Cleveland High School - Clevana Yearbook (Cleveland, NC)

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Vice-President; Betty Smith, Secretary; and Charles Waller, Trea- surer. Several things happened early in the year which stamped it as a year that will always stand out in our memory. One of our fellow classmates, Betty Smith, was chosen and crowned Homecoming Queen for the first homecoming football game ever planned at Cleveland High School. Our class rings, which were ordered in the spring of our Junior year, reached us December 17. We, as Seniors, had taken the responsibility of publishing the fourth edition of the CLEVANA. As this annual goes to press, the chief events of the year--the Junior- Senior prom, the Senior play, Class Day Exercises, and Graduation Night--are yet to come. Now as our last year in high school draws to a close, we dis- cover how very, very much high school and all that goes with it means and has meant to us. We wish to express our sincere appreciation to our faithful teachers, who have so nobly guided us into the paths of useful and worthwhile services, and to our devoted parents, who so willingly met every demand that was necessary to give us the proper education for all life. So the class of '50 regretfully, yet joyfully, completes its work in Cleveland High School. We hope that we may live up to the noble ideas which have been instilled in us here. June Clodfelter, Historian.

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CLASS HISTORY The Freshman Class came into existence in the fall of 1946 comprised of thirty-nine students who were eager for a chance at what we visualized as a new era in our young lives. The sponsor for this new and exciting work was Mrs. W.A. Stoker. We were greatly pleased to find that nine of our classmates had made the ball teams; Helen Lippard, Lala Swicegood, June Clodfelter, Preston Barber, Jimmie Bame, Billy Wilhelm, Roy Beaver, Ray Powlas, and Roy Mayhew Jr. As this our first year in high school came to a close, we could concentrate in a more profitable manner and had gained a better conception of high school life. After a very trying year we found ourselves one step nearer the goal of our ambition by being made Sophomores under the gui- dance of Mr. W. Edward Ellis. Five members of our class had dropped out, but we were joined by three new members: Claudine Swicegood, Dollie Allen, and Doris Wood. This brought our number to thirty-six. We selected as our leaders Nola Kyles, President; Preston Barber, Vice-President; Dorothy Graham, Secretary; Roy Mayhew Jr., Treasurer. Three members of our class--Nola Kyles, Jimmie Bame, Preston Barber—were invited to join the Cleveland Chapter of the National Beta Club. Nineteen hundred forty-eight came too soon, and we found our- selves Juniors under the supervision of Miss Martha Lefler. Some of our members had married, others found the road too difficult, and we started the year with only thirty enthusiastic Juniors. The pre- dominate were Jimmie Bame, President; Billy Wilhelm, Vice-President; Betty Smith, Secretary; and Preston Barber, Treasurer. Under the direction of Miss Lefler, a three-act comedy, Elmer, The Youngest, was played successfully to a large audience. The performers were Jimmie Bame, Walter Pennell, June Clodfelter, Ramona Allen, Ruth Witherspoon, Billy Wilhelm, Larston Reitzel, Betty Smith, Ray Powlas, Gilbert Myers, Wilbert Hall, Dorothy Graham, and Geraldine Cline. A week’strip to Washington was enjoyed by several of the Junior’s who accompanied the Senior Class on their last trip as a school group. During this week all the places of interest in the Nation's Capitol were visited by the group. The spotlight of the year was our Junior-Senior prom, the first ever held at Cleveland High. All class members worked very hard to sell Christmas cards, everyday greeting cards, and wrapping paper to supply money for this exciting event. One evening, the seventh of May, we invited the Seniors to dance with us in the gaily decorated gymnasium. Honors for several class members werebbestowed as our Junior year drew to a close. Marshalls for the outgoing Seniors were Nola Kyles, Preston Barber, Jimmie Bame, June Clodfelter, and Larston Reitzel. Jimmie Bame was awarded the medal for the Best-All-Round student, while June Clodfelter found herself a member of the Beta club. We were a class of thirty-one as we entered the rank of senior- ity with our everloving and faithful sponsor, Miss Martha Lefler. Two new boys, Tommy Douglas and Joe Graham, were accepted into our ranks at the beginning of this year. As leaders for our final year in high school we chose Preston Barber, President; Lucy Warren,

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CLASS PROPHECY My goodness, only fifteen minutes left to get to that station! I’ll never make it, I said, as I hurriedly changed from my costume to my traveling outfit. I was at last getting away from the hustle and bustle of Broadway for a two weeks vaca- tion to my old home town, Salisbury, and its neighboring city of Cleveland. This was the first time I was going home for any length of time in ages. Perhaps I would be able to catch up on the latest when I got home. Although I’ve received many letters, they have told me very little about my old school chums”. It's been almost seven years now since I've seen the gang”, and I’m really anxious to know just what they’ve been doing with themselves. Gosh! this zipper’s out of place, and everything else is packed away. If I’d only learned some Home Ec! Repaired at last, I say quick farewells, promising to be back in two weeks for rehearsal of Midnight Dream” to be presented on Broadway next spring. Where to, Miss asked the taxi driver. Grand Central Station, I replied, with a faint smile creeping around my mouth and a dreamy look in my eyes. I settle back and ride the five long blocks to the station with eager anticipation. After riding for about twelve hours I'm at last nearing Salis- bury. As I step off the train with the intention of calling a cab, (no one knew I was coming) I think to myself, That sailor over by the phone booth surely looks familiar, I hate to be rude but” --Why its none other than Charlie Waller!! I walk over to him with outstretched hand but not a glimpse of recognition appears on his surprised face. After telling him who I am, we begin a friendly chat. He says his train doesn't leave for San Francisco for twenty minutes, which gives us some time for talking. He tells me he truly enjoys the Navy, and plans to make it his career. He isn't the same shy boy with whom I attended school seven years ago, I think to myself because he just surprised me with the announcement that he was married to a former California girl and has two children. Can you imagine that? And Charlie never paid any attention to girls in high school! After saying goodbye I hail a cab to start on my journey home. Who should be driving the cab but Wilbert Hall. He tells me he is now working for Walter Pennell who owns a chain of taxis. We pass a large chain store by the name of Helen's Five Ten,” which is owned and operated by the former Helen Lippard who is now Mrs. Bill Hoffner. I'll get out at the next corner, I say to Wilbert. Just as I step out of the cab, I run into Dorothy Davis and Dollie Allen. Dot tells me she's still in training at ’Duke to be a doctor. Dollie has already graduated from nurses training and can hardly wait for the day when she can be Dot's office nurse. I suggest going into the drug store for a coke and talking over some of our old school days. It seems Dot and Dollie know quite a lot about the gang. They tell me that Dorothy Graham is now married to June Mayhew who is owner of several large McLean Trucks, and it seems they have a beautiful home and two lovely children. It seems Ray Powlas's good agriculture grades have made him a prosperous farmer around the Cleveland vicinity. Farmers and marriage are really leading in the graduation class of fifty. Joe Graham has also chosen farming and marriage for his career. Now getting to the fine culture our class possessed, I find that Lucy Warren has recently graduated from Philadelphia Music Hall, and is teaching music at Mary Washington College in Virginia, a school noted for its refinement in music. Another classmate who followed the line of music but in a different way is Tommy Douglas. Tommy now has his own Hill-billy band and plays for the square dances, which still go at Cleveland every Friday night. Dena Swicegood has also chosen marriage as a career. It seems she has a dress shop in her home which takes a great deal of time, not including the time she spends with her children and her husband.