one of the founding members of the ywca in winston-salem. she was very interested in that general federation of women's club. she was committed to the women's business organization. she cared deeply about all of the social services in hospitals, orphanages. she would give families meals that they skimming and holiday time help them celebrate even though they were experiencing dress. she was interested in that fema right to vote. every conceivable women's club effort of the early 20th-century catherine had, you know, from and fingerprint. she was never a sustained leader of any of these movements, but she was always behind them, they're giving money or serving on the board, showing the people of not just winston-salem, but north carolina and beyond that women could have an important public role to bring about critical social reform of the era. >> host: what were some of r.j. reynolds public causes? >> guest: r. j. reynolds was an interesting person in that respect. he did not take on the same prominence to a benevolent, and philanthropic effo

. >> when did winston become winston salem north carolina? spinet that is a good question. in 1913 they were two towns separated by about half a mile. salem had been started by the moravians who came down from bethlehem pennsylvania and the 1760s and they wanted to set up a community in north carolina and building their community and bring new recruits. they had come from germany originally. they were very cultured, very well read people. they probably were the first to bring the aging century america. so they came to this pretty wildly in the dark airliner piedmont in the 19th century. they educated their sons and daughters and so salem prospered through the end of the 18th century and into the 19th century and really prided themselves when things were very cultured, middle-class group of people than half a mile away we have wednesda winston that is ag all of these i wouldn't say they are due well z. is attracting bees then out to make a buck and they seem to be the antithesis of everything that we have stood for. the thing about these tobacco folks in textile folks, too f

>> winston salem, north carolina. >> jimmy: welcome, north carolina. we love north carolina.here. let's get your outgoing message here on the phone so it goes -- know how to get your outgoing message here, change it. all right. now all you have to do is press record, okay? all right? you want me to do it? [ laughter ] and steven is going to record your outgoing voice mail. very cool, right? >> yes. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: all right, pal. mary, was it? >> yes. >> jimmy: all right, steven, this is mary. all right, ready? on the count of three, ready? >> yes. >> jimmy: one, two, three. ♪ ♪ mary isn't here right now so leave a message at the tone and include your name ♪ ♪ 'cuz she don't want to miss your call ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's it right there! you got it! that's awesome pal. go back to your seat i'll see you later. here's your phone. ♪ mary isn't here right now so leave a message at the beep 'cuz she loves you deep ♪ ♪ 'cuz she don't want to kiss your thing ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: yeah! that's the way to do it right there. how fun is that? the c

. >> host: ed in winston-salem, north carolina, on our line for republicans. good morning. >> caller: good morning. i had to walk away from my tv so i can't listen to the answer unless i stay on, but i'll head back inside. i just want to know how long these things are legally allowed to fly? i nowow had some callers call up and talk about shooting them down, and i don't necessarily -- it may be illegal but i don't know i wouldn't do that too if i didn't know what it was. i think we got enough corruption in our government. that's why people are concerned. we have an attorney general that refused to enforce certain laws. that disturbing. and that is where i have a problem with it. i was the technology -- i love the technology and the idea and love to see it go forward but there are legitimate concerns about this. i want to know how low these things can fly. i can have a no trespassing sign on my property. if i'm a thousand yards from anybody, you're telling me a private citizen can comply this thing ten feet above my house and i'm not allowed to do anything? i'l

cent for the winston-salem for an appeals hearing. veterans service officer, one of the hardworking veterans service officers around the country, accompanied him, sat down with the v.a. employee and said, do you have my file? i don't see it on your desk. the employee said, we've computerized the files, i've got it all here. the veteran said which page are you looking at? sheepishly, he said, i don't know how to access the files in the computer. outrageous. but it got worse from there. they went forward with the hearing. at the conclusion of the hearing the employee turned off a tape recorder and popped out the ka set and the veteran said what do you do with that ka set? he said we send toyota san diego so they can transcribe it and in about six weeks we'll get it back to start processing your claim. mr. chairman, this is not what we intended when we asked that we go to a computerized v.a. system. it's outrageous that our veterans are having to see these kind of delays. i would just ask that you work with us to try to solve this proble

winston-salem, north carolina. the salem journal -- host: you subscribe to the paper and get it at home? caller: yes i do. i have always loved the .ewspaper when i was i . enjoy reading it you get more in-depth than television. i don't have a computer. you read it, are there particular stories you look for right off the bat? political stories? caller: i look at the headlines on the paper. any article that really catches my eye, i read. i especially pay attention to the local news. .hat's going on around i follow my sports teams. and i read the funnies. audiencee the something you read this morning that you found interesting from the paper. final four.ade the , connecticut, kentucky and florida. my indians have won three games and lost one. the yankees finally won a game. if you are just joining us, the local newspaper and its relevance to you is our topic that we are taking on for our first 45 minutes. you've heard people tell you about what their paper is and what they get from it. some people canceling their subs