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The Full Moon ALBEMARLE, N. C„ DECEMBER 20, 1946 Here and There VIE McFADYEN while discuss^ j history stopped and asked X was popping gum Alex Mooretiead misunderstood Hid answered “Spam.” during basketball prac tice Miss Gantt was telling the 2 Its of the players. When she ® to Ramelle Troutman she ^(1, “Ramelle has gone wild , during fourth period i^ench class the other day, Mrs. teers, substituting for Miss Mmell, asked Jr. Blake to re^ some French. It started off, ■Mais oui! Mais oui!” (pro nounced “may we, may we.) Mrs. Rogers stopped him quick ly and told him to read in French, not to translate. * ♦ * during a discussion on Jo nah, Bill Simmons asked the ijuestion, “Did the whale swal low Jonah?" Miss Peebles answered, “Yes”. Bill wanted to know how he breathed in the whale, and Miss Peebles told him, “It was air- conditioned inside the whale.” * * * “.MONK” McLAIN, thinking verj'seriously, said, “I’m glad we have a good looking teacher.” Mrs, Chrisco wanted to know »1iy. “Monk” said, “Because I’d hate (or a class to have to look at something like me all day.” * * * BECAUSE OF THE BOOK shortage in A. H. S. "‘Chunk” Lamar and Joel Morton are us ing the same literature book. Mrs. Fty was interested in seeing how they were getting along. Joel told her, “Chunk uses the book in the morning, and I in the afternoon.” Mrs. Fry, “Who uses it at nijlit?” “Nobody”, Joel answered truth- Wly. * » » WHEN ASKED HOW MANY problems he had worked in Phys ic Fred Sides come up with: ^nen I work two more besides •lie one I’m working on, I’ll have three.” » » » WHILE MR. FRY WAS writing t»e board, somewhere in the a rattling continued a fry went over to Miller, put his arm around and said, “Little Boy. are a hard time getting paper off your candy?” ♦ * ♦ juac may be a thing of in uplaces but not “Mr, Hatley’s Physics lab. (d„i^™®'Jts he has perform- loatino" shown a needle ItoD water and a P oil balanced on water. asked for an ex- kovs ® answer was; “You tricks/’"°'^ Is Greeted y AHS Students on'n^ ‘^•aus reached Al- hieh found fcved f, ^hool students had ‘^®®adefo?hta.^ *** entertained mi • with 121)‘>'6 trooD 4 H parade T '’“S'® ?"'ere Scouts, while oth- ^ard andTfin the State A float *5and. the i '^'PartiTipnt Econom- with w truck was A rorio Crisco, dressed Vte'r the back as a the manger scene. Christmas Carols Sung By Chorus In Public Concert Christmas Carols were sung in the auditorium last evening in a concert presented for the public by the Mixed Chorus and mem bers of the boys’ and girls’ chorus classes under the direction of Paul Fry. The program presented was the same as the one given for the Lions Club with several addi tions. The girls sang a special number, “Bethlehem Lullaby”, after which the boys sang “Fair est Lord Jesus”. Several soloists from Albemarle were invited to sing with the choral groups. Both the lobby of the building and the auditorium were festive with Christmas decorations. Ushers were Martha Hopkins, Bobby Jo Kiser, Ottis Jane Springer, Owanna Smith, Mary Anna Peck, Mary Helen Cooper, Charles Morris, Charles Reap, Jack Harris, and Tommy Wolfe. Betty Taylor Is Contest Winner Betty Taylor, eleventh grade student of Albemarle high school, was selected as first-place win ner in the 1946 essay contest sponsored by the Stanly News and Press in co-operation with a statewide contest held each year by the Educational division of the North Carolina Press Associa tion. Betty will be awarded the $25 bond offered by the News and Press as first prize and her essay will be forwarded to the chair man of the state contest to be judged in competition with win ning essays from the other coun ties of this state. The topic of the contest this year was: “A Free Press, Voice of Freedom, Guardian of Lib erty.” Miriam Whitley was second prize winner in the contest last year. R. E. Laughter, manager of Rose's, is shown giving bonus checks to vocational students who are being trained in his stoie. Left to right; Mr. Laughter; Joe Smith, receiving a $30 check; Jua nita Thompson, $17.50; Raymond Talbert, $17.50; Martha Stire- walt, $17.50; and Hilda Crisco. $10. Many Students Employed During Christmas Season NEWS BRIEFS The necessity for cutting ex penses of the “Full Moon” is re sponsible for the six pages in stead of eight this issue, since the price of printing has gone up. However, most of the other is sues will be eight pages. * * * Winfred Drye, senior, is the first veteran to make highest honors this year. * * * Word has been received here of the death of the father of Miss Fannie Pearl Fulcher during the Thanksgiving holidays. Miss Fulcher taught English in A. H. S. for several years. * « * Christmas holidays will begin this afternoon and continue un til January 6, giving a vacation of two weeks and ah extra week end. ♦ ♦ ♦ Mary and Hailey, A.H.S. house cleaners for the past several years were this morning presented Christmas gifts of money from the student body. Anticipating the biggest shop ping rush in years, Albemarle merchants have hired 115 high school students to work in the stores during the Christmas sea son. Mr. Wilson, serving as an em ployment agency, has helped place the students and has ar ranged for their missing after noon classes at school. There are 37 students employ ed in the local 5 and 10 cent stores, 33 students employed in the department stores, nine work ing in the grocery stores, three in the Post Office, four in the service stations, and the remain ing 20 students are employed by various business establishments, such as the bus station, grills, cleaners, and drug stores. Number 3 'Children of the Inn' Is Presented Bringing with it the spirit of Christmas, a one-act play, “Chil dren of the Inn”, was presented in assembly last Friday by the Black Masque dramatics club. This play was also presented to various religious groups of the city on Thursday night. The plot of the play centered around the family of an inn keeper of Bethlehem. The Inn keeper turned away a poor car penter from Nazareth in order to keep the three wise men from the East, despite the pleas of his crippled daughter to make room for Mary at the Inn. Featured in the play were Charles Morris as the poor shep herd boy; Jane Redwine, the crippled daughter of the Inn keeper; and Claudine Crisco as Mary, the mother of Christ. Other members of the cast in cluded Tommy Wolfe, Ann John son, Sally Senter, Don McLain, Harold Perry, Jack Harris, Bill Bremer, Gene Brooks, Mildred Thompson, and Owanna Smith. Persons working backstage were Jeanette Wilhelm, Peggy Morris, Betty Burleson, Betty Mc Queen, Peggy Wolfe, Betty Biv ens, Sue Culp, Carolyn Hughes, Faye Carlton, Betty Anderson, and Nancy Glover. The mixed chorus under the direction of Mr. Fry assisted in the performance by singing a group of carols. The program was under the di rection of Mrs. Don Peiffer. TEACHERS TAKE MEMORIAL Teachers of the Albemarle City Schools have reserved a one thousand dollar memorial in the Stanly County Memorial Hos pital. The money will pay for a white patient’s room in memory of Mrs. Daisy Anderson. Mrs. Anderson, who died last year, taught in the Albemarle city schools for a number of years. 8th Graders Walk Away With Honors The eighth graders are not only leading in the number of stu dents on the honor roll but also in the number of students hav ing perfect attendance for the second six-weeks term. Eighty- two freshmen made a perfect at tendance record, while only 21 seniors did. Eighth grade perfect attend ance; Dwight Blake, Joe Hudson, Douglas Mason, Billy Morris, El bert Whitley, Frank Wilhelm, Jo Ann Burrell, Jeweline Holt, Lois Lowder, Della Rose Mabry, Nor ma Jean Miller, Carolyn Simp son, Max Burleson, Richard Har- key, Malcolm Lowder, Bobby Ma son, Talmadge Moose, Don Wag ner, Joe Whitley, Charles Whit ley, Vicki Ann Cooper, Elsie Low der, Vina Ruth Lowder, Janice Thomas, Clara Barbee, Heleii Bowers, Lucille Burr, Mary Jevvel Fesperman, Dorothy Gaskin, Eleanor Swaringen, Birdie Suggs, John Boyett, Roger Gibson, Sid ney Helms, John Herrin, Carlos Huneycutt, Jimmie Scarboro, Ev- eret Smith, Thomas Snuggs, Hen ry Springer, John Stoker, Alton Talbert, Wayne Blalock, William Bradley, John Harwood, Reggie Russell, Robert Scaggs, W. 1. Thompson, Donald Tucker, La mar Whitley, Lillian Copley, Eu nice Kimrey, Phyllis Kluttz, ces Saunders, Betty Talbert, Frankie Williams, Paul Bailey, Cecil Bingham, Arthur Burris, Billy Clark, Larry Chandler George Causby, Frank Eflrd, Billy Frye, Leroy Holt, Charles Li^ke^ Joe Long, /Lowell Lowder, Bryce Luther, Charles Morns Elvn Smith, Colleen Archer, Virginia Brown, Ezelle Doby, Dora Ehra, Paddy Hinson, Betty Jean Pop lin, Joyce Scott, Louise Smith: Mary Ellen Speight, Nelle Winn, Christine Melton. Ninth grade perfect attend ance: Geraldine Foster, Betty Hinson, Kathleen Hudson, Helen Mitchell, Alma Rae Morton, Boyd Furr, James Kelly, Thomas Lilly, Bobby Morton, Elbert Morton, Malcolm Pelt, Howard Plyler, Le roy Swaringen, Paul Barrier, Fred Russell, Catherine Taylor, -Bar bara Smith, Sara Skidmore, Lou ise Shaver, Sarah Frances Poplin, Martha Moore, Anne Milton, Jean Bailey, Allen Tindall, Kirk Mich ael, William Grigg, Hoyle Gil bert Douglas Archer, Henry Efird, Johnny Knight, Junior Huney cutt Jane Bullock, Jean Bullock, Lauretta Plyler, Peggy Redfern, Carolyn Russell, Elizabeth Starr, Jack Morton, Sidney Doby, Henry Forrest, Clegg Herrin, Max Lam bert, George Lee, Tommy Sibley, Greta Burris, Ann Dry, Reba Frick, Evelyn Howard. Tenth grade perfect attend ance: Jimmy Allen, Charles Al mond, L. C. Caudle, Vonderyl Hall Alvin Holt, Roy Holt, Don ald Kirkpatrick, Sally .Beaver, Jeannine Boysworth, Louise Bur- t?pss Peggy Earp, Argene Fitz- fera’ld, Marlene Lowder, Evelyn Aldridge, Claude Beeker, Norma Jane Bogle, Charlotte Crisco, Mary Louise Elder, David Gaddy. Lewis Gaskin, Evelyn Ho^a^d, Tommie Laton, L, C-Lon^don, Jer ry Lowder, Adelia Mauldin. Mar garet Morris, Nancy Priester, Ra- fhel Russell. Elizabeth Sides, Ma rion Sifford, Hanky Skidmore Tafk ^mith Peggy Snipes. Dons Jean Thomas, Joe Whitley, Ruby Barbee Kenneth Talbert Robert Thorpe, Jack Eudy. Earl Lowder, Ralph Smith, Madeline Hathcock, Isabel Outlaw, Betty Jean Poplin, Peggy Russell, Peggy Snuggs, Betty Staton, Geneva Thompson, Betty West, Dorothy Dry, Mar- celene Mann, Elizabeth Miller, Broyce Snuggs, Melvin Carpen ter, Ralph Kimrey, Charles Ross, Clyde Rummage, Bill Sanders, Martin Ussery, Edward Whitley. Eleventh grade perfect attend ance: Wilma Martz, Louise Mc Leod. Sara Archer, James Tucker, Doris Mauldin, Douglas Phillips, Walter Simpson, Bob Melton, Her man Mauldin, Harry Cook. Ted Austin. Hafford Almond, James Kelly, Anita Ledbetter, Madge Harris, Louise Lambert. Lea Thomas. Miriam Whitley. Betty Taylor, Sally Senter, Carol Rog ers, Alex Moorehead, Cecil Mil ton, Betty Lee McQueen, Jeneece Lowder, Horace Lowder, Ann Johnson, Jim Ivey, Tom Hinson, Margarette Harwood, Jane Gul- ledge, Lillian Gaskin, Sidney Efird, Jean Bowers. Betty Bowers. Bill Ridenhour. Bob Gantt. Clif ford Harkey. Joe Harwood. Har old Holt, Elbert Hopkins, Halbert Lowder, Douglas Mabry, Mattie Barringer, Evelyn Hathcock, Lou ise Poplin, Betty Rogers, Betty Lou Still. Twelfth grade perfect attend ance: Betty Coble, Mary Russell, Ottie Jane Springer, Lorna Del Swaringen, Charlene Wallace, Crawford Earnhardt. Charles Huneycutt, C. B. Smith, Jr., Caro lyn Hughes, Homer Tindall, Sue Culp, Peggy Morris, Joel Maul din, Juanita Thompson, Martha Stirewalt, Ramelle Rummage, A. L Hudson, Jr.. Gilbert Pickier, Lillian Teal, David Lowder, Hil da Crisco. Lions Club Hears HS Mixed Chorus Members of Mixed Chorus pre sented a musical program to the Lions Club December 11 at Hotel Albemarle. The program opened with the Mixed Chorus singing Christmas hymns as follows: “O Come All Ye Faithful”, “I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day”, and “The First Noel”. Ernest Burleson sang a solo, “Sweet Little Jesus Boy”. The Mixed Chorus then sang a few popular Christmas songs: “Deck The Halls”, “Jolly Old St. Nich olas”, and “White Christmas”. Here O. B. Lackey sang a bass solo, “Birthday of a King”. The Mixed Chorus concluded the program by singing “West minster Carol”, “Sleep of the Child Jesus”, “Silent Night”, and “O Holy Night”. C. B. Cranford sang a verse of “O Holy Night” as a solo. By Their Words “Let’s sing the scratch song, ‘To Itch His Own’.”—C. B. Cran ford. * * * “They ought to make John Lewis spend a day in this school building when the boiler isn’t working.”—Johnny Andrew. « • * “Do all seniors have to tell their weight when they are meas ured for robes?”—Ruby Morris. « « « "Breathe at the comma, but don’t take a vacation.”—Mr, Fry. * * * “Life magazine is rapidly mak ing illiterates of the American people.”—Mrs. Fuldheim. * « • “As Christians we ought to be opposed to liquor traffic for the sake of th eyoung people.”—Dr. I. G. Greer. « « « “Miss Maxwell, why don’t you ever say anything intelligent so you can get your name in the Full Moon?”—Carol Poplin. * * * “You’ll never forget that, will you? No, you won’t, because you didn’t learn it to begin with.”— Mr. Hatley. • * • “Intemperance is the abuse of things necessary to life.” — Dr. II. G. Greer.