Saturday, June 2, 1956
JAMESTOWN HI-LIGHTS
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I^retta Clark
Charles Sheets
State Convention
Of Club Clubers
holarships
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Jim Kerr
Jim Young
Friday morning, April 27th, a
group of excited Beta members left
for the State Convention to be
held in Asheville, North Carolina.
The three-day trip consisted of
our working together with the
many clubs throughout the state
in selecting our new state officers.
As we arrived early in the after
noon, we were shown to our rooms
In the Battery Park Hotel, and
Immediately went to the Vanderbilt
Hotel, the Beta headquarters.
Campaigning was everywhere,
and banners flew for the respective
candidates. Excited rallies were in
session in which many of us at
tended. Catchy sayings and fancy
campaigning featured the speech
es. Cute songs flowed throughout
the hall to the tune of “See You
Later Aligator” and “Rock Around
the Clock.”
While all this campaigning and
-work was in progress, many of the
Jamestowners toured the city, ate
lunch, and got acquainted with the
other visiting Betas.
Late Friday night, after all the
work had been completed for the
day, everyone attended a wonder
ful talent show featuring the var
ious clubs. All kinds of acts were
presented, and everyone had a good
time.
Early Saturday morning. Miss
McFadden, our sponsor, attended a
sponsor’s banquet held in the Bat
tery Park dining room. While this
was happening, the Beta Club of
ficers, were attending various
meetings throughout the city, vot
ing was taking place, and results
were eagerly awaited.
Late that afternoon, many of us
attended the Biltmore House on
the Vanderbilt estate, and after
seeng the beautiful gardens, mag
nificent grounds, and the impres
sive house most of us agreed it was
the highlight of the trip.
The Beta Club banquet and ball
were held Saturday afternoon and
night, and everyone enjoyed the
music and food very much,
Sunday morning, after eating
breakfast, we started home; much
to the sorrow of most, but the best
was yet to come!
Stopping at Chimney Rock and
watching an exciting hill climbing
contest by local sports car enthus
iasts, all agreed this was the most-
enjoyed and thrill-raising episode
of the trip. We toured the Rock,
ate dmner, and got set for the trip
back home.
Believe it or not the most hum
ourous experience of the whole
trip happened a little later. We
were all hot and thirsty, so we
stopped in at a dairy bar; and
could you believe it, we saw 8 cups
of water, one nut sundae, and a
milk shake spilled all in a period
of 3 minutes?
We arrived Sunday night about
nine-thirty, tired and exhausted
registered, where we were given
programs telling us of the main
activities planned.
As soon as school opened in
September, several senior boys be
gan competing for scholarships of
fered by various colleges in North
Carolina. There were candidates
from the class for the Morehead
Scholarship at the University of
North Carolina and the Angier B.
Duke Scholarship at Duke. Al
though there was no one successful
in either of these awards, Jimmy
Kerr advanced to the regional con
test in both and was named first
alternate for an NROTC award.
Charles Sheets won an NROTC
scholarship. He likewise has chos
en the University as his school.
This award includes payment of all
college expenses for four years
plus a fifty dollar a month al
lowance. Charles is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Sheets of Route 3,
Greensboro. He has been president
of the Beta Club this year and has
been active in the various clubs as
well as athletics.
Michael Young, the valedictor
ian of the class of ’56, has received
a scholarship to the University of
North Carolina where he plans to '
study law. This scholarship carries
with it a S150 a year honorary
award and a -?450 a year work
grant. Michael, who is the oldest
son of Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Young
of Route 3, Greensboro, is active in
many phases of extra-curricular
activity.
Through the generosity of High
land Container Company of James
town, Loretta Clark has received
a §400 a year scholarship to the
School of Nursing at the Univer
sity of North Carolina. Like the
other scholarship winners Loretta
IS very active in many phases of
schol work, being a member of the
Beta, Math, and French clubs.
Another member of the 1956
class, Donald Becker, is a candidate
for a prize scholarship on saxo
phone, which carries wth it full
tuition for four years at Duke
University. Don, the only son of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Becker,
Jamestown, is one of the leading
musicians in the class and is col
eader of the school dance band.
and Sport Award
BASKETBALL
Bobby Hodgin
The boys basketball teams en
joyed one of its most successful
seasons in seceral years under the
fine coaching of Bobby Jo David
son. Although thee team didn’t do
too well in the Guilford County
Tournament, the boys really work
ed well and enjoyed themselves.
The final record for the year was
13 wins and 7 losses.
The team really got rolling at
the end of the season when they
won five in a row, but they couldn’t
keep this streak going into the
tournament. Bobby Hodgin, Jimmy
Kerr, Charles Sheets, Tommy Lit
tle, Bobby Callihan, and Jimmy
Young will be missed considerably
next year, but Randall Brown,
Randy Salmon, Henry Richards,
Ernest Macon, Tommy Slaughter
and Johnny Hodgin will be back
to carry the blue and white to
glory.
SPORTS AWARD
Doris Crickmore was awarded
the most valuable player basket
ball award for her outstanding
playing as forward on the girls
basketball team. She has played
basketball for three years and has
givn her greatest effort toward
the improvement of the team. She
not only gave her support with
points but with good sportsman
ship and team work. Doris, we’ll
miss you!
Last Will and
Testament
FOOTBALL
Let’s take a look back in the
past to last fall. The football team
had high hopes for a great season.
The team played hard, but I guess
It just wasn’t our year to have a
great season.
Graduation takes a heavy toll
on the team: Jimmy Young, full-
back; our co-captains, Jimmy
(Bear) Layton, guard; Jimmy
Kerr, tailback; Benny Webster,
end; Billy (Birdlegs) Rich, tail
back; Jerry Willard, end; Robert
Bryant, center; Tommy Little,
wing-back; Donald Driggers, tac
kle; Donnie Thomas, wing-back;
Donald Becker, tackle.
The team wishes you to remem
ber them this way. “When the one
Great Scorer comes to write
against your name, He marks not
that you won or lost, but how you
played the game.”
—author unknown
Best of Luck to next year’s
team.
The basketball season this year
gave the girls five wins and four
teen losses and they are sure they
will make a better showing next
year. They wish to thank Coach
Larry Klosterman for his work
with them. The forwards totaled
1035 points. Individual scores:
Campbell 1, Crickmore 250, P.
Kendall 11, Murphy 3, Nelson 1,
Tolton 450, and Willard 319. The
forwards would not have been able
to make them without the out
standing support of the guards.
TRACK
The Jamestown track team are
the county champions for 1956.
The boys won their division, scor
ing 30 2/3 points, while the girls
were second in their division.
The only team that was able to
defeat the boys was Curry High
and then our team wasn’t at top
strength.
Boys winning in the county meet
were Hodgin in the discus with a
new record, Macon in the 180 low
hurdles with a new record, and
Kerr in the broad jump. The relay
team, consisting of Slaughter,
Harris, Brown, and Macon, also
set a new record.
Jamestown has had a track team
for three years; the first two years
we finished third in the final
county meet, but this year we were
number one. Although five boys
graduate there is still enough ma»
terial left to insure a fine team for
next year.
Two Juniors Honored
This year the Jamestown Ameri
can Legion and American Legion
Auxiliary are sponsoring two ris
ing seniors as delegates to Boys’
State and Girls’ State held June
17-27. Ellis King is the delegate
to Boys’ State at U. N. C., and
Eyalyn Lackey will be a citizen at
Girls’ State, held at the W.C.U.N.C.
Ellis and Evalyn had to meet the
following qualifications. It is neces
sary for a delegate to be in the
upper third of his class; he should
be morally and physically clean;
he should possess qualities of lead
ership; he should have a pleasing
personality; and he should be
keenly interested in civic matters.
The purpose of Boys’ State and
Girls’ State is to prepare students
for participation in government
and to teach tliem the structure
of our government.
For one week Ellis and Evalyn
will be citizens of a minature state
government and members of a po
litical party. As members of this
party they will elect party officers,
adopt a platform, and nominate a
slate of candidates for state of
ficers. There will also be play
periods and free time. Another
feature of the program will be an
all day trip to Raleigh to observe
the state legislature in action.
We feel that the program at
Boys’ State will be a very helpful
experience to Ellis, as he is the
president of our student council
for next year. We also feel that
Evalyn will benefit greatly from
attending Girls’ State, because she
is one of the outstanding leaders
in our school activities.
BASEBALL
With eight returning lettermen
Jamestown’s baseball team was
looking forward to a very success
ful season. As the season moved
along, the team won more than
their share of games. The final
record was seven wins and five
losses which left the team in third
place, one game behind Allen Jay.
The team was honored by having
two boys selected for the All-
County team. They were catcher
Randy Salmon and Pitcher Ronnie
Janey.
DriverTraining Course
This year sixty-three students
have successfully completed the
driver training course in the high
school. This course is offered to
any high school student sixteen
years of age. Coach Larry Klos
terman has capably conducted the
course and taken all students pass
ing the course into High Point
to take their tests for obtaining
driver s license. This has proved
to be one of the most popular
courses at school.
Coach Klosterman, also direct
or of the school Safety Patrol,
reports that all members of the
Patrol have performed their jobs
well in all kinds of weather. Pa
trolling in rainy weather has been
more pleasant this year by the
addition of new raincoats to the
twelve boys who make up the
patrol.
We, the class of 1956, in the town
of Jamestown, the county of Guil
ford, and the state of North Caro
lina, being in sound health but
failing in mind, do ordain and es
tablish this last will and testament:
ARTICLE I
To the Junior Class, we leave our
unusually high learning ability. It
should help them graduate or make
them feel as though they should.
In addition to this, we leave them
our winning ways with the princi
pal and faculty, also any scribbled
love notes, rubber bands, and water
guns confiscated by the teachers.
ARTICLE II
To the Sophomores, we leave
humility and the proper respect for
the upper classmen.
ARTICLE III
To the Freshman Class, we be
queath ou rvast knowledge of the
ways of life and we hope thoy can
survive it.
ARTICLE IV
To the faculty, we leave all our
amazing knowledge and startling
information used on examination
papers. We also leave the the peace
and quiet which will prevail after
our departure.
Section 1
Robert Warren leaves his be
loved bus “Bouncing Bertha” to
Robert Cloutier in hopes they never
meet again.
Section 2
Faye Millis leaves her 140 odd
love letters to Larry Hughes.
Section 3
Don Becker leaves his reducing
pills to Jane Deaton.
Section 4
George Millis leaves Jean in the
care of Graydon Ring next year.
Section 5
Donald Newman leaves his many
excuses for laying out of parades
to Norma Edwards.
Section 6
Billy Rich leaves his nickname
“Birdlegs” to Nancy Dawdy.
Section 7
Charles Sheets was going to
leave his pitching ability to Ron
nie Janey, but we couldn’t induce
him to give it up.
Section 8
Wilbur Smith leaves his Casnova
title to Eugene Craven.
Section 9
Philip “Harry James” Tate
leaves his beloved “flueguelhom”
to Basil French.
Section 10
Donnie Thomas leaves his great
Studebaker to anyone who’ll have
it. Don’t rush so, boys.
Section 11
Joe Townsend leaves his Chev
rolet to Ford loving Tommy Ven
able, to do with as he pleases.
Section 12
Benny Webster leaves his “death
trap” 149 to Holly McNairy. May
he rest in peace.
Section 13
Irvin Williard leaves his “dog
house” to Edward Rogers.
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