Pikeville High School - Pitchfork Yearbook (Pikeville, NC)

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Jack Crumpler leaves his ability to speed without getting caught to J. I. Jones. Anne Scott leaves her position playing the piano for Miss Price's fourth grade band to Gail Lancaster. Sandra Hicks leaves her ability to make good on geometry to Edward Craw- ford. Carol Lynn Garris leaves her position as co-captain of the girls' basketball team to Virginia Crumpler. Tommie Ann Lancaster leaves the A she didn't get on conduct to Gail Lan- caster. Prophecy Who wasit that said there were no signs of success in the hearts and minds of those 1956 Seniors of good old Pikeville High? Was it you? If so, just listen to this. I am, incidentally, HOWARD SEYMOUR just home from the Army. I de- cided to look up all my old classmates. My first stop was at the school. Boy, has it grown! We now have two Home Economics teachers, CAROL LYNN GARRIS and TOMMIE ANN LANCASTER. MARJORIE LEWIS has also decided to come back to her Home Town this time as basketball coach and science teacher. JIMMY BEST has decided that Pikeville is too small for him and is a Professor at State College. Among those in the medical field in Pikeville are MAHLON FLEMING, a successful pharmacist in his own store. The town now has a hospital. A very successful one with only the best nurses. Our class was well represented here by FRANCES HOWELL, SANDRA HICKS, MONA PIPKIN, MARY FRANCES HERRING, ROSEMARY D'ANGELO. KARNE KILLETTE and REBECCA COX have given up the nursing profession for married life. I drove out to Patetown and all the farming fellows and gals were gathered ar ound the store. Seen here were ALLEN GRIFFITH, RICHARD SASSER, MORRIS BATTEN, JACK CRUMPLER, and KAROLE COX. The old saying is gals are the gossips, but listen at this. They began talking about alltheir old friends. In the end I found out that BILLY TOLER was a pilot, SANDY PEELE, a star in M.G.M.'s pictures, GERALD BARTLETT a player for the New York Yankees, and CHARLES EDWARDS, a Darlington racer. What a famous class. Those girls who have become executive secretaries are: BOBBY JEAN WEA- VER, ANNE SCOTT, MARY LANCASTER, and MARY LOU ROBERTS. I un- derstand that they are scattered all over the world. Some of the girls chose to give up careers for married life. They are none other than HILDA BATSON, JEAN MOZINGO, MARJORIE MITCHELL, and DONNA DEAVER. Besides husbands they also have children to look after. Some of the boys seem to be missing. Who could they be? Why one is J. T. SAULS, a station attendant. I remember two more cute boys, PHILLIP LANCASTER, a welder, and GEORGE DEANS, a flying guy. Two of the girls have turned out to be very successful telephone operators, ANN JONES and BARBARA CHASE. They're married also. Now in l966,Imarvelatthe success and happiness of those Seniors of 1956. 16

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Last Will And Testament We, the Seniors of 1956, being of sound mind and body do hereby bequeath our possessions and talents as follows: To Mr. Russell we leave the pleasure of teaching the Constitution to the Sen- iors next year. To Miss Barwick we leave our appreciation for being so kind and patient with us during our Senior year. To Mrs. Ballance we leave our appreciation for helping us with the annual. To Miss Ivforris we leave the pleasure of being supervisor ofthe cheerleaders next year. To Miss Rabil we leave the sound of the typewriters to keep her company. To Mrs. Bryan we leave the pleasure of being sponsor of the Beta Club next year. To Mr. Spencer we leave the pleasure of coaching the basketball team. To Mr. Fornecker we leave all the overdue books in the library. To Mr. Seabolt we leave all the freshmen for his new class. To the Juniors we leave the pleasure of having Mr. Russell teach them the Constitution. To the Sophomores we leave the pleasure of preparing for a Junior-Senior banquet. To the Freshmen we leave our best wishes, hoping they will have good luck throughout their high school days. Gerald Bartlett leaves his ability to drive a school bus to Helen Elks. Mary Lou Roberts leaves her slimness to Peggy Combs. Bobby Jean Weaver leaves her love for commercial courses to Jessie Ander- son. Charles Edwards leaves his driving ability to Ralph Howell. Marjouie Mitchell leaves her position in Mr. Russells office to whoever is lucky to get it. Howard Seymour leaves his bashful girl shy ways to Bryle Carraway. Mary Lancaster leaves her ability to learn shorthand to Mary Ellen Davis. Ann Jones leaves her silliness to Dora Edwards. Barbara Chase leaves her ability to learn shorthand to Betty Goff. Mona Pipkin leaves her ability to play basketball to Joan Crumpler. Marjorie Lewis and Frances Howell leave their position working in the store to anyone who will take it. Hilda Batson leaves the love of Grantham to anyone who can get it. Jean Mozingo leaves her battle of Black Strand to Effie Lancaster and hopes it will attract as much attention at the ballgames as hers did. Donna Deaver leaves her quietness to Sara Pate. Karen Killette leaves her small waistline to Sue Gardner. Jimmy Best leaves his position in the Beta Club to Ray Howell. George Deans leaves his bashfulness to girls to Douglas Davis. Richard Sasser leaves his ability to make things of wood to Billy Herring. Morris Batten leaves his love of Bar-Be-Cued chicken to Arthur Ivey. Phillip Lancaster will be satisfied with just leaving. Rosemary D'Angelo leaves her ability to pronounce French to Peggy Combs. Mary Frances Herring leaves her ability to get A on conduct to Peggy Combs. Billy Toler leaves his position working in the lunchroom to Donald I-licks. Becky and Karole Cox leave their ability to get out of work to anyone who is Wise enough to get it. Allen Griffith leaves his determination to anyone who has the determination to get it. J. T. Sauls leaves his shortness to Ralph Howell. Mahlon Fleming leaves his crew-cut to Mr. Russell. 15

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History Most ofus will never forget that first day of school as freshmen. That was way back in the Fall of 1952. We made many mistakes that first year, but we see now how we gained bv them. We were separated that year with Mrs. Dor- othey Johnson as the girls' sponsor and Miss Betty West as the boys' sponsor. A majority of our members were initiated into the l7'.l-l.A. and F.F.A. Some of our girls earned their Junior Homemakers Degree. Some of our members also went out for the basketball team that year and made it. They were Mona Ann Pipkin, Carol Lynn Garris, Marjorie Lewis, Mary Lou Roberts, Sandra Hicks, and Mahlon Fleming. They did very well under Miss Barwick and Mr. Holiday's supervision. Well, in our sophomore year, we thought ourselves Ole Timers to high school ways, and really gave those poor freshmen a taste of what we had re- ceived the year before. We were still separated with Mrs. Montague as tne girls' sponsor and Mrs. Ginn as the boys' sponsor. That was the year that six of us were initiated into the Beta Club, five girls and one boy. And what an initia- tion we had. But it was well worth it. That year we had our first taste of Al- gebra. What would we have done without dear old Mr. Carriker to guide us. Mona Ann Pipkin was chosen the most valuable player in the county tournament that year and Marjorie Lewis received honorable mention. The next year came all too quickly and with it the responsibility that goes with being a Junior. Then and only then did we realize what a responsibility we had. But for once we were all together as a class and we knew if we worked together,we could make the grade. So with our class sponsor, Mrs. Dees, we started to work raising the money we would need. We sold everything from Christmas Cards to Stationary to school license plates. We also served the Goldsboro Civitan Club a supper. Our reward for all this work came on May 6,1956. We had a very beautiful and impressive Junior-Senior banquet at the Moose Lodge in Wilson. lt seemed to be enjoyed by all who attended. We also gave avery successful Junior Play which was entitled One Mad Night . Some of the members of our class who had gone out for the basketball team made Wayne County All-Conference team. We were very proud of them. We also had a very interesting trip to Goldsboro for Junior Career Day. 17