Wakelon High School - Wak Igh An Yearbook (Zebulon, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 190 of the 1950 volume:

WAk=IGH=AN Editor-In-Chief Cleo Baker Business Manager Betty Lou Williams PUBLISHED BY THE SENIORS of WAKELON HIGH SCHOOL ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA MR. C. S. CH VMBLEE In appreciation of the service rendered to this school and to this community, and in recognition of his successful efforts to project our school to a place of pre-eminence in the community, we dedicate this issue of the WAK-IGH-AN to him r . - TO { , W „■«¥ CO ’ . r ,u v e o v° v u )e e ' L of oW ' a ' - v r ' ° it -CQf n f°V . ' c A c V ‘ «, • (A ' , 0 v t 0 c� V G ° 3 a 0 9 ALMA MATER Mr. Fred A. Smith, Principal of Wakelon School Mr. Smith came to Wakelon in 1947, after serving as principal at Rose Hill for three years. Since he came here, he has taken an active part in church and community life. He received his A. B. degree from Elon College and his M. A. degree from Wake Forest. With Mr. Malbert Smith ' s assistance, he led the Wakelon girl ' s basket ball team to their first Wake County Championship. The Seniors of 1950 deeply appreciate his help in scholastic as well as social problems. SCHOOL BOARD Mr. Wallace Temple, Chairman Mr. Dighton Fidner Mr. Wilbur Cay Mr. Ivan Hopkins FACULTY Standing: Mrs. Smith, Miss Alderman, Mr. Ellington, Mrs. Chamblee, Miss Baker, Miss Tyson, Miss Thackston, Mrs. Currin, Mr. F. Smith, Mrs. Privette, Mrs. Wall, Mrs. Knott, Miss Lewis, Mrs. Sauls, Miss Chapell, Miss Yelverton, Miss Husketh, Mrs. Bunn. Mrs. Gregory. Seated: Mr. Malbert Smith, Miss Walker, Miss Talbert, Miss Taylor, Mrs. Page, Mr. Appenzeller, Miss Palmer. Miss Mary L. Palmer Home Economics V Mr. Russ Olson Band Miss Irma Eleventh Mrs. T nth pfy ' irJ Miss Marilyn Alderman Piano ANNUAL STAFF Editor-in-chief. Associate Editor. Business Manager. Arrangement Editor. Senior Class Editor. Associate Senior Editor Treasurer. Circulation Manager. Pictures. Assistant. Features Editor. Sports Editors. Sponsor. .Cleo Baker ...Sue Long Bettie Lou Williams .Gene Jones .Velva Pearce .Sonny Rowe .Adolph Horton .Jo Pearce .Bill Bunn .Worth Croom .....Willie Brannan ... .Gwendolyn Smith Cooper Moss ..Mr. Malbert Smith Mr. Malbert Smith, Jr. Mr. Malbert Smith, whose hometown is Winston-Salem, has been with us at Wakelon only one year, but we feel that he is a big part of our school and community life. In addition to being assistant coach of the girl ' s basketball team, he teaches the Senior homeroom, World History, English I, Science, Economics and Sociology. The Seniors deeply appreciate all the things he has done to make our senior year so happy. Su© L° n fc Pr© 8 SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Lou Sec. Coop® r Hoe� Vic® Pr© 8, tT© ad Geu© J ou© 8 � 11a Cleo Baker Clo There is no easy way to success, Editor-in-Chief,Wak-igh-an(4); Beta Club ( 4 ); Student Council (4); Junior Play ( 3 ); Junior Marshal (3); Class Secretary (2);Class President(l)j Senior Play ( 4 ). Willie Milton Brannon, Jr, Willis Always Ready Glee Club (1,3); Audio Visual Ed,(1,2); Journalism (3); Beta Club ( 4 ); Student Council ( 4 ); Junior Marshall 3); Junior Play O); Feature Editor,Wak-igh-an (4); 4-H Club (1,2). Ruth Elizabeth Brown Brownie Beat Wendell or bust Basketball(l,2,3,4);Class Vice Pres. (l)j Journalism Club(3); Class Historian ( 4 ); Sec. Stu¬ dent Council (2); Vice Pres. Student Council (3); Pres. Student Council( 4 ); Pres. Beta Club ( 3 ); Corr. Sec. Beta Club ( 4 ); Wak-igh-an ( 4 ); Chief Marshal (3); Senior Play ( 4 ). William Bernice Bunn, Jr. Bill Better late than never 4-H Club (1,2,3); F.F.A. (1,2, 3,4); Audio Visual Ed. (1,2); Picture Editor, Wak-igh-an(4). Ellis Peter Conbs Pete Worry not. Football (4)? Wak-igh-an Staff ( 4 ) CA 1 A ' — 7 ' yf PCC ' Gv ’ JUe Sulla ' fatvy. • Virginia Maa Craach Monk and the world smiles with you. Worth Brum Croon Pete Just before going• F. F. A. (1,2,3,4); Gl®« Club (1,3); Basketball (1,2,4)S Foot¬ ball (1,3,4); 4-H Club (1); Assoc. Picture Editor, Wak-igh-an ( 4 ); Class Vice President (3); Class President (2); Audio Visual Ed. ( 1 ). f a r Lester Curtis Deans Don ' t let it worry you. F. F. A. (1,2,3); Audio Visual Ed. (1,2); Wak-igh-an Staff (4)| y Assoc. Sports Editor, Bulldog Barks ( 4 ). Howard Glenn Doyle Shorty Drive fast, die early, and make a good-looking corpse. Audio Visual Ed. (1,2,); F. F. A. (1,2,3); Wak-igh-an Staff (4); Junior Play (3). OL Mjcu aj . oJLooyJ t rriLryJuu) -yiUA (b� Cu UuJL Py jxJju, Betty Jean Gay Butter Bean Lend thy Voice to few. Primary Editor, Bulldog Barks (4); Wak-igh-an Staff ( 4 ). Rurie Gill Jr. Rat Keep Going. F. F. A. (1,2,3,4); Basketball (1,4); Football ( 4 ); Audio-Visual Ed. (1,2); Glee Club (l); Junior Play (3); Wak-igh-an Staff ( 4 )5 Senior Play (4) Marvin Adolph Horton Chubby Has covered a lot of territory Senior Play ( 4 ); F. F. A. ( 3 ); Wak-igh-an Staff, Treasurer ( 4 ); 4-H Club (1). Virginia Clark Ihrie Ginny If you can ' t be the sun, be a star. Glee Club (1,2,3); Waitress Jr. Sr. Banquet ( 2 ); Cheer¬ leader (4); Wak-igh-an Staff (3); Dramatics Club (l); 4 -H Club (1). Blonnie Marie Jones Tink Experience is thy learning Wak-igh-an Staff ( 4 ). Kathleen Gene Jones ■Ready and Waiting Class President (l); Class Sec¬ retary ( 3 ); Class Treasurer ( 4 ); Glee Club (1,2): Basketball (2); Cheerleader ( 4 ); Assoc. Editor, Bulldog Barks ( 4 ); Arrangement Editor, Wak-igh-an ( 4 ); 4 -H Club ( 1 ). Helen Grace Liles Reet, Petite. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Wak-igh-an Staff ( 4 ); Bulldog Barks (4). Mary Sue Long Sue Never give up Debating Club (l); Basketball (l); Editor, Bulldog Barks (4); Assoc Chief Marshal (3); Assoc Editor, Wak-igh-an (4): Class Poet (4); Bata Club (3,4); President, Senior Class (4); Junior Play (3)1 Senior Play (4) Shelby Andell Martin Snake Seeing is believing. Wak-igh-an Staff (4); Bulldog Barks (4). Clyde Walker Morris Lightning Do as little as you can. F. F. A. (1,2,3,4); Wak-igh-an ( 4 ); Bulldog Barks (4). Harold Cooper Moss Coop Silences gives consent Football (4)s Baseball (1,2,3,4)I Basketball (2); F. F. A. (1,2,3,4) Wak-igh-an Staff ( 4 ); Class Pres¬ ident (1,2,3); Senior Class Vice President ( 4 ); Glee Club (l); 4-H Club (1,2) Annie Blanche Pearce Rix There ' s room at the top. Glee Club (1,2); May Day Festival (l); Stunts (l); 4-H Club (1,2); Senior Play (4). Bessie Belle Pearce Bump Take life as it comes. Always aiming at the best. I Mamie Brooks Pearce Brooks Put the best you have in life and the best will come to you. ■ 1 v ; ) v . r Debating Club (l); Glee Club (l, 2,3); Dramatics Club (l); Wait¬ ress Jr-£r Banquet (2); Junior Play (3); High School News Editor Bulldog Barks (4); Wak-igh-an Staff (4). Betty Jo Pearce Jo Be Prepared Circulation Manager, Wak-igh-an (4); Glee Club (1,2,3); Assoc. Business Manager, Bulldog Barks ( 4 ); Cheerleader (2,4); Basket¬ ball (1,2,3); Waitress Jr-Sr Banquet (2); Chairman of Recrea¬ tion Committee ( 4 ); Dramatics Club (1); Debating Club (l); 4-H Club (1). F. H. A. (1); Assoc. Feature Editor, Bulldog Barks ( 4 ); Wak- igh-an Staff (4); 4-H Club (l); jLf , h y w J ' V Vw? J- !zAyynj I %y m i t- }J ' Edna Karla Pearce Champ I will find a way or make one. Softball (l); Wak-igh-an Staff (4); Circulation Committee, Bulldog Barks ( 4 )) Glee Club (l); 4-H Club (1,2). iJuL) £ Velra Hatred Pearce ■Hot Lipe ■To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. Basketball (1,2,3,4); Softball (1,2)| Glee Club (1,2,3); Debating Club (l); Business Manager, Bull¬ dog Barks ( 4 )5 Senior Class Editor tfak-igh-an ( 4 ); Senior Class Re¬ porter ( 4 ); Junior Marshal ( 3 ); Waitress, Jr-Sr Banquet (2); Beta Club (4); Class Prophet ( 4 ); Dra¬ matics Club (1); 4-H Club (l)$ Senior Play ( 4 ); Brdene Perry Pig Deeds, not words . ' yCCA- 4-H Club (1,2); Wak-igh-an Staff ( 4 ); Assoc. Art Editor, Bulldog Barks (4). Rebecca Jean Perry Wrong Seat The sure way to miss success is to miss the opportunity. F. H, A. (2); Junior Play ( 3 ); Dramatics Club (l); Wak-igh-an ( 4 ) Grammar Editor, Bulldog Barks ( 4 ); Melba Mae Perry Tootsie Better late than never Circulation Committee, Bulldog Barks ( 4 ); Wak-igh-an Staff ( 4 ); 4-H Club (1). Roscoe Hilliard Perry Snooks Eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow you may die. Baseball ( 3 ); F. F. A. (1,2,3, 4 ) Wak-igh-an ( 4 ), Thelma Phillips Sweetheart Speech is silver; Silence is gold 4-H Club (1,2); Circulation Man¬ ager, Bulldog Barjcs ( 4 ); Wak- igh-an Staff ( 4 ). Leslie Carmen Rowe Sonny Faster the better Basketball (1,2,3,4)J F. F. A. (1,2,3,4); Vice-President, Student Council (3). „ Gwendolyn Kitehinge Smith Gwen Sooner the Better Baeketbell (1,2,3,4); Glee Club (1,2,3); Journalism (3); Audio Visual Ed. (2); F.H.A. (2.3); Waitress Jr-Sr Banquet (2); Dra¬ matics (1); Softball (1,2); Sports Ed. Bulldog Barks (4); Sports Editor Wak-igh-an (4) c tl Ap CL A ) John Chamblee Terry Jack Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today. Senior Play (4); Junior Play (3); Journalism (3); Audio Visual Ed. (1.2); Glee Club (1,3); Football (3); Manager, Football (2); 4-H Club (1,2); F. F. A. (3); Wak- igh-an Staff (4) Thelma Joyce Tippett Cream Puff Always keep urn laughing Glee Club (1,2); Debating Club (l); Dramatics Club (l); Jr. Play (3); Waitress JrrSr Banquet (2); Fea¬ ture Editor, Bulldog Barks (4); Wak-igh-an Staff (4); 4-H Club (l). L Bettie Lou Williams Big un It ' s the little things that bother Class Treasurer (1,3); Class Secretary (2,4); Business Manager Wak-igh-an ( 4 ); Cheerleader (3,4)J Art Editor, Bulldog Barks ( 4 ); Senior Play ( 4 ); 4-H Club (1,2). Dorothy Othel Jeans Dot Haste Makes Waste Bailey (1,2,3); Wak-igh-an (4). i i ir ' •i OUR MASCOTS CLASS HISTORY It has been a long time, but each of us can remember quite vividly, our feelings that September day in 1938. For then, we began to go to school, to live I Most of our memories start there, because that is when we were initiated into the mysteries of school life. There were eighty-five of us then. Our class was divided into two groups. Mrs. Robert Dawson taught the first half of the alphabet, and Mrs. Fred Page the last half. Our days were filled with new experiences in living. We shed many a tear that year, and the corners were no doubt filled with a multitude of little offenders. The teachers probably thought we would never learn. Yet learn we did, and before we knew it we had advanced through the second grade, with Miss Jean Cannon and Miss Ruby Ste3-1; the third grade with Mrs. Jessie Spencer and Miss Mary Barrow, into the fourth grade with Miss Virginia Bullock, and Miss Mary Evelyn Thompson. Mr. E. H. Moser, who had been principal when we entered the first grade, was serving his last year as head of the school. Our principal for the next two years was Mr. B. K. Miller. Mrs. Helen Gregory and Miss Annie Lou Austin guided our destinies through the fifth grade, and first (of many) U. S. History books. In the sixth grade we had Mrs. Wallace Cham- blee, and Miss Ena Dell Anderson. The next Year Mr. R. F. Lowery be¬ came principal. He served for three years. When we got to the seventh grade, with Mrs. F. D. Bunn and Mrs. Wallace Chamblee, we were on top of the world. Each year our learning experiences were greater. Our curiosity was awakened. We began to sit up and take notice. We were shown the demo¬ cratic way of life. In the sixth and seventh grades we took the Palmer Method Writing courses, and many of us received writing certificated in the seventh grade. We liked that course because we changed classes for it-just like the high school. At last we reached that building across the way. We entered the eighth grade in the year 1945. Of course it wasn ' t really high school, but we were in the high school building. All through the seventh grade we had nightmares in which the eighth grade was moved back into the grammar grade building, but the powers that be saw fit to let it remain where it was, due to limited space. Our teachers that year were Mrs. Cliffie Hobgood, and Mrs. C. W. Collier, who was replaced by her husband at mid-term. In the school year 1945-1946, we knew again what it was to be the youngest group. We had known how it felt before, and now we had it to go through again. We changed classes a little, but how we envied those high school students. They seemed so grown-up and independent. In September, 1946, we entered the Freshmen Class. That year Mr. C W. Collier and Mrs. Eugene Privette were our homeroom teachers. In our Sophmore year, Mr. F. A. Smith became principal of the school. Our home room teachers were Mrs. Eugene Privette and Mr. M. Quick. Some of the girls served as waitresses for the Junior-Senior banquet that year, and got quite a thrill out of it. All of us dreamed of the next year when we would put on the banquet. Before we knew it next year was upon us, and we were jolly Jun¬ iors . We then numbered fourty-five. Our class was united that year for the first time under Mrs. Eugene Privette. We gave a fine banquet for Seniors and had lot of fun doing it. Class night came, and we proudly held rose chaines for the Seniors to pass through. Six of us were chosen as Marshals for the commencement exercises. Then came gradua¬ tion and quite a few tears were shed as we bid goodbye to the friends who had helped make school life seem like school life. We felt Wakelon would never be the same without them. Most of all we could hardly believe we were Seniors. When we walked down the aisle for chapel, in September, 1949, and saw everyone standing for us, and as we took the front seats in the auditorium, we realized that we had arrived. Those years which had seemed so endless to us in the third and fourth grades had flown, and we were actually Seniors. We decided to make our last year our best. We put out an annual, attended the Junior—Senior Banquet, gave plays, took a trip to Washington, D. C., which was one of the highlights of the year, and left a large time clock in the gym, as our present to the school. Now comes Class night, and graduation. This is really it III This is goodbye. As we think back over our years at Wakelon we recall the humorous things that have happened to us, like the time in the first grade when Betty Lou Williams felt bad and everyone in the room gave her a cookie. Ruric Gill will never forget the time in the sixth grade when he tore his pants and had to stand in the closet without them while Susanna Bunn sewed them up. In the eigth grade Dorothy Carter took Mr. C. W. Collier literally when he said Fall out of your seats . The thud she made when she hit the floor was heard across the hall. Then there was the time three runaway mules got in the way of an automobile and made a group of eighth grade girls late for school. Funny thing—no one would believe them. A group of Freshmen girls were terrible embar- ressed when a teacher caught them walking on tables in the small lab. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the people parents, principals, teachers, school board members, and school patrons, who have made these rich years possible. Without them we would not be where we are now, and we sincerely appreciate their every effort. We will always remember our school days at Wakelon, the best school in the land l! The instruction, critisism and friendly advice of our teachers have been invaluable in helping us become better citizens of the school and community. We will try to live up to the faith they have in us, and make our lives worth while. Ruth Brown Class Historian I LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We the Senior Class of 1950 of Wakelon High School, on this day of May, do hence declare this our last will and testament; making all the writings heretofore null and void. We here in do will and bequeath all assets real and personal, of which we the testators at this time possess to be bestowed as follows: Article I: To the school we leave the time clock now in the south end of the gymnasium and our everlasting loyalty. Article II: To our parents we give our appreciation and devotion for making our graduation possible. We hereby prom¬ ise to do as much for them to make their lives joyful. Article III: To the faculty we will our deepest appreciation for their guidance throughout the past years. Article IV: To the Freshmen we leave our dignity and our digni¬ fied ways. Article V: To the Sophomores we will the honor of entertaining the Senior Class of 1951. Article VI: To the Juniors we leave our honorable position as Sen¬ iors. We hope they will enjoy Physics, the front seats in the auditorium and all Senior privileges. Article VII: The Seniors as individuals bequeath the following things: Cleo Baker ' s big feet to Phoebe Williams. Maybe they will hold her down to earth when a blue Ford goes by. Willie Brannon ' s desire to eat to George Massey. Ruth Brown ' s long hair to Aleigh Perry. Bill Bunn ' s ability to miss classes to do anything at any¬ time to Jimmy Greene. Peter Combs ' s long legs to Janis Pittman. He seems to be out of breath from running to keep up with classmates. VirginnbCreechte unfound talents to Frances Raybon. Worth Croon ' s friendly ways to Warren Greene. Lester Dean ' s United States History book to B. B. Barham. Howard Doyle ' s good grades to Ronnie Richards in hopes that he will pass some subjects. Betty Jean Gay ' s small waist line to Darlene Travathan. Ruric Gill ' s ability to graduate to Reuben McSwain. Marvin Horton ' s curls to Gilbert Bullock, we ' re afraid his expenses for Tonies are high. Virginia Ihrie ' s jeep to Justine Hick 3 , we understand that she likes big cars. Blonnie Jones ' beautition ability to Jean Parrish. Gene Jones ' mus¬ ical talent to Gayle Pr ivette. Helen Liles ' neatness to Rena Moody. Sue Long ' s typing grades to K. D. Lloyd. Shelby Martin ' s red hair to Patsy Brantley. Clyde Morris ' s position in the National Guard Unit to George Crowder. Cooper Moss ' abilityto play football to Alton Temple. Annie Pearce ' s witty ways to Mavis Bunn. Bessie Pearce ' s quiet manners to Joellen Gill. Betty Jo Pearce ' s dislike for men to Helen Faye Todd Brooks Pearce ' s princess ring to Betsy Pope Simpson. Edna Earle Pearce ' s curls to Shirley Chamblee, here ' s hoping she has curls on rainy days. Velva Pearce ' s knowledge of everything to Wilber Boykin. Erdine Perry ' s front seat on bus 72 to Shirley Richards. Jean Perry ' s ability to go with college boys to the Sophomore girls. Melba Perry ' s socks to Jean Robert¬ son. Leslie Carmen Rowe better known as Sonnie, wills his ability to call square dance figures to Bobby Kitchings. Gwendolyn Smith ' s Physics grades to Faye Gill. Jack Terry ' s art talent to Lawrence Liles. Joyce Tippett ' s height to Phyllis Ellington. Bettie Lou William ' s dislike for Pep-meetings to Laura Jean Massey. Class Testator Gwendolyn K. Smith CLASS PROPHECY It is the year I960. Many changes have been made. New footprints are on the sands of time. This is the height of the Atomic Age. Science and knowledge have increased. New faces are onthe covers of magazines. Still there are the favored few on whom fame and fortune have smiled. Let’s travel to Wakelon School and see what has taken place there in these last ten years. As we approach the school, we see that there have been some im¬ provements made. The new ultra-modern lunchroom which connects the high school and elementary building was built by Adolph Horton and Cleo Baker as their gift to their Alma Mater. They are rich since Adolph opened ’Horton’s Naval Academy ' at Bunn. We enter the office and here we see a new figure behind the prin¬ cipal s desk. We find that it is none other than Peter Combs, one of the more studious members of the graduating class of 1950. Mr. Combs welcomes us back to Wakelon and invites us to look around. He introduces us to his secretary, Miss Joyce Tippett and she shows us around the school. Looking into the auditorium, we see someone dozing in the corner at the back. When we look closer we find that it is Cooper Moss. Cooper has become resigned to the life of a bachelor since Mary Spivey fell in love with and married a little red Dachshund. We go upstairs and as we pass the Senior homeroom we see that Velva Pearce is teaching Economics there. She has had all of her hair cut off since that is the very latest style. We enter the library and look around. We see someone who seems to be studying very hard. When she glances up, we see that it is Helen Liles. She is still trying to pass Physics. Maybe this is her lucky year. As we browse around among the books we see one called � The Sad Fate of a Girl With a Diamond ' . It was written by Thelma Phillips. Our glance suddenly falls on a volume of Who ' s Who in I960? . Let ' s look inside. Here on page one we read: Mr. Willie Brannan has become one of PerS0nalitl9S - H9has b99n - the duiz Kid, Further down we see: Mrs. Ret Gill, formerly Miss Sue Long has completed her course as an X-Ray technician at Duke University. She now X-Rays all cars coming into Gill Motor Company in a fatile effort to locate her husband, Rat, who was sucked up the exhaust of a Dynoflow Buick. Again we read: Miss Gene Jones is attending Lizard Lick Finishing School, taking a course on how to finish school. We also see: Leslie Carmen Rowe, better knownas Sonny, has finish¬ ed college and is now head coach and Physics teacher at Longcreek Grady High School. On page two we read: Howard (Speedy) Doyle will appear in Raleigh soon as the most daring of the Helldrivers. He still gets inspiration from his motto, Drive fast, die early, and make a good-looking corpse. We read also: Mister Lester Deans hed revolutionized the cotton¬ picking industry. He has invented the most modern of all the cotton¬ picking machines. He was financed in his inventing by Millionairess Melba Perry. And, elsewhere: Mister John Chamblee Terry has been elected to a very important position at Pratt Art Institute. He has been chosen head janitor. Further on, we read: The Diggem Deep Funeral Home has had a boom in business since Worth Croom and Shelby Martin have opened a new cafe. The Diggem Deep Funeral Horae has as its ' motto, We carry you out of this world. It is owned and operated by Virginia Creech and Roscoe Perry. Turning another page we see: William Bernice Bunn Jr., who dis¬ appeared from Physics class ten years ago, has been found on the planet Mars. He has invented a new high-power, deluxe, atomic, flash-bulb camera. We read, too: Miss Dorothy Jeans has been chosen ’Miss Telephone Operator of I960 ' for her fine work at the switch board of the telephone exchange in Bailey. Who sits next to her? Well, his name is John. Further down this page we see: Betty Jo Pearce is having a lot cf success since she organized ’Jo’s Detective Agency’. She specializes in locating men. Turning over we read: Miss Blonnie Jones has finally finished Beauty School and now runs a beauty shop at Hopkins Cross Roads. Her main customers are Annie, Bessie, and Edna Earle Pearce, all local housewives. We also read: Miss Brooks Pearce has been chosen Academy Award Winner for I960 She is one of the most famous stars in the movie industry. Her best picture was ' Giggles, A Real American Girl ' . Down the page we read: Mrs. Gwen Smith won first prize at World ' s Fair for her beef hash recipe. All the judges are in the hospital re¬ couperating from ptomaina poison. They have filed suit to take back the Blue Ribbon but she refuses to give it up. On the next page we read: All speed records have been broken by Erdine Perry, the woman aviatrix who has completed her first trip non¬ stop around the world in 22 seconds. In her statement to news report¬ ers. Miss Perry said all her flying skill comes from living near an airport when she was in high school. She learned all her methods from the Davis Brothers. On the same page we find: Miss Jean Perry, Dean of Women atCamp- bell College, has been fired for sitting in the wrong seat at assembly. She sat in the Presidents seat. The only thing wrong was that he was sitting there too. We read elsewhere: Miss Ginny Ihrie has finally attained her life¬ long ambition to be the first woman President of the U. S.. She is a member of the Democratic party. On the last page we see this item: General Clyde Morris, Chief d U. S. Military Forses in Occupied Russia, is coming back to his home¬ town of Zebulon where he once was a very prominent figure in the National Guard. He is going to speak to the local unit on ' Atomic Warfare ' . As we close the book and bid good-bye to Wakelon, we give a sigh of contentment and remember with pride that all the members of the gra¬ duating class of 1950 are now famous. They too, have made their mark on the pages of history. Velva Pearce Class Prophet uv ■ - L Jt ' - A Aileen Baker Wayne Bobbitt Wilber Boykin Bobby Doyle Mavis Bonn ) L L I “ ' ■ s loellen Gill Phoebe Williams Fay Gill Justine Hicks cky Honeycutt Bobby Kitchings eorge Massey Laura Jean Massey K. Alice Lockliear Nellie Medlin Ruth Pace Aleigh Perry Betay P. Simpson obert E« Pearce feJjfatAA .j ranees Rayburn Jimmy Green Janis Pittman Herbert Privette First Row: Bobby Murray, Dwight Horton, Lawrence Liles, Wayne Massey, Fiton Chamblee, Donald Fowler, Ronald Fowler, Ned Moss, Ben Allen Rhodes, Joe Pulley, Bobby Perry, Carlton Blackley. Second Row: Betty Jean Phillips, Lind� Bridgers, Melbe Jean Baker, Ernestine Corbett, Ruth Edwards, Betty Frances Edwards, Shirley Faulkner, Katherine Baker, Rose Pace, Virginia Puryear, Barbara Denton, Batty Lou Bunn, Pauline Baker, Gloria Pearce, Pattie Pearce. Third Row: Billy Bunn, Joyce Young, Virginia Pearce, Mary Spivey, Patsy Brantley, Fay Privette, Mrs. Privette, Wills Bolton, Ruby Mae Boyette, Rena Moody, Eva Pulley, Margaret Oakley, Bobby Gill. Fourth Row: George Crowder, Jean Robertson, Jean Richardson, Francis Bunn, Rose Edwards, Inez Pearce, Geraldine Hood, Norma Faye Bridgers, Artelia Bailey, Ann Allman, Joyce Liles, Phyllis Ellington, Doris Duke, Bobby McGee. First Row: Virginia Boyette, Fan Green, Lucy Blackley, Elva Jane Cox, Frances Edwards, Bernice Edwards, Sue Alford, Pauline Hag- wood, Estelle Blackley, Hildreth Bunn, Barbara Chamblee, Katie Blackwell, Kay Baker. Second Row: G. J. Perry, Rudolph Bunn, Jimmy Medlin, Billy Joe Bailey, Mr. Appenzeller, Ronnie Richards, Hubert Denton, J. R. Bar¬ ham, Bobby Carter. Third Row: John Pearce, Ted Brannon, Richard Carter, Durwood Baker, J. C. Carter, Roy Mitchell, Barbee Chamblee, Rodney Bell, Charles Alford, Gilbert Bullock, James Boykin. 1 First Row: Sarah Stallings, Patsy King, Sue Richards, Juanna Joy Mit¬ chell, Jean Perry, Shirley Perry, Hilda Morris, Shirley Ann Rogers, Peggy Jean Weathers, Gayle Privette, Bruce Wood, Bettie Sue Williams. Second Row: Bobby Raper, Cloid Wade, Jr., Baxter Pearce, Miss Thackston, Reuben McSwain, Aubrey Pearce, Jimmy Medlin. Third Row: Jimmy Joyner, Lowell Pulley, Billy Pippin, Alton Temple, John Phillips, Glenwood Perry, Lowell Liles, Barbee Tant, Ronald Perry, Irving Murphey. Miss Baker ' s Eighth Grade Mrs. Knott ' s Eighth Grade Mrs. Sauls ' Seventh Grade Mrs. Currin ' s Sixth Grade I Miss Chapell ' s Fifth Grade Mrs. Gregory ' s Fifth Grade Mis8 Lewis’ Fourth Grade Miss Tyson’s Fourth Grade Miss Taylor ' s Third Grade Miss Yelverton ' s Third Grade Miss Husketh ' s Second Grade Mrs, Smith’s Second Grade Mrs. Page ' s First Grade Mrs. Wall’s First Grade F. F. A ■k II Beta Club Student Council ooootw™: 0000, m.m9 5 , 009000225 ” k mfoSSr Sgs fe5 | j8aaMBME Sr : JjgMEMfr) -;• %- m 1 � Newspaper Staff Band CHEER LEADERS Betty Lou Williams, Chief Virginia Ihrie Laura Jean Massey Betty Jo Pearce Gene Jones FOOTBALI First Row: Billy Joe Bailey, Cooper Moss, Lawrence Liles, Peter Combs, Ruric Gill, Jr., Warren Green, James McSwain, George Massey, Reuben McSwain, Charles Weathersby. Second Row: Mr. Appenzeller, Coach, Cloid Wade, Jr., Alton Temple, Her¬ bert Privette, Worth Croom, Jimmy Green, Bobby Kitchings, Ronny Richards, Henry Kitchings, Billy Pippin, Mr. Kelly, Coach. Standing: K. D. Lloyd, George Massey, Reuben McSvain, Mr. Herbert Appenzeller, Coach, Donald Fowler, Jimmy Green, Sonny Rowe. Seated: Billy Jo Bailey, Ben Allen Rhodes, Ned Moss, Worth Croom, Bobby Kitchings, Warren Green. GIRL ' S BASKETBALL TEAM Standings Phoebe Williams, Juanna Joy Mitchell, Velva Pearce, Ruth Brown, Joellen Gill, Inez Pearce, Phyllis Ellington, Mr. Malbert Smith, Coach, Ruth Pace, Shirley Chamblee, Gwen Smith, Rose Pace, Katherine Baker, Barbara Denton, Betty Sue Williams. Fan Green, Fay Gill, Gayle Privette, Hildreth Bunn, Frances Bunn. Seated: WAKE COUNTY CHAMPIONS Under the very able coaching of Mr. Fred Smith and Mr. Malbert Smith, the Wakelon girls have come a long ways this year. They have had a very successful season, losing only two games out of twenty-one games played. They won in the Wake County Tournament over Knightdale, Wendell, and Cary, and now have the coveted title of Wake County Champ¬ ions. The school and community is very proud of these girls who have worked so hard to win. 0 N 0 RS Moat Likely To Adolph Horton Succeed Sue Long Moat Dignified Willie Brannan Ruth Brown Mo8t Co-operative Adolph Horton Melba Perry Friendliest Sonny Rowe Virginia Creech Most Studious Willie Brannan Cleo Baker Most Athletic Worth Croc Gwen Snith Most Talented Willie Brennan Brooks Best All ' Round Adolph Horton Erdine Perry Wittiest Ruric Gill Annie Pearce Moat Popular Billy Bunn Bettie Lou Williams Beat Dressed Cooper Moss Gene Jones Cutest Rowe Bettie Lou Williams Most Charming Willie Brannan Jean Perry Most Dependable Adolph Horton Bessie Most Handseme Pearce Prettiest Cooper Moss Bettie Lou Williams MTOGUPIS AH TQGRAFHS Advertising O n pi IH NIS KWN ow ' d rto. 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