Cleveland High School - Clevana Yearbook (Cleveland, NC)

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Class History In August 1953, 38 passengers climbed aboard the rocket ship 57 with our pur- pose to blast our four years journey to reach our destination of graduation. For our first year flight we had as our pilot Mr. Emmett Feimster. As class officers we chose as President, Larry Archie; Vice-President, Johnny Hipp; Secretary, Kay Anne Pinkston; and Treasurer, Jim Campbell. The class was well represented in athletics, with four of our boys lettering in football and the same number in baseball. As we started the second year we found two of our members had given up the flight of graduation, but we continued the trip with 36 passengers. For this year our skipper was Mr. Ira Long. To help us chart our course for the year we chose Bob Williams as President; JimCampbell, Vice-President; Martha Graham, Secretary and Treasurer. Again our class was well represented in athletics with 2 girls and 3 boys lettering in basketball and one additional letterman in baseball. Four of our members were invited into the Beta Club. They were Rayford Poteat, Martha Graham, Mitchell Goodman, and Lester Cannon. For our third year flight our leader was Mrs. Mary B. Ligon, who was to guide the 29 passengers another step closer to graduation. The class chose as class officers for our third year Larry Burns, President; Kenneth Rowland, Vice-President; Bobby Hodge, Secretary, and Lewis Owens, Treasurer. Our journey was getting a little rougher, but most of the passengers on the rocket . ship 57 remained aboard for the last year's flight. We were very fortunate to have lettermen on all the athletic teams. One of our members, Rayford Poteat made all- conference in football. The class sponsored the Junior-Senior Banquet, which was enjoyed by all who attended. The annual Junior play was presented in the fall of 1955. The title of the play was Antics of Andrew. Again four of our members were invited into the Beta Club; they were Larry Burns, Jim Brown, Kay Anne Pinkston, and Bob Williams. Two of our class members received high awards in Agriculture; were Dick Redmon and Kenneth Rowland. Thei[ award was the State Farmer Degree. Finally the rocket ship 57 was on the last leg of the four-year flight. The year started with 28 passengers. Our advisor for this year was Mrs. Ligon. Fellow students chose as their leaders, Larry Rowland, President; Martha Graham, Vice-President; Larry Burns, Secretary and Treasurer. The journey was going to be hard but we were ready to tackle the last step to graduation. Fifteen members of our class received sweaters for participation in athletics. Joe Snyder was invited into the Beta Club. At last as the rocket ship 57 comes to a landing each passenger receives his hard- earned Diploma, a document for a better life. BOB WILLIAMS Historian

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Senior Statistics We, the members of the class of 1957, of Cleveland High School, Cleveland, North Carolina, do declare the following facts and figures and leave a copy of them for future seniors, so they may attempt to equal our marks. According to the statistics, the average boys' weight is 159 pounds, while the girls' average weight is 125 pounds. The boys have an average height of 5 feet 10 inches and the girls' is 5 feet 5 inches. The girls' ring sizes range from Sue Graham's 5 1 2 to Faye Barringer's 8 1 2. The boys' are from Jim Brown's size 8 to Joe Snyder's 11 1 2. Although most of the class spend most of their leisure time listening to Rock 'n Roll turnes, we decided Tab Hunter's recording of Young Love was our favorite. During the week most of the class are pretty dependable about coming to school, but it seems that the boys have an awful lot of business in Salisbury to be taken care of after they get here. The dentist and the people at the draft board get a lot of business during the week, don't theyl I imagine the pool halls are pretty crowded on those days, too. We chose as our favorite teacher, Mrs. Ruth Young. She seems to ignore our wise cracks and overlook our humorous ways. In addition to the 24 food-loving males in the class, we have 4 females who always like to make sure they get enough calories. They don't seem to worry about their waist-lines. Although the boys are fond of bar-b-que, we decided fried chicken was our favorite food. Most of us rely on life-savers while we are in class. On week-ends most of the boys spend their time cruising around in their hot-rods and power houses. The girls spend their week-ends working, with the exception of Faye, and she can be usually found in Salisbury looking for boys who drive Fords and Buicks. When a movie comes to town starring Jayne Mansfield or Rock Hudson, we are always eager to see it, since they are our favorite movie stars. And finally there is one statistic on which we all agree, we are seniors at last and are waiting for the day we receive our diplomas. SUE GRAHAM Statistician

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Prophecy In the year of 1967, I Keith Dillon, owner of a chain of furniture stores, grabbed my bags to get on the plane that was leaving for North Carolina. Before I got on the plane, I noticed a nice looking face staring at me. It was Faye Barringer who told me that she was a singer. She said that her latest record just came out, and it seems that it is going to make a big hit. She said that she was going to France to make a movie with Rock Hudson in which she will be the vocal star. As I got on the plane I noticed an attractive girl, Martha Graham, who is now part owner of T.W.A., and that she had been home on a vacation. Martha told me that Mitchell Goodman was making a career of the Navy, and that Buford Graham was the owner of a garage. When I arrived at the Charlotte Municipal airport, I noticed Kenneth Rowland whoisa pilot withT.W.A. He told me that Lester Cannon is a Presbyterian Minister in Charlotte. I took a bus from Charlotte to Salisbury. The bus driver looked very familiar. It was Eugene Rumple. I asked him about some of the old members of the class. He told me that Bobby Hodge is running a farm, and that Johnny Hipp has a dairy farm. JimCampbell is employed by the Southern Bell Telephone Company, and Garland Graham is owner of Graham's Construction Company. When I arrived in Salisbury, I noticed Sue Graham with two smalI children riding down the street in a new car. She stopped to pick me up, and she told me that she was kept busy operating her own modeling agency, and taking care of her children. She also said that Larry Burns was an important lawyer in Salisbury, and that Jimmy Brown is an electrical engineer in California. I caught a cab to Cleveland. When I arrived there, I saw that Charles Steele owned a used car lot. He told me that Larry Kepley was principal of Cleveland School, and that Bob Williams is a civil engineer in Cuba, and that Larry Rowland is also a civil engineer in Arizona. I left Cleveland for Greensboro on the bus; it stopped and picked up a familiar looking person; it was Kay Anne Pinkston. She told me that whe was happily married, and was returning to Washington, D. C. to her job as a private secretary to one of North Carolina's senators. In Greensboro, a truck driver called to me; to my amaze- ment, it was Dick Redman. He told me that Tom Redman was a well known race car driver and Joe Snyder was building his race cars. I noticed in the Greensboro paper that Perry Shoaf is making a name for himself in the stock market. On my arrival in Chicago, I met Phillip Fink who was at a furniture convention. He informed me that Lewis Owens is an ambassador for the United Nations, and that Bobby Myers is owner of a chain of super markets in Illinois. My trip to North Carolina was a great success because I found out about all my classmates. KEITH DILLON Prophet