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GOLDSBORO HI NEWS
May n, 1945
Goldsboro Hi News
Published eight times a year by the journalism
class of Goldsboro High School, Goldsboro,
N. C. Members of the International Quill and
Scroll Society and Columbia Scholastic Press
Association.
iinternationaC
Number 7
Volume XVIII
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor Jean Pyatt, ’45
News Editor Anne Stowe, ’45
Editorial Editor Gatsey Butler, ’45
Sports Editor Gloria Gurganus, ’44
Jr. Sports Editor F. W. Stanley, ’47
Picture Editors Zeno Spence, Bill Shrago, ’45
Alumni Editor Helen Winslow, ’45
Literary Editor Jean Powell, ’45
Exchange Editor Nell Cook, ’45
Featiu'e Editor Harriette Thompson, ’45
Reporters Charles Frick, Harry Lane, ’45
Barbara Denise, Pat Denise, ’45
BUSINESS STAFF
Business Manager Bill Shrago, ’45
Ad Manager Frances Tew, ’45
Circulation Manager Mary Gardner Pate, ’45
Adviser Mr. Eugene Roberts
Subscription, 50 cents a year. Advertising rates
50 cents per column inch for a single-issue ad,
special rates on ad contracts.
Entered as second-class matter October 26,
1931, at the postofiice at Goldsboro, N. C.,
under the act of March 3, 1879.
We Honor
Max Stith
Varsity Club
Varsity Club members—the student
body salutes you! In victory and defeat
we have been proud to have you rep
resent GHS.
Your two unexcelled leaders, Mr.
Norris Jeffrey and Mr. Clifton Britton,
and your president. Tommy Davis, have
done a great deal toward developing a
closer relationship among boys interest
ed in sports—and members have back
ed them 100 per cent. You have dis
played good sportsmanship on the foot
ball field, basketball court, and base
ball diamond. You have entered into
other GHS activities with zeal and zest.
Not only have you excelled in sports,
but you have brought honorable recog
nition to our school through your play,
“The Milky Way.” At the present time
you are planning your Varsity Club
dance which will climax your year’s
work. We know this will mark the end
of a successful year—and the beginning
of a greater club in the future!
Congratulations!
Congratulations, 1945-46 officers!
We have chosen you as our leaders
for the coming school year. Your integ
rity, wisdom, and judgement will stand
you in go.od stead in the course of your
duties as officers.
You on whom responsibility has fall
en prematurely, must strive to uphold
the standards of GHS. You will be call
ed upon to make important decisions in
which your judgement will be put to
the test. Leaders from the same class
will have to serve for two consecutive
years. Your enthusiasm must not die
nor your willingness to work fail, for
the load is heavy.
We have already seen your fine work
and splendid co-operation in the past.
We know that each of you is capable of
filling the position to which he has been
elected. We are looking to you for suc
cessful administrations for the coming
two years.
San Francisco
In San Francisco our nation and 45
other peace-loving nations are conven
ing to plan for a world security organi
zation. In order to be brought closer
together with other nations of the
world, we must back those men who
are representing us in this conference.
We must study carefully their plans
day by day so that we may understand
our part in a peaceful world. In the
Max Dalton Stith
(who told me in strict
est confidence that his
nickname is “Ears”) is
that likable Senior boy
who usually greets you
with a warm smile.
Max, who will be seven
teen next September 16,
was born in Goldsboro.
Though not a probabil
ity, it seems as though
he has been playing
that trumpet as long as
he has been walking.
Without Max the GHS
Swingsters couldn’t function. That
trumpet is alternately hot or sweet,
whatever the mood suggests.
Stage and Property committees are a
Stith specialty. He was on the SA Stage
and Property committee last year, and
is co-chairman this year. He was chair
man of this committee for the Junior
Play Mrs. Moonlight. Although he is
good at this, it isn’t his only accomplish
ment. Max is on the Commencement
Sermon Committee, and is Junior Ro-
tarian for the month of April.
For his baseball playing ability. Max
was chosen for membership into the
Varsity Club. He has played baseball
for two years and is right fielder this
year. As a Goldmasquer, he appeared in
“On Vengeance Heights” this year and
“Lawd, Does Yo’ Understan’?” last year.
Catty and conceited people are abom
inable to Max; as he said this, there was
a gleam in his brown eyes. “Ears” con
fessed that if he had string beans and
meatloaf with onions he needed no
other company.
Undecided as to what college to at
tend, Max wants to be a doctor. The
medical profession "^^ill be fortunate to
get him, and we know he will succeed
in any type of this work.
War Bonds
Most of us have read of the Nazi war
atrocities with a revolting sensation.
What have, you done about it? Our
boys over there have done more than
just sit around waiting for someone else
to do their job. They’re giving their
lives to insure the world against an
other encore to 1918’s performance.
Maybe you’re too young or too old to
offer your services to your country, or
maybe physically unfit. But there isn’t
a man, woman, or child in these United
States who cannot buy a War Bond or
stamp. For one week keep a record of
every candy bar, coke or sundae you
order, and every show, and other pleas
ures. Compute the total cost and see
how many empty cartridges you could
fill, or how long it would take you to
buy some useful war equipment. After
you have looked at these figures, per
haps something will halt you the next
time you step up to the counter and
order, “One hot fudge sundae, please.”
Activity Fee
The Student Activity Fee has been an
accepted institution in GHS for many
years now. For the last few years the
SA and sports program have suffered
greatly because of a lack of interest in
the project. In order that all activities
world of tomorrow we, the youth of to
day, will have to carry forward their
plans. If we don’t, our hopes for peace
will fail again. Let us keep a spirit of
interest—with a prayer in our hearts.
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Gatsey Jane Butler
Gatsey Jane Butler
was born in Leaksville,
N. C. on April 14, 1929.
She moved to Golds
boro at the age of eight
years and entered the
city schools.
Gatsey had been very
active in GHS. She en
tered her Junior year
with vim and vigor. She
served as assistant edi
torial editor on the Hi
News and because of
her high scholastic
grades she was chosen
as a marshal. In both the Junior play
and the Junior-Senior she made use of
her musical ability by singing solos.
Gatsey was also a member of the SA
Hall Committee. This year our honoree
is Editorial Editor for the Hi News,
chairman of the Senior Commencement
Sermon committee, a member of the
Commencement music committee, and
a member of the SA Devotional com
mittee. Though this is Gatsey’s first
year as a dramatic student she has been
a great help to the Goldmasquers. She
was elected secretary of the organiza
tion and was editor of the souvenir pro
gram for “Lost Horizon.” She was also
in the play “This Night Shall Pass” and
was a member of the group that attend
ed the Carolina Dramatic Festival in
Chapel Hill.
Our honoree’s favorite food is lemon
pie and her greatest dislike is an onion
sandwich (?) (A few of us understand.)
Gatsey’s favorite song is “Summer
time.” Chopin’s music rates high with
her.
WCUNC will be fortunate to have
Gatsey as a music student next year!
Her ambition is to be a “full-time di
rector of a 150-member choir.” Good
luck, Gatsey! GHS wishes you the best
in your musical career!
Are YOU Aware?
Cancer! That dreadful disease that is
America’s No. 2 death rate disease. Our
nation is holding its annual cancer con
trol compaign.
What can we, as students, do about
it? We can spread the facts of its danger
around by talking to people who might
possibly need to know. We can realize
its danger now so that we can kill its
seeds in their early stages.
Tell your parents and older friends
why it is important to control cancer.
It is your job!
concerned may come out even, the staff
of the Hi News recommends that a com
pulsory ticket system be installed next
year. We feel that it is not undemocratic
to require students to buy tickets when
several groups suffer under the optional
ticket system. The compulsory ticket
can be listed as a part of the book fee
and will entitle the owner to the priv
ilege of being a member of the student
body, attending assemblies, socials,
home athletic events, and to receive a
subscription to the Hi News. There are
very few groups that do not require
dues. Under the present plan only a
certain percentage of the students are
backing the SA, and yet the others are
allowed .voting privileges, attend SA
meetings, and SA council. We feel that
the compulsory ticket will be the best
plan for all concerned and urge the
Student Body to take steps to adopt
this system.
- LITERARY LIGHTS -
By Jean Powell
Current Novels
Green Dolphin Street
Marianne, Marguerite, and William
form the triangle in Green Dolphin
Street, the new book by Elizabeth
Goudge. The scene is one of the islands
in the English Channel in 1830. It is
the largest island of a group on which
the town of Saint Pierre is located.
Marianne, the elder of the two sisters
is moody and brilliant. In contrast,
Marguerite is sweet and not quite as
intelligent.
The interesting part is trying to fig
ure out how William got the two girls’
names confused, and had to marry the
wrong one—the one he didn’t love.
The Ballad and the Source
A weird, intangible tale, The Ballad
and the Source, is a new sort of story by
Rosamond Lehmann, a native of Eng
land.
Sybil Jardine, a middle-aged woman
has never seen her grandchildren. What
can be the explanation of it? Lack of
money was no barrier. She could have
contacted them any time. She is defin
itely not what she seems to be.
You will find the plot complex. It
keeps you wondering w^hat will happen
next. You try to fathom out Mrs. Jar
dine; is she really so kind; so good?
What is the meaning of her devotion
to Laura, a person long dead?
t
Spanish Classics
Ramona
Ramona, by Helen Hunt Jackson,
tells of a Spanish family in what used to
be Mexico; now it is a part of California.
Ramona is a Scotch-Indian. Although
she is nineteen her foster parents have
not told her of her real parents.
Early American and Mexican history
—American conquest of the western
land and the development of the terri
tories—is emphasized.
Felipe is in love with Ramona, but
when she learns that she is an Indian,
she refuses to marry him. To the con
trary she marries Alessandro, an In
dian. Read Ramona and learn what
happens to Ramona when her husband
dies.
Don Quixote
Don Quixote, a satire on Spain’s
knights and ladies of the sixteenth cen
tury, is a preposterous tale of adven
ture. Knight Quixote with his man,
Sancho, go about the countryside tell
ing of his lovely lady, Dulcenea, who,
in reality, was a robust person who was
known for her skill in salting pork.
This novel by Miguel de Cercantes is
a delightful escape from life. It was.
said to have been written while the
author was in jail; evidently he had
plenty of time to think up such unreal
situations as this book contains.
Lid Lifters
We Lift our Lids to:
All the students in GHS for their
fine participation in the Seventh War
Loan Drive. Let’s reach our goal soon.
The Reception Committee'for a splen
did Sub-Freshman Week,.
Mrs. James Britt and her Social Sci
ence Class for sponsoring typhoid shots.
Miss Emma Lou Garner’s Senior Soci
ology Class for sponsoring the Teen-Age
discussions on etiquette.
We greatly appreciate all.