I attended the Long Way Home several times and am sure he was part of the actors. I lived in Pulaski county about 30 years and loved the travels to Radford yard saleing. Also not as fond, but by neccesity to the doctors. Sure hated to see the college take the streets and route 11 had to be relocated because students kept walking into the traffic. I worked a short time in the Hosiery Mill in east end before going into Navy in WW2. Boarded with a lady a few blocks from college. Radford was so crowded as there was about 23 thousand people working on the construction and operation of Radford Ordnance Plant and the plant at Dublin had many workers there also. The old King's Hospital is now a tea room or something like that since Radford College is owners. They built a 22 million dollar bridge across New River. By working those years at the powder plant I was accquainted with lots of folks in that area. Edgar Vest PSALM 100:3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: >From: "Kat Fulcher" <kfulcher55@gmail.com> >Reply-To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com >To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--back to my Ole Virginny home >Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 07:52:53 -0600 > >Any of y'all Radford people know my mother in law? She lives in >Radford on Preston St. (but lived for many years in a big house on 7th >st.) Her name is June Collins and her late husband was Brady Collins. > Her younger son (also passed on now) was Bobby Collins who was well >known as a featured actor in the "Long Way Home" outdoor drama. > >just wonderin, since the conversation had turned to Radford... > >My husband's 1st step-dad also worked for the railroad and Clay says >he remembers riding back and forth from Virginia Beach to come visit >his grandmother until the family moved back to Radford. He says that >they used to get off in Christiansburg because his mama didn't want to >have to change trains in Roanoke to get to Radford. > >Kat > >On Jan 20, 2008 7:46 AM, Norma Edmonds <nwe@psknet.com> wrote: > > I lived on the section of Clement Street on the other side of the > > University near the Christian Church. I know Carl Whitt. I think he > > was a year behind me in school, but I have two friends (Alice and > > Phoebe, also on the Floyd List) who went to school with him and I > > believe he was in their class. > > > > It is 13 degrees here this morning, but sunny. We had 4 or 5 inches of > > snow on Thursday and it was predicted that we would get about 2 inches > > more yesterday, but that didn't happen. > > > > > > Norma > > > > > > > > > > John Ford wrote: > > > Norma: > > > > > > My uncle and aunt lived on Clement Street - Jim & Pearl Whitt. They >lived > > > directly behind "The Mill" (Burlington) where they worked most all >their > > > lives. Pearl was my mother's sister. She died last fall at 92 years >old. We > > > had lunch with her at the Senior Center last September. > > > > > > They had 2 boys - Douglas and Carl. Doug lives in Colorado and Carl >owns > > > Whitt Photography in Radford (Fairlawn). > > > > > > My wife went to Radford schools and I went to Montgomery County >schools - > > > mostly Christiansburg. > > > > > > It's 6° here now, about 90 miles south of Lake Erie. No snow, but the >wind > > > is sharp. > > > > > > John in Ohio > > > > > > --- > > > > ********************************** > > Note from List Administrator!!! > > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll >Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us >something about your Brick Wall person. > > To contact Listowner: > > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > > ********************************** > > Search this list's archived messages! > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message > > > >********************************** >Note from List Administrator!!! >The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll >Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us >something about your Brick Wall person. >To contact Listowner: >Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >********************************** >Search this list's archived messages! >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message

My Mom used to have boarders in the early days of Radford Arsenal. Where did you board? My home was sold and then sold again to one of the local realtors who turned it into student housing. I can hardly stand to see it these days. In fact, when I have occasion to be in that end of town, I make a point not to look at it or drive by that way. It is just too sad to see the way it has been mistreated. The tea room you mentioned at St. Albans (or Kings as you mentioned), is a lovely restaurant which specializes in a wonderful Sunday Buffet. It is quite popular with the after church folks...in fact, it is a good idea to make a reservation before going. Although, I have been a few times without reservation and they always manage to accommodate my group. It is called Baker's Best and they also do catering. They catered my high school class reunion last summer...de-lish!!! http://www.thebakersbest.com/ Norma Edgar Vest wrote: > I attended the Long Way Home several times and am sure he was part of > the actors. I lived in Pulaski county about 30 years and loved the > travels to Radford yard saleing. Also not as fond, but by neccesity to > the doctors. Sure hated to see the college take the streets and route > 11 had to be relocated because students kept walking into the traffic. > I worked a short time in the Hosiery Mill in > east end before going into Navy in WW2. Boarded with a lady a few > blocks from college. Radford was so crowded as there was about 23 > thousand people working on the construction and operation > of Radford Ordnance Plant and the plant at Dublin had many workers > there also. The old King's Hospital is now a tea room or something > like that since Radford College is owners. They built a 22 million > dollar bridge across New River. By working those years at the powder > plant I was accquainted with lots of folks in that area. > > Edgar Vest > > > PSALM 100:3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: > > > > > >> From: "Kat Fulcher" <kfulcher55@gmail.com> >> Reply-To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com >> To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--back to my Ole Virginny home >> Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 07:52:53 -0600 >> >> Any of y'all Radford people know my mother in law? She lives in >> Radford on Preston St. (but lived for many years in a big house on 7th >> st.) Her name is June Collins and her late husband was Brady Collins. >> Her younger son (also passed on now) was Bobby Collins who was well >> known as a featured actor in the "Long Way Home" outdoor drama. >> >> just wonderin, since the conversation had turned to Radford... >> >> My husband's 1st step-dad also worked for the railroad and Clay says >> he remembers riding back and forth from Virginia Beach to come visit >> his grandmother until the family moved back to Radford. He says that >> they used to get off in Christiansburg because his mama didn't want to >> have to change trains in Roanoke to get to Radford. >> >> Kat >> >> On Jan 20, 2008 7:46 AM, Norma Edmonds <nwe@psknet.com> wrote: >> > I lived on the section of Clement Street on the other side of the >> > University near the Christian Church. I know Carl Whitt. I >> think he >> > was a year behind me in school, but I have two friends (Alice and >> > Phoebe, also on the Floyd List) who went to school with him and I >> > believe he was in their class. >> > >> > It is 13 degrees here this morning, but sunny. We had 4 or 5 >> inches of >> > snow on Thursday and it was predicted that we would get about 2 inches >> > more yesterday, but that didn't happen. >> > >> > >> > Norma >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > John Ford wrote: >> > > Norma: >> > > >> > > My uncle and aunt lived on Clement Street - Jim & Pearl Whitt. >> They lived >> > > directly behind "The Mill" (Burlington) where they worked most >> all their >> > > lives. Pearl was my mother's sister. She died last fall at 92 >> years old. We >> > > had lunch with her at the Senior Center last September. >> > > >> > > They had 2 boys - Douglas and Carl. Doug lives in Colorado and >> Carl owns >> > > Whitt Photography in Radford (Fairlawn). >> > > >> > > My wife went to Radford schools and I went to Montgomery County >> schools - >> > > mostly Christiansburg. >> > > >> > > It's 6° here now, about 90 miles south of Lake Erie. No snow, >> but the wind >> > > is sharp. >> > > >> > > John in Ohio >> > > >> > > --- >> > >> > ********************************** >> > Note from List Administrator!!! >> > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" >> Roll Call. 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Edgar, My Mother rented out rooms to workers at the Radford Ordnance Plant during the WWII boom. We lived on Clement Street. The big white house (it has been torn down and is now a parking lot) directly behind the First Christian Church on Tyler Avenue . My Dad worked at the Arsenal. There were several on Clement Street that keep boarders. A Mrs. Dixon, also cooked meals for these workers. We moved from Clement Street to First Avenue (one block from Tyler) between Downy and Clement. After my Dad died, my Mother sold it to a realtor who turned it into apts. and added an addition to the house with apts. for college students. It is so sad to see that area where Norma, Phoebe and I grew up. We have such fond memories of our childhood on Clement Street. Do you know a June Vest that lives in Pulaski? She lives at the Village (apartments that I manage). I saw the 'Long Way Home' outdoor drama several times and do remember Bobby Collins. I did not know him but enjoyed his performances in the drama. Alice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edgar Vest" <eevest@msn.com> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 9:14 AM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--back to my Ole Virginny home >I attended the Long Way Home several times and am sure he was part of the > actors. I lived in Pulaski county about 30 years and loved the travels to > Radford yard saleing. Also not as fond, but by neccesity to the doctors. > Sure hated to see the college take the streets and route 11 had to be > relocated because students kept walking into the traffic. I worked a short > time in the Hosiery Mill in > east end before going into Navy in WW2. Boarded with a lady a few blocks > from college. Radford was so crowded as there was about 23 thousand people > working on the construction and operation > of Radford Ordnance Plant and the plant at Dublin had many workers there > also. The old King's Hospital is now a tea room or something like that > since > Radford College is owners. They built a 22 million dollar bridge across > New > River. By working those years at the powder plant I was accquainted with > lots of folks in that area. > > Edgar Vest > > > PSALM 100:3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: