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TICKING TELEGRAPHY: Gwinn "AN" of the Hinton, W. VA.
The romantic tickers that kept office to name just a few. I feel
time to depot gossip for over 120 fortunate that I was able to work
years were relegated to history on with telegraphy for sixteen years
the C. & O. in 1956. before it's demise on the C. &. O. in
As a young lad of 12, a favorite 1956.
place to visit was "OX~ Cabin, the In the early years of railroading,
telegraph office at Moss Run, VA., the telegraph line was the only
on the C. & 0., where I was raised, means of communication between
The noisy telegraph sounder with the train dispatcher and the
it's empty tobacco can attached was telegraph operators along the road.
always clanking away not unlike the It was forbidden to use the lines
rattling of chains or hail striking a except for their intended use. Many
tin roof. How could anything a man has been dismissed for
sensible come from such chaos? Who "monkeying on the wires" as it was
is making all that noise? What is it termed in those days.
saying? I must have asked more Prior to March 1, 1908 telegraph
questions than Mr. Joe Pfadt, the operators worked 12 hour shifts. The
telegraph operator, cared to answer 8 hour day for telegraphers became
because he said, "Sonny, you should affective on that date and overnight
learn to telegraph" and pres.nted 20,000 additional positions became
me with a copy of the Morse.Code available throughout the country.
alphabet. Fromthat moment I knew Just prior to this the National
I was destined to become a telegraph Telegraph Institute of Cincinnati,
operator. My sixth grade school Ohio sent out the following
teacher knew it too because, advertisement to prospective
everyday, along with my school trainees:
books, I carried my practice key and Young men and ladies wanted to
sounder to school without her learn telegraphy, railroad
objections. How thrilling it was accounting and typewriting. Are you
when finally, after months of earningS70 amonth or more? If not
practice, I was able to read a few we want you to write us. We can
words from that noisy brass sounder equip you for a position as Telegraph
with it's tobacco can attached and Operator within four or five months
with more and more practice was time and will guarantee to place you
able to read the entire message. It into a position paying $60.00 a
was no longer a noise. The sender month or more at a total cost of
using a bug (vibroplex) making his $50.00.
dots, dashes and spaces to perfect This was the beginning of the
time made music in the ears of the boomer telegraph operator era. Men
accomplished telegrapher. All and women that could send and
telegraph operators assigned receive Morse Code messages were
themselves one or two letters of the in great demand. The boomer would
alphabet as their personal show up at the terminal seeking
identification signature to use in employment. After working long
okeying for telegrams. Some of the enough to receive a few pay checks
more proficient telegraphers, when he would move on to another
I was active, that come to mind were railroad to start over again. The
Buster Cornell"CB" Richmond,VA., notation usually put on his service
Hermon Kirby "K" Clifton Forge, record before placing in the files was
VA., Felmer Ratliff"RX" and Nelson "dropped out of sight."
Notice
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on
May 2, marked the opening of the and high school teen counselors. All
Loaves and Fishes Fund drive for its children ages 6-11 who are eligible
2016 Summer Camp. By June 16, for the free/reduced school meal
contributions of $3,738 have been program go to the camp at no cost. '
received. Area residents are2016 marks the thirtieth year
encouraged to send in their that Loaves and Fishes has
donations soon to help Loaves and sponsored the camp. Help provide a
Fishes meetits goalof$5,500 bythe wonderful camp experience for
start of camp on June 27. Summers County youth.
This year's camp will includeContributions to this year's camp
daily crafts, boating, swimming, may be mailed to the Loaves and
archery, nature, and game periods. Fishes, P.O. Box 386,
Evening programs include a Princeton,WV.10 a.m-4 p.m.).All
program by Catfish Jo the Clown, donations are tax-deductible.
funny guy Glenn Singer, singer Ron Donors not previously
Sowell, a talent show and theacknowledged include: David &
traditional camp fire. The camp is Jeanne Schmauss, (1) Anonymous
fully staffed with adult volunteers Donor.
GREENBRIER VALLEY --
SENIOR CIRCLE
Greenbrier Valley Senior Circle
still has a few seats available on the
following bus trips. Thursday,
August 25 to Wohlfahrt Haus
Dinner Theatre to see Joseph and
the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat" A Biblical-based
musical parable. Wednesday,
November 2 to Wohlfahrt Dinner
Theatre to see "A Wohlfahrt
Christmas Special". Please come
and have fun and fellowship.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Summers County Historical
Society is offering a one-day class i
by Dr. Fred Ziegler, author of |
Carriages of Monroe County and
owner of Cooks' Old Mill at
Greenville, WV and Donna Brown
Brewster, co- author of One-Room
Schools of Summers County.
Discovering your family history
and stary your family tree. Cost is
$5.00 Time: 10:a.m
Hinton Library, Space Limited.
Rbservstion is required Make your
Reservatibn by contacting Donna at
donna@intertech.tv or 304-466-
6179.
Railroad Retiree Group Photo
Being Planned
:A commemorative calendar to
"celebrate the 50th Anniversary of
Railroad Days will include a group
photo of railroad retirees. The photo
will be taken at the Railroad
Museum at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday,
July 9.
Please call Dorothy Jean Boley,
:(304) 466-6100, to sign up for this
historical event. The calendar is
being sponsored by the Veterans
Memorial Museum.
CONTESTANTS SEARCH
2016 West Virginia State Water
Festival Little Miss Mermaid
Contestant Search to all 2nd., 3rd.
4th. and 5h. grade girls is underway.
The Hinton Fire Department
Ladies Auxiliary is again sponsoring
the Little Miss Mermaid Contest.
Each contestant will raise money
by fund raisers, and donations. We
have activities planned this year
including the coronation at the
beautiful Pipestem Spa, a sleep over
at a cabin at Bluestone State Park,
swimming at the Bluestone pool and
a Little Miss Mermaid Ball.
Contestants will also ride a fire
truck at the Fireman's parade and
a float in the Grand parade. We also
plan a pizza party at the Pizza Hut
and a movie night at the Ritz
Theatre.
If interested please contact Becky
Dillon at 304-466-1792.
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We're drivers too.
Nick Connell
Western Union, which had the
equipment leased to the railroads,
began rifling the romance of the
yesteryears many years ago. The
Morse telegraph was replaced on
trunk telegraph lines by multiple
printing telegraphy in 1914, and the
teleprinter replaced the brass keys
on short circuits in the late 1920's.
As the Chesapeake and Ohio
began it's life in a westward
movement so was the death march
of telegraphy. The lines on the
Huntington Di~cision were silenced
July 8, 1956. The keys on the
Richmond, Clifton Forge and Hinton
Division were already dead, replaced
by printers. They were replaced by
printers on the Cincinnati Division
July 23, 1956.
The romance of telegraphing
served its purpose and served it well.
The following from "The Train
Dispatcher" used by permission will
bear this out:
"The country's first wedding by
telegraph is reputed to have
occurred in the Arkansas Valley in
the Spring of 1881. Miss Ida
Wickham and Lee Gillen, Sante Fe
Station Agent in Rocky Ford, Colo.,
planned to be married by a minister
from Las Animas, Colo., but an hour
before the time set for the nuptials,
the bridge over the Picketwire River
washed out leaving the minister
stranded just east of La Junta, Colo.
The telegraph operators got busy
with the minister and a lawyer and
found out that a wedding by
telegraph would be legal. With the
couple standing in the station at
Rocky Ford and the minister in a
station near the washed-out bridge,
the wedding ceremony took place.
Telegraphers up and down the line
fi-om Pueblo to Kansas listened in
and clicked out their
congregatulations.
73's (best regards)to you
telegraphers out there.
Summers County Board of
Education
Statutory Meeting
July 5 at 10:00 a.m.
1. Roll Call . ..,
2. Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance..
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Administering Oath of Office to ~
Board Members .
5. Organization of Board an4 ,
Election of President and Vice
President
6. Appointment of •
Representatives to RESA . ~ ~.
7. Appointment of,
Representatives to WVU Extension.,
8. Discussion and/or Action :
Concerning Dates and Times for.,
July Meetings , :
9. Adjournment ,~ .
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