Buies Creek High School - Legend Yearbook (Buies Creek, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 60 of the 1954 volume:

HUA HY; | tae ae: Ras ries RE Df daw (oe nt remit ts (lists ar a) bhuyae iris GLA eg SIAN MS eA RS fi IN : oo In Remembrance ROBERT LOUIS SMITH May 18, 1986 - November 28, 1953 Gay. . . friendly. . . goodsport. . . joking. . . smiling, . . generous. . . cooperative. . . hon- est. . . energetic . . . dependable . . , always _ Willing to take part in all school work and activities. pec oh mesons The Creek BUIE'S CREEK, NORTH CAROLINA i ‘ t Mateyn who overcame the m his: f editio Principal’s Message Dear Students, In behalf of the faculty of Buie’s Creek High School, I wish to express our appreciation for the cooperation extended by you during this, my first year working with you, We are indeed fortunate to have such a wonderful group of students to work with, I am sure that you are very proud of this edition of your annual, The Creek Staff and sponsors have every right to be proud of this beautiful book, Vacation days will soon be here and some of our group will not return when the new year begins, As we separate for this brief period, I would like to offer one bit of wisdom. Life is like a bank, you get out of it what you put into it- with interest added, Life's rate of interest is high, so why not make a large investment in it, Your friend, Coyte C, Lanier Creek Statt (se DON LEGGETT - Class Editor CELIA JOHNSON - Editor-in-Chief WAYNE SPENCE - Editor-in-Chief HELEN STAFFORD - Feature Editor PAT HARMON - Art Editor EVAN TAYLOR - Business Manager TRAVIS ROSS - Sports Editor Co-Editors CELIA JOHNSON, WAYNE SPENCE Aly 5 is a hy CATHERINE CAMPBELL, B.S., M.A, Campbell College Meredith Woman's College of U.N.C, Home Economics ROY CAVINESS PARKER, B,S, Campbell College Wake Forest Science, Math, French MRS, E.B, DEAN Campbell College Study Hall DOROTHEA L, STEWART, B.A, Campbell College Woman's College of U, N.C. English, History COYTE C,. LANIER, BSS.) Mane Campbell College Wake Forest East Carolina Math, Civics, History, Geometry, Physics ELIZABETH A, STILLWELL Al BoBoMs Meredith Piano, Public School Music Elementary Faculty MRS, JOSEPHINE BRADLEY Sixth Grade MISS MABEL BURT Fourth Grade MR, JOHN KLUTTZ Eighth Grade MISS MARTHA McKAY Third Grade MRS, GERTRUDE TAYLOR Seventh Grade MRS, ERNESTINE WALKER Second Grade MISS RUBY WILLIAMS First Grade | Senior Class Officers BARBARA McLEOD, Sergeant-at-Arms; CELIA JOHNSON, Social Chairman; PAT HAR- MON, President; RONALD PAGE, Secretary; BILL CRISSMAN, Social Chairman; LACY NUNNERY, Treasurer; LOUIS SMITH, Vice President. Sentor Best Looking CELIA JOHNSON-WAYNE SPENCE Most Studious HELEN STAFFORD-RONALD PAGE Best Dressed WAYNE SPENCE-CELIA JOHNSON Most Original BARBARA McLEOD-EVAN TAYLOR Most Likely to Succeed HELEN STAFFORD-PAT HARMON Most Athletic DON LEGGETT-CELIA JOHNSON Best All-around TRAVIS ROSS - CELIA JOHNSON ost Po pular Z O 2) yA en) e) Ler) x | za) O $ 7) 7) ie) a4 n = oe = Senior Class Prophecy Bill Crissman is now owner of the N, Y. Yankee's baseball club, Alice Dudley is now married and has bought out Len's Grill, Pat Harmon is now happily married to a former B,C, flame and is teaching at his old alma mater, Celia Johnson is married and has her own television show, “The Model Housewife, Barbara King is now patented by Industrial Harvester as a world famous cotton pusher, Don Leggett has replaced M,H, Cannady as County Sanitation Inspector, Barbara McLeod now owns half interest in Van Camp's Pork and Beans, Lacy Nunnery is serving time for non-support of his eighteen kids, Ronald Page is chief engineer on the U.S. Atomic Defense Project, Travis Ross is now head of a huge trucking establishment in Erwin. Louis Smith has opened his own Plymouth dealership in Smoky Hollow, Wayne Spence is president of Alcoholics Anonymous, Helen Stafford has replaced Mabel Powell at Campbell College. Evan Taylor has settled down to being a respectable lawyer after having been defeated for judge of Harnett County's Court, Senior Class History The five members of our class who began school here and remained for twelve years through all our hardships and pleasures are Alice Dudley, born in Angier on Dec, 31, 1934; Celia Johnson, born in Lillington, Dec, 22, 1935; Helen Stafford, born in Asheville, June 25, 1936; Evan Taylor, born at Anderson Creek, Jan, 31, 1936; and Ronald Page, born at Buie’s Creek, August 1, 1936, All five have been active in school work and activities, Helen and Ronald being outstanding in their scholastic work, Evan being the always dependable long-shot artist in basketball; and Alice and Celia participating in softball and extra curricular activities, Four newcomers to our class this year are Bill Crissman, born in Fuquay, May 12, 1936; Lacy Nunnery, born in Fayetteville, April 8, 1935; Louis Smith, born in Chalybeate, May 13, 1936; and Wayne Spence, born in Lillington, August 23, 1935, Louis and Wayne began school in Lafayette and attended there through the eleventh grade, transferring here this year, Lacy attended schools at Sunnyside Grammar School and Stedman before coming here this year, Travis Ross, born May 2, 1936, in Henderson, attended school there in the West End Grammar School before joining us here, Pat Harmon, born August 20, 1936, in Buie's Creek, began school in Pikeville, moved to Lawton, Oklahoma, and then returned to us here in the sixth grade, Donald Leggett, born October 31, 1935, in Windsor, joined us inthe seventh grade. The two Barbara's, Barbara King, born in Coats on August 2, 1936, and Barbara McLeod, born in Lillington on September 7, 1936, joined us in the third grade, Barbara McLeod began school in Selma, journeyed to Archie Lodge and Angier before she entered school here, Barbara King attended school in Coats and Angier, and came to us in the eleventh grade, CAROLYN JOHNSON Mascot BILL CRISSMAN Baseball 2, 3,4; Wrestling Club 2, 3; Dance Club 2, 3; Library Club 1, 2,3; Annual Staff 4; Creeklet Staff 4. FRANKIE LANIER Mascot ALICE DUDLEY Softball 1, 2; Junior Play 3; Superlatives 1; 4-H Club 1, 2,3; FHA 3, PAT HARMON CELIA JOHNSON Basketball 1,2,3,4; Baseball 1,2,3, 4; FHA 3; Basketball 1; Class Officer 4; Class Officer 1,3,4; Superlative 1,2,3,4; Superlative 1,2,3,4. Annual Staff 4; Junior Play 3; Student Government 4. DON LEGGETT Basketball 1,2,3,4; Baseball 1,2, 3,4; BARBARA KING Junior Play; Student Government 4; 4-H Basketball 4; Junior Play 3; 4-H Club Club 1,2,3, Class Officer 3,4; Annual 1,2,3; Superlative 1; FHA 3. Staff 4. PAMELA ban Sate Rene, i DID'NT HAVE THING TO WEAR BARBARA McLEOD Softball 1, 2; Junior Play 3; 4-H Club 1, 2; Cheerleader 4; Class Officer 4; Superlative 3,4; FHA 3, RONALD PAGE Basketball 3; Annual Staff; 4-H Club 3; Class Officer 4. LACY NUNNERY Basketball 3,4; Volleyball 3; Annual Staff 4; 4-H 1, 2,3,4; FTA 4, TRAVIS ROSS Basketball 1, 2, 3,4; Baseball 1, 2; Junior Play 3; Superlative 1, 2, 3,4. LOUIS SMITH Baseball 3,4; Beta Club 3; 4-H 1, 2, 3; Superlative 1, 2,3; Annual Staff 4; Creeklet Staff 4: Class Officer 4; FFA 1, 2,3; Basket- ball Manager 3; Editor of Creeklet. HELEN STAFFORD Glee Club 3,4; Basketball Manager 3, 4; Student Council 4; Annual Staff 4; FHA 3; Superlatives 1, 2, 3,4; Class Officer 3, WAYNE SPENCE Baseball 3,4; 4-H 1,2; Beta Club 3; Annu: al Staff 4; Creeklet Staff 4; Superlatives 1, 2, 3,4: EVAN TAYLOR Basketball 1, 2, 3,4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Superlatives 2,3,4; Annual Staff 4; Creekl Staff 4; Class Officer 1, 2,3; Student Coun- cil 4, Last Will and Testament Having finished our hard fought struggle for our high school diploma, we the senior class of nineteen hundred and fifty three, wish to leave the following remembrances of our brilliant career at this worthy institution, SECTION I ARTICLE I, To Mr, Lanier, our principal, we leave our sincere appreciation for his deepest interest and untiring efforts in our behalf, ARTICLE II, To our faculty, we will our respect and thanks for a job well done, SECTION If ARTICLE I, The Junior class, we will our sophistication, high prestige, and hope that they will follow in our footsteps. ARTICLE Il, To the Sophomore Class, we will our extreme efficiency and attentive hess in each and every school project. ARTCLE If, To the Freshman Class, we will our courage to sustain the hardships of three more years of high school, SECTION Ii ARTICLE I, I, Billy Crissman, will my ability to make friends to Gerald Byrd, ARTICLE II, Alice Dudley, will my ability to speak French to Shelby Britt, ARTICLE III, I, Pat Harmon, will my old number 9 basketball jersey to Graham Ryals, ARTICLE IV, I, Celia Johnson, will my love for ice to Gretchen Matthews, ARTICLE V, I, Barbara King, will my smile and good ways to Evelyn Royals, ARTICLE VI, I, Don Leggett, will my very unfitting and insulting nickname to Rudolph Stewart, ARTICLE VI I, Barbara McLeod, will my pork and beans to the school cafeteria, ARTICLE VII, I, Lacy Nunnery, will my love for women to G.W, Baucom, ARTICLE IX, I, Ronald Page, will my laziness to Fred Jones, ARTICLE X, I, Travis Ross, will my goofing-off ability to Henry Howard, ARTICLE XI, I, Louis Smith, will my love to visit the Coltege Grill during school hours to Gail Gregory. ARTICLE XII, I, Wayne Spence, will my mild temperament to Reid Rogers, ARTICLE XII, 1, Helen Stafford, will my nickname, Bugs, to Barbara McLamb, ARTICLE XIV, I, Evan Taylor, will the largest seat in high school to Dickie Boykin. ey Stafford is OC OASIE Sentor Ha -anan Eo | i Fil bee ears ¥ e i ye ‘ ® Cd ayne rears pence Class 3 years Barbara K 3 years Travis Ros 3 «repay Junior. Class Officers Rudolph Stewart, President; Henry Howard, Social Chairman; Carol Rogers, Vice President; Ann Weaver, Social Chairman; Betty Sue Hardee, Secretary; Rue Bell Harper, Treasurer; G,W, Baucom, Sergeant-at-Arms, Su perlatives BEST LOOKING: Betty Sue Hardee, Rudolph Stewart BEST DRESSED: Betty Sue Hardee, Henry Howard MOST POPULAR: Shelby Britt, Henry Howard MOST ATHLETIC: Betty Sue Hardee, Henry Howard MOST STUDIOUS: Rue Bell Harper, G.W, Baucom FRIENDLIEST: Martha Carol Gregory, Pete Green MOST ORIGINAL: Martha Carol Gregory, Carol Rogers WITTIEST: Janet Williams, Pete Green MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED: Rue Bell Harper, Henry Howard CUTEST: Shelby Britt, Sherrill Butts BEST ALL ROUND; Betty Sue Hardee, Rudolph Stewart PEGGY BAKER G.W, BAUCOM SHELBY BRITT RUBY LEE BUNN SHERRILL BUTTS BOBBY BYRD BETTY JEAN DIXON LARRY ENNIS JOHN GREEN GAIL GREGORY MARTHA CAROL GREGORY fe = 1) Ee 7) an a ‘e) a 2 ANN WEAVER JANET WILLIAMS GRETCHEN MATTHEWS by ea) : WwW =) i?) be eH io {) a) RUE BELL HARPER HENRY HOWARD FRED JONES FAYE McLEOD WILMA MORGAN CAROL ROGERS Sophomore Class Officers Carolyn Jones, Treasurer; Jean Noah, Secretary; Betty Dorman, Social Chairman; Graham Ryals, Sergeant-at-Arms; Fordyce Page, Vice President; Bobby Dixon, Social Chairman; J.C, Matthews, President, : Jimmy Baker Gerald Byrd Robert Butler Jimmy Cates Bobby Dixon Betty Dorman Ollie Faye Gaskin Carolyn Jones Barbara Lane Barbara Lucas Curtis Matthews J.C. Matthews Joyce Ann Matthews Jean Noah Inez Norris Fordyce Page Mary Susan Ragland Reid Rogers Graham Ryals 3 Freshmen Betty Sue Altman Carmella Avery Dickie Boykin Bonnie Lou Britt Peggy Brown Carolyn Butler Geraldine Butler Betty Gray Byrd Billy Byrd Bobby Jo Coats ‘ Carolyn Sue Coats | Willie Cutts Clara Faye Dean Carolyn Sue Denton Robert Dew Jimmy Ferrell Mary Green Ne Te ae Se Walter Harmon Johnny Jackson Peggy King Rosa Lee Mangum Barbara McLamb Nancy Pryor Evelyn Royals Joyce Stone Betty Jo Walston a BBS 8 ie fase ue First and Second Grades First row: Connie Mac Altman, Raymond Britton, Phyllis Butler, Carolyn Currin, Billy Dixon, Gerald Flowers, Joyner Floyd Taylor, Randy Gregory, Don Gregory, Second row: Max Gregory, Joan Hall, Sherrill Hall, Robert Holland, Donald Johnson, Horace Johnson, Laverne Johnson, Jess Lee Johnson, Norma Carole McDonald. Third row; Jimmy Matthews, Johnny Matthews, Billy Matthews, Eddie McLeod, Jimmy McLeod, Carlton Newton, Mickey Ramer, Ralph Reardon, Annie Lee Sawyer, Fourth row: Dorsey Lee Slaughter, Janet Small, Phyllis Ann Sox, Judy Stewart, Marilyn Stewart, David Turlington, Billy Ray Williams, Kent Wilborn, Franky Wilder, Second Grade First row: Ann Arrington, Joseph Baucom, Jimmy Brown, Jo Ann Brown, Betty Burkot, Patricia Chance, Sherman Currin, Norma Cutts, Nell Davis, Second row: Elaine Dixon, Joyce Dixon, Kay Dixon, Don Flowers, Carolyn Gaskin, June Johnson, Joy Leonard, Johnny Lewis, Brenda Matthews, Third row: Peggy Matthews, Ray Mangum, Thelma Matthews, Dwight Parrish, Jerry Reaves, Jim Reid, Ruth Reid, Alice Turlington, Ginny Third Grade First row: Linda Arrington, Sally Arrington, Patricia Baucom, Lynn Butts, Janet Byrd, Johnny Byrd, Emma Dean, Janet Ellen, Elaine Gregory, Second row: Susan Gregory, Margie Holland, Peggy Holland, Barry Howard, Janice Marks, Catherine Matthews, Edward Matthews, Gerald Matthews, Carol McLeod, Third row: Jenny Page, Sue Pierce, G,R, Stephenson, Kay Turlington, Betty Weaver, Bill Weaver, Margie Weaver, 18 Fourth G ry First row: James Altman, Herschel Avery, Billy Baucom, Judy Beale, Mike Brown, Gloria Butler, Larry Butler, Harold Butts, Morrison Byrd, Second row: Jimmy Coats, Ann Currin, Johnny Dixon, Suvon Gaskins, Barbara Johnson, Don Johnson, Paula Jones, Leon Jones, Mike Lasater. Third row: Donna Rose Lawrence, James Lockamy, Jimmy Mangum, Dianna Marks, Wanda Matthews, Marie Matthews, Earl Matthews, William Matthews, Shirley Matthews, Fourth row: Joyce Newton, Jonny Stone, Judy Surles, Bennie Turlington, Sandra Walston. Fifth Grade First row: Roger Baker, Jasper Baucom, Surrel Baucom, Buddy Brown, Hazel Brown, Brenda Butler, Earl Butler, Billy Cates, Martha Dizon, Second row: Kenn eth Ennis, Harry Ennis, Hugh Gregory, Sammy Hall, Ashley Hart, Joe Jackson, Sharon Jones, Marshall Johnson, Morris Johnson, Third row: Barbara Leonard, Ollie Faye Matthews, Tommy Matthews, Peggy McLeod, Cora Sue Ross, Kenneth Stewart, Benjamin Stewart, Gilbert Allen Tripp, Mary Frances Turlington, Fourth row: Faye UpChurch, Ernest Walker, Shelby Weaver, Linda Wilder, Sixth Grade First row: Barbara Altman, Charles Bordeaux, Larry Currin, David Davis, John Davis, Linda Denning, Lavern Gaskin, Patsy Gregory, Mary Humphries, Second row: Larry Jones, Julia Lane, Jerry Lee Lewis, Freda Marks, Patricia Matthews, Joan Matthews, Ray Matthews, Betty Jean Overby, William Sawyer, Third row: Christine Stewart, Phillip Turlington, Phyllis Turlington, Joy Walston, Stanley Weaver, Roberte Weddle, Seventh Grade First row: Sharlie Adams, Harold Bordeaux, Jim Boykin, Jerry Burkot, Charles Butler, Grace Byrd, Iris Cates, Carl Capri, Orbie Collins, Second row: Judith Currin, Flossie Ennis, Judy Gregory, Carroll Leggett, Gene Lockamy, Roy Lee Matthews, Gerald Pollard, Ann Rice, Johnny Small, Third row: Brenda Stewart, Larry Stewart, Henry Stewart, Polly Taylor, Kenneth Turlington, Shirley Weaver, Eighth Grade | First row: Richard Altman, Margie Baker, Billy Baucom, Carolyn Beal, Carolyn Brown, Linda Bunn, Clifton Chambers, Dorothy Cutts, Marie Dean, Second row: Benny Dean, Lillian Ennis, Margaret Harmon, Neil Jones, Billy Jones, Julius Lane, Howard Marks, Hilda Matthews, Marie Matthews, Third row: Harry McLeod, David Milton, Elwood Newton, Jolon Norris, Embert Page, Betty Jo Tripp. ARR HR He Gy Om GS OO DON LEGGETT - Pitcher FRED JONES - Right Field HENRY HOWARD - Catcher PAT HARMON - Center Field BILL CRISSMAN - Pitcher BOBBY BYRD - Left Field CAROL ROGERS - Shortstop EVAN TAYLOR - lst Base BOBBY JO COATES - Substitute WAYNE SPENCE - 3rd Base ROBERT DEW - Substitute JIMMY CATES - Pitcher BILLY BYRD - Substitute L ACY NUNNERY - Right Field Starting Lineu Pp Inez Norris, Guard; Ann Weaver, Forward; Betty Sue Hardee, Forward; Betty Dorman, Forward; Gail Gregory, Guard; Carolyn Jones, Guard. Nancy Pryor, Joyce Stone, Faye McLeod, Peggy Brown, Betty Jo Walston, Clara Faye Dean, Mae Ross, Barbara Ann King, Gretchen Matthews, Sue Coats, Betty Sue Altman, Geraldine Butler, Evelyn Royals, “Starting Lineup” Scrooge Harmon, Center; Tuba Taylor, Guard; Hoss Ross, Forward; Ugly Leggett, Forward; Field Rat Howard, Guard. Walter Harmon, Graham Ryals, Evan Taylor, Pat Harmon, Lacy Nunnery, Donald Leggett, Travis Ross, Henry Howard, Jimmy Cates, Webster Turlington, Reid Rogers. Cheerleaders Peggy Baker Janet Williams Martha Carol Gregory Barbara McLeod Mary Green Rosa Lee Mangum Lee oe Creeklet Staff Bill Crissman, Feature Editor Louis Smith, Editor-in-Chief Shelby Britt, Reporter Lacy Nunnery, Circulation Manager Gail Gregory, Reporter, Typist Wayne Spence, Art Editor Travis Ross, Sports Editor Betty Jean Dixon, Reporter Wilma Morgan, Reporter es Piano Students Glee Club ? irls G Student Government Officer: Henry Howard Vice President Pat Harmon President Betty Sue Hardee Secretary Rudolph Stewart Treasurer Freshman Class Officers Betty Altman, Vice President Rosa Lee Mangum, Secretary Carolyn Butler, Treasurer Betty Gray Byrd, President Student Government a Pat Harmon Henry Howard Mr, Parker, Advisor Betty Sue Hardee Evan Taylor Helen Stafford Barbara McLamb Billy Byrd Betty Byrd J. C. Matthews Webster Turlington Carolyn Jones Rudolph Stewart Se TON | Coole. 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