December, 1958
r H E O W L
I’age Three
Lead Girls’ Cage Team
I'T'inu'o Cravi-n (coach), and Kitly Uoddii'
Capps Co-Captain
With Kitty Boddie
Kranccb Capps has boon dioscii b\ iicr
teammates to serve as co-eaptaiii wilii
Kitty Boddie.
Chosen to be managers are l,ue\ Oakes
and Rcbeeea Cunningham. Tlib i.s Re
becca’s second year as manager.
Ouard.s on the team are Frances C'ajtits,
Mary Lou Morgan, Mary Elizabeth Cur
tin. Florence He;tslc\’, Nane\' I'arabow,
Sylvia Clark, and Dana Suit, Forwards
are Elouise Horner, Kitty Boddie, Judith
Curtin. Barbara Reid, Eiileta Jolinson.
Jennie O’Brian, Lynelte Curtin, Gale
Squires, and Jane Bla,ckwell. Traveling
with the Kittens will be two seventh-
graders, .Xndrea Oillchay and .Mma
Dickerson.
Bethel Hill Wins 12-6
Hclhci Mill edged Oxford High in a
hard-fought football g.'uiie liere Noxeuiber
7 i)y the score ol 12-0.
Donnie Hawks scored the. onh loueh-
down for the Oxford Wildcats in the lirsl
quarter. The extra point was missed.
Hcthd Hill came liaek in the second
quarter and again in the fourth to defeat
the Wildcats. There were two funihle.s
that hurt. Oxford Highs scoring attempt.
Longmirc and Overton were outstanding
for Oxford.
Longmire Makes
All-Conference
The Wildcats' .senior left tackle and co-
eaptain, Wilbur Longmire, made the I'J.sS
District .1 all-eonferenec football team.
Wilbur ha.s played on the high school
football team three year.s. Me also i)lays
l)a.sketball and track, and Is incsident of
the Monogram Club and vico-presidcnl
of the K.F..‘\. !lc is o feet and weighs
IS.s pounds.
Last year in the Di.slriel Track meet
at Chapel Hill he won first place in the
discus and high jump.
Southern High
The Rebels of Southern High gained
a hard-fought 7-0 victory over the Wild
cats of O.vford here October ,U.
The game was even throughout. The
Wildcats started a scoring drive early in
the first quarter, but were halted on the
10-yard line. Oxford started many other
drives but were halted.
Southern’s score came in the third (juar-
ter and the extra iioint was good.
Outstanding for Oxford were Longmire,
Belcher, Overton, Jimmy Frazier, and
Williford.
November Assemblies
On Friday, November 7, the Student
Council jiresenled the film “The Court
Martial of Billy Mitchell.” Admission
jirico was llurty-five, cents per person.
Toj) Seniors To Get
Sweaters
Ot thirteen Senior girls in H.A.A. tlic
lop live (those with the most points) will
reeej\e ura> and maroon blazers.
A najjkin sale will be conducted in the
siinng to make money to jiay for the
s\\ eater.s.
.\t (he regular (t.A.A. meeting the mem
bers participaJ' in volley bail, shuffle
board, horse shoes, or archery.
Sixth Grade Grademothers
Mis.. Breedlove: Mrs. C. R, Watkins,
Jr., chairman, Mr.s. Roy Barker, .Mrs. B.
L. Hightower, Mrs. Allen F. Cozart, Mrs.
.Ahis Williams, Mrs. C. 11. Barnes, Mrs,
I'. D. Clement, Mrs. David Mix, .Mrs.
Dorris Parrott, .Mrs, Cl\ ile .Averetl, Mrs.
.Mired Ca.sagrande, Mrs. George Tally,
Mrs. Squires: .Mis, W. W. 'I'homasson,
Mrs. Joe Breedlove, Mrs. Marsiiall Can-
naily, .Mrs. Sam Gris.som, .Mis. 1’. H. Siiitl,
.Mrs. T. S. Marlin,
.Miss Lyon: Mrs. Joe. Baird, chairman;
■Mrs. George Parham, Mrs. Dick Paynter,
.Mrs, (.'. .\. Saunders, Mrs. L. R. llnlehin.
son, .Mrs, Da\e .A.shworth.
Seventh Grade Grademothers
Mrs, Thomasson: Mrs. |, Watkins, Mrs.
Ilenr\ Hall. Mrs. Woodis \ aughan,
.Mrs. W. G. Ta.Ile.c, .Mrs. 'I'. G. Marlin,
■Mrs. I'. C. -Morton, Mrs. Maynard Gentry.
■Mrs. Wiight: Mrs. .Albert Jones, chair
man: Mr.s. Ron Breedlove, a.ssociale chair
man: .Mrs. It. W. Baueom, .Mrs. 11. D.
Diekerson, .Mrs. M. M. Hughes, Mrs. W,
D. Dillehay, .Mrs. V. I!. Ncwlon.
Miss Smith: Mrs. H. I). Hedrick, dim.;
Mrs. W. T. Bullock, Mrs. .Nelson Thomas,
Mrs. C. II. Brewer, Mrs. T. D. (ilemeni,
Mrs. 'I'honias .Sneed.
Eighth Grade Gradeparents
Mrs. Llnis: .Mrs. John Perr\‘ Hall, chair
man: Mrs. George T. Curtin, Mrs. Clyde
■Averctl, Mrs. Ra\ Griffin, Mrs. M. G.
Green, Mis. Hal Pittard, Mrs. Marion \V.
Rogers,
Mrs, I.anmi: Mrs. llenr> C. Bridgers,
chairman: Mrs. Hubert Cox, Mrs. Vincent
.Morton. .Mrs. .Annie Mae Clark, Mrs. F.
D. Norris, Mrs. Carmen Pickett.
Miss Bullock: Mr. J. 1C Rawls, Mrs.
G. D. GIioImiu, Jr, Mrs, C. F. Wildman,
Mrs. W, M. Hicks, and Mrs. Mildred
I)uiu an.
Shows rour Slides
i‘lu' ir\. Haul Mattox. pastoK of the
Hesli’r Baptist ('hurcli, wa.s guc.^^t .'Speaker
liere in ai^sembly, November 21. During
the .summer Mr. Mattox went to Hondura.s
on a preaching mis.sion. While in Hondu
ra.s he made many pictures which he
showed to us.
Linda (kuaier led the devotion that day.
Spark Boys’ Basketball
X,
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(’hark's Stovall, ('oach Habit and iCdwin Knott
S]:>orts Column
(l)y (ihailc.s We.sl)
T’he Senior tootball player.^ of Oxford
high played their last game lor their Alma
Mater. N()vember 7 against Bethel Hill,
when the IQ5S football sca.son ended. 'This
was (ioaeh John Parham’s first year as
head coach after serving as assistant coach
two year.s.
The PLS8 -Neason was not so good a.':^
wa.s expected, hut the team did play some
ve.i\' good tootball and e.''pccially against
the stronger teams. T'he final scores nevei'
gave a true picture ol the team’s worth
(and we’re not under estimating our op-
)>onenls.)
Oxford Higli Scliool L especially proud
ot Willntr i.ongmire tor making all-ion-
leri'iice. in the l958-’.sO loDtlial! season.
As the. footliail .season bowed out. Uie
liasketliall season was ushered in. Cage
practice officially started Nov. 10, with
Coa.ch .M Habit heading up the coaching
duties.
Co-Captains thk year arc Kdwin KnoU
and C'haries Stovall. Both boys are sen
iors. and they liave i)ia\ed very gool
baske.tliali for Oxford High in inevious
years.
Thi.s >ear fivi' letlernnm returning are
Ldwin Knott, ('harles Stovall. David
Ford, (diaries Belcher, and Billy Adcock.
Other members are Wilbur LongmiiV;
Billy Fiazier, Hai'iier Ruff. Billy Danii'k
William Lyllon, Ibtbby Finch, Ra\ Willi-
tord, aufl David Norris.
(ioach Habit and the basketball team
are hioking torward to a ver\ .'^uceesslul
year. With plenl> ol .M'bool .-pirit and
su])port at the games, we leel Mire the.
basket bail team will hav e plenty ol suc-
ee.ss. Just a.s a reminder, let’s ail attend,
all tile games we can and gi\’e the team
.support through the entire basketball sea
son.
author ot this column 1 would like
to join the ."ludent body in wi.shing (be
members of the Oxiord High basketball
team lb‘ iicsl of luck throughout the
1958-’5Q season.
Coach A1 Habit Has 13
Boys On Cage Team
Oxiord Wildcats started cage practice
November 10 with Coach A1 Habit as bead
coach. T'he team has been cut to 13 boys,
with Charles Stovall and Fidwin Knott as
co-captain.'^.
Other jilayers follow: David Ford,
Charles Belcher, Billy Adcock. Wilbur
Loimmiri’, Harper Ruff, Billy Daniel, Bill>'
Frazier. Ra> Williford. Bobby Finch,
David Norii.s, .ind William Lytton.
T'he .^elu’fluie i.'' as follows:
Dec. u Oxiord \ s. Oxiord O. at O.xford
(boys and girls)
Dec . 12 Oxiord \Henderson at Hcn-
dei’son (hoys and girls)
Dei:, i(. -O.xlurd Vs. Chapel Hii! at Chape]
Hill (bo\> and girls)
Jan. D- -Oxiend Vs. (iiaham at Oxlmd
(hoys and girls)
Jan. 1.'?—Oxford V.s. .Southern at Southern
(boys and JV.)
Jan. ){)- Roxboio \ s. Oxford at Roxboro
(hoy.' and girls)
Jan. 20—Oxiord \'.s. Hillsboro at Oxiord
H)o\s and girls)
Jan. ...A Northern \ s. Oxford at Oxiord
■.boys and JV.)
Jan. '7 -Oxiord \’s. Oxlon! O. at Oxiord
O. (boys and girls)
Jan. 30- -Oxford Vs. Henderson at Oxiord
liioNs and girls)
Feb. ' Oxiord W. Chape! Hill at Oxiord
(boy.'- and girls)
keb. 13 Oxiord \’s. boulhern at (Txiord
(boys a.iid J\'.)
I'el). i7--Oxio](! \'s. Roxboro at O.xlurd
(l)o\s and girls)
l-t-b. 20--Oxford \'s. Hillsboro at Hillsboro
(boy?, and girls)
Feb. 2-1—Oxford \s. Nortlunm at Xorthen.
(boys and girls)
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Serving Oxford High Cafeteria
“Food For The Hungry”
Poole’s, Inc.
Butner, .N.
Institutional
Foods Co., Inc.
Ralcikh, N. C.
Mrs, Estelle Bullock and her helpers do the rest