I'UiesbAY, MAY &1, 19S7
THE BLACKBIRD, ROCKY MOtJNTP SENIOR filGft SCHOOL
Sport Shorts
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In Last Game
PAGE SEVEN
By Ed Justa
Spring sporte have iong been a
memesis to the making of good
grades toward the end of the
school year; and since I have
participated in spring sports for
four years, I feel that I am quali
fied to express some of the draw-
'bacfcs and advantages of the pro
gram.
One of the biggest drawbacks
Locals Beat Earthquakes
The Blackbird’s steadily improv
ing diamond nine ended its season
with a convincing 14-3 decision
over the hapless Eanthquakes of
Goldsboro, Maj-j 10.
Victory number fom- boasted the
Birds Into a fifth place tie with
the Bulldogs of Fayetteville, both
having identical 4-8 won-lost re
cords. Winning Bii'd pitcher was
Alton Oakley* a Junior, and Don
Birchfield’s three hits and homer
load the ba.tsmen.
Earlier in the season the locals
defeated Goldsboro and, by also
gaining victories over Raleigh and
Fayeitteville, accounted for their
four victories.
Wilmington with a 11-1 record,
was top teaan in the conference
this season. Raleigh finished the
season in siecond place with a 9-3
record and Wilson third with an
8-4 record.
RM Golfers Fourth
In State Tournament
Local golfers finished fourth
6eamwise while first man Ed Justa
finished second in ithe individual
scc-ring in the Noirth Carolina higih
school golf championship at
Chapel Hill, May 13.
Odell Massey, Durham senior,
captured the individual title iwith
a record six under par 138 as he
carded a pair of 69’s to edge Justa
by three strokes. Justa, who also
broke the old record of 142 with
his 72 and 69 rounds, missed too
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THE
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“Open Every Wednesday”
Marigold Service
Station
203 Marigold St.
ROYAL
CLOTHING
COMPANY
Josh Sulluck’s
BARBECUE
Pit Cooked Barbecue
Cokey Road
THE REMNANT
SHOP
“Sew and Save”
Highway No. 64
West At Englewood
of the program is the time ele
ment. Athletes are away from
school so much and they are
forced to miss so many classes
that it is almost impossible to
catch up unless teacheirs plan
make-up work before or after
scheduled sports activities. How
ever, this places extra work and
is a great hardship on the already
overloaded teachers at this time
of the Jiear. Yet it seems that
these poor athletes should have
some pix)gram worked out to help
them.
Spring sports are essential for
(the many boys that don’t pla.v
fwdnter and fall sports, because
competition teachers fee brother
hood of man. Athletics also teach
students honor, fairplay; and re
spect for their fellowmen. It helps
to discover and developed talent
ed athletes of the future.
To do away with the disadvant
ages of spring sports solutions
should be suggesited, and I would
like to offer a few. Reduce the
size of the sports schedule, ar
range games on Saturdays, and en
courage athletes to seek special
coaching would be mj( -answer to
the problem.
Since I am graduating .this year,
I want to leave these suggestions
and hope they ■will be followed in
some form to help correct mis
takes that are now made.
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PORTRAIT
Made In
Cap and Gown
This Week
BARRINGER'S
123 Western Ave.
JEAN’S
Beauty Salon
“The Smartest Tiling You
Wear Is Your Hair”
134 Sunset Are. Phone 6-6716
P. B. MOORE’S
Antique Shop
Antiques - Reproduct-
tions - Accessories
Rocky Mount, N. C.
Daughtridge Oil Co.
“Be {Sure With Pure”
Fuel Oils - Gasoline - Motor Oil
Male Cheerers
Let ’Em Go, I Know ’Em
Like the stately dodo bird and
the 'great auk, male cheerleaders
have become extinct _ a thing of
the past, — not' again to be seen
roaming .the halls and plajling the
fields of dear old RMSHS.
Blackbird cheerleaders from
this day forth wiU be all female in
accord with the other AAA class
high schools of Nonth Carolina.
Rocky Mount clung to the tradi
tion of mixed schools of North
Carolina. Rocky Mount clung to
the tradition of mixed cheerlead
ers longer than any other school in
this section, but now — it too has
fallen into line.
Last of the "Old Guard” male
cheerleaders finished out their
usefulness at the end of basket-
ball season and slowly drifted into
oblivison to be the tradition go,
but faculty members decided that
an all-gh-l squad would simplify,
uniform and ti’ansportation .pro
blems.
Take A Long Look
Here are Mke Williford and Frank Brake, two of the last boy"
cheerleaders m the school’s history as they used to look. Pick ’em
OUT*
WHY
take
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FIRST! FEDERAL
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ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA
CLEANERS
420 N. Parker St.
Rocky Mt., N. C.
Visit
OAKWOOD
DRIVE IN
(at Fairground)
Open daily from
i o’clock to 12:00 P. M.
You will enjoy it
Joe Chambliss
Owner
TELEVISION CENl^-R RADIO SERVICE SHOP
Television Sales & Service
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Walter Mears We lierve all Makers Jesse Brown
RCA G, E.
LaiTy\ Beck of Kincfxm and
Ronald Mann of High Point each
carded 146 and tied for third. De
fending champion Verner Stanley
of Myers Park High, Charlotte,
and four other playiens tied for
fifth with 148. Included in the tie
were Scronce and Smith of Ashe-
vUle, Jim Rouse of Raleigh and
Bill Dickson of Winston-Salem.
Other team scores are Chai'lotte,
Myers Park 621, Greensboro 622,
Wilmington 628, High Point 631,
Salisbury 633, Durham 640, Bur
lington 693, Roxboro 695, Gas-
it-onia 702 and Henderson 719.
Teachey - Womble
Outstanding Ladies’
Ready-To-Wear
126 Nash St.
BROUGHTON &
DIXON
Appliance Company
Refrigerators
Ranges
Washers
Television
131 Sunset Ave Dial 6-4647
Griffin’s Bootery
and Style Shop
Rocky Mount, N. C.
116 & 118 N. Main St.
Tel. 2-47A3
Market Center
121 S. Main St.
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
Dial 6-8151
New Cars — Used Cars
Allan Mims Inc
Your FORD Dealer
Kelly’s Cleaners
Complete Laundry Service
546 S. Franklin St.
Phone 2-3608
Five Points
Drug Store
Drugs, Soda Fountain
Cosmetics
Phone 2-7127
123 Tarboro St.
Gay’s Hdwe.
Building & Household Supplies
Art Supplies
Dial 2-1482
Howard St.