Newton Conover High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Newton, NC)

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SE IUH CL SS PHUPHEEY Alice Bav Pitts Qwhose knowledge we hope will increasell VVhile in history class, awoke one day, from a deep dream of peace. And saw, within the chalklight in her room, Making her tall and like a weed in bloom, A teacher, writing in a book of roll. All E's that month had made Alice quite bold . . And so, to the teacher in the 1'oom she said, What are you writing there? The teacher raised her head And with her chalk she made a huge sign . . . 'NTIS THE FUTURE OF THE CLASS GF '49. Show me the list, said Alice, I'd like to see. And so follows the list of the Seniors' future to be. A new play has hit Broadway . . . Playing at the HAWN Theater, owned and operated by Bill Hawn, is the great comedy, It Will Catch Up With You. Mont Little is starred as IT and Millie Hewitt as YOU, Also in the play is Virginia Herman. They keep the audience in the aisles Qthe aisles being the only way of getting to the doorb. Virginia won worldwide fame and praise for her rendition of Who Broke the Lock on the Gym Door? She composed this song after she left through the window. Ernest Sigmon and Bessie Hunsucker have been admitted to the Walter Holland Home for the Hopelessf' Louis Evans has just been elccted Mayor of Pumpkin Center. With him in the spotlight is his most charming secretary, hfliss Lorene Setzer . . . Miss Setzer just graduated from the jean Drum Business School. The annual fashion show of the Bob McSwain Department Store, located in the heart of Bowes Crossing, will be a big event this year. Miss Delores jones, one of the jack Powers models from New York, will be here to model an original creation for one of our friends, Miss Patricia Coley . . . the creation is a red and yellow striped jersey, strapless, sleeveless, waistless and seamless bathing suit .... A large crowd is expected to attend. Bob Rockett just broke another record with his supersonic jet propelled bicycle. Eddie Isenhour, Gene Hunsucker and Betty Lou Ball, famous movie stars from Jerome Bolick Studios, located two miles out of Newton, are trying to guess a riddle written by Ruth Smith, who writes riddles, crossword puzzles and short stories for Stay at Home and Be Happy Magazine. The riddle was: VVhat we caught, we threw awayg what we couldn't catch, we kept. joe Hewitt, who wrote the famous murdcr mystery called The Mystery of the Murder, was called in to solve the brainbuster. He told them the answer was Heas. Albert Gaither has returned to New-Con after winning the worlds golf chamf pionship. Harry CChoo'ChooD Whirlick and Hub QTfToedD Huffman have made All-County this vear. Page T1lV81'1fjf

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'G' SE IUH EL SS SU E As sure as there's a sky, We'll know as years go by How much we've needed you ln the things we've had to do. You've been our guiding star, We've looked to you so far, But now were going away, And we'll miss you more each day. Even though we won't be here As we go from year to year, i f Youre the one school welll never And our love both tried and true Will forever be with you, As we go to meet lifes frets. You knew we needed you, That's why you've been so true, And we will miss you stillg ' VVe'll miss you, yes, we will. Ofget. SE IUHS VVILLIAM EIVIERICH ZIIVITBAUNI HZIINIPN Oh, I do11't know about that. Hi-Y 1, 2, 3, 4, Secretary 2, Treasurer 35 Beta Club 3, 4, Reporter 45 Vice-President French Club 45 Monogram Club 3, 4, Reporter 45 Science Club 45 High School Sports Publicity Director 3, 45 Sports Editor Hi-Life 35 Sports Editor CAnmNtxL 45 Senior Class Historian 45 Stu- dent Council President 45 Basketball 1, 2, 3, 45 Midget Footballg Program and Decoration Committees Junior-Senior Banquet 35 Junior Marshal 35 Delegate to Boys' State 35 Most Sincere 45 Most Studious 45 Most Conseientious 45 Most Likely to Succeed 45 Health Council 4. I SE IUH PL Y QUIT YOUR KIDDING A Fm'ce-Comedy in Three Acts lay FELICIA METCALFE CAST Mrs. lVlary Buford-Betty Moser Evelyn Buford4Alice Pitts Winston Buford QWinnieD -Bobby Gene lVlcSwain Binnie Buford-Juanita Purr James Horton Travis Climl-Leonard Butler Jean Owen-Virginia Herman Betty Anderson-Patricia Coley Dr. Mel Shannon-Albert Gaither Thomas Patton CTomD-Sam Rowe David Spivey Whitten CSpikeD -William Smith lVliss Sophronia Buford-Frances Arndt Camilla Dusenberry-Betty Lou Ball Stage Manager-Eddie lsenhour Prornpters-Peggy Cline and Buth Campbell Make-up Assistantsdllflargaret Whisenhunt and Susan Stearns Page Nineteen

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Mariel Bolin, the noted lecturer, has just returned from California. Peggy Coley, her companion and speech writer, will remain in California a few weeks, where she will get material for Mariel's next speech, How to Speak and Be Heardfi Frances Arndt, the famous surgeon, completed her l5,000th operation on a band student for appendicitis. Dr. Arndt's capable assistant is Algene Deal. The newly-married couple, John Bolick and Talitha Gantt, made the front page in the one-page newspaper, The Criminals Gazette, owned by William Smith, when they got in an argument with the renowned newspaper columnist, Bill Zimt- baum, on the subject of The Antiquity of Microbes. The ever-helpful Sam Rowe, the noted artist and poem writer, helped them settle their dispute by writing a poem entitled Lines VVritten on the Antiquity of Microbes . . . the poem was as follows: Adam Had 'Emf' Sam was asked why he had become an artist and poem writer when he had studied to be a business man. He explained with another poem, which read Hired, Tired, Fired. lVlartin Travis is the new preacher at the Fisher Lutheran Church in Nlaiden. This church was built by wealthy Clyde Fisher .... Bill Fisher, C. H. Herman and O. C. lsenhour have just returned to the United States from Alaska, where they have been vacationing .... Ruth Campbell, Mary Nell Cline, Peggy Cline and Vivian Eckard, all of whom now are married, have written a book on The Care of Husbands and Children! Carroll Johnson is the new dancing teacher at the Newton-Conover schools. Viola Fowler, the second Longfellow, has completed her last poem in a series called Those Things Called Men. Martha Nell Kaylor, Mary Ann Killian, Glenna lo Hollar and Margie Nell Simmons have a thriving business now . . . they just organized a Lonely Hearts Club . . . it has been rumored that the cause of their lonely hearts is W. T. Lemons, Lee Moritz, Leonard Butler and l. B. Curlee, who just joined the service .... Harry McRee and C. Yancy played a thrilling game for Army in the Army-Navy game . . . too bad they were on Navy's team. . . . The bridge over our sled hill from North College to Davis Avenue has just been constructed by Lorene Teague and Margaret Towery. Betty Moser is the proud mother of twins. Miss Juanita Furr has acquired the position of cook at the new Newton-Conover Hotel . . . Miss Phyllis Walling is also employed there as dishwasher. The Stop-Over Bus Line, owned and operated by Eddie Ray Sigmon, now has a new owner, lack Wilson. Mr. Bill Reinhardt has just left for a cruise around the world in the new boat he recently designed . . . those in his party were Frances Wilkie, Margaret Whisenhunr and Dwight Dellinger. Susan Stearns, missionary to China, has just returned home for a visit with her marine. loe Furr and his Hlipe livey loesn are featured nightly at Beck Smiths Tea Room. With him is Doris Hewitt as soloist and Roy Eller on the saxophone. And so ends the list of the Seniors' future to be . . . And all will turn out well, as you can readily see. Page Turentyfone