Arnett High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Arnett, OK)

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1956 volume:

Published by the ANNUAL STAFF, PHYLLIS, CAROLYN FAYE, JIMMY, and DALE, and the SENIOR CLASS of 56, ARNETT HIGH SCHOOL Arnett, Oklahoma If, in turning the pages of this book, you recall some of the happiest hours, the best loved scenes, and the valued friends of the past year; and if the pictures we have chosen will help to make your memories of your high school days more vivid throughout the passing years, then our purpose in publishing this annual has been fulfilled. STAFF Editor-In-Chief---------------- — - — --------PHYLLIS BRIGGS Assistant Chief..............................JIMMY CARUTHERS Photographer - -- -- -- — ----------— — — - -- DALE CROSS Advertising Manager - -------------- CAROLYN FAYE GILBREATH FOREWORD DEDICATION Because you deny yourself so that we may have that which you did not have; Because you desire for us the higher and finer things of life; Because you understand when all our world goes wrong; Because you love us in spite of our shortcomings; And, because we want to express our love and appreciation. We, the students of Arnett High School, dedicate this volume of our annual to you----------OUR PARENTS. SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE Dear Seniors: This annual is one of the many traditions of out American system of edu- cation. It's importance to you will increase with the passing of the years. As you go through life 1 hope that you always remember the other tra - ditions and teachings of a free America. Keep in touch with your schools. Give freely of your time and money to insure a strong and better America through better schools and better trained youth. My best wishes to all of you. Yours truly, D. D. Creech PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Of all the possessions accumulated by a student throughout his school years, there is none equal to the School Yearbook. None other has the affection- ate qualities of recall to the good times and the trying times spent in the Arnett School. A ring, a jacket, a certificate, are fine to represent particular activities. However, they fall far short of returning one, in memory, to the over-all activities of our school days. For this reason, I feel the Senior Class, their Sponsors, and more especially the Annual Staff are to be commended for their time and efforts in organizing for us this 1956 Yearbook. Sincerely, A. H. Woods Supervisor: MRS. GILBREATH MRS. CLEM MRS. KILUON MRS. HICKS President: FRANK MANN Vice President: VIRGIL ROPER Clerk: R. J. SCHNEIDER Members: KENNETH DAVIS MARSHALL WORD Top row: PORTER SHAHAN HAROLD COLLAR EDWIN SMITH DON PATTERSON Second row: MARVIN MITCHELL LEE WIEDEN SAM CAREY CECIL WEST RICHARD FIELDER School Custodian MARVIN GRICE ]Nobody Knocus the Troubles I’ve Seer MR. CREECH MR. WOODS MRS. INFIELD MRS. ORR MISS BOWLES MRS. NELSON MISS HORNE MRS. SHAFFER MISS LEAGUE MRS. OSBURN MR. MADDOX MR. BRAWLEY MRS. DAVIS MR. BAYLESS MISS PIERCE MR. ALEXANDER MR. CHAFFIN THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1955 AND 1956 The Senior Class of 1955 and 1956 to be taken in 1944 of the first grade DALE CROSS Band Baseball Annual Staff 4-H School Honor Roll JIMMY CARUTHERS Annual Staff Junior Play Basketball School Honor Roll Speech Monologue JACK KNOWLES Senior President State Driving Team Baseball Basketball Band Junior Play Speech Monologue PHYLLIS BRIGGS Annual Staff Basketball Junior Play Girls' State School Honor Roll Speech Monologue CAROLYN FAYE GILBREATH Annual Staff Basketball Softball Band Speech Monologue JUNIOR ALLARD Senior Vice President Baseball 4-H RONNIE GRICE Baseball Basketball Speech Play TED THIMLING Instrumental Trio Band Glee Club Speech Play Honor Roll JAMES BOYD Band Basketball 4-H Baseball Junior Play State Sheep Shearing Champion WINONA COMPTON Glee Club Softball Basketball Band 4-H Secretary Junior Play DELORES CROW Softball Basketball Junior Play LAURA LOUISE MOORE Reporter Glee Club Basketball School Honor Roll State Honor Roll OLETA BEAM Glee Club Softball Basketball State Driving Team State Honor Roll Band School Honor Roll JOE BARTON 4-H Glee Club CLARENCE MELLER Glee Club HARVEY GILBREATH Basketball Baseball Speech Play TERRY STOUT State Driving Team Glee Club LOIS COLES Glee Club Softball Speech Play LILLIE FREEMAN Softball Speech Play Honor Roll JOANN WELLS Glee Club Basketball Junior Play Honor Roll Band CAROLYN LARIMORE Glee Club High School. Honor Roll MANDEL BROWN Band Speech Play Glee Club Accompanist KENNETH CAREY Glee Club Baseball 4-H GENE RAY ASHPAUGH Baseball Basketball 4-H JIMMY FOLKS Glee Club 4-H Basketball WILMA MEIER Glee Club Speech Play Junior Play High School Honor Roll ROSELLA PEACOCK Junior Play Speech Play Softball Basketball Glee Club MARVEL CHAMBER- LAIN Softball Glee Club Honor Roll SHIRLEY HASLEY Softball Winona Shirley Lois Jack Gene Carolyn Jane Rosella Delorse by rm Till THEN hr «UT WOOD «SOI MUCUS Mrs. Davis. Miss Pierce, Milton Smith, Beverly New, Walter Rupprecht, Twilla Collar. Larry Branstetter, Ellen Hunter, J. B. Floyd, Vesta Forester, Donald Jacks, Leona Rowland. Robert Hosier, Virginia Roper, Bobby Hanan, Wilma Bullard, Andy Malloy, Tawanda Habekott. Henry Thompson, Wilma Clift, Jim Bill Suthers, Sandra Price, Donald Patterson, Zelma Young. Levita Allard, Marcia Holland, Lula May Thompson. SOPHOMORES Mr. Woods, Mr. Brawley, Colonel Peacock, Linda Roper, Bobby Brown, Anita Baldwin. Mac Suthers, Marilou Lewright, Dean Bullard, Nelda Barton, Dennis Schneider. Wanda Shelton. Roy Chamberlain, Mildred Carey, Harold Shreve. A1 Louise Suthers, Gary Compton, Nina Clark. Eddie Smith, Gayle Vincent, Haskel Bullard, Clarita Gillilan, Clifford Town, DeAnn Lewright. Dale Dyke, Jocelyn Homre, Grover Woods, Don Woodsworth, Larry Howe, Jim Woods. YOUNG AT HEA T )t by CAROLYN LEIGH Mu ic by JOHNNY RICHA Miss League, Bernard Bonser, Buena Bonser, Johnnie Brown, Judy Branstetter, Gary Carpenter, Carla Bullard, Gary Collar. Marilyn Davis, Jessie Gilbreath, Anna Folks, Billy Heinsohn, Joyce Harrell, Robert Jenning, Margaret Heinsohn, Jerry Knowles. Mary Hosier, Owen Lentz, Brenda Krout, Elven Miller, Coleen McClung, John Patter- son, Donna Rowland, Richard Patterson. Wilda Shelton, Jimmy Riggs, Lola Shreves, Buck Sibley, Kay Sims, Robert Wells, Carole Stout, Donald Whittenberg. Letha Terfertiller, Elenita Thimling, Leota Tolle, Eleanor Town, Linda Turner, Ginger Vincent. ' c trrf ( Jlfi ti 'Jfr 'Jirtr rr r6'nf f fr r f f j) . i,u ; 4 Vi t j Mr. Maddox, Gerald Bowman. Patsy Barton, Mervin Bowman, Marilyn Forester, Jerry Clark. Carole Howe, Theron Compton, Carole Jones, Jerry Cross, Oleta Mathis. Mirl Filder. Johnnie Molloy, William Hosier, Bonnie New. Jimmy Morgan, Dayon Sherill, Keith Shean. Joyce Stevens, Milton Suthers, Darlene Thompson, David Stuckey, Bertha Weeks, Leo Tolle. Jimmy Truitt, Sammy West, Dale Woods. Mrs. Osborn, Kenneth Barker, Carolyn Ashpaugh, Eddie Beam, Margaret Baldwin, Ronald Branstetter, Donna Boyd Richard Brown, Lois Branstetter, Johnny Carey, Patricia Bullard, Eddie Carpenter, Sharon Bullard, Donnie Caruthers. Bernice Clearwater, Rodney Davis, Glennis Collor, Larry Jacks, Patricia Compton, Ronnie Littau, Wanda Gillian. Dan Nelson, Janice Grice, Johnny Stepp, Connie Mackey, Gene Sutton, Rita Smith, Linden Wilson. Mrs. Shaffer, Dale Bonser, Leatta Ashpaugh, Charles Ereman, Betty Buckles, Terry Harrell. Larry Huen, Annabelle Brown, Willis Johnson, Charlotte Cliff, Duke Morgan, Ellen Forester. James Orr, William Porter, Terry Schneider, Wayne Shahan, Francis Shreve, Buddy Suthers. Euleta Grice, Neal Suthers, Bessie Hosier, Kenneth Tolle, Barbara New, Richard Truitt. Berniece Stevens, Gerald Weeks, Marilyn Town, Gerry Wells, Dean Whittenberg, Terry Chamberlain. Miss Horn, Delbert Barker, Dudley Blaylock, Blden Branstetter, Craig Chestnut. William Chisum, Dwight Daniels, Harvey Jacks, Jack Stout, Donald Stuckey. Rallin West, Max Whittenburg, Edward Wildman, William Word, Jimmie Enfield. Laydetta Collar, Patricia Davis, Dyanna Dickson, Beverly Hanan, Patsy Patterson. Jan Roper, Patricia Stepp, Wanda Stevens, Sharon Tolle. Mrs. Nelson, Sharon Barton, Arlene Dishen, Dolores Shields, Nelson Barnes. Gary Bayless, Bryan Bonser, Kenneth Boyd, Mike Bradshaw. Lynden Craven. Rodney Hicks, Oliver Hixson, Claude Larimore, Ray Meier. Kenneth Shean. Grady Suthers, William Suthers, Ronald Wayland, Jerry Webb, Dennie Wilson. Haskell Wilson. Miss Bowles, Bobby Baker, Linda Barnes, Jakie Branstetter, Judy Buckles, Donald Clear- water, Linda Bullard, Clifton Collar. Cheryl Care, Louis Collar, Terrilynn Clem, Monte Compton, Marie Dowler, Mike Craven, Doreen Gettle, Larry Dickson. Judy Hanan, Clifford Gaisford, Evelyn Hoosier, Terry Gilbreath, DeAnn Johnson, Jimmy Maddox, Virnita McClung, Eugene Morgan. Addie Porter, David Morgan, Louise Shahan, Freddie New, Darlene Patton, Roger Price, Dix Roper, James Rutledge. A. C. Sherrill, Roy Sibley, E. F. Stuckey, Gary Truitt, Don West, Jack Woods. Mrs. Orr, Lyndel Barker, Milburn Barton, Mark Bradshaw, Donald Branstetter, Terry Bullard, Steven Care. Steven Chesnut, Pat Craven, David Davis, Alvin Dyke, Leon Hunter, Eugene Karnes, John Kenney. Merlin Littau, Terry McClung, Henry Morgon, Gary Nuttall, Larry Poteet, Randy Sherrill, Clyde Tolle. Leon Wildman, Robert Willyard, Warren Wilson, Quineta Beagle, Linda Beam, Barbara Bonser, Janette Holt. Anne Nelson, Julia Turner, Gary Wilson, Sherry Word. Mrs. Infield, Donald Bullard, Clyde Boyd, Kenneth Clem, Darrell Clift. Myron Coykendall, Ronald Cross, Steven Jacks, Russell Terfertiller, Allen Tolle. Garry Vincent, Richard Word, Jimmy Maddox, Linda Barker, Charlott Booth. Verna Chestnut, Linda Freeman, Shari Haynes, Connie Holloway, Marilyn McClung. Leona Miller, Karen Mitchell, Dolly Morgan, Loretta Peacock. BAND KING AND QUEEN ATHLETICS HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM Left to right: Mac Suthers, Gene Ashpaugh, Jim Woods. Don Patterson, Clifford Town, (Coach) Glen Brawley, James Boyd, Jack Knowles, J. B. Floyd, Harvey Gilbreath, Ronnie Grice. GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM Top row: Vesta Forester, Leona Rowland, Joann Wells, Phyllis Briggs, Anita Baldwin, Linda Roper. Bottom row: (Coach) Glen Brawley, Clarita Gillian, Twilla Collar, Beverly New, Gayle Vincent, Marilou Lewright, Ellen Hunter. NAME CHIEF ATTRACTION WANTS TO BE MOST ENJOY- ABLE PASTIME USUALLY FOUND JACK Black Curly Hair Engineer Sleeping Grocery Store JUNIOR Loud Mouth Free Daydreaming With Winona DALE His Build • HA! Hooked Going to Vici Pool Hall JAMES Teeth Sheep Herder Telling Jokes Sheep Bara GENE His Grin Olympic Cham- pion Smoking Cigars With the Boys HARVEY Peroxide Hair Motorcycle Racer Girls With the Girls JIM FOLK His Drawing Coon Hunter Hunting Coons Coon Hunting JIM C. Brown Eyes Chevy Dealer Holding Hands Parked KENNETH Muscles Bachelor Smoking Smoking JOE His Laugh Friend of Levita's Smoking Behind the White House CLARENCE Winking Always Single Working on Hotrods With Ted TED Bragging Farmer Louise In Carolyn Jane’s Locker MANDEL Voice Music Teacher Singing Music Room TERRY Wavy Hair Cowboy Chasing Girls Around the Block RONNIE Car Play Boy Loafing Schoolhouse PHYLLIS Blond Hair Loved Dancing With Carolyn F. DELORES Wriggly Walk Play Girl Running Around In a Green Mercury CAROLYN FAYE Blue Eyes Left Alone Boys With Phyllis OLETA Red Hair Nurse Sleeping Working LOUISE Curly Hair Accountant Ted Studying LOIS Giggle Mrs. Barton Talking to Joe Writing to Frank LILLIE Black Hair Mrs. Martin Shooting Pool Cafe SHIRLEY Freckles Engaged Writing Love Letter Reading Love Letters NAME CHIEF ATTRACTION WANTS TO BE MOST ENJOY- ABLE PASTIME USUALLY FOUND JOANN Her Glasses Engineer's Wife Looking for Boys Talking to Boys CAROLYN J. Her Hair Old Maid Hating Boys Watching TV WILMA J. Her Talk Secretary Go to the Show Playing Piano ROY MARIE Brown Eyes Married Getting Letters Writing Letters MARVEL Her Height Secretary Riding Horses In the Car tUTNWI ' € J DALE CROSS OLETA BEAM LOUISE MOORE TED THIMBLING MARVEL CHAMBERLAIN TERRY STOUT MR. ALEXANDER TRIKE UP THf BOD 10NEY BURNS A HOLE IN MY PO( wO 0S •’ Of 1AOO MUSC it srrwi STOWS GROCERY, Vici WEAVERS RECREATION, Vici VICI BANK, Vici HOLLAND'S 5 10, Vici BAKERS HARDWARE, Vici G-C CAFE, Vici BEST WAY GROCERY, Vici DR. JAMES A. YOUNG, Vici VICI BAKERY, Vici GREGORY'S LAUNDRY, Vici EVA COOK, 60 CAFE, Vici HOLLAND DRUG STORE, Vici ALBERT WRIGHT, Harmon DALE NEW, Harmon NEWS GROCERY, Harmon TOMLINSON MOTOR CO., Arnett FRANK DYKE-THEATRE, Arnett WEBB SHOE SHOP, Arnett BOX A CAFE. OTTILIA BRANSTETTER, Arnett UPTOWN LAUNDRY, WILDMAN'S, Arnett McNEELY'S PLUMBING AND ELECTRIC, Arnett C AND W GROCERY, Arnett W. F. FUNK, INSURANCE AGENCY, Arnett KINDERDICK CASH STORE. Arnett WELLS DRY GOODS, Arnett COMMUNITY PUBLIC SERVICE CO., Higgins JONES I.G. A., Higgins JAMESON INSURANCE AGENCY, Higgins HIGGINS BARBER SHOP, Higgins ZENOR'S CHAMPLAIN STATION, Higgins PRICE RANKIN, BROOM CORN BUYER, Gage CULLEN BUTLER, Shattuck DON JOHNSTON, Shattuck TEXAS CAFE, Shattuck ROWENA'S BEAUTY SHOP, Shattuck GEO. SCHULTZ SON, Shattuck FARMER'S SUPPLY, Shattuck WESTERN AUTO, Shattuck IDEAL FOOD STORE, Shattuck SHATTUCK BOOK STORE, Shattuck RATLIFF'S, Shattuck BOUGHANS DRY CLEANERS, Shattuck VINEYARD TIRE SHOP, Shattuck SIDDERS AUTO SHOP, Shattuck MODEL DRY CLEANERS, Shattuck S.W. NORTHUP, Shattuck GARDS JEWELRY, Shattuck J.B. WILLIAMS, Shattuck MR. VERNON WORD, Arnett MRS. VERNON WORD, Arnett C ong r atulations Senior Class PLAINS CRY, Arnett, Oklahoma CARPENTER Arnett, Oklahoma mflROUISE STUblOS ■ippp ■ 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE MAKING QUALITY SENIOR PORTRAITS!!! SO -T eu, DEPENDABLE SERVICE!!! at ENID, OKLA. KILLEBREW JS I.G.A. GROCERY Congratulations Best Wishes to the Senior Class CLEANERS Grain-Seed Processing-Lumber No Long Waits No Short Weights FARMERS CO-OP ASSOCIATION Fargo, Oklahoma Ph. 90 Ph- 44 Lumber and General Hardware Martin Senour Paints and Varnishes Call 114 LUMBER CO. 56 Years of Reliability Gage, Oklahoma P L. GAS CO. Butane and Propane Tanks and Appliances Phone 116 Vici, Oklahoma Kroehler-Permalux Heywood-Wakefield F urniture Zenith and RCA Radio and Television Westinghouse Appliances Kelvinator Appliances Whirlpool Washer and Dryer Higgins, Texas HARDWARE CONGRATULATIONS TO A GOOD SCHOOL, FACULTY AND STUDENT BODY BANK Gage, Oklah o ma Member F.D.I.C. Friendly Service GRAIN AND STORAGE We Will Store Your Grain for Private Storage, Government Loans or Buy It. ORAINJ CO. RALPH DRAKE, Manager Gage, Oklahoma Famous Name Brands Shattuck, Okla. New Frigidaire Imperial Cold-Pantry Stores Food the Way You Buy It . . .the way you Use It! Has New Flowing Cold Cooling Plus Cyclamatic Defrosting SHA1—TUC-K MOTOR CO. Shattuck, Okla. News From Every Country Community You'll Find Everything You Need at Paper Headquarters Gibson Greeting Cards - Party Goods Office Supplies and Equipment NORTHWEST OKLAHOMAN AND ELEIS COUNTY NEWS KIATI ON AI_ BANK Your Bank of Personal Service Shattuck, Okla. Congratulations, Senior Class MASON FUNERAL HOME Shattuck, Oklahoma O. E. NULL C. A. NULL 6r SON, I NC. Bond Abstractors Bonded in National Surety Established in 1902 Arnett, Okla. HIGGINS WHEAT GROWERS Federal Bonded Warehouse Grains and Feeds Higgins, Texas Phone 24 Quality Lumber and Building Material BPS Paint Aermotor Windmills HIGGINS LUMBER CO. ALEX LAUBHAN Phone 50 Higgins, Texas DRY GOODS CO. “Quality Corner Everything to Wear for the Entire Family Congratulations to Arnett Public School F rom Ellis County’s Own Grain GRAIN COMPANY Shattuck, Okla. HANK MEYER, Manager SERVICE STATTI ON and CLITRCCL-'E. C I—OTD C CHESNUT CIRCLE C MOTEL. For the Rest of Your Life Phone 208 Shattuck, Okla. FLORAL CO. Flowers for All Occasions HARDWARE Shattuck Arnett SHAW FUNERAL HOME Vici, Oklahoma NJ BAR (N) RANCH Grade and Registered Herefords If you are interested in buying registered Hereford Bulls or Heifers, please visit the Nicholson N Bar Ranch and see the offspring of C N Star Topmate 15, a famous Domino Bull. Visitors Always Welcome. Ranch: Route 1 Peek, Okla. BUICK CO. Shattuck, Okla. CAFE Let's Meet and Eat at REBA’S CAFE LARRY AND REBA Shattuck, Oklahoma Meet Your Friends at ken's A.B., M.A., D.O. General Practice Arnett, Oklahoma DUNN RANCH Quality Herefords Owner, JOHN DUNN Arnett, Okla. BRADSHAW RANCH Tolerable Good Cattle Will Buy or Sell Cattle or Horses Owner, W. P. BRADSHAW Arnett, Okla. K IILBUTR-Kl'S MERCHANDISE R e ady- to- Wear Dry Goods and Shoes “Your Friendly Store” We Give S H Green Stamps Phone 40 Vici, Oklahoma HOSPITAL Shattuck, Oklahoma THE FLORISTS Flowers - Gifts - Pottery Phone 98 Shattuck, Oklahoma LANDERS GAS - OIL - GREASE PERRY RUSELL Higgins, Texas Ellis County's Favorite News” MR. AND MRS. BILLY DENSON Publishers and Owners CONOCO STATION LEROY AN DING THOMPSONS HELP YOURSELF(LAUNDRY) ■HLllllUKlHi 5HEANS HARDWARE ORALEE AND PAUL ARNETT BEAUTY SALON LOIS HART IOI HARDWARE AND EQUIPMENT CO. McCormick- Deering International Hardware and Appliances RCA Television Phone 15 Manager, ROY CATHEY Vici, Oklahoma 811 N. Western Phone 2-9144 Oklahoma City 6, Oklahoma Salesman, R. W. (BOB) BILLINGSLEY H.6- H. BUTANE CO. Gage, Oklahoma Phone 97 We Try the Impossible - to Please Everyone VINCENT CHEVROLET Quality - Low Cost Chevrolet and Case Where Friend Meets Friend ‘‘The Hot One's Even Hotter” BARKER Dayton and U.S. Royal Tires Champlin Gas and Oil Superior Feeds Arnett, Oklahoma Phone 5 Phone 117 Shattuck, Oklahoma COUNTV ABSTRACT Arnett, Okla. Abstracts - Insured Title - Photostats JOHN BRIGGS - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- President R. N. HIGGINS, JR. - -- -- -- -- vice President L. A. HIGGINS - -- -- -- -- -- -- - Secretary C. E. MARTIN - -- -- -- -- Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary W. F. MARTIN Cosmetics Veterinary Supplies Schoolbooks Cameras - Films Soda F ountain HERBERT UMBER and PAUL HUFF MEN We Fill Doctor’s Prescriptions Phone 99 SHATTUCK AUTO SUPPLY Shattuck, Oklahoma Auto Parts and Accessories Phone 28 We, of the Senior class wish to thank the business men of our town and surrounding communities for their time and money which makes this annual possible. We also wish to thank Vernon Price for his time and effort in taking group pictures of the various organizations through out the school. LITHOGRAPHED BY