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- Sun July 29, 2018, 3:37 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: 1959 Hamlet items
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9515
Re: 1959 Hamlet Items
The S & S stood for Smith & Steen. The Smith part comes from the actual owner of the property, who was Woodrow Smith of Laurinburg. His wife Sadie just happened to be another of the Caulk girls, and sister to my mother. My folks only operated the place for Uncle Woodrow and Aunt Sadie. Now, ...
- Sat July 28, 2018, 11:38 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: 1959 Hamlet items
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9515
Re: 1959 Hamlet Items
Freddie, you're slightly off with your information above. Fuller's Grocery was owned and operated by Marvin Fuller, brother of Wayne's dad Kinchen (known as Buck). Marvin's wife was Lucy Caulk, my mother's sister.
- Sun July 1, 2018, 8:02 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: 1958 Hamlet Items
- Replies: 11
- Views: 12390
Re: 1958 Hamlet items
You've got the right location in mind Freddie, but I wouldn't say it was on a hill. It was directly across highway 74 from the Coca Cola plant, on the backside of the hill on which a Dr. Pearce's house sat.
- Wed March 14, 2018, 10:58 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Hamlet Police Chief Killed
- Replies: 31
- Views: 498489
Re: Hamlet Police Chief Killed
If memory serves me correctly, the man who shot Rex Howell was James Diggs.
- Sat April 1, 2017, 10:03 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: 1962 Hamlet
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4495
Re: 1962 Hamlet
On the Family Dollar Store, I suspect that it was Joe Levine who operated it. It just happens that it was Joe's son who created Family Dollar, and the building for the FD store appears to be the location of Levines, Joe's own store I remember from the late 50s.
- Thu January 26, 2017, 6:27 am
- Forum: Looking for Information
- Topic: Freeman family
- Replies: 25
- Views: 45966
Re: Freeman family
I too have a William David Freeman (9/24/1886-5/21/1950) in my family tree, inasmuch as his mother Rebecca Steen is a distant relative of mine. But I list the father of this WD Freeman as William M. Freeman, not William Teague Freeman. This WD Freeman was shop foreman for SAL shops. A quick Ancestry...
- Thu December 29, 2016, 10:55 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Ailene's Drive Inn
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3183
Re: Ailene's Drive Inn
A dollar sure doesn't go as far nowaday.
Where was this establishment located? And what time period are we talking about?
I don't remember hearing of this place myself!
Where was this establishment located? And what time period are we talking about?
I don't remember hearing of this place myself!
- Fri December 9, 2016, 11:56 am
- Forum: Hamlet Pictures
- Topic: 2016 Seaboard Festival
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13059
Re: 2016 Seaboard Festival
On your Ricky O'Brien comment Freddie, I too had the same impression. Only person that I thought I recognized, except for what looks like a framed photo of my sister on the table with other framed photos. These old eyes won't allow for a positive identification though.
- Sat November 19, 2016, 1:01 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Purity Cafe ad 1936
- Replies: 16
- Views: 15811
Re: Purity Cafe ad 1936
Bruce, if I'm not mistaken, The Diner was located at the intersection of Hamlet Avenue and Raleigh Street (diagonally across from Pop Nettles' service station). It also operated later under the name Pink Platter.
- Fri September 30, 2016, 9:02 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: George Whitfield resigns 1968
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4509
Re: George Whitfield resigns 1968
Was this an April Fool type situation? This was well past my time at HHS, but I thought he was in Hamlet for a good number of years.
- Thu July 14, 2016, 9:47 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Hamlet Baseball 1958
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3361
Re: Hamlet Baseball 1958
This crew is identified right-to-left, but the player between Sonny Garrison and Coach Pruitt is not identified. I'm unable to make out who it is myself, but I'm pretty sure I knew him. Does anyone know who he is? Another puzzle for me is the caps that are displayed. They would suggest that this is ...
- Sat July 9, 2016, 6:28 pm
- Forum: Looking for Information
- Topic: Looking for information.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5250
Re: Looking for information.
A search of Ancestry.com indicates that his family lived at 523 Hamlet Avenue in 1920 and 1930 (his father was a blacksmith with the railroad). There is also a 1930 record of him living in Raleigh as a lodger (probably as a student, but not so indicated). In 1940 he is in Marion County, Alabama with...
- Sun July 3, 2016, 10:43 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: "Crank Hand"
- Replies: 12
- Views: 12723
Re: "Crank Hand"
Could you possibly be referring to those individuals who got selected to hand crank the old homemade ice cream churns? If so, I have been one!
They were much in demand about this time of year, every year, back in the good ol' days.
They were much in demand about this time of year, every year, back in the good ol' days.
- Mon August 10, 2015, 12:10 am
- Forum: Hamlet Pictures
- Topic: Earl Bradshaw's 100th Birthday Party
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9058
Re: Earl Bradshaw's 100th Birthday Party
Congrats to Earl on his accomplishment.
I'm sure all had a jolly good time with the event.
Whole lot of "Do You Know" possibilities in that collection. Saw some familiar looking faces, and 3 or 4 that I can actually put names to.
I'm sure all had a jolly good time with the event.
Whole lot of "Do You Know" possibilities in that collection. Saw some familiar looking faces, and 3 or 4 that I can actually put names to.
- Tue August 4, 2015, 1:42 am
- Forum: Hamlet Happenings
- Topic: Hamlet Shrubs
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8179
Re: Hamlet Shrubs
Good job guys; vast improvement.
- Sun April 26, 2015, 7:45 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: What Ship ?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9550
Re: What Ship ?
OK, I'll show my stupidity ................ USS Hornet.
- Thu April 16, 2015, 10:30 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: How Many ???
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7458
Re: How Many ???
I concur with the above response.
What I'm now curious to hear is just what was this storage shed intended for, as it represents a cube only a little more than 3/8s of an inch on each edge.
What I'm now curious to hear is just what was this storage shed intended for, as it represents a cube only a little more than 3/8s of an inch on each edge.
- Sun March 1, 2015, 1:22 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Coach Mike Caskey
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13134
Re: Coach Mike Caskey
Sounds like a 'paddle' to me.
- Sat February 28, 2015, 1:57 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Coach Mike Caskey
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13134
Re: Coach Mike Caskey
The daughter's name was Mica. Thought I had remembered one of the children being a HHS Mascot one year, and sure enough there she is with Class of '63. Don't know the boy's name, but my guess would be Mike Jr.. Have no idea what you're talking 'bout with punishments though!!! Tried to steer clear of...
- Sun January 11, 2015, 12:24 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: 1942 - The Magnificent Eleven
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8761
Re: 1942 - The Magnificent Eleven
That's the house that first occurred to me Jim. But if it is, isn't that the house that the Cox family lived in, Diane and George's family?
- Sat January 10, 2015, 12:22 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: 1942 - The Magnificent Eleven
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8761
Re: 1942 - The Magnificent Eleven
Still unclear on the location of this field. Is it on the grounds of HHS with the house in the background being on Spring Street, or some other location?
- Tue December 16, 2014, 10:58 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Hamlet Choo-Choo's
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5756
Re: Hamlet Choo-Choo's
Enjoy being able to browse these old Choo-Choos, David. Thanks for the addition.
- Sun September 7, 2014, 8:34 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Old Dog:
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8046
Re: Old Dog:
'Seaboard' sounds like a good guess to me Bruce.
But that was a good touch you added to the discussion.
But that was a good touch you added to the discussion.
- Sat August 16, 2014, 11:16 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Telephones 1965
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8521
Re: Telephones 1965
And I saw one here just last week with the logo .................. you dump it, we pump it.
- Thu July 31, 2014, 7:56 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Trains
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17289
Re: Trains
That was a double good response Bruce.
- Thu July 31, 2014, 1:50 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Pool Shark
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8866
Pool Shark
@TR4- what happened to your post a couple of weeks ago about the name of a pool shark who visited Atkinsons off and on? I was looking forward to the answer.
- Fri July 25, 2014, 7:13 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: "Crystal Ball"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11953
Re: "Crystal Ball"
Double concur.
- Mon March 24, 2014, 6:20 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: The Old Red Caboose
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9794
Re: The Old Red Caboose
Bruce, I'm betting that the Lee name you reference is for the company that manufactured the product, as in the manufacturer of Lee jeans for instance.
- Fri March 21, 2014, 11:16 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Fairgrounds???
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15374
Re: Fairgrounds???
@ Wayne
Don't remember that about Mike Stogner, but that wouldn't come as any great surprise!!
Don't remember that about Mike Stogner, but that wouldn't come as any great surprise!!
- Wed March 19, 2014, 9:50 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Fairgrounds???
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15374
Re: Fairgrounds???
Can't speak to the specifics of Veep's story, but I remember seeing this act myself back in the mid 50s. The cage was in open view, so you didn't have to pay to enter a tent to witness the event. What I most remember about the event though was that the chimp at times would resort to being 'nasty'. I...
- Thu March 13, 2014, 9:47 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Fairgrounds???
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15374
Re: Fairgrounds???
Don't know if he came through this facility, but Arthur McDuffie practiced the fine art back in the day.
- Tue February 11, 2014, 2:16 pm
- Forum: Railroad items
- Topic: 1966 Train Wreck
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15807
Re: 1966 Train Wreck
I believe the wreck occurred in Cherryville, NC.
- Sun February 9, 2014, 12:57 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Hamlet Ice Storm 1969
- Replies: 22
- Views: 26348
Re: Hamlet Ice Storm 1969
These photos are painful to look at, even now. Thankfully I didn't have to go through it.
- Thu February 6, 2014, 1:28 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Aerial Hamlet pictures by Jim Barbour
- Replies: 18
- Views: 17838
Re: Aerial Hamlet pictures by Jim Barbour
That's what I figured.
I had not remembered that he was a mail carrier though, especially our mail carrier. But I do remember what he looked like, probably through athletics (the Booster Club). Remember Jim Jr., also through athletics as he was a basketball player coming up behind my class.
I had not remembered that he was a mail carrier though, especially our mail carrier. But I do remember what he looked like, probably through athletics (the Booster Club). Remember Jim Jr., also through athletics as he was a basketball player coming up behind my class.
- Thu February 6, 2014, 2:39 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Aerial Hamlet pictures by Jim Barbour
- Replies: 18
- Views: 17838
Re: Aerial Hamlet pictures by Jim Barbour
Are we talking about Jim Barbour Sr. here, or Jim Jr. who would have been about HHS Class of '62?
- Wed February 5, 2014, 1:31 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Aerial Hamlet pictures by Jim Barbour
- Replies: 18
- Views: 17838
Re: Aerial Hamlet pictures by Jim Barbour
Great photos.
But I can't place the location for shot #1.
And I'm guessing shot #5 is from the back side of the Coca Cola plant!
What year were these photos made?
Can someone enlighten me?
But I can't place the location for shot #1.
And I'm guessing shot #5 is from the back side of the Coca Cola plant!
What year were these photos made?
Can someone enlighten me?
- Sun January 26, 2014, 4:10 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: PURPLE TOP
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13076
Re: PURPLE TOP
@ Freddie I'm beginning to think I need to come before you on bended knee, with hat in hand. After making the previous post, I decided to do some checking in the four Choo Choo yearbooks I have from my high school years. What I found was that in the first two annuals, there were ads for both West Es...
- Sun January 26, 2014, 2:56 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: PURPLE TOP
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13076
Re: PURPLE TOP
@ Freddie I believe you have the Bill West move backwards on the Esso station. I'm pretty sure he was at the Hardee's location first, and then moved to Hwy 74/Boyd's Lake Rd location. But I could be wrong. I remember there was a younger Bill West though, just a few years older than me, and I think h...
- Sun January 26, 2014, 4:20 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: PURPLE TOP
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13076
Re: PURPLE TOP
I've heard this name Ma Crofton mentioned several times on these Hamlet websites, but I never heard the name mentioned when I was in school there; at least I don't remember it. I started attending school there at the HHS site in the 7th grade in 1954 I believe it was, and I graduated in 1960. During...
- Fri January 17, 2014, 10:59 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: HAMLET SENIOR CENTER
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6565
Re: HAMLET SENIOR CENTER
For us out-of-towners Freddie, where is the Senior Center located (without giving away the answer to your question)?
- Mon January 13, 2014, 11:48 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Rockingham Raceway
- Replies: 21
- Views: 21606
Re: Rockingham Raceway
@ Jody
That's the place I had in mind. I was just having trouble placing it and this track in the same vicinity.
Was beginning to think there might now be a housing development or assisted living facility of some sort in the area of Richmond Pines.
That's the place I had in mind. I was just having trouble placing it and this track in the same vicinity.
Was beginning to think there might now be a housing development or assisted living facility of some sort in the area of Richmond Pines.
- Mon January 13, 2014, 11:44 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Rockingham Raceway
- Replies: 21
- Views: 21606
Re: Rockingham Raceway
You're talking Junior Johnson I presume. He was a real character; a lot of fun to observe. Probably the only driver to ever be pulled off the racing circuit in midseason and sent to prison for........ bootlegging. I remember seeing him several years ago on one of those reunion type shows on TV with ...
- Mon January 13, 2014, 12:05 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Rockingham Raceway
- Replies: 21
- Views: 21606
Re: Rockingham Raceway
When was the track removed Wayne? I still can't remember ever noticing it up till the early 60s, but that's probably my problem. And what is 'Foxfire' that was mentioned by someone earlier? I remember there being a community by that name up between Hoffman and Pinehurst, at least a golf course by th...
- Sun January 12, 2014, 12:44 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Rockingham Raceway
- Replies: 21
- Views: 21606
Re: Rockingham Raceway
I bet he can, particularly when it comes to the Allisons of Alabama!!
- Wed January 8, 2014, 10:18 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Rockingham Raceway
- Replies: 21
- Views: 21606
Re: Rockingham Raceway
That fellow didn't happen to be named Cale, did he?
- Wed January 8, 2014, 3:22 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: HAMLET HEDGES
- Replies: 18
- Views: 22250
Re: HAMLET HEDGES
Also in that area Freddie was a barber shop, the first shop cut I ever had. My dad took all us boys there initially. The shop was operated by Yancey Brigman. He had the reputation of cutting little boys hair by placing a bowl on the head (which he didn't do) as all cuts had that familiar look. But h...
- Wed January 8, 2014, 3:04 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Rockingham Raceway
- Replies: 21
- Views: 21606
Re: Rockingham Raceway
I just can't place the location of this track. I never attended a car race, but always had an interest in the sport. I'm guessing by the previous discussion that this track was located in the vicinity of the Richmond Pines Country Club. Or was it over in the southwest quadrant of the Wiregrass Rd/US...
- Fri January 3, 2014, 1:27 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: John Brittingham - Bicycle
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8323
Re: John Brittingham - Bicycle
Incidentally Bill, that was my barber preference also.
- Fri December 27, 2013, 9:42 pm
- Forum: Looking for Information
- Topic: Grady Steen
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13494
Re: Grady Steen
Nah, that couldn't have been a Steen!! Well Donnie, all I can say for sure is that it certainly wasn't me; so it must have been Wayne if it were a Steen. That's what I meant above about some additional seasoning under the ol' man. I can certainly believe that of him. In fact I remember mama telling ...
- Fri December 27, 2013, 9:28 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: HHS 1952 Locker room
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8190
Re: HHS 1952 Locker room
Could the player immediately behind Coach Pruitt possibly be Jerry Sims?