Drexel High School - Cavalcade Yearbook (Drexel, NC)

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BELIEVE IT OR NOT The Senior Class of 1949-50 has won honors in athletics, dramatics, and photography. The Seniors do use their heads. (To put their hats on). Following are the data of the individual members: George carries two pipes. He gives lessons in smoking. Ben really doesn’t stay with Betty all the time. He has been seen with boys. Odell stayed at home one night. Margaret was away. In the last year Hickory has become Cecil’s favorite town: every time he goes down there, he sees red. Charles is a fine Chap-man. Colleen really likes school, especially school teachers. Norman is known as the repartec-er. Blondes are scarce around here. Larry makes it so. Betty Jean got her Nichols worth. Kay likes ’em little, but cute. Rex it taking three foreign languages: English, French and Chemistry. BULLETIN! Leon has finally dated. Mousy is the room’s tallest midget. Bill drives the bus for two reasons: payday and a Junior girl. Helen likes to go Sain-ing. Shirley is glad Chicago wouldn’t take Carthel. Earl does study once in a while. (When he’s sick). Richard likes the “dark room.” The only gear Donald’s Ford has is second. “Chick” Buff’s ambitious to keep pecking on the typewriter. Daffynition of Gopher (Marion P.) Look at one girl and go-pher another one. Red has fallen head over Hill for an Oak girl. As long as Jim is Still-well he will see Faye. Where has Geraline Benn-et? David is really louder than his trombone. We think Velva West will stay east this quarter. Rebecca is still looking for “mule train.” Marilyn is really on the beam. I mean Beam. Betty loves Hickory. (And contents.) Bennett’s crazy over his motorbike built for TWO. HUH? Geneva loves that French book! Marian used to go with a poor boy named Tommy Rich. Doodle types in her sleep. Kathleen works miles away from home. (Valdese, 2 miles.) Every time Dot pulls the lever on the carbonated water spigot, it looks as if she is pulling the switch to the electric chair. Franceleen is everyone’s Pal. Martha Jo loves her parents. She goes to Drive-Ins with them. Mary Emma is trying to work Einstein’s theory of matrimony. After three years of mending bones, Homer is now trying to mend his mind. ”Believe It or Not” Colleen Page David Forester

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CLASS HISTORY It was on the first day of September in the year of our good Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty eight, that ninety new faces crawled aboard the D. H. S. to begin a trip of Education over the seas of knowledge. Our first captains were Miss Jenny Wilson and Mrs. Odes Huffman. Since then we have had many fine captains who guided our ship on the true course of Education. We managed to hold most of the crew until we came to the higher seas. When we reached our ninth port many became seasick and discouraged, leaving the ship content with the thought, “I have had enough.” When we set out to sea again, we had 46 members aboard the ship. Up to this time we had lost 44 seamen. Colleen, after having been ashore for several years finally caught the boat again and is finishing the voyage with us. The tenth port, however, was more interesting, and the crew was now used to the high seas. We had been transferred to the new D. H. S. The eleventh port was even more interesting although we had lost two members. We had taken a more dignified stride and the seasicknss had been mastered. We presented a play, “Climbing Roses” in order to give our upperclassmen a banquet. At last we are making our most important voyage. We lost one mem- ber of the crew, Imogene Ramsey, who decided to take a matrimony cruise, and gained two seamen, Earl Teems and Homer Cline. Homer caught the ship a little late but we think he can make it. We now have the total of 39 crewmen. Each one has taken an active part in completing the ship's journey. Many of us have become discouraged but the smile of our captain and officers encouraged us to go on more adventurous voyages. Soon we will receive our pay, not much to some and then again a lot to others. Some will be content to settle down while others will strive for a higher mark by traveling over higher seas in a bigger ship. To our captain and officers who gave us the word of encouragement to finish the voyage, we fire our salutes. Historians Kay Cooper Larry Fletcher

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the senior class of nineteen hundred and fifty, of Drexel High school, having attained our goal of seniors, leaving behind the trials and tribulations of the thorny paths and rock roads of knowledge and be- lieving ourselves to be sane in mind, do hereby will and bequeath our worldly possessions and all the duties that go therewith to our deserving heirs. To Mr. Hallyburton, and all the faculty, we leave our deepest appre- ciation for the untiring efforts in our behalf, and the sincere gratitude for their help and guidance during these years of high school. To our county Superintendent and the board of education, both county and local, we will our inexpressible appreciation for the advantages they have provided for us during the past twelve years. To the members of the Junior class we make the following individual bequeaths. Donald Anthony wills his height to Garman Farris and Shelton Woodie. To Gerald McNeely, Rex Baird leaves his mental ability. Can he spare it???? William Baird leaves his hook shots in Basketball to Guy Settlemyre. Kay Cooper leaves his wit to Jimmy Bollinger. “Believe us it isn’t rationed.” Vernon Boughman wills his beautiful (loud) ties to Randal Cannon. Carol Newton and Marian Nichols will Muriel Page and Betty Lou Cline their quiet ways. Bennette Cannon wills his talent to “Bang” on the piano to Lamont Harris. Charles Chapman wills his quiet ways to Garland Watts and Ralph Anthony. Helen Berry leaves her job as secretary to Nell Shull. Leon Childers wills his way with the girls to Donald McNeely and Billy Berry. Norman Berry Wills his love for string music to Lula Mae Bass and Benny Craig. David Forester leaves his Tonie Kit to Bill Buff. Larry Fletcher leaves his ability to shag to Gay Avis Rector and Carol Bryant. Becky Dean wills her “perfect attendance record” to John Henry Pow- ell and Ned Sigmon. Colleen Page leaves her “singing voice” to Clara Miller. Cecil Harris wills his gift of gab to Jerry Jackson. Richard Hollifield wills his wad of chewing gum (two years old) to Ted Reece and Ernest Shell,