JIMMY'S COURT

Jimmy's Court as described in the old brochure: Ten modern housekeeping and sleeping units overlooking beautiful Bull Shoals Lake. Close to commercial dock, post office, grocery store, and cafes. Guide service, tackle, and freezer service. Telephone Gainesville, Osborn 9-2171.


The property the resort was built on was patented by Joseph Hall on July 26, 1899. Mr. Hall died and the property was sold at a sheriff's sale to J.B. Rhodes on February 13, 1906. Mary and I.N. Lantz then acquired the property and conveyed it to Homer Lantz on December 12, 1916. Mr. Lantz sold the property to Elmer and Italy Mahan on May 13, 1937. The Mahans lived on the east side of Highway W just before the Missouri/Arkansas state line. Their son, Ron, was a little older than me but he was good friends with my brother, Dan.  I remember tagging along with them a few times and spending the night with them and staying in their "bunk house." The Mahans sold the property to Jimmy Robbins on September 9, 1955. Jimmy's brother, Sanford, owned the boat dock at the time. Jimmy was an avid fisherman and guide on the lake as were many of the resort owners in those days. I went to school with Jimmy's kids but do not remember much about their time at the resort.

Left to right, Marvin Looney, Jimmy Robbins and Leonard Ebrite.

The Robbins family sold the property to H.W. (Phil) and Mildred Phillippe on January 12, 1961. The Phillippes changed the name to Lakeshore Lodge. At about the same time they leased and operated Green Trees Cafe, now Just Jackie's, for a couple of years. I guess taking on a resort was not enough punishment for them so they ran a restaurant as well.

Phil and Mildred Phillippe.





Phil was a retired Air Force Major. The Phillippes had a son, Don. Don was a little older than me. He went into the service as did many young men in that era. Don did not go to Vietnam.  He was stationed in Germany and was killed in a car accident there.

Mildred Phillippe

The resort consisted of three separate buildings. One of their buildings burned to the ground but they rebuilt it. In 1971 the Phillippes decided to get out of the resort business so they started converting their multi-cabin buildings to private homes.  They sold their first one to Clyde Oberlin.  Clyde had stayed with them at Lakeshore Lodge when he came to the lake and actually owned the restaurant while they operated it.

The resort as it looks today.

The property now is called White's Cove. There are four individual homes which have all been remodeled and enlarged. It is difficult to tell it was ever a resort.

Cap'n T Morgan