Flomaton High School - Hurricane Yearbook (Flomaton, AL)

Text from Pages 1 - 176 of the 1949 volume:

Published By The SENIORS of FLOMATION HIGH SCHOOL Flomation, Alabama Editor..................... Assistant Editor........... Business Manager........... Assistant Business Manager Advertising Managers .... Assistant.................. Art Editor................. Assistant Art Editor....... Sports Editor.............. Photographers.............. Sponsors .................. .........Joe Strickland .......Betty Jo Edwards .......Roberta Carden .......Barbara Carter ......Florence Helton Tommy Taylor ......Lawrence Davis .......Harold Strength .......Robert Traweek .........Winford Nolin ........Margaret Dixon “Buddy” Harwell . . .Miss Bennette Teal Mrs. Kathleen Cheatham We, the Annual Staff dedicate this volume of “The Hurricane” to a person whose school spirit is incomparable, and whodevotes a large part of his life in willingness and readiness to the school and its stu- dents. His ever present smile, his loyalty and security are qualities which will hold our profoundest esteem for many years to come. So to you, Mr. J. E. Christian, We make this dedication. ADMINISTRATION SENIORS JUNIORS SOPHOMORES FRESHMEN JUNIOR II’S JUNIOR I’S CLASS HISTORY CLASS WILL CLASS PROPHECY CLASS WHO'S WHO ACTIVITIES ATHLETICS ADVERTISEMENTS FOREWORD AUTOGRAPHS The staff of 1949 presents to you “The Hurricane ” . . . In the fol- lowing pages we unfold to you some of the popular conceptions of life at Flomaton High. May you derive much pleasure while reading this book .... as much as we did while making it. 'VS Discussion j Problem gTUt)t Education is training our processes of think- ing. May each of you as you leave Flomaton High School and continue your Education, learn to think in terms of good citizen- ship, lqyal patriotism and Christian living, continu- ally striving each day for greater achievements through faith, forethought, under- standing and wisdom. Principal VOCATIONAL BUILDING T. C. Bonds Principal Biology J. E. Elmore Coach Science Miss Shirley Lee Librarian Junior History Miss Bennette Teal Commercial Department G. T. Pinkard Chemistry Senior Mathematics J. M. Jones Senior English J. E. Christian Vocational Agriculture I Mrs. Clair Brown Junior English Miss Ella Wesson Vocational Home Economics W0MM®i0?$ • '� . , 9 'Jf i vV. A?'. A 0-utl ctta tyuj ft ' . Jjt . ', Afl 7' .' £• Mrs. G. C. StallwortH Joe Strickland Home Room Sponsor President Betty Jo Edwards Vice-President Beta Club, Annual Reba Ingram Treasurer Beta Club Paper Staff Betty Northrop Secretary Beta Club Paper Staff Roberta Carden Annual F. H. X. Alfred Adams Football ‘44, ‘45, ‘46, ‘47, ‘48 Ola Mae Barrow Paper Staff Beta Club F. H. A. Ann Aughtman F. H. A. Curtis Booth Paper Staff Football ‘48 F. F. A. Hazel Bates Beta Club F. H. A. Barbara Carter Beta Club Annual F. H. A. Frances Carnley Lawrence Davis Annual Margaret Dixon Annual, Beta Club Cheerleader Paper Staff Hessie Evans Cournel Emmons F ootball ‘47, 48 F. F. A, Charles Fore F ootball ‘45, ‘46, ‘47, ‘48 Robert Godwin F. F. A. Florence Helton Beta Club Annual Cheerleader Football Sweetheart Richard Hall Roscoe Jordan Football ‘45, ‘46, ‘47, ‘48 ft. Margie Kelly Beta Club Johnny Long F. F. A. Football ‘46, ‘47, ‘48 Mary Jernigan Glenn Lowrey Football, ‘48 Odell Mize F. F. A. Clifton Moye F. F. A. Julia McConnell Paper Staff A. N. Nolin F. F. A. Winford Nolin Basketball Annual F. F. A. Betty Pierce Kitty Pauley F. H. A. Edward Ross Football, 47, ‘48 Alfred Sanspree F ootball ‘44, ‘45, ‘46, ‘47, ‘48 F. F. A. Tommy Taylor Annual Basketball Harold Strength Annual Byrl Thompson Basketball Robert Traweek Basketball Annual Ernestine Trawick Paper Staff Beta Club Thomas White F. F. A. Paper Staff Barney Williamson MMSL WT 0§musm M BWMtt OFFICERS President . . . . Vice-President Secretary .... Treasurer . . . Jewel Bondurant __ . . . . Nell Smith , Glenn Crummy . . . .Joe Brown w ■Hflli ■. ijdpM ■ • i President . . . . Vice-President Secretary . . . . Treasurer. . . . Ruby Jean Taylor . .Buddy Harwell . . . . Katie Jones OFFICERS Helen Bell 22582335 m mm •V '« • • • ■ • :■ ■■■■ y y-.: m y-yyy-y. M «aw V •’ ' V _� •7 . OFFICERS President. . . . Vice-President Secretary . . . . Treasurer . . . , . . Joyce Lucas Marcus O'Gwynn . Clark Childres . . . Herman Holt OFFICERS President. . . . Vice-President Secretary. . . . Treasurer . . . . . Jimmy Bush . . Jard Morris Bruce Jernigan . . Gail Vickery OFFICERS Section A President. . . . Vice-President Secretary . . . . Treasurer. . . , Reporter .... Song Leader . . . Devon Harper . . . Ezell Moye Betty Jo Dykes . Ray Strength . Mamie Bush Wilson Barrow Section B President . . . . Vice-President Secretary .... Treasurer . . . , Reporter....... Song Leader. . , . . Bobby Jackson . . . Dillard Brock .Tommy Arrington . Bobby Jo Taylor . . . Frances Holt Ina Clair Watkins 1 o One bright and sunny September morning in 1937 the Class of ‘49 left on a cruise into the realms of knowledge with Miss Mayo and Mrs. Pierce as pilots. Many new and interesting things were revealed to us during our early years for we participated in operettas, playdays and in our sixth year the May Queen was elected from our class. After six years of preparation, we entered high school in ‘43 and part of our dreams were realized. Althoughwe still remembered our elementary school teachers, the three high school teachers we had were a new and exciting adventure. We delved into the realms of Math instead of Arithmetic, History instead of Geography and Gram- mar and Literature instead of English and Spelling. Our class was joined by pupils from Pollard and Canoe and the first part of our high school years slipped by fast. By ‘45 we were quite used to high school, but Mrs. Hall kept us on the right path. In our tenth year we were once again joined by stu- dents from Pollard and McCall. Mrs. Stallworth was our home room sponsor. The following year ‘48 we were Juniors, this meant increased responsibilities which we welcomed and met rather ably. We sponsor- ed several booths in the annual Hallowe’en Carnival and a Grand Ole Opry show. With this money in hand the problem of the Junior, Senior Banquet was brought up and our class settled it with the ease and dip- lomacy our class has become noted for. After much worrying and preparation the evening was very delightful and one to be long remem- bered. One of the most eventful days of our Junior year was the one on which we selected our class rings. We received them at the end of our Junior Year. Filled with high hopes and many plans we returned in the fall of ‘48 for our Senior year. We were a little older and much wiser than when we first entered high school. We realized, however, that we still had work to do so we set our hearts and minds to the problem. As class officers we chose Joe Strickland as President, Betty Jo Ed- wards Vice-President, Betty Northrop Secretary and Reba Ingram as Treasurer. After twelve years of careful Guidance under our con- scientious teachers, forty-one of us have at last prepared to leave our Dear Flomaton High. We have within us new am- bitions and high ideals. We shall strive until we reach a worthwhile goal regardless of the hardships that we may en- counter in our future life. We are prepared for these hard- ships and we shall attack them with such vigor that we will rise above them victoriously. Our hearts are a little sadat the thought of departure, but we are happy in the realization that this is not the end of our day, but only the beginning, a beginning to which we look for- ward with uplifted faces and hopeful hearts. VALEDICTORIAN SALUTAT OR IAN . HISTORIAN.... TESTATOR .... PROPHET ..... GIFTORIAN . . . . . Joe Strickland Margaret Dixon , Betty Northrop Julia McConnell Roberta Carden Ola Mae Barrow We, the senior class of 1949 of Flomaton High School, County of Escambia and State of Alabama, realizing that we must part with our love, dispositions and talents do hereby pronounce this our last will and testament and therefore we leave the following: To the faculty and beloved teachers, we leave our love and af- fections and wishes for a better class of 1950. To the Juniors we leave our class room and our devoted teacher. The remainder of our likes and dislikes we leave to the following, hoping they will cherish them and remember us forever. Ann Aughtman wills her ability to cook to Essie Calhoun. Alfred Adams wills his title as “The Most Handsome Boy in the Senior Class’’ to Allen Hudson. Ola Mae Barrow wills Virginia Barrow her ability to study. Margie Kelly leaves all her information on “How to win a Hus- band’’ to Elizabeth (Dimple) Hamilton. Ernestine Trawick leaves her fiery temper to Donnie Faye Godwin. Joe Strickland wills her high grades to Dorothy Watkins. Betty Northrop wills her Editorship to Shirley Stallworth. Reba Ingram wills her ability to make friends to Velma Byrd. A. N. Nolin leaves his model T to carry all the girls home in to Joe Brown. Frances Carnley wills her list of men to Betty Jo Thompson. Mary Jernigan leaves her Democracy Book to Ernestine Moye. Roberta Carden wills her title as the “Sweetest” girl to Betty Fay Simpson. Hessie Evans leaves her calm, cool, collective Attitude to Von- cile Rowell. Winford Nolin bequeaths his singing ability to Mildred Mize. Byrl Thompson wills his quietness and dislike for girls to Bill Strickland. Kitty Pauley leaves her good looks and new latest fashions to Roberta Lynn. Robert Traweek wills his height to Hollis Turner. Betty Jo Edwards wills her Study Hall she keeps to Ernestell Strength. Betty Pierce wills her “Canoe” to Allene Morris. MargaretDixon leaves her love for “Babies” to Jewel Bondurant. Glenn Lowrey wills his love for Blondes to Billy Black. Charles Fore leaves his senior privileges to Glenn Crummy. Barbara Carter and Hazel Bates will their quiet disposition to Mildred Bell. Florence Helton wills her love for soldiers to Elinor Jackson. Curtis Booth and Clifton Moye will their musical talents to Johnny Blount. Cournell Emmons wills his formula for waving his hair to Doris Byrd. Julia McConnell wills her quiet ways to Betty Jean Johnson. Odell Mize and Thomas White will their love for Pollard to Arva Ruth Entredin. Richard Hall and Barney Williamson will their dislike of the op- posite sex to Aurelia Burkett. Robert Godwin wills his loafing ability to Lois Godwin. Johnny Long leaves his ability to speak in Public to Eugene Norwood. Lawrence Davis, Tommy Taylor and Edward Ross will their friendliness to Frances Burkett. Harold Strength, Roscoe Jordan and Alfred Sanspree will their love for football to Lewis Matheny. This Will is Hereby Witnessed and Sealed on this the first Thurs- day in January 1949. To become effective the First School Day Next September. Notary Public In the summer of I960, I came back to my old hometown, Flomaton, for a visit. The first thing I saw when I got off the train was the same old depot, but I recognized the agent as being Byrl Thompson. I walk- ed over to see if he still remembered me. After some talk, I asked him about the other people who finished school with us. He told me that Reba Ingram is a Laboratory Technician in Birmingham and that Edward Ross and Harold Strength are still tied up with the Navy. He knocked me off my feet when he told me that Johnny Long has taken Harry Gilmer’s fame. I asked about Robert Godwin and Ola Mae Bar- row. Byrl told me that Robert is in China training Chinese troops and that Ola Mae is teaching music here in the school. He also added that Mary Jernigan has married and is living in Mobile. When I left Byrl, I went inside the depot and called a Taxi. Who should come driving up but Lawrence Davis. On the way to town he told me that his old friends, Curtis Booth and Clifton Moye are now in Nashville singing with the Grand Old Opera. I got out at the Jackson Hotel and looked up to see Ernestine Tra- wick standing in the door. I stopped to talk to her. She told me she was engaged to a boy from Thomastonwho has recently completed his study for the Ministry in Birmingham. I asked her if the Nolin boys were still in Flomaton. She told me that Winford was running the City Cafe and A. N. the service station out across the creek. While I was talking to Ernestine, Alfred Adams came out of what I remembered as Guymon’s BarberShop. He saw me and came over. I learned that he is the proud owner of the shop and that Glenn Lowrey is working for him. He also said that he and Kitty Pauley finally tied the knot. As I turned to leave, Barbara Carter drove up in a new Buick. She asked me if I wanted to ride and when I said I was going up to what used to be Mims, to get a room for the night, she insisted on taking me up there. On the way I asked her how she rated a new car. She told me that she now owned the Vogue Beauty Shop. I asked her about her old friend Hazel Bates, and was not surprised when she told me that Hazel and Bill were married and living in Brewton. She added that another school mate, Ann Aughtman, was working with her in the Beauty Shop. When I got to Mims, I found Roberta Carden in charge there. After getting my room we began to talk about old times. She told me that Frances Carnley had married a well-to-do salesman and is now living in California I asked her where Joe Strickland was and she told me that Joe is secretary to a big Law Firm in New Orleans. As yet Joe hasn’t found her match. I was not surprised to hear that Char- les Fore had taken over his Daddy’s gravel business and that Tommy Taylor has done the same thing out at the Sub-station. I was astonished to find that Alfred Sanspree is coaching football in Canoe. He and Cournel Emmons have coached an undefeated team for the past three years. When I finally tore myself away from Roberta, I went to the Bus Station for supper. The first person I saw was Julia McConnell. She told me that she and Betty Pierce are joint-owners of the Bus Station. I ordered my supper and while I was waiting I decided to call Betty Jo Edwards. I didn’tknow where to call except ather old home. Her mother told me her phone number, so I called her. She said that she would be right up. I knew then I was on the right track to find out what had been happening since I left town. Betty told me that she and Joe Morgan have been married for eight years and that they own the Sup- reme Service Station now. I asked about her old friend Margie and she told me that Margie and her husband are still living out on the highway but in a new house. She also told me that they won half of Watson’s Hardware. I was really surprised to hear Florence Helton is living in Brazil where her husband, Charmon Neal is a Captain in the Army. When Betty Jo mentioned Flossie I at once thought about her friend, Margaret Dixon. I asked about her and found that she is teaching English and Spanish here in the school, whereof course Buddy Harwell is Football coach. Betty asked me if I had noticed the new theater on the block next to the Bank. I said “no” and asked who was running it. When she told me Roscoe Jordan and Odell Mize, I was startled. Also I found that Thomas White was running the Flomaton Trading post next door. I was interested in finding out who had taken Doc Justice place in the drugstore. Betty surprised me in saying that Richard Hall had taken it over with Barney Williamson as pharmacist. I realized that almost all my old class had settled in Flomaton and seem to be doing a great job of running things. The thing that really floored me was finding out that Robert Traweek is mayor of Flomaton. Carrying me back to Mims, Betty told me that Hessie Evans is Post mistress at the Post office and that Betty Northrop had just re- turned to Flomaton from College and had married James Walter Ash. So that night back in my room I thought over the many things I had heard about my old schoolmates. It seemed that all of them had pro- gressed on the road to success which made me very happy. GIRLS Prettiest Most Ambitious Biggest Flirt Sweetest Wittiest Cutest Biggest Eater Manhater Most Intellectual • Most Modest BOY’S Most Handsome Biggest Flirt Most Ambitious Wittiest X Woman Hater Biggest Eater A. N. Nolin Most Intellectual Cutest Most likely to succeed Most Modest Lawrence Davis SAV.y.-.. � '■ THE PAPER STAFF Editor-in-Chief.......................Betty Northrop Assistant Editors.................Shirley Stallworth Helen Bell Art Editor..........................Margaret Dixon Production Manager.....................Reba Ingram Assistant Production Managers...........Glenn Lee Juanita Bondurant Typists...........................Ernestine Trawick Julia McConnell Reporters...........................Ola Mae Barrow Winford Nolin Curtis Booth Thomas White Sponsor...........................Miss Bennette Teal “AUNT SAMANTHY RULES THE ROOST” CAST Samanthy Simpkins......Joe Strickland Serena Simpkins..........Reba Ingram Sophie Simpkins. . . . Juanita Bondurant Polly Payne................Velma Byrd Annie Ambrose..........Allene Morris Blanche Bowers . . . .Shirley Stallworth Buddy Baskin...........Eugene Norwood Lucien Littlefield.....Tommy Taylor Lawrence Lovewell . . . Alfred Sanspree Frank Fairfield........Buddy Harwell Blair Boswell..............Glenn Lee Guy T. Pinkard Beta Club Sponsor Aliene Morris................President Velma Byrd..............Vice-President Mildred Mize.................Secretary Jewel Bondurant..............Treasurer Betty Jean Johnson............Reporter Mildred Bell..............Song Leader Dimple Hamilton .... Parliamentarian Voncile Rowell...............Historian ff.F.A. KING AND QUEEN Queen--Mavis Wyse CJk efl Joe Strickland Shirley Stallworth Margaret Dixon Florence Helton Willodean Long Ruby Jean Taylor COACH GENE ELMORE Coach Elmore is a 1942 graduate of Pickens County High School, Reform, Ala- bama. After attending the University of Alabama in ‘44, ‘45, he as assistant coach at Moulton, Alabama, led a team through an undefeated season. In F. H. S. his training enabled our boys to have the best season in several years, that of six wins and four losses. 1949 brings a challenge for a better season. Coachhas become our friend and school- mate as well as our coach and teacher. Bay Minette . . . . 27 Flomaton. . . . . . 0 Atmore . . .32 Flomaton . . . . . .0 Jay . . . 0 Flomaton . . . . . .6 Miller . . .12 Flomaton . . . . . 18 Foley . . 13 Flomaton . . . . . 18 Uriah , . . 0 Flomaton . . . . . 45 Robertsdale . . . . .19 Flomaton . . . . . 13 Century . . . 0 Flomaton . . . . . 12 Excel . . . 0 Flomaton . . . . . 25 Neal . . .12 Flomaton . . ... .0 Totals 115 137 m mmmm p� ' i D.L.NORTHROP, AGENT SINCLAIR REFININGCO. FLOMATON, ALABAMA Phone 71 IGROCERV £ MARKET FLOMATON ALA. PHONE 49-W The best in frozen foods Qulaity canned foods Fresh Vegetables Oysters in season “The Big Little Store” Fro Delivery Service ‘TENDEREST STEAKS IN TOWN” T H -E “BE W WITH £ ” T THE CROWD’ Best Banana Splits Super Frosted Malts Serve Coffee Eats Treats Sundas Hope to see you soon SHOPS “Without a red dime you have a grand time U L HIE _ gAUcf 4 O’. Flomaton, Ala. 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