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

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Class Prophecy BSS8 S fc eaR£2S MSKSSS?® M=tev£“S2jE T nl»Jv V Y 15 g ° ing t0 ° Wn her OWn Taxi Service. All girl drivers no less Shir lev Carne A °? July 1Zth She ls g° in g to be a Powers Model. July 1 7th brought at our oS Alml Mt 7 ., Mu phy here Shirle y is going to teach all Science Subjects gar of .he ' saH.bur; ’ ° «» — ? be fiftb in tb e section is named Leo. The dates are July 24 through August 2 3 The first s Everette Yost whose birthday is July 2J. He is to be Captain of the U.S.s! Pokey . Paul Martin and Kenneth Carter came on July 28. They both will be just plain Sailors on Everette’s ship. July 29 is the birthday of Jimmy Wilson. He is going to be star tackle for Brigham-Young University. Harry Lipe”s birthday is also on July 29. Harry is going to be a pilot on a Jet airplane. Virginia Burris came of the 5th of August. She is going to operate a Beauty Shop for red-headed girls. Joan Bost came on the 7th. Joan is going to win the World s Championship record for speed typing by typing 300 words per minute. Dickie Hahn ' s birthday is on the 14th of August. His horoscope is that of being Editor-in-Chief of the New York Times. Charles Cress cele¬ brates his birthday on the 17th. He is destined to be head of the Agriculture Department of State College. August 21st is the birthday of Ruby Shue. She is going to be a USO entertainer for the service men. Alice Patterson, whose birthday is on August 22nd is going to replace Miss Lineberger as head of the Mathematics Department of C.G.H.S. Jim Morton ' s birthday is on the 23rd of August. The book says that he is going to be President. No not of the U. S. , ofU.N.C. VIRGO is the sixth on the section. The dates are August 24th through September 22. August 25 is the birthday on Bettie Trexler. She is going to teach the Romance Languages to the Eskimos in Alaska. Joe Freeze was born on August 30. His horos¬ cope is going to fulfill his lifetime wish: Build a bridge across the Mississippi. Length- “Bettie’s Bake Shop”. She specializes in selling the holes of doughnuts. Jack Davis comes next on September 4th. He is going to own a garage strickly for A-Models. Sep¬ tember 2nd is also the birthday of Earl McDaniel. Earl is to be elected No. 1 Casonova of American in I960. The seventh in the group is LIBRA. The dates are September 2 3rd to October 2 3rd. Joan Barrier is going to be a good housewife and her husband is going to gain weight from her good cooking. Her birthday is September 26th. Dot Sechler’s is next on the 28th. She is destined to coach the nationally known girls’ basketball team called: AMER¬ ICA’S AMAZONS. September 30 is Jim Whitman’s birthday. Jim is going to break the world’s record for Flag Pole sitting. The most talkative boy in the class comes next. Tommy Sifford, whose birthday is on the 6th of October. Tommy is destined to become HOUSE SPEAKER in the U.S. Senate. Dot Wagoner’s comes next on October 8th. Dot is going to be Margaret O’Brien’s under-study in the movies. Nancy is going to be the first teenage President of the Old Maids Club. Dick Eller, the class comedian is next on the list. His birthday is October 16th. Dick is going to be offered the contract to replace Red Skelton on TV. October 19th is Ophelia Caldwell’s birthday. She is going to be first clairnetest in the ALL GIRL ORCHESTRA. Ned Freeze, whose birthday is on the 23rd is going to buy 4NNES ST. DRUG. He went to State and majored in Pharmacy. There are but 2 under SCORPIO. The dates are October 23rd through November 22nd. Johnny Hughes’ comes first on October 28th. He is going to give Tap Dancing lessons to the ROCKETTS. November 8th is the birthday of Ralph Luther. Ralph is going to open a rest house for students that go to school 8 hours and then work’ hours. The ninth section is SAGITTARUIUS. These dates are November 23rd to December 22nd. Two students have birthdays on the 2 3rd. They are Geraldine Barnhardt and Jerry Mauldin. Geraldine is going to teach old ladies how to drive Ford Cars and Jerry is to be the world’s greatest Chess Player. Robert Clay comes next. His birthday is on the 25th of November. He was the most bashful in the class but now he is destined to be a Lawyer and free Robert Shoe, whose birthday in next on December 1st, on the charges of driving too slow. Mary Campbell’s birthday is next on December 3rd. Mary is destined to be a WAC Sargeant and is in command of the Chow Hall where her hus¬ band eats. The book says that Jean Arthurs, whose birthday is December 7th, is going to be an interior decorator and her first assignment will be to redecorate BUCKINGHAM PALACE. Harry Honbarger’s is on December 9th. He is going to be given the job as State Bus Examiner. The 1 6th is Cecil Hunter’s birthday. “Red” is going to invent a dye to make red hair stay black. The book says that Willie Stirewalt, whose birthday is on December 22nd, is going to be the best Farm Agent Rowan County will ever have.

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Class Mlstory Here we are at the end of the first lap of our life’s journey. Having mastered the problems of high school, we now feel adequately prepared to face the real tests of life. Let’s reminisce for a while. We go back four short--too short --year s. It’s the fall of 1948. What do we see? Ah yes, one hundred and thirty uncertain freshmen going into China Grove High School. Mr. Carson, our principal, and our class sponsors helped us rid ourselves of that un¬ certain feeling in a hurry. I had the privilege of being our first class president. The next fall, 1949, we came back as sophmores and found our number had dropped to 102. Jerry Mauldin was elected class president. Mr. Carson again advised us very wisely. We were relatively inactive these first two years in high school but the next year, when we were juniors, things really started popping. Our ranks had again dropped very sharply to 95. We sponsored a magazine sale and the Hallowe’en Carnival in order to finance the Junior-Senior Banquet at which we entertained the Seniors in April. Our sponsors, Mrs. Bostian and Mrs. Smith, and principal, Mr. Carson, gave us very valuable advice. Again, I had the pleasure of being class president. This was a very successful year. In the fall of 1951 we entered China Grove High School to start our last year in high school. Our class had dwindled to 72. One of our boys, Charles Mecimore, decided to work for Uncle Sam, but in a few weeks, Robert McCluney came from Gastonia and joined our ranks to keep the number at 72. With priceless assistance from our sponsors, Mrs. Corriher and Mrs. Odell, and Mr. Carson, our principal, our Senior year was very successful also. Homer Drye, as president, led the activities this last year. Under the direction of Mrs. Smith we presented the Senior Play in the spring. A large group of the class went to Washington, D.C. for a few days in May, Then came Senior Privileges, Baccalaureate Services and Graduation. Now, out into the world to seek our fortunes. James Franklin Morton, Class Historian Class Prophecy + 31 One day not long ago I wen t into one of the drugstores down town to buy a magazine. I was looking over the stand trying to decide what to get. There were the comic books: WONDER WOMAN, SUPERMAN, DONALD DUCK, and many others. Then I looked at the magazines for the home: HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING and many more. Then my eye was caught on the rack where the books with fantastic stories were kept and this one nearly knocked me for a loop. It was: HOROSCOPE OF 1952 SENIORS OF CHINA GROVE HIGH SCHOOL. I had never seen a book like this so I reached for it instant¬ ly. Since I was a member of this classmates. Some of it seemed as if it would come true and other parts seemed too funny for words. The Horoscopes were divided into twelve sections according to the birthdays and each section had a funny name. I’ll try to describe it to you. The first section’s name was ARIES. The birthdays started at March 22 and went through April 20. To start with, we had 2 students to have birthdays on the 23rd of March. Carolyn Smith and Buddy Pinyan. According to the book, Carolyn Smith is going to be a secretary to the Vice-President of a big trucking concern. Buddy is destined to be a big trucking concern. Buddy is destined to be a Band Leader. Next on the list is Janette McCorkle. Her birthday is on the 31st of March. She is destined to be a NAVY NURSE. April 1st is Emma Baker ' s birthday. A dress designer is her future. April 2nd is the birthday of Sybil Safriet who is to be the Hostess of the brand new 14 story MILLER’S HOTEL. Jack Bradshaw is next on the 6th of April. He is to be the Owner-Manager of JACK’S HELL-DRIVERS. Betty Frances Benfield’s birthday is on the 5th of April. She is going to marry a rich oil man and take care of orphans. Last in this section is Mable Miller. She is going to be Head Instructor of the Salisbury Business College. Her birthday is April the 1 3th. The second section is TAURUS. The first students are the Freeze Twins, Jean and Faye. Their birthday is May 15th. They are going to open a dress shop just for Twins. Billy Alexander came on the 16th. He is going to make use of his bus-driving and is going to be a driver for CENTRAL MOTOR LINES. May 1 9 is the birthday of Robert Parks who is destined to take Grady Cole’s place on the radio. The third section has the name of GEMINI. The dates were May 22 to June 22. I ommy Lentz’s comes first on May 27. He is going to be Center on N. C. State’s Cham¬ pion Basketball team. June 14 is the birthday of Sue Evans Horton. Sue is going to win the title of Mrs. America.

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Class Prophecy CAPRICORN is 10th on the list. The dates of this section are December 23rd to January 20th. The first student in this group is Kat Farmer. Her birthday is the 25th of December. Kat’s voice is going to bring her much reward as a “Blues” Singer. Christmas day is the birthday of Carol Whitaker. She is to be North Carolina’s bid for MAID OF COTTON for 1956. Homer Drye is destined to carry out his leader ship ability as Governor of the “Tarheel” State. His birthday is January 21st. Calvin Walker’s birthday is January 16th. He is going to be an Elephant trainer for a Circus. The 11th section is AQUARIUS. The dates range from January 21st to February 19th. Barbara Overcash and Betty Jean Benfield, whose birthday’s are January 23rd and the 28th respectfully are going to own and operate a candy store in Salisbury. They are going to specialize in kisses. Candy, that is. January 30th is Dwight Deal’s birth¬ day. “Rupert” is destined to be a mail carrier with a route of 300 miles. Boyd Hodg¬ son’s birthday is the 18th of February. She is going to be an Airline Stewardness for Eastern Lines. Robert McCluney is supposed to take the lead in the Broadway his GIRLS PREFER THEM TALL, DARK, AND HANDSOME” His birthday is February 19th. The 12th and final section is called PISCES. These dates are February 20th through March 21. Tom Baker’s birthday is on the 19th of March. Tom is going to be a horse trainer in Texas. Juanita Heilig and James Safrit celebrate their birthdays in the 3rd of March. They are going to own rival resort hotels in the Smokey Mountains and will have a very fine reputation for good food and comfort. Jeepers, I seemed to skip over WESTMINISTER CHOIR. That is just too funny to be true. Well, I ve never seen a book like that and I guess I never will again. Some of the Horo¬ scopes are too silly to ever be true but who knows what the future ' holds for us. Emily Beaver, Class Prophetess Cast Will And Zestatue at We the Senior Class of 1952, realizing that our stay at China Grove High School is coming to a close, and having many possessions which we have accumulated during our stay here, wish to rid ourselves of them by proclaiming this our Last Will and Testament. To our parents, who have guided us this far in our careers, we leave our love and unending graditude. To our principal, Mr. Carson, we give our sincere thanks for the interest he has shown in our behalf. To the faculty, we give our sincere appreciation for helping us reach our goal. To Mrs. Corriher and Mrs. Odell, our class advisors, we leave our love and thanks for their thoughtful efforts and lasting patience, in making our senior year a successful one. To the Junior Class we leave our unused Senior privileges in the hope that they will find them . To the Sophomore and Freshman Classes we leave all the books in the library in the hope that they will find out what is inside them. Joan Barrier wills her seat on the bus to Rachel Shillinglaw. Homer Drye leaves his good record at China Grove to his brother, Wiley. Janette Heglar leaves her place in the Beta Club to anyone who can meet the requirements. Billy Alexander leaves his bus No. 30 to Denis Holdsclaw. Shirley Graeber wills her ability to have fun to Bobbie Nell Rogers. Nancy Deal wills her sincerity to Dorothy Heilig. Carolyn Smith and Dwight Deal will their loving ways to Faye Upright and Glenn Carter. Barbara Overcash and Ruby Shue leave their friendship to Mary Emily Meismer and Mary Fran¬ ces Morris. Johnny Hughes wills his ability to work Geometry to Philip Mauldin. Geraldine Barnhardt wills her ability to talk on class to Kay Lauder. Sue Horton wills her seat in Bible Class to Peggy Herrin. Sybil Safriet wills her ability to make the honor roll to her brother, Daniel. Calvin Walker wills his ability to get in heated arguments with Mr. Deal to anyone who wants to try it.