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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1955
Page
6
Whitewright High School coverage details trophy awards for baseball football and basketball. The Tigers defeat Farmersville 81 29 with Jack Hayes leading scorers and roster notes from 1953 to 1954 seasons.
Whitewright led from the start behind Alice Ayres 26 points as the Tigerettes defeated Shellie Nickels Farmersville 37 18. Jones led Farmersville with 11, while Moss and Smith added five and two as Whitewright’s defense iced the contest.
The article recalls WHS football in 1952 with starting players named: Larry Cooper left end Ralph Hughes center Garland Smith right end Norman Harper left tackle John Chesser right tackle James Ayres left guard Lyndal Pierson right guard.
The Whitewright FFA grass team finished seventh at the Fort Worth grass judging contest held on Saturday February 5. Forty grasses from the master plant list were judged by 4 H and FFA chapters. ten boys earned individual awards. Maybank won first place. banners went to the next four teams. Whitewright competed among 56 teams with members James Dixon Obie Rutledge Jackie Garner and Bobby DeBerry.
On Friday night February five Johnnie Harper and Bobby Burchfield snapped shots of Whitewright players. The next day Ralph Hughes James Dixon Pete Burchfield Jackie Parnell and Jack Hayes were photographed. Substitutes Russell May Connie Andrew Gene McKnight Jimmy Bassett and James Bennett posed for a group picture. Johnnie Harper helped photograph the girls team.
Wolfe City edged Whitewright 35 to 29 in a close girls basketball game played Tuesday night. High scorers were Shirley Isaacs 25 for Wolfe City and Alice Ayres 18 for Whitewright. Other scorers included Lynda Parnell seven, Wilkes five, and Sue Alexander four for Whitewright, Scott four for Wolfe City, and Sorrow three for Wolfe City.
A lighthearted report describes a campfire party with Nola Faye Bass and friends, ending at 11 o clock. It then covers invasion two at Ann Hunter home with Colonel Hunter and Lieutenants Neathery Williams Lewis directing. Privates Hayes McKnight Reeves Parnell Andrew Ayres raid the porch and enjoy cake and hot chocolate.
The agriculture III class showed two films, Fundamentals of Basket ball and Magic in Agriculture, to illustrate plays for upcoming FFA basketball competition and to highlight the need for agricultural products in industry. The Tiger feature profiles Russell May, a five foot eight inch sophomore from Farmersville with brown hair and eyes, who plays end and backfield in football and also participates in track and basketball. He has been in FFA two years, served as class treasurer and Green Hand conducting team member, and began schooling in Whitewright after birth in Farmersville.
This sophomore, member of the First Baptist Church, serves as his class reporter in FFA. He plans to attend ETSTC Commerce after high school and dreams of winning the district basketball title as a Tiger.
The Wolves of Wolfe City exploited home court and two Tiger players sidelined by illness to slip past the local Tigers 53 49 last Tuesday night. The Tigers opened with a 15-8 first quarter lead as Hayes and Dixon produced early baskets while Parnell and Burchfield added points.
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