Shakamak High School - Shakamak Yearbook (Jasonville, IN)

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BAPTIST CHURCH CHURCH OF GOD OF BLESSED HOPE 1973 SHAKAMAK COMMUNITY CHURCH 1974 PROPHECY 1974 1973, the congregation began a building program, and the new church at McKinley and South Horace Street was com- pleted in 1974. Family names of some of the congregation are Wilson, Secrest, Gadberry, Bradley, Hamilton, Campbell, Rehmel, Green, Dickey, Barnard, Skinner, Schoonover, and Jenkins. First pastor was Rev. Fred Puckett. At the beginning of the Day Care Program in Jasonville the church offered its facilitiesg now the church is in charge of and houses the Nursery School. The minister, Robert E. Wil- son, is the directory Eileen Samm is the head teacher. Pictured are Mary Myers, Fanny Smith, Charlsie Wilson, Helen Godfrey and Grace Edmondson, as they serve one of the Saturday morning breakfasts. BLESSED HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH, Independant Funda- mental church, was founded May 13, 1973, and has been holding its meetings at the home of Bob Swaby. There are 80 members. Rev. Robert F. Ross is the minister. The ground breaking ceremony for the new church just south of Junctions State Roads 48 and 59 on State Highway 59 was November 22, 1975. In the picture are left to right: Harry McDonald, Bob Swaby, Charles English, Pastor Bob Ross, Charles Johnson, Darrell Goodson, and Clifton Swaby. The SHAKAMAK COMMUNITY CHURCH was founded September 15, 1974. The first meetings were held in the Coalmont Fire House, then in the St. loan of Arc Church until the new building was constructed on State Highway 48 north of Iasonville. The churth has 78 members, and the trustees are Joe Wise , lack Clark, and Richard Sweet. Rev. Gail E. Bell was the first minister. In the picture are the members of the choir. The CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY is located on State Road 59 east of Howesville. lt was organized November 26, 1974. There are 18 members. Family names are Simpson, Moon, Watson, Kennedy, Mayfield, Hansford, and Camp- bell. Rev. William Simpson is the pastor. Most of the members are in the picture.

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teachers Roxann Hubbell and Rowena Foster. The Vicksburg BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH was founded in 1906. Early family names are Plew, Hanna, and Pope. The current membership is 45g officers are Otto Clark, lack Haw- kins, Frank Hays, Herschel Hays, and Frances Smith. Rev. Frank W. Rodgers is the pastor. In the picture are members of the Young Peoples' class. It was about 1915 that a small group of people cleaned Bro. Van Meter's old Poultry House on West Main Street, which was located in about the same area as Puckett's Lumber yard. The first pastor was Rev. Will Smidt and then Rev. Z. D. Wallace, who joined the Assemblies of God organization when founded in 1914. Early family names are Van Meters, Anthony, Leturgez, Smith, Rubelt, Moss, and Durham. Rev. Harry Hohley led the church into the construction of the building on the corner of West Main and North Park. It was completed in 1921. The IASONVILLE ASSEMBLY OF GOD is the oldest Assembly of God in Indiana. Rev. Zella Anthony served the church 22 years. Current membership is 97 g officers are James Critchfield, Cboard secretaryj, Dave Stark, Danny Jenkins, and Robert Borders , Cchurch treasurerl . The picture was taken as people were coming out of Sun- day services. A group of former Baptists who had been attending a Pres- byterian church in Jasonville held a revival tent meeting and decided to organize a Baptist church. They met in the K of P Hall until the church, FIRST BAPTIST, was completed May 28, 1922. There were 51 charter members: still living are Roy Price, Nellie Simpson, Richard Burcham, and Mary Poe Fiscus. Lyman Howard, father of Lawrence, contracted the building. Their first trustees were Albert Cole, Emmet E. Moser, and Will Elson, who was also the first moderator, Rev. Otha Almon was the first pastor. E. E. Baker served the longest time. Present trustees are Fred Bennett, George Croft, and Richard Burchamg the moderator is Lewis McQueary. There are presently 240 members. Pictured are the Minister - Rev. Edward E. Mishlerg choir, and choir director - Nina Neal. The first JASONVILLE CHURCH OF GOD building was located on Park Avenue and McKinley Street. In the fall of ASSEMBLY or Gob CHURCH 1920 IASONVILLE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 1922 OF GOD 1933 23 JASONVILLE CHURCH

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Baseball was one of the earliest organized sports in the area. The teams were composed of coal miners and busi- nessmen who played baseball for the love of the sport. Many potential good players were encouraged to settle in the area by being given jobs in the local mines. The 1909 Iasonville team played and defeated a traveling national professional team of that era. BASEBALL 1909 TEAM IASONVILLE ROW 1, Left to Right: Ray Wakefield, Frank Miller, Clell Sexton, Ben Zink, Hiney Smith, Horace Christy. ROW 2: Tom Reed Cmanagerj, Wat- son Neal. Hide Phegley fsec.!treas.l. ROW 3: Jack Barber, Pete Ruth, Fred Soxy Lynch, Ote Littlejohn. Tillman Hunter, and Mike Lyons. 1912 TEAM VICKSBURG ROW 1, Left to Right: Tommie Hyslop, Hobert Hays, Matchel and Rudy Vitosky. ROW 2: Andrew Pritchard, Frank Hays, Kelsie Tetrick, Jock Hyslop, Nelsie Tetrich. and Jack Hays. FOOTBALL The first football team in the area was in 1908 at the Jasonville High School. One of the greatest high school elevens ever assembled performed for lasonville High School in 1926. They were the undefeated, untied, 1926 Indiana State Football Champions. 1926 TEAM IASONVILLE ROW 1, Left to Right: Ed Greenwood, Bull Griffith, Doc Elson, Tom Ketchem, Ed Woodruff, Sam Gillespie, Ed Fleming. ROW 2: Frank John- son. Lawrence Sheets, Dale Elson, Charles Fleming, George Tiller, Jerry Naugle QCoach7. ROW 3: Lawrence Fougerousse, Chuck Hostettler. Mutt Letsinger, Don Squires, Lowell Sheets, Bob Lynch, Wayne Cush- man, Earl Row. and Mark Leach.