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Rations from the rolling store I was raised near Williamston in Bear Creek in Martin County. There as well as other parts of North Carolina, most people who owned land raised their own food: garden vegetables, poultry, hogs and whatever the nearby woods provided, like squirrels, rabbits, deer, quail and other type birds. We also got oysters and fish for our food. My mother raised garden vegetables and got milk from cows. She made homemade butter, and she drove this supply to stores in Williamston. She also took the extra from the chickens to sell or exchange for items she could use in our home. Earlier, during World War II, I can remember a rolling store coming through our neighborhood with sugar, flour, meal and other items we could buy using our ration books. I still have my ration book with some unused stamps in it. Janice Harris | Williamston |
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