Price High School - Pricean Yearbook (Salisbury, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 76 of the 1954 volume:

OWAN PUBLIC LIBRAS?, SAUWfpv m f THE PRICEAN OF 1954 Published by the SENIOR CLASS OF PRICE HIGH SCHOOL Salisbury, North Carolina VOLUME 37 ROWAN PUBLIC LIBRA ' SALISBURY, N C FOREWORD We, the Senior Class of 19 54 hereby wish to offer a presentation of some of the activities we have enjoyed this year. We hope that they may be as interesting to you as they have been to us. As we record the different areas of progress, we realize that this has been a successful and a busy year. Only through the interest, and advice of our superintendent, principal, and teachers could we have accomplished so much. It is our hope that we shall push forward to a bright and successful future realizing our motto, To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.” We wish to offer our sincere gratitude to Mr. J. H. Knox, our superintendent, and Mr. S. O. Jones, our prin¬ cipal, for their supervision and leadership. To our teachers and parents who have inspired us and guided us to a suc¬ cessful end, we extend our sincere appreciation. For making the publication of this Annual possible, we offer our thanks to the Rowan Printing Company, the Earle Studio, the Salisbury business firms, various organi¬ zations, patrons, and friends. We trust that the adver¬ tisements furnished will prove a benefit to those who have favored us by their generosity. THE PRICEAN STAFF Shirley Ervin, Editor DEDICATION The Class of ’54 hereby dedicates this annual to Mr. I. J. Olds, band¬ master and instructor of social science. In the eight years he has been at Price, he has organized and instructed bands at Price and at the two elementary schools. The Price bands have won highest honors in state festivals and have furnished music for programs, games, parades and concerts. The 1953 band was chosen to appear on the Rowan Bicenten¬ nial Program at which time The President of the United States was guest speaker. Under the instruction of Mr. Olds, many pupils have become proficient instrumentalists. As a teacher of social sciences, Mr. Olds is thorough and inspiring. Because of these accomplishments and qualities, the Class of ’54 is happy to dedicate this publication to Mr. I. J. Olds, bandmaster, teacher, and friend. J. C. PRICE HIGH SCHOOL Day by day we come to school, Through sunshine, rain and snow; Lessons noble, golden rules, Direct us as through life ice go. Games we play, in contests try Our very best to do; Always for the best desire, For race and country too. Many pupils, brave and true, Have left these classic walls; Visitors from far and near, Have trod our spacious, sacred halls, Teachers, patrons, parents dear, Are bound by cords of love; Striving evermore to lift Mankind to realms above. Through all the years, Midst our joys and our tears, Well always love you dear Price High. Your colors bright we will never slight But hold them high until we die, For we may go North, South, or East or West And by many colors be led, Yet well know of all the rest Price High School is still the best, So well cherish the Black and Red. A. A. L. OUR PRINCIPAL Permit me to express my sincere appreciation to you for your splendid efforts in making this, my first year here, a pleasant and successful one. Many of your very fine contributions to our school program have been viewed with increased interest, respect, and admiration. The job of preparing and publishing this annual was a very difficult one, but the tenacity and jollity with which you attacked it made it seem extremely easy. Such persistence, if properly directed, will be one of your greatest assets in helping you to meet the challenge of our American democracy. Congratulations for a job well done! May you ever direct your efforts in chan¬ nels of service for the advancement of humanity. Sincerely yours, S. O. JONES, Principal OUR FACULTY Mrs. Abna Lancaster English, French Mrs. Barbara D. Lee Physical Education, English OUR FACULTY Mr. J. W. Nicholson Science Mr. I. J. Olds Band, Social Science Mrs. Wetonah M. Williams Home Economics Mrs. Julia C. Taggart School IVurse Miss A. E. Marie Weeks Music, English, Social Science i 4 Mrs. Mildred S. Wyatt Secretary ADVISORS Mrs. Abna A. Lancaster Mr. W. L. Miller CLASS MASCOTS Gloria Logan Larry Partee CLASS OFFICERS Annie Marie Leazer Vice-President Shirley Ervin Assistant Secretary Alonzo Redd Treasurer Eula Norris Reporter THE ANNUAL STAFF Seated (left to right): Jannette Morant, Johnnie Mae Correll, Melvin Woodburn, Shirley Ervin, Annie Marie Leazer, Annie Hart, Joan Hargrave, Samuel Gilmore, Standing: Mr. W. L. Miller, Johnny Wilks, Joseph Scott, Paige Johnson, Dolores Nicholson, Shirley Johnson, Ruth Davis, Howard Gilmore, Nancy Har¬ grave, Mervyn Hargrave, Eula Norris, Mrs. A. A. Lancaster. ADVERTISEMENT COMMITTEE Melvin Woodburn William Johnson Helena Beatty Rosa Lee Keith Joe Tugman Greta Wilson Jasper McElhaney Joe Scott Jean Harley Nancy Hargrave Ruth Davis John Wilks Jannette Morant PROOF READERS Shirley Johnson Dolores Nicholson Johnnie Mae Cori ' ell Eula Norris EDITOR Shirley Ervin ASSISTANT EDITOR Annie Marie Leazer SECRETARIES Rosa Lee Keith Shirley McKenzie BUSINESS MANAGER Melvin Woodburn CIRCULATION MANAGER Samuel Gilmore ASSISTANT CIRCULATION MANAGER Annie Hart TYPISTS Johnnie Mae Correll Shirley Ervin Greta Wilson Essie Mae Harris Paige Johnson ARTISTS Melvin Woodburn Mervyn Hargrave Joan Hargrave SPORTS WRITERS Howard Gilmore, Jr. Harry Boger bblNICJn ULAbb HELENA LUTRICIA BEATTY (Slim) Though the world be historical, and men live ironically, yet be thou what thou art, impersonate only thyself. N. H. A., Student Council, Band, Dance Group, Big Sister, Annual Staff, Math Club, French Club, Crown and Scepter. HARRY LEE BOGER No man has ever climbed the ladder of success with his hands in his pockets. N. C. S. I. O., Football and Basketball Sportswriter, Band, Bricklaying. FANNIE MAE ALDRICH (Cooter) Nothing in the world is so good as usefulness. F. B. L. A., N. H. A., Pricean Staff, Crown and Scepter, Big Sister, Band. JOHNNIE MAE CORRELL (Nez) Yesterday has gone — forget it, to¬ morrow has not yet come — don ' t worry about it, today is here — use it. Student Council, Glee Club. N. H. A., Dramatics, Big Sister, Math Club, French Club, Annual Staff, Pricean Staff, Crown and Scepter. WELLINGTON WARNER COLEMAN (Ookie) Music is the gift of the gods, and I have been well blessed. Band, Dramatics, Safety Club. MARGARET ETHEL COLEMAN (Red) A little learning is a dangerous thing. F. B. L. A., Safety Patrol, Dramatics. PEARL LUCILLE CHAMBERS FORD Know thyself before judging others. BETTY LORETTA DAVIS (Pumpkin) There is no genius in life like the gen¬ ius of energy and activity. Safety Club, Basketball, Big Sister, Dance Group, Safety Patrol, F. B. L. A., G. A. A., Library Staff. RUTH DAVIS (Fuzz) Honor and shame from no condition rise, act well your part, there all the honor lies. Annual Staff, Pricean Staff, Basketball N. H. A., Crown and Scepter, G. A. A., Math Club, Safety Club, Big Sisters. SHIRLEY ERVIN (Speed) He who thinks only of himself is hope¬ lessly uneducated, no matter how thor¬ oughly instructed. N. H. A., Crown and Scepter, Dramatics, Math Club, French Club, Big Sister, Safe¬ ty, Pricean Staff, Student Council, F. B. L. A. JOE FAUCETT, JR. By faith and courage we conquer. Big Brothers, N. C. S. I. O. HOWARD GILMORE, JR. (Monk) No matter how high I may rise, I will never forget the depths from which I have risen. F. B. L. A., Sportswriter, Basketball, Pricean Staff, Big Brother, Annual Staff, Patrol, Band, Safety Club, Dramatics SENIOR CLASS DARCUS ANN HARGRAVE United we stand — divided we fall. Dance Group, Safety Club. SAMUEL EDWARD GILMORE (Charge) Write me as one who loves his fellow man. Hi-Y, Glee Club, Band, Math, Big Brother. LAURA JOAN HARGRAVE (Jokie) Never strike sail to a fear! Come to the port greatly or sail with God on the seas. Dramatics, Annual Staff. NANCY RUTH HARGRAVE (Ab) To live is to change, to be perfect is to change often. Pricean Staff, G. A. A., F. B. L. A., Big Sister, Crown and Scepter. MERVYN SUMNER HARGRAVE . ..IZTir ' l (Mike) No matter how dark the night, I be¬ lieve in the coming of the dawn. Safety Club, F. B. L. A., Pricean Staff, Annual Staff, Dramatics. JEAN MARIE HARLEY (Marilyn Monroe) Talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do. N. H. A., Crown and Scepter, Math, French. Glee Club, Big Sister, Band, An¬ nual Staff. SENIOR CLASS ESSIE MAE HARRIS Plan today what you ' ll do tomorrow. G. A. A., Pricean Staff, Dance Group, F. B. L. A. JAMES RAYMOND HOWIE (Slootie) The habit of viewing things cheerfully and thinking about life hopefully may be made to grow like any other habit. Big Brother, Football, Safety Club. JOSEPH WELDON HASTY (Gabby) I would rather be, than seem to be Big Brother. BESSIE RUTHENIA HENRY (Sweet Pea) Judge thyself before judging others. Glee Club, Safety Patrol, N. H. A., F. B. L. A. ANNIE LOUVENIA HART (Ann) Ever ready; always prepared. Pricean Staff, Safety Club, F. B. L. A., G. A. A., N. H. A., Annual Staff. PAIGE POINDEXTER JOHNSON (Sheik) It is what we learn after we think we know it all that counts. Dramatics, F. B. L. A., Crown and Scep¬ ter, Hi-Y, Big Brother, Pricean Staff, Math, Student Council, Band. SENIOR CLASS SHIRLEY ANN JOHNSON (Dolly J) That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful. Student Council, Glee Club, Band, N. H. A., Dramatics, Big Sister, Math, French, Annual Staff, Pricean Staff, Crown and Scepter. ROBERT HIRAM JOHNSON (Bob) Try to succeed and you ' ll never re¬ gret it. Band, Big Brother. ROSA LEE KEITH (3-D) Life is beautiful to whoever thinks beautiful thoughts. N. H. A., G. A. A., Crown and Scepter, Big Sister, Annual Staff, Math, French, Basketball, Band, Dance Group. WILLIAM EARLE JOHNSON (Bill) Tis strange how much you have to know before you know how little you know. Basketball, Dramatics, Pricean Staff, Annual Staff, Big Brother, Hi-Y, French, Glee Club, Band, Football, Crown and Scepter. ANNIE MARIE LEAZER (Red) Judge thyself before judging othe,s. Cheer Leader, Crown and Scepter, N. H. A., Big Sister, Safety Patrol, G. A. A., Pricean Staff, Annual Staff, Student Coun¬ cil, Basketball, F. B. L. A., Safety Club. THEODORE ANTHONY JORDAN (Tippy) To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step toward knowledge. .... Dramatics, Pricean Staff, Big Brother, Basketball, Football, F. B. L. A., French Club. SENIOR CLASS VIRGINIA LEE MARSHALL Never put off for tomorrow what you can do today. JASPER JAMES McELHANEY (Jake) When man dares not say what he thinks, he ends usually by not thinking what he says. Hi-Y, Band, Glee Club, Dramatics, Big Brother, Basketball, Pricean Staff, Annual Staff. FRANCENA LAVERNE McCLAIN I am the master of my fate — I am the captain of my soul. F. B. L. A., G. A. A. SHIRLEY DORIS McKENZIE (Brownie) Circumstances are beyond the control of man, but his conduct is in his own power. N. H. A., Student Council, Math, French, Dramatics, Pricean Staff. JOHN LEWIS MITCHELL, JR. Men of few words are the best. ANNETTE KATRINA MORANT Manners must adorn knowledge and smooth its way in the world. Without this it is like a great rough diamond. N. H. A., F. B. L. A., Crown and Scep¬ ter, Math, Pricean Staff, Safety Club. JANNETTE CECILE MORANT (Jan) It is usually not so much the greatness oi our troubles as the littleness of our spirit which makes us complain. Safety Patrol, Student Council, N. H. A., G. A. A., Crown and Scepter, Math, Big Sister, French. V N EULA BEATRICE NORRIS (Blue) Good nature is the very air of a good mind. Crown and Scepter, Annual Staff, F. B. L. A., N. H. A„ Pricean Staff. SENIOR CLASS ALEATHIA DOLORES NICHOLSON (Nick) What you believe influences what you are. What you are determines what you do, and what you do determines your value here. Pricean Staff, Glee Club, Band, N. H. A., Dramatics, Big Sister, Math, French, An¬ nual Staff, Crown and Scepter. ALONZO PHILLIP REDD, JR. . . Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Hi-Y, Safety Patrol, Big Brother, Foot¬ ball, Basketball, Band, Glee Club. LAURANETTE TERESA MORANT (Teddy) We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done. N. H. A., F. B. L. A., Crown and Scepter, Safety Patrol, Math, Pricean Staff, Safety Club. NAOMI YOLANDA PHILLIPS (Nay) The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express. Dramatics, Safety Patrol, Band, F. B. L. A., Library Staff, Safety Club. LLMOK class JOSEPH LOUIS ROBBINS (Joe) Let not your heart be troubled with the things you cannot do. Big Brother, Safety Club. JOSEPH LOUIS SCOTT (Joe) The secret of happiness is not doing what one likes, but in liking what one has to do. Ki-Y, Crown and Scepter, Big Brother, F. B. L. A., Math, Dramatics. ALICE ELIZABETH SMYRE (Red) Give to the world the best that you have and the best will come back to you. Library Staff, Pricean Staff, G. A. A., F. B. L. A., Safety Patrol. CLARA MAE STEWART Happy is the man that findeth wis¬ dom and the man that getteth under¬ standing. N. H. A., F. B. L. A., G. A. A., Big Sis¬ ter. ROBERT BROOKS SMARR (Lee) Always prepare paths in which others may tread. Football, Hi-Y, Pricean Staff, Big Broth¬ er, Safety Club. JOHN CURTIS STANDIFER (Kirk) I haven ' t finished — I ' ve just begun. F. B. L. A., Dramatics, Math, Hi-Y, Safe¬ ty Club, Big Brother, Band. SENIOR CLASS CHARLES EDWARD STEWART (Tree) Where there is a will, there is a way. Big Brother, Hi-Y. JOHN AUGUSTUS LINDBERGH WILKS (Coon) Behold, for tomorrow will never come. Football, basketball, Hi-Y, Big Brother, Glee Club. MARGARET GERALDINE VINSON (Jerk) .. Nothing ought to be wasted that can be saved. Library Staff, Big Sister, G. A. A., F. B. L. A., Safety Patrol, Safety Club. GRETA WILSON (Gret) This above all — to thine own self be true, and it must follow like the night, the day, thou canst not then be false to any man. N. H. A., Crown and Scepter, F. B. L. A., Pricean Staff, Annual Staff. JOE BYNUM TUGMAN, JR. The hardest tumble a man can take is to fall over his own blunder. Annual Staff, Dramatics, F. B. L. A., Pricean Staff, Basketball, Band, Big Broth¬ er, Hi-Y. MELVIN RANDOLPH WOODBURN (Mel) I take all knowledge to my province. Hi-Y, Dramatics, F. B. L. A., Crown and Scepter, Big Brother, Math, Glee Club, Annual Staff, Student Council, Pricean Staff. REPORT OF THE STATISTICIAN I. Nancy Hargrave, having been chosen Statistician for the year of ' 54, shall endeavor to do my best to be worthy of the honor. After listening to different opinions, I find our class to be one of the most cooperative classes that ever walked the halls of Price High School. I am sure the Class of ' 54 will be one that will linger in the minds of the faculty and future seniors. Permit me to tell you about us. The majority of our ages average seventeen — with the exception of Ruth Davis, Bessie Henry, Rosa Keith, and Darcus Hargrave, who sov¬ ereignly say they ' re ' ' too old to cut the mustard any more- The shortest girl is Darcus Hargrave, and the shortest boy is Robert Smarr. Eula Norris and Wellington Coleman decided to stop growing after reaching their goals of 5 ' 6 and 6‘4 , respectively. We are fortunate to have a variety of shapes in our class. Joan Hargrave and Jean Harley represent totem poles, while Margaret Coleman and Johnnie Mae Correll represent cactus plants. The weights ot our class vary in that Joan Hargrave weighs 107 pounds and Shir¬ ley Ervin weighs less than 107 and seems too timid to tell. Greta Wilson and Annie Marie Leazer were born on the same date, month, and year. Johnnie Mae Correll weighs — well, she ' s too bashful to tell her weight, too. Alonzo Redd isn ' t bashful. He simply distributes tickets in order that the public will know his weight. Our class seems to be one that leads in everything. We have two senior majorettes. They are: Naomi Phillips and Rosa Lee Keith. We also have eight senior members on the basketball teams, and sev¬ eral representatives on the football and cheering squads. Every mem¬ ber of the class belongs to some active organization. Every girl is an active member of the Let ' s Gossip Club, and every boy is an honorary member of the Time to Signify Club. Our favorite cars are Cadillacs and Rocket 88 ' s, but John Mitchell, Theodore Jordan, and Robert Smarr like nothing better than to have an old four wheel contraption with the smell of gas and a horn. Our favorite pastimes are: Watching television and sociailizing in the auditorium. Our favorite styles are: Skirts and sweaters, thick bobby socks, and any type of comfortable shoes. The boys, of course, would rather wear khaki pants, buckskin shoes, and five days a week socks. Our favorite perfume is Thunder Bolt, although there are a few of us who can ' t resist the fragrance of Blue Waltz. Our favorite television pregrams are: Arthur Godfrey, Strike It Rich, and the Jackie Gleason Show. Annette Morant thinks they all show qualities of immaturity; therefore she prefers I Love Lucy. The majority of us attend some church. There are several de¬ nominations among us. Namely: Presbyterians, Baptist, Methodist, Luiheran and Catholic. We are very fortunate to be the first class to have a set of triplets to graduate from Price High School. They are Annette Morant, Jannette Morant and Lauranette Morant. We also have four Johnsons, four Hargraves and two Davises. Now that you know our many rare qualities, I am sure that with self-determination, our advancement in the future will be one that shall never be forgotten. Now, with great pride and honor, I affix my signature, on this fourth day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hun¬ dred and fifty-four. NANCY HARGRAVE CLASS HISTORY In September of 1950, 94 eager, immature, inexperienced fresh¬ men made their debut at Price High School. We were divided into three groups under the supervision of Miss Hayes, Mr. Nicholson, and Mrs. Walker. Although divided, due to the size of the class, we thrust forth, united in spirit, keen, alert, and invincible. We accepted the challenge set by classes before us. We knew that it took cooperation, determination, and leadership to reach our goal. During the year, the class took an active part in the various ac¬ tivities, clubs and programs of the school. Annie M. Leazer won first place in the Oratorical Contest. Naomi Phillips and Ruth Davis rep¬ resented the class in the annual Penny Queen Contest sponsored by the Student Council. Naomi Phillips was also our candidate for Miss Price. Citations were given to Janette Morant, Melvin Woodburn, Helena Beatty and Alonzo Redd for their Courtesy in the classroom. Rosa L. Keith and Naomi Phillips became majorettes. We also had four representatives in the Glee Club, Johnnie Mae Correll, Bessie Ruth Henry, Willie Mae McGee and Samuel Gilmore. Rosa Lee Keith became a member of the basketball team. During our sophomore year we lost several members of the class. Our instructors were: Miss Weeks and Mr. Olds. Through cooperation, Rosa Lee Keith was runner-up in the Miss Price contest. Jasper McElhaney, Melvin Woodburn and John Standifer became members of the Hi-Y Club. Two more of our students joined the Glee Club: Margaret Coleman, and Dolores Nicholson. A number of girls who had taken Home Economics joined the N. H. A. Club. They were: Johnnie M. Correll, Rosa L. Keith, Joan Har¬ grave, Greta Wilson, Annie Marie Leazer, Dolores Nicholson, Bessie Ruth Henry, Jannette Morant and Eula Norris. We were well represented along the lines of law and order by Howard Gilmore, Margaret Coleman, Darcus Hargrave and Jannette Morant who became members of the Safety Patrol Club. Johnnie Mae Correll, Jannette Morant, Shirley Ervin, Shirley Mc¬ Kenzie and Joan Hargrave were our Student Council representatives. After Christmas in our Sophomore year we gained a new student, Shirley Ervin, from Cardozo High School of Washington, D. C. She had attended school with us in our elementary school days at Monroe. On the boys ' basketball team we had Howard Gilmore, Welling¬ ton Coleman and John Wilks; on the girls ' team, Nancy Hargrave, Rosa Keith, Annie Leazer and Betty Davis. Joan Hargrave won the annual Oratorical Contest. We had only three boys on the football team — Alonzo Redd, Samuel Gilmore, and James Howie. They were not merely members, but each played an important role on the team. In our junior year we were truly invincible. With the combined efforts of a determined class. A junior, Fannie Mae Aldrich, was crowned Miss Price. We gained two more new students: Virginia Marshall, a former student of Lincoln High School of Lincolnton, Geor¬ gia; and William Earle Johnson, a former student of Carver Hfgh School of Kannapolis, North Carolina. Dolores Nicholson won first place in the solo contest, held at the school. The president of the class was Melvin Woodburn and vice pres¬ ident, Annie Marie Leazer. Our advisors were: Miss Powers and Mr. Lancaster. Severed of our students became members of the Crown and Scepter Club. They were Rosa Lee Keith, Helena Beatty, Dolores Nicholson, Shirley Ervin, Johnnie Mae Correll, Annie Leazer, Jean Harley, Paige Johnson and Shirley Johnson. Two new clubs were organized — the French and the Math Club. Those in the French Club: Jean Harley, Helena Beatty, Fannie Aldrich, Johnnie Mae Correll, Dolores Nicholson, Greta Wilson, Jasper Mc¬ Elhaney, Theodore Jordan, Shirley Johnson, and Annie Leazer, Shirley Ervin, Shirley McKenzie, Rosa Lee Keith. The members of the Math Club were: Shirley McKenzie, Shirley Ervin, Jannette Morant, Jean Harley, Alonzo Redd, Dolores Nicholson, Samuel Gilmore, Helena Beatty, Shirley Johnson, Wellington Coleman, and Rosa Lee Keith. Seven girls joined the N. H. A. Club: Jean Harley, Clara Stewart, Fannie Aldrich, Helena Beatty, Shirley Ervin, Shirley Johnson and Ruth Davis. Four students, Annie Leazer, Rosa Keith, Jannette Morant, and Meivm Woodburn attended the Dramatics Clinic in Asheville, North Carolina. In March, the following members of the F. B. L. A. Club attend¬ ed a meeting sponsored by the F. B. L. A. Association for participation in a typing contest held at North Carolina College in Durham. At¬ tending were: Paige Johnson, Eula Norris, Shirley Ervin and Fannie Aldrirch. The highlight of highlights came in the second semester of our junior year. It was the event for which every young freshman looks forward to from the day he enters high school until the day this event materializes. I am speaking of the Junior and Senior Prom. Our gym was decorated as a night club and this club was called The Flamingo Club. It was decorated very colorfully in red and white, with a rep¬ lica of a Flamingo and its name in lights on the outside. I am sure this was one prom that will linger in the minds of those who attended for years to come. At last we became proud seniors — the honored students of the school. Not long after school had begun, we called a meeting and elect¬ ed the following officers to lead us through our final year of school: President, Melvin Woodburn; Vice President, Annie Leazer; Secretary, Jannette Morant; Asst. Secretary, Shirley Ervin; Treasurer, Alonzo Redd; Reporter, Eula Norris. Looking into our senior year, we realized that our high school career was coming to a close, and with this realization we did not discontinue our efforts, but we were determined to be even more suc¬ cessful than in the past. In September we were invited to A T College to attend the annual Senior Day activities along with a hundred other schools. Our chaperones were: Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Jones, Mrs. Lancaster, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Miller, Mrs. E. Rrawley, and Mr. A. Monroe. Mr. Monroe, a member of the faculty, and a graduate of A T acted as our guide in touring the campus The trip was enjoyed by all. As a starter in events for the year, Dolores Nicholson won first place in the Fire Prevention Essay Contest. Following close behind the tirst event was the feat of Johnnie M. Correll who represented Frice High School in the Voice of Democracy contest. Johnnie Mae ' s name appears again as she attends the state meeting of Student Councils in Rocky Mount, North Carolina along with Paige Johnson and Annie Marie Leazer. Several more of our class became members of the Crown and Scepter Club. They were: Greta Wilson, Annette Morant, Jannette Mor¬ ant, Lauranette Morant, Fannie Aldrich, Eula Norris, William Johnson, Joe Scott, Nancy Hargrave, Ruth Davis, Shirley McKenzie and Eula Norris. With the writing of such a brilliant past, here is a hope and a wish for the future -- that the Class of ' 54 will continue to do as well in the future as they have in the past and through their achieve¬ ments will make the world a better place in which to live. Class Historian FANNIE MAE ALDRICH CLASS PROPHECY The year is 1963, ten years since the graduation of my class — the Class of 1954. It ' s summer and having nothing to do, I decide to globetrot a little. Sunny California appeals to me, so — I ' m off! ! ! On the plane I find myself seated next to the vivacious model, Clara Stewart. While conversing with her I learn that many of our class are settled in California. Howard Gilmore, Jr., heads the Physical Education Department at U. C. L. A., and resides in Los Angeles. Oh, yes, S. Ann Johnson, the world renowned journalist, one of my former gang, lives there, too. Naturally, my first stop is at the Johnson Manor. She informs me that her house and numerous others were designed by that famed architect, William Johnson. His ace from the past days at Price, Johnny Wilks, plays professional football with the Los Angeles Rams The following Sunday, I attended services at the beautiful and awe-inspiring church of the Rev. Joe Faucett, Jr. Having worn out the welcome mat in California, I de¬ cide to shove off to the state of Texas. Stopping in a large drugstore with a basement bar and ballroom upstairs, I notice the gigantic neon sign which reads — Tony ' s and Joe ' s. On entering the bar, I ' m surprised to see Theodore Jordan and Joe Tugman who inform me that they are co-owners of this fabulous concern. They usher me around the city and out to the suburban area where we visit the one thousand acre farm of Robert Johnson, his wife, and their ten lovely children. The go-bug bites, so I travel to Oklahoma. Passing hun¬ dreds of oil wells, I inquire as to the ownership and am in¬ formed that James Howie and Alonzo Redd own the majority of them. I hear James and Alonzo are literally rolling in dough. (Even Alonzo!!). Oh, yes! John Mitchell owns forty or fifty wells, but he ' s rather middle class compared to my two former friends. Feeling heavy-handed and light-fingered with all this wealth, I go south, only to find more wealthy classmates. Several of the girls, namely Virginia Marshall, Francena McClain and Fannie Aldrich own several cotton plantations. They sell cotton to Darcus Hargrave who manages the Bur¬ lington Mills, now owned by Samuel Gilmore. Florida looms ahead. I go straight to Miami Beach where national fashion shows and beauty contests are held daily. On the progra mme I note the famous models from Jacques Fath, Balmain, Schiaparelli, etc. In scanning the models ' names, I cross those of Tricia, Yolanda and Margo, only to find that these gorgeous damsels are none other than the glamour girls of ' 54. They are respectively, Helena Beatty, Naomi Phillips, and Margaret Coleman. After the show we go to a fabulous night club called The Riviera owned by Essie Mae Harris. The floor show was superb. Of course it had to be since the main attraction was Jake McElhaney and his renowned Rhythm Aces. With never-to-be-forgotten memories of Florida in the past, I come into the home stretch, North Carolina and on to Salis¬ bury. Familiar faces greet me everywhere I go. Joe Scott, Joe Robbins and John Standifer now own chain grocery stores the nation over. They ' re called The Tri-J, Inc. At Living¬ stone College Dr. Shirley McKenzie heads the Mathematics Department. While touring the campus I go to the adminis¬ tration building where I see Eula Norris, secretary to the president; Greta Wilson secretary to the Dean and Lauranette Morant, registrar. Beauty salon owners are Bessie Henry and Margaret Vinson. Their Sepia Charm Box appeals to every lady. Before leaving f stopped to see Pearl Ford, the happy housewife and mother. In Winston-Salem, Ruth Davis is president of Alexander Beauty College. In Durham, Harry Lee Boger heads his own insurance firm. It ' s called the Carolina Life and Casualty In¬ surance, Inc. His private secretary is Annie Hart. Her co-work¬ ers are Nancy Hargrave and Alice Smyre. Going north, plane trouble develops and I stop over in Virginia. There I learn that Rosa Lee Keith heads the Phys¬ ical Education Department for Women at Virginia State College. Her colleagues are Betty Davis and Marie Leazer. These girls excelled in athletics while at Price. Dee Cee is the next stop. While sight-seeing in the Na¬ tion s Capitol, I come to Cortez Peter ' s Business School. In¬ structors there are Shirley Ervin and Annette Morant. Since my friend Jannette Morant, R. N., is head nurse at Freedman ' s Hospital, I m compelled to stop there for a physical examin¬ ation. Much to my surprise and joy my doctor is Melvin Wood- burn, who finished Howard University — magna cum laude. After finding myself in perfect physical condition, I keep on to New York where my globular circle is being completed. In New York, the gang really treats me. They were noti¬ fied of my impending arrival by Shirley Johnson and there was a welcoming committee on hand to greet me at the airport. The first person I see is J. Mae Correll, or should I say, Dr. Correll, the world famed bacteriologist who works at the Mayo Clinic. Our escorts for making the rounds are Charles Stewart, Robert Smarr and Paige Johnson •— dashing men- about-town. I find they ' re still popular as in the old days. Smarr and Stewart are real estate brokers and Paige works around Broadway as a big-time producer. Entering Birdland, the sound of a frantic trombone reaches our ears. Yes, its Wellington Coleman who like Jake McElhaney has his own band. Then I ' m really shocked. The two boys have combined their combos and of course they ' re the best to be found anywhere. Next day, I decide to visit some cultural institutions. In the Metropolitan Art Gallery, a two-man exhibit is being held. Of course the artists are Mervyn Hargrave and Joseph Hasty. Mervyn informs me that his sister Joan is art instructor at Columbia University At Carnegie Hall, that brilliant and tal¬ ented young pianist Jean Harley is being proclaimed as the musical genius of the twentieth century. Now my trip it ended. I ' m ready to head for home. Before leaving New York, we have a class reunion at the Stork Club and it ' s really wonderful. Now I ' m really ready to go home, exhausted but exhilarated and bubbling over with joy at see¬ ing all the kids again. The plane approaches the runway. Yes, I ' m back home again. Gee! I ' ve talked about the others so much I forgot to tell about myself. Yes, I finished college and graduate school. I taught for a while and then worked as a home economist. Now, I ' m married and living in California in the San Fernando Val¬ ley with my wonderful family. I ' m ready to settle down now, at least for the next ten years. By then, another globe-trot will be in order and then?????????? DOLORES NICHOLSON Class Prophet LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of Price High School, bidding farewell to this school and its members and being of sound mind and body, do hereby make, publish, and declare this our last will and testament. ARTICLE I To our Principal, Mr. S. O. Jones, we leave, in an attempt at par¬ tial payment for all he has done for us during the past year, our heartiest gratitude and sincere appreciation. ARTICLE II To our homeroom Teachers, Mrs. Lancaster and Mr. Miller, we leave our fondest affection and ever enduring friendship for helping us struggle through our last year in high school. ARTICLE III To the entire Board of Education, we leave restful nights, peace¬ ful dreams, and appreciation for four years of their encouraging efforts. ARTICLE IV To the juniors, we leave our Dignity, hoping that they will grasp the meaning, and will not let us down. To the sophomores, we leave our strong determination to reach for the highest goal in life. To the freshmen, we leave our best wishes, somewhere along the way, for three more years of Blue Moods, and Money Honey determinations. TO THE FOLLOWING I, Nancy Hargrave, will my position as Big Sister to Barbara Mc¬ Clain, and my position in Crown and Scepter to Emma Hall. I, Robert Hiram Johnson, will to Cleveland Harris my playboy ability in hopes that he will be more successful than I. I, Betty Davis will my ability to play basketball to Kay Chawlk and my sweet personality to Earnestine Goode. I, Joe Faucette, will my ability to lay bricks to Eddie Wallace and my position in the Bricklaying Club to Elijah Alexander. I, Shirley McKenzie, bequeath my seat m the Science room to David Boger, and position as President of N. H. A., to Barbara Mc¬ Clain. I, Jasper McElhaney, will my musical ability to Norris Currence, and my tenor voice to Nelson Pharr. I, John Curtis Standifer, will my height to Edmond Hasty. 1, Francene Laverne McClain, will my position in the F. B. L. A., to Annette Little, and my ability to get along with people to Evelyn Smith, hoping she will take it under consideration. I, Greta Wilson, will my ability to type to Mary Lee Stewart and Waddell Wilson, and hair styles to Geneva Jones and Betty Bowman, hoping they will make good use of them. I, Wellington Coleman, will my musical ability to John Thomas Byers, and my ability to play basketball to Ray Reid. I, Joseph Louis Robbins, leave my position as drummer in school band to John Mackey and my ability to bum to Howard Carson. I, Joseph Louis Scott, leave my convincing dignified manner and my ability to hold a job to William Byers. I, Darcus Ann Hargrave, will my shortness and hair styles to Creola Steele and Waddelle Wilson, hoping they will do a much better job than I. I, Essie Mae Harris, will my height to Luvenia Hawthorne and my stenographic ability to Bertie Mae Wellington. I, Bessie Ruth Henry, will my pleasing personality to Mable Wil¬ son, and my place in the F. B. L. A., to Sadine Parks. I, Alice Smyre, will my stenographic ability to Janie Krider. I, Joan Hargrave, will my size to Betty Bowman and my artistic ability to Johnnie Mae Lineberger. I, Margaret Coleman, will my size to Geneva Jones and my fool¬ ish ways to anyone who likes to have fun. I, Pearl Ford, will my ability to learn to Jacqueline Gaither, and my dark eyes to Mary Lee Stewart. I, Virginia Lee Marshall, will my ability to be quiet and lady¬ like to Johnnie Mae Lineberger, in hopes that she will take it under consideration. I, Shirley Johnson, bequeath my position in school ban to Harold Alston, my position as Big Sister to Margaret Scott, and my position in ali other clubs of which I am a member to Ernestine Goode, hoping that she will proceed to accomplish all that she is capable of doing. I, Joseph Hasty, will my Bricklaying ability to Robert Wilson. I, Alonzo Redd, will my position on football squad to Charles Lilly. I, John Lewis Mitchell, will my quietness and the power to keep my big mouth shut to Cleveland Harris, hoping he will learn to at¬ tend to his own business and leave other peoples ' business alone. I, John A. Wilks, will my position on the football squad to William Smith. I, Annie Marie Leazer, will my ability to get along with people and my sense of humor to some freshman who will highly appre¬ ciate these gifts. I, Henry Boger, will my ability to lay bricks to Paul Barger, my good basketball sportsmanship to Llijah Alexander, and my ability to write sports to Robert Wilson. I, Naomi Phillips, will my majorette steps to Yvonne Pharr. I, Clara Stewart, will my friendly ways to Betty Williams. I, Dolores Nicholson, will to Raemi Lancaster my ability to play the piano, my position as Big Sister to Janie Krider, my vitalized chem¬ istry book to Harold Fleming and my ability to remain quiet at the right time to Barbara Kirkland. I, Fannie Mae Aldrich, will my typing ability to Johnnie Mae Jackson and my quietness to Elaine Lash. I, Johnnie Mae Correll, bequeath my position as president of the Student Council to Charles McKinney, and my excess weight to Gladys Byrd hoping that by her senior year she will have filled out. I, Ruth Davis, will my respect for the teachers to anyone willing to accept it, my position as Big Sister to Deanna Redfern, and my hair styles to anyone who is capable of using them. I, Jean Marie Harley, will my position in all clubs to which I belong to Joan Montgomery, and my musical ability to anyone who will accept it, hoping they will make good use of these talents. 1, Rosa Lee Keith, will to Bessie Fair my position as Big Sister, my position on the basketball team to Dorothy Lyerly, my place in the Crown and Scepter Club to Pauline Jones, and my good humor to Wil¬ liam Keith. I, Shirley Mae Ervin, will to Phyllis Logan my typing ability and common sense, my position as Big Sister to Dorothy Washington, my position in all other clubs to anyone who will keep in their minds that they make up the school, and my ability to recite from the front of my shorthand book instead of the back to Norris Currence. I, Paige Johnson, will my position in the band to Nathaniel Lyerly, my pretty brown eyes to Jimmy Holmes, my position as presi¬ dent of the F. B. L. A., to Norris Currence, and my position as pres¬ ident of the Dramatics Club to Deanna Redfern. I, Margaret Vinson, will my ability to be jovial and happy-go- lucky to Geneva Jones, and my position in the Big Sisters ' Club to Emma Hall. I, Melvin Woodburn, will my position as president of the senior class to Odell Watson, my position as president of the Crown and Scepter Club to Nelson Pharr, my ability to draw to Barbara Partee and my friendly disposition and ability to get along with people to James Campbell. I, William Johnson, will my way of getting along with the teach¬ ers to Odell Watson, my cleverness with the girls to Nelson Pharr, and my ability to play basketball to Ray Reid. I, Joe Tugman, will my pretty grey eyes to Johnnie Mae Jack- son and my smiles to Phyllis Logan, my position on the basketball team to Jim Muskelly, and my good hair to my brother, George Tug- man. I, Samuel Gilmore, will my height to Shirley Taylor. I, Raymond Howie, will my ability to play basketball to Howard Mitchel. I, Helena Beatty, will to Raemi Lancaster, my position in all my clubs, to Joan Montgomery my pleasing personality, and to Johnnie Mae Jackson, my position in the band. We, Annette, Lauranette and Jannette Morant, will our positions- in Math Club and the Crown and Scepter Club to anyone who will appreciate them, and our determination to make something of our¬ selves to anyone who is willing to accept it. We, Robert Smarr, Charles Stewart, Mervyn Hargrave, Howard Gilmore, and Theodore Jordan, leave our happy-go-lucky ways and our code to stick together through thick and thin to all future gangs from the Ville who expect to become great seniors. Finally, I, Eula Beatrice Norris, do hereby will and bequeath my height, size and personality to Josephine Marlowe, my position as treasurer of the F. B. L. A. Club to Florence Johnson, my stenographic ability and position cs typist on the Pricean Staff to Janie Krider, and my membership in all other clubs to which I am a member to anyone who will treasure it. We now set our seal and signatures this seventh day of February in the year one thousand, nine hundred and fifty-four. CLASS OF ' 54 EULA BEATRICE NORRIS, Testator Witnesses: Margaret Coleman, Mrs. Lancaster, Mr. Miller SONG TITLES School Begins . Freshmen Sophomores J uniors Senior Class . Senior Girls Senior Boys Teachers . Senior Teachers Chemistry Class Study Hall Driving Class Literature Class Cutting Classes. Examinations . Report Cards Lunch Room Football Season Holidays Basketball Seasons Suspended From School Late For School Going To Principal’s Office Before The Discipline Committee Detention Hall Band N. H. A. . Glee Club School Trips . Debutante Ball Uncle Sam’s Armed Forces Junior and Senior Prom Couples of ’54 Youth Center Price High Graduation Day Diploma Shake A Hand Baby Doll Powder Puff You’re So Fine Money Honey Darling Dear Wild Young Men Thanks For The Memory The Very Thought of You I Don’t Know Honey Hush Rocket 88 Romeo And Juliet Don’t Do It Help Me Somebody Say It Isn’t So Banana Split What It Was—Was Football The Mess Around So It Was With Basketball To Be Alone Crying In The Chapel You’ll Never Walk Alone I Apologize Poor, Poor Me Blowing Wild I’ll Be True To You My Song Greyhound Changing Partners P. S. I Love You Stranger In Paradise Answer Me, O. My Love Crazy Man Crazy Memories My Heart’s Desire I Want To Thank You Rosa Lfe Keith SUPERLATIVES BEST ALL AROUND Paige Johnson Rosa L. Keith BEST SPORT AND PERSONALITY Joseph Hasty Eula Norris WITTIEST Annie Hart Mervyn Hargrave FRIENDLIEST BIGGEST FLIRT MOST BRILLIANT Charles Stewart Shirley Ervin William Johnson Bessie R. Henry Melvin Woodburn Johnnie M. Correll MOST COURTEOUS Alonzo Redd Annette Morant MOST COOPERATIVE AND POPULAR MOST TALKATIVE Howard Gilmore Margaret Vinson r.-v -� V Melvin Woodburn Shirley Ervin SUPERLATIVES MOST MUSICAL MOST STUDIOUS Alonzo Redd Shirley McKenzie NEATEST Jean Harley Wellington Coleman Fannie Aldrich Howard Gilmore BEST LOOKING CUTEST BEST DRESSED Johnny Wilks Naomi Phillips Robert Smarr Annie Leazer Fannie Aldrich Robert Smarr QUIETEST MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED Virginia Marshall John Mitchell MOST ATHLETIC Charles Stewart Johnnie M. Correll CLASS POEM After four long years of study We reach our precious goal, The bridge that links ils with the world And the years as they unfold. Before us is a bridge to cross Skill, courage, and knowledge we’ll need. These gifts dear Price has given us And we’ll iLse them to succeed. While crossing this vast bridge of life Many obstacles we may find,. And as we face them one by one Price High toe will keep in mind. Dear Price High, dear Price High Though far away we may be Thy name will be cherished in our hearts We’ll always remember thee. Our thoughts will often wander back — To days we ivalked thy halls To teachers dear, who helped us rise From stumbling and from falls. We’ll think of how our chests would swell As we sang “The Black and Red ”— Or yelled a cheer for our dear teams As they, their opponents led. Oh those are the wonderful days gone by And now the time is near When we must utter our sad goodbyes With many a flowing tear. This is the saddest moment it seems When we bid dear friends adieu And in our hearts we trust and pray We may hold our friendships true. Classmates—as the time has come To say these words andl more Farewell dear teachers, classmates and friends From the class of ’54. by Shirley Ann Johnson CLASS COLORS Blue and Gold CLASS FLOWER Red Rose CLASS MOTTO “To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.” CLASS SONG (Tune: Through The Years ) Through the years the memories we’ll treasure Of you Dear Price High. Four long years, of scholarship and pleasure — Now we say “goodbye.” Things we’ve done will ever be a memory; Noio to gr eater tasks we must attend Striving onioard, toe rvill face our destiny On our knowledge we ivill ere depend Dear Price High, we love you, For you’ve brought ils safely through The time has coine—now we bid a-dieu. Jeanne M. Harley J. C. Price Program Held Price High School Monday presented a pro¬ gram commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Joseph Charles Price for whom the local Negro High School is named. After prayer by Rev. W. M. Wyatt, pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, and greetings by S. O. Jones, principal of the school, Johnnie Mae Correll, President of the Student Coun¬ cil, presented an orchid to Mrs. Josephine Price Sherrill, the daughter of the late edu¬ cator honored by the program. In presenting the orchid, Miss Correll spoke of Mrs. Sher¬ rill’s excellent pattern of “honorable woman¬ hood, gentility, and interest in books and education.” The address of the evening was presented by Dr. W. J. Trent, president of Livingstone College, former student of Dr. Price and member of the local School Board. Dr. Trent was eloquent and informative. He not only gave an interesting biography of Dr. Price, but also told of the history of Livingstone College. Dr. Trent linked with these two interesting phases of local history, the great contribution made by David Livingstone and his son Robert Livingstone to the cause of Negro advancement. In his closing remarks Dr. Trent stressed the fact that democracy can only develop by leaders and followers who are imbued with the spirit of Christian¬ ity. Representing the faculty and students, S. W. Lancaster, instructor of physical education, presented Dr. Trent with a trophy “a lamp of knowledge.” Inscribed on the trophy is the following: “Presented to Dr. W. J. Trent by Price High School, in recognition of in¬ spiration and achievement 1954.” Dr. Trent was presented by John W. Nicholson, instruc¬ tor of science at Price. Music for the program was furnished by the Lincoln Elementary School, Monroe Street School, Price Glee Club and Price Band. Readings by Negro poets were rendered by Annie Oakley and Geral¬ dine Ormond. Remarks were made by Mrs. Ada Craver, President of the Parent-Teachers Association of the Lincoln School; Mrs. Rose D. Aggrey, President of the State Federation of Women ' s Clubs; and L. H. Hall, retired principal of Price. The distinguished platform guests were presented by L. V. Jones, Super¬ visor of Negro Schools of Salisbury and Rowan County. The benediction was given by Rev. S. R. Johnson, pastor of First Cal¬ vary Baptist Church of this city. Following the program, which was largely attended, a reception was held in the cafeteria. Dr. Joseph Charles Price Mrs. Josephine Price Dr. W. J. Trent Sherrill receiving orchid from Johnnie Mae Correll, President of Stu¬ dent Council. (Mrs. Sherrill is the daughter of the late Dr. Joseph Charles Price.) President of Livingstone Col¬ lege, delivering anniversary address—February 8, 1954. IN MEMORY OF MR. O. C. HALL The class of 1954 dedicates this page to Mr. 0. C. Hall who was our principal for three of our years in high school. His life will ever be an inspiration to us. His noble qualities we will strive to emulate. First row (left to right): Annie L. Woods, Annette Little, Dorothy Ford, Sadine Parks, Janie Krider, and Pauline Jones. Second row: Florence Johnson, Mary Wiseman, Robert Able, Margaret Scott, Irvin Hunt, Evelyn Jones, Bessie Fair. Third row: Mr. S. W. Lancaster, Harvey Chawlk, William Smith, Walter Chawlk, Vernal Coleman, James, Brotherton, Matthew Phillips. Fourth row: Delaney White, Floyd Massey, Eddie Wallace, George Tugman. First row: Elaine Lash, Garland Gaither, Clarice Gaither, Phyllis Logan, Barbara McClain, Geneva Jones. Second row: Emma Hall, James Campbell, James Holmes, Deanna Redfern, Joan Montgomery, Barbara Partee, Harvey McCorkle. Third row: Miss E. Powers, James Jones, Evelyn Smith, Johnnie Mae Lineberger, Edmond Hasty, Nelson Pharr, Charles McKinney. Fourth row: Willie Stewart, Nathaniel Lyerly, Cleveland Harris, William Byers, Elijah Alexander, Odell Watson, J. W. McCorkle, Norris Currence. First row (left to right): Alvin Ferren, Juanita Anderson, Mamie Jones, Loretta Stoner, Adoris Robinson. Second row: John Mackey, Frances McCorkle, Ernestine Goode. Third row: James Broadway, Martha Bellamy, Annie Oakley, Clyde Foster, David Boger, Mr. J. W. Nicholson. Fourth row: Sylvester Wells, Mary C. Waiters, James Morris, James Standifer, Winslow Caldwell, Fifth row: James Cooke, F jbert Welborne, Charles Lilly, Kenneth Carroll, Charles Lyerly, Emery Partee. JCJ ; 1G N First row: Rufus Little, Mary Reid, Johnnie M. Jackson, Annie Hargrave, Harold Fleming, Bertie Wellington, Franklynne Sawyer, Nora Smith. Second row: Magdalene Cathcart, Mary Neely, Sidney Kirksey, Geraldine Ormond, Delores Hull, James McKenzie, Mr. I. J. Olds. Third row: Eugene Harris, Roscoe Brown, Howard Mitchell, John Martin, William Keith. Fourth row: Napoleon Boyd, David Jones, Yvonne Pharr, Matthew McIntyre. 10 0 First row: Ernest Goodrum, Wynolia Hawkins, Wilbur Steele, Raemi Lancaster, Martha Kerr, Richard Baker, Joyce Irby, Freddie Evans, Minetta Crockett, Josephine Hart, Elizabeth Alexander, Thomas McRae. Second row: John Steele, Alma Bozeman, Edward Harrison, Rachel Gaither, Charles Miller, Melvin Reid, Lovie Reid, Annie McGee, Oscar Hargrave, Henry Lowery. Third row: Charles Culbert, Sandra Montgomery, Willie J. Massey, James Vincent, Cylesta McNeely, Esther Kerns, Betsy Williams, Willie Williams, Mrs. B. D. Lee. First row (left to right): Bryant Norman, Eunice Littlejohn, Margie Hargrave, Robert Smyre, Dorothy McConneaughey, Gladys Byrd. Second row: Charles Fields, Margarette Morris, Waddelle Wilson, John McLaughlin, Carol Johnson, Adam Robinson, Miss Marie Weeks. Third row: Clarence Finn, Richard Witherspoon, James Hawthorne, John Massey, Benjamin Mitchell, Roscoe Brown, Paul Barger. Fourth row: Marvin Parham, Gilbert Phifer, Howard Carson, Donald Judge. Bmas First row (left to right): Nathaniel Smith, Louvenia Hawthorne, Edward Hawkins, Samuel Leazer, Shirley Taylor, John McElhaney, Charlotte Gaither, Levonia Middleton, Betty Williams. Second row: Judy Kirksey, Maxine Welborne, Shirley Harris, Annie R. Clayborn, Ollie Massey, Doris Robertson, Peggy Hunter, Arthur McNeely. Third row: Betty Bowman, Thomas Hovis, Jean Elder, Harold Alston, Eddie Koontz, Barbara Good- john, Henrietta Withers. Fourth row: Mr. Monroe, Robert Gist, James Muskelly, Joe Coleman, Garland Chambers, Edward Howell. , Not on picture: Josephine Marlin, Jessie Swift, Joseph Lavie, Constance Redfern. First row: Thomas Neely, Marleen Hasty, Mary Walker, Magdalene Hobson Richard Redd, Myrtle McClain, Mary Stewart, Carolyn Jamison, Robert Wilson. Second row: Harold Ramsey, Rachel McKee, Dorothy Ballard, Elizabeth Atkins, Shirleen Hawthorne, Juanita Alexander, James Wheeler, Mrs. W. M. Williams, advisor. Third row: Annie Rivers, Barbara Kirkland, Dorothy Lyerly, Edward Harris, Myrtle Feaster, Irma Carson, James Guest. Fourth row: Homer Witt, John Byers, Creola Steele, J. D. Childers, Ray Reid, Barbara Hemphill, Robert Hunt. Student Council Seated (left to right): Rufus Little, Helena Beatty, Paige Johnson, Shirley Mc Kenzie, Shirley Ervin, Johnnie Mae Correll, Charles McKinney, Shirley Johnson, Melvin Woodburn. Standing: Jannette Morant, Harvey Chawlk, Johnnie Mae Jackson, Ernestine Goode, Joyce Irby, Geraldine Ormond, Richard Baker, John McLaughlin, Odell Watson, Pauline Jones, William Smith, Myrtle McClain, Ollie Mae Massey, Juanita Alexander, Clarice Gaither, Annie Leazer, Barbara Partee, Frank- lynne Sawyer, Winslow Caldwell, Mrs. W. M Williams, advisor. (Left to right): Annette Morant, Annie M. Leazer, Rosa L. Keith, Fannie Aldrich, Shirley McKenzie, Shirley Ervin, Jannette Morant, Johnnie Mae Correll, Lauranette Morant, Shirley Johnson, Clarice Gaither, Nancy Hargrave, Dolores Nicholson, Nelson Pharr, Jean Harley, Helena Beatty, Paige Johnson Joe Louis Scott, Ruth Davis, Greta Wilson, Eula Norris, Deanna Redfern, William Johnson, Willie Stewart, Melvin Woodburn, Odell Watson, Mrs. A. A. Lancaster, advisor. First row (left to right): Geraldine Ormond, Joan Montgomery, Bessie Fair, Pauline Jones, Shirley Ervin, Rosa L. Keith, Annie M. Leazer, Shirley McKenzie, Geneva Jones, Bessie R. Henry, Charlotte Gaither. Second row: Mamie Lee Jones, Ernestine Goode, Mary Frances Walker, Joyce Irby, Annie Lois Woods, Barbara Kirkland, Shirley Johnson, Joan Hargrave, Dolores Nicholson, Barbara McClain, Juanita Anderson, Johnnie M. Correll, Fannie Aldrich. Third row: Gladys Byrd, Rachel Gaither, Johnnie Mae Jackson, Rachel McKee, Evelyn Jones, Phyllis Logan, Mary Wiseman, Annie Oakley,, Johnnie Mae Lineberger, Shirley Harris, Josephine Hart, Greta Wilson, Annie Hart, Eula Norris. Standing: Ruth Davis, Franklynne Sawyer, Clara Stewart. Foreground: Jannette, Annette and Lauranette Morant. First row (left to right): Gladys Byrd, Annie Lois Woods, Johnnie M. Correll, Shirley Ervin, Geneva Jones, Shirley McKenzie, Paige Johnson. Second row: Shirley Johnson, Geraldine Ormond, Joan Hargrave, Janie Krider, Clarice Gaither, Mar¬ garet Scott, Nelson Pharr, Naomi Phillips, Martha Bellamy, Mae Catherine Waiters. Third row: Miss Powers, Kenneth Carroll, Willie Stewart, Dolores Nicholson, Deanna Redfern, James Holmes, William Johnson, Mrs. Crawford. Fourth row: Howard Gilmore, Mervyn Hargrave, Joe Scott, Melvin Woodburn, John Standifer, Jas¬ per McElhaney. Not present: Joe Tugman. Math Club .J ir £ , r ° W £ eft ° right): Mr. W. L. Miller, Annette Morant, Shirley Ervin, Shirley Johnson, Rosa L Keith, Nelson Pharr, Jeanne Harley, Shirley McKenzie, Jannette Morant, Johnnie Mae Correll. Tr , Second row: Paige Johnson, Lauranette Morant, Dolores Nicholson, James Campbell Ruth Davis Helena Beatty, Joe Scott, Deanna Redfern. Third row: Melvin Woodburn, William Smith, Barbara McClain, Elaine Lash, Barbara Partee Willie Library Staff _ L | ft ° ri f ht -, Eunice Littlejohn, Franklynne Sawyer, Naomi Phillips, Bettye Davis, Alice Smyre Mrs TV „V ra , wf ° r ? ' Ann I 1 f Oakley, James Brotherton, Martha Bellamy, Margaret Vinson, Gloria Woodruff Mary Neely, Margie Hargrave, Sadine Parks. rqLmy I, Ly i MBS t vM Tin lUrk ‘m JM ■: pSf | _JL r. ySjPMBIj i _ ' flipB ' WtuMJL Drivers ' Education Class Left to right: John Mitchell, Annie Hart, Darcus Hargrave, Annette Morant, Betty Davis, Margaret Vinson, Annie M. Leazer, Shirley Ervin, Rosa L. Keith, Naomi Phillips, John Standifer, Jean Harley, Ruth Davis, Howard Gilmore, Lauranette Morant, Wellington Coleman, Mervyn Hargrave, Mr. W. L. Miller, advisor. First row (left to right): Mr. W. L. Miller, Robert Smyre, Dorothy Ford, Margaret Vinson, Joyce Irby, Juanita Anderson, Carolyn Jamison, Levonia Middleton, Edward Harrison. Second row: Nathaniel Smith, Raemi Lancaster, Marie Leazer, Alice Smyre, Naomi Phillips, Betty Davis, Peggy Hunter, Garland Gaither, Jannette Morant. Third row: Lauranette Morant, Will Alma Bozeman, Jean Harley, Mary Alice Reid, Barbara Good- john, Lovie Reid. Fourth row: Willie Stewart, William Byers, Robert Johnson, Nelson Pharr, Bessie Henry, James Holmes, Ernest Goodrum. Fifth row: Harvey Chawlk, Charles McKinney, Alonzo Redd, Howard Gilmore, Deanna Redfern. Left to right: Jannette Morant, Rosa Keith, Helena Beatty, Shirley Ervin, Ruth Davis, Johnnie Mae Correll, Jean Harley, Shirley Johnson, Miss Weeks, advisor, Annie Marie Leazer, Margaret Vinson, Clara Mae Stewart, Nancy Hargrave, Shirley McKenzie, Betty Davis, Dolores Nicholson, Fannie Mae Aldrich. Left to right: Robert Smarr, Edmond Hasty, Alonzo Redd, William Johnson, J. W. McCorkle, Norris Currence, Joe Scott, Nelson Pharr, James Holmes, Mr. J. W. Nicholson, advisor, Melvin Woodburn, Jasper McElhaney, Howard Gilmore Paige Johnson, William Smith, Charles McKinney, Willie Stewart, Johnnie Wilks, James Campbell. Back center: Elijah Alexander, Odell Watson, John Standifer, Joe Tugman, Samuel Gilmore. Pricean Staff First row (left to right): Melvin Woodburn, Ruth Davis, Barbara Partee, Johnnie Mae Correll. Second row: Elaine Lash, Shirley Johnson, Essie Harris. Third row: Shirley Ervin Dolores Nicholson, Shirley McKenzie, Theodore Jordan, John Mitchell, Mervyn Hargrave. Fourth row: Annette Morant, Annie Leazer, Lauranette Morant. Fifth row: Greta Wilson, Joan Hargrave, Annie Hart, Nancy Hargrave. Standing: Thomasina Sanders, Alice Smyre, Paige Johnson. Not shown. Eula Norris, Howard Gilmore, Nelson Pharr. First row: (left to right): Annette Morant, Annie M. Leazer, Alice Smyre, Betty Davis, Essie Mae Harris, Annie Hart, Fannie M. Aldrich. Second row: John Standifer, Joe L. Scott, Margaret Vinson, Shirley Ervin, Bessie Henry, Howard Gilmore. Third row: Mervyn Hargrave, Theodore Jordan, Lauranette Morant, Nancy Hargrave, Clara M. Stewart, Francena McClain, Greta Wilson, Eula Norris. Fourth row: William Johnson, Willie Stewart, Paige Johnson, Nelson Pharr, Joe Tugman, Melvyn Woodburn, Naomi Phillips, Miss Eunice Powers, advisor. Glee Club First row (left to right): Pauline Jones, Carol Johnson, Rachel McKee, Barbara Hemphill, Margaret Scott, Joan Montgomery, Betsy Williams, Ernestine Goode, Rachel Gaither, Bessie Fair. Second row: Miss A. E. Marie Weeks, advisor, Annie Lois Woods, Will Alma Bozeman, Irma Carson, Yvonne Pharr, Dolores Nicholson, Clarice Gaither, Shirley Johnson, Johnnie Mae Correll, Martha Kerr, Elizabeth Alexander. Third row: Robert Smyre, Bessie Henry, Sadine Parks, Johnnie Mae Lineberger, Evelyn Jones, Jean Harley, Frances McCorkle, Magdalene Cathcart. Fourth row: Alonzo Redd, Cleveland Harris, William Johnson, Kenneth Carroll, Roscoe Brown, John Massey, Harvey Chawlk, Richard Baker, Lovey Reid, John Wilks. Fifth row: Odell Watson, Samuel Gilmore, Melvin Woodburn, Jasper McElhaney, John Martin. Center front (left to right): Shirley Ervin Shirley Johnson, Shirley McKenzie. First row: Annie L. Woods, Dorothy Ford, Pauline Jones, Jannette Morant, Fannie Aldrich, Jasper McElhaney. Second row: Florence Johnson, Sadine Parks, Janie Krider, Barbara McClain, Rosa L. Keith, Johnnie Mae Correll, Dolores Nicholson, Charles McKinney. Third row: Nelson Pharr, Annette Little, James Campbell, Geneva Jones, Margaret Scott, Barbara Partee, Elaine Lash, Helena Beatty, Jean Harley, Theodore Jordan, Norris Currence. Fourth Row: Mrs. Abna A. Lancaster, advisor, Odell Watson, Williie Stewart, Dorothy Washington, Clarice Gaither, Joan Montgomery, Emma Hall, Mary Wiseman, Evelyn Jones, Deanna Redfern, J. W. French Club Left to right: Samuel Leazer, Lovie Reid, Thomas Hovis, Harold Ramsey, Ernest Goodrum, Edward Howell, John Childers, Natheniel Smith, Charles Miller, Richard Redd, John Steel, Edward Harris, John McElhaney, Howard Gilmore, Edward Harriston, Thomas Neely, Henry Lowery, Richard Baker, Eddie Koontz, James Hawkins, Melvin Reid, Robert Guest, Mr. Monroe, instructor. Not listed are: James Guest Robert Hunt, Henry Witt, Arthur Coleman, James Elder, Harold Alston, Wellington Coleman, John Byers, Garland Gaither, Freddie Evans, James Fields, John Massey, James Muskelly, Ray Reid, James Wheeler, Oscar Hargrave. Left to right: Eugene Harris, James Broadway, Harvey McCorkle, Mr. Monroe, Howard Mitchell, Roscoe Brown, James McKenzie, William Keith, Donald Judge, Bryant Norman, John Martin, Bennie Mitchell, Napolean Boyd, John McLaughlin, James Hawthorne, Sidney Kirksey, John Massey. Not shown: Edmund Hasty, Matthew Mclntire, Adam Robinson, Marvin Parham. c Tenth Grade Industrial Arts ■njt � i . ■, n r • _-_ _ - -.- ■ .. M Bricklaying Class Left to right: Irvin Hunt, Charles Stewart, Robert Wilson, Thomas McRae, Joe Faucett, Roscoe Roberts, Robert Abel, Joseph Hasty, Floyd Massey, Robert Smarr, Sylvester Wells, Paul Barger, David Jones, Homer Witt, Eddie Wallace, Charles Culbert, Mr. A. A. Monroe. Not shown: Harry Boger, James Vincent, Charles Lilly, Willie Williams, Elijah Alexander. Ninth Grade Girls Physical Education Class • ■ First row (left to right): Rosa L. Keith, Shirley Taylor, Marleen Hasty, Charlotte Gaither, Mary Alice Reid, Jean Harley, Adoris Robinson, Fannie Aldrich, Arthur McNeely. Second row: Betty Williams, Geraldine Ormand, Mae F. Walker, John Mackey, Johnnie M. Line- berger, Phyllis Logan, Rachel McKee, Geneva Jones, Paige Johnson, Adam Robinson, James Gist, Helena Beatty, Mr. I. J. Olds, director. Third row: Naomi Phillips, Charles Miller, James Campbell, Charles Fields, Jasper McElhaney, Norris Currence, Freddie Evans, Rufus Little, Edmond Hasty, John Byers. Fourth row: Bessie Fair, Harvey Chawlk, Bryant Norman, J. W. McCorkle, Odell Watson, Joe Tugman, John Standifer, Elaine Lash, Barbara Partee, Wellington Coleman, Robert Welborne. With flag: Matthew Phillips. M a ■ J o r e i i e s Left to right: Rosa L. Keith, Betty Williams, Naomi Phillips, Bessie Fair Football Team First row (left to right): James Howie, James Vincent, Jimmy Holmes, Donald Judge, Harold Fleming Kenneth Carroll, William Johnson, William Smith, Nelson Pharr, Ray Reid, Johnny Wilks, Robert Smarr, Cleveland Harris, Howard Mitchell. Second row: Emery Partee, Alonzo Redd, Jimmy Finn, Willie Stewart, Vernal Coleman, Nathaniel Lyerly, Howard Carson, Elijah Alexander, James Woods, James Hawthorne, James Muskelly, Homer Witt, Charles Culbert, Walker Chawlk, Edward Howard, Charles Lilly. Third row: William Keith, Richard Baker, Howard Gilmore, James McKenzie, Mr. S. W. Lancaster, coach. Sports News The Price High School Red Devils had a fair season this year, winning 5, losing 4, and tying 1. The Red Devils attacks were paced by quarterbacks Nelson Fharr and Jimmy Holmes. The Red Devils forward wall was led by Walter Chawlk, Alonzo Redd, James Howie, Robert Smarr, and William Smith. James Vincent was the only fresh¬ man in the starting line-up. Johnny Wilks was the team ' s leading scorer with 24 points, and was followed by Jimmy Hawthorne and Clarence Finn. End William Johnson set a pass catching record by catching 23 passes for a total of 375 yards. Quarterback Nelson Pharr completed 26 passes for 325 yards. Pharr was also the leading punt¬ er with an average of 36 yards per punt. Nineteen hundred and fifty-three was the fifth straight year that the Red Devils have gone undefeat¬ ed at home. It was also the second straight year in which no opponents scored during the Red Devils home games. The Red Devils scored 44 points at home this season in three games. We are looking forward to a good season next year, with 27 lettermen returning, most of which are juniors. The seniors on the Price roster were: William John¬ son, Johnny Wilks, Theodore Jordan, James Howie, Alonzo Redd, and James Woods. These boys played a key role in the Red Devil attack this year. The cap¬ tains were: James Holmes William Johnson and John¬ ny Wilks. The most improved linesman was Alonzo Redd. The annual affair of the football squad of Price has been the Thanksgiving Assembly Program. This affair has been going on for a number of years here at Price. One phase of the program is the gathering of food for needy and deserving families of our com¬ munities. Every teacher and student contributed to this effort. This year the teachers and students donated the equivalent of $60.00 worth of food. Twenty boxes of food were given to needy families from this project. Mr. S. W. Lancaster is the Red Devil Coach. HARRY BOGER and HOWARD GILMORE, Sportswriters FOOTBALL SCORES Girls’ Basketball Scores — 1954-54 Boys’ Basketball Scores — 1953 Price Opponents Landis Price Landis Price 1 Wilkesboro (forfeit) 0 27 21 50 55 0 Belmont 26 13 24 38 59 7 Morganton 14 Lexington Lexington 6 Lexington 0 13 37 29 56 20 Monroe 0 20 27 32 39 18 Kings Mountain 0 West Charlotte West Charlotte 20 Kannapolis 6 33 23 54 42 0 Hickory 13 16 25 46 43 0 Statseville 0 Kannapolis Kannapolis 0 Statesville 0 18 14 51 50 7 Roanoke, Va. 27 31 13 44 49 — Catawba Catawba 79 Price Opponents 86 21 22 41 51 Spencer Spencer 8 31 63 53 14 36 58 69 Cleveland Cleveland 20 15 42 74 Girls Basketball First row, sitting: Marie Leazer, Bessie Fair, Rosa L. Keith, Barbara Goodjohn, Waddelle Wilson, Magdalene Cathcart, Deanna Redfern, Bettye Davis, Yvonne Pharr, Martha Kerr, Barbara Hemphill, Jean Elder, Franklynne Sawyer, Geraldine Ormond. Second row: Juanita Anderson, Ruth Davis, Mrs. Barbara D. Lee, Ernestine Goode, Johnnie Mae Lineberger. Boys ' Basketball First row (left to right): Donald Judge, William Johnson, James Muskelly, James Holmes, Ray Reid, Vernel Coleman, James Vincent. Second row: Howard Gilmore, Theodore Jordan. Nelson Pharr, Wellington Coleman, Jethro Partee, James Hawthorne, Joe Tugman. Third row: Coach S. W. Lancaster, trainers Jasper McElhaney, Alonzo Redd, sports writers, Harry Boger, Johnny Wilks. CHEERLEADERS Left to right: Yvonne Pharr, Ernestine Goode, Barbara Hemphill Annie M. Leazer and Ruth Davis. A. A. First row (Left to right): Annie Hart, Margaret Vinson, Mary Lee Stewart, Annie M. Leazer, Juanita Anderson, Loretta Stoner, Carolyn Jamison, Betty Davis, Barbara Goodjohn. Second row: Waddelle Wilson, Martha Bellamy, Dorothy Ford, Rosa Keith, Martha Kerr, Elizabeth Alexander, Ernestine Goode, Alice Smyre, Barbara Hemphill. Third row: Essie Harris, Joan Hargrave, Ollie M. Massey, Betty Williams, Bertie M. Wellington, Dorothy Lyerly, Juanita Alexander, Carol Johnson, Johnnie Lineberger, Jannette Morant. Fourth row: Myrtle McClain, Jean Elder, Evelyn Smith. Fifth row: Sandra Montgomery, Ruth Davis, Mrs. Lee, Nancey Hargrave, Francena McClain. 1953-54 Pricean Stars JOHN WILKS Most Valuable Football Player First Prize in Western District Typing Contest GRETA WILSON Second Prize in Western District Typing Contest BETTY DAVIS Most Valuable Basketball Player JUANITA ANDERSON “Miss Varsity of 1954“ JAMES HAWTHORNE Most Valuable Basketball Player ALONZO REDD Most Improved Football Player GLADYS BYRD NICHOLSON SHIRLEY ERVIN Winner of Essay on Fire Prevention WILLIAM JOHNSON Most Valuable Football Player ELIJAH ALEXANDER State Winner of Essay on Bricklaying JOHNNIE MAE CORRELL Winner of “I Speak for Democracy contest. CLARICE GAITHER Winner of Omega Talent Hunt Our Favorite Three Annette, Lauranette and Jannette Morant Annette, Lauranette and Jannette Morant, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Morant, were born October 6, 1936 in Salisbury, North Carolina. Although they were not identical, people were often confused as to which triplet was which. Because they were the first triplets to be born in this city, they received special recognition. The Pet Milk Company gave them milk until they were seven years old, and people were always coming to see them. They entered the Monroe Street School when they were six years old, and were to¬ gether until the third grade. After that, two would be in one class and one in another. They completed their elementary courses in 1950. In the fall of the same year, they entered the J. C. Price High School where they are now seniors. During their four years at Price, they have maintained a high scholastic average. In spite of their differences of opinion on some matters, they cooperate and help each other in any way possible. They are friendly, cooperative and courteous. Jannette is very talkative and active. Lauranette is active but not quite as talkative. Annette is very quiet and timid. Now the time has come when they must go their separate ways. Jannette plans to be a nurse while Lauranette and Annette wish to become secretaries. Most people think of this as the end of an eventful episode, but to them, it should be the beginning of a glorious and fulfilling life. We, the members of the senior class are very proud of the triplets and we deem it a great honor to have known and been so close to them. We wish them all the success and happiness in the world on their journey forward. So long triplets!! It has really been a pleasure. By SHIRLEY ANN JOHNSON Mill Hill i« Highlights of 1953-54 SEPTEMBER: Opening of school. New principal, Mr. S. O. Jones. New librarian, Mrs. Dorothy R. Crawford. OCTOBER: Crown and Scepter initiation. Student Council holds annual Halloween Car¬ nival. N. H. A. Initiation. Seniors visit A. T. College in Greensboro. N. H. A. attends district meeting in Statesville. Geraldine Ormond is crowned “Miss Price . Price wins Homecoming game from Lincoln Academy. NOVEMBER: Football team makes trip to Roanoke, Virginia. Football team donates food baskets to unfortu¬ nate people. Johnnie Mae Correll wins “I Speak for Democ¬ racy” contest at Price High School. DECEMBER: Gladys Byrd is crowned “Miss N. H. A. Student Council State Meeting is held at Rocky Mount. Crown and Scepter Club sends Christmas check to Oxford Orphanage. Glee Club and Band present Annual Christmas Program. Glee Club makes a tape recording for Radio Station WSAT. Initial Christmas Dance is held at the Youth Center in the Community Building. N. H. A. Ball. JANUARY: Elijah Alexander wins prize for the State Brick¬ laying Contest. Senior Class orders rings. FEBRUARY: Price High School observes 100th anniversary of birth of Dr. Joseph Charles Price. President W. J. Trent, speaker. Glee Club Music Clinic is held in Winston- Salem. Negro History Week is observed. Practice teachers from Livingstone College and Bennett begin work. MARCH: Western District Basketball Tournament is held at Price. Lenten services begin. Rev. Thom Blair, speaker. Annual goes to press. District Glee Club Music Festival is held at Price. District Typing Contest is held at Price. District winners attend State Contest in Dur¬ ham. Student Council sponsors social function for en¬ tire student body. Glee Club presents Winston-Salem Teachers College Chorus. Varsity Ball is held. APRIL: Career Day is held. Glee Club State Music Festival is held at North Carolina College, Durham. Debutante Ball. Older Boy’s Conference is held at Charlotte. MAY: N. H. A. State Rally. May Festival. Junior-Senior Prom. Oratorical and Solo Contest. Class Day Program. JUNE: GRADUATION ! ! ! ! ! N. H. A. Convention—Virginia State College, Petersburg, Va. Miss Price MISS PRICE OF 1953-54” Miss Geraldine Ormond Miss Price of 1953 and Attendants i i| i . | 1. i iJ ' -Ai ! Left to right: Clara Stewart, Barbara Kirkland, Geraldine Ormond (“Miss Price”), Mary Wiseman. Compliments of NOBLE AND KELSEY FUNERAL HOME M % J ■ i af : Up is ' - f :-f IKs is 1 ’ . J A-Sj flulK - 1X43 ! 1 V .v :r y MtL- J5| r ' sag r - ML DpfK, V I - W.J .. ' ' •:■• ' . . ' u ■ 4 Mrs. Jessie Acey Miss Louise Adams Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Aldrich Mr. Lewis F. Aldrich Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Aldrich Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Aldrich Mr. and Mrs. Henry Allen Mrs. Alice Alley Mr. Samuel Alexander Miss L. B. 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FURNITURE Costs Less At Mayfield’s 219 N. Main St. Phone 184 SALISBURY, N. C. Country Market South Main Street Extension Groceries Meats Gas — Oil PHONE 9528 Open Every Day Compliments of RANEY MOTOR COMPANY PHONE 633 L $. Bradshaw Sons Contractors — Building Supplies Ready Mixed Concrete Coal — Wood PHONE 5 000 Clarence J. Fleming ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR “We Handle Electrical Repair Jobs Of Any Size” Industrial — Commercial and Residential Wiring 509 S. Shaver St. Phone 3686 Beaver Brothers Plumbing Heating Repairing 109 S. Church St. Phone 879 Compliments of SAFETY TAXI 24 Hour Service 201 E. Council St. Phone 9131 SALISBURY, N. C. Johnson Meta! Co. Compliments of Furnaces Guttering General Sheet Metal Work ZIMMERMAN’S 1017 W. Innes St. Phone 4117 CLOTHING STORE SALISBURY, N. C. Compliments of Rodgers and Fisher Service Compliments of Miller’s Cash Grocery South Fulton Street and 700 W. Horah St. Phone 9268 Lincolnton Road Salisbury, N. C. PHONE 9172 TAGGARTS For the Best Entertainment Dry Cleaners Visit the 3 00 South McCoy Street New 73 0 West Innes Street Salisbury, N. C. CENTER THEATER Compliments of Kluttz Music Co., Inc. Hardin Electric, Inc. S. Church at Fisher—Phone 5902 The Complete Music House Electric Wiring and Repairs Pianos — Organs — Band — Instruments Sheet Music — Records REPAIRS ON ANY INSTRUMENTS 316 N. Main St. Phone 204 “ Give your child the best in music” Compliments of Dave Oestreicher SALISBURY, N. C. Compliments of Salisbury Cleaners and Dyers 124 S. Lee St, Phone 1096 SALISBURY, N. C. ISENHOUR Brick and Tile Co., Inc. P. O. Box 1249 PHONE 3966 Salisbury, N. C. Compliments of Salisbury Pharmacy (Next to Post Office) 126 West Innes Street Phones 3062 - 3063 HARDMAN AND SON Cut Rate Furniture Maytag Frigidaire Coleman G. E. Philco Power To The Class Of ' 54! We’re proud of you . . . proud, too, of the chance to serve a new generation of young Piedmont citizens. Our best to you as you move forward, in a free and responsible community . . . where your own will and effort are the measure of achievement. DURE POWER COMPANY HOUSEWARES - PAINTS - HEATING Salisbury Hardware And Furniture Co- 120 South Main St. Phones 81-82 Compliments of Super Service JL BELK-HARRY Cleaners Company Cash and Carry SALISBURY, N. C. Appro ved SANITONE Service Swartz and Co. 121 E. Fisher St. Phone 32 Dealers in Junk of All Kinds SALISBURY. N. C. 428 N. Lee St. Phone 1289 rr 1 f we please you, tell your friends — SALISBURY. N. C. If we don’t tell us” I II i Compliments of BEVERAGE COMPANY Carter and Trotter Royal Crown Cola Prescription Druggists Phone 411 The Rexall Store SALISBURY. N. C. SALISBURY. N. C. Compliments of G. O. BARGER Grocery Quality Meats and Fancy Groceries Phone 8 04 RANDALL’S Barber and Beauty Clinic rr If ive please you, tell others; If not, tell us.” 802 W. Horah St. Phone 4427-J T. J. RANDALL, Prop. Compliments of PARISH CREDIT CLOTHING CO. 108 N. Main St. We Have the Latest Styles Rowan F.C.X Service 429 North Lee Street SALISBURY, N. C. Feed, Seed and Fertilizers (Farmer Owned) OBELUS Drive-In Cleaners and Furriers K. W. Arthurs and Son Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractors Phone 6053 1001 W. Innes St. 1315 S. Main St. P. O. Box 253 SALISBURY, N. C. SALISBURY, N. C. Salisbury Laundry Service and Quality The Best Corner of Lee and Fisher St. Compliments of Salisbury Cut Rate Furniture Company PHONE 292 East Innes y utocjraph 5 y utograpln . . . ' headquarters ' :