Taft High School - Tracks Yearbook (Taft, TX)

Text from Pages 1 - 96 of the 1948 volume:

Dedication “No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by the suc- cessful teacher. --Sir William Osier. TO MISS ALMA WESTERMAN One who has through incessant effort manifest steadfast concern in regard to raising our standards and whose teachings will guide us in our erring paths through life, because of her loyalty and perseverance, we, the Senior Class, dedicate our 1948 TRACKS. First Row: H. Roberts, Bartels, Rachal, B. Morris, A. Clark. Second Row: Mills, Clements, Fussel, Carter, Oliver, E. Clark, Wolf. ANNE CLARK, Sponsor ANNUAL STAFF Editor............... Assistant Editor..... Business Manager..... Advertising Managers Art Editors.......... Sports Editor........ Photographers....... Sponsor ...Helene Bartels ....Jo Ann Rachal .......June Oliver ..Helen H. Roberts Jo Ann Clements ....Betty J© Mills Betty Jo Morris .....Thomas Wolf Tommie D. Carter Boby Fussel Eddie Clark ......Anne Clark The annual staff wishes to express its sincere thanks to Mr. Lloyd Kirk for photographing and printing the group pictures for this annual. We also wish to thank the rest of the Seniors who have helped with this annual. Muckleroy, Wither, Pyron, Cage, Taggart, Morris, Smith. Board of Education George B. Wither....................President C. H. Phillips.................Vice-President Charles H. Smith....................Secretary J. B. Cage Frank L. Morris R. R. Pyron George K. Taggart, Jr. E. G. Muckleroy......Tax Assessor Collector T. Wolf, C. Sparks, F. White, E. Updegrove. S. Roberts, B. J. Mills, M. Robertson, F. and H. Hisey. J. Clements, M. Flinn. J. Pyron, C. Elzner, J. Oliver, H. H. Roberts, E. Clark. A. L. Stuart, B. Woodson, L. Rollins. D. L. WOODSON, B. S., M. A. Southwest State Teachers’ College University of Texas Superintendent; Chemistry. O. DAN CARTER, B. A. Baylor University Principal; Algebra. ANNE CLARK, B. A. Baylor University Physical Education AGNES CUMMINS, B. S. Texas School of Technology Biology ELTON FORD, B. S. A. I. College Agriculture JO FRELS, B. A. Baylor University Spanish; Speech. MARGUERITE HUNTER, B. M. Baylor University Choral Singing FRED MARTIN, B. S. Texas A. M. Band; Mechanical Drawing. FLORENCE MAYFIELD, B. S. Southwest Texas Teachers’ College Commercial Courses JACQUELYN McNAMEE, B. S. University of Texas Homemaking HENRY MOuKti, B. S. A. 1. College Science and Higher Math. WILLIAM NANCE, B. S. A. I. College Physical Education; Social Sciences. WOODROE PETTY, B. S. A. I. College Coach and Algebra GLADYS THREADGILL, B. A. Southwestern University Social Sciences ALMA WESTERMAN, B.S., M. A. Sam Houston State Teachers' College University of Texas English, Library AVA WOODSON, B.S. A. I. College English IOI DROTHY RUTH ARTHUR Pep Squad, Cheer Leader ’45-’47, Science Club ’45-’46, Vice-Pres. Homemaking Club, Sec. Home Mak- ing Club ’47-'48, Junior Play ’47, Choral Club ’47-’48, Nominee for queen - Pep Squad. ALLENE ATKINS Choral Club ’47-’48, Home- making Club ’46-'47. ;LENE BARTELS Spanish Club '46, Science Club '45-'46, Annual Staff, Band ’44-’48, Vice-Pres. Freshman Class, Treasurer of Junior Class, Reporter of Senior Class, Senior Play, State Typing Meet '46. ALVIN BECKER Football ’43-'48, Football Capt- ain ’45-'47, Track ’44-'47, Dis- trict in low hurdles '46, Basket- ball 45-’47, Homemaking Club Sweetheart ’45-’46, Agriculture '43-’47, Reporter of Junior Class ’45-’46, Senior Play '47, Science Club ’46-’47. ANTONIA CANTU Pres-Mex. ERNESTINA CARMONA Pres-Mex. TOMMIE DAN CARTER Band ’44-'48, Science Club ’45-’46, Junior Play'47, Sen- ior Play '48, Drum Major '47- ’48, Follies of '47, Track Staff ’47-’48, Basketball ’45-’48. MARIA CASTREJON Pres-Mex. ED CLARK Football '47. Band ,47-’48, Track’47, Choral Club, Senior Play. JO ANN CLEMENTS H. E. Club ’44-'48 Pres. ’46-’47, V. P. ’47-’48, Pep Squad '44-'48, Science Club ’46-’47, V. P. Junio Class ’46-’47, Follies of ’47, Jun- ior Play, Senior Play, TrackStafi JONELL COOK Band ’44-’48, Spanish Ch: ’46-’48, H. E. Club ’44-’ Junior Play, Senior Play, Choral Club, Follies of’4’ VIARY ELLEN CRITES Band ’44-’48, Spanish Club ’46-’47, Science Club '45-’46, H. E. Club'44- ’48, Junior Play, Freshman Nominee for Pin-up Girl, Junior Nominee for Queen, Follies of '47. ORAN CURTISS Football '45-'47, Basketball ’45-’48, Capt. Football '47, H. E. Club Sweetheart '47-'48, Track ’45-’48, F. F. A.'44-’48, Senior Play. VERLYNE DILLARD Spanish Club ’46, Pep Squad '44-'46, H. E. Club '44-'45. CHARLIE ELZNER Football '47. MIKE FLINN Football '45-'47, Basketball ’46-’47, Track ’45-’47, Ag.Pres. ' 4 7, Senior Pres. '47, F.H.A. Sweetheart, Sophomore Pres., Spanish Club '46, Junior Play, Senior Play. BOBY FUSSELL Band '44-'48, Track Staff, Science Club ’45-’46, Senior Play, Follies of '48. ROBERT HEADRICK Band ’46-’48. MILDRED HERRON JOYCE HESTER Freshman Vice-President, Pep Squad ’45-’47, H. E. Cl; '45-’48, F.F.A. Sweetheart '47, Follies of ’47, SeniorP; Member of Choir '47. MARY KATE HEWLETT Band ’44-'48, Spanish Club '46, Science Club ’45-’46, Junior Play, Senior Play, Follies of '47. FREDA HISEY Pep Squad '45-'47, Choral Club ’48, H. E. Club ’46-’48. HORACE HISEY Football '45-’46, Basket ball ’45-’46, Track’45- Football Mgr. '47, F. F, Sec. DSENDO M. LERMA, JR. Football ’45-'46, Spanish Club ’45-’46, Science Club ’45-’46, Band ’46-'48. WILLIE PEARL McKINNEY Pep Squad '45-’46, Cheer Leader ’46-'48, Spanish Club ’44-’45, Follies of '47, Homemaking Club ’44_’48, Junior Play, Treasurer of Senior Class. BETTY JO MILLS Freshman Class President, 1st. Vice-Pres. Spanish Club, Secretary of Senior Class, Choral Club '47, Art Editor of Annual, Follies of '47 and '48. STTY JO MORRIS Pep Squad '45-'47, Band ’45-'47, Junior Play, Annual Staff, Homemaking Club '45- '48, Homemaking Club Reporter '46-'47, Homemaking Club Treasurer '47-'48, Follies of '47 and '48. JUNE OLIVER Band '44-'48, Annual Staff, Presi- dent of Junior Class, Science Club ’45-’46, Sec. Science Club ’45-’46, Treasurer Sophomore Class '44-'45, Spanish Club '46-’48, Sec. Spanish Club '46-’48, Senior Play '48. RAYMOND PALMOUR Football '44-'48, Basketball ’45-'48, Track '44-’48, Agri- culture '44-'47, Follies of'47, Senior Play. JEROME PYRON Football '45-'47, Basketball'45-'48, Track ’45-'48, Spanish Club ’46-’47, Band '44-’46, F. F. A. '45-'47, Senior Play, Choral Club '47-'48, Junior Play. HELEN HOWIE ROBERTS Band ’44-’48, Spanish Club'46- '47, Spanish Club Program Chairman '47, Junior Play, Senior Play, Annual Staff, Follies of '47. SUE ROBERTS Homemaking Club '44-'45, Homemaking Club Reportei '45-'46, Spanish Club ’46-’, Band ’44-’47, Junior Class Reporter ’46-'47. MARGARET ROBERTSON Band '44, '45, '48, Science Club '45-'46, Homemaking Club '46-'48, Choral Club ’46-'48, Cheer Leader '45-’48, F. F. A. Nominee for Queen '47, Junior Play, Follies of '47, Tennis '47-'48. LOUISE ROLLINS Spanish Club '46, Pep Squad '44- '46, H. E. Club '44-'45. JERRY SCHMIDT F. F. A. ’45-’48, Football ’45-’47, Vice-Pres. Sr. Clsi Pres. F. F. A. '46-’48, Juni Play, Senior Play, Folliesc: EDMONIA SHEDD Spanish Club '44-’45, Pep Squad ’46-'47. CATHLEEN SPARKS Secretary Freshman Class, Secretary Junior Class, Span- ish Club'46, Secretary Span- ish Club '46, Science Club '45- '46, Junior Play, Senior Play, Homemaking Club '47-'48. NADEANE STONE Band '44-'48, Homemaking Club '44-'48, Spanish Club '44, Choral Club '48, Follies of '47. ANNA LEE STUART Band '44-'48, Homemaking Club '46. ELWOOD UPDEGROVE F. F. A. Officer, Fellies of '46. WILLIE WALLEK Football '44-'47, Basket- ball '44-'47, Track ’46-’48, Tennis '47-’48,F, F. A. ’44- '47, Science Club '45-'46,All District End '47, All Round Athlete '46-'47, Junior Play, Senior Play, Capt. Football '47, Capt. Basketball '48. FRED WHITE Spanish Club '47-'48, Track ’48, Football '47, Basketball '48. THOMAS WOLF Science Club '46, Band'44-'48, Football '47, Junior Play, Sen- ior Play, Follies of '47 and'48, Annual Staff '48. BARBARA WOODSON Pep Squad ’45-’47,H.E. Club '45-'48, Spanish Club Pres. '46, Reporter of Sophomore Class,Sen- ior Play. DEWEY YEAGER Band ’44-’48, Basketball '45-’46, Football '47, Choral Club'47-'48, F. F. A. '44-'46, Spanish Club'47, Follies of '47. I NEVA REE ANDERSON ALYCE ARCHER MARGARET EDWARDS CRISTINA ELIZONDO CHARLES FLINN BELLA GARZANO CHARLES MAYFIELD shirley McDonald Is MARILYN MORRIS DONNA MUELLER ALEXANDER, MARTIN ARTHUR, MARY ANN BEARD, DWAYNE EUGENE BLOYER, MELVIN BOWEN, JUANITA FAYE CRESTMAN, BARBARA CORTINAS, GIL VILLAREAL CURTISS, BOBBIE DUGAT, JOHN WESLEY HAVELKA, ALFRED JOHN HEADRICK, EDWIN BRUCE HERNANDEZ, ANDRES QREINO HILL, DA URICE ELAINE JOHNSON, WILLIS ANDREW LEAL, ENRIGUETA LUCAS, ETHEL MAE MARTINEZ, ELIDA MARTINEZ, SONIA MAYFIELD, TOMMY ORTEGA, BEATRIZ ORTEGA, JOVITA PEREZ, HELEN QUARELS, WAYNE RAMIRIZ, NOEMI RODRIGUEZ, CUCA ■ barecky, teddy BECKHAM, BOBBY BUSBY, WAYNE CHANCY, BUSTER COHN, MAURICE CUMMINS, BEN CURTIS, BETTY JO DECHERD, MILTON EDWARDS, CHARLES FLINN, BOB GARCIA, MARY GARCIA, PETRA GUEDIN, JACK HAWKINS, BARBRA HUNT, BILLY HUNT, EUGENE KOONCE, BARTON KREBS, LAURAINE LERMA, ELVA mckinney, wayne MEDINA, AMPARO RODRIQUZ, IRMA ROSSON, JAMES SALCH, NELTON SALINAS, EMMA SANCHEZ, BLANCA SANCHEZ, SIMON SHEDD, MAXINE SMITH, BILLIE TOLLESON, GERALDINE WHEELER, GILBERT WHITE, BETTY WHITEHEAD, BETTY WILLIAMS, PAULA WITHERS, BOB R. Palmour, W. Wallek. D. R. Arthur, H. Bartels, M. K. Hewlett. T. D. Carter, J. Cook, R. Headrick, B. Fussell. M. E. Crites, J. Hester, J. Schmidt, A. Atkins. B. J. Morris, N. Stone, V. Dillard, D. Yeager, W. P. McKinney. Best All-Round Boy and Girl JEROME PYRON and MURIEL HOSKINSON Queen of Taft High DOROTHY RUTH ARTHUR King of Taft High WILLIE WALLEK Senior Class Favorites GERALD SCHMIDT and JUNE OLIVER Junior Class Favorites C. R. PHILLIPS and MARILYN MORRIS Sophomore Class Favorites TOMMY MAYFIELD and PATTI SPARKS Freshman Class Favorites BETTY JO CURTIS and BOB FLINN Front Row, Left to Right: MikeFlinn, Ed Clark, Kermit, MartinAlexander, James Roy Pyron, Oran Curtis, Willie Walleck, Second Row: Buster Chancey, John Dugat, Wayne Quarries, Billy West, Gorman Ritchie, Gerald Schmidt, Alvin Becker, Thomas Wolf. Third Row: Coach Nance, Dwyne Beard, Bobby Curtis, Jerome Pyron, Raymond Palmour, Simon Sanchez, Homer Valle, Coach Petty. Top Row: Charlie Elzner, Horace Hisey. COACH WOODROW PETTY ASSISTANT COACH WILLIAM NANCE WILLIE WALLECK Letterman '44, '45, '46, '47 Captain '47 THOMAS WOLF Letterman '47 Top Row, Left to Right: William Nance, Gorman Ritchie, Tommy Mayfield, Tommie D. Carter, C. R. Phillips. Bottom Row, Left to Right: Mike Flinn, Charles Mayfield, Willie Wallek, Oran (Rip) Curtis, Raymond Palmour. WILLIAM NANCE Coach - Basketball WILLIE WALLEK Captain - Basketball GIRLS’ TENNIS TEAM Nelson; Sparks, P.; Bell; Curtis; Robertson; Arthur, D. BOYS’ TENNIS TEAM Palm our; Curtiss, O.; Wallek; Ritchie; Wither. Girls Volley Ball Team Shedd, M., White, Pressley, Morris, B., Haddon, Hoskinson, Nelson. Second Row: Hawkins, B., Robertson, Arthur, D. R., Woodson, Beard, M., Clark, Sponsor. Not Pictured: Chrestman, Wilson, Morris, M. Best All-Round Athletes Willie Wallek Dorothy Ruth Arthur Paste Your Own Snapshots Here FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA Front Row: E. Headrick, E. Hunt, Saleh, Guedin, Bradley, M. Flinn, Beckham, Koonce, Wheeler. Second Row: B. Curtiss, Beard, Hernandez, Rodriguez, Edwards, O. Curtiss, Chancey, B. Flinn, Schmidt. Third Row: Havelka, Yglesias, Rosson, Dugat, B.Hunt, Carroll, Elzner. Top Row: Ford, Quarles, T. Mayfield, Schindler, J. R. Pyron, Joiner. Front Row: Flinn, Bradley, P. Sparks, Nelson, M. Morris, Murray, Cook, Norred, Hester, Hoskinson, O. Curtiss. Second Row: Kirtley, Archer, Rachal, Anderson, Harper, Wilson, Hisey, Coates. Third Row: Harwell, Haddon, Beard, B. Morris, Hill, Teague, M. Arthur, Chrestman, Compton, Edwards, B. Hawkins. Fourth Row:L. Pyron, Mueller, C. Sparks, Clements, D. Arthur, Crites, Robertson, McNamee. HOMEMAKING CLUB BAND Front Row: Martin, Nelson, Schmidt, Beard, M. Morris, Carter. Second Row: Cook, Bartels, Oliver, Winningham, Hill, Mueller, C. Sparks, Norred, H. Roberts, Hewlett, Krebs, White, Whitehead, Harper, McDonald. Third Row; Wither, Barecky, Crites, Hoskinson, Kirtley, P. Sparks, R. Lerma, Haddon, Chrestman, Bell, Beckham, Williams, Stone, Stuart. Fourth Row: Cummins, E. Headrick, Velasquez, B. Richards, Compton, Yeager, Wiseman, Fussell, C. Wright, R. Headrick, H. Valle, Elliott, Havelka, Koonce, McKinney. Fifth Row: Cohn, C. Flinn, Schindler. DRUM MAJOR AND MAJORETTES Mary E. Nelson, Pattie Schmidt, Tommy D. Carter, Etta Beard, MarilynMorris. Pep Squad First Row: McKinney, D, Arthur, Phillips, Robertson, Pyron. Second Row: Clark, Bradley, Hester, Murray Woodson, B. Morris, Anderson. Third Row: Pressley, Lucas, Hisey, Curtis, M. Arthur, Teague, E. Salinas, M. Shedd. Fourth Row: Wilson, Clements, Coates, Harwell, R. Vasquez, B. Hawkins. Cheer Leaders CHORAL CLUB Front Row: Bradley, Haddon, Nelson, M. Morris, Cook, Wilson, Harper, Compton, Curtis, Coates. Second Row: Pyron, Arthur Robertson, Harwell, Hisey, Norred, A. Medina, Y. Esparza. Third Row: Hunter, Elzner, E. Lerma, P. Garcia, I. Rodriguez, E. Salinas, B. Sanchez, R. Vasquez, Atkins. Fourth Row: B. Hunt, Dugat, Cohn Elliot, Clark, Yeager. SPANISH CLUB Front Row: Archer, M. Morris, Cook, Oliver, Mills. Second Row: Whitehead, P. Sparks, Nelson, Anderson, P. Schmidt, Roberts. Third Row: Frels, Haddon, Rachal, Williams. Fourth Row: Cohn, Wiseman, Dechard, Cummins. ADVERTISING C URLEE For 3 7 Years the Symbol of SAVINGS in TRANSPORTATION Curlee Chevrolet Company ► Compliments and Best Wishes of TAFT COTTON OIL CO. They go together • OTTklD VNOII AUTHORITY OP THI COCA-COLA COMPANY IV m  p w tm 'w  'Vp im np TAFT QUARTERBACK CLUB Always Rooting For The Greyhounds Backing Your Athletic Events Phone 327 Green Avenue Compliments THE TAFT BANK (Unincorporated) Taft, Texas Congratulations and Best Wishes to the Class of 1948 AS E V'S STORE IS A Modern Store Showing Nationally Advertised Merchandise ► Congratulations to , Taft High School Faculty and Students ► Season, 1947-48 We Are Proud of Our Schools Cage : Hardware Furniture : Co. ► Cage Implement Co. ; Dealers in Dependable Merchandise for More than a Quarter of a Century ► ► ► ► ► ► Congratulations to The Graduating Class of the Taft High School for 1948 Taft Motor Company Your Local Ford, Car and Truck Dealer Taft Tractor Company Your Local Ford Tractor Implement Dealer THE HUB Compliments of ROY HAYNES BARBER SHOP Taft, Texas Compliments of CENTRAL POWER LIGHT COMPANY i i i i i i i i i i i i i EASTERWOOD, SPARKS CAGE Insurance of Every Kind Phone 262 Taft, Texas Compliments Compliments of of : LIEBERMAN’S LACK’S ASSOCIATE STORES E. D. Winn, Owner Congratulations to Senior Class 1948 Johnson’s Cafe TAFT BEAUTY SHOP STONE’S WILLIS DRESS SHOP Phone 66 THE TAFT DRUG STORE WILLIS LAUNDRY CLEANERS Phone 183 Taft, Texas Compliments A. C. TUTT Agent INSURANCE Taft, Texas Congratulations to Graduating Class 1948 J. M. Grocery Market Compliments of NORRED’S GARAGE SINCLAIR SERVICE STATION Brake Repair General Auto Repair Motor Tune-Up Cars and Trucks Phone 131 Taft, Texas Auto Supply Auto Supply Call 174 Taft Compress Warehouse Company i Congratulations THE FIRST STATE BANK THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF TAFT Member Federal Reserve System and F. D. I. C. Member of F. D. I. C. TAFT SERVICE STATION Texaco Products Phone 111 Dutch Lamprecht GEO. B. WITHER Insurance Taft Texas CUNNINGHAM BROTHERS Cotton Merchants Taft, Texas J. B. Cunningham, Jr. W. S. Cunningham Telephones Office 119 L.D-3 Res. 216 217 Codes: Shepperson’s and Howard’s Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Garden, Field, and Flower Seed, Insecticides, Fertilizer, Poul- try and Stock Feed Compliments of EASTERN SEED ELEVATOR CO., INC. Taft, Texas Esco Seeds Are Safer PYRON’S FOOD Cas Maurin’s HUMBLE SERVICE STATION Portland, Texas Phone 167 TAFT GRAIN FEED SEED CO. R. S. Krebs Son Compliments of THE ALCALDE JERSEY FARM Producer of GRADE A PASTEURIZED MILK Phone 904-F31 Taft Texas TAFT LUMBER CO. DR. PEPPER BOTTLING CO. Sinton, Texas Compliments of H. E. B. FOOD STORE Taft Mercantile Company Phone 27 Better Foods For The Best People Compliments of VERNOR’S RADIO APPLIANCE CENTER Compliments of KIRTLEY’S DRUG STORE Taft Greyhound Belts and Buckles New Low Price $2.95 TAYLOR BROTHERS Corpus Christi, Texas Compliments of Compliments of TAFT GARAGE Texaco Products Automobile Accessories Richard Swanson Phone 289 T exas TEXAS THEATRE Taft, Texas Spend Your Leisure Hours At The Movies THE ANNUAL STAFF WISH TO THANK THE MERCHANTS OF TAFT FOR THEIR COOPERATION IN HELPING US PUBLISH OUR ANNUAL CARL’S FLOWERS Your Downtown Florist Dial 7467 711 N. Chaparral BUTTER KRUST The Flavor-Rite Loaf RICHTER’S Since 1882 Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi, Texas Westinghouse Appliances Pittsburgh Paints Compliments of TAFT IMPLEMENT CO. Farm Machinery and Hardware Sales and Service John Deere Machinery Firestone Products To you, the 1948 Graduates of Taft High School, Lichten- stein's extends congratula - tions and sincerest Best Wishes for the future.