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Danny Cathey

As long as we are talking about elementary schools I have a question maybe someone knows.  When we first moved to Roswell in 1952 my mother started teaching at a little school (maybe four rooms) on the East side.  The school was all hispanic best I can remember and whether that was intentional, defacto or whatever I have no clue.  She only taught there one year  and moved over to Washington Ave. teaching first grade.  Anybody know what school that might have been?

Danny Cathey

Turley:  Speaking of redheads, do you remember Mrs. Green at South?  She was a bit of a hottie herself.

I had a male teacher at Missouri Ave., can't remember his name, but he taught 5th and 6th grades.  Turned out he was a bit of a preditor (he also headed up a boy scout troop) and got run out of town just ahead of the lynch mob.

Billy Turley

Danny, I can't recall a small hispanic school on the east side. I went to Highland for 1-4tht it was bigger, but did have a lot of hispanics. Could it have been George Washington Carver on Virginia by the Hondo River? That was an all black school until the Roswell schools intergrated when we were in the 4th grade.

Mrs.Green's name rings a bell but I can't put a face with it. We another hottie at East in the 9th grade by the name of Miss Polly..

I have to laugh when ever I see a story about some mother's baby boy has been damaged by a female teacher.

Hell if that happened to one of us we would have elevated to hero status. However the thought of some of our female teachers could have scared some of us.

Danny do you remember the 7th grade math class with Mr. Ware ??? I remember Jack Denny and Tommy Koglin and some of the exchanges between Jack and Mr. Ware. I think Billy Ward was in the class also.

Richard Watts

In response to Danny's comment about the male teacher at Missouri Ave. His name was Mr. Conner and he drove a jeep, always wanted to take us boys camping as I recall. Our parents would never let us go, they were much wiser than we used to give them credit. Have a great weekend.....rich
 

Billy Turley

They always said if you are being run out of town,get up front and make it look like a parade.

Rex Booth

This Li'l Critter was hammering away this morning on the Mulberry trees out front.  

Spring has sprung and the sap is a-rising!   Turley here's another red-head... is this a hottie? ha

Billy Turley

Rex, All I can say is that red headed pecker wood ain't no Reba !!

Rex Booth

Turley,  I found another bird perched in the elm tree in my back yard...  definitely a red-head!  Mercy!!

Sanford Green

Danny - Miss Green was my home room teacher in 7th grade.  She liked me because of my name.  I liked her because she had red hair and wore the reddest lipstick I've ever seen.  Lot of fantasies in that took.  I believe Tommy was in her home room also.

Fred Miller

Could the hispanic school Danny Cathey refers to be at the corner of Atkinson and Bland.....??

May now be named Nancy Lopez School.......or Mesa Middle School.....????

Pat Sullins (Carpenter)

Fred, I don't think it's either of those schools as they are pretty big with lots more than 4 rooms. Nancy Lopez elementary used to be called Flora Vista I think.  Mesa (East Jr. High) is further east on Bland.  I don't know if he might be thinking of the old Eastside school but it was larger than 4 rooms too. I went to it in the 4th grade.

Danny Cathey

Thanks for trying on the old elementary school.  I am visualizing this through the eyes of a small kid and maybe the four rooms were just my imagination.  I do remember it as small, as say comparted to Missouri or Washington Ave's, it was tan colored and I would have to say old even in the early  50's.  Oh well.

Sanford:  I can't remember if I was in Mrs Greens homeroom or not, but I do remember Jack Denny was in my class cause one day he was cleaning his nails with a really big switch blade knife and when Mrs. Green confronted him he held it up in her face.  I don't remember what she did to Jack, the whole class was rolling on the floor laughing - "Charlie Brown, he's a clown".  I think this was more like 9th grade, pretty sure it wasn't 7th though.

Rex Booth

Union Plaza -  NW corner of Union & West 2nd.  

Where Primm Drug & Piggly Wiggly grocery store used to be.  It is a vacant corner lot now.  Primm Drug moved twice since then.  To 8th & Union, then just recently to 7th & Union close to Cahoon Park.  The Navajo Motel (owned by Mike Ingram's parents)  was on the same side of the street. Also a vacant lot now.   Across the street was Roulon's,  Turley's favorite place to play shuffle board, throw darts, and drink Yahoo Mountain Dew!  Isn't that a Malco sign on the left west of Roulon's?  Jan Williams and I used to go down and swim in the pool at the Navajo Motel and the Holiday Inn.  A white hotel towel and a pair of Ray-ban shades gained entrance every time.  Any other memories of this area?

Saundra Bennett (Whiteside)

My mom owned the Plaza Beauty Salon on the back side of Union Plaza. We did business with both Primm Drug and Piggly Wiggly.  It is so strange to drive past that empty lot now where the shopping center used to be.  

Rex Booth

Saundra,

Do you remember the Piggly Wiggly on North Union & 17th?  They had some yummy popsicles and fudgcicles to cool off with during those long hot summer days.   I mowed lawns during summers while at North Jr. including Bill Purdy of Purdy's Furniture.  Mr. Purdy's home was on 3rd street right behind your Mom's Uniion Hair Salon.  Linda Dumas lived across the street and her older sister would come out, sit on the hood of a guy's '52 Chevy, and give flirtatious glances for the benifit of this young man.  "And there ain't no cure for the Summertime Blues..."

Darrell Barnes

Piggly Wiggly on Union and 17th.  I worked there for 3 or so years, mainly in the butcher shop for Charles Chewning.  Fred and Rose Guitar were fine people. I was class of 1964.

John Allensworth

Below is some information on Billy Ward, this comes from his daughter, Ashley Mims.  I spoke to Billy yesterday and he sounded so much better, he was ragging on the nurses and doctors, cracking jokes and in general being like the Billy we all know and love.

Charline Lake

I feel so bad for Billy and his daughter, Ashley, too.  Thanks for posting this news, John.  I messaged Ashley on Facebook.

Fred Miller

My prayers to Billy and his family.....

Rex Booth

Billy Ray,

Hang in there my friend.  Want you to know we all care about you!  You must be feeling better if Johnny says you are "ragging" on the nurses...  Take care.

John Allensworth

This little gem is from Dana Jennings via FB, thanks Dana!

Rex Booth

Dana,

Donnalou's got spunk!!  

Tommy Weathers

Billy Ward, we all need to hear a little from you.

Fred Miller

What Tommy said.......

Rex Booth

Billy Ray,  

Yes we want to hear from you.  Did you get our messages?  Hark!  You are enrolled in a $100K sweepstake drawing.  But ya hasta register here first...