Brookport High School - Egyptian Yearbook (Brookport, IL)

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l,898. Mr. Kerr has served as justice of Peace for several years and is Vice- President of the bank. just across the street on either side is a church. The Christian was organized in 1885, and the first graduation exercise for B. H. S. was held in the Christian Church in 1904. D. Wayne McFarland is Minister there now-his hobbies are making musical recordings and raising guinea pigs. On the other corner is a Church of Christ with Bro. Homer Daniels as their leader. VVC1llL1St not overlook our town's telephone office and accomodating operators, VMrs. Jennie VVo0ds and Mable Brown. The Methodist Church is another block down toward the darn-Brother Brookinan is th pastor there and all over town people enjoy the beautiful record- ings played before services. The Methodist organized tl.e first church in Our Town in 1884-they were the days of the Circuit rider- then on the next corner is Smiths' Grocery- Miss Inezn always finds time to do special favors for her friends and customers. Perhaps you figure that we have overlooked Our Town's Beauty Parlors- hut no-we boast of three-Alice's Shop owned and operated by Alice Waynick NVelch-that's just across from the Kroger Store. The Brookport Beauty Shop, owner and operator, Mrs. Beulah Randles, is on the corner across from the Christian Church. Then there's Dot's Beauty Shop back across the highway- in that pretty little modern home of Mrs. Dorothy Harper. Then Our Town has a new photography set up just developed from a hobby following a chemistry unit. Charles Brookman and Arthur Davidson give prompt service-you may watch the rolls develop while you wait-that is if you wait long enough! Hats off to you fellows! Here's the Town Hall and jail combinedg jails in the back-and if you don't think it's thriving, just stick around until night-remember this is Saturday and it really pays off on such nights! The Mayor of Our Town is J. D. Dunn-he's a good friend to our school and has a nice home back there on River Front. He's been right poorly this winter and spent several weeks at I. C. Hospital. Going on down the highway, we pass Nesslerodt's Grocery where the busy houswives are selecting food for the noon-day meal. Down on the next corner is Tiny's Place - the hangout for the gang. Nearing our toWn's city limits , we find Kennedy's Funeral Home, con- ducted by Louis and Gladys Morris-another grand couple. The big clock in front of their home reminds us that it's dinner time, but first let's complete our tour over on the east side of town. just across' the highway, we see an unfortunate traveler who's had car trouble and is being towed in to Independent Oil Co., owned by Robert A. Dod- son and Charlie Clark for repairs. Over on the next street is our printing office owned and operated for many years by Mr. and Mrs. Hall, but Mr. Hall passed to the great beyond last spring. VVe find fl former B. H. S. student, James Morrow, to be the owner and

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l manager of the Brookport Independent. See him there now-busy setting type of the town's news-Donna Smith assists him. Across the street is a lovely scene--the pretty little stucco Church of Christ surrounded by beautiful old oaks nearly a hundred years old. Before the ground was purchased for the Church, 'twas neath those mighty oaks the village smithy stood. An enthusiastic worker and speaker for the Church is Richard Kerr, '44 who spends his time training and conducting evangelistic services. The next corners are well occupied by Gordon Kerr, a fine fellow, he is, who served in European Theater of War. He's our County Commissioner and Board Member. There's the farm store and the grocery which has just been remodeled into a self-serivce store. From away back at the meat counter, comes the friendly greeting and smiles of LaRue Angelly, '44-who was voted the 'fBcst All Around Boy and the Most Popular Boy in B. H. S. Farther down the street is John Copeland's Lumber Co. which also, supplys us with coal in the winter and ice in the summer. John is a great baseball fan, as well as a regular at our basketball games. Over across the tracks is Bill Souders who deals in Live Stock, Coal, Feed and Hauling. This is the Unionville road over which comes our big bus of pupils-this road passes Pell Cemetery out there on the hill. The earliest tomb-stones out there say early in the lS00's. They're- Lynns and Weavers and Davis's and Talyors-same names as are around here now. Coming back from the cemetery, we stop by Copelands Station and arrange with Frank and jr. to install new electric fixtures at our home. Well, as I said, itls eatin' time, so lets go back to Our Town's Ford's Cafe where M iss Ethel and Aunt Renan serve those delicious home cooked meals. Hope they wonlt mind us being late for dinner, but then today is Saturday and they won't have to fool with all those school kids. This is where the hungry Bull- dogs go after their games, and believe it or not, Ethel waits for the gang to eat after the away games. Now to start out again to see the west side of Our Town. But first, I must stop here at Honnie Massiels modern shoe shop and have some new soles put on my shoes 'cause there's still quite a lot of walking to do. johhnie says: I'll doctor your shoes, heel them, attend their dying, and save their soles. Glancing across the street, We see Ellis Croach busy with his law books. Remember, too, that Our Town has a Fire Department right there side of the water tank. Next door is the Fixit Shop operated by Suttles and he also owns a Hot Tamale stand on the other street across from the show house. Of course you know about our button shop on the banks of the Ohiog