Volume XXII
THE NEWSPAPER OF THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION
Friday. May 20, 1949, Goldsboro, N. C.
Number 11
Music Department
To Present Festival
A music festival under the di
rection of Mr. John B. Thompson
will be presented by the Golds
boro High schoojL music depart
ment and the Junior Band of Wil
liam Street School June 3.
The festival will begin at' eight
o’clock in the G. H. S. audito
rium with the mixed chorus, the
Girls Glee Club, Clarinet Quar
tet, G. H. S, Dance Orchestra,
W. S. S. band and the Goldsboro
High School Band participating.
The mixed chorus will sing
“They Didn’t Believe Me,” “Call
To Remembrance,” “My Heart
Stood Still,” and ' ‘Bow Down
Thine Ear.”
The numbers by the Girls Club
will consist of “Kiss Me Again,”
by Victor Herbert, “They Say It’s
Wonderful,” by Irvin Berlin,
“Smiling Through,” by Arthur
Penn, and "Come To Me,” (Moon
light Sonata), by Beethovan.
“Melody Petite,” by Frangkiser,
will be rendered by the clarinet
Denning and Bobby
Charles
Wiggs.
The dance orchestra will play
“720. In the Books,” a medley,
“There I Go,” “Until,” “All
Through The Day,” “Buttons and
Bows,” “Missouri Waltz,” “Sabre
Danes,*’ and “Two O’Clock Jump.”
Theie will be a ten minute
intermission following the music
by the dance band.
The William Street School band
will make its first appearance
in the Goldsboro High School Au
ditorium playing the following
numbers: “Men of Ohio,” “Chal-
ma,” “Mutual,” “Safely,” and
“Zenith.”
“Footlifter,” “Begin the Be-
giune,” George Gershwin selec
tion, “Au Pays Lorraine.” “Grem
lin Ball,” and “Washington Gray,”
will be played by the Senior band
of G. H. S.
The two bands will play “Nor
mal,” and to conclude the pro
grams the group of glee clubs
and bands will join forces in their
qua net which is composed of Bil-1 rendition of the “Star Spangled
ly Rouse, Lawrence Gurley, Banner.”
Hilda Westbrook Elected
To County FHA Office
Hilda Westbrook was elected Smith of Brogden in the office
vice-president of the Wa^ne coun
ty qhapter of the Future Home
makers of America. She will
serve in this office beginning in
tfn? fall of 1949. From this of
fice she automatically becomes
president of the county organiza
tion for the term beginning in
1950.
Margaret Stevens of Grantham
at the present time holds the po
sition of Wayne county vice-presi-
tient. She will succeed Ruth
of president after installation ser
vices to be held at the begin
ning of the next school term
Ihe others elected to serve as The World” and “God Bless Ev-
officers are: Secretary, Jean eryone.” “Freedom Is A Trum-
Sunynerlin Rosewood; treasurer. {pet,” by William Merrick and pre-
Christine Smith, Seven Springs; I sented by the Department of Ra-
piantst, Sally Ann Simmons, Mt. j dio and Dramatic Art; musical in-
Ohve; songleader, Dorothy Annlterlude; presentation of awards
Rose, Pikeville; reporter, Sara: Henry Weil, presentation of di-
Ann Casey, New Hope; pa rlia-} plomas by Arnold Edgerton, pres-
mentarian and historian, Eliza- entation of Senior gift by Bill El-
beth Casey, Brogden. See ConHnencen»en| On Page 3
f Tavern ” are (Uft rig^tt) first row: Ray Brj aS Ashton Grif!
fm, Mary Bumgarner, Betty Denmark, and Floronce BJwdtr; second row: Pete Jones Jerrv
Sanofur.i Bryan Sutton, and Vassie Balkcum. Judy Adanu^ Darftn Ward, Louis H&llow, Bill Woo-
tn, ar.l i-iassel Wooten were absent when the picture whs n ad«.
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'The Tavern' To Be Given
First Time Tonight
ed'Ti'r mrS toe'T„n~t|,Tav'^J
8:30 o’clock in the Goldsboro High f ® Goldmasqueis wiU
School Auditorium. The play is! appearance as Sal
being produced by the Goldmmas-
quers in collaboration with the
Varsity Club. The second show
ing will be on Sati^rday evening.
The majority of plays produced
on our stage are destined to strut . . .. -
their hour and be forgotten. But j °|^'^standmg I'eoords durmg their
out of the multitudinous array of school careers will return
dramatic offerings there occasion-1 to play Freeman and Governor
ally arises a play which lives a 'Lamson. Daron has appeared in
long and honored life in the mem-* ,_u “P^aiea in
ories of the people and on the' ptoductions as Ramona.
“Freedom Is
A Trumpet”
“Freedom Is A Trumpet,” is
to be the Senior Commencement
program this year.
The following has been plan
ned:
Processional, Largo, Invocation,
two selections by the Goldsboio
High School Glee Club, “Ours I
ly. Judy has appeared in such
productions as “Ramona,” “Heav.
en Can Wait,” “Brik Candle,” and
“The Willow And I.” Daron Ward
and Vassie Balkcum who made
Athletic Awards Presented
shelves of their libraries, main
taining an eminence -to which
genius alone can aspire.
On that memorable night
in
“Janie,” “Seventh Heaven,” and
“The Shepherd’s Song.” Vassie
was last seen in the popular “Life
With Father.” While attending
New York when “The Tavern” i he was seen in “Death
burst into life the theatre-goers I Takes A Holiday, “The Skull,”
knew immediately that such a { and “Children of the Moon.” Mary
play was being enacted before! Bumgarner, who was last seen
them. The blazing mind of George I “First Lady” will return in her
M. Cohan was at its height, the! last role as Virginia, the loce in
sure hand of the dramatist was j terest, and opposite her will be
at its finest. From the ri.se to Ashton Griffin as the fiance, Ash-
the fall of the curtain this play j ton scored in the recent hit,. “The
of wishfulness is unfolded and the Willow And I.”
result is another ineradicable im- “The Tavern” will also intro-
pression on the minds and hearts duce several newcomers. Flor-
of the audience. ence Bowden, who has been busy
Only a short time before Mr.! Radio Workshop and
Cohan’s death he revived this ! "'^o has appeared in such shows
play and the houses packed with i Who Discovered
deligllted people proved conclu- Spring” and “One Special For
sively that the fittest in the thea-j^-^>” P*ay Mrs. Lamspn, the
tre is bound to survive. | Soverhor’s wife. Pete Jones, who
made his debut in “The Shep-
herd’s Song,” will play the Sheriff
and will have as his a.ssistants
Louis Hallow, Bill Wooten, and
The Goldmasquers and the Var
sity Club have selected this Mas
terpiece for their last major pro
duction of the current season. -rr.,„ . ’
The cast will include Senior Gold-' Wooten
masquers who graduate in June
and this will be their last appear
ance on the local stage.
The cast includes: Jerry Sand-
ford in the leading role of the
awards was made Dt a :eifnt assembly. Left to right are Eddie
Ma..our, Billy Webb. Billy Powell, Cotton Klut/( and Mii. J. W. Weathers.
Ray Bryan, who
, scored with the drums in “Out Of
[This World,” will be sfen in the
role of Steven.
I he action of the play takes
place in Freeman’s Tavern. On a
wild and stormy night there ai*-
Billy Webb, second baseman
and utility infielder for the 1949
Quake baseball team, became the
first winner of the Mansour tro
phy in an assembly May 16.
Cotton Kluttz at the same time
became the initial winner of the
Bill Weathers Memorial Trophy.
The Mansour Award is a tro
phy to be awarded annually to
tho member of the baseball team
who, in the opinion of his team
mates displays the best in sports
manship, leadership, character,
and loyalty both on and off the
field. It was given by Eddie and
E:arnest Mansour. The Weathers
Trophy, an award given by the
friends and classmates of the for
mer GHS athlete, goes to the
aieint>ei' of the basketball team
who displays the best in the above first time this year. Powell pre-
named qualities. 1 sented Eddie Mansour, one of the
Also on the program was the donors of the Mansour Award
awarding of the monograms to who after a brief talk telling how
the members of the tennis and he and his brother decided to give
by Coaches Nor- the trophy, disclosed that Webb
ris Jeitrey and Anthony Blysak., would become the first winner of
Trophy Meanmff ! the Award.
After the presentation of ten-' Accepts Trophy
Powell then called on Mrs. J.
Knight, Morns Gurley. Charlie W. W'eathers, the mother of the
Norwood. Mike Pate, Bobby No- , former GHS student, to announce
o Winslow.' the winner of the beautiful Tro-
and Bud Wallace and the presen- phy. Mrs. Weathers accepted the
tation of the letters to the nine-, trophy in behalf of her son and
teen menri^rs of the baseball then announced that Kluttz had
squad Bobby Kluttz, president of been selected by his teammates
„ presented Bill, to become the first recipient of
(Pay) Powell who explained the | the trophy.
meaning behind the trophies i The two awards give the
which wei>e to ^^ »iven lor the [See Atiileiio Aw»rd« Oa Page 3
Vagabond. During his high school riv;; at a ronel7tavern a roman
career, he has appeared in such: tic vagabond, a homeless wo-
plays as “Treasure Island.” “Sev- man, and the Gover^r tf TlS
TfaXw^ho^i!;:
This World ” K ^^ibeen held up by footpads at a
rhis Woild. Those who have neighboring crossroads. Suspi-
seen the production in rehearsal
declare this is his finest role. Bry
an Sutton, who completely as
founded the local theatre patrons
cion develops as to the identity
of each of the characters in turn.
To the vagabond it is deliciously
like a dream, and he delights in
with his portrayal of Benjamin I directing the’familiar characters
Griggs m ‘Out Of This World,” in their parts. Finally the keeper
will conclude his high school ca- of a nearby sanitorium takes cer-
r^r in the role of Willum. This | tain of the characters back home
will give him the finest oppor- ■ ' '
tunity to exhibit his talents for
character acting. Betty Denmark,
who will long ^ remembered for
her splendid characterization of
Amy in “Out Of This World,”
and Mrs. Creevey in “First Lady,”
will finish her high school thea
trical career with the role of Vio-
letone of the finest she has ever
done. Judy Adanvi wtu> oft- memt>er.
and tlie cause of the humorous
mixups is made clear.
Proceeds from the production
will go to the Varsity Club to
defray the expenses of their
dance and to the Goldmas-
1. The board of elections for
install a radio transmitter. I'ick-
ets may be purchased from any
Goldmasquer or Varsity Quto