Blackford High School - Reflections Yearbook (Hartford City, IN)

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Delivering hot lunches from cafeteria to grade schools was a chore as- signed to Mr. Cecil Beeson and Mr. Fred Smith, custodians. An enviable duty — pie cutting — was a chore for cooks Mrs. Andy Kline and Mrs. Iva Bell, zvho sliced dozens of pies daily. The honor of being the first female members of the BHS custodial staff went to Mrs. Christina Montgomery and Mrs. Catherine Meacham.

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Thanks to thein, ' twas like home A mild form of integration hit the service roster as two women joined the custodial staff and 20 cooks took charge of the cafeteria. The matrons ' duties included cleaning the girls ' rest rooms, library ' and cafe- teria. The male segment of the staff, headed by Mr. Albert Cortwright, kept up the rest of the building. The cooks, under the direction of manager Mrs. Moore and head cook Mrs. Beckley, prepared 1500-1600 hot lunches daily. During the holidays the ladies took a recess from the kitchen and held a Christmas party. Bus drivers learned new routes, since they now carried a substantial number of town dwellers. Mrs. Phyllis Erdman, school nurse, administered first aid, TB examinations and vision tests. She served as nurse for all 12 Blackford schools. COOKS: (Bottom Row) Mrs. Wilma White- sell, Mrs. Iva Bell, Mrs. Betty Rinker, Mrs. Gladys Confer. Mrs. Lila Townsend. Mrs. Alice Beckley. (Row 2) Mrs. Andy Kline, Mrs. Marie Akers, Mrs. Mary Lou Vanderbur, Mrs. Nina McCombs, Mrs. Marjorie Knox, n i. CARETAKERS: (Bottom Row) Mr. Frank Farling, Mr. Fred Smith, Mr. Larry Parker. (Roiv 2) Mr. Harvey Woolard, Mr. Lawrence Smith, Mr. Norman Hawn, Mr. Albert Cort- Mrs. Margaret McCeath. (Row 3) Mrs. Veda Moore (head cook), Mrs. Donna Godfrey. Mrs. Pat Vanderbur. Mrs. Alice Horton, Mrs. Daisy Johnson, Mrs. Helen Buffenbarger, Mrs. Mar- cella Gardner, Mrs. Doris Cline. Not pic- tured: Mrs. Wilma Clark. Wright (head maintenance man). Not pic- tured: Mr. Cecil Beeson, Mr. Tom Bell, Mr. Earl Sthrome, Mr. Bob Fights. BUS DRn ' ERS: (Bottom Row) Mr. Floyd Confer, Mr. Bob Schwarzkopf, Mr. Junior Flatter, Mrs. Virginia Smith, Mrs. Reda Belle Nottingham, Mrs. Irene Langdon. Mr. Glenn Kilgore. (Rou- 2) Mr. Hohn Shrader, Mr. Charles Daily. Mr. John Williams, Mr. Grant Marshall, Mr. Law- rence Clamme, Mr. Al Fisher, Mr. Dewayne Weatherholt, Mr. Paul Hornbaker, Mr. Ron Kemp. Not pictured: Mr. Bob Minneman. Mr. Albert Slentz, Mr. Richard Stroble, Mr. Merrill Nottingham. New machinery provides easier methods of pre- paring meals. Slicing meat are Mrs. White- sell and Mrs. Vanderbur, doing their best to keep up ivith 1,100 appetites.

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