JAMESTOWN HI-UGHTS
Published By Jamestown High School
Vol. X, No. 5
Jamestown, North Carolina, Thursday, May 29, 1952
25c Per Copy
Most Valuable
Student
Each year some very deserving
■senior is selected by the Senior
class and the high school faculty
to receive an award given by our
principal, Mr. Miller. This year
we made a very good choice—
Graham Ray.
All through high school Graham
has participated in many varied
activities. He has been in the band
for four years, playing the bass
horn and trombone. For three
years Graham has been a star
Rev. Don Payne
Preaches Sermon
Sunday evening. May 25 at 8
o’clock the Baccalaureate Sermon
was given. Rev. P. T. Dixon gave
the invocation and the scripture
was read by Rev. J. Walden Ty-
singer.
Rev. Don Payne, pastor of Lind
say Memorial Methodist Church,
Hi»h Point, North Carolina, then
delivered an inspiring message to
the Seniors.
The senior high school mixed
chorus furnished special music
consisting of “All Creatures of
Our God and King” arranged by
Robert Shaw and “Open Our
Eyes” by Macfarlane, Johnny
Sikes, soloist.
Rev. T. G. Williams pronounced
the benediction and the chorus
sang “The Lord Bless You and
Keep You” by Lutkin.
In Memoriam
R. H, Hayworth
GRAHAM RAY
basketball player, serving this
year as co-captain. He has played
football for four years, being this
year selected as co-captain of the
M ’nty team. Be=’des partici
pating in sports during the school
year, during the summers of 1949
and 1950 he won five North Caro
lina and South Carolina Sitate
Swimming Championships.
However, Graham is not all
hrawn. His academic ability is
indicated by his membership in
the Beta Club for two years, serv
ing this year as president. Last
year, he was a marshal. By his
creditable work in art, he has serv-
•ed as associate art editor of both
the school newspaper and annual.
Hecently during the Senior play he
was the efficient stage manager.
All these things show Graham
to be a well-rounded person and
that he deserves that title of
Most Valuable Senior. Congratu
lations, Graham!
Our Band Makes
Signal Progress
As this school year closes, the
band can look over the mile stone
it has passed. The eyes and ears
are open for a prosperous future.
The Jamestown annual Music
Festival was held this year for
the first time. It was composed
of Junior and Senior Choruses,
Junior and Senior Bands, and
other groups from Sedgefield
and Union Hill. There were four
hundred musicians from the three
schools.
It was the largest gathering of
its kind in the history of James
town; the total attendance was
around 2500 people. It is planned
to be an annual event. Plans are
being drawn up now to present
the next music festival as the
“History of the Jamestown Dis
trict.”
The first year the band had a
number of 18; the second year 30;
the third year the number raised
to 40. This year the number of
hand members totaled 45, and next
year the band will number 73. The
Junior Band will consist of 35
members.
Robert Henry Hayworth
died Monday, April 21, hut
his influence and h i s
ideals will linaer long in
the hearts of those at
Jamestown High School.
Mr. Hayworth became
a member of the school
board in 1914 and was
elected chairman in 1918.
He had held this position
ever since. Mr. Hayworth
loved the school and com
munity and gave of his
time generously and un
selfishly.
R. H. Hayworth was no
radical yet he believed in
and worked for progress.
He had the ability to keep
what was good and discard
ideas that were no good.
He was a progressive con
servative. Jamestown
school has lost one of its
best friends and patrons.
Students Enjoy
1952 Echo
We Seniors really had a treat
in store for us when we got back
from our Washington trek— our
annuals were here. No need to an
nounce that fact, however. A good
many people have writer’s cramp;
for one whole week the pace of
autographing annuals reached the
assembly line stage. (I trust we
got the right sentiment in the
right book.) Now that the pace
has slacked up a bit, one can act
ually borrow a fountain pen. Oh,
the sweet messages and the flat
tering remarks that found their
way into the Echo. The pitter-pat-
ter of ninth grade hearts was
something to see as the hopefuls
sauntered up to the big, handsome
seniors, smiled and fluttered,
■“Sign my annual, please.” As it
has been said before, why go to
so much trouble to get each pic
ture in place, when the only thing
students look for is a place to
write their name.
All joking aside, the staff was
happy to make The Echo for you.
We hope you enjoy it.
P. T. A. Attains
New Goals
What has been one of the Par-
ent-Teacher As’wciation’s m^?t
successful years as climaxed the
evening of Thu^'day, May 22, by
the annual pic , c honoring this
year’s senior class. Preceding the
excellent meal, Mrs. Warren M.
Strait expressed her appreciation
for the co-operation she had re
ceived during her time as presi
dent, and the officers for the year
were installed by Mrs. W. G. Rags-
dal, Sr. The new officers were:
president, George D. Davis; first
vice-president, Mrs. J. D. Allen;
second vice-president, Mrs. C'. G.
Bullard; secretary, Mrs. Paul
Moss: assistant si'cretary, Mrs. E.
J. Coltrane; and treasurer, J. C.
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Seniors Storm The
Nation’s Capitol
Washington still exists—though
we hardly see how it possibly
could after forty-eight of us sen
iors plus a few thousand others
from all over tore the place apart
about four weeks ago.
We began our trip about eight-'
thirty on the morning of April 30
with Harry and Gene, our two
bus drivers, on two Carolina Trail
way busses. At first some of the
students were impressed at the
comfortableness of the seats, but
about nine hours later, as we
rolled into the East Potomac
Motor Court in Washington, they
exclaimed that never had any
seat been so hard.
It all happened Wednesday after
noon as we were going through a
little place called Dinwiddie, Vir
ginia. (It seems Dinwiddie, known
far and wide, had a reputation to
uphold that day.) Mr. Miller, be
ing interrupted from his snooze
by the stopping of the bus, ex
citedly asked, “What’s up?” “A
patrolman,” Harry calmly replied.
About forty-five minutes later
and with about $50 gone from the
pockets of the two bus drivers, we
resumed our trip too late to make
Mount Vernon that day.
Prom the time we bounded into
the city until Saturday morning.
May 3, when we crawled away,
we were kept on the go—during
the day and most of the night—
by Miss Hanner, Miss Sublette,
and Mr. Miller. We went to all
the places of merest wt were ex
pecting to visit from the Bureau
of Printing and Engraving to the
Zoo. The former gave out no
samples and we had enough speci
mens from and of the latter.
Steps . . . Steps . . . Steps . . .
There was method in Mr Miller’s
madness. The first morning he
took us to Washington’s Monu
ment, for he knew full well that
after those 898 steps the other
100,000 steps wer were to climb
(100-200 at a time) would seem
nothing.
Moonlight, a stiff sea breeze,
a new or an old acquaintance,
music, deck chairs, an amusement
(Continued on Page Two)
Arthur Kirkman
Addresses Seniors
Friday evening, May 30, the
Seniors will have reached their
first goal—graduation from high
school.
Mr. 0. Arthur Kirkman, for
mer state representative and now
O. ARTHUR KIRKMAN
a candidate for state senator from
Guilford County, will deliver the
commencement address. Mr. Mil
ler will then award the diplomas.
Mr. Vincent Makasair will pre
sent the Civitan award to Clyde
Willard.
The Glee Club will sing “You’ll
Never Walk Alone” and “Ours
Is The World.”
Piano Recitals
Two recitals again climaxed the
year’s work for the students in
the Piano Department, headed by
Mrs. Robert Green. Awards at the
elementary recital were present
ed to Judy Holmes for the best
performance and to Becky Hodgin
and Jack Hilton for the girl and
boy making the most improve
ment and progress during the
year.
At the recital for the advanced
pupils awards were given to Mar
tha Caldwell for the best per
formance, to Nellie Manning for
the most improvement in scales
and exercises, and to Peggy
Knight for the most all round
progress.
GRADUATES OF 1952
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MEMBERS OF JAMESTOWN SENIOR CLASS— Pictured
are the members of the Senior Class of Jamesto\vn High School
who are in the midst of their final ceremony. Mascots, Left
to right, Emily Jo Thompson and’ Felix Carroll; First row,
left to right: Helen Stallings, Barbara Morrison, Jackie Little,
Frances Mottley, Mary Lou Becker, Patty Tysinger, Barbara
Schram, Betty Campbell, Charles Brow;n, Chester Hayworth,
Delbert Jones, Arnold Beck, Herman White, PHlip Beck, Alma
Traynham; Second row: Danny Caldwell, Lui . Jane Carroll,
Betty Gwyn Delk, Iva Sue Coomes, Nina 'W Ison, Elizabeth
Holton, Anne Hedgecock, Peggy Knight, Rachel Maden, Bar
bara Stanford, Darrell Hayden, Ralph Cashatt, Thomas Dun-
igan, Jess Sadler; Third row: Shirley Glover, Jewel Sikes,
Joyce Scott, Jo Ann Whitley, Nancie Varner, Jean Witcher,
Frances Winslow, Douglas Lee, Ollie Reid, David Thorpe, Clyde
Willard, James Hawks, Franklin Turner; Fourth row: Leo
Dixon, Billy Joe Rook, Larry Moorefield, Parkes Richey,
Don Groce, Johnny Sikes, Jimmy Putman, Lloyd Deckard,
Charles Clapp, James Griffin, Graham Ray, Bobby Campbell,
Darrell Ridge, Jack Jones.