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

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0601 Class mates, a school-bell rang today, That had for months been still, And bore my wandering thoughts away, Sorely against my will, I thought that years had passed away. And all our ways seemed strange, I saw us all, some far-off day. And marvelled at the change. I saw, of course, each dear old place, Which we had closely known, I saw each old familiar face, Yet older, wiser grown, The school-house of our early years Had opened wide its door, And turned us out, though hopes and fears, To enter nevermore, I saw the members of the class, When called to separate, Though many an untrod by-way pass, Led by the hand of Fate, I watched their paths, so wide and far From all the past had been, As guided by some distant star, They fought, and fought to winl Lindsey Ioines Class Poet CLASS FLOWER--Pink Rose CLASS COLORS--Pink and Green CLASS MOTTO--Victory is ours if we strive to succeed, K1 .ini . Mascots PAULA JEAN WILSON--HARRY SHARPE

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J eadafz lace Wdalofzq In the Spring of 1950, a class consisting of an even number of boys and girls, 21 each strolled across the stage and received a paper certifying they were then in high school, We were really thrilled to think that the next time we came to school we would be in high school, freshmen of the high school! As we entered high school we were divided into two sections, Mrs. Martin was the boys' sponsor and Mrs, Thompson was the girls' sponsor, Class officers were: Philip Carter and Sara Rumley, Presidents, Jack Lindsey and Nannie Carter, Vice Presidents, Alfred Puckett and Rebecca Glass, Secretariesg and Tommy French and Nancy Durham, Treasurers, As this was our first year in high school, we didn't place any boys or girls on the basketball teams, But Tommy French made the baseball team, Before we knew it, our Freshman year was over, Then we went the second step up the ladder of high school, We were now sophomores, Mr, Sheridan was our sponsor, Our class officers were: Marvin Stone, President, John Thomas, Vice Presidentg Freddie Ross, Secretary, and Jimmy Williamson, Treasurer, During this year two members of our class were invited into the Beta Club, They were Alfred Puckett and Rebecca Glass. Five boys, Philip Carter, John Thomas, Tommy French, Harold Sands and Robert Paschal made the basketball team, Louise Cox made the girls' team, Peggy Hand was a cheerleader. Phi1iP Carter. John Thomas, TOIHFHY French. Robert Paschal, Marvin Stone and Alfred Puckett made the baseball team, Nancy Durham was first runner-up in the Miss Wentworth High beauty pageant. A freshman-sophomore party high- lighted our sophomore year, After we finished our sophomoreyear, we went another step up the ladder to our Junior year, Mr, Harrelson was our sponsor, As we entered into the Junior Class we thought of two main events, the Junior-Senior Banquet and our class rings, We ordered our class rings in September and received them just after Thanksgiving, Boy, were we proud of those, There were never any as pretty as ours ever at Wentworth, We really worked hard with Mr, Harrelson on the banquet in which we were to give the seniors, We wanted the banquet to be one of the best ever given at Wentworth, Kenneth Patterson, Nancy Durham, Irene Dodson, Sylvia Joyner, Nannie Carter came into the Beta Club, During our Junior year the same boys in our class repeated on the boys basketball teams except Philip Carter who was out with a sprained back, Kenneth Patterson and Lindsey Joines also made the team, Jeanie Moorefield, Nannie Carter and Louise Cox made the girls' team, The same boys also repeated on the baseball team with Harold Sands and Freddie Ross also. making the team, After getting over all the excitement of being juniors we finally became Seniors, something we had been looking forward to for twelve years, Mrs, Rankin was our sponsor, We had so many things to look forward to that we didn't know how to begin, The first thing was the basketball teams, with Alfred Puckett and Sylvia Joyner going along with them, We had a class party just after school began, It was a real success and everyone enjoyed it, Also, everyone enjoyed the fine banquet in which the Juniors gave us, John Thomas, Philip Carter, Jack Lindsey, Louise Cox and Rhonda Hubbard were invited into the Beta Club, As this is written we have more or less planned out our senior year, We have elected class officers, superlatives, class night officer, mascots, selected our class motto and colors and ordered caps and gowns, Now we are looking forward to that long awaited climax of our high school career- - graduation, As we leave we would like to express our utmost appreciation to all our teachers along ther way for putting up with us and trying to help us, To these teachers and Mr, Hunter we pay our respects, Alfred Puckett Historian .,,,. 1 Sud, he-1 V Q! v 5. . b ' 'D , 'ti ,-,. f f A . x

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65444 Fw Well we guess its the gypsy in us, We don't know any other reason why they chose us to foretell the future of the class, We will now gaze into this crystal ball to see what the future holds for this grand class of 1954. Turn onward, turn onward Show us the graduates of '54 On time in your flight Ten years from tonight, VIRGIE GAMMON is now a graduate nurse serving for Uncle Sam in the U, S, Navy. LOUISE COX with her three little ones is helping her husband out at King 8: Lee Station, NANCY DURHAM is a successful businesswoman married, to a millionaire, HILDA SHREVE is now secretary for her husband, Hilda always was good in typing, but no one ever guessed she would someday be a secretary and marry her boss, RALPH SHELTON has finally gotten on television as a comedian, There was never a dull moment at school as long as Ralph was around, SHIRLEY JOYNER is now a professional beautician, living in Hollywood, and getting rich by styl- ing Marilyn Monroe's hair. Say, what's this? 'Buy your tickets for the baseball game tonight, PETE PASCHAL, formerly of Wentworth, stars for the Boston Red Sox. Well, all we can say is, I bet it's going to be exciting, RAY ADAMS is on a big construction job in Africa, Extral Extra! Read all about itl Up to the minute interesting news written by none other than REBECCA GLASS, news reporter for the New York Times, MILTON TAYLOR and his wife Ruby are now running Belk s Department Store Take a letter please MISS SYLVIA JOYNER She is secretary to the president of the largest bank in Greensboro N C EARL JACKSON owns and runs Jackson s Barber Shop in Rerdsvrlle N C IRENE DODSON is a medical secretary in Wentworth s new modern hospital TOMMY FRENCH who has a hard head and a heavy foot 1S a stock car driver the best since Bob Flock Lower the gang plank folks Do you see who we see? None other than our own ALFRED PUCKETT and PHILIP CARTER who are now captains in the United States Navy My that new filling station that MARVIN STONE is building IS swell Some people wonder how he does so well but we would like to know if his conscience hurts him when he sells three quarts of gas u for a gallon KENNETH PATTERSON has Just opened the Eleventh Hour Foto Shop Its specialty 1S rush Jobs for seniors FREDDIE ROSS is running a publicity bureau His by line is Brother you do it We ll make some thing out of it EARLENE JACKSON is perfecting methods of home canning Was it her house that blew up the other day? Wentworth is really proud of CURTIS GUNN He 18 a general in the Air Force After he gained enough experience in the poultry business JACK LINDSEY opened a large poultry store and rs doing pretty well for himself He now has stores all over the country RALPH FULCHER is head of a permanent lobby to protect the reputations of the famous Class of 54 HAROLD SANDS is doing quite well for himself rn h1s hardware store He says the women don't buy rolling pins anymore but to tell the new brides he has a new supply of can openers NANNIE CARTER made the headlines on the sports page when the Brooklyn Dodgers won the pennant You know she is manager of the team Her manager hopes she will retire m the future and manage their own four players BOBBY TURNER always has been pretty good at sketching He now has a Job as a cartoonist for some large newspaper JOHN COMER 18 the owner of a chain of Drive Inns reaching from the west coast to the east coast PHILIP COLEMAN rs operating a wrecking company There IS nothing he can t tear up BOBBY CORUM who liked to sleep through classes at school is now a mattress tester for a big mattress company JOHN THOMAS is a professional basketball player with the Minneapolis Lakers RHONDA HUBBARD has quit her Job as a private secretary and rs married and raising a family PEGGY HAND runs a driving school at Wentworth JEANIE MOOREFIELD IS running a nursmg home Who knows maybe some millionaire from Wentworth may w1ll her a fortune some day LINDSEY JOINES is making professional use of his love for arguing He rs now a famous lawyer Prophets Ray Adams Rhonda Hubbard I a an 9 s I s n ' . . . 9 o Q . . . ' . . I Q I u I Q l Q , . s - nv n - - ' n a . . . . . - . . ,, . ' - 1 9 Q ' ' n o o 9 9 I u Q . . ' o n y . 9 o Q o o n o . I . . o n o o s o 1 Q . . . z , , u . I