Harlem Springs
Aug. 19, 1945
Dear Ralph,
I will try and write you a line or two and let you know we are still here and
able to go. Mom went to Preaching today and it lasted from 10 A.M. till
1 P.M. so I had a good sleep. It is awful dry here now everything seems
to be drying up there has been good rains all around I thought sure we would
get one last-evening but it all cleared away and the stars was out in a short
time. A person will pretty near have to wait till it rains before you can
do any kind of a job of plowing. We
threshed last Monday afternoon had 146# wheat-and 271# oats.
Those new kind of oats that I told you I had got and sowed up on the Hill along
the lane is the kind of oats to sow. I
did not get mine thick enough but I had over 50# per acre and Jim
had 61 on his. I helped Bud McIntire Friday and he had over
900# bu. And Otto McIntire
will do his Tues. Morning then that will leave me 3 more jobs to do.
I suppose it is nothing new in the Army to work on Sunday but Howard Noble was
combining his oats today and it seemed to make a louder racket than ever.
Denzel Carpenter who has been home on a furlough has to go back in the
morning. He asks about you about every time I talk to him. He has to go
back to a Hospital in one of the southern states. He was wounded in the
leg last time and they are trying to fix him up. Barney went to camp Friday.
He had 30 days at home. There was lots of bell ringing and whistle
blowing when the word came that the Japs had give up and I expect you would
hear it as soon as we would but today’s paper says they are still fighting in
some places yet – If it had not been for killing American prisoners they ought
to have let them had a few more of them new kind of Bombs. Then maybe
they would of quit quicker. Start till
Sunday Evening she took us down to Del Roy Sunday afternoon Dad is about as Krankey
as ever did not have much to say. He had a Big time fun finding out
who Marjorie was - said he did not know Ralph was Married. I called her
up Thursday evening to see if she had any late word from you and she had just
got yours of 7. This Friday Mom got one dated 5 and Ila got hers that you
wrote the 8 the same day.
I did not get this finished last night - so I will try it over again
tonight. I went to Carrollton this afternoon to get Mom’s glasses fixed
and then went out to the Community sale and bought 5 white Pigs so if we do not
butcher till next year maybe we can have a ham or two. Frank Goswell
brought them home for me he brought 2 calves home once before and said any time
I had any thing to bring down he would bring it for me. When Marjorie was
down we gave her a slab of Bacon. She wrapped it up and put in her suitcase
like it was a sack of gold. I see by tonight’s paper that Floyd Sharp who
went where you did is due to arrive in N.Y. City Wednesday of this week on the
Queen Mary. We are going to have to renew our subscription to the Carrollton
Repository so maybe we can see in advance when the 893rd is due to
arrive. Mom says she wants some room on this so I had better quit pretty
soon.
Write whenever you can
As ever Pop
Dear Ralph,
I guess Pop has told you all the news. He has gone to bed and I am trying
to write. I washed today and Ila and I are going to can beans tomorrow.
We sold 60 roosters and 11 hens Friday. I am keeping a rooster or two for you
or maybe a hen.
It is hot tonight. I wish it would rain.
Three years ago tomorrow afternoon I was ironing shorts and shirts.
Remember? It doesn’t seem that long but time goes so fast. It
is too late to send you a card so I guess I will send one to Marjorie.
Otto Wilson and Florence are working in Madison’s bakery in Carrollton.
Well I will go to bed now as it is getting late, and I will write more
soon. Write whenever you can.
Love,
Mom.