the lives of the pas,
generation of young people O.
this city. This influence has beer
carried on into the great univer
sites of our country as we'll a.
Europe including Rhode Scholar
The writer recalled when hi
courted her lovely teacher. Blu
each time he entered the schoo
room he reprimanded her fol
chewing the paper in all hel
books. Could he be connected
with the city business with ar
office in the Municipal building.
No it is not our present schoo
superintendent, though there j.
none greater than one who car
say again, There is no sucl
thing as bad boy" Mr.. Ready
made this statement in one o
his inspiring talks to the P. T. A
The Coronation Ball, Frida,
evening was good again, bu
let's put more life back in sucl
occasions by wearing our lonl
dresses. How can one tell iden
teal twins? Especially whel
both are beauties. How did Fl,
Zeigfeld pick a winner? He i
reputed to have said-"She mus
have that certain something
very real but sometimes over
looked"
These fall days we think littl
Miss Ann Russell, Lancaster O
Madison Street is right whel
she put on her new warm out
ing pajamas her mother mad
for her though it was noon an
refused to take them off.
Who has not longed to fee
again like certain little DO
did yesterday when a group c
boys were in his neighbours BAT.
yard watching little four-year
old Bob Tickle try to learn t
ride his new bicycle. This. ce,
tain little boy whose button
were about to pop awaiting tn
outcome Of the learning sal