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Mr. Booth has penned his years of
"'Service on the railroad that is
"continued in this issue.
HINTON
.... CHAPTER 3, PART 2
Hinton was the division point
: between the Hinton-Huntington
• divisions &nd the Clifton Forge
division. All locomotives east and
• )vest were cut off here and
..exchanged for the heavy Mallet
locomotives to traverse Allegheny
Mountain eastbound or vice versa
',for Michado high speed freight
locomotives westbound. The same
. was true of passenger locomotives.
Hinton was considered to be the
• hot spot on the railroad and it was
assumed whenever anyone was
transferred to that station, they
were on the way up. Hinton was a
town of approximately 6,000 people,
mostly railroaders, and was
• situated on the side of a mountain
above the railroad and the New
River. As a result all the smoke from
the locomotives seemed to float right
to the town and settle down without
any degree of dissipation. Hinton
:was about 1/4 mile wide and 1 1/2
miles long. We later found out it also
had very friendly and courteous
people.
• L My father decided to come with
me to Hinton for the interview.
When we arrived at noon on train
#14 from Huntington, we stepped off
: :the train to the condition described
:above. I took one look and said Dad,
let's get on the train and go right
back to Huntington." Nothing
doing he stated. "You came up here
for an interview and you are at least
.loing to talk with Mr. Topping."
. Reluctantly I went to Mr.
.opping's office determined to
iscourage him from any further
nmderatmn of me because of my
experience. After the usual
leasantries I stated "Mr. Topping,
:l appreciate your interest in my
behalf, but I want you to know I don't
=-know the first principal about hot
lpcomotive running repairs and
: especially dispatching of
-ocomotives."
' "Now Larry" he replied "You are
='jbst the man I Want because I can
:.'#ach you what I want you to know.
.'-After further conversatmn, I ]ell him
:tating I would let him know in two
:-days my decision on the jbb. I was
rfied w0tt!n0take it.
" When i returned to Huntington
.Shop Monday, Mr. Murray and Mr.
Downey were there to see me
romptly at 7 a.m. Pnat did you
::lecide? Mr. Murray asked.
L "I am not going to take it, I
','rep]ied.
,'j,, Mr. Downey then spoke up and
!aid "Larry, you are making a
mistake. Take the job and after six
',-months if you don't like it or can't
'.nake a go of it just let me know and
, will make a place for you at
untington." With that I could not
, efuse and I asked Mr. Murray to
inform Mr. Topping I would report
,, on November Ist. for the position.
i It was my 29th. birthday. My salary
would be $347.00 per month. •
After reporting to Hinton I was
" assigned to the first shitt with Mr.
Donald Brightwell, the General
Roundhouse Foreman. Things were
tough and immediately resulted
in two of the outside assistants
, .
qmttmg because I had been given
the high rate while their's was $300
per month. I was an alien on
forbidden ground and they never
failed to let me know it. TO make
' matters worse, on December 1
: exactly one month after Mr. Topping
had hired me, he was transferred to
Columbus, Ohio, as Master
m e
Mechamc. He was succeeded by L.
L. Llewellyn whom I had never met
before. Exactly three months from
the time I reported to Hinton or
r e about February 1st., 1944, Mr.
e Downey had a fatal heart attack. I
r was on my own and it was either
sink or swim if I were to have a
r career on the railroad.
After three months on the first
shift to indoctrinate me to the
fijaesse of running a roundhouse, I
was re-assigned to the third shii
r with Mr. O. F. BaJer who was the
r e General Roundhouse Foreman. He
was one of the smoothest and most
adept individuals I ever met The
r
third shift dispatched eleven
passenger trains along with all dead
freight movements. The United
States was now fighting in Europe
and the Pacific and in addition to the
above we were confronted with
moving about one to two troop trains
a night.
Since the United States was now
at war, material for locomotives
became harder to get and as a result,
to keep the railroad moving, chances
had to be taken. Many, many times
we dispatched locomotives with
defects we would never normally
take a chance on running. Often
• these chances backfired and caused
derailments or serious delays that"
placed our jobs in jeopardy.
,- Several of my cohorts over the
railroad had been summarily fired
'without any recourse or at least
given their opportunity to explain
the circumstances.
Thus, one night at approximately
2 a.m., a well dressed individual
walked into our office and identified
himself as a Vice President of the
Association of American Railway
Supervisors. He was interested in
determining our attitude toward
organizing with the main provision
• being no supervisor could be
removed from his position without
a proper and represented
investigation. Of course, from that
viewpoint alone, the Supervisors
voted 100% railroad wide for
affiliation. Needless to say when
this development got back to the
General Office, all methods of
pressure including threats were
made to prejudice our decision.
Secret ballots were voted under the
auspices of the Labor Department
with a referee present to insure lack
of intimidation on the part of
management. It carried
unanimously and we thus became
members of this organization.
Shortly aRer this there was a
position of Mechanical Inspector
vacated and I was recommended and
was the number one contender until
it was asked if I belonged to the
Foreman's Organization. When my
sponsor advised that I was, Mr. C.
B. Hitch the Chief Mechanical
Officer on the C&O stated, "Hell, no,
I won't have anyone that joined that
organization. This hurt as the
position paid $500.00 per month and
was rated in the %fficial" class on
the railroad. Mr. Hitch was a hard
taskmaster but later relented and
eventually took credit for my rapid
rise on the railroad. He became a
very good friend of mine.
As I mentioned before, I was an
"aiien" as far as the personnel at
Hinton were concerned. Therefore
I had to be eradicated. As a result
traps were set for me. Innuendos
started and workers made me
explain in detail how I wanted
certain repairs done. This was in
spite of the fact most third shift
personnel were seasoned,
thoroughly experienced mechanics
who knew every in and out of
running locomotive repairs.
There was one old, very reliable
nenlber of the conspiracy and gas: ",I"
very hard to win over. Fred had
worked the third shiR all his life and
would work nothing else. Working
the third shift allowed him to hunt
or fish during the day. What sleep
he lost in this endeavor, he could
make up by catnapping in the cabs
of locomotives at night. I eventually
got him on my side and offered to go
hunting with him and his hunting
and fishing buddy W. C. "Pete"
Parker. Pete also worked, the third
shiR but had never given me any
reason to doubt his loyalty to me.
On the appointed day they picked
me up:at home at 8 a.m. and while I
never asked, I assumed they would
hunt until one or two p.m., return
home and get their rest before work.
Was I ever wrong! At 6 p.m: they let
me out at home with a good day's
rabbit kill but woefully short on rest
as I had to get up at i0 p.m. to be at
the roundhouse office at 10:30 p.m.
to accept the turnover and plan my
nights work. I never thought I
would make it through the night.
Nevertheless, from then on when we
went hunting or fishing, we had an
understanding when we would
knock it off so I could get my rest.
Aside from the restrictions on
obtaining locomotive material, there
were other events that were
particularly depressing to me. On
my first night on the 3rd. shift,
stemn locomotive No. 1576, which
was a mallet locomotive, had arrived
at Hinton under steam from
Huntington Back Shop. This
locomotive had gotten a new firebox
and siphons. Our instructions were
to kill the fire, place the engine in
the roundhouse, blow it down and
wash the boiler to remove any
cutting compound or chips that
might have accumulated during
ropair. This was a must before the
locomotive was dispatched over the
mountain.
At 11 p.m. the locomotive was in
the roundhouse, still under steam
pressure. As I assigned men to the
different engines, I instructed
Boilermaker Rookstool and his
helper Hogan to blow the 1576 down,
unplug and wash the boiler. About
15 minutes later, I had just returned
to the office when someone ran in
and said I'Iogan has passed out: I
ranto the 1576 and Hogan was lying
in the floor 'with his eyes already
rolled hack in his head. I knew he
wns dead, but never reacted to it
until Dr. J: W. Stokes, who had been
immediately summoned, arrived
and aRer making all the confirming
tests announced-- "This man is
dead." Only then did I feel the
impact of what had happened.
Continued next week. "
Council on Aging
This is a weekly publication of the
Summers County Council on Aging,
Inc., 120 Second Ave., Hinton.
Funded in part by the WV Bureau
of Senior Services, Appalachian Area
Agency on Aging other grant and
local resources and donations. Any
older persons is encouraged to
participate in the program
regardless of race, creed, handicap,
or national origin. The Summers
County Council on Aging is an equal
opportunity employer.
Wed. Sept. 17 Menu: Roasted
Beef, creamier mashed potatoes,
broccoli, pineapple chunks, whole
wheat bread, margarine, milk.
Activities: AARP 55/Alive Mature
Driving Class For Licensed Drivers
55 and Older.
Thurs. Sept. 18 Menu: Baked
Flounder with lemon sauce,
springtime pasta salad, stewed
tomatoes, grapes, whole wheat
bread, margarine, milk. Activities:
Jenny Comer, R.N. Beckley A.R.H.
Home Health, Topic: Multiple
Sclerosis. Bingo for prizes ifter
lunch.
Fri. Sept. 19 Menu: Vegetable
cottage cheese salad, baked potato,
spiced peaches, whole wheat
biscuits, margarine, milk. Activities:
Gospel Singing 11:00 a.m.
Mon. Sept. 22 Menu: Spaghetti
with meat sauce, tossed green salad,
pear halves, whole wheat bread,
margarine, milk. Activities: Bible
Study 11:00 a.m.
Tue. Sept. 23 Menu: Lighter
chicken salad, whole wheat bread,
cream of spinach soup, watermelon,
margarine, milk. Activities: Debra
Pilington, R.N. UMWA Health &
Retirement Funds: Topic: Sit and Be
Fit Exercise 11:00 a.m. Bingo for
prizes after lunch. •
Menu changes may occur to due
to availability of food or due to
circumstances beyond our control.
Mark and Amy Crawford of Marie
are pleased to announce the birth of
their daughter, Candace Paige.
Candace was born July 28, 2003 at
4:21 p.m. at Princeton Community
Hospital. Upon arrival Candace
weighed 7 pounds 12 ounces and was
1 1/4 inches long.
Paternal grandparents are Terry
and Debbie Crawford of Marie.
Paternal great grandparents of
Odell Crawford of Forest Hill and
John and Glenna Cook of Wayside.
Paternal great-great grandmother is
Glendora Jones of Wayside.
Maternal grandparents are
Luther Bragg of Washington, D.C.
and Jim and Teresa Mann of Hinton.
Maternal great grandparents are
Clyde and Gloria Grimmett of
Hinton and Bill and Betty Mann of
Clayton.
Kristin Bugg
Wins Highest
Award
The Bronze Award is the highest
awad that can be achieved by a
Junior Girl Scout. Kristin Bugg
earned this award thru projects and
numerous hours of community
service.
Kristin is the daughter of Ron
and Gayle Bugg of Hinton. She
attends the Summers Middle School
, the First United Methodist Church,
and is a member of the Summers
County High School/Middle School
Band.
The opinions of men Who think
are always growing and chang-
ing, like living children.
--Philip Hamertoq
HOSPICE Tues. Sept. 16, 2003 Hinton News - 7
Hospice of Southern West /:
Virginia Grief Support Group meets
on the 4th. Tuesday of each month
at The Summers County
Community Wellness Center, 221
Temple St., Hinton from 1 to 3 pm.
For additional information please
call: 1-800-900-6404 or 255-6404.
HArCC BOARD MEETING
The Hinton Area Community
Center's Board of Directors meet on
the second Tuesday of every month
at 6:00 pm at the Community
Center, basement of Hotel McCreery.
All meetings are open to the
public.
TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a
support group for those striving to
loss weight. Join with us on
Thursdays 5-7 PM at the Methodist
Educational Building on 3rd.
Avenue, Hinton.
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