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PAGE 4 HIE blackbh^p. rocky mount high school TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1953 GAA Promotes Sports Interest In Local Group With tlje purpose to intertest girls ..1 sports ,by a well rounded spoiij pr/jgram, the local Girls Acii.etic Association, a state or- g^nizacioij,, is one of the most ac tive groups in school. All phases of sports are studied as well as tha techniques of each game. 1 he; building of leadership and good' sportsmanship in per sonal life is one aim of the club. Thirtj-five actiie members ol the GAA’s played volleyball last lu:i and are now playing basket- uLill. E.ich spring; the club attendr a Play Day held at the Woman’s Co.'ege in Greensboro, where they Iiartic'pate in games with repre sentatives from all over the state. Has Point System The club has a point system and Lne members work for awards. Tiie various awards given are the GAA shield, letters, stars, second stars, citations, and pins. Points are given for attendance, partici pation, ihtra-ir.ural games, at tending Play Days, refereeing in intra-mural games, group activi ties. such as dancing, hiking, bi cycling, and horseback riding. Ready For The Ball Officers of the club are Edwina Moore, president: Neva Taylor, Vice-president; Janet Spain, secre tary; Shirley Knowles, treasurer; Emily Rials, point keeper. Evelyn Sellers is .'head of basketball and Martha Lane, volleyball. Mrs. Thelma Lundy is the acjvisor. Teachey - Womble 125 Nash Street OUTSTANDING LADIES’ READY-TO WEAP Jo’ ce Williams, Iner MMtha Lamm, and Carolyn Willis en- ge n a g'rne of basketball. Thi~ ij only one of the many sports that hat G. A. A. members parllcipate :n during the school jear. Photo by Barringer Coach Recalls Tournament; Game Won By Free Throw - ' “The game was over, but C. C. Daugthridge had a free throw jommg. He made it! The final score was Rocky Mount 55-Dur ham 54,” said Mr. C. V. “Bill” Lundy as he was recalling excit- .ng games. Mr. Lundy thinks all games are jxciting, especially when he is joaching. Ee feels that a coach has more time to get excited, but ecalls a high school tournament that had everyone on edge. He was m the team that reached the emi-finals of the state tourna ment with the Knoxville, Tenn. 5am. His school Equad scored fou’' loints in the last fifteen seconds to beat. When asked if there were any P.MHS teams he had particularly iked, he said there was something good in all of them. The basket ball rqual two years ago stands I'Tt b"f'ause of their size and strength. Dixie Letter Service Photo-Offset, Booklets and Newspapers, School Annuals Complete Duplicating and Mailing Service Rocky Mount Phone 7095 Mr. Lundy, who was born in Er win, Tennessee, and educated at iilrwin High and East Termessee State College, was an active par ticipate in football, basketball, and tennis in high school and col lege. After graduating from college, '6 returned to Erwin High for 1 teaching and coaching position and then to Arkansas A & M Col- ?ge. During the last World War, ; served in, the Navy for four years. Mr. Lundy is married and his vife is the girl’s health and phy- ■ical education teacher here. The jundy's have two sons. SHELL SERVICE ,534 N. Church St. “Specialize in washing and greasine” ,; Phone 2-1318 i^EW YORK CAFE ■‘Jt*lace Students Go” Bulluck Clothing Company “Bran»1s They Know” JAMES M. FOX JEWELER 12G S. Main Street ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. WHALEY FURNITURE CO. Furniture - Refrigerators - Radios Main At Hill Street Di?.l 2-2707 RADIO HOSPITAL 127 S')uth Washington Street Phone 22972 W ^ n SPORTSMENS HEADQUARTERS H. L HICKS Drug Company —FOR— All Your Drug Needs JOINER’S SPORTING GOODS GAA, Editor Pick Studen ts-Of-Mon th May Proctor, a Lkeable and de pendable senior, is the GAA of the month. This is her second year in the organi ;ation, but she has participated in athletics since she was a fre.hman. May participates in intra-mural sames. She was captain of her -lomeroom softball team as a ;ophomore, captain of the basket ball team during her junior and .eiiior years, and volleyball cap- a;n this year. May attended riayday at High Point in ‘51 axid ‘C2. She played m the softball tea n and partici pated in the softb?.ll throw. She '■'?>,s won he- G' '■hield. Smce May i: .nterested in iports, ,'he reads a’’ sports maga- /lines and p'ans tD be a physical educatirn te'chir. State is her 'avo.i':e team. Spo t : Editor Picks Smokey Joe “Srokej” Lr.ncaster, the hard playing center of the RMHS basketball team, has been select ed by the Sports Editor as the Bird-of-the-Month. “Smokey”, who has been on the varsity team for two years, is the leading scorer. He always plays a cool game apd doesn’t lose his head under pressure. Rebounding is handled very effectively by Lancaster and his floor shots and free throws are very accurate. “Smokey’s” favorite basketball team is State. He plans to enter Wake Forest after he graduates. He is a member of the BAPOS and was high salesman for the ’■pior class in the recent maga zine subscription campaign. BLUE BIRD TAXI DIAL 8101 All cars insured for your protection 309 S. Main Street Rocky Mount, N. C. Newby Has Debut As Sports ’Caster Over Local Station George Newby, former RMHS football star, has won another round in his fight against polio. George began the first in a series of weekly programs entitled “George Newby On Sports” Jan uary 18. The P-O^ram will be heard over WCEC at five c’ lock every Sunday.- Broadcasting f.-om a rocking 3cd in a polio ward of the Medical c:ollege of Virginia, George is well -^QuiPi.ed with radio earphones, television, and. a tape.recorder. He reads all avaiJable sports maga zines and remembe:!s the various ports stories he hears. Many out standing sports fig res h.ave visit ed George and so.Te of these will be interviewed in the future. The fifty dollars p ;id G orge for doing the progran s was turned 3 er to the March off Dimes at his request. Stricken Before Game It was the day before the open ing game of the 1950 football sea son and George Newby, a promis ing sophomore fullback, had been selected for the starting position. However, the night RMHS open ed its season, Georgo began his long fight against the crippling disease polio. Now, this boy: who was once unable to talk due to'a paralyzed larynx, has embarked on what might become a career. Because of his continued interests in sports, George „ Newby certainly can qualify as a, well informed sports commentator. Vogue Dress Shop Phone 4108 - 313 Main St. “Altvays Something: New” THE DAMEL COMPANY Farm Machinery General Electric Supply Furniture and Rugs 1 Mile South Highway 301 4102 Rocky Mount J08H.“ BULLUCK’S BARBECUE Pit Cooked Barbecue ^ .. Cokey Road KEdY^S GLEANERS 546/ South Eranklin Street , ' Dial i^2»3609 NEWELL’S JEWELERS 230 Tarboro St. Rocky Mount "Your Authorized Elgin Watch Dealer DRUMMOND’S" florist 119 N. Atain St. I Rocky Mount, N. C. PROCTOR'S Victor - Bluebird - Decca Columbia - Capital Records 1S1 Main. St. Rocky Mount a 'Bejfi hkI iotmji Men's Shop . | > TAKBOeoST. : ROCKY MOUNT, NO. For Dependable Dry Cleaning Certified Cold iStorage for furs and “out-of-season” garments Walker & Carter 235 S. Main Street Frank Walker Don Carter Record-Musieai Instruments Pianos & Radios Reids—whenever you think of music.
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