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- Sun September 18, 2016, 4:59 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: "Milking"
- Replies: 15
- Views: 24917
Re: "Milking"
When I worked on the RR the men in Andrews,SC would cut the rattler off the snakes they killed and hang them on their rear view mirrow
- Mon September 5, 2016, 5:27 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: "Crank Hand"
- Replies: 12
- Views: 12695
Re: "Crank Hand"
and just maybe Eagle one was right with his answer
- Mon September 5, 2016, 5:25 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: "Crank Hand"
- Replies: 12
- Views: 12695
Re: "Crank Hand"
I've heard that term on the RR but ever knew what it meant, so I'm quessing Tiz came close if not right
- Mon August 29, 2016, 12:30 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: CABOOSE
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8282
Re: CABOOSE
Wayne, you can get a Gamecock Caboose all fixed up for 200-400 Grand
- Mon August 22, 2016, 9:23 pm
- Forum: Looking for Information
- Topic: Research on Barlow home Located on 343 Gin Mill Rd.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14122
Re: Research on Barlow home Located on 343 Gin Mill Rd.
Tom was a pilot and had his own plane, one day while passing by his house on the Main line Tom spelled out the name PESPI in front of his house with his plane using smoke
- Thu August 4, 2016, 5:24 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: CABOOSE
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8282
Re: CABOOSE
Jody, you did a great job telling about the Caboose
- Thu August 4, 2016, 3:32 pm
- Forum: Looking for Information
- Topic: Research on Barlow home Located on 343 Gin Mill Rd.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14122
Re: Research on Barlow home Located on 343 Gin Mill Rd.
@ Wayne, what was the name of the RR clerk that worked at yard A who owned that home and fixed it up probably during the 80's?
- Thu August 4, 2016, 3:19 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Rice St. wooden bridge
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5397
Re: Rice St. wooden bridge
Wayne and before the fire some piggy back's derailed and tore it down I went down with the wreaker there was a water line broke and spraying water everywhere making it hard for Brad to get the piggy back's back up on the rail
- Fri July 15, 2016, 9:52 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Richmond Theater
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9523
Re: Richmond Theater
I'm thinking 3 were in Rockingham, one down close to the Bus Station, but never saw a movie there
- Tue July 12, 2016, 4:29 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Boyd's Lake ad 1958
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4913
Re: Boyd's Lake ad 1958
Granny aka Mrs.Boyd would alway's let us boy's swim during the Easter break( Cold as ice water)
- Fri June 24, 2016, 5:26 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Happenings
- Topic: Refurbished Nurses Sign
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8203
Re: Refurbished Nurses Sign
I do know two of these ladies Tiz and Mitch and their Husband's Carol''aka Dump Donald aka SonnyRIP
- Thu June 9, 2016, 11:54 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Happenings
- Topic: Refurbished Nurses Sign
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8203
Re: Refurbished Nurses Sign
and so many of them married Hamlet men and made Hamlet their home
- Thu May 5, 2016, 1:17 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: 1957 City Lake ski show
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4676
Re: 1957 City Lake ski show
I remember when Bill Martin RR yard conductor would put up a ski jump in Hamlet City Lake and put on a show for the crowd
- Wed April 6, 2016, 10:05 am
- Forum: Hamlet Happenings
- Topic: Hamlet Field of Dreams
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5507
Re: Hamlet Field of Dreams
Thank you David
- Fri January 22, 2016, 12:34 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Pictures
- Topic: Hamlet Masonic Lodge No. 532
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6381
Re: Hamlet Masonic Lodge No. 532
How did they get Bill Dennis in this picture All the food must be Gone maybe, and who took the picture since Bill is in itLOL
- Thu November 12, 2015, 10:49 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Happenings
- Topic: RCDJ article about the Hamlet Hospital 100 year Celebration
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5273
Re: RCDJ article about the Hamlet Hospital 100 year Celebrat
I was born in Hamlet Hospital 1945 Dr WD was my doctor
- Sun September 27, 2015, 9:41 pm
- Forum: Railroad items
- Topic: Hamlet Depot
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12821
Re: Hamlet Depot
Sigmore the Grill was in the part of the building they called the News Stand
- Sun September 27, 2015, 9:38 pm
- Forum: Railroad items
- Topic: Hamlet Depot
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12821
Re: Hamlet Depot
You are right Eddie it was called The Subway
- Fri September 11, 2015, 2:07 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Happenings
- Topic: Senator Tom McInnis & Earl Bradshaw
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5304
Re: Senator Tom McInnis & Earl Bradshaw
Couldn't see David McCall, but do see Oscar Sellers aka ''Hotdog'' with his white shoes
- Thu August 20, 2015, 12:16 am
- Forum: Railroad items
- Topic: Hamlet Depot
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12821
Re: Hamlet Depot
I wish I had been around just to eat at the ole Seaboard Hotel
- Mon August 10, 2015, 3:06 am
- Forum: Hamlet Pictures
- Topic: Earl Bradshaw's 100th Birthday Party
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9037
Re: Earl Bradshaw's 100th Birthday Party
his snowballs were so good after football practice
- Thu August 6, 2015, 8:44 am
- Forum: Hamlet Happenings
- Topic: Hamlet Shrubs
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8158
Re: Hamlet Shrubs
those of you who don't know Fred Case planted those shrubs, when he worked for the Seaboard AirLineRailroad as a Yard Conductor. I helped him trim them in the early '50's
- Thu April 16, 2015, 11:38 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: How Many ???
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7429
Re: How Many ???
My Question is what was he going to store that small
- Tue March 31, 2015, 11:05 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Pictures
- Topic: HAMLET MASONIC LODGE CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5982
Re: HAMLET MASONIC LODGE CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS
that's Wes Sig
- Sat February 28, 2015, 5:17 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Coach Mike Caskey
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13109
Re: Coach Mike Caskey
maybe skeet
- Sat February 28, 2015, 4:36 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Coach Mike Caskey
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13109
Re: Coach Mike Caskey
the boy's name was Skit or something like that, and they did live on Hylan Ave in a gray home on the right before you got to the cruve
- Fri January 9, 2015, 2:07 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: 1942 - The Magnificent Eleven
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8754
Re: 1942 - The Magnificent Eleven
my classmate Sybil Harris lived in that house in the early 50's until '64
- Mon October 27, 2014, 11:11 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Pictures
- Topic: SEABOARD FESTIVAL
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5838
Re: SEABOARD FESTIVAL
Looks like Robbie Clark on left HHS64
- Tue September 30, 2014, 11:23 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Hamlet Hospital Nurse's Home
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6493
Re: Hamlet Hospital Nurse's Home
I was thinking that building was like the School where class was held, Dr. WD was my birth Dr. 5-31-45 in Hamlet Hospital on Vance St.
- Tue September 16, 2014, 2:59 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Dr. W. D. James
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3922
Re: Dr. W. D. James
he may have spanked Vance Norton AKA Porthole on 6-1-45 RIP
- Tue September 16, 2014, 2:53 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Dr. W. D. James
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3922
Re: Dr. W. D. James
Dr. W.D. James was the first to spank my bottom 5-31-45
- Wed September 10, 2014, 2:25 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Old Dog:
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8018
Re: Old Dog:
If you would like toread about a Faithful Dog look up Old Shep Fort Benton, Montana
- Tue August 12, 2014, 12:34 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: A&P 1935
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11848
Re: A&P 1935
Think you are right TR4, I remember Mr. Austin Zero's Dad won a brand new 57 Ford there ever how much money you spent there you got X amount of ticket's he had the wining ticket and with 6 children he spent alot[, they had a fairly new 56Ford at the time/b]
- Sun August 10, 2014, 9:56 pm
- Forum: Jean Nelson Stories
- Topic: The Redesigned Traffic Cop
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6526
Re: The Redesigned Traffic Cop
Freddy Jolly was the one who painted the cop, never knew Steve helped, but he just lived down the street on Hamlet Ave, about a block on the south side headed east so they must have took him there to repaint him, Freddy lived on West Ave. too far to travel with Cop in tow[/Freddy was a great artist...
- Thu July 31, 2014, 2:30 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Trains
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17263
Re: Trains
Wayne, I remember when David got killed ,I'm thinking his brother BT was working Yard B at the time and helping shove out the Double Over to be rehumped while the Hump Engines were pulling on the North End
- Mon July 28, 2014, 2:32 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: "Crystal Ball"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11931
Re: "Crystal Ball"
Concur
- Sun July 20, 2014, 8:17 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Pictures
- Topic: HAMLET MASONIC LODGE BLOOD DRIVE
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5035
Re: HAMLET MASONIC LODGE BLOOD DRIVE
the picture of the man with only one arm showing sure looks like Oscar Sellers, what did he do ? take it out of the sleeve and put it behind his back?
- Sun July 20, 2014, 4:00 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Nurses Home House Mothe:
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8425
Re: Nurses Home House Mothe:
Tiz was the Hub Grill allway's Off Limits to the girls
- Sun July 20, 2014, 10:46 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Hamlet "Old" City Hall
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10297
Re: Hamlet "Old" City Hall
Bruce, I remember being at the Poolroom back in the 60's and when a passenger train stoped in Hamlet, young guy's headed to FortJackson would come in the poolroom and ask the Oldman for3% beer, ofcourse he didn't sell beer, so they moved on
- Sun July 20, 2014, 5:59 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Hamlet "Old" City Hall
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10297
Re: Hamlet "Old" City Hall
The only time I drank beer underage was when I was in the USAF stationed at Malmstrom AFB Mont. where the age was 21, but you could drink in the Airman's Club if you were 18, I was 20
had to wait 5 months to go downtown Great Falls to drink at a Bar.
had to wait 5 months to go downtown Great Falls to drink at a Bar.
- Sun July 20, 2014, 5:37 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Hamlet "Old" City Hall
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10297
Re: Hamlet "Old" City Hall
My first trip to CityHall was back in1950 to get my Pink Sugar Cube on the 2nd Floor in the room Far left facing Main St.
- Wed July 16, 2014, 1:10 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: A&P 1935
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11848
Re: A&P 1935
The only place remember the A &P was was in the '60's on Main St. about were Café on Main is now
- Fri June 20, 2014, 1:15 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: John Brittingham - Hamlet
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10378
Re: John Brittingham - Hamlet
@ Donnie, Sherwood, was a classmate of mine, his Dad kept moving from Cayce,SC and back to Hamlet, he was a RR man, Sherwood worked for the RR on Cayce Yard where he got killed
- Fri May 9, 2014, 12:14 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Hamlet Ponderosa
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4109
Re: Hamlet Ponderosa
I now live beside the Stewart Gordon House on Hylan Ave. when I first moved here, I found an ole Horse Shoe, now hanging on my storeage building that had to have came off a horse of his, he also had a small stable behind his house, still standing
- Tue April 22, 2014, 7:37 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Hamlet City Lake wading pool
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7885
Re: Hamlet City Lake wading pool
I remember this pool too my Uncle took Robbie and I there once, I'm thinking it was built to honor the 2 brothers who drown at the spillway
- Tue April 8, 2014, 10:09 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: HAMLET SIREN'50-60'S
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8389
Re: HAMLET SIREN'50-60'S
You are so right Wayne, now the siren is on top of the water tank and they only blow it once a week, on Sat. at noon I can also remember that the firemen only got $2.00 per call
- Tue April 8, 2014, 4:24 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: HAMLET SIREN'50-60'S
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8389
HAMLET SIREN'50-60'S
Where was it and who blew it and for what reason [/b]
- Tue April 1, 2014, 8:40 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Happenings
- Topic: Jody Meacham UNC Newsletter 3-30-2014
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9591
Re: Jody Meacham UNC Newsletter 3-30-2014
Jody, I don't remember who won or the date, but I went to see Carolina and[Duke play at Durham in football and at halftime Duke released the Carolina ram shaved except for a blanket size area on its back with a Duke ''D'' painted on it, Even had a fight over the Bell before the game was over/b]
- Tue April 1, 2014, 3:44 am
- Forum: Hamlet Happenings
- Topic: Jody Meacham UNC Newsletter 3-30-2014
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9591
Re: Jody Meacham UNC Newsletter 3-30-2014
Jody, I remember seeing you at a football game in Chapel Hill, ASOIII told me you were from Hamlet, You had a better job than the Star Quarterback[This was in the early '70's, I had just gotten out of the USAF in Oct.'69 and was working for the RR I don't recall who won, but do recall your name and...
- Sun March 30, 2014, 5:56 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Boyd Lake Season Pass
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12464
Re: Boyd Lake Season Pass
Nancy, Robbie is home now and doing Great