R J Reynolds High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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'53 C ug , '-1- 4, I ga! ' r -' ' ew ' , - f ' ,. . . . K rf-e Folks is the queerest people. HANES HIGH IANUARY CLASS WILL We, the Ianuary graduating class of the Iohn W. Hanes High School, small in number, but mighty in minds, do hereby make known to those interested, our last will and testament. Article I Section l: We hope Mr. Haltiwanger, our beloved principal who has given us many of his famous talks, will forgive us for trying to listen to them with our eyes closed. We leave him an alarm clock to prevent those who come after us from doing likewise. Section ll: To Miss Dungan, who has been our faithful task-mistress, we leave the sole possession of all honors and proud memories accidentally made by the Ianuary class of '39. Section Ill: To the faculty, who long ago gave up trying to reform us, we bequeath our very earnest appreciation for the efforts they have put forth in our behalf. Section IV: To Mr. Pratt, our esteemed band lead- er we leave the well known Fats Morgan and his az band so that they will be able to give him the latest dope on swing Section V To the oncoming Seniors the anuary graduating class leaves its positions with the hope that they will be able to fill them By special request we exclude Margie Mashburn Article II Section l Rassie Mae Holcomb leaves to Rachel Berry her ability to catch the boys We hope Rachel will use it to a good advantage' Section ll: To Mr. Iohnston, Leon Goforth leaves his superior handwriting. Perhaps Mr. Iohnston will be able now to read what he writes. Section lll: To Margie Fulp, Una White leaves an extra foot of her height, for which Margie has been pleading. Section IV: Lucile Edwards bequeaths her smile to Pauline Coleman, who is sadly in need of one. Section V: To anyone who feels the need of them, Margie Mashburn gracefully leaves a few extra pounds of weight. Section VI: Gray Shermer leaves all the extra courses that he didn't take to Leo Hutcherson with the hope that he will make good use of them before married life sets in. Section VII: To Hazel Futrell, Margaret Knott bequeaths her speaking ability. Now perhaps Hazel will be able to say what she means. Article lll Section l: We do hereby appoint as sole executor of this our Last Will and Testament Miss Maude Hale she being the last word in Law We hope there will be no disputes arguments or alterations In witness whereas we the anuary graduating class of 1939 do hereunto set our hand and seal this the twenty seventh day of anuary in the year of nineteen hundred and thirty nine Witnesses The Three Stooges Signed Flat Foot Floogre Leon Goforth Suzy Q fTestatorj 'earmzf' ' 1 v Z ' . . I ' 1 - in . N ' v 1 f 1 . I . , I 1 v r - r ' I 1 . . u vv -

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iw. Believe it or not, we're being educated. HANES HIGH IANUARY CLASS PROPHECY Gray Shermer, Prophet Setting: Bowman Gray Memorial Stadium' Winston- Salem, N, C. Time: November ll, 1945. Reason: Hanes High-South High annual football game and homecoming for Hanes, I wandered along the fence toward the east gate, It was early and the crowd had not begun to gather. As I started to enter the gate, I met an old classmate. It was none other than Leon Goforth. I was hoping I would run across some of my classmates, for I had not seen any of them in four years. Leon was dressed fit to killg looked as though he had struck a gold mine. I learned later that he is an office employee at the Reynolds Tobacco Company, and is in order for pro- motion. After I talked for sometime to Leon, somebody called from inside thc gate for him to come on. We said goodbye to each other, and he trotted off. I bought my ticket and proceeded to go inside. There someone else spoke to me- Hello, Gray! I turned around and, to my surprise, was faced by an- other classmate, Rassie Mae Holcomb, or rather it was Holcomb when we went to school together. We chatted over old times as do friends when they meet. Rassie, as you know, is a star in opera and doing well at it too. Rassie left me to find her seat before the game started. I thought I might wander a little more before 1206? game time and probably see some more of my old friends. I stood at the top of the stands peering down over the crowd, when suddenly I spied another fam- iliar face-that of Lucile Edwards. She was also a classmate of mine. I jumped over benches and almost fell trying to reach her before I lost sight of her because the crowd was thickening, VVe had a friendly greeting and talked over a few things that came up in our senior year. Lucile is the editor of a magazine as you might al- ready know. Partings were said hurriedly because of the hustle of trying to find seats. I started back to the top of the stands when I saw three more familiar faces. They were Una White, Margaret Knott. and Margie Mashburn. Much to my surprise they had met, just as I had met the others, by accident. We talked about our work and things of the past. It was done so hurriedly I didn't catch half that was said. Una is a private secretary: Margaret is also a secretary, and Margie is the wife of a well-known Hanes alumnus. who is now president of the Wadi- ovia Bank. Well, where would you expect to find an old mem- ber of a football team, if his home team were play- ing? In the dressing room, of course. And so I Went on with a light and happy heart, after meeting all of my senior classmates. , V-.1-.G-1 v.-bififaffif X51 rw itali- 'n A1

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As ithers see us. HANES HIGH IUNE CLASS HISTORY Pauline Coleman, Historian lt was in the fall of 1935 that the t'Mama'S Darling troupe of the City High Schools decided to appear for four consecutive years of performance at North Iunior High School. tThe name was changed in 1937 to lohn W. Hanesl We had the ambition and desire to give a good performance. ln our freshman year the adviser who helped the members of the troupe perfect their acts was Miss Nicholson. With the help and understanding of Miss Nicholson, we began to see the light. We got through the freshman year with a success- ful production, although some of the troupe dropped out and new ones came in. The second year of our run, Mr. R. F. lohnston and Miss Alma Woodmore helped us over the rough spots. We had some dreary, rainy days but we kept up our appearance as best we could. We began to settle down and really give a worth-while perform- ance one that would gain us the vision of our junior year During our Junior year we had many trials and tribulations and the road was slippery but Miss inf Maude Hale helped make the journey easy. By this time many were well known for their features and had received certificates of reward. Some had almost reached their goal, while others had fallen out in utter despair. The Iunior-Senior which was held December 20, 1937 at the Robert E. Lee Hotel will be remem- bered as the most important scene of our lunior year. We came to the last year of our performance: some product in their act. While had become a finished others were where they started. Miss Nicholson and make the final curtain. The Miss Dungan helped us leading characters in the fourth act of our high school drama were Robert Hampton-President of the troupe. Hilda Futrell-Vice President. Mallie Nlae Bennett -Secretary. Nancy Lee Hanes-Treasurer. Our con- tract had expired, and some had theirs renewed for a half year. When we came to the end. forty five of us had successfully played our parts throughout the four years. Class Day and Graduation will long be treasured among our many memories and me will always remember our motto Glue to tne world the cest and the best will come back to you Thats what we tried to do at ohn VN Hanes High School iw