Columbia High School - Columbian Yearbook (Columbia, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 60 of the 1952 volume:

This Book was given to Tyrrell County Public Library by David E. Davis October 27, 2005 Columbian 1952 foreword The Columbian Staff has worked hard to prepare this Annual. We hope our book will recall the good ole ' days at Columbia High. It is a pleasure to present to you a rapid review of your memorable days of 1951 and 1952. May this book, the Columbian of ' 52, be a symbol of the cherished memories of the Senior Class and C.H.S. PUBLISHED BY SENIOR CLASS----COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL COLUMBIA, NORTH CAROLINA ' Dedication As our years of school life come to a close, we look to the person who has given us guidance through our four years of high school to ex¬ press our deep appreciation and thanks. In the years to come we will recall our days at school and see her kind and gentle face as we saw it so many mornings when we airived at school. We will always remember her sweet personality, though she and the class of ' 52 may soon be for¬ gotten by others. To our dear teacher, Mrs. Madge Lane Van Horne, we do hereby dedicate this annual. Annual Staff Senior Class Officers Mascots COLORS Green and YeUow FLOWER YeUow Rose Class Poem we were all happy and light As we heard a bell ring and heard our teacher say. We wondered what school would_ but soon found it wasn ' t a hike. Since that first bright and happy day the time has slipped away. Now, children, let Now at graduation we find that school was just a p Behind us we are leaving so slfg. and we hope that each a Cease to Do Evil; and Learn Poet--lva Dean Van E Seniors 1952 Seniors 1952 JACK ROSE Men of few words are the best men. F.F.A. 1,2, 3.4, Vice Pres. F.F.A. 1, Bus driver 1.2. BasebaU 1 AMANDA ROUGHTON Neat, sweet and hard to beat. F.H.A. 1,2,3, Basketball 1.2, 4-H Club 1 DORA ANN ROUGHTON Always happy, never sad. sometimes naughty, but never bad. Basketball 1,2,4, Glee Club 2, Annual Staff 4, Ami Staff 2, F.H.A. 1,2, 4-H Club J. D. SAWYER Never think; you might disturb your mind. Bus driver 3,4, Football 1,4, Football Manager 2, 3, Baseball Manager 2, 3, 4, Basketball Manager 2, 3, 4, 4-H Club 1, F.F.A. Vice-Pres. 1 ARNOLD SIMMONS All t hat I know is that I know nothing. Bus driver 3.4, F.F.A. 1,2, 3, 4. Foot¬ ball 1,2,3, 4. Co-Captain 4, Baseball 1,2, 3,4, Basketball 3,4 JAMES SIMMONS He ' s never in a hurry, but he gets here just the same. F. F.A. 2, 3,4, Football 4, Basketball 3, 4 STEANIE SIMMONS Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend F.F A. I, 2. 3, 4, Vice Pres. 2, 4-H Club, Baseball Manager 1, Football Manager 1 BARBARA SPENCER She is always ready and right on time. F.H.A. 1,2, Treasurer 2, Ami Staff 3, 4-H Club 1, Asst. Editor Columbian 4, Annual Historian, Class Treasurer 3, 4 Class History Class Prophecy Cast Will And Zeslament Article HI To the To the WITTIEST Virginia---Steanie Superlatives MOST ATHLETIC Iva Dean-Arnold Senior Superlatives LOUDEST Jane-Ralph junior Class Carol McClees De rell Cohoon SUPERLATIVES Bes aU-Around. . . Rachel Owens--Wayne Brickhouse Most Studious.Katie Swain--Wayne Brickhouse Most Athletic.Pat Everton--Deri Owens Best Looking.Peggy Roughton--C. L. Reynolds Wittiest.Shirley Smith--Raymond Owens Friendliest. .Virgie Rose--Phillip Phelps Best Dressed.Florene Howett--Ray Gibbs juniors FLORENE HOWETT F.H.A. 1,2. BasketbaU 2, 4-H Club. Glee Club f.f.a. IRA JONES ,2,3 LYNDA KNIGHT 4-H Club. F.H.A. 1,2, Beta Club, Glee Club, Basketball 2, 3 WILBER LIVERMAN F.F.A.. 4-H Club. Football 3, Basket¬ baU, BasebaU 1,2, 3 BETTY JEAN OWENS F.H.A. 3, 4-H Club 1, Junior Play DERL OWENS BasketbaU 1,2,3, BasebaU 2, 3, F.F.A. 1,2,3. FootbaU 1,2,3, Track Field 1,2,3 RACHEL OWENS 4-H Club 2. Secretary F. H. A. 2. Paper Staff 1. Junior Play, BasketbaU 1.2.3, dee Club 1, Class Secretary 2, Class Treasurer 3 RAYMOND OWENS 4-H Club 3, FootbaU 1,2,3, BasketbaU 1.3, BasebaU 1,2,3, F.F.A. 1,2,3 PHILIP PHELPS 4-H Club 1, BasebaU 2, BasketbaU 3, FootbaU 1, 2, 3, F.F.A. 1,2,3 BILLIE DOVE REYNOLDS F.H.A. 1,2,3, Glee Club 1. 4-H Club 1, Class Secretary 1 juniors C. L. REYNOLDS F.F.A. 1, Cheerleader 3, 4-H Club,_ Football I, Baseball 2 EVIE RHODES 4-H Club 1, F.H.A. 1,2,3 VIRGIE ROSE 4-H Club 1,2,3, F.H.A. 1,2,3, F.H.A. Secretary PEGGY ROUGHTON 4-H Club 1,2, 3, F.H.A. 1,2, Glee Club 1, Beta Club 1,2, Junior Play RUTH SAWYER 4-H Club 1,2,3, F.H.A. 1,2,3 DEAN SIMMONS F.H.A. 1,2,3, 4-H Club 1,2, Basket¬ ball 3, CresweU High School 1,2 TED SIMMONS Glee Club 1, 4-H Club 2, Cheerleader 1,2, Ami Staff 1, Basketball 3, Junior Play SHIRLEY SMITH 4-H Club, F.H.A. 1,2,3 LENORA SPENCER F,H.A, 1,2,3, 4 -H Club 1, C3.ee Club 2 DENNIS SWAIN F,F.A. 1,2,3, FootbaU 1,2, 3, Base¬ ball 1,3, 4-H Club 1,2, 3 WILL HAVE THE TOOTHACHE WHEN: LET ' S ALL Sophomore Class CLAIR MORRIS, JR. PRESIDENT MARY MEEKINS ANNETTE BRICKHOUSE VICE-PRESIDENT SECRETARY-TREASURER FLOWER Red Rose COLORS Blue and White MOTTO SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND SUPERLATIVES Best-all-Around Most Studious . . Most Athletic . . Best Looking . . Friendliest . Best Dressed . Clair Morris--Flo Davenport . Clair Morris--Flo Davenport .Elbert Belangia--Kay Reynolds . . Gay Spencer--Jack Combs Flo Davenport--BiUy Spencer . . Gay Spencer--Clair Morris , . . Gay Spencer--Ray Everton Sophomores HULDA AINSLEY ROGER ARMSTRONG DENNIS BASNIGHT ELBERT BELANGIA ADDIE MAE BERRY ANNETTE BRICKHOUSE VADIS BRICKHOUSE BETTY LOU CHESSON JACK COMBS SUSIE RAE COOPER LEROY COPELAND BILLY COX CARL CURLINGS FLO DAVENPORT WALTER DAVENPORT BARBARA ANN DAVIS BETTY JOYCE ETHERIDGE FLAY ETHERIDGE Sophomores RAY EVERTON PEGGY GRIFFIN BOBBY HASSELL EDGBERT LIVERMAN IDA MANN MARY MEEKINS CLAIR MORRIS, JR. FRANCES REYNOLDS HENRY REYNOLDS KAY REYNOLDS TRAVIS ROUGHTON BILLY SPENCER GAY SPENCER MARIE SPENCER BETTY JEAN SPRUILL BOBBY SPRUILL DOT TAYLOR freshman Class JAMES PLEDGER MATILDA FURLOUGH VERA PATRICK PRESIDENT VICE -PRESIDENT SECRETARY -TREASURER FLOWER Talisman Rose MOTTO FORWARD EVER, BACKWARD NEVER SUPERLATIVES Best-all-Around.Loretta Roughton--Gene Rhodes Most Studious.Carolyn Swain--Max Liverman Most Athletic.Dora Dean Owens--James Pledger Best Looking.Fay Gibbs--Bobby Pinner Wittiest.Nellie Armstrong--Charles Swain Friendliest.Rosalyn Armstrong--David Davis Best Dressed.Fay Gibbs--Guy Sawyer Dumb Bunnies.Ollie Jones--Charles Spruill JreshmaH Class MARGIE AINSLEY NELLIE ARMSTRONG ROSALYN ARMSTRONG ADA BASNIGHT EVERETT BATEMAN DELORES BRICKHOUSE ILILDA BROCKHOUSE MARVIN COHOON JIMMY COOPER SHIRLEY COPELAND DAVID DAVIS FAYE GIBBS MARY ELIZABETH HOLLIS OLLIE JONES PATTY RIGHT MAX LIVERMAN FRANCES OLIVER DORA DEAN OWENS RUBY PAYNE BOBBY PINNER Ireshman Class GUY SAWYER JIMMY SIMMONS JUANITA SIMMONS MAXINE SIMMONS EUGENE SMITH COLLON SNELL ANNETTE SPENCER JIMMY SPENCER CHARLES SPRUILL CAROLYN SWAIN CHARLES SWAIN NINA SWINDELL N. P. RALPH BETTY REYNOLDS GENE RHODES LARRY RHODES STELLA RHODES LORETTA ROUGHTON LOUISE WALKER GLENN WOODLEY Eighth Qrade MR. NORMAN KNIGHT Seventh Qrade Sixth Qrade 7 r 0rade Zhird Qrade fourth Qrade MRS. JANE POLLARD Second Qrade Music Club Sirst Qrade football Zeam oys basketball Qirls ’ basketball Heta eiub Left to Right: stRow, Julia Mae Clough, Lynda Knight. Peggy Roughton, Mary Meekins, Annette Brickhouse, Flo Davenport; 2nd Row, Peggy Griffin, Henry Reynolds, Clair Morris. Jr., Gay Spencer, Marie Spencer, Barbara Davis n B a r f-’ us ' Drivers Through The Medium of The Columbian We Extend Congratulations and Best Wishes To The Class of ' 52 WHITE ' S TO $5.00 STORE Columbia North Carolina Congratulations to the Seniors of ' 52 from COLUMBIA SUPPLY COMPAN Y F ormerly B. Frank Alexander B. F. Alexander, Manager Columbia North Carolina OUR BACKERS THE EAST CAROLINA BANK Member of the Federail Deposit Insurance Corporation Deposits Insured up to $10, 000 We commend the 1952 Graduation Class of Columbia High School GANDERSON ' S QUALITY SHOP DR. B. W. CUTLER DR. W. I. HART BYRUM IMPLEMENT TRUCK CO. CAMPEN ' S JEWELERS MACPHERSON BROTHERS EDENTON QUINN FURNITURE CO. MR. OTIS COHOON MR. MRS. MAURICE VAN HORNE Englehard Swan Quarter Columbia North Carolina Compliments of Compliments of A. J. COHOON OIL COMPANY FISHER FLORIST Texaco Petroleum Products Friendly Service Wm. Chas. Cohoon Dial 247-1 Columbia North Carolina Columbia North Carolina Compliments of JEAN ' S CLEANERS Pick up and Delivery- Phone 2701 The Columbian Staff wishes to thank everyone Compliments of who has helped to make the ' 52 Annual a success. MRS. LILLIAN P. MANN ' S GROCERY Compliments of FLOYD COHOON ESSO Products and FRIGIDAIRE Applicinces North Carolina Compliments of DOT ' S SMART SHOP AND CAROLINA BEAUTY SALON C olumbia North Carolina DR. H. J. LIVERMAN Engelhard Columbia North Carolina Compliments of TYRRELL DRUG COMPANY DRUGS -SANDWICHES ' -DRINKS Cold Plate Dial 242-1 Columbia North Carolina Compliments of TYRRELL BEAUTY SALON MRS. J. A. PINNER, MANAGER Dial 238-1 FLOYD SPENCER Standard Products-Atlas Tires Batteries-Accessor ies Phone 288-1 Columbia North Carolina North Carolina MITCHELL ' S BARBER SHOP We need your head-- --in our business Columbia North Carolina COLUMBIA BARBER SHOP Alfred Ward, Proprietor CONGRATULATIONS, SENIORS from FARMER ' S SUPPLY Your Farm Store Dial 243-6 North Carolina C olumbia North Carolina Compliments of ROAD STREET GROCERY Meats and Fancy Groceries Phone 209-1 Columbia North Carolina Compliments of OWENS SUPPLY COMPANY Farm Supplies, Builder ' s Materials Feeds Seeds Phone 2311 George Owens Columbia North Carolina R. C. ABBOT COMPANY John Deere Farming Implements Tires Goodyear Tubes Sales Service Phone 4338-4337 Elizabeth City North Carolina Best Wishes Seniors ' 52 From H. W. McCLEES AND SON Quality Groceries Fresh Meats Self-Service Our 32nd year--Phone 258-1 Columbia North Carolina Compliments of WESTERN AUTO COMPANY Plymouth North Carolina JAMES SMITH, JEWELER Columbia North Carolina Compliments of TOWN AND COUNTRY SHOP For the woman who cares what she wears Phone 406-6 Plymouth North Carolina ALBERT SPENCER ' S GARAGE Columbia North Carolina SOUTHERN COTTON OIL COMPANY For Bigger Yields--For Your Fiel For the Land ' s Sake use SCO-CO High Quality Fertilizers North Carolina Compliments of Compliments of TYRRELL COUNTY LUMBER CO. HOPKINS TRUCKING COMPANY Manvif ac tur e r s Air Dried and Kiln Dried North Carolina :5ine Ambrose B. Hopkins, Jr. Local Long Distance Hauling Phone 341-1 LC.C, No. MC 102976 Columbia North Carolina Columbia North Carolina BLADES LUMBER COMPANY Liimber, Building, Supplies, and Mill Work Phone 700 Congratulations Seniors 52 FARMERS ' SUPPLY COMPANY Case C Maline Farm Machinery Phone 135 Edenton North Carolina Elizabeth City North Carolina B. W. EVANS Compliments of LEARY BROTHERS STORAGE CO. Phone 152 Buyers of Cotton and Edenton North Carolina Cotton Seed Custom Ginning Phone 200 Compliments of SEXTON ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES Edenton North Carolina Columbia North Carolina BYRUM IMPLEMENT AND TRUCK CO. NORMAN FURNITURE CO., INC. Sales IHC Service FARMALL TRACTORS TRUCKS Phone 299-392 G.E. Appliances--Kingsdown Bedding Bottled Gas THOMAS F. HOPKINS CLYDE HARDISON Edenton Elizabeth City North Carolina Plymouth North Carolina LIVERMAN ' S MEN ' S AND BOY ' S SHOP BELK-TYLERS Known for better Clothes BOSTONIAN--KNOX HATS Style Smart Clothes Phone 468-1 In Plymouth it ' s Belk-Tylers Plymouth North Carolina Plymouth North Carolina Compliments of Compliments of BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST CO. H. E. HARRISON WHOLESALE CO. Members of F. D. I. C. Plymouth North Carolina Plymouth North Carolina Compliments of Compliments « ' ATLAS PLYWOOD CORPORATION WOOLARD BUICK COMPANY Phone Dial 215-1 Sales - -BUICK - -Service Plymouth North Carolina Plymouth North Carolina HERTFORD HARDWARE AND SUPPLY CO. HOBBS IMPLEMENT COMPANY WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Hardware, Paints, Oils Electric Appliances Building Implements Phone 3461 Your John Deere Dealer Phone 394 Hertford North Carolina Edenton North Carolina Compliments of TOWE-WEBB MOTOR P. ANDQ. FOOD CENTER COMPANY CHRYSLER -PLYMOUTH Sales Service We Buy Used Cars --Wrecks Phone Z46l Home of Fine Foods Home-oviTied Self-service SUPER MARKET Hertford North Carolina Edenton North Carolina CoDipliments oj J. C. MEEKINS Columbia North Carolina Compliments of RANKIN SHOE SHOP Plymouth North Carolina RHODES SHOE SHOP AND APPLIANCES Water Street Columbia North Carolina EDWARD ' S BODY AND FENDER WORKS You wreck ' em and we ' ll fix ' em. H. L. Edwards, Manager Phone 324-W Edenton North Carolina Compliments of MR. MRS. LONNIE LIVERMAN Columbia North Carolina HALSEY FEED AND SEED STORE Your Baby Chick Headquarters Phone 273 Edenton North. Carolina Compliments of EDENTON ICE COMPANY Edenton North Carolina Compliments of MARROWS ESSO SERVICENTER Plymouth North Carolina Compliments of ELLIOTT COMPANY Edenton North Carolina Compliments of SIMON ' S READY-TO-WEAR Hertford North Carolina Complimetits of MAYFLOWER RESTAURANT Plymouth North Carolina HOUSE CHEVROLET CO., INC. New and Used Cars and Trucks Chevrolet Sales and Service Phone 2791 Oldsmobile Plymouth North Carolina O. R. LEGGETT ' S SONS Repairing-Jewelers-Engraving Established 1894 Plymouth North Carolina Compliments of DR. WADE H. JOHNSON Plymouth North Carolina WALTERS AND KELLY Sinclair Products -Meats -Groceries A Good Place to Shop Phone 2906 Plymouth North Carolina Compliments of PATRICK ' S GARAGE Creswell North Carolina Compliments of RUCKER AND SHEELY Elizabeth City ' s Best Store Elizabeth City North Carolina Compliments of HERTFORD LIVESTOCK AND SUPPLY CO. Hertford North Carolina PENNEY ' S DEPARTMENT STORE J. C. PENNEY COMPANY Always finest quality Elizabeth City North Carolina Best Wishes of TRIANGLE RESTAURANT Edenton North Carolina Compliments of JACKSON WHOLESALE COMPANY Hertford North Carolina BILL HARRIS PURE OIL STATION Gas, Oil, Tires, Tubes, Accessories 701 Broad Street Phone 42 8 W Edenton North Carolina CAROLINA FOOD SHOPPE 121 E. Ehringhouse Street Edison and Gus Ward, Proprietors Elizabeth City North Carolina Compliments of ALBEMARLE CAFE Edenton North Carolina Compliments of CADER HARRIS AND SON Your Better Clothes Hertford North Carolina Compliments of CUTHRELL ' S DEPARTMENT STORE Edenton North Carolina Compliments of BILL ' S PIT COOKED BAR-B-Q PLACE Texaco Products Hertford North Carolina Compliments of ROY GREGORY ' S SERVICE STATION Gas, Oil, eind Groceries Woodville North Carolina HERTFORD MOTOR COMPANY Case Farm Machinery and G.E, Appliances Hertford North Carolina ALBEMARLE SPORTS CENTER Hunting, Fishing, Athletic Equipment Phone 1132 E. O. Baum C. F. Darling Elizabeth City North Carolina Compliments of HOLLOWELL CHEVROLET COMPANY Hertford North Carolina ROANOKE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE CO. Maytag Appliances Sales Service Phone 346-6 Plymouth North Carolina Wishing the Best to the Class of ' 52 Congratulations, Seniors BAYLOR, BARRY INC. Aerial Photography Commercial Photography Photographic Supplies Phone 6727 Elizabeth City North Carolina TYRRELL HARDWARE COMPANY Columbia North Carolina Compliments of SANDERS COMPANY INC. Elizabeth City North Carolina Compliments of Compliments of SINGER SEWING PERRY MOTOR COMPANY, INC, MACHINE CO. Everything for the woman who sews. Sales Service VACUUM SEWING MACHINES Elizabeth City North Carolina APPLIANCES NOTIONS Over 100 years of service 605 E. Main Street Phone 4306 Elizabeth City North Carolina PERRY TIRE STORE FOREMAN DAIRIES GOODYEAR COMPANY GOODYEAR Tires, Tubes, Batteries Accessories ICE CREAM AND MILK PRODUCTS Phone ()882 101 North Road Street Elizabeth City North Carolina Elizabeth City North Carolina Compliments of QUINN FURNITURE COMPANY Elizabeth City North Carolina Compliments of SARA L. TAFT Register of Deeds Columbia North Carolina WILLIS S. WRIGHT Dodge and Plymouth Elizabeth City North Carolina Compliments of DR. S. C. CHAPLIN Columbia North Carolina MOTOR BEARING PARTS CO. Phone 5463 Elizabeth City North Carolina Compliments of R. K. JAGERS C olumbia N orth C ar olina Compliments of W. H. WEATHERLY COMPANY Elizabeth City North Carolina Compliments of H. S. SWAIN County Accountant Columbia North Carolina Compliments of THE NEW FOWLER STORE, INC. Phone 5406 Elizabeth City North Carolina Compliments of J. C. McCLEES Columbia North Carolina C ongr atulations RUSSELL AND HOLMES SHOES Elizabeth City North Carolina Compliments of THE BETTY SHOPPE Edenton North Carolina Congratulations Seniors of ' 52 McDowell motor company Elizabeth City North Carolina Compliments of QUINN FURNITURE COMPANY Edenton North Carolina Congratulations HORNER ' S FUNERAL HOME Columbia, Creswell Plymouth North Carolina Best Wishes Class of ' 52 BYRUM HARDWARE COMPANY Commercial Fishing Supplies Seeds--Paints Edenton North Carolina I Compliments of Compliments of APPLIANCE AND JEWEL SHOPPE FURNITURE COMPANIES of Plyrmouth North Carolina Elizabeth City North Carolina WOODLEY GROCERY COMPANY Best Wishes Class of ' 52 From Established since 1890 WHOLESALE GROCERS CONTINENTALGRAIN Phone 5457-7390 Elizabeth City North Carolina Elizabeth City North Carolina