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‘‘Life Begins At Sixteen” To Be
Presented Tonight By Junior Class
The Junior Class of Lexington HighS>-
School will present its annual class ’
play tonight, April 25, at 8 o’clock
in the High School Auditorium. The
play is entitled “Life Begins at Six
teen,” a comedy of youth, written by
Hilda Manning. The production is
under the direction of Mrs. Fred Lewis
and Mr. Theodore Leonard, junior
class sponsors.
Local Lad Leads
Law, Lapels
Laudinum Lapper
—Young
The entire play takes place in the
living room of the Hollis home, and
revolves around the activities of sev
eral “teenagers” who try to prove
that Crandal Smythe, a young man
of means, is really a racketeer.
Paul Hollis, as portrayed by Tommy
Young, tries to get evidence enough
to convict him. Aiding him is the
“Secret Seven,” a society of sixteen-
year-olds of which Paul is president.
His schemes almost bankrupt his fa
ther, but in the end everything turns
out happily.
The play premises to be an out
standing production of the school year,
which all who attend will enjoy.
The cast is as follows: Paul Hollis,
an imaginative boy of sixteen. Tommy
Young; Hilda, a negro maid, Betsy
Sink; Mrs. Jessie Hollis, Ris father.
Bill Palmer; Prannie Hollis, Paul’s
twin sister, Betty Anne Wall; Mar
jorie Hollis, their older sister, Jane
Shoaf; Crandal Smthe, a young man
of means who is in love with Mar
jorie, Bill Blalock; George Gordon, a
young man without means who is also
in love with Marjorie Hollis, John
Foust; Snookie Hollis, nine years old
and still going strong, Lillie Byrd;
Elsie Taggart, who works in the bank,
Martha Cox; Theo Arbuckle as por
trayed by T. D. Stokes; Piggie Miller,
Mary Anne Hartzog; “Fattie” Zimmer,
Edgar Swing; Daisie Jenkins, Ruth
Jenkins; and Boots Bennett, Martha
Harbinson are other members of the
“Secret Seven.”
Regular practices have been held
with the entire cast for the past two
weeks in order to make “Life Begins
at Sixteen” a most enjoyable per
formance of the year.
One day about three or four weeks
ago—well, maybe more or less—a
handsome young man of Lexington
High, name of “Jaybird” McCrary,
that is, was speedin’ down the Salis
bury highway in his brand-new ’29
Dodge when suddenly he was accosted
by a villainous character, whom he
immediately, after some thought, rec
ognized as a notorious rubber check
passer and flim-flam artist, extraor
dinary. This character, as Mr. Gil-
strap would say, asked “Mr. Bird” for
a ride. “Jaybird” refused and made
like sixty, more like twenty, for the
police parlor, where his papa reclines
as a member of our local guardians
of the law. Little “Bird” told big
"Bird,” his dad's name is “Jaybird,”
too, all about it. They both climbed
back into the auto and sped away
in search of “ye villanous character.”
They spied him shortly; they were
both near-sighted, but not before he
saw them. He threw down his coat
and, amid threats of big “Bird,” think
ing he was Gunther Haag, he started
off across a handy field. Big “Jay
bird’ fired once but missed, true to
his marksmanship training as an of
ficer of the law. As Papa is a little
slow on the feet, son “Bird,” grabbed
a ball bat from the back of his limou-
THE LEXHIPEP
Vol. XXIV LEXINGTON, N. C., APRIL 25, 1947 No. 7
Tri-Hi-Y Crowns L. H. S.
King And Queen In Ceremony
Lewis Homeroom
Defeats Gilstrap In
Intramural Tourney
In the intramural finals, Mrs. Fred
Lewis’ boys were victorious over the
“Gilstraps” by a score of 33-35. It
was believed by the majority of the
students that the Gilstrap boys would
win by a large margin; but, as the
final whistle blew, the score was dif
ferent from what was expected. The
best team had evidently won.
Our Hero
"JAYBIRD” AND HIS "POLICE CAR."
sine and ran off in pursuit of the
criminal. He finally caught him and
rendered him helpless by a manly
blow of the bat, until his pop limped
up.
Upon search of the new prisoner, it
was found that he had a quantity of
dope with him. Thus, “Jaybird” had
caught a dope-fiend as well as a
check passer.
And so, kiddies, let’s all go out and
catch us a dope-fiend so we can be a
hero, and get me to go to the trouble
of exploiting them in print.
At last report, little “Jaybird’s” life
was under threat by the prisoner. The
doper says “Jaybird” stole his COMB,
and he’s gonna kill him for it.
In a beautiful coronation ceremony
Chub Wilson and Mary Anne Hunt
were crowned king and queen of
L, H. S. on March 24. These two se
niors were elected by popular vote to
reign over the realm of Lexington
High School. They were attended by
Geraldine Butler and Myrtle Smith as
pages, Edwin Payne and Judy
Lea as crown-bearers, and Peggy
Wood, Robert Peeler, Kathryn Sink,
Jack Alber, Jane Gordon Shoaf, John
nie McCrary, Mary Jo Sharpe, Jimmie
Plott, Martha Cox, Shirley Richard
son, and Buddy Morgan as members
of the court.
The program opened to reveal the
stage which was decorated with a
great variety of foliage, vines, and
evergreens grouped about the throne,
to give a rustic and indeed lovely
view. The throne was decorated in
white and was raised several feet
above the floor to give the effect of
being on a pedestal. The various
members of the court, preceded by
the crown bearers, came slowly down
the aisles to the stage, where the
coronation ceremony took place. The
crowns were presented to the king
and queen by Peggy Jean Thomason,
on behalf of the Tri-Hi-Y.
To honor the new king and queen
a musical program was given by the
loyal subjects. Betty Jean Saunders
sang “How Are Things in Glocca
Moro?” followed by a rendition of
“The Minute Waltz” by Jo Deanne
Swing. A monologue on life was en
visioned by Mary McLendon. Nancy
Thomason compUed with their majes
ties’ wishes by singing ‘"rrees”—Kil
mer. Also in the good graces of the
Royalty were the members of the Tri-
Hi-Y Chorus with their version of
“Falling in Love With Love.” Jack
Swaim then joined the chorus to sing
The Anniversary Song.” Kern’s
‘Night and Day” was sung by Evelyn
McDade to please their majesties. To
end the day of merriment Adele Tut
tle did one of her lovely toe dances.
Peggy Jean Thomason had complied
with all the wishes of His Royal Maj
esty and Her Royal Highness.
Coronation of L.H.S. ICingr and Queen
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Mrs. William Wright
Resigns; Position Filled By
Miss Arriwanna Shoaf
Lexington High School regrets that
Mrs. William Wright, ninth grade
Civics teacher, handed in her resig
nation effective Easter. While teach
ing here, Mrs. Wright was the ad
visor of the Student Council, of which
as a former student, she had been a
member. Her position has been filled
by Miss Arriwana Shoaf, graduate of
Woman’s College in the class of 1940.
Since graduating, she has taught in
Ruffin, N. C., and Thomasvllle. Miss
Shoaf, who is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. Grady Shoaf, is making
her home in Lexington.
Pictured obove is the Coronation of the King and Queen of L.H.S. Mory Anne Hunt and Chub Wikon w«rA ^rAwnAH
Queen. The Pages were Myrtle Smith, extreme left, and Geraldine Butler, extreme right. Peggy Jean Thomason second from rloh? wo«
"si**' Alber, Kathryn Sink,Thnny 2»Vcrar?, Jane
Mory Jo Shorpe, Edwin Poync, ond Judy Leo, crown bearers, Peggy Wood, Bob Peeler, Shirley Richdrdson, Buddy Morgan, Martha cVx
Melvin Lindsey. In the bockground is the girls' chorus and special performers. eu«iuy morgan, marrna ^,ox,
—H Lee Waters Photo