CHS Class of 1960

06/29/08 - The CHS Class of 1960 held its 48-year class reunion on July 19 and 20, 2008.

Members of the Class of 1960

Jesse D. (Eagle Eye) Adams

Robbie "Andrews" Murphy

James (Jim) Cotton E-mail Me

Joye "Davis" Shelton

Margaret Ann "Dowling" Lonquist

Robert (Bobby) Flournoy

Betty "Hancock" Haley E-Maiil Me

Bobbi "Hancock" Eason

Henderson L. Holman, III

Carol A. "Jones" Pulvino

Billy (Bull) Knowles

James Lisenby

Delilah "Mercer" Free

Ann "Norris" Adams

Billy (Pickle) Walker

Tom Weeks

Class of 1960 at 1975 Homecoming

Here's what was happening in the community, the school, and the world when this class was setting off on their future endeavors.

Local Events

Mike Sollie III was named Circuit Judge of the new 33rd Judicial Circuit composed of Dale and Geneva Counties. Governor John Patterson signed the measure when it passed the Senate 16-13. W.B. Matthews was named the deputy solicitor for Dale County. Prior to this new judicial circuit, Dale County was in the 3rd circuit comprising Barber and Bullock Counties.

The 1960 census showed that in Dale County there were 9,030 houses. Of these:

5329 were in sound condition with all plumbing
7956 were being occupied
$6,300 was the median value of the homes
$50 was the average rent
6113 had hot and cold running water
6508 had flush toilets
6161 had bathtubs or showers
1524 had air conditioning
6251 had television sets
6555 had a radio
3549 had a phone
5393 had a washing machine
528 had a clothes dryer
2123 had 1 or more freezers
5102 had 1 automobile
1283 had 2 automobiles
255 had 3 or more automobiles

Opening enrollment in the Ozark City School System was 2761 students.

Neita Belcher was crowned Miss Ozark.

National Events

A superpower summit in Paris collapsed on its opening day as the Soviet Union leveled espionage charges against the United States in the case of the U-2 spy plane incident.

A former U.S. Marine from Fort Worth, Texas, announced in Moscow that he would never return to the United States. His name: Lee Harvey Oswald.

President Eisenhower joined Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in ceremonies officially opening the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev arrived in the United States for a 13-day visit.

Game show contestant Charles Van Doren admitted to a House subcommittee that he'd been given questions and answers in advance when he appeared on the NBC TV program "21."

The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music" opened on Broadway.

President Eisenhower signed an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union.

The United Nations issued its "Declaration of the Rights of the Child."

Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev reacted angrily during a visit to Los Angeles upon being told that, for security reasons, he wouldn't be allowed to visit Disneyland.

America's 49-star flag, honoring Alaskan statehood, was officially unfurled.

A treaty was signed by the U.S. and 11 other countries which set aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve, free from military activity.

Cuba was recognized by the U.S. along with Fidel Castro's new government.

American Airlines became the first airline to have a scheduled transcontinental flight in a Boeing 707.

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Havens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.

The first test firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile was a success after being fired from Cape Canaveral.

The first weather satellite, TIROS-1, was launched from Cape
Canaveral.

World Events

The Soviet space probe Luna II became the first manmade object to reach the moon as it crashed onto the lunar surface.

The 8th Winter Olympics were held in Squaw Valley, California. They were formally opened by Vice-President Richard Nixon.

France exploded its first atomic bomb.

The U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviets 3- 2, at the Winter Games in Squaw Valley Calif. (The U.S. team went on to win the gold medal.)

Seventy people were killed in Sharpeville South Africa, when police fired on demonstrators.

Guest Book Entries

Name:: Robbie Andrews Murphy
Class_of:: 1960
Email_Address:
Date:: 18 Aug 2002

Comments

I would like to know when we are having another class reunion. As I live in Kentucky I would like to know ASAP. It would be great to see everyone.

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