Benton High School - Panther Yearbook (Benton, AR)

Text from Pages 1 - 152 of the 1946 volume:

7. v ,fm f6fB,,? FOREWORD N publishing this the 1945 46 edition of the PANTHER we hope thot we hove succeeded in turnishing the best possible delineotion of student lite in Benton High School We wish to sincerely thonk the mony who hove given their time ond tolent to this work Perhops in will bring bock tond memories ot high school doys which ore omong the hoppiest ot lite 9 yeors to come this edition ot the PANTHER 6 1 ffflw ViVNg fffiwl fif T S5 im Q7 'Qi-V?-1 3 ,f , ff5f2'fm2 2 g5,Q,,LVWfV3W iliqii Us 6+gW!?U4743 5747 V3 s K5 N1Jf3wV3'mJ713 Hfj'T3 Tffgfvf W3 rg ,J iklifa ffhff -fxiiff ?f'f if-gl JA Aff? fr? -1 qw 9 XY? 3 iff ? f?7 f i?? Jiffqrl 3 5?1i-iiufgig QUHADDUAU m,VH5 fJT,J fig aigfii QFQFAI fill. l1,'f,h. mfr-L.: :.. Ln. in L3 Iumm ., !,.1.:,tn E i i i - R- 6 A 3 H , , ,a r . i 4 17 -,3 J r ' ' ' Y Lebr Ein-tor. 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I , - , 0 I 'I ' I 1 I ' I - SCENIE ON SAL NE R VER v-1 r-4 -1 X ff' f f0v,,f 1946 Panflzer Edt i ENttJ 3 X 1 . , , J ' J X if I ,I V M, i or Tommy Everett Assistan Editor Gene Ballard Business Manag James . u , r. ...Y----Q ah ADMINISTRATION CLASSES v 'wnsn6f0i f 2h.mwS Vw-H Yu Dv- 'K' 5? -1-tm, QR 5 X FEATURES gif ACTIVITIES SPORTS 14 SENIOR HIGH FACULTY 535. HOWARD PERRIN MRS HOWARD PERRIN MRS K E GILBERT A B Arkansas State Teachers A B A1 kansas State Teachers A B Henderson State M A UIIIVEFSIIY of Colorado Peabody College Nashvxlle Tenn Tulane Umversnty New Orleans Peabody College Nashvllle Tenn Umverslty ol Colorado Umverslty of Arkansas ,ww .48 I MISS SUE O NEAL MRS A R RAMICK MISS SARABEL LEECH A B Ouachxta College A B Arkansas State Teachers A B Ouachita College Washlngton Umversnx St Loums Draughons Busmess College Lntle Rock lo SENIOR HIGH FACULTY MRS JOHN L HUGHES MRS E H HOUSTON Ouachlla College A B BHYIOT UINVCYSIT-y Morse School of EXDTCSSIOH St Louls B M Central College Chlcago Dramatlc School CVHCHEO MUSIC College MRS DOROTHY BROWN AB Ouachlta College UIIIVEFSIKY of Arkansas RAYMOND RICHARDS JAMES AHLF A B Ouachna College A B College of the Ozarks M A Umverslty of Arkansas 16 JUNISOSR HIGI-iq A URW 2'-an MRS MILLARD BOWDEN MRS RUBY LITTLE MRS RAYMOND KERR MRS FANNIE RICHARDS .034 rx 'av 3,9 17s MRS J A GIPSON MRS W A UTLEY MRS DAHLIA PETTY 17 MARY LOU MEDLOCK CAROLYN HUGHES Presxdent Seruor Class Pres1dent Jumor Class CLASSES 'HEX Q A, wi fifw .-L .Jglj ' - LEWIS HENRY BRINER President Sophomore Class THELMA BRAGG President Freshmen Class 18 6 Ti- ?Z60Z4- SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS MARY LOU MEDLOCK Presldent 'S-f TOMMY EVERETT MARY FRANCES BARNES Vxce Presxdent Secretam 20 ' n. .. if 4 if , ' A Q c SENIOR CLASS 'XIO'1 FO Tom ht We Lxunch Whole Shall We Anchol FLOVI. EP Red Rose COLORS Blue .md Whlte I I ASS ROLL I ILLX R-KH ALDEI WILMA DUNCAN KEINNETH AVARITI TOMMY EVERETT NIARX FRANCES BARNES AGNES FISCHER BOPBXE RUTH BURINS JO HALL 'XIARCARET BUTLER JACKY HOMAN VVAH NE CARTER MARY JAWIES CARL CORDELL JR TEDDY JENNINCS MILDRED COVFY BILLIE SUE KAUFFMAN MARY BE'l II DAVENPORT IKEY SUE KEENE SAM DAVIS IERINE LAWRENCE ERNESTIYE I FDBET PER ENA POWFR NIFRIEL MICLENDON CURTIS RASBURRH EARL IXILMILLEN MARGARET ANN ROBERTSON 'XILRIEI MCXIILLEB MARGIE LEE ROBERTSON NIAIIY LOU MEDLOCK IOHN ROGERS III XR FHA NAI LI' 'X FRNIA LEE ROTHENBERC ER IAMI S EDWARD INU I'T IR PATRICIA ROWLAND NVAINDA FAX PARKER JOSEPH PHINEAS RUNYAN DELLA PELTOIN BONNIE LEE SCOTT STFLLA PELTON FRANCES SELBY 'NOXIA I I-E SHARP BETTY JO TICE NIFLP -X SHERRILI BOBBY TLCKER IENYIF RL I II SIMS VIRC INIA WFSLBROOK II KN S FOIIFH ALTA IEE NVHITE ll A SILFI E ERNESTINE WHIFF I II K SLTT ON BEN WITHAIXI L IIAIII ES FAX LOI HELEN WRIC HT DIL R TAYI Oh 'XIAX WRIGHT IXIXX 'IHONIPXS STLART FIKES NIARY HOLIMAN BOXD ALLINSOIX 21 'V . 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J, . . 4 x k I . , , ,IA A In s x BILLY RAY ALDER Whr 71 you call hzm Goof smzlt Vlce Prcsldent ol Jumor Class of 44 Vlcc Presldent of Sclcnce Club KENNETH AVARITT Ht s an all round student and friend MARY FRANCES BARNES The clzaractenstzcs she nossesses dcmand our adnzzratzon Glee Club 43 44 45 Treasurer of Gle: Club -H 44 Home Ec 44 Treasurer of Home Ec 44 Journallsm 43 L1brary Llub 45 Annual Staff 45 Sec Treas Senior Class 45 Band 43 BOBBYE RUTH BURNS Har hfarty laugh may br heard when ver she zs JOUYIIHIISYYX 45 MARGARET BUTLER If you want a thmo done well e Mog to do zt Panther Tales 44 Eflltor ot Panther Tales 45 Sclence 44 Pres of Science Club 44 VICE Pres Home Ec 44 Na tional Honor Socxetv 44 45 Pres Natl Honor SOCIEKV 45 Qulll and Scroll 44 45 Vnce Pxes of Qulll and Scroll 45 Annual Stall 45 WAYNE CARTER Hc conserueth his energy CARL CORDELL JR When Joy and duty clash lat duty go lo smash B Club 43 44 45 Secretarv of B Club 45 Football 44 45 Basketball 44 45 MILDRED COVEY Tzs mrtue that has made her so admlrablc SCISDLL Club 44 Annual Stafi 45 .. , - . - - ,W .K ,,, - .. - - , - - U . 2-' 1 .' : r J I , - H ' ,Q t 5 , - U Journalism, '44-'45g Assistant Editor of .. , - H , . .. - , , , H . ' 2 . ' -' 1 v .., - - f ' ,JY MARY BETH DAVENPORT Llttle but mlghty Journal sm 44 45 bclence 44 Home 44 45 Secretarx Tre1surer f class 43 44 Qulll and Scroll SAM DAVIS Courllnq lS his occupation VVILMA DUNCAN To know her zs to love er IOY11 E Glee Club 43 44 Lbrarx Club 45 TOMMY EVERETT TllTO'lLJll knowledge power obtazmd Student Counul 43 44 Natlonal Honor Annual Edx or 45 B Club 45 VICE Pxesdnxt ol dass 45 Football 45 Vue Plesldent class 43 AGNES FISCHER A w'1o know hm' count her as a real frzend Home Ee JO HALL Always the same good frzend everyone she knows JACKY HOMAN A lion among lad1es CICIICG 44 Annual Staff 45 Club 43 44 45 MARY JAMES Always on the Job IUHV' Fm 43 Glu: Llub 45 EC., ' . I V , .'- vc ' 0 - , ' . ' 3 ' - , '-16. .. - h ,, 1.2 c,. 1111 .' .' 3451 1 T ' . '. is Sociexv, '44, '455 Annuzlxl small, '44, '451 -' ll , 1 ., 45. - A ' to pl ' ' YY 5 . , l , 1 .v . 1 UB.. TEDDY JENNINGS Hts bralns never settle on one subject B Club 42 43 45 F00lfb8lllVl8l'IdgQI 42 13 Journalism 43 AnnualStaff 45 BILLIE SUE KAUFFMAN A gal with style sophlstlcatzon and Bobby Journahsm 43 44 45 Home Ec 44 Secretary Treasurer Journallsm 45 SCIGHCC 44 Natxonal Honor Soclety 44 45 Secretary Treasurer of Natlonal Honor SOC19lQ 45 Secretary Treasurer Student Councll 45 Secretary Treas Junior Class 44 IKEY SUE KEENE A valuable asset wherever czrcumstances place her Journahsm 43 44 45 Basketball 44 45 Llbrary Club 44 Home Qulll and Scxoll 45 Cheer Leader Sclence Club 43 JERINE LAWRENCE She ms amiable and admired by everyone Glee Club 43 Home Economics Club 43 44 Dramatlc Club 44 Asslstant Basketball Manager 44 ERNESTINE LEDBETTER A favorzte wzth all who know her Glee Club 43 44 45 Home Economlcs Club 44 MURIEL MacMILLEN She has a good word a pleasant smzle for everyone Cheer Leader 44 45 Homecommg Maid 44 Sclence Club 44 Cheer Leader Captam 5 Homecoming Queen 45 Annual Staff 45 MARY LOU MEDLOCK From her we learn the glory f honor Presldent ot Home Ec Club 45 Glee Club 44 45 Student Council 45 Natl Honor SOCIEIY 46 Presldent Class 45 U ' ' , A ' 3, U . . . . , . 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' . v ,4: . .1 0 33 MARTHA NALLEY her we have a steady quu student Home EL 44 Glee Club 45 JAMES EDWARD NUTT If he has any enemtes they are hzdden by hzs great crowd of frzends Football Mgr 42 43 44 45 Basketbill Mgr 42 43 44 B Club 42 43 44 45 Vlce Presldent of Student Councll 45 Buslness Mgr ot Annual 45 Qu11l and Scroll 46 WANDA FAY PARKER In her greatness than ls charm Home Ec 44 Llbraxx Club Basketball 44 DELLA PELTON She ls an earnest student and liked by all STELLA PELTON She s like an old frtend e moment you meet her Glee Club 43 44 45 Home EC EVA POWER Shes one well worth knowzng Student Councxl 44 Annual Statt 44 Natlonal Honor Socletg 45 Vtce Presx dent of Nattonal Honor Socxetv 45 CIFCUIBLIOD Manager of Annual 45 Qulll and Scroll 45 CURTIS RASBURRY He s a longfellow but not a poet B Club 45 Basketball 44 MARGARET ANN ROBERTSON Her sound scholarshtp ts shown by the honors she has won Journallsm 43 44 45 Pteslde-nt Joul nallsm 4:9 Secretarx Qulll and Suoll 45 Student Councll 43 Natlonal Honor SOCIEIY 45 Annual Staff 45 In , 'ft U , Jr. it ' 1 ' J! 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Ll 5 ' ' , U , ' -' -' 3 ., '44. 66 J ' JS 4. , , H S, . . , H MARGIE LEE ROBERTSON Men may come and men may go but I go on forever Scxence Club 44 Secretarv of Sclence Club 45 Glee Club 43 45 Home Ec 44 Journallsm 44 45 Basketball 44 Co Captam Basketball 45 Homecom mg Mald 45 Beautw Contest 44 45 JOHN ROGERS Make haste slowly ERMA LEE ROTHENBERGER Strzvzng to reach a goal ts thc nearest way to glory Basketball 43 44 45 Basketball Cap tam 45 Cheer Leader 45 Secretary' Home Ec Club 44 Glee Club 44 45 PATRICIA ROWLAND The success she has achteved school wzll surely follow her throughout llje Joutnallsm -14 45 Co Edltor Panther Tleasurel of Natlonal Honor Socxety 46 Glee Club 44 Home Ec 44 45 Student Councxl 45 Quxll and Scroll JOSEPH PHINEAS RUNYAN He shoulders hzs responszbzlzty wzth great care and carrtes tt through Band 43 Journalxsm 43 44 45 Dra matte Club 44 Glee Club 45 Qulll and Scroll 44 45 Treasurer Quxll and Scroll 45 Presldent of Stuuent Coun c1l 45 Annual Staff 45 Motlon Plc ture Operator 44 45 V1cePres1dent Glee Club 45 BONNIE LEE SCOTT She may be envied for her natu ral gifts but she can only be con gratulated on her use of them Glee Club 44 45 Sclence Club 43 44 FRANCES SELBY vary consczentlous and effzczent student NOMA LEE SHARP Her cheerful dzsposltlon as brought her popularzty Home Ec Club 45 ff . U ff H .4 - - t , - , U V J Y ' 1 . .. I - in Tales, '-155 National Honor Society, '453 '45. H . . . . - U . : ' . ' -' -' c - . 2 , '. : ' . -' : ' . 2 Y ' ' v , v Q . D :A A - 1 ' n ' it ' , - ,J v ' 1 v ' - HA , . . . . . K J: H . . . h ' J! MELB A SHERRILL Great thmgs are fashzoned tn szlence Science Club 43 44 Home E 44 Lxbrarv Club 45 Treas Lxbrarw 45 BENNIE RUTH SIMS Wht n m doubt shc gzggles Home Ee 43 4-I Glee Club 43 44 Basketball Manager 45 JEAN STOREY never thznlc of the future zt comes .soon enough dem Ilbrary 45 H A STEELE Thus zdlu rolls thc world away JACK SUTTON Man about town CHARLES TAYLOR Hrs sczentzfzc mrnd wzll equzp htm o meet lzfe Scxence Club 43 MAX THOMAS Thzs monster rs covnrcal to everyone BETTY JO TICE Wherefore art thou Romeo? Glee Club 43 44 Sclenee Club 44 Home Ee Club -14 Llbrarv Club 45 Secrelarx ol Lxbrarx Club 45 4 K, . . . - U I' , ' -' 5 c.. 3 .. , - , - H .. ' - 1 . ' -' -'45Z :tl ' J - , , U Home Ec., '43g Library, '44-'45g Presi- cc ' , yy if H ,, . . .. . . . . t - 1: if ' I I ' ' U K6 , . BOBBY TUCKLR H4 always has somcthmg new somethmq clcvcr Class Presldent 43 44 Journalism 43 Club 43 44 45 Student Councll 43 Annual Stait 45 Cheer Leader 45 lfootball Manager 43 44 VIRGINIA WESTBROOK Her wmnmg personalzty has qamed her many frzends Glee Club 43 44 45 Presldent Glee Club 45 Home Ec 43 44 Secretary Home Ec 44 ALTA LEE WHITE Quiet and unassummg always ready to be a fnend Scxence Club 43 44 Reporter of Glee Club 45 Glee Club 43 44 45 Home Ec Club 44 Journalxsm Club 44 45 ERNESTINE WHITE A smzle for all she meets BEN WITHAM A well bull! Guy wlth a good determmatzon HELEN WRIGHT This proud beauty zs worthy of confzdence and admzratzon Basketball 44 45 Sclence Club 43 44 Home Et 44 45 Llbrary Club 44 45 Natxonal Honor Soclety 45 Vice Pres Llbrary Club 45 MAX WRIGHT Lzfe 1s a slow motzon 1 .t , , ' , . . 1 - s ' , , I . Q . , . - . 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GENE BALLARD CHRISTINE BRADBURY BILLY BURROW ALVIN BURRUS PEGGY CARSON MARTHA CATTON ROSEMARY COFFELT BOBBY COLLINS G W COVERT PAUL CROW DOUGLAS DAVIS CLAUDENE EDWARDS VENETA ERWIN MELBA FERRELL JUNE FODDRILL ALFRED GEURIN MARTHA HALPAINE BOBBY HAYES CAROLYN HUGHES W R JAMES MARGARET JOHNSON PATSY KEENE PAUL KIRKPATRICK CATHERINE KRTICKA HAROLD LANDERS KENNETH LEDBETTER BILLIE LEWALLEN VINUS CAPLE CLENITH ERWIN ARVILLA LOVELL .Ax Q Wo , E fx 4 ' JACK MCCRAY JEANNENE MCDANIEL FERN PELTON CHARLES PETTY RUTH SAMPLE BERNARD PITTS DOROTHY LOU REED ROBERT ROBERSON EVELYN ROBERTSON CHARLES ROSS JEAN ANN RYBURN AGNES SALLEY NORMA SAMPLES JANE SHEPPARD BARBARA SIMS ANNEICE SPANN LOUISE SPANN HILDA THOMAS FRED THOMAS MARY NELL THOMAS JOHN FRED WALTON DOROTHY WELCH BOBBY DOYLE WHITE VIRGINIA WILLIAMS NORMA JEAN WILLIAMS MOLLIE WOMBLE BILL WRIGHT PATSY SMITH N WM BETTY JEAN ALLEN PATSY ANN BAKER CARROL BAILEY WAYLAND BEATY JOHN ALBERT BRAKE BOBBY BRAGG DOROTHY BRAGG REBA BLACK JOSEPHINE BRENTS LEWIS BRINER ALTON BOYD MARIE CAPLE TOMMYE SUE CALDWELL VANEDA CALDWELL MELBA CHENNAULT 449 h..4v CWM AVA 39 VW DONALD CLARK JOAN CLIFT PAT CROW DAN CROWSON DON CROWSON PANSY CROUCH TOMMY COX BERTHA MAE DOBBS OLIVER DUTY PAUL FISCHER NANNIE LEE FREEMAN J EWELL GATES JAMES GILES BETTY GLASS J C HALPAIN GENEVA HELMS BILLIE JUNE HOPKINS JEWEL DEANE HOWARD IMOGENE HUDSON BILLY JACKSON GENEVA JOHNSON PARKER JOHNSTON MARTHA KEATON MELBA KEENE BILLIE JEAN KENNEMER JAMES LEE A C LEDBETTER EVA LEE LOVELL RUTH MADDEN RUTH MARSHALL WAN DA MANN JIMMY MCCLINTOCK BETTY SUE MCNEIL GOLDY MOORE JACKY MULLINS fw- Y fa 41 I 'wp-15 ,fi WINFRED NICKLAUS PAUL PARKER TATUM ROBERTS BILLIE ROTHENBERGER JACK RICHARDS MARTHA ANN RIGGAN EDITH SAMPLES ROBERT SCOTT WAYNE SHELNUT BONNIE SHERRILL KATHERINE SHERRILL ALVAH TAYLOR RICHARD TILLMAN CLYDE THOMAS TOMMY TURBYFILL BILLIE JEAN WELCH JEAN WILKERSON BURTON WILLIAMS 42 LEX WELCHER .of-'DK CHARLES WILSON EUGENE WILLINGHAM MARY FAYE WILLIS af I 'f iam FAYNE WILSON WALTER WIMBERLY PAT WHITE GLADYS WRIGHT 3 K sims MELBA WRIGHT WALTER WRIGHT 43 H, if Mac' 1 - ' - i' ' 5' :In u af, 2.1 Y if '1..! 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'Z TJ- f 9 ' v ' fr ' 4 g 3 bl X E 1, -'-L .w-N an ' UI tl, it ll! -I I U JUNE ALLMON VERNIA AREY LINSTON AVARITT CHARLES BAKER IRIS BOWEN DORCAS BOWERS THELMA JAYNE BRAGG BOBBY RUTH BROWNING PAULINE BRUMMETT MARY FRANCES BURNETT MARILYN BURROW JEAN CALDWELL OPHELIA CALDWELL MIGNON CARTER CARROLL CHASTAIN D L CLAY HELEN COKER JACQUELENE COVERT J C CROWDER HAROLD DAVIS JO ANN DICKERSON DALE DIEMER CHARLENE DOSS DOROTHY DUE EMMA LOU GAREY MARGARET GRIFFIN JOYCE HARVILL BOBBY HICKS .IESSIE HILL BOBBIE HOMAN ALLEN HOWARD C W HOWARD BARBARA HALL PAUL HYATT 'K' ad! 'T' wiv ww 'WN 4' ann, 47 ALBIN IVY RUBY DELL JONES BILLIE SUE KEENE HERBERT KEENE BOBBY LANDER., JOHN LANDERS W D LA RSEN ELIZABETH LOVELL MELBA LOVELL RONALD LOWERY JERENE NVCCURDY MARTHA MCI EE LaNELL MCNEIL ORVILI E MCPHERSON JAMES MIDDLEBROOKS LEROY NALLEY HARRY NETHERCUTT ILOROTHY LITTLE FREDDY NEWCOMB DONALD O KELLEY EDITH PELTON BETTY PERKINS PEGGY PERRIN DOLORES RANEY BILLY RAY PAT RICHARDS BOBBY ROBINSON ALTHEA ROSE BILLY ROSS EVELYN SALLEY BILLY SHAW SAM SHOPPACH LACIE SINGLETON GUY SMIRL LUCILLE SMITH NORMAN SMITH ROBERT SMITH JACKIE STEWART GWENPOLYNNE TROUTT ALLEN WEBB ROSIE WHEELER EVELYN WHITE RUTH WHITTED ORA MAE WILLIS BILLIE SUE WRIGHT BETTY STOREY MILDRED WRIGHT A. G. WHATLEY X x I mu STUDENT COUNCIL TOE RUNYAN Presxdent JAMES EDWARD NUTT BILLIE SUE KAUFFMAN Vlce Pres dent Secretary MRS K E GILBERT Sponsor ACHIEVEMENTS Thls year the Student Councll has achleved many new feats as well as the other annual Jobs It has been sa1d that the Student COUHC11 do s any work the adrnlmstratlon requests of them Here are the mam features sponsored thls year Arranged chapel bought new flag custodlan of flag beauty contest Who s Who' carmval mlnstrel homecomlng new song books for chapel charge of hall monlters school lmprovernent trophv case and bullet1ns stage curtam fox aud1tor1um 52 ,Za 37 - 4. ' - i . . . U Q . .. . . . ,, . . . - 1 s 1 9 ' s a a 1 1 . , . STUDENT COUNCIL PATRICIA ROWLAND MARY LOU MEDLOCK CAROLYN HUGHES GENE BALLARD EVELYN ROBERTSON WALTER WRIGHT LOUIS HENRY BRINER DONALD CLARK 53 I' NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY I MARGARET BUTLER Presldent EVA POWERS BILLIE SUE KAUFFMAN Vlce Presxdent Secretary OFFICERS UF' If PATRICIA ROWLAND TOMMY EVERETT Treasurer HISIOTIBH MISS LEECH Sponsor 54 .h 'W' X. 449 , .3 -M' ....., .,.,,. .:,... Fic. ' I fy I 5 , ' R. I l Q . ' 1 1:1 1, .,,:, , ,, ' - :ia 55'?x'1 .1 ,,,. IL .--...- J,--...-: gm 'QA , CHARLES ROSS PEGGY CA SON ROBERT ROBERSONI JUNE FODDRILL GENE BALLARD MARGARET ROBERTSON M ARY LOU MEDLOCK IKEY SUE KEENE JEAN RYBURN HELEN WRIGHT T1 TALL A GLEE CLUB Fxrst Row Mrs Robert Scott Erma Lee Rothenberger Molhe Womble M1gnon Carter Benme Ruth Slms Bonn1e Scott Jo Ann Drckerson W1lma Duncan Ernestme Second Row Peggy Carson Margaret Ann Grlffm Jeannene McDan1el Edlth Pelton Mlldred Wr1ght Fern Pelton B0bbl6 Lee Hays June Allman Margle Lee Robertson Thxrd Row Mary James Alma Jane Sheppard Stella Pelton Charlene Doss Mary Frances Barnes Martha Ann Nalley Jean Ann Ryburn Betty Jean Allen Fourth Row Alta Lee White Vlfglnla Westbrook Paul KlTkp8tf1Ck Douglas D3V1S Joe Runyan W R James 56 - L 1 1 1 g 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 Ledbetter. -' 1 D . 1 . 1 ' 1 ' . 1 1 1 1 ' I T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - T . y . . . y . . , . v , . . . GLEE CLUB OFFICERS JOE RUNYAN Vlce Presldent VIRGINIA WESTBROOK President i-nQr J EANNENE MCDANIEL Secretarv PEGGY CARSON ALTA LEE WHITE Treasurer Reporter 57 ,W 'W' 31 ' LIBRARY CLUB JEAN STOREY HELEN WRIGHT BETTY JO TICE MELBA SHERRILL Presldent VICE Presldent Secretary Treasurer EAM? his W-of if 'QF' WWF vw' .dkliu 'XV VIRGINIA WILLIAMS PAUL PARKER WALTER WRIGHT WANDA PARKER MARY FRANCES BARNES Reporter MEMBERS WM MQW new 'W mf WILMA DUNCAN JOSEPHINE BRENTS PANSY CROUCH PATSY KEENE MISS LEECH Sponsor 58 Qulu. AND SCROLL 4f ' MARGARET BUTLER MARGARET ROBERTSON PAT ROWLAND JOE RUNYAN Vxce President Secretary Historian Treasurer IKEY SUE KEENE TOMMY EVERETT EVA POWERS FRED WALTON DOROTHY LOU REED BILLIE SUE KAUFFMAN Presldent JEANNENE MCDANIEL GENE BALLARD JAMES ED NUTT JEAN RYBURN JUNE FODDRILL 59 , - 1 lf .,. 1, .ff 7 5 , 1 M A A L Q A r JOURNALISM CLUB Margaret Butler Bobb e Ruth Burns June Foddr F rst Row-Ex elyn Robertson Patsy Keene G adys Wr ght Margaret Robertson orothv Lou Reed Joe Runyan Second Row-John Fred Walton Ruth Samp es Norma Jean Samples Agnes Salley Carolyn Hughes Rosemary Coffelt Patr c a Row Paul K rkpatr ck land Barbara S ms Pat Wh te Ikey Sue e Sue Kat tfman Mary Beth Davenport Jean Ann Rybx rn B Peggy Carson Th rd Row-Veneta Erw n Melba Ferrel eene W R James 60 , J , . ,. 1 , A .1 A . 1 ., . 5 l l i ' ' , , l i , , ill, , i , D , , . , l , , , , , ii - , 1 , 1 , 1 1 . i 1 , l, , 1 , illi 1' , , S BX JQU '70, if 9' 25? ,A 9 fp 6' U55 A 6 'W. 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H . , . - if v 1 n , . y 1 v y ' , . s v u 1 , . v 1 v v v . - 'B CLUB PAUL KIRKPATRICK EARL MCMILLEN Presldent Vlce Presldent OFFICERS CARL CORDELL COACH RAYMOND RICHARDS Secretary-Treasurer Sponsor 64 B CLUB CARROL CHASTINE PAUL CROW TOM EVERETT W R JAMES TEDDY JENNINGS BOBBY JOE LANDERS LACY LANDERS BILL LOVELL JAYBIRD NUTT MEMBERS CURTIS RASPBERRY JACK RICHARDS VVAYNIE SHELNLJT GUY SMIRL CLYDE THOMAS BOB TUCKER TOMMY TURBYFILL FAYINE WILSON WALTER WIMBERLY 65 v v A A LATIN CLUB .rm OFFICERS JERRENE MCCURDY Presxdem PAUL PARKER Vue PF9Sld6l'lI VENETA ERWIN Secretary GWENDOLYN TROUTT Treasurer 66 IA L PARKEP J-XCKIE STEAK RPT PURPOSE OF THE CLUB The purpose ot this club is to learn the tundamentals ot the Latin language and about the lite and customs ot the Roman people. The Latin language is extremely im- portant because it helps greatly in the study ot English. lt is the basis ot many European languages and the greater part ot our English words are derived from Latin Club Flower Canchdus Deanetha lWh1te Carnatlonj Colors Candldus et Redo lWh1tG and Red Motto QCICIIUJ est Potentil fKnouledge Is Powell Members NIORIXIA SIXIIFH FHELNIA BRAGC1 DOLORES RANIEY BOBBIF HONIAIN PILCCY PERRIN ENINIA C ARFY DOROTHY LITTLE. PLD TROLTT BFRIHA XIAE DOBBS DOROTHY DLE II IS BOVS EN If ERNIE AREY BARBARA HAI I II Nh FODDI III IRAN ANN I 'YI LI 'N XX AL FEAR XXI IC III NIRS K E C II BFRI' Spun oi bi 1 ' i , ,N L ,,. VU x . ' Q ' I. i ' , I G . V: L, , iv .IERRENE MCCURDY AGNES SALLEY ' 1 1 .' . ' ' I , I 1, 5 , .' i'3'-if ' I I .'. . . I , . ' JUNIOR HIGH STUDENT COUNCIL GUY SMIRL President J' W MX! THELMA JAYNE BRAGG Secretarw NORMAN SMITH Vxce Presldenl ROSE MARIE DOVE MRS RAYMOND KERR Repox ter Sponsor ACCOMPLISHMENTS Operatmn of the Concesslon Stand Box Supper Wastebaskets m Jumor Hxgh Stage Curtam Beautlflcatlon of school ground 68 - 31 ' s .14 f M ,' ' ' ',, gg-::g '11'.,,v,:giv -F' , fi.: . ,,., . I - 31 .f ' 45 1 V A rl .Q S-.. ' H I2 3 KS ,p- N11 'FSR dim 71 N 6? W un-..,, .4-nav 'in- '99, I aP K,. Top Row Left to Rxght GERALD JAMES RITA HESTER BOBBY MOFFETT LAVON WIMBERLY Second Left to Rlght BILLY JENNINGS ROSAMON HARVILL THOMAS REED JACQUELIN SHAW 2 sy Qs ,ang Th1rd Left to R1ght MERLE SINGLETERRY BOBBY HOMAN DALE DIEMER SAMMY SHOPPACH Bottom Left to Rlght BILLY SHAW LANELL MCNEIL X 5 .Q ' Q .'-' - ' Q5 ' 1-- f . 5 . . E blv : - - 1, , h A i H ,,,- ,.,, 'A-1 f Q 5 ' H 4' ,-l X, ,t . ' gl '- . It Q , , 2 . .. 1 V--, A s i .:.: S2- --'.': Vi ::: - A f ' . ff li, ' Efifiiilftfl ,J - 'V 4 A 1 K 'U , L ? - M W f i M Y . v 4' A ff 5 Q ., , z A , ,. 1 Y ' ' Q ' 69 JUNIOR HIGH NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY PEGGY PERRIN THELMA BRAGG NORMAN SMITH BOBBIE HOMAN Presldent Vlce Pres dent Secretary Treasure MRS DAHLIA PETTY MRS W A UTLEY Sponsor Sponsor The Natlonal Honor Soclety orgamzed 1n 1943 The members of th1S soclety are chosen by the faculty The alm of the Nat1ona1 Honor SOC16ty IS to make good c1t1zensh1p 1n hlgh schools a matter of d1st1nct1on 70 . . - i r . 4 I ' 1 ' . , t ' In 1 - Q I . 'A' JUNIOR HIGH NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY DORCAS BOWERS PAUL HYATT MILDRED WRIGHT LINSTON AVARITT JERRENE MCCURDY LA NELLE MCNEIL GUY SMIRL JOYCE HARVILL We-uw JK DALE DIEMER BILLIE SUE KEENE 71 T JUNIOR HIGH JOURNALISM CLUB GWENDOLYNNE W D LARSEN T IELMA BRAGG TROUTT Vxce P esldent T e su cr P esldent JOYCW' HARVILL Secretarv 449955 Had' JERRENE MCCURDY IVIRS NORMAN SMITH Co Edltor DAHLIA PETTY C0 Edu Spo sor The purposes of thas club ore to develop ond promote onqlndllty In wrltung ond to edlt the Junior Hugh News which as published IH the Benton Courier eoch week 72 59' M Y 1, - . . L ' - r A r a r F . ' 1 .4 1 t w ' ' 3 1152 fl' f ' Y , I ' , ,-Tfffffa , -,fy if 1 :11Y,:,ff' -Q .I wg, , ga' ' A Zlziffffaxiaf 221' t' 1 - ' - ' or n A MILDRED WRIGHT BILLIE SUE KEENE LACIE SINGLETON JO ANN DICKERSON DOLORES RANEY DORCAS BOWERS JACKIE STEWART BETTY STOREY PEGGY PERRIN EDITH PELTON GUY SMIRL BILL ROSS SAMMY SHOPPACH BILL SHAW DOROTHY DUE BOBBIE HOMAN DOROTHY LITTLE LA NELLE MCNEIL ANNUAL STAFF Wx .ff-4 .F SEQ- 54 TOMMY EVERETT Edl or m Chief GENE BALLARD Asst Editor ,gwzwwt WT Wim EVA POWERS Asst Edltor R JAMES E NUTT Jr Busmess Manager JOE RUNYAN Classes PEGGY PERRIN Classes MARY FRANCES BARNES Ass't Business Mgr. TEDDY JENNINGS Sports BOBBY TUCKER Artlst MARGARET ANN ROBERTSON Actlvxtles MILDRED COVEY Snap Shots MARGARET BUTLER Features MURIEL MCMILLEN Snap Shots SNAP SHOTS HOMECOMING QUEEN MURIEL MCMILLEN PATSY BAKER MARGIE LEE ROBERTSON DOLORES RANEY PEGGY CARSON Mis was , 1, M E R E' 5 E, A E 28 ME E EE E I HOMECOMING Mass Muriel Mclvlsllen was chosen l-lorne Conmng ueen by the l94o Panther sauad Th crownnng cere rnony open d the ganae with the Beeb Badgers October 26 l945 Advancing from the north goal posts In formal at ture as the school band played the Queen and her maids were met at the 50 yard lane by the senuor players of the Panther squad After lassnng the Queen Captaln Carl Cordell gave her a bouquet of flowers carried by Man ager Edward Nutt Jr and In return received from the ueen the football with which the game was played Then the Captain escorted the Queen to her throne on th sidelines They were followed by the maids and their escorts who were as follows Co Captain Earl Mc Mullen with Morgue Robertson Sensor Maud Tommy Everett wnth Peggy Carson Junior Maud and the Beebe Co Captanns wnth Patsy Baker and Dolores Raney Sopho more and Freshman Maids J .- . 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Q , ggi'-ve ., X eps- ? , , 22 ' yy, ' yas get fx View fifff. af ai 6 5 . 7 ,gs ' Q ,, Q A A ,.,Z ., 'fm ,Q g X3. , 4 ,f v, ?f ..,,..,,-1' W CAROLYIN HUGHEQ JLARREBE MCCLRDY xv BQff1i fVY1j1GHT MARGIE LEE ROBERTSON 83k HIGH SCHOOL CARNIVAL The onnuol l-ligh School Cornivol wos held in the Gymnosium on Fridoy Morch 22 l9-46 This cornivol is sponsored by the Student Council with eoch club or octivity in chorge ot one concession Added ottroctions to this yeor s corniyol were the Honolulo l-lulos Boboye Burns ond Corolyn Hughes ond the Morked Morvel from Little Rock who wrestled locy Londers th Morvel being the winner ot two out ot three tolls lmmediotely otter the cornivol o stoge show wos with the crowning of the King ond Queen Robert Scott ond Potsy Ruth Keene respectively The Kang ond Queen sot on the stoge during the entire pertormonce which consisted of solos duets quortets piono solos ond donces 84 held in the High School Auditorium. The progrom opened WHO'S WHO .,,.- .., , YV.. ...A.,Y.w,...... ,-, ....-......-7-Y PATRICIA ROWLAND Most Llkely to Succeed EVA POWERS 'wlosm Studious Girl ff TOMMY EVERETT Most Studious Boy 85 un-my till 1 mmf QW!! A W w fm www QRS. DONALD CLARK MARY LOU MEDLOCK Best All Around Best Cxtxzen ww Mak rv? wwf Q WNWW' HELEN WRIGHT JACK RICHARDS Best Glrl Athlete Best Boy Athlete 87 A Qu Jw , 4: 'sf ' , gig-,Q-A ' '-::'-:-:-1-:g'-f-+:1-:Rf-::a:.f:: Y A gif ,ms ..'HM M , 5 y 'Q' M . .'W Qi' ::P'1: ' Qs 3 pgs af--Q if Lg -W 'W' M . YW' Izfzfii ' f , . we V L' N ' A aiziia was fifiww' A 1 QI, gl , 4 -jnbws-ff ,S . .: A HSM- .www 1 jf , X A-Q' 1 , N' , .--was-,MQ SENIOR PLAY BEYOND REASON The flrst of 1ts klnd ever to be sponsored by a Sen1o1 Class of Benton Hlgh School Beyond Reason held the attent1on of the audlence from start to f1n1sh The mvsterx of the play was p1 ox xded bx the mad doctor xx ho operated a home to drlve sane people lnsane The comedy xx IS lur nlshed bv the two Negro serx ants Dustv Rhodes and Dehlah Coached by Mrs John L Hughes the well chosen cast conmsted of Bobbye Burns as Jean Heather Mary Lou Medlock as Rose Colfax Margaret Robertson John Rogers as Ted Jennmgs as James Ed Nutt as Mlldred Covey as Ikey Sue Keene as Joe Runyan as Earl MacM1llen Margaret Butler as Soma Petroff D1 Steele Clw de LOFI 1n f Tod Blame Exe Pattelson Dehlah Dusty Rhodes Wolfe Sarah Colfax Sound effects and propertles were supphed bx Blllle Sur. lklullmdll and Beth Dax enport respectlvely 88 CK 7' ' Li 7 77 ' ' 7 n ' ' . 7 V 1 Y. . v C f ' . ' . . ' e ' fa. ' - L U Y 7 U L1 l ' . , . , M, Bob Tucker, as . , . . .. Skip Toliver v , , as ' ' I , . . V 1. I r . - as , . .J , , . ' , as .. 9 ' ' 1 ' ' A C 7 ' r , . HOBO DAY l-lobo Doy us o much looked forword to event un the Iufe of every Benton l-lugh School Senuor As hoboes the Senuors went from house to house bummung food for the pucnuc After gotherung ot the Methodust Church wuth o bountuful supply of pucnuc specuoltues the group splut up the truck theur destunotuon beung Comp Gordon Groy Upon orruvung the group scottered un every durec tuon o few to explore o few to fush ond ALL to toke puctures As usuol the boys left the gurls to fund theur own omusement whule they to the omozement of oll settled down quuetly to ploy gomes by themselves Another successful doy clunfuoxed wuth the repock ung of o much durnunushed food supply ond the groduol depcurture of o tured porty 89 ' ll ' II . . . . . I . I some hutch-hiking, some in cors, ond the rernoinder in I - I I I I I ' I I ' ' I I HOBO DAY Q66 '41 90 HOB0 DAY 91 JUNIOR SENIOR PICNIC 92 2 Zfff f 16? fx! Conch nchhr S :Ev An our Conch. IS 'HIE ren-hst of -fr emma asf. ask. 'fke ccmhrs, nurcls, 'fhckletff Nbncks' e QAJS ef' ff I J 4 bi .3 me :n-fm anne 0 nlisnf+ke :AJ I1 I -21 T if.1'EfH:r4l:'t7bF ' h- ed H'1P':'+vf '?r:nf 2 m 'rm mfgeigk-:lst 'GMS Q53 fu is askj K -lim, g .J , 3 R 3 5 Q, . LJ t 'Lil l WU wa c -1-:Rv-D -I f - , -, .- :s 3 l U a 'a at , 0 ' .5 'hi' ms. 'I-'-50: - 1 ll Miss Darin.- I4 +11 ftuvrihrs coull brfunel -f-L--L T l u H I ' herieounu rn bac: smut- .R ur V QP con1+i4wHon I I N Q17 w WF' Wm 1 - -nrt. Gilberf- 'Tolenm who frpmea 'Hug , consf's'lZu'Uors, News 6 mwah vuulecl New f-5. WMP., rciolufion- . ,u 4' 67' Ms hurt. f3rowvL In Yhqsicnl EJu.u-I-fenclass we all mac' hy, Hl'H'l'u15'l 'fb lo So' we 'Htinlk W' Sun Ihllx die. , kc f WN 1 JBA Mass O Neal ,II A A nfsresgin clnssmi f 'Bu-krfk sus-I-kg gig .flieretf -c 'HW' 5 .Huw ld I L' f N Ilrs Ram all bunch. cfs Off I 559.540 C ion :S V My fubclls In 0 ,gram LT rs ? 'plc S 'Hktoru 5, Anal S -F 'Hx All 'Wses Q k 3 g ll Q 3+- 96 NW HD? . , . W - 3 M gs ' www l . 53 r ' If x rx in. ol' -Q Q G-om Mesure.. , B X sux NN ' as x S, i ' i Q X ' I W 9 6 so hm, ' T 'I' ug mick if iug x i r ' 0 I X -- M t, ' M - err-I rs- '- ff' iQ Q ' m , M o g qoufll krizv-ri .4 b for! HB' I 'I' B K 1 i qua o FHS... r- gun 2 Q Q K f f,,Z.iMQQ sh' J' THOSE WHO KEEP OUR PORTALS CLEAN MR BUNCH MR HARVEY Two of the hordest workers IH the whole school re celve very little credlt these two ore the jonltors Mr Bunch ond Mr Horvey For over twenty tive yeors Mr Bunch hos glven hrs unbroken service Although he IS seventy eight yeors of oge Mr Bunch stall comes to school every doy Mr Horvey hos been with us only one yeor but we ore looklng torword to hovlng hum for mony more 96 I B r-6 I - , . Q n - I . I Ml.. A-I M1 w A, 5 1 1 -I E as Glam, 1' .5 6 6 99 ,,....,...,.,..,.,,.. ......, .. ..... ,,,, .....,..,., . ... --....-A .,,., ,NW Q -X9 fa ' + 2 , ff, 4: , ,'.-W K 1 5 , 3 , ,Z , , 4 f , S1tt1ng B Lovell W Wxmberlv C Cordell T Turbyflll F Wllson Kneellng S Rlchards E McM1llen B Landers Standmg C Erw1n L Landers P Klrkpatrlck FOOTBALL SEASON North Llttle Rock Hot Sprmgs Bauxlte Fordyce Cathollc Hlgh Beebe Russel1v1lle Hope Malvern Texarkana I 945 Benton Benton Benton Benton Benton Benton Benton Benton Benton Benton 101 L., 1, Leek- 'mi' f Y - 46 ' . , 7 ' ' , A . 14 ' , 18 25 ' ' . . 6 26 ' . 42 25 A 0 , 39 g 1 1 W NORTH LITTLE ROCK 7, BENTON O The first game of the season was played at North Little Rock. This was the first game for many of the boys. The Panthers fought hard and nearly had the game on ice three times. The final score was 7-O. HOT SPRINGS I4 BENTON 7 The second game of the season was played in the health city The Panthers started off with a bang and were within pay dirt two times in the first half The Trojans won by a slight score of I4 7 BAUYITE I8 BENTON 2I Benton met their old rivals on this night and sent them to defeat 2I to I8 The Panthers gave everything they had and were rewarded greatly This was one of highest regarded games of the schedule FORDYE 25 BENTON O The Redbugs lourneyed to Benton and had all the luck in their favor Although the Panthers tried hard the Bugs were just a little slick The score at the last whistle was 25 O CATHOLIC HIGH 6 BENTON 30 For the second time this season the boys displayed their power by swamping Catholic High 30 6 This was the best offensive game the Panthers played 103 1 ll - Il - X I , . 1 ' 1 ll ll - - - 1 - f II Il - I - 1 w I BEEBE 25, BENTON l3 This was Benton's home coming and the boys really were out after this game. Benton fought hard the whole game but came out on the bottom in the end, 25 to l3. This was the heart-breaker of the season. RUSSELLVILLE 4-4, BENTON O After you cleared away the mud and rain you could finally distinguish a football game. The Panthers were handicapped by injuries cnd the weather. Although the Panthers lost, they still had the old spirit. HOPE 27 BENTON l3 This was another game played in the most unde sirable weather The Panthers were never discouraged and kept fighting until the end The game was played recovering each others fumbles The final score was 27 to l3 MALVERN O BENTON 29 The Panthers won their third victory this year by taking to the air The game was featured by the pass ing combination of Landers and Richards This was the first Conference game of the season the Panthers won TEXARKANA 39 BENTON O The Razorbacks defeated the Panthers to the tune of 39 to O This was the seventh loss of the season for the Panthers and they will be out for revenge next sea son The boys played some good ball and hope for the best in the future 10 I 1 I Flrst Row Coach Rlchards S Shoppach B Shaw S Samples A Howard R Scott F Scott D Dlemer B W1111s P Johnston W D Larsen B Burks D OKe11ey Second Row P Crow F Chastaln W R James T Everett E MacM1l1en H Land ers C Chastaln B Landers S Rlchards Thlrd Row Jayblrd Nutt B Lowell W Shelnutt W W1mber1y C Cordell P K1rkpatr1ck C Thomas F W1111s G Smlrl t COACH RAYMOND RICHARDS 106 I-I ...ff y -L -hx kv D Second Row B Burks S Shoppach R Scott P Johnston W D Larsen B Shaw D OKelley Flrst Row D Dxemer S Samples B W1l11s A Howard F Scott F Chastam The B1llygoats had qulte a team th1S year defeatmg Bauxlte tw1ce and loslng to Cathohc Hlgh once These boys dlsplayed a good amount of power and 1n future years Wlll be the ones to play flrst strlng The object of th1s team IS to get experlence so when they get 1n nmth grade or el1g1ble they wlll be able to play flrst strlng The Goats played classy football upholdmg the standards of Benton Hlgh s sportmg teams and ln the future they w111 be the boys totlng the old p1gSk1I1 They were always gomg down the fleld due to the quarterbackmg of Shoat Shoppach and hard run nmg of Robert Scott as on the other hand the opponents were always gomg backward because of the hard tackhng of the whole Goat l1ne 107 ' y ' v - 1 - 1 - - y ' y 1 1 ' V ' ! ' r ' 1 ' 1 ' - 7 ! 7 - Q . . , . . ! ' ' Cl 77 7 9 nm.. ar.. Ag ' 1 -' - M, W,,,,1B,,M., .1 M Top Row C Cordell B Landers C Raspbury O Duty Bottom Row F Chastam H Landers W Wlmberly P K1rkpatr1ck C Wxlson BASKETBALL SCORES Bryant Benton Bryant Benton Llttle Rock Benton Hot Sprmgs Benton Malvern Benton Cathollc H1gh Benton Bauxlte Benton Pme Bluff Benton Llttle Rock Benton 37 23 33 43 47 18 35 21 51 41 30 44 27 29 92 27 73 36 Benton Hot Sprlngs Benton Texarkana Benton Bauxlte Benton North L1tt1e Rock Benton Paron Benton Cathollc Hlgh Benton Malvern Benton Russel1v1l1e Benton Sen1or Boys won County Tournament 32 53 25 35 35 33 20 32 49 29 17 37 41 38 20 60 WE we 1k North Little Rock-Benton 36-12 Benton-East End ...,..., , . o,,.., 41-24 WB 108 f ,. . H 1 , , 2 , . , . W ,B ,..-,..,..n. ,. 1 1 1 Top Row B111 Lovell Bob R0b1HSOH Bobby Burks Donald OKelley Allen Webb Dale Dlemer Bottom Row Harry Nethercutt Sam Shoppach B111 W1111s B111 Shaw Robert Sm1th JUNIOR BOYS RESULTS Benton Bryant Benton Hot Sprmgs Benton Cathollc H1gh Benton Baux1te Benton Hot Sprmgs Benton Harmony Grove Benton Russe11v1lle Won County Tournament Won Benton Tournament 110 5 4 3 Z 4 5 f L 2 , 1 , 5 1 1 1 1' my 1 - f 1 LM f el m f u ee ir I Benton 30 ..........V.,,... .. ..... ,... . ..1... 4..V1 ...,.,,1..11..,.1,1.., B r y ant 11 18 ...., ,....,...1.. ..., A ., ,.... ,,..1....1.1. .... . , 10 33 ..... . 111...., ,..,1,1 ..1.1 ....,.,....1. ..... ...,.. ' 8 19 . , 1,,1,., 1. 1.,.1 .,.. ' ' 15 32 .,......, .,...1 ....,...,.. .1..,.,... .,....,,. . , 1 . , , 1. ' 8 26.., ,1,. .,,,., , ' ll 30 .1.1 1.1,. . .. ..... .. .. 12 22 ..... .. ,1..,.. ..y...,., ,... ,.,..1..,1.. ,1,,1.., ..,.,..4 ' 1 6 b n 11 T11111111? 1111111,1,11- i Top Row Mrs Brown Patsy Smlth Reba Black Goldle Moore Edlth Samples M1 Ahlf Second Row Muuel MacM111en Helen Wrxght Pat Whlte Benme Slms Venetfz EIVXXII Jane Sheppard Bottom Row Ikey Keene Erma Rothenberger B1111e Rothenberger RESULTS Benton Bryant Benton Bryant Benton Harmony Grove Benton St Marys Benton Baux1te Benton Lakeslde Benton Bryant Benton Baux1te Benton St Mary s 111 I 1 w I 1' f 1' 'er' 1 111 w D . 5 y xy r ' y ' 'I ul' 9 1 11 11 ,... 1 19 10 11 .,., 1 1 ..r. 1 1 1 11 20 Benton 18 1 1 1 11111 11 ...A r.r,.. 1 1 1 11,1 Malvern 11 10 1 11 1 1 . ' 24 17 1 1 1111 11 1 11 11 1 11 ' 39 30 1 11111 11 1111 1 18 20 1 11 111 1 11 1 1 1 ' 37 New mi-1 -av, M W A an ,KS ,QM x 1, ., shag , yi Wg gy ggiz Q2 qw. i E I 1 my 4 .. ,Q Avlu QQ X Q .ssh V' A W ng-.4 MN 'W W 'Q QE was 4: W EL Q, X 11' X' -au. im Y' W-JZ ,J My -xx' J T ddy Je g B b Tu ke Jayb d Nutt Joe R y TENNIS REGULARS It wos not until the yeor l943 thot o tennis court wos built ot Benton High School. Since this time the students ore growing more fond of tennis. It you ore interested in tennis You will olwoys find one ot the fol- lowing reody to chollenge you to o gome. Myrt Jen- nings Bob Tucker Joybird Nutt Joe Runyon Peggy Corson Jeonnene McDoniel Evo Power Puggy Robert- son ond Beef Bollord. 116 7 120 SOME OF OUR ADVERTISERS Who Made This PANTHER A Reality? We reallze that to a great extent the publ1cat1on of our Annual has been made posslble by 1tS advertlsers We w1sh to thank each advertlser for hrs support and urge that each loyal Benton H1gh student and sup porter Une these advertlsers hls hearty support and co operatlon THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF THE ADVERTISERS Hockersm1th Drug Store Sterlmg Store Mrs R F Lambeth Frrendly Store Western Auto Imp Theatre Farmers Hardware Fred Bush Russel Electr1c Co Fam1ly Shoe Store Parham Sz Jones Co Marshall M L1ttle J W Ashby Chas O Smrthers Arch Cooper Leo Herzfeld Ross McDonald Fady Kelley Harry J Ray Benton State Bank Methodxst Church Baptlst Church McCoy Couch Furnlture Co Dav1s Stud1o Cox Erwm Barber Shop Moores Esso Serx 1ces Albert Thomas Stvle Shop Economy Food Market Salxne Hardware Tom Sz Joe New Theatre Sz Bakery Carson SGYVICS Statlon Hollman Cleaners Arkansas Fuel Co Rose Beauty Shop Kelley s Store Ben M McCray Smlthers Furnlture Pennmgton s Grocery Oklahoma T1re Sz Supply Enterprlse Shoe Shop Sal1ne Co Abstract and Guarantee Co Country Club The Castle Hyten s Pottery Sz Glft Shop Fred Smlth Trucklng Delta Ice Co Chamber of Commerce Orchrd Beauty Salon Play Palace Annual Staff Student Counc1l Beef Sz Blrd Model Cleaners Thomas Auto Co G B Newblll Jr Burton Agency Modern Beauty Shop Meyers Bread and Cakes Colonlal Baklng Co Jays Department Store LEWIS Lumber Co Owosso Mfg Co Kelley Chevrolet Pranger Esso Statlon W A Waddell Mr and Mrs Lee Ward H J Glngles Stores G F Brown Covey s Serv1ce Stat1on L B Wlthem Lone Star Cafe LaGrande Beauty Shop E E Darnell Jeweler LaGrande Cafe A R Hall George D DOWHlHg Benton Cafe Yellow Cab Co Rev J M Hamllton The Locker Plant A S Webb Merchandlse Sm1rl Serv1ce Statron G H Bell Benton Supply Co W C Caldwell Benton Pool Hall J H Black and Nolan Benton Furn Sz Undertaklng Jlmrny Nutt Puckett Da1ry 121 ' ll ll ' Niloak Pottery Country Club Music Co. Cox Bros. Motor Co. COMPLIMENTS OF HOCKERSMITH DRUG STORE PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST COMPLIMENTS OF STERLING STORE COMPLIMENTS OF MRS R F LAMBETH COMPLIMENTS OF FRIENDLY STORE COMPLIMENTS WESTERN AUTO COMPLIMENTS IMP THEATRE COMPLIMENTS FARMERS HARDWARE COMPLITVIENTS BUSH DRUG STORE P 026 NOEL BUTLER Owner Pho 444 OF OF OF OF hon 7 FRED BUSH DRUG STORE RUSSELL ELECTRIC co COMPLIMENTS 212 WEST SEVIER OF PHONE 429 FAMILY SHOE STORE COMPLIMENTS OF PARHAM AND JONES MERCANTILE CO NILOAK POTTERY COMPLIMENTS COMPLIMENTS MARSHALL M LITTLE J W ASHBY 123 T T -Wi ? x gm Wi' 'fl-of-A.. ai Ugg '-sq... giiibf '-N IRQ 5 if 21 wwwzwwwwwxu Solme County OFIICCVS Couutx Juc L Luuntvl uk QIICUII Q 411 SML1111 Tlx Assessm T1CdSL11LI CHAS J SMVIHP1 S HC JU Pf SS XUIJON X W Ixfl IIN. .....mM...im.A. 12-1 . P , . ,,, .uwimixgxi E' 'fM,, 'Ak 1 ' M' , Q, ,K V . 1,-, S , ,. 'E' X I al,-. , 2 wt 2 f gx,,g v jf? W W' 'uw h X 1 swi m ws 'A x Q ffl? 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WADDELL COMPLIMENTS OF Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ward COMPLIMENTS J GINGLES STORES COMPLIMENTS G F BROWN GROCERY AND MARKET COMPLIMENTS COVEY S SERVICE STATION COMPLIMENTS L B WITH EM GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION Telephone OF QF H. . , , OF OF I 15 131 WITH YELLOW CABS COMPLIMENTS REV J M HAMILTON The LOCKER PLANT FROZEN FOOD STORAGE A S WEBB General Merchandlse 808 South M ket SMIRL SERVICE STATION COMPLIMENTS G. H. BELL BENTON SUPPLY CO. DEPENDABLE SERVICE OF Phone 224 ' ' ' Incorporated , , HI' Phone ----- 70 OF 132 COMPLIMENTS R OF COX BROS. MOTOR CO. T Ford Dealers Since 1919 COMPLIMENTS B E E DARNELL Jeweler DIAMONDS WATCHES SILVERWARE COMPLIMENTS OF LON E STAR CAFE COMPLIMENTS Lo Grande Beauty Shop COMPLIMENTS LA GRANDE CAFE FROGS OYSTERS COMPLIMENTS A R HALL House Movm Heavy Hauhng COMPLIMENTS GEORGE D DOWNING NSURE N SURE NSURANCE COMPLIMENTS BENTON CAFE T A OF A ' . ' OF F 3 OF F OF 8 J F F 'KAnytime-Anywhere A OF . OF 133 COMPLIMENTS W C CALDWELL COMPLIMENTS BENTON POOL HALL HOT DOGS HAMBURGERS SNOOKER COMPLIMENTS J H BLACK and NOLAN COMPLIMENTS Benton Furniture and Undertaking Co COMPLIMENTS COX ERWIN BARBER SHOP COMPLIMENTS JIMMIE NUTT TRUCK CONTRACTOR COMPLIMENTS Moore s Esso Services 619 South Street PHONE 158 COMPLIMENTS ALBERT THOMAS MOTOR CO Phone 371 OF OF OF OF MRS. B. B. SIMS, Manager OF OF OF OF I I 134 COMPLIMENTS OF STYLE SHOP MYRTLE CUNNINGHAM RUTH DUNNAHOO COMPLIMENTS OF ECONOMY FOOD MARKET COMPLIMENTS OF SALINE HARDWARE on FURNITURE CO COMPLIMENTS OF N EW THEATRE Q on BAKERY COMPLIMENTS CARSON SERVICE STATION COMPLIMENTS HOLIMAN CLEAN ERS COMPLIMENTS ARKANSAS FUEL CO S C BUNDY D st lbuto COMPLIMENTS ROSE BEAUTY SHOP d d OF OF OF OF i r' r F WMM My 13j COMPLIMENTS OF KELLEY'S STORE COMPLIMENTS OF BEN M. McCRAY COMPLIMENTS SMITH ERS FU RN ITU RE on APPLIANCE CO COMPLIMENTS PENNINGTON S STORE COMPLIMENTS GFI PASTEURIZING PLANT COMPLIMENTS SUPPLY CO HENRY CALDWELL COMPLIMENTS ENTERPRISE SHOE SHOP COMPLIMENTS COUNTRY CLUB MUSIC C0 1 E MCCRAY OF OF d I OF OF PRICKETT DAIRYING OKLAHOMA TIRE AND d 0 OF OF 136 - COMPLIMENTS SALINE COUNTY ABSTRACT 8- GUARANTY CO COMPLIMENTS COUNTRY CLUB OF THE CASTLE COMPLIMENTS HYTEN S POTTERY AND GIFT SHOP COMPLIMENTS COMPLIMENTS FRED SMITH TRUCKING DELTA ICE CO 137 OF I OF' OF COMPLIMENTS COMPLIMENTS OF OF CHAMBER OF ORCHID COMMERCE BEAUTY SALON Contributions EVANS CLEANERS AND LAUNDRY POST OFFICE CAFE, Main St. JOE TISDALE RADIO SHOP LEE MEDLIN MR AND MRS GREGC HAMILTON GIP WILSON ROY H MADDOX SERVICE STATION Mlhtar Road STUART GROCERY Mlhtary Road COMPLIMENTS COMPLIMENTS AN N UAL STAFF PLAY PA LAC E on STUDENT COUNCIL 138 ' v . . y OF OF d ' f -' A W 'iv A S' 'iwwl' COMPLIMENTS MEYERS BREAD and CAKES C. F. MULKEY, Salesma COMPLIMENTS BEEF and BIRD COLONIAL IS GOOD BREAD Phon 1.535 Bauxite S H Nottlfu Salesman DECORATED CAKES MODEL CLEANERS W ' . Call 99 THOMAS AUTO CO COMPLIMENTS B N EWBI LL BURTON AGENCY Reol Estate Insurance MODERN BEAUTY SHOP Featurmg Royette Cold Wove OF OF n Theo Jennmgs, Owner Cleaning-Pressing-Alteratio e . We ant Your Busm ' . . 'm, OF G. . , Jr. C-, ,. at 139 C H SCHOOL VISITS SAINT LOUIS OR XDUAT NC, CL ASS OI' I ENTON 140 A I 1 I I I I Q ', 1' ms' PF NTON HIC II CRADUATES AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SI' LOUIS 141 .uh-