Four Oaks High School - Acorn Yearbook (Four Oaks, NC)

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06111 WISHFUL THINKING The whistle blew for us tonightg The guards all took their place. We saw the other team come outg Their forwards sneered in our face. Lu Lu first had the ball at c She made two points , said Glen. and swish! Then came the ball to us tied right then. The score was enter. ud for us. The crowd was cheering lo We smiled from ear to ear. We played that half as best we could-- We thought we'd win this year. ll again , Lu Lu obtained the ba But missed the goal at last. Our guards brought down the ball to usg We made two points real fast. ere leading them. Two points we now w ' to freeze the ball, We tried When Rose fell down upon my leg. A foul , I heard 'Ref' call. The whistle blewg we stopped and The Ref then said, That's all! How we did shout with pride and joy And kissed the basketball! and Smithfiel , looked. d mad, The game was Wong Gave us an icy stare. They glared, and glared, with rage and scorn Just as we used to glare. --Juanita Register. 14 5 ti ,Hx-.'. f f ll Y I J 1 0 'JS' q 17

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Nia tory In September 1946 we, now the Seniors, entered Four Oaks High School as Fresh- men. There was a crowd of us then. Alas! What has happened to many of that num- ber? The idea of taking only four subjects and changing classes was a new-fangled one which proved to be exciting. All of us had anticipated the first day and we were all in a roar. It took a few days for us to learn where to go when the buzzer buzzed, but we soon became accustomed to that. At our first class meeting Catherine Lee was elected president of our class and with the help of our skilled teachers - Miss McMillan, Miss Tolbert, and Miss Pat- terson - and the other officers she led us through a successful year. All the students didn't take the same subjects. Algebra proved to be a favorite subject, Latin, tough, but interesting, English had its difficulties, civics was enjoyed under Mr. McLamb's instruction, and home economics under the guidance of Miss Tolbert was both inter- esting and helpful for the girls. At the end of the term we found that some of us had failed to do our duties, but the majority came through the last examinations to enter the next term as Sophomores. At the beginning of the next term, we found that some had quit school, married. or moved. The rest, though, found themselves as sophisticated Sophomores. At our first class meeting again we elected Catherine Lee president. Our teachers for this year were Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Hatcher. Our task to become educated seemed to get a little tougher. Latin was a headache, and all the girls worked for Miss Tolbert even harder than the year before, learning to cook and to make suitable clothes for a school girl. We had a few more activities this year. Among these were our class party and the class picnic at Holt's Lake. These and other doings kept us busy dur- ing our sophomore year. The summer vacation passed and we returned to dear Four Oaks High in September and entered as Juniors. We found our homeroom teachers for this year were Mr. Smith and Miss Patterson. Mary Anne Baker was elected president and Margaret Lee, vice- president. Through cooperation and a good school spirit we succeeded in doing our part. Our activities for the junior year were more noteworthy and therefore will be remembered longer. How we still recollect the days of selling magazines and Christ- mas cards, and sponsoring the Sauline Players in order to give the Seniors the banquet, which was held at the new gym! It was a Christmas banquet with all the trimmings and was the social event of the year. Memory brings back also the class party and the picnic which were enjoyed by all the Juniors. All our Junior activities ended and we found ourselves back at home for the sum- mer vacation, anticipating the moment in the fall of 1949 when we would become Seniors. At the beginning of the next term in the fall of 1949, we were a class of fifty-seven Seniors. For eleven years we had looked forward to this last and senior year. We had had many days and hours of trials but they had turned out for the best. Our teachers for our last year were Mrs. Allen and Miss Tabor. When our first class meeting was held Shirley Lassiter was elected presidentg Deane Blackmon, vice- presidentg Margaret Lee, secretary, and Margaret Overman, treasurer. These officers were successful in guiding the class through the strenuous senior year. Days which were very exciting followed the election of officers. There was the day when our rings came. Never shall we forget that, then the trip to Atlantic Christian College to see Twelfth Night . The night of the Oak Leaf party was a highlight occasion. Just around the corner was the Halloween Carnival with the Hall inf Horrora and other ghostly places. The class party held in the library was great- y enjoye . When we look back over our senior year, we find some achievements to our credit. We sponsored the school paper, The Oak Leaf , furnished the Student Council its major officers, had leading members in all the clubs, and published the second year- book of Four Oaks High. On the high school stage we have played many parts - often indifferentlyg but as the curtain falls upon the final act of our play, we wish to make our exit as well- graced actors, a credit to the school which has been our stage. On the larger stage of life some of us may become greater actors than others, but whether our parts are large or small, we all will continue to love and cherish Four Oaks High School. Margaret Lee Historian 16

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rop ecy The curtain rises on the performance of Ten Years After . Marvel Starr, the former Mary Anne Baker, looks down into the orchestra pit and winks at the orchestra leader, Wade Massengill. After the performance, Miss Starr and Mr. Massengill are holding a little social get together for their classmates of 1950. The performance is over and the scene swiftly switches to beautiful mink coats and high silk hats passing through the door of Miss Starr's penthouse. First to arrive is William Ford, the famous lawyer, who is handling alimony suits for Clifton Johnson, New York's number one playboy. William Dunn, theatrical pro- ducer, enters with his most recent discovery, The Dillies, who are composed of Deane Blackmon, Elgie Allen, and Neta Lee. Rudolph Blackmon, the model king, comes strol- ling in with his two gorgeous models, Margaret Overman and Shirley Lassiter. In one corner of the room we see Jerry Johnson, the world's champion boxer, hiding behind his manager, James Earl Stanley. Jerry is trying to protect himself from the vicious ladies. Straight from the Met come our contributions to the famed Metropolitan Ballet Company: Doris Snead, Shirley Jean Morris, Maude Thrower, Doris Munden, Catherine Raynor, and Lucille Creech. As the guests keep arriving, in come the costume designers for all the better plays in New York, Juanita Register,Jean Dodd, and Lena Rose Braswell. Coming through the door are Katie Evans and Bobby Massengill, a dancing team which has just completed an engagement at the Diamond Horseshoe. Following them are Eunice Dunn, Joanne Lassiter, Mary Elizabeth Powell, and Wilma Jean Lee, who compose a piano quartet which is highly popular in New York. Skipping through the door the Parker Girls file in. They are Emma Lou, Evelyn, Hilda, and Imojean. These girls have New York's society gasping at their shocking acrobatic stunts. Through the door come the giggling girls. As we look closer we see that they are the chorus line from the Stork Club. As we look even closer we see that they are Matilda Lassiter, Pauline Dunn, Rachel Allen, Edna Johnson, Hilda Hayes, and Ruby Capps. All the way from Hollywood come Seth Rose,Esemond Barbour, and Valton Batten, who are big movie producers. With them are their private pilot, Billy Wood Sanders, and their able hostesses, Mary Lou Johnson and Laverne Hargis. The atmosphere suddenly goes untheatrical when Garland West, present mayor of Four Oaks, enters with our two congresswomen, Margaret Lee and Catherine Lee. Wilma Lee Massengill and Sarah Mitchell are rather late as they had to lecture at the art gallery before they could come. Better late than never the stag line files in. These happy gentlemen are Sherrill Barefoot, Fred Byrd, Owen Evans, and Waylon Snead. Due to working hours, Geraldine Adams, Betty Pearle Allen, Kathleen Upchurch, and Marie Allen, who are staff secretaries at the Waldorf Astoria, come in late. As we check around the room, we see that everyone is here for a very happy time. Mary Anne Baker and Wade Massengill Class Prophets 18