Price High School - Pricean Yearbook (Salisbury, NC)

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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

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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.

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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