(Year of this article unknown - old newspaper clipping)
This old picture of the Flat Creek School about 1914 was given to Hart Hastings by his mother, Hazel Hart Hastings Thomas. Most of the names are supplied, but some of them have question marks after them. Many of these people are still living or will be well remember by many.
First row left to right Second row - Not numbered
Reese Reese (principal) , Jack Snoddy, Enoch Stephens (/), Frank Sharp, Leo Gordon, Mary Renegar, Josephine Parker, Mary Renegar, Helen Hix, -- Wiggins, ALberta Pearson, Virginia Parker, unknown, Flossie Ashby, Hazel Hart, Enoch Hasty, unknown, Alice Hale, Carl Hale, -- Stephens, Bob Lacy, Ray (/), Alfred Pierce (?), Marion BUrnes (?), Haskell Cleany (?).
Third row Fourth row The old school building pictured had another room to the right. Mrs. Hazel Thomas said two more rooms were added later. Kelly Reagar Hix said the old school building was later made into a dwelling by Carl Frost where Horace D. McClenney now lives. The bell would ring for "blocks" at 8 o'clock. Hix said and there was a 10 minute recess at 10 o'clock and 30 minutes for "dinner" which was eaten from lunch boxes brought from home. "It was nourishing but nothing fancy". In the fall we filled our satchels with apples and pears.
Students came on foot, horseback, and in pony buggies and rode ponies. The animals were hitched outside to posts
(This was very difficult to make out so I'm sure some of the names are spelled wrong or in error. All of the text is not here - too difficult to make out.)
1. Horace Clensy 2. Kelly Gardner 3. Wright Driscoll 4. Dennis Hale 5. Jordan Hale 5. G.W> Williams 7. Unknown 8. Euland Hale 9. Knox Hart 10. Jack Farrar 11. Whit Penson 12. Wilson Bearden 13. Robert Hale 14. Wright W. Frost 15. Dyer Pranon or Lynn Stone Pearson 16. Tom Bobo 17. Ren Hix 18. Roy Hix 19. Charlie Womble 20. Horace W. Hutson
Roy Bearden, Guy Hix, parks Gammill, Cecil Bearden, Leila P Hix, Kizie M. Coleman, Katherine Bradshaw, Walker Campbell, RayMullins, William Hix, Irene Parker, Leonard Parker, Lily Bearden, Annie R. Gammill, Mamic J. Ray, Inez Bearden, Ann Thomeberr, Harold Sharp, Lacy Gordon
(at door ?? Gowen, Mary Driscoll, Rosanna Hix, Farrar, Auda Fay Hix, Hugh Reagor, Aubrey Brown
At Top - Cooper Ray, Allie Gardener, Walton Dillington.
The student body at Flat Creek School made a large gathering for this group picture taken in about 1922.
The picture has been submitttd by Mrs. Hans Bearden who tells us the school building was located where Carl Frost now lives.
Pictured are from left (top row) Lorene Sanders Crews, Folly Bryant Turpin, Wilson Bearden, Ruth Reagor, Annie B.Gammill Noblitt, Wright Wilson Frost, Inex Bearden Jackson, Dyer Pearson, Helen Womack, Virginia Parker Landers (d), Johnnie Byrd, Leo Gordon. Hazel Hart Hastings, Helene Hix Hale, Alberta Pearson.
(Second row) Miss Sally Miller, Miss Essie Lee Ward, (Mrs. Ray Hart) and Commodore Holt (all teachers). Ruth Haithcote Martin, Carl Hale, Kenneth Williamson, Lester Sanders, Harold Hix, Thomas Earl Bryant, Lacy Gordon, Knox Hart (d), Aubrey Brown, Paul Wornack (d)
(Third row) Mary Bobo Jennings, Clara Farrar James (d), Agatha Reagor, Anne Farrar Davis, Mary Bradshaw Simmons, Clairse Womack ( d), Arrine Woodard, Mary E. Napper, Edith Throneberry, Agnes Kingree, Lorene Snell Burrum, Lemaye Driscoll Shoffner, Edwina Parker Rutledge, Rachel Frost (d).
(Fourth row) Katharine Gilliland, Jenny Linn Napper, Audrey Bledsoe, Martha Throneberry Burns, Elizaheth Frost Best, Allie Ruth Snell Reese, Rose Conditt Halmontaller, Frankie Ruth Rudd, Ida Bledsoe McGee, Katharine Haithcote Reed, Virgnia Haithcote Bearden, Edith Gilliland, Wanda Hix Gunnell, Eileen Morris, Mildred Gordon Harrison, Elizabeth E. Bomar.
(Fifth row) Hoyt Throneberry, Robert Hale, Raus Bearden, Ralph Snell, Horace Hutson, Lynn Stone Pearson, Euland Hale, Runa Hix, Floyd Sharp, Jack Pearson, Roy Hix, Gifford Craig, Thomas Hobo.
(Bottom row) D. W. Sanders, Thad Martin, XXX XXX, Harold Conditt, Cecil Snell, Hoyle Gordon, Frank Gilliland, Bill Kingree, Campbell Throneberry, Richard Gordon, Lewis Crigler, Henry Clayton Farrar, Felix Gordon, Jacob Crigler, Edward Pearson, Taylor Farrar, Joe Webb, Clark Dixon, Bryce Hutson, Turley Farrar, Harold Sharp, Allie R. Paker, Neely Napper, Mac Farrar, Ben Womack.
Note from Judy - Knox Moore Hart, (born about 1905 - died 1953), was the son of James Wilkes and Lena (Moore) Hart. They lived in the house she grew up in at Flat Creek. The story is he died in the front part of the house. His wife Vesta Mae (Hudson) Hart was Judy's 5th grade school teacher at Flat Creek School.
