THE GOOD OLD DAYS
By: Mrs. L.A. Wilson
Did you ever try to deter
mine the correct identity of se
venty-two people on a fifty year
old (or more) picture? It's a
challenging job, to say the least.
We think there are seventy
two people on this, because that
number came out twice?in the
3rd and 4th counts. And it
must be fifty years old, more
or less. We are guessing the
age by Clifford Johnson's age.
He's the little boy at the left
end of the first row with his
hands in his pockets. We know
Cliff and while it will be quite
some time before he qualifies
for medicare, he's still no
spring chicken, and so we are
dating this picture by how
long ago we think it would be
when he started to school.
It was also Clifford who first
studied this picture carefully
and remembered back through
the years and named these gi
rls and boys as best he could.
We think he did extremely well
to get so many named, but in
case he was wrong about some
of you, don't tell me about It.
Just take it up with Cliff at the
Rose mn-HtcrdwanrCo.
there except when the fish are
coming in near his place on
Topsail. Several other-old Cor
inth pupils gave us a lead on a
few more of these but there
are still some that we cannot
identify yet and hope you will
realize that it just couldn't be
helped.
Corinth School house was on \
the grounds of the Corinth Bap
tist Church yard that was built
as a result of the interest and
ambition of the parents in the
community to further the edu
cation of their children. It was
opened about 1908 and served
until the consolidation of sch
ools developed better equipped
systems for the education of
the children. But from 1908
until around 1925 this three
teacher school was a necessity.
Now the children travel on bus
es to other schools out of the
community. We Imagine that
Mr. Sidney Johnson, who will
be 101 years old in July, is the
only living member of the group
who^wa^jjesponsibte
? ? ? i?m j
Pupils At Corinth School Ahout 1917
good school.
Seated on a board on the
ground are five of the group
of older girls of the school
displaying their tennis racket;
and nets. Left to right they
are Mary Savage, who mar
ried Ray Young of the Prov
idence Community nearby,
Kathleen Rogers who lived in
Pender Co. after her marriage
Mary Lou Wallace now of Ral
eigh, Alice Brice, who mar
ried Leo Usher and lives just
beyond Concord Church not too
far away and Mary Brice who
went to South Carolina to live
after her mai?tage.
Second row, unknown pupil
first, Clifford Johnson, who li
ves in the old home his father
built in 1896 from the timbers
of the original Corinth Church,
Julia Marshbum married Ar
chie Hollingsworth and lives
at the old Marshburn home pl
ace, next child unknown, Mag
gie Swinson married Bruce Ro
gers and now lives in Rose
Hill, next two girls unknown,
there Lucy Rogers who became
a nurse, married and now liv^
in Rocky Mount, Louise JtpieS %
boyn?!mscK^fah am Savage, rfextv
is unknown, the tall boy next
is Jesse Dixon who grew up
ai)d went to Greensboro to live.
Next to Jesse is another we
could not identify, then Will
iam Lloyd Swinson, who died
while in service in World War
U. Vivian Rogers, next, li
ves out at his old homeplace,
next is unknown, then we have
the twins, Arlie and Carlie Fu- ?
ssell and we certainly don't
know which is which. Last
boy in row is unidentified.
The third row and fourth row
are a little hard to keep in a
straight line near the end, but
we'll tell you the best we can
straighten it out. 3rd row,
the principal of the school. Miss
Carrie Wells, marriedRob We
lls. She is now deceased. She
lived near Teachey. I J. John
son is the little boy standing
next, but the top of his head
is covere3 with something that
makes him look like he has on
a curly wig. It's just not
IJ.'s hair. Until his tragic
death in a truck accident a
while back, I J. lived in Rose
Hill where his wife and dau
ghter still live. Next is un
known, then Pauline Johnson,
who married Julian Wells and
lives at her old home place,
the Roy Johnson farm. Skip
a space on this row where no
one is standing then the next
boy is unknown to us. By
his side is Edwin Brice, who
was afflicted with asthma and
later went out to Arizona to
live. His sister Alice (Mrs.
L. C. Usher) visited him at
his home in Tucson last year
and says he is doing fine. The
dry climate has cured his as
thma (except when it rains)
and he's^a hefty guy of 200
pounds weight. Between Ed
win and the last boy on the'row
are two boys and a girl that we
could not identify, and the last
on the row is William Mc Cl
ung.
The fourth row begins with
an unidentified little boy and
next to him is a Parker boy
whose first name could not be
lives in Rose Hill. We think
the girl by her is Betty Lou
Johnson. Next is not recogni
zed but next is Nellie Savage
who married Lonnle Benton.
Lonnie later became a miss
ionary Baptist minister and they
are now living not too far from
Rose Hill down on the coast.
Idella Johnson is next. We
think the next girl is Wilma
Knowles, who is now deceased.
The other four on this line are
unknown to us. Among all the
"unknown" pupils on mis pic
ture should be several we know
who went to school at Corinth
along then. Where is "Bossy"
Brice, whose real name is Geo
rge Register Brice? Bossy now
keeps tab on the commun
ity from his store at "Brice's
Corner" near his old home,
but we couldn't find him on this
picture. Maybe he was too
young. Other's missing are Li
llian and Sally James, Ira Fu
ssell and a few other Fuss
^e^^^w^^^nejghborhoo^
Geddle Dixon and other Dlxons,
some Raynors and Jones',Mat
thews, Drews, Boone's andCas
teens.
The fifth row begins with Mac
Johnson who now lives in Por
tsmouth, then Maybell Knowles
now in Wallace, Rosa Lee John
son is now Mrs. Hardlgan of
New York City. Rosa Lee was
down here last July to help
celebrate Mr. Sidney Johnson's
100th birthday. Next is Annie
May Young who married a Jen
kins and lives out at the old
place. Then comes Kathleen
Johnson, sistei1 of Odell and
Clifford. Kathleen married No
rwood Williams and lives on
the Harrell's Store Road from
Wallace. The teacher. Miss
Eva Vass of Mt. Olive is next
to Kathleen. Old pupils remem
ber her both as an excellent
teacher and a firm disciplin
arian who didn't let those kids
get away with a thing. Berta
May Johnson is next. She mar
ried Marvin Knowles lives in
Wallace and we hope someone
will save her a copy of the
picture as she is now on a
.#rip to see three of- her. chili4
? dnen, all Uving in CallforiAa^
? Janie Bell Jrtinson, next;'mar
ried and lives in Zebulan. When
very small, both of her par-*
ents died within a week and
Janie Bell was taken into the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney
Johnson and grew up as one
of their own. She gets back to
visit oftfcn. Next, the little
girl, is Ruth James, now de
ceased, we hear. Next is Mar
garet Br ice. She married Gar
ner Edwards and lives in Beu
laville. Then we have Nora
Carr, the pretty young teacher
of the first grade. She mar
ried Tracey Brown of Magnol
ia. The last little girl on the
row. Close to the teacher, is
Mary Foy Johnson, who mar
ried a King and lives in Wall
ace. Old friends can find her
at the "Sewipg Basket" where
she works.
On the last row, beginning
Home Federal Savings and
Loan to Warsaw has recemW
begurf a campaign to alert the
public to the dangers of over
charging with the all-purpose
credit card. Capitalising on
the "card erase". Home red
account holders a No-Cremt
Card as a gentle reminder not
to overdo it.
Using "Save Now?Buy Lat
er" for the overall theme, the
campaign points out the advan
tages of saving over credit with
lines like "You can't charge
anything with it, but you won't
owe anything either," "The
figures tell you what you've got,
not what you owe." "It
doesn't charge interest; it pays
interest," and "It's a lot nic
er having money pile up for you
instead of against you."
The No- Credit Card idea is
becoming very popular, accord
ihg Robert F. Kornegay, I
of Home Federal Savings. It has
been picked up by an increas
ing number of savings and loan
associations in North Carolina
and the neighboring states; and
inquiries have come from as
far away as Utah about the
campaign.
"We are very pleased with
the reception of this plan of
thrift promotion," said Kor
negay. "It's not a scheme of any
sort. We really feel that Save
Now?Buy Later is a basic part
of the economy,"
The No-Credit Card cam
paign was originated in Kinston
the first week of February. I
Since then, it has spread to
Greensboro, Gastonla, Charlo
tte, Greenville, New Bern, I
Golds boro and Danville.
MOBILE HOMES
NEW YORK (a)?Mobile
homes, a comparatively re
cent development in American
living, provide living quarters
for more than 4.5 million
Americans. The 200-plua com- I
panics that build mobile
homes have standardised on
aluminum exteriors.
rfrocp left end, Luther %lce of
S.C. All tbefjrices
t>n this picture plus Several
rijore were brothers and sisters "I
? still noted for their pep and
? tlie fun they get from living.
Next to Luther is ManleyMa
tthews, deceased. Will lam "Ro
gers. now deceased, is next,
then a Kenon boy, first name
unknown. The two attractive
girls next are sisters whose
first names we can't remember.
They are the daughters of Mr.
Henry Peter Young. Next to
them is Bell Fussell, then Ar
thur Kenan who now lives near
I Wallace. Sidney Odell Johnson
I of Rose Hill is the next boy
arid it was he and his brother
Clifford who identified the maj
ority of these boys and girls.
Next to S.O. is Cecil Rogers,
now deceased, then Winfred Yo
ung, also deceased.
Whew I What a job! But what
a lot of fun, tool
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