Bethany High School - Pine Burr Yearbook (Reidsville, NC)

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NICHOLAS SMOTHERS Nick Basketball - — loud socks - - - a leader. CLAUDIA MAE WILLIAMS Dependable - — charm of her own - - - flirtatious.

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oenkfis JIMMY KNIGHT Typing fiend red curls a ready smile. LORAINE PRICE Good sport - - - lover of basketball bashful blushes. FRANCES PASCHAL Friendliness I can’t in- telligent. BARBARA ANN OVERBY Good - natured fussing cute figure - - - witty. CARL SHELTON Thoughtful nice personality - - - stray lock of hair.

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flisfafti). May 23 was just another day until the sixth period came. Mr. Bourne’s voice boomed! Get your classes into the auditorium. Be sure you keep up your nice behavior. The auditorium was dark and the movie projector was ready for use. A movie! exclaimed the student body. Yes, a movie of twelve eventful years in the lives of seventeen Bethany High School Seniors. We saw flashed before us Miss King and Mrs. Pearman trying to console and entertain the numerous scared and excited first graders of 1940. Others who tried to guide our feet in the right direction were: Miss Rierson, Miss Small, Miss Johnston, Mrs. Bickers, Miss Brown, Miss Bradley, Miss Norris, Miss Harmon, Miss Gillispie, and Mrs. Morgan. The film changes and we see thirty - two freshmen, wide - eyed and exhuberent, with uncalmed anticipation wondering what that home room teacher would resemble and where they would keep their books. Mrs. Pratt answered our various questions about our new adventure into high school. Election showed that Penn Jones was to be our first President and to help him: Vice President, Nick Smothers, and Secretary - Treasurer, Barbara Ann Overby. Weiner roast and initiations were occasions for much merriment. The scene is changed to Room 31 where Miss Blackwell welcomed the girls and Mr. Pope the boys as 10th graders. A Christmas party and picnic at the Battleground and a weiner roast at Woollen’s Store helped us to realize how much fun we could have together as a class. Junior year is flashed before us in bold black letters reve aling Miss Louise Johnson our sponsor. To help her with the many activities of the year, we chose as our class officers Nick Smothers, President; Claudia Mae Williams, Vice President; Daisy Covington, Secretary - Treasurer. This was really the year for work. First came our Brunswick Stew. Excited yells echoed down the hall as we heard the welcome message: Your rings are here. Barbara Ann Overby entertained the class with a party. The intermural basketball tournament was won by the boys and girls. Our most important and joyous occasion was, of course, the Junior - Senior Banquet. All day was spent in decoration and just wishing everything would go according as planned. That night you could tell that some of us had spent hours before the mirror. Here we are as dignified seniors, and Miss Huey is our sponsor. Nick Smothers as President has much business to attend. How many invitations do you want; what size cap; and how long does your gown have to be? Carl Shelton as Vice President; Bobby Alley as Secretary; and Daisy Covington as Treasurer will assist Nick. The annual must go to press, said Daisy Covington. Play tryouts will be held tomorrow is announced. Weiner roast, Halloween and Christmas parties and Junior - Senior Banquet was enjoyed by all. Graduation day, long will it be remembered. The future is just around the corner and may we put into practice the many things learned at dear old Bethany High. The curtain falls, feet march back to class. HISTORIAN BETTY JO COMBS