Greenville High School - Tau Yearbook (Greenville, NC)

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Take Me Out To The Ball Game Vv ' inners of the girls ' intramural basketball tournament was the eleventh grade girls team. From left to right they are: (front row) Betsy Hellen, Charlotte Robertson, Alyce Ruth Bundy, Mary Anne Duncan, and Lib Kittrell. (Back row) Peggy Mitchell, Joyce Corbett, Josie Barnes White, Peggy Rose Smith, and Hennie Ruth Whichard. Coach Sarah Harrison Champions of the intramural basketball league, Charles Moye ' s Dribblers from left to right they are: Harold Williams, Billy Sugg, Joe Register, Captain Charles Moye and Billy Minshew. fmm Coach Bo Farley Softball was carried on between students toward the last af the year. The giris teams were known as Superdupers, P-Forties, Batty Belles, and Whiz Kids. The boys teams were named Superman, Colonels, Giants, Generals, and Pirates. The sports for the year of 1943 were summed up in a big double header Softball game, Thursday, May 20. Dances were performed by the girls ' physical education classes while the boys ' physical education classes did exhibit tumbling. The glee club sang for the dancing and the entire school got out early to find out wlio won the tournament of intramural 1 asketball.

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Class Prophecy (CENSORED BY LOCKER NO. 41) ' Tis later than you think. In fact it is jubt about ....o ' clock, afternoon, during the year of It was such a day that we left - for ' s main street. And the le z of the day was so amazing that even we are suspicious that we ' re lying. But were putting the jerk before the jump so we ' ll just start with leaving the hotel and going down street. Coming out of a building, that had bars across the windows and with policewomen, Mary Elizabeth Allen, Blanche Cayton, and Ruth Brown, walking around it, who should we see but Earl Denton sneaking out with a black bag under his arm. After all a bank president has to go fishing some time, doesn ' t he? We stopped to talk with him but he had an engagement with Gene Gurganus, who had promised to show him the wind-up that put him on the Big League, in bet-veen fish. So after Junior Leader Frances i Iann ' s troops of WAAC ' s had passed, he departed. Radio reporter Betty Forrest had mentioned a specially good jjreacher giving a sermon on The Gift of Gab and How It Works For You in the Church so we walked over to hear what Mary Elizabeth McDiarmid had to say. While at church we met Virginia Stocks, Helen Ward, Marguerite White, Kathleen Smith, and Elizabeth Tripp, career girls all. Carl Allegood bumped into us coming out of churcii for he was rushing to Carnegie Hall to play his violin in a personal performance. He was a little late becaubt the Opera at the Met had run over a few mmutes anu he couldn ' t just walk out while Jo Gibson was swinning, Ijardon, singing, the famous .... He just stopped long enough to say he hoped h;s accompanisi ' , Pat VValdrop, would entertain the guest until he arrived. The fact that we seemed to be the only former Seniors of GHS not letting us annoy them made little difference as our search for class mates ' s data continued. Marjorie Jackson, Marjorie Johnson, Pearl Saieed, and Mary Frances Smith, secretaries assisting us (still can ' t spell), informed us that there was a rumor to the effect that two former classmates lived cross-town so we hopped on the sub-tram train driven by Jasper Pollard and sped over the town of and, at the suggestion of hostess Frances Heath, tightened our safety belts for a landing. However, we did not find Nell and Hubert at home so, rather than waste the money it took to fly over, we attended Cottage Playhouse and indeed glad were we that we had. For there on the stage in the role of Lady MacBeth was none other tiian Tena Thomas. One of the features of the evening was the informative act during- intermission by the famous line-experts, The Smith Twins, who gave brief instructive skits on what to do on a date, how to meet and keep your date, and how to tell what kind of line the sucker will fall for. As the Cottage Playhouse deals with per- ronal appearances, there were no, comedy or news reels. However, it always introduces famous peoiile. The spot- light was placed on Model Burnie Smith, Dramatist Jimmy Warren, tennis champ Ella Warren, and Ambassador to Paraguay, Helen Thomas. Billy Tucker, man about town, and business man Gene Skinner left the playhouse to attend opening night ;it the Berlin Auction. Ed Rawl, supersalesman, had told them to come early and he would see to it that the got the wardrobe of Goebbels, and the London Bridge, cheap. Bill Taylor was up from World Telegraph ' s home office on business and he stopped us in the street long enough to remind us to be sure to attend Delia Slater ' s School of Southern Accents for Yankees, with a modifier before them. Breatha Reagan and Doris Smith were also instruc- tors in the S of S A for Y. Virginia Simpson, movie star of note, had stopped in to demonstrate the S A form of selling ads. However, without tiie able assist- ance of retired GHo teachers the school would fal: through clear to where Japan was before and v ent in and gave them . . i ..lbion and Max have opened a shop around here somev here. They deal in ready-to-wear egg protectors and st:i,le jokes and their trade name is Stop me if you ' ve heard this one. Hov ever, we haven ' t time to locate Williams and Williford ' s Joke Emporium because it is time to keep our engagement with Richard Carlton and Richard Carter. We arrived in the Private Dinner for Senator:, v rA. as Dick Stokes was seated but we heard Carlton Wilson ' s speech entirely. Strange that they should refer to the high school days when the younger gen- eration was really taught something, when I was goinc; to school. Chief Juijtice Shirley Warner entered at that point and the dinner was turned over to her for a biie announcement concerning the leader of the people ' s party, Billy Wayne Tucker-time. Entering the office of Belt ' s, we were greeted by receptionist Frances Jones, who directed us to vice- president ' s a£:,istant tlarie Whitchurst, who directed us to vice-president Margaret Johnson, who told us that the president was out of town attending the post-war world conference sponsored by Pat Corey and Kirby Allen. Too, the meeting caused Treasurer of the Mint, Henry Andrews, to Ije out of town and with him his private secretary, Edna Mae Cannon. A meeting of the business world of caused a lot of data to be added by yours truly. There were reports on the sales for past years by ' Dorothy Flye, Rachel Brooks, Irma Fleming and Geraldine ' Baker. Sherwood Bullock reported on Ford cars of the future. Virginia Aldridge and Nancy Harris, teachers, reported on students and their business deals. Milton Howara, James Hudson, and Jack Carson ended the series of business talks. Mitchell White passed by on his way to an agency to hire people interested in invisible coal. Helen Kemp, Charlene Moye, Lillian Mozingo, Nell Overton, and Ruby Lee Paul had all just quit to join Ann Hardee ana Edna Munford in the floor show at Pace Bowl, a night club run by Charles Pace. Mitchell mentioned that their motto was Though We ' re the Pace Bowl We Don ' t Leave You Plastered, so we decided to rush right over. We hopped the taxi driven by Margaret Lee Duke and just did miss everything, including death, however, we told her to never mind we really didn ' t want to hit him anywfiy. Arriving at the Bowl, we were greeted by Bouncer Mary Alice Davis, who was tossing Virgil Clark out for parking his sand truck too near the i ' ire exit. Anne Bailey Blank, new double exposure LAKE-ish-bo;,i Movie Queen, entered just before us and was told by Eveiyn Foley, Florence Horton, and Dorothy Mixon, of the United States Marines, that even Commando tactics were of no use to girls in that place tonight. As we were leaving we glanced back m time to see the famous War Stories author Louis DuPree and Sportsman Charles Moye being chased out of the Bowl pursued by twenty- five beautiful blonds and one red-head. Back at . Hotel, Audrey May sighed as she glanced over the blank piece of paper while Cora Redditt toyed with the idle typewriter. Finally one of the giris said, Do you realize out of the entire Senior Class we can ' t find one person to interview for Green Lights? Slowly the other girl answered, Convpliments of J. A, WATSON HILL HORNE DRUGGIST Phone 3243 CONGRATULATIONS SENIORS e Randolph FLORISTS

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Last Will and Testament We, the graduating seniors of nineteen f orty-tfiree being of sound mind and clear judgment, do hereby bequeath all of oui- high school possessions to those underclassmen who so rightfully deserve them. Article I. Red Taylor leaves his ability of higii pressure salesmanship to Eustace Conway. Article II: Ann Hardee leaves to all the under- classmen girls her crush on William Keck, with hopes that they make more headway than she did. Article III. Pat Corey wills his iinbounding energy to Billy Minshew. Article IV. Jane Smith bequeaths he] ' ability to flirt successfully to Mattie Harris Mayo, hoping she will take advantage of her mheritance. Article V. J. B. Smith now wills his techi.ique and ability with women to Jack Scott. Article VI. Anne Bailey Blank leaves singing Chat- tanooga Choo Choo. ' Article VII. Jack Carson leaves his sincerity Lo Charles Pace. Article VIII. Edna Munford leaves her deep dimples to the Blond Bombshell Delia Perry. Article IX. Evelyn Foley leaves Dick Fleming o be fought over by the rest of the girls of GHS. Article X. Tena Thomas left her long hair before school was out to Hennie Ruth Whichai ' d. Article XI. Henry Andrews leaves — to join Betsy Hobgood. Article XII. Betty Forrest leaves to Ben Ilarrisoii her studiousness, hoping that he will carry on in her absence. Article XIII. Irma Fleming, Marguerite White, Ruby Lee Paul, Helen Ward, Blanche Cayton, Doris Smith, Geraldine Baker, Kathleen Smith, Ruth Brown and Marjorie Johnson, leave their place in the limited space in the halls to whom it may concern. Article XIV. Charlene Moye leaves her line to Joyce Corbett — hoping that she can keep her conquests on the string. Article XV. Marjorie Jackson bequeaths all rights to James Briley to Mary Ann Harris. Sijeaking of James Briley, Helen Thomas leaves to devote more time to keeping up with the other James Briley ' s address Article XVI. Burnie Smith leaves her dancing ability to Alyce Ruth Bundy. Article XVII. Charles Moye leaves his latest book, The Art of Peroxide in Ten Easy Lessons, to Jim Lanier. Article XVIII. Jo Gibson left the glee club solo position to Mimi Tripp. Article XIX. Carlton Wilson, l :arl Denton, Ed Rawl, and Jimmy Warren — left. Article XX. James Hudson leaves his good looks to the Fleming brothers, Ralph and Dennis, to be shared equally. Article XXI. Virgil Clark leaves his vast wardrobe to Bobby Clark; he hopes that Bobby will give him the suit of armor in exchange. Article XXII. Albion Williams wills his wit to Leonard Ernest. Article XXIII. Virginia Simpson wishes that she could leave her freckles to Mary Rose Crisp while Neli Overton desires to leave he: Flame-glow hair to Francis Jordan. Article XXIV. Audrey May leaves the 9th, 10th, and 11th grade boys in the watchful care of under- classmen — girls ? Article XXV. Dick Stokes leaves his sense of humor to Phil Moore; ' plus a pack of cigarettes to Adelaide Wan en. Article XXVI. Pat Waldrop and Shirley Warner will their combined leadership ability to Bev Whitley, Article XXVII. Bertha Reagan leases her sister, Gladas, and Lib Kittrell her bashful manner. Article XXVIII. The senior girls hate to leave — Charles Whiteford and Tom Rowlette. Article XXIX. Cora Boyd Redditt leav;s her abUity to make friends see red to Shirley Savage, Helen Aman, and Grace Tripp. Article XXX. The Junior Red Cross hated to see idealist DuPree go. Article XXXI. Margaret Johnson, Marie Whitehursi, Helen Kemp, and Mary Alice Davis leave their stream- lineness to short, stubby underclassmen. Aiticle XXXII. Ella Warren ' s athletic ability goes to Mary White Jones. While Preacher McDiarmid leaves her laziness to Sara Frances Williams. Toe, indifferent Mitchell Whites leaves his coal-ness to Miss Newell. Article XXXIII. Dot Flye leaves Delphia to protect brother Dick to keep him from being driven to hitting the bottle again (Peroxide bottle). Article XXXIV. Nell Etheridge and Hubert Mussel- white leave — together ? Article XXXV. Pearl Saieed leaves, wondering if the glee club will survive. Elizabeth Tripp leaves the Black Masquers, another one gone. Article XXXVI. Gene Skinner, Sherwood Bullock, and Milton Howard leave their swing band to Billy Sugg Joe Register, and Haywood Sellers. Article XXXVII. Virginia Aldridge packs her vast vocabulary and leaves. Article XXXVII. Jean White receives Margaret Let Duke ' s good disposition, but Mr. Hudson leaves her. Article XXXIX. Tootsie Horton leaves her book Keeping Up the Moral, to Sara Lee Bland. Article XXXX. Delia Slater leaves a dash of Yankee. Article XXXXI. Genius Kirby Allen wills his abiiiLj. to Duck Murphy, may he prosper from it. Article XXXXII. Billy Wayne Tucker takes hi gavel and leaves — to tend his V garden. But Billy Tucker leaves — to take a course in Campusology at ECTC Article XXXXIII. Charles Pace wills his ability tc play a saxaphone to Randolph Mixon, whose sister, Dot, leaves GHS for good. Article XXXXIV. Max Williford leaves— Christine Jordan. Article XXXXV. To Jimmy Futrell, Carl Allegood bequeaths his ability to play the violin but not his sister Geraldine to accompany with singing. Article XXXXVI. Rachel Brooks and Edna Mae Cannon will their quietness to Ann Glass and Peggy Mitchell. Article XXXXVII. The Three Frances ' s, Jones, Mann and Health, leave their table in Senior English to whom it may concern. Article XXXXVIII. Gene Gurganus, Lillian Mozingo, Jasper Pollard, and Mary Elizabeth Allen all leave the family traditions with the younger set. Article XXXXIX. Nancy Harris, Alary Frances Smith, and Virginia Stocks leave — silently. Article XXXXX. The Senior Class of 1943, after twelve long years, leaves. See, I told you it wasn ' t a life sentence! CONGRA T ULA TIONS SENIORS ■ W. B. COZ ART SONS J. 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