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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1941
Page
7
A page from the High School Reflector lists staff members led by Editor-in-Chief Loretta Alexander and includes numerous reader profiles. Each entry names a student, birth date, ambition, hobby, and social circle, highlighting Dorothea Auten, Malachia Wright, Billy Ray Conner, and others.
The Longview trip yielded a second rating in sight reading and a third rating in concert for the Glee Club. Director Mr. Russ praised the sight reading result as especially strong. The group prepares a program for Thursday night featuring Hymn of Morning, The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, Hymn to Music, Tenebrae Factae Sunt, and God of the Open Air.
The annual staff selected The Bell as the annual name at a March 27 meeting. Included staffers are LaVerne Kilgree editor Al bert Thornton assistant editor Marie Badgett advertising manager C. B. Bryant business manager Brother Gillett chief photographer Jackie Braden art editor Dorotha Dar win literary editor. Robert Sears submitted the name and will receive a free annual. Mr. Sears Mr. Morris and Mrs. Lackey met with staff.
Lightning sparked an electrical fire in the sewing lab at Whitewright High School during a Sunday night storm. Firemen fought the blaze from outside while students on the third floor used a building hose to extinguish remaining flames and cleanup followed for an hour.
Five Whitewright students competed in the Interscholastic League contest in Sherman on March 29. Etha Louise Brown placed third in junior girls for her reading of The Defense of the Alamo. Foucheaux Vestal took second in junior boys with The American Flag. Patty Everheart delivered National Apostasy. Jack Sears earned third with The Unknown Mother. Betty Nell Yeager won second in grammar school. The overall showing drew applause from the student body.
The N G U Club met on March 28 with Lindy Ashinhurst presiding and Bobby Montgomery reading minutes. Programs included Bobby Montgomery on games, Willa Jean Hunter on a book report, Thelma Jo Wilson on a freight train imitation, The Caisson Song sung by all, and a solo There I Go by Willa Dean Rice. Next meeting is set for April 12.
Edith Layman hosted a junior class party on March 28 with members attending. Guests played various games and enjoyed cake and hot chocolate as the evening concluded.
The second year girls have cooked this past week studying cake types. They made butter cakes and served them in class with good results. This week they will make sponge cakes and serve them.
The called meeting on March 27 was presided over by Brother Gillett. Mrs. Roddy announced that money from the Glee Club and speech concert after the recording machine is paid for would go to the annual staff. Fourteen members attended as Mr. Morris Mr. Sears Mrs. Roddy and Mrs. Lackey met with the group.
The freshman class held a called gym meeting on March 25 to organize Field Day. Merle Scoggins, president, presided and elected representatives in boys and girls tennis doubles table tennis and boxing, naming Kirk May Melvin Flemings Etha Louise Brown Elizabeth Mullins Melvin Flemings Margaret Hanna Eudell Bush Joe Smith.
The junior class met on Tuesday March 25 with Otto Russell presiding. C B Bryant was elected junior president as Otto prepares to graduate. Representatives for Field Day were chosen in tennis, singles and doubles events, softball, basketball, volleyball, and ping pong with names of students listed.
A senior girl known for friendliness and big brown eyes is 16 and weighs 118 pounds. She loves hamburgers and perfume bottle collecting, with film stars Robert Taylor and Loretta Young among favorites. She hails from Bethel and is Nina Marie Pierce. A freshman describes a charming 14 year old, 5'3", seen with Clark Gable and Ginger Rogers, fond of chocolate pie.
The 1941 senior class at Whitewright High School announces its favorites. Front row: Marjorie Burchfield best all around girl, Marie Badgett most popular girl, Dorotha Darwin most studious girl, Ernestine Tomlinson most beautiful girl, Mary Alice Andrew most athletic girl. Back row: Jarvis Maddux most popular boy, Albert Thornton best all around boy, Rudolph Phillips most athletic boy, Lynal J. Moore most studious boy, J H Gosnell Jr most handsome boy. Picture by courtesy Sherman Democrat.
A clipped description notes a 144 pound girl with dark brown eyes and black hair and bright white teeth. It ends by stating if you don’t know who she is, look at Mary Frances Stephens.
The W. H. S. Tigerettes defeated Tom Bean 7 to 5 in a practice match. Douglas hit a home run and led scorers Everheart LaRoe Phillips Mullins Brown added runs as the starting lineup featured Brown, Douglas, Everheart, LaRoe, and Thornhill with Mullins as a substitute.
Reports mention a Sunday night fire in Whitewright affecting WHS. Velma Holland and Dortha Crowell won first in shorthand class A at the county meet. WHS students discuss a "great day" on April 1 and ongoing skating at the town rink.
A few measles cases reported this week at W. H. S. most students have had them already. Names listed include Mrs. Lackey Miss Williams Mary Ellen Brown and Martha Jo Conner. Report by J. B. R.
Mattie Zerue Ashinhurst was in Van Alstyne Saturday night. Oleta Norris and Loretta Alexander went to Dallas Sunday night. Sarah Hicks and Dorothea Auten were seen in Bonham Sunday night. Opal Bennett was in Bailey and Bonham Sunday. Edith Layman spent the weekend at Celina. Velma Holland Dortha Jeanne Crowell and Grace Harris were in Sherman Saturday. Ruby Anderson was in Sherman Saturday. Mary Frances Call visited Bailey and Leonard Saturday. Oleta Lorene and Doyce Worship were at Sherman Saturday night. Doretha Darwin was a Sherman visitor Saturday. J. H. Gosnell was in Sherman Saturday night. -M. R.
The W. H. S. volley ball girls traveled to Tom Bean Friday and won three of five games. Coach notes the squad looks confident this year after their second game of the season.
The team lineup includes Marjorie Burchfield LaVerne Kilgroe Oleta Norris Genelle Hicks Estelle Lewis as starters with substitutes Genette Hicks Betty Lou Tomlinson and Bertha Burchfield, continuing in games with Tom Bean.
The sophomore class held a called meeting March 26 presided by president John Biggerstaff to plan Field Day on April 1. Mr Montgomery led the business session and the group selected delegates for events including Charles Skaggs and Marvin Smith in boys' tennis doubles and Dorothy Sue Douglas in girls' tennis singles.
Dortha Jeanne Crowell and Velma Holland under Mr. Thomas Sears won first place in class A short hand at Sherman. Velma placed third individually and is bound for the Dallas district meet on April 5. Whitewright averaged 91.28, with Whitesboro 80.28, Van Alstyne 85.71, and Gunter 81.14. Tioga girls took first and second.
The Short hand class met Friday to organize a club with officers elected: President Velma Holland, Vice President Dor tha Jeanne Crowell, Secretary Jon nie B Robbins, Treasurer Oleta Norris, Reporter Loretta Alexander, Parliamentarian Ardell Penny. They will meet every other Friday with Ruby Anderson as program chairman and Nina Marie Pierce heading the social committee. After adjournment Mr. Sears gave a test that saddened everyone.
Whitewright captured the county one act play title at the March 27 event and will advance to the Dallas district meet on April 5. The winning entry Feet First featured Ellie Lou Peasley portrayed by Una Faye Blackerby with cast members Marie Ward Dale Marie Robbins Tracy Stephens Ben Robert Jones and direction by Mrs. Roddy. Whitesboro placed second with Luncheon for Six and Van Alstyne finished third with Mansions.
Marie Ward of Whitewright named best actress for Feet First portraying Granny Peasley. Rayford Canaday of Van Alstyne voted best actor for Mansions as Joe Wilde. Wilmuth Wendt of Whitesboro earns honorable mention for Lois Osborn in Luncheon for Six. Whitesboro and Whitewright plays rated superior. Whitewright praised for acting and direction.
Rev E P Wootten pastor of the Baptist Church addressed a chapel exercise Thursday morning. He urged that Christianity should be stressed much more in daily life and in church actions.
Local notes reveal multiple pairings and social outings with names abbreviated. Several couples are observed together repeatedly, including old and new partners, indicating lively social activity among peers.
The F F A judging teams will leave Saturday morning at 5 30 for Arlington to participate in the North Texas judging contest. Dairy cattle team members include Otto Russell Billy Kincaid Al Thornton and Birt Russell with Wilton leading the crops team.
McFarland Lynal J. Moore J H Gosnell and Philip Earnheart lead teams with John Biggerstaff Charles Skaggs Lester Simpson and Jim Hicks. After two weeks of workouts, top finishers may go to A and M College in April.
The Whitewright softball team visited Tom Bean and lost both games. In the 7 inning opener no runs were scored until the fifth, giving Tom Bean a 1 to 0 win. The 3 inning second game ended 2 to 0 with Eudell Bush on the mound for Tom Bean.
Friday assembly featured a varied program with piano solos by Anna Ruth Johnson and Martha Louise Vestal, poem by Marie Ward, readings by Dale Marie Robbins, scenes from The Cheat featuring Foucheaux Vestal Ben Robert Jones and Bonnie Mae Scott, baton twirling by Jack Sears, tap dance by Virginia Hill, rope spinning by Lloyd Mitchell, and musical numbers Anchors Aweigh and Marine March by James Stuteville and Joe Howard Cook. Caroline Ireland led the school in God Bless America.
The speech class studies facial expressions and gestures for oratory and plays. They are learning vocabulary and word definitions and rehearsing two one act plays, The Cheat and The Ballad Singer, for a Glee Club concert on April 3.
The first year agriculture class under Mr. Cunningham finished sheep and swine studies including breeds selection and adaptation for the area. They will study poultry next covering selection and breeds best suited to this region.
A chemistry class under Mr. Russ learns element testing and prepares chemistry charts. Students test silver lead tin mercury antimony copper iron and cadmium using hydrogen sulfide and acids such as hydrochloric acid ammonia hydroxide and sulfuric acid. The H2S precipitates the unknown and the acid neutralizes reactions.
The general science class directed by Mr. Russ studies communication. It covers the telephone telegraph television Morse code and home communications.
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