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- Sun January 7, 2018, 7:51 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Hamlet Police Chief Killed
- Replies: 31
- Views: 502882
Re: Hamlet Police Chief Killed
The first one with the right answer wins the prize. That's the rules. I gave enough hints to give the answer. I quit too. Sorry I made someone mad...!!!
- Sat January 6, 2018, 3:23 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Hamlet Police Chief Killed
- Replies: 31
- Views: 502882
Re: Hamlet Police Chief Killed
A Mule Well Eddie, after I gave all those hints to Bruce, you came up with the mule answer, which is correct. I talked with some old guys years back who confirmed that it was indeed a mule. The shooter was in a farm field south of Hamlet in the general area which Bruce described. When he heard the ...
- Sat January 6, 2018, 12:59 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Hamlet Police Chief Killed
- Replies: 31
- Views: 502882
Re: Hamlet Police Chief Killed
I got it! I got it! A tractor! He was hiding under a tractor! Bruce, Bruce !!! OK Bruce, one more hint. This was a farm animal that pulled the wagon. Now tell me what kind of animal it was and please don't say a cow, goat or oxen. I thought you'd pick up on the phrase "sidekick." You gott...
- Fri January 5, 2018, 8:20 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Hamlet Police Chief Killed
- Replies: 31
- Views: 502882
Re: Hamlet Police Chief Killed
Well, now I'm 0 for 3... three strikes and I'm out, but since the last one could be considered a foul tip I get another swing. So how about a haystack? Wrong again Bruce but I've got you down for 3 foul tips and 2 more swings. I think you're gonna hit one over the wall on the next swing. You guesse...
- Thu January 4, 2018, 11:54 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Hamlet Police Chief Killed
- Replies: 31
- Views: 502882
Re: Hamlet Police Chief Killed
Hey there Bruce. Wrong again. But man you're getting very, very hot. I'll give you a hint. It's something that had a lot to do with an old farm wagon.Bruce Osburn wrote:Okay, so I'm 0 for 2. Well, how about a rickety ol' farm wagon left out in the open?
- Thu January 4, 2018, 6:08 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Hamlet Police Chief Killed
- Replies: 31
- Views: 502882
Re: Hamlet Police Chief Killed
Okay, so I was wrong. How about hiding in a peach packing house on the south end of Battley Dairy Road? You're very close on the area Bruce but he wasn't inside the peach packing house. I've talked with some of the old timers that was involved in the search and they all confirmed that he was hiding...
- Wed January 3, 2018, 11:04 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Hamlet Police Chief Killed
- Replies: 31
- Views: 502882
Re: Hamlet Police Chief Killed
Sorry Bruce, try again. I'll give you guys a little help. It was in a rural area south of Hamlet and it might have been a farm.Bruce Osburn wrote:I know! I know! He was hiding under a huge sand lug on Goodman's tobacco farm!
- Wed January 3, 2018, 5:38 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Hamlet Police Chief Killed
- Replies: 31
- Views: 502882
Re: Hamlet Police Chief Killed
Sorry sigmore, this was a good guess and you deserve credit for trying. I personally believe that no one will guess this one, but he was actually hiding under something that would be hard to believe.sigmore wrote:Just a wild guess, but was it under a watermelon??
- Tue January 2, 2018, 7:41 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Hamlet Police Chief Killed
- Replies: 31
- Views: 502882
Re: Hamlet Police Chief Killed
Well you got the first part right Eddie. Chief John B. Fallow. Now comes the really tough part. What was the shooter hiding under to keep the plane from spotting him. And the Class of 64 was a great one. Old Eagle One here was a member and classmate of yours. Hope you're doing well. Haven't seen you...
- Mon January 1, 2018, 6:36 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Hamlet Police Chief Killed
- Replies: 31
- Views: 502882
Hamlet Police Chief Killed
Many years ago a Hamlet police chief was killed after responding to a domestic dispute. The killer went on the run and a big manhunt followed. A small plane was sent up to try and spot the shooter. This is a two part question. Who was the officer ? What was the shooter hiding under when the plane wa...
- Fri December 8, 2017, 10:05 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Telephone Number ???
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7702
Re: Telephone Number ???
Congratulations Malcolm. You hit the nail right on the head. You're either a retired railroad man or you remembered the earlier post by me. That crew callers office phone stayed hot round the clock. They were either calling crews or talking with those wanting to find out how they stood on the board ...
- Thu December 7, 2017, 11:02 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Telephone Number ???
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7702
Re: Telephone Number ???
Nope. Sorry. Try again. I'll give a hint though. I ran this same one thru here a few years ago. Most of the guessers got very hot but didn't quite hit the nail on the head. I finally had to give the answer.
- Wed December 6, 2017, 5:28 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Telephone Number ???
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7702
Telephone Number ???
This telephone number (582-1215) used to be the most called one in the old Hamlet-Rockingham phone book. Whose number was it? Don't try calling it now. It has long been taken out of service but some poor soul probably wound up with it later on.
- Fri November 10, 2017, 12:17 am
- Forum: Years ago in Hamlet
- Topic: News Messenger 48
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4619
Re: News Messenger 48
Sorry to hear about "Jabbo"s untimely death at Seaboard Filling Station Wednesday night. Does anyone know if fowl play is suspected and what the arrangements are, if any???
- Thu May 18, 2017, 3:22 pm
- Forum: I Remember Hamlet
- Topic: IRH - Hamlet High
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5105
Re: IRH - Hamlet High
I had no idea that Russ had passed away. We e-mailed and talked by phone periodically but I hadn't heard from him in quite a while. Can someone tell me when he died? Last time we talked he had just bought a new motorcycle and was mighty proud of that bike. I knew that he and Helga were living in Lad...
- Sun November 13, 2016, 6:23 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: 1966 Misc.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4393
Re: 1966 Misc.
I remember when the Dinette used to be the "Pink Platter." Cherry Cokes. Cokes with cherry syrup from the fountain. Way before 1966. Around 1957.
- Fri September 16, 2016, 12:48 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: "Milking"
- Replies: 15
- Views: 29432
Re: "Milking"
Correct. Timber Rattler.
- Tue September 13, 2016, 10:14 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: "Milking"
- Replies: 15
- Views: 29432
Re: "Milking"
A clue. There are several species of rattlesnakes but only one is prominent around the Hamlet area. And it isn't the Diamondback. Bruce Osborne should certainly know the answer to this one !!!
- Tue September 13, 2016, 10:11 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: "Milking"
- Replies: 15
- Views: 29432
Re: "Milking"
Nope sig. We're talkin rattlers here !!!sigmore wrote:I'm gonna make two guesses. Cotton Mouth Water Moccasin or the ever popular, Copper Head. Did I win something??
- Tue September 13, 2016, 4:45 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: "Milking"
- Replies: 15
- Views: 29432
Re: "Milking"
Here at Panama City Beach we had a snake show and I saw them milk rattlesnakes. I think they Diamond Back Rattlesnakes I'm well familiar with the Eastern Diamondbacks . But that's not the species I'm looking for. Diamondbacks aren't native to the Hamlet area but there are plenty of the species whic...
- Tue September 13, 2016, 12:25 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: "Milking"
- Replies: 15
- Views: 29432
Re: "Milking"
OK Betty, you got half right but give me the species !!!Betty Freeman Farrell wrote:My answer is Rattlesnakes,they are milked for the venom
- Mon September 12, 2016, 10:00 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: "Milking"
- Replies: 15
- Views: 29432
Re: "Milking"
Might be Bruce, but that's not what I'm looking for. The answer will be in some type of life form with a brain.
- Mon September 12, 2016, 7:28 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: "Milking"
- Replies: 15
- Views: 29432
"Milking"
The trivia question for today is: What can be found around Hamlet that can be milked? It's not a cow, goat or any kind of animal or flower. The answer, when answered, must be specific as to what species. Good Luck !!!
- Wed August 31, 2016, 8:05 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: "Other Stuff"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7929
Re: "Other Stuff"
Congratulations. We have a winner !!! I knew what the reason was all along sigmore. I firmly believe in covert, clandestine operations. But couldn't it have been by emails? Of course Hillary is a prime example of why emails can't be trusted as they can be hacked. I had to use a round about way of ga...
- Tue August 30, 2016, 8:55 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: "Other Stuff"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7929
"Other Stuff"
Now here's one I bet nobody can solve. What goes on with the "Other Stuff" site that just mysteriously appears and disappears. I'll give sigmore first shot at it.
- Mon August 8, 2016, 7:27 pm
- Forum: Looking for Information
- Topic: Research on Barlow home Located on 343 Gin Mill Rd.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15359
- Mon August 1, 2016, 10:41 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: 1957 City Lake Project
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6590
Re: 1957 City Lake Project
It's a good thing "Johnny Rambo" out of Bragg didn't come thru town with all the guardsmen down at the Lake.
- Mon July 4, 2016, 3:13 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: "Crank Hand"
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14066
Re: "Crank Hand"
How about something to do with hand-cars before they became motorized, sort of like the ones we used to see Charlie Chaplin hand pumping to get out of the way of a runaway engine? Bruce is close enough on the answer. What I was referring to was the section worker who rode with a section foreman or ...
- Sun July 3, 2016, 9:21 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: "Crank Hand"
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14066
Re: "Crank Hand"
Sorry Bruce, but you are a long way off. The job involved cranking alright but not diesel engines or hand cars. Pumping and cranking are two dogs of a different color.
- Sun July 3, 2016, 4:43 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: "Crank Hand"
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14066
Re: "Crank Hand"
Tiz has come close to answering my question but a "crank hand" did something more important and back breaking. Tell me what they did.
- Sun July 3, 2016, 11:16 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: "Crank Hand"
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14066
Re: "Crank Hand"
Sorry Lynn. That's not the answer but you brought back some fond memories. I always was the one who got to crank the hand churn. I cranked extra fast so I could get my share sooner.
- Sun July 3, 2016, 10:28 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: "Crank Hand"
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14066
Re: "Crank Hand"
No, you didn't win yet sigmore. You're warm though. They did crank something, but not as in starting a car and either hand could have been used.
- Sun July 3, 2016, 8:24 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: "Crank Hand"
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14066
"Crank Hand"
If someone used the words "Crank Hand," who or what were they referring to? This term was widely used around Hamlet. And it wasn't a drug user as the word "crank" is sometimes referred to.