Granite Quarry High School - Quarrier Yearbook (Granite Quarry, NC)

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HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1947 In the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty-three, a group of young students, numbering fifty-four, dared to enter iis first year of high school as Freshmen. We had the distinction of being the first class to complete the eighth grade as a part of the grammar school. We would graduate from the twelfth grade! In those days we were green and did not fully understand the tasks that were before us. We were not prepared, for this was different from the days of grammar school. But with the aid of Miss Edith Chambers and Mr. Holland L. Brinkley, we soon became accustomed to our new task. We started our high school career by entering several of the school’s activities. M. G. Roseman and L. A. Foster made the second team in basketball. We successfully passed as Freshmen on to a higher class called Sophomore. Only forty-five of the fifty-four came back to take up where we left off. Mr. W. L. Rhyne was our advisor. Since our first two years of high school were carried out during the period of World War II, our activities were not as numerous as they had been in the past years. In order to finance the Junior-Senior banquet which we gave this year as sophomores, we presented the play entitled “Just Like Cinderella.” We carried out the theme of “Maytime” in our formal banquet. “An Old Fashion School,” a play, was presented for entertainment. This year a sad event occurred for the whole United States mourned the death of our great beloved President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. This year a great event occurred for the whole United States rejoiced over the victory of the Second World War. Our class officers this year were: President, M. G. Roseman; Vice-President, J. W. McNeely; Secretary, L. A. Foster; Treasurer, Floyd Lingle. Half of our high school career was ended. For now we were Juniors. Our faculty advisor for this year was Mrs. J. L. Sowers. Under her leadership we gave the play, ‘“Mama’s Baby Boy.” Our class officers were: President, Spencer Ennis; Vice-President, Harold Shepherd; Secretary-Treasurer, Rita Shaver. This year the first Mayday program to be held in several years was presented under the directorship of Miss Rachel Crowell. “A Pageant of School Days” was the title. A number of us took part in this program. Several of our group won athletic dis- tinction. In the County Tournament at Landis, L. A. Foster and M. G. Roseman were selected as members of the first team. Betty Jo Fricke won this distinction on the girls’ team. There was no graduating class this year, so school closed unevent- fully. With Mrs. Sowers as leader, we entered our Senior year, another year of lead- ership for the school. As we were the first class of Granite Quarry High School to graduate from the twelfth grade, we strove hard to be examples for our under- classmen. We were proud to have four of our Seniors as members of the Student Council. In the beginning we had fifty-four Freshmen, but only thirty-six of us saw fit to finish our high school careers. We had for our senior class officers: Presi- dent, Harold Shepherd; Vice-President, Junior Putnam; Secretary-Treasurer, Annie Mae Trexler. We had many duties as Seniors: selecting our class rings, invitations, mascots; getting out the annual and school papers; taking part in programs and sport events. In the fall a group of Seniors enjoyed a trip to Chapel Hill, in order to see a football game. We had a grand time. As the annual goes to press early, we can only anticipate our spring events which will include a play, Mayday pro- gram, Class Day and Commencement exercises. Our duties, which have been assigned to us, have been favorably carried out to the end. We found our days at school were wisely spent. Now as we are about to leave our school and enter our future in this wide, wide world, we want to thank our teachers who have struggled with us to make everything come out right in the end; for bearing with us for four short years. PEGGY LEFLER, Class Historian

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$e omen “UPERLATIVES Friendliest ANNIE Mar TREXLER SPENCER ENNIS Most Intelligent HaroLp SHEPHERD Mary Guapys FISHER Most Original FRANCES HOLSHOUSER JUNIOR PUTNAM Wittiest Best All Round Most Studious Best Sports J. W. McNEELY ALEINE FULK Mary GLapys FISHER Mary VIRGINIA BARRINGER Betty Jo FRICKE Max WEBB Tommy WEBB M. G. Roseman Best Dressed Most Influential Most Talkative Best Looking Preccy Dryer SPENCER ENNIS J. W. McNEELY Jimmy COOKE JIMMY COOKE Preccy LEFLER Berty Jo FRICKE Peccy DrYE Most Popular Class Babies Most Likely to Succeed Most Athletic Betty Jo FRICKE La VERNE SHAW Mary GLAbys FISHER M. G. RoseEmMAN M. G. Roseman Bossy ROGERS HAROLD SHEPHERD Betty Jo FRICKE

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—2e— LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the members of the Senior Class of Granite Quarry High School, being of sound mind, do hereby make this our last will and testament. I To Mr. Staton and the faculty we leave our utmost appreciation for their kind- ness and help during our school career. Without your patience we could never have been successful in our twelve years at Granite Quarry. Jit To our parents who have watched over us and helped us in all our troubles, we thank you with our whole hearts. Ill To the Juniors we leave our dignity and back seats in chapel. You are now taking our place. Follow the advice of the faculty and you can’t go wrong. IV Sophomores you could never succeed in having as many beautiful girls and handsome boys as we, so don’t try. V Freshmen the way may seem easy now, but remember life has its serious side too. VI 1. Bill Johnson leaves his love of fun to Joan Holshouser and Bobby Hartman. 2. Betty Jane Madures leaves her curls to Annie Corn and Lillian Eagle. 3. Dorothea Teague wills her cute grin to Kathryn Trexler and Helen Graham. 4. M. G. Roseman, Jr., leaves his ability to play basketball to Buddy Foster. 5. Tommy Webb bequeaths his bus to Glenn Webb. 6. Rose McCombs inherits Carl Holshouser’s co-operative spirit. 7. L. A. Foster, Jr., wills his baseball suit to Perry Adams and Herbert Kluttz. 8. Mary Barringer leaves her good sportsmanship to Nancy Peeler. 9. Peggy Drye wills part of her clothes to Clara Mae Snider. 10. Harold Shepherd leaves his most-likely-to-succeed spirit to Hugh Fisher. 11. Max Webb bequeaths his love to furnish his favorite girls chewing gum to Billy and Bobby Wilhelm. 12. Floyd Lingle leaves his pet words, “Dad-blame-it” to Lawrence Gaither. 13. Melvin Morgan inherits Arnold Peeler’s nick-name “Sleepy.” 14. Ruby Ritchie wills Miriam Beck all of her boy friends. 15. Betty Oddie leaves her quietness te Elsie Euart end Zula Bost. 16. Arlene Basinger bequeaths her friendliness to Ruth Trexler. 17. Spencer Ennis leaves his ability to get along with everyone to Carl Fink. 18. Jean Rash inherits Frances Holshouser’s pretty hair. 19. La Verne Shaw leaves—gladly. 20. Betty Jo Fricke wills her love for basketball to Jean Shive and Doris Peacock. 21. Rita Shaver bequeaths her shyness to Thelma Smith and Peggy Trexler. 22. Johnnie Jones leaves his good looks to Harry Basinger. 23. Clara Livengood wills her books to Grace Huffman. 24. Edna Jane Stokes inherits Annie Mae Trexler’s neatness. 25. J. W. McNeely, Jr., leaves his ability to talk all the time to Mary Helen Shook. 26. Mildred Lippard wills her cuteness to Isabelle Brown. 27. Junior Putnam leaves his love to lay out of school to Ralph Honbarrier and Baxter Eagle. 28. Peggy Lefler leaves her studies to Mary Frances Oddie. 29. Wentworth Beck leaves Hilda Barger. 30. Ray Coley bequeaths his girls to Bill Curlee. 31. Aleine Fulk wills her love for music to Audrey Richardson. 32. Faye Cauble inherits part of Mary Gladys Fisher’s intelligence. 33. Jimmy Cooke leaves his pretty black hair to Tommy Bray. 34. Betty Peeler bequeaths her cute smile to Sue Peeler. 35. Patricia Fisher leaves her love for shorthand to Frances Coley. 36. Bobbie Rogers leaves his height to Herman Kepley. VII We, being of no unusual mind, leave our love for dear old Granite Quarry School. In witness thereof we, the said Class of 1947, do hereunto set our hand and seal. BELLY JO FRICKE: Testator