The original story of the "Army Carbine: The Rifle that was Born in Prison", as authored by Williams and told by Ridenour, a newspaper reporter for "The Charlotte Observer", was published prior to the creation of the movie script by "The Charlotte Observer" on February 25, 1951. The article includes an introduction by Ridenour declaring the article to be a correct accounting of events. Within the article, Williams is quoted as stating: "In 1939, I went to work for Winchester and it was while working for them that I invented the U.S. Army Carbine that is in use today".