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I remember I had already left school. My two younger brothers were still at school. School used to take them out to collect scrap iron to sent to England. Used to have a flute band to collect money, scouts helping, long pole with pocket on the end of it. Used to announce area they would in and people would come out and support the cause. I worked in a grocer shop, ran out of flour, sugar, salt and rice in around 1943 - boats couldn't deliver. Managed to have enough salt at home, barrels of pig tails and salt beed. Each time the barrel was empty could have salt from bottom of the barrel. When we did get salt we had to sell the salt in the next building - only 1/2 lb. per person, come in one end and out the other to avoid the rush! During this time we had to rely on grown provisions, bananas and yams and potatoes. Took some time after the war before things came back to normal.

Everybody danced in the street, there was a party upstairs in the Police Station. This was the first time I went to the Police Station.

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