Way We Were: J.P. McMichael retired from police force

50 YEARS AGO
Jan. 25, 1962
Wesley N. Sims, 26, was promoted to captain in Korea, where he was a member of the 1st Calvary Division. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin W. Sims.

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Exercise class at Glensboro Glensboro upper grade students are shown above as during their daily physical fitness exercises back in January 1962, with Janice Best, right front, as their instructor. The principal, Mrs. G.S. Catlett, right, watched their participation. First row, from left were: Keith Hawkins, Randy Boggs, Laura Crask, Glenn Burgin; second row: Carl Jamison, Betty Jamison Helen McKinney, Judy Hawkins, George Curtsinger, Mrs. Catlett; third row: Janet Hawkins, Jean Peach, Brenda Huffman, Sue Davidson, fourth row: Judy Brown, Jerry Shely, Diane Young, George Jamison. Absent when the picture was made were Leon McKinney and William Shouse.

All Anderson County schools were closed Friday because of the condition of roads following a heavy snowstorm beginning that morning. Superintendent Andrew Bird said this is the only day this year that it was necessary to close the schools.

Connie Herndon, 9, and her brother, Johnny, 4, were to celebrate their prospective birthdays by appearing on T-Bar-V on Feb. 2 at 9 a.m.
They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Herndon of Alton Station.

Wilson Nicholls, son of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Nicholls, was named the Reserve Champion in the Amateur 3-Gaited Class at the meeting of the Association of Fairs and Horse Show held in Louisville.

Dana Kay Hyatt, 7, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Hyatt, underwent surgery at the Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington for the removal of a needle from her back. Members of her family said the child had apparently fallen on the needle and it lodged between her ribs and punctured her lung.

Deaths
Lloyd Peyton Simpson, 63, rural mail carrier and farmer; Paul Duncan, 41, former employee of the Kentucky Utilities Company, was killed when he fell under a tractor-trailer truck in front of Hawkins Grocery on U.S. 127 about three miles from Lawrenceburg; Minnie B. Palmer, 65, wife of Elmo Palmer; Ivan M. Taylor, 76, retired farmer; Ernest Clifford (Pack) Waldridge, 50, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. R.C. Crouch; Maude Patterson Gregory, 80, widow of Will Gregory; Ed Adams, former resident of Anderson County, died of injuries received in a auto accident in November 1961; Rosetta Flint Beasley, 70, widow of Hade Beasley; Myrtle Ann Cornish, 84, widow of James Cornish; Lillie Catlett Brown, 83, native of Anderson County.

30 YEARS AGO
Jan. 28, 1982
Bart Sayre did it the hard way and almost paid the piper.
After losing 95 pounds during 100 days, the 21-year-old wondered whose ghost looked out of the mirror. He was happy because he had attained the goal he had set, but physically, he felt bad.
After losing the weight in the drastic way he did, he admitted that he should have first gone to a doctor and get some professional advice.
At the beginning he experienced no problems, but later on was very weak and extremely fatigued.
With the problems he had during the process, he decided after he hit his goal, to approach it in a more sensible and safe way. He started an exercise program and eating on a more regular schedule that helped him regain his strength and a more healthy status.

After 15 years on the Lawrenceburg police force, Officer J. P. McMichael retired.
The former farmer, school bus driver and trucker disarmed more lawbreakers with a smile than he did with force. The Colt .38, issued to him when he started, had never been fired in the line of duty and had only been out of the holster once.
“Treat people right and they’ll treat you right,” is the philosophy of the man who said he’s never had much trouble with youngsters. “I’ve always told the teenagers in a nice way that there were two things I didn’t like . . . showing off in front of me and acting a smart aleck,” he said.
He said the patrol job was one of his favorites because he got to meet a lot of his favorite people . . . children. On several occasions the grade school youngsters handed him cakes, apples and even cups of coffee.
His constant smile grew even broader when he remembered one little girl who came up to him at the crossing one morning and said . . .. “I love you.”
“I said, ‘I Iove you too, honey,’” said J.P.

Collis Brown was the new Anderson County Road Supervisor.

Three students at Anderson High joined the Marines in the delayed entry program. They were: David Adams, son of Townsel and Donna Adams; Don Cox, son of Donald and Mary Cox; and David Barker, son of Coby and Tina Barker.

Deaths
Wilson Wash Sr., 75, self-employed construction contractor; John Willie Siers, 74, retired farmer; Roy Butts, 82; Calvin B. Long, 76, retired farmer and superintendent of Sunset Memorial Gardens for 10 years.

15 YEARS AGO
Jan. 22, 1997
Sandra Whitaker was to serve on the Kentucky Local School Board members Advisory Council. She was appointed to a two-year term by state Education Commissioner Wilmer S. Cody.

Students of the week at Saffell Street Elementary were: Keith Dennis, Jaren Holder, Carman Aragon, Steven White, Ashley Richardson, Brittany Hall, Amber Snipes, Desarai Robinson, Samantha Casey, Hailey Samuels, Christin Johnson, Brandon Hammons, Jimmy White, Arien Hurt, Kristen Tracy, Destiny Drury, Sean Roberts, Brittany Hudson, Ryan Johnson, Brittany Stevens, Irvin Gonzales, Scottie Embry, Jessica Case, Erin Young, Brooke Alcorn, Charlotte Ferguson, Roger Johnson, Michael Forster, Leigh Weber, Claire McCall, Jake Beck, Ricky Hetrick, Chelsea Scrogham, Mark Watts, and Justin Thornberry.

Cindy Disponett, daughter of Betty Floyd and Keith Disponett, was selected as Cheerleader of the Week. The sophomore student had been cheering for four years, one of those on the varsity squad.
Her strongest ability was tumbling and her primary responsibility was as a base.

A page was dedicated to neighboring Nelson County and the Trappist monks who live in the Abbey of Gethsemani. The Abbey is a tourist attraction for many.
A mystery to many, 75 Trappist monks live in an area cradled among 2,000 acres in the hills and valleys of southeastern Nelson County. The Abbey of Gethsemani is a haven for the monks in the pursuit of a closer relationship with God.
The monks have supported themselves for more than 165 years by working the farm surrounding the Abbey, making and selling delicious cheese and fruit cakes.

Shane Pike and his sisters, Abby and Libby, were featured in a Janie Buntain column.
It seems Shane was just plain thoughtful. He decided he would send Santa Claus a thank you letter for the things he brought his family for Christmas.
It wasn’t that the 7-year-old son of Rick and Angela Pike got something spectacular for Christmas at all. “No, he didn’t get anything special, he just sends thank you notes to everybody.” It was just the nice thing to do.

Deaths
Nancy Stevens Catlett, 75, owner of Nancy’s Drive-In in Shelbyville for 27 years; Lucy Craycraft, 78, retired employee of Southern Molding with 32 years of experience; Patricia Leigh Current, 50, wife of Glenn Current; Jewel Doris Simpson, Dearmon, 66, wife of Roy C. Dearmon; Anthony Ray “Tony” Gillis, 34, avid hunter and fisherman; Ruth Gruver, 79, mother of Sandy Baker, Lawrenceburg; Rudolph “Rudy” Monroe, 71, farmer and owned Monroe Pallet Company for 29 years; Margie Pearl Reynolds Scrogham, 76, examiner in undergarment manufacturing at Union Underwear for 16 years; Capt. Brian Termont, 34; civil engineer died of cancer; Georgia Granval Cheak Thurman, 92, former pianist and Sunday school teacher.