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ShirleyBobbittBlanken53
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 Posted - 03/17/2006 : 00:47:04
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Chris, I had Lucy Lee, 1st grade, Ms. Shaffer,2nd, Mrs. Hines 3rd, Mrs. Frankie Johnson, 4th, Mrs. Watts,5th and Mrs. Amick, 6th. I remember Mrs. Amick calling herself, "Badboy Amick." I have never quite figured out what she meant. I was glad to get out of her class though. You know you mentioned Gilmer Harrahs' barber shop. He was my Uncle. My Mother and him was sister and brother. He lived on 6th st.. We lived on 7th. I forgot to mention Hammeds 5 and 10. You were right. They lived on Sims Mountain Road after a short trip on Kanawha Turnpike. Mick and Mack 5 and 10 was run by Maxine Crane and Alverta McMann. They were the daughter of K M Walker. Mrs. Irene Hutsenpiller had a flower shop here. Nunleys Tavern was on main and near 6th. The Bank of Quinwood was across the street from Nunleys Tavern. I spent many days taking a piece of cardboard and riding down the hill just below the Hammed house. It was dirt and you could fly on that cardboard. The whole neighborhood played in the alleys ( they are now called Avenues ) at night. Hide and Go Seek, Kick the Can, Jumping Rope, some of the guys played marbles. My oldest brother was very good at that. Pudge Vandall asked if anyone remembered when the Fiesta was Genos. Yes, I do. I would go out there when I came home for a visit and get pizza. He did make good pizza Does anyone remember the Rondevos later called the Couples Club. You know I sure had a great time growing up here. I remember the german prisoners who were brought in to work for Meadow River up in the woods above Shawvers Crossing. My Dad was there boss. We would ride the motor car up on Sunday and the prisoners would have a cake or so made for us. They loved my baby brother as he was just a tiny little baby. I was a part of history and didn't realize it untill I was old. We rode the motor car out of the camp before the log train went up at 6 or 7 o'clockl. That is how the men got to camp to work. How hard they worked. Just a few memories that some may remember. They are dear to me.
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
485 Posts |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 01:38:19
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Shirley, Chris, Mary Jane, Pudge, Norma, Connard, Joan, Evelyn, Marilyn, Donnie, Andy, Patty, J.L., Tom, Bill, Jessica, Harold, Skipper, Harold, George -- and eveyone contributing -- this is so fascinating! I am thoroughly enjoying hearing the stories about the lumber company, German prisoners, the stores, people, the personalities, etc., etc. Rainelle had (and still has) so much color.
Many warm, loving people, that I have not had the opportunity to meet, grew up in Rainelle. I am enjoying meeting you now and can't wait to talk to you at the reunion. It is also heart-warming to hear the warm sentiments that Donnie, Marilyn, Dena and many others have shared about their teachers and early years.
My grandfather, Doc Tincher, raised several sons and a daughter on an 800-acre farm. I now realize that he was an amazing manager who ran an impressive operation. They bought very little and wasted virtually nothing. I was reminded of this by an older man at church Wednesday night who told me that preachers used to be paid partially with chickens, eggs, a ham, etc. I would enjoy hearing bartering stories and how businesses and/or farms were run differently in past years and how people helped each other, etc.
Thank you again. This is so enjoyable. Dale
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
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Edited by - Dale Tincher 64 on 03/17/2006 01:47:51 |
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Chris Dawson 51
USA
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Posted - 03/17/2006 : 23:13:46
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Shirley – I thoroughly enjoyed your post. Dale noted some family history that I enjoyed.
I often wondered what motivated our parents and what was their thinking for moving to Rainelle or how they got there.
This has been very satisfying to me, reading and remembering so much about Rainelle. So many have shared memories.
Who would have ever thought that today in 2006 that many of us would come back together via something call the internet to communicate with each other.
I remember once in grade school the conversation was how many years it was to the year 2000. Who ever the teacher was told us how old we would be.
Imagine an 8 year old trying to relate to another 55 years or so.
Family business is going to take me out of town for several days but I will be thinking of the forum.
Besides someone, and I won’t mention any names MJ, owes me some answers. 
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Evelyn Utterback Drake 56
USA
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Posted - 03/18/2006 : 11:18:16
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It seems that the group that grew up in "Rainelle" not East Rainelle is sadly missing from most of these conversations. Where are you folks?
We moved to the C&O houses in 1946 from Alderson. Our father had been there for some time living in the Brown Hotel, as rental houses were scare during the war years. There were three Utterback girls, Elda, Alva and Evelyn We lived between the Drapers and Postens on Rt 20. The alley/road between the two rows of houses was where we all played. We were a booming little community in those days. Among the folks that lived in there were Johnsons, Vance, Jones, Corron, McCombs, Postens, Lively, Smith, Mann, Waugh, McQuain, Buchannon, Ross, Handley, Whisman, Scott etc. We walked from there to school and often home for lunch.
In the mid 50's, the Gulf storage plant burned. It was located at the end of C&O town toward Lilly Land. It was in the fall of the year. We had gone to bed and were awakened to be told that we had to evacuate. They were afraid the large tanks would catch fire. My understanding was that Pete Tucci (Alpine Theatre) climbed on top of that tank and hosed it down to keep it from exploding. We grabbed valuable papers, a few clothes, and my very important picture of Lake Lambert and left. We went to the Esso station at the intersection of Rt 60 and after a few hours were allowed to return. A scary time.
I also remember something about Pat Cruse (father of Bob, Peggy etc) falling in the water storage tank in Rainelle while he was working on it. Do any of you remember that?
George Sims and Wade Hunter owned a little gas station/garage just past the Gulf storage facility. We were allowed to go there once a day and charge a nickel each. For a nickel we could get most anything...candy, ice cream cone, pop. This was quite impressive for three little girls who had come off the farm.
We need to hear from some other Rainelle folks. Prior to the consolidation of the towns, it was important to stress if you were from Rainelle or East Rainelle.
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ML2006
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Posted - 03/18/2006 : 17:18:57
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Hi Evelyn: I remember Mr. Sims. David Sims was in our class at Rainelle and passed away at a young age, I think of leukemia. Frankie was our neighbor for many years in Rupert and passed away in 1998. Clifford just passed away a few weeks ago. We lived in Lilly Land until 1954-55 and started school at Rainelle. We moved to East Rainelle with my dad and grandparents and were allowed to continue going to Rainelle. Someone reported us for living on the very property line of Rainelle/East Rainelle when I was in 6th. grade and we had to go to East Rainelle for a portion of that year.  So I am a Lilly Land/East Rainelle girl. do you still have your antique shop? |
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Donnie Puckett 67
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Posted - 03/18/2006 : 20:07:16
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Hey folks,
I always heard "Lily Land" called Lily Park.
My first true encounters with Rainelle and Lily Park residents were through little league baseball.
In the beginning the friendships were shallow.
We showed up in the 7th grade, became teammates and lifelong memories were born.
It seemed like a great cultural line had been crossed.
Those railroad tracks at "Middle Town" were a magical passageway, especially the night "Pee Wee" crossed them going about 75mph with me in the floor board yelling "slow down!" I never knew a Chrysler could go airborne. We landed safely only to have Mr. Cook (Town Cop)see the whole thing. He gave us one of the best talks about being responsible that I had ever heard.
I don't remember the oil plant catching on fire but it has a special memory for me.
One summer my job was to paint the tanks! Hayden Wall really didn't need any help but was nice enough to offer me a job during the summer between my Jr. and Sr. year in college. I cleaned and painted two tanks armed only with a wire brush and a 6" paint brush. I think today there would be some spray equipment involved in that job.
Walking home for lunch was mentioned.
I miss that hour we had at RHS, especially when we took time to walk to "Sweed's" for those hotdogs and ham salad sandwiches.
Many times we ran back to school trying not to be late.
Please don't be too late with sharing your thoughts with us!
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Connard Estep 53
USA
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Posted - 03/18/2006 : 20:25:34
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Originally posted by Evelyn Utterback Drake 56
It seems that the group that grew up in "Rainelle" not East Rainelle is sadly missing from most of these conversations. Where are you folks?
We moved to the C&O houses in 1946 from Alderson. Our father had been there for some time living in the Brown Hotel, as rental houses were scare during the war years. There were three Utterback girls, Elda, Alva and Evelyn We lived between the Drapers and Postens on Rt 20. The alley/road between the two rows of houses was where we all played. We were a booming little community in those days. Among the folks that lived in there were Johnsons, Vance, Jones, Corron, McCombs, Postens, Lively, Smith, Mann, Waugh, McQuain, Buchannon, Ross, Handley, Whisman, Scott etc. We walked from there to school and often home for lunch.
In the mid 50's, the Gulf storage plant burned. It was located at the end of C&O town toward Lilly Land. It was in the fall of the year. We had gone to bed and were awakened to be told that we had to evacuate. They were afraid the large tanks would catch fire. My understanding was that Pete Tucci (Alpine Theatre) climbed on top of that tank and hosed it down to keep it from exploding. We grabbed valuable papers, a few clothes, and my very important picture of Lake Lambert and left. We went to the Esso station at the intersection of Rt 60 and after a few hours were allowed to return. A scary time.
I also remember something about Pat Cruse (father of Bob, Peggy etc) falling in the water storage tank in Rainelle while he was working on it. Do any of you remember that?
George Sims and Wade Hunter owned a little gas station/garage just past the Gulf storage facility. We were allowed to go there once a day and charge a nickel each. For a nickel we could get most anything...candy, ice cream cone, pop. This was quite impressive for three little girls who had come off the farm.
We need to hear from some other Rainelle folks. Prior to the consolidation of the towns, it was important to stress if you were from Rainelle or East Rainelle.
Evelyn; I have a very good friend living in Delaware very close to me, his name is Elby Rogers , he also lived in C & O Town, do you recall him ?
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Patty Cox Osborne 67
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Posted - 03/18/2006 : 22:01:20
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I am an East Rainelle gal and vividly remember how terrified we were to go to the big school at Rainelle and hoping the Rainelle kids would accept us. Evelyn is so correct that it did make a diffence which side of the tracks you were from! It all turned out great, but that 'tummy ache' was a doozie for a few days!
Donnie mentioned lunch time at RHS. There is another topic that was just started by Jerry Arbaugh titled 'Memories'---there are some great lunch memories there! (And don't forget that wonderful rock wall out front!!!)
This is soooooooo great!!! Thanks for the memories!!!
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Shirley Bottomly Wickline
USA
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Posted - 03/19/2006 : 16:44:41
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Evelyn, I was born and lived in C&O town untill 1954 when we moved to Lily Park. I really have some great memories of growing up in Rainelle, the nights all the kids from all over would gather under the street light in front of Lively's house and we would run all over the place and play all the old games, we spent many a night up in the cementary telling ghost stories. We swam in the Callison Hole, the older boys made a real niceplace to swim. Marilyn,the kids from Rainelle were just as worried about the kids from East Rainelle coming to school with us,but it seemed like everyone fit right in, and it was a good feeling meeting everyone. Marilyn I also want to tell you your Dad was one of my favorite people when I was growing up, He was at our house alot. He carried me around when i was very young and had surgery on my foot. He also watched out after us when we were in High School. I have really enjoyed reading all the posts from everyone, and look forward to meeting everyone at the next Reuion 07
Shirley Bottomly Wickline. 53
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ML2006
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Posted - 03/19/2006 : 17:37:06
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| Shirley: Thank you for the kind comments about my Dad. I think he touched many lives and he was our hero and the hero of his grandsons. |
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Evelyn Utterback Drake 56
USA
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Posted - 03/19/2006 : 19:25:56
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| Shirley, as I remember you got the worst of most situations. We were all out, each one swearing they didn't catch poison ivy and rubbing it on us. Well....as I recall, you did get poison ivy...a big, bad episode. Also didn't you get polio and all our folks thought it was from swimming in the Callison hole? Do you remember my Mother telling ghost stories and frightening the fool out of all the kids? Jimmy Johnson lived across from you and he would be afraid to walk home. So we would walk him home, but he had to give us comic (funny) books in return. We were pretty rotten. That neighborhood had a lot of kids and we did have a great time. |
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Dale Tincher 64
USA
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Posted - 03/19/2006 : 22:14:50
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Congratulations, WVU Mountaineers, on making the NCAA Sweet 16 Basketball tournament! It is the first time since the Jerry West days - which I remember well. I tell people in NC that regardless of what WV high school or college you went to (other than possibly Marshall) , people cheered for the Mountaineers basketball and football teams. They were our pro team. As Don Nehlen used to say, on Saturday afternoon during footbal season, you could down the street of many towns and not miss a play. You could hear each house's radio carrying the game. WVU also had a great football season. As Ed Smith told me recently, it is a great year to be a Mountaineer.
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
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Edited by - Dale Tincher 64 on 03/19/2006 23:27:40 |
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Mary Jane Ingram Carr 61
USA
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Posted - 03/19/2006 : 23:00:04
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Originally posted by Chris Dawson 51
Shirley gave me quite a few items to test my memory. Guess what I Failed with a capital “F” and that rhymes with ……. well nothing except “Failed with a capital F”. 
Gilmer Harrah(?) was where I got my hair cut. I remember Shockley IGA. Was Mick & Mack, Mr. Mrs. Townley? Nunley Tavern was where we played pin ball if that was the place maybe 6th & Main. Paul McIntire sounds familiar. Don’t remember any custard places and don’t remember any business on Greenbrier. Don’t remember the Church Of God. E Rainelle grade I attended. Only remember Mrs. Hines and Mrs. Amick. Two people I think were happy when I go promoted.  My mother and Mrs. Amick. Only furniture store I remember was at maybe 8th St. Don’t remember being exempt from test.  Probably because I never got exempt. School was never the place I preferred to be. That changed my 2nd year in college. Guess I started accepting responsibility by then.  Something comes to mind. Don’t know the name of the street / road but going down Kanawha you can turn up the hill and over look the town. Hammond live up there. I was up and down that road many many times. Also Kanawha continues on and the name changed to don't remember. A few miles up that road and then on the west side and up the hill there was a strip mining operation.
Galvanized washing tubs
Rain barrels
Old fashion washing machine with the wringer
Singer foot pedal sewing machines
Clothes iron heating on top of the stove
MJ: “You did it. You did it. You said that you could do it and indeed you did. You did it.”
See I said it was way to easy. You guys are just outstanding.
If only I was cunning enough (which no one has ever accused me of and I'm not) I would probably hide some lyrics somewhere else.
Perhaps while you are having the chilidog at the Drive In reading the News, I would also suggest “you better count your money” cause “You need to think, think about what your doing” and pay the bill and leave a little tip.
Now let me see 1 + 2 + 3 = 6. Pardon me, I was counting out loud. “Sorry about that, MJ”, actually I make it 7. Darn, and to think "I was that close". Now Andy will cancel my A+ and give me a F-
Say Good night, Mrs. Calabash
Well, its about time.
MJ Carr |
Edited by - Mary Jane Ingram Carr 61 on 03/19/2006 23:33:33 |
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Mary Jane Ingram Carr 61
USA
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Posted - 03/19/2006 : 23:06:34
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[quote]Originally posted by Chris Dawson 51
Shirley gave me quite a few items to test my memory. Guess what I Failed with a capital “F” and that rhymes with ……. well nothing except “Failed with a capital F”.
Gilmer Harrah(?) was where I got my hair cut. I remember Shockley IGA. Was Mick & Mack, Mr. Mrs. Townley? Nunley Tavern was where we played pin ball if that was the place maybe 6th & Main. Paul McIntire sounds familiar. Don’t remember any custard places and don’t remember any business on Greenbrier. Don’t remember the Church Of God. E Rainelle grade I attended. Only remember Mrs. Hines and Mrs. Amick. Two people I think were happy when I go promoted. My mother and Mrs. Amick. Only furniture store I remember was at maybe 8th St. Don’t remember being exempt from test. Probably because I never got exempt. School was never the place I preferred to be. That changed my 2nd year in college. Guess I started accepting responsibility by then. Something comes to mind. Don’t know the name of the street / road but going down Kanawha you can turn up the hill and over look the town. Hammond live up there. I was up and down that road many many times. Also Kanawha continues on and the name changed to don't remember. A few miles up that road and then on the west side and up the hill there was a strip mining operation.
Galvanized washing tubs
Rain barrels
Old fashion washing machine with the wringer
Singer foot pedal sewing machines
Clothes iron heating on top of the stove
MJ: “You did it. You did it. You said that you could do it and indeed you did. You did it.”
See I said it was way to easy. You guys are just outstanding.
If only I was cunning enough (which no one has ever accused me of and I'm not) I would probably hide some lyrics somewhere else.
Perhaps while you are having the chilidog at the Drive In reading the News, I would also suggest “you better count your money” cause “You need to think, think about what your doing” and pay the bill and leave a little tip.
Now let me see 1 + 2 + 3 = 6. Pardon me, I was counting out loud. “Sorry about that, MJ”, actually I make it 7. Darn, and to think "I was that close". Now Andy will cancel my A+ and give me a F-
Say Good night, Mrs. Calabash
Well, its about time.
Well Chris, as for the quote about counting my money,,,I think that is from the Ghetto Cowboy Lyrics....Speaking of Good Night Mrs. Calabash..In 1940 Jimmy Durante and his group of performers stopped at a little diner in Calabash, NC, near the South Carolina border. The owner was a 28 year old lady named Lucy Coleman. Jimmy told her that he would make her famous. As he was leaving the diner, he said "Good Night Mrs. Calabash". After that he ended all his radio and television shows by saying good night to Lucy Coleman. Lucy died 49 years later in 1989. As for; ...Well, It's about time....In most parts of the country, that means that it is about time for the Girl Scouts to start selling their cookies!!!! yummy Good night Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are.
MJ Carr |
Edited by - Mary Jane Ingram Carr 61 on 03/19/2006 23:34:31 |
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Shirley Bottomly Wickline
USA
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Posted - 03/21/2006 : 14:19:13
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Evelyn, I remember very well that episode with poison ivy, I learned a very good lesson that day. I never had polio but did have Rumatic Feaver when I was in the fifth grade, and Eleanor McCall was my teacher, she was one of my favorite people of all time. I remember your Mother telling us stories, that was a very special time when we were growing up, we never had a care in the world. I haven't seen Jimmy since we graduated he has never been back to any of our reunions.
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