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McLeansboro March 2014

Going Old School

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Utah Jazz honor Fabulous Fox

Interact With the Community

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Going Old Story by Tesa Glass

Local history has always been a passion for Doris Nelson.

Documenting the schools of Hamilton County has become a love and passion all its own in her heart. She started collecting old school photos, and now has a huge collection.

“I started the collection about the third year the Historical Society had a tent at the Fall Festival,” Nelson recalled. “I wanted some sort of a display to bring people over to our tent. I had seen several old school pictures in the genealogy library and had an idea that it might be interesting to scan them and put them together in a book.

I made a large display of some of the pictures and decorations, then had one binder of all the school pictures I could find at the time.”

And that’s how it all started. Nelson said the initial project was a huge success and created a lot of interest.

“I began looking for other pictures to add to the collection for the next year, and was able to add quite a few,” Nelson said.

Nelson scanned the Internet, finding the Broughton website became a source for many pictures. And, residents helped add to the collection. One person who contributed greatly to the collection was Karlah Hutchcraft.

“She was working in P.E. Cross’ Superintendent of Schools office in the courthouse,” Nelson recalled. “I think she enjoyed it almost as much as I did. She had access to nearly all of the class lists from 1937 on. If I needed identifications, I would send her the picture and she would look up who was listed in the class.

Then, I would put those names at the bottom of the picture, which helped people to be able to match the name to the picture. She also would ask people whom she knew was either in the picture or had relatives in the picture and would get ID’s for me that way.”

Another person whose help was used in identifying students from years gone by was Georgia Nipper, who was a teacher for many years.

“When I showed her some of her class pictures, I was amazed at her memory of student’s names,” Nelson said. “She could still, after 50 or 60 years, name all but one or two.”

Nelson said people embraced her project.

“People were very helpful in identifying the students and offering to let me scan pictures they had,” Nelson said. “Annabelle Prather’s son, Jerry, lent me his 4

Mary’s Chapel, 1892: Top row, Troy Matheny, John Carlisle, Sumner Henderson, Charlie Cottingham, Molly Matheny, Nellie Henderson, Mary Carey and Bertha Matheny; middle row, Monroe Henderson, Gus Sharp, Omer Matheny, Lewis Neidinger, Gun Matheny, Owen Jones, Isa Henderson, Ruth or Stella Hatton and front row: unidentified (teacher), Frank Carey, Clarence Henderson, Alvin Plank, Lillie Matheny, Ruth Brinkley, Ella Brinkley, Mabel Matheny, Susie Brinkley and Maud Carey.

Hickory Corner, 1904: Top row, Charles Williams (teacher), Willis Davis, Claude Hardesty, Raymond Gaines, Marion Woods, Frank Johnson nd John Davis; middle row, Cyrus Gaines, Kelly Hardesty, James S. Davis, Dorothy Hayes, Oma Newman, Effie Harris, Clemma McKenzie, Anna Gaines and Amy Newman; and front row, Ernie Hill, Roy Gaines, Clarence McKenzie, Henry Newman, Cecil Hayes, Cora Hill, Georgia Newman, Ann Davis and Bertha Hayes.

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ld School Pyrtle School, 1915: Top row, Roscoe Trout, Ernest Suttle, Claris Miller, Elsie Trout, Verda Hood, Pola Huffstutler (teacher), Ruby Hood, Lava Presley, Stella Sloan, Daisy Presley and Lizzie Trout; middle row, Charles Bridwell, Lloyd Melton, Charles Miller, Alice White, Kate Lockwood, Jewel Trout, Mary Hill, Mary Melton, Cecil Suttle, Wilford Sloan, Sheridan Hunt and Hilary Huffstutler; and front row, George Dial, Ralph Oglesby, Dwight Miller (standing), John H. Miller, Ralph Gulley, Harold Suttle, unidentified student, Mildred Suttle, Audra Presley, Wilma Pittman and Georgia Trout.

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mother’s scrapbook, which contained every class she ever taught. And all the students were identified. Mrs. Prather was my first grade teacher, and was always one of my favorite teachers. I was so happy to be able to add those pictures to my collection.”

Nelson said another source for information was the TimesLeader “Remember When” articles which include submitted photos, including old school pictures.

“They are wonderful,” Nelson said.

“Thanks to everyone who share their pictures in that way. I can’t begin to name all the people who have shared their pictures with me and identified the students as they remembered them.

Sometimes, others are able to add names that the first person could not recall. It’s been a team effort. I often say,

Cherokee School, 1920: Fourth row, Clyde Boyd, Cleve McMahon and Hale Bonner; third row, Rex Gholson, Silas Crane, Louis Ruphard, Robert Johnson (teacher), Johnny Trout and Milton Bennett; second row, Ruby Gholson, Mae Parsons, Oval Crane, Marie Trout, Lula Ruphard, Nellie Ruphard, Madeline Campbell, Ruth we are getting them identified Boyd and Arthur Coontz; and front row, Wayne Parsons, Eugene “Pete” Parsons, Leo Boyd, one student at a time.”

Nelson moved beyond just John T. Gholson, Thomas Trout, Joe Ruphard, Claude Coontz and Carl Trout. identifying the students in

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Garrison School, 1937-38: Back row, Doris Hawthorne, Verdean Smith, Dorothy Campbell, Maxine Severs, Dorothy Hutchcraft, Floyie May Schell, Beatrice Bramlet (teacher) and Norma Jean Tharp; middle row, Eva Hutchcraft, Anna Mae Clifton, Dorothy Monroe, Virginia Schell, Fay Severs, Velma Dean Hutchcraft and Eileen Smith; and front row, Bill Shipley, Alfred Campbell, James Hutchcraft, Russell Monroe and Cyrus Severs.

Helm School, 1941: Back row, Bob Douglass, Glendal French, Junior Nohava, Arthur Coffee (teacher), Dale Gray Ellis, Donald French and Leamon Thomas; middle row, Shirley Williams, Wanda French, Louise Williams, Joan Flannigan, Leda Fay Ellis, Sue French, Martha Elizabeth Hargraves and Rutha Jane Williams; front row, Billy Jake Nohava, Gwen Barton, Marvin French, James Howard Deen, Harold Ray Ellis, Max Edward Flannigan and Gene Edward Burnett.

the pictures so it would be easier to find people. That proved to be quite a task, but it has all been well worth it.”

Nelson’s collection now contains 1,058 pictures, 51 of which are of the school buildings. The photos range from 1887 to 1973, with one from 1856. The

collection takes up six binders plus an index. “”Every time I get a new picture, the names go into the index,” Nelson said. “I decided to offer copies of the pictures for a small fee, and was surprised by the response. At the All-School Reunion, my table was one of the most popular tables there. People enjoy seeing themselves or relatives

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when they were kids, and want to purchase pictures for themselves or their relatives, if they don’t have them.”

Only Hamilton County schools are collected, and getting new photos is harder as time goes by.

Braden Basketball Team and Cheerleaders, 1953-54: Back row, B. R. Gholson (teacher), Jerry Sloan, Emory Hale, Marilyn Lee, Dwight Bowman and Gary McGill; middle row, Jesse Hall, John Hall, Val Hale, Eugene Bowman, David Lee and Stanley Hutchcraft; and front row, Bobbie Sturm, Phyllis Tucker, Judy McGill, Rosemary Hale, Pat Hall, Carol Sturm and Carol Hutchcraft.

“It’s getting harder to find pictures that I don’t already have, but I am thrilled when I find one,” Nelson said.

“We had around 100 schools in the county at one time, so I’m sure there are still a lot out there I don’t have.

When I find a new picture, I scan it, add the names — if available — at the bottom, print it out and put it in a binder with that school. They are arranged in alphabetical order by school, then by the year.”

Nelson’s collection has not been published, although she shares it every year at the Fall Festival.

Beaver Creek, 7th & 8th Grade 1960-61: Back row, Leslie York (teacher), Jimmy Barnett, Darrel Webb, Larry Woodrow, Monty Ingram, Gary York, Junior Fuqua and Rick Ingram; middle row, Glen York, David Naas, Joyce Weaver, Nancy Payne, Nedra Engle, Ruth Engle, Richard Jamerson and Jerry Sanders; and front row, Lois Ann Bayler, Bonnie Ingram, Janna Bohner, Susie Heard, Karen Kay Johnson, Donna Ballard, Vickie Biggerstaff and RuthAnn Draper.

Left Photo: Dale School, 6th Grade, 1970-71: Back row, Russell Clevenger, Billy Shelton, Lewis Webb, David Cleves, Russell, Essary and Tony Warren; middle row, Scotty Ford, Roger Bridwell, James Curtis, Randy Sloan, Marshall Garrison, and Richard Clevenger; and front row, Bobby Johnson, Barbara Shelton, Teresa Thompson, Ganice Skropka, Becky Rhodes, Kevin Delap and David McKinnis.

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Known in his hometown as the “Fabulous Fox,” former Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan was recently recognized by the organization by hanging a banner in honor of his 1,223 victories.

Sloan resigned from coaching in February 2011 after taking a new generation of Jazz players, led by University of Illinois star Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer (Duke), to the Western Conference Finals after John Stockton and Karl Malone retired.

“I’ve had a very interesting relationship with Jerry. It’s been like a father-son relationship, like a big brother and a friend, too,” Stockton told ESPN. com. “Not many people get to go through life and have that, and I have it right here in one man.”

Malone, who made several trips with Sloan to McLeansboro, was just as genuine in praising the coach who was in Utah for several years after being embarrassingly fired by the Chicago Bulls — his former team during his playing career.

“He has never been given anything he hasn’t earned,” Malone said. “And he’s definitely earned this with the Jazz.

There’ll never be another one like him.”

While at Utah from 1998 until 2011, Sloan coached 2,005 games, winning 1,223 of them. Under his leadership, the team won seven division titles, two conference titles and had 20 playoff appearances. Michael Jordan and the Bulls beat the Jazz in the 1997 and 1998 NBA Finals, denying Sloan a championship ring. Sloan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.

Raised on a rural farm in Hamilton County, Sloan often had to get up at pre-dawn to do his farm chores before walking miles to practice. He never forgot where he came from and didn’t mind being a country bumpkin in the modern-era NBA. Asked what he hoped basketball might do for him, he’s always said, “I just hoped it’d get me a ride home from school.”

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(now University of Evansville) which became a Division II powerhouse in the early 1960’s. Sloan was recently named to the all-time University of Evansville team. Teammate Larry Humes was also named to that team — the school’s all-time leading scorer.

Sloan is the 17th all-time scoring leader with 1,320 points with an average of 12.4 rebounds per game.

He was named the ICC (Indiana Collegiate Conference) Player of the Year in 1963 and 1965 and is a charter member of the UE Hall of Fame.

He became the first player signed with the expansion Chicago Bulls franchise in 1966. He had his jersey retired after 10 years there. The Bulls gave him his first head coaching job in 1979, which lasted just four years.

Sloan served the longest tenure of any coach in the NBA with the same team. Winning 1,809 consecutive games coaching the same team is also an NBA record. He serves as a senior basketball advisor for the Jazz.

“The number 1,223 was selected to embody all of Jerry’s accomplishments and his countless contributions to the Jazz franchise and the state of Utah,” Jazz President Randy Rigby said during the banner ceremony.

“This banner will serve as a symbol of the enduring legacy of Jerry Sloan, one of the greatest coaches in NBA history and forever a member of the Jazz family.”

To top off the honor, Sloan received a handwritten letter from President Barack Obama.

“Congratulations on your long and remarkable career with the Jazz. Utah justly honors you for the standards of excellence you saw with the Mailman (Malone) and Stockton.

But us Bulls fans still claim you for your grit and work ethic. Best of luck in the future,” the letter read.

“I’ve been blessed. I really felt like I was the luckiest guy in the world to be able to coach two guys (Malone and Stockton) that were willing to pay the price and played hard every day,” Sloan said recently.

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An educator for 34 years, Cox started his first career in Mt. Vernon, teaching at Sumersville Grade School and at various schools in the District 80 system. In 1990, he made the move into administration, and later came to McLeansboro as the principal at the junior high school. He became assistant superintendent of Unit 10, then after discovering he didn’t enjoy upper level administration, moved to the position of principal of the high school. Cox was the last principal at the old McLeansboro High School and the first principal at the new high school building.

But his love of flying and photography started years before his education career, while attending college. He said he continued to fly, and dabbled with the photography over the years.

“In 2006, when I retired, I decided to take two of my loves and combine them together and become an aerial photographer,” Cox said. “I have a passion for flying and the photography helps offset the expenses of flying.”

Cox said viewing the world from above is an experience he can share through his aerial photographs.

“It’s a totally different world,” Cox said. “It looks as different up there as it looks different underwater when you scuba dive.”

Cox said getting to share that view of the world is priceless.

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“I like to see the expression on a face when I show them a photograph of their property or their farm,” Cox said.

“They see things in a different way.”

When Cox first started his hobby of photography, the equipment was very different.

“When I first started, I processed my own film and even had a dark room,” Cox recalled. “It was extremely time consuming. Now, with digital technology, I get instant feedback on the quality of the pictures.”

The iPad is a tool that has become integral to photography.

“I can use it to display the pictures, and move it and crop it however it looks best,” Cox said. “Before, I had to print the picture. Now, I take everything in the raw. I can be off a little bit, make adjustments on the computer, and it’s good.”

The camera lenses and equipment aside, Cox said he is teased by his wife, Cindy, about the “computer lab” that has sprung up in the family room.

“She says not many homes have a computer lab,” Cox said. “There are times I pull extra equipment in to work on pictures. ... Camera technology is ever changing.

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Many people know Marty Cox as a retired administrator and educator from Hamilton County Unit 10.

What many residents don’t see is the man who loves to fly aircraft and take aerial photographs and who attends athletic games to take sports photos.

“I love to fly,” Cox said. “In college, I got interested in photography because I loved to fly.”

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won’t last very long at all.” getting started in photography.”

Another extension of his hobby has Along the way, Cox said he has developed — sports been encouraged in the hobby by photography.

“I was coaxed by a good friend to get into sports photography in about 2007 to 2008,” Cox said. “I do enjoy doing it.”

Many of his sports photos are featured in the McLeansboro Times-Leader, volunteering the pictures so area athletes can be spotlighted.

Photos by Tesa Glas Cox said sports s photography is tricky, but he enjoys the challenge.

“When it’s indoors, you have to concentrate on lighting concerns,” Cox explained. “Sports photography is not real easy, but you can capture some pretty incredible things with it.”

Equipment in sports photography is critical, Cox said, especially the lenses.

“You have to do a lot of anticipating,” Cox said. “You almost have to be one step ahead of the action to get a good picture.”

Cox said there are many good photographers in the area, and he talks with them regularly.

“I like that,” Cox said. “We exchange things; we’re constantly communicating with each other and sharing information.”

Cox said he didn’t learn how to take great pictures overnight.

“I had people help me when I first got started,” Cox said. “One in particular was Ron Hallam.

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his wife and his two children.

“This has also been a way to give back to the community,” Cox said.

“I’m in a position now to do that, and that is gratifying as well.”

Cox said he isn’t planning on giving up his flying, aerial photography or sports photography any time soon.

“I’m going to do it as long as it is fun,” Cox said. “It’s still fun for me. I view this as 90 percent hobby and 10 percent business. If it got too much into business, I wouldn’t like it.”

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Students at Hamilton County Senior High School are being encouraged to be a part of the community through the Interact Club.

Sponsored by the Rotary Club, Interact is a service club with the goal to help students make friends, improve the community, develop leadership skills and make a difference in the world.

“Students like to Photos by Tesa Glass be involved, and this is an avenue with time, We had a meeting and found several opportunities for them to be out students were interested in it.” more involved with school and the Mitchell has remained an community,” said club sponsor and active sponsor of the club Rotary member Theresa Belangee. as a member of Rotary.

“Interact is an avenue that gives them “The focus is on community service, several opportunities to do that.” it’s a strong component of Rotary,” The club started in the early 90s.

Mitchell said. “I believe community “I joined Rotary in 1993,” said Vince service is something students need Mitchell, retired superintendent of to see as a part of their future life.”

Hamilton County Unit 10. “I went Many students in the club start their to a conference and they started freshman year and continue through talking about Interact. I was the their four years of high school. principal at the high school at that

“I’ve been in since my freshman year, and it’s the only club I’m involved with,” said Interact Technology Officer Katie Rapp. “I really enjoy it.”

Emily Wellen, a junior and secretary of the club, said she also started with the group her freshman year.

“I like this club,” Wellen said.

“I wanted to be a big part of it, so I became an officer.”

Part of the club meetings also involve programs by people in the community and visitors from other

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communities — and countries.

“I like when we hear from people who have visited other places and we get to talk to them,” said Rebecca Moseley.

Lucendia Adams, who serves as vice president of the club, said she started being involved with Interact her sophomore year.

“During my freshman year, I was in a lot of other clubs,” Adams said. “Then, I saw all the cool things they did in Interact and I started my sophomore year.”

Jake Rubenacker, who serves as president of Interact,

talk to younger students during Red Ribbon Week. This year the group also put together popcorn packets as Christmas stockings for sailors. The club works together to put together a homecoming float, and work at the Fall Fest.

“They do the lion’s share of selling raffle tickets each year,” Mitchell said. “They work really hard.”

Last year the group helped raise funds for an orphanage in Uganda; the year before funds went to

provide a water well in a third world country; and three years ago they helped provide shoes for orphans.

There are 61 members in the club this year. The Interact Club has been honored the last three years with a Presidential Citation for Outstanding Service to Club, Community and International Project.

“The students benefit so much from seeing what it takes to make a community successful,” Mitchell said. “Everyone can do a little bit to make the community better.”

said he’s a “four-year guy.”

“We do a lot of community service and like to include everyone, not just certain people,” Rubenacker said.

“We work, but we also have fun.”

The club holds the annual Winter Bash, this year collecting food for area food pantries; they adopt-ahighway and keep it clear of litter; and

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