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Tape number: V42

Name: Betty Jane Somerville Taliafero

Location: White Stone, VA

Date of Birth: July 10, 1937

Date of Recording: 8/8/07

Recorded By: Grayson & Suzanne Mattingly

Log Sheet by: Grayson Mattingly

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01 20/41 F Family moved to Irvington from Ocran in the Spring of 1938. They managed the Irvington Beach Hotel. They lived there until the fall of 1949. Betty talks about what it was like to be raised in a hotel.

02 22/00 L Hotel open year round, summer time busy time always filled up, during the winter traveling business men stayed at hotel. Father proved duck hunting and fishing parties. Hotel had no beach so people would go to White Stone Beach or Westland.

03 23/30 L Describes hotel. At time they took over it was over 100 years old. Also had several cabins on the grounds. Hotel could accommodate approximately 40 to 45 people.

04 25/50 L Food major attraction. Had set menu.

05 26/00 L Fanny Taylor, cook she had two helpers she did all the cooking - home made pies, ice cream - Betty's grandmother made a lot of the pies. Fanny's softcrabs and fried chicken real favorites.

06 30/00 L Dr.Lovik P. Law used to walk down to the hotel and sit on the porch and smoke cigars. Funny story about buying cigars.

07 32/29 E,L Went to school White Stone school - went to Captain B's store - hardware on one side and ice cream store on the other. Would have root beer floats there. The store had a stove pipe club - men of the town would sit around stove and talk

08 34/50 W Doctors in the 30s and 40s carried around a number of preparations for upset stomachs etc. Not a lot of drugs back them. Had aspirin for arthritis.

09 35/13 L Bill Haynie cashier at Lancaster Bank in Irvington.

10 37/00 L Railway express building where Randall Kipp the architect is. Butlers store, grocery store located where Bank is now on the commons. Haydens then latter Messicks in front of Hayden Hall.

11 39/30 W Describes her father's fishing boat and his fishing trips for parties staying at the hotel. May attraction was bottom fishing - spot, trout, croaker, blue fish - caught in great quantities.

12 43/07 W During war years (40s) hotel had small garden also had chickens and pigs. Hotel did ok during war, hotel got extra ration tickets for gas in order to pick up workers.

13 45/00 H Father was a spotter during the war. Little shed up where triangle is. Inside of shed had lots of pictures of airplanes and a phone. Every plane that went over he would try to identify and phone in a report.

14 47/00 ST, Mother told her about going to Baltimore to shop - would hear the calves being taken to market baying at night. Boat left from Ocran.

15 48/00 W Grandfather established a menhaden factory at Ocran in early 1900s.

16 51/00 L Heath Rowley lawyer from Richmond would come every weekend for boating activities.

17 b-roll of photographs that Betty describes.

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Item	In Point	Category	Description
01	20/41	F	Family moved to Irvington from Ocran in the Spring of 1938. They managed the Irvington Beach Hotel. They lived there until the fall of 1949. Betty talks about what it was like to be raised in a hotel.
02	22/00	L	Hotel open year round, summer time busy time always filled up, during the winter traveling business men stayed at hotel. Father proved duck hunting and fishing parties. Hotel had no beach so people would go to White Stone Beach or Westland.
03	23/30	L	Describes hotel. At time they took over it was over 100 years old. Also had several cabins on the grounds. Hotel could accommodate approximately 40 to 45 people.
04	25/50	L	Food major attraction. Had set menu.
05	26/00	L	Fanny Taylor, cook she had two helpers she did all the cooking - home made pies, ice cream - Betty's grandmother made a lot of the pies. Fanny's softcrabs and fried chicken real favorites.
06	30/00	L	Dr.Lovik P. Law used to walk down to the hotel and sit on the porch and smoke cigars. Funny story about buying cigars.
07	32/29	E,L	Went to school White Stone school - went to Captain B's store - hardware on one side and ice cream store on the other. Would have root beer floats there. The store had a stove pipe club - men of the town would sit around stove and talk
08	34/50	W	Doctors in the 30s and 40s carried around a number of preparations for upset stomachs etc. Not a lot of drugs back them. Had aspirin for arthritis.
09	35/13	L	Bill Haynie cashier at Lancaster Bank in Irvington.
10	37/00	L	Railway express building where Randall Kipp the architect is. Butlers store, grocery store located where Bank is now on the commons. Haydens then latter Messicks in front of Hayden Hall.
11	39/30	W	Describes her father's fishing boat and his fishing trips for parties staying at the hotel. May attraction was bottom fishing - spot, trout, croaker, blue fish - caught in great quantities.
12	43/07	W	During war years (40s) hotel had small garden also had chickens and pigs. Hotel did ok during war, hotel got extra ration tickets for gas in order to pick up workers.
13	45/00	H	Father was a spotter during the war. Little shed up where triangle is. Inside of shed had lots of pictures of airplanes and a phone. Every plane that went over he would try to identify and phone in a report.
14	47/00	ST,	Mother told her about going to Baltimore to shop - would hear the calves being taken to market baying at night. Boat left from Ocran.
15	48/00	W	Grandfather established a menhaden factory at Ocran in early 1900s.
16	51/00	L	Heath Rowley lawyer from Richmond would come every weekend for boating activities.
17			b-roll of photographs that Betty describes.