Farm Life High School - Parrot Yearbook (China Grove, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 108 of the 1926 volume:

THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL THE COLLECTION OF NORTH CAROLINIANA ENDOWED BY JOHN SPRUNT HILL CLASS OF 1889 C379.5 C53p 1926 3 Parrot - - Pagp 3 The Parrot 1926 THE YEAR BOOK OF FARM LIFE HIGH SCHOOL CHINA GROVE. N. C. I VOLUME NUMBER FOUR NINETEEN TWENTY SIX I .Mg! flBMSKlSKlSlSSI)agCflSKlSK)giSSl 3SlXiS[XlSMSK)SKIg[a3[)0gMSKigMSMSB Parrot l§ s SI IS 19 19 S  s 19 S H E4 19 S H 19 S . H X ' N § S S H 19 S H 19 S H i FOREWORD 1 I i I f I I 1 I THE PURPOSE OF THIS OUR YEARBOOK IS TO | I RECORD THE EVENTS OF THE LAST YEAR | I AND TO GIVE A TRUE PICTURE OF | I THE LIFE OF OUR SCHOOL. WE | HOPE THAT THE FOLLOWING I I PAGES WILL GIVE YOU PLEASURE. H n 19 9 m S H K S H M S H n s s H 9 ©ijf JParrot fagp 5 Table of Contents S . Page KJ Foreword 4 g Dedication 7 Kl County Superintendent 8 ug I School Superintendent 9 | 3 Faculty Picture 10 Faculty Names 11 s I Faculty Poem 12 | I Rowan County F. L. S. 13 | g History of F. L. S. 14 a I Editorial Staff 18 | I History of The Parrot 19 | a Classes 20 S M Seniors 21 S I Senior Mascot 22 | I Senior Officers and Roll 23 | S Senior Class Poem 34 M Senior Class History 35 h I Last Will and Testament 36 | Senior Class Prophecy 38 Senior Statistics 41 g S Junior Department 44 g In Memoriam 45 g 1 Junior Class Officers 46 S Junior Class Picture 47 IS Junior Class History 48 [jg Sophomore Department 49 M Sophomore Class Officers and Roll ' 50 13 Sophomore Class Picture 51 Sophomore Class Writeup 52 Freshman Department 53 § S Freshman Class Officers and Roll 54 i Freshman Class Picture 55 s Freshman Class History 56 p M Organizations (Clubs and Societies) 52 a Athletic Department 70 S I Girls Basket Ball 72 i I Boys Basket Ball 74 | S Base Ball 76 | 3 Official Statement of The PaiTot — K! Parrot - - fagp 7 ■d, 53 Kl g S M IS g S Kl [XI S S Kl S Kl Kl S S M Kl S S ■ Kl Kl g S Kl Kl g S Kl Kl g S Kl Kl ■ - g Kl S Kl s Kl s Kl Dedication to Our Fathers and Mothers rO OUR FATHERS AND MOTHERS THROUGH WPIOM IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR THE STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE FARM LIFE SCHOOL; WHO HA ' E REPEATEDLY SHOWN THE DEEPEST INTEREST IN ALL OUR SCHOOL UNDERTAK- INGS: WHO HAVE PROVEN BEYOND THE FAINTEST DOUBT TO BE THE TRUEST FRIEND THAT A STUDENT EVER HAD, THE BOARD OF 1926 AFFECTIONATELY AND GRATEFULLY DEDICATES THIS VOLUME. 1 Kl iKlgMSKlgKlgKlgKlgKlSKlgKlgKiSKig agKlgKSSKlSKlSKlSKIgKISKlgKlgKigKjSKlS gglSSKiSiSSKlgKlg: fagp 11 Faculty OMRA B. JONES, B. S., Principal NORTH CAROLINA STATE COLLEGE CHEMISTRY LAWRENCE STEWART PRESSON WEAVER COLLEGE HISTORY: ATHLETICS MRS. GERALDINE GAINES PRESSON WEAVER COLLEGE LADY PRINCIPAL MISS RUTH CURRENT HARRISONBURG STATE NORMAL HOME ECONOMICS MISS OLA DOBSON, A. B. TUSCULUM COLLEGE ENGLISH MISS ANNYCE WORSHAM, B. M. GREENSBORO COLLEGE MUSIC MISS MARY R. SHERRILL, A. B. DUKE UNIVERSITY FOREIGN LANGUAGE REV. J. H. KELLER, A. B. FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL MATHEMATICS MRS. OMRA B. JONES TUSCULUM COLLEGE BIOLOGY G. W. HOUCK DAVIDSON COLLEGE SCIENCE W. C. LARUE, B. S. CORNELL UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURE T. A. JONES DUKE UNIVERSITY BIOLOGY 6? Parrot fagp 12 Faculty Poem Oh yes, our faculty is very fine Haughty, naughty, that ' s not their kind Good sports are they ? Well we should say! This wonderful faculty of ours. They ' re always ready for work or fun They always help us, our affairs to run Yes they are the best And they ' ll stand the test This faculty of ours. Have they not through the four long years Revived our hopes and demolished our fears They ' ve kept us straight Yes they ' re first rate This faculty, faculty of ours. And F. L. S. is lucky indeed To have these toughs to take the lead. To tell us how To quiet our rows This faculty of ours. Now here ' s to these, the best ones yet Not one could possibly forget Here ' s hoping that ' they Come back some day This wonderful faculty of ours. — Frank Blackwelder. ©Ire Parrot - - f agf 13 Qltff Parrot History of P L S. Seven Years at The Rowan Farm Life School (By Mrs. Sallie Hunter Jones) This is a rather rambling history of the Farm Life School for the past seven years. It is written with a view to recording some of the history which will assist in keeping a correct reaord of the school, and because there are many who have gone in and out of the school for the last time who will enjoy looking back to the time spent here. Some of the events and facts mentioned can be found by referring to catalogs of the school, the Parrot, the minutes of the board meeting and so on while some can be supplied only by those who were here during those years. The year 1919 was one of great importance to the school. In the spring of the year there was only one building on the Farm Life campus. The boara of trustees was reorganized. The 20 acre farm was increased to fifty acres to meet the state requirements. The contract was let for a boys ' dormitory which was to take care of the increasing number of boarding students and supply new class rooms. For the first time all the class room work was car- ried on at the Farm Life Plant. Mr. 0. B. Jones became principal of the school and teacher of agriculture in June of the year. Miss Edith Gilbert, teachei of the China Grove High School the previous year, became lady principal and teacher of math and history. Miss Margaret Flemming taught English and science. Miss Helen Mays, the Home Economics teacher and Dietitian, re- signed and Miss Ennis Strupe succeeded her and remained with the school for two and a half years. Before the opening of school in September Mr. Jones married a wife to assist him in bearing the viscissitudes of a school man ' s career. Together we endeavored to build a school that would be of the highest type for the training of boys and girls, and fulfill its mission for the surrounding com- munity and for all Rowan County. Just here I must mention the kind and cordial reception given us by the friends of the school in China Grove, espe- cially Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hannah, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Earnhardt and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Swink. These good people have always encouraged every effort for a school that would make real men and women besides cheering our hearts with their personal loyalty and friendship. During the year 1919- ' 20, no Latin or other foreign language was taught in the Farm Life School. The enrollment that year was sixty pupils, thirty-five of whom lived in the dormitories. We had a graduating class of seven, Robert Flemming, Blanche and Dunham Graham, Edith Menius, Mary Lippard, James Patterson and Burley Lyerly. The middle of the year 1919-20 saw the boys ' building finish- ed and occupied by a goodly number of boys. The classes which had been reciting in the dining room were moved to the newly furnished rooms of the basement. Two of these rooms were thrown together for chapel and for most of the commencement exercises for five years. As we look back we can hardly realize how we worked in such close quarters, but the girls and boys in those classes have already made records of which anyone might be proud. The fall of 1920 found the faculty increased from four to seven members and an enrollment of eighty-seven. Sixty-one of these lived in the dormi- tory all or part of the year. The teachers were Mr. Jones, Mr. Wolfe, Miss Parrot - - fagp 15 Kl s Hargette, Miss Strupe, Miss Flemming, Miss Early and Mrs. Jones. The graduates were Gladys McCorkle, Elsie Fisher, Blanche Current, Meta Sech- ler and Ruth Karriker. Ifj In the fall of 1921, the China Grove High School was moved to the Farm eg Life buildings. The faculty was increased to twelve in number. Mr. Jones p had taught agriculture in addition to his other duties, the two years previous but this year Mr. S. L. Carpenter was employed for agriculture alone. Mr. M Presson came as tea:her of history and director of athletics and has remained the five years since. Miss OUie Mae Shelburne teacher of English this year s and Mr. Carpenter were married the following summer. This same year Miss Blackstock, Miss Gahagan, teacher of Latin and French, and Miss Ruth Blackwelder, math teacher, came to the school and remained three years. S Miss Ella M. Early came also as lady principal of the girls and held thi s po- sition until the following year when she became dietitian and lady principal. The graduating class this year numbered twenty-one and the student o body two hundred and twelve. The Freshman class numbered eighty-nine and the Sophomore class sixty-eight. The Enochsville High School pupils also came here and at that time Landis did not have her new building. Landis has M since relieved us several students, which keeps from having classes out-of- doors the year round. This year Glee Clubs were organized by Miss Black- stock. She came as an extra teacher after the opening of school to take care of the overflow and in addition to her regular work, trained these clubs in some very fine work which for three years was the outstanding glories of our school. Nothing adds more of the cultural life to the school and no phase of the school work is enjoyed so much by every member of the community. Even Athletic contest must give way before the crowds of old and young who will go miles to see a good play, operetta or listen to good music. It is not possible to give an account of each of the various events which have done honor to our school during the last seven years and no doubt some 3 will be overlooked. , We have won honor in debating, music, athletics, magazine publications, in agriculture and home economics. We leave a long list of graduates who have won high honors at college in their chosen course of study. We have helped to put Rowan County on the map in several fields of endeavor and of k] all this we are justly proud. p In the year 1922-23, we entered the state music contest and brought home two silver loving cups. The graduating class in 1923 numbered twenty-three and the student body two hundred and ten. 1 In 1924 we had the largest graduating class in the history of the school — p forty-four it numbered with a student body of over two hundred. This year we again entered the state music contest, bringing home three silver loving cups and tieing with Roanoke Rapids for first place in total number of points. This year, also, for the first time we had a teacher training class under the S direction of Miss Grace Gladstone, who still holds that position. This department has graduated to date thirty-six young women who have added much to the efficiency of the school where they work. These graduates p have all been chosen to work in the better type of school. s The crop judging team in agriculture which went to the state fair in 1924 brought home the trophy cup and twenty dollars in cash. Being located in a IS predominantly agricultural county the school has aided in working some fine p le.ords in farm projects of diff erent sorts and has always cooperated vigor- g ously with any agriculture program put on in the community. We feel that no school can boast of a more well rounded program of activi- ties than ours. In 1923 we won second honor for high school magazine in p group B of the national contest held by the University of Wisconsin. This s magainze, The Parrot , was published first by the class of ' 23 under the di- rection of Miss Maude Minish, head of the English Department. The editors ©iff Parrot - - 5 page 16 S Is of the Parrot have been: Marvin Eddleman, Lucille Gillon, Ella Bost and Frank Blackwelder. The business managers have been: Walter Hinson, Otis g I Pleasants, Yorke Roberts and Hollie Ritchie. Just here we might say that i I for a second time the English and Agriculture Departments were consolidated | S by the marriage of Miss Minish and Mr. Sutton. To Miss Minish must be §2 given credit for launching the Parrot safely and to Mr. Sutton for leading the i I winning crop judging team to Raleigh the same year. To Mr. Presson for p g developing such a fine athletic department in the school and w- ' ining a number 3 of county championships including two silver loving cups in 1925 and the basketball championship in 1926. M The first Junior-Senior Banquet was hel d on St. Patrick ' s day in 1922 under g g the direction of Miss Gahagan, Junior Class advisor. This event has become 1 an important occasion of each year and means much in the social life of the I students. Each student has the pleasure of attending two banquets during his high school career, and much of the preparation for these banquets has been S, done by the girls of the Home Economics Department. The two girls ' literary societies were organized in the spring of 1922. The McNeil, named in honor of John Charles McNeil, and the Bickett, named in memory of Governor Ihomas Walter Bickett. These societies have done some splendid work. The boys have had two societies most of the time also. They engaged in a reading and declamation contest each year. To date the Bicketts have won four gold medals and the McNeil only one. I can not give the record for the boys. The graduating class of 1925 numbered thirty and the student body more than two hundred. Now for a few facts about the physical growth of the place. The farm shop was added in 1922. The first unit of the main building was opened in the fall of 1924. The tennis court at the boys ' building was built by the teachers of the school in the fall 1923. Two pianos have been added to the Music Department making three. The Boarding Department has added almost entirely new equipment from its own funds, a large range, new uten- sils and so on having been purchased recently. Mr. P. A. Earnhardt of the Patterson Manufacturing Company has been the efficient bookkeeper of all funds except the teachers salary, for the five years without remuneration. The interest that Mr. Earnhardt has taken in the school represents many hours of confining labor to say nothing of his genuine good will at all times. Mr. L. S. Presson has been the buyer for the Boarding Department for four years and his good wife has been the lady principal for the girls and dietitian for three years. To them we owe the smoothly running Boarding Department and we hope that the school may enjoy their presence for many years to come. In the spring of 1921 the shrubbery which now adorns the place was planted. Shrubbery was made possible by the County Board of Education which accepted a special offer of the Van Lindley Company to furnish the plants at half price. The library has grown along with other departments. Books from the China Grove High School added much to the number purchased by Misses Gilbert and Fleming and the class of 1920. This class donated the oak sec- tional book case to the school as their parting gift. The library has been en- larged entirely by money made from plays given by the dramatics clubs. Juniors, Seniors and teacher training classes. The work of the different departments has expanded until it has been neces- sary to make temporary quarters for the agriculture class and wood shop in Ultjp f arrnt ! Kl I S ! Kl j the old barn. This was remodeled and made as comfortable as possible in p i i ' .:25 but is a very poor place for class work. g : Kl i The number of boarding students and teachers has averaged over fifty and I this department will be necessary until Rowan County has more accredited S J High Schools. g I g i When the present main building was erected Mr. W. J. Swink gave $1,000 p 1 to the school. Part of this was used to install lights and part of it to pur- g I chase furniture for the reception rooms of each of the dormitories. g ! Kl 1 We expect to see the Farm Life School continue to render a great service E I Kl i as it has since its establishment in 1914. The early history is recorded in the g i Parrot Annual for 1924. I Editorial Staff FRANK BLACKWELDER Editor-in-Chief HOLLIE RITCHIE Business Manager HAROLD GRAHAM Advertising Manager WILLIAM ATKINS Assistant Business Mgr. EDNA CARRIGAN Assistant Editor STEPHEN SLOOPE Assistant Editor CARL BELK Circulation Manager History of The Parrot In nineteen hundred twenty three, it dawned upon the fair-minded stu- IH dents of the Rowan County Farm Life School that such a fine school as they had, should be publishing a school paper. They realized that they had the p material in the school but they also realized that they were lacking the funds that were necessary for such a proposition. It was decided that with 3 S the talent and the determination of the school, it would be possible to pub- m lish a paper. The paper was started — publishing a small magazine quarter- p ly and then an Annual at the end of the term. This class (1926) changed from the magazine to a small newspaper which seems to have been even g p a greater success than the magazine — portraying the school life more vivid- ly. The board of ' 26 has published the largest Annual of the four volumes. p The officers of each of the four volumes are: § 1926 (this volume), Frank Blackwelder Editor and Hollie Ritchie Busi- S a ness Manager. S I 1925, Ella Host Editor and York Roberts Business Manager. S X 1924, Lucille Gillon Editor and Otis Pleasants Business Manager. S 1923, Marvin Eddleman Editor and Walter Hinson Business Manager. ea The publication has proven a great asset to the school and it has al- S ways been the hope of each board that the following class would continue a S it. Likewise it is the hope of the board of 1926,. that you the class of ' 27, g continue the publication and profit by our mistakes and in so doing put out a p paper that cannot be excelled. g ®t|p Parrot Senior Glass ' 26 OFFICERS President CLYDE SHINN Vice President WILLIAM ATKINS Secretary LUCY FINK Treasurer EDNA CARRIGAN ROLL S Merle Albright Harold Graham Wilma Albright Beulah Goodman Cecil Albright Gertrude High William Atkins Boyd Hartsell Frank Blackwelder Mabel McNeely Charles Brown Edna McCorkle Marine Bassinger Lindsay Nesbit Carl Belk Dorothy Proctor Paul Cress Myrtle Parks Edna Carrigan Hollie Ritchie Ivy Correll Pauline Rape Mai-ks Deal Stephen Sloope Lila Davis Lois Steele Lucy Fink Mary Safriet Hubert Fleming Clyde Shinn IS ■ LOIS STEELE McNeil Society ' 25, ' 26; Pres. Home Economic Club ' 25; Athletic Asso- ciation ' 26. Smile at Lois and smile meets a smile. Lois is a typical house-wife and with her good-cooking abilities she will make some boy a fine wife. We predict that in behalf of a certain Senior boy. Lois is noted for the good cakes she bakes and probably 2: this is what makes her so popular. MARKS DEAL Slow but sure. ' O ' Henry Literary Society ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Athletic Association ' 25, ' 26. Never does time hang heavy on Marks if there is a place to pitch horse- shoe available. Marks is bashful and unselfish. He is a likeable fellow. He is on good terms with every body and he always has a pocket knife ready for the girls to sharpen their pencils with. His great- est failing is that he is an easy mark for the persuading girls. LUCY FINK McNeil Society ' 26; Secretary Class ' 26; Secretary Athletic Association ' 26; Dramatic Club ' 26. Lucy has been with us only one year but we have learned to love her. She is one of our best and strongest mem- bers. She has a high and noble pur- pose in life. She has a fine and noble character. We predict for her a bright future in some little bungalow. J TTW CLYDE SHINN the night I works m President of Senior Class ' 26; Junior Play ' 25; Dramatic Club Play ' 26; m. Senior Play ' 26; Athletic Association ' 26. When the class chose Clyde as their president they made a wise choice since the leader should be an example. Clyde works hard and he has the re- suits to show for it. You never see him sitting around squandering his time. Clyde is a good all around fel- low and is liked by every body. EDNA CARRIGAN Sweetness is the key to sucess. I Assistant Editor Parrot ' 26; Exchange i Editor Parrot ' 25; McNeil Society ' 23, 7 - ' 24, ' 25, ' 26 Glee Club ' 26; Dramatic Club ' 25, ' 26; Athletic Association ' 24, ' 25, ' 26; Treasurer Class ' 26; Alumni Editor Parrot ' 24; Commencement Marshall ' 25. Joe is recognized throughout the whole school as a most sincere and earnest student. She is one of our sweetest and neatest girls and has proven to be an excellent student and stands near the top of her class. We predict a happy and brilliant future and we are glad to have called her our class mate and friend. j HUBERT FLEMING Speech is great but silence is greater. Treasurer Class ' 23, ' 24; Graham So- ciety ' 23; O ' Henry Society ' 24, ' 25; Secretary and Treasurer of Society ' 25; President of Class ' 25; Athletic Association 26; Dramatic Club ' 25, •V ' ' 26; Glee Club ' 25, ' 26; Marshal ' 25. t Hubert doesn ' t believe in working to the limit, but he does believe in using a reasonable amount of the gray matter to do anything he decides to do. In mathematics Hubert shines and in his other studies he is far from dull. When we lose Hubert, we lose a good man, one that all of us like. f arrnt FRANK BLACKWELDER Make ' m jump when you speak and you ' ll have them. Graham Society ' 23; O ' Henry Society ' 24, ' 25; Athletic Association ' 24, ' 25; Dramatic Olub ' 26; Editor-in-Chief of the Parrot 26. Frank was voted the wittiest and the most original person in the class of 1926. He has very strong convictions — the strongest of these being that one should be stable in their belief. And this he is! Although he claims to be open to conviction, you will find him hard to convince. It is his hard work that has made the Parrot what it is so read ye on and admire as thou wilt. WILMA ALBRIGHT You ' ll always find her true and just. A girl whom all will love and trust. McNeil Society ' 23, ' 24, ' 25, ' 26; Ath- letic Association ' 23, ' 24, ' 25, ' 26; Bas- ket Ball Team ' 26; Glee Club ' 24, ' 25, ' 26, President ' 26. This is a girl just overflowing with school spirit. She is another proof of the fact that the class of ' 26 is a happy go-lucky crowd. At the same time she is dependable and one of the standbys of the class of twenty-six. Willing to work, capable and ener- getic, we can always depend on her. She is an athlete, good student and a wonderful singer. Every one is her friend and she is a friend to everyone. HOLLIE RITCHIE 4 ' Though vanquished ' Fat ' argues still. President Clas 3, ' 24; Graham So- ciety ' 23, ' 24, ' z , ' 26; Athletic Asso. ' 23, ' 24, ' 25, ' 26; Dramatic Club ' 23, ' 24, ' 25, ' 26; Agriculture Club ' 23, ' 24, ' 25, ' 26; Glee Club ' 25, ' 26; Winner Declamation Contest ' 24; Pres. Dra- matic Club ' 26; Judging Team ' 26; Business Mgr. Parrot ' 26. How shall we get along without HoUie ? Any task that comes up at any time — where is Hollie ? There is no worry as to it ' s final success. He will see it through. His four years here assure us that his life will be full of useful deeds. , r MABEL McNEELY Thus it may be truly said Natural wit on a level head. McNeil Society ' 23, ' 24, ' 25, ' 26; Home Economics Club ' 23, ' 24, ' 26; Vice President H. E. C. ' 26; Dramatic Club ' 23; Glee Club ' 26; Athletic Associa- tion ' 26. Some people impress one as being one capable of real friendship and loyalty. Mabel is one of these and even more. Her eager enthusiasm and cheerful disposition have made her a welcome addition to the class of ' 26. ®ap Parrnt - lane ZX HAROLD GRAHAM ' Whenever it comes to playing You ' ll find him ready for fun. Graham Society ' 25, ' 26; Boys Voca- tional Club ' 25, ' 26; Athletic Associa- tion ' 25, ' 26; Captain of Basket Ball Team ' 26; Base Ball Team ' 25, ' 26. You can always recognize him by the broad grin on his face. He is always included in all the sports for the crowd would not be complete without him. His heart is given but just the same the girls go for him as they like to be seen with a boy who is popular. PAULINE RAPE Cleanliness is nex ' godliness. McNeil Society ' 25, 26; Secretary ' 26; . Dramatic Club ' 25, ' 26, Vice President ' 26; Athletic Association ' 26. Pauline is recognized throughout the whole school as a sincere and most earnest girl. With her, duty is al- ways first, even though it may cost her the sacrifice of momentary pleas- ure. We predict that her simplicity and strength of character will make success for her in the outside world. (Hap Parrot Pagp 2B BEULAH GOODMAN ?1ckett Society ' 25, ' 26; Athletic As- sociation ' 26. •■ Pete has been with us for two years and we have learned to love her. She came to us from Faith and we ' will certainly miss her when she returns this spring. Beulah has a knack for making friends and an ability for keeping them. We hope that this will V. P. Class ' 25; Basket Ball ' 25, ' 26; , Base Ball ' 25, ' 26; Mgr. Basket and .Base Ball ' 25, ' 26; Graham Society ' 25; Athletic Association ' 25, ' 26; Ass. Pres. ' 26; Dramatic Club ' 26. Buttonwood is one of our best ath- letes. He has been with us only three years but we feel that it would be hard [to get along without him. No mem- ,T er of the class is better loved than JCarl. We believe he will get there in whatever he undertakes. TffF ' I The world ' s no better if we worry Life ' s no longer if we hurry. -TMcNeil Society ' 23, ' 24, ' 25, ' 26; Home Economics Club ' 23, ' 24; Ath- letic Association ' 25, ' 26. Lilla has been faithful to the end. She comes to the last year a good student and class mate. Lilla not only goes to school but is her father ' s helpful hand, working all the while without a murmur. MERLE ALBRIGHT Laugh and be merry, for tomorrow you may marry. Bickett Society ' 23, ' 24, ' 25, ' 26; President of Society ' 26; H. E. C. ' 25; Treasurer of Bickett Society ' 24, ' 26; Athletic Association ' 26; Glee Club ' 26 When you meet Merle you are sure to meet a smile. Merle, of course, is characteristic of her sex — do my way and all is right, do some other way and all is wrong. Merle is another one of these dependable hard working girls of the class of ' 26. W Parrot 29 BOYD HARTSELL Eat, drink and be merry. Athletic Association ' 26; Basket Ball . Team ' 26; Base Ball Team ' 26; Dra- IZ. matic Club ' 26. The most certain prediction that we can make for Boyd is that he will be | a grandad that the children will love to play with. Boyd is a good jovial sort of fellow and we are sure that he will not have any trouble in get- ting along with the world. He has been at the Farm Life only one year but he is a friend to us all. MARINE BASSINGER She seemed a part of joyous spring. == Athletic Association ' 26. ' ITTSL . Marine came here from Central. She has been able to spend only one year but we feel that it has been a very fruitful one. She is a very quiet and attentive girl. Sincere and true to her classmates is she. We predict for her a great future. V I PAUL CRESS ' See it all; Know it all. O ' Henry Literary Society ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; Athle+i , Association ' 25, ' 26; Junior Play ' 25. If you do not know Paul— better known as P. C, he can be identified by that ear-to-ear grin. He never fails to see anything funny that takes place on class and any time that you look at him you will find him looking around and grinning. P. C. hasn ' t an enemy in school; he is just one of these happy go-lucky fellows that never takes anything seriously. Al- though he hasn ' t much of a reputa- tion among the faculty for his studi- ous nature, they never complain about him at faculty meetings. His motto is: Laugh and the world laughs with you — grouch and get laughed at. IVY CORRELL Say it with flowers. McNeil Society ' 23, ' 24, ' 25, ' 26; Home Economics Club ' 24, ' 25; Class Treas- urer ' 25; Athletic Association ' 24, ' 25, ' 26; Vice President ' 26; Basket Ball Team ' 26; Dramatic Club ' 26. Ivy is one of these girls who is at home anywhere you put her — on the athletic field, on the stage, in the class room, with the boys or at the dish pan. Only those who know Ivy can realize what a charming personality she has. Although we are sure that her heart has already been won, still we boys like to be in her presence all that we can. Perge Modo Ivy. J STEPHEN SLOOPE His Kindness and his worth to spy You need but gaze on Stephen ' s eye. Dramatic Club ' 26; Glee Club Athletic Association ' 26. ' 26; Although here for his senior year on- ly, Steve has been a joy to his teach- ers and an inspiration to his fellow students. More than one girl has put on her sweetest smile and a more radiant expression because of him. Keep your eye on him, he is bound to rise. i McNeil Society ' 23, ' 24, ' 25, ' 26; H. E C. ' 23, ' 24; Athletic Association ' 26 Here is your true example of a slow but sure person. Edna is not char ' - acteristic of her sex for she does not talk much. She is one of these gen- tle easy girls that are hard to find. Edna will make a good wife for some ; body and we predict a happy future for her. . ■ Crop Judging Team ' 26; Basket and Base Ball Teams ' 26; Athletic Asso- ciation ' 26; Dramatic Club ' 26. ' Hard Charlie is hard to beat when it comes to spinning yarns. His fa- vorite is planting seven acres of po- tatoes in two hours. Charlie is a good athlete and a good buddy. These char- acteristics will take you a long ways in this old world today. 5 DOROTHY PROCTOR Vice President Class ' 24; Glee Club ' 25; Athletic Association ' 25, ' 26; President Biekett Society ' 26. : The world owes Dorothy a man and she says she will get him. Jolly old Dorothy is a merry good soul to have around at any time and any place. Give her the ingredients and she can bake for you anything you want. We predict a long, successful and happy life for Dorothy. I Parrot P-IYRTLE PARKS ' A merry heart, a happy sr Happy is she all the while. Vice President of Class ' 22, ' 23; Class Secretary ' 24, ' 25; Glee Club ' 23, ' 24, ))j ' 26; McNeil Society ' 23, ' 24, ' 25, ' 26;, Treasurer Society ' 24, ' 25; Home Eco- nomics Club ' 23, ' 24; Dramatic Club Athletic Association ' 26-; Com- lenceraent Marshal ' 25. Myrtle is a loved member of the class of ' 26. She has both literary and musical talent. In her class she stands high. She knows the art of making friends and knows how to keej) them. Our best wishes go with her as she starts along the road that will sure] to success in her musical career. Member Agriculture Club ' 22, ' 23, ' 24,. ' 25; Crop Judging Team ' 23, ' 24, ' 25; ciety ' 24 _ Athletic Association ' 23, Graham Society ' 23, ' 25; O ' Henry So- •24, ' 25, ' 26. ■|||ill|l|J ■ f If there ever was a friendly old chap Cecil surely is one. No one ever heard of him having an enemy. We truly believe that Cecil is the hardest worker in the class. When Cecil isn ' t working, his favorite pastime is pitch- ing horse-shoes. Cecil will no doubt be one of Rowan ' s biggest farmers in the future and that is a goal worth working for. 7 cujiiiiii i ' jp | v MARY SAFRIT To see her is to love her. Treasurer class ' 24; Glee Club ' 24, ' 25, ' 26; Treasurer Glee Club ' 25, Secre- tary and Treasurer ' 26; McNeil So- ciety ' 24, ' 25, ' 26; Vice President Mc- Neil ' 26; Dramatic Club ' 26; Athletic Wssociation ' 26. j r ' Uij] JTltj Buck as she is affectionately called by her class mates was voted our prettiest girl. She is very generous and kind hearted girl. and always will- ing to lend a helping hand. We pre- dict for Mary a successful career as a teacher. w QIIjp Parrot Pagf 33 WILLIAM ATKINS Blithe, blithe, and merry was he. O ' Henry Society ' 24; Dramatic Club ' 26; Athletic Association ' 26; Base Ball Team ' 26; Basket Ball Team ' 26. Bill, our most handsome boy, has won his share of honors here, as we know he will wherever he goes. We are glad to call him our class mate and we know that he will live up to the good name which we have given him. McNeil Society ' 25, ' 26; Glee Club ' 26; Athletic Association ' 26. Give Gertrude a Wells and Hart Al- gebra and she can entertain herself to her hearts content. We believe that her heart is already given but st the same she is a good buddy to all the boys. f arrnt - - fagp 34 Senior Class Poem To you dear class of twenty six, | The time has come to part, | To leave the friends we love so well, I G With sad and heavy hearts. S I 5 When we think back to twenty two, | When here we entered school. i 5 Our teachers told us to be good, g And never break a rule. | : e How sweet ' twill be in years to come, : When these four years we can recall, How we learned to love each other Since we entered school that fall. E S . E Since they ' ve past and gone forever. 5 Let us think of the years to come, 3 For still there are many foes to face, 5 Before the battle ' s won. | I There is one we wont forget, A good adviser and a noble friend. 5 Miss Dobson dear we love her so, s She ' s helped us to the end. — Mary Safriet. ®lfp Parrot - - fagp 35 SMSMSKlSKlSKiSIXlSiaSHgKlSlXlSKlSKlSKlSKISiaSlH MSSKlSKlSKlSM Senior Glass History I Now that we are safe within the gate of graduation, we, the class of ' 26, hesitate a moment to note the events that have marked our voyage across the ever changing sea of high school days. Our journey has been an eventful one; which contained many pleasures, trials and tribulations. Often we have been in distress and often we have felt like giving up all hope. But as we look back over these four years of our high school days, we are glad to forget our hardships and remember only the pleasant memories. We feel that our time has been well spent and we spend the remaining few days among friends whom we leave with a feeling of sadness in our hearts, yet rejoicing that soon another class will go onto the world to be of service to others. It was in the Fall 1922, we as Freshmen, landed at the Farm Life School. Now we were in high school! In our Freshman year with Miss Blackwelder as class adviser we laid the foundations for our high school life. Having lived through the first eight months of our journey we left school and enjoyed three months vaca- tion. In the course of time the class of ' 26 became Sophomores, our class was decreased a little in number but not in quality. We elected our same beloved adviser and with her wise advice passed through another year of our dear high school days. That year we won the silver loving cup presented to the best class in school. Again we came back to Farm Life School, this time as Juniors. It seem- ed that we would never reach that goal, but when we did it was a lesson that we were just beginning to learn. This year great sorrow was brought to us with the death of our class adviser. Miss Stallings, but we were consoled, knowing that it was the Father ' s will. We elected Miss Margaret Irby to fill Miss Stallings place and we appreciate deeply the many things they both did for us. When we returned in the fall as Seniors we found that many of our members had fallen by the wayside. Of course we had many dark days, every one does, but when those days come our dear and beloved adviser. Miss Dob- son, guided us through and we came out with a smile so that this last year has passed more swiftly perhaps than the others. However we feel that we have accomplished a great deal. Our members rank high on the athletic field as well as in the class room. Not all of us will become famous, but we trust that some of our members may reach the highest pinnacle of achievement. In our hearts will linger the memories of our dear high school days. And now the play is done and we say Farewell. S §1 H S i I 1 Last Will and Testament i i K NORTH CAROLINA, g Rowan County. S We, the class of 1926, being ready to depart this life of toils and hard- ships at the Farm Life School, to prevent any possibility of a civil war U between the three classes left behind, as to what each shall have of our possession, hereby do make and proclaim our last will and testament. S First, To the Board of Education we leave our appreciation and thanks for making it possible for us to have such a good school to graduate from, g Second, To Mr. Jones we leave our deepest appreciation for all that he has done for us. p We leave Miss Dobson our love and appreciation of her wise ideas and helpful advice during our Senior year. To Mr. Presson we bequeath all our history notebooks and examination M papers to get difficult questions out of to give to the Juniors. We assure him that if we didn ' t get anything out of history it wasn ' t his fault, g To Mr. Houck and Mr. Keller we leave all broken yardsticks, pieces of g chalk, erasers, strings and all papers with any mathematics on them. These K] things may be used for their own amusement and must be divided equally S between the two. We leave to Mr. Houck, anything that he can find in g the laboratory that was not there when he came here and to Mr. Keller, the 3 bullet that was shot into his room. i J To Mr. LaRue we leave all the pieces of wood left in the shop, the milk ; % testing machine, all broken hammers, hoes and shovels, the seed testing box I and all the seed in the building to test in the box. j We leave to Miss Sherfill an assortment of French books and their i p corresponding ponies. The ponies are almost worn out but they are good ! S enough to help the unfortunate Sophomores and Juniors very much. I To Mr. T. A. Jones we will all the loose leaves of books in the library, j all crossword puzzles, funny papers and any thing else he wants out of the i library. i g We leave Miss Current the difficult position as adviser of next year ' s I Senior class. j To Miss Worsham we will the piano stool and all old music books she i I can find. . i The boarding students leave to Mr. aaid Mrs. Jones all the junk that j can be found after they are gone. To the faculty as a whole we will our wishes that they may have many j more happy and successful years in their profession. ; We will Mrs. Presson a good example of obeying dormitory rules, also 1 1 all the broken dishes, tin cans and food left in the building. I We leave to the Junior class all our unsolved problems and the right to | I make their ring standard. ; I To the Sophomores we will our ability to be good students. | S We leave the Freshman class all broken window panes, ink wells to play f § with, worn out brooms, bricks and rocks on the campus and our demerits for B Q a good start in next years race. Parrot - - JPagp 3Z The individual members of the class will: 1. Carl Belk ' s sissyness to Philip Deal. 2. Bill Atkins ability as a sheik to Bernard Jullian and also his good looks to George Oehler. 3. Charlie Brown ' s ability to brag, to Doy Edwards and his Brown Mule to Ray Poole. 4. To Shorty Proctor, Paul Cress ' height. 5. Marks Deal ' s willingness to study French for Miss Sherrill, to Ruth Albright and his bashfulness to Worth Corriher. 6. Wilma Albright ' s mocking bird voice to Camille Alexander. 7. To Ruth Albright, Ivy Correll ' s love for Marks Deal. 8. Merle Albright ' s chewing gum to Elizabeth Harris. 9. To Pauline Wallace, Lila Davis ' size. 10. Part of Hollie Ritchie ' s fat to Camille Alexander. 11. Boyd Hartsell ' s desire to steal kisses, to Hubert Walkei . 12. Frank Blackwelder ' s wit to Mack Bradford. 13. Myrtle, Pauline and Edan ' s triple friendship to Doris, Lucille and Lucy Margaret. 14. Myrtle Parks ' ability to vamp the men to Lucy Margaret Harris and her music and art talent to Wilma Deal. 15. Pauline Rape ' s sweet disposition to Doris Miller. 16. To Lucille Templeton, Edna Carrigan ' s style. 17. Clyde Shinn ' s dignity to Hubert Parks. 18. Hollie Ritchie ' s position as Business Manager of the Parrot to Bernai-d Jullian. 19. Frank Blackwelder ' s position as Editor of the Parrot to Camille Alexander. 20. Stephen Sloop ' s knowledge of algebra to any unfortunate Junior. 21. Hubert Fleming ' s ability to be a good student to Mabel Davis. 22. Mary Safriet ' s beauty to Pete Earnhardt and her love for Bernard to Zelia Blackwelder. 23. To Mutt Miller, Dude Graham ' s athletic ability. — ' Hubert Fleming. Slip f arrnt - - fagp 35 Class Prophecy g One evening I was out gathering violets in a meadow. I had gone i farther down toward the forest than I realized at first. I thought of the future and wondered what the fate of my class mates would be. I thought g p that perhaps some of them would go through college but what then ? As I was pondering these things in my mind I looked up and behold an old woman stood close by! I was frightened at first but in a sweet low voice she bade S€ me fear her not. I have only come to help you solve your problems if you will follow me. It was getting rather late but I was determined to go with her. M Taking my hand she walked through the forest and on the other side I saw a p high fortress of stone and brick. She took from her pocket a tiny golden key, p opened the door and lead me in. We came to another high wall on which I S read The World In 1950. I thought how strange it was to step from 1926 a into the future 1950. Still holding my hand she said, We visit some of the stores, shops, theatres and various other places of interest, for this is a busy world, everybody is doing something. p X First we thought of something to satisfying our appetites. As we started M up the road a man passed us in a fine car driving as if some one was pur- suing him. As he passed by, I recognized him as William Atkins and the 13 woman with me said that he was the most wonderful doctor in the world. We came to a cafeteria — a more wonderful one than I had ever dreamed p M of. Everything was spick and span, and the most wonderful of all, the 13 manager came Lo speak to us for .t seemed that everyone knew and loved the § woman that was with me. To my amazement I found that the manager was p none other than Lucy Fink. Just then the nice young girl who served us, S spoke of a lady across from me at the next table. I looked and could hardly J g believe my own eyes, for there sat my dearest friend Mabel M ;Neely chat- H g ting with a nice young man who was Hubert Fleming, the new minister p for the big new church across the street. X When we came out we went to the theatre where I noticed on the poster W g these words. The most popular ladies man in the world. We bought our p y tickets and took a seat up near the front. As the curtain rolled up I could p hardly stifle the exclamation I was about to make. Could the man before g p me be the bashful Harold Graham, my class mate, but that was what the pro-, g gram said, and after hearing his familiar voice, I could doubt the truth no I longer. I g With him came the most popular girls on the stage. As they came s out I was shocked, surprised and pleased to see Mary Safriet, the leading S lady, with her chorus girls. Marine Bassinger, Ivy Correll and Merle Al- bright. I could not help laughing as I thought, well Merle and Ivy are still fa n ... 1 g hangmg ' cogether. I§ i Then we were told that the most gifted pianist would render a selection. The most wonderful things were happening to me. I again saw one of my M class mates, Gertrude High, playing for the people her own composition, then m I remembered that she had been elected the most musical girl in the class p of ' 26. i We were enjoying ourselves immensely. The next was the best glee [jg club in the world and I thought when I heard it announced that it must be the center of attraction for people of all nationalities. I was expecting p to see foreigners, when to my own astonishment I found that I recognized s the majority of the singers. Ihe tenor leader was Lindsay Xesbit. The oth- er members were Beulah Goodman and Dorothy Proctor. Their director was our most bashful boy, Marks Deal, and I was pleased as well as surprised to recognize their pianist as Stephen Sloope. I thought how many times the old had gathered together in the auditorium of the F. L. S. to rehearse some new songs for the glee club. When the show was over the old woman took me to hunt a place of shelter for the nighi. When we weie waiting for admittance to the building, p I noticed how marvelously clean everything was and just then a lady with S a smiling face bade us to enter. I was overwhelmingly glad to recognize g Pauline Rape as the mistress of that splendid home. i€ I took a seat and picked up a newspaper and the first thing I noticed was K the announcement of a popular play The Sissiest Sissy in which Carl g Belk was playing the leading part. While we were sitting in the living room chatting and getting ready to retire, in came a lady accompanied by a middle aged man. They were intro- duced to me as Lila Davis and Cecil Albright. Ihey had just come from a busy day in the office. i€ The next morning we attended a lecture and I noticed that the speaker continued to watch one side of the house and once I saw him smile at a g lady who I recognized as Lois Steel and of course I knew instantly that the man on the stage was Boyd Hartsell. We visited a near by high school which was proclaimed the best in g the county. We were ushered into the large auditorium in time to realize the honor of hearing the county superintendent Charlie Brown, make a short Kl speech. After so many lectures, etc., we were getting ready for a change so we decided to go look through the works of the greatest living artist. I have never seen anything that could match the beauty of that studio and no 3 wonder for it was the studio of Myrtle Parks, the best artist in the world. p Next we saw a tall red headed man (Paul Cress) selling medicine to make people grow tall. g Being so near the home of the famous poetess, Edna McCorkle, I decid- g ed I would visit her and see how she was enjoying her work of writing poems for the American Magazine. Then we visited the hospital thinking that we might see somebody that we itnew there. We were ushered into the doctor ' s desk and behold, there was the beautiful and accomplished young lady doctor, Edna Carrigan. We visited an agriculture college and as it happened we were in time to hear a wonderful address to the students by the president of the col- lege, Hollie Ritchie. We then went up to the main town and into a newspaper office to meet the most original man in the world. He happened also to be the editor of the largest paper printed in that city. As we expected, we found the noted man to be Frank Blackwelder, the former editor of the Parrot. He was very busy and we soon found it necessary to leave his office. Next we visited the courtroom which was presided over by Clyde Shinn. He was kind to the poor people on trial and as he looked up at us with a kindly smile we remembered his character of dignity at the F. L. S. In all that time I had not thought of home but seeing all of my old class mates out in the world accomplishing something, I wanted to return home again. The same woman who had taken me into that other world, took me back to my meadow again and there I found my violets all withered. On the road home I wondered how long I had been gone. I came into the house and found mother just putting supper on the table. I thought that probably all that I had seen was just a dream but I looked down at tHe newspaper I had gotten in Editor Frank Blackwelder ' s office and knew that the future 1950 would be a fast period of time. I have written all that I saw, that I might show my grandchildren the wonderful experience that we had in 1926. — Wilma Albright. H X H |Ia0r 41 SHSMSKlg[MSMSrn CKSfSSIXIS[XiSKlSKlSKlglH? fX;SKSK! C I. 0 C , O « S ° t-i p ■0- S s M 3 c l M m 0) .S M O ■A ' So C O O Oi 0) CM Q -c S G ?1 Tr, h J a; 3 (5 2 5 w a, OS -a o C Ci; Eh (5 u S c« sh a; 2 S c o o o g S ;h w « 5 ni m M W 3 . C O 0) ci u M o 5 a o - c s 0) .2 m .fc K f w iJll c o o o ffi E = m Eh o M ' b ° S 3 ) W  -2 ' a. S M a) bjo a) 3 oi Eh £ O o a a) , aS S j; -z: u 0) O CH bo bij oi C aj CC 3 H o CO W C b£) fafi ClJ S c c c be bo o cq o G oi U bo bo is? a n P bo h m 3 = 2 J m a; ? « 3 oI go W 5 O O 2 - 3 = = t; : ■?! 3 ;s: £ ' o -r- t % :{i E?; 3 3 5 o o !S C c P o xfi 0 A 0) bo C 5 u o a ° o a) aj Oi aj s CQ N 3 O A o y 3 O aj P o M £ Q O « is i o _ !r P ? So « ? a, S d o ? K aj ■ p., S o 5 cu Q : : - - Q - : bo 3 aj - - bo ? u Ji O S £ 1 3 Sj ffl .2 3 -r r S 3 r 3 3 aj o .SJ X 3 O a! m VI o O O S 5 c 3: c 3 ci a 3 O oi 0) O JH E O K a CL, a. J J M 1 1 S 3 I . O a) a) a, S 3 S O 0 K a) a) a) „ a 3 o 3 2| S g o 73 QIljp Parrot - - f agp 43 M 1 I Senior Statistics 1 1. Lucy Fink — Grcuchiest. 2. Gertrude High — Most musical. 3. Hollie Ritchie — Teachers pet, Most popular boy, Most loyal senior. 4. Frank Blackwelder — ' Wittiest boy. Most original senior. 5. Charles Brown — Biggest brag. G. Carl Belk — Sissiest boy. 7. Myrtle Parks — Most talkative girl. Biggest flirt, Senior flapper. 8. Edna Carrigan — Most stylish senior. 9. Wilma Albright — Most athletic girl. Most popular girl. 10. Mary Safrit— Prettiest girl. M. Clyde Shinn — Most dignified Senior. 12. Harold Graham — Best athlete. 13. William Atkins — Class sheik, Most handsome. 14. Hubert Fleming — Best all round senior. 15. Marks Deal — Most bashful boy. l(j. Ivy Correll — Cuttest girl. 17. Pauline Rape — Sweetest girl. 1 (Bl t Parrnt - - Pagp 46 HUBERT PARKS, President Glass Officers President HUBERT PARKS Vice President SUE BRUMLEY Secretary and Treasurer MABEL DAVIS Adviser . MISS CURRENT ROLL Camille Alexander, Martha Albright, Mary Belle Atwell, Sue Brumley, Vera Earnhardt, J. Mack Bradford, Margaret Bost, Helen Bost, Jay Deal, Eubert Davis, Mabel Davis, Philip Deal, Sadie Goodnight, Archie Graham, David Honbarger, Beulah Hurley, Lucy Harris, Bernard JuUian, Helen Karriker, Doy Edwards, Amelia Litaker, Eloise Landers, Nettie Morgan, Claudius Lipe, Doris Miller, Fred Nesbit, Hubert Parks, Eugene Proctor, Rebecca Sloop, Loma Sloope, Dowie Stoner, Ruth Smith, Albert Seaford, Agnes Silliman, Lucile Templeton, Gladys Trexler, Katherine Upright, Grace Walker, Pauline Wallace. alljp Parrot - - faijp 4B Junior Class History As we turn back the pages of time and look upon our ' past records we find many things of interest. Some we are proud of and some otherwise, but we are glad to say that the things that we like to boast of greatly outnumber the things that we do not like recall to memory. While most of our time has been spent in a gay and joyous manner yet there have been in the course of the last three years a few very sad occasions. In the fall of 1923 we came to the F. L. S. as green as all Freshmen. We did not like to be told about this, but since there were eighty to hear the ride- cule we smiled through it. In 1924, sixty of our class climbed fools hill at the F. L. S. Mr. Jones could see our glittering brass (though it really was diamonds in the rough). With Miss Agnes Cox as adviser and Camille Alexander as president, we sailed through another successful year. When we entertained the Seniors, our party was a grand success. In the fall of 1925 we once more arrived with all the dignity and pep that qualifies the class that occupies the right wing in the auditorium. One of our many merits is that nine of our members succeeded in getting on the honor roll with the ten other members of the school. We asked Miss Ruth Cur- rent to advise us during this school year and we elected Mack Caldwell president. The latter owing to ill health was forced to leave at Thanksgiving and in his stead we chose Hubert Parks. During the Christmas holidays our class was saddened; the crepe that was hung on its door informed others of the death of Mack. We entertained the Senior class March 17 and we felt well repaid for our efforts when several members of the faculty, whose opinion we value very highly, said that it was the best banquet that had ever been given here. We look on our past history with pleasure and hope to continue to live up to our motto Ever upward still we climb. — Camille Alexander, Vera Earnhardt and Sue Brumley. SOPHOMORES 5 S H George Oehler, President OFFICERS OF SOPHOMORE CLASS President GEORGE OEHLER Vice President ANNIE THOMPSON Secretary and Treasurer JESSIE TOOMEY Adviser MR. HOUCK ROLL Ruth Albright, Christine Albright, Pearle Albright, Helen Blackwelder, Lurline Beaver, Sylvia Correll, Mary Cauble, Worth Karriker, Ruth Cress, Wilma Deal, Robert Deal, Hannah Foutz, Martha Houck, Mitchell Houck, Helen Leonard, Myrtle Lipe, Brooks Litaker, Lillian Miller, Dewey Miller, Velma Miller, George Oehler, Daisy Parks, Chester Patterson, Thelma Pat- terson, Gladys Poole, Lewis Rothrock, Evelyn Rogers, Ella Stirewalt, Hubert Safriet, Elma Safriet, Wilma Shinn, Sarah Sloope, Zena Stirewalt, Jessie Toomey, Annie Thompson, Ossie Trexler, Hubert Walker, Vada Watts, Retha Wessinger, Marvin Webb, Jacob Yost. Class Write-up Waiting to-night for the moon to rise Waiting for the darliness to fade away Will we meet together as a class once more Or will some of us wander away. Yes, I can see them now But where can I find the rest Won ' t you please meet me next fall At Farm Life, the school we like best Thus we came to the Farm Life School as Freshmen. We were the out- standing green horns of the day. In every nook and corner you would find a shy Freshman being teased by the upper classmen. After a year of timidity and mistreatment most of us entered F. L. S. again proud to be called Sophomores. Our choice of a president was wise. We feel that no one could lead us through trials and temptations as George has. He has borne many knocks that really belonged to others. Again, we are proud to boast of having Mr. Houck for our class advisor. The most outstanding event of our Sophomore year was our winning the field meet. We hope to make the athletic banner our permanent treasure the year we are Seniors. Even though this year will pass and we will become Juniors, we will never forget the glorious times we had when we were Sophomores and the great time when we raised the flag, painted the town and defied anything to stop us. We look back with pleasure and look forward with fond anticipation to few years allotted us at Farm Life. — Jessie Toomey. 11 : 0 farrnl Pagp 53 H Z H S H S H S H X N li la s n Si IS Si S Bi FRESHMEN Bi Bi Ei Bi la Bi Ei Bi Bi ' Bi Bi Bi Bi Bi S H 1 Ijp l nrvat - - fag? 54 Ruth Gauble, President CLASS OFFICERS President RUTH CAUBLE Vice President . FRANK SLOOPE Secretary ELMA PATTERSON Treasurer MARY MILLER Adviser MISS WORSHAM ROLL Edmund Adams,, Lincoln Adams, Carl Beaver, Louise Beaver, Zelia Black- welder, Myrtle L. Beaver, Allen Beaver, Hubert Barnhardt, Herman Black- welder, Ruth Cauble, Marie Carter, Fay Caster, Ralph Corriher, Frank Deal, Mildred Deal, Roscoe Davis, York Deal, George Davis, Mark Davis, Herman Deal, Rodgers Dayvault, Lillian Freeze, George Fisher, Annie Foutz, Zula Foutz, Burlah Fill, Carl Hammer, Mabel Hombarger, Wilma Hudspeth, Cleo Hegler, Elizabeth Harris, Alma James, Luther Kimball, Herman Karriker, Lucille Ludwig, Zelia Leonard, OUie Lipe, Mary Miller, Mary E. Miller, Rich- ard Menius, Roy Miller, Evelyn Menius, Nannie Miller, Carl McNeely, Roy McCorkle, Ray McNeely, Grace McNeely, Lillian Owensby, Viola Poole, Ray Poole, Ethel Propst, Elma Patterson, Evelyn Patterson, Jerry Ritchie, Lex Ritchie, Banks Ritchie, Robert Safriet, Murray Stilwell, Herman Shulenberg- er, Jessie Smith, Lena Smith, Sarah E. Suther, Pearle Stoner, Frank Sloope, Kermit Sechler, Pearle Safriet, Bryce Wallace, Mabel Wilhelm, Lillie Weant. 1 I Freshman Class History | Last September, shortly after school opened, the Freshman met and or- ganized their class. Ruth Cauble was chosen president; Frank Sloope as vice president; Elma Patterson secretary and Mary Miller treasurer. Miss Wor- sham was selected as class advisor. Meetings have been held at irregular intervals for the purpose of attending to the matters which came up before the class. There are approximately seventy Freshmen. More than there is in any of the other four classes. Of these, more than one third take Latin, the others having vocational work. The Freshmen have taken an active part in athletics this year. They worked very faithfully in the field meet which was held in November. Although they did not win we cannot say they did not do their very best and that we were not. proud of them. The Freshmen had players in both the boys ' and girls ' basket ball teams. Some of the boys went out for base ball also. Many of them belonged to the various organizations of the school, such as the Dramatics Club, Glee Club, the Literary Societies, etc. One evening the photographer came and took pictures of our class. The class was placed in a group on the steps of the girls building. We believe that our class has been a success so far and that it will continue to be unto the end for it has done very well in school work. Most of the pupils made either good or passing grades at the fall term of examinations while some of them had their names on the honor roll. The class has certainly done very well in the many other various activi- ties which have been carried on by the school throughout the year. Let us hope that it will be even better during the remaining days than it has been in the past and that it can be said that the class of ' 29 is the best the Rowan County Farm Life School has produced. — Carl Hammer, Jr. I 5? Parrot ! H H ORGANIZATIONS CLUBS : SOCIETIES Bl El  S B€ ES B B€ X X X X 14 X X X B€ X E€ X 19 X E E9 Dramatic Club Officers and Roll H H OFFICERS President HOLLIE RITCHIE Vice-President PAULINE RAPE Secretary VERA EARNHARDT Treasurer MYRTLE PARKS ROLL Camille Alexander William Atkins Vera Earnhardt Carl Belk Frank Elackwelder Sue Erumley Mack Bradford Charles Erown Ruth, Cauble Edna Carrigan Ivy Correll Miss Dobson Rodgers Dayvault Wilma Deal Hubert Flemming Lucy Harris Elizabeth Harris Eoyd Hartsell Mr. Houck Bernard JuUian Doris Miller Velma Miller Mable McNeely George Oehler Lillian Owensby Myrtle Parks Daisy Parks Pauline Rape Hollie Ritchie Clyde Shinn Mary Safriet Stephen Sloope Zena Stirewalt Lucille Templeton Hubert Walker QIt|f Parrot - - IPagf Bl S M H g S H Glee Club WILMA ALBRIGHT President MARY SAFRIET Sec.-Treas. SOPRANOS Wilma Albright Merle Albright Camille Alexander Sue Brumley Edna Carrigan Lucy M. Harris Elizabeth Harris Mabel McNeely Doris Miller Lillian Miller Nannie Pearl Miller Lillian Owensby Dorothy Proctor Sarah Sloope Lucille Templeton ALffOS Hannah Foutz Wilma Hudspeth Gertrude High T. Deal Hubert Fleming- Bernard Julian George Oehler Lindsay Nesbit TENORS Stephen Sloope BASSES Myrtle Parks Ella Bell Stirewalt Mary Safriet Ray McNeely Albert Seaford Hollie Ritchie Dowie Stoner B. D. Watkins 11( : (1 m Ulijp Parrot - - JJagp 63 Home Economics Club CLUB OFFICERS President ANNIE THOMPSON Vice President MABEL McNEELY Secretary and Treasurer RETHA WESSINGER ROLL Ruth Albright Christine Albright Lurline Beaver Louise Beaver Zelia Blackwelder Mabel Childres Foy Carter Sylvia Correll Ruth Cress Mary Cauble Marie Carter Fay Carter Wilma Deal Mildred Deal Zula Foutz Annie Foutz Lillian Freeze Sadie Goodnight Martha Houck Mabel Honbarger Wilma Hudspeth Julia Leonard Ollie Lipe Lucille Ludwig Mary Miller Mary E. Miller Mamie Miller Evelyn Miller Grace McNeely Mabel McNeely Velma Miller Myrtle Parks Viola Poole Ethel Propst Daisy Parks Elma Patterson Thelma Patterson Evelyn Rogers Elsie Rogers Wilma Shinn Ruth Smith Pearle Safriet Lena Smith Ethel Suther Agnes Silliman Ella Stirewalt Jessie Toomy Annie Thompson Ossie Trexler Vada Watts Mabel Wilhelm Retha Wessinger 11(93 11 Boys Vocationa 1 Club OFFICERS President CARL BELK Vice President HOLLIE RITCHIE Secretary and Treasurer BERNARD JULLIAN Reporter LINDSAY NESBIT ROLL Charles Brown Carl Beaver Carl Belk Hubert Barnhardt Worth Corriher Ralph Corriher Jay Deal York Deal Hubert Davis Doy Edwards Archie Graham Harold Graham David Honbarger Michell Houck Bernard Jullian Luther Kimball Herman Karriker Brooks Litaker Claudius Lipe Richard Menius Roy McCorkle Carl McNeely Fred Nesbit George Oehler Chester Patterson Eugene Proctor HoUie Ritchie Talmadge Rape Louis Rothrock Murry Stilwell Herman Shullenberger Kermit Sechler Jessie Smith Theodore Sloan Hubert Walker Mr. LaRue Stjp f arrnt Payp fir H Bickett Literary Society OFFICERS President DOROTflY PROCTOR Vice President MARTHA HOUCK Secretary CAMILLE ALEXANDER Treasurer MERLE ALBRIGHT ROLL Merle Albrig-ht Camilla Alexander Beulah Goodman Wilma Hudspeth Lucy Harris Lillian Owensby Gladys Poole Dorothy Proctor Nettie Morgan Loma Sloope Osie Trexler Lucille Templeton Rebecca Sloope Kathryn Upright Mae Weant Pearle Stoner Ruth Smith Beulah Hurley Helen Blackwelder Viola Poole Ruth Cauble Elizabeth Harris Martha Houck. Wilma Shinn Mary Miller ®t|f Parrot I McNeil Literary Society | OFFICERS President ■ SUE BRUMLEY Vice President MARY SAFRIET Secretary DORIS MILLER Treasurer JESSIE TOOMEY ROLL Wilma Albright Edna McCorkle Mary Atwell Mary Miller Martha Albright Lillian Miller Ruth Albright Doris Miller Christine Albright Nannie Miller Pearle Albright Velma Miller Vera Earnhardt Evelyn Miller Lurline Beaver Elma Patterson Louise Beaver Evelyn Patterson Sue Brumley Thelma Patterson Edna Carrigan Myrtle Parks Ivey Correll Daisy Parks Sylvia Correll Ethel Propst Ruth Cress Pauline Rape Wilma Deal Evelyn Rodgers Mildred Deal Sarah Sloope Mabel Davis Agnes Silliman Helen Davis Jessie Toomey Lilla Davis Annie Thompson Lucy Fink Gladys Trexler Gertrude High Pauline Wallace Helen Leonard Grace Walker Eloise Landers Ella Stirewalt Amelia Litaker Pearle Safriet Myrtle Lipe Mary Safriet Lucille Ludwig Lois Steele Mabel McNeely Parrot - - fagp 70 WhS ¥ IParrot - - Pagf 73 X H H X X H H Girl ' s Basket Ball Team S The girls ' basket ball team for 1925-26, lived up to the record of the 3 teams that have preceded them by winning a majority of their games. Due g to the bad weather the schedule was not carried out as arranged. The girls played Barber in the preliminary game in the county championship, and meet M Woodleaf in the finals, Farm Life won both of these games, which gave us a the county championship. X H H THE TEAM X H I Mary Miller, (Manager) Guard I Doll Miller, (Captain) Forward Osie Trexler Center Zena Stirewalt Forward f Wilma Albright Guard p Elma Patterson Guard Ivey Correll Forward g Sylvia Correll Forward Lucile Templeton Guard g Mary Belle Atwell . Guard H 1 FARM LIFE BOYS AND GIRLS WIN COUNTY FIELD MEET, i I AND RETAIN POSSESSION OF BOTH LOVING CUPS s X S This has been one of our best years in track, and more interest has been S manifested in this work than ever before. The Class Field Meet, held in the §g fall, was one of the best that we have had so far, and each class manifested g g more interest than usual. The contest was unusually close, with the real 5S competition lying between the Seniors and Sophomores. Up to this year the a meet had always been won by the Seniors, but this year the Sophomores were able to win out by several points. In the County Field Meet, the Farm Life entries made a splendid record. g In the girls events. Farm Life took every first place, while in the boys events we won three firsts and three seconds, winning out by a score of 11-9, g By winning this year we retain possession of the two silver loving cups that a we have held for the past year, and we are hoping to repeat in 1927, which will give us permanent possession of the cups. g X X H s Olijp Parrot - - flagp Z5 ca Boy ' s Basket Ball Review | The splendid record made by the team of ' 26 will not be forgotten with g the passing- of the. year for it really has made a good showing as Mr. Presson has said over and over again. We can ' t say that we have broken the record of the famous team of ' 24 but we have been told by several opposing teams M that we produced the cleanest team that they had ever met, and we consider that a greater tribute than to have won every game that we played. Our boys went out with the determination to bring victory and honor S to our school and they fulfilled their mission by winning the county cham- g pionship and by putting up a strong fight for. the Championship. The school wishes to congratulate Mr. Presson, our coach, who has so 3 faithfully served it in that capacity for the past five years. SCHEDULE OF SEASON F. L. S. 18 At Harmony Harmony 23 F. L. S. 23 At Cooleemee Cooleemee 28 P. L. S. 18 At Lexington Lexington 24 F. L. S. 38 At East Spencer East Spencer 6 F. L. S. 46 At F. L. S. Granite Quarry 12 F. L. S. 39 At F. L. S. East Spencer 20 F. L. S. 31 At Mt. Ulla Mt. Ulla 20 F. L. S. 45 At Granite Quarry Granite Quarry 18 F. L. S. 51 At Salisbury Rockwell 12 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES F. L. S. 26 At Salisbury Salisbury 21 F. L. S. 23 At Lexington Lexington 28 TEAM Captain Harold Graham, R. G.; Charles Brown, L. G.; Carl Belk, Center; Dewey Miller, R. F.; Ray Poole, L. F. SUBSTITUTES Boyd Hartsell, William Atkins, Archie Graham, George Oehler and James Miller. Base Ball y For the past four years the Farm Life School has put out one of the strongest teams in Western North Carolina, and the indications are that the g team of 1926 will maintain the splendid reputation that we now have. While there are many new faces on this year ' s team, with the aid of the five letter men retamed from last year ' s county championship team, we hope to win a majority of our games this year. H S S El M THE TEAM. g H S 9 a beik (Manager) 2nd Base g E g ivliiler (Capuain) Pitcher g Harcsell . Catcher i Graham, H. 3d Base g g ± 001 S. S. g Brown 1st Base I Julian Left Field | M Rothrock Center Field E19 Oehier Right Field g I Graham, A. Out Field | I AtK.ns Out Field | S Vdvis Pitcher fl a Oomher Pitcher la This year ' s schedule will be one of the best in the history of the school, g g including games with the leading schools in this section, in addition to the e g county and state championship schedules. The schedule as arranged by Manager Belk follows: J S3 S S March 19, Granite Quarry at China Grove. IS g March 26, Lexington High ai, China Grove. p April 7, Coolemee at China Grove. p M April 9, Granite Quarry at Granite Quarry. 64 April 13, Cooleemee at Cooleemee. g in gS H April 23, Lexington at Lexington. p April 27, Spencer at Spencer. g 5 May 4, Catawba Farm Life at China Grove. 63 M Si S May 11, Catawba Farm Life at Newton. 64 64 g g County Championship Games, April 16-30. H y State Championship games begin April 22nd. p 64 g ' SSISg!SSK)SKlSMS[SSlXlS[agiaS[)flSiXlgiaSISS 3SHSI aSKlSKiSiSSMSE SIS f arrnt - - fagp 79 g H H i Sayings of Poll Parrot H X H a I  ■ H H S £ H Boyd Hartsell (seeing Bill Atkins writhing with pain): What in the world S M is the matter Bill? H Bill: Oh, nothing, only Mrs. Presson told me to come in the kitchen and X H eat all the ham-sandwiches I wanted a nd I couldn ' t. X Major (in a stirring speech): I tell, some fools claim that the world owes H S them a living and they intend to collect it. But the only thing that this S old world owes you is a place to put your two feet and it does owe you that. H S P. C. (to Marks Deal afterwards) : Pete, the Major said that the world 5 owed us enough land to put our feet on — let ' s you and I go into the real H H estate business. N X H X H Hollie Ritchie: What are you going to do when school is out Frank? X § Frank Blackwelder: Oh, I ' m going to work until election year and make y enough money to go to Washington and run for president. H X H X We school boys used to guess whether the girls make-up was real or n not, now we guess who is behind it. n X H X M Be sure and see the financial statement of the Parrot found in an add M if space near the end of the book X When ye students of the F. L. S. pick up this book you will glance through it ' s pages and be reminded of the happy days and incidents of the past year but when Frank Blackwelder and Hollie Ritchie see this book they will remember the year of hard and ceasless work that it took to perfect it. ullfp JParrnt - - llagp an i TRY THE DRUG STORE FIRST 1 g gig M Better Goods — Better Service g 1 I DRUGS M?]T)ICIXKS TOILET ARTICLES | i MUNDY ' S DRUG STORE i i China Grove, N. C. 1 THE BOSTIAN MERCANTILE COMPANY Cordially invite the members of the Farm Life School, and the members of their families to come to this store, where they will find at all times a complete stock of good things to eat and wear, and above all they will always find us ready and willing to serve them to the best of our ability. We pride ourselves on our satisfied customers. Won ' t yon come and be one of them. Respectfully, BOSTIAN MERCANTILE COMPANY China Grove, N. C. I CORRIHER-CARPENTER CO. | I The Big- Store | The Store of Una lit v Where Your Monev Talks a ■ . Come and see our burgains. A full line all tlu ' time. M I BARGAINS I SS Si s Courteous Treatment Qu:ck Service g I Phone 28 China Grove, N. C. | parrot - - fagp Bl i T. M. CASEY 1 I LET US DO YOUR ELECTRIC WORK I i a Only First-Class Workmen Employed B« I Fixtures Radio Fans | 1 North Main St. Salisbury, N. C. Telephone 204 | i SALISBURY HARDWARE FURNITURE CO. 1 i SALISBURY, N. C. i H g The County ' s Oldest and Largest i H ■ g I Hardware and Implement Business. g n s I GIVE US A TRIAL— IT WILL PAY 1 i TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE I n g See Us for Anything in Typewriters of Standard Makes h i We have terms of 5.00 cash and .$5.00 a month. g X S3 SS a Let us do your rebuilding. H X M i Phone 1555-J Salisbury, N. C. 121 W. Innes St. i X s i YADKIN FURNITURE CO. Inc. i r- • rv 1 1 Furniture Dealers | X I 115 W. Innes St. Phone 232 Salisbury, N. C. | i C. M. Henderlite, Mgr. i a Furniture All Grades House Furnishings i X El s« Window Shades Made to Order s I You Furnish the I ride — We ' ll Furnish the Home | f arrnl I Parks-Belk Company 1 1 KanEiapolis ' Leading DepartmeEt Store i Outfitters for the Whole Family- Shoes Clothing Men ' s Furnishings Notions Dry Goods Ready-to-Wear Millinery Groceries We Are One of the 44 Balk Stores That Sell It For Less By buying in large (juantities we get a special price that en- ables us to sell much cheaper. We stand behind every sale we make and every customer must be satisfied. A complete line of Groceries. Only the best Everything always fresh and clean Vegetables in Trade With Us and Save Parks-Belk Co. Kannapolis, N. C. One of the 44 Belk Stores Watch for the NEWSETTE Published by Parks-Belk Co. Kannapolis, N. C. Delivered Free Slljf IParrnt - - f age B3 be ' IW rec rx ' not Ve ' a W .al BIERMAN ENGRAVING CO. DESIGNERS RETOUCHERS ILLUSTRATORS SHADING TINTS COR. CHURCH AND tif 6T. TELEPHONE 1203 HALFTONE ' S COLOR PLATES ZINC ETCHINGS EMBOSSING DIES CHARLOTTE. N. C . ®tfp Parrot - - a4 i ARMY SALVAGE COMPANY 1 I Quick Sales— Small Profits i £ SI I High Grade Merchandise At Low Prices | El I Salisbury, N. C. Statesville, N. 0. i Bl El El S El i TREXLER BROS. YOST i Bl El g El i (Salisbury ' s Leading Clothiers) i El S Suits and Furnishings for Men and Boys El El El El S S El El S El 1 F. L SMITH DRUG COMPANY 1 El I THE REXALL STORE i El I Phone 9 Kannapolis, N. C. | i HEADQUARTERS FOR EVERYTHING KEPT IN A i P IRST ( ' LASS DRUG STORE Bi SI S El i LINCOLN FORD FORDSON El i Sales and Services El I Phone 296 I THE ROUZER MOTOR COMPANY I Salisbury, N. C. SI K. M. OIL COMPANY 1 China Grove s Modern Filling Station | CARS WASHED AND GREASED I Gas, Oil, Tires, Accessories | FREE AIR AND WATER | Phone 128 China Grove, N. C. i Kl S SALISBURY CAFE Wm. Chimaras, Proprietor Special Club iSandwich 45e Six Dollar Meal Ticket for $5.00 Special Dinner 40c 127 E. Council St. i RING RINKS PHONE 52 and 53 1 The Home of Good Things to Eat, Headquarters for Fresh Country Eggs, Chickens and Conntry Produce. DISTRIBUTORS FOR PRATTS FEEDS AND REMEDIES i RINK ' S GROCERY STORE i I Salisbury, N. C. | i CHAS. C. ADAMS SEED STORE i H Head(|uarters for s H S t 9 I ' Garden and Field Seed of Best Quality | g Full Line of Poultry Supplies and Remedies i p Buckeye Incubators and Brooders a Specialty | Slyp Parrot - - Pagp Bfi g IS 19 --------- A. T. BOST i FORD DEALERS I 9 S g Batteries Tires Tubes M g« 1 PURINA FEP]I)S 1 i (jroeeries and Medicines i 9 % I Phone 45 China Grove, N. C. | STAR LAUNDRY H kM , The Good One I N X X X H i •nS I LAUNDRERS AND CLEANERS X I ' - ' ' ' .. e i Phones 24 - 934 W. Bank St. H S H X s x x%%%m x xmnx ' m, x %nw, xn x x x x x ' s %n ux xuxuxm%n ' x X H X H S ibr ttomomieal Transportalimm H i RANEY-CLINE MOTOR CO. 1 i 122 E. Liberty St. Sahsbury, N. C. | H X X M X SmXt XdimKXMX X SdiX m i%mSSSiiiS X6QSi XSiSdiS!iSS Sfi%Xi X%5X S iS S Xn X i BOSTIAN ' S GARAGE 1 9 CHLXA (IliOVJi, X. C. S H _ ' X 1 Special Dealer in Ford Parts x X K A full line of Champion Spark Plugs X H s I GAS AND OIL FREE AIR AND WATER GOODRICH TIRES AND TUBES Service by Experienced Mechanics ill|p Parrot - - Page BT i SPEAKING OF PHOTOGRAPHS 1 I Why not have one made of your building, home, office or plant? i You can use them to great advantage H WHO ' S YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER? When you want your own picture made, or your Avife ' s or your childrens Who ' s Your Photographer J. E. ALEXANDER Outdoor Photography Indoor Photography ALL HIGH GRADE PHOTOGRAPHY 2041 2 S. Main St. Salisbury, N. C. I Kannapolis ' Newest and Most Up-to-Date Department i i,s More E 1 LISTEN PEOPLE | I Why not trade at Eflrd ' s? And by doing so help support a | I home grown Southern enterprise, at the same time benefit your- 1 I self by the wonderful savings to be found in any one of the 1 i Efird stores. i I OUR PRET I ' Y NEW STORE IS PACKED FULL OF BRAND | I NEW MERCHANDISE AT PRICES NOT EQUALED | I ANYWHERE IN THIS COUNTY. i i No Sale Is Final Until You Are Absolutely Satisfied i 1 EFIRD ' S DEPARTMENT STORE i i Kannapolis, N. C. I S Si g IS 19 I Compliments I I of the I i FAMILY SHOE STORE i 1 g Beautiful Shoes and Hosiery s i IDEAL STUDIO 1 i C. F. Harrison, Photographer Mrs. Vera Rogers Smith, Asst. | i I Makers of Portraits That Please | I Kannapolis, N. C. | 1 School and College Work a Specialty s g . o I Kodak Finishing- As It Should Be Done | I PHILLIPS MUSIC STORE 1 I Exclusive Agents for | i BALDWIN PIANOS AND PLAYER PIANOS | M Write for Catalog and Prices A Complete Line of Sheet Music and Musical Merchandise p I 205 N. Main St. Phone 1513 i i SALISBURY, N. C. | i AMERICAN HATS WORKS i I AND SHOE SHINE PARLOR I I We Clean, Reblock, Retrini and Renovate All Kinds of | I HATS FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN | I PANAMA BLEACHING OUR SPECIALTY | I All our work absolutely Guaranteed I I 105 N. Main St. Salisbury, N. C. | Sljp Parrot - - agp S3 See Us Before Purchasing I Your Sporting Goods, or we both lose. Complete line of Base- | I balls, Mitts, Gloves, Bats, etc., always in stock | I Special Discount to Schools and (lolleges p 1 Wm. Urbansky I I SALISBURY PAWN SHOP I i FARM LOANS 1 1 5, 7 and 10 Years | i 51 2 Per Cent Interest | I Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. | s Apply s I SALISBURY REALTY INSURANCE CO. ! 1 Agents J I Phone 256 Salisbury, N. C. 122 N. Main St. | SI I ROWAN HARDWARE MACHINERY CO. | 1 JOHN DEERE FARMING IMPLEMENTS i I Stag Semi-Paste Paints Majestic Ranges | I DeLaval Cream Separators Buck ' s Stoves and Ranges B« X M i Phones 157 - 158 Salisbury, N. C. | I WE HAVE THEM! I 1 Straw Hats of All Kinds g 1 Latest Styles in Ladies ' and Children ' s Shoes 1 I All Young Ladies Conic in ami Get Your Nice Silk Dress | 1 BETHAR T. NASSAR CO. | p Proprietor of g S CHINA GROVE DEPARTMENT STORE | I .... China Grove, N. C. | ®I|r Parrot - - l n t 9n I I H a — — g I i The Art of Pleasing i You don ' t find it every where, but you find it here. Our earnest desire is to please our customers at all times. We can please you in quality, price, courtesy and service. Pleasing you is our best bid for your business. Our line is as complete as any line of its kind in our county. Now is the time to get ready for your bee supplies — bee swarming is just around the corner. No better place to buy your bee supplies than here. Cook stoves that make their own gas and do not smoke. Sewing ma- chines, electric fans, electric irons, Ford repairs of all kinds. When you are in China Grove drop in to see us whether you want to buy any thing or not. If it is cold, come in and warm — we always have a fire when it is cold enough. If it is hot come in and cool off — we always have a fan running when it is hot. s H China Grove Hardware Co. China Grove, N. C. Parrot - - JPagp 91 S G ] IKl 54] so S [ a Sfl g lis i 3 1X1 6 1 [Ml H i Rowan Printing Co. l i We Prm£ tLe Parrot 1 g€ . . Bl p Wedding Announcements, Invitations, Programs p H H I Y. E. OFFICE EQUIPMENT | g€ B3 B9 S€ 1 Phone 532 Salisbury, N. C. i B9 i i B BS i OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE PARROT | B€ B4 I Outs $ 1.98 I I Jitney Fare _ 200.01 | B€ S s Elbow Grease By Frank IMaekAvelder, 8 Pounds .19 Bl ■ s Excessive Use of Chapel Time 111.11 s I Typewriter Ink 93.02 | B S I Worry On Part of Hollie Ritchie U | H Replacement of Alexander ' s Kodak 66.00 I Moonlight Wasted— 30000 Candle Power 75.00 i I Use of TypeM-riter— 5 Million Pecks 400.00 | I $947.45 B9 S i ; ®ljp Parrot - - f age 92 i KANNAPOLIS BAKERY 1 I Kannapolis, N. C. | IS Buy the Best and Forget the Rest i I QUALITY SERVICE SATISFACTION i g€ i CASH GRO CERY STORE E I I I ' ' STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES ' ' | I China Grove, N. C. | I 1 i WE BUY FOR LESS WE SELL FOR LESS i I i I I Compliments of | i SNIDER BROTHERS 1 Wholesale Groceries i s I Salisbury, N. C. j s i DRINK I i i Si In Sterilized Bottles | I Salisbury Coca Cola Bottling Co. | S H a H H S H 3 H B H X H MAYNARD ' S EVERYTHING MUSICAL H S E GRAND UPRIGHT PLAYER PIANOS IN ALL OF THE LEADING MAKES | AMPICO IN THE KNABE | AMPICO IX THE MASON AND HAMLIN i SALISBURY, N. C. HICKORY, N. C. RALEIGH, N. C. i B« A. M. Hanna, President John H. Rutledge, Vice President C. C. Graham, Cashier IS BANK OF CHINA GROVE | Capital Stock $25,000.00 Resources $300,000.00 | Keep An Eye On the Future I IS WHEN a sum of money comes into your possession, do you 1 think what it will buy or what it will earn? 3 E WHERP] do you want to be five years from now? STARTING a bank account today will have something to do | with what you will have later. | M S 3 s I Piggly Wiggly Helps Those Who Help | I Themselves I I mm WIGGLY I i 114 North Main Street 1003 South Fulton Street g BELK-HARRY COMPANY i4 Do your spring trading with us and save You can always find the newest goods here and at reasonable E I prices. % i MEWS AND YOUNG MEX S XEW SPRING SUITS i I Women ' s New Spring Slippers, Patent and Blonde | 3 . . H H Big stock of Silk and Cotton Piece Goods Priced for Less s 1 BELK-HARRY COMPANY i Phones 11 - 1015 - 187 Salisbury, N. C. | £ H S B€ s H B H S Qllfp Parrot - - JPagr 95 H a 1 Cabarrus Savings Bank 1 Concord Kannapolis, Albemarle Mt. Pleasant I Capital, Surplus and Profits Over $500,000.00 Offei ' s a Complete l aiiking Service COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT i H S g i X H H B SAVINGS DEPARTMENT Pays 4 Per Cent Interest Compounded Quarterly i CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT | H p Issued upon which we pay 4 per cent interest if left for three s M months or loncer. s i M N B i H B S M H B 3 H SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES For Rent H B i M N B I H . . . S 1 We want your business and offer every service consist- | a ent with our conservative policy i i H i H i alljp Parrol - - JPagp 96 i THE THRILL OF SAVING H M No one is too old, too young, too rich or too poor to enjoy the I thrill of saving money. The habit grows stronger with time. The g measure of your value to yourself and your country is the sur- I plus accumulated from year to year. g I I All are treated alike at this friendly bank and we cordially m I invite your account whether large or small. I i I MERCHANTS AND FARMERS BANK | I LANDIS, N. C. i H S H B H I I H S H H ! WANTED I Young people to know that they can enter our school | any time. All instruction is Individual. | I s I I SHORTHAND TYPEWRITER BOOKKEEPING I SECRETARIAL COURSE s H I SEND FOR CATALOG S H H I I i s 1 Salisbury Business College Corner E. Fisher and Lee Sts. Phone 37 | H I i i Parrot - - fagp 9r CHAS. C. ADAMS SEED STORE Headquarters for Garden and Field Seed of Best Quality Full Line of Poultry Supplies and Remedies Buckeye Incubators and Brooders a Specialty S 1 LINN-WERTZ 1 i LAND1S,N.C. i s H Sells for Less Sells for Cash g ; H I Complete line of Men ' s, Women ' s and Children ' s Ready-to- j Wear, Millinery, Men ' s and Children ' s Hats, Hosiery and | I Furnishings of all kinds. ! HOME OF STYLE PLUS, CURLEE AND | I AM BACH CLOTHES i : n The Store of Values I ! Quality — Service — Satisfaction I i Phone 60-Z Landis, N. C. | I S 1 s 2  9 IS IS IS 19 IS IS IS IS IS X IS IS IS 19 IS IS 1 IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS REMEMBER: The Wachovia not only seeks your business, but offers Everything that an up-to-date bank can furnish. Start an account NOW, and you will soon realize that you are on the road to success. WACHOVIA BANK TRUST CO. Salisbury, N. C. IS 13 H 3 i s IS IS 19 IS IS 19 m IS IS 19 J. B. WILLIAMS COMPANY China Grove ' s Fastest Growing Store Here you will find a complete line of Ladies ' Ready-to-Wear and Millinery, Dry Goods, Shoes and Gents Furnishings. We handle the famous 4 Square Hosiery from 50c to $3.00 School Supplies and Magazines We Appreciate Your Patronage J. B. Williams. Mgr. Next to Post Office Satisfaction Guaranteed MS ssississ ssis isi3S! s s igsessiss 3g[fssigg agK]s s gsiasBi g«sias s is is MSi}sgfrSK Ulijp Parrot - - PaijF 99 I REMEMBER! 1 i The Kind That Calls for More 1 I Whole Wheat, Plain Challenge Self Rising 1 i Ye Olde Tv-nie (ri ' aham I The Flour With a Flavor | M P I Stone Ground Corn Meal anil Feeds for AH Re iuirements At | i vour Grocers i 1 GUARANTEED? I i Yes, all of them — and backed bv a century of service and m g satisfaction. Ki i MILL BRIDGE ROLLER MILLS | I Route No. 1 Mt. Ulla, N. C. | The Efficiency and Sympathetic Understanding Which cliaracterize our Funeral Service, have been achieved by long years of experience. To be able to render such service a man must have the tradition behind him in addition to his modern scientific training. Perhaps one of the most important results of it is found in the fact that we do not look upon our work as a business . CHINA GROVE FURNITURE UNDERTAKING CO. Limousine Hearse Better Ambulance Phone 18 Night Phone 74-R | Concord Kannapolis, China Grove Mooresville, N. C. 3 i EFIRD ' S I Kannapolis ' Newest and Most Up-to-Date Department I Store Listen People Why not trade at Efird ' s? And by doing so help support a home grown Southern enterprise, at the same time benefit your- self by the wonderful savings to be found in any one of the Efird stores. OUR PRETTY NEW STORE IS PACKED FULL OF BRAND NEW MERCHANDISE AT PRICES NOT EQUALED ANYWHERE IN THIS COUNTY. No Sale Is Final Until You Are Absolutely Satisfied Efird Department Store B s Kannapolis, N. C. | eg ■4 . ■ iff • ..1