Hamlin High School - Pied Piper Yearbook (Hamlin, WV)

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1950 volume:

Dedication We wish to dedicate this book, the med Piper of Hamlin High School, to the Senior Class of 1950. Through this yearbook we want to say “thanks for the memories, for the happy memorable days of walking and talking with you, for making your life a part of ours for a few golden years. The joys we have shared-the sorrows. When you leave, something goes with you-leaving only a backwash of golden memories, memories so haunting and sweet they will come back to us like a lost, forgotten melody. Everything lies before you, a road so bright it glitters; it is up to you to keep it paved with stardust. Good-bye, and good luck--and--“thanks for the memories. 2 Just a Dream Away Dedication Ceremonies 3 H. H. S. Faculty LESTER LOVE JOY Principal Senior Sponsors ZENA CREMEANS Study Hall VIRGINIA SMITH French - English Junior Sponsors OPAL R. SMITH English - History FLORENCE B. VAN HORN Biology - Algebra 5 LUTHER HUTTON Vocational Agriculture PAULINE A. JACKSON Home Economics WILLIAM CLARK, JUNIOR Typing - Mathematics DOROTHY WOODALL Physics - Science JAMES K. ROBERTS Physical Education AMELIA HA UGH English jess McClure Physical Education 6 MRS. HONAKER resigned at the end of the first semester and Mr. Paul Me Co mas took her place GERTRUDE HONAKER Social Studies 7 MARY LEE ELKINS Physical Education STAFF Editor-in-Chief ------- Mary Hager Business Manager - - - - Glennith Pack Sports Editor - - - - - Barbara McComas Feature Editor ------ Mary Love joy Artists ------- -Jeanette Pennington Kitty Adkins Juanita Harmon Betty Plott Editor-in Chief, MARY HAGER Pied Piper Staff 8 Business Manager, Gl.ENNITH PACK Co-Editor MARY I.OU L.OVEJOY. Feature Editor BARBARA LOU McCOMAS, Sports Editor JEANETTE PENNINGTON BETTY PLOTT AND MARGARET SWANSON Advertisements JUANITA HARMON The Journalism Staff would like to take this means of showing our deep appreciation to our sponsor, Mrs. O. R. Smith, who has devoted so many un- selfish and untiring hours to the work of publishing the 1950 Pied Piper. Mrs. Smith took over the journalism department in September and al- though this was her first year as teacher of journalism and sponsor of the year book, she has set an example of such diligent application to her job that her splendid success will always be held in the highest regard by her fellow teach- ers and year book associates. Mere words do not always express our meaning, but we of the Pied Piper Circle certainly wish we had the proper selection at our disposal so that we could say, “TRANKS, MRS. SMITH, for a job well done.” 12 Rena Black Miss Senior Seniors % meHARD BURNS Class President Words cannot des- cribe this fellow. -Dickie’ LORETTA EGNOR One at oar cute married girls. Vice President ‘‘Lettie’ PHTLLIS THOMPSON Secretary and Treasurer Her glasses magnify htr personality. ’•Phil” MARY HAGER Editor Pled Piper Editor Hattie MART LOVEJOY Recorder The video queen ••Li� GLENNITH PACK Business Manager A devil in angel disguise. •'Guenia 13 HAL YEAGER. JUNIOR He get� what he goes after. Squirrel BOB BIAS You make 'em, I develop 'em. Flash RENA BLACK Sugar drips from her lips when she smiles. JOYCE RAY Never misses a chance to cheer the Bobcats. Jackie JACKIE L1NVILLE We'd like to get you on a slow boat to China. •Galloo 14 JAKE KIMBLE President of the Kimble Trio. Kimble ’ ARTHUR BURTON A nice smile and a friendly disposition. Art PEGGY SPONAUGLE Friendly with males and females. ••Peg” CHELCIE ADKINS Can enjoy a laugh and make you glad you know him. “Red” LESTER RUSK Hard worker when he bears down. ”Pat” 16 RUTH PAULEY Has a smile and friendly ways. ••Tootle ’ PATRICIA ADKINS Sweet, sweet, sweet, that's you. ••Pat REUBEN DILLON Another super guy and not had looking. Windy ROBERT SIZEMORE You can depend on him for a good time. ••Sycamo- 17 FELIX PORTER HU first love is football. Bum” DELORIS WADE She got her man, who could ask for anything more. DORIS DeJARNETT Lucky girl, she got her man. Jeanie HAROLD SOWARDS Quiet at times, but at at others - whiz -Bang. “Lloyd 18 BARBARA HEDRICK Likeable and good natured. ‘Barb 19 DORCAS Me CO MAS Cab take care of class - work anytime. “Dorkie” CHARLES YOUNG Gets a loam wtth every body. '•Charlie ’ MYRTLE LUCAS A good student with a good personality. “Myrtle EDGAR ADKINS A valuable man in basketball. “Andrew” Z 0 ROSE MARIE BIAS Boys, hero's your chance. Blondie GEORGE DAILY A good band leader wherever he goes. Office Boy GERALDINE BIAS Why can't all girls have red hair? Jerry SYLVESTER DAILEY Enjoys holidays and Saturdays. ••Vester ZEN A DILLON Quiet at times, but a good sport. Curly ROGER SLAS He's popular with girls and more girls. Extra 21 22 SENIOR BABIES ARE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: I Rose Merit Bias 2. Betty Me Cel lister 3. 2nd grade class oi 1939 4. Peggy Sponaugle 5. Charles Yoon. 6. Lester Rusk 7. Felt Porter 8. Sylvester Dally 9. Betty Bell 10. Barbara Hedrick 11. George Delly 12. Woodrow Delly 13. Ruth Pauley 14. Rose Bias 15. Barbara Stowers 16. Mary Lou Smith 17. Geraldine BUs 18. Harold Sowards 19. Mary Hager. 23 WHAT’S IN YOUR FUTURE After consulting a crystal ball belonging to a local s wa mi, Miss Smith and Mrs. Cremeans learned that many of the students of their brilliant class of ‘50 had become very successful during the ten years that have gone by. ‘50. Some of their students got positions by just mentioning that they graduated with the class of Mrs. DeJarnette, Mrs. Stowers, and Mrs. Egnor who were, as you know, all married before they left school, are now entertaining about a dozen kids each. There are others who have changed a great deal. Can you imagine Sylvester Dailey saying, “And furthermore, I don't believe there is any such thing as juvenile delinquency,’’ as he teaches his American Government class. “Scratch, baby, scratch, says George King and Reuben Dillon, who are still shooting pool-- but it's their own pool room this time. Where is that mouse I hear squeaking? Why it’s not a mouse, it’s Mary Lou Lovejoy singing on television. Richard Burns is still a flirt in school. Oh, my mistake, this is Richard J. Burns 11 (with red hair.) 8-9-10 yer’ out. Why, that’s Two Ton Tony, our old school mate Sue Meade, who turned out t be a heavy-weight after all. Put-put-put---Where’s that motor boat I hear? Oh, excuse me, it’s Felix Porter. He’s sewing up battleships, or in other words, he is an electric welder. It does not. This is Doctors Rena Black and Betty Bell arguing over a patient. Wylie Stowers has obtained a great position. He is selling hot air at the Hamlin Auto Store. Cash Stowers has finally found himself a full time job looking after his seven children while his wife cooks. Thomas Wheeler is now famous with the Bailey Brothers Circus. He sells popcorn. Noel Roberts is pastor at the Little Church around the corner at Big Creek. Jimmy Boyers is the owner of a huge theatre, but it's very strange, because all of the movies are for adults only. 24 Oleva Byrd is married and is coaching her own football team, while her husband does office work and also housework. Phyllis Thompson is playing the role of Pistol Packing Mama in the current play, “Don’t Fence Me in. Charles Young is the bashful man in Cow Creek Amusement Inn, (Impossible) Edgar Adkins is teaching the course of Driver's Education at Hamlin High School. (He specializes in one arm driving.) George Dailey teaches Physical Education and Music, for girls only, in Slippergut Hollov University. Chelcie Adkins is a great opera singer. He made his way to fame by singing, Crash on the Highway. Arthur Burton is the head bartender at the Club 13 where Mary Lou Lovejoy sings when she is not on television. Jimmy Hager is a famous dancing teacher in New York. He got his start at the Club 13 bouncing stiffs out of the joint. All right, boys, throw down those cigarettes. Well, who said Jackie Linville wouldn't be an athletic coach? Myrtle Lucas has been crowned the World's Champion Woman Wrestler. She eliminated Blooeheye Bertha after two days and three hours of a solid, nip and tuck battle. Barbara Hedrick is the greatest cat and dog doctor in the world. Well, after all, Lester Rusk and Eddie Ray did fight like cats and dogs. What’s this? All of the soldiers at Fort Knox have gone A.W.O.L. Well, that’s not so strange. Barbara Stowers just passed through. She was chosen as Miss Look Again. Hal Yeager, Jr. is operating a helicopter service between Hamlin and New Hamlin. He is the only man to successfully land a helicopter on the McComas lawn. Barbara McComas is the song and bubble dancer who entertains in the lounge of the Yeager Helicopter Service. P.S. She still has the short haircut. Roger Sias really went up. He is the head cuspidor cleaner at the White House. Didn't you like the Army better, Roger? If you see a big fat woman with a sailor on a chicken ranch, calling, Here, chick, chick, chick, you will know immediately that it is Tonapah Stowers. Mary Hager is a very busy woman; not only is she trying to raise two children, but she is teaching school to support her husband and children. Ugh. What is that? Why, it's Peggy Sponaugle in a bathing suit. Peggy, don't you know that you're too old to be in a beauty contest? 25 If you see a sweet old lady and a white haired old man, it will be Joyce Ray and her fiance, Marky Stoewasser. They would have been married long ago, but Joyce had to have a new set of teeth, and Marky just couldn’t do without a comfortable wheelchair. Don’t worry, kids, maybe you’ll inherit the necessary two dollars for a marriage license. If you happen to be on Broadway sometime in the next ten years, just look up our friend, Patty Price. She has just recently signed a contract with a dramatic company. Her next play will be called, “Kiss in the Park.’’ Woodrow Daily has become more popular through the years. The women voters have made him President, but the disadvantage of it is that he has passed a new law forbidding anyone to “pitch woo in the grave yard. We see Glennith Pack Cooper doctoring her husband’s big toe. It seems that he has been watching red heads again. Patricia Adkins has tried but she just can't get her name changed, she has been married four times now and each time to another Adkins. Well, it looks like Geraldine, Rose and Rose Marie Bias finally have found out how to get a man. Please, girls, holding a gun in a man’s back is no way to win his heart. It seems Ruth Pauley has gotten her man; they are celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary. Conard Lambert is featuring his all girl orchestra at the Bobcat nightly. Earnest Ray is now the most professional electrical engineer of the world. Lester Rusk is the new President of the Heartbreaker’s Club of the covered bridge. The new triangle diapers are being produced by our Hamlin friends, Robert Sizemore and Dennis Yeager. Melvin Roberts, who is a millionaire, is a hermit in Alaska. He has just received a divorce from his third wife. Zena Dillon is the chief gate keeper at the Animal Zoo. She is also married and has twins. Dorcas McComas and Deloris Madden are famous fan dancers in the Lincoln Lunch. Teddy Garrett is the newest western star. He is even more popular than Roy Rogers because of his famous singing. Harold Sowards, who has opened a pawn shop, is selling all the handsome jewelry he collected in his dear old high school days. Our three old maids, Mary Lou Smith, Jane Kimble, and Betty McCallister have finally found what their life’s work is. They now have a penthouse in New York and are operating a Lonely Heart’s Club. Bobby Bias is editor-in-chief of the “Fog Alley Hog Call. His column, News, views, and P.U. -ews, is widely read. 26 After twelve years of hard studying, we have at last come to the end of our school days which have been very happy and successful in many ways. We have a lot of valuable posses- sions which we must leave to those who will follow us. It will be hard for us to give up many of these possessions because we have treasured them from early childhood. First of all, to Mr. Lovejoy, who has helped us through this long, hard struggle by telling us the right things to do, we want to give all of the praise and good wishes that an intelligent class like ours can afford to give. To the rest of the faculty, who have put up with us to the bitter end, we will the patience and fortitude to graduate other worthy students who will follow us. I, Edgar “Andrew” Adkins, being of strong mind, weak body, no disposition what-so-ever, do hereby will and bequeath to Sam Black my position on the football team, providing Coach Roberts sees fit. I, Tonopah Stowers, being of unsound mind and simple disposition, do hereby will and bequeath to Doris Dillon my ability to make A’s in shorthand. I, Teddy Garrett, do hereby will and bequeath my typewriter to Billy Vickers, providing he can use it better than I can. I, Joyce “Jackie” Ray, being of strong body, corny disposition, and no mind what-so- ever, do hereby will and bequeath to Doris McCallister, my place as Band Secretary, pro- viding she doesn’t flirt with Mr. Hoff, because Mary Katherine wouldn’t like that. 1, George King, so will to Bobbie Cummings my cue stick and my ability to use it. I, Mary Lou Lovejoy, being of a (I wish I had one) mind, do hereby will and bequeath to Deloris Lovejoy my ability to get along with Cousin Leek so she can get out of class any time she wishes. To Phil Burns, I give my TV shows, that I don’t have. I, Jackie Linville, being of a fading mind and athletic disposition, do hereby will and be- queath to my little brother, Joe, all of my abilities, which are few and far between. My fleas, 1 give to Coach Roberts and 1 hope he has more fun with them than I did. and also to Coach Roberts, one slightly used back-scratcher. I, Rena Black, being of blank mind and quiet disposition do hereby will and bequeath to Ruth Nida my seat in the band provided she will practice more than I did. 27 I, Hal Yeager, Jr., being of no mind what-so-ever and a run down body, will to Coach Roberts one can of flea powder to take care of the fleas Jackie Linville gave him. I, Myrtle Marie Lucas, being of unsound mind, and crazy disposition, do hereby will to Leonard Lucas my ambition of finishing high school without skipping a day. I, Lester Rusk, being of dramatic mind and strong body, do hereby will and bequeath to my brother Adrian, my ability to be in the junior and senior plays as well as the assembly programs. I, Zena Dillon, being of quiet disposition and puzzled mind do hereby will and be- queath all my abilities and accomplishments to Amy Stratton, a student of Hamlin High School, and one of my SPECIAL girl friends. I, Cash Stowers, being of strong back and weak heart, do hereby will and bequeath to nobody--anything, because I need everything I have. I, Ruth Pauley, being of wandering mind and quiet disposition do hereby will and be- queath to my sister Jo Ann my ability to go steady with one certain boy. I, Sylvester Dailey, being of sound mind and undesirable thoughts do hereby will my typewriter to my sister, Alberta, provided she uses it more than I did. 1, Patricia Adkins, being of sound mind and silly personality do hereby will to Lovonia Jean Adkins my ability to flirt with all boys, but not “go steady.” I, Noel Roberts, being of sound mind and pleasant disposition do hereby will my ability to Ray Whitney to get along with the bus driver, Howard Pullins. I, Harold Sowards, being of sound mind and loud disposition, do hereby will and be- queath my love for Lenora Cummings, to Billy Walls. I, Deloris Madden, having few brains and unsound body, in my last hour, minutes, seconds and ticks, do hereby will to Jeanie Miller and Phyllis Sponaugle my ability to get lots of boy friends, and get out of class, providing they can do this--”I couldn’t.” I, Dennis Yeager, being of unsound mind and silly disposition do hereby will and be- queath to Clifton Yeager my ability to get along with the girls, providing he uses it to a good advantage, I, Barbara Stowers, being of a wandering mind, and selfish disposition, do hereby will and bequeath nothing to anybody, because I'm going to need everything I own. I, Rose Marie Bias, being of long body and short brains, do hereby will and bequeath to Ronald Weaver any girl he wants in exchange for his big brother, Ray. I, Doris Jean Barrett DeJarnette, do hereby will to Betty Gibson my ability to finish school the first semester and to get a man and drag him to the altar, so she can change her name from Miss to Mrs. 28 I, Richard Jarrell Burns, Jr., with ghoulish mind and a figure like an ice cream cone turned upside down, do will and bequeath to David Bush my first clarinet seat in the band, and to Lee Sansom, Jr. and Jeanette Pennington my titles, “Most likely to succeed” and “Best Actor.” I could will my grades to my brother Phil, but he already makes better ones than I, so what the heck. I, Loretta Wheeler Egnor, having a great and useful mind, will to my sister, Hilda, my ability to catch a mate while she is still in school. I, Bob Bias, being of dizzy mind and staggering disposition, do hereby will and be- queath the foam of my dead soldiers to Lee Sansom, Jr., providing he never gets thrown in jail more often than five times a week. I, Felix Porter, do hereby will and bequeath to Ralph Black, my ability to answer all of the questions in American Government Class. I, Jane Kimble. I, Betty McCallister, and I, Mary Lou Smith, being of sound minds and quiet dispositions, do hereby will to any three girls our ability to love one another, get by with as little work, and have as much fun together as we have had through school. I, Barbara Hedrick, being of weak brain and strong mind, will my English book, and my American Government Class to Evelyn Miller, if she thinks she can get more out of them than I did. I, Roger Sias, haying a long slinder brain and a big fat personality, do hereby will and bequeath to my many girl friends my car when I get a new one, and my dashing appearance to any boy who wants to risk it. Good Luck, Romeo. I, Geraldine “Gerry” Bias, being of unsound mind and happy-go-lucky disposition, do hereby will and bequeath to my little sister, Betty Jo, my ability to have a boy friend that isn't bald-headed, crossed-eyed or ugly. In other words, I hope she will hunt for a nice, strong, husky, redhead.. 1, George Dailey and I, Conard Lambert, two sterling characters, whose minds may be a little weak, whose personalities may not be too strong, but whose dispositions and strong backs more than compensate for these deficiencies, do hereby will and bequeath our special privileges such as errand boys to 15 exacting teachers, and one iron-fisted principal, to those two handsome junior Romeos, Ocie Darrell Adkins, and Roy Lee Lam- bert. I, Melvin Roberts, having a slow mind and very strong body, will to Bobby Cummings all of my knowledge, which has helped me to become a brain of this class of 50. I, Jimmie Boyers, being of sound mind and flexible personality, do hereby will and bequeath my name of “Nose”, which has stuck with me so long, to none other than Adrian Rusk. 1, Wylie Stowers, being of a genius mind and disposition do hereby will and bequeath to Joe Linville, my ability to get out of class legally. 29 I, Betty Bell, being of unsound mind and crazy disposition do hereby will to Creda Gay Pullins my ability to flirt with all of the boys during her high school days, provided she later becomes my sister-in-law. I, Dorcas McComas, being of warped mind and corny disposition, do hereby will and bequeath to Maud Christian and Jo Lawson my ability to get through high school at the age of 15, without worrying to much about boys. (Girls, you can worry about “Buckey” and Delano later). I, Charles Young, being of sound mind and weak body do hereby make this my last will and testament. I will to Bobby Cummings my ability to get out of study hall without Mrs. Cremeans sending after me. I, Mary Hager, being of dizzy dame mind and no disposition, do hereby will and be- queath to Ruth Nida my one brown eye, providing she gives me one of her blue ones in return. I, Thomas Wheeler, being of strong body and calm disposition, do hereby will and bequeath to Ray Whitney my ability to get along with the student body (especially girls) as well as the teachers and Mr. Lovejoy. I, Sue Meade, being of desperate mind and flirty disposition, do hereby will and be- queath to Amy Richardson my ability to go with all my girl friends' boy friends and still keep my girl friends as close friends. To David Bush, I will my place at the Lincoln Lunch as head hot dog man, providing he doesn't eat as many as I did and come out looking like a “pup . I, Reuben Dillon, do hereby will to my brother Donal Dillon my ability to skip classes and at the same time make A's. I, Chelcie Adkins, being of unsound mind and corny disposition, do hereby will my football socks to Kermit Stowers, providing he goes to Vinson to get them. I� Pe88Y Sponaugle, being of sound mind and quiet disposition, do hereby bequeath to Betty Madden, Avonell Dillon and Muriel Sponaugle, my ability to eat all of the time and still stay slim, providing they won't eat all of the food in sight, but instead, leave enough for me. I, Earnest Edmond Ray, having a well-trained mind and a very healthy body and nothing to will, do hereby will and bequeath to nobody, nothing. 1, Phyllis Thompson, being of sound mind and quiet disposition, hereby will to Barbara Walden, my ability to speak Spanish, providing that she takes me to South America. I, Woodrow Dailey, hereby will to my sister, Alberta, my ability to make low grades in English. I, Oleva Byrd, being of sound mind and bashful disposition, do hereby make this my last will and testament. To Barbara Burns, 1 will my ability to get by the bus driver with- out a quarrel. 30 I, Arthur Burton, being of sound mind and an unsettled disposition, do hereby will to my brother, Don, my ability to skip school without getting caught, providing he doesn't ■kip more than two classes a day. I, Barbara McComas, being of a higher education and therefore more qualified to speak on these subjects, do hereby bequeath to three juvenile juniors, Betty Plott, Kitty Adkins, and Jeanette Pennington, my ability to be a friend to Mr. Lovejoy, keep a boy friend, spend half of their time at G. V. and Duval, and still graduate, (I hope.) I, Patricia Ann Price, being of Shakespearean mind and romantic disposition, do hereby will and bequeath to Helen Scites my ambition to be a great tragic actress. I, Robert Sizemore, being of sound mind and very crazy disposition, do hereby will and bequeath to Basil Edwards my trusty pencil, providing he uses it more than I did. I, Jimmie Dale Hager, being of unsound mind and likewise body, will to Connie Roberts my football uniform providing he doesn't fall off the bench and get it dirty. I, Glennith Pack, being of spur of the moment mind, do hereby will and bequeath to my big brother, Claude Pack to be tardy every morning and still manage to pull the wool over Lovejoy's eyes. Vocational Agriculture began at Hamlin High School in 1947 under the able leadership of Luther Hutton. The first year Vocational Agriculture students are initiated into the Green Hands and in the second year they enter the Chapter Farmers. In the third year, one member from each chapter is chosen as an American Farmer. During the summer, each student conducts three enterprises at home and reports to the Vocational Agriculture farm three times during the summer to work on enterprises the re. The work done by the Vocational Agriculture class has been very successful and we hope they continue to be successful in the years to come. 31 At approximately 9 o'clock on a blue Monday in the year 1938, the future gradu- ating class of 1950 first entered the doors of Hamlin Grade School. With scared little smiles and some tears, we came face to face with our first teacher, Miss Ruby Hauldren. We struggled along with Peter and Peggy, finally learned our ABC’s and left the first grade feeling that we were the best 2nd grade pupils ever to be promoted. Miss Hauldren certainly must have molded our character in the days of our youth, because we have become model students and have been teachers' pets ever since. In the second grade, along with learning our multiplication table, we got our first experience of having more than one teacher. For a while we weren't certain about who was our teacher. We bade goodbye to our beloved Miss Hauldren, and welcomed Miss Hart. We proved to be too hard to handle for our lovely blonde, so the Board of Education broke down and rehired Miss Hauldren. In this year, Mary Hager and Jane Kimble just couldn't wait to grow up, so they borrowed some war paint from their unsuspecting mothers and applied it generously to their, as yet, untouched faces. Miss Hauldren seemed to like their faces better without the war paint , and with a slap on the behind and a cake of soap, Mary and Jane learned their first lesson on How Not To Be Well Groomed. Leaving the second grade and the toy band behind us, we entered the third year of our planned education. By now most of us were all of eight years old. We had aquired good heads for business and a desire to make money. But Lester Rusk spoiled our enter- prize by refusing to accept one stick of a penny pack of gum for the price of a whole package. By the end of our third year, Patty Price and her toy cash register had gone broke. Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Elkins really had all they could handle in our third year. Having completed one-fourth of our school years and having learned to eat pepper- mint candy and bread for lunch from Peggy Sponaugle, we moved upstairs to the fourth grade and felt like we were really getting up in the world. This year our taste ran to different things, such as asking Mr. Quessenberry how much babies cost. Mrs. Quessen- berry tackfully replied that she didn't know, because she had never bought any; that settled the question. By the time we entered the fifth grade, we were thoroughly convinced that we did or did not like school, and those who didn’t come anyway. We liked the hot lunches in the basement, cyphering matches and spelling bees on Friday afternoons, climbing hand over hand up the poles on the front lawn, and changing classes (this being the first time we had done anything as grown up as to go from one room to the other when the class periods ended.) Ask two little girls by the name of McComas and Kimble if they liked the trip to 32 the office for using some of their ancestors qualities and climbing to the top of the swing poles on the front lawn. For the first time, we participated in school sports, and gent our boys, and two cheerleaders, Jane Richardson and Mary Hager, to the grade srhool basketball tournament. Do you remember who won the championship, Mary? Leaving this behind, we enjoyed a fifth summer vacation before entering our last year at Hamlin Grade School. In the sixth grade, we were separated into two classes, one taught by Miss Lillie Thompson and the other by Mrs. Addison Lucas. We were really beginning to grow up now, because we were preparing ourselves for the grand entrance into junior high. That building across the way seemed so big and all of those kids no longer seemed like boys and girls to us-instead, we thought of them as men and women. Finally we attained the role of seventh graders. Things really began to happen as we pushed through the already assembled throng of upperclassmen as we entered our first year at Hamlin High School. We were an ambitious class, full of confidence, as we walked down the spacious halls that fall day. It was not long before we realized that high school was much more complicated than we had imagined. We were confused by the various rules and regulations,- clanging bells, changing classes and endless jeers from the older students. Not until our sister class, the freshmen, had helped us organize did we really feel that we were a part of school and after awhile we were marching around as though we were the “big dog.“ Mary Hager and Dickie Bums were our promising young candidates for Miss and Mr. Hamlin. By the time May rolled around, we were firmly established in the life at Hamlin High School and were eagerly looking forward to our eighth grade year. In the eighth grade, we started our career as being “one of the meanest classes in school,” or was it the meanest? Anyway, we sure gave Mr. Hussell a rough time. We talked louder than necessary, threw chalk, skipped classes, and sometimes refused to go to the office, but we loved him just the same. There were three girls who used to skip civics class every day just to get their eyes examined and to get weighed. Dr. Henson wore out three pairs of scales and had to get glasses himself. Up until our freshman year, we had had a very small class, but since all of the students came in from the grade schools, our class now had about 70. Boy, did we feel big. Not only because we had a title, but because we were beginning to turn around and make eyes at the opposite sex. Most of the girls were very much in love with Billy Skeens, Hal Yeager, and Troy Huffman. Love was blooming and so were we. Barbara McComas and Jimmie Hager ran for Carnival Queen and King. Mary Lou Smith was a candidate for “Miss Bobcat. We didn’t win either one but we were really willing to wait our turn which was sure to come. We soon elected the following officers to lead us on our way: Mary Lou Lovejoy, a president whose qualities of leadership were an envy to the other classes; Mary Lou Smith, as vice president whose support was superb; Mary Hager, as secretary and treasurer, a more efficient person could not have been found any- where. Even though we were interested in extra-curricular activities, we were determined to make good in our academic subjects. Miss Virginia Smith put us through a hard year in English. When we were sophomores, which ultimately bought us on such friendly terms with Shakespeare that all of the boys turned into Romeos' and all of the girls' parents went bankrupt putting balconies on their homes. The field of sports had a gread appeal to us. 33 When spring rolled around, most of our boys became interested in football and some of them landed key spots on the team. One of the most thrilling events of our sopho- more year was the time we decided to have a “Sadie Hawkins Day” race. Wh had it all planned out and had decided how to catch a man, but Miss Smith, who had joined Mrs. Cremeans in trying to calm us down, had different ideas as she bawled each one of us out. Glennith Pack ran for Miss Bobcat and Arthur Burton was her escort. We still hadn’t had any luck. So the sophomore year was full of special events, found us participating to the fullest and winning the approval of the faculty and our upperclass- men. Dickie Burns was elected president; Bob Bias, vice president and Mary Hager, secretary and treasurer. The junior year was one we will long remember. Mr. Burns was again elected president; Barbara McComas, vice president and Bob Bias was elected secretary and treasurer. We had many things to look forward to in our junior year. In order to raise funds for the banquet, we gave a play at Duval entitled, “The Adorable Imp.” Our sponsors were worried because Dickie Burns and Jimmie Boyers wouldn’t learn their parts, but they came through with flying colors and it was successful despite the fact that our alma mater had gone up in flames. We still had our memories, and our determination to work even harder. We went from door to door selling cards which also proved to be a success. Wh had planned to have a beautiful banquet in our gym. Instead we gave it at the Justice Inn in Milton and then went to Huntington to a movie. Mary Lovejoy won the title of “Miss Bobcat” and Geraldine Bias ran for Carnival Queen. We were going places after all.... Our senior year, full of vivid memories of football games, gay parties, class elections and activities, has been the happiest of all. The class will remember by the various position of honor held by it's members. Dickie Burns took the spotlight as president again. He was in our blood and had done such a successful job juring the previous years that we just wouldn’t let him say no. Our beloved advisors, Miss Smith and Mrs. Cremeans, were our guides and inspiration. Some of us were glad this was our last year and some of us were sorry. We had lost a lot of students that we had ac- quired in our freshman year and had gained some new ones during the four years. This year we started to school in the Court House, but later moved to the Legion Building and the three huts. It was wonderful to walk through the mud and see the new building going up and know that, even though we didn’t get to enjoy going to school in it, the new building would be used for those to follow us. Betty McCallister won Carnival Queen, Rena Black, Miss Senior and Barbara McComas was chosen Miss Hamlin High School. Thus our high school adventures end. Queens of Carnival 35 Most Attractive Girl Rena Black Most Attractive Boys - - - - - Best Personality Girl - - - - - Best Personality Boy - - - - - Best Dressed Girl ------- Best Dressed Boy ------- Best Girl Sport - -- -- -- - Best Boy Sport - -- -- -- - Most Devoted Couple ----- - Barbara Me Coma s and Hal Yeager, Jr. Best All-Around Girls - - - - - - Glennith Pack and Mary Lou Lovejoy Best A11 -Around Boy ----- Girl Most Likely To Succeed - Boys Most Likely To Succeed - Most Studious Girl ------ Most Studious Boy ------- Most Popular Girl ------- Most Popular Boy ------- Most Beautiful Figure Girl - - Best Built Boy - -- -- -- -- Wittiest Girl - -- -- -- -- - Wittiest Boy Conard Lambert Barbara Miles Miss Junior 38 BETTY GIBSON ROGER NELSON RUBY LOVEJOY LOIS WALDEN BILLY VICKERS RAMONA HENSLEY 39 JON SWANSON BILLY JO SMITH BETTY ADKINS ADRIAN RUSK SALLY PLUkCLY CLIFTON YEAGER JERRY ELKINS WALTER GRAHAM JUNIOR DORIS DILLON BOBBIE BYRD BETTY PLOTT GENE LAWSON 40 EVELYN MILLER BOBBIE CUMMINGS ELNORA WHITE JACKIE REYNOLD6 BARBARA MILES ROT LAMBERT RITA PACK JUNIOR LINVILLE BARBARA MILLER OCDC ADKINS FREDTTH ADKINS WETZEL MILLER 41 ALBERTA DAILEY CHARI .ES CHAPMAN REOl.A ADKINS DWIGHT BELLOMY ANN YEAGER RONALD BROCK EMOGENE SALMONS ILENE WHITTEN BETTY RICHARDSON 42 43 Ruth Nida Miss Sophomore 44 FIRST ROW: SECOND ROW: THIRD ROW: FOURTH ROW: B«tty Jenkins, Jarvis McCoxmt, Edith Johnson and Harry RUey. Okey Woodall, Faya Byrd. Re Bellomy, and Emogene Lawrence. Lenore Cummings, Billy Painter, Mildred Thompson and Ray Whitney. James Ashworth, Jane White, Junior Keaton, and Doris Bell. 45 FIRST ROW: SECOND ROW: THIRD ROW: FOURTH ROW: Lola Tabor, Leona rd Stickler, Joyce Adkins, and Ray Me Coma a. KermR Stowers, Goldie Linville, Freeman Adkina, and Maxine Vickers. Betty Joe Lawson, Jimmy Reynolds, Deloris Roberts, and Robert Hicks. Leo Browning, Garnett Sowards, Rexall Roberts, and Avonelle Dillon. 46 FIRST ROW: SECOND ROW: THIRD ROW: FOURTH ROW: Henry Yeager, Mary Young. Harold Hill, and Betty Lambert. Barbara Walden. David Bush. Deloris Love joy. and Donald Keaton. Nello Byrd. Doris McCallftster. Ray Weaver, and Wilma BeU. Jo Simons, John Woodall. Dalene Me Comas, and Claude Pack. 47 FIRST ROW: Floreae Colline, Mix Llnvllle, Amy Stratton, and Cecil Adkins. SECOND ROW: BUly Joe Walden. Noca Adkins. Kelva Lawson, and Maude Christian. THIRD ROW: Bernice Cummings, Ray Mann on. Avoaelle Sias, and Barbara Burns. 48 Regina Filkins Miss Freshman 49 JOE LINVILLE Vice President Freshmen HELEN SCITES DENNIS BROWNING MARY SALMONS REGINA FILKINS THOMAS BOSTER JO ANN PAULEY 50 iV‘ J FIRST ROW: SECOND ROW: THIRD ROW: FOURTH ROW: Lois Peck. Cleon Richardson. Mary Mason, and Ralph Black. Clifford Me Comas. Lovada Lawson, Donald Dillon, and Dorothy Ellen Elkins. Loretta Skeens. Meredith Black. Virginia Plumly. and Douglas Adkins. Phil Burns. Corrine Pauley. Paul Sowards, and Sue Courts. 51 Glenna Cummings, Carl Sponaugle, Bertha Holley, and Billy Burns. Denfcis Camming. Tessie Clay, Roscoe Adkina. and Betty hfedden. Shirley Scttes, Dally Chany, Delphia Lawsos, and Dean Stowers. Leonard Locas, Jeneviee Hoskins, Shirley Callimore, and Betty Bias. 52 Mary Roberts, James Bias, Luc lie Stewart, and Edwin Thompson. Nina Reynolds. Connie Carper, Norma Byrd, and Ueac Locas. HU da Wheeler, Helen Settle. Imofcne Stowers, and Arleen Me Comas. Sylvia Ross. Wilma Stratton. Rose Mary Ross, and Lavonna Adkins. 53 Dot Shaaholtz, Paul Dailey, Patsy Chany, and Bob Hanaker. Frankie Craft, Phyllis Elliott, James Filkins. and Pauline Blankenship. Elfredee Meade, Carol Adkins, Wynona Triplitt, and Eddie Woodall. James Miller, Elizabeth Adkins, Edward Reynolds, and Naomi Browning. 54 iuir Adkint, Doithey Jean Elkins. Betty Adkins, and Jocie Salmons. Dimple Johnson and Muriel Sponaugle. 55 NORMA JEAN SIMONS JOHNNY CRAFT CHARLENE SMITH DAVID HUTTON LOIS STEWART RONALD WEAVER ALICE STUMP RAYMOND WOODALL THELMA BROWNING 56 FIRST ROW: SECOND ROW: THIRD ROW: FOURTH ROW: FIFTH ROW: Hilda Bragg, Bobby Dailey, Paul Duty, Mildred Adkins, and Norria Powell. Edith Clay, Dallas Click, Alim Salmons, Buddy Holley, and Jean Diets. Charles Mays. Nellie Burns. Bradford Click, John Diets, and Eugene Bias. Billy Holton, David Thompson, Fred Curry, Donald Bell, and Jimmy Cookie Earnest Keyser, Walter Miller, Msurice Stowers, and James Pridemore. 57 BUCK CURRY PATTY LINVILLE KEITH ROBERTS SHIRl-ET GILENW ATER DONALD BURTON GENE ADKINS HELEN WHITE LARRY KINGERY ELEANOR SKEENES ft GLENNITH LYNCH FRANKIE HUTTON ANNA PRIDEMORE JOHNNY MOORE 58 PHYLLIS MILLER KEITH GILENWATER PHYLLIS SPONOUGLE WALTER WHITE CONNIE MOORE ANNA DUTY VAUGHN LAMBERT JEAN HOLLEY JEAN NIDA BETTY WADE WILDA CONKLE MARY BARRETT ANNETTE WOODALL BETTY SWANSON BILLY PLUMLEY Junior-Senior Banquet —-1949—1950 - ‘'Kitten caught in the act. 59 Platsie and Jeanette, the bright lights of the school doing their stuff. Unhand me. you beast.... Miss Hamlin High Barbara McComas 61 MISS BETTY PLOTT, of the Junior Class was the winning candidate for “Miss Bobcat” at the Homecoming football game. Her attendants are from left to right; Misses BARBARA McCOMAS, Senior; MARY HAGER, Senior; and JEANETTE PENNINGTON, Junior. 62 MISS BETTY JUNE McCALLISTER, a member of the Senior Class, was chosen Carnival Queen at the Annual Carnival held at the American Legion Building, November 17, 1949. 63 “LAY THAT PISTOL DOWN BABE” The winning carnival stunt presented by the junior class featuring Jeanette Pennington and Betty Plott in, ”1 Didn’t Know the Gun Was Loaded.” The stunts were judged by Mrs. Gertrude Tibbits and Miss Cleo Dorsey. They were judged on originality, presentation, audience appeal, appropriate- ness and humor. Second prize was the 9th grade stunt, entitled, “Get Yourself a Redhead,” with Regina Filkins, Jo Ann Pauley, Mary Salmons and Helen Scites. Third prize was the 7th grade stunt, “Careless Hands,” presented by Helen Powell and Eleanor Skeens. The carnival was held at the American Legion Building, November 17, 1949. All stunts were presented in the Supper Club. DICKIE’S GAL CARELESS KISSES 64 O' FIRST ROW: SECOND ROW: THIRD ROW: FOURTH ROW: FIFTH ROW: SIXTH ROW: Director Louie Hoff: Majorettes, Mildred Davidson, Angelina Issacs, Mable Sowards; Mascot, Ellen Cay Jarrell; Carol McClure. Anna Lou Ryan, Deloris Love joy, George Dailey, Drum Major. Betty Plott, Kitty Adkins, Betty Yeager, Jackie Reynold, Homer Williams, Cecil Dean, Charles Kimble, Ocie Adkins, Ruth Dailey, Bob Cooper, Virginia Plumley. Rena Black, Mary Mason, Ruth Nida, David Bush, Ronald Ray, Jimmie Boyers, Dickie Burns, Patty Price, Anna Margaret Isaac, Helen Scites, Carol Cremeans, Roberta Towles, Doris Wilkerson, Lenora Adkins. Lois J. Clay, Phyllis Cremeans, Louise Bays, Hazel Poe, Dorothy Spurlock, Mrytle Baisden, Phyllis Gartin, Jane Kimble, Dorcas Me Comas, Bill Curry, Jo Ann Pauley, Ruby Perry, Lon Arnold Spurlock. Josephine Me Comas, Barbara Me Coma s, James Coffman, Clay Cummings, Conard Lambert, Roy Lambert, Glendon McComas, Joe Linville, Charles Mays, Jack Pauley, Janet Adkins, Jay Lucas, Cora Gill. Juanita Harmon, Jane Hart, Ledine Moore, Maude Christian, Rome Ida Moore, Luther Mahone, Johnny Woodall, Delmar Adkins, Janice Adkins, Hal Yeager, Enos Scragg, Jean Breedlove, Nell Towles, Tony Wilkerson. Lincoln County Band Cheerleaders FRONT ROW: CENTER: BACK: Joyce Ray and Betty Platt. Mary Lou Love joy Doris Me Ca Ulster and Glenntth Pack Majorettes Barbara MqComas and Deloris Love joy 66 FIRST ROW: Barbara Millar, Juanita Harmon. Jeanette Pennington, Kitty Adkins, and Doris DUlon. Center front. Paul Love joy. SECOND ROW: Mrs. Smith. Jerry Elkins, Jean Swanson, Mrs. Van Horn. THIRD ROW: Adrian Rusk, Ramona Galloway, Betty Gibson, Sally Plumly. FOURTH ROW: Charles Chapman, Billy Smith, and Roy Lee Lambert. Those not present are: Bobby Cummings, Clifton Yeager, Ocie Adkins, Betty Plott, and Gene Lawson. Junior Play Cast FIRST ROW: Phylie Thompson. M ry L,ovejoy. Mrs. Ruby MUler, Betty Plott, Emogene Salmans end Mary Hager. SECOND ROW: Rena Black. Mr. Clark, Jeanette Pennington, Betty Adktns, and Dickie Bums. National Honorary Society FIRST ROW: Mary Hager, Jeanette Pennington, Betty Plott. and Mary Loo Lovejoy. SECOND ROW: Dickie Boms. Betty Adkins. Rena Black, Loretta Wheeler, Emogene Salmons, and Phylls Thompson. 67 National Honorary Assembly Senior “I. E ” Club FIRST ROW: Glennith Pack, Mary Hsger, Sue Meade, and Joyce Ray. SECOND ROW: Barbara Me Coma s, Betty McCalliater, Mary Smith, Jane Kimble, Doria DeJaurnett, and Mary Love joy. Junior Tri-Hi- Y' Club FIRST ROW: Betty Plott, Jean Swanson, Juanieta Harmon, and Jeanette Pennington. SECOND ROW: Mra. Smith. Kitty Adkins, Ramona Hensley, Betty Gibson, and Sally Plumley. 68 September 16 - - Buffalo--Home. The Hamlin High Bobcats started their football season successfully by beating the Buffalo squad to the tune of 13-6. Billy Joe Walden made the first touchdown of the year with Adrian Rusk assisting with the extra point. In the second half, Adrian was in the spotlight again with a touchdown to make Hamlin’s first game a victory. September 30 - - Winfield--Away. The Bobcats proved that they can tackle just as well in far away places as well as on their own home ground. For proof, they downed the Winfield Generals for a 15-7 victory. Billy Joe Walden again took the lead with the first touchdown, and Jackie Liriville scored the extra point. In the third quarter, Odbert Ashworth tackled a Winfield player in his endzone for a safety. Adrian Rusk then scored on a pass to make the score 15-7 at the end of the game. October 7 - - Milton--Away. An undefeated Hamlin team went in quest of their third victory against the Greyhounds of Milton, only to find the breaks going against them early in the con- test, and the Greyhounds taking quick advantage early in the first quarter. After taking the kick- off on their own 20, the Bobcats were disheartened by a bad pass from center, and a blocked kick recovered by Milton on the goal line for a safety. Then after kicking off to Milton, a quick, opening, Milton offense, carried them over the goal. The game continued in Milton's favor, with Bud Simon’s kicks keeping the ball out of scoring territory, but Milton scoring on wide sweeps around the Hamlin ends. Hamlin had very little to cheer about, until, with four minutes to go, Billy Walden, squat Hamlin fullback carried the ball all the way to the Milton 10, only to lose it on downs. Bill’s hard running and Bud Simons’ punting was all in vain as the Greyhounds of Milton walked away with the score of 35-0. October 14 - -Guyan Valley--Home. The Bobcats met their second defeat of the season to the G. V. Wildcats on the newly lighted Lions recreation field. McComas and Chaffin joined up with a devastating passing attack that set the Bobcats back on their heels. The Hamlin team was forced to play a defensive game after failing by inches to make a first down on the Guyan Valley 30 yard marker by a Hamlin offense. McComas figured in two touchdowns, with Chaffin scoring an extra point to make the score 13-0. 70 October 28 - -Madison--Home. On the muddy Lions Field of Hamlin, the Madison Skyhawks won over the Bobcats with a score of 7-6. Henson Browning, Andrew Adkins, George King and company displayed exceptional blocking, but this proved to make no difference to the Madison line. Hamlin scored first, on a quick opening play through the Madison tackle slot, with Billy Joe Walden speeding 35 yards over the goal. The Madison team came back strong, scoring 4 plays later, adding the extra point that won the game. November 4 - -Duval--Home. Hamlin High's Bobcats sent a homecoming crowd of 1,500 spectators home content as they grinded out a 25-13 triumph in a bruising encounter at Hamlin Lions Field, Spotting Duval a 13-0 first quarter advantage, the Bobcats came back with a crushing ground attack, and scored in each of the next three stanzas to take the spirit out of the Ye 11 owjackets. Adrain Rusk, Billy Walden, and Bob Bias really went to work on the tired Duval Yellowjackets, and the hard running duo of Miles and McClure had little chance to display their wares in the second half, as the Hamlin boys were really rolling. Charles Chapman, Jack Linville, James Ashworth, and Edgar Adkins were outstanding in the Hamlin line to make the homecoming game a successful one. November 11 - -Vinson--Away. The last game of the season was a defeat as the Bobcats proved to be unequal to the Vinson Tigers at Westmoreland Stadium. The Tigers got off to a fast start, as they drove 80 yards after the opening kickoff, and had things very much their own way throughout the game, until in the third quarter, Billy Walden broke through the Vinson line and sped 40 yards over the goal. Grant’s line thrusts were never really repulsed by the Hamlin line, and the game ended with a score of 52-6. MEN BEHIND THE MEN 71 ••TODY” “OKEY” CO-CAPTAIN SCHEDULE WE THEY II Buffalo..........b « WtefUld ...... T • WWton...........IS 0 Guyan Vallay - • - - 11 ft Fort Cay ------ 6 b Madlaoa - ...... J It Osval - ...--..I) Vtaaon..........J2 tJ m Woo 4 - Loot 4 CO-CAPTAINS Jack Linville, Co-Captain of the 1949 Hamlin High football team. This 160 pound senior shifted from center to quarterback in his senior year, came through with flying colors to help lead his team to a successful season, beat- ing our old rival, Duval High School. A great blocker and a roaring tiger on defense. Jack saved many an important game for his Alma Mater. A four year letterman, Hamlin High is proud to have had such a fine athlete. Good luck in the future, Jack. Bob Bias, shifting to-Hamlin High from Duval in his sophomore year, filled an important position on the Bobcats lineup, and soon showed his ability at end. This 150 pound Co-Captain became one of the fastest men in Hamlin High football history. A sticky fingered pass receiver, his favorite play was the long pass. Jim Roberts quotes, “One of the finest boys I've ever coached. Good luck, Bob. 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