Bledsoe County High School - Beacon Yearbook (Pikeville, TN)

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CLARENCE HERMAN SMITH excelled m playlng basketball He dzd outstandmg playing for four years He was a member of the B Club and FFA We all knew him as Cuckle He was a quret guy unt1l you got to know lum He plans to work rn Mrchigan after graduation DOTTIE JEAN SMITH was a very cute cheerleader wrth pretty blonde han Dott1e belreved rn the old saymg To have fnends be one and that she did Dotue was the krnd of person that was wrllmg to help rn any way possrble She was Semor class and assrstant sports reporter for the Echo but when ever the editor needed other artrcles wntten all she had to do was tell Dotue and Dottle wrote them for her She was a member of the Speech Club Press Club FHA and B Club She served on the Student Councrl ln 52 53 Beacon Staff tn 53 54 Four years Dottre played for our class ID the Class Toumament and she was rn two plays: the Jumor play and the Senior class play MARGARET SUE SMITH was a sweet pretty and fneudly girl with very black han and beautiful blue eyes She was a very popular g1rl as well as intelligent and enthusrasttc She was a member of the Glee Club Speech Club and Press Club m 50 53 and FHA 50 54 She starred m three plays presented at BCHS Speech Club play rn 51 52 Jumor class play and the Semor play rn whrch she of Speech Club in 52 53 and was an offrce assrstant rn 54 Sue played 1n the Class Tournament four years and she was class candrdate for Horse Show Queen rn 53 She also worked mdustnously on the Beacon staff this year PATSY GAIL SMITH was an attractrve blonde wrth very courteous manners She was a fnend to all no matter who they were She played the role of Mrs Foster rn the Semor class play and was also rn the Junlor play She was a member of the Glee Club Press Club Speech Club B Club and Beta Club She recerved the Beta Award th1s year Patsy played in the Class Toumament one year was on the hrgh school team one year and was manager for two years She was an offrce asststant and was on the Beacon staff in 54 Patsy plans to contmue her educatron in Secretanal Sclence RANDAL SMITH was one of the bright lrghts of our class Always makmg others happy by hrs cute remarks and sweet personality Ran as we all knew him was a member of the basketball squad 1n 50 51 He belonged to the B Club two years and the FFA one year He was Vrce Presrdent of the Junror class JOHNNY STANDEFER was known and liked by all He was always doing good deeds and trymg to be of service to everycne He was one who understood wrth sympathy all of your problems and tried hrs best to help solve them Johnny played in the Class Toumament three years and was on the football team for two years He was a member of the FFA and B Club and was one of the stage crew for the Semor play LEONARD STANDEFER was an angel at heart and would help anyone ln any way that he could Belreved strongly in upholding t11e right I-le belonged to the FFA for four years and played FFA basket ball in 52 When he was a Freshman he was in the Glee Club operetta Pirates of Penzance H helped destgn and bu1ld the stage settxng for the Semor play A Date With Judy IEWELL SULLIVAN entered our class in the year of 53 This was her first year as a member of our class. She has long hair and is a very fair complected girl She hailed from Summer City where she was a BTY member Her favorite subject was history FRANCES YVONNE SUTHERLAND was the sports typist for the Echo She was a very dependable worker She was a member of the FHA Press Club Speech Club Spanish Club and Beta Club She played on the Class Tournament tn 53 and served on the Beacon staff and Student Council in 54 played the role of Judy in A Date With Judy. She served as reporter of her class in 50-51, secretary . ,. .. ' . . .. .. ' . . .. ' .. e . . . . . ,, 0 ,,

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BILLY REAGAN attended grammar school at Sampson He was quret but a sweet boy Hrs greatest mterest was III agnculture He was a member of the FFA for three years He worked w1th the crew on the stage settmg for the Sen1or play A Date Wrth Judy EDD SAPP was the Prmce of Personaltty as voted rn the Who s Who electron of 54 He was also voted 'WIIIICSI Boy of 54 Edd made an excellent Presrdent rn our Iumor and Sen1or years and was V1ce Presrdent of our Sophomore class Edd served on the Student Cormcil two years and was Presrdent of the Student Body for one year In Edd s Sophomore year he entered several FFA speakmg contests He won fust place 1I'l county wide frrst in drstnct frrst mn state and second ln the tn state contest He also entered speakmg contests at Cookevtlle and won second place ace and thrrd place once He was a delegate to the FFA State Convention m Nashvllle He served as Presldent of the FFA chapter for two years and reporter one year and was a member of the Parliamentary Procedure team three years Edd played m the Class Toumament and for two years was trme keeper of the hrgh school teams He was also busmess manager of the Echo and was a member of the Press and Speech Clubs SHELBY IEAN SEALS was voted Most Likely to Succeed in the Who s Who Contest this year She was the tumrng wheel of the Sen1or class She was editor rn cluef of the Echo thrs year Alumm editor m 53 and was on the Beacon Advertlsmg staff Shelby Jean starred rn three plays the Junror class play Senior class play and Beta play and was elected Best Actress rn the Who s Who Contest She was a member of the Press Club Beta Club FHA and 4 H Club attended 4 H Congress rn 51 and won S10 111 a dairy food demonstratron She was Junior class reporter m 53 The Commercral medal was gwen graduatton she plans to attend busmess college THOMAS WINDELL SELBY was Valedtctonan of the class He attended grammar school at Patten The Balfour medal the Englrsh medal and the Soctal Sclence medal went to Wmdell He was Presrdent of the class when we were Sophomores and served on the Student Councrl m 51 52 Wmdell was 1n two plays the Iunror class play and the Sen1or play He was a member of the Press Club B Club played football two years basketball one year and played for the Class Toumament three years He was the manager of the Beacon Advertising staff tlus year wh1ch made a record m sellmg advertxse ments In the 54 Who s Who electron he was voted Boy Most Lrkely to Succeed REED SELLS was one of the sweetest boys m the Sen1or class Reed always managed to find a smrle for everyone and was always willing to help anyone In ttme of trouble He was a member of the Beta Club In 53 34 Glee Club m 50 52 and 4 H tn 50 54 He played m the Bledsoe band The Echo staff was privrleged to have him as the1r only boy typist He was a member of the advertismg staff on the Beacon and worked hard to sell as many ads as possrble He had a part m two plays the Jumor class play m 53 and the Speech club play rn 52 He represented our class in the Class Tournament for three years and played basketball th1s year EDNA RAE SIMMONS was one of the quretest glrls of the class but was ltked by everyone Could be seen most of the time wtth Nancy Swafford Her favonte sub1ect was Home Economrcs She was a member of the FHA tn 53 54 BEULA MAE SMITH was a fnend to everyone Beula never found the dark sxde of a person but could manage to frnd somethmg mce about everyone She was the beautrcran of the class as she d1d all the barber work for her gul fnends She was a member of the B Club 4 H Club, Press Club Speech Club Glee Club and the FHA She was one of the grrls to represent Bledsoe at the Varsrty v1sit Ln Knoxville thxs fall a meetrng for FHA guls She also modeled a dress in a sub drstnct FHA meeting at Hrxson when she was a Sophomore She was song leader for one year Her plans for the future are to attend college and ma1or III Home Economics. . , . . . . - V . . . v . . . . .- . . . U , . . , . . . . . -. - . . ' . . ' . . 0 . z . , s I N N ' ' 0 I I O - l - . I . . 0 . 0 . . to her for outstanding work in the business department. She was also Historian of the class. After . O . . , , . . : . . . ' ,. .. , , , . ' , . ' .. . . ., . , , . . n . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . 0 ,, ,, . - , I , . . . . . . . ' . . O - . . . . .

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GAVETTA GREER SWAFFORD always looked as lf she had Just stepped out of a band box Her shppers never had a stam nor was a han ever out of place Gavetta was full of wrt and could find an answer for every questron She worked rn the lrbrary as assrstant for two years and belonged to the Press Club for one year HERBERT SWAFFORD was one of the smallest boys 1n our class but defmrtely not the quretest He was carefree and always smrlrng You could see h1m w'lth hrs pal Robert Bolton Two of a krnd as one mrght refer to them Hrs early school days were spent at Summer Crty Herbert was a member of the FFA and played rn the class tournament tn 52 53 NANCY SWAFFORD was another quret gul of the Senror Class She could be seen wrth her pals Chrrstrne Edna Rae and Verneal She attended grammar school at Summer Crty She was a member of the FHA rn 54 Her favonte subJect was Amencan Hrstory CAROL JANE THOMPSON was a very beautrful grrl wrth a head full of brarns Always srmling always frrendly always dorng her best to make others happy was what Carol was noted for Carol was chosen for Football Qleen canrdate from our Freshman class She served on the Student Councrl rn 52 was class treasurer rn 54 played 1n the class tournament from 50 54 and worked as offrce assistant rn 53 54 She was a member of the FHA and Press Club rn 52 She very well portrayed the part of Mrtzr Judy s frrend rn the Senror play A Date Wrth Judy She was feature edrtor and a member of the Advemsrng Staff on the Beacon th1s year Carol had a very hrgh scholastrc average for the four years and she t1ed CHRISTEAN TUCKER seemed to devote more trme to Home Economrcs than any other subject She belonged to the FHA 53 54 She clrmaxed this by rece1v1ng the Home Economrcs medal this year She also took part rn other acnvitres She was an offrce assistant typrst on the Echo and Class edrtor of the Beacon Chnstean rs probably mterested 111 Home Economrcs because she IS engaged and plans to be marrred soon after graduatron NAOMI RUTH YEARGAN harled from out New Harmony way She was a grrl who always made frlends well She was full of wrt and humor For two seasons Naomr was on the basketball squad She was typrst for the Echo and thrs Job she fxlled well When Naomr had frnrshed wrth her portron the pa per she was always wrllmg to help anyone who lacked some havmg theu page fin1shed She also was Class Edltor of the yearbook BILLY FRANK WHEELER was another handsome boy rn our class Hrs class mates thought lots of Brlly Frank He was a very rndustrlous worker and was always wrruung some honor He served as Vrce Pres rdent of our class two years and Treasurer of the class one year He was president of the Senior 4 H Club two years Presldent of County wide 4 H four years was a member of poultry Judgmg team delegate to 4 H Round Up and attended State 4 H congress B11ly Frank was rn four plays the Junior class play Semor class play Beta play and Speech club play He was chosen as one of the best actors of the drstnct at Cookeville He was a member of the football squad and played in the class tournament Brlly Frank was presrdent of the Beta Club one year presxdent of Speech Club one year a member of the FFA and 4 H clubs He played rn the band and recerved the Band medal He was Salutatorian of the class received the Math Medal two years and the Scxence Medal PY Shelby Jean Seals with Wendell Selby for English medal with an average of 97.4 for the four years. . ' . . . . . . . . . of