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Vol. XV. ALBEMARLE, N. C. — FEBRUARY 10, 1950 No. 4
$631,000 Bond Proposed To Relieve Crowded City Schools
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TOMMY LILLY AND Fred
Braswell were discussing themes
in homeroom.
Tom; “I generally write my
themes on archaeology.”
Fred: “Gee!. Mrs. Fry always
makes me write mine on paper.”
* *
MISS TEAGUE TO HER home
ec. class: “Some people haVe the
problem of when to come in at
night.”
Peggy Johnson: “I don’t have
that problem any more.”
Miss Teague: “What did you do
to settle it?”
Peggy: “Mama stopped my go
ing out!”
* * *
JACK LEE TO CARROLL Davis:
“Do you know the difference be
tween elephants and lemons?”
Carroll: “No.”
Jack: “Fd hate to send you to
the store for lemons!”
* * *
MR. HATLEY SPEAKING to
Angela Moncrief during chem
istry: “Angela, what’s on your
mind?”
Angela (startled): “Who, me?
Nothing.”
Mr. Hatley: “That’s about
right.”
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IN A CERTAIN BIOLOGY class
there was a discussion concerning
anthrax, and it was stated that
cattle are subject to the. disease.
Hamilton Morton looked up and
asked, “In this case, do you
ttiean a cow?”
“Just how many kinds of cat
tle are there. Bones?” Johnny
Youngblood demanded of him.
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A NINTH GRADER wandered
into the library recently and ask
ed Miss Holbrook to help him find
him a book to report on.
“What have you already re
ported on?” Miss Holbrook in
quired.
“Biography and friction”, came
his prompt reply.
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MONDAY MORNING GEORGE
lee asked this question: “Cooper,
when do report cards go out?”
“Wednesday,” answered Mary
Helen.
“Well”, sighed George, “to
morrow night in my last basket
ball game!”
* * *
MISS MORROW WAS conduct-
mg a history discussion. She
asked the class, “In history what
do you connect the name Robert
Bruce with?”
Jimmy Skidmore: “A tailback
on our B-football team.” (R.
Bruce Lowder).
* * *
JEAN ‘ BAILEY AND HATTIE
Tucker were conversing in Mr.
f'ry’s homeroom.
Jean: “Hattie, have you heard
the ‘Bird Brain Boogie’?”
Hattie: “No.”
Jean: “Shake your head and
you’ll hear it!”
* * *
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE sel
dom fights on the schoolgrounds,
Ed Patterson was overheard mak
ing this statement:
“Fighting is all right provided
you do it intelligently.”
“Yeah,” agreed Doug Knptts,
“but you can’t always find a
smaller boy!”
* * *
WHILE WALKING TO school
one day, Harry Pawlik saw Miss
Lentz talking to a man. After
wards Harry observed:
“You must h&ve had an im
portant conversation with that
man, Miss Lentz.”
“I did,” she answered. “I was
asking him a very important
question.”
“Really?” asked Harry surpris
ed. “I thought that in America
It Was the men who asked that
question.”
IN THE LIMELIGHT—Mary Helen Cooper, D.A.R. Good Citizen;
Henry Forrest, Safety Contestant; Harry Pawlik and Bob Young
blood, Honorary Lions.
Crossroads Set
For Publication
All of the ads, most of the pic
tures, and a great deal of the lit
erary material for Crossroads is
now in the hands of the printers.
Jack Lee, a representative from
the Dowd Press, visited the Cross
roads staff Tuesday and final
plans were made for the publica
tion of the yearbook.
The annual this year has suf
fered setbacks which have delay
ed the normal procedure of work.
First, the layout was not avail
able in October as it was first
promised. Then during Christ
mas one hundred and twenty-one
of the individual pictures made
by Ross Studio were burned and
had to be made over.
ROTO IS BACK
Included in this issue we ^ave a
Roto Scholastic.
This is the first time since 1948
that the Full Moon has carried
this supplement.
Roto Scholastic is a rotogravure
section published by the Journa-
hsm Department of the Universi
ty of Minnesota. It is distributed
free to a limited number of
schools in the United States.
School Calendar
D. O. Banquet April 14
Operetta (Ninth
Grade) April 14
Junior-Senior
Prom April 21
Field Day April 28
Senior Play May 5
Chorus-Band
Concert May 12
Senior Banquet May 19
Science Fair May 26
Baccalaureate
Service June 4
Commencement June 5
Memorial Books
Given T o Library
Mrs. Frank N. Patterson, Sr.,
has given four books to the high
school library in memory of her
husband, Frank N. Patterson, and
N. F. (Dick) Thompson.
Mr. Patterson served eighteen
years on the school board and was
interested in all phases of school
life, especially sports.
Mr. Thompson, the father of
Mrs. Helms, was an outstanding
business man devoted to his home,
to his church, and to his work.
These books are Lou Gehrig,
Will Rogers, Christ in the Fine
Arts, and The Big Fisherman.
Supt. Grigg Reveals Surprising Details Of
Inadequate Facilities; School Board Out
lines Building Program as Solution.
“If the present building proj^am is not carried out, some Albe
marle children will be without classroom space.” This was the
startling prediction of Supt. Claud Grigg in a recent interview.
A $631,000 building program has been proposed to relieve the
critical situation which has developed in the Albemarle city school
system because of a lack of classroom space. The Board of County
Commissioners has set tentatively April 4th as the date for its
^building program bond election.
The Situation.
Albemarle city schools are so
overcrowded due to the increase
of war births that every available
classroom is now in use. Rooms
which have previously served as
storage compartments have been
converted into temporary class
rooms.
Two teachers at West Albe
marle are using the original first
grade room and its adjacent
cloakroom as classrooms. Albe
marle high school auditorium is
being used every period in the
day. Seats unsuited for study
and poor lighting typify these
improvised classes. There are
four first grades at Central, two
at West Albemarle, and two at
North Albemarle. As the en
rollments increase, classrooms
are being filled to capacity and
the need for space becomes more
acute.
Building Needs Outlined.
The Board of Education has
outlined a program which will
tend to alleviate this overcrowd
ed condition in the city schools.^
The board also disclosed that fa-^
cilities other than classrooms are
included in its building plans.
At present, West Albemarle
school is badly in need of a
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Mars Hill Group
To Give Concert
The 43-piece band from Mars
Hill College, directed by Mr. J. R.
Hall, will appear in concert in the
A. H. S. auditorium on Saturday
night, March 4, at 8:00 p. m.
They are being sponsored by Mr.
Hatley and the Albemarle band,
who are responsible for their en
tertainment and housing and for
all stage arrangements.
All tickets will sell for 25 cents.
Playing in the trumpet section
is David Gaddy, former student
of Mr. Hatley’s band.
The following committees have
been chosen to make all arrange
ments: Publicity: Johnny Eagle,
chairman; Johnny Knight and
William Litaker. Stage commit
tee: Bobby Cree, chairman; Max
Lambert and John Herrin. Hous
ing: Frances Wingate, chairman;
Junior Josey and Lowell Hartsell.
Entertainment: Carolyn Akers,
chairman; Eddie Crisco and Ave-
line Morton. Ushers: Carolyn
Jones, Barbara Holt, Aveline
Morton, Helen Starr, Julie Ussery,
and Ann Walter.
Ticket sales; Frank Burrell, chair
man, assisted by all the band
students. >
Term Honor Roll
Is Made By 218
Honors ran very high for the
first semester at Albemarle High.
Eighth Grade—
Highest honor: Caroleen Burris,
Sally Crook, Anne Russell, Kay
Snuggs, Sylvia Whitley, Craig
Smith, Jimmie Griffin, Arthur
Lynn, Georgia Beaver, Ann Ivey,
Peggy Davis, Barbara Eury, Shir
ley Swaringen, Claud Grigg, Lar
ry Talbert, Lydia Hall, Jo Ann
Atkins, Margaret Brunson, Bet-
tie Early, Mary Foreman, and
Kathryn Groves,
Honor: Pattie Sue Almond, Bet
ty Jo Burris, Janet Glover, Peg
gy Morton, Yvonne Sheppard,
Jimmy Howell, Larry Yow, Vann
Dorn Camp, Claudette Chandler,
Laura Doby, Sue Hunsucker, Doris
Hinson, Vann Lowder, Ellen
Palmer, Dixie Lee Schadt, Shir
ley Lambert, Emily Morton, De
laine Curlee, Dan Sibley, Ralph
Setzler, Victory Dry, Lowell Hart
sell, Dwayne Lowder, Bobbie
Reeves, Barbara Holt, Jeanette
Howard, Evelyn Kimrey
Ninth Grade—
Highest honor: Martha Rae
Harris, Ellen Cook, Betty Moyle,
Barbara Lowder, Peggy Jo Low
der, Carolyn Williams, Bernice
Roscoe, Frank Burrell, Robert
Shaver.
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Susie, Sammy Student Surprised:
Phone Call Finds Few At Books
Several parents, teachers, and
students were surprised when
their phones rang about 8:30 on
Thursday evening before exams.
The question immediately asked
was “What are you doing now?”
The following answers are typ
ical of our “intellectual and ser
ious minded” students.
Jane Little was studying dili
gently when rudely interrupted.
Bob Gullege, Patsy Pettit, and
“Mot” Moore, the “literary” type,
were reading The Stanly News
and Press, the want ads in par
ticular. Bob Youngblood was in
Concord for some reason. How
about that, Young’un?
Among the younger set were
Brother Huckabee, who was deep
ly involved, listening to the
radio. Must have been a good
program. Martha Rae Harris was
on the sleepy side, just about
ready to hit the hay. Jimmy
Skidmore and friends were learn
ing the “birds and bees” of biol
ogy at his house; Silvia Morrow,
busy girl, was washing her hair.
Bill Grigg and Hattie Tucker
were studying La Francais and
both admitted they “were a little
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'Young'un' Kluttz
Month's Honorary
Lion And Rotarian
Bob Youngblood is serving as
Junior Lion and Bill Kluttz as
Junior Rotarian for the month of
February.
In this Capacity they attend the
weekly meetings of their respect
ive clubs.
In January, Harry Pawlik serv
ed as the honorary student Lion
of the month, while Roy Holt ser
ved as the honorary student Ro
tarian.
Other honorary Rotarians for
the past year have been Bob
Barringer for November and
Dwight Cranford for December.
By Their Words
“I just can’t wait until he takes
me out in his car and tells me how
wonderful he is.” — Jo Fox.
“Bob Youngblood is a ‘man
about town’ and a fool about
women.” — Cranford Hathcock.
“All right boys, no comments
from the monkey section.”—Miss
Morrow.
• “We’ll see some pictures in here
tomorrow, but you needn’t bring
popcorn.” — Mr. Hatley
“Black Beauty needs a bath.”—
Mrs. Stovall, referring to her old
black Chevrolet.
“Does ruthless mean without
rlith?” — Mr. Mac.
“Will the kindergarten division
please get to work.” Mrs Fry to
Howard Plyler, who was playing
with a toy.
“Don’t angry me.” — Roy Holt
“I wish I had a plug for Paul
Suggs’s mouth.” — Collene Arch
er.
“Chunk asked my sister to be
best woman at his wedding.” —
Sue Barringer.
“I wish I knew some language
besides English so I could read
my exam papers.” — Mr. Morris.
“They call Hadacol that be
cause they had-a-call it some
thing.” — F. A. Newton.