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m TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 19S'' Selma School News J. P. TEMPLE, Jr., ’30, Editor MILDRED HAYES, ’31, Asso. Editor .This article is to express appr?- assure us of your joy at bidding us ciation to the boys and girls who j welcome, have contributed to the School News column, to the local paper for the privilege of expressing ideas and school activities through the town paper- We will ask the townsmen to cooperate with us, and by giv ing the paper a boost, provide J Welcome address ivritten and de livered by; George L. George, Jr. CLASS PROPHECY ’30 ed in taming all of her • boy friends, but now, she has decided to tame another animal. “I'am a lion tamer in the Sparks Circus.” Martha. Starling has always been a wee bd off, but who w'ould have ever thought she would rise to such fame ? ‘I am in the movies and have the curling irons, combs, etc; to Marie Stephens, may her hair some day be I permanently curled too. Item 17. I, Clarence Hawkins, Rose. Eighth Grade—Miss Boliek. J. C. Avery, Henry Pmdford, Hogi Vick, Daisey Adams, Catherine Aycock iadly will my title as class dwarf 1 Ashworth, LilUhn Corbett, Bes- Well aii^ Happy After Years ef Suffering to Mark Rollings. Item 18. I, Esther Barham, will my ability to flirt to Sarah Creech. sae Hatcher, Ruby Phillips, Eva Male Scott, Josalene Sutton, Marie Steph ens. Ninth Grade—Mr. Jervis. Honox p>oll—Edna Mae Cameron, Rosabelle Orland Tho-rne, In other words | Item 20. -I, Clarence Strickland, Barnes. Coach” What’s he doing? w-ill my ability to be on the Alert Godwin. leading role in one of the latest! item 19. I, Lillian Bond, will m.y pictures.” ' quietness to Inez Wilkins place to put school events down in i^nd of silver fountains, | ^ 3,tgtgry. from the land of wondrous moun- We have received a notice from tains, from the land of peace and the Edior of The Johnstonian-Sun manner, from the land of love—I that he would be glad to ac- greet thee! The land of 1999 keeps i^mmodata the school by allowing a ^e, waits for you to join me there lolumn to be placed in his paper I Magic incense brings these Seniors next year, provided it is so desired to your fatherland and comrade, by the sc'nool, and readers of the j Hark! I must he going—I must show these folks the wonders in the land “I am coaching tight rope walk- to Billy Aycock. ing in Silas Green Shows. 1 Item 21. I, Viola Godwin,, will my Stella Herring—She has always bottle of note ink to Mildred Hayes, sought to save; : Item 22. I, Mary Emily Stallings, “1 have spug’nt and saved, but now, will my Whiz Bangs to Gertrude I can continue to carry out my Strickland. plans as I’ve always desired. There- Item 23. I, Norma Lee Creech, Tenth Grade—Mrs. Bueck. Honor Roll—Mabel Adams, Mildred Hayes, Mary Catherine Eason, Iva Dewar, | Lillian Louise Woodard. Eleventh Grade—Mrs. Blackburn- j ^ Honor Roll—Martha Starlirjg, Esther !i Barham, Lillian Bond', Irene Creech, paper. We also wish to thank the teach-1 of 1999. ers who have done so much to make , c the School News come out ahead, these Seniors, they will tell you of There would have been no news if their life’s work in this year of it had not been for the cooperation 1999. smong the teachers, as they are the Ou .real hack bone of progress in all | of all our boys, George L. George, School activities; Tills coluTnn was first started as part of the English Grammar I er 5,riv 1 '-'•aw'^*-'*-**^*****'- Our most beautiful class mate. As I call the name of each of am sheriff of Johnston Coun- will my place on the school truck | Creech, Kenneth Gurley, ty.” to Ruth Hood,_ because Dock ^^ndjj^ ^ -Temple, Jr., Clarence Hawkins. On honor roll all year; Daisy Bill Woodard—A good little feller Oliver may be 'the truth driver. i is he. How good' (just)? Item 24. I, Orland 1 Corbett, Ruby Phil- “I am a missionary to the dark- have gotten out so often on “e j ’ „ e,l p.rt of AM«.” proton., of ^Ing .ft.r tta 1 “'S, Ml w„ made hurried- Irene Creech—She has always had house I was having built, -^11 this a terrible time getting clothes to fit house across from the school her larg-e figure. to Jimmy Batten; and I want hii ^ o-irror, mit. I am occupying the store which was formerly occupied by Doc Oliv & Son, running a Dressmakers work, and it was to promote any I . i i* talent that could be found among O^r most bea-o-i the students of the High School inlEloise Stallings, the literary line. Mr. Jervis, En glish instructor, gav-e it the first boost, and then he p VioTa'Godwin, ■ a jolly good joker flushing all the year, along with the “You will not be surprised to know I am a life saver at a Florida Beach “l" am indeed the fattest lady at to 7^ 1S PO^ ^fa+,p l^air in it with him. I don t object ii , i-f Jean Ma!iy-She has grown into this is Gladys Corbett. ‘”^th ou^ a beautifuf young lady, and will Item 25. I, Blanche Smith, will was^ unintentionally, and with our speak for herself. my height to Mary Stancil. “I am the Belle of Selma.” j Item 26. I, Iva Mae Parrish, will Written by Louise Stallmgs. jmy ability to play basketball to i Rosabelle Hinton. great regret. MRS. CARRIE V. SEIVERT " “I’ve tagen three bottles of Sar- gon now and every neutritis ajid rheumatic pain in my body is gone. My nerves are in perfect condition. Not only this, but I have gained ten pounds. “I am now a well and happy wom an and owe a debt of gratitude to Sargon.”—Mrs. Carrie V. Seivert, W. There is no suitable words to de scribe the splendid work the Seniors have for a record to leave behind. Item 27. I, Dalma Crocker, will my beauty to “Red” Langston. Item - 28. I, Bill Thad Woodard, will let you form your own , will my privilege of being called the opinion by what we have given you. kelp of the other teachers. J. P. Temple, Jr. I am what I’ve always dreamed to be. A housekeeper with eight most bashful baby to Bill Blackburn. In addition to the regular 9 - o i „ w.,p,u bove, IBoone Ave., Spokane, Wash. ’' Sargon’s fame is based on actual results, not empty promises. Mil- month Honor Roll, as is given ab we will now give you all the names we could get of those pupils receiv- . . ., iTg Hsnor Roll grades every month Hons use rt, mflhons prause it. except the first one. First Grade — Dorothy Virginia^ Selnaa WELCOME ADDRESS I in the summer and I have a good I job sweeping streets in the winter [during off time.' Dalma Crocker—Our handsomest Friends;, Germrades; Teachers.; one L naturally he would indulge in amd all; this business. The world, is a great garden of “Yes, I am a first class- demon- Mirades, which only those who have g^^j-ator in make up.” their bunei sights wide open can Blanche Smith and Ruth Ellis— recognize.. Some one has written; babies of our class. That a seed—holding, it in the hand Blanche, “I have always heard it grain of dust—motionless, un-1 stylish to he fat, so I am dem- lovely, dead—-yet think what it holds, ongtrating herbs for fattening.” Ruth, A beautiful living thing. “She demonstrated it and this is the This; afternoon, we as a class are result.” just pffisMng out from the tiny seed Clarence Strickland—Wide awake, 'into the maturity of a graduating alert—yet “Dizzy.” class. Ail these years we have been “i am an opera Singer on Broad- Efwlfered in the tiny sphere of the way and will be glad to entertain tseediing. | you at any time. The time has come now, when we Edna Earle Oneal—She has talked no longer need the protection of the out and is at last quiet. -enfolding, hull. We must push out “Much to my surprise, my dreams 'into, the open air, using our individ- did come true. I am the head o efforts.. Some will fall by the Oxford Orphanage, was* side, but others will travel on Now comes Gladys Creech Meek, - AH-uys forward as in Longfellow’s modest, but mild. “Excelsior.” “Me? Well, I am in The Salva- It'has been a wonderful season tion Army,,not only that, but I have ^fgs®»rthto us-here in Selma High 1 been promoted to the leader of the CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of Selma High School of the City of Selma, County of Johnston and State of North Carolina, being of 'full age and of sound mind and memory, do make, publish, and declare this to 'oe our Last Will and Testament; hereby revoking all wfllls by us here tofore made. Item 1. We direct that all our just debts and funeral expenses be paid from the surplus of the Senior Class fund for the executor of this will. Item 2. We give bequeath, and de vise the following to wit; To the School; The memory of our bright and shining faces in the midst of discouragements and math teachers; the right to criticize us after we are gone. To the Class of ’31; the right to assume Senior dignity also the task of maintaining the high standards of our concentration in class rooms. We appoint Theo sole executor of|pj.iee, Lynette Wood, James Oliver this will, and direct that he shall William Warren Hinton, not be required to give bond in qualifying as such. In testimony whereof, we hereunto .set our hand and seal this fourth Day of June in the year One Thou sand, Nine Hundred and Thirty. Signed Class of ’30 (Seal) Signed, Published and declared by the above named. Class of 1930, as their last Will and Testament in my presence, who in their presence and at their request have hereunto sub scribed my name as witne.ss. Frank Bexlov^, Justice of Peace. Written by Bill Thad Woodard. Drug Co., Agents. Adv. have grown .side by Singers on the ^tr^te’’ ' Worley Earp—With his pleasmg masterful voice; “1 am teaching in a deaf and Dumb school recently erected in Sel- —wherein we *ide and felt ourselves very close tin, ft is a thought of no little sad- Tseas that from now on, we wiill grow apdrt in our thoughts, feelings S.Kcf. desires. Each will seek his own saticraS habitat and take root in the goi? to; qliich- his own taste and possi- Silit^s- must assign him. It is in pfa.ee alone where each will do his must perfect work. Here; we have learned many les- Leonard Turner. j Second Grade—Lucile Eason, Jack Adams, Edna Mae Price, Annie Mae Wilson, H. C. Denning. Third Grade—Donald Lee Broad- well, Bennett Creech, Robert Smith, Fredrick Waters, Katie Mae Avery. - Fourth Grade—Estelle Godwin, Lu- eile Parrish, Helen Griffin. Fifth Grade—Pearl Barnes, James Suber, Mae John. Seventh Grade—Hazel Lane, Alma Shirley. Eighth Grade—J. C. Avery, Daisy Adams. Ninth Grade—Rosabelle Hinton, Ed na Mae Cameron, Henry Grice. Tenth Grade—Mildred Hayes. HONOR ROLL First Grade—Miss Winn, Teacher. Honor Roll—Helen Mae Martin, Dor- othy Virginia Price, Lynette Wood,! Eleventh Grade^ Mar&a Sterling, Margaret Moore, James Oliver Dick inson, William Warren Hinton, Mar garet Price, Ruth Hamilton, Leons ard Turner. First Grade—^Miss Adams, Teacher. Temple, Jr., Item 2. (B) We gh-e, bequieate, | Eoll-Marion Sasser, Frank and devise the following to-wnt; Modlin, WiLon Broadwell, Hat- professor Bueck; money to patent his I Daughtry, Lorena Morgan, dog hospital. To Mr. Waters; A O’Neal, Lois Mae better Senior Class so he won’t be Sasser, Meredith afraid to publish their names be-: white, Mary Eliza- fore final exams. To Miss = Whitley, Mary Ellen Pender- Esther Barham, J. P Clarence Hawkins. This Honor Roll did not begin with the first month, as it was not pub lished then. This yearly Honor Roll begins with the second month. .An office force greater than that of the Seniors of 1930, and all IHeir ^ ^ rj,gg^g}^ big fat zero’s. To Miss Shippe; The' Honor Roll—Jack DieW, Victor PRIZE WINNERS IN COMMENCE MENT CONTESTS Bible Reading Contest — Roland Fields. Essay Contest—Elsie Earp. Reading Contest—Lillian Louise Wpodard LILACS Lilac—perfumed loveliness Imprisoned in a vase of clay; Radiating fragrant peacefulness, Why are you content to say ? Tom from the living tree Nourished by sun and wind and rain Cared for now by mortal me Surrounded by things—all inane. Within your leaves and flowers You must have stored away Echoes of songbirds—sunshine and showers Laughter of children—carefree and gay. So like the living lilac tree If we absorl^e the sunshine of life Mortals such as we might see More of peace and less of strife. If we cling to things worthwhile and true Letting fleeting, glittering happiness go Lives will be less restless and blue For our vision would not be blinded Iva Mae Parrish—Quiet, timid, and last but not least. Non talkative. “My position is a good one—and I want the world to know I -am style director of the Charles Davis Stores.” Clarence Hawkins, in short. Shorty. “I’ve for a long t.’me tried to con- Tol my hair, I finally decided the French ability of Senior Boys. To William Underhill, Morgan [ Q^^torical Contest-J-. P. Temple: Mr. Jervis; A comfortable chair to ,Griffis, Ij^ sit in while beaching. To Miss' Around Perry (Mrs. Blackburn); We will Gladys Parnell, Margaret PHt-j man, Grace Pilkington, Gladys Rad ford, Edna Mae Price, Jean Scales. Second Grade—Miss Spiers, Teach- This poem was written by a mem ber of the Selma High School of the class of 1919. goodness in the Senior hearts. To ^ Miss Boliek; All of the astonish-, ing and epoch-making discoveries in, Best all Starling. Boy—Clarence Around Girl—Martha fO.Tus «.f life- ill God’s: universal gar- ,^g^^ thing I could do would be take rfeo;. Lessons' thata only a practi- ^ special finger waving course at the E«! “growing”’ experience can prove, i^g^nthy Beauty Shoppe.” SYafe, is the- hour when we must test jj^vy Emily Stallings—She’s gain- our theories in other soils and it is reputation of being a sport to this that w-e are timidly shoot.ng always full of pep, Let’s see— these, sproo.tsc to give you greeting. really is true. I am Dear Friends', fliy classmates have Engineer on the railroad in Tex- giten me. the greater honor of wel- ^g » coming you- here' today. I am very Anne Ashworth—a graceful enter- STS-teful to. them' for this mark of Lj. jg g^e, their fitTOC, but still, as I look nj attained the position as •srijund upon your faces, so clearly ygj.y best toe dancer on Broad- marked with lines- of more wisdom j^^y .- «ii wider experience than ours may p^^j o^j. d,»ar Paul Eason—His the field of science which membersRoll—H. C. Denning, An- of our'class are too shy and back- 'Wilson, Jack Adams, ward to claim as their own^ To ; Q.ade-Miss Martin, Teach- Mrs. Bueck; A fund by which she Roll__Donald Lee Broad- can h.re herself a cook so wont have to worry about the staff of ^ Joseph'O’Neal, Rob- life, because she has been so faith-, ful to us al. ^ 'Whitaker, Katie Mae Avery, Ruby Item 3. I, Louise Stallmgs,^ to ^ Margaret Straughn, .surrender -V powler, Doris Henry, Maxine tel-en. as an^actress^^^^ Joseph Lee, These contests were judged by their merits by very competent judges. The pupils who received the five dollars in Gold, for being the best all around students in the senior class were de termined by a popular vote of the seniors. Item 4. my sleek black hair, and good look ing car, the things which have won the girls hearts, to Avery Vann. ^ Doctors Disagree\ ■When children are irritable and peevish, grind their ^teeth^ and restlessly, have digestive pains and dis turbances, lack of appetite, and have itching eyes, nose and fingers, doctom will not always agree that they are suf fering from worms. Many mothers, too, ■will not believe that their carefully- brought up children can have worms. The fact remains that these symptoms will yield, in a great majority of cases, to a few doses of White’s Cream »ei^ mifuge, the sure expellant of .round and pin worms. If your child has any of these symptoms, try this less, old fashioned ‘ remedy, which you can get at 35o per bottle from E. V. WOODARD ie for years to. come, I cannot but ■fee!) thafi the words of welcome iriiciiid come from you. Of course, you have shown us that you are in- tene.sted in us by coming to listen we may have to say. Yet ft IS- m who are joining you in the larger- school of progress outside ■these cToers, we who are entering into yoar pursuits and pleasures and be- tonsing: one -with you in the social »nffi iktsi'ness centers that make up »ctive life. So- much of our success wi!f depEnd: upon the way in which you will receive us and the spirit in ■which you respond to our efforts. ^ it not we who should ask you Jet the glad hand of welcome? .b? it not we who are outsiders, .sseta'ug- for ailmission to your com- panikvitrhip: and favor ? Is it not we 'wfw.-f- Jire yet' to step forth and ask ■fbir q.vir sfiare- in all that has been .yoorrs Sir sm long? ' T'heu, wfiire- we do truly thank you mos-t, huraMy fer coming, we yet feel - that, we must also ask your forbear ance sari kindly sympathy and crave ■front eacA one of you the warm 'handshake and’ cordial smile that will wit has outwitted him. “I have always admired the girls, so I decided the best thing for me to do would be a voice teacher at Pineland College for girls.” Lillian Bond—Gay, loud and talk ative—will she ever cease to speak? “How could I ever stop talking? Now, I am the speaker of the House of the North Carolina Senate.” Kenneth Gurley has always longed to be a wealthy business man. He has always mastered his call. “I am selling the best fly catchers ever patented.” We can hardly keep this little girl still. She wiggles, moves around a-wfully fast, and is ever bouncing i,n her seat, Esther Barham. “Indeed! can you realize it? I have a high chair in Congress.” J. P. Temple—as we all know he has always been a '>.smart lad—he doesn’t mind work at all. “I started off low, but stick to your job and you -will be promoted as I have been, I am janitor at Sel ma High School.” Norma Lee Creech—She’s always been a grand tamer. She’s succeed- Item 5. I, Martha Starling, will my snuff box to June Fulghum a-nd Elizabeth Oliver, because they have worn out their own. Item 6. I, Edna Earl O’Neal, -will my silver plated tongue to Miss Gertrudle Strickland. Item 7. I, Worley Earp, -will my ability to sing at all public gather ings to Bob Suber. Item 8. I, Anne Ashworth, -will my slenderness to Lillian Corbett. Item 9. I, Stella Herring, -wiU to Elsie Earp my spot in Mr. Jervis’ heart to keep Edith Aycock from ab sorbing it all. Item 10. I, George L. George, will my popularity with the girls to Floyd Price of Pme Level, in the hope that he may be able to ride to and from school and thus get away from the girls more quickly than I have. Item 'll. I, Eloise Stallings, will my make up to Mabel Barnes. Item 12. I, Irene Creech, -will my speaking ability to Catherine Ay cock. Item 13. I, J. P. Temple, Jr., will my assistant prindpalship to Norman Screws. Item 14. I, Gladys Creech, -will my daily letter to Daisy Adams. Item 15. I, Paul Eason, will the hallowed spot across from the school ground, where I have smoked the peace pipe so often while waiting for the truck to leave in the after- Doris Moore, Lois Pace, Mary Cath erine Peedin, Margaret Ricks, Vir ginia Scales, Zona Starling, Pattie Wilson. Third Grade—Mrs. B-ailey, Teacher. Honor Roll—Dorothy Hartley, Otis Parrish, Edna Earl Stencil, J. P- Moore, Lushon Brewer, Mildred Avery, Burrus Jones, Hendford Creech, Grade Lee Brow;n, Margar- ette Smith. Fourth Grade — Miss Robertson, Teacher. Honor Roll—Ralph Bond, James God'win, George Willetts, Jun ior Eason, Lucille Barnes, Sadie Bridges, Rachel Faulkner, Ruth Pitt man, Maddalene Seawiell, Pearline Stephenson, Jessie Porter. Fourth Grade—Miss Clement Teach er. Honor Roll—W. E. Branch, Jr., Lawrence Deans, Floyd Edwards, Raymond, Pilkington, David Simpson, eGorge Suber, Marvin Price, Mil dred Baker, Pauline Batten, Violet Bond, Estelle Godwin, Hazel Higson, Marjorie Jones, Ella Newberry, Erma D. Parrish, Lucile Parrish, Dorothy White, Annie Cook, Bettie Eason, Myde Woodard, Helen Griffin. Fifth Grade—Miss Nixon Teacher. Honor Roll—Ruth Mate Hughes, Hes ter Pittman. Fifth Grade—Miss Blacklock, Teach er. Honor Roll—Ruth Ward, Anna Lancaster, Murry Lane, Pearl Barnes, Mae Johns, James Suber. Seventh Grade—Miss Jones, Teach er. Honor Roll—Roland Fields, Ed na Eason, Annie Laurie Hare, Hazel Lane, Grade Radford, Alma Shirley. 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