Williston High School - Willistonian Yearbook (Wilmington, NC)

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Jtlzadfrw -Jlutk- JL mfrti Some people can do an amusing stunt and receive just a few hand claps, but a man like Meadow Lark Lemon can do that same stunt and get an ovation, 0 A product of Williston Senior High School, it was here that ne gained his athletic stardom. He was All State for three years in both basketball and football— playing center on the basketball team and end on football. The Globetrotters started scouting him llPIE nataftjrai lalent for comedy which al¬ ways seemed second nature to him. Of cot|fpe it took more than a talent for comedy—it took real basketball skill. Lemon showed evidence of his ability very early in his career when he scored 65 During hig description and packed a | The size three qu s with t has met, one single game. rotters he has played before crowds of every nalities like Krushchev when the Globetrotters 0 capacity arena for nine straight games in Moscow. lights of his career came in 1964 when he visited Pope Paul VI in Vatican City during an European tour and entertained His Holiness with an exhibition of the Globe- andling artistry. ome, Meadow Lark has left his imprint in England, Belgium, France, Swl zer|ggi, Germany, The Netherlands, Austria, Yugoslavia, Italy, Ireland, and Scot¬ land Lemon openly expresses real love for basketball and hopes that his youth and phys¬ ical fitness will allow him to be active with the Globetrotters for many more years. 10

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cSattt (Bfrivettn, Qt. W hen Bowens hits, Baltimore wins So ran the headlines as Sam Bowens, grad¬ uate of Williston Senior High School in 1956, began his professional baseball career. A run-down of his high school athletic record shows that from the very beginning he had the makings of a pro. He served as Captain of the football team and star quarterback for three years. In addition he was Captain and top scorer as a basketball forward, a hard-hittin outfielder and a track runner. The first four letter award winner Williston ever had, he made all state in basket¬ ball, baseball and football. Mr. Washington in an interview recalls Bowens as the best all-around athlete in the 12 years I’ve been here! His keen plays brought Williston the championship in football 1955, champion baseball in 1956, and 2nd place in baseball in ular right fielder for the Baltimore Orioles. 190 pounds slugger but proved a good one and held a batting average of 280 .. . including 18 home runs and 58 runs batted in. Sam is one of three sons of Mr. Mrs. Samuel Bowens who live at 415 South 13th Street in Wilmington. He has two brothers, Harold and Fred Bowens. Harold, the oldest of the threesome, is a teacher at Hillside High School in Durham. Fred, the youngest, finished Vorhees Junior College in South Carolina. Sam is married and has two children, Jeff Bowens, who is four, and Kimberry Bowens, who is 2. His wife, Mrs. Pheola Marion Bowens, a native of Indianapolis, Indiana, was a student at Tennessee State before they were married. on a basketball scholarship, he is now reg- 1964 was the first season out for the 6 ' 2 - Bowens just seemed to have a hot streak 9

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cALtkza Qlbi n I Wanted To Be Somebody” I wanted to be somebody. No other words could sum the life of Althea Gibson better than these. From the streets of Har¬ lem, she made her way before the queen of England and from the lowly state of a drop-out her autobiography, I Wanted to Be Somebody has placed her name on the Best Sellers List. Miss Gibson was discovered as she played in the Young Womens Tennis Divi¬ sion in New York. Interested parties noted her tennis ability and brought her to Wil¬ mington, where she was encouraged to en¬ ter Williston Senior High School. There she took an active part in the girls basket¬ ball team and other sports. With the faith and encouragement of several teachers, she managed to bridge the gap left by drop¬ ping out and graduated in 1954. After high school she attended Flor¬ ida A M where she was varsity star in both basketball and tennis. She won the US Amatuer Tennis title in 1957 and 1958. Then she went on to cap¬ ture the Wimbledon Cup. This represents the height in the tennis world. In addition to her ability as a tennis player, she is a singer, musician, actress (she appeared in a movie that starred John Wayne), billiard player and bowler. Miss Gibson firmly believes that we as human beings always have something to give. When you have done your best in one endeavor, strive on to reach your height in another for you cannot live on the fruits of the first success forever. It is with this philosophy in mind that Althea Gibson is now entering the field of golf. With her positive attitude and the hard work, she is willing to put in, she ' s sure to pull through. She always wanted to be somebody. There is no doubt she will reach her goal. 11