Wendell High School - Yearbook (Wendell, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 40 of the 1944 volume:

by Cbf Qaragon Qrea® MONTGOMERY ALABAMA V V V I C H O E S of ’44 Published Ay THE SENIOR CLASS WmDELL HIQH SCHOOL TCNDELL, . . . NORTH CAROLINA 1 The Staff- Edit or-in-chief Associate Editors... Business Manager.... Photographic Editors Club Reporter .Clifford Horton .Dorothy Hinnant Eleanor I. ' Iartin • Brooks Rodgers .Frances Collie Geraldine Gay Griffin Scarborough Jimmy Buchanan Florence Pleasant 2 dedioa.e lis ye®’’’ ’ ' ' “ fftrins e ' ’- :orps, 3 The Faculty E. T. Boyette Principal L ' latheinatics Linwood G. Murphy Lfethemties Sociology Marsh Knott Science Ilrs. E, T. Boyette Duke Ellington History Agriculture Latin Mrs, L. C. Murphy Lava Howard Home Economios English 4 Gladys Baker Typing English RQ iD TO SUCCESS For him who always does his best His best will better grovf. But he who shirks his task� He lets the better go. VIhat if your lesson should be hard You need not yield to sorrow. For him who bravely works today His task grows lighter tomorrov . Then when com.es the days of test, Som.e will meet with fear. But for him who does his best, He has kncnjvledge and it is clear. After your school days are done, If you have done your best. Then living v ill be fun. And you’re on the road to success Clifford Horton SENIOR CLASS of ' 4 President—— Vice President Secretary Treasurer- Reporter Hist or ian— Testat or— — Giftorian— Prophet- — — — —Bessie Mae Buchanan -Keith Creech Elizabeth Dean — -Vfilliam Coley — — Alene ICnott Jacqueline Johnson —Jacquelyn Painter Dot OLleal — — — - — Alene Knott Colors Flov er Red� Y hite, and Blue Rose Motto: Let us strive and work to preserve the freedom of our great and glorious country. Class Poem Vie Seniors have worked for eleven years To achieve this goal we sought; And though our lessons at times seemed hard We learned what vre were taught. You students are the Seniors of tomorrow; Never let a lesson go by That yotu in your good mind and health Do not at least give one try. We’ll think of each other in later years As v e go about our work Hoping the.t each Senior here His job will never shirk, Vfe are the Seniors of fourty-four, Y ho Yiill be glad to lend a hand To any pupil of Wendell High As gladly as any in our land. We are the parents of tomorrow. The doctors, lawyers teachers. Vie hope that the world v ill find Us to be likeable creatures. Dorothy Hinnant 6 Seniors Bessie Mae Buchanan President Senior Class j Honor Soc.; Senior Play; Beta Club; Basketball, Keith Creech Vice President, Senior Class; P. F. A. Elizabeth Dean Secretary Senior Class; Senior Play; Beta Club; Basketball, Y illiam Coley Treasurer Senior Class; Beta Club; Band, Alene Knott Reporter Senior Class; Band; Senior Play; Senior Class Pro- phet; Recitation; Home Ec, Club, Clifford Horton Editor-in-cnief of Annual; Hat, Hon, Soc,; Beta Club; Usher 44, Frances Collie Beta Club President; National Hon Soc,; Home Ec, Club; Senior Play, Roscoe Arnold Vocational Agriculture, Seniors Jimmy Buchanan Senior Playj Annual Staff; Band; F. F. A. ' Reporter, Christine Dean Home Economics Club; Recitation Contest; Senior Class Usher. Edna Earl Doans Geraldine Gay National Honor Society; Annual Staff; Basketball; Home Economic Club. Dorothy Hinnant National Honor Society; Beta Club; Editor of School News; Home Eo, Club; Annual Staff, Joe Henderson Football; Band; Basketball; Base- ball. Truett Horton President, Junior Class; F. F. A; Safety Patrol; F . F. A. Reporter. Jacqueline Johnson Home Economics Club; Senior Historian, Seniors Cleo Liles Home Economics Clubj Senior Playj Jtttiior Usher, Nellie Lovelace Home Economics Clubj Senior Play, Eleanor Martin Home Economics Club; Annual Staff. Dot 0 Neal Senior Play; Giftorianj Basket- ball; Home Economics Club, Jacquelyn Painter Home Economics Club Reporter; Last Will and Testament Brooks Rodgers Senior Play; Associate Klitor of School Notts ; Basketball; Annual Staff, Florence Pleasants Basketball; Home Economics Club; Class Treasurer; Annml Staff, Griffin Scarborough Senior Play; Football, Seniors Alvin Johnson F« F. A. Presidontj Senior Play; Agriculture Helen Hinnant Home Economics Club; 4-H Club. Louise Hinnant Home Economics Club; Junior Bas- ketball, Rachel Hocxatt Home Economics Club; 4-H Club, Virginia Johnson Secretary and Treasurer of the Home Economics Club, Eula Medlin Home Economics Club, Bthall Strickland Home Economics Club; Senior Class Usher, 0, K, Strickland Vice President of the F. F. A, Qrade Mothers Mrs, J, S. Buchanan Mrs, G, H. Scarborough Mrs, W, C, Coley Mrs, H. 0, Hinnant Mascots Betsy Ann Dean Walter Avery Scarboro 11 Juniors Britt Swanson Nowell Bridgers President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Scarborough Reporter Brewer Arnold Ha swell Hocutt Faison Horton Hawkins Painter Honeycutt Pittman Barham 12 - uniors Richardson Winstgn Yancey Robertson Tfootton Strickland Eva Todd Hattie Dean William McBroom Earle Richardson 13 men Bridgers Bruch Andrews Cash Currin Eason Cash Eudy Dennis Horton Knott Johnson Liles l fershboum Joseph MoBroom Nowell Lilas Vftieeler Howell White Pearoe Rhodes Richardson Scarborough Renfro Todd liYootton Todd Dean Painter Strickland Wall Joseph Phipps Richardson 14 Lula Yeargin Bob Brame IJartha Jones Ted Creech Everette Alford Arthur Graves Charles Blalock Herbert Henderson Elaine Byrd Homer Horton Margaret Clark Weldon May Martha Jane Cockrell Wayne Mitchell Janet Dean James Hichols Frances Dennis Jerry 0 Heal Catherine Gamer Ifervin Pearce Laronda Hopson Walter Painter June Liles Roy Phipps Dorris Marshbum Hubert Pittman Katherine Painter Marvin Pleasant Virginia Painter Bill Prince Jewell Richardson Royce Richardson Mattie Soarboro Harold Scarboro Vivian VJ ood Williard Scarboro Rose Yancey Lindsay Underhill James Hiohardson 15 YOU RE A GRAND OLD SCHOOL (Tune: You’re A grand old Flag) You’re a grand old school and we owe it to you To make good and be true to your name You’re the emblem of the school we love. Of good times and hard times, of fame. Every heart swells high when we go passing by. And we think how proud we are. Should old acquaintance be forgot. Keep your eye on that grand old name, Alene Knott 1 , ,, 16 Reta QUlL Frances Collie President William Coley, Vice President Elizabeth Dean, Treasurer Bessie Ifee Buchanan, Secretary Dorothy Hinnant, Program Chairman Bobby Land Billy Faison Rachel Britt Thurston Arnold Mary Lou Hocutt Clifford Horton Earle Richardson John Eli Winston David Lawrence Bridgers 17 Bob Brame James Cash Charles Doans Joe Henderson James Nichols Carl F. Renfro Hortense Bridgers Band Director Ted Creech John YJ ' inston William Coley Marvin Pearce Wayne Mitchell Royce Richardson David L Bridgers Marsh Knott 18 Carl Andrews Roscoe Arnold W. M. Barham James Cash David Cur r in Robert Dean Claude Dennis Elisha Eason Yfilliard Hawkins Aaron Johnson Joe Bill Richardson Clarence Roberts Marshall Strickland George Joseph Joe Joseph Randolph Jeffreys Charles Knott Fred Liles Y illiam McBroom Don O’Neal Selwyn Phipps V yatt Painter Carl F. Renfro Bill Yfiggs Jimmy Wootton Miles Dean-IYatch Dog Alvin Johns on -President Thurston Arnold-Secretary Truett Horton-Reporter O.K. Strickland -Vice Pres, John ’vYinston-Treasurer Sponsor -Duke Ellington conomics Elmarie Brewer Hortens e Bridgers Hilda Bruch Edna Earle Cash Virginia Eason Rudine Hocutt Virginia Johnson Fanny Grace Phillips Sponsor Mrs. L, C. Murphy Frances TJhite Mary Elizabeth May Mary Nowell Barbara Painter Mafrey Richardson Corrina Robertson Eva Todd Etheline Y ade 19 IMTO THE WORLD Air Corps Song) une Out we go into the world before us, Feeling wise and very brave. Out we go into the world before us. For success and not the grave, Vfe think of those who have prepared us for it, Vii ' ith high pride and full of good cheer. For we live in fame and Our school will go down in name. For nothing will change the dear old school fame, Alene Knott 20 Hands ome-Roscoe Arnold Versatility-Florence Pleasants Originality-Jimray Buchanan Popular ity-Truett Horton Superlatives 21 Beauty-Cleo Liles Intelligence-KJliff ord Horton Suooess-Frances Collie Sportsmanship-Geraldine Gay 22 class History In the fall of 1932, a group of green and timid, but eager pup ils entered Wendell School. These childr n, little realizing it, had e- leven busy but happy years before them Yife might think of these years as rungs on a ladder. Miss Evu Perkins and Mrs. Gladys Griffin were given a rather difficult task of teaching us our A, B, G s and hov to read ’’sentences. ' We were one step farther advanced v hen we learned to add and subtract with the aid of Miss Helen Wooton and Mrs, W, C, Stott, Under the supervision of Mrs, Ethel Jfchnson and Mrs. Maggie Hester we learned our multiplication tables, or rather some of us did. Thus leaving the primary department, vfe entered the fourth grade under the guidance of Miss Myrtle Bailey and Mrs, YJ”, B. Callihan, where we had our first, but not last geography and history lessons, for Miss Marjorie Richardson, Miss Helen Bullock, Mrs. Carl Ousley, Miss Lessie Richardson and Miss Gladys Baker had the opportunity, I will not say pleasure, of teaching these subjects also. Vie cannot pass our grammar grades without mentioning Miss Eura Jernigon, our English and much dreaded European history teacher, Yfith a big year ahead of us we thought our knowledge great e- nough to become Freshmen, and so v e started our first year of high school under the faithful captains. Miss Mary Elizabeth York and lir, L, C, Murphy, our home room teachers, YiTe began studying! Algebra for the first time under Mr. Murphy, Mr, Knott, Mr, Yfilliams, and to those who studied foreign language. Miss Howard, contributed their part to the ei th rung of our ladder. In our Sophomore year we had as our home room teachers, Mrs, B,C, YiTillians and Ivir, J. B. Evans, As Juniors, we consider ourselves fortimate in having Ivtrs, E. T. Boyette as our home room teacher and adviser. It was at this rung that we attended our first Junior-Senior Banquet, We have been prepared for various careers; in music, under the direction of H, T, McDuffie and Marsh Knott; chemistry, under J, B. Evans, Miss Pauline Hardwicke and Mrs, Leslie Braudwell; home making, under Miss York, Miss Norma Lee Dawson and Mrs. M. M. Veasey; Bruce Butler and E, D. Ellington prepared the boys to build their houses and till the soil; Mr. Boyette taugiht us every angle of the business world; Miss; Baker made of us Grade A typists and Miss Hor ard taught us English grammar we shall never forget. As Seniors we had as our faithful and TJ-ell-loved teacher, Mss Lava Howard, Throu our cooperation with her vje made a big success of our annual Halloween Carnival and the Senior Pla r, Aunt Susie Shoots the Yforks,” And now our climb of the school ladder is over, but «our learning has just begun, Yfe have lost and gained members as we climbed the eleven rungs. Yye realize now that age is wiser than youth and when our teachers corrected us, they were being helpful. Jacqueline Johnson 23 ass I v as taking a stroll through the woods one lovely afternoon when before me appeared several tents. I stopped suddenly and began to v onder if I had lost my v� ray when someone came up behind me and spoke, I turned quickly to find a very pretty gypsy girl standing di- rectly behind me. She v as wearing a brightly colored dress which came dovm to her ankles and many rings bracelets and necklaces. She ask- ed me if I v ould like to meet the remainder of the tribe. After I had met the tribe, one of the older gypsy women asked me if there were anything I would like to know about the future, I thought for a moment and then replied that I would like to knovf what my classmates would be doing. She stirred up her cup of tea leaves and began to whisper The years are passing; three six nine — ten years from now I see; hoscoe Arnold is representing our dear old North State as a Senator in Congress and is making some very helpful suggestions which are approved by all, Jimmy Buchanan has taken over his father s business which is booming nmr that the war is over and the gas and tire rationing ceased, ' Tilliam Coley has bought the Yfendell Theatre and it has become nation- ally known since he has enlarged it and has faxaous stars in person playing there quite often, Bessie Mae Buchanan is the best-loved of the feminine stars playing in the new Wendell Theatre and there is a very beautiful dia- mond sparkling on the third finger of her left hand, I wonder who the lucky man is. Not wishing to be away from Bessie Mae Elizabeth Dean helps her to dress between acts, and occasionally she gets to play in hum- orous scenes, Bobby Coley is a druggist in the old home town and evidently he owns the drug store for on the sign in front is plainly written Bob’s Drug Co. Keith Creech is a radio announcer on station A. R. Vf. (Always Ready V endell), His hours begin at 6; 30 A, M, for quite a while, and he has never been late to work. The Greyhound Bus Company considers Mies Dean one of their best driv- ers, He drives a bus from Wilmington to Raleigh, Helen Hinnant now Mrs, Bennie Johnson is very happy living on the farm with her husband and three children, Joe Henderson has proved such a tremendous asset to Vfendell Standard Station that it has grown to twice its 1944 capacity. Christine Dean is happily married to that certain Navy boy. They own their little home near Zebulon, Frances Collie and her husband the pastor of a small town church, are carrying on wonderful work in their community. 24 ass Eleanor Martin decided to be a career woman after all and is doing well selling ladies’ lingerie. Virginia Johnson is considered the best beautician in Wendell and is known as ’’Permanent Jenny.” Alene Knott liked Clayton so well that she decided to make her home there, eliminating her many trips from Wendell to Clayton. Clarence Roberts is a prominent Raleigh attorney, and is in great de- mand for settling divorce suits. Edna Earle Doans married a Fort Bragg soldier who took her away to New York City at the close of the v ar. She is still trying to master the art of riding a subj ray to a desired destination. Griffin Scarborough lives with his wife and four children in a nice little country homo near Edgemont. His occupation is farming, Dorothy Hinnant has begun a one-room school at Lizzoi’d Lick, North Carolina, and there is absolutely no cheating done there, so the school is outstanding for the honesty of its students. Cleo Liles is a model in one of the dress shops on Fifth Avenue, in New York. Clifford Horton oi-ms a jewelry store in Norfolk, Virginia, and only the wealthiest people go there. Jacqueline Johnson decided to put on a Y hite collar, and is novi keep- ing books for the ’’Horton Jewelry Store.” Louise Hinnant is operator for the Bell Telephone Exchange in Raleigh. She comes home every week end and, believe it or not, she de- cided that an old maid’s life was the best to live. Rachel Hocutt is living near her father’s home, with her husband in a beautiful little bungalow for tv o. Brooks Rodgers, noiv ’’Sweetheart Crooner,” has taken Frank Sinatra’s place in the hearts of all the girls, Geraldine Gay is no longer Miss Gay— a handsome gent sav;- to that Yriien he changed her name a fev years after graduation. No longer does Florence Pleasant have to look towards the sky v hen she hears the roaring of an airplane motor, because slie is novr stevrardess on a plane. As much as she likes her job, she is alyrays happy to get her feet on ground again, Ethell Strickland finally caught a man in Navy ulue and is now travel- ing from port to port, v atching and smiting for his ship to come in, Jacquelyn Painter and her husoand are in a florist business at Archer Lodge. Their specialties are daffodils and tulips, Truett Horton has several Farmall tractors with which he is ever ready to serve his neighbors at a reasonable price. He is knoim as ’’Available Horton.” Orman Kelly Strickland, 0. K. to us, is using his geometry in a big way. He is a well-knov n land surveyor. E5 Dot O’l ' eal has finally grovm tired of night life and retires with the chickens on her husband ' s poultry farm, Alvin Johnson’s Transport Company is in much dbmand now that the vmr is over and so many people are moving here, there, and every- where , Eula Medlin went to Vlashington, D. C, on a pleasure trip and liked it so well that she remained there, and I believe she is now sec- retary to a membei of the president’s cabinet, Charles Ivnott has become famous for his experimentations Tfith live- stock, Nellie Lovelace married a boy from Yfilimngton and she spends all of her sumraers on the beach. After learning all this about my classmates, I asked the old gypsy woman if she could tell me anything about our teacher. Miss Lava Howard, She told me that Miss Hov ard had at last married a man by the name of Jiggs, and she is now a model ’’Maggie” in her house- hold . The old gypsy then put avra.y the cup of tea leaves and sent me on my way v ith the promise that she v ould tell me more about the future in time to come, Alene Knott Class Song (Tune; God Bless America) God bless old Yfendell High, School that we love; As we leave her, we vri.ll love her, Tho’ for long weary miles we may rove. lie the Seniors of ’uTendell High School, Vfith the help of teachers dear. Have finally reached the goal— Commencement’s here I Have finally reached the goal— Commencement’s here I Geraldine Gay 26 Last Qill and Testament Vfe, the Senior Class of Wendell High School in the tovm of Yv ' en- dell. State of North Carolina, on this tenth day of May in the year 1944, being of a soxmd mind and generous disposition, and fully real- izing that we, as a class, shall exist no more, but that the past is never dead, do hereby make and publish this, our last will and testa- ment, all other wills other than this to be null and void. To our Alma Mater we leave our best wishes, our loyal affection and all our hopes for a better Y endell High in the future years. To Mr, Boyette, our principal, to Miss Howard, our sponsor and loyal advisor, and to the faculty, for their untiring efforts in pro- moting our education, we will our love and undying respect with the hope that each succeeding class will be more worthy of praise than the last. Dorothy Hinnant leaves her brilliance and ability to assimilate knowledge to Eva Todd and hopes this V rill leave Eva enough time for her extra curricular activities. Dot 0 Keal leaves her good rating in Typing to Elmarie Brewer, Rachel Hocutt wishes her quietness to go to Mary Elizabeth Kay, Cleo Liles leaves YJ. M. Barham some of her height and hopes ho will grow up instead of spreading out, Eleanor Martin ? ishes Mary Elizabeth Richardson would take a few of her extra pounds. Bobby Coley wills his position in Brantley s Drug Store to Charles Wooten. Brooks Rodgers leaves all of his girl friends to Roy Lee Medlin, William Coley leaves his place at the theatre to William McBroom, Florence Pleasants leaves her neatness and athlectio ability to Mafrey Richardson, Nellie Lovelace leaves her irresponsibility to Rachel Britt, 0. K. Strickland wishes Thiirston Arnold to have his secret of being smll, Christine Dean leaves her small feet to Aaron Johnson, Roscoe Arnold leaves his laziness to Earle Richardson, Alene Knott leaves her ability to look into the future to Billy Faison, Bessie Mae Buchanan leaves her position of Class President to Sue Scarborough. Elizabeth Dean wishes Mary Lou Hocutt would take her position as Secretary of the class and do the writing on the board. Miles Dean leaves his position as truck driver to his brother, Robert. Clarence Roberts v ills to Mallie Honeycutt his position as bus driver. 27 Keith Creech wills to Rc.ndolph Jeffreys his nickname of Bashy although it does not fit Randolph. Sula Medlin leaves her long T alk to meet the bus to Curtis Strickland. Jacqueline Jolinson wants Lliriam Strickland to take her running exercises to meet the bus every morning. Clifford Horton loaves his position on the annual staff to Harold. Truett Horton leaves Mary Sue Todd to anyone in the Junior Clas v ho is luclcy enough to get her, Griffin Scarborough and Joe Henderson v ish for David Lavrrence Bridgers and Ha;ywood Lee Sv. ' anson to have their secret of hovj‘ to be happy at the first class meeting of the year. Jimmy Buchanan leaves to Eoyce Nov;ell his ability to think up excuses vmen he needs one. Ethell Strickland leaves that Blue Convertible to Fanny Grace Phillips and Corinna Robertson. Geraldine Gay leaves her position on the annual staff to Ruth Hasv ell. Helen Hinnant leaves her seat in Latin class to Barbara Painter irginia Johnson leaves her loud manners t o Joyce Yancy. Alvin Johnson leaves to ' Hillard Hawkins his position in the Senior Play, Edna Earle Doans leaves her 5 feet to Hattie Dean, Charles Knott leaves his promptness to Bobby Land, To Joan ITinston Louise Hinnant leaves her seat in Economics class . Frances Collie leaves to Margaret Horton her artistic ability, Jacquelyn Painter leaves her seat in Business Arithmetic class to anyone Mr. Boyette likes better. AUT OGPHIPHS 23 IT TICKLED ME— BITE NOT TO DEATH Waiter; Say, you sure must like coffee— this is your fourth cup, isn t it? Miss HcnTard: I certainly do like it— that’s why I’m willing to drink so much hot water to get a little coffee. The three Chinese sisters Y ho aren’t mar- ried are; Tu-Yung-Tu Tu-Dumb-Tu Ko-Y -Tu Rachel; Ydiy don’t you try to reduce? Eleanor; Uncle Sam says save your fat, Griffin, the guide, was showing Elizabeth through a boiler shop, Elizabeth (pointing vrlth a dainty parasol); Y. ' hat’s that thing? Griffin; That’s an engine boiler. Elizabeth; And Y hy do they boil engines? Griffin; To mo.ke the engine tender. Well, Roscoe has finally married that terrible red-head, my, v;hat got into him? Buckshot I Florence; I’d like to see the captain of this ship. Sailor; He’s fon rard. Miss, Florence; That’s alright. This is a pleasure trip, Jimmy (vrho has eaten his apple); Let’s play Adam and Eve, Bessie Mae; Eavr do you play that, Jimmy? Jimmy; Well, you tempt me to eat your apple and I’ll give in. Miss Baker; Y hat is a good definition of a gentleman? Alene; A guy a girl doesn’t know very well, Clarence; Mho was the girl I savr you out -with last night? Miles; I Yj-asn’t out, I -was just dozing. Wife; William, you haven’t kissed me for three days. Professor Coley; You don’t sayl Then v hom have I been kissing? Frances said that saccharin is made from coal, and Yrhen asked hovf it is done, she replied, without cracking a smile, I don’t knov , I’ve never made any, Truett; Say this dam car won’t climb a hilll You said it was a fine machine. Dealer; I said; On the level, it’s a good car, Lasalle says, Dey’s a heap o dese folks ain’ so moughty busy— dey jus’ bin puttin’ off sump’n. 29 V., Jit ' I i-in,| ■ Uki r i- !%. 30 •f. :t ■.Vv,’, fV ,, r-. •v r. f I- ■ ' ■r I:. t 1