Bearden High School - Bear Echo Yearbook (Bearden, AR)

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SALUTE TO OUR NEIGHBOR GOVERNORDAVID PRYOR Thlrd governor from Ouachxta County Others were the late G W Hays and Ben Laney Gove rnor Dav1d Hampton Pryor was born August 79 1934 m Camden, Arkansas H1s father W11l1am Edgar Pryor, was Cheverolet Dealer xn Camden for many years and served two terms H1 the Ouachlta County Sherxffs Off1ce Hxs mother Susle Newton Pryor was from an old OU2.Ch1tH County famlly whxch had been actlve III polxtxcs uated w1th a law degree from the Umverslty of Arkansas at Fayette vxlle establ1shed a newspaper The Ouachxta C1t1zen at Camden and practlced law there for several years before movmg to Washlngton to flIllSh out the un explred term of Congressman Oren Harrls After servlng two full terms as representatlve from the 4th dxstrxct he ran for a seat lil the senate but was defeated by John L McClellan He was elected governor of Arkansas where he has served two years and IS the democratlc candldate on th1s year s slate fora second term He IS an act1ve member of the Presbyterlan Church , - . .l ' . , Y ' - 7 I .y 4 I ' I . , A A , . . , 1 David Pryor served several terms in Arkansas legislature, grad-

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About the Cover Tht bandstand ln the c1ty park has been an attrattton 1n Bearden tor 10 years Bullt m l9'6 tlns Lilldllllflx and well prtst rvtd str-uc ture has be n the scene ol many notables llllllldlllg Gov Wlnthrop Rocketelltr lt was restored tlns year by Mr John Fd Anthony as 1t marked tts 10 anntversary The bandstand wts butlt soon after tht band vas organlzed under sponsorshlp of Roy Martln It serves many usttul tunctmns mtludulg the CllOltt location ot the towns Chrlstmas tach year lt has also been the subyt fl for many pa1nt1ngs and 15 one of the few such paw 1ll1ons st1ll PXISY BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL BAND ln l9'6 shortly after the band was organlzed ttgalned w1de at ten'xon and began performtng for Confederate soldters reunxons So great was the demand for thelr performance that the group also played at many outstandtng events out of state They began tn Llttle Rock ln l9'7 wrth trrps extendmg to North Caroltnatn 1998 and to Btlovt Mxss ln 1979 They performed for so many soldier reumons that they were offlctally made the Old Soldxers Reunlon Band Accordxng to accounts these muslcxans by thls tlme could all play Dtvle by heart see MORL XBOUT BEARDLN HIGH SCHOOL BAND page 191 PICKUFQG to the rlght Bearden Bandstand Today and 'yesterday 1976 1976 Band Members were Qback row from leftj Buddy Gammxll Joe Hub bard, Leland Vvorman Joe McDonald Dlck I-r1ze1ll Jeff Gatllng, Lwell Wh1ttle J1m Henry Speck Bryant James Kennerly Sloan Henry and George lfultz Ofllddle rowj un1dent1f1ed Fred Meade, Leonard Dunn un1ndent1f1ed Ed Kennerly George Dtllmg John Junlel, John Dtllmg Bradley Gtlbert W F Wh1ttle James Gatlmg Poland Orr unldentlfxed Byrd MOTFISOH and dtrector Roy Matln Cfront rowj umdenttfxed Wallace Jackson N Hunneycutt, Woodrow Proctor James Justtss, Ed Bowman, Harry Frtztelle, Jack Bass, Cecxl Byars, Raymond Culp Roger Dollarhlde, LaVerne James Fulton Hubbard and Ktrby Tracey Seated are Mack W111l21mS and Ira Cobb. 1 - 'A ' ' 1 1 1 , 1 1 .' ' , 1 L 1. -- -' ' 1 A +I' 1 .' - J - ' 1,1 'I ' 1 1 - ' I I . ' 3 ,. . '. , ' ,, ' .r , ' ., , , ., ,, . - 1 1 - - 1. . ., , y, . 111- ' . . . ' A 1 , 1 . , , . . . , , ,. .m - ,A k. - , - vii I , , ' 1 ' 1 1 5' f - ',s V ' ' . ,,. ,v ' 15. ' 4 ',.AQ'yi. 1 1. n ' , , W 1 - u A4 4 L4 - , . - . 1, - - rt ' ' 11 . ' 1 ,, - -11 . L1 : A A , . I y , 1 , . ... , -- ' . . , 1 , ' 1 ' 1 1 H I . Y V Y 1 .1 1 1 . A , ' 1 1 1 f 1 . . Y . . 4 . 1 1 ' - 1 ' 1 1 9 ' I 1 1 - I 1 1