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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1963
Page
7
Texas Interscholastic League releases details of upcoming competitions with schedule notes and participating schools. Officials outline eligibility rules and event timelines for the season across districts.
The CHS Band attended the Region XIV Solo and Ensemble contest in Wichita Falls on March 16. Twenty six members earned first division medals including Dar lene Curtis Ronald Clift Bruce Patterson Terry Terrell Marsha Harris Tanya Lawson Martha Miller and others in flute clarinet brass groups. Band council discussed practice reforms grievance committee band sorority status and future organization plans. Uncle Norms thought quotes Ike on faith freedom intelligence and energy of citizens.
Editorial describes elbow-jamming chargers in CHS, students who spring from class at bells and rush hallways, knocking over others with fast wing-like movements as they clear a path to their lockers. The piece urges combating the disruptive behavior.
The annual FHA area meeting was held March 16 in the Municipal Auditorium Lubbock with the theme Freedoms Blessings of Liberty. Dr Walter Kerr of Tyler gave a notable address and the International Youth Crusade was highlighted. Talent included Bill Michael from Lubbock and the Sharon Singers featuring girls from area chapters.
Senior Johnny Thornton of 606 Ave C Ne is 6-2, 170 with brown eyes and hair. He prizes red, steak, and the Pontiac Bonneville, enjoys Moon River, Ben Hur and sports. He led CHS speech club and lettered in basketball thrice while active in Spanish science and Letterman clubs. His ideal girl has the initials B. M.
Patterns, a one act entry from Quanah High School, earned third place at the University Interscholastic League contest. The Napoleonic Wars era play featured Pat Davenport Linda Bridges Barry Wakefield and Jacky Petty with Nellie Kennedy directing and Linda Sally and Phyllis Keel as student directors.
A student newspaper column questions vandalism where names appear on walls desks and scenery. It cites careless disregard for classroom beauty and warns that continued neglect will make rooms unattractive and unpleasant for study.
CHS will be well represented at University Interscholastic League events this year. Track entries include James Grantham Charles Mitchell Richard Briley Darrell Manuel John Sims Billy Cates Tim Crone Ronald Jones Thomas Bradford and others. Senior and junior tennis, golf, debate and FFA participants are listed with alternates named. A group of third year FFA students is pictured in front of the tennis practice board.
Senior Don Seal, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Seal of 710 Ave C NW, born February 7, 1945 in Chil dress, is an 18 year old with blue eyes who cites his likes including steak and pecan pie and the color purple. He lists the XKE Jaguar as a favorite car and mentions films and performers such as Tobacco Road Kirk Douglas and Elizabeth Taylor. His hobbies include working on his car and joining school clubs like DE science and speech, with ambition to become a beautician after attending Isabel Powell School of Beauty in Lubbock.
Senior Kay Eatherly led a prayer as students gathered for a sandwich supper and a play, while FFA initiated 29 first year members in a ceremony in the VA building. Librarians Club discussed National Library Week and a project to raise funds, and Student Council planned TWIRP rules and events.
The text traces track and field origins from ancient Greece and Rome to modern revival. It notes running as primary events, later additions like jumping and throwing, and mentions the first U S meet in 1871 in New York City.
Phil Tutor an 18 year old senior from CHS born in Memphis on August 16 1944 stands 6 2 172 with green eyes and blonde hair He lists steak chicken and apple pie as favorites color blue car 1957 Thunderbird and Exodus as his favorite movie Clint Walker and Tuesday Weld are his top actors and actress His song She Thinks I Still Care reflects his taste His hobby is hunting He dislikes griping about teams when they lose He will graduate soon and plans to attend Wayland Baptist College to become a farmer and rancher He is a member and current reporter of the FFA club
Students endure homework snatching fever as spring arrives. The passage celebrates warmer weather, lighter clothing, and daily distractions from assignments while urging alertness and wakefulness during the seasonal change.
A poem titled Tomorrow appears on the CHS library bulletin board with a moral about procrastination. It tells of a man who planned to do deeds tomorrow but died before seeing them completed, leaving only a mountain of unfinished tasks.
Juniors are ordering their senior rings through B&J Drug. Sizes offered range from sweetheart to large, with prices from 18.00 to 22.35. Rings feature a blue cut stone with "Childress High School" around it and a Bobcat head with 19 below, gold figures for science music athletics and literature on a black background. Rings will be mailed after completion and arrive in August.
The Future Homemakers of America schedule activities from March 31 through April 7 with church visits, tag day, club meeting and picnic, publicity day, cookies for teachers, and a cake sale to earn points. Points determine who earns an expense paid trip to the State Meeting in Dallas April 18 20. Sandra Dement Pat Painter and Rose Ann Hamilton will attend with two delegates from each chapter.
Hollywood actor Jack Lord, known for Stoney Burke, pursues art full time when not on rodeo grounds. He exhibits five works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, including three woodcuts and two lithographs, and plans to continue painting as part of his life, though he notes it is not economically feasible to paint full time.
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