Maury High School - Mecca Yearbook (Maury, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 26 of the 1952 volume:

M AURY ECO-A OF- 1952 VOLUME I Published by THE BETA CLUB of MAURY HIGH SCHOOL MAURY, N. C. Left to Right: Bobby Meadows Assistant Editor Ann Beaman Assistant Business Manager Ann Elks Editor Bessie Morgan - Business Manager dJdedication To MR. WHITFORD we respectfully dedicate our 1952 MAURY MECCA. He believes that better schools mean better boys and girls and that better boys and girls mean a better community. With this idea in mind, he hopes our annual will be a further incentive to school and community progress . D. G. WHITFORD JUANITA OLIVE English Senior Sponsor MARGARET JONES Home Economics Science GARLAND LITTLE Social Studies Physical Education LOU LANE Mathematics F rench W H. HOWELL Agriculture s. eruor6 JULIUS HUGHES President of Class 4; F. F. A. 1, 2, 3,4; Treas. of F. F. A. 2; Sec. of F. F. A. 3; Glee Club 1,2; Paper Staff 4. BOBBIE SUE BOWEN Treas. of Class 4; Glee Club 1,2, 3, 4; F.H.A. 1,2, 3,4; His- torian of F.H.A. 2; Sec. of Class 3; Paper Staff 4. ANN ELKS Vice - Pres, of Class 4; Glee Club 1,2, 3,4; F. H. A. 2, 3,4; Treas. of F.H.A. 2; Beta Club 4; Sec. ; Editor of Annual Staff 4; Paper Staff 4. MADELINE ALBRITTON Glee Club 1,2, 3,4; Piano 1; Basketball 1,2, 3, 4; Class Tes- tator; Paper Staff 4. BESSIE MORGAN Sec. of Class 4; Pres, of Class 1; Vice-Pres. of Class 3; Glee Club 1,2, 3,4; F. H. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Sec. of F. H. A. 2; Historian of F .H.A. 3;Reporter of F.H.A. 4; Annual Staff 4; Beta Club 4; Paper Staff 4. RACHEL ALBRITTON Glee Club 1, 2, 3,4; F. H. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Reporter of F. H. A. 2; 4 - H Club 1 ; Basketball 2,3,4; Paper Staff 4. PEGGY ALLEN JANIE GRACE BOWEN JOANNA BUTTS Glee Club 1,2, 3,4; F. H. A. 1, Glee Club 1,2,3; Class Re- Glee Club 1 ,2,3 , 4; F. H. A. 1, 2,3,4; Class Treas. , 3; Paper porter 3; Beta Club 4; Paper 2, 3, 4; Class Sec 1; Cheer - Staff 4. Staff 4. leader 4; Paper Staff 4. TOMMY GODLEY F.F.A. 1,2, 3, 4. BILLY GRAVES HAROLD HINNANT ALICE MILLS Glee Club 1, 2, 3; F. H. A. 1,2; 4-H Club 1 ,2,3 ; Vice -Pres . 2; Paper Staff 4; Beta Club 2,3, 4; Class Prophet. — Jeruord EDDIE RAY MOORE Sec. of Class 1; F. F. A. 1,2, 3,4; Treasurer 4. A. L. MOYE Glee Club 1,2; 4-H Club 1. DORIS MOZINGO Glee Club 1, 2, 3,4; F. H. A. 1, 2,3; Sec. ofF.H. A. 1; Paper Staff 2,4. GERALDINE MURPHY CARROLL SKINNER Glee Club 1, 2; 4-H Club 1, 2; F. F. A. 1,2, 3,4; Glee Club 2. Basketball 2,3,4; Paper Staff 4. CHARLES VICK Bus Driver 3,4. DEANE WOOTEN Glee Club 1,2, 3,4; F.H. A. 1, 2,3,4; 4-H Club 1,2, 3, 4; Re- porter of 4-H 4; Beta Club 4, Treas. ; Paper Staff 4; Class Historian. WALLACE STOCKS THELMA STOCKS DOROTHY TAYLOR Class Pres. 2; F. F. A. 1,2, 3, Glee Club 1,2,3, 4; 4-H Club 1, Glee Club 1,2,3;4-H Club 1,2; 4;4-H Club l; Bus Driver 2, 3. 2,3; F.H.A. 3,4; Paper Staff 4. F. H. A. 1, 2; Basketball 3, 4; Paper Staff 4. L Aa55 As the school year comes to a close, we the class of 19 52, find ourselves ? -m. rs. Along with the joy and the thankfulness, we fear the thoughts of leaving school, our teachers, our classmates. Our thoughts naturally wonder oack through our high school days. In 1943 Maury High claimed a group of proud freshmen. As this was our first year in high school, we began to notice the difference from grammar school. We worked together and had a fine year under the leadership of Mrs. Harriet James . School has started againandhere we are sophomores with Mr. Garland Little as our home room teacher. Along with all our work we had some fun too. In the spring we had a weinner roast in Ayden at Mr. Little ' s home. At last, we are juniors. Although we are decreasing in numoer we are filled vith high expectations. This is the year we order our rings, present our junior play, and best of all give that Junior-Senior Banquet. We presented our play. Take It Easy, December . April 19 was that proud day we had our Tunior- Senior Banquet in Hotel Cherry in Wilson. The climax of our junior year was tne crip to Washington, D. C Because of a small senior class we were given t.ie privilege of going along with them. This was a very educational trip; not only the history of Washington but also the history of the class. We discovered ur song birds, Wallace Stocks and Charles Vick, on the way home. And now it is September again and .ve begin as 21 proud seniors with Mrs. Graham Olive, teacher. We have really oeen looking forward to this year, especially those diplomas and class rings. Our class officers were: President, Julius Hughes; Vice -President, Ann Elks ; Secretary, Bessie Morgan; Treasurer, Bobbie Sue Bowen; Reporter, Thelma Stocks. At Christmas we had a class party at Bobbie Sue Bowen ' s home. Christmas not only brought us a party but also a ne.v memoer, Doris Mozingo, from Robersonville. For our class colors and flower we chose green and yellow and gladioli. As our record here at Maury High Schoox comes to an end, we will always remember our happiness and mishaps. We sincerely thank our parents and the faculty for so patiently helping us through our high school days. May we live up to our motto, We strive for higher goals. Deane Wooten Historian MOST POPULAR CUTEST MOST STUDIOUS BEST ALL-ROUND Ann Elks Bessie Morgan Alice Mills Bobbie S. Bowen Charles Vick A. L. Moye Wallcae Stocks FRIENDLIEST Joanna Butts Tommy Godly WITTIEST Thelma Stocks Charles Vick MOST SARCASTIC Peggy Allen Carroll Skinner CLASS BABIES Rachel Albritton Tommy Godly BEST DRESSED Geraldine Murphrey A. L. Moye QUIETEST Alice Mills MOST ATHLETIC Rachel Albritton Julius Hughes MOST MUSICAL Deane Wooten MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED Bobbie S. Bowen Eddie Ray Moore NEATEST MOST ARTISTIC MOST LIKELY TO Ann Elks Geraldine Murphrey MARRY Charles Vick Dorothy Taylor Eddie Ray Moore MOST TALKATIVE Bobbie S. Bowen Charles Vick MOST BASHFUL Alice Mills Charles Vick MISS SENIOR MR. SENIOR Joanna Butts Wallace Stocks MOST AMBITIOUS Tanie Bowen COLORS Green and Yellow MOTTO We strive for a higher goal. FLOWER Gladiolus a ate jpwpliectj I, Alice Mills, am enjoying a vacation at my home in the rural district of Maury. I shall soon return to Washington, D. C. where I work with the F. B.I. Agency. While looking through the contents of an old trunk in my room, I found a copy of the Maury Mecca. As I turned the pages, memories came flooding back. The dear faces of my classmates appeared to me as they had been on the night of our graduation, just eight short years ago. Today Madeline Albritton lives in Snow Hill where she teaches. Rachel Albritton and Geraldine Murphy operate a beauty parlor in Greenville, N. C. Peggy Allen is a telephone operator. In France, Bobbie Sue Bowen has become a famous home economist. She will return to the states soon. Janie Grace Bowen is happily married and lives near Farmville. Joanna Butts is secretary to the president of a large transportation firm. Ann Elks is a famous Army nurse. At the present time, she is stationed in Italy. Tommy Godley has become well known in Eastern North Carolina as a tobacco farmer. Harold Hinnant works for the state. He has become a civil engineer. Julius Hughes is a well known agricultural leader. He operates a famous dairy farm. Bessie Morgan is a laboratory technician in Duke Hospital. A. L. Moye finally got through school and is doing a splendid job as athletic director at State College. Doris Mozingo lives near Maury. She has an adorable husband! In China, Thelma Stocks has become a missionary. Dorothy Taylor is happily married. Deane Wooten is outstanding as a Baptist Youth Director. Eddie Ray Moore is a radio technician at Cherry Point. Carroll Skinner operates a very prosperous farm. Wallace Stocks is an excellent salesman for the Brown Color Company, which is well-known today all over the world. Charles Vick drives a truck. He covers the territory from Maine to Florida. At last the book fell to the floor. The noise brought me out of the reverie into which I had fallen. The pictures had brought back memories of the past, never to be forgotten. Although the years have pass ed, my memories of our high school days are as vivid as ever. Alice Mills Prophet Witt and dJedtament Earth Northern and Western Hemisphere United States of America North Carolina, County of Green City of Maury, Maury School We the Senior Class of nineteen hundred and fifty-two, being together as a class for the last time, hereby will and bequeath the following to-wit: We wish to thank our parents and friends who have made it possible for us to reach this glad hour. To the faculty we give forever our love and esteem and our increasing respect in token of what they have done in making us what we are. To our senior class teacher, Mrs. Olive, we give our love and sincere wishes in the future and also an ideal twelfth grade English class. Julius Hughes wills his position on the basketball team to Herman Croom. Wallace Stocks wills his seat in three of Mrs. Olive ' s English classes to Joseph Pippin. Doris Mozingo wills her pleasing personality to Erma Johnson. Deane Wooten wills her musical ability to Bonnie Rouse. May she use it to advantage in learning English. To Robert Lee Moye, Rachel Albritton wills her everyday saying, John . Bobbie Sue Bowen leaves Marietta Trippe a few tips on how to get along with boys. Harold Hinnant leaves his numerous excuses to be absent from school to Joe Jones. Joanna Butts wills her senior dignity and privileges to Ruth Graves. To Faye Wooten, Geraldine Murphey wills her ability to play basketball. Janie Grace Bowen gives Albert Wood the privilege of being Mr. Whitford ' s assistant next year. Charles Vick leaves his witty ways to Ruth Murphey. Alice Mills wills her ability and studiousness to James Carraway. Bessie Morgan wills to Jackie Jones a map on the shortest route to Walstonburg in case she might be interested some day. A. L. Moye wills his popularity with the girls, especially one at East Carolina, to Edwin Earl Jones . Dorothy Taylor leaves all her written book reports to Oscar Ross. He will probably need them before he gets his diploma. Ann Elks wills Virginia Stocks an automobile so she will not have to sit home on Saturday and Sunday nights . Tommy Gadley wills his good disposition to Edgar Lowe. Thelma Stocks wills her pleasing plump figure to Edith Horne so she will have better prospects of getting a boyfriend. Peggy Allen wills her sarcasm to anyone who might need it to defend himself. Carroll Skinner wills his school bus to Willie Palmer next school term. Don ' t have a wreck the first day. Eddie Ray Moore leaves JoAnn Hedgepeth a rope so she can tie Billy Graves her senior year. After our decease, and after our funeral expenses have been paid, we direct that all our property, real and imaginery, be sold, and that the funds be turned over to Mr. Whitford to be used toward the building of a new gymnasium. We, the aforesaid, declare this to be our Last Will and Testament, and do hereby appoint our Principal, D. G. Whitford, as sole executor. Madeline Albritton, Testatrix Class of ' 52 union Ann Beaman Ray Beaman Eloise Bowen Bill Carroll Herman Croom B ' [ w WM La I Wf 1 I 1 A®? ■ V W r 9t ¥ cj ’ ' 1 E ! 21 fl 3 £ £■ n 4 - Tii jrt jy r H . - V 1 “ f j , p ;. vV © •P V t iw 1 ' Kir; P F - v I ™ jH ■jSmM Wa ss B 3 £ « Vi T gy j t ' m n - i ■ k 0 Betsy Faye Nethercutt j - Evelyn Nethercutt Bobby Skinner Jimmy Stepps Angelene Stepps Shirley Stocks Addie Sugg Not Pictured: Mack Creech Dorothy Garris Thomas Lassiter Lawrence Moye Shirley Mozingo Helen Nethercutt Sam Tyson Left to Right, First Row: Betty Wainright, Shirley Gaskins, J. D. Moore, Annie Pearl Avery, Kay Mooring, Jean McLawhorne, Elizabeth Hinson, Joseph McLawhorne. Second Row: Leon Taylor, Myde Vaughn, Billy May, Lillie Cade, Douglas Gibson, Dorothy Elmore, Carolyn Nethercutt, Hilda Wells. Third Row: Kenneth Bowen, Joyce Beaman, William Stocks, C. D. Hedgepeth, Robert Cates, L. H. Faulkner, Ann Sugg, Lula Moore, Mr. Smith, teacher. Left to Right, First Row: Eloise May, Bonnie Carraway, Andrea May, Ethel Turnage, Lois Hughes, Sally Wade. Second Row: Harrison Wood, Audrey Worthington, Joyce Beaman, Frances Harris, Hilda Bowen, Glenda Cash, F. J. Faulkner. Third Row: Robert Shirley, Jean Stanley, Bobby Taylon, Harold Letchworth, James Ray Bowen, Margaret Elmore. Fourth Row: Lois Heath, Linwood Civils, Jesse Johnson, Wiley Mayo, Wallace Bowen, Bobby Baldree, Janice Mooring, Mrs. Hawkins, teacher. Left to Right, First Row: Lane Faulkner, Jerry Jones, Bobby N Mary Frances Linton, Roy Thomas Carraway, Dorothy Turnage, I Barrow, Lorraine Vandiford. Second Row: Ramona Hinnant, W Bowen, Shirley Grizzard, Jonas Moye, Sylvia Faulkner , Edgar L Mozingo, Mary Bunn, Arthur Hill. Third Row: Charles Rogers, Billy Hedgepeth, Glenn Dickerson, Katherine Mills, Peggy Nash, Lloyd. Mrs. Moye, teacher. . fDHTOGB _ ' - r ;n r- ■ jr+ . '  . L k i ’ LL ru Left to Right, First Row: Jimmy Hinson, Faye Meadows, Donnie Hugh Dail, Peggy Mozingo, Gray Williams, Imelda Moore, Taylor Nethercutt, Ann Rouse. Second Row: Wesley Smith, Frank Taylor, Fred Johnson, Jo Ann Sum r ell, Janice Carraway, Lenzia Bunn, Ann Harrell, Hilda Letchworth. Third Row: Curtis Eakes, Linda Tyson, Roger Mozingo, Bobby Odham, Wesley Bowen, Annette Nichols. Fourth Row: Dorothy Frizzelle, Dallas Goff, Roger Moore, Mary Harper Beaman, Jimmy Vaughan, Ernest Smith, Richard Eakes. Miss Stokes, teacher. Not Shown: Jimmy Mayo, Darrell Smith, Guy Moore, Bobby Ray Lewis , Mary Alice Jones. Left to Right, First Row: Lester Letchworth, Bertha Jones, Carroll Avery, Steve Vandiford, Annie Johnson, Vance Taylor, Harold Eakes, Bobbie Civils, Ray Nethercutte. Second Row: Loranine Vandiford, Lindy Stanley, Mattie Edward, Bonnie Harrell, Jean Murphrey, Andrew Humphrey, Alice Braxton, Ethel Cade, Merlyn Webb, Wilbur Grizzard. Third Row: Leslie King, Peggy Ross, Edna Capps, Vernette Albritton, Billie Jones, Dorothy Braxton, Tipton Johnson, Kenneth Skinner, Linda May. Mrs. Liverman, teacher. Sixth Cjrade. Left to Right, First Row: Clarence Allen, Royce Horne, Carol Faulkner, Jesse Rouse, Nan Meeks, EarlNorris, Elaine Wade, Thomas Parker. Second Row: Joyce Cates, Doris Mooring, Sue Sugg, Sophia Pellery, Naomi Manning, Linda Hinnant, Kenneth Jones, Toby Tripp. Third Row: Billy Stepps, Bonnie Wells, Raymond Brann, Cecil Clyaborne, Dennis May, Doris Nobles, Evelyn Lovitt, Philip Brann, Rebecca Murphrey. Miss Beulah Causey, teacher. Not Shown: Judy Avery, William Morgan, Robert Rouse, Bobby Garris. Sixth Cjrade Left to Right, First Row: Jeanette Turnage, Annette Hinson, Linda Murphey, Emma Redic, Arthur Heath, Leon Butts, Laurlie Baldree, Linda Worthington, Retha Bunn. Second Row: Kathryn Meadows, Dorothy Bowen, Brenda Wainwright, Peggy Mozingo, Margie Lassiter, Bobby Bell, Margo Stocks, Molly Carraway, Elinor Nethercutt, Ray McKeel. Third Row: Donnie Summeral, Peggy McKeel, Douglas Walston, Howard Hedgepeth, Mattie Jones, Cecil Tyson, William Carraway, Martha Rouse. Mrs. Smith, teacher. Left to Right, First Row:. Pauline Barrow, Rufus McLawhorn, John Beaman, Faye Sugg, Bryant Croon, Carolyn Cash, Reba Bunn, Bobby Lloyd, Ann Elmore. Second Row: Franklin Faulkner, Daphnia Letchworth, Mary Nan May, Franklin Nash, Jane Worthington, Sidney Vandiford, Alice F. Brann, Dallas Stepps, Marjorie Vaughn, Richard Worthington. Third Row: Johnny Stanley, Emmett Jones, Helen Spear, Bobby Beaman, Bobby Bowen, Jean Jones, Lavonne Williams, Kenneth Capps , Mrs. Phillips, teacher. Left to Right, First Row: Webster Smith, Carolyn May, Jimmie Albritton, Jean Vandiford, Herbert Graves, Louvenia Bunn, Frank Hinson, Kenneth Heath, Lou Baldree, Roger Moye. Second Row: Ronnie McLawhorn, Linda Walston, Faye Harrell, Kenneth King, Charles Cox, Robert Carraway, Linda Johnson, Leslie Johnson, Kenneth Worthington. Third Row: Ben Jones, Carole Dail, Linda Bowen, Billy Brann, Willie Vandiford, Pansy Pilley, Edward Whaley, James Moore, Mard Baldree, Judy Johnson. Mrs. Spivey, teacher. Left to Right, First Row: Hilda Vandiford, Harry Lee Murphrey, Robert Wade, Geraldine Murphy, Linda Hoyt, Emma Joyner, Dorothy Barrow, Barbara Webber, Shirley Bowen. Second Row: Janet Cates, Lemuel Bowen, Johnny M. Jones, Judith Walls, James Ivey Mooring, Carol Wade, Billy Mayo, Mattie Dail, Denny Tyson, Johnnie Sue Webb, Donald Grizzard, Barbara May, Willis Manning, Kenneth Clayborne, Phillip Webber, Herman Braxton, Howard Stepp, Tim Eakes, Faye Allen, Pauline Johnson, Bobby Letchworth, J. D. Hughes. Mrs. Albritton, teacher. Left to Right, FirstRow: Betty Lou Wade, Alice Wainright, hooker Thomas, Alice Rose Heath, Billy Beaman, Jimmy Cash, Ellen Carraway, Edgar Murphrey, Barbara Croom, Annette Stocks. Second Row: Julian Jones, Margie Mayo, Elmer Capps, Louis Moore, Lannie Webber, Kay Sugg, Sidney Earl Edward, Doris Ann Geray, Maynard Wade, Jenny Shirley. Third Row: Dorothy Eakes, Patricia Carraway, Faye Skinner, James Faulkner, Addie Faye Nash, John Linton, Jesse Edwards, Gene Albritton, Edward Rouse, Betty Lou Murphrey, Freddie Meadows, Nina Paul Edmondson. Mrs. Hill, teacher. ' econa aru Left to Right, First Row: J. L. Carraway, Donna Braxton, Kelly Parrisher, Judy Lawrence, Patricia Ham, Darlene Heath, Mary Ellen Baldree, Betty Lou Nethercutt, Ronald Letchworth, Cynthia Mooring, Patricia Ann Bunn. Second Row: Tommy Forrest, Ray Rouse, Betty Jean Jones, James Evans Ward, Joan Graves, Gail Heath, Jimmy May, Melvin Letchworth, Randy Tyson. Third Row: Donald Crawford, Eric Moore, Thelma Letchworth, Howard Manning , Russell Jones, Eleanor Hart, Emily Croom, Gardner Faulkner . Mrs. Virginia Forrest, teacher. Left to Right, First Row: Carolyn Wainright, Lorraine Moore, RexAllen Shirley, Kay Lassiter, Linda Wood, Joe G r i z z a r d. Cooper Webber, Jr. Second Row: Joe Elmore, Jean Tugwell, Herbert Baker, Mac Rouse, Teddy Bowen, Silas Gaskins, Sherby Clayborne, Herman Webbs, Cory Rex Taylor, Faye Capps. Third Row: Janice Johnson, Evelyn Jones, Mack Harrell, Roy Jones, Ray Joyner, Johnny Spear, Douglas Vandiford, Kathryn Rogers , Sherwood McKeel, Sidney Murra y, Evelyn Spear. Mrs. Dennis, teacher. Left to Right, First Row: Dalton Ray Croom, Roy Letchworth, Sara Pat Olive, Brenda Edwards, Bobby McLawhorn, Elaine Eason, Sandra Avery, Ethel Grizzard, Jesse Vandiford. Second Row: Nina May, David Earl Harrell, Hilda Nethercutt, Judy Walston, Eugene Eason, Kathleen Mayo, Mary E. Moore, Richard Lee Tyson, Billy Ray Wade. Third Row: Steve Cox, Daisy Tyson, Donna Stephens, Harvey Clay Crawford, Sammy Mills, William Murphy, Louise Jean Thomas, Randall Mozingo. Mrs. Bertha H. Tripp, teacher. Left to Right, FirstRow: Rex Allen Baldree, Dorothy Rouse, Annie Lou Rouse, Barbara Moore, Edward Mooring, Rockwell Hinnant, Tony Vandiford, Roger Moore, Truman Webber. Second Row: Hilda Murphy, B r e n d a Johnson, Audry Graves, Linda Wade, Rachel Wainright, Susan Hill, Linda McKeel, Bobby Jones, Mary E. Eakes, Wilber McKeel. Third Row: Joseph Jackson Edmondson, Tony Stocks, Joan Skinner, Jimmy Curry, Johnny Rouse, J. M. Tyson, Jimmy Nash, Judy Bowen, Sammie Ham, Hayden Bowen. Mrs. Chester Murphrey, teacher. GIRLS ' BASKETBALL First Row, Left to Right: Ann Beaman, Geraldine Murphrey, Marietta Trippe, Rachel Albritton, Jo Ann Hedgepeth, Joyce Harris, Nell Mooring. Second Row: M rgaret Murphrey, Jean Moore, Mary Lou Moye, Evonne Smith, Harriet Wade, Evelyn Nethercutt, Edith Horne, Dorothy Taylor, Mr. Carl Smith, Coach. CHEERLEADERS Left to Right: Annie Pearl Avery, Irene Bowen, Helen Nethercutt, Edna Grizzard, Tackie . Jones , Ada Moore, Jo Anna Butts, Kay Mooring. BOYS ' BASKETBALL First Row, Left to Right: Hiram Murphrey, Lawrence j Moye, Julius Hughes, Harry Hughes Oscar Ross, Jr. , Coach, Garland Little. Second Row: Bobby Meeks, Carson Beaman, Eugene Cash, Billy Garris, James Carraway, Joseph Pippin, Robert Lee Moye, Ray Beaman. F. F. A. OFFICERS First Row, Left to Right: Bobby Meadows, Reporter; Julius Hughes, Secretary; Oscar Ross, President; Eddie Ray Moore, Treasurer. Standing: Joe Jones, Jr., President; W. H. Howell, Adviser.