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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1949
Page
13
In a game following the Tiger Bonham clash, Southwestern Pump Co. of Bonham defeated the Austin College B squad 85 to 43. Clayton of Bonham led with 34 points while Bryce London of Whitewright added 17. W H K noted.
In Bonham the Whitewright Tigers beat the Bonham B team 42 to 28 as Jimmy Christian led with 16 points and Herman Musser added 13. Bonham’s Buddy Tarver paced the B squad. In Leonard tournament action the Tigerettes lost to Caddo Mills 28 to 11, trailing 13 to 3 at half with Judd scoring five for the losers.
WHS Tigerettes defeated Bailey High School 30 to 13 Friday afternoon in the Leonard tournament. High scorer Tody Judd posted 9 points, Peggy Parnell 8, Dorothy Birdwell and Laura Jean Wilson 6 each. starters Earlene Fletcher Gwen Kent Betty Blackerby with substitutions Prilla Hinton Janice Neale Ouida Ryon.
The WHS girls beat Tom Bean 28 16 after a 7 12 halftime lead in Whitewright. Emma Lou Hardin led Tom Bean with 10 points while Dorothy Birdwell and Eutelia Judd tied for high scorer with 8 each for the Tigerettes. Starting forwards for Tom Bean were Wilma Guthrie Emma Hardin and Jeanell McDaniel with Betty Spence Joyce Robinson and another starter listed.
Elliott outlines Whitewright line-up with Birdwell Judd Wilson at forwards and Blackerby Fletcher Kent as guards. Tigers led most of the game except early, and only ten fouls were called on both teams combined.
Whitewright High girls lost 41 26 to Leonard in the Leonard tournament on Saturday. Dorothy Birdwell led Whitewright with 10 points while Sue Bailey led Leonard. Starting Whitewright forwards were Tody Judd Jean Wilson Dorothy Birdwell. guards Betty Blackerby Gwen Kent Prilla Hinton. Other teams in the field included Bland Sherman Denison Bailey Wolfe City Gober Caddo Mills Westminster Dodd City Celeste Collinsville Leonard Cumby Savoy Quinlan and Pecan Gap.
A WHS feature highlights Corinne Hardcastle, five feet two and a half inches tall with green eyes and black hair, who favors fried chicken and June Allyson, with Dwayne Hayes, six feet one inch tall and 175 pounds, named most handsome senior. Hayes, right end on the football team, lists Madam X as his favorite person and Randolph Scott and Jane Russell as his favorite actors.
Friday morning at 9 45 the seniors led an assembly. Jack Meador showed colored slides of Yellowstone National Park Boulder Dam Lake Texoma the Diamond Jubilee at Denison and sites in New Mexico Arizona California. The slides were very educational.
Offertory readings include The Plan the Purpose and the Program of the B S U by Jack McSpedden Facts About the B S U by Nora Hughes Activities of the B S U by Raymond Brown My Church and I by Jane Meador Why Join the Church at College by William King A special by Billie Jean Milam and Prilla Hinton ends with All on the Altar sung Rev Drake closes with scripture and a sermonette.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion hosted a Christmas party for about 150 youths at the legion hall. Attendees enjoyed decorations, dancing, cards, cookies, and punch, with gratitude expressed to organizers Mrs. Thomas Sears and others and a Music Club gift of a records album.
The homemaking girls met after the assembly program Friday morning. Club president Gwen Kent led as they discussed plans for the annual Christmas party. Unable to set a date, they postponed the event until after Christmas.
The Methodist choir directed by Mrs. Sarah Kilgree presented a Christmas program featuring carols candles and chimes on Sunday evening Dec 18. Red poinsettias and white taper lighting decorated the church. Special readings were by Carol Ryan and Gwen Kent. Evelyn and Juanita Hickson lit the candles.
Whitewright High School seniors and visiting college students presented a Sunday night program. Dorothy Birdwell read the devotional, followed by the choral response and the song Jesus Saves. Rev. Drake and others from ETSTC and Decatur Baptist College recognized the graduates and college guests.
Louise Selman and Carol Kilgroe performed Away in a Manger as a duet. Mrs. Sarah Kilgroe delivered a solo with the choir in the background. The choir also sang additional carols and hymns.
The White Wright Future Farmers Junior Chapter met December 19 and elected Ruth Ann Cummings as sweetheart and freshman candidate. Members discussed home farming basics including insect control fertilization garden food standards and balanced crops.
The feature honors a pep squad sponsor and teacher of bookkeeping typing I and secretarial training. The piece praises her work and contributions to student activities and career preparation.
In a note from D. B. residents praise Miss Percy Darwin for several years of teaching at WHS. The piece expresses student approval and general support with the school saying they back her.
Orchids to the Ladies Auxiliary for the Christmas party and to the boys for winning that game from Bonham B. Orchids to the girls for winning half their games. Onions to boys who don’t buy presents and those who hunt with someone else’s English IV book. Onions to yard drivers. Orchids for all WHS teachers.
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