Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 104, Ed. 2 Sunday, May 26, 1957 Page: 4 of 8
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J^fertwll American —SUNDAY, MAY 26. 1957
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CHARLES HITCHCOCK—Presi-
dent of the bund, "Butch" has let-
ters in both orchestra and band.
He plays trumpet in the stage band
this year.
The eighteen year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Ev Hitchcock,
"Butch" has been a member of the
Slide Rule Club, the Speech and
Drama Club and the Tennis Out.
This year he is vice president of
the Speech and Drama Club and
reporter for stage band. He is par-
liamentarian of his home room.
An active church worker, he is
president of the Christian Youth
Fellowship, an office he has held
for two years. He has played ten-
nis for two years.
His hobby is music, and he plays
organ, piano and trumpet. He has
attended school here for all of his
12 years.
His interest in accounting, and if
possible, he plans to enter the Uni-
versity of Texas where he will
study to be a Certified Public Ac-
countant.
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McCATHREN MOTOR CO.
LYNN S. BEELER—Music and
hunting are the principal interests
of this 18-year-old senior when he
isn't making top grades in school.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Beel-
er, Lynn was named Who's Who
in mechanical drawing and belongs
to the F. T. A. and the T. B. A.
Book Club, serving as an officer in
both organizations. He has been a
member of the Biology Club, the
Science Club and the Junior Histor-
ical Society. In the Senior play
Lynn was a very convincing Dr.
Bell.
He has been a student in Breck-
enridge Schools since the 4th grade.
After graduation his plans in-
clude attending A & M College
where he will study Geology. He
will also take R. O. T. C. training-
arid after college he plans to con-
sider a career in the armed ser-
vices. If th.it doesn't materialize,
his next interest would be employ-
ment with an oil company on over-
seas duty.
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LARRY JESSE GARRETT—
Reading and creative writing are
the main hobbies of this eighteen
year old boy. He has been a member
of the Huckboard staff this year.
Letters he has received include
F. F. A., Library Club and Ready
Writers Club. He won the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution
theme contest in 195f> and went
to state in Ready Writers this year.
Larry has been a member'of the
Library Club for three years and
is reporter this year. He has been
a member of the F. F. A. for two
years and was secretary in 1954.
He also was a member of the Ten-
nis Club.
In 1 it'll), he was parliamentarian
of his home room and this year he
is treasurer of his home room. He
was treasurer of the .Iuni" - class.
After graduation, he plans to
work on the rancn tins auuuner.
He wants to attend college next
fall, but at this time his choice of
schools is not definate. He says he
■ probably will major in journalism.
NANCY JANE COODY—Dis-
trict champion tennis player last
year, this nineteen year old senior
has been active in tennis all of her
high school years. She also plays
volleyball, and holds her Red Cross
Lifesaving badge and pin.
Nancy is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Coody, Jr. She has
been Who's Who in Spanish I ami
Spanish II. She was a member of
the parliamentary proceedure team
in the FBLA which won state con-
tests and will go to the National
Convention in June. She has earned
two bookkeeping awards and holds
a SO-word-per-minute typing pin.
Nancy was a member of the Junior
Orchestra for two years and letter-
ed two years in band. She was se
lected as one of the students to
compete in the Elks "Most Valu-
able Student" scholarship. She is
a member of the Junior Forum, G.
A. A. , F. H. A., F. 15. L. A. and
Spanish club.
The hobbies include art, dancing,
horseback riding, tennis, skating,
swimming, reading, hiking and
traveling ;md she likes people.
She has attended school here 12
years.
After graduation, she plans to
enter college at Principia College
in El.s'ih, Illinois. She would like
to major in foreign languages. She
hopes to eventually enter the dip-
lomatic service of foreign service
in the educational field. She plans
to do some post-graduate work in
the Litin American Institute in
New York City.
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DAVE WESLEY—The Vocation-
al Industrial Club has been interest-
ing to this eighteen year old senior
who has won second and third place
in VIC contests as well as several
honorable mention ribbons on en-
tries he has had in several contests.
Dave came to Breckenridge two
years ago from Ranger to take
shop because his brother had been
■i shop student here. While in school
in Ranger he took agriculture and
won a second place ribbon with a
Jersey heifer, he entered in an
Eastland contest.
Naturally, his favorite hohbie
is mechanical for he works on cars
whenever he can. He also likes'
hunting.
His parents are Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver Wesley of Route 3. Ranger."
After he graduates he would like
to work at R. E. Dye Manufactur-
ing Company where he was employ-
ed last summer. He would like to
join the Army, but he said a cer-
tain girl changed his mind about
that so his future plans include
that certain girl as soon as he has
a job and security.
TO YOU
M/#// Jon*
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Nail's Cafe
JOAN ROBERTS—Daughter of
B. M. Roberts, this seventeen year
old girl has played on both the
high school and the Elks Womens
volleyball te^n. She has been a
student at Breckenridge for six
years. She attended school at
Frankell, Jacksboro and Wichita
Falls.
She has a letter in F. H. A., vol-
leyball and holds the Junior De-
gree in F. H. A. She was their re-
porter this year. She is the presi-
dent of the Calvary Baptist Church
Y. W. A. She also has belonged to
the G. A. A..
Her hobbies include collecting
bullfighting pictures, painting,
writing fiction, all water sports,
fishing hunting, tennis, hiking, col-
lecting arrowheads and interior de-
corating.
She h:is no definite plans after
graduation.
Breck Chapter
Places One In
FFA Contests
Janis King 15, danphter of Mr.
and Mrs. John D. King of Albany
won the honor of district FFA
Sweetheart at the banquet in Abi-
lene last night with Robby Knight
of Breckenridge winning a sec-
ond place in the talent contest.
Runnerup was Saundra Peay of
Abilene, 15-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Peay of 2226 S.
8th St.
The naming of the district sweet-
heart climaxed a program that
featured a talent contest and the
presentation of awards to outstand-
ing FFA boys, adult FFA workers
and supporters and six FFA chap-
ters.
About 220 persons saw Robert
and Ronnie Bostick, twin brothers
from Cisco, win the talent contest
with a couple of duets. Bobby
Knight of Rreckenridge placed sec-
ond with a pantomine of Elvis Pres-
ley.
Lone Star Award
Lone Star Farmer Degrees, the
highest award an FFA member
can attain on the state level, were
presented to eight boys. They in-
cluded Reppy Guitar of Abilene;
Wendell Dunlap of Cisco; Alvin
Ray Caldwell and Harold Merrill,
both of Cross Plains; Dale Davis
and Curtis Lipham, both of Eula;
James H. Walsh of South Taylor;
and Sid Ross of Trent.
The Honorary Lone Star Farmer
Degree which is annually present
ed to an outstanding vocational ag-
riculture in the district went to
Claude Rock of Eula.
Rob Cooke, Reporter-News farm
editor, received the Honorary Lone
Star Farmer Degree which goes to
an adult supporter of FFA work.
The Gross Plains FFA Chapter
received the Gold emblem award
the highest rating a chapter can
achieve. Silver emblem awards,
the second highest rating went to
the Albany, Wylie and Breck-
enridge chapters. Bronze emblem
awards, the third rating, were
presented to the Lawn and Abilene
chapters.
FVoirram Dir'—'ors
Jack Payne, Area IV vocational
agriculture supervisor of eiepnen-
ville, presented the awards. Bill
Andeif-on president of the Abilene
District VA teachers, presented
banners to chapters which placed
in the district area and state lead-
of 1957.
Clover Farm
Breck Students Win Top
Honors fi FBLA
Future Business Leaders of A-
merica Saturday evening concluded
a two-day state convention at Den-
ton with an awards banquet 400
students taking part in the, meet-
ing, and Breckenridge representa-
tives winning top honors in four
departments.
Judges named two college stu-
dents and two high school students
as Mr. and Miss Future Business
Executive and in this Kenneth Sat-
terwhite of Breckenridge and Su-
san Wilson of Itasca were winners
in the high school group and Dar-
rell Bulls of Mexia and Renae By-
gel of Arlington in the College
group.
Karen Wright of Breckenridge
won second in public speaking, and
Satterwhite won second in parlia-
GUY WESLEY SWING Ill-
President of the senior class,
G u y is also vice president
of the Student Council, pres-
ident of the canteen board, vice
president of the Breckenridge
Christian Youth Movement.
He has been a member of the
stage band for three years, letter-
ing each year. He has been a mem-
ber of the band for six years, let-
tering in his junior and senior
years.
Guy played the male leading role
in the Senior play, and was on the
Junior-Senior banquet program
during his sophomore year. He has
attended school. In Breckenridge
for eleven and half years, attend-
ing school in Washington State for
one half year.
Hunting and fishing, skiing and
coin and stamp collecting are his
hobbies.
He has been a member of the
Junior Historical Club, Science
Club, for two years, and this year
he is a member of the Future
Teachers Club and the Number
Sense Club.
Guy was selected Best Musician
of the orchestra. He will be pre-
sented an award far this achieve
ment by the Rotary Club.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ewing Jr. are
his parents. He' is seventeen years
old.
After graduation, he wants to
study petroleum or chemical engi-
neering at the University of Texas.
ership contests.
Don Davis, state FFA vice-
president of Stephenville, emceed
the sweetheart contest. James
Walsh, district president of South
Taylor, was master of ceremonies
for the night's program.
Finalists in the sweetheart con-
test included Virginia Watts of
Clyde, Katy Hunter of Merkel,
Mary Scott of Cross Plains and
Janis and Saundra.
Other contestants included Patsy
Courtney of Lawn, Karen Munner-
lyn of Breckenridge, Fannie Brook
reson of South Taylor, Arlene Bint
of Cisco, Sharon Midkiff of Moran,
Hilda Hutcheson of Trent. Ha
Mitchell of Eula, Nancy Ingram of
Wylie and Nancy Bryant of Buird.
mentary proceedure, this besides
Satterwhite winning for Brecken-
ridge in team contest , with three
others from Breckenridge.
Breckenridge High was award-
ed first place for exhibiting the
best chapter project and also
captured team honors in the par-
liamentary procedure contest with
the team of Satterwhite. Martha
Mueller, Nancy Coody, and Barbara
Lowe.
Other high school contest win-
ners were:
Spelling, Carol Croft of Taylor,
first Edelmira Navarro, Austin
High of El Paso second, Voca-
bulary, Roland Simkin of San Be-
nito, first; Melba Hiser, Fort
Worth Techincal, second. Public
speaking, Janelda Foster, _ Tay-
lor, first Karen Wright,
Breckenridge, second. Individual
parliamentary procedure, Melba
Hiser, Fort Worth Techincal, first;
Kenneth Satterwhite Breckenridge
second.
Lnida LeVier won third in spell-
ing, thereby winning the right to
go to the National convention in
Dallas, June 17-19 inclusive, as
will the other winners; Brecken-
ridge competed in eight events and
won six places. Janis Knox nation-
al president, presided over the
meetings and at the banquet.
Twenty-six students went from
Breckenridge accompanied by Mrs.
Cecil Blakeiy, Mrs. Guy Ewing Jr.,
and Mrs. Mack Smith.
and th# denomination's Lutheran
Evangelism Mission leaders to u-
nite to "dispel the fog that sur-
souhds too much of the ordinary
man's religion in this country to-
^"Too often," he said, "it even al-
lows itself to be used as a good
luck charm. If religion is hooked
up with something, almost anlthing
from football game to a cold war
success is assured.
Sentimentality
Attacked By Fry
COLUMBUS, Ohio "Much
of the modern day Christianity falls
short of its potential," Dr. Frank-
lin Clark Fry, president of the
United Lutheran Church in Ameri-
ca, told ftfiurch leaders recently.
Dr. Fry said this is true "because
it is largely misty sentiment."
The churchman called on the 32
synodical presidents of the church
idol Done.
0*86*1957
KINCHIN
Insurance Agcy.
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A chorus of best wishes*
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Bill Black Insurance Agency
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