Wentworth High School - Golden Leaves Yearbook (Wentworth, NC)

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class history ln fhe Fall of I947-48 our class consisfed of 42 members. There were I2 boys and 30 girls. We can never forgef fhose good old days when we fhoughf we were fhe sfuff. l-low well we remember The many pafs on fhe back lnof for brilliance buf fo gel' us famedl which we received from our sponsors, Mrs. lvlarfin and Mrs. Tuffle. We didn'f mind fhough. We were freshmen and on fhe fop floor af fhaf. Who could climb higher? Whaf a gala fime we spenf in Walfer lv1oore's class! Affer one year he leff us and married. The Befa Club increased ifs membership by faking in six members of our class. They were: Doris Vaughn, Anne Sfewarf, Evelyn Soufhard, Beffy Rakesfraw, Lorene l-lufchens, and Anne Sfone. The officers represenfing our class were: Doris Vaughn, presidenfq Sybil Talley, vice presidenf: Norma Talley, secrefary: Beffy Jean Rice, freasurerg Nancy Wall, reporfer: and, Barbara Roberfs and Edward Chilfon, Sfudenf Pafrol represenfafives. Nancy Wall won fhe Miss Wenfworfhu loving cup in fhe annual Beaufy Pageanf. Our junior year wifh Bob Grogan our feacher and advisor was filled wifh fhrilling evenfs-magazine sales, Junior-Senior Banquef, receipf of class rings, and yearbook work. Anne Sfone, high magazine salesman, received a I7-iewel Bulova wafch. Doris Jackson, second highesf, received a SIS check. The officers of our class were: Milfon Pafferson, presidenfg Sybil Talley, vice presidenfy Beffy Rakesfraw, secrefary: and, Marie Durham, freasurer. Nancy Leake, Polly Puckeff, and Beffy Rice became members of fhe Befa Club. Anne Sfewarf, Anne Sfone, Doris Vaughn, Evelyn Soufhard and Lorene l-lufchens won fhe covefed honor of being marshals for fhe Commencemenf exercises. Anne Sfewarf was chief. We chose a cushion-shaped ruby for our class ring which we received in December, fhe day before our Chrisfmas holidays. Gur senior year came and passed mosf swiffly of all. The goal we sef many years ago had been obfainecl. The life of a senior was fhe happiesf and, yef, fhe saddesf experience we had ever known. We were happy because we had made preparafions for fhe fufure and sad because we were parfing. David Lee Dodson was elecfed presidenf of our Senior Class: Sybil Talley, vice presiderif: Evelyn Soufhard, secrefaryp Beffy Rise, freasurer: and, Anne Sfone, reporfer. Anne Sfone and Edward Chilfon were elecfed fo fhe Sfudenf Pafrol. Evelyn Soufhard and William Younfs served as assisfanfs. Annie Crowder and David Dodson were Sfudenf Council represenfafives from our class. Polly Puckeff was presidenf of fhe Sfudenf Council. Brenda Moorefield, Virgie Wilson, Barbara Roberfs, Louise Roberfs, Doris Cox, and Nancy Leake played on fhe baskefball feam fwo years. Sybil Talley was on fhe feam one year. Edward Chilfon played o-n fhe boy's feam fwo years. David Dodson and Edward Chilfon chased baseballs for four years. Each received a sfar during fhe senior year. l-larold Crowder and Milfon Pafferson drove busses for fwo years: Edward Chilfon, one year: and, David Dodson subsfifufed for fwo years. Several of our classmafes in fhe Junior Class did nof refurn fhe senior year. Anne Sfewarf affended summer school and wenf fo Woman's College in Greensboro. Doris Vaughn surprised everyone by marrying, Lois Bailey affended school af Draper, and Beffy Rakesfraw complefecl her school work by affending summer school. Nancy Wall did fhe same. We cannof forgef our sponsor, Mrs. W. A. Rankin, who was always so willing fo help us in fhe many acfivifies of inferesf fo our class. Especially our classwork! All fhose fhemes, book reporfs, efc. And, fhaf brings back memories of our hisfory class and how we never knew whaf subiecf we were discussing in class. lBuf, we knew how fo pass if.l A lSignedl ANNE STONE l-lisforian

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BETTY LOUISE ROBERTS Louise Beslxelball I, 43 Cheerleader 2. 3: Glee Club I, 2 .41 Bible Club I, 2. Recrealion Club 3, Fl-IA I, 2, 44 Wen-I-Ii-Jo Sporls Eclilor 2, Expression. I bel. Pasfimez Daling, Biqqesl Elirl. EVELYN GREY SOUTHARD Bulclw Bela Club 2, 3, 4, Reporler 43 Glee Club I, 2, 4: Bible Club I, 2: FHA I, 2, 3, 4, Class Secrelary 41 Marshal 3, Golden Leaves 3, 4, Ass'I Edilor 4, Wen-Hi-Jo Circulalion Manager 3: Sludenl Palrol 4: Recrealion Club 3: FBLA 3. Expression: Aw, he-cle! Pasfime: Daling. Big- qesl Baby. gel' ..f 3' asf' v-nay, SYBIL ANN TALLEY Scribble FI-IA I, 2, 3, 4, Presidenl 4: Bible Club I7 Glee Club I, 4: Baslcelball I, 2: Recrealion Club 33 Wen-Hi-Jo 37 Golden Leaves 3, 4, Arl Edilor 3, 4, Sluclenl' Palrol I: Bus Caplain 4. Expression: I be dipped. Paslimez Wrilinq Ielfers. Besl looking. VIRGIE LOUELLA WILSON Lou Fl'-IA I, 2, 3: Recrealion Club 33 Pholographers Club 23 Baslcelball 3, 41 Glee Club 4. Expres- sion: Good clay. Paslime: Dafinq. Besl Dancer Of, N...-I -f ANNE STONE Chicken Bela Club 2, 3, 43 Marshal 3, Bible Club I, 2, Glee Club I, 2, 41 FI-IA I, 3, 4, Reporleri Class Reporler 43 Recrealion Club 3, Wen- Hi-Jo Ass'+ Edilor 33 Golden Leaves Ass'I Edilor 4. Expression: I'II swanee. Paslime: Reed- inq. Mosl Dependable. NORMA TALLEY Freezil Glee Club I, 2, 41 Bible Club I, 21 Recrea- Iion Club 3, EI-IA I, 2, 4: Wen-Hi-Jo 33 Class Secrelery 2: Baslcelball I. Expression: Do lelll Paslimez Driving. Mos? Allcaclive. ffyw-L if -e....,s.--'

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O l . info fhe sapplings where our sinews grow sfrong JUNIOR OFFICERS President . , , .,.. . . , , , .. . . CAROL WALKER Vice President ., . RAY APPLE Secretary , .. . , , W. A. WALL Treasurer . BARBARA STONE