Landis High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Landis, NC)

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YELLOW JACKET: - 1944 SHIPS LUG UF CLASS OF 44 THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF August, 1940, the “Voyager” set sail with one hundred and thirty-six young and inexperienced crew members aboard. We were going to wear off that inexperience by having our first patty. It was given in Apprentice Seaman Frances Ivey’s cabin. We worked hard under the command of Johnny Williams, Jackie Taylor, Frances Ivey, and Lois Campbell. Valentine’s day came and we selected as our king and queen of hearts, Baxter Sechler and Thresa Thornburg. In the spring we had a big wiener roast on a deserted island which was fun for all. After four months’ clear sailing with one hundred crew members, now we started an- other struggle with our new commanders, Perry Wilson, Cora Belle Rymer, Margaret Shinn, and Johnny Williams. In December war started and it became rough sailing from there on. Despite the wat we had a very successful party in the ship's gymnasium. We felt that we were really old time sailors now, because we really knew our way about our ship. In August, with only ninety-two members, we started out with a new group of com- manders, Jenny Ruth Woody, Cora Belle Rymer, Louise Roseman, and Lois Camp- bell. In the fall we began our sale of stationery. The money was to go toward our banquet we were going to give to our upperseamen in the spring. We became very downhearted when we found that the shortages that the war had caused would prevent us from hay- ing our banquet. We tried to please our up- perseamen by having a prom. This was given to us by our “Admiral Grade Parents.” It was formal, the girls all looked lovely and the boys were handsome as could be. We all had a good time and all were tired when the ship’s bell rang out 24 o'clock. On March 19, several members of our crew gave us a grand performance in ‘“Who Killed Aunt Caroline,” under the direction of Admiral Inez Sturkey. Now that we have started out on the last knot of our long voyage, with fifty-seven crew members, we look back on the ap- prentice seamen as green, but we remember when we were on the same ship and we sym- pathize with them. We were very proud and dignified Cap- tains when we received our rings, although we had seen many like it, we were still proud of them and told everyone about them. We sold magazine subscriptions because we needed money for many things. Several members of our crew worked hard and gave us a grand performance of “Shoot the Works,’ under the direction of Admiral Mary Gladys Fisher. This year we had as our commanders, La- mar Dorton, Audrey Medlin, Ray Eddle- man, and Cora Belle Rymer. Admirals Mendenhall and Fisher picked a group of Captains to help with our YEL- LOW JACKET and we have worked hard to make it the best ever. We tried to-forget our school work for one night and we all went skating. After many bruises we all went to our cabins and tried to rest. (There were no bones broken, I don’t think.) Now that our shore is in sight, we hate to land. We have all had a swell time on our voyage, even though there were many that became seasick and didn’t manage to com- plete the voyage. CorA BELLE RYMER, Class Historian.

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SENIUR UIRECTURY JACKIE SMITH Hiking Club; 2; Literary Club, 3, 4; Glass Poet, 4; Baseball, 2, 3; Glee Club, 1, 2; Superlative, Most Dependable, Most Studious. L. L. SMITH Hiking Club, 1; Glee Club, 4; Agricultural Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Dancing Club, 3, 4. RAYMOND SUTTON Agricultural Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Hiking Club, 2; Glee Club, 4; Literary Club, 4. WILLIE STRICKLAND . Home Economics Club, 1; Glee Club, 1, 4; Hik- ing Club, 2; First Aid Club, 3; Dramatics Club, “Ae Beta Clube sa. MILDRED SWINK Junior Glee Club, 1; Senior Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Dancing Club, 1, 3; Hiking Club, 2; Dramatics Club, 4; Annual Staff, 4. MARGARET TROUTMAN Home Economics Club, 1, 2; Hiking Club, 2; Dancing Club, 4; First Aid Club, 3; Glee Club, 1, 4; Spectator Staff, 3. MyrRON TROUTMAN Future Farmers of America, 1, 2, 3, 4; Hiking 9 Glub, 2 - Dancing Club, 3774 Glee Club ei2.04, SARAH W EAST Cannon High School, 1, 2; Dancing Club, 3, 4; Class Prophet, 4; Junior Play, 3; Manager Student Store, 4; Editor Spectator, 4; Superlative, Most De- pendable. NEAVONNE WENSIL Home Economics Club, 1, 3; Hiking Club, 2; Dancing Club, 4; Glee Club, 4. JOHNNIE WILLIAMS Football, 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball, 3, 4; Basketball, 2, 3, 4, Manager, 2; Monogram Club, 3, 4; “Vice- President Hiking Club, 2; Science Club, 1; Vice- President Sports Club, 3; President Class, 1; Glee Club, 1, Treasurer, 2; Junior Play, 3; Senior Play, 4; Junior Marshal Band, 1, 2; Annual Staff, 1, 3, 4, Photo Editor, 3, Editor-in-Chief, 4; Class Treas- urer, 4; Senior Superlative, Most Popular Boy. IpA B. WILHELM Home Economics Club, 1; Hiking Club, 2; Danc- ing Club, 3, 4; Superlative, Most Talkative. JUANITA WRIGHT Home Economics Club, 1; Hiking Club, 2; Dane- ing Club, 3, 4; Glee Club, 4. YELLOW JACKET: : 1944

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LAST WILL ANU TESTAMENT I, Hattie ALLey, do will my big mouth and my longing for something to eat to Druscilla Roseman. I, Althena Bostian, do will my fast talk and ability to go places in a hurry to Imo- gene McCool. I, Billy Beaver, do will my ability to keep quiet in class to Bruce Goodnight. I, Juanita Bostian, do will my giggles and nitwit personality to Annie Karriker. I, Evelyn Brackett, do will my part as Gene Corriher’s wife in the Senior Play to Mildred Harkey. I, William Parks Beaver, do will ‘dear old 80” to Earl Blackwelder. I, Lois Campbell, do will my ability to fall in love to Clay Kimball. I, Neavonne Wensil, do will my radiant smile and my friendly ways to Helen Beaver. I, Gene Corriher, do will my combed hair to David Tyson. I, Hazel Correll, do will my nickname, “Scrub,” to Walter Ramseur. I, Lucille Davis, do will my love for the Navy to Colleen Mills. I, Martha Deal, do will my love for Good- nights to Hubert Smith. I, Lamar Dorton, do will my Captaincy of the basketball team to ““Clam’’ Cavin. I, Lavenia Eddleman, do will my bashful- ness to Rena Linn. I, Allie Mae Ervin, do will my love for a front seat in class to Alta Lee Abernathy. I, Ray Eddleman, do will my passion for neckties to ‘“Red’’ Beaver. I, Ophelia Galloway, do will my quiet and studious ways to Maxine Alexander. I, Lucille Harris, do will my ability to speak only when I’m spoken to to Betty Chastian. I, Hoyle Garver, do will my manly phy- sique to Martin McLaughlin. I, Pearl Holshouser, do will my love for the typing teacher to Fred Freeze. We, Glenn Funderburke and Myron Troutman, do will our love for ‘“‘cute hats” to Dwight Roseman and Carl Sloan. I, Frances Ivey, do will my love for a Ray to Grace Troutman. I, Veta Karriker, do will my dark com- plexion and beautiful brown eyes to Ray Karriker. I, Helen Leazer, do will my desire to come to school every day to Bruce Goodnight. I, Lillian Linker, do will my flirty ways to Mary Alice Ketner. I, Charlie Ray Marshall, do will my nick- name, “Angel,” to “Crip” Stamey. I, Audrey Medlin, do will my athletic ability to Virginia Lee Allman. I, Phyllis Owens, do will my ability to get a diamond to Miss Smith. I, Marjorie Patterson, do will my steady romance to Mary Edith Weddington. I, Harold Sechler, having so many won- derful traits that I can’t make up my mind who to will what to. I, Bonnie Poarch, do will my basketball suit to Betty Roberts. I, Evelyn Petrea, do will my desire to be a glamour girl to Ruby Edwards. I, Frances Poteat, do will my love for French to Jacqueline Russell. I, Jackie Smith, do will my ability to make good grades in French to Samuel Brown. 2 YELLOW JACKET::: 1944