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Alumni News
The All Class Reunion
The all class reunion is coming up on May 12, 2012 and all alumni of Zane
Trace Schools (Centralia, Kingston, and Adelphi) are welcome. Because of
postage costs, we can only send invitations to those alumni that are
members of an Honor Class this year or paid your dues last year. We want
every alumni to attend rather you are an honor class or not. If you do not
receive an invitation by April 23, please contact a committee member or
copy this one for your use.
Zane Trace Alumni Banquet
All Class Reunion
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Honoring the classes of:
1937, 1942, 1947, 1952, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992,
1997, 1982, 1987,1992 and the graduating class of 2012.
Menu: ~Baked Steak, Mashed Potatoes, vegatable, Salad, Roll & Butter,
Homemade Desserts.
Catered by: ~Kim Knapp Morton (Class of 1971)
Dinner will be served in the cafetorium. ~This is a sit-down meal in which
you will be served by the 8th Grade Washington D.C. committee.
Schedule of Events:
5:00 p.m.-Doors Open-Registration-Building Tours
6:00 p.m.-Welcome & Business Meeting
6:30- p.m.-Dinner Served
Immediately following dinner: ~Entertainment, Recognition of Honor
Classes, Scholarship Presentations, Drawing for Door Prizes and a 50/50
raffle.
Any questions please call the Zane Trace Middle School at 740-773-9854.
You may send reservations to:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Spencer Sams Reservations due by Saturday, May 5 or call after that to
confirm 773-9854 (day)
909 Robinson Rd.
Chillicothe, Ohio 45601
Alumni Dues @ $6.00 _______ You can pay for a lifetime Alumni
Please reserve _____ meals @ $14.00 each _______ Membership for $100
Total Amount of check $_______
Alumni’s Name_____________________Year Graduated___________
Guest Name_____________________________________________
Address________________________________________________
If you cannot attend this year’s banquet, please send us any new
information in regards to change of name, address, etc.
2012 Alumni Association Officers:)
President:~~~~~Kevin Prickett (1978)
Vice President: ~ ~ Jane Myers McCreary (1962)
Secretary:~~~Dwane Swepston (1985)
Treasurer:~~Spencer Sams (1988)
Support Pers.~Carla Tripp Davis (1971), BJ Blankenship Tripp (1982)
Past President: ~Robert Dearth (1958)
Zane Trace Alumni Scholarship Fund
Each year the Zane Trace Alumni Association awards two (2) monetary grants
to graduating seniors of Zane Trace High School who must be a
child/grandchild of a Zane Trace Alumni. Applications are available
through Mr. Wertman, HS Guidance Conselor.~
Funds collected are deposited in the Zane Trace Alumni Scholarship Fund in
the Kingston National Bank. ~Please return your check for the Z.T. Alumni
Scholarship Fund along with your Alumni Banquet reservations.
$10.00___________ $15.00___________
$20.00___________ $25.00___________
$50.00___________ $75.00___________
$100.00__________ Other ____________
Thank you for your donation and support!
Robert & Kay Sigler recently gave us a box of old photos that came
from Ms. Elizabeth Black, who was a longtime 1st grade teacher at
Kingston. Among these, was this 1921 Kingston HS Football picture, of
which we were able to identify the players.
1921 Kingston HS FB
Standing L-R Coach F. W. Lott, James Leist, Harold Evans, William Yaple,
Willard Immel, Forrest Kreisel
Seated- Charles Thomas, Orlande Evans, Russell Brooks, Eldridge Black,
Donald Moran, Lloyd Sibrell, Arthur Merriman, Delos Sheplar, Leonard Smith
We recently acquired these pictures of Kingston High School's Football
Team from 1906, 1912, & 1914. We are seeking names for each of the
pictures and any help would be appreciated.
1906 Kingston FB
1912 Kingston HS FB
1914 Kingston HS FB
Alumni News: Obituaries
David Kelley passed away February 12, 2012. He was a 1964 graduate of
Kingston HS.
Mrs. Florence Cryder, 92, passed away on February 6, 2012. She was a
teacher and librarian for many years at Zane Trace.
Vickie Cooley Peecher passed away on Friday January 20. She was a graduate
of the class of 1978.
Eddie "Doc" Moore passed away on February 29 at the VA Medical Center after battling cancer.
He was a teacher and Assistant Football Coach here at ZT from 1976-1979.
He will be missed by all that knew him. Thanks Doc
Roger Lyons's (class of 1975) son recently stopped by ZTHS to take some
pictures of his dad's school. He informs me that his dad works for the
Houston Chronical Newspaper in Houston, Texas.
The Alumni Committee would like to thank the following people for their
recent donations of memorabilia from our school systems past:
Sherry Knisley Zeigler-KHS/ZT class of 1966-- Kingston HS Banner
Mr. Tom Breeden - Centralia HS class of 1963- Centralia Yearbooks
1953-1965
--Centralia Varsity letter & Certificate that belonged to his older
brother Peyton Atkins from 1941-42
--Copy of The Chillicothe News-Advertiser from April 15, 1927
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sigler - Faculty member CHS (Kay is A KHS Grad) -
--box of old Kingston School photos from Ms. Elizabeth Black.
Joann Lemley-Kingston HS class of 1949
--a scrapbook of her high school years 1947-49 including many sports
clippings, programs from plays, as well as other memoriabila
Shirley Kelley Irwin -Kingston HS class of 1961 (in honor of her father,
Francis Kelley KHS class of 1936)
--Assorted Kingston HS: Scribblers, Pow Wows, graduation announcements,
Basketball programs and other school papers.
Dave Kelley -KHS class of 1964
--Kingston Band Jacket and assorted trophies
Lucille Porter Kelley-KHS class of 1940
--1940 Kingston Yearbook, KHS basketball programs, Pow Wows,
--Zane Trace Basketball Programs 1967-69, 1960's ZT FFA notebooks and
magazines
We are always looking for anything related to Kingston, Adelphi,
Centralia, Zane Trace or any of the 1 room schools in our district.
Anything: Yearbooks, pictures, programs, sports items, memorabilia,
anything that has one of the school's names on it, information about
schools' history, or any items belonging to former students. Anyone
wishing to donate items to the School's Alumni Archives may contact Kevin
Prickett at the school, 773-9854 (642-2033 home) or drop items off at the
school anytime.
The Old Factory
A small village once thrived where Zane Trace School now stands. Our
school was first known as the Gravel Pit School, then as The Green
Township School from 1916-1922 and then Centralia from 1922-1965 after
which, it became known as Zane Trace.
In the second half of the 1800’s, a flour mill was built on the southern
bank of the Kinnikinnick Creek where the Norfolk & Southern Railroad
trestle now crosses State Route 180. This mill was built of brick and the
machinery consisted of large cog-wheels made of wood. A great deal of
skill in craftsmanship was used in creating it. The power for the mill was
provided by a large water-wheel, propelled with water supplied by a dam
that was built further up the creek. Farmers from the area would bring
their wheat in to the mill to be ground into flour. One of the millers was
a Mr. McCartney. His great- grandchildren, Annis and Clyde McCartney, were
students at Centralia High School in its early days. A very fine grade of
flour was produced at this old mill.
Later on, the flour mill was remodeled into a woolen mill where a very
good quality of English broadcloth was produced. The machinery for this
mill was imported from England. It was made of wood and was very costly.
The mill shut down for a while and then was started up again by a Mr.
Bennett. This venture was financed by local settler and businessman, John
Crouse. Today, Crouse Chapel Road is named for him. People from England
came to Ross County to work in this factory. Mr. Bennett sent his finished
product of broadcloth by boat down the Scioto and Ohio Rivers to New
Orleans. Here, it was exchanged for gold, which was brought back to
Kinnikinnick on foot or on horseback.
Many houses were built as homes for the English folks that came here to
work. Six or seven houses were built above the Kinnikinnick where our
school now stands. Several more were built along the banks of the creek.
This village of houses was known as “The Old Factory.”
A saw mill was later built near the woolen mill. The saws worked in a
similar way to a crosscut saw except it worked in a perpendicular way that
only allowed it to cut only on the down stroke of the saw. This caused the
process to be very slow. The saw mill was powered by a large water-wheel.
Another mill was located farther down the creek.
A carding mill was also built nearer to the town of Kinnikinnick. This is
where people would bring in wool that was combed and made into small
bundles. The women could then use their spinning wheels and spin the wool
into skeins of yarn. This could be then turned into cloth for many useful
purposes around area homes.
The woolen mill shut down again as people could no longer afford to buy
the expensive broadcloth. The residents began to change and after some
time, the area known as “The Old Factory” became a shady and undesirable
place to live. Many of the homes fell into ruin as people abandoned them.
The old mill was used for a while as a barn until it fell to the ground.
There is now, no evidence to be found of this once thriving community.
Kevin Prickett
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