Star City High School - Rocket Yearbook (Star City, AR)

Text from Pages 1 - 86 of the 1948 volume:

ROCKET ★ FORF.WORD It is said of old masterpieces that age gives to them a mellowness which the human hand cannot duplicate. We have tried to make this volume a book of memories—a book of ex- periences which we have caught as they hurried across the threshold of the present. We hope that this volume will have that value as it acquires age. THE ROCKET STAFF Editor............. Assistant Editor .. Business Manager Assistants ........ Art Editor......... Assistant.......... Activity Editors ... Photographer Assistant..... Sports Editor Assistant ... Sponsors ..... ...... Ralph Stephens ...... Halton Zachary .... Ross L. Silberstein .......... Gwen Fish Thomas McFalls ........Nellie M. Hill .... Peggy Culbertson ......... Billie Crow Bill Chambers Zellie Ann Mosley ...... Martha Mosley Jenny Lynn Thomasson ............ Jim Steed ... Doris Faye Johnston .......... C. R. Teeter Mrs. B. F. McCraw, Jr. edicat ion Dear Students: We, the Rocket Staff of 1947-48 gratefully dedicate this an- nual to Superintendent M. H. Russell and Assistant Superintend- ent C. R. Teeter. We are in deep appreciation of the many services they have rendered us and the intense interest they have taken in our school as a whole. Their interest is first to develop boys and girls into men and women of character, and second, prepare them to assume becom- ingly their responsibilities as good citizens of any community in which they may find themselves. To dedicate this annual to them is too little for us to do in their honor; yet it is a little way in which all of us may have a share. Thank you, Mr. Russell and Mr. Teeter, for what you have done for the Star City Schools. GYMNASIUM GRAMMAR SCHOOL HOME ECONOMICS COTTAGE AGRICULTURE BUILDING Fred McBryde, President ♦Leon Horne ♦W. A. Rogers Ill en 4IK i«i BAlFOUR SUPERINTENDENT'S MESSAGE The year 1947-4.8 has been an important one for the Star City Schools. Our board of education, faculty, and com- munity have worked as one to provide better educational opportunities for the youth of the Star City School District. Many things have been accomplished, but there is much more important work to be done. Our big goal for next year is mem- bership in the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges. To realize this objective will call for even greater expenditure of time, money and effort on the part of all of us but the results will be a greatly enriched and im- proved school program. We will all continue to work as one in meeting the chal- lenge of this goal. M. H. RUSSELL Superintendent of Star City Schools An opportunity to become the person one ought to become is the birthright of every boy and girl born into the world. In so far as the community provides that, opportunity it guarantees its future well being. In so far as it fails to provide that opportunity it invites and encourages evil. w. a. fish FACULTY Fish, Senior, Math; Joyce, Home Ec.; McKenzie, Music; McKenzie, Grammar School Principal, Drivers Training; Me- Graw, Physical Ed., Social Science: Reed, History; Rineheart, Commercial; Shep- hard, Science; Shumate, Secretary, Social Science; Shumate, Agricuture; Wade, Jr. High Eng.; Wheeler Physical Ed.; Wright, Senior High Eng. ROCKET STAFF Seated: Zachary, Johnson, McFalls, Steed, Chambers, Mosley, Stephens, Fish, Sil- berstcin, and Thomasson. Standing: Mr. C. R. Teeter, Mrs. B. F. McGraw, Jr., Mosley, Hill, and Crow. SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Vonita Mayers President Thomas McFalls ............................. Vice-President Billie Crow ..................................... Secretary Joe Spencer ..................................... Treasurer Zellia Ann Mosley .............................. Reporter Miss tuby Fish Sponsor Wilma V. Baggett Glee Club Mary Lou Calhoun. Glee Club Gerald Carter Glee Club Football Basketball SENIORS Bill Chambers Student Council Rocket Staff Basketball Football Lcland Clowers Glee Club Maureen Cox Glee Club Billie Crow Cheerleader Sec. Senior Class Star Staff Rocket Staff Football Maid Student Mgr. Basketball Pres. Pep Club Veon Glover Football Nellie Mae Hill Rocket Staff Don James F. F. A. Thomas McFalls Rocket Staff Glee Club Basketball Assistant Boys Quartet V-Pres. Sr. Class Martha Mosley Student Director of Choir Rocket Staff Girls Ensemble Football Maid Harold Henderson Glee Club Boys Quartet Francis Martin Glee Club Basketball Football Maid Lena C. Joyce Cheerleader Student Council Zellia Ann Mosley Cheerleader Basketball Star Staff Rocket Staff Fool all Maid of Honor Sr. Class Reporter Vonita Mayers Pres. Sr. Class Library Staff Glee Club Star Staff Girls Ensemble Charles. R. Nobles Football Glee Club Margie Nobles Glee Club Cheerleader Basketball Library Staff SENIORS Betty Sue Owen Library Staff Glee Club Bessie Prysock Student Council Star Staff Glee Club Girls Ensemble J. T. Ratterrec Mary Faith Robinson Editor of Star Student Council Glee Club Basketball Hall Monitor Girls Ensemble Ross L. Silbcrstcin Glee Club Football Rocket Staff Joe Spencer Pres. Student Council Football, Captain Glee Club Treas. Sr. Class Jim Steed Rocket Staff Glee Club Star Staff Ralph Stephens Editor of Rocket V-Pres. Stu. Council Star Staff Glee Club SENIORS Troy Lynn Waters Glee Club Football Basketball Boys Quartet Charles Whitehead Glee Club Boys Quartet Basketball Football Hazel Young Glee Club Star Staff Hall Monitor Girls Ensemble ♦Betty Jane Owen No Picture JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Class Colors—Purple and Gold Class Flower—The Violet Class Motto— I hey Conquer Who Think They Can.” The Juniors presentd the play entitled People Are Funny,” on April 16, 1948, in the High School Audito- rium. The Junior Class entertained the Senior Class and others at the Annual Junior-Senior Banquet on May 22, 1948, in the Cafeteria. They carried out the theme, Moon- dreams.” JUNIORS Lou Emma Reed, Marnell Brockman, Bcttyc Brockman, Edith Bond, Bobbie Car- ter, Orville Chambliss, Marnell Conner, Virginia Harrison, R. V. Haygood, Robert Dean King, Arthur Lee, Rosa Lunccford, Herbert Matthews, James Matthews, Bobbie Jean McEntire, Thomas McFalls. Carr Lee Chambers, Verna Lou Chambliss, Ellen Dewee se, Mary Fullbright, La Vonne Hoover, Dorothy Johnson, Fern Lowery, Cora Lee Meroney, Lillie Jo McEntire. Dorothy Phillips, Marcelinc McGriff, Bobby Morrison, Lonnie Pickens, Gorden Price, Winfred Ratterree, Betty Swaim, Leland Terral, Lavonc White, Raymond White, Elaine Robertson, Raymond Thompson, Annie Womack. ' - SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS Charles R. Calloway President Patricia Crow Vice-President Peggy Culbertson Secretary Leonard Jones Treasurer Margie Fcllev ............................. Reporter Fish, Sponsor; Shephard, Sponsor; Blascngame, Burr, Calhoun, Caldwell Carr Carr, Carrol, Carrmgton, Cummings, Dewcese, Dodds, Donaldson, Erwin, Frizzeil Gil lispie, Glover, Harris, Harris. Harrison,Hefflin,Martin, McFalls, Middlebrooks, Mitchal, Nichols, Ollar, Owen, Owen, Rattcrree, Robertson, Summerford, Webb, Webb, Webb, Cummings, Mains, McBryde, McGehee, Weatherford. FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS Carroll Mosley .. Jimmie Nobles Joe Raymond Price Billy Waters .... Thomas McRae . President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Reporter Joyce, Sponsor; McGraw, Sponsor; Bennett, Buttler, Buttler, Bycrly, Carr, Carson, Cole, Crutchfield, Edmonds, Edmonds, Erwin, Fish, Grumbles, Harrison, Hoyt, John- son, Kelley, Lindsey, Long. Lovett, McBryde, McEntire, McFalls, McGchec, McMurtrey, Miles, Newton, Owen, Parnell, Phillips, Prysock, Ratterree, Rogers, Russworm, Scott, Sparks, Thomas- son, Weatherford, Whitehead, Campbell, Foster. EIGHTH GRADE CLASS Mr. and Mrs. Melton Shumate, Sponsors GIRLS SECTION Willene Scott ................. Wilma McCoy ................. Maureen Rattcrree Billie Johnson ................ BOYS SECTION Royland Conner ........................... President Leon Calloway Vice-President Billy White .............................. Secretary Teddy Watts Reporter .... President Vice-President . Secretary .... Reporter i STUDENT COUNCIL Joe Spencer ......... Mr. C. R. Teeter..... Lavon White Virginia Brockman Lena Carolyn Joyce Daisy Cook Mary Faith Robinson Bill Chambers Ralph Stephens .... President .......... Sponsor Peggy Culbertson Gwen Fish Halton Zachary Doris Faye Johnson Johnny Frizzell Gerald Harrison Shirley Grumbles Glenda Jacks The purpose of this organization is to develop student responsibility, initiative, leadership, and school pride; To promote worthy citizenship training; To provide for pupil expression; and to promote the welfare of the school through proper student- faculty-public relationship. i. p. no xl tnem Arthur Godfrey March Irs. B. F. WcGraw, Jr. iter City Public School- Star City, Arkansas ,ear «Mrs. l ou1ve tic' C B. S. Building 465 Madison Avenue • New Yoke 22, N.Y. WICKCftSHAM 2-2000 QUEEN AND MAIDS Peggy Cubertson, Gwen Fish, Billie Crow, Frances Martin, and Marnell Brockman Martha Mosley, Pat Crow, Queen, and Zcllie Ann Mosley WHO’S WHO Most Popular: Billie Crow and Joe Spencer Best All Round: Gwen Fish and Joe Spencer Biggest Flirts: Hazel Young and Troy Waters Best Dressed: Billie Crow and Ross Silbcrstein Most Studious: Bessie Prysock and Ralph Stephens Wittiest: Mary Faith Robinson and Ralph Stephens Best Athlete: Oma Jean Saint and Bill Chambers Prettiest Girl: Billie Crow Most Handsome Boy: Bill Chambers Best Figure: Gwen Fish Best Physic: Bill Chambers STAR STAFF Editor Mary Faith Robinson Assistant Edtors.............................. Gwen Fish, Bessie Prysock Business Manager Billie Crow Circulation Manager Vonita Mayers Sports Editor Jim Steed Feature Editor Zellie Ann Mosley Art Editor ............................................... Ralph Stephens Gossip Editor ............................................ Hazel Young Class Reporters Jenny Lynn Thomasson, Joan Harris Donna Goggins, Pat Crow Halton Zachary, Hazel Young We didn't have a Journalism Club this year because of a lack of time, and it was through the taithfulness of the older members that the pajxrr was made a success. I, as editor, wish to thank the Star Staff, our sponsor. Miss Wright, and Miss Rhinehart for their helpfulness in publishing the paper. Outstanding reporters for the year were: Bessie Prysock, Vonita Mayers, Jim Steed, Zellia Ann Mosely, Dorthy Johnson, Gwen Fish and Ralph Stephens. LIBRARIANS Mrs. Vaughn Wade, Sponsor HALL MONITORS CHORUS Mrs. A. L. McKenzie .... ................. Director Gwen Fish .................................. Pianist Martha Mosley ................... Student Director Programs: Presentation of Choir to student body October 25. Par- ticipation in special Thanksgiving Service at Baptist Church. Christmas performance for P. T. A. Public Concert, March 19. GIRLS' CHOIR F. H. A. The Future Homemakers of America is a national organization. There are chapters in every state in the union. The Star City Chapter has met all requirements necessary, therefore it is a certified chapter. All girls faking Home Economics are’elligible. The chapter this year has carried out several interesting activities. Clothing has been given to the needy, parties have been held, and the District meeting at Monticello was well attended. We are striving this year to be an honor chapter. F. F. A. CLUB The FFA Club resumed its activities tor the year 1947-48 with its first meeting and the election ot oiticers which were as tollows: Presi- dent, Lavon White; Vice-President, Charles Calloway; Secretary, Loyd Owen; Treasurer, Johnny Frizzell; Reporter, Raymond White; and Ad- visor, Mr. William Shumate. Jackets with the FFA emblem were purchased by the officers. Outstanding achievements by the club this year were—remodeling the agriculture building to include running water, a rest room, additional tool room, a 60-foot extension for shop, approximately $75.00 worth ot hand tools, and $400.00 worth of text books lor the chapter library, in- cluding 5,000 USDA bulletins. A motion picture projector was secured for instruction in agriculture classes and veteran classes. The club was represented at the Annual State Convention by two of the chapter officers. All members attended the Livestock Show held an- nually in Little Rock. The weeks camping trip to Couchdale was made- last summer and will be made again this summer. The chapter will attend the District Judging contest in Monticello in April. Highlighting the program of work will be a Father and Son Banquet held annually. U1GH SCHOOL HALLOWE EN KING-QUEEN J. R. BEST. JR—EVELYN CUMMINGS GRAMMAR SCHOOL HALLOWE EN KING-QUEEN MACK HORNO—ABBIE JO RUPE SENIOR CHEERLEADERS Zellie Ann Mosley, Billie Crow, Marjorie Nobles ♦Betty Sue Deweese and ♦Lena C. Joyce ♦No Picture JUNIOR CHEERLEADERS Billie Jo Ollar, Joan Harris, Carolyn Lovett, Doris Fay Johnson, Janette Parnell and Jenny Lynn Thomasson. FOOTBALL SQUAD Top Row: Coach Wheeler, Superintendent M. H. Russell, lhomas McFalls, Rex Harrison. Second Row: Silberstcin, Whitehead, Chambers, Nobles, Carter, Spencer, Waters. Third Row: King, Jones, Tucker, Glover, Carrington, Haygood, Matthews. Fourth Row: Harrison, Cummings, Mosley, Calloway, W'hite, Wynn. Front Row: McMurtrcy, Pickens, Frizzell, Nichols, Chambers, Zachary, McGehee. SENIOR GIRLS BASKETBALL Bond, Saint, Phillips, Martin, Felley, Crow, Conner, Moseley, No- bles, Robinson, Johnson and Mains. JUNIOR GIRLS BASKETBALL Janet Parnell, Doris Faye Johnson, Jenny Lynn Thommason, Sue Erwin,. Ann Whitehead, Mary Alice Hoyt, Bernice Weatherford, Katie Ann McFalls, Carolyn Lovett, Mildred Prysock, Louise Ratterree, Benny Barbra, Laville Zachary and Eilene McGehee. SENIOR BOYS BASKETBALL Cummings, Chambers, Harrison Carrington, Tucker, Calloway, Burr, Nichols, Hefflin, McFalls, Whitehead, Carter, Chambers, Waters and Frizzell. JUNIOR BOYS BASKETBALL Jimmy Best, Bill Blakely, Joe McMurtrcy, Billy Morning, Carroll Mosley, Sonny Powell, Billy Robertson, P. A. Shockley, Joe Wynn, Thomas McRae and Bobby McBryde. j c s e.yp 1 «-J • yes; t«a. se-htor So -SflOTV ? 5T C°i's 'S -dArMtgk Whi. 7.W -e Good Pose nJjLJX LLL L Xn a. horfu? 'Th r'geisojx yife. oppose. Lo rg Ski-rts X A t'-5 ii ie ; Strtiling Sa � €. IS SM«. Something ? $£ IhaJi po si n q x 8 lT Xt 3 2ha.p Its, j-hY it? yier ' Pf fle , X W s Just 7 r Lon e Icj? , 31 n, d ii L(tt e. Boy 8L.HA sh r leij ' £ , pie ? i Ra 4 y e' too 'far' Ai € e 0 '7 J f 1 ' J L fke Derfeif Q«aauTi e-s «e SENIOR CLASS WILL Bill Chambers wills to Carr Lee Chambers his ability to drop passes. Lcland Clowers wills his small feet to Bill Tucker. Harold Henderson wills Carr Lee Chambers 6 2 inches of his height. Frances Martin wills her prissy walk to Marnell Conner. Zcllic Ann Mosley wills her ability to write shorthand to Oma Gene Saint. Charles Ray Nobles wills 30 pounds of his weight to James Matthews. Mary Robinson wills her interest in Charles Whitehead to Dorohy Johnson. Ross Silberstein wills his room in the Lincoln Hospital to R. V. Haygood. Hazel Young wills her back yard swing and ability to flirt to Betty Lou Swaim. Joe Spencer wills his political machine to Robert King. Ralph Stephens wills Cornerville and bus No. 5 to Bobby Morrison and the fine art of telling jokes in class to Herbert Matthews. If Shorty Matthews needs 50 pounds of my weight after getting 30 of Charles Ray's he may have it. I also will Tucker my curly black hair. Wilma Baggett wills her ability to keep boy friends to Dessie Fern Lower)'. Mary Calhoun wills her charming smile and personality to Rosa Lunsford. Marueen Cox wills her height to Elaine Robinson (with pleasure). Veon Glover wills his laziness to Lavone Hoover. Nettie Mae Hill and Betty Sue Owen will Oma Gene and Marnell their good friendship. Don James wills his curly hair to Robert Dean King. Lena Carolyn Joyce wills her ability to cook chop suey to Betty Sue Brockman. Martha Moseley wills her singing ability to Marceline McGriff. Marjorie Nobles wills her ability to keep a steady boy friend without quarreling to Oma Gene Saint. Betty Jane Owen wills her small, dainty feet to Elaine Robertson. Bessie Prysock wills her scholastic ability to Lonnie Pickens. Billie Crow wills her bottle of peroxide to Gwen Fish. J. T. Ratterree wills his good English grades to Raymond Thompson. Troy Waters wills his flat feet (that he received from Harvey Weatherford last year) to Thomas McFalls. Charles Whitehead wills his Toni Home Permanent Wave to Thomas McFalls. Vonita Mayers wills her popularity with the Bookkeeping students to Marnell Brockman. Thomas McFalls wills his ability to get along with girls to Bobby Morrison. 12 0LPH NO R.IS JTNEP JVG OW2 COUNT! CLEAN HELP YOUQ 3ELF LAUNDIYV QlPaAateua, EXPERT AUTO THE STAR CITY MOTOR COMPANY SALES-SERVICE STAR CITY, ARKANSAS Itlotor Companu STAR CITY LUMBER CO. SOUTHERN HARDWOODS SHORT LEAF PINES • w • I+J v 1 V- K� v V • • SSO J3AODUCTS ICE CQMPONV - F QLTH TO -L. P STO 2E =0 .2. YOU 2 TUESlY A EED GROCERIES— DIRT GOODS 1 fcV l n � ' --UI T (aUUUO fee s v -ffy 1PAMAIME CtHve-tvMe,a-t£. 'S'' 5 W J. 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