Hamlet High School - Choo Choo Yearbook (Hamlet, NC)

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HISTORY OF THE '53 CLASS Let us turn back the hands of time and find the many torn calendar pages. Ah yes, a fatal September morning. The scene: First grade classroom--cast: A frantic teacher, happy mothers who were free at last, and many plaid dresses, sailor suits, and corduroy overalls full of devilment-us! Camera! Action! And Remember When? First Grade: Martin Hatchefs feet were not big? First day of full schedule every- one tried to go home at recess, and some lucky ones succeeded? We all thought Martha and Flora Robinson were twins? Second Grade: Lenna McEwen,s curves were fewer? I started skipping school, be- cause I was tired of looking at Miss Tillman? Winnie Mitchum was already fighting boys? Third Grade: Claudette Epting quit wearing corduroy overalls to school? Martha Sue Woodall wore glasses? Fourth Grade: , Doris Lassiter and Nellie Richardson loved Miss Moody so well they were always staying in for her? johnny Carter and Miss Langston were good friends too? Fifth Grade: Martin Hatcher was so in love with Shirley Baucom and wrote such mad love letters that Mrs. Barrington read them to the class? The Dizzy Dames was formed, and things began to happen-even in the cemetery? Shirley Matheson made Hamlet her home, and we,ve been listening to her ever since? Sixth Grade: Bobby Williams proved to the Pansy F etner girls that there was another school in town? Charlie McKee became his partner, and they not only snowed the girls but raided their refrigerators too? Sonny Bennett was the first one to start going steadyv and let a girl wear his ring-Cub Scout ring at that! jack Brigman plagued Mrs. Keziah constantly and now entertains third period study hall with many interesting numbers? 16 T l

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cc CLASS CDF '53 'Margie' . . . pretty clothes . . . amiable . . neat . . . engaged . -. . nice SAMUEL EDGAR WEATHERLY 'Sammyn . . . Sweet . . . nice . . . reserved. CHARLES MCDONALD WILLIAMS Charlesv . . . friendly . . . quiet. JAMES DAVID WILLIAMS David . . . amiable . . . helpful . . . witty. ROBERT CLARK WILLIAMS Bobby . . . handsome . . . lazy . . . big cat . . . Miss Newton's buddy. Scorr WILBURN WILLIAMS Scott . . . cute . . . nice clothes . . friendly. DONALD WESLEY WILSON Smeg, . . . friendly . . . nice to know . . . Hey Ioycev. MARTHA SUE WOODALL Susie . . . piano wizzard . . . likely to succeed. ,ov-Q. li f flifx g 5 Ma , .jig .Q-W fin V 3 IN MEMORIAM In memoriam to I. L. Sparks, a fellow class- mate, who lost his life during our freshman year.

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Seventh Grade We all met at dear old H H S , and it took qu1te some t1me to frnd out where our rooms were? Charles Will1ams made a report on R - fr1gerat1on,, to the seventh and eighth grades 1n chapel? Eighth Grade Up another floor 1n the school, and we thought we were ublg deals? -Benn1e Rogers was leav1ng the boys' restroom, when George lnform- ed her she was sl1ghtly m1xed up? Myra Cochran loved motor blkes? Melrose Grant was mad because the teacher thought he was a girl, when she called the roll? Jeanette Gibson and Jack were loveblrds? The Boy Scouts held Clty Off1CCS for a day, and Andy Hemphrll was a comm1ss1oner? DHV1d W1lliams kept the Cato telephone busy? Mary Belle Br1gman wore long hair? N1nth Grade H1gh School at last! Arthur MCDUff16 and Pete Hornaday drscovered and fell rn love wrth football and d1d all r1ght for themselves tool Grey Slngletary met and fell 1n love w1th Mrs Ballenberger and Latln? N o Comment Iovce Breeze couldn t make up her mrnd between jack Murphy and Donald Wllson but Iack started gomg steady w1th Tat Howell the last day of school and they have been golng strong ever srnce? Robert Blshop and Patty Duke were another frequently seen couple? Mary Ann Ramey and Mrs Hamllton had a slrght argument over love magazrnes rn Home Ec ? Tenth Grade All the g1rls dec1ded Iamre McLean was so cute ? Scott Wllllamb came back from Charlotte a blg wheel cat ? Io Ann Cox came back after Chrrstmas Wlth a pretty watch from her one and only? Bobby Peele became a well known tap dancer? Bobby Stephens came to Ham let and took over B1rm1ngham s drug store? Ella Rea Hudson 1o1ned our class and became qu1te popular Wlth everyone? Io Ann Mclver was a devoted Latln student? Alex MOIYISOH kept h1s blology class amused w1th buggy jokes? G1lbert Robertson became a well known boxer? Bonnle Carnes and Andy Hemphrll were a steady twosome? 17 . . . . . . . . . , 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . - . . . . . . . . . . I . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c D , . . . . 7 . 7 . . . . . . . Q I u .. . . . . . cc u . . . - - . cc . an ' 0 . . - . - . . 7 . . . . Q . . . . . . . . . U o 9 l