Gibsonville High School - Yell O Jak Yearbook (Gibsonville, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1949 volume:

THE YELL-O-JAK OF 1949 PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF GIBSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Bobby Rudisill Editor-in-Chief Barbara Wilson Business Manager FOREWORD The Yell-O-Jak staff is happy in presenting to the students of Gibsonville High School this true-to-life record containing potent facts and photographs of the past year ' s activities. Through a capable and persevering administration, we feel, this year, that we have attained social, scholastic, and moral developments never before achieved by the students of G. H. S. We have striven to make these records so vivid that those who have had a part in producing them will ever cherish and remember each accomplishment. 2 DEDICATION To show our appreciation for their interest and timeless efforts, we, the Senior Class of 1949, dedicate this issue to Mrs. R. H. Wynne, our class sponsor, and Mr. Gerald D. James, our principal. Underlying the past year ' s accomplishments and improvements was the force of leadership, straightforwardness, and initia- tive that was originated and developed by their combined qualities, capabilities, and humane characters. Because of their guidance, we feel that we are christened potentialities, better prepared to travel the road of life and overcome the handi- caps, snares, and pitfalls of a complicated world. It is with grateful thanks that we devote these last records to these two great personages who have had a decided hand in making our up-to-the-minute suc- cess possible. 3 FACULTY Top Row, Left to Right: Bottom Row, Left to Right: Mr. H. L. Bowling Trades and Industry Mrs. Marjorie Madren Biology, Algebra, and Geometry Miss Amy Campbell French, English, and Health Miss Lannie McIntyre Home Economics Dept. Mr. J. S. Casey Civics, Mathematics, History, and Athletic Director Mrs. I. H. Vickery Coinmercial Dept. Mr. Gerald D. James Principal Mrs. R. H. Wynne English YELL-O-JAK STAFF Sitting, Left to Right: Joan Gates Barbara Wilson Carol Love Carolyn Barber Bobby Rudisill Frank Montgomery Jennings Randolph Standing, Left to Right: Miss Lannie Mclntyre, Adviser Virginia Baldwin Helen Smith Tommy Andrews Nancy Hoffman Harlin Matkins Nelda Allen Richard Huffman Virginia Whitesell Mary Ingle Jack Smith Thelma Sears Shirley Ingle Sue Haley 5 SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Harlin Matkins President Kay Evans Mascot Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Evans. Age 3. Carol Love Vice-President Sue Haley Secretary Shirley Ingle Treasurer SENIORS NELDA ALLEN Yell-O-Jak Staff 4; Superlative 4; Photography Club, Vice-President 4; Basketball 3; F.H.A. Club 2; Glee Club 3, 4; Cafeteria Helper JOAN CATES Yell-O-Jak Staff 4; Superlative 4; Beta Club 3, 4; Sec. 4; Junior Class Play 3; F.H.A. Club 2; Librarian 3, 4. TOMMY ANDREWS Yell-O-Jak Staff 4; Glee Club 3, 4. BILLY CHILDERS Football 2. 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Superlative 4; Monogram Club 3, 4; Athletic Association 1, 2, 3. VIRGINIA BALDWIN Yell-O-Jak Staff 4; Black and Gold Staff 4; Photography Club, Sec. 4; F.H.A. Club 3, 4; Glee Club 3, 4; Cafeteria Helper 4. RUBY COOK Junior Class Play 3; Glee Club 3, 4. SENIORS VANCE FOUST Black and Gold Staff 4; Superlative 4; Bus Driver 4; Glee Club 4; Cafe- teria Helper 1. SUE HALEY Yell-O-Jak Staff 4; Class Prophet 4; Beta Club 3, 4, Treas. 4; Basket- ball 1, 2; Commencement Marshal 3; Sec. Senior Class 4; Librarian 1, 2, 3, 4; F.H.A. Club, Sec. 2; Glee Club 4; Athletic Association 1, 2. RICHARD HUFFMAN Yell-O-Jak Staff 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Football 2, 3; Baseball 1, 2; Monogram Club 3, 4; Athletic As- sociation 1, 2, 3. MARY INGLE Yell-O-Jak Staff 4; Superlative 4; Basketball 1; Junior Class Play 3; F.H.A. Club 2; Glee Club 3. 4. ROBERT HINTON Football 3. 4; Basketball 3, 4; Su- perlative 4; Monogram Club 3, 4; Athletic Association 3. SHIRLEY INGLE Yell-O-Jak Staff 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Commencement Marshal 3; Cheerleader 4; F.H.A. Club 2; Sec- Treas. Junior Class 3; Treas. Senior Class 4; Glee Club 1, 2; Cafeteria Helper 1, 2; Athletic Association 1. 2, 3. NANCY HOFFMAN Yell-O-Jak Staff 4; Black and Gold Staff 4; Class Historian 4; Super- lative 4; Beta Club 3, 4, Vice-Pres. 4; Junior Class Play 3; F.H.A. Club 2; Glee Club 4. CAROL LOVE Yell-O-Jak Staff 4; Black and Gold Staff 4; Superlative 4; Vice-Pres. Senior Class 4; Junior Class Play 3; F.H.A. Club 2; Glee Club 4. Richard Huffman Mary Ingle Shirley Ingle 8 SENIORS FRANK MONTGOMERY Safety Patrol 3, 4; Black and Gold Staff 4; Photography Club 4. ROBERT PRUET Football 3; Basketball 1; Junior Class Play 3; Cafeteria Helper 1. JENNINGS RANDOLPH Yell-O-Jak Staff 4; Junior Class Play 3; Safety Patrol 3; Bus Driver 3, 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Athletic Association 2. HARLIN MATKINS Yell-O-Jak Staff 4; Editor-in-Chief of Black and Gold Staff 4; Basket- ball 2; Football 4; Baseball 2; Superlative 4; Junior Class Play 3; Commencement Marshal 2; Ath- letic Association 2. CARL MAY Basketball 3, 4; Football 4; Baseball 2, 3, 4; Superlative 4; Monogram Club 3, 4; Athletic Association 2, 3. FRANCES MILES Black and Gold Staff 4; Basketball 3; Junior Class Play 2; F.H.A. Club 2, 3, 4; Athletic Association 2, 3. BOBBY RUDISILL Yell-O-Jak Staff 4; Btacfc and Goid Staff 4; Superlative 4; Beta Club 3, 4; Pres. 4; Football 2, 3. 4; Basketball 2; Baseball 1; Junior Class Play 3; Commencement Mar- shal 3; Monogram Club 3, 4; Glee Club 4; Athletic Association 2, 3. HAZEL MILES F.H.A. Club Photography Club 4 2; Glee Club 3, 4. 1 Bobby Rudisill Jennings Randolph Robert Pruet Frank Montgomery 9 SENIORS THELMA SEARS Yell-O-Jak Staff 4; Superlative 4; Junior Class Play 3; Librarian 3; F.H.A. Club 2; Glee Club 2, 3. VIRGINIA WHITESELL Yell-O-Jak StafT 4; F.H.A. Club 2; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Cafeteria Helper 2, 3. DORIS SIMPSON Black and Gold Staff 4; Photog- raphy Club Sec. 4; F.H.A. Club 2, 4. BARBARA WILSON Yell-O-Jak Staff 4; Superlative 4; Cheerleader 3, 4; Commencement Marshal 3; F.H.A. Club 2; Glee Club 2, 3, 4. HELEN SMITH Yell-O-Jak Staff 4; Photography Club Pres. 4; F.H.A. Club 2; Glee Club 3, 4; Cafeteria Helper 4. JACK SMITH Yell-O-Jak Staff 4; Superlative 4; Beta Club 3, 4; Basketball 3. 4; Football 4; Junior Class Play 3; Athletic Association 2, 3; Mono- gram 4. Barbara Wilson 10 CLASS HISTORY In the fall of 1945 a new group of eager, ambitious freshmen entered Gibsonville High School. With thoughts of six different classes, oodles of teachers, and freshmen rights, we began our high school career. Some of the boys began their sports careers by playing basket- ball and baseball. That was the beginning of four long, thrill packed years for those sports- minded boys. The girls (which we musn ' t forget), along with the fellows, soon began to feel at home with their upper classmen. As the year progressed, and the mighty hands of Principal H. S. Shepherd, Mr. Colon Hancock, and Miss Irene Meador proved invaluable to us - — sixty-six to be exact — green Frosh. We adjourned in the Spring, eagerly awaiting the next year. After a very pleasant summer we entered our second year, confident that all traces of greenness were gone. We girls felt very lucky indeed when we were given Miss Lannie Mc- Intyre, a new home economics teacher, along with Mr. H. S. Bowling to instruct the boys in trades and industry. Sports were again enjoyed by both boys and girls. The fairer sex gained much pleasure by becoming the first Future Homemakers of America. The class as a whole felt proud as different members were elected into the Beta Club, Monogram Club, and F.H.A. Club. Our class was now much smaller with only forty-six students. Me rcifully we all sweated through Julius Ceasar that year. As the year moved to a close, we marvelled at our great success under the leadership of Jake Overman, president; Billy Earl Overman, vice-president; and Sue Haley, secretary-treasurer. Our third year opened with a bang with all members of the previous year present. As second best Juniors our thoughts turned to class rings, the Junior-Senior banquet, and the Junior class play. Ronald Bridges, Jake Overman, and Shirley Ingle were elected president, vice-president, and secretary-treasurer respectfully. Mr. Homer Keever, our homeroom teacher, proved to be most helpful in assisting us with our most important projects — the class play, Apple Blossom Time, the annual banquet, and a trip to the state capitol. Although the arrival of our class rings brought many ohs and ahs, smiling faces were seen around ole G. H. S. again after a few tearful days. With all projects completed with glorious satisfaction, the Juniors disbanded for a delightful summer vacation to await their turn at the top rung of the lad- der the next term. At last, after three long, hard-fought years, twenty-nine students, fully conscious of the responsibilities that were soon to befall them, entered into their final year. Competent officers were elected with Harlin Matkins in the president ' s spot, Carol Love in the secondary as vice- president, Sue Haley taking the bookkeeping spot as secretary, and Shirley Ingle managing the books as treasurer to keep account of the million dollars we expected to make. With the resignation of our former principal we were given Mr. Gerald D. James to guide us through our most important year. Enjoying Senior privileges and being honored by the Junior class with the Junior-Senior banquet at the Alamance Hotel, we then really felt like the respected Seniors we were supposed to be. Work on the Yell-O-Jak, annual yearbook, the Black and Gold, school newspaper, and various other activities required much of our time. In May we went to Washington, D. C. on a five day tour, accompanied by Mr. James. Our Senior play, Hold Everything, went over with a bang under the famed leadership of Mrs. R. H. Wynne, our home room teacher. Com- mencement exercises in the Spring climaxed a year of hard work. And now, with farewell tears in our eyes and precious everlasting memories in our hearts, we leave old G. H. S. where we have built up many pleasant memories for the future. Nancy Hoffman, Historian. 11 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Guilford County City of Gibsonville Gibsonville High School WE, THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1949, considering ourselves the best class ever to enter, leave or otherwise come in contact with the finest school in Guilford County, having added new crevices to our brains by wading through Macbeth. A Midsummer Night ' s Dream. Silas Marner. and a million and one themes and still being of sound body and excellent mind, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament to be exe- cuted in the following order: Article I, To the Faculty Item I — To the principal, Mr. James, we leave a can of wax polish and all the hopes our little hearts can mus- ter that he may add more polish to our much improved school. Item II — To Mrs. Wynne we leave a fine tooth comb to be used for the sole purpose of having her hair combed on study halls. With the comb we extend our hand in gratitude and thanks. Item III — To Miss Campbell we leave our hopes that more handsome men teachers (like Mr. Casey) will enter our school staff. Item IV — To Mrs. Madren we leave a vacuum cleaner. Quote Mrs. Madren, I have the ' messingess ' bunch of pupils in this school. Unquote. Item V — To Mr. Casey we leave our study halls. (Relax coach, you ' ll get your chance.) Item VI — To Mrs. Vickery we leave a pair of sound proof ear muffs. (No hope, ' teach, ' scientists still unable to produce silent typewriters. ) Item VII — To Mr. Bowling we shake the saw dust from our heads and leave it as a memory of our shop work. Item VIII — To Miss Mclntyre we leave the labor, heartaches, backaches, and slavings of next year ' s annual. (May God bless her.) Item IX — To all teachers in general we leave our hopes of better years to come. Article II, To The Classes Item I — To the ' 49- ' 50 Senior class we leave our caps and gowns along with a pile of battered text books. Item II — To the ' 49- ' 50 Junior class we leave Moby Dick, themes, broken pencils, and our crossed fingers. Item III — To the ' 49- ' 50 Sophomore class we leave Silas Marner, MacBeth, and boots with which to wade through them. Item IV — To the ' 49- ' 50 Freshman class we leave a bit of encouragement, Fear not, your days shall not be long. Article III, To The Individuals Item I — Hazel Miles leaves her quietness in school to Edna Whitesell. Item II — Nelda Allen wills a pack of red dentyne chewing gum and her ability to pop it to Peggy Thomas. Item III — Mary Ingle leaves her ability to blush to Margaret Kellis. Item IV — Frances Miles leaves her Miles of tallness, to Emma Lou Sookwell. Item V — Lucy Fogleman wills her shortness to Ruby Jean Hudgins. Item VI — Robert Hinton leaves his football suit to Harold Scott. Item VII — Virginia Baldwin wills her smile and various hair-dos to Mary Sue Dunn. Item VIII — Tommy Andrews leaves his dancing ability to James Thomas. Item IX — Jack Smith leaves his good times to Jack Flynn. Item X — Ruby Cook leaves her ability to do two themes in one night to Betty Lou Dunn. Item XI — Virginia Whitesell leaves her long blond hair to Monte Hinton. Item XII — Jennings Randolph leaves his time-proven bus to Floyd Doby. Item XIII — Carl May leaves his carefree ways to Donald Allred. Item XIV — Helen Smith leaves her ability to capture boy friends to Shirley Grayson. Item XV — Lucy Byrd bequeaths her freckles to Patricia Faucette. Item XVI — Joan Cates leaves her unexcelled energy to Thelma Younger. Item XVII — Vance Foust leaves his hard starting No. 2 bus to Madison Klotz. Item XVIII — Shirley Ingle bequeaths her reputation as a big mouth cheerleader to Marlene Gerringer. Item XIX — Bill Childers leaves his position on the football team to Benny The Meat Ball White. Item XX — Carol Love bequeaths her black hair to Nellie Gray Levens. Item XXI — Barbara Wilson leaves her happy-go-lucky feelings to Clara Boone. Item XXII — Doris Simpson leaves her ability to catch Mr. James ' attention on Economics class to Norma Jean Reid. Item XXIII — Harlin ' O Matkins leaves his Irish fighting spirit on the football field to Lloyd Cheek. Item XXIV — Nancy Hoffman leaves her sharp reaction answers to all jokes to Carolyn Barber. Item XXV — Sue Haley leaves her drape shape to Arbutus Johnson. Item XXVI — Thelma Sears leaves her fiirting ( gee, I can ' t help it ) ability to Eugenia Trogdon. Item XXVII — Bobby Rudisill leaves his love for ' opposum hunting to Dolly Mae Westmoreland. Item XXVIII — Richard Huffman leaves the basketball team to Beefy Farrington. Item XXIX — Bob Pruet leaves his air of importance to Odell Dowd. Item XXX — Frank Montgomery leaves the school movie projector to Harold Younger. Written, signed, sealed, and delivered this, the 23rd day of November, anno domini, one thousand nine hun- dred and forty-eight. Harlin Matkins, Testator. Witnesses: Miss Lannie McIntyre, Adviser. Mr. Gerald D. James, Principol. 12 SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY Nelda Allen will go to California to be a beauty operator for movie stars at Twentieth Cen- tury Fox. Lucy Mae Byrd has chosen marriage for her life-time career and will probably maneuver herself to that great metropolis, McLeansville. Ruby Cook will be another Clara Barton army nurse. Tommy Andrews will someday return to old Gibsonville High where he will begin his teach- ing career by relieving Mrs. Wynne. Carol Love is going to California to be a secretary for a good looking boss or maybe a hand- some movie star, who knows? Frances Miles will live near Blue Circle and help manage Moser ' s Furniture Store. Billy Childers will be an All-American football hero in 1951. Virginia Baldwin will be none other than Whisett ' s No. 1 beauty operator. Joan Cates will motor west, marry a rancher with an exclusive dude ranch, and have four colts of her own if her luck doesn ' t run out. Mary Ingle will be another Florence Nightingale to carry stars and stripes as a Navy Nurse. Helen Smith will work in Long ' s Finishing Mill in Burlington until she succeeds in find- ing a man. Vance Foust will be Greensboro ' s manager of the A P meat market. Lucy Fogleman is advertising for a farmer husband from the sunny state ! Sue Haley, as fate will have it, will go to W. C. to study art for designing at exclusive Bonds. Dickie Huffman, upon returning from the Army Air Corps, will be the owner and editor of The Gibsonville Daily News. Nancy Hoffman will make a rather nice little business woman for Horace. Shirley Ingle will be the feminine Perc Westmore of M. G. M. as a cosmetologist. Virginia Whitesell is going to be a famed Power ' s model. Hazel Miles will participate in matrimony and travel over the forty-eight states with Elmer. Doris Simpson will be the beauty operator whose sign reads, You, too, can be beautiful! Barbara Wilson will be found with a white collar job on a handsome boss ' knee. Harlin Matkins will enter a technical university or trade school, then settle down to rear a football team of red-headed boys. Th elma Sears has a look in her future that will reveal Ben Franklin ' s manager and hubby Benny. Jack Smith will own a Pan-American Air Line and establish the main office in Gibsonville, North Carolina. Jennings Randolph will be the future undertaker of Loman and Key. Bobby Rudisill will go to Duke University and play football, then return perhaps to Gibson- ville to marry and teach science and mathematics. Robert Pruet, on returning from the Army, will probably go to college in Florida to con- tinue his education. Carl May will someday own and operate a Gibsonville Municipal Airport. Robert Hinton will accept an invitation to wear the white and blues of Uncle Sam ' s Navy. 13 JUNIORS Betty Lou Allen Donald Allred C. J. Baldwin Carolyn Barber Braxton Belvin Clara Boone Lloyd Cheek Floyd Doby Betty Lou Dunn Mary Sue Dunn John Dawson Odell Dowd Pat Faucette Jack Flynn Marlene Gerringer Hazel Gillispie Shirley Grayson Harold Hawks Monte Hinton Paul Howerton Ruby Hudgins Carson Ingle Margaret Kellis Madison Klotz 14 JUNIORS Evelyn Ledbetter Nellie Gray Levens Thomas Mann Lucille Miles Billy Murrell Jim Pettigrew Norma Jean Reid Bobby Lee Riley Melvyn Riley David Roberts Jack Rook Harold Scott Jerry Shepherd Emma Lou Sockwell James Thomas Peggy Thomas Ralph Thompson Eugenia Trogdon Paul Wagoner Dolly Westmoreland Ben White Edna Whitesell Harold Younger Thelma Younger 15 M ■ V ' , Ml M - 01 f M I Hk It SOPHOMORES Bernard Butler Judy Christman Walter Craddock Bobby Farrington Billy Folgeman Bobby Gerringer Earl Hancock Thomas Holt Joan House Larry Hughes Jeanette Ingle Ruth Ingle Horace Isley Harold Johnson Peggy Johnson Arbutus Johnson Kenneth Johnson Grace Loye Bobby Manness Hazel Murph Alva Randleman Annabell Smith Peggy Smith Sandra Talley James Reid Thomas Norma Webster Minnie Jean Welch Eugene Wheeler Rebecca Whitesell Jackie Wilson Johnnie Faye Wilson Jeanette Younger 16 FRESHMEN La Rue Allen Betty Gray Andrews Franklin Apple Lloyd Apple Elaine Baldwin Ralph Ball Arnold Beckom Herbert Belvin Annie Brothers Richard Brothers Vallie Brown Eloise Bull Edna Byrd Elsie Clapp Larry Clapp Nancy Clapp Billy Creas y Shirley Dawson Pansy Dunn Erma Dell Friddle Bobby Gerringer Nancy Gilliam Patsy Gillispie Donna Lee Greeson Betty Gene Grigg James Grigg Edward Hamilton Carl Dean Hawks Kay Hawks Haywood Ingle J. D. Ingle Wade Ingle 17 FRESHMEN Jean Isley J. W. Johnson Sweetie Justice Marion Ledbetter Buddy Long Celia Gray May Robert McCormick Lyndon McKinney Donald Overman Mary Reavis Sue Reid Curry Ridge Dolly Mae Ring Betty Lou Shoe Earl Simpson Barbara Smith Thomas Smithey Charles Robert Sockwell Betty Soots Bobby Summers George Summers Kenneth Sutton Rachel Sutton Deloris Toler Edlee Ward Betty Whitesell Vivian Wicker Paul Wyrick Sylvia Wyrick Betty Lou Younger 18 19 BETA CLUB Miss Lannie Mclntyre. (adviser), Elsie Clapp, Donna Lee Greeson. Dolly Westmoreland, Emma Lou Sockwell, Hazel Murph, Betty Soots, Frances Miles, Ruth Ingle, Peggy Johnson, Norma Webster, Eloise Bull, Monte Hinton, Eugenia Trogdon, Mildred Fesperman, Betty Whitesell, Betty Younger, Betty Lou Dunn, Doris Simpson. SAFETY PATROL Back row, left to right: Melvyn Riley, Bobby Johnson, Lloyd Cheek. Front row: Harold Scott, Bobby Flynn, Ro- land Shepherd, Harold Younger, Mr. Ellington, Chief of Police. BUS DRIVERS Left to right: Madison Klotz, Buck Foust, Floyd Doby, Jennings Randolph, Jerry Shepherd, David Roberts, Billy Murrell, Paul Wagoner, Odell Dowd. MONOGRAM CLUB Back row, left to right: Mr. J. S. Casey (Coach), Robert Hinton, Ben White. Jack Smith. Billy Childers, Lloyd Cheek, James Thomas, Billy Murrell, Richard Huffman, Bobby Rudisill, Jim P ettigrew. Second row, left to right: Arnold Beckom, Harlin Matkins, Herbert Belvin, Jack Flynn, Bobby Maness, Ralph Thompson, Donald Overman. Front row: Horace Isley, Bobby Gerringer, Carl May, Donald AUred, Braxton Belvin. PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB Back row, left to right: Mr. Harry L. Bowling (Adviser), Lucy Byrd, Helen Smith, Nelda Allen, Virginia Bald- win, Ruth Ingle, Doris Simpson. Second row: Jackie Wilson, James Reid Thomas, Paul Wyrick, Bernard Butler, Larry Hughes. Front row, left to right: Lyndon McKinney, Thomas Mann, Billy Murrell, Paul Wagoner, Lloyd Cheek, Billy Kent Creasy, Charles Sockwell. GLEE CLUB The Gibsonville High School Glee Club, under the direction of Miss Winifred Barney, is com- posed of 43 voices which includes the Boys ' Chorus, Girls ' Chorus, and a Mixed Chorus. At Christmas, the Glee Club presented a program for the P. T. A., a cantata, entitled Childe Jesus. Because this is Miss Barney ' s first year in organized Glee Club work, we, the students of Gibsonville High School, feel that next year we will have a club that has shown much progress and one of which we will be proud. The Glee Club has many more activities planned for the remainder of the year. With the assistance and interest of the P. T. A. and the community, it hopes to make music a vital part of the high school curriculum. 23 BLACK AND GOLD STAFF standing, left to right: Virginia Baldwin, Frank Montgomery, Lloyd Cheek, Doris Simpson, Lucy Fogleman, Bobby Riley, Eugenia Trogdon, Carolyn Barber, Johnny Wilson, Celia May, Marlene Gerringer, Jerry Shepherd, Mrs. Vickery (adviser), Margaret Christman, Nancy Hoffman. Sitting: Vance Foust, Bobby Rudisill, Frances Miles, Evelyn Ledbetter, Harlin Matkins, Carol Love. OUR SCHOOL NEWSPAPER BLACK AND GOLD The Black and Gold, a monthly publication, serves as a medium for literary endeavor, as well as the official newspaper of the school. Those students who are interested in writing as an extra-curricular activity receive valuable training through their experience on the Black and Gold Staff. Under the excellent leadership of Harlin Matkins, Editor, the Black and Gold Staff has had a very successful year. Black and Gold, the voice of the students. 24 CHEERLEADERS Left to right: Barbara Wilson, Shirley Ingle, Joan House, Kenny Sutton, Jeanette Ingle, Shirley Grayson, Nancy Gilliam, Jerry Shepherd, Leader. SCHOOL SONG Gibsonville, proudly your loyal students Sing your praise, joyful in song Gibsonville we will be ever faithful Through the years, making you strong. Gibsonville, fondly we hail your colors Black and gold etched in the sky. Though far from home our steps may roam We ' ll always be true to Gibsonville High. 25 THE YELLOW JACKETS First row, left to right: Robert Hinton, Jack Smith, Billy Childers, Richard Huffman, Bobby Rudisill, Bobby Man- ness. Second row: Jack Flynn, Jim Pettigrew, Braxton Belvin, Ben White, Billy Murrell, Carl May. Third row: Ralph Thompson, Jack Rook, James Thomas, Bobby Farrington, Arnold Beckom, Bobby Gerringer, Bobby Sum- mers. Fourth row: Bobby Gerringer, Horace Isley, Donald Allred, Larry Clapp, Lloyd Cheek, Donald Overman, Mr. J. S. Casey (Coach), Herbert Belvin, Manager. (Harlin Matkins, Carson Ingle not shown.) In the hot August sun of 1948 some twenty odd male students of Gibsonville High met on the athletic field and began work on what was to be the 1948 edition of the Yellow Jackets. After a hard week of conditioning, they brought out the equipment and really got down to business. This early practice paid off as the boys established the best record that has been left here in the three years we have played football. They finished the season with a record of four victories, three losses, and two ties. SCORES Gibsonville 20 Gibsonville 0 Gibsonville 12 Gibsonville 6 Gibsonville 26 Gibsonville 18 Gibsonville 6 Gibsonville 6 Gibsonville 0 94 Summerfield 6 Thomasville 0 Alta-Ossipee 6 Trinity 32 Alex. Wilson 6 Guilford 12 Mebane 6 Bessemer 12 Graham 31 111 26 27 BOYS BASKETBALL Foreground: Dickie Huffman. First row, left to right: Carl May, Robert Hinton. Second row: Bobby Gerringer, Jack Smith, Donald Allred, Bernard Butler. Third row: Her bert Belvin, Bobby Farrington, Donald Overman, Coach J. S. Casey. Among the boys of Gibsonville High in the opening session of basketball play, there came a flaming inspira- tion to stick with the big five. Although the loyal supporters were a mere handful. Coach J. S. Casey strove to build them into a mighty team capable of competing in county-wide competition. A tribute must be paid to these boys who were proud and strong-minded enough to refuse to allow the books of G. H. S. to be marred with defeat. It is with great pride that we acknowledge one of our leading teammen as highest scorer in Guilford County competition. Dickie Huffman, tall and tricky, flashed forth in every game to net a total of 196 points for the season, topping all other competitors by a slight majority. But there were others who were outstanding as well. Don Allred, Bobby Farrington, Bobby Gerringer, Carl May — all were leading factors in the play-by-play. Although exceptional praise is given only a chosen few. the team as a whole were in there pitching. As we turn away from one year and look toward the future, there is much to be said of possibilities. It is not only probable but reasonably possible that G. H. S. is in sight of a great surge. A dream of basketball glory is in the air, and our many potential supporters are on the move to make that dream reality. Gibsonville Gibsonville 23 Gibsonville 33 Gibsonville 26 Gibsonville 32 Gibsonville 27 Gibsonville 47 Gibsonville 40 Gibsonville 54 Gibsonville 29 Gibsonville 26 Gibsonville 47 Gibsonville 42 Gibsonville 67 Gibsonville 35 Gibsonville 38 Gibsonville 35 Gibsonville 45 Gibsonville 34 Gibsonville 26 Gibsonville 43 SCORES Opponents McLeansville 26 Bessemer 45 Monticello 22 Aycock 30 Guilford 45 Rankin 35 Pleasant Garden 41 Nathaniel Greene 41 Alamance 55 Elon . 25 McLeansville 31 Bessemer 54 Monticello 25 Rankin 52 Pleasant Garden 35 Aycock 65 Nathaniel Greene 31 Alamance 37 Guilford 27 Elon 27 Tournament Games Gibsonville 26 Pleasant Garden 27 28 GIRLS BASKETBALL Foreground: Nell Levens, Margaret Kellis. First row, left to right- Coach E. B. Owens. Hazel Gillispie, Johnnie Wilson, Lucille Miles. Norma Reid, Jeanette Ingle, Clara Boone, Thelma Younger (Manager). Second row: Sylvia Wyrick, Joan House, Judy Christman, Emma Lou Sockwell, Sue Reid, Shirley Grayson, Annie Brothers, Ruby Hudgins (Manager). Third row: Eloise Bull. Betty Younger. Marlene Gerringer. Mickey Fesperman, Arbutus John- son, Monte Hinton, Eugenia Trogdon, Shirley Ingle (not shown). Words fail when we try to pay suitable tribute to these basketball heroines of Gibsonville High whose exploits on the court are now only a memory in our hearts. The lassies could have been called Blitz Kids, Kids of Destiny, Cinderella Kids, Squeeze Kids, Quick Six with the Slick Tricks, and anything else you would care to add to that list. They were the best mannered and smartest lassies at adapting themselves to all defenses and offenses that has completed a season at our school in quite some time. The season of ' 48- ' 49, under the unexcelled coach- ing of Mrs. Owens, has been a thrill for these girls — but It has been a bigger one for we who have watched them grow. Clever floorwoik. ball-handling, and noticeable form spotlighted the first game of the season when the Yel- low-Jacket girls, donned in Black and Gold, trounced the McLeansville lassies to the tune of 26-11. The girls were not satisfied with this victory and began to sting opponent after opponent. Near the end of the regular season they defeated Rankin on the latters home court by the overwhelming score of 50-36. proving that although they had dropped from a first place tie to fourth place, they still had a big chance in the tournament. Their big chance in the Guilford County high school basketball tournament almost materialized. In the pre- liminaries they put on a last minute surge of power to gain a 24-18 victory over Stokesdale. Then came the quarter- finals and a bad break. The Guilford girls squeezed out a 33-30 victory over the stubborn Gibsonville six. Al- though such an abrupt end came to their successful season, the G, H. S. girls proved that Gibsonville is still a powerful contender in athletic competition. Gibsonville Gibsonville 23 Gibsonville 26 Gibsonville 27 Gibsonville 19 Gibsonville 33 Gibsonville 27 Gibsonville 31 Gibsonville 31 Gibsonville 28 Gibsonville 20 Gibsonville 26 Gibsonville 25 Gibsonville 19 Gibsonville 19 Gibsonville 50 Gibsonville 33 Gibsonville 44 Gibsonville 11 Gibsonville 30 Gibsonville 25 SCORES Opponents McLeansville 12 McLeansville 11 Bessemer 11 Monticello 15 Aycock 30 Guilford 67 Rankin 25 Pleasant Garden 20 Nathaniel Greene 21 Alamance 22 Elon 25 McLeansville 20 Bessemer 21 Monticello 23 Rankin 36 Pleasant Garden 22 Aycock ?X Nathaniel Greene 28 Alamance 29 Elon 26 Tournament Games Gibsonville 28 Bessemer 19 Gibsonville 24 Stokesdale 18 Gibsonville 30 Guilford 33 BASEBALL Front row, left to right: Donald Overman, outfield; Bobby Farrington, pitcher; Arnold Beckom, left field; Donald Allred, shortstop; Horace Isley. first base; Jack Flynn, pitcher; Mimmie Simpson, outfield; Dickie Huffman, pit- cher and first baseman. Second row: Eugene Wheeler, manager; Jerry Shepherd, outfield; Carl May. third base; Billy Childers, center field; Braxton Belvin, catcher; Herbert Belvin, right field; Bobby Rudisill, pitcher; Bobby Gerringer, second base; Coach J. S. Casey. Take me out to the ball game! That was the war-cry of the hard-hitting Yellow Jackets as they opened their 1949 baseball sason. But (to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth) it was the oppon- ents who were taken out! In their first encounter of the season Gibsonville defeated Bessemer 1-0 — the first time in nineteen long years that a G. H. S. leam had accomplished such a feat. The highly favored Summerfield nine experienced the same disaster a few days later to the tune of 3-2. Elon went down to the score of 8-6. Although we could write a book about their diamond experiences, let ' s take a look at the material of which the squad was composed. Coach J. S. Casey boasted an excellent pitching staff — the best in many years. It consisted of three smooth- flowing delivery boys m the beginning with a lanky six-footer joining in as the season moved forward. Each. Flynn, Rudisill, Farrington, and Huffman, held all opponents at bay. Far be it for us to overlook lanky Braxton Belvin. His pep and enthusiasm behind the plate were felt by all spectators. Horace Isley, an all-around baseball natural, be- came one of the cleverest of Guilford County first basemen. Bobby Gerringer. second baseman, was a vital factor in Gibsonville ' s many triumphs with his hitting and smart infield play. At shortstop, Donald Allred kept all hot grounders well at bay. Carl May, the life of the Gibsonville nine, kept first base hot with his long across-the-dia- mond throws. Arnold Beckom. Bill Childers, and Herbert Belvin, alternating wdth Jerry Shepherd and Donald Overman, were steady, dependable, and ever-alert outfielders. The second team worked as earnestly as the first-stringers, and we regret that space does not allow us more words with which to represent them. They did a wonderful job yelling us on to victory from the bench, which we hope many of them will evacuate in ' 50 to take their places in the upper ranks. All the members of our school and community take off their hats with pride to a great high school nine — the ' 49 G. H. S. Yellow Jackets! SCORES Gibsonville Gibsonville : 3 Gibsonville 1 Gibsonville 8 Gibsonville 2 Gibsonville 6 Gibsonville 9 Gibsonville 6 Gibsonville 8 Gibsonville 3 Gibsonville 18 Gibsonville 6 Gibsonville 10 Gibsonville 9 Gibsonville 7 Gibsonville 0 Opponents Summerfield 2 Bessemer 0 Elon 6 Rankin 1 Bessemer 10 Monticello 3 Summerfield 7 Elon 6 Elon 6 McLeansville 1 Alamance 2 Monticello 0 Alamance 0 McLeansville 0 Rankin 1 Tournament Games Gibsonville 13 Stokesdale 6 Gibsonville 5 Jamestown 1 Gibsonville 1 Rankin 5 30 7 i n Q s We CC f c m e i e r r «. « t SZZSE5S7 31 SUPERLATIVES Billy Childers Thelma Sears Best All Around, Best Sport Most Attractive Barbara Wilson Most Cooperative Harlin Matkins Most Cooperative Best Personality Nelda Allen Best Personality SUPERLATIVES Mary Ingle Jack Smith Cutest Girl Most Popular Robert Hinton Barbara Wilson Cutest Boy Most Popular Best Athlete WASHINGTON TRIP 34 SENIORS OF 1949 Foreground: Kay Evans, mascot. 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ES, teachers are vitally important to you, and to every good citizen — yet today, as you well know, there are far from enough fully qualified teachers in our schools. What can -you do to help solve the serious school-teacher shortage? YOU CAN DO THIS! First: Check up on educational conditions in your local schools. Second: Work with civic groups and school boards seeking to improve teachers ' working and living conditions. The joint effort of forward-looking citizens can and must save this situation — for the sake of our children and our country. Printed as a public service by EDWARDS BROUGHTON COMPANY Printers : Stationers : Lithographers : Engravers Raleigh, North Carolina AUTOGRAPHS i ,■■,1,1