Norwood High School - Norwoodian Yearbook (Norwood, NC)

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TENTH GRADE OFFICKRS President Clyde Mabry Vice-President Connie Lee Secretary-Treasurer Mary Alice Harris Center — Roy Lee Blaloek. First row, left to right — Ruth Sims. Betty Jo Traywick, Olee Poplin, Rosa Lefler, Sudie Corbett, Mary Alice Harris, Jane Poplin. Second row — Aileen Mclntyre, Ruth Swaringen, Anna Carol Johnson, Rachel Blaloek, Connie Lee, Aileen Livingston. Third row — Martha L ou Poplin, Betty Lamb, Ruth Dennis, Lesca Hopkins, Peggy Morgan, Nancy Lanier. Fourth row — Frank Dennis, P. L. Dry. W. D. Harris. Fred Eury, Jeter Lee, Noah Simpson. Fifth row— Billy Hutch- inson. Clyde Mabry, Charles Snuggs, Billy Crump, Carl Luther, Lamar Lent?.. Sixth row — Daniel Lowder, Travis Mabry. Ab- sent — Hazel Blaloek and Mary Ross Whitley. NINTH GRADE OFFICERS President Kenneth Pope Vice-President Bobby Ray Hinson Secretary James Morgan Treasurer Jane Snuggs First row. left to right- Faye Holton. Betty Ruth Baldwin, Janie Snuggs. Bobby Jean Watson, Bobby Jean Smith, Sarah Small. Second row — Elsie Capel, Nancy Lowder, Josephine Morgan, Myra Hinson, Geraldine Blaloek, Nell Byrd. Third row — Lucy Ann Still, Ann McKay Lefler, Carol Hancock, Bonnie Curtis, Jean Cooper, Mary Lee Turner. Fourth row — Carl Thornburg. Baxter Smith. Bobby Holcomb. Johnny Lefler. Loyd Simpson, Max Howell. Fifth row — Grady Lefler, Kenneth Pope, Bruce Deese, Jennings Hathcock. Sixth row — Charles Parker, C. B. McManus. Bobby Ray Hinson, Raymond Fowler. Absent — C. H. Biles. A. J. Hutchinson, George Ivey, James Morgan, Doyal Richardson, Mary Lee Turner, Clara Wilhoit, Troy Car- riker, William Stewart, Thelma Dry, Bob Henderson. MUSIC CLASS Director, Mrs. J. B. Bullock Page Eleven

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CLASS PROPHECY Gerald Hutchinson— Prophets— Jewell Randall Listen, oh ye ladies and gentlemen, girls and boys and little children. Listen all ye people of Norwood to the words of wisdom from the lips of your prophets. We now take a trip on our magic carpet. Rise, magic carpet advance us five years and bring us to the year of 1952. Show us where our dear classmates will be. With our magic binoculars we can see through even the thickest concrete walls. Look, I see our only blonde-haired boy of the Senior Class. This is none other than Robert Fowler. He is in Duke University studying to be a doctor. We are sure he will succeed and be one of the greatest. I look again, and I see a large gym and a large crowd. Everyone has turned out for the Final Basketball Tourna- ment between the two great colleges. The coach for the girls is none other than Jo Mabry. What? Yes, it ' s true, another Mabry. Libby, better known as Red, or Miss Norwood High. She is a ' druggist in Winston-Salem where she ' s making both fame and fortune in her chosen profession. There ' s Marvin Thompson, Jr., the editor of The Ram- bler. Our carpet flutters. It is uncertain. Is he a great journalist or is he the President of The First National? Following him we see him seat himself at an editor ' s desk in Time ' s Square, New York City. Though you were dying he ' d make you laugh. That ' s one of our bus drivers, Kenneth Poplin, Soggy to us. He ' s progressing along nicely as civil engineer at present engaged in constructing paved roads of all the school bus routes in Stanly County. No longer can the excuse be, We got stuck in the mud. Here is Leona Matthews whose ambition was to be a house-wife. She has a great possibility because she already is a good cook, having served for several years as head of the school lunch personnel at Norwood. Here is Winson Hannah, who is an overseer in Collins and Aikman where he is a big success. Again the carpet flutters, but it manages to bring out dimly but surely the prophecy. Now we see Bobbie McSwain riding a new Farm-all tractor, a farmer representing the back-bone of our nation, helping to feed America. The next person to appear before the prophet is Boyd Hopkins. We see him as he stands before a great congre- gation of people in the city auditorium of Chicago, pointing them to the higher things of life. We wish him great suc- cess in his future oratorical work as a platform lecturer on timely topics. Another Hopkins, but it ' s a girl Pauline, the fair lady of the day, is seen by the prophets after she has finished her business training and is doing the work of a private secretary to the president of the United States. Gerald, of all things, I see you — What a man! Look at that new Pontiac you have. It ' s a wonder. He has almost finished his doctor ' s training and will soon hang out the shingle; Dr. Hutchinson, Heart Specialist. Jewell, who is that nice looking guv that ' s escorting you down the street? You ' re working in a bank From all we hear, wedding bells will ring soon. Don ' t get alarm- ed. Remember, folks, that ' s in ' 52. Well, if it isn ' t Ruth Atkinson who graduated from Appalachian State College, and who is now a historv teacher in Magellan High School, Miami, Florida. Now Carl Hathcock, an ex-sailor, our six-foot-four of the Senior Class of ' 47 comes into vision. He ' s married now to his girl of the Junior Class. ™ r °J} ' l Betty Shankle working as a hair stvlist for M-G-M, Hollywood. What a cowboy. This is none other than John Ray Mabry. our ex-soldier. He loves Texas, but where is the cow girl? Look out. It will be a crash. No, it ' s none other than Anne Cooper coming in on her new Ford. It ' s a beauty! She travels at fast speed in order to serve her mam- patients who call her their beloved Dr. Cooper. Next is Mrs. Rendy Blalock, Lucy Jane to us. We know she will be a success in her married life; that her house by the side of the road will be a friendlv house. Now we catch a glimpse of that house with Lucv standing in the doorway welcoming callers who are none other than Seniors of ' 47. Wake up, that ' s James Lee Wright, sleeping on his job, just like he did in school. Now he is a great singer with the Metropolitan Opera and is a very happy man in his musical career. Here ' s another Mabry, but it ' s Reid. He ' s a successful business man in Charlotte. He owns and manages the most up-to-date men ' s haberdashery. Last, but not least of the girls is Mildred Bowers, and she does look wonderful. She is a medical secretary for a grand Doctor in John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. There is our last boy of the Senior Class, the twelfth boy. He ' s ex-sailor, Frank Wright, who held us spell bound as he related his travels in World War Two. We see him commanding a great merchant ship on his way to Shanghai, China. That ' s all, folks. Down, magic carpet, take us to 1947, to our beloved Seniors on the dear stage of Norwood High. POEM By Anna Belle Coopek We the Seniors of forty-seven Through the classes of one and eleven Spent our time in laughter and fun Until we realized our careers had begun. Now, pure as the rose we try to be, That all our underclassmen may see. Today as the years before us roll. We ' re trying to reach the highest goal. CLASS SONG (Tunc: Just a Prayer Away) By Boyd Hopkins As the waves before us roll, It makes us think of our dear guides. They have led us through thus far, And we ' ve almost reached our goal. We are Seniors now. but it won ' t be long ' Till our guides will give us our boats; Then our hearts will sing, For it means one thing: We ' ll be ready to start our career. As the waves before us cease, We can say the words Well Done. Page Ten

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STATISTICS We will now present a few facts and figures concerning the present Senior Class. Naturally, we think this class surpasses all previous senior classes in all ways. Since figures speak for themselves, we shall prove that this assertion is true. Sometime during our Junior year Herff-Jones Company sent a representative to have our fingers measured. Well, we knew we all had a big hand but didn ' t know our fingers were size 167. That shows the mighty strength of the Senior Class of ' 47. Someone said we could whip General MacArthur ' s army. Think so? Then again Herff-Jones sent us a measuring tape to get us all set for caps and gowns. Gee!! Did we have the thrill of our life — to think we were actually going to get to wear caps and gowns at last. They found our chest to be exactly 767 inches. Wow! Would ' t we make a good foot- ball player? It would be rather hard for us to find a cap to fit us with a head size 153. We have to wear a home- made cap, or a kerchief! With the weight of 2,926 pounds we could smash out all these strikes we are having and then live an easy life. We took a hike the other day and found out it didn ' t take us very long to walk to Albemarle because our shoe size is 171 — Quite a bit of territory! Our romance is rather dull because who wants to hug a Senior that has a waistline of 584 inches . . . Someone would be a Huggin and a Chalkin !!! We are as tall as a giant if not taller. We only go up in the sky 126 feet and 11 inches. Duck from those air- planes, mates! Last of the statistics is our age. May I quote Robert Browning saying — Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be — Well! our wisdom grows with our age. And with the age of 367 years young we are quite bright students. The above facts and figgers speak for themselves. In concluding the statistics, I should like to state the Senior Class of ' 47 has been quite a model since the first day we entered school in 1935. The teachers have looked upon us as very intelligent people — Well! Who wouldn ' t? The class as a whole is above average and with its knowledge the Class of ' 47 will be leaders of tomorrow! SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the Seniors of Norwood High, being of sound mind and in the presence of witnesses, on this the twenty-first day of May, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament: 1. We leave to the school, Venetian blinds and draperies for the auditorium. We hope the students enjoy them. 2. We leave to Mr. Short, our dear principal, our sincere appreciation and gratitude for his patience with us and for all his helpfulness in correcting our minor mis- takes during our school days. We can never forget him. 3. To the Faculty, we leave our deepest appreciation for their guidance during the past years. 4. To the Gradeparents we leave our admiration and appre- ciation for the many things they have done for us in our Senior year. 5. To the mascots we leave appreciation for the part they have played in our class activities and the splendid way in which they did it. We hope that they may find some- one who can do as well when they become Seniors. 6. We leave to the Seniors of 1945 and 1946 our appreci- ation for the first publications of our school annual. 7. To the Junior Class, we leave our position as Seniors of Norwood High School, and may they fill it well! 8. Betty Shankle leaves a few extra pounds to Miss Mary Evelyn Lowder. 9. Jewell Randall leaves her notoriety for receiving tele- phone calls to Aileen Mclntyre. 10. Libby Mabry leaves her red hair to Faye Holton and her famous sneeze to Jane Barringer. 11. Kenneth Poplin leaves his unruly hair to Wayne Duke and his dry wit to Bob Hathcock. 12. James Lee Wright leaves his great knowledge of French to Leonard Sims. 13. Mildred Bowers leaves her vim, vigor, and vitality to Thelma Blalock. 14. Jo Mabry leaves her ability to play basketball to Dorothy Hopkins. 15. Annabelle Cooper leaves her ability to excel in algebra to Mary Jewell Jenkins. 16. Robert Fowler leaves his capacity to lead the Senior Class to some poor Junior. 17. Reid Mabry and Frank Wright would just like to leave. 18. Leona Matthews leaves her Economics book to Mar- garet Hester. 20. Mrs. McNeill leaves the 780 book reports written this year to the ones who wish to increase their vocabulary. 21. Lucy Jane Blalock leaves her married school life to Alma Ballard. 22. Bobbie McSwain leaves his ability to get to Albemarle to Fred Mabry. 23. Gerald Hutchinson leaves his gray hair to Bob Hathcock and his ability as business manager to Bill Capel. 24. Winson Hannah leaves his dancing ability to Leon Snuggs. 25. Marvin Thompson, Jr., leaves his ability to publish the Rambler to the Editor next year. 26. John Ray Mabry leaves his ability to drive a school bus to Martha Lou Poplin and Ruth Dennis. 27. Carl Hathcock leaves his entire property to Polly Morgan. 28. Boyd Hopkins leaves his ability to lead the S. P. S. to Harold Poplin; his ability to speak to Charles Snuggs; his good grades to Billy Crump. 29. Pauline Hopkins leaves her blonde hair to Helen Dennis so she won ' t have to peroxide. She also leaves her ability to make good grades to all those needing it. We, the Senior class of ' 47, do hereby name our prin- cipal, Mr. B. G. Short, sole executor of this our will and testament. In witness whereof we the class of 1947 do set our hand and affix our seal, this the twenty-first day of May, nineteen hundred and forty-seven. Witnesses: SENIORS OF ' 47 Signed: James Lee Wright Marvin Thompson, Jr. Attorneys: Wright and Thompson Page Twelve