Maury High School - Mecca Yearbook (Maury, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 28 of the 1955 volume:

VOLUME IV Published by THE ANNUAL STAFF of MAURY SCHOOL Maury, North Carolina C=K ' jl ■ Is Ss C- ' ' ' - J A-A = s U £Z sym n ' i- cf J . uX. H lSLJ-X yptcA ' - r a We, the annual staff of Maury HighSchool, do hereby dedicate this, The MAUF, MECCA, to the late Mr, C. L. Hardy, Mr, Hardy was a man who was love and admired by everyone. Without his efforts our school could never ha- become what it is today . We all remember Mr. Hardy for his outstanding wor in building up our school library and the continuation of his aid. He not or did a great deal for our library, but he aided the leaders of the school in ever way possible. Mr. Hardy was proud of the school, and everyone connecr with the school is truly proud of him. Through his devotion to the schoc everyone has come to love and admire him, even though we never knewhir personally. D. G. WHIT FORD Principal LOUISE MAY Commercial MRS. WORTHINGTON Sixth Grade MRS. SMITH Fifth and Sixth i MRS. PHILLIPS Fifth Grade MRS. TRIPP First Grade MRS. DENNIS :cond and Third Grades MRS. FORREST Second Grade MRS. HILL Third Grade MRS. MURPHREY First Grade MRS. HAGAN Music Senear (Zfaaa O cccra Reporter - mmmm f I V. ■ 12 Junior s !Aaa lS ® eta Club 10 ’ emor PJay ; c °nb £4 w fled Bas ketbali a , 9 - 10 • II. 12. ' b , ’ iJ I2 ; FF 4 aod Am et - SDti u I2; Junior PJa .° SSD - H and FFA2 -- B eb li a b °° g Ml EUGENE CASH Pretty Boy Basketball 9, 11, 12; FFA ! 12 . and KERMIT BUNN Pee Wee FFA 9.10.11,12; Bus Driver 12. MAX BUTTS Folley Basketball 10.11.12; FFA 9.10. 11, 12; Junior, Senior Play. harry hughes Tracy Basketball 9, 10, U, i 2; Base- ball 9; Bus Driver 11 i 2 . BEA 9, 10, H, i 2 Vice Resi- dent 11 , President 12; Class Vice President 11 , President GORDAN HAGAN ” H °ggie Class President 11 ; FFA 9 and DAVID HORNE Dragnet FFA 9 and 10; Beta Club , 11,12; Senior Play. YVONNE HUMPHREY Quiet Type ANNIE RUTH McKEEL Ann BOBBY MEEKS Webster FFA 9, 10, 11, 12; Glee Club 12; Baseball 11; Basketball 9 and 12. JAMES EARL JONES Fingers FFA 9,10,11,12. E.L. JOWER Smil e y FFA 9- 10 . 31,12. °asebi ALICE F AYE Mo YE Speedy FHA 9 . 10,11 12 ., • Beta ni , ,lz s enio Tr ta ciub 10,11.12., Cl Treasurer 77. r 1 70. . Class Re pc Annual staff w Club 9,10,1! 12 . 9.10.H 12 v HC 12 ' Pan ’ 1Ce Tresidi Pa Per Staff to. � : Music 9 . 12, ftano MURP hREY • 11;Glee cUss 12 - Secretary Class , r Play ; AtWeuc i o n ll ' .4-H Club9, HE LEN NETHERCUTT Priss Cheerleader 9, 10, 11, 12; Chief 11,12; FHA 9,10,12; Treasurer Class 12; Junior and Senior Play. v WILLIS MEADOWS Doc Best All-Around Student 11; FFA 9,10,12, Secretary 10; Beta Club 10, 11, 12, Presi- dent 12; Public Speaking 10; Bus Driver 11,12; Vice Pres- ident Senior Class; Junior and Senior Play; Annual Staff 11,12; Paper Staff 12. GAYNELLE MURPHY Toenail Glee Club 9, 10, 11, 12; FHA 9, 10, 11, 12; Class Secretary 11; Paper Staff 12; Junior and Senior Play. BETSY FAYE NETHERCUTT Shorty Cheerleader 12; Basketball 10,11; FHA 9,10,11,12, President 12; Glee Club 9, 10, ' . 1 , 12 . BOBBY SKINNER Skin Flint Bus Driver 11, 12; FFA 9, 10, 11 , 12 . BILLY TURNAGE Percy Basketball 12; Bus Driver 10, 11,12; FFA 9,10,11,12. FRANCES NORVILLE Hattie wood Pat Most Intelligent SHELBY JEAN D AVIS WILLIS MEADOWS W ittiest ALICE FAYE MOYE HARRY HUGHES Most Athletic Gay nel Le h arry h MARY FRANCES NORVILLE CARSON BEAMAN DURWOOD GIBSON NOLAH ANN MURPHREY Babies 1 j, BP ’ 1 K J If ■K v Friendliest MAX BUTTS BETSY NETHERCUTT Most Courteous YVONNE HUMPHREY DAVID HORNE 244 ‘rtyiOt Kf, t$55 About twelve years ago we, who are now seniors, stood around ' eagerly waiting for our first school bell to ring. Little did our tiny minds realize then the hard work, happiness and sonow, and the many good times that awaited us in the next twelve years to come; but up through the grades we have come. In the 5th grade we won a picture of BOY BLUE for the highest percentage of parents attending the P.T.A. We were very proud of this. When we entered the sixth grade Mrs. Carson Edwards had our whole class of fifty-six students to teach. Mr. Williford thought this was a little too much for one person so he gave the girls a privilege never before given to any grammar grade class. The high school teachers taught us and we changed classes along with the high school. We thought this was something extra so it turned out to be a very enjoyable year. At the end of the eighth grade we received our eighth grade certificates. While looking through the first annual published at Maury, I came to the page of Freshmen. Our faces all look so different now. We looked almost like babies then. A lot of things have happened since our Freshman year. In August 1951 when we entered high school, Mr. Howell was homeroom teacher for the boys and Miss Lane was homeroom teacher for the girls. As silly Freshmen our main interest was silly giggles. As Sophomores our whole class was together, although some had dropped out. We enjoyed having Mr. Little as our homeroom teacher. As Juniors we realized that we were about to finish school. The interest, it seemed, in our school annual had been completely dropped. Since we were Juniors, of course, we were very interested in keeping it going so, through much promising, we got Mr. Whitford‘s permission to carry it out. We helped make the annual a success. We had the privilege of going to college day at Farmville and Snow Hill, which was very educational. We presented our Junior play YOUNG DOCTOR YOUNG in March. Everyone said that it was one of the best they had ever seen. Mrs. C. T. May and Mr. Carl Smith were our directors. On April 8th we had a party at the skating rink in Walstonburg. Everyone had a wonderful time. Our trip to Washington was the high-light in our Junior year. We visited many interesting and educational things. Everyone has a wonderful time, including Mrs. Olive our chaperone. Next was our Junior-Senior Banquet; we had a gypsy camp for our theme. The tenth grade girls made wonderful waitresses dressed as gypsies. A wonderful meal of turkey was served. Afterwards Mr. Sam Bundy made a very good speech. After the speech all of us went to the American Legion Building at Snow Hill for a party. The entire banquet was a great success. We think that Mrs. Paul Thompson, our Junior sponsor, deserves credit. On September 2, 1954, we entered school as proud Seniors. We had the feeling that we had accom- plished something. Mr. Whitford gave the seniors the responsibility of getting ads for the annual. We got quite a few. On December 2, our class presented the Senior play MOONSHINE AND HONEYSUCKLY. It was a western comedy and everyone seemed to enjoy it. Mrs. Olive was our director. On December 17 we were given the privilege of going to college day at Snow Hill again. On December 20, we had a Christmas party in Alice Faye’s garage. It was almost perfect. Everyone attended including Mrs. Olive, our chaperone. As the rest of the year passes I sincerely hope everyone will have as good a time as we have had over the years passed that we have had together. Historian - Nolah Murphrey We, the Senior Class of nineteen hundred and fifty -five, inasmuch as we are together as a class for the last time, will the following: To Mr. Whitford we will our picture, BLUE BOY to be hung in his office as an everlasting remembrance of the 1955 Senior Class. We leave Mrs. Olive a hope that her next Senior Class will not give her as much trouble with library books as we did. Carson Beaman leaves William Earl Stocks a ticket stub from a round trip to New York to keep as a souvenir. Betsy Faye Nethercutt wills her cheerleader suit to Carolyn Nethercutt. Bobby McLawhorn wills his talkative ways to Bobby Baldree. Nolah Ann Murphrey wills her Shorthand ability to Eloise May. Steve Bowen wills 50 of his 225 pounds to Harrison Wood and James Ray Bowen to be divided equally. Alice Faye Moye wills her pleasing personality to Lois Hughes. Charles Baldree wills his school bus to Fred Murphrey. Pat Wood leaves her quiet ways to Carol Walston. David Home wills his bashful ways to Artie Shields. Willis Meadows wills his French ability to Reid Pate. Yvonne Humphrey wills just a few inches of her height to Joyce Beaman. Durwood Gibson wills his babyish ways to Billy Carraway. E. L. Joyner wills a few of his gray hairs to Lenzia Bunn. Annie Ruth McKeel wills her shyness to Carol Faulkner. Gaynelle wills a few of her boy friends to Vernette Albritton. Bobby Neeks leaves his position with Belk-Tyler to Zeb Johnson. Max Butts leaves his ability to act in a play to Roy Carraway. Mary Frances Norville wills her athletic ability to Janice Mooring. Jean Davis wills her good grades to Sally Wade. James Jones wills a bottle of window cleaner to F. J. Faulkner. Bobby Skinner wills his friendliness to Curtis Eakes. Billy Turnage wills his five years in high school to Douglas Gibson. Kermit Bunn wills his tallness to Billy May, hoping he’ll grow. Harry Hughes wills his corny jokes to Kenneth Johnson. Eugene Cash wills his place on the first string on the ball team to Royce Horne. Gordon Hagan wills his talents to Lane Faulkner. Helen Nethercutt wills her jewelry to Peggy Jane Mozingo. By - David Horne Class Colors --Red and White Class Flower --Red Rose ec ivettCy e tutuCen Softly, sweetly, and tenderly the music the Angels are singing filters through clouds drenched in blue, pink, purple, and white. The music turns one ' s thoughts to the days when he was a senior at Maury School-that ' s the way it is here in Heaven. Let ' s see --It ' s been three hundred years since we passed our senior classmates on the hall to smile and say a quick hello. Each of us was determined to leave a mark of importance in the world- -A mark that would be long remembered. A mark that would shine as a bright star in the crown the Senior Class of 1955 wore when they began to take forth everything they had on the journey through life. I can say with pride the Senior class of 1955 of Maury School really did succeed. I have a special file on the people who arrived here in Heaven. Upon my arrival here I became editor of the HEAVENLY DAILY, since I was a big success as wife of the editor of the NEWS AND OBSERVER. Let ' s see--Oh yeah! Here ' s Yvonne Humphrey. After she served as one of the world ' s most famous nurses she retired and became the mothe r of three children. Well look here, Carson Beaman became a famous singer with a voice like Eddie Fisher. Jean Davis was one of the greatest women of Texas society after she became the wife of a famous pilot. I see here that Alice Faye Moye became one of the movie stars of the time, with Max Butts co- starring in all her pictures. Contractor Bobby Meeks revolutionized Greene County with his housing project. He didn ' t finish any too soon, because Billy Turnage and his wife and eight kids were almost homeless. Nolah Ann Murphrey and her husband were in about the same situation, except they had only five children. Steve Bowen became North Carolina ' s leading Ford dealer. Who would have thought Gaynelle Murphy would become Secretary of State with Betsy Faye Nether - cutt as her secretary. Harry Hughes taught at North Carolina State College -the same place Durwood Gibson attended be- fore he became an agriculture teacher in Washington, D.C. where Annie Ruth McKeel was a great singer. I see here that Sheriff Eugene Cash and his deputy Kermit Bunn have performed their duty expertly in Greene County. Hattie Wood won the Miss North Carolina contest in 1958. How about James Jones becoming a rich man and building a new school in Maury. Mary Frances Norville became a great model as well as a mother. Gordon Hagan made a great sum on his inventions. Willis Meadows wrote a great book about the great president, Charles Baldree. Well, look, David Home became Vice President of the United States. Bobby McLawhorn became a real lawyer with Judge Bobby Skinner passing sentence on many of his clients. I can say with pride the Seniors of 1955 were really great. They sometimes stop in to talk with me. It ' s amusing to watch the people on earth, knowing that you were there in days gone by. The music the angels are singing floats further out into space. You can still hear the music if you listen. The singing will soon die away but our memories will never die. All memories of the Seniors of Maury School are pleasant. Good-by teachers and students of dear Maury. I would like to wish with all sincerity in my heart- - and I know I speak for all the seniors of 1955 also--best of luck--lots of success and if it may be possible, may you be even happier than our lives and our work have been here at dear old Maury. Prophet Helen Nethercutt Class Motto - Seek and Ye Shall Find, Knock and it Shall be Opened unto You. Juniors President WILLIAM EARL STOCKS F. J. FAULKNER DOUGLAS GIBSON LOIS HUGHES ZEB JOHNSON BILLY MAY ELOISE MAY WILEY MAYO KAY MOORING FRED MURPHY CAROLYN NETHERCUTT REID PATE BETTY SUGG BOBBY BALDREE JOYCE BEAMAN JAMES BOWEN KENNETH BOWEN BILLY CARRAWAY GLENDA CASH SALLY WADE HARRISON WOOD AUDREY WORTHINGTON Not pictured: M.H. MOORE A Sophomore Vice President ROGER MOZINGO S ecretary JONNIE HEMBY Treasurer BOBBY NETHERCUTT Reporter ROY CARRAWAY Mary H. Beaman Frank Braxton Dennis Bran Lenxia Bunn Mary Bunn Glenn Dickens Curtis Eakes Ruth Faulkner Sylvia Faulkner Shirley Grizzard Aruthur Hill Kenneth Johnson Jerry Jones William E. Jones Hildia Letchworth Bobby Lewis Mary Linton Andrea May Faye Meadows Tommy Moore Helen Mozingo Addie Murray Taylor Nethercutt Jimmy Folluck Charles Rogers James Shackford Artie Shields Robert Shirley Doris Smith Wesley Smith Ann Sugg Edna Sugg Jo Ann Sumrell Frank Taylor Gray William Lorraine Vandiford Freshmen President BOBBY NORVILLE xxn Vemette Albritton Phillip Brann Ethal Cade Harold Eakes Mattie Edwards Carol Faulkner Lane Faulkner Royce Horne Annie Johnson Billy Jones Bertha Jones Lester Letchworth Evelyn Lovett Jonas Mayo Nan Meeks Jean Murphrey Ray Nethercutt Doris Nobles Earl Norris Sue Sugg Picture Not Availabli Charles Polluck Nelson Tugwell Peggy Ross Peggy Rouse Andrew Humphrey Picture Not Avdilabl Carol Sauls Linda Stanley Vance Taylor Toby Tripp Donnie Dail Picture Not Available Lorraine Vandiford Elaine Wade Carol Walston Marilyn Webb Clarence Allen Picture Not Available ( g f 0 • 1 u m JS 1 La H Y T i]K- y Mary Lou Moye, a Maury High School graduate of 1954, who left our presence to be with the Lord on January 25, 1955.