China Grove High School - Parrot Yearbook (China Grove, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1948 volume:

• Us ;Z f THE PARROT-1948 CHINA GROVE HIGH SCHOOL CHINA GROVE, N. C. The Parrot staff is deeply indebted to Bill Linker for his tireless and unceasing efforts in making the pictures (except portraits) for this, the 1948 edition of the China Grove High School Annual. Printing ROWAN PRINTING CO Salisbury, N. C. Dedication To MRS. FRED BOSTIAN With sincere appreciation for her wise counseling, her eager concern for our wel¬ fare, and her patient and never-tiring endeavors on our behalf, we the class of nineteen hundred forty-eight dedicate this volume of The Parrot. In Memory In loving memory of a dearly loved schoolmate, Robert Teeter, who died from injuries received while upholding the honor of his school. Robert will always be re¬ membered for his winning smile, his good-natured cooperation, and his fine sportsmanship. fi4tnin ' Uttathn School Board Mr. Clinton Eudy Chairman Mr. Leonard Tatum Mr. Hubert Fleming Mr. Wayne Patterson Mr. Marvin Long The Faculty JESSE C. CARSON, JR. VIRGINIA M. CARSON A.B., Guilford College A.B., Meredith College Graduate Work, U. N. C. Seventh Grade Principal MRS. FRED H. BOSTIAN COLLEEN BROADWAY RUTH LINEBERGER A.B., W. C. U. N. C. A.B., Flora Macdonald College A.B., W. C. U. N. C. English, History Mathematics, Science Mathematics MARY APPERSON B.S., H.E., W. C. U. N. C. Home Economics ALLAN H. HONBARRIER B.S., N. C. State College Agricu Iture MRS. BILL GOODMAN B.S., Catawba College Commerce MRS. RALPH S. CORRIHER A.B., Catawba College U. N. C. French, Shorthand, Librarian MRS. VIOLA PAGE ODELL B.S., Appalachian S. T. C. Univ. So. Calif.—11. N. C. English, Latin ALDENA ABERNATHY A.B., Catawba College English, Civics, Dramatics JOSEPH A. SAVAGE DOROTHY SALMONS LENA SMITH B.S., Appalachian S. T. C. A.B., Elon College B.S., Appalachian S. T. C. Soc. St. Physical Education Seventh Grade Seventh Grade MARY WILBURN A.B., Winthrop College Eighth Grade AILEEN L. MYERS A.B., Catawba College Eighth Grade RUTH BAGWELL A.B., Furman Univ. Eighth Grade Post Graduates Bobby Deal Mary Frances Overcash Hoyt Freeze Greer Goodman Jerry Monroe Teresa Deal Senior Officers President .Frank Patterson Vice-President .Faye Barringer Secretary Jean Eller Treasurer Jack Whitaker CARL ALEXANDER ALBRIGHT “Strucky” “The will of a man is his happiness.” Speech Club 3; Basketball 3, 4; Commercial Club 4; Monogram Club 4; Football 4. EVELYN RUTH ALLMAN “Spec” “The Tongue—that is the pen of the heart.” Library Staff 1; Beta Club 3, 4; Most Talkative Girl 4. MATTIE LOU BAKER “Matt” “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” Wilmington High School 1; Bas¬ ketball 1, 2; Softball 1, 2; May Day Attendant 2; Cheerleader 3, 4; Mon- _ ogram Club 3, 4; Fall Festival Sen¬ ior Queen 4; Best Looking Girl 4. IRVIN MONROE BURTON ALDRIDGE “Agnes” “What should a man do but be merry?” F. F. A. 1-4. CLARA BLANCHE ATWELL “Clarabelle” “Great thoughts come from the heart.” Centennial High School 1, 2; Beta Club 3, 4; Choir 3, 4; Cast of Glow Lights of San Rey 3; Debate 3; Winner of American Oratorical Con¬ test 3; Canteen 3; Annual Staff 4; Trident Staff 4; Commercial Club 4; Cast of Arrival in Person 4. JOAN MILLER BARGER “Jo” “She who has truth need never fear.” Cheerio Club 1; Basketball 1; Manager 2; Choir 1, 2, 4; Mono¬ gram Club 2-4; Trident Staff 4; Speech Club 3. FAYE ELIZABETH BARRINGER “Red” “Joy is the mainspring of a person’s life.” Library Staff 1, 2, 4; Class Vice- President 3, 4; Beta Club 3, 4. RAY BERNARD BEAVER “Bernard” “There is likewise a reward for faithful silence.” Bus Driver 3, 4; Choir 1-4. BETTY ELIZABETH BELK “Pee Wee” “A little thing comforts us because a little thing afflicts us.” Choir 1; Softball 3; Canteen 3. GEORGE MORRIS BASINGER “Porky” “How the wit brightens, how the style refines.” F. F. A. 1, 2; Bus Driver 3, 4; Basketball 4; Most Talkative 4; Monogram Club 4; Choir 4. ANICE HELEN BEEKER “Ann” “Exceedingly fair is she.” Home Economics Club 1, 2. JAMES HOYLE BRADSHAW “James” “For he was studious—of his ease.” Trident Staff 4. SADIE MONTICE CASPER “Monty” “What is thine is mine: and all mine is thine.” Home Economics Club 2; Can¬ teen 3. DORIS JEAN ELLER “Jean” “I would be friends with you and have your love.” Library Staff 1, 2; Class Treas¬ urer 3; Beta Club 3, 4; President 4; Class Prophet 4; Class Secretary 4; Best All-Round 4. ALLIE MAE GRAHAM “A|” “Laugh and the world laughs with you.” Home Economics Club 2. HAROLD RAY CORRIHER “Crook” “For he was more than ever over shoes in love.” Bus Driver 1-4; Most Popular 1; Football 2-4; May Day Attendant 2; Best All-Round 4. BETTY JEAN FREEZE “Betty” “Life is not life at all without delight.” Assistant Marshal 3; Choir 3, 4; Beta Club 3, 4; Treasurer 4; Library Staff 4; Basketball 4; Home Eco¬ nomics Club 4. MADIE PAULINE HALL “Poliy” “Her talk was like a stream which runs.” Lunch Room Staff 2-4; Softball 3; Home Economics Club 3, 4. CARL ROGER HAYNES “Haynes” “Our thoughts and our conduct are our own.” Bus Driver 3, 4; F. F. A. 1-4. MABLE RELENA HOOKS “Shorty” “Small and sweet things are best.” Basketball 1, 2; Home Economics Club 1; Monogram Club 2-4; Soft- ball Manager 3, 4; Basketball Man¬ ager 3, 4; Canteen 3; Trident Staff 4; Commercial Club 4; Reporter 4; Cheerleader 4. WALTER GLENN ISENHOUR “Isie” “I live in pleasure when I live with my friends.” Cast of Glow Lights of San Rey 3. GEORGE WILLIAM HONBARGER, JR. “Bobby” ‘The will of man is his happiness.” Commercial Club 4. ELSIE REBECCA HUNTER “Elsie” “ ’Twas the loveliest hair in all the world.” Prospect High School 1, 2; Beta Club 2-4; Choir 3; Canteen 3; Com¬ mercial Club 4; Trident Staff 4; Library Staff 4; Office 4; Home Eco¬ nomics Club 4. EVELYN LORRENE KARRIKER “Toots” “There is nothing that is meritorious but virtue and friendship.” Home Economics Club 1; Mono¬ gram Club 1-4; Basketball 1, 2; Softball 1, 2; Most Athletic 2; Com¬ mercial Club 4. MARGARET CAROLYN KIMBALL “Carolyn” “ ’Tis good will makes intelligence.” Library Staff 1, 3; Canteen 3; Beta Club 3, 4; Trident Staff 4; Commercial Club 4; Home Eco¬ nomics Club 4. VIOLA JOSEPHINE KOON “Jo” “The friendship between me and you I will not forget.” Cheerleader 2. EDWARD LEE MAULT “Ed” “In many respects the best fellow in the world.” BETTY SUE KLUTTZ “Bette” “ ’Tis what I love determines how I love.” Cheerio Club 1; May Day At¬ tendant 1; Softball 1-4; Basketball 1-4; Monogram Club 1-4; Beta Club 4. BOBBY JEAN LEFLER “Lefler” “For one to cast away a virtu¬ ous friend I call as bad as to cast away one’s own life.” Cheerleader 2. JOHNNIE PAULINE McCOMBS “J. J.” “Nature was here so lavish in her store that she bestowed until she had no more.” Class Secretary 1, 2; Best Student 1; Chief Cheerleader 1; May Day Attendant 1; Basketball 1-4; Most Outstanding Player 1-3; Best All- Round 2; Maid of Honor 2; Chief Marshal 3; Winner Miller Cup 3; Most Popular 1, 4; Monogram Club 1-4; Softball 1-4; Newspaper Staff 3; Beta Club 3, 4; Secretary 4; Most Athletic 4; Annual Staff 3 ( 4; Junior Representative 3; Editor-in-Chief 4; Scholarship Medal 3; Canteen 2, 3. ELEANOR LUCILLE McGALLI ARD “Cill” ‘Talent is a woman’s graceful power.” Choir 1-4; Beta Club 3, 4; Cheer- eader 4; Annual Staff 4. JAMES LUTHER MILLER “Jimmy” ‘An honest man and a warm heart within.” Baseball 1-4; F. F. A. 1-4; Mono¬ ram Club 2-4. FRANK CAUBLE PATTERSON “Frank” So mild, so loving, so strong, so good.” |! F. F. A. 1-3; Class President 1, 4; jj hief Marshal 3; Football 2-4; Bas- i etball 2-4; Monogram Club 2-4; iaseball 3, 4; Most Athletic 4; Beta I lub 3, 4; Vice-President 4. ROXIE IRENE MILLER “Rene” “Not much talk—a great, sweet silence.” MILDRED McDANIEL OSBORNE “Millie” “For nothing lovelier can be found than a delightful wife.” Home Economics Club 3, 4; Li¬ brary Staff 3, 4; Beta Club 4; Com¬ mercial Club 4. OLLIE JEAN PATTERSON “Ollie” “For knowledge, too, is itself a power.” Choir 1, 3, 4; Class Secretary 3; Softball 3, 4; Monogram 3, 4; Beta Club 3, 4; Home Economics Club 4; Library Staff 4; Basketball 4; Tri¬ dent Staff 4. PANSY RUTH SAFRIET “Pan” “Study is like the heaven’s glorious sun.” Dramatics Club 2; Home Econom¬ ics Club 2; Canteen 3; Commercial Club 3; Most Studious 4; Beta Club 4; Cast of The Intruder 4. JOHN THELBERT SHiNN “Shinn” “When is the end of study? Let me know.” Best Student 1; Best All-Round 1; Dramatics Club 1, 2; Choir 1-4; Canteen 3; Debate 3; Cast of Glow Lights of San Rey 3; Cast of O Come Let Us Adore Him 3; Beta Club 3, 4; Newspaper Staff 3, 4; Most Studious 4; Commercial Club 4; Annual Staff 4. DORIS PEGGY SIMPSON “Dot” “But there’s nothing half so sweet in life as love’s young dream.” Cheerleader 2; Dramatics Club 2; Choir 2-4; Home Economics Club 4; Most Romantic 4; Best Dressed 4; Trident Staff 4; Cast of Arrival in Person 4; Beta Club 4. EVELYN PENUFON1A SHILLINGLAW “Loufonia” “To be slow in words is a woman’s only virtue.” Office girl 4; Home Economics Club 4; Commercial Club 4. CHARLES HERBERT SHOE “Buck” “There is likewise a reward for faithful silence.” Band 1, 2; F. F. A. 1-4; Base¬ ball 1-4. JOSEPH EDISON SLOOP “Joe” “The man that blushes is a true friend.” F. F. A. 1-3; Bus Driver 2, 3; Most Bashful 4. JESSIE LOUISE STIREWALT Lou” “Her air, her manners, all who saw admired.” Home Economics Club 2. MARY LOU THOMPSON “Lary Mou” “Much talent and yet an everlasting character.” Basketball 1; Band 1; Cast of ' Glow Lights of San Rey 3; Can- een 3; Beta Club 3, 4; Most Orig- nal Girl 4; Annual Staff 4. PLEASANT WILLIAM WALTER Squeech” ‘The dream is his real life: the world around him is a dream.” F. F. A. 1-3; Dramatics Club 1; Ihoir 2-4; Bus Driver 2-4. MARTHA ELIZABETH SUDDETH Marthey” “Devout yet cheerful, active yet resigned.” Dramatics Club 1; Store 2, 3; Cast of Glow Lights of San Rey” 3; Canteen 3; Home Economics Club 4; Most Bashful 4. CLARA JEAN WALL Jean” “Play up, play up, and play the game.” Monogram Club 1-4; Basketball 1-4; Home Economics Club 1; Can¬ teen 3; Softball 3, 4; Trident Staff 4; Cheerleader 4; Commercial Club 4; President 4. FREDA ELIZABETH WARD “Shorty” “For she that is good and sweet is ever great.” Best Student 1; Dramatics Club 1, 2; Band 1, 2; Cast of Alice ' s Blue Gown” 1; Cast of Halloween Play 2; Beta Club 2, 3, 4; Choir 2, 3, 4; Scholarship Medal 2, 3; Cast of Glow Lights of San Rey 3; Woodmen of the World History Award 3; Trident Staff 2, 4; Editor- in-Chief 4; Annual Staff 4; Canteen 3; Commercial Club 4; Cast of The Little Shepherd 4; Office 4. NELLIE LOIS WELLS “Lois” “Works of the intelligent are great and everlasting.” Landis High School 1; Beta Club 3, 4; Library Staff 3; Home Eco¬ nomics Club 4; Commercial Club 4; Trident Staff 4. R. C. ADAMS WHITE “R. C.” “An honest man is the noblest work of God.” Best Dressed 1; Baseball 2, 3, 4; Monogram Club 2, 3, 4; Cast of Glow Lights of San Rey 3; Beta Club 3, 4; Football 3, 4; Speech Club 3; Most Romantic 4; Cast of Arrival in Person 4. JACK EDWARD WHITAKER “Jackson” “Handsome is that handsome does.” Band 1; Orchestra 1; Halloween Carnival King 2; Class Vice-Presi¬ dent 1; Assistant Marshal 3; Beta Club 3, 4; Annual Staff 4; Best Dressed 4; Class Lawyer 4; Class Treasurer 4. EDNA LAVERNE WILHELM “Laverne” “Sweet silence is an endurable trait.” Home Economics Club 2; Can¬ teen 3. WILLIAM FRANKLIN WOOD “Bill” “They love, they envy, but cannot do without him.” Football 1, 2; Manager 3, 4; Band 1, 2; Orchestra 1; Monogram Club 3, 4; Basketball Manager 2, 3, 4; Baseball Manager 2, 3; Canteen 3; Most Popular 4; Most Original 4. Most Romantic Doris Simpson R. C. White Best Looking Mattie Lou Baker Frank Patterson Most Talkative Evelyn Allman George Basinger Most Bashful Martha Suddeth Joe Sloop Most Studious Pansy Safriet Thelbert Shinn Most Vo pillar Johnnie McCombs Bill Wood Most Original Mary Lou Thompson Bill Wood Best Dressed Doris Simpson Jack Whitaker Best Athletes Johnnie McCombs Frank Patterson 0$, 7 c {BmIsl Junior Class Officers President . Vice-President, Secretary . Treasurer . Reporter . .Carroll Deal ...Helen Hathcock Peggy Bernhardt .Tommy Winecoff .Doris Overcash JEAN BAKER HELEN BARBER PAT BARNHARDT LILLIE BELLE SUE EVELYN ATWELL ALDRIDGE PEGGY BERNHARDT RACHEL BROWN BOBBY CARTER mm NAN CORRELL JAMES CRESS CARROLL DEAL ELOISE DEAL BOBBY EAGLE WILLIAM FAGGART CORA LEE FREEZE HOWARD GOODMAN HELEN HATHCOCK HAZEL HILL RAY HORTON RICHARD JONES BETTY JEAN JORDON EVELYN JORDON GEAN LEE BOBBY LIPPARD EVELYN LOWDER HELEN MATHESON DOLORES MAULDIN ARLETTA MICHAEL EVA MAE MILLER JIMMY MILLER SARA ROSE MILLER RACHEL MORRIS ROY MORRIS COLLEEN OVERCASH DORIS OVERCASH MARVIN PARK DAVEY LEE PARNELL MILDRED PARRISH DANNY RITCHIE ALLENE SECHLER DRUCILLA SECHLER CARMELITA SHINN GEORGE SIDES, JR. JOHN SIFFORD BENNETT SILLIMAN CLARA SPEIGHT DONALD STARNES BETTY LOU STRICKER FRANKLIN SUDDETH EDGAR SUTTON NANCY TATUM RICHARD TEETER A. O. WAGNER Parrot Staff Editor-in-Chief Johnnie McCombs Associate Editors . Clara Atwell, Freda Ward Business Manager . Thelblrt Shinn Assistant Business Manager . Jack Whitaker Art Editors Mary Lou Thompson, Lucille McGalliard Junior Representative . Danny Ritchie Faculty Advisor . Mrs. Odell Sophomore Class Officers President .David Beaver Vice-President .Carl Bradshaw Secretary .Joyce Barringer Treasurer .Margaret Smith Reporter .Jane Eller First Row: Peggy Safriet, Betty Beaver, Claudia Shuffler, Doris Herrin, Mar¬ garet Smith, Betty Talbert, Mrs. Goodman. Second Row: Margaret Deal, Mamie Trexler, Mozelle Bost, David Beaver, Donald Livengood, Eugene Freeze, Benny Davis. Third Row: Jack Lefler, James Hahn, Jerry Cline, Audry Stirewalt. Front Row: Sadie Ritch, Juanita Freeman, Betty Hogan, Phyllis Rogers, Joan Sifford, Virginia Deal, Collene Shue. Second Row: Johnsie Morgan, Leona Basinger, Grace McKnight, Nellie Ben- field, Lynnie Corriher, Melba Willis, Miss Broadway. Third Row: Charles Smith, Carl Bradshaw, Stanley Upright, Johnny Harrison, Johnny Atwell, Carl Patterson. First Row: Pauline Deal, Betty Jean Rary, Joyce Barringer, Jane Eller, Sulena Houck, Natalie Tucker, Mary K. Wilhelm, Miss Abernathy, Louise Weaver. Second Row: Peggy Cress, Jimmy Menius, James Teeter, Charlie Simpson, Richard Cress, Christie Shuping, Sidney Kluttz. Third Row: Jay Barnhardt, Harry Cline, James Ray Park. Freshman Officers President .Kenneth Mayhew Vice-President .Louise Lambert Secretary .Charles Sifford Treasurer .Johnny Eagle Representative .Betty Bostian Front Row: Janette Benfield, Verline Shepherd, Doris Sechler, Betty Readling, Doris Baker, Dickie Ayers, Arnold Bradshaw, Kermit Horton, Buddy Pinion. Second Row: Helen Bostian, Frances Wilhoit, Barbara Jean Deal, Jeanette Belk, Ruby Linker, Joyce Ann Safrit, Esther Morris, Kelly Barger, Mrs. Bostian. Third Row: Jimmy Lyerly, Henry West, Bobby Shoe, Buddy Graeber, Cartee Jordan, Charles Sifford, Johnny Morrison, Robert Horton. First Row: Emma Wilson, Lois Shillinglaw, Joan Wilhelm, Emma Jean Baker, Dorothy Hardin, Bertha Treece, Connie Sechler, Erma Jean Abernathy, Jean Ritchie, Betty Bostian, Betty Jean Russell. Second Row: Jean Silliman, Louise Lambert, Kathleen Miller, Erma Shuffler, Bertie Earnhardt, Jane Baker, Ruby Goodman, Jean Correll. Third Row: Jim Row Tucker, Bobby Sides, Bobby Morris, Kenneth Mayhew, Billy Wise, Bobby Barger, Johnny Eagle, Mr. Savage. Fourth Row: Norman Quantz, Billy Eury, Keith Sheppard, Donald Smith, Paul Owens. First Row: Dorothy Albright, Sophie Upright, Carolyn Stirewalt, Margaret Swanner, Hilda Sides, Faye Yost, Sara Jo Morris, Clara Cottingham, Miss Sink. Second Row: Lois Eaton, Evelyn Fulcher, Dorothy Kirkman. Third Row: Glenn Stirewalt, Charles Bost, Wade Overcash, William Shuffler, Clinton Sechler, Carl Smith, Jack Malcolm. Fourth Row: Fred Pinion, Billy Bradshaw, Nathan Adams. Eighth Grade Officers President .Charles Corriher Vice-President .Mae Tucker Sec.-Treasurer .Ramona Phillips First Row: Betty Josey, Martha Thornburg, Mae Tucker, Rebecca Cooper, Ophelia Caldwell, Betty Benfield, Worth Starnes, Jackie Davis, Dickie Hahn, Boyd Hampton. Second Row: Alice Pless, Patsy Stirewalt, Dorothy Sechler, Colleen Matheson, Janette McCorkle, Ruby Hall, Janette Heglar, Barbara Parrish. Third Row: Kenneth Carter, Charles Corriher, Dwight Deal, Paul Martin, Marvin Deal, Jerry Murphy, Farker Wise, Ralph Luther, Jerry Mauldin, Gerald Wise, Miss Wilburn, Richard Parker. First Row: Sybil Safriet, Dorothy Wago ner, Barbara Overcash, Betty Jean Fry, Kath- eryn Farmer, Joan Yost, Jimmy Whitman, Robert Park, Carl Casper. Second Row: Ruth Speight, Katheryn Kluttz, Virginia Bunis, Martha Patterson, Charles Cress, Bobby Walker, Lettie Mae Carter, Helen Johnson. Third Row: Miss Bagwell, Jean Arthurs, Mabel Miller, Delmar Johnson. Fourth Row: Edgar Mecimore, Harry Lipe, A. W. Furr, Earl McDaniel, Bobby Cooper, Jonah Sloop, Bryce Smith, James Hooks. First Row: Mrs. Myers, Geraldine Barnhardt, Ada Hooks, Ramona Phillips, Rachel Wenders, Mildred Davis, Nancy Michael, Delores Tutherow. Second Row: Johnny Hughs, Donald Sutton, William Seaman, Shirley Graeber, Emily Beaver, Bettie Trexler, Josephine Rowland, Tommy Lentz. Third Row: Joe Freeze, Roy Whitman, Wayne Harrelson, Sammy Wall, Jimmy Morton. Seventh Grade Officers President .Betty Eury Vice-President .Sue Alice Smith Secretary .Margie Teeter Treasurer .Betty Lyerly First Row: Joyce Wall, Peggy Jean Faggart, William Hodge, Billy Reid Sheppard, Jimmy Willis, Dorothy Cooper, De Lois Fisher, Glenn Stirewalt, Gary Beaver, Calvin Walker. Second Row: Nancy S.tirewalt, Louise Safrit, Hazel Poston, Dorothy Heilig, Martha Fortner, Carolyn Overcash, Billy Wensil, Theodore Carlton. Third Row: Doris Benson, Gracie Childress, Frances Miller, Betty Lyerly, Pauline Tutherow, Janie Dishman, Peggy Rue Hunter, Bobby Mauldin. Fourth Row: Miss Smith, Donald Harrington, Bobby Patterson, Sunny Cranford, Bobby Killian, Lewis Moose, Jerry Earle, Billy Vanderford, Bobby Freeze. 2m 1 ImM Hi I n gg sCeT J V J| ■ J -.••4 1 L� in8ffpiifi35rTiw 8iKiy i Bl( LT‘. ' hy iWKn LwL si 5 • r . Wm 1 ! illSlfM - rmr 1 • % irS ' . § ;k lJSu ;.■;••• ' . ft ' W : |W|‘ iif.; ; lv J j ;JV|| II | 1 f || r V fel r fTHML Hk :] 1 t •. .] 1 48few?:-a ® 4 iIf ’ First Row: Jackie Collins, Margaret Sawyer, Norma Baker, Peggy Christy, Jo Ann Fisher, Patty Owens, Margie Teeter, Jackie Correll. Second Row: Nancy Fesperman, Peggy Wallace, Peggy Hill, Carol Baker, Faye Graham, Nedda Bebber, Carl Kluttz. Third Row: Coy Shine, Ethel Kluttz, Jo Ann Wilson, Mary Lou Morris, Ruby Carpenter. Fourth Row: Leonard Wilhelm, Max Boger, Mack Thomas, Donald Patterson, Jimmy Meismer, Clayton Morris, William Griffin, Miss Salmons. Fifth Row: L. C. Graham, James Fesperman. First Row: Charlotte Josey, Evyleen Stirewalt, Helen Hunter, Danny Safriet, Betty Hampton, Colleen McDonald, Rosie Lee Waller, Joan Wright, Sue Smith. Second Row: Mary Casper, Patricia Forbes, Don Tucker, Wayne Sechler, C. E. Rary, Jr., Barbara Ritchie, Shirley Beaver, Betty Eury. Third Row: Miss McGill, Jimmie Menius, Elizabeth Marsh, Louis Jordon, Memory McGalliard, Nancy Fesperman. Ckiivitisidu Choir Newspaper Staff 3fHl � rjt I Xly - ' ' i t- ' X.v-... ■ v ,. . .... , .| Home Economics Commercial Beta Club Monogram Library Office Group Cafeteria F. F. A SfurdA, Cheerleaders Doris Overcash Bette Wood, Chief Eloise Deal Lucille McGalliard Nan Correll Betty Bostian Wmmm Girls Basketball Nan Correll, Betty Jean Rary, Gaynell Buckwell, Johnnie McCombs, Betty Sue Kluttz, Peggy Bernhardt, Clara Jean Wall, Betty Hogan, Louise Weaver, Patty Sue Barnhardt, Doris Overcash, Betty Jean Jordon, Betty Jean Freeze, Ollie Patterson, Relena Hooks, Manager, Ruby Goodman, Margaret Deal, Dolores Mauldin. Boys Basketball Bob Deal, Manager, Gilbert Dyson, Frank Patterson, Bobby Eagle, James Cress, Donald Livengood, Franklin Suddeth, Carl Patterson, George Basinger, Thurman Hooks, Charles White, Manager. Red Devils JOE BUCKWELL THERMAN HOOKS BILL FAGGART DONALD LIVENGOOD JIMMY MENIUS GILBERT MEISMER ALBERT MELCHOR HOYT FREEZE CHARLES WHITE ROBERT HORTON BILL CRANFORD J. T. EARNHARDT CARROLL DEAL BOBBY DEAL WADE KLUTTZ FOIL SAFRIT FRANK PATTERSON CARL ALBRIGHT BUDDY GRAEBER ROBERT GILLIS RICHARD TEETER The Red Devils were handicapped during the 1947 season in that changes were made both in coaches and in the players on the team. No picture of the entire team was available. JawuA £ai}ihgA e{j ' JatncuA People Lucius Seneca: Speech is the index of the mind. Alexander Pope: A little learning is a dangerous thing. Jesse Carson: Students, I think Lve said this before. Alice Corriher: Class, did I ever tell you about.? William Cowper: Variety is the spice of life. Aldena Abernathy: Students, I’ll tell you one more time. Joseph Savage: Now, isn’t that right, Class? Alfred Lord Tennyson: Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die. Evelyn Little Goodman: All right, let’s move up to the front, people. Mary Apperson: Girls, be sure to keep your notebooks up-to-date. John Keats: A thing of beauty is a joy forever. Ruth Lineberger: Let’s begin; the gong has sounded. Viola Odell: All right, folks, hurry to get to your classes, the bell has rung. Colleen Broadway: Get your pencil and paper and work the next 20 problems. Robert Burns: O wad some power the gif tie gie us To see oursel’s as ithers see us! Margaret Sink: Turn to the next page and answer all the questions. Ethel Eudy Bostian: O my mercy! Mercy me! William Shakespeare: All’s well that ends well. ?! j 3ra We, the staff, wish to extend to the senior class our sincere appreciation for giving to us the greatest honor that can be paid to any high school student, the privilege of being on The Parrot staff. This distinction will never be forgotten. To whom it may concern: This for the benefit of those who would like to know what in the world was done with all the money we stuck the business firms of Salis¬ bury, China Grove, Kannapolis and Concord and the students of China Grove High for. OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE PARROT ASSETS Mrs. Odell. Priceless Cash.$ 1,000.27 The Staff’s Personality. .12 The Staff’s Good Looks. 223.01 The Staff’s Intelligence. .03 Total Assets, LIABILITIES Wear and tear on the business manager’s and junior representative’s cars. Kolor-back for teachers’ grey hairs received during picture-making week. Worry on part of Johnnie McCombs. V 2 cost of replacing Oestreicher’s and Linker’s cameras Worry on part of Mrs. Odell. Hot Dogs, Hamburgers and Milk Shakes for Freda, Mary Lou and Clara. Pencils and paper for excuses. Parking Meter Change. Embezzlement Fund. Mrs. Odell, Parking Ticket. PROPRIETORSHIP $ 1,223.43 $ 30.10 384.95 .12 200.02 505.05 23.00 2.41 .01 76.77 1.00 $ 1,223.43 Parrot Staff, 1947-1948 Add Net Profit Mrs. Odell 000.00 Parrot Staff, 1948-1949 Mrs. Odell M. t. THERE COMES A TIME in almost every man’s life when it will mean a good deal to him to have the recommendation or endorsement of a good bank. IF HE IS FAVORABLY KNOWN at the bank, he has a distinct advan¬ tage over the man who is not. YOUR REPUTATION is what you have made it through the years of honest dealing, and your disposition to meet your obligations promptly. THE BANK OF CHINA GROVE C. C. GRAHAM, President J. F. COOPER, Vice-President S. W. FREEZE, Cashier S. F. CLINE, Assistant Cashier CHINA GROVE, N. C. The Rowan County Building and Loan Association China Grove, N. C. This Building and Loan Association’s business is mutual. Members save money together . . . They lend to each other. They divide profits among themselves. They work to help each other. Our shares are good investments and pay good dividends. Come In and We Will Talk It Over UNDER STATE SUPERVISION K. A. SHINN, President CARL BEAVER, Vice-President C. C. GRAHAM, Secretary-Treasurer V Roberts fjewel Shoppee Ghina Qrove, ZAforth Garolina Your Guide To Better Fashion” 108 South Main Street Salisbury, North Carolina Compliments of The Salisbury Post Daily and Sunday ANNUAL PICTURES MADE BY OESTREICHER STUDIO Salisbury North Carolina F 1 Sporting Goods Co., Inc. Complete Line Sports Supplies, Sports Wear 207 North Main Street Phone 818 Salisbury, North Carolina ★ WRENN’S . Men’s Shop KANNAPOLIS, N. C. ★ CHIC’S DRUGS SODAS LUNCHES South Main — Phone 82-W — China Grove PLESS LAUNDRY AND CLEANERS Phone 10 China Grove, N. C. LAUNDERERS AND DRY CLEANERS ☆ Compliments GOTjD shop CONCORD, N. C. SALISBURY, N. C. ☆ Compliments BELK’S DEPT. STORE AND BELK’S BARGAIN STORE KANNAPOLIS NORTH CAROLINA Compliments of W. H. WHITLEY SONS The Funeral Home ★ Telephone 2 CHINA GROVE, N. C. Telephone 2 KANNAPOLIS, N. C. NORMM INGLE Jeweler ☆ SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA - § GUYES-BETTY LOU “Reflecting Fashion’s Finest” SALISBURY, N. C. § ilium SUNSHINE LAUNDRY AND CLEANERS “One Call Cleans All” Phone 35 SOUTH CHINA GROVE, N. C. ilium McCanless Motor Company DODGE AND PLYMOUTH CARS DODGE Job-Rated TRUCKS Salisbury, North Carolina SALES SERVICE 122 East Council Street 123 East Liberty Street CLOTHING — SHOES — FURNISHINGS FOR ALL THE FAMILY is the business of the Bostian Mercantile Company China Grove’s Best Store Phone 83-R BROWN DRUG COMPANY PRESCRIPTIONS AND SUNDRIES Phone 4 China Grove, N. C. BROWN-DEXTER COMPANY Jackson Park KANNAPOLIS, N. C. W. C. ODELL INSURANCE AGENCY Rooms 15 and 16 Boger Building Telephone 470 KANNAPOLIS, NORTH CAROLINA SALISBURY CUT RATE FURNITURE COMPANY L. C. KLUTTZ—H. S. MELTON, Owners 127 East Innes Street Phone 1099 Salisbury, N. C. Exclusive Ready-to-Wear, Shoes, and Millinery” Kannapolis, N. C. Statesville, N. C. Congratulations To The Class Of ’48 WHEN IN CONCORD DO YOUR SHOPPING AT BELK’JS DEPT. STORE. CONCORD NORTH CAROLINA WATCHES DIAMONDS CLOCKS W. L. BRADSHAW “Jeweler” JOHN R. BROWN BLDG. CHINA GROVE, N. C. Watch Repairing—Only Genuine Parts Used MAYNARD MUSIC CO. One of the Oldest Music Houses in the South SALISBURY, N. C. RUSTIN FURNITURE CO. CENTERVIEW PHONE 493 KANNAPOLIS. N. C. Compliments of CHINA GROVE HARDWARE CO. ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES AND BUILDING MATERIAL 1901 1948 PHONE 5-W Compliments of JIMMY BLACKWELDER S AT INNES AND STATESVILLE ROADS Compliments of CASPER ' S SHOE STORE SALISBURY, N. C. F. C. JORDAN TREXLER BROS., INC. CLOTHING AND FURNISHINGS FOR Jeweler MEN AND BOYS 121-123 S. Main St. Phone 1495 ★ SALISBURY, N. C. EXPERT WATCH AND CLOCK REPAIRING BAMBY SUNBEAM ★ always SOUTH CHINA GROVE “Bread At Its Best” R. L. DEAL Compliments of SERVICE STATION SANITARY CAFE MOBIL OIL — MOBIL GAS TIRES — BATTERIES — ACCESSORIES The Place to Meet ★ Your Friends” Phone 110 CHINA GROVE, N. C. KANNAPOLIS, N. C. ROWAN GROCERY STORE ROWAN MILLS ★ SALISBURY, N. C. It pleases ns to please you” ★ PHONE 1424 The Daily Independent North Carolina’s Fastest Growing Newspaper PUBLISHED DAILY AT KANNAPOLIS N. C. Compliments of ROSE ' S 5 10c STORE KANNAPOLIS, N. C. VIRGINIA ' S Junior and Misses Clothes KANNAPOLIS, N. C. EDWIN EARLE Stationery Office Equipment and Supplies SALISBURY, N. C. Compliments of NEWSOM ' S JEWELERS SALISBURY NORTH CAROLINA CANNON SHOE STORE “Shoes for the Entire Family” SALISBURY, N. C. HARDIMAN SONJnc. The Cut-Rate Furniture Store FRIGIDAIRE MAYTAG SALISBURY, N. C. THE FLOWER SHOP W. C. BOST, Manager Salisbury’s Leading Florists Phone Day 331 Phone Night 2358-W 125 West Innes Street SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA MANER ' S RECORD SHOP RECORDS — MAGAZINES — DRINKS SMOKES — ICE CREAM Phone 157-R China Grove, N. C. Peter Pan Pastry Shop W. V. PORTER, JR., Owner RAY MENIUS, Manager BUNS CAKES PASTRY Specialize in Birthday and Wedding Cakes 128 E. Innes St. Phone 3044 Salisbury, N. C. Rowan Printing Company Annual Lithographers PRINTING BOOK STORE Salisbury, North Carolina CHINA GROVE Compliments of ICE FUEL CO. C. E. SLOOP We Keep You Cool in Summer CHINA GROVE, N. C. Warm in Winter Telephone 95 ★ CHINA GROVE, N. C. MEATS AND GROCERIES Compliments of CITY ELECTRIC CO. MABELS BEAUTY SHOP Phone 155 Wiring and Repairs C HINA GROVE, N. C. Day Phone 111 Night Phone 89-J WILLIS FLORIST S. Franklin St. Telephone 166 DIANA SHOPS 31121 224 South Main Street CHINA GROVE, N. C. SALISBURY, N. C. Compliments of WOOD ' S 5 - 10 - 25c STORE OWENSBY ' S FURNITURE CO. G. E. APPLIANCES Phone 25 CHINA GROVE, N. C. SOUTH CHINA GROVE, N. C. WAGONER MOTOR CO., Inc. Compliments of SALES — SERVICE SMITH ' S Phone 80 Highway 29 CHINA GROVE, NORTH CAROLINA SALISBURY, N. C. Compliments of CHINA GROVE FURNITURE COMPANY FURNITURE FOR EVERY HOME ☆ Your dollar buys more at the China Grove store ☆ Phone 18 CHINA GROVE, N. C. Phone 18 DARLING SLIPPER SHOP “Salisbury’s Only Exclusive Ladies’ Shoe Store” 216 S. Main St. Phone 642 SALISBURY, N. C. Compliments of PIRIE GROCERY CHINA GROVE, N. C. JEWELRY AND LOAN CO. “We Loan On Anything” Phone 285 MIDWAY — KANNAPOLIS Compliments of SUMA ' S SHOP Telephone 676 KANNAPOLIS CONGRATULATIONS — CLASS OF ’48 THE JEWEL SHOPPE, Inc. JEWELERS AND SILVERSMITHS 100 South Main Street Kannapolis, N. C. Compliments of Maxwell Bros, and Collins Phone 23 2 Kannapolis, N. C. QUERY-GOODMAN Shoes and Hosiery for the Entire Family South Main Street Phone 108 KANNAPOLIS CASH GROCERY STORE GROCERIES — MEATS — FEEDS Phone 112-W CHINA GROVE NORTH CAROLINA Get Your Latest Recordings at BILL MULL S RECORD SHOP WEST AVE. — KANNAPOLIS EAST COUNCIL ST. — SALISBURY Compliments of JOHNSON ' S FURNITURE CO. KANNAPOLIS, N. C. ☆ GENERAL FARM EQUIPMENT COMPANY OLIVER — NEW HOLLAND SALES AND SERVICE Phone 99 China Grove ☆ CHINA GROVE DRUG COMPANY The Rexall Store PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS CHINA GROVE, NORTH CAROLINA WHITMAN ' S AND NORRIS CANDIES PHONE 123 Compliments of CHINA GROVE ROLLER MILL FLOUR, FEEDS, AND MEAL ★ Phone 23-W CHINA GROVE, N. C. § MYERS BOOTERY lit Step With Style ” KANNAPOLIS, N. C. § MY SHOP Store of Courteous Service KANNAPOLIS NORTH CAROLINA CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF ’48 DIAMONDS WATCHES JEWELRY eonar SALISBURY, N. C. KANNAPOLIS, N. C. Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company Salisbury, North Carolina Compliments of CHINA GROVE F.C.X. ★ FEED — SEED — FERTILIZER ★ Phone 51 CHINA GROVE, N. C. The House Where the Home Begins” L S FURNITURE CO. Phone 19 SALISBURY, N. C. NORMAN’S WATCH SHOP 203 S. Main St. SALISBURY, N. C. ★ WATCHES JEWELRY DIAMONDS SILVERWARE CHILDRESS BROS. HOME FURNISHING COMPANY “The Store That Friends Built” Phone 702 KANNAPOLIS, N. C. Orange Crush Bottling Company Salisbury, North Carolina Towel City Towel Company Distributors of Cannon Products Kannapolis, North Carolina The China Grove Cotton Mills Company MANUFACTURERS OF FINE COMBED YARNS CHINA GROVE, NORTH CAROLINA UNEEDA CLEANERS Phone 181 — Midway KANNAPOLIS, N. C. ' CMR GROWS M00t£ SCHOOL LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the members of the Senior Class of 1948, having completed our high school life of toils, hardships and pleasures at China Grove Grove High School, do hereby make this, our last will and testa¬ ment. To our parents, who have made possible our education, we leave our deepest love and unending gratitude. To our principal, Mr. Carson, we give our sincere thanks for the interest he has shown in our behalf. To the faculty, we express our deepest appreciation for the knowledge they have so patiently imparted to us. Our class advisers, Mrs. Odell and Mrs. Corriher, we sincerely thank for their faithful guidance. To the Junior Class, we leave our privileges and the balance (?) in our treasury. We, the Seniors, do make the following individual bequests: With Edgar Sutton, James Bradshaw leaves his studious ways. Faye Barringer wills her happy-go-lucky ways to Bobby Lip- pard. Carl Albright leaves his good disposition to Bobby Eagle. Freda Ward wills her ability to make the Honor Roll to Sarah Rose Miller. Burton Aldridge leaves his ability to cut classes to Jimmy Miller. Mary Lou Thompson wills her originality to Melba Willis. Bill Woods leaves his winning personality to Carroll Deal. Clara Jean Wall leaves her basketball ability to Gaynell Buck- well. G. W. Honbarger leaves his long list of jokes to R. J. Jones. Carolyn Kimball and Lois Wells leave their typist jobs to Colleen Overcash and Helen Hathcock. Edward Lee Mault wills his dependability to Howard Goodman. Relena Hooks leaves her position as basketball manager to anyone who can do as good a job as she has. Joe Sloop wills his bashfulness to David Parnell. Evelyn Allman leaves her bubble gum to Bette Wood. Pansy Ruth Safrit wills her studious ways to Arietta Michael. George Basinger leaves his altitude to Bobby Carter. Allie Mae Graham wills her ability to laugh to Tunny Dyson. R. C. White leaves his romantic ways to John Sifford. PROPHECY I am a great lover of the out-of-doors. Sitting here in the Library with nothing to do, maybe no one will miss me if I slip out for a walk in the woods back of the school. There alone in the quietude of the evening I might think of the thing that I wish to do with myself in the future. Wouldn’t it be terrible to get lost over here? All alone too! Let’s see now, the school building is that way. Or is it that way? I think it’s this way. Gee! I never saw so many trees. Wait! Yonder, on the hillside, isn’t that some sort of a house? I’ve never seen anything like it. It doesn’t even look like a house and yet,—well it must be. Are those radio transmitters all around the building? Well, I’m lost. I’ve got to get back to school. Maybe there’s someone there who can tell me which way to go. “Dr. Wonmug! It can’t be! But you aren’t real!” “Yes, my dear girl, won’t you come in and see my latest addition to the time machine? I can now send persons into the future as well as the past.” “Gosh, how exciting! Oh-er—Dr. Wonmung, could I go into the future? You see I’m—” “Never mind, young lady, I’m always looking for explorers. “There now, I think that’s about all the equipment you’ll need. Are you ready? O. K. step right up here. Hold your breath! Bingo! You’re gone!” What a ride and what a place! Gosh! I’m no longer in the woods, I’m in a city! Oh I know, this is China Grove. My how it has grown! Now for a lot of exploring. With the help of my magic carpet, I’ve got to find a lot of old classmates. As I walk down the street I see many new businesses. First I come upon a little shop—“Teecey’s Beauty Salon”—owned and operated by Montice Casper. Among her help I single one out I know as an old friend, Laverne Wilhelm. Across the street is Sloop’s Hotel, Joe Sloop, manager. Tonight there is to be a dance’ introducing James Bradshaw and his orchestra featuring George Basinger with the trumpet. Beside the hotel is a hat shop. On the neon sign I see “Lu’s Milliner.” Louise Stirewalt, with the help of her ever-faithful friend Allie Mae Graham, has become very famous with her new designs. I must see what has happened to the bank. Oh, Carl Haynes is now president of the firm, and working at the “Receipts” window is an out¬ standing employee, Pansy Ruth Safrit. As I walk down one of the boulevards, I see Mrs. Safrit (Betty Sue Kluttz) in her yard teaching little Suzie to walk. During a conversation I learn that Betty Jean Freeze is now married and traveling with her husband on a singing tour through the States. Mrs. Pauline Hall McDonald and Mrs. Mildred McDaniel Osborne are enjoying the peace and happiness of their little homes in the country. I think I recognize the girl coming down the street. Yes, it is Mary Lou Thompson. She and Lucille McGalliard have been abroad studying art and now have several paintings in the National Art Gallery. From her I learn that Mattie Lou Baker has given up her stage career to be¬ come the wife of Harold Ray Corriher. He needs a little blonde secretary since he owns the largest Sand Contracting business in the United States. From here I will go to the school building. I see two girls walking down the hall. Talking to them I find that more sports have been added to the school, and through the excellent coaching of Clara Jean Wall all the honors and trophies offered have been won. Relena Hooks, the out¬ standing commercial teacher, has developed some of the world’s fastest typists and speediest shorthand writers. The choir has reached its high¬ est achievements under the directorship of Joan Barger. They are having at school today as entertainment, “The Wackies” starring the two comedians of the year, Glenn Isenhour and Edward Lee Mault. Moving on up to Rowan Mills, I find still more changes. Since Evelyn Allman, the first woman superintendent, has taken over, the village has really grown and is now a very prominent city. Here living on Main Street is a Mrs. Bradshaw. Let me investigate further, so-o- it is Faye Barringer happily married to a great ball player. In Salisbury, I see Viola Koon is making a good nurse for some dentist, but Jean Lefler couldn’t settle down. Making a tour of the world, she is now in Mexico. No, she isn’t traveling alone; one of her pals, Anice Beeker, is accompanying her on this trip. Irene Miller is also married and making a very successful home in Salisbury. We have other teachers from our class, one Ollie Patterson teaching English at Lenoir-Rhyne, and the other Lois Wells teaching French at W. C. U. N. C. Going further north and stopping at the nation’s capitol, I see in the Senate Chamber, one of the Senators from N. C., Charles Shoe; and governor of the same state is none other than Frank Patterson. Two of the nation’s leading men. Stopping in Delaware, someone told me that Thelbert Shinn was vice-president of the DuPont Chemical Company and he has Martha Suddeth as Receptionist, and Elsie Hunter as Secretary. I go to a newsstand in New York and buy a “New York Times.” Glancing over the staff, I see the name of Johnnie McCombs, Assistant Editor. I go to her office and find she has as two of her reporters, a dashing red-head—Evelyn Karriker and a scooping blonde—Carolyn Kimball. Nothing escapes the careful eyes of this staff. I think I will take in the New York State Fair for amusement today. Hundreds of people are gathered around a side show over there. Let me see what’s going on. It is “The Wall of Death” featuring Burton Aldridge, motorcyclist. In the business section of town I see a skyscraper. Going into this magnificent building I see on a door, “G. W. Honbarger, Architect.” He is now visiting in France getting a contract for the new capitol building. One of his employees is a geometry classmate, Bernard Beaver. Dr. Freda Ward? Psychiatrist? She has established a very successful business and is rapidly becoming famous. Now for a trip to Boston. There is to be a thrilling game today. Red Sox versus the New York Yankees. Pitching for the Red Sox is R. C. White. No wonder he pitches “no hitters,” his wife, the former Clara Atwell, is sitting on the sidelines cheering for him. Manager of the Red Sox team is Bill Wood. But look who the Yankees have as shortstop, the top batter of the year, Jimmy Miller. The competition is so strong I can’t bear to watch the game. So I must go. Traveling to the west, I have to stop in Michigan. Here I find the Whitaker Aircraft Manufacturing Company. President—Jack Whitaker. His secretary seems familiar. Yes—it is Evelyn Shillinglaw. Bette Belk is an airline hostess for the Eastern Airlines. Coming back to the south through Tennessee, I come upon Carl Albright. He is now President of the T. V. A. Electrical Company. Now in Florida I have a glimpse of a little antique home owned by the Deals. Doris Simpson Deal is the lady of the house. Before I had a chance to see my own future, Dr. Wonmug brought me back into the present. He showed me the way to the school and I, being a such a daze, rushed off without thanking him; in such a hurry was I to tell my friends of these exciting adventures. JEAN ELLER, Prophetess Montice Casper and Laverene Wilhelm leave their close friend¬ ship to Hazel Hill and Clara Speight. Thelbert Shinn donates his generous supply of books to the Library. Jean Eller wills her friendly ways to Helen Winecoff. Frank Patterson leaves his love for sports to his brother Carl. Mattie Lou Baker wills her good looks to Martha Thornburg. Glenn Isenhour leaves his talkativeness to Junior Sides. Pauline McDonald and Mildred Osborne will their advice on marriage to anyone who is interested in this subject. Joan Barger leaves her best asset, neatness, to Eloise Deal. Ollie Patterson wills her basketball position to Sally Blalock. Bernard Beaver and Carl Haynes leave their buses to anyone who can drive. Betty Belk wills her “petiteness” to Cora Lee Freeze. Irene Miller leaves her quiet ways to Grace McKnight. Evelyn Shillinglaw wills her job in the office to Jane Eller. Betty Jean Freeze leaves her sincerity to Danny Ritchie. Clara Atwell wills her romantic ways to Bette Mault. Lucille McGalliard leaves her art ability to James Cress. Anice Beeker wills her curly hair to Nan Correll. Charles Shoe and Jimmy Miller leave their baseball positions to Kelly Barger and Roy Morris. Elsie Hunter wills her good grades in French to Doodle Smith. Betty Sue Kluttz leaves her pleasing personality to Peggy Bernhardt. Viola Koon and Jean Lefler will their friendly natures to Delores Mauldin and Allene Sechler. Doris Simpson leaves her nice clothes to Pattie Sue Barnhardt. Louise Stirewalt wills her modesty to Evelyn Lowder. Johnnie McCombs leaves her many talents to Doris Overcash. Martha Suddeth and Harold Ray Corriher will their Bookkeep¬ ing Sets to anyone who can do as well as they have. Evelyn Karriker leaves her friendly smile to Betty Lou Hogan. I, Jack Whitaker, having no particular talents and positively no possessions worth handing down, do leave to China Grove High School my love and best wishes. SIGNED: Jack E. Whitaker, Lawyer