"Mallet Hill school house
'Miss Hazel'
1922-23 Fayette"
(handwritten caption)
"The old Mallet Hill School was located on CR 9 about 2 miles
north
of Stough, Alabama. The building also served as the Mallet
Hill Methodist Church
until 1916 when Bethel Methodist Church was built about 50 yards
north of it."
~
Robert (Cherokee) Brasher,
2007
The photo above was found among the personal possessions
of Hazel BLACKMON HOCUTT (1903–1988) and generously submitted by
her granddaughter.
"Miss Hazel" taught school in Fayette County and later in
Birmingham, Alabama.
Mallet Hill students in 1922 included Coleman, Edward, Icie Mae,
Lestus (
sic), and Velma BERRY;
Evelyn BRASHER; Allen and V.K. FOWLER; Allen, Biven, and Verdell
LOE; Edna, Marion, and Venera OTTS;
Clarence and Joll (
sic) PERKINS; Freda, Ila, and Savada
POWERS;
Allie, Belvie, Deseree, Eardeal, Grace, Ila, Jessie, Josie,
Lesley, Virgie, and Vonnie RAINEY;
Martin STOUGH; and Ruth WELCH.*
*"Honor Roll of Members of Health Clubs in Fayette County
Schools,"
Fayette, AL,
Fayette Banner, 13 Apr 1922, p. 2, col. 4
(online at Newspapers.com).
