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WHITESBURG WEATHER

Moments and Memories of WHS

1963



Shown above are members of the 1963 Distributive Education Club and their advisor, Mr. Warren Combs.

Shown above are members of the 1963 Distributive Education Club and their advisor, Mr. Warren Combs.

The Distributive Education Club held its annual Employer-Employee Banquet at the Cardinal Restaurant on Friday, May 24, 1963. The event paid tribute to the businessmen who contribute their time and talents to assist youth in preparing for careers in marketing and distribution.

The employers work in conjunction with the high school Distributive Education program by providing part-time employment for members of the D.E. Class. This job serves as the laboratory in which the students put to work the methods and techniques of their classroom instruction.

Guest speaker for the evening was Mr. Fred A. Martin, Director of Industrial and Distributive Education, Department of Education, Frankfort. The topic of discussion was: The Advantage of a Distributive Education Program to the Community.

The following employers were present: Mr. and Mrs. Dee Dawahare, Dawahare’s Dept. Store; Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hall, Hall’s Supermarket; Mr. and Mrs. Forrester Combs, West End Market; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Frazier, Farmer’s Supply; Mr. and Mrs. Owen Wright, Western Auto Store; Mr. Hoover Dawahare, Whitesburg Bargain Store; Mr. and Mrs. Cossie Quillen, Quillen Drug; Mrs. Harry Lucas, Melody Mart; Mrs. Walter Thomas and Mrs. Earnest Sumpter, Cardinal Restaurant.

Senior band members are (front, left to right) Susan Stallard, Barbara Bentley, Carol J. Davidson, (back) Lloyd Price, Janet Hall, Roger Blair, Mary Webb and Jimmy Brown. Not pictured is Jackie Collins.

Senior band members are (front, left to right) Susan Stallard, Barbara Bentley, Carol J. Davidson, (back) Lloyd Price, Janet Hall, Roger Blair, Mary Webb and Jimmy Brown. Not pictured is Jackie Collins.

(The above article from the May 30, 1963 Letcher County Community Press.)

On the Hill with Jimmy Brown, Feb. 21, 1963

The WHS Band has elected seven new majorettes for the following year. They are Cathy Stallard, Barbara Adams, Judy Taylor, Betty Cornett, Leigh Crawford, Theresa Moore and Jolinda Maggard.

This summer the band will go to Crescendo Band Camp in Lebanon Jct. While there they will learn to improve their playing and marching. We are very proud of our band this year and all the thanks go to our director, Mr. Frank Bickel.

Saturday, the Pathfinders spent the day exploring the water cave on Linefork. They were in the cave about seven hours. Jerry Pease sprained two toes and fell in the water in the cave, but everyone else had a real good time. Nine members went, plus the sponsor and Newt Sexton, who went as a guest of the club. The boys say that if anyone wants two good flashlights they’re still in the cave somewhere.

STEVEN BROWN

STEVEN BROWN

They are talking about taking one of President Kennedy’s “50 mile hikes” to Cumberland and back over the Little Shepherd Trail. Anyone want to ride along behind and watch — or pick up strays, maybe?

The Future Business Leaders of America Club at WHS are busily working again selling cakes to the teachers. We needed more money to buy our pins. We sold 10 cakes and made $15, which gave us a total of $60.10.

The Treasurer, Terry Combs, sent the money order off today, and we should have our pins soon. We also ordered a pin for our sponsor, Mrs. Christine Gatton.

The following girls were picked to plan the programs until April: Barbara Pratt, Liz Kilbourne, Ga- Vaughn Sturgill, Sweila Raleigh, Janet Meade, Barbara Williams, and Linda Mason. Our president, Jackie Walker, and our Secretary, Saundra Whitson, has gotten Mrs. Ida Wright to give a talk on “The Duties of a Secretary.”

(The above article from the Feb. 21, 1963 Letcher County Community Press.)

Parting advice from some of the seniors

Anita Adams: Don’t go to New York unless you can stay overnight. Brice Baker: Have a good time while you can, especially with women. Barbara Lynne Bentley: It’s never too late! Elman Blair: It’s been fun, just didn’t last long enough. Roger De Lane Blair: Rots o’ ruck. Steven Brown: Live fast; love hard, have fun. Judy Corder: Be mean as you can, because you’ll never attend WHS any more. Jerry Wayne Coots: Have fun. James Craft: Live fast, love hard, die young. Carol Joyce Davidson: Study now — before it’s too late. Ann Day: Have fun, but keep up with your grades — it’s worth it in the end. Janet Lee Hall: Study but enjoy your high school days. Linda Jarrett: Have fun in the first three years, you don’t have time when you’re a senior. J.D. Jones: Don’t do like I did, work hard and enjoy life better. Sue Lewis: Study as much as you can, and have as much fun as you can. Larry Maggard: Live right. Barbara Moncrief: Have a blast on the Senior Trip. Darrell Lawrence Profitt: When you get almost ready to graduate don’t think you’re big enough to tell your teachers what to do; they don’t push very easy. Donald Profitt: Get plenty of sleep before the Senior Trip. Sherlon Raleigh: Have a good time because you’re only in high school once. Sweila Raleigh: Study harder and do everything you can get by with on the Senior Trip. Bruce Sexton: Have fun before you are a senior because then you have to really work — go on the trip. Susan Stallard: Do your best, and forget about the rest. Jimmie Stamper: Be happy and enjoy your senior year. Have a ball. Delano Thomas: Do as you wish no matter what someone else may say about you. Jackie “Sack” Walker: Have as much fun as you can and be as mean as you can without getting caught. Jim T. Whitaker: Never smoke in bed. Billy Wayne “Roe” Wright: Walk softly but carry a big stick. Hiram T. Wright: Have a good time and study. Judy Wright : Quit school and go to Skid Row in New York.

Lloyd Price was chosen for the All-State Band to be held in Louisville during the week of Jan. 10. Lloyd is very proficient on the baritone horn. He left Tuesday for Louisville and was accompanied by Jackie Collins.

Favorite songs of some of the seniors

Johnny V. Adams: Let’s Limbo Some More. Judy Carol Addington: All I Have to Do is Dream. Brenda Gail Baker: You’re The Reason I’m Living. Verlon Banks: All Over The World. Sharlet Breeding: Can’t Get Used to Losing You. Steven Brown: Moon River. Freda Buttrey: If You Want to Be Happy. Lana Carolyn Carter: Twenty Miles. Teddy Collins: I Got a Woman. William Craft: My Coloring Book. Delmer Fields: You’re the Reason I’m Living. Hannah Ingram: I Will Follow Him. Eugene Ison: If You Wanna be Happy. James Meade: You Don’t Know Me. Patricia Mae Spangler: End of the World. Raymond G. Watson: Big Bad John. Larcena Whitaker: Let’s Go Steady Again. Joyce Colleen Rogers: Ginny Come Lately. Joyce Ann Niece: Walk Like a Man. Jimmie Kincer: Rhythm of the Rain. Roger Ison: I Got My Eyes on You. Sue Hoskins: Take These Chains From My Heart. Linda Lavinnia Frazier: Don’t Say Nothing Bad About My Baby. Ricky Fields: Autumn Leaves. Mildred A. Devlin: Limbo Rock. Lovell Crase: Down Yonder. Ted S. Cook: Pipeline. Maurleen Collier: Let’s Go Steady Again. Archie Addington: Hoover’s Got It .

Th e Best of 1962

10 Best Dressed Girls

Terry Combs, Sue Lewis, Barbara Bentley, Debby Webb, Lydia Hammons, Shirley Smith, Linda Adams, Shirlee Frazier, Judy Collier and Liz Smith.

10 Best Dressed Boys

Gay Amburgey, Randy Fields, Ricky Banks, Roger Collins, Michael Adams, Elmon Blair, James Craft, Roger Younce, Jimmy Brown and Jackie Collins.

Best Dressed Teachers

Miss Ann Lewis and Mr. Caudill.

The Harris Award was named in honor of Professor H.H. Harris, who served as Principal of Whitesburg High School from 1919 until 1927. It was awarded to a senior boy by the faculty on the basis of leadership, character, and scholastic standing. This year’s recipient is Steven Brown.


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