Sue, I called and left word. I told her if she'd call me when convenient, tell me who she was, that we could hang up and I could pay for phone call from my end by calling her back. Ruth -----Original Message----- From: tngiles-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tngiles-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sue Bunn Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 9:42 PM To: delins1@verizon.net; tngiles@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TNGILES] Romine and Pulaski Citizen - item of interest Hi there, I asked my sister Mary if she had gotten you phone call and she did remember you, but unfortunately she deleted your phone call. Maybe you could call her again. I explained to her that you were are relative. Sorry, Sue <-----Original Message-----> >From: Ruth Hasten Walsh [delins1@verizon.net] >Sent: 4/27/2008 1:15:21 PM >To: tngiles@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [TNGILES] Romine and Pulaski Citizen - item of interest > >Limestone Democrat, Thursday, April 9, p.2 > >A VALIANT FAREWELL > > Journalism in Tennessee loses a worthwhile -member in the complete >retirement of W. B. Romine as editor of the Pulaski Citizen, his remaining- >interest in which he sold April 1 to Harwood Smith, a native of Giles >county, who originally became associated with Mr. Romine last July. > > In his valedictory Mr. Romine, now 80 years of age and for 47 of them >editor of The Citizen, demonstrates one reason why the American press is >free and untrammeled; The courage of its editors. Bidding adieu to his >readers, Mr. Romine last week wrote: The Citizen has been something like a >large family so long I feel that in retiring, a few words of explanation are >due the subscribers. I have developed a malignat cancer of the pancreas, >which indicates that the end for me is not distant-may be a few weeks, >possibly a few months. That is not material. It . comes to all of us sooner >or later. A man of eighty has not much life expectancy at best. > > I am arranging to enter the local hospital within the next day or two. >May be there till the end. May be able to get out occasionally. > > Such a statement could not be made by a man whose conscience was troubled >nor who had a vestige of fear in him. It is the same kind of brave >declaration as William Ernest Henley's Invictus-a declaration of one who is >prepared to meet his fate unflinching. > > The Citizen passes from the capable hands of Mr. Romine to those of >another, younger man who, since joining the staff, has greatly improved its >content and appearance. To them both The Democrat extends hearty good >wishes! > > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >This list is reserved for discussion of topics related to Giles County Tennessee >Genealogy. >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >TNGILES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >the subject and the body of the message >. > <span id=m2wTl><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" style="font-size:13.5px">___________________________________________________ ____________<BR>Get the Free email that has everyone talking at <a href=http://www.mail2world.com target=new>http://www.mail2world.com</a><br> <font color=#999999>Unlimited Email Storage – POP3 – Calendar – SMS – Translator – Much More!</font></font></span> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This list is reserved for discussion of topics related to Giles County Tennessee Genealogy. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNGILES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message