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Maynard Lee Blanton

Tommy,

   Was that the same "Scotty" that had Scotty's" nightclub way out on West Second? His name was Melborn C. Scott I believe.

Tommy Weathers

Hi Lee. Not the same Scotty. I remember a guy by the name of Shaunt as the owner of the night club. May not be spelling the name right but he had a daughter Beverly that went to school with us from 6 threw 9th grade.  I don't know what happened to her after that. She was friends with Fannie May Holmes.

Charles Scott owned Scotty's Bar- B-Que until my dad bought him out.

Maynard Lee Blanton

Tommy,

   Beverly Shantz was Scotty's step daughter. His name was Melborn Scott. When I was in junior high my Dad and I were in the cow business with Scotty. I came to learn that what that meant was that Scotty put up tyhe money, my Dad ran the business and I did all the work! Sort of you know "equal partners"?. I remember we used to go to the nightclub sometimes to talk with Scotty and sometimes to his house which was sort near the nightclub. After that we moved to another place up north of Roswell and were no longer in business with Scotty. Like you, I don't know what happened to Beverly. I don't remember her being at RHS.

Rex Booth

Bob,

Scotty's on east Deming across the street from St. Peter's "doncha call me cause I can't go"... was an INSTITUTION!  I'm surprised Dandy Don hasn't weighed-in on Scotty's B-B-Q!!  Each time we came to '62 class reunions, a bunch of us would flock to Scotty's and sit at the 'liar's table", eat, drink, and tell some tall tales.  A lot of fun and comradery.  If I went in to Scotty's alone before going back to California,  Big Tom would buy me a big breakfast and visit in between waiting on customers.  How many restaurants do you know who's owner takes orders, supervises the kitchen, and serves you the food!  That's a helluva lot of work and dedication.  No wonder, we love Tommy. So many fond memories of Scotty's. After we graduated Scotty's was the place to go to see old familiar faces.  Like Don said,  we miss Scotty's and Big Tom's smiling face. Tommy, I still remember that art of Marty Robbin's "Falina" on the wall of the first booth on the left as you came in the door.

Fred,   

Suzie Cue played at the Eight Ball Pool Hall on 3rd street every Saturday night.  She was a terrific hustler more so than Fast Eddy Felson or Minnesota Fats combined...  and most honorable mention to Willie Moscone... the absolute best!

Billy Turley

When I went to Scotty's, I had to take my own order,cook it and serve it. Then when I was done I had to buss my own dishes take them to the kitchen and wash them. Once I nicked a coffee cup and he charged me for it. After I washed the dishes I had to make a ticket and ring it up and make change.... Gave myself a nice tip !!!! Then I had to go to work sweeping and mopping and then pick up the parking lot. And shoveling all the horse manure was a real drag. And that was from around the Liar's table. He let me wear an apron once but then I had to launder it and press it.

Aw them waz the daze.

Don Ervin

Scotty's should be declared a Historical Monument.  You had better have a thick skin if you sat at the liars table more so if you were from Calif.  Tommy asked a older couple sitting at a booth beside the liars table if they needing anything else.  They said no they had finished their breakfast, but would it be alright if they sat there a little longer and just listened to the men at the liars table.

I saw Tommy go to the old timers table and ask where one of the regulars was at. He was told the man couldn't get a ride that day.  Tommy took off his apron and left.  He came back shortly with the old man in tow.

Tommy put 50 years into Scotty's and it was time for it to put into our memories.  Tommy would have to verify this. but I think he told me that when his last old timer passed away he decided it was time to put it to rest.  So many of us have precious memories of Scotty's Red, Tommy and all the charactors that that came in.  The stories will not stopped just because the doors were closed.

Tommy Weathers

Thanks Don, Turley, and Rex for a run back to Scotty's

Lee you are right. Now I remember that Beverly had a step father. My dad and Scotty's partner ship was kind of like your dad and Scotty. My dad put up the money, Scotty over saw the place and I did all the work.

Fred I used apple, pecan, and hickory when I could get it.

Marilyn Hill (Gibb)

My response to John's question about favorite teachers:

1) Janie Love Seeger - She taught me to write.

2) Roger Luginbill - He instilled a life-long interest in medical science.

3) Robert Maxwell - He showed me that not all math was awful.

4) Jane Davison - she taught me that even people with no talent could enjoy making art.

Karla White (Dellner)

Janie Love Seeger and Jane Davison-Ms. Seeger is the reason I became an English teacher, and Jane Davison is the reason I also earned an art credential. Sorry I can't decide on just one! These two ladies were exceptional and unforgettable.

Ferrell Dunham

My favorite teacher was the typing teacher who told me if I left her class for good she wood pass me with a C. This gave me an extra long lunch period.   

Billy Turley

  I guess if I admitted it there were probably a lot of Roswell teachers who could have made a difference had I let them.Roswell did have an abundance of very good teachers. I guess the one that I liked the most was a little red head form Lubbock. That was the sixth grade at Pecos. Her name was Maxine Wiseman and of all the teachers and coaches through out years she actually appreciated my sense of humor. Made her laugh on many occasions.

Rex Booth

Edgewood  - 6th grade  Mrs. Jackson.  Taught various subjects including penmanship.  Mrs. Jackson had a wry sense of humor. She'd say: "I'm gonna make you do it, till you do it right".  It dawned on me what she meant making me write on the black board 100 times... "I will not talk in class".

North Jr. 9th grade -  One of the Palmer sisters who taught Algebra 1.  She was an older heavy set redhead with kinky little curls.  Mz. Palmer was all business, stern, and authoritative... but she could explain the mathematical progression clearly... till it clicked.

Sophomore - RHS  Don Coffman - coach - Taught Biology.  Learned to dissect frogs, name the internal organs, and draw pictures of them.   Came in handy 1961 during a frog jumping contest in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Senior at RHS -  I agree!  Robert Maxwell taught both math and slip stick (slide rule).  Mr. Maxwell would give us slide rule speed tests for the first 20 minutes.  Then spend the rest of the class telling war stories about his adventures during WW2.  Maxwell was a pilot during the war who had some hair-raising close calls.  Bob had a method to keep the class rivited to the subject.  

Fred Miller

Mrs. Jackson at Edgewood had a strong effect on a lot of us. 

Another at Edgewood, a lady that could not be 5 ft. tall standing on a stool......was Ms. Powell.  And she lived right down the street from us.

Coach Coffman was one of my all time favorites......you could talk to him without fear of retribution.

Anybody remember Mr. French.  We all made fun of him, but he did try.

Mark Meiering

Robert K. Maxwell, Janie Seeger  (had forgotten that her middle name was Lovie until above mention of her)  and B.C. Carter  (who took no prisoners in Trig, which turned out to be an especially good good thing for meas it turned out).

Charline Lake

I remember almost all my teachers with respect and affection.  I think we got an astonishingly good education at RHS (and North Junior High School).  Who was the Spanish teacher?  He was really great--had come from Utah, I believe.  He collected "Dichos de Roswell," a compendium of local Spanish slang, which was entertaining and also gave the kids of Hispanic heritage something to be proud of. I can't remember any of the names except Miss Davisson for art and Miss Merkel for Latin, but my advanced math teacher was stupendous (Mr. Carter?), my mechanical drawing teacher too, also every English teacher I had from junior high on up.  Miss Pugh or was it Miss Purdy at North!  Social studies, right?  She made us read the newspaper.  She was terrific.  And honestly, Mr. French was serious and had his values in the right place and gave us lectures on morality that stick with me to this day.  A skilled and dedicated bunch of educators.  I never had a class with Mr. Maxwell, but I know he meant a lot to a lot of kids.  Lucky us.

Saundra Bennett (Whiteside)

Pecos -  I loved Mrs. Woodson, but only had her for a short time before transferring to Edgewood.

Edgewood - Fred, I agree Mrs. Jackson had a strong effect on us.  The effect she had on me caused me to dislike math.  Mrs. Powell, our music teacher was great...loved her laugh!

North Jr. High - I liked all my teachers there.  I especially enjoyed chorus with Mrs. Rowe.  I remember our Christmas production of "Babes in Toyland."

East Jr. High -  Mr. Smith, Algebra teacher, had the effect of causing me to dislike Algebra.

RHS - I liked BC Carter!  His effect helped redeem my feelings (some) regarding math.  However, he was also my Sunday School teacher, and if I missed on Sunday, he'd catch me at the door on Monday and give me that, "Where were you on Sunday" look.  I enjoyed Mrs. Dennis for English.  She helped spark an appreciation for literature.  I still remember her reading "Flowers for Algernon" to our class,  I didn't have Mr. Maxwell for a class, but he was a great class sponsor and was genuinely interested in the students.

We did have some really good teachers.  I regret that I wasn't a more serious student at the time.  I did finally get a B in college math, so maybe I redeemed myself (a little).  Mrs. Jackson would have been proud!

Lynn Snipes (Allensworth)

Mr. Maxwell was by far my most favorite teacher.  He saved me in Geometry.  Math was my least favorite subject of all and he helped me through Geometry and then some.  Then later after John and I were married, I was his Secretary at the RISD Administration Office for several years.  You could not ask for a nicer man to work for.

Don Ervin

Had a lot of good teachers, but one stood out above the rest.  He was our class advisor, but he was so much more than that he was our friend.  Although he taught english one day he talked about when he was in the Korean war.  It was so cold that some men just wrapped themselves in their blankets and died.  The moral, "Never Give Up"

Before he passed away I got to talk about him in front of my classmates at a reunion.  I told him that I had never forgotten that talk and had tried to live my life that way.  That is why Mr. Jim (aka Dobie) Gillis was my hero.

Stephen Wolfe

Danny Cathey

Ditto on Mrs Dennis.  I had disliked English as a class until I had her for literature.  She made stories come alive and actually gave me a desire to read.

Bill Leggett

Going thru some old pictures an remenber the posting on Scotty's BBQ 

Darrell Barnes

Don Ervin

Three smart guys.  You look at the wall paper and see a lot of girls, but only three guys.  Way to go Cuz.

Rex Booth

Turley,

I'm going to defer those cryptic words of Dandy Don to you... that is, since our message forum class dwelled briefly on subtleties and nuances... and you sat in the front row near Teacha Annee Oaklee . 

"By all means, marry.  If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher…”.   ~ Socrates      

Bob Gilmore