ODell High School - Milestones Yearbook (Concord, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 76 of the 1955 volume:

Cabarrus County Public Library www.cabarruscountv.us librarv THE ANNUAL STAFF of W. R. ODELL HIGH SCHOOL Concord, North Carolina Presents ODELL MILESTONES OF 1955 DEDICATION To our parents who have inspired and sacrificed to make our four years of High School happy by untiring efforts in the expansion of our learning, we, the Senior Class of 1955, with greatest love, respect, and appreciation do dedicate our annual. ADMINISTRATION mf v, ' v. Wfim ' ' vV-W THOMAS S. TURBYFILL, PRINCIPAL B. S., M. A. Appalachian State Teachers College University of North Carolina 4 HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY MRS. LOUISE H. MORRISON B. S., Queens College; Commercial. MRS. ESTELLE I. MOTT A. B. , Masters of Edu- cation; Catawba , Universi- ty of NorthCarolina; Social Studies, English. PAUL L. POWELL B. S., West Virginia Wesleyan; Math., Physical Education. BLAKE H. ALLEN B. S., Agriculture. N. C. State College; A griculture. MRS. VIRGINIA D. SKINGER A. B.,A. M., Radcliffe College; Clark ' University; English and French. RALPH H. CONRAD B. S., Appalachian State Teachers College; Sci- ence, Social Studies. MARY NIBLOCK B . S. , F lora MacDona Id College; Home Economics. IRVIN A. GREENE B. S., Western Carolina Teacher’s College; Gardner Webb College; Girls Physical Education. MRS. LOUISE K. GOODMAN W. R. Odell School Treas- urer. 5 ELEMENTARY FACULTY Mrs. Agnes P. Neel B.S., M.A. in Music, Appalachian St. T. C., Eighth Grade - Band. Mrs. Mildred P. T urbyfill B. S., Appalachian State Teachers College, Eighth Grade. Mrs. Mary D. Cooke M.A. .University of North Carolina, Seventh Grade. Copelan Stubblefield B. S., Bob Jones Uni- v er s i t y ;Lenior-Rhyne College; SeventhGrade. Miss Virginia Harris A. Certif., Lees McRae, Univ.ofNo. Car., Univ. of Calif., Sixth Grade. Mrs. Nancy L. Williamson B. S., George-Peabody College; Sixth Grade. Mrs. E. Jane Ewart B.S., Grade Educ., Mitchell J. C., Appa- lachian St. T. C., Fifth Grade. Jfc Mrs. Blake A lien A. B., Catawba College Fourth Grade. Mrs. Mildred McPherson Blythe A . B. , WinthropCollege , Fourth Grade. Miss Elsie Mae Johnston B. A ..Catawba College; Third Grade. Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkerson Branum A. B.,Erskine College, Third Grade. Mrs. Norma W. Bost A. B., Mitchell College, High Point, Davidson, Second Grade. Miss Mabel Liske AppalachianSt. T. C. Catawba College. Sec- ond Grade. Miss Mary L. Dove Queen-Chicora Col- lege, First Grade. Mrs. Gladys Barnhardt B.S. , Appalachian St. T. C., First and Second Grades. Miss Bertha Preston A. Certif., Univ. of Nor. Car., High Point Coll., First Grade. Mrs. Lillian Benson A.B., Guilford Coll., Womens Coll., Univ. of Nor. Car., Fifth Grade. 6 SENIORS «• SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS LEFT TO RIGHT: Leroy Moore, Vice-President; Lucille Beam, Presi- dent; Rachel Linker, Secretary; Sherrill Laney, Treasurer. 8 Peggy Joyce Adams Bobby kalph Barbee Shelbie Jean Barnhardt SENSORS Vickie Lucille Beam Jo Anne Bradford 9 Richard Doyle Bryant Frank Alexander Chester, Jr. Robert Eugene Craver SENIORS Floyd Rufus Gregory, Jr. Delma Lewis Hamiltin 10 Shirley Ann Henry Hilta Jane Isenhour SENIORS Paul Parks Johnston, Jr. Walter Bernard Kerr li Sherrill Glenn Laney Rachel Louise Linker Helen Irene Little SENIORS James Hoyt McMurry Alice Barclay Matheson 12 Leroy Graham Moore Cora Inez Poplin Barbara Ann Poston SENIORS William Neal Smith Virginia Elizabeth Thomas 13 Nellie Sue Tidwell Patsy Ruth Walters Barbara Ann Weaver SENIORS Kay Frances Wilson Doris Elaine. Winecoff 14 MASCOTS CHARLES DONALD POSTON Son of Mr. Mrs. Charles E Poston JAMIE YVONWE YOW Daughter of Mr. Mrs. Paul J. Yow MOTTO- Today is yesterday ' s pupil. COLORS-Blue and Silver FLOWER-Red Rose SENIOR SNAPSHOTS 15 SENIORS AS BABIES 1. Bernard Kerr, 2. Jo Anne Bradford, 3. Billy Harwell, 4. Peggy Adams, 5. Shelbie Bamhardt, 6. Elaine Winecoff, 7. Sue Tidwell, 8. Barbara Weaver, 9. Floyd Gregory, 10. Alice Matheson.il. Hilta Isenhour, 12. Leroy Moore, 13. Richard Bryant, 14. Lucille Beam, 15. Hoyt McMurry, 16. Inez Poplin, 17. Sherrill Laney, 18. Virginia Thomas, 19. Parks Johnson, 20. Helen Little, 21. Kay Wilson, 22. Rachel Linker, 23. Barbara Poston. 16 SUPERLATIVES Prettiest - PEGGY ADAMS Most Handsome - PARKS JOHNSTON Best All Around - JO ANNE BRADFORD and LEROY MOORE 17 SUPERLATIVES Most Likely To Succeed - LUCILLE BEAM and BILLY SMITH Most Intellectual - ALICE MATHESON and BILLY HARWELL 18 SUPERLATIVES Most Popular - VIRGINIA THOMAS and BOBBY CRAVER Best Personality - RACHEL LINKER and SHERRILL LANEY 19 fe. SUPERLATIVES Most Athletic - SHIRLEY HENRY and BERNARD KERR F riendliest - INEZ POPLIN and BOBBY BARBEE 20 UNDERCLASSMEN JUNIOR SNAPSHOTS 22 JUNIORS CLASS OFFICERS--President, Billie Childers; Vice-pres., Julia Lambert; Secretary, Anne Brumley; Treasurer, Jack Kee. Frankie Allison Clarence Allman Marie Atwell Juanita Barbee Dean Barnette Carolyn Bennett Marilyn Bennett Mary Black Jimmy Bradford Anne Brumley 23 JUNIORS Dotty Barrage Opal Cauble Frank Cartner Billie Childers Gene Cobb Ronnie Crowe Peggy Davis Kay Emerson Barbara Ennis Joan Eudy Ruth Eudy Frankie Goforth Opal Hartsell Jack Kee Julia Lambert Richard Lewis Ronnie Mauldin Claudine Measimer Terry Mesimer Billie McManus 24 JUNIORS Alice Motley Lynn Overcash Kay Overcash Juanita Poplin Sylvia Rudisill Scotty Shepherd Jane Smith Merle Smith Phyllis Smith Donald Steele Johnny Stowe Doris Swar ingen Eddie Thompson Shirley Torrence Ronnie Walker Don Williams Mable Winecoff Billy Winecoff 25 SOPHOMORES CLASS OFFICERS--Vice-pres. t Paul Christy ; President, Janette Crowe; Secretary, Peggy Ervin; Treasurer, Richard Morrison. Wayne Allman Gary Babb Charles Barbee Betty Beam Sue Bradford Ann Brooks Doris Brumley Iris Brumley June Brumley Betty Carriker 26 SOPHOMORES Ted Christenbury Paul Christy Janet Crowe Peggy Ervin Wayne Gentle Linda Harris Norris James Delons Linker Norma McDaniel Edwin McKinley Thelma McMurry Barbara Marmon Richard Morrison Joyce Rankin Jerry Ritchie Larry Riggs Phyllis Riley Mary Rogers Sylbia Rudisill Betty Russell 27 FRESHMEN Secretary, Mary Frances Powell; President, Bobby Miller; Vice President, Joy Wilson; Treasurer, Faye Brown. Martin Allison Annette Atwell Mary Barnette Joan Barnhardt Barbara Beam Faye Brown V I Butch Burrage Bobbie Cannon Nora Carter Joy Cline Jane Craven Randy Craver 28 FRESHMEN Helen Daniel Mary Rose Davis Jerry Foster Larry Garver Ray Gaskey Joyce Goodnight Bobbie Kay Goodson Barbara Honeycutte Wayne Hooker Buddy Johnson Larry Long Tony Mauldin Wayne Lewis Eugene Morgan Wayne Motley Joyce Shoe Ann Smith Betty Thompson James Trexler 29 Wallace Smith Troutman Joy Wilson Christine Gaston Judy Lancaster Woody Sheppard Mary Elizabeth Taylor HALLOWE EN KINGS AND QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL - Sylvia Rudisell, Queen; Jim Craver, King. ELEMENTARY - Becky Hinson, Queen; Richard Isenhour, King. 30 PRIMARY - Karen Brown, Queen; Donald Bruce, King. ELEMENTARY EIGHTH GRADE Row 1: Suzan Babbs, Eddie Ballard, Henry Barbee, Louvina Barbee, Shirley Barbee, Brenda Benton, Jane Carriker. Row 2: Bobby Carter, Annie Coble, Daisy Coble, W. L. Coleman, Bobby Cope, Patsy Ervin, Madalene Fisher. Row 3: Merle Fortson, Larry Freeman, Betty Freeze, Harmon Gilmore, Kenneth Go- forth, Michael Goodson, Patsy Hilton. Row 4: Hope Hinson, Ray Holland, Joy Hudson, Jane Irvin, Jerry Irvin, Ernestine Johnston, Mary Johnston. Row 5: Wanda Johnston, Kaye Jones, Freddie Jordan, Jewel Kee, Roy Kee, Lamont Laney, Roy Little. Row 6: Dianne Morris, Bradford Patterson, Susan Poston, Linda Russ, Betty Scott, Gay Shoe, Mildred Sides. Row 7: Joyce Simpson, Billie Smith, Susie Smith, Lois Swaringen, Iris Thomas, Sidney Tucker, Ann Waggoner. Row 8; Janet Wagner, Peggy Weddington, Eunice Williams, Priscilla Wilkinson, Linda Winecoff. SEVENTH GRADE Row 1: Jimmy Allen, Jimmy Almon. Row 2: Martha Almon, Jerry Almon, James Barbee, Lewis Baucom, David Brown, Sue Brown, Jerry Bunn, Jimmy Carriker, Brenda Carroll. Row 3: Joyce Cauble, Thomasine Caudill, Jerry Christenbury, George Cline, Howard Coley, Joyce Collins, Bobby Cranford, Ronnie Craven, Esther Crisco. Row 4: Sherrill Dancy, Sue Fisher, Wayne Fitzpatrick, Barbara Fortner, Johnny Foster, Charles Frazer, Donald Freeze, Rebecca Furr, Glenda Gilmore. Row 5: William Hallman, Mary Harris, Jackie Lee Hilton, Becky Hin- son, Mildred Hooper, Martha Howell, J. W. Isenhour, Margaret Ann Johnson, Ruby Johnson. Row 6: Linda Lam- bert, Jerry Lewis, Ronnie Linker, John Linker, Bruce Lipe, Carolyn Litaker, Bobby Little, Ruby Little, Leon Long. Row 7; Jimmy Lyerly, Ann Marlow, Charlie Marlow, Carol Mesimer, Louise Miller, Barbara Moore, Pat Moser, Martha Motley, Morris Overcash. Row 8; Wayne Parker, Judy Pless, Brenda Poplin, R. L. Porter, Judy Price, Carolyn Price, E. K. Riley, Roger Ritchie, Tony Ritchie. Row 9: Buddy Robbins, Warren Sides, Dunn Smith, Jimmy Smith, Kenneth Smith, Ann Stirewalt, John Ray Van Pelt, Carol Weaver. Howard Weaver. 33 SIXTH GRADE Row 1: Nancy Adams, Geraldine Almon, Betsy Baucom, Janice Baucom, Donald Barbee, Tommy Bradford, Myrna Brindle, Landrel Brown, Nancy Brown, Row 2: Roscoe Brooks, Lana Bost, Gene Brown, Jean Bunn, Leonard Cantrell, Betty Carroll, Annie Christy, Walter Christy, Barnard Cook. Row 3: Larry Foster, Linda Foster, Brenda Furr, Linda Furr, Phyllis Gaskey, Joyce Gheen, Carol Goodman, Patricia Griffin, Brice Hargett. Row 4: Annie Hartis, Roy Hartsell, Bobby Harwell, Myrtle Hilton, Willie Mae Hilton, Jean Honeycutt, Charles Howell, Carol Irvin, Richard Isenhour. Row 5: Elizabeth Johnston, Charles Kee, Floyd Kerr, Loretta Lambert, Harry Linker, Judy Linker, Wayne Linker, Billy Ray Long, Deloris Long.. Row 6: Jerry Long, Brenda Lowder, Jimmy Maxwell, Billy McDonald, Jerry McDonald, Larry Mesimer, Marilyn Mesimer, Nancy Jean Miller, Ronnie Motley. Row 7: Billy Nance, George Oehler, Gerald Overcash, Dianne Presley, Jacky Presley, Iris Price, Johnny Riley, Barron Russel, Jane Shoe. Row 8; Joey Smith, Reed Van Pelt, Patricia Wilkinson, Ronnie Wilson, Glenda Winecoff, Jimmy White. 34 FIFTH GRADE Row 1: Bennie Allen, Carol Allmon, Sarah Almon, Jimmy Baker, Eugene Barbee, Fred Barbee, Harry Lee Barbee, Barbara Baucom, L. T. Beam. Row 2; Judy Benton, Ronald Burcham, Terry Cash, Winifred Cobb, Ruth Costner, Millie Crisco, Guye Crowe, Shirley Eudy, Guy Fortner. Row 3: Donnie Fortson, Ann Gaston, Leona Hartis, Dwayne Hensley, Linda Hill, Jimmy Hunsucker, Harold Johnson, Mary Johnson, Poni Johnson. Row 4: Kent Jones, Gerene Jordan, Gary Kee, L. J. Kee, Shirley Lackey, Ralph Laney, Jewel Lambert, Jackie Ledwell, Johnny Lewis. Row 5: Eugene Little, Phyllis Little, Kay Long, Kenneth Long, Betty Jean Lyerly, Clyde Lyles, Glenn Lyles, Tony Marlowe, Elsie McDonald. Row 6: Brenda McKinney, Jerry Mesimer, Rebecca Mesimer, Carol Nance, Larry Nash, Cynthia Penninger, Bonnie Poplin, Annie Lee Poston, James Poston. Row 7; Paul L. Powell, Jr., Hilda Smith, Judy Smith, Carla Spradley, Michael Stegall, Ronald Steel, Larry Taylor, Linda Tavlor, Jerry Thompson. Row 8- Terry Thompson, Kermit Tucker, Margaret Turbyfill, Sammy Upright. 35 FOURTH GRADE Row 1: Margaret Ann Adams, Angela Jo Allen, Joyce Ashley, Hugh Atwell, Nancy Barbee, Troy Barbee, Phyllis Ann Brown, Raymond Bumgarner. Row 2: Dianne Burcham, Jerry Carriker, Luther Carriker, Shirley Carrol, Edward M. Christenbury , Leonard Christy, Alice Coble, Shirley Eury. Row 3: Edward Fortson, James Furr, Vance Furr, Larry Gheen, Harriet Hartsell, Jimmy Heglar, Patricia Heglar, Roy Lee Hinson. Row 4: Geneva Holloman, Grady Hubbard, Nancy Hunsucker, Bobby Isenhour, Jimmy Isenhour, Georgia Johnston. Vickie Johnston, Ida Jones. Row 5: Tony Kee, Frances Litaker, James Long, Albert Marlowe, Dianne Maxwell, Joe Measimer, Steve Measimer, Dianne Overcash. Row 6: Johnnie Overcash, Billy Parker, Larry Plott, Carolyn Pressley, Kenneth Scott, Boyce Shoe, Linda Shoe, Margaret Tidwell. Row 7; Joyce Tucker, Richard Tucker, Max Van Pelt, Nancy Wilson, David Winecoff. 36 THIRD GRADE Row 1: Kathy Adams, Beverly Allison, Sue Almond, Teddy Barbee, Jean Baucom, Terry Ann Blackwelder, Linda Blount, Andrew Bost, Johnny Bradford. Row 2: Linda Brown, Donald Bruce, Brenda Burrage, Johnny Carriker, Larry Cash, Keith Clark, Eddie Cline, Sue Collins, Judy Cope. Row 3: Rebecca Crisco, Dennie Crowe, Vickie Dick, Wayne Eudy, Brenda Fisher, Juanita Frazier, Barbara Sue Freeze, Dianne Goodnight, Jerry Hartis. Row 4: Walter Hartis, Nancy Hartsell, James Hayer, Janie Heglar, Lance Hegler, Paulette Hill, Margaret Hunsucker, Helen Irvin, Betty Jean Johnston. Row 5: John Johnson, Ricky Johnston, Sammie Kee, Janice Laney, Richard Linker, Bobby Linn, Buckie Little, Joe Little, Edward Long. Row 6: Jean Long, Wanda Kay Lowder, Carl Lyles, Jerry Marlow, Dewey Mesimer, Tommy Newton, Brenda Penninger, Tony Penninger, Michael Pless. Row 7; Ralph Poston, Barbara Rankin, Patsy Rogers, Tommy Shepherd, Sharon Showmar, Gail Smith, Larry Smith, Frances Stegall, Wickie Stewart. Row 8: William Utley, Ellen Wilkinson. 37 SECOND GRADE Row 1: C. Adams, N. Allen, S. Barbee, J. Benson, T. Boger, B. Benson, P. Blackwelder, M. Bradford. Row 2: T. Babb, J. Brown, B. Brooks, B. Bamhardt, B. Caudill, T. Collins, D. Craven, T. Crowe. Row 3: J. Coble, D. Crowe, G. Doby, J. Franklin, C. Fink, H. Fortson, J. Griffin, B. Gilmore. Row 4: M. Harwell, G. Harwell, E. Harris, G. Holland, P. Hegler, R. Howell, J. Hill, M. Honeycutt. Row 5: V. Johnson, L. Lentz, W. Lambert, P. Laney, K. Lackey, L. Long, R. Linker, S. Myers. Row 6: H. Morris, T. Nash, A. Oehler, G. Plott, L. Poole, D. Pressley, R. Price, M. Russ. Row 7: G. Rogers, G. Sumrow, J. Scott, E. Taylor, G. Torrence, D. Tucker, S. Utley, M. Ver- million. Row 8: M. White, P. Whittington, M. Whittington, L. White, P. Yow, A. Yow. 38 FIRST GRADE Row 1; F. Adams, K. Adams, J. Atwell, L„ Baker, J. Ballard, C. Barbee, J, Barbee, K. Barbee, T. Beam. Row 2: J. Blackwelder, V. Bost, R. Bradford, J. Brindle, K. Carriker, R. Carroll, B. Cauble, S. Christenbury , B. J. Craven. Row 3: J. Craven, G. Crayton, M. Crisco, T. Crisco, K. Crowe, B. Dick, F. Ervin, J. Faggart, J. Fink. Row 4: R. Fisher, A. Fowler, S. Freeze, W. K. Gentle, I. Goodman, Jr., B. L. Halsey. D. Hargett, M. Harvell, G. Hill. Row 5: P. Hinson, B. Hunsucker, L. Hymen, D. Isenhour, S. Johnson, W. S. Kiser, K. Lambert, S. Linn, D. Long. Row 6: E. Long, E. Morrison, J. Morrison, L. Mowrer, P. Nance, L. Nash, S. Newton, L. Osberne, C. Overcash. Row 7: K. Overcash, J. Pitts, J. D. Price. R. Price, K. S. Rankin, R. Rhinehardt, D. Seaford, T. Shepherd, V. Shepherd. Row 8: D. Smith, J. Smith, E. Stirewalt, B. Taylor, R. Thomas, K. Thompson, R. Tidwell, D. Trexler, P. Turbyfill. Row 9: F. Vanpelt, R. Walker, R. Wiles, K. F. Williamson. SNAPSHOTS 40 ACTIVITIES 41 Left to Right: Monty Laney, Ronnie Craven, Jane Carriker, Linda Winecoff, Bobbie Cannon, Tony Mauldin, Richard Bryant, Howard Weaver, Rachel Linker, Phyllis Riley, Opal Hartsell, J. C. Parker, Barbara Weaver, Jerry Irvin, Frankie Chester, J. W. Isenhour, George Cline, Joan Eudy. BAND DIRECTOR Mrs. Agnes Neel Left to Right: Dotty Burrage, Patsy Walters, Scotty Shepherd, Billie Childers, Kay Emerson, June Brumley, Sue Bradford, Elaine Winecoff, Opal Cauble, Ann Brooks. 42 HIGH SCHOOL BAND Left to right: Dianne Morris, Peggy Ervin, Janet Waggoner, Juanita Barbee, Joy Hudson, Iris Brumley, Frank Cartner, Edwin McKinley, Priscilla Wilkinson, Deloris Linker, Ann Stirewalt, Wayne Hooker, R. L, Porter, Jimmy Allen. DRUM MAJOR Bernard Ken Left to Right: Phyllis Smith, Doris Brumley, Jo Anne Bradford, Janet Crowe, Barbara Poston, Jerry Ritchie, Margaret Ann Brumley, Linda Harris. 43 F.H.A. CLUB FIRST ROW-L. to R. -Billie McManus, Alice Motley, Julia Lambert, Claudine Measimer, Sylvia Rudisell, Bobbie Kay Goodson. SECOND ROW-Miss Mary Niblock, Arvadella Troutman, Marie Atwell, Barbara Honeycutt, Ruth Eudy, Thelma McMurry, Norma McDaniel, Barbara Marmon, Betty Carriker, Christine Gaston, Annette Atwell, Julia Scott, Mary Frances Powell, Judy Lancaster. THIRD ROW-Mable Winecoff, Juanita Poplin, Jane Smith, Barbara Weaver, Betty Russell, Mary Taylor, Shirley Torrence, Joy Cline, Bobbie Cannon. FOURTH ROW-Reba Smith, Ann Smith, Betty Thompso n, Joyce Goodnight, Joyce Shue, Barbara Russell, Nora Carter, Jane Craven, Mary Barnett, Barbara Beam, Mary Rose Davis, Faye Brown. F. F. A. CLUB FIRST ROW-L. to R -Billy Winecoff, Gene Cobb, Sherrill Laney, Billy Harwell, Lynn Overcash, Parks Johnston, Jack Kee, Edgar Johnston, Roy Lee Almond. SECOND ROW-Wayne Gentle, Wayne Almond, James Trexler, Johnny Stowe, Donald Steele, Bobby Barbee, Ronnie Walker, Frankie Allison, Jimmy Bradford, Frankie Chester, Norris James, Frankie Goforth. THIRD ROW-Paul Christy, Eugene Morgan, Larry Riggs, Larry Long, Merle Smith, Eddie Rhodes, Ronnie Crowe, Frank Cartner, Jerry Foster, Gary Babb, Dean Barnett, Jerry Ritchie. 44 • I HI MONOGRAM CLUB FIRST ROW-L. to R. -Phyllis Smith, Opal Cauble, Billie Childers, Sherrill Laney, Billy Harwell, Bernard Kerr, Kay Emerson, Scotty Shepherd. SECOND ROW-Shirley Henry, Doris Brumley, Betty Beam, Iris Brumley, Jo Anne Brad- ford, Patsy Walters, Joan Eudy, Margaret Ann Brumley, Peggy Adams. THIRD ROW-Barbara Weaver, Leroy Moore, Opal Hartsell, Billie McManus, Frankie Allison, Marie Atwell, Charles Barbee. FOURTH ROW-Irvin Greene- Sponsor, Rachel Linker, June Brumley, Juanita Poplin, Juanita Barbee, Frankie Chester, Richard Bryant, Frank Cartner, Don Williams, Paul Powell-Sponsor. F. T. A. CLUB FIRST ROW-L. to R.-Thomas S. Turby fill -Advisor, Juanita Barbee, Jo Anne Bradford, Opal Hartsell, Leroy Moore. SECOND ROW-Bernard Kerr, Patsy Walters, Alice Matheson, Joan Eudy, Scotty Shepnerd, Billie Childers. 45 BETA CLUB ODELL MILESTONES STAFF A� ' naft et J 47 BUS DRIVERS L. to R. -Donald Ray Steele, Bernard Kerr, Clarence Almond, Bobby Craver, Richard Bryant, Sherrill Laney, Juanita Barbee, Ronnie Crowe, Juanita Poplin. JUNIOR BAND FIRST ROW-L. to R. -Jimmy Baker, Paul Powell, Jr., Johnny Lewis, Larry Nash, Jerry Long, Dianne Pressley, Judy Pless, Kenneth Jones, Janice Baucom, Mrs. Neel. SECOND ROW-Gerald Overcash, Roger Ritchie, Johnny Foster, Johnny Riley, Jacky Pressley, George Oehler, Bernard Cook, Carol Weaver. THIRD ROW-Jimmy Carriker, Patsy Irvin, Eunice Williams, Ann Waggoner, Shirley Barbee. 48 ATHLETICS GIRLS- BASKETBALL FIRST ROW: Juanita Barbee, Juanita Poplin, Sue Bradford, Opal Hartsell, Doris Brumley, Betty Beam, Iris Brumley, Phyllis Riley, June Brumley, Reba Smith, Ann Brooks, Billie McManus. SECOND ROW: Patsy Walters, Manager; Irvin Greene, Coach Joy Wilson and Faye Brown (not pictured.) The Odell Girl ' s team finished SECOND in the Granite Belt Tourna- ment and FIRST in the Cabarrus County Tournament. GRANITE BELT CONFERENCE Odell 68- -East Spencer 33 Odell 68- -Mt. Pleasant 67 Odell 99- -Bethel 46 Odell 74- -Harrisburg 38 Odell 99- -Cleveland 64 Odell 71 - -Mt. Ulla 74 Odell 67- -Rockwell 47 Odell 63- -Mt. Pleasant 60 Odell 104- -Bethel 67 Odell 60- -Granite Quarry 41 Odell 70- -Harrisburg 29 Odell 72- -Hartsell 41 Odell 77- -Hartsell 38 Odell 76- -Woodleaf 52 CABARRUS COUNTY TOURNAMENT Odell 66- -Harrisburg 34 Odell 68- -Mt. Pleasant 42 50 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Betty Beam and Sue Bradford Iris Brumley and Juanita Poplin Reba Smith and Juanita Barbee Opal Hartsell and Ann Brooks Doris Brumley and Phyllis Riley June Brumley and Billie McManus 51 BOYS ' BASKETBALL FIRST ROW: Sherrill Laney, Bernard Kerr, Richard Bryant, Leroy Moore, Ronnie Walker, Billy Smith. SECOND ROW; Larry Riggs, Bobby Craver, Jimmy Bradford, Gene Cobb, Frankie Allison, Lynn Overcash, and Coach Paul Powell. Bobby Barbee and Ronnie Mauldin (not pictured.) The Odell Boys 1 team finished FIRST in the Granite Belt Tournament and FIRST in the Cabarrus County Tournament. GRANITE BELT CONFERENCE Odell 73- -East Spencer 34 Odell 56- -Mt. Pleasant 38 Odell 73- - Bethel 61 Odell 70- -Harrisburg 40 Odell 78- -Cleveland 44 Odell 54- -Mt. Ulla 47 Odell 62- -Rockwell 38 Odell 51 - -Mt. Pleasant 49 Odell 53- -Bethel 62 Odell 60- -Granite Quarry 57 Odell 53- -Harrisburg 37 Odell 49- -Hartsell 42 Odell 53- -Hartsell 32 Odell 63- - Woodleaf 39 CABARRUS COUNTY TOURNAMENT Odell 59- -Harrisburg 51 Odell 67- -Mt. Pleasant 55 52 BOYS’ BASKETBALL Jimmy Bradford and Lynn Overcash. Paul Cristy, Charles Barbee, and Larry Riggs. Gene Cobb and Ronnie Walker, Sherrill Laney, Co -Captain Bernard Kerr, Captain Bobby Craver and Frankie Allison. Richard Bryant and Leroy Moore. h _ 53 SENIOR DIRECTORY PEGGY ADAMS Beta Club 2,3,4; FHA 1,2,3; Music Appreciation 1,2; Cheerleader 1,2; Chief 2; Monogram Club 2,3,4; Glee Club 1,2,3; Newspaper Staff 1,2,3; Annual Staff 4. BOBBY BARBEE FFA 1,2, 3, 4; Wild Life 1,2; Baseball 2; Photography 1. SHELBIE BARNHARDT Music Appreciation 2; Folk Games 3; Photography 3. LUCILLE BEAM FHA 1, Vice President; Music Appreciation 2; Beta Club 2,3,4; Dramatics 3, President; Glee Club 1,2,3; Class Vice President 3; Class President 4; Odell Mile- stones Business Manager 4. JO ANN BRADFORD FHA 1,2; Glee Club 1,2; Class President 1; Beta Club 2,3,4, President 3; Music Appreciation 2; Class Secre- tary 2,3; Newspaper Staff 2,3; May Court Attendant 2,3; Basketball Scorekeeper 2,3,4; Band Flagbearer 3, 4; Monogram Club 3,4; Marshall 1,2,3; FTA 3,4; Secretary 4; Odel Milestones Co - editor 4. RICHARD BRYANT Band 1,2, 3, 4; Basketball 3,4; Monogram Club 1,2, 3, 4; Bus Driver 4; FFA 1; Boys Chorus 1; Photography 2; Folk Games 3; Music Appreciation 2; Newspaper Staff 3. FRANKIE CHESTER FFA 1,2, 3, 4; Bridge Club 1; Band 1,2, 3,4; Monogram Club 3,4; Basketball 3; Boys Chorus 1; Wild Life 2. BOBBY CRAVER Photography Club 1,2; Monogram Club 1,2, 3, 4; Basketball 2; Band 1,2,3; Model Airplane Club 3; Boys Chorus 1; Bus Driver 4; Music Appreciation 2. FLOYD GREGORY Boys Basketball Assistant Manager 3; Wild Life 2,3; Model Airplane 3; Monogram Club 4 BILLY HARWELL Monogram Club 3,4; Vice President 4; FFA 1,2, 3,4; Reporter 3,4; Wild Life Club 2; Basketball Timekeeper 2,3,4; Beta Club 2,3,4; Sports Editor of Odell Mile - stones4; Bridge Club 1; Class Marshall 1,2,3; Chief 3. DELMA HAMILTON FFA 1; Photography Club 1,2; Wild Life 2,3; Mixed Chorus 1; Cheerleader 3 SHIRLEY HENRY Glee Club 1,2,3; Music Appreciation 2; Teen Age Club 2; Monogram Club 3,4; Dramatics Club 3; Social Club 3; Cheerleader 3,4; Class Historian 4. HILTA ISENHOUR Bridge Club 1; Social Club 3; Music Appreciation Club 1,2; Photography Club 3. PARKS JOHNSTON Baseball 1,2; Basketball 1,3; FFA 1,2, 3, 4; Treasurer 4; Wild Life Club 1,2,3, BERNARD KERR Monogram Club 3,4; President 4; Wild Life Club 2; President 2; Beta Club 3,4; President 4; Drum Major 2,3,4; FFA 1; Basketball 2,3,4; Bus Driver 3,4; Bridge Club 1; Class President 3; Baseball 2,3; Captain Basketball Team 4. SHERRILL LANEY Band 1; Class Treasurer 1; FFA 1,2, 3, 4; Treasurer 1; Reporter 2; Vice President 3; President 4; Wild Life 2, Secretary; Monogram Club 3,4, Secretary; Basketball 2,3,4; Baseball 2,3,4; Class Treasurer 4; Bus Driver 4; Giftorian; Beta Club 4; Co - Captain Basketball Team 4; Annual Staff RACHEL LINKER Band 1,2, 3, 4; Reporter 4; Monogram Club 3,4; FFA 1, 2; Journalism 2; Music Appreciation Club 2, Secretary- Treasurer; Class Reporter 2; Class Treasurer 3; Class Secretary 4; Co - Editor Annual 4; Class Poet 4. HELEN LITTLE FFA 1,2; Bridge Club 1; Photography Club 2,3; Social Club 3; Glee Club 1,2. HOYT Me MURRY Band 1,2,3; Beta Club 2,3; Monogram Club 1,2, 3, 4; Photography 1,2; Model Airplane Club 3; Boys Chorus 1 . ALICE MATHESON FHA 1,2; Glee Club 1; Music Appreciation 2; Journal- ism 2; Tiger Clips Staff, Associate Editor 3; Beta Club 2,3,4, Reporter 3; Dramatics Club 3; Vice President; Annual Staff 4; Marshall 3. LEROY MOORE FFA 1,2; Basketball 2,3,4; Baseball 2; Beta Club 2,3, 4, Treasurer4; Monogram Club 4; Class Vice President 4; Wild Life Club 1,2; Bridge Club 1. INEZ POPLIN FHA 1,2; Music Appreciation 2; Social Club 3; Pho- tography 3; Glee Club 1,2; Annual Staff 4. BARBARA POSTON FHA 1,2; Music Appreciation 2; Glee Club 1,2,3; Dramatics 3; Band Flagbearer 3,4; Social Club 3; Annual Staff 4 BILLY SMITH FFA 1.2, 3, 4; Wild Life 2,3; Basketball 4. VIRGINIA THOMAS FHA 1,2; Dramatics Club 2,3; Beta Club 3,4; Annual Staff 4; Band Flagbearer, Subsitute 4. SUE TIDWELL Journalism 2; Dramatics 3; Beta Club 2,3,4; Music Appreciation 2; Annual Staff 4. PATSY WALTERS FHA 1,2; Glee Club 1,2,3; Music Appreciation 2; Monogram Club 3,4; Journalism 2; Basketball Manager 2,3,4; Social Club 3; Paper Staff 3; May Court At - tendant 3; Band, Letter Girl 4; Giftorian; Annual Staff 4. BARBARA WEAVER FHA 1,2, 3, 4; Band 1,2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1,2,3; Mono- gram Club 2,3,4; Photography 3. KAY WILSON FHA 1,2; Glee Club 1,2; Bridge Club 1; Social Club 3; Music Appreciation 2; Photography 3. ELAINE WINECOFF FHA 1,2, 3,4; Bridge Club 1; Glee Club 1,3; Photog- raphy Club 3; Letter Girl 3,4; Annual Staff 4. 54 SNAPS SNAPS 56 ADVERTISEMENTS Best Wishes to The Senior Class of Odell from KERR BLEACHERY The South’s Oldest ’ 5 Concord, North Carolina WILLIAMS BROTHERS GROCERY Concord, N. C. G. W. SHEPHERD JEWELER Concord, N. C. For the best in Advertising on the printed page use the CONCORD TRIBUNE Concord N. C. “ For the Home of Better Values” BELKS Concord, N. C. CONCORD NATIONAL BANK Concord, N. C. KALE-LAWING CO. of Concord, N. C. 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