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freddie hassler

I didn't know of this wreck, is this the Jerry Pait HHS64

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I'm ready for the Ice Storm2014 if it comes as the News stations are saying I've got a gas hot water heater and stove, Fire Wood for our Fire Place(2)Oil Lamps for every room, hope everyone else has too, /b]

freddie hassler

@ Sigmore Sidney said that was you, he also said the only things you needed to have to put a Power Tower up was a pair of Vice Grip's , Ice Chest full of Bud, and a pack of left handed Cigarettes, you must have forgotten to tighten up the bolts LOL

freddie hassler

Lynn, I was in South Korea when they had the Ice Storm in about 6' of snow' so I missed it too, but read all about it in the Daily Journal and letters from home

freddie hassler

That picture of the Power Tower down is Sigmore at work before the ice stormLOL

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Concur with Bruce

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The reason I said Air Mail Day is because down at Sunset Beach there is a Mail box on a flag pole about 50 feet in the air with Air Mail written on it, and Wayne that picture of City Lake looks like the plane is over the ole Homeplace on Bus74

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Jody, I don't remember the model of shoes we worn, but the backfield had 2 pair of low cut

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This day was Air Mail day[/ b]

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I know Yancey never used a Bowl, but that's what everyone called his style of haircut, since it looked like he placed a bowl on your head and cut all the hair not covered by the bowl[ :D I remember when Lynn aka Zero and Glynn Austin lived next door to us in Longwood Park, It was their 12th Birthda...

freddie hassler

[The Rockingham RR did saw them many times when we lived on School St in E. Rockingham they came right by our house, but they didn't stop in Hamlet just passed by 2 miles south

freddie hassler

And there were 2 that ran south of Hamlet about 2 miles The Rockingham Railroad
it came across the SAL MAIN Line. then across Freeman Mill Rd, Gin Mill Rd. on by Central Carolina Gas Co. then ran beside SAL tracks on 381 to Gibson and other points south

freddie hassler

I think this is the same Steve Jones who has a Honda dealership in Southern Pines

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Ann, think your right about the name, and Lynn you are also right about your post Mr. Rea was there at the Esso Station first and Mr. West came later, after he moved from Hwy74 Boyd Lake Rd. corner I don't remember if it had a Purple Top or not, but that's what everyone called it you could buy a ho...

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aka Ma Crawford's

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was a Grill sold hotdog's etc.

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Location was where the Hardee's Parking Lot now is in Hamlet

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I remember when Coach Bishop first came to Hamlet HS the track team was running barefooted he changed that, put shoes and uniforms on the Track team, and you known the rest of the story

freddie hassler

Where was it located, what did they have to sale . and who ran it

freddie hassler

I only remember going once as a teenager, that was the senior class of '64 had our class party there, I concur on the things John said about ''HOOT N HOLLOW'' Mr. Wise, is the man who painted those sign's for Dr. Bill, he lived next door to me in Longwood Park, and I would go over and watch him pai...

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I knew The Mayor of East Hamlet would know. there was an old fire truck parked up front, and other city cars, truck's parked around it[
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freddie hassler

What stood there in the'50's and early'60's

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@ Bruce, just a few years younger I was born in1945 we moved to Hamlet when I was 5, and I do remember Yancey had those hand type clippers, never to see them again until I got my hair cut at Osan AB Korea by a Korean, he used them to thin out your hair first haircuts were 25cent in 1968 in Korea. B...

freddie hassler

The cheapest haircut in town 50cent I also got a bowl cut there and the shoe repair shop next door ran by Mr. Pence

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South of the Blue Store were 2 building that have long been gone since I moved to Hamlet in the early'50's Brown's Poolroom ran by Tyree's Dad and an Old Theater, that was closed

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My Dad , Dan Smith got his Flat Top at the City Barber Shop once a week I remember he and a barber talking about WWII, and Gen. Patton, and the barber said he still had the Pray Card that Patton gave each troop under his command

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Fred Case was the man who took Red Ram to all the home games, Kept him at his house in Longwood Park every Friday Red Ram would get a good bath, a new coat of Red paint on his horns and hoof's he would let me do the painting since he had very poor vision

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Malcolm you being one of the oldest members do you remember the Red Ram Mascot that would be at all the Friday Night Football games on the early '50's

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I would think the Town of Hamlet does, and have for many years
Mr. Case died when I was in the USAF from 1965-'69
and I want to Thank you for posting the picture of the HAMLET HEDGES

freddie hassler

Fred Case lived next door to us on the north side, and one day he asked me to ride to town with him on the Hamlet-Rockingham Bus Line to cut his Hedges, We departed the Bus downtown on Hamlet Ave me with clippers in tow to Front St. He did the cutting and I picked up the clipping and threw them next...

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Correct Fred Case

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Clue to Who planted them: Col.Sanders of KFC looked just like him
he worked for SAL RR
lived in Longwood Park
called every body George

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Correct on where Front St.

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In 1963 9th graders played Mike Jacobs RIP was First string Varsity[ he never played JV/b]

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Who planted them where, and about what year

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John, I remember the teen club, "Bobby's Canteen was the name, but I don't know who Bobby was rode in Vance Land's old Ford a few times after school, there was a Barber Shop on the corner of Main and Raleigh don't remember it's name

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I remember the S&S Gro[, Lynn, didn't your late brother Wayne(RIP) have Grady in his full name/b]

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Today it has been 50years since his death

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The first time I saw the ''Tams'' was there

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Royall, I have a old timetable dated Sept. 28, 1947 which shows the schedule you're looking for. I also rode this train back and forth to Wilmington when I was about your age. I remember it stopping at every little cow path. I have the old timetable but no way of posting it. I'll just type in the s...

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I remember this Storm, but only read about it from the newspaper and letters, I was in South Korean and my daughter Lisa was just day's old, her birthday 1-30-69[/and at her Grandmothers house with only a fireplace for heat and to warm her baby milk formula I got the RCDJ and or the Hamlet News whe...

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That's want is was used for Railroad men to get to work from E. Hamlet to the RR without having to walk all the way around. but I was thinking the Lake was there, anyway you could see what was left of it when they would drain City Lake, on the west side came out just north of the VFW Ed Hartgrove to...

freddie hassler

Where was this Bridge located and what was it used for and by who?

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I see on the map Hwy77 now 177, I can remember when it was77, back in the early '50's and when they built the bypass around the North Yard and Longwood Park

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The signal, to the East of the Engine means what

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rode by City Lake today and the Cab has some fresh red paint, still have some lettering to do

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1st. row far right is my brother Robbie Hassler

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[/b]the Caboose at City Lake need's a new coat of paint also

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After you cross into South Carolina and go by Jimmy's Store on the left and Quick's Bait Shop on the right, go on down (south) to the first paved road on the Right White Creek Rd. go .3 miles and the Church is on the Left. the Grave Yard is to the Left of the Church. Address = 5169 White Creek Rd. ...

freddie hassler

There is a White Creek Church on 177 south of Hamlet just before you get to the Railroad underpass on the right

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