Lowgap High School - Voice of the Mountains Yearbook (Lowgap, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 52 of the 1956 volume:

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Edited by: SENIOR CLASS of 1956 Jh Memoriam Because he was loved by all who knew him; Because he always had a smile and a word of en¬ couragement for his neighbors and friends; Because he created and maintained a pleasant, co¬ operative spirit during his day’s work; Because he was understanding and sympathetic to¬ wards the trials of others; We wish to express our sadness at the loss of our friend and loved one; Mr. Lem Cockerham Dedication To our helpful and understanding teacher who has rendered every service possible to uphold the spirit of Lowgap School; to one who has worked without ceasing for our education improvement; to one who en¬ couraged us and guided us in all our undertakings; who in our last year of school at Lowgap taught us willingly, faithfully, and with fullest capacity; we, the Senior Class of ' 56 proudly dedicate this edition of The Voice of the Mountains to our own - Mr. J. C. McCormick FACULTY Tenth Grade Mrs. Eva Galyean First Grade Mrs. Creola Higgins Mrs. Oma Shoaf Mrs. Eva Eason Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade Mrs. Ethel Taylor. J Second Grade Mrs. Edith Cox Sixth Grade Mr. De ward Davis Seventh Grade Mr. Roger Lowe Eighth Grade Mr. Leonard Gallimore Mr. J. C. McCormick Ninth Grade Eleventh and Twelfth Grades Senior Class Officers MADALENE COCKERHAM, President; JERRY AMBURN, Vice President; Treasurer, GRAYSON GALYEAN; PEGGY HINSHAW, Secretary; POLLY LOWE, Reporter. Mascots MASTER ROBBY WILSON MISS EDITH SCHUYLER JERRY AMBURN Dog Face Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Class Vice President 3,4; Bus Driver 3,4; Monitor 1; 4-H Club 1, 2, 3,4; King 4. GRAYSON GALYEAN Dolly Basketball 1,2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; FT A Vice Pres¬ ident 4; Class Treasurer 3,4; 4-H Club Secretary 4; 4-H Club 1, 2, 3, 4; School Queen 3; Monitor 1. MADALINE COCKERHAM Squeaky Basketball 1,2, 3,4; 4-H Club 1, 2, 3, 4; 4-H Club Sec¬ retary 3; Class President 3,4; FTA President 4; FTA 3,4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Queen 4; Marshal 3; Monitor 1. BOBBY GENE GALYEAN Buzzard Bait” Basketball Manager 3,4; 4-H Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Octet 2, 3; Base¬ ball Manager 3,4. JOE COCKERHAM Peanut” Basketball 1,2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3,4; 4-H Club 1,2, 3, 4; Bus Driver Substitute 3,4; Monitor 1; King 2. OLA RAE HINSHAW Peggy Basketball 3,4; Glee Club 3, 4; FTA Secretary 4; FTA 4; Marshal 3; Class Secretary 3, 4. ROGER HAUNN Horn 4-H Club 1, 2, 3; Monitor 1. VERBA MAE JOHNSON Verb Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; 4-H Club 1,2,4; FT A 4; Monitor lo JACKIE JOHNSON Gasoline Basketball 1,2, 3, 4, Co- Captain 2, 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3,4; Glee Club Secretary 3; FT A 3,4; 4-H Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Marshal 3. PAUL HAWKS Buz Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; 4-H Club 1, 2, 4; Baseball 1, 2; Monitor 1. RUSSELL HAYNES Buck Basketball 1,2, 3, 4; Monitor 1; 4-H Club 1,2, 3. OPAL MAE LOWE Polly Glee Club President 4; Glee Club 3,4; FT A Correspond¬ ing Secretary 4; FTA 4; Bas¬ ketball 3; Basketball Manager 4; Class Reporter 3,4; Chief Marshal 3. JOHN LEWIS HICE Jake 4-H Club 1,2; Glee Club 4; Monitor 1. DEXTER OVERTON Deck 4-H Club 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 4; Basketball 3,4; Monitor 1 . LORA JEAN SCHUYLER Miss Cob FT A Club 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3; 4-H Club 1, 2, 3; Monitor 1 . SHIRLEY RAMEY Fud Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1,2, 3,4; FTA 3,4; FTA President 3; 4-H Club 1,2,4; 4-H Club Vice Pres¬ ident 2; Song Leader 4; Marshal 3; Queen 2; Monitor 1 . BILLY SCHUYLER Cob 4-H Club 3,4; Bus Driver 3, 4; Monitor 1. dali n® Cockerhaffi 2.Jackie Johnson 3 rrayson ■ - ' .ye n. l lussell Haynes ' . Bobby Oalyosn 7. Jerry Amburn :i . John )rter Hsunn 10. Billy Schuyler 11. Lora Jean Schuyler 12. e y ?oll _ y Lowe !).(.. Joe Cocker-ham 1 $ . Verba Johnson . Shirley Harney Lewis Hice Paul Hawks Quietest LORAJEAN SCHUYLER ROGER HAUNN Happiest Couple LORAJEAN SCHUYLER BILLY SCHUYLER Neatest GRAYSON GALYEAN JOHN LEWIS HICE Most Dependable SHIRLEY RAMEY PAUL HAWKS Wittiest MADALENE COCKERHAM BOBBY GENE GALYEAN Most Likely to Succeed POLLY LOWE JERRY AMBURN Most Athletic JACKIE JOHNSON JOE COCKERHAM {Juniors ADAMS, CATHERINE BARKER, GROVER BARTLEY, IMOGENE CARSON, KIT DIXON, IRENE CROUSE, VIRGIL GALYEAN, BETTY Treasurer GALYEAN, CLAYTON GOODSON, MAXINE GALYEAN, CULLEN HODGES, PEGGY President JOHNSON, WALLACE MARSHALL, BETTY LOWE, S. G. MORRIS, MILDRED Secretary MAYES, ELDEAN WRIGHT, SENA SMITH, JOHN WAYNE Vice President Sophomores Blevins, Sam Burcham, Kit Cockerham, Jim Creed, Joanne Creed, Homer Vice President Golding, Melba Hall, Carol President Hawks, Nancy Hice, Clara Hodges, Oma Isaacs, Gray Marshall, James McCraw, Carolyn Morris, Maxine Poole, Jean Winesette, Betty L. Secretary and Treasurer freshmen Anthony, Julian Barker, Eldon Bartley, Ruby Brown, Emma Secretary Dixon, Harold Flemmings, Stanley Flippin, Dennis Goodson, Marvene Golding, Brenda Hodges, Eweul Hodges, Ward Holder, Walter Haunn, Mary H. Hawks, Verlin Isaacs, Richard Vice President Leftwich, Nellie Lowe, J. V. Marshall, Ruth McCraw, Joan Moore, James Ramey, Kaye President Ramey, Grey Spurlin, Billy Todd, Ethlene Vernon, Junior York, Joy Bartley, Buck Berkley, Loretta Benfield, Benny Sue Bryant, Glenda Rae Creed, Georgia Smith, Elmer Davis, Janet Easter, Junior Galyean, Kenneth Hall, Johnny Haynes, Bill Hawks, Charlie Ray Hodges, Dennis Holland, Jo Ann Lowe, Norma Ann Lowe, Rachel Moore, Gaye Morman, Maretta Poe, Jerry Richardson, Norma Richardson, Roberta Sames, Jo Ann Snow, Wilson Walker, Barbara Anthony, Janet Barker, Cheryl Bryant, John Cockerham, Wendell Creed, Betty Flippin, Bernard Gillispie, Brenda Golding, Gay Grimes, Eula Grimes, Clara Gwyn, Jo Ann Haynes, Gladys Hice, Avadell Hodges, Ernest Lowe, Kaye McCraw, Harold McCraw, Joyce Murphy, Jewell Overton, Dale Ramey, Rex Pickeral, Billy Smith, J.D. Thomas, Georgia Thore, Nyoka Todd, Curtis Wilson, Gary Wilson, Johnny Martin, Bobby Eighth Qradc Seventh (grade Sixth Qrade Benfield, Martha Ann Blevins, Bert Burcham, Gail Cockerham, Maynard Cox, Kirby Easter, Carol Gray, Roy Hawks, Price Hodge, Betty Issacs, Leonard Johnson, Carol Lowe, Brenda Lowe, Otis Lowe, Thomas Marsh, Arlene Richardson, Josephine Robertson, Clarence Snow, Marvin Spurlin, Judy Wilson, Barbara Wilson, Martha Tifth Qrade Bartley, Alice Bryant, Joe Bob Creed, Linda Hawks, Ray Hawks, Helen Haynes, Betty Hodges, Alita Hodges, Wallace Hodges, Robert Hodges, R. R. Lindsey, Steve Lowe, Carol Lowe, Larry Lowe, Linda Lowe, Ronella Moore, Margaret Murphy, Geraldine Patsy Pickeral, Carolyn Poole, Patsy Robertson, Virginia Shropshire, Ann Walker, Thomas Blevins, Joyce Brewer, Barbara Burcham, Jerry Evans, Linda Fleming, Leon Galyean, Hattie Hodge, Randy Hawks, Bobby Hodge, Linda Johnson, Nancy Johnson, Woodrow Lowe, Gary McCann, Ann Moncus, Graydell Pickeral, Jimmy Ramey, Bar ry Richardson, Billy Richardson, Carol Simcox, Webb Taylor, Chad Todd, Beulah Walker, Izetta Anthony, Wade Atwood, Kenny Bartley, Lana Bartley, Paulette Bartley, Virgil Blevins, Johnny Carson, Betty Cox, Sherry Dickens, Shirley Galyean, Dora Golding, Dickie Golding, Helena Gwyn, Norma Hawks, Frances Hawks, Louise Hice, Sylvia Hodges, Billy Hodge, Sherry Holder, Lela Isaacs, Nancy Lowe, Zack Lyons, Steve Morris, Kennith Murphy, Sandra Norman, Kyle Overton, Janie Poole, Sunny Ramey, Sheila Robertson, Linda Robertson, Nita Robertson, Wade Snow, Andy Wilson, Zina fourth tirade Zhird Qrade Second Qrade Bryant, Brenda; Cockerham, Buddy; Crouse, Nova; Goodson, Jimmy; Grimes, Clevie; Hall, Jimmy; Hawks, Margaret; Hice, Patty; Hodge, Jean; Hodge, Joyce; Hodge, LaDonna; Hodge, Roger; Isaacs, Pauline; Lowe, Aubrey; Lowe, Michael; Lowe, Robert; Lowe, Rodney; Massey, Aarom; Moncus, O’dell; Moore, Mary; Ramey, Bryanna; Ramey, Clara; Ramey, Janet; Smith, Bobby; Smith, W.D.; Todd, Delane; York, Brenda. First Qrade Arnburn, Bruce; Anthony, Karon; Bartley, Randy; Blevins, Bruce; Brown, Gary; Burcham, Sheryl; Combs, Glenn; Cox, Jeanne; Ronald, Dickens; Larry, Doby; Hawks, Richard; Hodges, Billy; Hodge, Eula; Hodge, Judy; Hodge, Leonard; Johnson, Brenda; Lowe, Kester; Lowe, Rosetta; Lowe, Ted; Lundy, Billy; McCann, Charles; Moncus, Brenda; Norman, Linda; Richardson, Esteline; Robertson, Anthonette; Robertson, Shelba; Robertson, Vestal; Sames, Sandra; Schuyler, Edith; Shropshire, Joe; Philip, Shropshire; Smith, Danny; Snow, Franklin; Wilson, Brenda; Wilson, Robby; Woods, Linda; York, Linda. Annual Staff Editor SHIRLEY RAMEY Business Manager GRAYSON GALYEAN Assistant Editor PEGGY HINSHAW Assistant Manager MADALENE COCKERHAM Polly Lowe, Art Director; Lora Jean Schuyler, Layout; Grayson Galyean, Business Manager; Verba Mae Johnson, Layout; John Wayne Smith, Junior Sponsor; Madalene Cockerham, Assistant Business Manager; Paul Hawks, Sports Editor; Jackie Johnson, Senior Sponsor; Peggy Hinshaw, Assistant Editor. Sitting: Shirley Ramey, Editor; Billy Schuyler, Typist. NORMA ANN LOWE LINDA CREED Queen MADALENE COCKERHAM Elementary Queen MILDRED MORRIS CAROLYN McCRAW JOAN McCRAW (flee Club First row: Ruth Marshall, Carol Hall, Helen Haunn, Ethelene Todd, Verba Mae Johnson, Grayson Galyean, Jo Ann Creed, Shirley Ramey, Mrs. Eason, Director; Madalene Cockerham, Joan McCraw, Betty Winesette, Emma Brown, Nancy Hawks, Norma Poole, Brenda Golding. Second row: Peggy Lowe, Polly Lowe, President; Melba Golding, Betty Ruth Galyean, Sena Wright, Kay Ramey, Clara Jean Hice, Nellie Leftwich, Jackie Johnson, Mildred Morris. Third row: Kit Burcham, Secretary; Bobby Galyean, Homer Creed, John Lewis Hice, J. V. Lowe, Sam Blevins, John Wayne Smith. future Zeacliers of America Front row: Polly Lowe, Corresponding Secretary; Norma Jean Poole, Betty Winesette, Nancy Hawks, Jackie Johnson, Shirley Ramey, Madaline Cockerham, President; Verba Mae Johnson, Grayson Galyean, Peggy Lowe, Secretary. Back row: Jo Ann Creed, Mrs. Cox, Director; Carol Hall, Oma Hodges, Senior 4-M Club Carol Hall, Vice President; JoAnn Creed, Grayson Galyean, Secretary; Shirley Ramey, Betty Win- sette, Joan McCraw, Madalene Cocherham. Second row: Verba Johnson, Jackie Johnson, Betty Galyean, Sena Wright, Kay Ramey, President; Mildred Morris, Brenda Golding, Emma Brown, Oma Hodges, Third row: Sam Blevins, Clayton Galyean, John Smith, Bobby Galyean, Homer Creed, Junior Vernon, Kit Burcham, Eldean Mayes, Walter Holder. junior 4-M Club Barbara Todd, Carol Johnson, Josephine Richardson, Margaret Moore, Ronella Lowe, Carolyn Pick eral, Patsy Murphy, Arlene Marsh, Reba Anthony, Gail Burcham, Carol Easter, Geraldine Moxley, Betty Hodges, Patsy Poole, Thomas Lowe, Judy Spurlin, Martha Wilson, Georgia Thomas, Brenda Lowe, Wallace Hodges, Wendell Cockerham, Thomas Walker, Jonny Wilson, Paulette Bartley, Linda Lowe, Ann Shropshire,- Kirby Cox, Larry Lowe, Robert Hodges, Helen Hawks, Steve Lindsey, Betty Haynes, Otis Lowe, Roy Gray, Maynard Cockerham, Alita Hodges, Carol Lowe, Martha Benfield, Price Hawks, J. D. Smith, Leonard Isaacs, Andy Snow, Ray Hawks, Bert Blevins, Kay Lowe, Billy Pickeral, Clarence Robertson, Norma Richardson, Wilma Thompson, JoAnn Gwyn, Rex Ramey, Earnest Hodges, Bernard Flippin, Buck Bartley, Elmer Smith, Benny Benefield, Barbara Walker, Rachel Lowe, Janet Davis, Marvin Overton, Dennis Hodges, Jerry Poe. Bus Drivers BUS DRIVERS: Left to right, Billy Schuyler, James Marshal, Jerry Amburn, and Homer Creed. Cunekroom Workers and janitor Left to right: Clora Doby, Mr. Edd Winesett, and Ethel Lowe Qirls ’ Basketball Zeam Co-Captains, Jackie Johnson and Grayson Galyean. Left to right: Manager, Polly Lowe; Madalene Cockerham, Carol Hall, Joan McCraw, Shirley Ramey, Nancy Hawks, Kaye Ramey, Sena Wright, Brenda Golding, Clara Hice, Peggy Hodge, Peggy Hinshaw, Betty Winsette, Oma Hodge. Boys’ Basketball Zeam Coach, Mr. Gallimore; Manager, Bobby Galyean. Left to right: Paul Hawks, Gray Ramey, Eldean Mayes, Jim Cockerham, Russell Haynes, James Moore, Jerry Amburn, Joe Cockerham, Homer Creed, Junior Vernon, John Wayne Smith, S. G. Lowe, Kit Burcham. Cheerleaders Front row: Georgia Thomas, Kirby Cox, Martha Wilson, and Linda Lowe. Second row: Betty Creed, Georgia Creed, Janet Davis, Norma Lowe, Bennie Benfield, and Kay Lowe. baseball Front row: Ewuel Flodges, Walter Holder, Kit Burcham, Clayton Galyean, Junior Vernon, Eldean Mayes, Bobby Galyean, Manager. Second row: Vergil Crouse, John Smith, Homer Creed, James Moore, J. V. Lowe, Cullen Galyean, Kit Carson, Coach, Mr. Gallimore. Mm i 8 wH 1 t ' . jt®. m 8 B 0’ f, flit v - My 5 Uli jy ■ jbzwr m 1,Leaning u.Let it s 7.Out be] ' :. ' LI.No boys are mane o fountain. nowi Le t orlaatiny. arm. 2.Hold it down. 3� 0hf Happy Day. it: snow] p.I didn’t know I married two. 6.Let’s elope rn. 6.Deep inking. 9.See something? 10.Ha : 3est moment i: .Ha- ' ay. 13«The Marshalls of 35• lb .Memories 15. 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