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Volume XXIV
GOLDSBORO, N. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1951
Number 12
^Darkness On The Desert’
Is Goldmasquers’ Finale
Shown above is Principal C. W. Twiford presenting band awards
to Johnny Carr and Bill Rouse. Johnny Carr received the musician
ship award and Billy won the bandraansfaip awar-d. (News-Argus
photo.)
Graduation Exercises Are
Evening Of June 8, At 8
(By Frank Mclnnis)
The Goldmasquers, in collabora
tion with the Goldsb'-ro High
School Band will close their eighth
season Friday and Saturday eve
nings June 1 and 2 with the pres
entation of “Darkness On The Del-
tta,” a full-length minstrel show.
This is the first time the Gold
masquers have ever produced this
type of show; and production tech
nique is proving to be quite inter
esting.
The novel idea is based on the
days of the old show boat when it
used to travel up and down the Mis
sissippi river. Romance, songs and
dance highlights the two-hour en
tertainment. The cast will include
graduating Goldmasquers who have
made a place for themselves in am
ateur tlreatricals. For the first time
the Goldsboro High School Band
will accompany a full evening show.
The Play Cast
The cast will include Shirley
Pate, K. D. Pyatt, Jimmy Howell,
Callie McArthur, Veryl Trueblood,
Harry Colman, Betty Anne Lewis,
Harold Kadis, Neil King and Betty
Ann Cooke.
Also included in the production
are: Carl Kassell, Cecil West, Billy
Thornton, Louis Hallow, Arnold
Stanton, Earl Radford and Jimmy
Potter.
Also to be presented is a sketch
directed by Frank Mclnnis entitled
“Whar’s Mah Pants?” Included in
the cast are: Betty Jinnette, Ronnie
Rose, Kitty Brown, Robert Nelson,
David Bradshaw and Janet Stanton.
Cast Of Sk«tch
Others figuring in the entertain
ment are: Emily Mowell, Mr.
George Thompson and the orches
tra composed of Ronald Percise,
Johnny Carr, Jimmy Daughtry, Del
la Johnson, Edward Broughton,
Bobby Crumpler, David Weil, Mal
colm Heath, Patsy McLamb, Wilbur
Creech, Billy Rouse, David Den
ning, Charles Denning and Law
rence Gurley.
The production is under the di
rection of Andrew Griffith, Frank
Mclnnis, John Thompson and Clif
ton Britton.
Tickets may be secured from
any member of the Band or Gold
masquers. Tickets may be secured
at the box office.
School Annuals
Delivered Friday
“Farming Down Through The
Ages” is the theme of the 1951
Gohisca, which was issued to the
students on Friday, June 1.
In the fall of the year, a one-dol
lar deposit was paid for an annual
and the remainder of the cost was
paid when the students got their
annuals.
The price for a year book is two
dollars and fifty cents.
Five hundred year books were
ordered and of this number, four
hundred and fifty have been sold.
Styron Harris Is
Assembly Speaker
“Is your relationship with God
sound?”
This was the question that Sty
ron Harris posed to the student bo
dy of Goldsboro High when he
spoke to them on Friday, May 11.
Styron is a freshman in high
school and has spoken at the First
Baptist church, where he preached
during the recent Youth Week.
Also on the program for the de
votional was Susan Campbell, who
sang “Mother Machre”, and the
fitudent body sang two hymns.
Ginn Is Prexy
Spanish Club
William Ginn was named presi
dent of the Spanish Club at a meet
ing on May 17, 1951. William, along
with Robert Bedford, vice presi
dent, was automatically elected as
there was no opposition. Other of
ficers elected were: Recording sec
retary, Ruth Sullivan; correspond
ing secretary, Sara Markham; and
Treasurer, Jake Mitchell.
This was the first meeting of
the Spanish club held in the Port
hole. Refreshments w'ere served,
and rhythm and other games were
played in Spanish.
The club scrapbook, compiled by
John Parker, was announced com
plete and was passed to the mem
bers for their approval.
Senior Class
Program Held
The Seniors began their closing
exercises Wednesday morning at
10:00 with the annual class day
and with the Senior picnic which
followed.
The program was held on the
side lawn of the G.H.S. campu*;,
with all four of the classes partici
pating. The highlights of the pro
gram were the original farev;ell
songs sung by the underclassmen
to the seniors, and an address by
the Senior president, Conrad Spen
cer, with a response by Eugene
Roberts of the faculty.
After this program the Seniors
went to Camp Tuscarora for swim
ming, baseball and a picnic.
The closing entertainment of the
day was a movie given to the sen
iors by the Paramount Theatre.
Most graduates of the class of
1951 of the Goldsboro High School
will continue training for their life
work, according to a Hi News sur
vey.
Some will go to college, some will
go into service, some will go into
training for nurses, some will go
to work, a few will marry, while
a few others are undecided as to
what they will do.
According to the decision of sen
iors more will go to East Carolina
College than to any other one insti
tution of higher learning. There are
21 of these. They are: Nan Barnes,
Marilyn Best, Jack Burrus, Jean
Conner, Joy Creech, Irvin Ennis,
Keith Goodson, Louis Hallow, Jack
Houser, Lillian Haynes, Betty Jean
Henderson, Ann Johnson, George
Lynch, Frances Malpass, Ted Mon
tague, Arden Newbold, Jessie Ray
Mitchell, Ronald Percise, Sara
Thompson, Veryl Trueblood and
Hilda Westbrook.
State Gets Nine
Nine will go to State College.
They are: Bobby Anderson, William
Buckalew, Bud Davis, Jimmy Fra
zier, Steve Jeffrey, Jimmy Knight,
John Parker, John Pearman and
Guy Roberts.
Wake Forest five: Bobby Freder
ick, Hervey Kornegay, Caleb Mad
dox, Jack Scott and Bobby Watson.
University of North Carolina, six:
Sam Donnell, Carlyle Edmundson,
George Langston, Jimmy Longest,
Bobby Noble and Rrnold Stanton.
Duke, five: Kenneth Allen, June
Handley, Harold Kadis, Ekiith Long
and K. D. Pyatt.
Other Schools Represented
Guilford College: Shirley Best
I Exam Schedule
June 4—4th period exam will
begin at 9:00 a. m.
June 4—Sth period exam will
begin at 1:00 p. m.
June 5—3rd period exam will
begin at 9:00 a. m.
June 5—2nd period exam will
begin at 1:00 p. m.
June 6—1st period exam will
begin at 9:00 a. m.
Four Faculty
Members Resign
GHS Positions
Four of this year’s faculty mem
bers will not be back for the com
ing school session of 1951-1952.
They are Miss Betty Holbrook,
Miss Mary Hudson, Mrs. Vivian
Pate and Mr. Woodrow Barden.
Miss Holbrook has resigned. This
year she taught English II, World
History, and Sociology.
Miss Hudson also handed in her
resignation desiring to teach in a
smaller school near her home,
which is in Greenville, North Caro
lina. Her subjects this past school
year have been Math II, English
II, and Spanish I and II.
Mrs. Pate has resigned and her
plans for the coming year are un
decided. This year she taught Eng
lish I, Social Science and Latin I
and II.
Mr. Barden has resigned his po
sition at teaching Metal Trades
and Diversified Occupations to ac
cept the supervision of the Main
tenance work in all the Wayne
County schools.
Miss Holbrook Miss Hudson and
Mrs. Pate’s positions will be re
placed for the coming school year.
Since there was so little interest
in the Metal trades and D.O. cours
es, they have been completely
dropped from the elective group.
and Joyce Pate; Anderson College:
Jerry Price; Margie Webster Junior
College: Lucy Jeffreys; Mars Hill:
Jack Bedford; Presbyterian Junior
College: Richard Denise; Spartan
burg Junior College: Mary Lou Ra-
per; St. Mary’s Junior College: Mar
tha Kornegay; Agnes Scott: Callie
McArthur; Atlantic Christian Col
lege: Lydia Alexander; Limestone
College: Sara Casey; Roanoke Col
lege: Sallie Settle; Converse Col
lege: Dawson Thompson; Sullins
College: Margie Rose; Louisburg
College: Hilda Tolar; Citadel: Bil
ly West and Jim Alley; Meredith
College: Betty Best; West Hampton
College: Merle Rosser; Woman’s
College U.N.C.: Reba Faye Miller,
Shirley Pate and Lucille Williams.
Train For Nurse
Watts Hospital: Audrey Boykin,
Pearl Happer, Becky James and Lib
Johnson; Presbyterian Hospital:
Frances Hollowell and Carolyn Mal
pass; Baptist Hospital: Mary Lou
Roberts; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Balti
more: Gloria Howell; Rex Hospital:
Margaret Bissette, Joyce Britt, Mel
rose Coward and Ann Smith.
King’s Business College: Jimmy
Howell and Samuel Johnson; in
Chicago: Betty Gainey; Crumpler’s
Secretary School: Peggy Hill.
Service Claims Some
Navy: Alfred Buck, Charles Den-
ninf, David Gainey, Bobby Keller,
Neil King, James Lewis, David
Lane, Alton Perry, David Reaves
and Billy Ruffin; Air Force: Billy
Daughtry, William Franks, Richard
Jones, Arlie McCarter, Jimmy Mc
Daniel, Bill Sills, L. B. Starling,
Bobby Wiliams; Marines: Earl
Quill And Scroll
Inducts Members
From Publications
New members for the Quill and
Scroll, International Honorary So
ciety of High School Journalists,
have been recommended for mem
bership.
Members from the Hi News Staff
who are receiving this award are:
Nan Barnes, Robert Bedford, Mari
lyn Best, Betty Daughety, Pearline
Ennis, Morris Gurley, Janis Jerrii-
gan, Martha Kornegay, Edith Long,
Frances Malpass, Frank Mclnnis,
Reba Miller, Margie Rose, Sallie
Settle, Dawson, Emily Warrick, Ed
Williams, Jack Houser and Hervy
Kornegay.
Those receiving jthis honor for
outstanding work pn the Gohisca
staff are: Barbara Davis, Ann
Smith, Caleb Maddox, K. D. Pyatt,
Callie MacArthur, John Parker,
June Handley, Lillian Haynes, Lib
Johnson, Bud Davis, and Harold
Kadis.
The requirements for member
ship in the Quill and Scroll are:
Must be a junior or senior, in the
upper third of the class and doing
outstanding work on any publica
tion.
Caulk; Army: James Tyndall and
Ed Vinson.
Jean Klutz will study in beauti
cian school.
Faye Smith undecided upon
the school she wlH go to, as are
William Bell, Jane Buie, Ea^l
Saulk, Harry Coleman, H. L. Gur
ley, Rose el^ Ham, Barbara Keith,
Rob Miller Smith and Kathleen
Vinson.
Several Have Job's
Working will be: Ann Acker, un
decided; Christine Bartlett, secre
tary for Lee BlacTcwell; Virginia
Bedford and Joyce Blackman, Mc
Clellan’s; Vinnle Lee Boyette, of
fice work in Goldsboro or Raleigh;
Edward Broughton, undecided;
Glenn Carraway, Woolworth’s; Ju
lia Cotton, for FBI; Joyce Cooper,
Cozart Packing Company; W. V.
Cousins, Community Motor Com
pany; Lina Haddock, Ash Street
Pharmacy; Bedford Harris, with
school maitnenance department;
Dorothy Hill, undesided; Janis Jer-
nigan, Goldsboro Drug Company;
Patricia Lassiter, FBI; Martha Lew
is, secretarial in Concord; Jessie
Minton, Wayco; Bobby Montague,
Motor Parts and Machine Sen-ice;
Kermit Rose, Weil’s; Clara Savage,
Frank Greathouse, auditor; Conrad
Spencer, undecided; Bobby Jean
Thompson, Ratley’s Drug Store;
Bobby Tyndall, tobacconist; Peggy
Vick, Glamor Shop; Winfred Wal
ker, J. C. Penney Co., Dot Wall,
undecided; and Frank Williams,
farming.
To be married: Gladys Costin,
Ruth Davis, Louise Odom, and Dor
othy Thomas.
“Priest March”, a recording, will
accompany the graduating seniors
in the processional on June 8, at 8
p. m.
The Reverend L. R. Ennis, fath
er of Senior Irving Ennis, will give
the invocation. The high school
glee club, directed by Andrev/ Grif
fith, vdll render “May Day Carol’*
by Taylor, “Come Where My Love
Lies Dreaming” *by_ Foster, and
“When Day Is Done” by Katcher.
“Next on the program will be
“Legend of Dust” produced by
Dwight Strickland.
Debussy’s “Hymn to the Sun”
and “Clouds” will be the musical
interlude.
After the presentation of awards
Mrs. J. B. Thompson, mother of
Dawson Thompson of the graduat
ing class, will present the diplomas
Senior class president, Conrat
Spencer, will make the presents
tion of the claf*^ Principal
C. W. Twiford.
As a body the seniors will sint
their class song and “May the
Good Lord Bless and Keep You”
and march out to the recessional
march of “Pomp and .Circum
stance”.
King Neptune's
iUndersea Gardens
Thfime Of Dance
King T^eiitune’s Undersea Gar
dens was the'theme Carried out at
the Junior-Senior Prom held Fri
day evening. May IB, at the 'Wil
liam Street Gym.
The program was based on 'the
legend df Lorelei and'featured the
singing df Craven Malpass and Su
san Campbell. Little Susan Raynes
proved to be the hit of the show
with her rendition of “Chocolate
Ice Cream Cone”. Refreshments
were served immediately after the
program.
A card dance followed the re
freshments, with music furnished
by Herb Carter and his Combs.
The presentation of the prom
marked the end of weeks of hard
work for the entire junior class
and its advisor. Miss Eleanor Simp
son.
An estimated crowd of 225 at
tended the affair.
Band Participates
In Three Parades i
The G.H.S. band has participated
in three major parades in the last
five weeks.
They were the Farmer’s Day Pa
rade in Farmville, May 9; the Hos
pitality Day parade Mn Tarboro,
May 16; and the Shriners’ parade
in Durham on May ^4.
For the main selections;in these
parades the band played “St. Loui*"
Blues”, “Piano Roll Blues”, “Hov
High The oMon”, and “Black JadkT,
The p^r^de in Durham ended ttI.S
scheduled parades for the seaso \
of the high school.
Graduates Reveal Plans For Future