jfolume 26
The Full Moon
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ALBEMARLE, N. C„ DECEMBER 19, 1947
vONE OF MRS. FRY’S Eng-
Bill Ridenhour was
Looking Toward
classes
(Ttiiig on
tell" he said, “the thing lead-
,p’to the main event was
■j.R hunting, and the main
|,iwas dragging the victim to
iillar,”
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liTTIE BARRINGER (in
^1: What tense are we sup-
ritobe doing this in?
jnoll Poplin: I think we’re
■ to do it in French.
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ISITA LEDBETTER, who had
tair arranged in one of those
tlangled styles last week, was
j proud of herself until some
kboys looked at her aghast
said, “Hey, what are you try-
jdo. be Miss Spears?”
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K MISENHEIMER: John,
is an independent clause?
itaHelms: He must be Santa
3S brother.
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.tSEBALL BROOKS, TOW
KG above everybody at the
stmas parade, remarked that
iaircut had been postponed
w day because he couldn’
Mr the barber shop,
ij onlooker suggested, “Don’
ti. Son; in a few days you
K the lawn mower.”
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CSS MAXWELL GAVE a
Kk test the other day. After
[sipers were corrected and
H back to the students, one
(kid said, “Aw, heck! I put
too many cute marks.”
Ming acute).
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SE MONDAY FOLLOWING
^ttell game it seemed that
!»e had a terrible cold. Sev-
, Eirls were discussing the
5 and 'hows’ of contracting
M) Bowers, who had watched
Me through a screen of
“»ps, remarked, “Well, I
' the whole team gave me
astonished voices the
I exclaimed, “The whole
lEX MOOREHEAD WAS
^ trouble translating
I can’t do all this.
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Ssr ^
® tttered one word: Saved!
Sr^’^LEY: Mr. Hat-
would like to
honor roll list.
t to give it to
ie ^«gg bothered me
so and I just haven’t
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, Hayes : what is a par-
*5'Glover: A boarder.
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'*®eLowder: A do.
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WINNING FLOAT—The above picture shows the float entered by Boone Cleaners in
the Albemarle Santa Claus Parade and judged best of all. The A. H. S. Mixed Cho
rus rode on the float and, under Mr. Fry’s direction, sang Christmas carols.
Many Students
Make Honor Roll
I
Students are busy pondering
over gifts with which to reward
their teachers for the good
grades they received this month.
Below is a list of students from
whom teachers may expect gifts:
Eighth grade highest honor:
Lewis Kluttz, Nancy Morrow, Lo
vell Morse, Sue Redfern, Janice
Scott, William Litaker, Ann Reed
er Daniel, Virginia Helms, Betty
Brunson, Phyllis Callicutt, Joe
Gaskin, Sylvia Morrow, Betty Sue
Rogers, Barbara Crowell, Nancy
Jo Haynes, Angeline Hopkins,
Patsy Pettit, Doris Rogers.
Eighth honor: Billy Lisk, Jean
nette Troutman, Ann Swaringen,
Patsy Williford, Keith Byrd, Jane
Russell, Bonnie Small, Johnnie
Eagle, Eleanor Burleson, Sarah
Ruth Cooper, Betty Davis, Kath
ryn Kimrey, Emily Milton, Jane
McDowell, O’Lema Aldridge, Ma
rie Barbee, Ronald Bechtold, Mar
garet Griffin, Bruce Lowder,
Helen Luther, Jeannette Mesimer,
Roger Morris, Leslie Swanner,
Joan Taylor, Carol Jo Herrin,
Peggy Morris, Hilda Poplin, Caro
lyn Jones, Audrey Burris, Douglas
Knotts, James Lisk, Hamilton
Morton, Jr., Donald Smith, Har
old Smith.
Ninth grade highest honor: Lu
cille Curlee, Martha Bell Knight,
Jane Rogers.
Ninth grade honor; Lillian
Copley, Mary Lowder, Jane Little,
Lois Lowder, Norma Miller, Joyce
Scott, Ola Mae Russell, Charles
Litaker, Tommy Morris, Virginia
Brown. Elizabeth Elder, Dorothy
Gaskin, Helen Harwood, Nell
Hatley, Eunice Kimrey, Jane
Smith. Clara Barbee, Helen
Bowers, Edward Patterson, Don
Wagner, Andee Ferrell, Janette
Laton, Ann Taylor.
10th grade highest honor: Sarah
Frances Poplin, Sarah Skidmore,
Anne Milton, Martha Moore, Gay-
(Continued on page three)
Mixed Chorus Rides to Glory
New Driving Class
Will Start Soon
Santa has always been known
to be a generous fellow, but this
year he is really proving the
point. He is bringing A. H. S. a
new driving course, which will
begin immediately after Christ
mas.
The dual control car, which has
already been ordered, is being
loaned to the school by Auten-
Wolf Motor Co. Expenses, such
as gas bills, instructional fees, and
maintenance charges, are being
paid by the Rotary Club.
The course will include some
classroom instruction, which Mr.
McFadyen hopes to give to all
the tenth graders (whether or not
they take the rest of the course)
during activity period.
Actual driving instruction will
be given each afternoon after
school by R. C. Hatley and one of
the police officers. Mr. Hatley
will have one class, made up of
four pupils, lasting one hour, and
immediately afterwards the police
officer will have the same kind of
class made up of four more pu
pils. In this manner eight pupils
can complete this course every
six weeks.
The program will be started in
the eleventh grade, because the
best time to teach a person to
drive is when he turns sixteen.
Mr. McFadyen has taken a spe
cial survey to find out those who
will be eligible first. He found
thirty-six who can drive, yet have
no license. These will probably
be eliminated. There are forty-
one who can’t drive and have no
license; from these will come the
pupils for the course. He is hop
ing that some of these will elim
inate themselves; the others will
be chosen by placing the names in
a hat and drawing out the re
quired number.
Boone’s Float, Carry
ing Singers, Wins
In Santa Parade
The float on which part of Mr.
Fry’s mixed chorus rode and sang
Christmas carols W’as selected as
the best in the Santa Claus pa
rade Decernber 4.
In the center of the float was a
decorated Christmas tree sur
rounded by presents. Red paper
with silver stars concealed Tne
seats on which the chorus sat
and sang "White Christmas,”
“The First Noel," and "Silent
Night.” They were dressed in
blue robes with white collars.
Silver tin-foil covered the truck
and red streamers hung down
from the tin-foil. Mr. Boone fur
nished the truck and decorations,
and the shop classes assisted in
construction of the framework for
concealing the seats.
After the para^Je the band, un
der the direction of Spencer Hat
ley, gave its first public perform
ance in uniforms at the Wiscas-
sett playground.
Girls from the towns of the
county contested for the "Miss
Merry Christmas” crown; Albe
marle’s entry was Jean Bowers.
News Briefs
School closes today for (he
Christmas holidays and will not
reopen until January 5.
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A new telephone. No. 1138, has
recently been installed in the vo
cational department. Mr. Wilson
reports that the phone will be
used for vocational business to
keep from interrupting Mr. Mc
Fadyen. Also, it gives the girls
valuable experience in answering
the phone.
Your Happiest Christmas - - Which One?
More ways than one to skm a
cat—or a turkey—or to celebrate
Christmas. Anyway, students
and faculty alike made it appar
ent in answer to the query. What
Christmas do you remember as
the verv happiest?”
The things they do or see. give
or receive, make Christmas event
ful in the minds of all.
Miriam Whitley described at
length an especially busy Christ
mas. It began with the gang all
gathered at her house for games
and laughter and then they went
to another party. But that isn t
all. The merry-makers must sing
before they could sleep so card
ing was next on the P^og^^-
From house to house they
and then finally home to help
Mom and Dad play Santa Claus_
Christmas morning (three hou
later) found Miriam, a very tired
gal with a cold.
Alex Moorehead begged Santa
for an erector set determining to
learn all about engineering and
construction. St. Nick did his
part but it took Alex two weeks
to learn to operate it.
Mattie- Barringer decided the
most spectacular Christmas of all
was last year when she received
a new watch — from Ted, you
know. .
With his chair tilted dangerous
ly Mr Mac recalled a number of
seasons, but he seems to remem
ber well Santa’s leaving a .22
rifle ^or him. Every Christmas
hroueht joys as the childreri help-
eTfin st^kings for the Christmas
trpp each wanting the tasK oi
putting in the candy-three pieces
for the stocking and one for the
worker. Decorating the huge
tree was a task that took a day
or two of swaying on a step-lad
der, and then the big day arrived,
always better than the last.
Richard Crisco remembered the
Christmas of '45 spent sightsee
ing in Washington. This he de
scribed as “Lots of beautiful
buildings ■ 'and pretty girls, too.”
A little girl was visiting rela- j
tives at Christmas and the day i
dawned in an air of mystery. Miss
Maxwell (little Betty, then) was
standing outside the living-room’s
closed door waiting for the sur
prise to come. Finally, she heard
the tinkle of bells and the door
was opened by Santa himself. A
huge tree and gifts for all made
a Christmas not to be soon for
gotten.
Music Groups Will
Present Program
Songs, Dances, Costumes
Featured In Tonight's
Musicale
“Seasons Greetings, ” a musicale
sponsored by the choral groups,
will be presented in the high
school auditorium tonight at H:00
o’clock.
The program in three parts is
arranged under the supervision of
Mr. Fry, Mrs. Peiffer, and Mrs.
Stovall, the former directing mu
sic; Mrs. Peiffer, stage effects,
costumes and lighting, and the
latter directing the dances. Ad
mission tickets will be on sale at
the door for fifty and twenty-five
cents.
Going west for the first scene,
Alton Broadway will sing "Boots
and Saddles,” followed by the
Boys’ chorus harmonizing on
"Home on the Range.” “Gal in
Calico," sung by Richard Crisco,
“Friendship," sung by Mattie
Barringer, "Mexicali Rose,” sung
by Kent ISallard, and a Mexican
dance by Peggy Earp, Bob Mel
ton, Douglas Phillips, Joan Hin
son, Kent Ballard, and Kathleen
Cranford will precede "South of
the Border,” the finale.
The Gay Nineties will live
again in the second scene as the
Mixed Chorus sings “Sidewalks
of New York” and "On the Ave
nue” with a dance routine. Mar
guerite Harwood will follow the
Girls Chorus rendition of "When
You Wore a Tulip” with "The
Curse of an Aching Heart.” Eu
gene Earnhardt and Madeline
Hathcock will sing "Peggy
O’Neil” followed by a tap special
ty by Patsy Pettit and Joe Gas
kin. The Cops chorus will sing
“Little Annie Rooney” and “Stars
of the Summer Night.” The finale
will be "My Blue Bell.”
The last scene will include “Tea
for Two,” “Missouri Waltz,”
“White Christmas,” “Santa Claus
Is Coming to Town,” and a col
lection of Christmas carols sung
by the Mixed chorus.
Alex Moorehead is the reminis
cent character in the third scene
and Frank Winecoff, the an
nouncer. Sally Beaver will be ac
companist for most of the musi
cale.
By Their Words
"Miss Matheson, this is the
typewriter I saw at Rose’s for
$.25” . . . Roy Talbert.
"Miss Jean Bowers was a can
didate for 'Miss Santa Claus’.”
. . . Mrs. Fry.
"Don't you put that lipstick on
me!” . . . Harry Pawlik.
"Is Miss Warren marrying a
paramesium or a man?” ....
David Gaddy.
"You won't miss anything if
you don’t come to the stunt
show.” (meaning that you would)
. . . Tom Hinson.
"I don’t care what they do in
the balcony of the Stanly Theatre
you can't do it here.” . . . Mr.
McFadyen.
"I have a nice Thanksgiving
surprise for you today. We'll
have a pop' test." . . . Mrs. Sto
vall.
“If they don’t like it, they can
go to." . . . Jeneece Lowder.
"It sounds like last week's
cream smells.” (the singing of
the Mixed Chorus) . . . Mr. Fry.
"Hey, turn on the lights, I can’t
see how to read." . . . Tommv
Lilly.
"Turn over I mean the pages.”
. . . Miss Maxwell.
"You people have gotten to
where you say, 'hey' to me. That's
not my name.” . . . Mrs. Fry.
"Miss Caughman, when are
these algebra proMems gonna get
hard?” . . . Buddy Lowder.
“I can wash, grease, and give
service to your customers.” . . .
Walter Simpson (in a letter of
application).