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PAGE EIGHT THE PILOT APRIL, 1949 Random Glances at Alumni 1930-1946 Our alumni are scattered far and wide and are engaged in various businesses. We have listed with what information we have a few people from each college class. A future issue will be devoted to the high school classes. Our information is limited, but we would like to know about the ac tivities and whereabouts of all our former students, both high school and college. We shall appreciate any information you care to share with us. We shall also be glad to cor rect any mistakes we may have Gardner-Webb is proud of all the members of her family and would like to share in the knowledge of their achievements. Efforts are be ing made to make the Alumni As sociation more progressive. Won’t you help share in these efforts? CLASS OF 1930 First graduates of the College: Butler Pruett, 320 Montlieu Ave nue, High Point, N. C. He received his A.B. from Limestone in ’32; M.A., U.N.C., ”42, and is now principal of the junior high school in High Point. He married Miss Rosalie McMurtrey, former librarian of Gardner-Webb. They have three children. Dean Mac, Marilyn, and pavid. Leland Royster, graduate of Wake Forest and Louisville Seminary. He is now pastor of Cooleeme Baptist Church, Cooleeme. He married Ber- Gwendolyn Doggett received her A.B. from Meredith College, and is now a member of the faculty of the Shelby City Schools. CLASS OF 1931 Hubert Huggins, graduate of Wake Forest College, is pastor of First Baptist Church, Dallas, N. C. Troy D’urham Bridges, attended University of North Carolina, and is now a machinist for Belmont Knitting Company, Belmont, N. C. CLASS OF 1933 Sara Lee Hamrick, after leaving Gardner-Webb, attended Meredith College, She married Vernon Kiser, also class of ’32. He is now the ope rator of Kiser Feed Store, Shelby, N. C. Eunice Hamrick, R. N. of Shel by Hospital. She served in the arm ed service during World War II. She is now employed in the office of Dr. D. T. Bridges, Lattimore, N. C. CLASS OF 1933 James Cornwell, Lattimore, N. C., is secretary of Lattimore Oil Com pany. He married Sarah Hamrick. They now have three children; Carolyn, Charles, and George. Mamie Lou Forney, Shelby, N. C., is a graduate of Meredith. For STOP FOR • GAS • -,PIL • CAR SERVICE at ^ HAWKINS and RAMSEY'S GULF SERVICE Boiling Springs, N. C. finished school, Florf with the Church of All Nations which has as its mission the train ing of children of foreigners in New York City. Her father. Dr. George J. Burnett, President of Gardner-Webb, 1938-1940, is Execu tive Secretary of the California State Mission Board. Mrs. Burneti, is at their home, 1364 Vinton. Mem phis, Tenn. We were glad to have Dr. Burnett visit the campus and community in October 1948. D. W. Moore, Jr., Boiling Springs, N. C., received his B.S. from Fur man in ’39. He taught science at Gardner-Webb from 1934 to 1940. After his army career, he married Bettye Akin from Tenn., and re turned to Boiling Springs. He is now teaching science in the local high school. C1.ASS OF 1938 Louise Brown, a graduate of Meredith College. She married John Blanton. Louise is now a member of the faculty of Lattimore High School. John is an electrician. James L. Jenkins, a graduate of Wake Forest. He is now on the staff of Raleigh News and Observer. He married Ruth Byers. Charles B. Padgett, Rutherford- ton, N. C., a graduate of N. C. State; M.A. from University of Georgia. He is assistant county agent in Rutherford County. CLASS OF 1939 Marietta Price, Union Mills, N. C., a graduate of Meredith College and W.M.U. Training School in Louis ville, Ky. She married Nolan How-' ington, also an alumnus of Gard ner-Webb, who has his M.A. from Wake Forest and his Th.M. and; Th.D. from the Southern Seminary in Louisville, Ky., and is now pastor of Round Hill Church at Union' :ills. They have two children. Seth Washburn received his A.B. om Wake Forest. He is now work ing toward his M.A. degree from the i "“niversity of North Carolina. His resent address is Shelby, Rt. 4. Luna Mae Whitaker, Grantham,' C., is a graduate of Limestone. She is now teaching in the schools of Grantham. . C. McClure, Jr., is a gradu- of U.N.C. He is now a captain in the U. S. Marines at Quantico, Va. O. B. Lancaster received his A.B. from Furman in ’42. He is now pas tor of Washington Baptist Church, Greer, S. C. Nancy Carroll Moore, a graduate of Woman’s College, Greensboro, N. C., is now a member of the facul ty of the city schools in Winston- Salem, N. C. several years she taught school in the schools of Shelby. She is now a leader in the civic activities of the °James ^(“Tip”) _I^yburn, Roanoke Rapids al years; at Earl, one year, married T. C. Tadlook. They have one boy. Tommy, a year old in December. ! John Z. McBrayer, Shelby, N. C., a graduate of Elon, married Fran ces Williams. He is personnel mana- : of Cleveland Cloth Mills, and trustee of Gardner-Webb Col lege. CLASS OF 1937 rlorence Burnett McDougal, New o.k, N. Y., received her A.B. ■om Limestone in 1939. Since she UjlASS of 1941 Robert Brooks is now Sports Editor of the Raleigh News & Observer. He ■ Bd Doris Cline who graduated Meredith College and they graduate of W.C.T.C. He teaching in the Wilkes County Schools. CLASS OF 1934 Mary Sue Holland married Athos Rostan, owner and manager of the Waldensian Bakery in Shelby. Lewis Lynch, Van Leer, Ky. T Southern Baptist Theological Semi- mary. He is now preaching Leer. CLASS OF 1935 Elizabeth Long, a graduate of Ap- 1 palachian State Teachers’ College, ' is now teaching at Paw Creek, N. C JuUa Renfro, graduate of Appala chian State Teachers’ College. She is now a member of the faculty of Newton High School. Her address is Mooresboro, N. C. CLASS OF 1936 Nancy Sperling, Monroe, N. C., was active in dramatics at E.C.T.C., where she graduated in 1938. She Joe and Betty Bowling Moss, (’46) N. C. State College and son Robert Stephen. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McAlister, 44) Boiling Springs, N. C. and in, Robert Lawrence born D'ecem- Mrs. lege, one son. Ruby Dixon (’40) Mrs. Warren . Sides, Jr., and son, Richard, j^a Porte City, Iowa. Mary Helton (’33) (Mrs. Fred ird) two sons. Forest City, N. C. Irene Dixon (’36) Mrs. Thomas . Johnston, Thomas Jr., 3, Stephen, 3 months,' Route 3, Vienna, Vir- Dan Watson, a graduate of State College, married Mary C. Brack ett. They have one daughter, Mary Dana. Dan is the teacher of Agri culture at Grover High School. CLASS OF 1942 After graduating from Gardner- Webb, Wilburn Hendricks attended Louisville Seminary. He mar ried Sadie Brooks. Their address Route 5, Salisbury, N. C. RoL3rt Abrams received an A.B. degree from Wake Forest in 1944 ■ B.3. degree from the Baptist Theological Seminary in 1947. He pastor in West Asheville. He married Elva Spake who re ceived a B.S. degree in home eco- from Appalachian State Teachers College in 1944. Elva taught home economics there from 1945 to 1947. Their address is West Asheville, Route 3. Margaret Jones was a saleslady ; Cohen’s, Shelby, N. C., for sev eral years. Later she married Claud Blanton. Their address is Ralsigh, N. C. CLASS OF 1943 Sam High, now of Garner, N. C., •eceived his A.B. at Wake Forest ir. 45. Sam married Rachel Brown, also of the class of ’43 and took her ;minary Kill in Texas where they both studied for three years. Sam earned his Th M. degree and Rachel the B.R.E. degree. He is pas- ■ Garner now and Rachel de part of her time to State B.T.U. work. Putnam (Mrs. Thomas Jol ley) of Route 2, Shelby, N. C., be- e a registered nurse at the Bap- hospital in Winston-Salem with the class of ’46. Jane has one son, Stephen. She is full time college jrse at Gardner-Webb. CLASS OF 1944 Gwendolyn Biggerstaff, of Marion N. C., is now dietician in Marion General Hospital. Helen Lancaster, Spindale, N. C., married John Roach. She is a graduate of Furman University and now is the educational director of First Baptist Church in Spindale. Gella Mae Chapman, who married . E. Grigg, is now Associational Missionary in Yadkinville, N. C. CLASS OF 1945 J. T. Jones received his B.S. de gree at State College in 1948. He is back in Shelby working with Louise Davis (’39 Brayer, Shelby, N. i ip Davis, age 5 me iths. le Cleveland Cloth Mills. Sam Greene is very active in dra matics and music at U.N.C. He plans to complete his work this spring. Last summer he took part n the production of The Lost Colo ny- ~ '.ene Washburn, who married Roy Greene, is now employed in Charlotte. They have one son. CLASS OF 1946 Catherine Lattimore, Cliffside, N. C., a graduate of W.C.U.N.C. is teaching in Cliffside Elementary Schools. Nancy Trout, Route 3, Forest City, N. C. is secretary for Southern Bell I Rutherfordton. Myrtle Whitaker attended Wake Forest. She and her husband, Oliver :ice, are now at 2306 Sycamore Avenue, Louisville 6, Kentucky, while they are studying at the Semi- C. J. HAMRICK and SONS, INC. General Merchandise Deere Quality Cotton Ginning Farm Implements and Parti Boiling Springs, N. C. Boiling Springs’ ONLY Self-Service Grocery Store MARTIN and FITE'S Play refreshed