Old Fort High School - Arrowhead Yearbook (Old Fort, NC)

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CLASS HISTORY For six long years we waited to begin school and finally, in 1939, we boarded the school buses and were on our way. Miss Mary Burgin, Mrs. Beulah Nichols and Miss Della Williams were our supervisors as we started the long climb upward. In the second grade, our teachers were Mrs. Radford, Mrs. Hemphill, and Mrs. Shuford. In our third year, we had Mrs. Hicks, Miss Nodine, and Mrs. Klutz. This year was especially hard because we learned our multiplication tables. We were supervised in the fourth grade by Miss Marley and Mrs. Klutz. In the fifth grade, Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. Wesson were our teachers. This year was a sad one due to the death of our principal, Mr. Norwood. He was replaced by Mr. Swofford. We were supervised in the sixth grade by Mrs. Hensley and Miss Calhoun. We enjoyed our seventh year because we got to play softball. Mrs. Lonon and Mrs. Kanipe helped us organize our teams and we played in the Softball Tournament. There was a contest on Democracy. Almost everyone participated. Mrs. Knupp, Miss Laton, and Mr. Jervis were our teachers in the eighth grade. We were eagerly looking forward to our first year in high school. And then we started our freshman year. We had Miss Searcy for the girls' home- room teacher and Mrs. Barton for the boys. In the tenth grade, Mr. Ledbetter supervised the girls and Mr. Roberts the boys. This year was difficult because we had to take Algebra. The boys and girls were together again in the eleventh, under Mrs. Painter's super- vision. Near the latter part of the year, we gave the Junior play, Stroke of Twelve, which was a great success. We entertained the Seniors at a banquet and everyone had a good time and plenty to eat. The juniors who took part in the graduation exercises as Marshals were: Chief, Ralph Brown, Arnold McEntire, Betty Sue Gilliam, Violet Morris and Dorothy McPeters. At last the year we have looked forward to has come. We are now the dignified Seniors of 1951-52, with Mr. Woodward to guide us in our last year. Our class officers are: President Joe Lee Allison, Vice-President Ralph Brown, Sec- retary Violet Morris and Treasurer, Mildred White. We received our rings in October and were very proud of them. We are eagerly looking forward to receiving our diplomas although we feel that, as we pass through the door of the Old Fort High School, we are closing a very happy and successful chapter of our lives. Signed: Dorothy McPeters. Class Historian

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I, Dorothy McPeters, will my ability to be stubborn and to argue with Hazel Wil- liams to Barbara McPeters. 1, Max Davis, do will my ability to be quiet to Harold Davis. I, Robert Lavender, do will and bequeath my enormous size to jimmy Sawyer. I, jimmy Rayfield, will and bequeath my ability to play football to John Robinson. I, David Tilson, will Bus No. 41 Cschool bush to Billy Grindstaff. I, Bud Carver, do will and bequeath my basketball uniform CNo. 65 to jim Souther. I, Ruby jo Bivins, do will and bequeath my receipt for pies to Betty jane Allison. I, Albert Hicks, will my seat in Bus No. 41 to Bobbie Eller and jean Setzer. I, Richard DeVinney, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to stay out of trouble to Howard Owensby. I, Douglas Lavender, do will and bequeath my ability to come to school regular to Kenyon I.ackey. I, Sue Kelly, do will and bequeath my ability to blush so easily to Mary Vann Hughes. I, Evelyn Tabor, will my Geometry Book to Betty Hall and Margaret Tabor. I, Clyde Silver, do hereby will and bequeath my old basketball uniform CNo. 41 to Tinker Marston. CTink I hope you have better luck with it than I didj. I, Frances Smith do will and bequeath my cute figure to jean Setzer. I, Mildred White, do will and bequeath my slim and beautiful figure to Florence Anderson. I, Jack Evans, do will and bequeath my ability to be quiet in class to Eugene Bradley. I, Ray Baker, do will and bequeath my ability to get along with the teachers to Lloyd Elliot. I, Earl Sawyer, do will and bequeath my nickname Bones to Alvin Crawford. I, Joe Lee Allison, do hereby will and bequeath my great political abilities to G. R. Bryson. I, Arnold McEntire, do hereby will and bequeath my interest in Science to Kenneth Walker. I, Donald Lackey, do will and bequeath my ability to aggravate Pat Tate, to James Greer. ARTICLE III To Mr. Greer we leave our sincere appreciation for his assistance through the past year. We, the Seniors of 1952, apply our signature and seal this our last will on the twen- ty-first day of May, in the year of Our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-two. Signed: Seniors of 1952 Donald Lackey, Testator.

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CLASS PROP!-l ECY Washington, D. C. July 10, 1962 Dear Betty, My vacation has just ended, which I spent at home, and I thought you would like to hear about our old classmates. Violet Morris always wanted to be a secretary. She now has a private office at Belk-Broome Store in Marion, N. C., and is doing a wonder- ful job. Josephine Banks is a nurse in Central Hospital in New York City. I hear that Betty Sue Gilliam is a great poet and the public is really interested in her poems. Ruby jo Bivins has a very successful Beauty Shop in California and has a lot of the famous movie stars as customers. Lovyne Carver is now a great model in Paris. Ray Baker always liked to drive large trucks. He is driving for johnson Motor Lines from Raleigh to Clearwater Finishing Co. in Old Fort. Ralph Brown attended the University of North Carolina and has become a very famous engineer. Earl Sawyer was always a great basketball player. He is now playing with the House of Davids all over the United States. I'm sure you have seen Clyde Silver's picture in the newspaper. He is playing with the St. Louis Cardinals and is one of the best well-known pitchers in the National League. Sue Kelly and Bud Carver made such a nice team that joe Lee Allison, Production Manager of 20th Century Fox, just signed them to a life-long contract in Hollywood. If you ever get a chance, go see their latest movie Stars of Today. Hazel Williams and Dorothy McPeters are owners of the Bell Telephone Co. in Reno, Nevada. Evelyn Tabor was always interested in books. She has a very successful book store of her own in Nebraska. Frances Smith is serving in the WAVES and is a First Lieutenant. Jimmy Rayfield is playing with Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra. He always did play the piano well. David Tilson and Frank Lyle are partners and own the largest and most successful farm in North Carolina. As you remember, Bronson Monteith liked the wide open spaces. He has one of the largest and most successful Ice Plants in Sheppard, Texas. Arnold McEntire was always interested in Science. He is one of the leading Scientists in the United States and has as his assistant, Albert Hicks. Howard Moore is Vice-President of the Beacon Manufacturing Co. in Swannanoa, N. C., and is making a very rapid success of it. I suppose you remember Douglas Lav- ender and Robert Lavender. Robert is a great wrestler and with Douglas as his man- ager, I'm sure Robert will go places. If you remember correctly, Richard DeVinney liked to argue. He is one of the greatest lawyers in N. C. Donald Lackey always did like' the Navy. He is one of the greatest and most well known Admirals now serving our country. jack Evans and Max Davis are playing for the Grand Ole Opera and are building their success rapidly. While in New York a few months ago, I went to Carnegie Hall to hear your Con- cert, which I enjoyed very much. Since I have become a Stewardess on the Cross Con- tinental Air Lines, I have been kept very busy. Much success and happiness in the future. Love, Mildred White, Class Prophet.