Price High School - Pricean Yearbook (Salisbury, NC)

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Class History FRESHMAN YEAR In 1956, eighty inexperienced students entered Price High School as Freshmen. We were divided into three divisions because of such a great number. Our advisors were Mrs. W. M. Williams, Mrs. B. D. Lee and Mr. S. W. Lancaster. During the year the class took part in the various activities, clubs and programs of the school. There were five members of the Freshman class on the football team. They were William Lattimore, Copell Johnson, John Cathcart, Curtis Elder and Walter Roberts. John Cathcart and Walter Roberts were members of the basketball team. Kay Frances Sherman, Willie Mae Boger, Rena Mae Fields, Calvin Turner, Ahab Beatty and John Aldrich were members of the glee club. Geraldine Grasty won the freshman achievement award. During this year Almeader Stovall was attendant to Miss Price . The band members included Cora Grasty, Geraldine Grasty, Mary Wilson and Samuel Cole. SOPHOMORE YEAR In September of 1956, we came back to Price High School ready for work and play. We were fewer in number but we had more spirit than before. We really decided to get to work and make a name for ourselves. Members of the football team were John Cathcart, Walter Roberts, Hugh Lattimore, Milford Agnew, William Lattimore, Thomas Brown, Copell Johnson, James Lattimore, Henry Withers, James Logan, and Curtis Elder. Rena Mae Fields and Irene Jordan were members of the girls ' basketball team. Carrye Hargrave and Almeader Stovall were the trainers for the team. Cora Grasty, Geraldine Grasty, Mary Wilson, and Samuel Cole were members of the band. The N. H. A. members were Alean Hasty, Johnnie Mae Tracey, Kay Frances Sherman, Carrye Hargrave, and Almeader Stovall. The glee club members were Rena Mae Fields, Kay Frances Sherman, William Latlimore, Calvin Turner, Ahab Beatty, and John Aldrich. Almeader Stovall and Carrye Hargrave were members of the library science club. During this year Cora Grasty was attendant for Miss Price 3 . 1 Our advisors were Mr. I. J. Olds, Mr. Monroe and Mr. J. W. Nicholson. JUNIOR YEAR We entered Price High School as Juniors rearing to go and eager to contribute something to our class. We were even fewer in number than before. There were only 79 in our class. Walter Roberts, Benjamin McLendon, William Lattimore, Henry Withers, John Cathcart, James Logan, Copell Johnson and Curtis Elder were members of the football team. Kay Sherman, Rena Mae Fields, Willie Mae Boger, Ahab Beatty, Albert Stout and John Aldrich were members of the glee club. Band members included Cora Grasty, Geraldine Grasty, Mary Wilson, Almeader Stovall and Samuel Cole. Members of the library staff were Geraldine Grasty, Cora Grasty, Rena Mae Fields, Carrye Hargrave and Johnnie Mae Tracey. The N. H. A. members were Johnnie Mae Tracey, Carrye Hargrave, Alean Hasty, Phylis Neely, Kay Sherman and Almeader Stovall. Almeader Stovali, Thomas Morgan and Thomas Clawson were members of the F. T. A. The Hi-Y members were Harry McLaughlin, James McNeely, James Logan, Samuel Boger, Samuel Cole, Hugh Lattimore, William Lattimore George Crawford, Henry Withers, James Lattimore, Thomas Morgan, John Cathcart, George Chunn, Copell Johnson, Fredrick Welborne, Thomas Brown, Curtis Elder, Benjamin McLendon, Julius Broadway, Samuel Blackwell and Albert Stout. Our expert bricklayers included Frank Feaster, who won a set of tools for his bricklaying acumen; Benjamin McLendon and Sidney Neely were also good. During this year we had two new people to join our class, George Chunn and Albert Stout. During this year Barbara Neely was our attendant to Miss Price . Our advisors were Miss E. Powers and Mr. J. W. Nicholson. SENIOR YEAR At last we reached our goal; we became dignified seniors. Our advisors this year were Mrs. A. A. Lancaster and Mr. J. W. Nicholson. We were deeply sorry that one of our classmates, Kay Sherman, became ill during our senior year and had to leave us. The senior class was invited to A. T. College for Senior Day. We enjoyed this trip exceedingly. Almeader Stovall was chosen by popularity votes as Miss Price of 1959. Speaking for the seniors and for your historian, 1 his honor was bestowed upon one of the finest girls in our school. Another one of our classmates, Geraldine Grasty, was crowned Miss Varsity . Roberta Martin, John Houston, and Harvey McCorkle with Mrs. Clifton and Mrs. Cook joined our class for the first time. Seniors joining the math club were Almeader Stovall, Harry McLaughlin, James McNeely, James Lattimore, and Irene Jordan. Members of the F. B. L. A. were Cora Grasty, Carrye Hargrave, Rena Fields, Thomas Clawson, Thomas Morgan, Irene Jordan, Mary Moon, Mary Wilson, Jo Ann Evans, Julius Broadway, Ahab Beatty, John Aldrich, William Lattimore and Samuel Boger. Members of the N. H. A. were Cora Grasty, Carrye Hargrave, Roberta Martin, Rena Fields, Irene Jordan, Ruth Johnson, Johnnie Mae Tracey, Mary Moon, Mary Wilson. Willie Mae Boger, Kay Sherman, Jo Ann Evans and Almeader Stovall. The library staff members were Cora Grasty, Carrye Hargrave, Ruth Johnson, Roberta Martin, Rena Fields, Irene Jordan, Jimmy Jones, Frederick Welborne, Mary Godfrey, Mary Moon, Thomas Brown, James Wheeler and Samuel Boger. During our tenure here our band won a very good rating. Helping to make the record were Cora Grasty, Almeader Slovall, Mary Wilson, Samuel Cole, Claudie Boyd, Harvey McCorkle, Josephus McCorkle, James Wheeler and Samuel Blackwell. On our girls ' basketball team were Irene Jordan, Rena Fields and Mary C. Davis. Calvin Turner, Rena Fields, Roosevelt Copelaind, James Lattimore, Hugh Lattimore, William Lattimore, Willie Mae Boger, Julius Broadway, Ahab Beatty, Betty Brown, Thomas Brown, Thomas Morgan, Thomas Clawson, Josephus McCorkle, Mary Moon, Jo Ann Evans, Mary Godfrey, Johnnie Mae Tracey, Copell Johnson, Albert Stout, and John Aldrich were members of the glee club. Student council members included Almeader Stovall, Samuel Blackwell, Geraldine Grasty, and Harry McLaughlin. A new club, the Photography Club, was composed of a large number of seniors. The Dramatic Club members included Cora Grasty, Julius Broadway, John Aldrich, Thomas Clawson and John Houston Geraldine Grasty and Harry McLaughlin spent a weekend in Goldsboro with the Student Council. John W. Cathcart, Harry McLaughlin, Benjamin McLendon, Walter Roberts, Hugh Lattimore, William Lattimore, James Lattimore, James Logan, Thomas Brown, Fredrick Welborne, Curtis Elder, and Fie, Withers were members of the football team. The most valuable players ' award went to James Log and James Lattimore; while the most outstanding award went to Walter Roberts. We were very proi to have Hugh Edward Lattimore as captain of the football team. Henry Withers, John Cathcart, Wal Roberts, Samuel Boger, and Curtis Elder were members of the basketball team. Rena Mae Fields v s the only senior on the cheering squad. Josephus McCorkle and Henry Withers were chosen Queen and King respectively. Henry Withers won second place in the Phi Beta Sigma Regional Oratorical contest. Cora Grasty was attendant to May Queen. Copell Johnson was chosen by the coach at N. C. C. to attend the annual Shrine Bowl game. Roy Vance was the trainer for the basketball squad for two years.

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Seniors MARY ELIZABETH WILSON Litty Clubs: F. B. L. A., N. H. A., Big Sisters, Student Council, French Club. Motto: The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express. Ambition: Nurse The Statistician ' s HENRY LEE WITHERS Gum Clubs: Basketball Team, Football Team, Hi-Y, Student Council, Math Club, Big Brothers. Motto: Have conquered and still con¬ quering. Ambition: English Professor Report I, Walter Roberts, being chosen statistician for the class of ‘59, will strive to do my best to be worthy of this great honor. After traveling on land, sea, and in the air, I find everyone raving about the senior class of ' 59, saying that it is the most remarkable and intelligent class ever to enter the doors of Price High School, Let me tell you about us. Most of us are seventeen or eighteen years of age, with the excep¬ tion of George Chunn, (who is sixteen) and Harold McClain, James Jones, and Claudie Boyd, who have lost track of their ages. Harvey McCorkle is the only veteran in the class. The shortest girl is Carrye Hargrave, and the shortest boy is Samuel Blackwell. The tallest girl is Willie Mae Boger, and the tallest boy is William Tugman. The favorite sports among the girls are basketball and softball. The boys prefer football and basketball. Roy McCree prefers checkers. After surveying the food line I find that the members of this class eat everything and any¬ thing, from corn flakes to chicken a la king. Comparing shapes and sizes we find all kinds in this class. Willie Mae Boger and Irene Jordan represent the vertical, while Thomas Clawson and Jo Ann Evans represent the horizontal. Most of us individually have a good opinion of ourselves, which accounts for our self-possessed manner. Roy McCree still walks like a Wall Street broker and Almeader Stovall has the manner of a Congresswoman, while Ruth Johnson is too modest to give her opinion of herself. Yet we must realize that we have many personal weaknesses. For instance, William Lattimore has an overfondness for slumber. Roberta Martin says that she has a great fondness for the scent of gaso¬ line and the sound of a honk. We have twelve senior boys on the football team and four on the basketball squad. We have three girls on the basketball squad and twenty in the glee club. Our favorite television programs vary. Mike Hammer and Peter Gunn seem to hold first place. Probably that is because we have so many boys in the class. We are ambitious and no one can doubt this. Three of us wish to become bricklayers, two want to be engineers, four scientists, and two medical secretaries. We have one classmate who wishes to become all of the following: namely, an auto dealer, a plasterer, a tailor, a professional football player, a lawyer, a policeman, a mechanic, a laboratory technician, a translator, a race driver, a civil service worker, a barber, a businessman, and a pilot. Fourteen of us wish to become teachers. Julius Broadway wants to become an ichthyologist. We hope he will. Every girl wishes to become a wife, first of all. Whether we attain these aims or not—time will tell. The colleges which the seniors have chosen to attend are: A. T., Barbar-Scotia, North Caro¬ lina College, Teachers College, and Livingstone College. We have ten seniors going into service. Having done my best, I hereby sign my name, WALTER ROBERTS

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The Class Prophecy A few days ago in our physics laboratory at Price. Milford Agnew succeeded in completing what he calls Agnew ' s Future Telorama . This instrument is capable of showing a person in his position ten years hence. By changing the dial, and adjusting the focus, one has only to slip in a set of photographs, and in a minute the controller will show the persons photographed in some phase of work ten years from today. As all of us were young and healthy, we did not fear the future. I was asked to use this machine as the basis for my class prophecy. I first focused it on the inventor, Milford Agnew. I saw him in a laboratory at Livingstone College. He was showing his newest invention, which was an automatic bricklayer. Rapidly I turned, and I saw Samuel Blackwell playing trumpet for Duke Ellington. Samuel Boger and Claudie Boyd were selling life insurance. John Bozeman was president of the Friendly Loan and Don ' t Trust Company. Julius Broadway, who wanted to be an ichthyologist, had settled down as owner of a fish market. He found the fish still interesting, but found it more profitable to sell them than to study them. Betty Brown was the proud mother of six children. All of these were well-dressed and very smart. I rested my eyes a little and then I focused the machine on Tommy Brown. I found him a well-known undertaker. He was working hard to take care of the little Browns. Yes, your guess is right. John Cathcart was playing fullback for the New York Giants. George Chunn was owner of the world ' s largest dairy, and his four sons were really cowboys. Thomas Clawson was a great preacher. He was weighing three hundred and was always riding in a Cadillac. Ethel Clifton was teaching the third grade in Monroe Street School, and Marian Cook had charge of Cook ' s Kindergarten, taking care of a hundred children. George Crawford and Curtis Elder were TV stars. They served in a weekly show advertising Pink Clover Snuff. Mary Davis was city librarian of Bear Poplar, N. C. Jo Ann Evans and Mary Wilson had a business selling Chop-Chop Puppy Food. Rena Mae Feilds was shown os a famous piano player, taking the place of Hazel Scott. Mary Godfrey had become president of Godfrey ' s Woman ' s College, and on her faculty were Cora Grasty and Geraldine Grasty. Carrye Hargrave was a teacher of French at Price High School, and she was still the smallest person in the room. Charles Heggins owned and operated Heggins ' Chicken Shack . He was eating a good deal of the profit, but was making a comfortable living. Copell Johnson was a famous football coach. I saw him showing Bennie McLendon, a professional football player and also owner of the City Smoke Shop of Salisbury, how to carry the pigskin without losing it. Ruth Johnson was a famous model. James Jones was selling used cars. Ruth and James went out to lunch and met Irene Jordan who had become head nurse at the Walter Reed Hospital. Incidentally, they were lunching at Eva Krider ' s Restaurant. A block from Krider ' s Restaurant was the Lattimore Car Industry, owned by Hugh, James and William Lattimore. They were arguing as usual, but business seemed good. Their chief mechanic was James Logan Roberta Martin and Mary Moon were receptionists for a veterans hospital. Thomas Morgan was the most recent bobby sox fan. His favorite song was I Dream of Rena with the Dark Brown Eyes . Eugene McCombs was a model for the Tall Men ' s Suit Company. Josephus McCorkle was known as Madame Josephine. She owned a company which manufactured beauty products. Harold McClain was the world ' s champion boxer, and he was the idol of all the little boys. He encouraged them to eat Wheaties. His picture had been used to show him eating the Breakfast of Champions . Harry McLaughlin had become a five-star general in the U.S. Army, and Roy Vance had become a captain in the Coast Guard. By another flick of my wrist I saw Barbara Neely and Phylis driving a 1970 Ford. They were wealthy owners of an oil well. Sitting in the back and doing the back-seat driving was Sidney Neely, who was their business manager. And what is my friend Walter Roberts doing? Another change of the dial shows Walter Roberts as president of the Sir Walter Roberts Smoking and Chewing Tobacco Company. I saw Albert Stout directing a Men ' s Chorus. Almeader Stovall was owner of the famous Melt-ln-Your-Mouth Snowballs, and she owned stores all over the United States. Her motto was, If you don ' t like my snowballs, don ' t blame Stovall . Johnnie Mae Tracey had become a movie star and had won an Oscar as she co-starred with William Tugman. The dial is turned again and I see Calvin Turner as light heavyweight champion of the world. Who would have thought it? Even more amazed was I to see that generous Frederick Welborne is president of Welborne ' s National Bank, Inc. To see what James Wheeler would be, I dropped in his picture and turned the dial. Then I heard a strange type of music, and I saw a night club. Printed in large letters on the bandstand was James Wheeler and His Goose Rockers . Henry Withers, who was a senator from New Mexico, was preparing the commencement address to be given at Price High School. Willie Mae Boger was next shown. She was the author of several best sellers and a lady of wealth. And what had become of Ahab Beatty? I saw him posing before a photoghapher who was taking pictures of Ahab as an adver¬ tisement for Manhattan Shirts. The Telorama showed John Houston as a great concert singer. On his programs he always sang about moving a mountain. The surprise of surprises came when I saw Samuel Cole. He was no longer the quiet person of ' 59, but was very talkative and had become a salesman, as well as a very prosperous businessman. He had become rich selling a new air conditioner in tropical countries. His motto Keep Cool with Cole was known all over the world. The Telorama showed Cole and James McNeely on a transatlantic airplane. McNeely was on his way to Paris to speak at the International Congress of Mathematicians; for he had now become an internationally recog¬ nized mathematician. He was still a bachelor, however, for he hadn ' t figured out yet which of his lady friends he wished to marry. I then called Agnew to turn the dial so that he could find what the future held for me, and here is what he said: Roosevelt, you are a tall, handsome fellow with naturally curly hair. You are standing in front of a twenty-room mansion which is a residence and an art gallery. You are an artist and people from far and near come to buy your pictures. There is a picture of a lovely lady which you refuse to sell at any price. Then he stopped. Now, who is the lady? I asked. That ' s my secret, said he. Wait until 1969, and if you are a lovely lady, it could be you! ROOSEVELT COPELAIND