Box 3
Pittsboro, Miss


Miss Martha Josephine Smith
College Station
Box 888-
Columbus, Miss


Sunday nite of course
Dearest Girls,
We are back from church and 
it's only eight oclock, so you see
we don't have to listen to a long
sermon for which I am thankful. He 
surely did preach a good sermon. We 
certainly hearing a good preacher
once more. A big crowd was there.
The P.T.A. had an oyster dinner
and supper yesterday-Bernice helped 
all day and I last night. They 
made pretty good use that made
me feel bad was I didn't get 
to eat any I was afraid to eat
them so I made out with smelling
of them and watching the others 
eat. we had a right good time.
I got your good letter Chris, Thursday
and yours this morning Martha, I 
enjoyed them both so much. I 
got the Spectator this week the first
I'd had in a long time- I couldn't 
figure anything you had written


we have some new radio batteries
and the radio is so good. We enjoy
it so much. Such good programs come 
over Sunday nights-
The latest social affairs that the 
women of the WMU are having is 
quiltings. Mrs. Lane had over all
day one Friday - She cooked 4 hens
and about 6 cakes pies etc.
They quilted 4 quilts as well as eat
lots. Edna Beckett has also had
one. I guess gossip had full sway.
Daddy didn't go to Columbus this
week but was in Starkville one night.
Bernice is grading test papers. She 
wore her new outfit today and got a lot
of  compliments on it. 
We went to Dr. Creekmore's this afternoon
they seemed awfully pleased to see us. 
Glenn was up here Friday. He got to B. Creek
Wednesday He's only out on a furlough
now but will really be discharged
next month. He's good looking and still 
rather full of conceit. He wanted Dad to 
turn loose everything and go with him


to Mize. I told him I was sure he wouldn't 
go as he had to be on his job and
of course he wont. 
Sonny Boy is getting him a pig tomorrow
He is very much thrilled-you will
remember he is a 4 H club member
Two women from Bruce, Ms. Clark, 
Ala, and I went to Vardaman Thursday
and bought some new furniture for the 
parsonage. We got a 3 pc. bedroom suite,
which is very pretty, a new rug, Two
pretty chairs, beauty rest mattress and
springs- We'll have to get busy tomorrow
and raise some money. The whole bill
was $6700 and our part is half-
Martha, I'll be glad for you to take 
the trip to Macon if you get the chance
How are you, Kate an your chum
Carolyn getting along by now?
I carried Mary home from church
tonight and she asked me to land 
her $1000 to send Katherine money to 
buy books with. I told her that your
expenses had been a lot since Xmas 
and that we were overdrawn last month


but I would talk it over with your Daddy
I had to get rid of her some way G.C. came 
home yesterday-
Daddy is reading "Gone with the Wind"
I think it's wonderful.
Martha H. actually came home yesterday
and spent till after dinner today. She was
back in C. City by 1 o clock. We saw her 
walking the streets with James Robt Standdy
She was really in a "dancing mood"-
She never so much as bothers to speak to 
anybody when she's home. Bernice said 
she didn't speak to her at all today- I 
think she gets to be a bigger fool
every day she lives. All she thinks about 
is men.
Well, as news is scarce I'll bring my 
letter to a close.
Hope this finds you both well and
happy. 
Love and hugs
Mother
Chris tell
Goldie Hey!