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THE BLACKBIRD
Published by Journalism Class of Rocky Mount High School
VOLUME XXIV
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1952
NUMBER 3
NEWSEES
student Reporters
UlacKb.rd iciioxters, elected by
the siuaeiiis and representing the
are i^at Alexander,
Ireihiaan; Johnny ±i a m m o n d,
sophoiuore; Kay Congelton, jun
ior; and Edwina Moore, senior.
The main job of these reporters
will De to assist the staff in getting
news about the classes and their
ucUvities.
Aithougli the reporters are re
sponsible lor bringing in the news,
they need help. They have been
elecLCd by tne students to repre
sent them and without the sup
port of the student body, they
cannot succeed in this task. Active
cooperation is urged by the staff
to make a better and more inter-
e.:ting paper.
Billy Cooper Honored
Billy Cooper, who was a honor
student and a member of the
ioctball team last year, has made
the Dean’s list at college. Billy’s
a freihmen at Union College,
Schenectady, New York. His family
is exspecting him home for
Thanksgiving holidays.
Comedy Successful
“The Late Christopher Bean’’ by
Sidney Howard was presented by
the Edsoniahs Friday night in the
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three acts, was well received by
the audience.
Christine Hufham as Abby and
Newsome Maples as Dr. Haggett
were the leading chai-acters. Val
entine McMillan, Mrs. Haggett;
Patsy McAuley, Susan Haggett;
Grady Gardner, Maxwell Daven
port; Suzanne Covington, Tallant;
C. V. Childress, Rosen; and Joe
Whitehead, Warren Creamer, were
the other characters.
Special Week
Honors FHA
Tribute was paid to the Future
Homemakers of America club dur
ing Nationfil FHA Week, Novem-
. ber 2-3.
Each dsy .of this week, was a
S’ ecial one for the members of
the local clab. Sunday was Church
Day. The members attended the
North R c c k y Mount Baptist
church and decorated the altar
v.'ith red roses, the club flower.
On Monday, Pub!icity Day, club
members could be recognized by
the badges they wore. Community
Day was observed on Tuesday. The
members brought in used clothin?
which w'as checked and mended
an-I given to a needy family,
School Day was Wednesday. On
that day the members- wrote
letters to a foreign school to pro
mote international good will.
Thursday was Family Day. “Fam
ilies Together” was one of theii
projects. Each member did some
thing extra special for her family.
The club members observed Pun
Day on Friday with a spaghetti
supper held at 5:30 P. M. in the
homemaking department. The
supper, prepared by the club
members, consisted of Italian
spaghetti, tossed salad, rolls, ice
cream, and coca colas.
Saturday was Fund Day. Each
member worked to make money to
pay her share in send’ng a dele
gate from this state to the national
convention next summer.
Miss Josephine Grant is head
of the FHA in RMHS.
Club Gives RM
Freedom Shrine
Photostatic copies of twenty-
eight important documents were
presented to Rocky Mount by the
local Exchange Club, November 5.
These copies, in the form of
plaques, are called Freedom
Shrines, and the Exchange Clubs
throughout the country have pre
sented them to their various com
munities.
Among the plaques presented
here were copies of the original
draft of the Declaration of In
dependence, Fi’anklin’s Epitaph,
Washington’s Copy of the Consti
tution, the B»ll of Rights, Emanci
pation Proclamation, Gettysburg
Address, and the United Nation
Charter. As these examples indi
cate, the collection clearly illu
strates the heritage and progress
which can only be had in a demo
cratic country.
The plaques will be on display
in the library after they have
been exhibited to the different
classes in school. Since the history
of America can be studied more
vividly and with more interest
from the plaques than the familiar
textbooks, it is hoped that this
collection will be on and off display
from time to time as the classes
find use for them.
Lillian Daughtridge, ‘Miss Print’
Lillian Daughtridge, shown above, was crowed Miss Print of 1952-
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Four Delegates Represent School At NCSCC
Donald Bryan, Mary Wilkinson,
Elise Williams, Baxter Savage, and
Miss Kate Parks Kitchin repre
sented RMHS in the twenty- sixth
State Student Council Congress
hel din Burlington, November 16,
17, 18,.
Sixty-five schools each had four
delegates and an adviser at the
meeting, which purpose to unify
ideas and give new suggestions to
to the student organizations in
schools over the state.
The theme of the conference
was “Citizenship Now and To
morrow.” Four subtopics were dis
cussed in special groups. Each one
of the four local delegates attend
ed one sub group. The topics were
“What Nationally?” led by Bob
^Teachers’ — On The Record
The Musettes are on their way to being “good teachers.” See story
page ?. Pictured above are off'cers of the organization. They are left
to right, Janet Williams, president; Elaine Peters, secretary; Nancy
Hollingsworth, vice-president; and Carolyn Rich, Treasurer.
Photo by Barringer
Moffitt of Forest City; “What in
.he Community?” led by Frank
3rooks of Greenville; “What in the
School?” led by Shirley Shrago of
Goldsboro; and “What Personal
ly?” led by Anna Mae Peekham of
Plymouth.
Honor came to Rocky Mount
high when Donald Bryan was ap
pointed parliamentarian at the
last session of the congress. RMHS
was selected to serve with Wil
mington on the Resolutions com
mittee.
Wright Langley of Four Oaks,
president of the NCSCC, intro
duced the keynote speaker, Thad
Eure, Mr. Eure spoke on the fund
amentals of citizenship, bringing
out all the little things which
make one a good citizen.
Other officers of the conference
were Walker Jung of Kannapolis;
vice president; Joe Paggette of
Chapel Hill, secretary; and Jimmy
Chamblee, president of Walter M.
Williams high school in Burling
ton, treasurer.
Social Affairs
To break the montony of
formal discussions and meetings,
entertainment and social affairs
.jere well-planned throughout the
three days. First came a picnic
supper Sunday. A banquet was
held on Monday. Also as a special
treat all the clubs of the Walter
M. Williams high went together
and paid all the delegate’s way to
a concert by the United States
Marine Band that afternoon. A
dance topped the social activities,
Tue.sday.
Miss Kitchin said, “Another
thing we enjoyed was examining
the new high school, which had
just been completed at Burling
ton.”
The officers for next year are
Bill Newb"rne of Roxoboro, presi
dent; Fi-ed Ginn of Goldsboro,
vice president; and Sandra Bow
man of Reidsville, secretary. The
Treasurer is always the president
of the host school.
Parker, Second
In 52-53 Contest
In a lovely evening dress of
blue. Miss Lillian Daughtridge, a
freshman was crowned Miss Print
of 1952-53 in assembly Thursday.
Using a background of silver and
blue against wine velvet and soft
music played by Carolyn Lowder,
Jo Ann Windham, co-editor of the
Blackbird, crowned Miss Print
while Wilton Holliday, i,o-t,ditor,
presented her a huge bouquet of
varicolored flowers. Miss Margie
Parker, a sophomore, was runner-
up. She was presented a nose-gay
of lovely flowers tied with vari
colored ribbons.
Second Largest Campaign
Miss Daughtridge with the help
of her campaign manager. Bill
Toler, received a total of 7,288
votes. The runner-up. Miss Parker
followed close behind with 7,195
votes. Her campaign manager was
Jimmy Lancaster.
The other candidates and their
campaign managers were Sally
Adams with Ben Williams, Joyce
Harris with Fred Harris, Tonya
Pennington, with Bobby Daught
ridge, Mary Jo Mears with John
Marriott, Doris Cooper with Jimmy
Womble and Barbara Futch with
uiianie jr uuuini.
One behalf of Mrs. Young and
the Blackbird staff, Jane Edwards,
business manager, thanked each
candidate, each campaign man
ager, those who helped in the
campaign, and those who con
tributed to make the campaign a
big success this year.
Contest in Sixth Year
This is tlv sixth year that the
Miss Print contest has been spon
sored by The Blackbird to raise
money for the paper. Each penny
donated counts one vote.
The winners in the passed years
were Norma Hunley 1947-48, Dona
Jean Capps 1948-49, Nancy Wil
liams 1949-19"0, Joyce Proctor
Thomas, 1950-51, and Norma Jean
Pittman 1951-52.
Miss Print’s pictures will appear
in the Evening Telegram, News
and Observer and the 1952-53 Hi-
No-Ar, the school year book.
Safety Slogan Given
Railroad Crossing Safety Day
was observed in the high school
last Friday with a program spon
sored by citizens of the city. Mr.
Jack Bennett, president of the
Jaycees, introduced Mr. McDonald,
radio announcer. Mr. McDonald
stressed the importance of the
student's being careful when
crossing railroads. He urged them
to be more aware of the danger
and to keep in mind the slogan,
‘Safety or Sorrow.”
Mr. C. McDavis, president of the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, was
not present, but he sent a message
urging the citizens of Rocky Mount
to watch and obey the signals at
every railroad crossing. Colonel
Lantz. commander of the state
highway patrol; Officer Herbert
Luper, instructor of driving train
ing, spoke to the students also.
Mr. McDonald next introduced
Mr. J. C. Clements, chief of the
Property Protection Service of the
A. C. L., who said that the job
of the Service was to protect the
property of the railroad.