Sardis High School - Sardonian Yearbook (Sardis City, AL)

Text from Pages 1 - 74 of the 1952 volume:

s DEDICATION We, the staff of the 1952 sardonian dedicate this yearbook not to one individual but to all who have labored for the welfare and growth of our school. To the Members of the Senior Class: You are fortunate to be a member of the Senior Class of the Sardis High School. It is a distinct privilege and honor which you enjoy. As GRADUATES permit me to congratulate you on this achievement. You have advanced to one of the most interesting points in your career. Learn the art of living. Discover your individual potentialities, and use them for your own advancement and for the service you may render to others. Be a good citizen— learn the art of living with YOURSELF and OTHER FEOPI£. Strive to be happy by making others happy. Ha a, Imsm $mB0m L wmk mmm I £, Wimm ■L rS _ k? Wi7' iC X � v ri y-a!« WivStiUsv� ;iwfiSvAira Wv.vi v:, A?': Ji-O� ; •V '.-'.'iV MKrJ � jyiy'h. $1 ; c£rj ri’ j£ j ? 1 31 W J ( ) J| mmninm SmP s® §1� To the Students of Sardis High School: Thanks and congratulations to the staff and sponsor of the'SARDONIAN, for publishing another fine book. Your loyalty, co-operation and hard work in developing this book is an example of the fine spirit at Sardis High School. May you build your future on solid rock, is School J. L. BASSETT Principal M.A., Auburn MRS. ETHEL T. MADDOX M.A., Peabody College MRS. BERNICE A. ROSS B.S., Alabama College J. WILLIS CAMPBELL M.A., Peabody College MISS MARY COE B.S., Peabody College MRS. WILLENE B. GILLILAND B.S., Jacksonville State Teachers College MRS. BILLIE HASTINGS B.S., Athens College M. P. KINNEY B.S., Auburn W. O. PRUETT B.S., Howard College MRS. MARY SELF B.S., University of Alabama REXFORD F. CASSIDY B.S., Jacksonville State Teachers College S. B. NELSON B.S., Jacksonville State Teachers College SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS LARRY LEETH.................(center) JIMMY RICHARDS...............( left)- BILLY WILLIAMSON............( right) - -----President Vice President ■ — Secretary GWYNDELL MORTON President of Senior II Class; FFA Treasurer; State Farmers Degree; Basketball four years. JEANNE RUTH JACOBS Secretary of FHA; Beta Club; Secretary of Senior II Class; Past President of J.U. Club; Secretary of Sub - Deb Club. FRANCES CHUMLEY Secretary of FHA; President of FHA; Beta Club; Senior Sub - Deb; Secretary of Senior I Class. JIMMY RICHARDS FFA; Vice President of Senior Class. JEANETTE PAYNE FHA; J.U. Club Reporter Sub- Deb Club. WELTON GILLILAND Four years Football LARRY LEETH Senior Class President; Senior II Vice President. VIRGINIA LESTER FHA; Beta Club; Sub - Deb Club FLORINE QUARLES Sub - Deb Club; J.U. Club JOE TAYLOR FFA; Member of the Ad Committee. AUTHUR PRESLEY FFA; Member of FFA Quartet JOYCE THRASHER Secretary of Beta Club; J.U. Club � VENNIE FAYE BROWNLEE J.U. Club DOLAN NAYLOR FFA, FFA Softball Three Years. LAMAR STONE v FFA, FFA Softball Three Years. ELIZABETH TALTON Sub - Deb Club, J.U. Club CURLEY MANN Football Three Year ; President of Blount County 4-H Officers Council EVELYN LASSETER J.U. Club BEATRICE HOLDERFIELD FHA Reporter; Glee Club; Sub - Deb Club DEVIS STRICKLAND Football Four Years; Basketball Two Years; Baseball One Year. MAVIS HUBBARD Sub-Deb Club; FHA; J.U. Club; Cheerleader one year. MARY RUTH HILLX Sub-Deb Club; J.U. Club CLASS WILL 1952 I, Vennie Faye Brownlee, will my good conduct to Billy Wayne Stonicher. I, Virginia Brownlee, will my blushes to Margaret Whitt. I, Jewell Bowlen. will my ability to get married to Evelyn Brownlee. I, Betty Bowman, will my flirty ways to Helen Amos. I, Frances Chumley, will my neatness to Elma Neeze Haynie. I, Edna Coffey, will my wavy hair to Doris Duncan. I, Marie Dewberry, will my tallness to Betty Rae Hill. I, Welton Gilliland, will my ability to play Football to J. V. Williamson. I, Wendell Haynie, will my liking for the famous song, Down Yonder, to Annie Lou W alker. I, Beatrice Holderfield, will my taste for chewing gum to Jack Nunn. I, Buford Hubbard, will my liking for Piano Red to Charles Mayes. I, Mavis Hubbard, will my ability in cheerleading to Johnny Mosley. I, Louise Hefner, will my absence from school to Claudette Brooks. I, Mary Ruth Hill, will my quietness to Kay Stonicher. I, Jimmy Hibbs, will my Tator Pie to Faye Davis. I, Jennie Ruth Jacobs, will my beautiful brown eyes to Charles Hall. I, Evelyn Lasseter, will my wish for $1, 000, 000 to Tom Campbelll I, Larry Leeth, will my Red Nose Reindeer to Mollie Scott. I, Virginia Lester, will my dignified ways to Syble Henry. I, Gwyndel Morton, will my manly ways to Travis Chavies. I, Jean Martin, will my neat hair to Frances Bearden. I, Imogene Martin, will my Over Weight Blues to Peggy Ingram. I, Dolan Naylor, will my baby ways to Edward Kilpatrick. I, Arthur Presley, will my northern accent in speech to Ted Hughes. I, Jeanette Payne, will my perfumed cosmetics to Marie Oliver. I, Helen Pullen, will my ability to type to Barbara Fletcher. I, Nola Patterson, will my figure to Vergie Odell. I, Florine Qualls, will my costume jewelry to Faye Hendrix. I, Jimmy Richards, will my good taste for orchestra music to Borden Henderson. 1, Lamar Stone, will my ability to become famous to Shirley Gaskin. I, Devis Strickland, will my ability to win Pandas to Wayne Brothers. I, Elizabeth Talton, will my Pretty Black Hair to Jane Bearden. I, Joe Taylor, will my ability to sell ADS to Shirley Hedgepeth. I, Joyce Thrasher, will my membership in the Beta Club to Harold Herron. I, Darrel Wilder, will my red hair to Fontene Walker. I, Billy Williamson, will my shorthand to Kenneth Smith. I, Curley Mann, will my likness for blondes to Sammy Scott and Sue Dixion. JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS BILLY WAYNE STONICHER - - - - (center)..... MOLLIE DEE SCOTT.............(right)....... KAY STONICHER................. -(left)....... -----President Vice President • - - Secretary FAYE DAVIS TOM CAMPBELL MOLUE SCOTT HAROLD HERRON HELEN DIXION CHARLES MAYES SHIRLEY GASKIN KENNETH SMITH ELMA NEEZE HAYNIE CECIL NOOJIN X VERGIE ODELL TED HUGHES EVELYN BROWNLEE BORDEN HENDERSON SHIRLEY HEDGEPETH CHARLES HALL CLAUDETTE BROOKS BILLY STONICHER HELEN AMOS WAYNE BROTHERS FRANCES BEARDEN J. V. WILLIAMSON JANE BEARDEN FONTENE WALKER SAMMY SCOTT MARGARET WHITT JACK NUNN ANNIE LOU WALKER KAY STONICKER EDWARD KILPATRICK MARIE OLIVER JOHNNY MOSLEY CHARLES HALL PEGGIE INGRAM BETTY HILL BARBARA FLETCHER FAYE HENDRIX SYBLE HENRY DORIS DUNCAN PEGGIE McCONATHA SENIOR I CLASS Reading from left to right. First Row: Bonnie Hamby, Beatrice Helems, Martha Jacobs, Ruth Barksdale, Doris Hedgepeth, Jeanette Miller, Helen Johnson, Shelba Gaskin, Vemie Faye Williams, Second Row; Burma Daniel, Edith Martin, Jack Patterson, Viola Nixon, Brenda Ross, Buddy Wilkes, Elbert Hubbard.XMarie Mayo, Janet Lee, Faye Hubbard, Third Row: Shirley Campbell, Bobby Patterson, Wayne Murdock, Harmel HuDoaro, Bobby Yarbrough, Gerald Mashbum, Della Whitt, Barbara Thrasher, Mozell Elkins, Reba Duke, Syble Haygood, Fourth Row: Bobby Smith, Billy Brock, Ernest Hill, Donald Plunkett, Willie Jay Lacks, Herbert Reeves, Leonard Whitt, Bobby Whiteside, Farrell Noblitt, Martha Carroll. JUNIOR m A SECTION JUNIOR II A SECTION JUNIOR II B SECTION JUNIOR I A SECTION JUNIOR I B SECTION JUNIOR I C SECTION MRS. HELEN GILLESPIE First Grade, B.S., University of California MISS RUTH TERRELL Second Grade, B.S., Jacksonville State Teachers College MISS IMOGENE NOBLITT Third Grade, B.S., Alabama Polytechnic Institute MISS RUTH SNEAD Fourth Grade, Snead Jr. College and Jacksonville State Teachers College- MISS PRUDENCE HORTON Fifth Grade, B.S., Jacksonville State Teachers College MRS. INEZ C. NORRIS Sixth Grade, B.S., Jacksonville State Teachers College SIXTH GRADE FIFTH GRADE FOURTH GRADE THIRD GRADE SECOND GRADE CHEERLEADERS Left to right: Frances Bearden, Evelyn Faye Davis, Peggy Ingram, and Mavis Hubbard. Martha Carroll, center S CLUB The S Club is made up of students who have made letters in sports at Sardis. FOOTBALL TEAM BILLY WAYNE STONICHER DICK CAMPBELL WAYNE BROTHERS FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA The Future Homemaker Club is a National Organization of students who have successfully completed one year of home economics. FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA The purpose of the organization is to make better farmers and better citizens out of the youth of today. Our chapter has been organized for fifteen years. KING AND QUEEN OF HEARTS Gerald Copeland and Helen Johnson won the contest sponsored by the Beta Club in 1951. BETA CLUB TYPING SCIENCE HOME ECONOMICS MOTOR COMPANY Your CHEVROLET Dealer Boaz, Alabama Fertilizer Cotton Phone 4221 or 6283 Boaz, Alabama JACK OLIVER n 7 ? . j MOTOR CO. tj e (P. Sales Service Dry Goods-Ready to Wear and A- 1 Star Brand Shoes Used Cars Day and Night Phone 2431 Wrecker Service Boaz, Alabama Boaz, Alabama THE v? C p Compliments of LEE'S “Your Home Newspaper” a 7 q.l . Phone 3361 Boaz, Alabama Boaz, Alabama “Your Personal Druggist” We carry a complete Line of Cosmetics and Drugs We Fill Prescriptions Phone 3551 Boaz, Alabama Compliments of Eugene G. Fitzgerald and Eugene G. Fitzgerald, Jr. Representing Class rings-Invitations-Personal cards-Diplomas-Awards P. O. Box 1072 Phone 4-2952 Birmingham, Alabama Compliments of Attalia, Alabama BEAUTY SHOP Phone 4121 for Appointment See us for your Beauty Needs Lillie Mizell Owner Operator 307 1 2 5th Avenue Attalia, Alabama Specials Hot Steak Sandwiches Chicken Chops Phone 9108 Attalia, Alabama WILLIAMS PINSON Beef-Pork-Sausage 1800 Forrest Ave. Gadsden, Alabama K IA COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. Gadsden, Alabama GAY TYPEWRITER AND Smith-Corona Typewriters 114 South 5th Street Gadsden, Alabama GEORGE ■R WALKER The Druggist The Rexall Store Attalia, Alabama E.E. FORBES e, sons PIANO CO, For all your musical needs Everything in Music On Easy Terms 438 Chestnut St. Gadsden, Alabama “See Guy before you Buy” Feed-Seed-Fertilizer Insect Killer Gadsden, Alabama Compliments of BURNS FLOTRIST Free Delivery Day or Night Phone 6201 Boaz, Alabama Compliments of N AYO'S OAFS Boaz, Alabama Compliments of JOE I___MOORE a-neC COMPANY, INC. Insurance-Real Estate-Mortgage Loans Dial 2531 414 Chestnut Street Gadsden, Alabama Birmingham, Ala. Atlanta, Ga. Gadsden, Ala. Phone 54-6031 Phone VE. 8472 Phone 6-1621 TRANSFER CO, Inc. Dependable Freight Service General Office Gadsden, Alabama Serving Birmingham - Gadsden - Atlanta - Rome Topeka - Kansas City and Memphis Compliments of STEWART DTRUG CIO . Attalia, Alabama Compliments of CITY 13 VRBHR SHOP Attalia, Alabama Compliments of Compliments of HOFFMAN'S atta l_ i_an JEWELERS MOTOR CO. Gadsden, Alabama Attalia, Alabama Drink and Enjoy MERCHANTS $ FARMERS BANK, Your Account Insured for $ 10,000.00 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Attalia, Alabama j;?ozc HARDWARE COMPANY Frank Ledbetter True-Tagg Paint, Westinghouse Appliances Building Material and Farm Supplies Phone 2071 413 North 4th Street Attalia, Alabama Compliments of Alabama Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 46 Years of Continuous Service 1906 1952 Headquarters for Royal Portable Typewriters Easy Monthly Payments All Kinds Office Supplies Printing--School Supplies Phone 6-6391 525 Broad Street Gadsden, Alabama Compliments of Compliments of ■PT OTOLJCZe CO. Phone 4541 OLIVER. cz.n4.tf AVERY Tractor Dealer Attalia, Alabama 315 East Broad St. Gadsden, Alabama Compliments of ISBELL - HALLMARK CO. Your Friendly Store “Out of the high rent District” Boaz, Alabama Forrest Avenue and 12th St. Gadsden, Alabama Compliments of i Buffalo Rock-Pepsi Cola 1320 East Broad Street P.O. Box 322 Gadsden, Alabama Allis-Chalmers Tractor Implements-Fairbanks Morse Hammermill-Well Pumps CRAIN tractor. CO. 220 South 4th Street Gadsden, Alabama Compliments of M MTD ieSOK I IRON $ STEEL CO. | | P. O. Box 155 Alabama City, Alabama Compliments of Compliments of C3 VE5 CON IF MY BUSINESS Phone 4686 i i -|—— 12 E. Broad Gadsden, Alabama Gadsden, Alabama KNOWN FOR VALUES Witherspoons Big Town and Country Store'' Phone 6-4678 Phone 6381 217-225 So. 4th St. 127 So. Main St. Gadsden, Ala. Boaz, Ala. ETOWAH- Bob Wiley Manager Monroe Smith W. C. Harp Sales Representative Parts and Service East Gadsden, Alabama Representative Compliments of ROBERTS W WEATHERS P=LJTRNJ ITURE HARDWARE PARTS CIO. Boaz, Alabama Boaz, Alabama Compliments of TDTRV • CLUEAlNieiRS SERVICE STATION Phone 2641 Boaz, Alabama Boaz, Alabama FARMERS COOPERATIVE WAREHOUSE AND -CPZ- Storing -Ginning -Fe rtilize r Seeds Feeds E. B. Jenkins, Mgr. Phone 2311 Boaz, Alabama Compliments of ARLYE’S DRESS SHOP YOUNG SUPPLY CO. Distinctive styling in Nationally Building Supplies-Paint- Advertised Women’s Ready-To- Hardware-Electrical Appliances Wear Minx Mode, Carole King, Phone 4291 Nelly Don dresses, Bobbie Brooks Boaz, Alabama Koret of California Sportswear- Picturesque, Vannette Hoisery RED'S Gossard foundations-Permalift Sandwiches, Short Orders, Brassieres-Kaxser, Seamprufe Soups, Chili and Stews Lingerie Boaz, Alabama Boaz, Alabama FRED MNG DEAN - STEPHENS STORES The Store of Better Clothes Shoes, Clothing and Doris Dodson Dresses Dry Goods Curlee Suits-Freeman Shoes Arrow Shirts-Campus Sweaters For the Entire Family Tom Sawyer for Boys Let us keep you in the Well- 104 N. Main Street dressed Circle Boaz, Alabama Boaz, Alabama Compliments of Compliments of Jitney Jungle LEV IE § BAINS Home Owned and Operated Frigidaire Sales and Service Fancy Meats and Groceries Maytag Washers We mean to satisfy your needs with a One-Stop Shopping Phone 5451 Boaz, Alabama Boaz, Alabama SEED COMPANY Feed-Seed -Fertilizer Broad Street-Dial 4111 Boaz, Alabama FARMERS WAREHOUSE AND Never Out of the Market Cotton Buyers Cotton Warehousing, Building Material, Lumber Complete Line Terra Cotta Pipe Septic Tank Material Altoona, Alabama SAM C. BURNETT to' Funeral Design of Any Kind Cotton Buyer and Cor sages-Wedding work Home Decoration Fertilizer Dealer Free Delivery Service Boaz, Alabama Boaz, Alabama Ml 1.1. FIT Iff OTR.. L_.W. WITT Compliments of Optometrist Open Thursday-Friday-Saturday Ground Floor-No Stairs Next to Stinson Jewelry Co. Complete Optical Service FINANCE CO. u Gilbreath Motors Compliments of Compliments of H.TD. CO. INC. Boaz, Alabama Gadsden, Alabama Compliments of GILLESPIE- BAR IRSTDy L-S W. S. Barksdale, Owner Phone 3897 Boaz, Alabama SAND MOUNTAIN BANI . You are always welcome at This Friendly Bank Deposits insured by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Washington, D.C. $ 10,000.00 for each Depositor Boaz, Alabama ID. (3. BEATY N 1IL_L_ CO. Dealers in All kinds of Building Materials Paints Phone 2561 Boaz, Alabama BUFFINGTON g, JENNNS Stetson Hats - Hyde Park Suits for men Margaret O’Brien Dresses for children Holeproof Lingerie- Weather Bird Shoes Boaz, Alabama GADSDEN AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION LIST OF 1952 DEMERS American Discount Company Mark Boman Motor Company Nichols Buick Company C. S. Garage Fowler Brothers Motor Company Callaway Lincoln-Mercury, Inc. Cargo-Nash Motor Company Emmett Carnes Motor Company Pollock Chevrolet Company Coker Motor Car Company Gadsden Motors John Miles Motors John Thomas Motors, Inc. Nesbitt Truck and Tractor Company Rex Keeling Buick Company GADSDEN SPORTING GOODS “Wholesalers” Athletic Equipment For Football, Basketball, Baseball Track and Physical Education School Jackets and Sweaters Phone 2537 117 Fourth Street Gadsden, Alabama MARSHALL STONICHER. WHOLESALE ROCER.V CO. Phone 3261 Attalia, Alabama STERCWl'S The South’s Largest Home Furnishers Gadsden, Alabama CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SENIORS MR. AARS. C.E.FIQUETT MR.. MOON N E.. JESS DIXON