spring here. Violets Daffodils & some peach blossoms about 80 miles to Augusta through Dellwood, Blundale Wadley, Louisville, Wrens. all small places. more of land cultivated. started climbing. hilly & more bush again. seemed to be crossing a ridge of mountains here through Blythe. all these towns under 250 population car working bad. will not climb. arrived at Augusta at 11am. on the way in drove through the negro section. some place. Augusta a large place between 50000 and 100000 pop. Got car fixed. (it was the points on the distributor) cost 50¢ Bot Bread 10¢ cookies 2 pks. 9¢ milk 20¢ quart. had a can Salmon. took a snap of the confederate statue on the main street. crossed the Savannah River into North Augusta and we are now in South Carolina. ate our dinner on the grass beside a school. took snap of a long row of workmens houses. which all looked alike. through Langley & Warrenville to Aiken got gas here $1.39 car working grand now. weather cloudy. more workable land here. Road for about 30 miles here to Monetta under repair. rough but hard through Batesburg. Leesville Lexington. the sun started to shine again at 3 pm

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