Tarboro High School - Tar Bo Rah Yearbook (Tarboro, NC)

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THE TAR BUCKET CLASS PROPHECY TX these sands before my wigwam In these sands of all the ages, I can see great deeds recorded Handed down on history ' s pages. I can hear pale face in big cities talk About old Indians and their tomahawk. They ' ll build their highways out of old Indian trail Success will be theirs, in nothing they fail. I see great things — great tilings I plan For the Native American, my red man. All will be peace — they ' ll know no sorrow In this great land — in the great tomorrow. Xokomis see Chief Bill curing white man of all ills. Traveling afar, with bottle of pills. Xokomis plainly see — Great Medicine Man he ' ll be. Mildred Hagans has great knowledge See her as French Instructor in Paleface College. Richard Babcock never tires of making things out of wires. What lie make Xokomis don ' t know, the white man call it radio. I see him in Radio City working day and night So Paleface programs come in all right. Maryon Pitt will lead a happy life As a devoted farmer ' s wife. She ' ll sell fresh eggs every day And help her husband in every way. Crimes Thomas, to tell the truth, Will soon rival Babe Ruth. With ball and bat, he ' ll never stop, Till he bats his way straight to the to]). Morton Jenkins ' career is clear He ' ll be connected witli the sheriff next year. What his duties will be, I can ' t quite think. Unless in the county, be must trap every Mink. Patsy Laughlin will play her way to fame As a great musician, she ' ll make her name. Charles Pillow and Robert Sykes will, I think Win their fame through printer ' s ink. They, the Southerner will buy And their luck as editors will try. Nancy Hart, I see living in a wigwam But it is a great big wigwam. Paleface call it White House Presiding over this wigwam grand She ' d be first lady of the land. Margaret Xewsome has fondness for the flag I see her living at Fort Bragg For her days will be spent Under an Army officer ' s tent. Josephine Arnold, Clarence Olschner Great debaters, big speeches make. As lawyers, great cases take Arguing with Palefare for Indian rights. Pleading for Red man in all their lights. Out on Indian reservation, Charles Weeks will open a service station. He ' ll work on cars and sell his gas And be a friend to the folks that pass. Margaret Baker never has a word to say, But you ' ll hear from her someday. Still water runs deep, So she the President ' s hooks will keep. She ' ll balance the budget for the XRA And every government check she ' ll pay. Over Wilbur Edmondson ' s future there ' s nothing to dread For his fields will furnish his bread. This I clearly see The foremost farmer of Edgecombe County he ' ll be. Murphy Whitehurst has of late Been reading stories of Alfred the Great. She ' ll wed this hero of great renown And live near Mayo ' s Mill, on the old Camp Ground. Xokomis do not understand — big trading posts throughout our land Big sign on door, that say A. P. William Ogburh some day the owner will be. Lilly Thayer will get great joy As private nurse for Baby Leroy Baby Leroy is her favorite actor In his life she ' ll be a great factor. Jack Mobley ' s success will he found On Main Street of our old Camp Ground. For he will run a Soda Shop Always selling Ice Cold Pop. Eleven

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THE TAR BUCKET At the year ' s end ' twas a hard task To find who held first place. But the Sophomore trophy, a much coveted prize. Was given Lucile Turner, who ' s both popular and wise. To the Tenth Wigwam the tribe of Juniors pass. And here the work descends upon them all en masse. With Squaw Yarborough at their head they at once start out To raise the Wampum for the banquet Which they did without a doubt. Then when for the feast they are all quite set, Bing! The bubble -burst — the bank went flat. But to show the stuff that ' s in them They simply would not be outdone — But cried, Up with the Junior flag, boys: The game ' s as good as won. A band of happy warriors — they rallied to the guns; Not one lay down upon the job and said, It can ' t be done. Tickets to the movies they sold with a vim. And more than sixty bucks of wampum came rolling in. With the money in their coffers and determination running high, They would put their banquet over — they would do or die. And then the mothers nobly said, We ' ll do our part. And if you had been there, ' twould have thrilled your heart. In this same Junior year, of this tribe there were three Who took part in the great pow-wow that met at U. N. 0. - ' Raby, Arnold, Olscbner, great arguers they be. And ' now we find the tribe in the last lap of the race ; The goal is near, but a handicap each one must face. Eight months you have — not nine, is the stern decree. Each one lost his .iust right. I ' m sure you will agree. But again they struggled onward and did their best ; They marched against these barriers with heroic zest. Again we find Squaw Mobley marchin? by their side. And again we find her a most efficient guide. We must have an annual, each and every Senior cried ; A record of our last year we wi.l not be denied. This takes Wampum: let ' s get busy and show what we can do. And si they planned for May Day and successfully put it through. Xow we see them round the camp-fire at the setting of the sun, Waiting for the sheet of deer skin, which says to them, Well done. The last chapter can ' t be finished till tomorrow ' s sun is gone. And Sachem Mahler reads the verdict that they their race have won. Ten

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THE TAR BUCKET Sue Knight Baker, Lila Mobley, Lucille Turner Three beauty queens from our class No other tribe can this record surpass. Around each face a star I see For Movie Queens they will certainly be. Tom Burnette will go west some day And his Indian football team in the Rose Bowl will play. He ' ll be the foremost coach in our Nation As he trains the Indians on the reservation. Doris Lockyer, so we all know, Will wed Indian brave from Manteo. On Hoanoke Island she ' ll spend the rest of her life As a contented happy wife. Indian water-ground meal, Made famous in every white man ' s hotel. This water-ground meal, the Mewborn sisters will sell The Mewborn name will be in every mouth, Their meal will be known as the Pride of the South. Martha Walker, such a talker ! She will broadcast everyday And receive excellent pay. This I plainly see, Ruby Walters a nurse will be. She ' ll cure paleface of all ills, Ciiving him famous Indian Pills. Charlie Edmondson will still come down the road Always driving his same old Ford. For he ' ll be a farmer and till the soil And make his living by honest toil. Birdie Barrett has a fondness for books, And I know full well She ' ll someday wonderful stories tell. As a story teller she will show great power, And be on the radio in Children ' s hour. Virginia Arnold wants to be a teacher, But she ' s sure to wed a Baptist preacher. Then missionaries they will be And carry the gospel across the sea. It is Elsie Thornburg ' s plan To take an interest in a Hot Dog stand. She ' ll make it attractive and run it right And have everything around painted white. Nina Banks Williams ever since she was young Has always talked in an unknown tongue Always quoting Latin phrases Which makes her appear at times quite hazy. Hut she ' ll make her living with her queer talk And be an interpreter for a foreigner in New York. Piles and piles of tobacco I see George Andrews a tobacco buyer will be He ' ll know tobacco in such a way He ' ll be head of the Lucky Strike plant some day. Murphy Alexander, our good luck guide. Will always be an honor to our tribe. Singing is always her choice Vast audiences she will charm by her voice. One other tiling I want you to know, The older she gets, the sweeter she ' ll grow. Nokomis look up in the sky, Sees a big bird passing by, Howard Hussy pilot at the wheel Makes safe landing in Indian corn field, Says he ' s come with big ship To take red man on western trip. Thus we fly away together To the land of the Dakotas To the great land of the future. Twelve