Albemarle — 156
Opponents — 63
The Full Moon
Good Luck,
Bulldogs!
Vol. 21 —No. 1
Albemarle High School, Albemarle, N. C.
October, 1955
Here And
There
COMING TO SCHOOL one day
Edshay Brunson saw Coach Webb
and his red Ford.
“How’s that old red trap of
yours doing, Coach?” he asked.
“Well,”- came the reply, “at
least the parts don’t fall off and
make patrolmen mad at me.”
* * *
IT WAS A TERRIFICALLY hot
day, and the students in Mrs.
Deese’s upstairs room were suf
fering.
“I can’t even breathe,” com
plained Jeanette Hinson.
“You’re lucky,” answered Eliz
abeth Tucker. “You don’t have
to breathe this hot air.
* :je 4c
IN SOCIOLOGY CLASS Mrs.
Westerlund asked the class to
name some ways of indirect com
munication.
The pupils suggested telephone
and telegraph, and then Ross
* Mason thought of one.
“Tell a woman,” he contribut-
gjj * * *
SEEING MARVIN MORTON’S
black eye, Mrs. Deese exclaimed,
“Marvin, what in the world!”
“He ran into a cafeteria door,
only it had fists,” Mickey Green
explained for him.
* * *
ONE AFTERNOON IN Purcell’s
Drug Store, Betsy King asked
Carol Deese if she had bought
her drink there.
“No,” Carol quipped, “I’m just
paying for it here.”
♦ * ♦
IN ALGEBRA CLASS Miss
Caughman asked, “How old
Would a person be who was born
in 1894?”
“Man or woman?” asked Mick
ey Greene.
* * *
ZEKE JOHNSON WAS fussing.
“I don’t see why we have to
Write the same thing on both
sides of the paper.”
Wade Smith came up with the
answer.
“In case one side gets burned,”
he explained.
* ♦ *
MRS. FRY WAS planning to
take her English class to the li
brary and out-talked Ross Ma
son long enough to request him
to wait and walk with her.
Ross feigned astonishment.
“Why, Mrs. Fry, I didn’t know
you cared.”
♦ ♦ *
MICKEY GREEN WALKED up
to Coach Webb and inquired,
“When are you going to run the
Green Special?”
“When we are 44 points ahead
in the first five minutes of the
first quarter with a first down on
their one-foot line,” he was in
formed. * * *
MAXINE HARWOOD WAS tell
ing her daddy that she had been
nominated for Carousel Princess.
He was disgusted.
“Do you HAVE to join every
elub in school?” he asked.
* * *
reading his ENGLISH theme,
Punk Gantt orated, “Friends, have
you tried R.G.C.F.?”
“What’s that?” the class want
ed to know.
Real Good Corn Flakes,” Punk
®aid. * * *
. Mrs. fry handed back spell
ing papers to her Full Moon class.
“How do you spell ‘varsity’?”
"9e Kluttz asked, looking at all
his cross marks.
“I didn’t know,” confided Ross
Mason. “I just wrote ‘B-team’.”
* ♦
DAVID GRIGG TALKING to
Que Smith asked, “Que, did you
know the A.H.S. football game
With Lexington is going to be on
TV Monday?”
Que: “Yes, I’ve told daddy all
about it and he is going to watch
It.”
“Well, I hope he enjoys it, be
cause it was only a joke,” laugh
ed David.
♦ * ♦
, BARBARA COPLEY AND San
dra Poplin were wondering what
Albemarle High School Cheerleaders
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1st row, L. to R.: Dianne Watkins, Zalotta Harris, Janice Wes
terlund. 2nd row, L. to R.: Sarah Henderson, Myrna Mills, San
dra Poplin, Barbara Burleson. 3rd row: Barbara Holt.
News Briefs
Camp Forest was the location
of the State Bible Retreat held
last week-end in Cheraw, S. C.
Delegates representing A.H.S.
were Eugene Burris, Vivian
Smith, Libby Hatley, Ann Stone,
Jo Stallings, and Hazel Lawhon.
Johnsie Russell, who is secretary
of the N. C. State Bible Clubs,
also attended.
Jimmy Skidmore, a senior in
bookkeeping at U.N.C., spoketo
the bookkeeping classes on The
Advantage of Taking Bookkeep
ing in High School and on Prepar
ing for the C.P.A. Exam.
Mrs. Tommy Hauss has been
elected by the Junior Red Cross
Council to serve as their advisor
this year. Officers of the Coun
cil are Johnsie Russell, president;
Diane Tucker, vice president;
Hazel Lawhon, secretary; Kathryn
Morton, treasurer, and Jo Ellen
Brooks, project 'Chairman.
Mr. Hauss’ first name is.
“Probably it’s Charlie,” Sandra
guessed. . , ,
IN PHYSICS CLASS Mr. Hatley
made the statement that zinc will
sink all the way to the bottom of
a glass of water because it is
heavier than water.
Joe Kluttz wanted to know,
“If the water were deeper, the
zinc wouldn’t sink but half way,
would it?”
Risers Bought
By Mixed Chorus
The portable risers ordered by
the Mixed Chorus have arrived
and are ready for use. These
were bought by money raised by
last year’s Mixed Chorus through
the sale of Christmas cards.
They are three-step, light in
weight, and have rubber-like
treads. The risers are collapsible
and can easily be carried from
place to place where the chorus
might sing. Their acquisition
fills a long felt need by A.H.S.
singing groups.
4 New Teachers
Are On Faculty
This year four new teachers
have been added to the Albe
marle High School faculty. They
are Mr. Hauss, Mrs. Hauss, Mrs.
Lynn, and Mrs. Deese.
Mr. Hauss, who graduated
from Appalachian State Teachers
College and was recently dis
charged from the army, has be
gun his first year of teaching
band here.
Mrs. Hauss, also a graduate
from Appalachian State Teachers
College, is a former biology teach
er at Shelby and teaches biology
here.
Mrs. Lynn has returned to Al
bemarle High School to teach
ninth grade English and soci
ology. She taught the eighth
MMM Will Travel
To Icecapades
Members of the Modern Music
Masters held their first meeting
of the year in the home of Mr.
Paul Fry, September 27.
During the business meeting,
many worthwhile projects were
voted on. The first project will
be a trip to the Icecapades in
Charlotte, with all members go
ing. Other projects will be serv
ices rendered to the school and
community throughout the year.
Members of the Modern Music
Masters are Jimmy Almond, Eu
gene Burris, Linda Duke, Peggy
Furr, Maxine Harwood, John
White Iddings, Luther Kimrey,
Sue Rogers, Wade Smith, Eliz
abeth Tucker, Dotty Walker,
Janice Westerlund, Rex Whitley,
Bill Fisher, Patsy Grigg, and
Pamela Hinson. Sponsore are
Mr. Paul Fry and Mr. Tommy
Hauss.
Officers are president, Jimihy
Almond; vice president, Peggy
Furr; secretary, Pamela Hinson;
treasurer, Rex Whitley, historian,
Maxine Harwood; co-historian.
Dotty Walker, and chaplain, Eu
gene Burris.
The Modern Music Masters is
an honorary music society, its
member being chose on the basis
of outstanding music ability and
service rendered to the school and
community.
'58 Annual Staff
Begins Work
Both the business staff and the
literary staff of the Crossroads
have been organised and are at
work on the 1956 annual.
Jimmy Almond, business man
ager, and Dottie Walker, assist
ant manager, have distributed
ads among the members of the
staff and are at work.
A theme had already been chos
en and the literary and art staffs
are working to carry it out.
Individual pictures of the stu
dents were taken by Delmar,
September 14, and are expected
to be received in a few weeks.'
For the pictures all girls wore
dark sweaters, blouses, or dresses,
and the boys wore white shirts
with dark coats and ties.
The Crossroads staff, under the
leadership of their advisor, Mrs.
Carter, consists of Barbara Holt,
ediort; Betty Boone, assistant edi
tor; Jimmy Almond, business
manager; Dottie Walker, assist
ant manager; Peggy Furr, literary
editor; Drag Kimrey, sports, edi
tor; Benny Russell, art editor;
and Jerry Cooper, photographer.
The deadline for the annual
is set for January 15.
grade here two years ago and
has taught at Central for the past
two years.
Mrs. Deese, a former teacher at
A.H.S., has returned this year
and is teaching French and
English.
Students Became Happy Wanderers
A H.S. students did not tour
the world this summer, but they
traveled far enough to go around
it several times.
Lake Junaluska drew many
faithful Methodists for a Youth
Conference. Kay Cauthen, Susie
Culp, Maxine Harwood, Eli^beth
Tucker, Linda Duke, Punk Gantt,
Roderick Jordon, Don Taylor, a^d
Pat Starnes represented Albe
marle.
Mixed Chorus members. Gene
Burris, Kenneth Barbee, Jean
Morgan, Dotty Walker, Susie
Culp Elizabeth Tucker, Linda
Duke, and Johnny Renger,' en-
ioyed an exciting week at Fort
Caswell attending the Choral
Workshop and fighting mos
quitoes.
Peggy Sue Lisk, Agnes Law
hon, La Trelle Burleson, Myrna
Mills, Diane Tucker, Hazel Law
hon, Linda Hudson, Ellen Starnes,
Linda Moose, Edshay Brunson,
Billy Fitzgerald, Bruce Curlee,
Edward Fitzgerald, and Tommy
Johnsbn kept the beaches jump
ing.
Many students attended sum
mer camps. Several band stu
dents and majorettes attended a
music camp at East Carolina Col
lege. Roger Smith, Janis West
erlund, Elizabeth Tucker, George
Lowder, and Patricia Saunders
represented Albemarle at the
Y.M.C.A. Camp in Blue Ridge.
Lane Brown and Ed Bivens at
tended Boy Scout Camp. Maxine
Harwood spent a week at Camp
Rainbow.
Peggy Troutman went all the
way to Florida to go shopping.
Florida also drew the attention of
Kay Pennington, Judy Phifer,
Tommy Murrell, and Jerry Reap.
Lois Shaver, Kay Cauthen, and
Janette Hitchcock chose New
York as their vacation spot. Gay
Crowell, Carol Deese, and Gene
Bowers preferred Georgia. Iowa
was chosen by Loretta Holt,
while Virginia drew the atten
tion of Carolyn Sutler. Bobby
Coggins chose Mexico for his va
cation, but Carrie Eudy, headec^
north for Indiana. Dwain Wais-
ner, Vivian Smith, and Peggy
Lisk enjoyed a vacation in the
mountains.
Several of the faculty members
spent their vacations studying.
Mr. and Mrs. Fry and Mrs. Car
ter at Boone. Miss Carolyn Holt
spent her vacation at Carolina
working on her Masters degree.
Miss Doris Tucker studied at
Duke, while Miss Inez Bankett
worked on her M.A. degree at
W.C.U.N.C.
Several teachers played during
their vacations. Mrs. Frank West
erlund and Mr. R. C. Hatley had
exciting times at the beach.
After covering many miles, the
students are back in school now,
traversing the familiar beat from
home to school.
Homerooms Elect
Council Membeis
Each homeroom elects repre
sentatives to attend the student
council meetings and to bring
the news back to the room in
order for every student to know
all that is happening in the
school.
These representatives have
been elected and are as fol
lows: Senior homerooms: Mickey
Greene, Mrs. Fry’s homeroom;
Pat Atkins, Mrs. Lynn’s home
room; “Drag” Kimrey, Miss
Caughman’s homeroom; Jimmy
Almond Mr. Fry’s homeroom.
J,unior homerooms: Myrna
Mills, Mrs. Carter’s homeroom;
John Stokes, Miss Misenheimer’s
homeroom; Robert L. Smith, Mrs.
Westerlund’s homeroom; Buddy
Stoker, Mrs. Deese’s homeroom;
Gary Pendergraft, Miss Bankett’s
homeroom.
Sophomore homerooms: Peggy
Smith, Mr. Gantt’s homeroom;
Betty Holt, Mr. Robinette’s home
room; Roger Whitley, Miss Tuck
er’s homeroom; Sue Winn, Mrs.
Hayes’ homeroom; Kitty Almond,
Mrs. Hauss, homeroom.
Freshman homerooms: Chester
Lewis, Miss Lowder’s homeroom;
Janice Harris, Mr. Benton’s home
room; Roger Smith, Miss Abra-
hamsen’s homeroom; Jane Chan
dler, Miss Holt’s homeroom;
Woody Durham, Mr Hatley’s
homeroom; Billie Jo Barrier, Mrs.
Saunders’ homeroom.
Officers for the student council
were elected last year. They are:
president, Wade Smith; vice
president, Jo Ellen Brooks; sec
retary, Patricia Starnes; and
treasurer, Libby Hatley.
Seniors Elected
Iris As Princess
To reign as the Carousel Prin
cess from Albemarle High School
in the annual Carousel Parade
in Charlotte this year will be
Iris Hunsucker, who was elected
on September 23 by the Senior
Class.
Iris won by a majority over the
other two nominees, Maxine Har
wood and Barbara Holt The
three girls were nominated by
the Senior Class homerooms and
voted on by the entire class.
By Their
Words
“I wrote in my notes to pause
here for a laugh.”—Rev. Dan
Sapp.
“The boy who had this book
last year was a good old fellow.
He never bothered me or the
book.”—Mr. Hatley.
“In my day we sat down in
our waist-lines.”—Mrs. Wester
lund.”
“I have nothing up my sleeve
except my elbow, and that was
a birthday present.”—Mr. Bla
lock, the magician.
' “I went hunting the other day
and killed a dead opossum.”—
Mickey Lawhon.
“Dating is no longer done at
home by the fire, but in Badin by
the lake.”—Sibley Manus.
“Did he have on a blue plaid
shirt with two other boys?”—
Gail Morris.
“My cat is going to hatch some
little cats in a few days.”—Vicky
Culp.
“Here’s the empty water;
where’s the pitcher?”—Jean Rob
inson.
- “I’m going to be the only grand
mother on the faculty.”—Mrs.
Westerlund.
“Put all four legs on the
floor.”—Mr. Fry.
“Can you people on the shelf
hear me?”—Mr. Blalock.
“My rich uncle is getting out
of the poor house today.”—Benny
Russell.
“It is the little things that make
you great.”—Mr. Hatley.
“If the word is smelled wrong
count off two points.” — Mrs.
Deese.