Tompkinsville High School - Echoes Yearbook (Tompkinsville, KY)

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BY PRISCILLA MILLER QSpecial to the Rock Bridge Tribunej Tompkinsville, Kentucky. January 26, 1954. Jim Nasium passed away at his home here in Tompkinsville today at the age of 26 from heartburn. He was born on April 19, 1928, at Tompkinsville and had lived here his entire life, ' He was a faithful member of the Tompkinsville High School campus set and was at every home basketball game for the entire 26 years. He stood by the boys through thick and thin, through trials and tribulations, through wins and losses, but the poor old fellow didn't get to go to any of the games away from home, Tho only 26 years old, Jim was very feeble at the time of his death, but he was still very much interested in basketball. Every day the whole high school and grades looked upon him with great admiration for his endurance, Some people talked pretty bad about the old fellow, and after he had passed on everyone at the Tompkinsville Academy and people all over town felt very bad, but I know the old fellow is at rest. There were many who saw him die but few who actually mourned. Mr. Swann and his class were seen viewing the remains the following morning. Mr. Nasium was cremated which was considered a good thing by many people who noted that he had had a bad smell during most of his life even when alive. Pallbearers were: Willis Rich, Darrell Carter, Randall Grider, Billy McClendon, Reid Williams, and John Marrs. As dusk softly fell over the scene, Mack McCreary was heard playing taps on his bugle from his front porch as the remaining mourners stood with bowed heads. Mr. Nasium was at rest at last! +-X

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LECLSIQC SVLLVYIYPQQY Coach John C. Marrs and The Tompkinsville Bears completed their regular season with 16 wins and 11 losses. The Bears competed in the South Central Kentucky Conference Tournament at Campbellsville Tompkinsville won over Hodgensville by a score of 62 to 53 in the first game, The Bears won the second game over Greensburg by a score of 65 to 58. They went to the finals of the Southern division and were defeated by Caverna by a score of 63 to 48. At the District Tourney in Edmonton, Tompkins- ville beat Center by a score of 80 to 58 and lost to Burkesville in the semi-finals by a score of 64 to 62 in a tight ball game that went into an overtime, The three boys who made all-district were Bill Harlan, Pee Wee Ross and Jim Proffitt. The individual scoring for Tompkinsville was as follows: Jim Proffitt 321 Clay Hundley 44 Bill Harlan 315 Chan McCreary 26 Pee Wee Ross 310 Bob Poland 25 Harlie White 274 Paul Smith 13 Jerome Taylor 139 Randall Emmett 6 Roy Newport 84 The Tompkinsville Cubs coached by Cecil Petett hada season record of 21 wins and 2 losses, The losses were to Glasgow and Temple Hill, The faculty and student body wish to express their admiration and appreciation of the basketball team which compiled a credible list of wins in spite of the loss of their gymnasium and the hardships of regular practice after the loss, The effort and desire to win never died, LLT VCCLT! aglgllfd Sccon KECLTYL