Ayden High School - Wheel Yearbook (Ayden, NC)

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adt ufau nd Zedtamenl W, the graduetlng class of 1951, havxng conpleted twelve yea s of work and fun at Ayden I High School, do hereby make our last llll and Testament ARTICLE ARTICLE ARTICLE ARTIKLE ARTILLE Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item 35 So, 1n the above manner ne, the members of Senlor Class leave To the lncomlng sen or class, we leave all privlleges and BlgDS of our BUDDY pos1t1ons Coach, we wash to leave a very successful football team leave our quietress and dignlty to all of the students of A H S the faculty, we leave many more students Just llke ws tke students, we leave all of our teachers. Jerry Br1tt leaves h1s great slnglng ab1l1ty to Greg Davls so there wall be one Good barltone to sklp chorus next year Rosenond S1mons leaves to Elsxe Ross her sllly g1ggles eo that there won't be a dull mlnute next year Me1v1n Lang leaves h1s tonnage to R1ley Trlpp so they mlght make one big tornado Mar1or1e Daven ort leaves her dry wxt and moderate ldeals to Jusnlta Garrls Dot Jackson leaves her lively splrlt and acll ty to get around qu1ckly on the basket ball court to Charlene Smith Troy Jackson leav s hls Bblllty to learn French to James Hemby Jesse Jones walls to 'Teedy' Bullock h1s luck at hltch-h1k1ng, so he w1ll not et stranded BL81D V1v1an Hardee leaves ber ab1l1ty to sklp school to Jean Rouse Walt r Veeks leaves hls talent and love or mUB1C to Joan Padley Elllgtt Dlxcn leaves to Harold Spencer h1s fondness for Southern oratory, h0P1U5 that he may soor be recorstructed Davld Hardee leaves h1s abnllty to drive to Jim y Jenklrs Madge Smlth leav s her ablllty to concentrate or one thlng at a t1me to Hannah Jack sor, so that dr amy look w1ll leave her eyes Ruth Wlgglns leaves her loudness to IDUISS Beddard hoplng that she can be heard next Esther Norrls leav s her quletness to W11l1s MBDD1Hg hoplng the school w1ll have a llttle peace ard qulet next year allen Johnson leaves h1s leadersh p ablllty and hls capaclty of enthuslasm to Delano Cox so that he mlght contlnue 'to get thlngs done ' B L Byrd leaves nls All Conference position to Joh Cheek Grace Sumrell leaves her t8lk8t1VBH6SS to Barbara Moore Inda lee W1l11Bm8 leaves Phyllls Mclawhorn leaves L J Grlffln leaves h1s thlngs over her blushlng abllity to Sybll Meeks to Roberta hart her sharp llt and qulck tongue helght to John David Stocks so he 1111 be able 'to look Elalne batch leaves her qulet and dlgnlfled ways to Norman Sk1nner so that Mr Nelson won t turn grey headed before his time Bllly Highsmlth leaves h1s pretty blue eyes to Llrwood Little Jack Tlylol' 198VeS to Sybil Jean Stocks the memories of the good times that they have had together Gene Lnderneod leaves whewl Billy Harrls, lac Hnrdee, and Snodle W1lson leave the1r deadly charm w1th the girls to Thomas Bowen ggbgtiz Eyrd leaves to Myrtle Hardee the memories of their good times at the 'Doo- n B C NOFFIS leaves hxs red ha1r to Minnie Ruth l1lls and Barbara Jean Anderson Jimry Dunn leaves h1s love for basketball to Katharine lboten Ray arrington leaves his 'dry wit' to Dorothy Suggs Robert James Mason leaves wath 'pleasant' memorles of Contentnea Herman hewell leaves, w1sh1ng that he had some of Goldle Harris' helght Doug Fierce leaves hls large bu11d to Curtzss Dennis garry lee Sm1th leaves his moderate laugh to Dot Thomas own Davld Mannlng and Bobby Dennis leave to confer w1th the draft board George Thomas leaves with memories of h1s good times at Ayden hoplng it will tone hers our most loved and cherished possesslons Good Luck, best wishes and 'Happy Salllngn to you JUDIOFB Hosemond SIDDDB Madge Smith Executors df ' 1. ' ' i ' ' II. To ' ' p 111. We 1 ' A A - ' ' IV. To ' ' V. To . 2. . ' ' . ' ' 5. . - ' A r ' . ' 0 ' 4. I . :Z - . .. . . 5. I ' 6. 2 ' ' ' - 7. , A . , . . . g 6. I . ' A . . . . 9. e A A f l ' I IO. ' ' ' 11. ' ' ' ' I - 12. ' e ' ' . ' ' - 15. ' ' ' ' year. 14. . E . . . . yn . . 15. - 'i - - - . . 16. . . ' ' - ' . 17. - - 1f. ' ' - - 19. ' - . '. 20. . . ' ' ' ' - ' . -,, 21. ' - - . 22. . . . ,I D 23. 24. ' ------ 25. ' - ' - - 26. . ' 27. . . ' ' ' - 28. 1 ' ' 29. , 50. u - ' , 31. ' - ' - - , 32. ' - - , ss. J ' - ' 54. ' ' - .

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Cfadd .HLA tory There came to the Ayden Primary Building in the year 1939 eighty six curious flrst graders llth wide eyes we beheld the abode wherein we were to launch on that most elementary period of ed ucatlon How frightened and unacquainted we were that day, the many horrors of school life which we had heard of now confronted us However, under the excellent supervlsmon and tender guidance of lies Oland and Kiss Taylor we became fondly attached to this adventurous epoch of learnlng and to each other Hot many weeks passed before we became famihar with the musty odors of old books and sweaty desks We spent most of our first year llstenmg to stories and learnlng to read The second year we met lies Sumrell and Miss Price Studies were a httle more advarcsd but nearly the same as the year before Our first school social event was the Easter party that year at Miss Sumrell's home Everyone was fascinated Miss Dawson and Miss Byrd held the floor our third year The new attract1on was modellng clay which helped to develop our creatlve and imaginative ab1l1ty le were separated our fourth year, with lies Freeman's class at the h1gh school bu11d1ng and lisa Ambrose's class at the primary buildlng Arzthmetic and geography were our greatest worry, but nevertheless we thrived and progressed For some of us the fifth year was the flrst year at the h1gh school bulldlllg, ard we were meek and timid: but the idea of two recesses a day dehghted us Mies Crawford and Mmss Eure sent us to the next grade with a little more knowledge ard a llttle less timidity lies stllldlll taught all of us in the s1xth grade ard everyone learred s great deal She was a tall and stately wosmn, always quick to asslst and dlrect her students The varlous war drlves helped to take our minds away from studies lies Dixon managed us very capably 1n the seventh grade We won the P T A attendance con test several tlmes, because she was behind us and urglng us on 1n everythlng that we did That was the year that we made an educatznonal tour of Raleigh lies Corbett and Mrs Freeman taught the elghth grade mmtll Chrlstlasg then H185 Corbett and lrs Bullock completed the year The seventh and elghth grades chartered buses and mde an lnter esting tour of that old and historical city, lilhamsburg, Virglnia le were assxpaed to Mrs Little and Mrs Edwards our freshman year C0l1fUSl0D relgned for a few weeks, but we finally became used to the cont1nual r1ng1ng of the bells and chaos of changing classes The year passed slowly and we were glad to becmne sophomores because then we were no longer the most inferlor class in high school At the beginning of that year we became eligible for memberslup in any club at school The nlne months swiftly passed and we were building a f1ne reputatlon for our class le moved up to lisa Worthington's room our Junior year, but later the class was d1v1ded and lr Copeland took part of Miss Worthington left us during the Ch!'1StlllS hol1days and Mr Nel son and Mr Copeland were in charge of us for the reminder of the term Three one act plays were v ry successfully presented under the excellent directlon of Lr Nel son and lrs 0 C Stroud Sr The funds provxded for our Jun1or Senior Banquet which, everyone a greed, was one of the best ever glven in Ayden le were honored to take part 1n the graduatlon exerclses at the close of the year F1ve per sons, having the hlghest scholastic records, were chosen from our group to be marshals They were Madge Smith, Grace Sumrell, Elliott Dixon, Helvm lang, and Jlmmy Dzmn Now we are thirty eight seniors, the largest graduatlng class slnce 1940 Mneteen are left from that group of eighty s1x curious flrst graders, nmeteen others have J01P6d us Mrs Lxttle and llrs lang are our advxsors Our class offlcers are pres1dent Jerry Butt, v1ce presldent Ray Harrington, honorary president Jesse B Jones, secretary Grace Sumrell, treasurer Elliott Dlxon, representatlves Troy Jackson and Ray Harrington le have been rushed thus far this year w1th currzcula as well as extra curr1cula act1v1t1es We have already had several of our money mak1rg proJects and have chosen our semor play It 18 a hilarious comedy entitled For Pete's Sake CContinued Prior to Adsj e lr.-Copeland and Kiss Keuzenkamp were in charge of our home rooms during our sophomore year. . us. ' ' . - - ,I ' -I 0 - e e 1 . ' ' - g -

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Clan frophecy David hardee has gust broker the world's record o speed Ly car Yesterday he was clocked as golrg fr om his house to Frances Sutton's 1n five mirutes stopping at thr florxst on the way for some flowers Mr Jesse B Jones recertly received pro otlon to Presidert of the cereral otore Corporatlcr He FBCPIX ed his first ob wlth them flxe years ago as a booklceeper When lac Hardee left school he said that he would attend State College but a little miss from Wlntervxlle quickly changed his mind Another Florence Nightingale is the rams given to Miss Dot Jackson or Ayden The lsstlny she was engaged to gave her the grand bounce, and now she is devoting her self entirely to nursing' Dr wllllhlll S Pi hsmith has Just 6SCBbl1Sh6d the severteexth lr h1s chain of drug stores all over the country After giving up his most promlsmng stage career Troy 'Al DeRo' Jacksox has settled down on his 20 acre plantation in Grifton, N C with his chlld bride, Barbara Worthington Jackson lrs lllllam I Jackson, the former largorie Davenport, was emtioned in last month's Readers D1gest ibr the uncanny fad she originated while living on her :rink farm mink diapers' A cadet at West P01 mt, Melvin lang, shows 'nuch promise as a sports wrlter He ll a sure oet to replace the aging Bill Stern Alice Grace Sunrell, well known Fifth Avenue dental hygienist, has Just celebrated her thirty fxfth year as head mouth washer with the Molar k Cavity Dental Company Mlss Sumrell has announced that after thi 15 five years of consideratlon she has declded to mrry a high school sweetheart, Mr l11L1sm Brady Ut ,gli be the first recorded wheel chair weddingj Sgt David Mllfflillg after four years in the United States Army, returned home and married h1s hlgh school sweetheart, Shirley Tripp Rosemond Simons has just won the Nobel Prize for proving that the human body can survive without a brain lewl has Just been received from Upper Siberia that Rear Admiral Jerry W Britt is retlrlng from the Navy Possibly he will return to Ayden, N C and Join fat last his wife, Nancy Proctor Britt, who has sing le handed managed Britt's Flmeral Parlor for the last twenty years band's new dry cleaners Professor J Allen Johrson head of the Jour-ralism Deyartxrent at the Lrlversity cf North Carolina, has just returx ed from Hollywood where he dlscessed the oossilbilities of' asbestous fllm for the screenln ofrls new book, Forever Allen', lmmedlately barded in Boston During the recert illxess of Hattie VcDar1el we recalved the rews that Rutl Vulgglxs, our black tammy of the 1951 Senior Play , xs playing the part of Beaulah on The Beaulah Show Elliott Dixon, the world renamed sclertlst has wust :Lssued a staten-ent to the press, quote 'All me: are Apes' unquote Mrs 'an-es N Brady the forrer Madge Sr 1th, is on her way to the west coast with her three chlldror C0 3011 her husbard, who is ir the Lnlted States Marires Jack Taylor is the new Ford Dealer in Belvoir His and Syble Jear's chlldrex have taken over his large auto repair shops over Eastern Carol na Gene Underwood fafter a few experl ents which resulted in the destruction of' sev ral colleges has found a replacement for gun powder, lcrown as 'Formula X' Walter Meeks, famous stage and screen actor, has Just fiD1Bh6d his latest musical p1c+ure 'The Man with the Mouth' Billy and Elaine Harrls are quite hapolly settled in thelr new home near Venters Cross Roads Webster Byrd, better known as Web', is well known throughout eastern North Carolxna as the most depend able truck driver for the Moonbeam Bread Company CContinued Prior to Adel s ' . . g ' r ' , ' K ' ' A , ' IH . . , , . . 1 . . ' J ' Irs. George Suggs, the former Miss Inda Lee Williams of Ayden, is happy to announce the opening of her hus- h 1 I . I A ,I Y' Q . A , ' , ' S A n ' . . A U l n - L Al n I l n. A ' K A . , Q I J . E -- O . t . e ' , H ' . I 'Y 'rl' ' fv 5