AFTER 5 DAYS RETURN TO
Mrs. S. H. Smith
Pittsboro Miss.
Daddy injured eye at Grenada
metal fragments
Miss Martha Smith
1255 East Moreland
Memphis, Tenn.


gen 247
1944


PITTSBORO
JAN 24


7AN
1944
MISSISSIPPI


UNITED


STATES


POSTAGE


THOMAS


JEFFERSON


1807-1809


3 CENTS 3


Sunday Afternoon
Dear Martha-
I've just been thinking what a
grand weekend it would have been for
you to come home. It's almost like
spring.
I rushed around and got ready in 
my black dress, ear screws, scarf and 
dyed pink wrap around and went to 
Sunday school this morning. We went 
on to church. Fellowship was at S.S. Chester,
Betty, Ray, Jewel Strat & Wille B. Jerry, Mr.
Davis Chester and me. We had a 
good lesson. Mr. Davis is well up and 
could have given us some good points
if Strat would have let him but you
know nobody else has any sense in
his estimation. We surely are glad
Mr. Davis is with us. He's such a
kind man. I must go to see her (Mrs D)
this week. Miss Leila and I will
go one afternoon.


We've had quite a lot of grief all
the past week-at the first of the week
and part of last I was sick then Tues.
night Daddy came in with something
in his eye. He couldn't sleep and I was
up all thru the night trying to get it out. 
He went to work the next morning with 
that eye closed in order to go see a Dr.
down there. He had to go to Grenada. The
Dr. there got two pieces of steele out and
bound his eye up and told him he 
would be alright. Well time he hit
the bed it began to give him
fits again. I got up at 9 oclock and 
went to Miss Leila's to borrow her
magnifying glass hoping I could find
the trouble. I couldn't see so went 
after Guy. He came out and got out a 
small particle but it wasn't relieved 
so we got Guy to take him to Bruce to
see a Dr. Both were gone and they
waited at the clinic till 12 oclock
when they get back. Dr. Davis got
out another piece and they came on


home. I had stayed at Ayleen's and it was
1 oclock when they got back. I was so sleepy
I could have dropped over asleep. Just as
soon as the cocaine died in his eye it
started hurting again and after going back
to Bruce twice more decided he'd better
get to a Dr. that was fixed for that
kind of trouble. Leon carried him to
Dr. Dayton at Oxford yesterday. He located
the trouble at once, removed it and now
he's fine once more and am I relieved!
During all that he was sick with
bowel trouble all one night and so 
we have lost about 4 nights sleep in 
all- he hasn't worked since Tues.
The Gov. has insurance for him so he'll 
get something tho I don't know how much
but maybe enough to pay expenses he's
been out and loss of time.
We still haven't heard from Sonny
Do hope he didn't head for Southwest
Pacific but if we don't hear soon
I'll be afraid that's where he's gone.
If he should have gone to England we


should hear from him very soon. They think
Sleech Parker has gone to the Pacific. He 
left before S. Boy did. They've never heard from 
him yet. It would be a great relief just
to hear a line or two. I go to the office
twice every day hoping that something will be
there. I keep writing him and sending them to
Camp Myles Standish, Mass. He must have 
sailed from around Boston.
I got a little tacky letter from Bernice
last week. I know She could write more
if She wanted to. She said She had a 
new permanent.
Sally Russell joined by letter today.  All
the members rushed up to give her the glad
hand. Mace Beckett & Gene Hannaford were
here this weekend.
I guess you read all about Miss's
inaugration didn't you? Leon went. He 
said Ed Lowe was sitting in a 
Wagon driving in the parade. Did you 
see Dennis & Gov. Baily's picture in 
the coach drven by the nigger coachman?


It looked like the old South alright.
I heard Bro. McKee was home this
weekend I didn't see him. They seem to 
think even tho Mrs. McKee is better, She
is likely to die anytime.
Charlcie has been real bad again
she has pneumonna in her other lung
and was worse than ever a few
days. Mr & Mrs Reid went back. She
is better again and they hope she
will continue to improve. 
I guess you've been pretty busy 
with your teaching and everything
Clelia has been sick with the bowel
complaint. Mary has had to cook and
send her "vittles" to her.
Right here I stopped and told Daddy to lets
get up and walk over the pasture or I'd
go crazy. We made a circle and now
I feel like I've been some where.
Listen, hun, I've looked thro all your
papers. The tax receipt isn't in them.
Daddy says tell you to send to the Supt. of


Greenville school and ask him to send
you the information you want. he would send 
it to you I'm sure. You can also go to 
some of those places where the income tax
offices are located and get them to keep 
you to make out your income tax returns.
Daddy has to make a return too and 
doesn't know how either.
I have to write several letters- All
due one to Foss Victor, Ivy S- K.C. and 
Bernice & Chris. Won't get them all written
tonght. Since starting this I've cooked supper.
we're listening to "We the People"
It was true about our armies
getting so near Rome wasn't it?
If you think those shoes wont be 
comfortable don't get me any. I can't 
wear hard stiff shoes. I don't guess
one could expect much for $3.00 but I
thought they might by chance have
something I could wear for everyday.
Bye sweet-
Mother