Siler City High School - Seniorogue Yearbook (Siler City, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 60 of the 1948 volume:

THE SENIOROGUE 1948 VOLUME 5 Published, by THE SENIOR CLASS of the Siler City High School Siler City, North Carolina FOREWORD IN THE PAGES of this book we hope to have fulfilled a two-fold purpose — to bring a small portion of our happy days at Siler City High School to you, the reader, and to keep alive its sacred memories to us, the Senior Class of 1948 . 2 DEDICATION IN DEEP APPRECIATION we dedicate this annual to two teachers, who are not only teachers, but friends and advisers as well! In Miss Holleman and Mrs. Marley we Seniors have felt that we have had a helper. They gave advice and offered suggestions that could always help us out of our difficulties. May they feel that the entire student body of our school has loved and respected them. 3 SENIOROGUE STAFF First row: Miss Holleman, Faculty Adviser; Mary Harris, Advertising Committee; Jean Churchill, Typist; Clara Gilbert, Senior Editor; Sarah Whitt, Typist. Second row: Marshale Moody, Business Manager; Emily Williams, Advertising Com- mittee; Marcelene Stanley, Editor-in-Chief; Donald White, Advertising Committee; Nellie Gee, Typist. Not pictured: Buddie McLaughlin, Sports Editor. APPRECIATION TO PREPARE this book for publication was a task too big for us. We the staff wish to acknowledge the helpful, cooperative attitude of the entire Senior class and many others of the student body. To Goldston ' s Studio we owe the attractiveness of our group pictures. And last, we especially thank the merchants and citizens of Siler City for their cooperation in giving us so many ads, without which we could not have managed. 4 This building was constructed in 1922 at a cost of $90,000. We also have a shop building and a gym. The building contains seventeen rooms, including classrooms, library, and commercial rooms. Extending from our auditorium, we now have a Cafeteria and Home Economics laboratory. 5 FACULTY First row , left to right: Mr. Paul Braxton, Principal Miss Sadie Holleman Mrs. Mary Ellis Marley Miss Dorothea Rogers Second row: Mrs. B. D. Howard Mrs. Ernest Brooks Miss Myrtle Caviness Mr. B. D. Howard 6 SENIOR Donald White, Vice President Rachel Hall, Secretary OFFICERS Jean Churchill, Treasurer Clyde Whitley, President MARSHALS Janice Alexander, Herman Kennedy, Christine Smith, Pat Mann, Jean Wrenn, Richard Siler, Chief. 7 MASCOTS Samuel J. Marley, III, Gay Lane Marcelene Stanley, Editor “The Oklahoma Kid” “She ' s tall and dark and natural too; of dignity, she has a ‘slew ' .” Secretary-Treasurer 1; English President 1; Music Club 1 ; Editor-in-Chief Seniorogue 4, Circulation Manager 4. 8 SENIORS Jack Allred “Schnozzle” “Tall and very handsome He ' d bring a fine ransom .” Football 2, 3, 4, 5; Baseball 3, 4, 5; Basketball 5; Junior Rotarian 5; Class President 2; Teen Town 4; Chief Marshal 4. Ruby Blair “Baby” “There’s no doubt her smile Will take her down the aisle. Glee Club 1. Betty Lou Burke “Bette” “She ' s a-thriving On her jiving.” Basketball 1, 2, 3; Glee Club 2; 4-H Club 2. Gyles Buckner “Bird Dog” “A friend is he That’s G. B.” Football 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Class Prophet 4. Annie Jean Cheek “Chickadee” “Her big brown eyes Have caused many sighs.” Glee Club 1. Jean Churchill “Her brain Is a gain.” Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Treasurer 4; Crosby Adams Music Club 3, 4; Basketball 2; Seniorogue Staff; Dramatic Club 1. Allred Burke Cheek Blair Buckner Churchill 9 SENIORS Clapp Davis Dowd Dark Dixon Elkins Billy Clapp “Brute” “He tries to flirt With every skirt.” Substitute Bus Driver 1; Glee Club 2; Boys’ State 3; 4-H Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Program Chairman 4. Emma Jean Dark “Snooky” “If you should stop to search her, You’d find silence is her virtue.” Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1, 2. 3, 4; Girl Scout 1, 2, 3; Teen Town 2; Marshal 2, 3. George Alexander Davis “Leris” “From all reports He’s the best of sports.” Baseball 2, 3, 4, Treasurer 3. Emogene Dixon “Bug” “When it comes to rhythm and rime She ' s sure to be right on time.” Glee Club 1. Dewey Dowd “Chicken” “As round as a dollar A ten o ' clock scholar.” Baseball 3, 4. Frances Elkins “Frankie” “ It ' s hard to find One of her kind. Glee Club 1. 10 SENIORS Bobbie Jean Fields “Bob” “For her none need fear Wedding hells to hear.” Teen Town 2, Vice President 3. Nellie Gee “She has a smile for all Who pass her in the hall.” Teen Town 2; Seniorogue Staff. Clara Gilbert “Ginnie” “It ' s not everyday That you find one so gay.” Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Crosby Adams Music Club 3, 4; Class Historian; Seniorogue Staff; Basketball 1; Teen Town 2. Rachel Hall “Skeet” “Her high mentality Fits her personality.” Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Crosby Adams Music Club 3, 4, Secretary 4; Girl Scouts 1; Teen Town Club 1; Bas- ketball 4. Doris Hancock “You don’t need a woman’s intiu- tion To notice her good disposition.” Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Teen Town 2; Marshal 3. Mary Harris “When she’s along We have a song.” Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, President 4; Crosby Adams Music Club 3, 4; Basketball Manager 2; Teen Town 2; Girl Scouts 3; Dramatic Club 1. Fields Gee Gilbert Hall Hancock Harris 11 SENIORS Henderson Johnson Langley Inglett Kennedy McLaughlin Belle Henderson “Chick” “No friend we have ever found Is nicer to have around.” Beta Club 1; Music; Basketball 4. Pauline Inglett “Pokey” “Though she ' s short, She’s just our sort.” Basketball 1, 4; Basketball Man- ager 1; Glee Club 1, 2; Dancing Club 1; Junior Nurse 1. Bobby Gene Johnson “Turkey” “Look up and down the hall He’s tallest of them all.” 4-H Club President 3; Bus Driver 4. Mildred Kennedy “Mickey” “When ‘Mickey ' s’ around Smiles and smiles then are found.” Glee Club 1, 2. Nancy Carole Langley “Nanc” “She’s very nice and fair And known for her blonde hair.” Basketball 1; Teen Town 2; Glee Club 1. Buddie McLaughlin, Jr. “Cleo” “He slips out of class Like walking on glass.” Football 2, 3, 4, 5, Captain 5; Bas- ketball 2, 3, 4, 5; Baseball 1. 2, 3, 4, 5; Junior Rotarian 4, 5; Senior- ogue Staff. 12 SENIORS Marshale Moody “Marsha” “She is such a good leader We all call when we need ’er.” Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Recitation 1, 2. 3; Business Manager 4; Cheer Leader 2, 3, 4, Chief 4; Basketball 1; Teen Town 2, Vice President; Girls’ State 3; Girl Scouts 1. Rachel Phillips “Rachelle” “She’s a friend we ' d hate to lose There ' s no one to fill her shoes .” Glee Club 1; Teen Town 2. Betty Rogers “Bets” “You won’t he ditch-diggers If she keeps your jiggers.” 4-H Club 1. Ray Smith “Sutney” “He ' s little and cute And fun to boot.” Glee Club 1, 2. Julia McKinne Stout “Judy” “Did I hear you say ‘ Parlez-vous francais’?” Basketball 1, 3; Safety Patrol 1; Crosby Adams Music Club 3, 4, Vice President 4; Jango 1; Home Nursing Club 1; Girl Scouts 1, 2, 3; Teen Town 2; Glee Club 4. Clifton Ward “Randy” “The fact that he ' s shy Conceals that he ' s sly.’’ Basketball 1; Baseball 1, 2; 4-H Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Bus Driver 4. Moody Rogers Stout Phillips Smith Ward 13 SENIORS White Whitley Williams White Whitt Williams Edwin Donald White “Sissy” “He’s dependanble, That’s commendable.” Class Marshal 1, 2; Glee Club 2; Seniorogue Staff, Vice President 4; Cheer Leader 4. Martha Jane White “Bootie” “Hear a giggle and a shout? Then you know she’s about.” Music 2. Clyde Thomas Whitley “Oh, have a heart; Admit he ' s smart.” Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Football 2; Declamation 1, 2, 3, President 4; Columnist Kno-Wit Awl; Boys’ State 3. Sarah Whitt “Babe” “She ' s pretty and fair And her smile is rare.” Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 2; Seniorogue Staff; Girl Scouts 2; Teen Town 2. Clyde Williams “Crow” “Never does he shirk From his assigned work.” Most Improvement in English Award 3. Emily Williams “Emile” “When she gets hep She makes with the pep. Basketball 1; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, President 3; Girls’ State 3; Crosby Adams Music Club 3, 4. President 3; Seniorogue Staff; Scouts 1. 2, 3; Teen Town 2. 14 CLASS HISTORY FOR THE MOST of us 1936 was an important time in our lives, for that was the year we started to school. Many of us attended the Henry Siler School but others went to the Siler City High School. Some of us, how- ever, started out in other places, moving later to Siler City. It was September 1943 that we Seniors of ’48 embarked upon that new and important phase of our lives — a high school career. Having com- pleted the seven elementary grades, the Henry Siler students transferred to High School. What a wonderful day: We met lots of new friends and became acquainted with the teachers and other students. All in the general excitement of a new adventure. As is customary for the new eighth grade, we were looked down upon by our upperclassmen, but we soon became accustomed to this and retained our pride of being in high school, although we really weren’t in high school yet. The five minutes we were allowed to change classes seemed almost unreasonable, and it was some time before the halls were clear of late students dashing into their classes at the latest second. Miss Amick and Mrs. Lane were our homeroom teachers this year. Marsha Moody was the first in our class to gain special recognition by the school. Upon her first entrance in the Horton recitation contest she won the school medal. Our real freshman year began when we entered the ninth grade. Dur- ing this year much progress was made by all under the capable leadership of Mr. Brookbank and Miss Catherine Pearson, our teachers, and James Murray, our class president. Our school activities broadened this year as we entered into the various athletics and joined school clubs. For the second time Marsha Moody was chosen to represent the school to compete for the recitation medal. Clara Gilbert won the American Legion Essay contest run through the school, while Clyde Whitley was awarded the Horton medal in the county-wide declamation contest. In work and fun these nine months passed somehow or other, and most of us were promoted. Before we realized it, school bells were ringing again, and we found ourselves sophomores. We were fortunate in having Miss Farrell as our homeroom teacher this year. For the first time we were all together in one room. We elected Jack Allred as our president. A Teen Town Club was organized this year under the supervision of Mr. Howard, and everyone remembers the good times we had in the gym. The Christmas party in our homeroom was great fun for all. We were proud of our girls’ and boys’ basketball teams this year as both of them won the county championship. Girls in our class who played were Emma Jean Dark, Doris Hancock, Alma and Rebecca McMinn, and Sarah Whitt. Clyde Whitley, who was busy making a name for himself, ended up this year as county winner of the American Legion Oratorical Contest. And with lessons and holidays this year passed too. After three summer months of fun came the pride of being able to say that we were juniors. We were delighted to have Miss Farrell again as our homeroom teacher. For president we chose Emily Williams and for our Secretary and Treasurer George Davis. 15 The music students of Mrs. C. L. Brower organized the Crosley-Adams Music Club. Many advancements were made in the club after it became a member of the National Federation of Music Clubs. Before the year had ended, it was on the National Music Club Honor Roll. Since our class was for the first time in real need of money, we began collecting class dues. We also sold magazines, and Marsha Moody won a radio for selling the most subscriptions. Slowly but surely our treasury grew. Jack Allred and Gyles Bucker were the boys who played on the football team that won the Class B championship at Draper. That was a happy and proud time for our whole school. The cheer leader from our class was none other than Marsha Moody. Our girls basketball team won second place in the county championship this year with the same girls playing as had the preceding year. The boys’ team again won the county championship. We girls were rather disappointed that none of our boys played on the fine teams, but we were all proud that the school could win this honor twice. At Christmas the Juniors and Seniors had a party in the Home Economics Department. Everybody had a wonderful time. Since there had been no banquet given in two years, we decided to renew the old custom. Preparations began early in March and everyone enthusiastically did his share of work. By the night of April 18 we had transformed the gloomy lunchroom into an Old Fashioned Garden that looked like a fairyland, complete with picket-fence, an old well, a garden love seat, a full moon, stars, and flowers. What a thrilling experience the Junior-Senior Banquet was to us that year! It was a big success because of the unlimited cooperation given by the members of the class. Marsha Moody was fortunate in winning the Horton medal this year while Clyde Whitley popped up again as county winner in the American Legion Oratorical Contest. Clyde Williams also won a a prize for making the most advancement in English. The lucky girls who attended Girls’ State were Elaine Gibson, Mary Harris, Marsha Moody, and Emily Williams. Everyone was proud of Marsha when we learned that she had been elected Lt. Governor of Girls’ State. Many honors were bestowed upon her, one of which was a trip to Washington, D. C., after school closed. Billy Clapp and Clyde Whitley represented our school at Boys’ State at Chapel Hill. A very successful year ended with the graduating exercises in which Emma Jean Dark, Doris Hancock, Jack Allred, and Donald White were honored to play the prominent parts as marshals. After another short vacation, we began our Senior year — our last in Siler City High School. For our homeroom teacher we had one of the best, Miss Holleman, whom I’m sure we’ll never forget. We had lost several outstanding members so that our class was down to thirty-seven. We got things in full swing by electing Clyde Whitley as our president, Donald White as vice president, Rachel Hall as secretary, and Jean Churchill as treasurer. Other class activities were mapped out by our class officers. Gay Lane and Sammy Marley were selected as mascots. For gradeparents we chose Mrs. Colin Churchill, Mrs. Guy Williams, Mr. Glenn Hancock, and Mr. Lee Moody. Things happened fast. We elected a Seniorogue Staff with Marcelene Stanley as editor-in-chief — and all of us to help in the important task of getting out an attractive annual. 16 We had a wonderful football team this year despite the fact that most of the players were new. The stars from our class were Jack Allred, Buddy McLaughlin, and Gyles Buckner. The splendid record at the end of the season was six victories, one tie, and two losses. What a basketball team the girls had this year. It seemed that since three of our main players, Doris, Sarah, and Emma Jean, were graduating, they played their very best at every game. Congratulations to a fine spirit of good sportsmanship. The boys team also showed a fine example of cooperation and fair play and won recognition throughout the county. The Juniors gave us a wonderful Junior-Senior Banquet. It almost swept us off our feet. I had never seen so many beautiful evening gowns, and some of the boys were hard to recognize because they looked so hand- some. We thoroughly enjoyed the occasion, and after pondering over the matter, it is hard to decide which was more fun — giving a banquet or being honored at one. Our Senior play also created a lot of excitement in our room. As usual, the cast did most of the real work, although all the rehearsals were fun — to say nothing about good excuses for unstudied lessons. The cast gave an excellent performance, but it was experience for the whole class. Had it not been for the helpful assistance of the stage committee, the advertis- ing committee, the ushers, the makers of the costumes and the programs, our play couldn’t have gone over as successfully as it did. We all gave a sigh of relief when every duty had been performed, and the curtain had fallen on the last act of our play. We felt that it was a big success, and no one regretted having worked so hard to make it so. Then came commencement night. How dignified we felt in our caps and gowns as we marched down the aisle that night of graduation! It seemed almost unbelievable that our class was finishing high school. For the first time many of us realized that we had grown up. As we walked across the stage to receive our diplomas from Mr. Braxton, a lump rose in every throat, for we realized that the exams and all the other hard things had led us to this last occasion which meant good-bye to our school and our childhood as well. A wonderful mixture of regret and pride swept over us when we walked out of our school for the last time to face an entirely new life for which we had earnestly been preparing. Clara Gilbert, Historian. SCHOOL MEMORIES For twelve long years we’ve labored here To bring this school good will and cheer, To help the pupils and friends so kind To live a life that is sublime. The time of parting has drawn nigh, And we face a future with books laid by; Right now this seems a happy year; To leave this school — a school so dear. We wish to thank you every one For all the happy years of fun; So in everything we strive to do We’ll give the credit right back to you. Emogene Dixon, Class Poet. 17 PROPHECY SHADES OF BUCK ROGERS! Here I am on my rocket ship heading for Alaska. Cruising along at a slow rate of 1,000 miles per hour, I think back on my days in school. My, that was a fine graduating class of mine back in the year ’48. I believe I’ll tune in on my television set, that great invention by Bobby Gene Johnson, and see what all the members of that class are doing now. Goodness! I see a whole group of them out in sunny California! Clyde Whitley must have learned a lot by being head of our class. Here he is president of the University of Southen California, and is he a big success! And look over there — handsome Jack Allred and his cute bride, Bobbie Jean Fields. Jack’s a leading star at Dewey Dowd’s movie studio. Also in Hollywood, Donald White is a famous playboy celebrity. And Rachel Phillips has a “figure building” business there. Wow! She had enough of a figure already. I don’t see any other familiar faces or names. I believe I’ll punch this button. My, what do we have here? New York City with all its attrac- tions. There’s Babe Whitt posing for a picture in a bathing suit. Of course — she’s a very much sought-after model. Is that Clara Gilbert on the stage of the Metropolitan? She’s practicing for a new opera about to open, and she has one of the leading roles. There’s Marshale Moody. She’s a lawyer there in New York. She hasn’t lost a case yet. Mary Harris has made a name for herself too as a singer — only, she wins her popularity in a swanky night club. Clyde Williams owns a huge rocket designing company. His plant is located near the big city. He is reported to be one of the richest men in the world. Now what is that going on over there at Madison Square Garden? Why, it’s George Davis doing some of his stunts as a star pilot in Billy Clapp’s huge air show. I’ve heard they travel all over the world. I believe I’ll turn back home for a peep. What do you know! Several of my class have stuck to good old North Carolina. There’s Ray Smith lecturing to a geometry class. He’s a professor at Duke University. What a change he has made in his ambitions. I think that little house over there belongs to Emily Williams. I see that she finally married and moved to Pittsboro. Doris Hancock isn’t a career woman either. She married a certain guy we used to tease her about and lives in Siler City. Come to think of it, I’ve heard quite a bit of news lately of other mem- bers of my class. Nellie Gee is the head nurse in a modern hospital in 18 Chicago. And Buddie McLaughlin has finally made good. He’s the head football coach at Illinois, expecting to produce a fine team this year. Marcelene Stanley never quite forgot her days in Oklahoma City, so she went back to run a modern new hotel. Emogene Dixon is there too, running a beauty parlor. Clifton Ward owns a huge stock ranch in Dallas, Texas, supposed to be the largest in the world. Annie Jean Cheek has become a Mrs. whose husband is very successful in the financial world. They live in Kansas City. Frances Elkins is the secretary for a huge business cor- poration in Tulsa. Pauline Inglett went down Florida way, where she is a cigarette girl in one of the night spots of Miami. Betty Rogers is still small, but she gets around in a large way. She’s married to a big business man in Portland, Oregon. She travels every- where. And Mildred Kennedy went with Nancy Langley to be stenog- raphers for a factory in Helena, Montana. I believe I’ll consult the television again. There’s Martha White walk- ing across the campus of University of Tennessee. Maybe she’s on her way to a certain football game. Now what is this I see! Surely it isn’t Ruby Blair sitting on her boss’s knee, diligently practicing her shorthand! Why we always t hought Emily was the flirt of our class. Belle Henderson finally outgrew Pittsboro. She’s at the University of Virginia where she’s nearing completion of an auditor’s course. I see another University--- Michigan. There’s Jean Churchill, a dignified professor of English — and liking it too. Now I see the bright neon signs in front of a picture show. And Julia Stout, of all people, is running it — way out in Wisconsin. Now, what? Nurse Rachel Hall quietly closing the maternity room door of a hospital in St. Louis — with something in her arms. A baby? No, on second glance, I see it’s a doctor! My she’s become really efficient in her endeavor to be a nurse. There’s Emma Jean Dark walking along the street in Chicago. So that’s the reason Buddie got that coaching job. And now I see a perform- ance of Barnum and Bailey’s huge circus. They tell me Betty Lou Burke is one of the star performers and has just been everywhere there is to go that’s interesting. Well, I really believe that’s about all I can see now, so I’ll take it easy the rest of my trip. I’ll just look at the blue sky above me and the outline of the snow-covered ground below. How unusual this Alaska scenery is! Gyles Buckner, Prophet. 19 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT NORTH CAROLINA Chatham County Siler City High School We, the seniors of Siler City High School, realizing our superiority over all other classes of our school and that our school days are numbered, and wishing in so far as possible to preserve for our class some of our excellent traits and talents, do make, declare and publish this as our last will and testament. Item I Rachel Hall leaves her love for singing to “Sis” Jackie. Item II Billy Clapp wills a few of his extra pounds to Jack Boling. Item III Martha White leaves her desire to go to Bonlee to Polly Stone and Julia Dell Blair. Item IV Jack Allred leaves his flirty ways to Herman Kennedy. Item V Frances Elkins wants her quietness to go to Emma Ruth Darden. ( You’ll have to leave off the giggles, Offie. ) Item VI Bobbie Jean Fields leaves her ability to blush to Christine Smith. Item VII Julia Stout transfers her French book (slightly worn) to anyone lucky enough to get it. Item VIII Gyles Buckner wills his timidity to Bobby McLaughlin, who certainly needs it! Item IX Emily and Emma Jean transfer to Lydia their tardy record. ( It’s a good thing you have a car (??) to get you there. Lydia.) Item X Donald White leaves his love of laughing to some “sad sack.” Item XI To Betty Lou goes Mary’s pop-corn machine. Work comes first, love last ( in this case ) . Item XII Bobby Gene Johnson leaves several inches of his height to Robert Emerson in hopes it will enable him to reach the basketball goal. Item XIII Doris Hancock leaves her rare ability to play basketball to the up and coming little Janice Alexander. Item XIV Clyde Williams gives his love for reading to Doug Smith. Item XV Emogene Dixon bequeaths her desire to go to Goldston to Eunice Gilliland. Item XVI Pauline Inglett leaves her habit of asking questions to Dalton Smith. Item XVII Dewey Dowd leaves his height to Ann Straughn. Item XVIII Buddie McLaughlin bequeaths his athletic ability to Sandy Siler. Keep up the good work! Item XIX Nellie Gee wills her title as “Best Dressed Girl” to some lucky lass. Item XX Jean Churchill leaves to Jean Presnell her curly locks on rainy days. 20 Item XXI “Babe” Whitt leaves Janice Alexander Mr. Howard’s teasing. (Don’t let it bother you, Janice! ) Item XXII Ray Smith leaves his “cute” smile with his sister Peggy. Item XXIII Mildred Kennedy wills her typewriter to Margaret Self. ( Good luck, Margaret. ) Item XXIV Clifton Ward leaves his bus to anyone who is “big enough” to handle it. Item XXV Betty Rogers wills Joyce Stalker her twenty-two-inch waistline. Item XXVI George Davis leaves his good looks to any person best suited to inherit them. Item XXVII Betty Lou Burke leaves her desire to go to dances to Virginia Jones. Item XXVIII Annie Jean Cheek wills her tendency to smile to sister Doris. Item XXIX Clara Gilbert leaves her “bangs” to Ada Jo Boren. ( You’ll have to keep ’em trimmed, Ada.) Item XXX Marcelene Stanley leaves her hard work on the annual to some hard working Junior. Which one will it be? Item XXXI Rachel Phillips leaves her silence in Study Hall to her sister Joanne (who certainly needs it, from what I hear). Item XXXII Marsha Moody gives her skill in cheer leading to Ruth Elder. ( You’ll have to try hard to beat her, Ruth. ) Item XXXIII Belle Henderson wills her love for Pittsboro to Jean Wrenn. That is, whenever “he” is there. Item XXXIV Nancy Langley and Ruby Blair leave their stop by the Postoffice each morning to any who think they might get that much mail. Item XXXV Clyde Whitley leaves his ability to work geometry to any poor lad or lass who needs it. Item XXXVI To the Juniors the Seniors leave their carved up desks. (Don’t let Miss Holleman see you carving ’em kids, or you’ll catch it.) Item XXXVII The whole Senior Class leaves to Miss Holleman peace and quiet. ( Don’t spoil it, Juniors.) And now one last word to the Juniors : We, the Seniors, leave to you our general ability to work, our aptitude for leaving, our thirst for knowledge, and our best wishes for a class as good as ours. This the 1st day of May in the year of our Lord, 1948, and the year of our independence. Class of ’48 Twelfth Grade Siler City High School (Seal) Signed, Sealed, Declared, and Published by the twelfth grade, class of ’48, Siler City High School, to be their last will and testament. In their presence and at their request and in the presence of one another we do hereby affix our names as witnesses thereto. Witnesses : Mrs. B. D. Howard Landis Siler 21 Mary Harris, Testator. SENIOR SUPERLATIVES Best Sport Emma Jean Dark George Davis Most Studious Jean Churchill Clyde Whitley Best All Around Marsha Moody Jack Allred Biggest Flirt Emily Williams Billy Clapp Most Athletic Doris Hancock Buddie McLaughlin Friendliest Clara Gilbert Donald White 22 SENIOR SUPERLATIVES Best Looking Sarah Whitt Jack Allred Most Popular Marsha Moody Buddie McLaughlin Cutest Bobbie Jean Fields George Davis Most Courteous Rachel Hall Donald White Best Dressed Nellie Gee Donald White Most Original Marcelene Stanley Gyles Buckner 23 JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Margaret Self, President Jean Wrenn, Secretary Lydia Moody, Richard Siler, Vice President Nancy Freeman, Treasurer Banquet Chairman KNO-WIT-ALL STAFF First row: Lydia Moody, Business Manager; Betty Lou Wright, Circulation Manager; Jean Wrenn, News Editor. Second row: Margaret Self, Editor-in-Chief; Ronald Boling, Sports Editor; Emma Ruth Darden, Associate Editor. 24 JUNIORS First row, left to right Janice Alexander Clifford E. Beck Julia Dell Blair Emily Carter Third row: Doris Fields Bobby Fox Nancy Freeman Eunice Gilliland Second row: Billy Jo Daurity Emma Ruth Darden Doris Davis Ruth Elder 25 JUNIORS First row , left to right: Second row: Ruth Greene Roy Greene Sara Huddleston Virginia Jones Joan Joyce Irma Justice Herman Kennedy Lydia Moody Third row: Alvis O’Connor Doris Phillips Billy Phillips Jean Presnell 26 JUNIORS First row, left to right: Second row : Mary Katherine Pullen Faydeene Richardson Margaret Self Richard Siler Douglas Smith Dot Stone Annie Jean Terry Lloyd Thompson Third row: Sara White Harold Wicker Jean Wrenn Betty Lou Wright 27 SOPHOMORES First row , left to right: Peggy Adcock Harold Andrews Evelyn Beane Virgil Beavers Jack Boling Ronald Boling Second row: Ada Jo Boren Jimmy Brooks Shirley Brafford Louise Brooks Nancy Brown Elizabeth Clapp Third row: Jim Clapp Ruth Clark Mary J. Culberson Royce Dixon Earl Dowd Maggie Fields 28 SOPHOMORES First row, left to right: Second row: Betty J. Fox Bernice Gee Frankie Gilmore Jackie Hall Anna K. Holt Robert Hough Clyde Johnson Peggy Joyner Jerome Joyce Betty L. Jordan John Jordan Pat Mann Third row: Cathren Moore Billy Trogdon Jenny L. Paschal Nancy Paschal Barbara Phillips Robie Phillips 29 SOPHOMORES First row, left to right: Junior Presnell Cornelia Smith Christine Smith Gerald Smith Evelyn Smith Peggy Smith Second row: Joyce Stalker Nancy Stanley Polly Stone John Stuart Jacquelyn Thomas Geneva Vail Third row: Billy Webster Lydia White Ted Elkins Richard Pond Dalton Smith Paul Ferguson Not pictured: Bobby McLaughlin Byron Oldham Thomas Smith Robert White 30 FRESHMEN First row, left to right: Weseline Light, Ruth Hough, Elizabeth Ward, Ann De Lee Siler, Nancy Clapp, Ann Jourdan, Roberta Watts, Frances Buckner. Second row: Jean Phillips, Shirley Williams, Jane Spence, Willa Caviness, Allene Barker, Joanne Phillips, Ruby Johnson. Third row: Rufus Johnson, Charles Campbell, Earl Cotner, Curtis Elmore, Harold Kivett, Henry Siler, Clyde Johnson, James Glosson. 31 FRESHMEN First row, left to right: Lois Sewell, Bobby Jean Lemons, Mary Alice Gilliland, Betty Ann Allred, Patsy Pendergrass, Annie Muriel Lowe, Mattie Ruth Beavers. Second row: Geraldine Gee, Rebecca Allred. Third row: Robert Emerson, Ben Clapp, Pete Hunter. Jack Murray, Elmo Walston, Russell Pike. Fourth row: Jimmy Vann, Jesse Watts, Jack Elkins, Glenn Phillips, Cleo Scott. 32 CROSBY ADAMS MUSIC CLUB First row, left to right: Margie Paschal, Nettie Ann Creson, Patsy Pendergrass, Betty Lou Wright, Ada Jo Boren, Louise Brooks, Clara Gilbert, Julia Stout. Second row: Jean Wrenn. Christine Smith, Emily Williams, Rachel Hall, Mary Harris. Third row: Mrs. Carl Brower, Director; Jenny Lynn Paschal, Jane Spence, Jean Churchill, Ruth Elder, Nancy Clapp, Margaret Self, Sarah Huddleston. HIGH SCHOOL GLEE CLUB First row, left to right: Anne Muriel Lowe, Rebecca Allred, Betty Lou Wright, Janice Alexander, Sylvia O’Connor, Jackie Hall, Frankie Gilmore, Lydia White, Louise Brooks, Ruth Clark, Betty Lee Jordan, Peggy Ann Joyner, Bethel Harris, Joan McLaughlin, Patsy Pendergrass. Second row: Betty Jean Scott, Goodie Adcock, Shirley Brafford, Peggy Adcock, Betty Jean Fox, Geneva Vail, Nancy Paschal, Julia Stout, Nancy Stanley, Ada Jo Boren, Rachel Hall, Marsha Moody, Clara Gilbert, Betty Allred. Third- row: Willia Caviness, Evelyn Smith, Joyce Stalker, Nancy Brown, Evelyn Beane, Elizabeth Clapp, Irma Justice, Mary K. Pullen, Margaret Self, Ruth Elder, Jean Churchill, Emily Williams, Jean Wrenn. Fourth row: Nancy Clapp, Ann Siler, John Jordan, Clyde Whitley, Lloyd Thomp- son, Royce Dixon, Clyde Johnson, France Jordan, Jean Presnell, Mary Harris, Emma Jean Dark, Doris Hancock, Christine Smith. 33 CHEER LEADERS Donald White, Ruth Elder, Marshale Moody, Chief; Mary Harris, John Jordan. FOOTBALL First row, left to right: Harold Wicker, Herman Kennedy, Pat Mann, Richard Pond, Bobby McLaughlin, Henry Siler, James Glosson, Richard Caviness. Second row: Polly Ferguson, Lindo Burns, Richard Siler, Buddie McLaughlin, Jack Allred. Robert Emerson, Jack Elkins. Third row: Mr. Howard, Coach; Gyles Buckner, Bobby Fox, Jack Boling, Junior Presnell, Billy Phillips, Jerome Joyce, Ronald Boling. 34 THE FOOTBALL SEASON The S.C.H.S. “Red Raiders” had a very successful football season. Due to the lack of a big and experienced squad they lost 2 games, won 5, and tied 1. The Raiders started the season by visiting a strong Troy High eleven. After a hard fought game, they came out with a score of 18-18. The next game was played on the home field with a Graham eleven. After three scoreless quarters Graham came forward to win the game in the last quarter by a score of 6-0. The next Friday night the Raiders traveled to Jonesboro, a very successful trip. After ironing out their mistakes of the last two games, they came home with their first win 24-0. Their next game was on a muddy field with a powerful Bragtown team from Durham, which ended with the Raiders winning 6-0. Then came a Saturday game with a tricky Mebane team. With only a few minutes to play, a long pass clicked for the winning touchdown and the Raiders won 24-19. The next Friday was a very successful day, in which the Raiders won over a big Raeford eleven. Then came the most important game of the season for the Raiders because of a long rivalry between Siler City and Liberty. The Liberty eleven were all pepped up to win this game, which was supposed to have been a toss-up between the two teams; but the Raiders, determined to win, went on the field with enough power to beat Liberty 28-0. The Raiders were unfortunate in their last game of the season, falling before a strong Chapel Hill eleven 19-17. Though they made no champion team, they did some good work and the school is quite proud of their record. BASKETBALL When this annual went to press, “Red Raiders” basketball season had just started its practice. Having most of the same players back from their champion teams of last year, the season should be a fine one. We hope by the time the books are delivered to have had a lot of fun as well as honor from our games. BASEBALL In the realm of baseball we have been equally as strong as in our other sports and have been regarded with much respect hereabouts in that game. We have three very successful seasons behind us and the prospects of another just as good before us. Buddie McLaughlin, Sports Editor. 35 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM First row, left to right: Doris Hancock, Jacqueline Thomas, Jean Presnell, Janice Alexander, Emily Carter. Second row: Lydia Moody, Ann Straughn, Dorothy D. Yow, Doris Davis, Shirley Brafford, Jean Wright, Emma Jean Dark. Third row: Belle Henderson, Elizabeth Clapp, Patsy Wood, Ann Siler, Ann Jourdan, Jane Spence, Anne Muriel Lowe. BOYS ' BASKETBALL TEAM First row, left to right: Bobby Fox, Junior Presnell, Richard Siler, Buddie Mc- Laughlin. Second row: Jack Allred, Bobby McLaughlin, Billy Joe Daurity, Pat Mann. Third row: Robert Emerson, Pete Hunter, Henry Siler. Robie Phillips. Herman Kennedy. Fourth row: Baxter Reitzel, Danny Roberts, John D. 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