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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1939
Page
7
Floyd Everheart and Sara Atterberry list staff reporters including Wilma Alexander and John Bow. Two were voted upon, the one selected carried unanimously. If seniors order up to 1000 invitations, price is seven cents each. cards cost one dollar per 100.
The Bookworm Club led by Mrs. Lackey will sell angel food cake entries until April 13 at 4 p.m. The drawing at the high school will select the cake maker Marilyn Smith. Proceeds fund books for the Bookworms rental library.
The Whitewright Future Farmers chapter held its annual Father and Son banquet in the high school auditorium with 100 guests. Activities covered chapter opening, creed, songs, chapter officers, and talks by Willie B. Smith Floyd Everheart Jr. and deputy state education head Alex Dickey on the rise of vocational agriculture.
The W H S auditorium will host a blackface minstrel performed by Mr. Jernigan's Glee Club to raise funds for girls' and boys' basketball sweaters. The program features spirituals and popular songs such as Small Fry Dixie Old Black Joe Old Folks At Home and I Ain't Gonna Study War No Mo.
The senior class chose their invitations at a Thursday morning meeting. The moire paper carries gold printing with gold names. The outside features Seniors and 1939. Two invitations were picked from about 15.
Mrs. Kennemer directs a typing class that spent two weeks learning about 82 manuscript typing rules. After thorough study, a quiz was given and students are now typing a manuscript. Some students complain while sweating over 15 minute speed tests.
V. A. II students and two A and M College helpers planned for the Father and Son banquet while Mr. Cunningham was ill all week. The class nose through common poultry diseases, kept the senior room, and learned at field trips under new teachers supervision. They visited Mr. Key’s on Thursday to cull his flock of chicks.
SEW! SEW! The Home EC II class under Miss Williams works hard on dresses. Most skirts and waists are sewn. several students nearly finished. They celebrate a new hem marker that saves pins and mishaps and hope to complete their outfits soon.
The report cards for the fourth six weeks list students who made the honor roll. Freshmen include C. B. Bryant Cecil Owens and Robert Sears, sophomores Betty Atkinson Dorotha Darwin Mary Alice Harrison Velma Holland Laverne Kilgree Mary Dale King and Jonnie B. Robbins, juniors Rudolph Russell Earleen Benson Merlyn Brown Claire Doss Emma Joyce Hinton, and seniors Billy Glen Earnheart Wilma Alexander.
The home econe classes sew during every off period to finish dresses by Thursday or Friday and plan to create a sport dress afterward. This note, from M. K. P., highlights school sewing activity and upcoming attire.
The Salmagundi Club held its regular meeting in the freshman home room on Wednesday morning with the president in charge. Secretary Velma Lee Norris read last meeting’s minutes, Cleddie Brown led the program, and a playful contest on which is smarter, women or men, ended with the boys winning. Dorothy Smith was named chairman for the next meeting.
Mr Jernigan called an assembly on Monday to make several announcements and address upcoming events at the school. The plan outlined by the speaker aimed to inform students about upcoming productions and activities.
The negro minstrel and crowning of a king and queen have been rescheduled for April 11. Each class will nominate a prince and princess, with the top vote-getters crowned. Classes sharing receipts, tickets cost 50 cents for a box supper and minstrel. minstrel admission is 15 cents, sponsored by Mr. Jernigan and the basketball teams.
The Future Farmers praise Miss Williams and her home economics girls for coordinating and serving a well balanced Father and Son banquet. They commend the cooking, orderly tables, and clockwork serving, stressing strong cooperation between vocational departments and dependable support from the home economics class.
The Critic urges Whitewright High School students to keep the campus clean by disposing lunch papers properly and not removing blossoms or leaving books around. It calls for three rules: no littering, no plucking blossoms, and no leaving books scattered, praising Mr Short’s flowers as campus beauty.
A spring fashion overview highlights two dress silhouettes with bold prints and lime green accents, a sheer jacket ensemble with white organdy accents, and earth tones as contrasts to a black suit. It notes plum colors pairing with surf blue, topped by a pleated shirtwaist dress and a plum beret. Town tweeds emerge as coat fabrics with a dolman sleeve model in coffee beige and tobacco leaf blends, featuring a high neck and slim waist.
After school the F F A boys rearranged the auditorium desks and set tables. Home ec II girls handled table setting and service while Home ec III girls oversaw food preparation. Saturday afternoon the second year girls cleaned the lab. S K.
In spring a young man’s thoughts turn to love as a local column notes gossip about couples. E M and G D seen with Hicks twins. Earl and Guy teased about choosing the right girl. M I A visited J W. Mattie Zerue discussed. D N and F R favor agriculture teachers. readers with A and M College letters. Doris and M E P linked to new teachers. Mary teased about luck. S C D A L M A seen with Romeos from Bells. S H and N P favor Dodd City. M W wears a class ring from Farmersville. J E and J B S together. I S H seen with a noon companion. C L H and L K claim love runs smooth.
The Junto Club met during class with Marie Ward leading a program that included a summary of Indian Life by Bertha Ford, jokes by Nina Marie Pierce and Moselle Marley, readings and poems by multiple members, and questions by J B Smith. The meeting adjourned to reconvene on April 7.
The home ec girls and Miss Williams thank local and outside merchants for donated food and groceries for the Future Farmer banquet. The Home Ec Club spent little on food while both Home Ec girls and agriculture boys made large contributions.
The V A I class studies beef cattle this week and identifies Hereford as the best breed for this region. Under supervisor Mr Jameson from A and M College the class will judge cattle at Billy White's Friday morning.
Students welcome Mrs Roddy and Mr Cunningham back on March 23 after two weeks of influenza illness. Their absence reminded pupils how dear the teachers are to them.
The Hi Y Club of Whitewright High School met March 20 in the school gym under Mr. Jernigan. Twenty five members attended and praiseworthy activity followed. J B Smith and J Frank Wilson are to be initiated next meeting. wheelbarrow races and basketball kept the group active.
Headaches and biliousness signal faulty elimination and possible constipation. Delaying treatment worsens sour stomach belching and loss of appetite. Take spicy all vegetable Black-Draught, an intestinal tonic laxative that tones lazy bowels and cleanses gently by simple directions. Millions of packages used.
A summary notes Floyd Everheart at the helm of a leadership group with B. G. E. referenced as a supporting figure. The brief mentions organizational leadership and a governing role within the circle.
An item from the W H S Reflector profiles the sponsor teacher who handles English III and IV and Algebra I. Describes her as five feet tall with black hair and brown eyes and notes her inseparable bond with her car. Mentions a playful “Wee small quizze” that momentarily unsettles students before she wins them back.
The high school library was remodeled with new curtains replacing old boards and a goldfish bowl feature. Home economics students made the cotton ratine curtains after Mr. Key ordered fabric, first hung in the social science lab on the third floor, with more to follow once coal dust settles from a recent shipment.
A guide to polite introductions and how to receive guests with proper forms. It emphasizes naming the lady first when introducing a woman to a man, using the older or more prominent person first when presenting two strangers, and rising during introductions. Correct phrases include This is May I present Have you met and I’d like for you to know, with How do you do as a proper reply.
A short etiquette note cites polite forms of greeting. It advises men to shake hands with men, not with women unless offered, and warns against casual replies like “Glad to meetcha.” The piece closes with a tongue in cheek instruction to remember these tips to “get to heaven.”
Baseball fever grips Whitewright with talk of a tough season as the Tigers boast ample material and potential. Early workouts feature Billie Pritchett as catcher, Gene Anderson and Charles Howard as pitchers, Cliff Birchfield and C. B. Birchfield infielders, Floyd Everheart and Charles Harrison infielders, and outfielders Houston Darwin R. A. Scott and Ardell Penny.
Mary Dale King and Brother Gillett earned second and third place in the county Interscholastic League declamation at Sherman. Senior girls saw Howe first, Whitewright second, Gunter third. Mary Dale King spoke on Self Reliance. Brother Gillett spoke on Patriotism.
Dr. Charles C. Higgins of Cleveland told the Midwest conference of the American College of Surgeons in Indianapolis that lipstick and fingernail polish mask nutritional status. He said doctors can no longer judge by appearance and must rely on blood tests to assess whether women are getting enough vitamins.
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