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THE PADUCAH POST, PADUCAH, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1952
COLLECT MONEY—THEN VOTE
Deciding where a class should go on their senior trip before all
the money is earned might be counting our chickens before they
hatch.
However, as class assignment in public speaking, we asked 25
of the 46 seniors, “Had you rather go on your senior trip before or
after school is out?” and we found students on both sides.
A majority (15) wanted to wait until the first week after
school closes. Reasons: a longer trip; no school worries; take our
time.
The other 10 had good points, too: Go in May to miss school;
those who plan to work would not forfeit their jobs and money
for school pleasure; and most important of all, two boys who
have received calls would not likely be around after May 22.
It will be five months before we have to consider this problem
—sometime in April. What shall we do? That last reason for go-
ing early sways me every time I consider the question._TAK.
THE WEST WIND
Volume 26
No. 13
■fCHflS 1
PRESS
Kaye Latham Rose: Fall Se-
anester Editor.
Jo Ann Eliis: Assistant Editor.
Shirley Cross: Managing Editor.
Kathryn .Sanderson: Exchange.
Raymond Long
■John Ross Campbell: Sports.
Tommye Kerr
Kenneth Tippen: Features.
Glenda Flippin
^Vera Murray
Don Brothers
Onita 'Cooper: News.
Special Reporters: Tommye
Kerr, senior; Faye Latham Rose,
Junior; Carolyn Cunningham,
sophomore; Bobby Tomison,
freshman; Bill Cartwright, FFA;
Vera Murray, FHA; Ruth Brad-
ford, Band; Lizabeth Long, Pep
Squad.
Miss Katherine Simmons —
Journalism teacher and West
Wind sponsor. , ,
J. A. Williams — High School
principal.
Alton Farr—Superintendent of
Paducah schools.
Published weekly except dur-
ing holidays and examination
weeks in the Paducah Post at the
courtesy of the editor-owner.
The Sweepings
Council President
Is Selected Most
Valuable Student
Sammy James, a capable but
modest junior and president of
Student Council, was chosen
most valuable student in high
school by the Student Council
last week.
Don Brothers, steady but ver-
satile senior, trailed for second
place when students with an av-
erage of 85 or above were consid-
ered. The voting was done by
secret ballot when each student
selected the top five who meas-
ured up best in scholarship, serv-
ice, character and personality.
A run-off was necessary, but
Sammy was highest in both in-
stances.
Jo Ann Ellis, assistant editor
of the West Wind and Council
secretary, ranked third. Freddie
Bess Sandlin, secretary of the
senior class and business mana-
ger of the Zephyr, and Shirley
Lou Laws, Zephyr editor and pre-
sident of the Pep Squad, tied in
the original balloting and in the
run-off.
Other responsibilities and serv-
ices performed by the most valu-
able boy are several: Sports —
basketball, two years; football
two years; and track, one year.
Future Farmers of America—vice
president with several FFA
awards to his credit; Best All-
round nominee from his class in
1952; and recipient of the Activi-
ties award last year.
Sammy’s name will be sent in
to the National Association of
Student Councils to be publish-
ed along with outstanding stu-
dents of other schools.
We saw— . _ .
Mrs. Walker helping Sandra
West with math during the
eighth period. Sandra is trying
out for the number sense con-
test in April . . . The big poster
an the front bulletin board an-
nouncing the five students with
the highest votes, selected by
Student Council members as the
most valuable students . . . High-
est was Sammy James . . . Our
first snow going by in a high
wind early last Tuesday morn-
ing ... A poster drawn by Carl
Kent Black showing the Elizbeth-
an theatre. It was in the senior
English room . . • the Cafeteria
at Goodwin full of students and
faculty members enjoying the
turkey dinner Wednesday before
Thanksgiving . . • Several auto-
mobiles heading for out-of-town
trips for the four-day holiday.
We heard—
•Patsy Carpenter groaning as
she took a geometry test . . .
George Bowling interviewing Mr.
Williams for a story on the
spring activities . . . Pretty music
as part of the Goodwin assembly
last Tuesday. High School did
not attend . . . Several solos as
students practiced for the Sen-
ior Talent Show . . . Geralda
Whatley playing Handel’s “Lar-
go” for juniors reading “Our
Town” to recognize the tune
mentioned in the play. Students
stepped to the balcony and lis-
tened as Geralda played the
march on the piano on the lower
floor.
Most likely—
To graduate: Dwayne Simp-
kins and Bill Mon Biddy.
To get an “A” in Algebra: Jac-
kie Tye.
To be an opera star: Tommye
To travel: Jimmy Cribbs.
To celebrate: Fred McCreary.
To have a straight “A” report
card: Kenneth Tippen.
To shock somebody: Mr. Wil-
liams’ jokes.
To go to sleep standing up:
Sammy James.
To go to college: Ray Long.
To be a coach: Carl Kent Black.
To get married this year:
George Bowling.
To get to school on time: Sen-
ior class.
Soloist And Pianist
Split First Prize
At Talent Show
Yvonne Anderson and Joe Pow-
ell, soloist and piano master,
pulled down a tie for first place
in the senior talent show in the
High School auditorium, Nov. 24.
Other prize winners were Julia
Riley, Pat Williams, George Wea-
ver, Cynthia Welch, Yvonne An-
derson and Tommye Kerr, and
Billie Vesta Hutchison.
Others on the program were
Geralda Whatley, Francis Sim
mons, Jackie Bearden, Vera Yar-
brough, Warren Townley, Diana
Hindman, Kathryn Sanderson,
Charles Welch, Pat Colwell and
Guy Welch.
Kenneth Tippen was master
of ceremonies.
At the drawing for the 53-piece
set of silverware, the winner was
Mrs. Jack Webb, the mother of
one of the senior boys, Cleo
Webb.
Girls Lead In Principal s Honor Roll
For Second Six-Week Grading Period
Nine of the 33 students who
were listed on the principal’s
honor roll for the second six-
week period were boys.
Thirteen of the 33 top students
carried five subjects. Students
who topped the list with five
straight-A grades were as fol-
lows: Yvonne Anderson and June
Biddy, seniors; Joy Ann Winton,
Hal Sandefur, Dorotha Fish, Car-
olyn Cunningham and Ruth Bra-
dy, sophomores.
Four students carrying only
four subjects made straight-A
cards were as follows, Norma
Mote, senior; Sammy James, jun-
ior; Sandra West, a sophomore;
and J. Buck Bumpus, and Janis
Jones, freshmen.
Others who ranked an A card
except for one or two B grades
were as follows: Don Brothers
and Freddie Sandlin, seniors;
Jimmie Brown, Rose Marie Ellis,
Glen Garth, Geralda Whatley
and Darlene Willis, juniors; Jac-
kie Bearden, Beezie Cobb, Chris-
tel Gotcher, Rachel Haston, Pat-
sy Keener, Penny Kissel, Donald
Roop, Ted Taylor, James Terry,
and Alice White, freshmen.
Also Jean Glass, Beverly Hinds,
Doyle Parnell and Ruth Wilson,
sophomores.
Queen, Attendants
In Fashion s Best
At Coronation
GREENHANDS RATE FOURTH
IN MEMPHIS QUIZZLING
Paducah FFA Greenhands
brought back fourth place in the
Greenbelt Junior FFA Quiz lead-
ership contest at Memphis, Nov.
22.
Boys who participated were
Bobby Jones, Kelly B. Biddy, Gar-
land McClendon, Gayle Don
Black, James Terry and Ross
Goodwin.
Quail Greenhands won first
place, Memphis second and Chil-
dress third.
Note: FFA boys are on the
lookout for the hog which “un-
known dogs” may have run off
from the pen north of town.
Since the pen has been moved
to safer quarters in the east
part of town, the boys and spon-
sors believe there will be no fur-
ther loss—unless it is dead dogs,
who might jump into the hog-
pen.
The U. S. House of Representa-
tives has the sole power of im-
peachment.
PHS Sweetheart
To Enter Contest
At Wellington
LaVillas Havens, FFA Chapter
Sweetheart, will compete in the
Greenbelt District FFA Sweet-
heart contest at Wellington to-
night.
The district is composed of
chapters from Turkey, Childress,
Quail, Samnorwood, Hedley, Clar-
endon, Lalceview, Estelline, Car-
ey, Wellington, Memphis and
Paducah.
Plans are made for 22 boys
to attend the meeting as well as
the sponsor, W. L. Gotcher; the
honoree; her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Chester Havens; and an at-
tendant, Dorotha Fish.
Winner of the area contest will
enter the state contest in Fort
Worth in July.
Boys who will attend are as
follows: Don Brothers, Carl Mc-
Williams, Homer Long, Sammy
Tapper, Douglas Yarbrough,
Wayne Adams, Don Clark, Don-
ald Hurt, Bill Hamilton, Sammy
James, Doyle Parnell, Sam
Wright, Gerald Shavor, Carl Prit-
chard, Delbert Smith, Hershell
Thaxton, Gayle Black, Don Hut-
chinson, Kenneth Buckley, Bill
Eblen, Jr., Bobby Tomison and
James Macon.
Glenda Flippin
All eyes were on the Football
Queen, Ruth Bradford, and her
attendants, Tommye Kerr and
Dorotha Fish, at the coronation
on Dragon Field, last week.
Ruth wore a black taffeta party
dress with chartreuse satin bol-
ero and black pumps. Rhinestone
earrings, necklace and bracelet
were her jewels.
Tommye Anne chose a vel-
veteen suit with brown accessor-
ies of shoes, hat and gloves.
Dorotha wore a peacock blue
faille dress with matching bole-
ro, both dress and bolero trim-
med with black velvet. She wore
rhinestone jewelry.
Turtle-necked sweaters in na-
vy, black and white are rick on
the gentlemen about us. The cold
weather last week brought out a
white model with a wide stripe
of blue and red on Coach Trout-
man.
Yvonne Anderson’s suede jack-
et with calf trim was top talk
among the style-conscious circles
when she wore it the first day
last week. This is a souvenir
from Red River, New Mexico, a
gift from her parents.
Barbara Bayne’s blond fringed
leather jacket looked seasonable
in the first 15-degree weather
last week.
Tommye Kerr also must have
noticed some second looks when
she came to school one day with
silver streaks among the gold.
But a few days later she was
modeling a short haircut minus
the silver.
Brothers Has Gift
Troubles On Dec. 25
For 16 years Don Brothers has
had difficulty deciding which of
his gifts were Christmas gifts
and which birthday presents. You
guessed it. His birthday is on
Dec. 25.
Sammy James, junior, lacked
only a day being his parents'
Christmas present. He was one
day late—Dec. 26 at Melvin.
Most of the students reported
that they were bom in Cottle
or King counties. Farthest away
was Eunice Ford, born at Blos-
som, Texas. She recalls her 16th
birthday as her best. Her birth-
day is Dec. 16. She will be 17
years oltj.
Carl McWilliams says he re-
ceived his first automobile when
he was 12, a momentous day for
him. His birthday will be Dec.
26.
Dwayne Simpkins recalls best
his 12th birthday. He had his
first birthday party. Dwayne will
be 18 on Dec. 29.
Other high school students
celebrating birthdays in Decem-
ber are Ruth Brady to be 15,
Dec. 3; Billy Branscum, 16, Dec.
2; Jimmie Brown, Dec. 17; Fredda
Fields, 14, Dec. 9; Donald Hurt,
14, Dec. 9; Raymond Long, 17,
Dec. 31; Yvonne Leslie, 15, Dec.
30; Shirley Majors, 16, Dec. 7;
Donald Smith, 17, Dec. 24; Jam-
es Terry, 15, Dec. 2; and Darlene
Willis, 17, Dec. 5.
One bell, around noon on ship-
board, meants it is 12:30 p. m.
Again—It’s Beltone
Beltone has just released an ex-
citing new, extra tiny hearing aid
—the LYRIC model. It’s 27V2%
smaller — 26lighter than
ever the tiniest Beltone ever
made before!
Mr. Walter S. Cochran, Beltone
District Manager will be at the
Cottle Hotel on Friday, December
5 from 10 a. m. to 12 noon.
BELTONE
Hearing Service
821 8TH
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS
League Events. Set
To Begin March 24
In Floydada Again
The spring Interscholastic Lea-
gue meet for District 3-AA will
be held in Floydada, March 24
through May 2, with the excep-
tion of tennis, stated J. A. Wil-
liams, principal, who with other
officials of the district met for a
planning session in Floydada
Monday of last week.
Events in order of their ap-
pearance are as follows: One-act
play, March 27; literary events,
March 28; Track and Field, April
11; Girls’ Volleyball, May 2;
Boys’1 and Girls’ Softball, May 2.
Plans call for tennis playoffs
in Lubbock. Baseball playoffs
will be decided later, Mr. Wil-
liams said.
Alton Farr, superintendent, al-
so attended the meeting.
Council Members
Hosts At 10:30 P. M.
Alter-Game Party
After the Dragon Homecoming
game, Friday, members of t h e
Student Council were hosts to
Wellington and Paducah stu-
dents at the Veterans Memorial
building until nearly midnight.
Sammy James, president, and
Helen Scott, chairman of arran-
gements, and council sponsors,
Mrs. Dudley Walker and Miss
Katherine Simmons, served on
the reception committee.
Dragon colors of orange and
white were repeated in crepe pa-
per festoons over the building.
Refreshments of a light sand-
wich plate and pop were served
in the basement, and 40 minutes
of dancing to juke box music"
completed the hour and a half
social period.
Two Wellington sponsors with
the band stopped for refresh-
ments. Other faculty members
present were Raymond Troutman
and John Higdon, football coach-
es; Frank Wentz, band director;
Miss Margurite Mathis, pep
squad sponsor; Alton Farr, sup-
erintendent. Mrs. Pet Scott, moth-
er of Helen, arrangements chair-
man, assisted with refreshments.
Legion officials and the Quar-
terback Club were generous with
place and money.
SPORTS REVIEW
“Don” And“ Patricia”
Prove Popular Names
John Ross Campbell
The names Don and Patricia
both bespeak royalty, according
to Mr. Webster. We read of Span-
ish “Dons” and “Patrician famil-
ies—people of noble blood,” in
Latin references. Donald is also
given as an early Gaelic name in
Britain for boys.
In PHS 13 boys carry the name
of Don or Donald, and 11 girls
come when called Pat, Patsy or
Patricia. Paducah seems blessed
with noble names.
Five of the boys are blondes,
five have brown hair, two are
black-haired and one is a red-
head.
Don Gerald Brothers is the on-
ly senior boy with the noble-
man’s name. Two juniors with
the name are Donald Smith and
Donald McCain. Lower classmen
who answer to Don are Don
Clark, Joe Don Finch, Donald
Potter, Sammy Don Tapper, Gale
Don Black, Donald Hurt, Don
Hutchinson, Donald Love, Donald
Roop and James Donald Smith.
Of the girls named Patricia,
six are blonds and five
by Don Brothers
Thirty-two boys, eight of them
lettermen, reported for basket-
ball practice, Monday, Nov. 24,
Coach Higdon reported.
Lettermen were Thomas Tur-
ner, Jerrel Northcutt, Coye Hutch-
ison, Bill Cartwright, Richard
Crider, Kenneth Buckley, Charles
Hobbs, Sammy James and one
reserve letter, Bill Hamilton.
Newcomers to the team were
Donald Hurt, Lyndon Rogers,
Hershell Thaxton, Kenneth Tip-
pen, Glen Garth, Jackie Tye,
David Morris, Buddy Liedtke,
Carl Pritchard, Truitt Read, Sam
Wright, Donald Roop, Jack Hen-
derson, Weldon Grant, Charles
Beatty, Norman Beauchamp,
Douglas Yarbrough, Donald Mc-
Cain, Bobby Tomison, Hal Sande-
fur, Jack Powell, Myrl Chapman
and Fred McCreary.
To open the season, Memphis
will play in the Paducah gym,
Jan. 9.
The schedule will be as fol-
lows: Wellington at Paducah,
Jan. 16; Paducah at Shamrock,
Jan. 23; Paducah at Childress,
Jan. 27; Paducah at Memphis,
Jan. 30; Paducah at Wellington,
Feb. 3; Shamrock at Paducah,
Feb. 10; and Childress at Padu-
cah, Feb. 13.
* * *
Coach Coleman Nichols, Good-
win Junior High coach, reported
26 boys out for the Junior
High basketball team.
These boys practice at sixth
period each day in the high
school gymnasium. Coach Nich-
ols has not selected a starting
team but will be ready to do
that a few days before enter-
ing in the first tournament.
Girls’ basketball is speeded
up with games beginning to be
matched, many of them to make
double - header performances
when the Dragons play. Miss
Margurite Mathis, coach, select-
ed an A team several weeks
ago: Rose Marie Ellis, Peggy
Mints, Jo Ann Ellis, Pat Hutchi-
son, Barbara Bayne, Nynvia Seal,
Kara Jean Wall, Barbara Ham-
ilton, Mildred Guinn, Shirley
Cross. Glenda Flippin and Nad-
iah Seal.
The girls will participate in
three tournaments, one at Mata-
dor, Dec. 11, 12, 13; at Lakeview,
Dec. 18, 19, 20 and at Mem-
phis January 8, 9, 10.
Other practice games have
been scheduled. Another tourna-
ment is scheduled for boys at
Quanah, Jan. 8, 9, 10.
Palace
THEATRE
brownettes. In the senior class
are Patsy Thornton and Patsy
Carpenter. There are no juniors
with the name and only two
sophomores: Patricia Hutchison
and Patricia Williams. Seven
come from the freshman class:
Patsy Bumpus, Patsy Clower,
Patricia Colwell, Patricia Gentry,
Patsy Green, Patsy Keener and
Patricia Love.
Just don’t rise up in an open
meeting in high school and call
Don or Patsy. It would be like
are’“fruit basket turn over.”
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Allison
are cordially invited to attend
one of the following features
this week.
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DEC. 4-5
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DEC. 6
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Son of Flicka”
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SUNDAY-MONDAY
DEC. 7-8
“The Duel At
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DEC. 9-10
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Hinds, Alfred. The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 4, 1952, newspaper, December 4, 1952; Paducah, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1019036/m1/8/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bicentennial City County Library.