Grifton High School - Griftonian Yearbook (Grifton, NC)

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'qlflinuw Iggy Qing.. W-- 1 zum, vi ALLAN RAY STOKES Glee Clubl - F. F. A. 1,2,4 - Official sen- tinel 2,4g Baseball 1,25 Superlative 4. CHARLES J. WILEY . F. A. MAXS AUTRY TRIPP Glee Club 1,35 Typing Contest 25 F. T. A. 4 - Historian - Parliamentarian 45 Super- lative 45 Dramatics 3,4. MAXIE EARL WILEY Glee Club 1g F. F. A. 1,2,3,4g Dramatics 3, 45 Public Speaking 3. SYLVIA ROSE WILLIAMS Glee Club 1,2. I5 'R' ' .MQW AU - f hes, ' S fs P' I af... iw X Z'-3: 'J'- -7 ' ' ' .' A 4- gl . ' - . . ' '. 'f':,2,?5af1:g.34 i, .1 T K' A ,' , - . Q- 3 1' -'f',-h

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gf 'If - 3nvpM 'W A 4 I ,f A xffit' r EMILY BLANCHE NELSON Class Reporter 2,4 - Sec. 35 F. H. A. 1,2, 3,4 - Songleader 25 Pres. 45 F. H. A. State Degree 35 Glee Club 2,35 Beta Club 3,4 - Pres. 45 F. T. A. 45 Tri-Hi-Y 35 Basketball 1,2,3,4 - Co- Captain 45 Cheerleader 25 Soft- ball 25 Majorette l,2,3,45 Student of the Month Balloting Committee 35 Annual Staff 45 Sports Editor5 Home Economics Award 15 Scholastic Award 25 English Award 25 Marshal 1,2,3 - Chief 35 Perfect Attend- ance Award 1,35 Dramatics 3,45 Public Speaking 1 - Award 25 Senior Superlative5 Certificate of Honor 1,2. ALICE CHRISTINE PRIDGEN Glee Club 3,45 Lunch Room Staff 3,45 Sen- ior Superlative5 Office Assistant 4. A Q., WILMA IRENE PATRICK Glee Club 2,3,45 F. H. A. l,2,3,4 - His- torianl - Pianist 2 - Vice-Pres. 35 County F. H. A. Parliamentarian 35 F. T. A. 4 - Vice-Pres. 45 Beta Club 3,45 Tri-I-Ii-Y - Program Chairman 45 Basketball 1,25 Pi- ano l,2,3,45 Marshal 1,2535 Annual Staff 2,3,4 - Business Manager 45 Class Sec. 1, 2 - Vice-Pres. 35 Dramatics 3,45 County Typing Certificate of Achievement 35 Dis- trict Typing Certificate of Achievement 35 Certificate of Honor 1,25 Perfect Attend- ance 1,25 Student of the Month 2,35 Office Assistant 45 Public Speaking 15 Senior Superlative. NANCY ELIZABETH SMITH Glee Club 2,35 F. T. A. 4 - Pres.5 F. H. A. 1,2,3,4 - Photographer 45 Tri-Hi-Y 1,45 Beta Club 3,45 Annual Staff 4 - Class Rep.5 Library Staff 15 Cheerleader 1,2,3,4 - As- sistant Chiefl - Chief 45 Student of the Month 25 Senior Superlative5 Dramatics 3, 45 Halloween Rep. 2,35 Perfect Attendance 2. With the coming of fall, basketball season began. Esther Coward and Emily Nelson were chosen team Co-Captains. Nancy Smith was Chief Cheerleader. In order to make a dream trip to New Yorka reality, the seniors became cotton pickers , actors and actresses,and peddlers of candy, foun- tainpens , cake and ham chances. The crowning social event of the year was the Junior-Senior. Finally on May 25 came the long awaited day, graduation and thus ended our memo- rable high school days. I4 fix 'VUWQQ 'K '?

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Prvnhfffy All Aboard! All aboard! Two minutes until take- off time. Missile now leaving Rocketville, Mars for Grifton, Earth. Come on, Wilma, that means us. Here is our mis- sile, the green and white one. Here we go, Linda. Tighten your belt. You know Pat Matthews is piloting this machine, today. Yes, I know, and it won't take her long to get to Earth, I can hardly wait to get back and see everybody. Me, too. I'm so glad we planned this reunion 10 years ago, the night we graduated. Do you think everyone will be there? Well, I've heard from just about everyone. I-Iurry! Tell me everything. Let's see. Hilda Adams is operating the Grifton Wig Salon.I have an appointment with her as soon as we land to get one of her famous green periwigs. Betty Lou Foster runs a nursery in Coxville. She keeps the children for people who work at C. J. Wiley's Tasty Tip Top Toothpick factory. Autry Tripp is chief bookkeeper there. What about Joanne? What's become of her? She went to Rocky Mount to take nurses training, and liked it so well she now is specializing in Psychiatric Nursing. Oh, you don'thave to tell me about Sallie Mewborn. I saw her on T. V. last night on her own show. I know you won't believe it, but Pat Hart is going to makea speech at the reunion. She now teaches public speaking at Mt. Olive College. You won't believe this either. Ted Garris became interested in athletics after he left Grifton and now teach- es wrestling and boxing. Alice Faye Dixon is now Director of Religious Ac- tivities of the Christian Church in Wilson. Maxie Wiley went to Hollywood and has become the greatest director since Cecil B. DeMille. He directed William Harvey Cannon's new play, 'The Yellow House Blues.' They're both in Grifton for this week. I understand the center of the world of fashion is no longer in Paris but New York. The House of Smythe dictates todays styles and Nancy does the designing. Martha Hart is now head of the Home Economics Department for the state of North Carolina. She has completely revolutionized the Home Economics course. Do you remember what a stir there was over ed- ucation the year we graduated? Emily was appointed by the governor to recommend changes. Well, she did. You wouldn't recognize the curriculum now. I do want to see Allan Stokes. I believe he got a medal last year for being the patrolman to arrest the mostpeople for speeding. He now has the honor of driv- ing a red patrol car. Sylvia Williams has been in Florida for the past 10 years. She's 'made a killing' on tourists while running a motel. Do you remember how good William Miller was at writing speeches in school? Well, I hear that he now writes for Jack Benny. And Larry Benson always was interested in science. Now he's a world figure ---- he won the Nobel Prize last year in Physics. David Jackson just graduated from Missile Corps and is now in charge of the new missile base at Grifton. What did become of Esther Hill Coward? Oh, she's still coaching basketball. She turns out a champion team every year. Ihear she just won the state tournament. Linda Koon went in training for a nurse and now is traveling in Europe as companion to some rich old lady. I hope she gets back in time for the banquet. Sybil Adams, Addie Westbrook, June Haddock, and Frances Coles all got married the day after graduation but they have not been content with being mere house- wives. Sybil went to college and is now teaching the third grade at Hanrahan. June's husband now owns the com- pany he used to drive trucks for and June keeps books for him. Frances became the first woman on tue police force in Grifton and Addie is a radio announcer at station G- A-B-B. Well, I believe that takes care of everyone except Alice Pridgen. She is now in charge of the cafeteria at DuPont. She is planning the banquet for us tonight. Look! We're here already! There is good ole Grifton High. My, it looks dif- ferent. I guess it's because we're used to Mars. All off for Grifton, North Carolina, U.S.A., Earth. Linda Chauncey and Wilma Patrick