Johnny Neyman responded to my request for memorabilia by providing a photocopy of a rare and

extremely fascinating issue of The Hi-Lites, the 1956 Seniors Graduation Data.  Since these documents

don’t age gracefully, the copy is faint and, in places illegible, so I am re-typing it to bring you the best

possible memories.  There were only 58 interviewed for this piece out of the 117 of us in the graduating

class, so don’t feel slighted if you don’t find your name listed here.  I didn’t make it either!

 This is what the front cover looked like:

                            1955  -  1956 SPORTS REVUE

FOOTBALL                      BASEBALL                     TRACK

Corinth     32  Sheffield 13  Deshler vs. Sheffield—8-4    Russellville 56 Sheffield (?)

Huntsville   7  Sheffield  9  Coffee vs. Sheffield---3-2   Coffee 57½ Sheffield (3?)

Athens      14  Sheffield 32  R’ville vs. Sheffield-6-0    Decatur 53 1/3 Sheff. 43

Decatur     14  Sheffield 7   R’ville vs. Sheffield-3-0 

Cherokee    13  Sheffield 14  Deshler vs. Sheffield----3-1     Tri-Cities Meet

Butler      20  Sheffield 13  Deshler vs. Sheffield----7-1     Sheffield 57

Deshler     13  Sheffield 12  Coffee vs. Sheffield----11-4     Deshler 37½

Russellville 14 Sheffield  7 

Tuscaloosa   7  Sheffield 32                               TVE

Coffee       6  Sheffield 13                               Sheffield 33

                                                           Deshler 27

                                                           Coffee 23

 

                                                           State

                                                           Sheffield  8 1/3  

 

              

                                         (Tell me, what happened to the "round ball" team?)  

            

            Now, scroll down and check out your old nicknames, pet peeves, favorite songs, favorite expressions,

 your pastimes, what you wanted for graduation, and. . . . . .what you wanted to be.  How did you do?

 

 

 

Note:  I'm reorienting this material which originally was presented in tabular form.  Since I can't

get all the columns on one page, if I do it like this, you'll see all the categories for each

individual together.

                

                                                   NAME   Wyche Sparks Hester

                                           NICKNAME   Wash

                                          PET PEEVE   --

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Slippin’ and a Sliding”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Sure Nuff

                                              PASTIME   Sleeping in Economics

                              GRADUATION GIFT   A “small” 30 room camp on the lake

                                            AMBITION   President of General Motors

 

                                                   NAME   Ralph Emmons

                                           NICKNAME   Ling Ting

                                          PET PEEVE   Annette

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Long Tall Sally”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Aw now

                                              PASTIME   Going

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Another Chevy convertible

                                            AMBITION   To go to the moon in a hot rod

 

                                                   NAME   Nancy Dickey Snyder

                                           NICKNAME   Nance

                                          PET PEEVE   People who POP chewing gum!!!

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Blue Star”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   I swear

                                              PASTIME   --

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Watch

                                            AMBITION   To act

 

                                                   NAME   Lydia Ann Moore

                                           NICKNAME   Twin

                                          PET PEEVE   Chemistry

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Moonglow”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   That do make it nice

                                              PASTIME   Reading

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Sheafer Pen & Pencil

                                            AMBITION   To teach

 

                                                   NAME   Frances Carolyn Crockett

                                           NICKNAME   Fran

                                          PET PEEVE   People who don’t get their stories in on time

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Unchained Melody”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   That just tears me up

                                              PASTIME   --

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Power-pack for my Plymouth

                                            AMBITION   To succeed

 

                                                   NAME   Bonnie Elizabeth Kelso

                                           NICKNAME   Libby

                                          PET PEEVE   Busy telephones

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “One Night of Sin”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Bub, I didn’t want to go

                                              PASTIME   Collecting books

                              GRADUATION GIFT   ’53 Mercury Convertible

                                            AMBITION   To build a sound proof house

 

                                                   NAME   Milton Seagle Hoff

                                           NICKNAME   Pa Kettle

                                          PET PEEVE   Lazy people

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Folsom Prison Blues”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Check that elasticity

                                              PASTIME   Studying

                              GRADUATION GIFT   A job

                                            AMBITION   To attain my Ph.D.

 

                                                  NAME   Barbara Rose Laughlin

                                           NICKNAME   Bob

                                          PET PEEVE   Transcribing shorthand

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Deep Purple”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   My gosh

                                              PASTIME   Talking about Billy

                              GRADUATION GIFT   I wish I knew

                                            AMBITION   --

 

                                                   NAME   John Green Willliams, Jr.

                                           NICKNAME   John

                                          PET PEEVE   George Reynolds

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Wedding Bells”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Son

                                              PASTIME   Sleeping

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Diploma

                                            AMBITION   To pass Economics

 

                                                  NAME   Margaret Alice Wynne

                                           NICKNAME   Peggy

                                          PET PEEVE   Women drivers;  Sunday drivers

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Man with the Golden Arm”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   See ya later Alligator

                                              PASTIME   Dancing and Playing Piano

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Typewriter and trip to New York

                                            AMBITION   Teacher

 

                                                   NAME   Nancy Irelle Dunning

                                           NICKNAME   Irella

                                          PET PEEVE   Gossipers

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “I’ll Be Home”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Fooey

                                              PASTIME   Swimming and eating

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Luggage

                                            AMBITION   To sing

 

                                                   NAME   Kathering Jo Stribling Smith

                                           NICKNAME   Kitty

                                          PET PEEVE   Rock and Roll Music

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Laura”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Couldn’t care less

                                              PASTIME   Listening to progressive jazz

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Hi-Fi set

                                            AMBITION   To write something good

 

                                                   NAME   Eleanor Morrison

                                           NICKNAME   --

                                          PET PEEVE   4th period Study Hall

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Where or When”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Y-e-e-eh!

                                              PASTIME   Dancing and going to the lake

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Who knows?

                                            AMBITION   To pass at Southwestern

 

                                                   NAME   John David Collins

                                           NICKNAME   Hollywood

                                          PET PEEVE   A silly girl

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Ivory Tower”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   That’s all I can see

                                              PASTIME   Fishing

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Watch

                                            AMBITION   Air Force Officer

 

                                                   NAME   Patricia Ellen Green

                                           NICKNAME   “P”

                                          PET PEEVE   Jealousy

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Tweedily-Dee”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   GAD!

                                              PASTIME   Ridin’ horses

                              GRADUATION GIFT   A horse

                                            AMBITION   To be a cow-girl

 

                                                   NAME   Joann McMoran

                                           NICKNAME   Joe

                                          PET PEEVE   Chemistry

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “No Not Much:

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Heck Fuzzy

                                              PASTIME   Sit and just be lazy

                              GRADUATION GIFT   A green orchid

                                            AMBITION   Become a ditch digger

 

                                                   NAME   Zecora Willcutt

                                           NICKNAME   “FT”

                                          PET PEEVE   Chemistry partners who experiment with acid

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Walk Hand and Hand”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Cats above

                                              PASTIME   Trying to identify cars

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Watch and clothes

                                            AMBITION   To get rich teaching school

 

                                                   NAME   Carolyn Barclay Cahoon

                                           NICKNAME   Carol

                                          PET PEEVE   Waiting on People

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Til Then”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Uh-Uhh

                                              PASTIME   Listening to music and dancing

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Luggage

                                            AMBITION   To go to college

 

                                                   NAME   Harold Fell

                                           NICKNAME   Red

                                          PET PEEVE   Bobby Sanders

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Transfusion”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Brag?

                                              PASTIME   Outrunning Sanders

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Dual Carburators

                                            AMBITION   Drive in the Indianapolis 500

 

                                                  NAME   Rachel Joyce Ford

                                           NICKNAME   Joyce     

                                          PET PEEVE   Conceited people

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “In Paradise

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Gee Whiz

                                              PASTIME   Sleeping

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Watch

                                            AMBITION   To be Mrs. Foster

 

                                                   NAME   Betty Jean Williams

                                           NICKNAME   Snookum

                                          PET PEEVE   --

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Band of Gold”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   You better know it is

                                              PASTIME   Writing to Roy

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Roy

                                            AMBITION   Little housewife

 

                                                   NAME   Patsy Sue Bell

                                           NICKNAME   Little Monk

                                          PET PEEVE   Two faced people

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Band of Gold”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Goody

                                              PASTIME   Eating

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Blond bedroom suit

                                            AMBITION   To live happily ever after

 

                                                   NAME   Rebecca Ann Malone

                                           NICKNAME   Becky

                                          PET PEEVE   Two faced people

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Love is a Many Splendored Thing”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   De gah, de gah, chili fo fo

                                              PASTIME   Skating

                              GRADUATION GIFT   A diamond dinner ring

                                            AMBITION   To discover an oil well in my backyard

 

                                                   NAME   June Katherine Holmes

                                           NICKNAME   June Bug

                                          PET PEEVE   People who are always late

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “All the Things You Are”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   What?

                                              PASTIME   Talking on the phone

                              GRADUATION GIFT   A diamond dinner ring

                                            AMBITION   To go to college four years

 

                                                   NAME   William Buck Locke

                                           NICKNAME   Bucky

                                          PET PEEVE   People who slap me on the back

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Man with the Golden Arm”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   --

                                              PASTIME   Studying girls

                              GRADUATION GIFT   ’48 Ford

                                            AMBITION   Be a millionaire

 

                                                  NAME   Betty Morgan Burns

                                           NICKNAME   Jackie

                                          PET PEEVE   French

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “A Tear Fell”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   --

                                              PASTIME   Swimming

                              GRADUATION GIFT   House

                                            AMBITION   --

 

                                                   NAME   Peggy Joyce Forsythe

                                           NICKNAME   Peg

                                          PET PEEVE   People who make me work

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Long Tall Sally”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Tell me now

                                              PASTIME   Standing on my head at the top of the Empire State

                                                               Building

                              GRADUATION GIFT   A dozen chocolat covered goose eggs

                                            AMBITION   --

 

                                                   NAME   Floyd Winston Carter

                                           NICKNAME   Winnie dug

                                          PET PEEVE   --

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “I’m in Love Again”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   --

                                              PASTIME   Boat riding

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Wrist watch                       

                                            AMBITION   To be a jet pilot (may belong to Peggy Forsythe)

 

                                                   NAME   Jim Holland

                                           NICKNAME   Grin bug  (this was pretty illegible)

                                          PET PEEVE   Gossip

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Unchained Melody”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Cried the King  (this was pretty illegible, too)

                                              PASTIME   Building pyramids for KAP

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Pogo stick to ride to FSTC

                                            AMBITION   --  

 

                                                   NAME   Sara Ann Tidwell 

                                           NICKNAME   Sadie

                                          PET PEEVE   Gossips

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “I'll Never Stop Loving You”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Well I'll say! 

                                              PASTIME   Working on literary mag.

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Cedar chest

                                            AMBITION   To be a teacher

 

                                                   NAME    Joyce Annette Horton

                                           NICKNAME   Shorty

                                          PET PEEVE   Airbourne First Sergeants

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “I'll be Home"

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Why

                                              PASTIME   Writing Duane

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Wedding ring

                                            AMBITION   To be Mrs. Airborne Corporal Johnson

 

                                                   NAME    Sandra Cecil Maclin

                                           NICKNAME   Cecil

                                          PET PEEVE   School

                                 FAVORITE SONG   "You'll Never Walk Alone

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Well I'll be

                                              PASTIME   Loafing, playing piano

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Wedding ring

                                            AMBITION   --

 

                                                   NAME    Sandra Gail Foreman 

                                           NICKNAME   --

                                          PET PEEVE   Mouchers

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “In Paradise”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION  Aw Shucks

                                              PASTIME   Listening to bop

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Wedding

                                            AMBITION   Make a good housewife

 

                                                   NAME    Joyce Coburn Moss

                                           NICKNAME   Little Moss

                                          PET PEEVE   Walking to work

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Sincerely”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Goodness

                                              PASTIME   Training my collie

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Clothes

                                            AMBITION   --

 

 

                                                   NAME   Barbara Burcham

                                           NICKNAME   Tonei

                                          PET PEEVE   Stingy people

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Lullaby of Birdland”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   But it's good!

                                              PASTIME  --

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Equipped beauty shop

                                            AMBITION   --

 

                                                   NAME   Claire Parsons

                                           NICKNAME   Peanut

                                          PET PEEVE   Themes

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “I Was the One”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   --

                                              PASTIME  Tennis

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Wedding band

                                            AMBITION   --

 

                                                   NAME   Wanda Elise Hastings

                                           NICKNAME   Lise

                                          PET PEEVE   School

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Don't Stay Away Too Long”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Fooey

                                              PASTIME  Tennis, swimming

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Luggage

                                            AMBITION   Model

 

                                                   NAME   Dorothy Jean Gardner

                                           NICKNAME   None I care to mention

                                          PET PEEVE   People who step on my feet

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Moonglow”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   --

                                              PASTIME  Swimming

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Diploma

                                            AMBITION   Rich old maid

 

                                                   NAME   Robert Carroll Proctor, Jr.

                                           NICKNAME   Prock

                                          PET PEEVE   People who think they are big

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Ivory Towers”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Mercy

                                              PASTIME  --

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Watch

                                            AMBITION   Go to college

 

                                                   NAME   Don Greystone Roper

                                           NICKNAME   Con

                                          PET PEEVE   People who step on my blue Ford Ranch Wagon

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Love is a Many Splendored Thing”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Oh sot!

                                              PASTIME  Counting Caddies

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Fender skirts

                                            AMBITION   Cars with "Body by Roper"

 

                                                   NAME   Robert P. Thrasher

                                           NICKNAME   Buddy

                                          PET PEEVE   Women drivers

                                 FAVORITE SONG   --

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Tough ain't it

                                              PASTIME  --

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Purple & gold Thunderbird

                                            AMBITION   --

 

                                                   NAME   Samuel Sidney Malone

                                           NICKNAME   Sam   

                                          PET PEEVE   Girls

                                 FAVORITE SONG   "The Magic Touch"

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   MMMMMMMMWoW

                                              PASTIME  Work on hi-fi set

                              GRADUATION GIFT   car

                                            AMBITION   --

 

                                                   NAME   Crimon Harvey King

                                           NICKNAME   Crimon

                                          PET PEEVE   Being told I can not use the car

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Moonglow"

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Well then there now

                                              PASTIME   Going to Steeson Hollow

                              GRADUATION GIFT    Portable radio

                                            AMBITION   Graduate from college

 

                                                   NAME   Robert Erwin Scogin

                                           NICKNAME   Bob

                                          PET PEEVE   People who spell my name Scoggins

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “The Great Pretender”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Holy cow

                                              PASTIME  Learning Spanish

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Watch

                                            AMBITION   Be a TV commentator

 

                                                   NAME   Don Burleson

                                           NICKNAME   Burle

                                          PET PEEVE   Connie's Fussing

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Moonglow”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Son

                                              PASTIME   boatriding

                              GRADUATION GIFT    watch

                                            AMBITION    Civil Engineer

 

                                                   NAME   Louise Yarbrough

                                           NICKNAME   Loueegy

                                          PET PEEVE   Gripers

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Eddy My Love”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   I got a letter today

                                              PASTIME  Writing to Japan

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Watch

                                            AMBITION   Be as happy in 20 years as I am now.

 

                                                   NAME   Betty Joann Marsh

                                           NICKNAME   --

                                          PET PEEVE   Getting caught skipping

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Theme from Picnic”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   de golleeee

                                              PASTIME   Chewing gum in speech

                              GRADUATION GIFT   16 credits

                                            AMBITION   --

 

                                                   NAME   George Jesse Baker

                                           NICKNAME   Jesse, Buddy

                                          PET PEEVE   --

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “I'm in Love Again”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Fooey

                                              PASTIME  --

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Luggage

                                            AMBITION   Finish college

 

                                                   NAME   Bill Mitchell

                                           NICKNAME   Willy

                                          PET PEEVE   People who interrupt me

                                 FAVORITE SONG  "The Magic Touch"

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Have you heard the one. . . 

                                              PASTIME  Saying ABC backwards

                              GRADUATION GIFT   --

                                            AMBITION   To have a business like Plowboy

 

                                                   NAME   Rejetta McNutt

                                           NICKNAME   Jetta

                                          PET PEEVE   People misspelling my name

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Walk Hand in Hand”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Garsh!

                                              PASTIME   Jack

                              GRADUATION GIFT    ring

                                            AMBITION   --

 

                                                   NAME   Betty Ann Ladner

                                           NICKNAME   Goongirl

                                          PET PEEVE   People who won't let me talk

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Walk Hand in Hand”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Oh deary me

                                              PASTIME  Swimming, dancing

                              GRADUATION GIFT   ring from family

                                            AMBITION   To be a comedianne

 

                                                   NAME   Nancy Gayle Steverson

                                           NICKNAME   Gaylie

                                          PET PEEVE   People who dispute my word

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Walk Hand in Hand”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   Oh deah

                                              PASTIME  Swimmin Loafing

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Luggage Watch

                                            AMBITION   To be a model

 

                                                   NAME   Alice Lindsay Nathan

                                           NICKNAME   Lindsay

                                          PET PEEVE   Elise, popping gum!

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “I'll Never Stop Loving You”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   What?

                                              PASTIME  Nothing

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Luggage money

                                            AMBITION   Finish college

 

                                                   NAME   Linda Jane Methvin

                                           NICKNAME   Linder

                                          PET PEEVE   Moody people

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Slippin an' a Slidin”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   I give up what is it

                                              PASTIME  Eating sleeping

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Cedar chest

                                            AMBITION   Finish FSTC

 

                                                   NAME   Beverly Mignonne (Broutin)

                                           NICKNAME   Bayon

                                          PET PEEVE   Peeling sunburn

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Moonglow”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   No joke

                                              PASTIME  Fishing

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Watch

                                            AMBITION   To make a million

 

                                                   NAME   Peggy Joyce King

                                           NICKNAME   Peggy

                                          PET PEEVE   Apple polishers

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Ivory Tower”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   I give up

                                              PASTIME  Sit on the back fence and count hens' teeth

                              GRADUATION GIFT   Fort Knox

                                            AMBITION   --  

 

                                                   NAME   Alan DeWitt Hyde

                                           NICKNAME   A1

                                          PET PEEVE   People talking fast

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Wayward Wind”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   --

                                              PASTIME  --

                              GRADUATION GIFT   --

                                            AMBITION   --

 

                                                   NAME   James Fred Todd

                                           NICKNAME   Todd

                                          PET PEEVE   Marriage

                                 FAVORITE SONG   “Answer Me Lord Above”

                      FAVORITE EXPRESSION   --

                                              PASTIME  --

                              GRADUATION GIFT   --                     Note:  Page 6 of this issue had 27 lines with entries, whereas

                                            AMBITION   --                     there were 29 lines on the matching page (p. 5).  The lines 

                                                                                      did not match, making it very difficult to associate     

                                                                                     "expression,"  "pastime," "gift," and "ambition" with the  

                                                                                       student's name on p. 5.  If you have any corrections or can   

                                                                                       supply the missing items, please write or send an e-mail to 
   
                                                                                    me at lebuettner@comcast.net

                                                                                      

 

 

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