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THE PILOT JAK^UARY, 1949 Personalties In Highlight By ALAN BROWNING John' Boberts,"editOT^of the PILOT. John graduated from Bethware High in ’44 after which he enter ed the Army for a two year hitch, traveling all over the Pacific thea tre. He entered Gardner-Wehb in the fall of ’47 where he has since proved to be a very capable and re sponsible student. Last year Roberts was Assistant Business Manager of the school paper, and due to his consistent efforts to raise the cali bre of the news and features print ed, he was elected to serve as Editor- in-Chief for the ’48-’49 term. In addition to h:s responsible post as ‘head man’ of the PILOT, John is also a member of the Mental Hy giene Society and the I.R.C. Last fall he proved that he was also a capable actor with a definite flare for dramatics when he very earnest ly portrayed the role of Warden Holt in the first production of the season --“The Valiant.” In the past few months, he has participated in sev eral radio broadcasts from the cam pus. Among them were “A Christmas Carol,” and “November’s Child.” After his graduation from Gard- ner-Webb, John plans to attend Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. It was shortly after Thanksgiving Day that someone asked the little boy to define the word appetite. His reply was prompt and enthusiastic: “When you’re eating you’re ’appy; and when you get through you’re tight^that’s appetite!” BRIDGES GROCERY • Groceries • Meats • Fertilizer Boiling Springs, N. C. READ AND RELAX While your clothes are being laundried Boiling Springs SELF - SERVICE LAUNDRETTE OWNER—Robert Bridges Perhaps the most responsible stu dent on the campus is Sophomore John Arndt, president of the College Government Association. Arndt’s home is in Mt. Holly, N. C. He entered Garaner-Webb in the fall of ’47 where he immediately fell into the routine of daily college activities. In fact, due to his many responsibilities, he was elected one of the six most outstanding boys on the campus. During his Sophomore year, John made All-State in football, besides being elected Captain of the squad by his teammates. Besides his heavy responsibility as head man of the governing body, John is also a member of the Men tal Hygiene Society, the Interna tional Relations Club, the Science olub, and of course the Monogram Club. Arndt plans to enter Clemson Col lege in South Carolina or State Col lege at Raleigh after his gradua tion from Gardner-Webb this spring. As yet he hasn’t decided which, although he definitely in tends to major in agriculture. WHAT A ROOMMATE While gropmg for a subject to use in a feature story for The Pi lot, the young cub reporter could think of nothing of interest. As he stared blankly across the room at him and the cub decided to write on “Features”—those of his room mate, Why, his roommate had fea tures—like a rabbit. The way he could wiggle his ears would make Bugs Bunny sit up and say “What’s up! Doc?” When asked where he unusual abilities, he about his mo ther being frightened by a hare, or affect him. the novelty had worn of retired to their burrow t CABINETS MADE BY DREAMHOUSE MAN Prank Pendergrass does me chanical drawing and blueprinting Frank, a 20 year old veteran from Rutherfordton, has a blueprint of his dreamhouse as a result of his hobby. This house is a brick bunga low with five rooms, a hall, and a bath. Pendergrass began this avocation while he was in the navy. He spent two years as a draftsman and a filing clerk for submarine blue prints. While Frank was in the navy, he drew up the blueprints for two twelve-room houses. One was an apartment house for three families and the other was a private home. Both of these homes were built by two of his buddies. To put more life into his past time, Frank carries his blueprinting into cabinet making. He has his own woodshop at home with all the necessary power tools to carry out this phase of the work. Frank makes end tables, what nots, bookstands, and small cabi nets. His masterpiece of workman ship in this field is a plywood chest- of-drawers that he made for his Frank intends to turn this natural ability into a profession by becoming an architectural engineer. We may cite the story of the col lege student, who was attacked by three bandits. He fought them des perately, and inflicted severe in juries. When at last he had been subdued and searched the only money found on him was a dime. One of the thieves remarked glumly: quarter, he’d have Travel By Fostm ;illed ;e of u The little boy, sent to the butcher shop, delivered himself of his mes sage in these words: “Ma says to send her another ox tail, please, and’ ma says the last one was very nice, an’ ma says she wants another off the same ox!” WALL'S FLORIST Flowers For All Occasions POT FLOWERS—CORSAGES CUT FLOWERS—FUNERAL DESIGNS Boiling Springs, N. C. HAMRICK'S DRY CLEANERS Boiling Springs, N. C. • Quality Cleaning • Dyeing • Delivery Service ® Hat Blocking • Press While-U-Wait • Re-Weaving See: JOHN ROBERTS Sports pause...Have a Coke Joyce Digh colle^ picture post- cards as her hobby. Joyce, who is a freshman froiaSJ Rutherfordton, began Collecting postcards two years ago and has ac cumulated over three hundred cards to date. Joyce has a card from Salt Lake City, Utah, that has a picture of a passenger train on it crossing the lake. The card has a bag of salt attached to the corner that came from the Great Salt Lake. There are cards in the collec tion from twenty-one different states and from three foreign coun tries. There is one card from Rio de Janeiro, one from the British West Indies, and one from Honolulu, Hawaii. The majority of the cards bear a picture of a church, a school, a public building, a landscape, or some other form of scenery. During the period a r the u usually large number of students flunked, one of the boys went to his professor, and said: “I don’t think this is fair, sir; I don’t think I should have a zero on this examina- “I know it,” replied the profes sor, “but we do not have any mark lower than that.” “Did your watch stop when it dropped on the floor?” asked one man of his friend. “Sure,’’ was the answer. “Did you think it would go through?” She (tenderly): “And are mine the only lips you have kissed?” He: “Yes, and they are the sweet est of all.” HAMRICK and BAILEY Furniture and Electrical Appliance Gardner-Webb Students Always Welcome Boiling Springs, N. C. MEET YOUR FRIENDS AT THE THE COLLEGE SNACK SHOP
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