Dearest Betty

Letter # 92
May 2, 1951
Dearest Betty,

Another move completed. We are now back in the X Corp. so warm and nice we have turned our tents and stove in but still have sleeping bags. We procured a 17 X 40 ft. tarp today and have stretched it across our truck and out each side so have lots of room with all sides open so we have lots of fresh air etc. It could rain etc but makes a very good home. Also have a nice spring and a small river for bathing. Still sort of cool but effective. Won’t be long before mosquitoes start coming out of course. We can’t have a light at night but it doesn’t get dark till around eight. We do have our radio so will hang onto the little generator. Haven’t had mail call yet, probably won’t have any tonight on account of the move but I’ll get one, maybe two tomorrow. Reckon I can wait for that to happen.

Tate just told me that if everything goes right I should be out of here by June 6. who knows?


Say, Honey, just for fun, how about writing to the AAA and have them plot us a course for a trip just in case we got to Charleston, SC---side trip to P.I. up to Abingdon on to Grand Forks and you pick a return route by someplace we should see. We may be able to take a couple of weeks off and have a little bit of by our self for a change. Who knows, just a thought. I am sure you and I both will be able to figure out why we shouldn’t do that but it could be fun.

Well, Sugar, that finishes all my news for today. By the way this letter was written in two parts my thinking on the first page was this morning. Am anxious to hear if Joe is O.K. or if we “have no” I’ll expect the worst any way.

All my love,
J.R.C.

Joe (our dog)was fine and out lived my dad.