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

Text from Pages 1 - 64 of the 1948 volume:

THE TitTi-nf 194$ Volume IX Published By THE SENIOR CLASS of TARBORO HIGH SCHOOL TARBORO, NORTH CAROLINA E WORD... In this book are enshrined most precious memories which time can- not efface. We shall always treas- ure the happy hours spent in com- piling this volume and hope that it will be a source of pleasure and happiness in days to come. DEDICATION... We, the Senior Class, wish to dedicate the 1948 Tar-Bo-Rah to our teacher and friend Mrs. Thelma Morse who has given untiringly of her time and effort to guide us through our years in Tarboro High School. FACULTY Mrs. Mary Browne Commercial Mr. Hugh Cox Athletic Coach and History Miss Dorothaleen Hales French and English Miss Doris Kimel Music Miss Mary Hester Lewis Secretary Mr. B. J. MlCKELSEN History Mrs. Thelma Morse Mathematics and Latin Miss Emily Person Home Economics Miss Louise Tunstall English y Miss Sarah Yarborough  Science Not Pictured Miss Mildred Farrow Librarian -4{ 5 TAR-BO-RAH STAFF -i x. ' .sM i flH jl i. Top Row — Left to Right Margaret Thomas Editor-in-Chief Barbara Cart ledge Assistant Editor Cotton Guill Business Manager Second Row — Left to Right Peggy Manning Assistant Business Manager June Wilson Advertising Manager Gene Clark Assistant Advertising Manager Ann Edmondson Circulation Manager Grace Walston Assistant Circulation Manager Third Row — Left to Right Scrap Green Sports Editor Margie Stell Feature Editor Patsy Spiers Testator Charles Sexton Historian Martha Price Prophetess 6 } cusses 7 fr- Senior Mascots Mary Eleanor Moore Bobby Evans u Grade Mothers Mrs. T. T. Thomas Mrs. J. VV. Spiers - §f 9 } SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Margaret Thomas President Creighton Brinson Vice-President Joyce Evans Secretary June Wilson Treasurer SENIOR CLASS John Norwood Abrams Abe Most athletic boy in the Senior Class, An all round boy with a for- ward pass. Baseball 3, 4; Football 2, 3, 4; Co-Captain 4; Monogram Club 3, 4; Voted Most Ath- letic. George Milton Britt Burke George ' s actions, and his wit, Show nothing bothers him a bit Student Council 4; Voted Wit- tiest. Joseph Garland Burnette Garland Garland is quiet everyday, Why can ' t others be that way? Baseball 3, 4; Football 4; Voted Quietest. Gene Austin Clark Gene The biggest flirt in all the world, Where he goes, there ' s always a girl! Football 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3; Monogram Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Secretary-Treasurer 4; Photo- graphy Club 2; Class Sec- retary-Treasurer 1 ; Waiter Junior-Senior 1; Marshall 3; Assistant Advertising Manag- er of Tar-Bo-Bah 4; Voted Most Popular, Most Original, Cutest, Best Dressed, Most Attractive. Zeb Creighton Brinson Creighton A modern Appolo it is true. Baseball 2, 3, 4; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Co-Captain 4; Mono- gram Club 2, 3, 4; Vice- President 4; Student Council 3, 4; Vice-President 3; Presi- dent 4; Head Waiter Junior Senior 1; Photograpliy Club 2; Secretary - Treasurer 2; Junior Play 3; Chief Marshall 3; President of Class 2; Vice President 4; Voted Be: Looking. ■ ; hjW fish! Rti ni JK as n jJ). uilt rotographv CluT)l; Ba etbal M afcger 3, 4; Football 3, Monogram ' Club Mis-Talented. { Barbara Lou Cartledge Barbara Here ' s to Barbara, so quiet and sweet, A girl you ' d he lucky to meet. Beta Club 2, 3, 4; Voted Most Studious. d L ft Cullen Cobb, Jr. Cullen I take life as it comes and en- joy it. Basketball 3, 4; Baseball 3, 4; Bethel Basketball 2. - { 11 $ William James Eason Billy Billy ' s manners and winning ways, Will win him friends thru all his days. 4-H Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Photo- graphy Club 2; Football 4; Student Council 4; Voted Most Courteous. Sarah Marie Edmondson Marie This dark-haired, pretty lass, Is the most courteous in our class. fix Julian Baker Green Scrap Ready for anything — he it work or play, An all-round good fellow in every way. Baseball 1, 3, 4; Football 1; Sports Editor of Tar-Bo-Rah 4; Sports Editor of Tar-Hi Tattler 4; Dramatics Club 4; Voted Most Likely to Suc- ceed. Horace Linwood Guill Cotton A big bad man — with the ladies. Baseball 2, 3; Photograhpy Club 2; President 2; Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Dramatics Club 4; Junior Play. SENIOR CLASS Ann Mason Edmondson Priss Basketball is her favorite sport, Just give her a shirt and a pair of shorts! Cheer Leader 4; Junior Play; Monogram Club 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Dramatics Club 2; Circulation Manager Tar- Bo-Rah 4; Reporter Tar-Hi Tattler 2, 3; Feature Editor 4; Student Council 4; Bas- ketball 1, 2, 3, 4. Rury Joyce Evans Joyce Her ivinning smile and cheery voice, A credit to the class is Joyce. Student Council 1, 2, 3; Dra- matics Club 1, 2; Beta Club 2, 3, 4; Junior Play; Voted Most Sincere, Most Talented. James Roy Griffin Little Bud A little bit of foolishness, A big lump of wit. Voted Best Sport. Anne St. Clair Hagans Bunny Seldom serious, often gay, But a jolly good sport in ev- ery way. Glee Club 3, 4; Dramatics Club 2; Typist for Tar-Hi Tattler 4; Voted Best Dancer. -4 12 fc- SENIOR CLASS Jean Frances Haggerty Jean She is pretty to ivalk with, And witty to talk with, And pleasant to think of too! Clee Club 1, 2; Typist for Tar- Hi Tattler 4; Dramatics Club MVP Blanche Paddison Johnson Patsy Her smile shows her happi- ness; Her friends, her popularity. Glee Club 1, 2; 4-H Club 1; Waitress Junior-Senior; Bas- ketball 2; Feature Editor of Tar-Hi Tattler 2; Dramatics Club 2; Voted Most Original. Clara Mae Lilly Clare Mae An all round girl, and an old time flirt. Glee Club 1,2; Dramatics Club 3, 4; Junior Play; Voted Big- gest Flirt. Mary Alice Long Mouth Always laughing, always loud, Wherever she is, there ' s al- ivays a crowd. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Secretary 2; Home Economics Club 1; Dramatics Club 2; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Softball 2, 3; Mono- gram Club 2, 3, 4; Cheer- Leader 4; Voted Noisiest. Rury Mae Harris Buby My heart is whole, my fancy free, Go long short boy, don ' t you bother me. Conetoe: Basketball 1; 4-H Club 1; Tarboho: Basketball 3, 4; 4-H Club 2, 3, 4; Monogram 3, 4: Bible History Club 2; Tar-Hi Tattler Typist 3, 4. Evelyn Christine Knox Evelyn She is one on whom we may safely depend. President of Class 1; F. H. A. Club. tkj t sX M Leila Virginia Little Virginia In height she is minus, In qaulity she ' s plus; ]ust as she is, suits us. Peggy Joyce Manning Peggy Most fair of face, Most winsome in her grace. F. H. A. 4; Basketball 4; 4-H Club 2, 3, 4; Marshall 3; Class Secretary 2; Assistant Business Manager of Tah-Bo- Bah 4; Voted Prettiest. sen, ° SENIOR CLASS 1 Margaret Ann Marshall Margaret Ann A head ( o knowledge where there doesn ' t seem a bit. Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Monogram Club 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2; Cheer Leader 2, 3, 4; Dra- matics Club 2; Junior Play; Waitress Junior-Senior; Fea- ture Editor of Tar-Hi Tattler 2, 3; Associate Editor 4; Voted Best Dressed. Edwin Lewis Roberson Eddie Dependability and friendliness too, That ' s Eddie . . through and through. Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; 4-H Club 1, 2, 3, 4; President 3; Junior Play; Photography Club 2; Dramatics Club 4; Waiter Junior-Senior; Voted Most Dependable. Charles Edward Sexton Charles Nothing is more useful than silence. Beta Club 2, 3, 4; Waiter Jun- ior-Senior; Student Council 2; Junior Play; Dramatics Club 4; Photography Club 2; Class Historian; Voted Most Sin- cere, Most Dignified. Most Studious, Neatest. Felix Howard Stallings Pete You ' ll always find true and just, A fellow whom all can love and trust. Dramatics Club 2; 4-H Club ] , 2, 3, 4; President 4. %J1 1 1 . Martha Mozelle Price Martha Her athletic days to us are dear, We wish she could leave her talent here. Basketball 2, 3, 4; Cheer Lead- er 3, 4; Monogram Club 2, 3, 4; Secretary-T reasurer of Dramatics Club 4; Tar-Hi Tattler Typist 4; Softball 2, 3; Class Prophetess; Voted Most Athletic. 1 Miria vi Lenora Sawyer Miriam There is mischief in her dim- ple, There is laughter in her eye. Glee Club 1, 2; Dramatics ' Club 4. Martha Powell Spiers Patsy Not too serious — not too gay, Just a good sport in every way. 4-H Club 1, 2; Treasurer 1; Dramatics Club 2; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; President 2; Waitress Junior-Senior; Secretary of Class 3; Beta Club 4; Giftor- ian 3; Tar-Hi Tattler 2, 3; Circulation Manager 4; Bas- ketball Manager 4; Testator; Voted Most Dignified, Neat- est. Margie Gray Stell Margie An imp of mirth and joy! Dramatics Club 2; Softball 2; Junior Play; Feature Editor of Tar - Bo - Bah; Voted Friendliest, Wittiest. _h|( 14 - Roland Lindsey Taylor Doc To worry little, to study less, My idea of happiness. Waiter Junior-Senior; Photo- graphy Club 2; Glee Club 2, 4; Monogram Club 2, 3, 4; Junior Play; Dramatics Club 4; Vice-President 4; Secre- tary - Treasurer Monogram Club 3; Manager of Foot- ball 2; Baseball 2; Football 3; Tar-Hi Tattler Staff 2; Voted Noisiest.  Grace Warren Walston Grace Here ' s to our own Grace Wals- ton, Best sport between here and Boston. Glee Club 3, 4; Dramatics Club 2; Voted Best Sport. Betty Lou White Betty Lou Quiet and serious but she ' s al- ways there, Ready to work and do her share. SENIOR CLASS f £ • . ' X Margaret Barr Thomas Margaret Cute and attractive, bright and gay, Just the kind of girl to bright- en the way. Marshal 1; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Beta Club 2, 3, 4; Secretary 3; Tar-Hi Tattler 2, 3; Edi- tor-in-Chief 4; Student Coun- cil 3, 4; Vice-President 3; Monogram Club 2, 3, 4; Cheer Leader 4; Editor-in- Chief Tar-Bo-Bah;.. Presi- dent of Junior and Senior Classes; Voted Most Likely to Succeed, Cutest, Most Popular, Most Dependable. Billie Louise Ward Billie I say just what I think; no more, no less. Manteo: Glee Club; 4-H Club. Millbrook: Waitress Sopho- more-Senior; Home Econom- ics Club; Basketball. Santa Anita, Calif.: Office Monitor. Tarboro: Glee Club; 4-H Club; Basketball. June Wilson Eaglebeak Speech is better than silence. Dramatics Club; Bible History Club 2. -4{ 15 J - APPRECIATION r MUi Siddce. Mcdletie The Seniors of Tarboro High School of ' 48 would like to dedi- cate this page ot our annual to Miss Siddie to show our appre- ciation for her help and patience in working with our classmates in order that they might graduate with us. She has done much to help us and we are sure that every student in Tarboro High School echoes our words when we say, We love her very much. The History of the Class of 1948 My high school days are over! Yes, for the last time I have been to my classes ot study in my first alma mater. Looking back over my years at Tar- boro High School, I remember them as being happy and carefree. The cares and worries that befell my class and me during those years seem only vague now, although at the time of their occurrence they seemed insurmountable. It is hard to imagine what the future will hold. Along the way to graduation what the future might bring never occurred to many of us; but for one thing, we should feel grateful — always we will be able to remember our happy school days. The fall of the year nineteen hundred and forty-four, when my class entered Tarboro High School as Freshmen, seems only a very short time ago. There were seventy-one ot us lingering throughout the building that morning. While waiting for school to take in, we tried to appear casual, or even indifferent, as did the Seniors of that year. Yet, we were only poor innocent Freshmen, and even the sudden ringing of the first bell startled us. It was not until we had made many silly blunders and mistakes that we found ourselves in our homerooms. Those rooms, in which Mrs. Thelma Morse and Miss Mary Poole directed us, became havens to us, for it was only when in those rooms that we were not constantly confronted with evidence of our greenness. Finally, however, the days began to calm, and our school life be- came more normal. About this time another grade, the twelfth, was being added. In the next year there would be no Senior Class. Therefore, it was in our first year that the Sophomore-Senior Banquet and Dance was held. It was the high spot of the year for many of us because some of us were allowed to take part in that affair. It is true that we were only waiters and waitresses at the banquet, but we felt it an honor to serve our upperclassmen. Soon after that gala affair, our Freshman days were over, and we moved up to take our place as Sophomores. During the preceding year some of our classmates had left our class, leaving sixty ot us, but we had gained confidence in ourselves. Our first year in high school had done much for us. We no longer felt interior. Our Sophomore year was a quiet one and as things hummed busily - along, we were caught in the current of activity. With Miss Mary Elizabeth Austin and Mrs. Anna Newbold to guide us, we worked hard the entire term so that we might become Juniors the following fall. When at last we became Juniors, still more members had left our class. Under the able guidance of Miss Louise Tunstall and Mr. John Rudisill, we had our busiest year. It was a year of plays, carnivals, and contests to raise funds for the Junior-Senior banquet and Dance which we were planning. So busy were we,- in fact, we failed to realize that we were about to become Seniors. Then, suddenly, almost as if overnight, we discovered that we had become the Dignified Seniors of Tarboro High School. Though we had dwindled in number from seventy-one to thirty-seven, under the watchful guidance of Miss Dorothaleen Hales, we sailed smoothly through our final and most important year. We had attained our goal! It was gratifying to know that we had suc- cessfully completed our first major task in life. Yes, those happy days are past and now we can turn toward the future — the future which holds so many unknown things for us. Charles Sexton, Class Historian. -4 17 fa- CLASS PROPHECY During my vacation from coaching girls ' basketball in Tarboro High I try to find out how each of my former classmates has taken his place in the world. It has now been ten years since we graduated from good old Tarboro High and among those whom we now find married to their one-and-only, are Mar- garet Ann Marshall, Miriam Sawyer, Ann Edmondson, Clara Mae Lilley, June Wilson, Peggy Manning, and Mary Alice Long. While on a visit to New York I visited Patsy Johnson, who is now a famous Power ' s model and Betty Lou White, who is her private beautician. I a ] so found that Grace Walston is now running her own beauty sa ' on with Virginia Little and Evelyne Knox, as two of her paid beauticians. While reading a New York paper, I found an artic ' e written by our own Roland Taylor. In it he mentions the fact that Scran Green and Creighton Brinson have taken their places in the world as fu ' l Hedged doctors. Among their staff of nurses we find Joyce Evans and Margie Stell. Mr. Taylor a o mentioned the fact that Garland Burnett and Cullen Cobb are now p ' aying with the New York Yankees. Before leaving New York I paid a visit to Cotton Guill, who is now head of a large busin ess concern. While I was being shown around I noticed Anne Hagans, Jean Haggerty, Ruby Harris, Marie Edmondson, Barbara Cartledge, and Billie Ward among his large staff of stenographers. On my way home I happened to meet Norwood Abrams, who is now a very prosperous hobo. While I was talking to him he mentioned the fact that he had just passed through Hopkinsvillej Kentucky, where he renewed acquaint- ances with Patsy Spiers, who is now a well known horseback riding instructor at Bethel Woman ' s College. He also said that George Britt and Felix Stallings -are now two very famous electrical engineers. Arriving back in Tarboro, I found that Johnny Bryant is now a bookkeeper in his father ' s business. Among those who are fortunate enough to own small businesses of their own we find that Charles Sexton has now taken over his father ' s grocery store and James Griffin is still making a go of his little cafe on Main Street. Billy Eason is now the proud owner of one of the most up-to-date farms in Edgecombe County. Tarboro High didn ' t lose all of its students when we graduated. Margaret Thomas has taken over Mrs. Morse ' s place and is now teaching the present day students algebra and geometry. Last, but not least, we find Eddie Roberson the proud manager of the very much improved McCrory ' s Dime Store. Tarboro High had a grand group of students to graduate in 48 and as the years go by I ' m sure that we will hear many more interesting things about that grand group of boys and girls. Martha Price, Prophetess. -4 18 }P- LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of Tarboro High School, being of sound mind and in good physical condition, having gone the last mile with our beloved teachers and underclassmen, and knowing that we have accumulated countless gifts which we can ' t take with us through the great School of Life, do hereby make this, our last will and testament. We, therefore, do will and bequeath to the following: Article I To our Alma Mater, our love and devotion — may she always hold first place in our hearts! Article II To our parents and friends who have made it possible for us to reach this glad hour, our sincere thanks and gratitude. Article III To all the faculty, our love and esteem for efforts which they have so graciously made in moulding, shaping and making us what we are. Article IV To the Juniors, a generous number of our Senior privileges which we have not been able to obtain. Article V To the Sophomores, our affection, to be used only on the freshmen-to-be. Article VI To the Freshmen, the motto Green but Growing. Article VII To the members of the faculty: To Mr. Wetzel, a class that know their plane geometry and definitions. To Mrs. Morse, an ambitious Latin I class. To Mr. Cox, a winning football team. To Mr. Mickelson, a car so that he can go to Rocky- Mount whenever he gets ready. To Miss Hales, a future dignified Senior Class. To Mrs. Brown, a class that keeps their eyes on their books. To Miss Farrow, a bigger library. To Mr. Mahler, students who know how to behave in the halls. To Miss Lewis, an assistant to help her with the bookroom. To Miss Kimel, more time for the Glee Club. To Miss Yarborough, a fully equipped laboratory. To Miss Tunstall, all our helpful ideas for the Junior-Senior Banquet . To Miss Person, a plane so that she may go to California without missing so much school. Article VIII To certain students: I, Ruby Harris, do will and bequeath my height to Teeny Thomas I, Betty Lou White, do will and bequeath my quiet ways to Janice Moore. I, Billy Eason, do will and bequeath my way with the girls to Rufus Cromartie. I, Charles Sexton, do will and bequeath my studi- ous ways to Harold Price. I, June Wilson, do will and bequeath my ready chatter to Ella Roberson. I, Margaret Thomas, do will and bequeath my ability to write editorials and to edit the Tar Hi Tattler — as it should be edited, to Mary Jean Wil- son. I, Eddie Roberson, do will and bequeath my melo- dious voice to Joe Bunn. I, Norwood Abrams, do will and bequeath my athletic ability to Sam Andrews. I, Gene Clark, do will and bequeath my driving ability to Billy Hudson. I, Joyce Evans, do will and bequeath my sincerity to Carol Clayton. I, Scrap Green, do will and bequeath my love for Billy Bateman to Curtis Whitehurst. THE SENIOR CLASS OF T. H. S. Patsy Spiers, Testator. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named Senior Class, as and tor its last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who have hereunto subscribed our names on request as witnesses thereto, in presence of the said testator. WITNESSES: Eleanor Moore Bobby Evans Columbus Bryant 4 19 SENIOR SUPERLATIVES 2. Neatest 3. Best Looking Creighton Brinson Peggy Manning 4. Most Dependable Eddie Roberson Margaret Thomas 5. Most Studious: Charles Sexton Barbara Cartledge Best Dressed: Gene Clark Margaret Ann Marshall 7. Quietest: Garland Burnette Betty Lou White 8. Most Courteous: Billy Eason Marie Edmondson 9. Most Talented: Johnny Bryant Joyce Evans 10. Best Dancers: Cotton Guill Anne Hagans 11. Most Likely to Succeed: Scrap Green Margaret Thomas SENIOR SUPERLATIVES Most Original: Gene Clark Patsy Johnson 3. Noiseiest: Roland Taylor Mary Alice Long Most Athletic: Norwood Abrarns Martha Price 5. Friendliest: Cotton Guill Margie Stell 6. Most Dignified: Patsy Spiers Charles Sexton 7. Most Sincere: Charles Sexton Joyce Evans 8. Cutest: Gene Clark Margaret Thomas 9. Biggest Flirts: Gene Clark Clara Mae Lilly 10. Most Popular: Gene Clark Margaret Thomas 11. Best Sports: James Griffin Grace Walston j JUIIOR CLASS v n l A I y 2 3 1 OFFICERS 1. Joe Bunn President 2. Mary Virginia Gatling Vice-President 3. Harriet Burnette Secretary-Treasurer h Jack Alderman Sam Andrews Floyd Anderson Helen Beech Everett Bennett Edith Bradley Joe Bunn Harriett Burnette Linwood Carson Carol Clayton Betty Gray Corbett Virginia Cratch J C{ 22 ]ft Alfred Miller • Janice Moore I 3 fj Andrew Morse , I Minnie Elrod Alma Jane Fisher Mary Virginia Gatlin Helen Harris Dorothy Heath Fred Hill 1f y 1 Julia Hoard,, v JT J Noah Howard XCA j J l  rv Billy Hudson «X ♦ J I i Macie Lassiter -t9 f - iri Si7 Lillian Little Parker Ms Rufus Cromartie t 3K ' James Dew fi Spencer Edwards Christine Newton Dora Oliver Helen O ' Neal William O ' Neal E. J. Poindexter . Harold Price Charlie Proctor ) Ella Robinson A George Sexton T O Jimmy Shelton AU J Al ' Miriam Sollee William Tavlor . Lorene Thomas Olivera Thomas — 4 st Ward Myrtle West Curtis Whit Lois Wilso Mary Junior Without Picture ' ' Robert Crisp -€{ 23 ✓2 4 SOPHOMORE CLASS Front Row: Helen Bunting, Alice Boswell, Daphne Clark, Margaret Carter, Louise Brown- ing, Doris Bridgers, Brunelle Carter, Carolyn Bryant. Second Row: Dorothy Jenkins, Thelma Grant, Ann Smith, Ann Move, Sue Ann Sadler, Adah Bass, Noris Bridgers, Jean Price. Third Row: Alice Oates, Millie Green, Jean Briggs, Faye Heath, Jean Bailey, Mary Alice Johnson. Fourth Row: Nancy Johnson, Lillian Register, Margie Burnette, Martha Proctor, Eliza- beth Elliot, Nancy Nash, Mary Oliver, Stella Eason. Fifth Row: Peggy Youngblood, Nick Johnson, Faye Keene, Betty Ann Barnes, Mary Ruth Bradley, Betty Jean Long, Bobby Bullock. Sixth Row: Billy Moore, David Suimnerlin, Joe Dail, Henry Hathaway, Bert English, Benny Osborne, James Avery. Seventh Row: Billy Evans, Jack Brinson, John Britt, David Lee, Jr., Clayton Jackson, Jimmie Bryant, Bill Overby, Milton Carpenter. Sophomores Without Pictures: Thelma Hyman, Roger Hales, Sylvia Workman, Eliza- beth Dupree. OFFICERS Joe Dail President Roger Hale Vice-President Thelma Hyman Secretary and Treasurer r 4 24 rV Front Row: Effie Whitehurst, Mae Hathaway, Barbara Clark, Angelin Hyman, Marline Griffin, Edith O ' Neal, Ruby Bazemore, Nadine Wright, Romana Walters. Second Row: Jesse Wiggins, Alma Mitchell, Lorane Coker, Estelle Osborne, Jean Jen- kins, Hilda Adams, Evelyn Baker, Maude Knox, Betty Jean O ' Neal, Preston Harrell. Third Row: Martha Macon, Barbara Sorrow, Maxine Johnson, Daisy O ' Neal, Mary Jane Mc- Dowell, Joyce Causey, Sybil Spain, Faye Ward, Billie Bateman, Charles Fisher. Fourth Row: Billy Edmondson, Johnny Mattox, William Joyner, Bobby Harrell, Ed Mayo, Clyde Stallings, Leroy Sasser, Samuel Manning. Fifth Row: Ray Whitley, Virgil Edmondson, Jimmy Thomason, J. V. Kent, Curtis Weaver, Jimmy Haggerty, Ben Mayo, Billy Dixon, Edward Freuler, Cynthia Mahler. Sixth Row: Bill Edwards, Bill Clark, John Price, Clyde Holland, David Miller, Wiley Clark, Dick Batchelor, Pete Smith. OFFICERS Leroy Sasser President Syril Spain Vice-President Rury Bazemore Treasurer -« { 25 )3e - 4 26 27 j§ to 1 • JlPoJ fJ-«. ' h STUDENT COUNCIL 1 1 . s . HHSHk. Front Row: Mrs. Morse, Cynthia Mahler, Margaret Thomas, Ann Move, Creighton Brin- son, Andrew Morse, Mary Virginia Gatling, Harriette Burnette. Second Row: Bobby Harrell, Rufus Cromartie, Billy Moore, Ann Edmondson, Sybil Spain, George Britt, Nick Johnson, Billy Eason. OFFICERS Creighton Brinson President Andrew Morse and Mary Virginia Gatling Vice-Presidents Ann Moye Secretary Mrs. Thelma Morse Faculty Advisor Cf 29 }¥■- 0 Front Row: Joe Bunn Feature Editor Scrap Green Sports Editor Anne Edmondson Feature Editor Margaret Ann Marshall Associate Editor Second Row: Nancy Johnson Assistant Advertising Manager Mary Jean Wilson Assistant Editor Mary Jane McDowell Reporter Patsy Vaughn Advertising Manager Martha Price Typist J Billy Hudson Assistant Business Manager C j Xj t i Third Row: Patsy Spiers Circulation Manager Lor ene Thomas. Assistant Circulation Manager Carol Clayton Business Manager Margaret Thomas Editor-in-Chief Janice Moore Sports Editor Jean Haggerty Typist Ruby Habris Typist S yt Fourth Bow: Stella Eason Reporter Nick Johnson Reporter Clayton Jackson Assistant Advertising Manager Peggy Youngblood Reporter 7 foK-. ' ' -4 30 GLEE CLUB Front Row: Miss Kimel, Alice Boswell, Mary Virginia Gatling, Lillian Register, Doris Bridgers, Patsy Bowman, Julia Hoard, Mary Alice Long, Aubrey Jean Savage, Helen Harris. Second Row: Millie Green, Olivera Thomas, Macie Lassister, Louise Browning, Ann Moye, Sue Ann Sadler, Dorothy Jenkins, Adah Bass, Lorene Thomas. Third Row: Myrtle West, Helen O ' Neal, Faye Heath, Nancy Johnson, Mary Ruth Bradley, Grace Walston, Patsy Spiers, Cora Lee Warren. Fourth Row: Peggy Youngblood, Ann Edmondson, Nick Johnson, Alma Jane Fisher, Stella Eason, Ann Hagans, Billie Louise Ward, Betty Jean Long, Patsy Vaughan, Margaret Car- ter, Brunell Carter, Thelma Grant. Fifth Row: Rufus Cromartie, Billy Hudson, Jimmie Thomason, Parker Marks, Roland Taylor, Joe Bunn. Sixth Row: Andrew Morse, Eddie Roberson, George Sexton, E. J. Poindexter, Bobby Har- rell, Billy O ' Neal. OFFICEKS Joe Bunn President Jimmie Thomason V ice-President Julia Hoard Secretary Cora Lee Warren Treasurer Betty Jean Long and Roland Taylor Librarians -4 31 fr- DRAMATICS CLUB Front Row: Angelin Hyman, Estelle Osborne, Dot Jenkins, Lois Wilson, Carol Clayton, Janice Moore, Martha Price, Edith O ' Neal, Carolyn Bryant. Second Row: Charles Fisher, Bill Clark, Eddie Roberson, Nick Johnson, Ann Smith, Mary Jane McDowell, Roland Taylor, Ben Mayo, Jimmie Haggerty. Third Row: Bill Edwards, Dick Batchlor, Curtis Weaver, Cotton Guill, Mr. Mickelsen, Charles Sexton, J. V. Kent. OFFICERS Cotton Guilll President Roland Taylor Vice-President Martha Price Secretary-Treasurer Mr. B. J. Mickelsen Faculty Advisor HOME ECONOMICS CLUB Front Row: Ella Robinson, Billie Bateman, Julia Hoard, Jean Bailey, Peggy Manning, Vir- ginia Little. Second Row: Miss Persons, Dorothy Jenkins, Millie Green, Louise Browning, Adah Bass, Ann Moye, Cynthia Mahler, Evelyn Knox. Third Row: Margaret Carter, Nancy Johnson, Elizabeth Elliott, Mary Jane McDowell, Ann Smith, Dora Oliver, Lillian Little. Fourth Row: Maude Knox, Mary Elizabeth Oliver, Nancy Nash, Harriett Burnett, Helen O ' Neal, Myrtle West, Helen Beech. OFFICERS Jean Bailey President June Wilson Vice-President Ella Roberson Secretary Millie Green Treasurer Nancy Nash Parliamentarian Julia Hoard Song Leader Louise Browning Pianist Miss Emily Person Faculty Advisor -■4 33 } - BETA CLUB Front Row: Aubrey Jean Savage, Carol Clayton. Second Row: Margaret Thomas, Patsy Spiers. Third Row: Lorene jrhrjmas Mary Jean Wilson, Minnie Elrod, Mary Virginia Gatlin. Fourth Row: Miss Hales, Charles Sexton, Joyce Evans. -4{ 34 }¥■- MONOGRAM CLUB Front Row: Martha Price, Ann Edmondson, Gene Clark, Cora Lee Warren, Creighton Brin- son, Margaret Thomas, Margaret Ann Marshall. Second Row: Mary Virginia Gatling, Harriette Burnette, Billy Hudson, Jack Brinson, Mary Alice Long, Macie Lassiter, Curtis Whitehurst. Third Row: Billy O ' Neal, Betty Jean Long, Ruby Harris, Norwood Abrams, George Sexton, Fred Hill, Roland Taylor, Bobby Bullock. Fourth Row: Nick Johnson, Mr. Cox. OFFICERS Cora Lee Warren President Creighton Brinson Vice-President Gene Clark Secretary-T reasurer Mr. Cox Faculty Adviser i 35 Front Row: Joe Bunn, Chief; Peggy Youngblood, Carol Clayton, Billie Bateman. Second Row: Sam Andrews, Nick Johnson, Bobby Harrell. CHEER LEADERS Carol Clayton, Margaret Thomas, Martha Price, Chief; Joe Bunn, Margaret Ann Marshall, Chief; Ann Edmondson, Janice Moore. 4{ 36 1947 BASEBALL Name Raymond Parrisher Curtis Whitehurst Johnny Worsley Nick Johnson Alfred Miller Norwood Abrams Ed Hart Ralph Whitehurst Bill Jones Creighton Brinson Jerry Lee Robinson Garland Burnette Felix Stallings Billy Rogerson George Sexton Cullen Cobb Cotton Guill Scrap Green Hugh Everette Billy Mahler Billy Sasser James Griffin Managers: Position First Base Second Base Second Base Third Base Third Base Short Stop Short Stop Left Field Left Field Center F ield Center Field Right Field Right Field Right Field Catcher Catcher Pitcher Pitcher Pitcher Pitcher Pitcher Pitcher Class Senior Sophomore Senior Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Senior Senior Junior Senior Junior Junior Senior Sophomore Junior Junior Junior Senior Senior Senior Junior Bruce Fountain and George Harrell FOOTBALL STARTING LINEUP Name Position Class Jimmy Bryant Left End Sophomore E. J. Poindexter Left Tackle Junior Billy Hudson Left Guard Junior George Sexton Center Junior Fred Hill Right Guard Junior Alfred Miller Right Tackle Junior Jimmy Thomason Right End Freshman Creighton Brinson Quarter Back Senior Billy O ' Neal Half Back Junior Norwood Abrams Half Back Senior Bobby Bullock Full Back Sophomore ' Denotes Co-captains. SUBSTITUTES Johnny Bryant John Britt Tom Holland David Lee Melvin Moore Bill Eason Garland Burnette Billy Moore Henry Hathaway Nick Johnson Johnny Maddox Left End Left Tackle Left Guard Center Right Guard Right Tackle Right End Quarter Back Half Back Full Back Half Back Senior Sophomore Sophomore Freshman Senior Senior Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Freshman - { 38 }¥- GIRLS ' BASKETBALL Name Position Class Ruby Harris Forward Senior Ann Edmondson Forward Senior Billie Louise Ward Guard Senior Martha Price Forward Senior Mary Alice Long Guard Senior Cora Lee Warren Guard Junior Harriet Burnette Guard Junior Macie Lassiter Forward Junior Janice Moore Forward Junior Sylvia Workman Guard Sophomore Marie Edmondson Guard Senior Myrtle West Guard Junior Peggy Manning Forward Senior Peggy Youngblood Forward Sophomore Stella Eason Guard Sophomore Julia Hoard Guard Junior Managers : Patsy Spiers and Mary Virginia Gatling -4{ 39 Hh- BOYS ' BASKETBALL Name Cullen Cobb Bill Clark Benny Osburne LeRoy Sasser Jimmie Thomason Billy Overby Curtis Whitehurst Jimmie Shelton Johnny Bryant Jimmie Bryant Everette Bennette Coach: Hugh Cox Position Forward Forward Guard Guard Forward Forward Guard Center Forward Center Forward Class Senior Freshman Sophomore Freshman Freshman Sophomore Junior Junior Senior Junior Junior Manager — Billy Hudson 4{ 40 J3e ADVERTISEMENTS Compliments of Nationally Advertised Diamonds - Watches - Jewelry and Gifts L. E. Raskin, Proprietor 4 43 Compliments of TARBORO TRADE. MARK REG, U. 5. PAT. OFF. BOTTLING CO., INC. TARBORO, NORTH CAROLINA M. S. Brown, Secretary-Treasurer C ongratulations To The Class of 1948 Jfalt Gottan MiUi Manufacturers of CONVERTIBLE COTTON CLOTH TARBORO, NORTH CAROLINA Wishing You Years of Success QUICK SERVICE JAP ' S Airport Grill FORD PARTS Graduation Gift Headquarters for 58 Years Heilbroner Jewelry and Office Supply Company BETTER Congratulations to Seniors of 1948 J. R. SEXTON, GROCERIES Edgecombe Motor Company Tarboro Coal Company Coals of Quality 1900 N. Main TARBORO, NORTH CAROLINA Til XT r4r r Phone No. 790 Phone 266 TARBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - €f 46 } - M, A. CLARK HOME OF QUALITY BEEF Once a Customer Always a Friend PHONE PHONE 212 213 In the Tobacco Belt of the Nation This is Your Coastal Plains Station W C P s NEWS 760 K C MUSIC 1000 Watts SPORTS Tarboro, North Carolina 47 )?«..- Lunt - Reed Barton - Wallace - National International Compliments of SILVER Imperial - Fostoria - Heisey - Tiffin W. S. Clark Sons T V C T A T Carlisle Taylor EVERYTHING for EVERYBODY l 1 V UH X X 1111 V_T 1U1 J—J t 1 j 1 l X JLJ W ly X Spode - Lecot - Burbank CHINA Elgin - Benrus - Waltham WATCHES TARBORO, N. C. JEWELRY Costume Jewelry — Diamonds Compliments of GRADUATES Keep your earning power up and expenses BASS down. This will help you save more — which counts in building a surplus. PtDODYFAR torf Edgecombe Bank 1 rust Company TARBORO, N. C. The Bank for Everybody Compliments of FOUNTAIN - PATTERSON Security National Bank Electric domnanv X i 1 V til V— V ■ V J 111 Y-J (X i- 1 J Authorized Westinghouse Dealers TARRORO N C TARBORO, N. C. -•€{ 48 The Gift Shop In Tarboro It ' s TARBORO, NORTH CAROLINA BELK - TYLER The Shopping Center We Introduce Quality To Economy Which wishes success to each Member of the SENIOR CLASS OF 1948 Compliments of Tarboro Community Store, Inc. General Merchandise — The Country Store in Town — Compliments of ALDER ' S HOLLYWOOD DRIVE-IN Specializing in SEAFOOD — CHICKEN-IN-ROUGH STEAM OYSTERS DELICIOUS SANDWICHES All Kinds of Soft Drinks The Freshest Thing in Town A oc M SEAFOOD MARKET Compliments of FOUNTAIN ' S Radio and Appliance Service We Have The Experience TARBORO, N. C. Phone 943 1054 N. Main Street TARBORO, NORTH CAROLINA Phone No. 174 Anything Found In A First Class Drug Store We Have It! Moore ' s Pharmacy The REXALL Store i Personal Attention To All Prescriptions Phone 84 TARBORO N. C Colonial Frozen Locker Tarboro, N. C. BATEMAN Home and Auto Supply 330 Main Street TARBORO. N. C. Headquarters for Sporting Goods - Baseball Equipment - Shoes Gloves - Balls - Bats Specialist in r isiiing r acKie, vvneiner rresn water or oait Surf Gear - Martin Outboard Motors Compliments of McCRORY ' S MARROW - PITT HARDWARE COMPANY INCORPORATED MILLER ' S FOOD STORE 1502 Main St. Phone 578 TARBORO, N. C. Ouh Motto: Cleanliness Nowhere on earth does cleanliness count more than in a market. Realizing this we maintain a perfectly sanitary condition. — The Finest Quality Only — Buy Your Meats At Our Market Compliments of Electric Service Shop TARBORO, N. C. Compliments of Compliments of 1 1 i n m s TiiitTinfi TT 1 i ■ l4.IIII UUlllIJ l I. J. Warren Son oiiipciiiy ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. POWER FARM jPg SW Everything to Build MACHINERY Anything 107 Howard Avenue Phone 367-J Phones: 236 and 237 TARBORO, N. C. TARBORO DRUG V W . v I i r . I WALDEN ' S SODA SHOP Your WALGREEN Agency Cut Rate Drugs Ice dream IV L tlgUx lrMZj Phone 688 TARBORO, N. C. Compliments of Compliments of TARBORO GULF STATION HYMANS DRESS SHOP Gas Oil -4 51 Compliments TARBORO BUTI DTNG of LOAN ASSOCIATION BROWNING ' S — i ie Home of 1 nrift — Members of Federal Home Loan Bank ( tT n r ptv ffiYP w (yet- ' y kJ i u i c Phone 85 TARBORO, N. C. LONG MANUFACTURING Compliments of COMPANY SHUGAR ' S Tjfhtirtiii ent Store Manufacturers of • OIL HEATERS and EQUIPMENT TARRHRn TV C Compliments HAVENS of LASSITERS Feed and Seed Store Grocery Store F ppf smrl ppfl% 4nr nil TV? PPfiQ L tstsWO III HI Jotlto 1 U 1 III I IV It J C V PT TTM A TVT CRISP WAY BAKERY INSURANCE REAL ESTATE RENTALS GENERAL INSURANCE Phone 86 Wishes Success to Each Member of the • TARBORO, N. C. CLASS OF 1948 - 4 52 fc- Members of Class of 1948 Tarboro High School Hew Straight to the Line . . . Let the Chips Fly Where They Will VENEER PRODUCTS. INC. Tarboro, North Carolina Your Cotton Sells Higher When You Gin With Us Compliments of TARBORO GINNING CO. Phone 113 Tarboro Printing Co. ♦ TARBORO, N. C. ♦ CREECH — The Florist We appreciate the opportunity of ♦ printing the Flowers for All Tar-Hi Tattler Occasions -«( 53 fr- Compliments of Henderson Lumber Company Incorporated Lumber and Bui lding Material ♦ Phone 701 Tarboro, N. C. Municipal Milk Plant NASH k MIZELL Insurance — Rental Pasteurized Grade A Dairy Products ♦ TARBORO, NORTH CAROLINA Phone 331-J ♦ TARBORO, NORTH CAROLINA EDGECOMBE HOMESTEAD and LOAN ASSOCIATION Established 1889 Homes — Savings TARBORO, N. C. -4{ 54 In Tarhoro It ' s B M CHEVROLET COMPANY For Sales and Service Phone 308 Compliments of 7 UP Bottling Company The First Thought in Drugs ' EDGECOMBE DRUG CO. Across from Court House Compliments of E. V. Zoeller Co. Compliments of O. E. Bass, Representative Herff ■ Jones Company Jewelers and Engravers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A weary Editor and a harrassed Business Manager, together with a troubled annual, staff and senior class, wish to thank the following who made this ninth volume of the Tar-Bo-Rah possible. Our Principal, Mr. M. M. Wetzel, for his his untiring efforts in helping us publish this annual. Our Friend, Mr. M. S. Brown, for his willingness and efficiency in making many of the photographs. Our Homeroom teacher, Miss Dorotha- leen Hales, for giving us many bits of ad- vice. Our fellow classmate, Roland Taylor, for designing the Tar-Bo-Rah cover. Our financers, the advertisers, for furnishing the money which financed the publishing of this Tar-Bo-Rah. TARBORO, N. C. $ 55 Congratulations To The CLASS OF 1948 CONETOE SUPPLY COMPANY MASSEY-HARRIS Tractors and Farm Machinery — Automobile and General Machine Work ACETYLENE AND ELECTRIC WELDING FRANCHISED SUPER WELDING 4 56 } From the Press of W. W. Thompson Co., Richmond, Virginia $ I 1