Draper High School - Crest Yearbook (Draper, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 36 of the 1944 volume:

FOREWORD As this issue of the Crest goes to press the struggles and efforts of students and teachers alike go with it. With all the wartime shortages this class is very lucky to secure the goods and services which make it possible. The Crest Volume IV is not an immense volume, but to us who hold the memories as dear ones, it has an immense value. Herbert S. Clark, Literary Editor DEDICATION We, the Senior Class of 1944, do here- by dedicate this volume of The Crest to Mr. Archie Shields Daniels for his character building guidance a;nd his splendid qualities which make him a man among men. (| ) jj « aK«rrrs ' t- , ' -1 ' ■ V E 1 K f % c � ■ � ' «. Jm inmk ' • ' ■h - J m ' ' dfe. CVf A FACULTY First row. 1. to r. — Mrs. Lottie McNeer, Jliss Evlyn Strader, Mrs. B. C. Moss. Second row — Mrs. Nellie Jeffries, Mrs. T. S. Wilson, Anna Sommer- ville. Third row — G. B. Fisher, H, B. Coble, principal. m- ' tlHMk; ANNUAL STAFF Reading left — back — Orene Hopkins, Mary Willard, Cleatis Gaul- din, Lillian Nolen, Herbert Clarke, Douglas Gerringer. Reading right — back — Jac Blackwell, J. B. Harris, Eugene Set- lift ' (Editor-in-chief), Mrs. T. S. Wilson, Billie Hairfteld. SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Cleatis Gauldin, Treasurer; Jac Blackwell, President Lillian Nolen, Vice-president; absent; V. Hopkins, Secretary J. B. Harris Military Unit 2, 3 Annual Stalf Ralph Hodges Hi Y Club 2, 3 Basketball 4 Athletic Club 4 Military Unit 2 Marie Grant Athletic Club 1, 4 Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Block D Club 2 Mary Orene Hopkins Home Economics Club 1 Military Unit 3 Girls Club 2 Annual Staff Virginia Laura Hopkins Athletic Club 1, 4 Home Ex ' onomics Club 1, 2 Annual Staff Glee Club 3, 4 Girts Club 2 Secretary 4 Blbrary Club 2 George Law Hi Y Club 2 Military Unit 2, 3 Athletic Club 2 Helen Hall Athletic Club 1 Military Unit 2, 8 Glee Club 3, 4 Girls Club 2 Erma Lucille Griffith Military Unit 3 Girls Club 2 Athletic Club 1 Billlie Hairfield Athletic Club 1, 4 Dramatic Club 2, 3 Military Unit 2, 3, 4 Block D Club 2,3 Vice President 2 Annual Staff Hi Y Club 2, 3 Eugene Meade Lillian Allene Nolen Marvin Pruitt Athletic Club 1, 4 Military Unit 2, 3 Athletic Club 1 French Club 3 Annual Staff Salutatorian Vice President 1, 4 Girls Club 2 Basketball 2, 3, 4 Football 8 Block D Club 2 Athletic Club 4 Hi Y Club 2 Military Unit 2 Melvin Pruitt Magalene Reynolds Wayne Samuels Basketball 2, 3, 4 Hi Y Club 2, 3 Athletic Club 1 Block D Club 2 Military Unit 2, 3 Football 2 Dramatic Club 4 Glee Club 4 Athletic Club 1 Dramatic Club 4 Block D Club 2 Girls Club 2 Basketball 2, 3 Katherine Seal Eugene Setliff Peggy Lee Sigmon Glee Club 3. 4 Athletic Club 4 Commercial Club 3, 4 Military Unit 2, 3 Athletic Club 1, 4 Block D Club 2 Football 3 Military Unit 2 Athletic Club 1 Home Economics Club 1 Girls Club 2 Annual Staff Ed. In Chief Lucy Walker Obie Woodall Mlitary Unit 2 , 3 Ruby Spam Miltary Unit 3 Girls Club 2 Athletic Club 1, 4 Glee Club 3, 4 Military Unit 3 Girls Club 2 Mary Beadle Willard Ridgeway High School 1, 1 Basketball 1, 2 Soft Ball 1, 2 lee Club 1, 2 Laterary Society 1, 2 Athletic Club 1, 2 Secretary 1 Draper High School 3, 4 Basketball 3, 4 Military Unit 3 Athletic Club 4 r SUPERLATIVES Lillian Nolen Most Dependable Most Literary Jlost Likely to Suceecid Friendliest Eugene Setliff Most Dependable Most Studious Best Citizen Quietest Douglas Gerringer Most Athletic Handsomest Boy Girls Favorite Boy Jac Blackwell lost Athletic Most Dramatic Prettiest Girl Neatest Boys Favorite Girl Best Sport Elizabeth Clifton Most Studious Most Dignified Teacher’s Pet Herbert Clarke Most Artistic IMost Dramatic Wittiest Teacher’s Pet ilaggie Reynolds Most Artistic Most Talkative Billie Hairfield Literary ] Iost Likely to Succeed Best-all-round Most Courteous Virginia Hopkins Gtizen Jlost Popular ilelvin Pruitt Most Popular Biggest Flirt Most Dignified Mary Willard Best-all-round Biggest Baby iIBi Neatest Most Attractive Best Dressed Friendliest Most Conceited Most Courteous Most Original Wittiest Biggest Bluff Biggest Flirt IMost Attractive Best Dressed Most Conceited Silliest Most Talkative Biggest Bluff Biggest Baby Silliest Most Original Biggest Loafer Best Sport Biggest Loafer Quietest Leroy Smart Orene Hopkins Gertrude Coleman Wayne Samuels Cleatis Gauldin . Mildred Barrow Ralph Hodges Eugene Jleade Marvin Pruitt Helen Hall . , Lucy Walker u SENIOR CLASS HISTORY On September 9, 1940, ninety timid youngsters with frightened faces entered a new and a more adventurous school life. This year proved to be a pleasant one with a new school, sis kind and capable teachers, and new fellow students. During this year there were many hardships but guided b.y the love of the teachers and compassion for each other, it proved to be a successful one. The months passed by and many hated to see vacation time come again. The fall of 1941 found a new principle in eur school and several new teachers. Fifty-nine of these pupils came back not as freshmen, but as sophomores, with Jimmy Perry as president, who proved to be an excellent leader. Again we faced hardships, b ut seeing what had been accomplished the year before, we were encouraged to work harder. Along with our work we had fun too. Basketball, football, and other activities were coming into the spotlight with many of our students proving to be excellent sports. Once more it was Commence- ment time again and we were out of school for a few months. When the class returned in the fall of 1942, we found that several of our fellow students had dropped from the ranks. Only forty-seven of the original remained. The president of the Junior class was Peggy Hall. The Dramatic Club and Glee Club Avere making a big success, Avith Miss Cobb, the leader of Dramatics, and Mrs. Wilson, the eader of the Glee Club. The class rings were bought in the mid- dle of the year and the Junior and Senior Banquet proved to be one of the best. One of our class, Eli zabeth Clifton, won the medal for making the highest grades in American History. All of us Avere proud of her success. The months passed SAviftly and soon these pupils Avere Seniors. In the fall of 1943 there Avere thirty-six Seniors Avho returned to school. Many of the felloAv students did not return but joined in the ranks for Uncle Sam. We were sad but proud of these boys. Many of the pupils that did return kneAV that Uncle Sam Avould be calling them as soon as Commencement is over. In the face of this, they proA’ed their patriotism. Avorked hard and did their best. And with their motto, “To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield,” they leave their dear school. Draper Hi, prepared to face life and never to for- get the best days of all, their school days. Orene Hopkins, Historian X V. m PROPHECY After being in Charlotte for quite a while, Mildred Barrow and 1 had saved a large sum of money and decided to take a trip. We took a plane to New York piloted by Obie Woodall. After ar- riving there we thought we would do some shopping. We saw a very attractive fa ion shop. We went in and were surprised to see Cleatis Gauldin as owner and Helen Hall and Gertrude Coleman as her models. We went to the Brooklyn Navy Yard and saw Douglas Gerringer, an Ensign. Taking a train from there, we stopped over in Washington. Sur prised to hear Marie Grant was the head nurse in large hospital there; Leroy Smart, her husband, a doctor; Mary Willard, Marie’s assistant nurse. Taking a bus from there, driven by George Law, we went to Reno, finding Wayne Samuels there getting her third divorce, this time from Eugene Setliff. We took a plane from there to Tennessee to visit Lillian Nolan, a Bible Teacher in Bob Jones College. From there to Miami, Florida, where we saw J. B. Harris, an artist, painting pictures of his models, Maggie Reynolds and Peggie Sig mon. They told us Raymond Smith was in the Merchant Marinos and was across. We also saw Herbert Clarke, a bum, to keep from paying income taxes. At Daytona Beach was Katherine Seal, a WAC. Then to dear old Draper we came — home. We visited Draper Hi, finding Elizabeth Clifton ‘teaching, Eugene Setliff, director of athletics. We had our hair fixed at Draper Beauty Salon, owned by Lucy Walker, and Lucille Griffith, her helper. They told us Ruby Spain. Lorene Funderbuck, and Jacqueline Blackwell were married and with their husbands who remained i n service. Ralph Hodges is married to Erie Hanks and a proud papa of four children, two girls and two boys. We found Marvin Pruitt as Superintendent of Marshall Field, and Orene Hopkins, his stenographer. Melvin Pruitt is manager of Belk Cline. Billie Hairfield is owner of Hairfield’s Dime Store. Eu- gene Meade was playing over W.B.B.B. with Jim Hall. After a very enjoyable vacation, Mildred and I returned to Char- lotte to continue our work as secretaries. Virginia Hopkins, Prophet f LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Seniors of Draper High School, being of sound mind and considering the uncertainty of life do hereby will and bequeath all our valuables as follows : lildre Barrow leaves her high temper to Herbert Edwards. Vir- ginia Hopkins wills ber popularity to Evelyn Hairfield. Douglas Gerringer wills his conceit to Ronald Chambers. Katherine Seal leaves her way with the men to Jeanette Jeffries. Marvin Pruitt leaves his athletic ability to Dillard Blackwell. Marie Grant leaves her glamour to Ruth Hall. Jae Blackwell leaves her figure to June Harris. Lorene Funderburk leaves her ability to be tardy to Sammie Gilbert. Obie Woodall leaves his bashfulness to Arnold Lefew. Peg- gie Sigmon leaves her ability to flirt to Betty Hall. Lucy Walker wills her (juietness to Bobby Johnson. Eugene Meade leaves the last remains of “Down in Union County,” to Melvin Howell. Wayne Samuels wills her ability to be a ‘‘one and only” to Margie Hodge. Elizabeth Clifton leaves her place as valedictorian to Billie Jarrett. Herbert Clarke leaves his “brains” to Lamont Garrett. Orene Hop- kins wills her originality to Mary Ellen Howell. Cleatis Gauldin leaves her neatness to Vera Hanks. Opal Collins leaves her work to Micky Cochran. Ralph Hodges wills his title as “Class Baby” to H. J. Christley. Helen Hall wills her height to Leonard Holley. Lucille Griffith wills her kindness to Jack Carter. Lillian Nolen leaves her intelligence to Olivia Walker. Eugene Setliff wills his friendliness to Betty Ellis. Gertrude Coleman leaves her title as ‘‘just a pal” to El- ree Hopkins. Ruby Spain wills her ability to argue to Dottie Loy. Billy Hairfield leaves his title as “Best All Round” to Anne Ash- worth. J. B. Harris wills his size to Frank Gillie. Maggie Reynolds leaves her jokes to Hazel Kirkman. Melvin Pruitt leaves his ability to “pitch woo” to Eldred Cherry. George Law wills his “sassy ways ’ to Henry Martin. Leroy Smart leaves his clothes and curls to Paul Barrow. Raymond Smith wills his long tongue to Margaret Cochran. To Miss Somerville we will and beciueath a new 1944 Ford. Tc Mrs. Wilson we leave the conjugation of the verb “to be.” Given in good faith, on this ninth day of April, 1944, to the par- ties mentioned above. I hereby affirm this will is correct and legal. Mary Willard m ji ■ ' .: “ E?nsK ' ““ ■■■■ sssB3 niflt Is Cn ■ v 5i .i kf kili ; -“ ' ■ ■ ‘-I .� Trs s5 Do ' ttie Ixjy President Arnold Letew Margaret Cochran Ronald Chambers Vice President Secretary Treasurer JUNIORS First Row Third Row Not In Picture 1. Margaret McDaniel 17. M. J. •■Mlckj ”, Cochran 1. Paul Barrow 2. Margie Hodge 18. Doris, “Dottle”, Loy 2 Frank Gillie 3. Margaret Cochran 19. Ruth Hall 3. Bobby Johnson 4. Hazel Kirkman 20. Elree Hopkins 4. Herbert Edwards 5. Betty Ellis 21. Erla Hanks 5. Mildred Earles 6. Anne Ashworth 22. June Harris 6. Evelyn Hairfleld 7. Jack Carter 23. Melvin Howell 7. Vera Hanks 8. Mack Baker 24. .Tannette Jefffrles 8. Faye Yeatts Second Row Fourth Row 9. Anna Sommervillev 25. Billie Jarrett Sponsor 26. Olivia Walker 10. Marcellne Pruitt 27. Ronald Chambers 11. Audrey Ray 28. Arnold Lefew 12. Lucille Kennon 29. Eldred Cherry 13. Betty Hall 30. Sammie Gilbert 14. Heni-y Martin 31. Lenora Cochran 15. Lament Garrett 32. I ane Sartin 16. H. J. Christley 33. Dillard Blackwell ' in NINTH GRADERS Reading Left To Right First Row Fourth Row Seventh Row 1. Effle Lou Atkins 2. Melviti Atkins 3. Nellie Mae Barl our 4. Betty Jane Beauford 5. Montlne Bondurant 6. Winfred Coldwell 19. Virginia Hale 20. Doyle Harris 21. Brooksle Higgins 22. Edna Hopkins 23. Jesse Ann Hopper 24. Carlene Howell 37. Rosalie Rea 38. Annette Slayton 39. Betty Tate Sparks 40. Ted Steagall 41. Emm.a Je.an Swinney 42. George Taylor Seco ' nd Row Fifth Row Eighth Row 7. Faye Chandler 8. Agnes Chilton 9. Barbara Jean Chrlstley 10. Dovle Conner 11. Jack Cook 12. Evelyn Edens 25. Ann Hutson 26. Charles Jarrett 27. Doris Jarrett 28. Wallace Kirks 29. Delsie Mae Lawson 30. Mary Lawson 43. Billy Turner 44. Alarceline Underwood 45. Mollie Wade 46. Bobby Ruth Weadon 47. Roland Willis 48. Eugene Wilson Third Row Sixth Row Absent From Picture 13. Estelle Funderburk 14. John Gardener 15. James Garrett 16. Grade Lee Giles 17. Joe Gowan 18. C. C. Grant 31. Max Lindsay 32. Tommie McBride 33. Edward Mooney 34. Naomi Morris 35. Errol Navey 36. Jesse Pratt 1. Ruby Brockers 2. Julia Cook 3. Bobby Ledford 4. Louise Lewis 5. Maureen Smart 6. Evelyn Williams 3? w 1 ' 1 y “ HI’ L jRfA ' ' ' ' ' Vr U 2?hv xN TTev. 1 1 A 1 1 bW k 1 Be i EIGHTH GRADERS First Row 1. Bill Ashworth 2. Elaine Blackwell 3. Robert Blackwell 4. Hoover Brown 5. Mildred Brown 6. J.D. Chambers 7. Mary Chilton 8. Bernls Cochran Second Row 9. Arie Collins 10. Reva Farmer 11. Gladys Frazier 12. Christine Gualdin 13. Dewey Gauidin 14. Charles Gilbert 15. Donnie Grant 16. Gladys Hall Third Row 17. Kenneth Hall 18. Alma Harrison 19. Ella Mae Harrison 20. Rivers Heffinger 21. Clayton Holliman 22. Edna Hutson 23. Henry Hutson 24. O’Neal Johnston Fourth Row 25. Ruby Maness 26. Irene Mangrum 27. Evelyn Martin 28. Betty Gray McCray 29. Ruth McDaniel 30. Gaynell Meade 31. Ester Minter 32. Kermit Minter Fifth Row 33. Lorene Minter 34. Junior Moore 35. Kenneth Mostella 36. Diantha Murphy 37. Monroe Neal 38. Buddy F’owell 39. Robert Powell 40. Allene Pruitt Sixth Row 41. Elaine Radford 42. Ramona Rea 43. Bobby Reece 44. Wayne Roland 45. June Saunders 46. Paul Setliff 47. Lois Slaughter 48. Montine Smart Seventh Row 49. Susie Sparks 50. Clemence Stovall 51. Willie Talbott 52. Betsy Taylor 53. Donivee Trantham 54. Glenn Turner 55. Gilma Underwood 56. Billy Vass Eighth Row 57. Marilyn Weadon 58. J. C. Wilson 59. Lorene Worsham 60. Jean Wray 61. Cecil Young 62. Helen Young Ninth Row Claes Officers Herman Coble, Jr., Prtesidert Jeanette Shelton, Vice-Pres Doris Spain, Sec. and Treas. Absent From Pictures 1. Mary Sue Atkins 2. Geraldine Bolick ‘t£v •’2 ' ' HiZ‘ PwS’ few,!- ' . |9nB K;-- ifiifll aEa ,v� 1 vnf wiSJk 9 9 -• KV •. ' 4 - 1 I — R .y I in 14 M GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM First rOw, left to right — Mary Willard, Jac Blackwell, and Marie Grant. Second row, left to rig ht — Margaret Cochran, Dottie Loy, Marceline Pruitt, and Barbara Jean Christlj’. Third row, left to right — Bobbie Weadon, Mildred Barrow, Miss Sommerville (coach), Eliza- beth Clifton and Millie Jean Cochran. GIRLS Played 24 Games Won 13 Lost 11 Total Points 654 Opponents 557 BOYS Played 21 Games Won 11 Lost 10 Total Points 574 Opponents 590 BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM First row, left to right — Melvin Howell, Lament Garrett, and Edd. Mooney. Second row, left to right — Capt. Douglas Gerringer, Mack Baker, Eugene Setliff, and Billie Hairfield. Inset — Melvin Pruitt, IMarvin Pruitt, and Ralph Hodges. GLEE CLUB Left to right : First Row — Jesse Pratt, Mary Sue Atkins, Naomi Morris, Emma Jean Swinney, Ailene Pruitt, Christine Gauldin, Betty G. McCray, Hazel Kirkman, Carlene Howell, Delsie Al. Lawson, and Betty T. Sparks. Second Row — Jeanette Jefferies, George Taylor, Ruth Hall, Cleat’s Gauldin, Max Lindsey, Dottie Loy, June Harris, Anne Ashworth, Jac Carter, Betty Ellis, and Mary Chilton. Third Row — Reva Farmer, Marceline Pruitt, Audrey Ray, Marie Grant, Jac Blackwell, Betty Beauford, Ruby Spain, Maggie Reynolds, Fourth Row — Herman Coble, Jr., Ella Mae Harrison, Jeanette Shelton, Virginia Hopkins, Katherine Seal, and Susie Sparks. DRAMATIC CLUB Left to right: First Row — Gladys Hall, Geraldine Bolick, Carlene Howell, Betty G. McCray, Emma J. Swinney, Naomi Morris, and Donivee Trantham.. Second Row — Herman Coble, Jr., Montaine Bondurant, Betty Beauford, Delsie M. Lawson, Susie Sparks, Lois Slaughter, Mrs. McNeer (Int.), Jeanette Shelton. Third Row — Lorene Minter, Maggie Reynolds, Wayne Samuels, Herbert Clarke, Orene Hopkins,, Edna Hopkins, and Nellie M. Barbour. £