Theie
MISS WISE WAS CALLING out
spelling words in English. She
called out “allegory”, which
means “a story with a hidden
meaning”.
Sally Neal Kluttz: “That’s
when you are allergic to some
thing, isn’t it?”
* * *
WHEN DON WOOLEY SAW
Hattie Tucker walking home from
school, he pulled over to the
curb and asked, “Aren’t you tired
of walking?”
“Sure am!” exclaimed Hattie
as she started towards his car.
“Well, try running awhile,”
Don called to her as he rode away
leaving Hattie standing there.
4c ♦ «
MR. WILSON WAS ASKED if
any funny incidents or wise
cracks had occurred in his room
yet.
“No,” he said, “it will be dull
this year. Pee Dab Kimrey has
graduated.”
“BOY, WE HAD A FIRE at our
house Sunday!” exclaimed Bob
Youngblood.
“What burned? Where was
it?” asked Cranford Hathcock,
Bob: “Part of the old garage.
We burned it in the stove!”
* * *
JOHN HELMS TO DWIGHT
Cranford: “Hey, Dwight, let’s
shake.” They shake hands.
John: “Scared?”
Dwight: “No.”
John: “Well, what are you
shaking for?”
4c 4:
BETTY BOONE noticed a
strange soda jerk in Purcells
Drug store. Going up to him,
she asked:
“What is your name?”
“Noah,” he answered.
“Well, bless you ark,” she
stammered, meaning to say
“bless your heart.”
* * *
MRS. FRY ASKED for sugges
tions for a lead to start a news
story about lighting two of the
campus trees for Chrj^tmas.
Connie McLain came up with
this original suggestion: “The
campus will be lit over the holi
days.”
* * *
IN SOCIOLOGY MR. MAC ask
ed this question: What is the
main thing a woman wants in
marriage?
Dwight Cranford: “A man.”
« * 4c
JUST BEFORE THE Albemarle-
Kannapolis ball game, Coach
Webb asked: “If we receive, do
you want to start off, T-Model?”
“I don’t know,” T-Model hesi
tated. “It’s pretty dangerous.”
* * *
BOB BARRINGER AND Henry
Forrest were whiling away time
in the cafeteria line.
Henry: “Hey, Bob, I wrote a
book.”
Bob: “Yeah? What’s the name
of it?” >
Henry: ‘HDh, Wheaties, Cherios,
and Pop.”
Bob: “Is it a novel?”
Henry: “No, it’s a cereal!”
* ♦ ♦
REID McLENDON and Harry
Pawlik were talking at lunch
hour.
Harry: “Look at that boy. He s
bald headed!”
Reid: “What do you mean—
bald? Termites just went
through that block of wood.”
♦ * I"
SOCIOLOGY CLASS was study
ing changes in cluture, and Mr.
Mac was bringing out some of
our customs that have been
taken from other countries.
“For instance,” he asked,
“where do these bright shirts so
many people are wearing come
from?”
Gene Laughter’s reply was
prompt. “From Moose’s,” he said.
* * *
AN ANNOUNCEMENT WAS
made over the P.A. system- for all
football boys to bring paper and
pencil with them to practice.
Elbert Lowder was interested
in what it meant.
“I’ll bet he’s going to make
them write 500 times, ‘I must not
lose the game tonight’.”
i^he 9ull Meen
Vol. XIV
ALBEMARLE, N. C. —OCTOBER 6, 1949
No. 1
STUDENT COUNCIL
Seated (left to right): Blondell Lucas, Shirley Hinson, Bob Barringer, president; Charles Whitley,
vice-president; Jane Russell, secretary; Elbert Holt, treasurer; Mr. McFadyen, adviser; Betty Gantt,
Bernice Roscoe. Standing: Charles Litaker, Arthur Lynn, Claud Grigg, Jr., Bob Gulledge, Jeanette
Mabe, Harold Hudson, Nancy Morrow, John Harwood, Patsy Williford, Don Thomas, Katherine
Groves, Roy Holt, Ann Russell, Don Archer, Jimmy Skidmore, Henry Carpenter.
Plan To Attend
Press Institute
Students from Albemarle high
school will attend the Eighth
Annual Press Institute to be held
at the University of North Caro
lina Friday - and Saturday, Oc
tober 7-8.
Delegates to this convention
are Roy Holt, edit6r of the Full
Moon, Sarah Skidmore, business
manager of the Full Moon, Gay-
nelle Chandler, editor of Cross
roads, Ellene Holbrook, business
manager of Crossroads, and Mrs.
Paul Fry, publication advisor.
Registration will be held Fri
day afternoon, followed by a get-
acquainted session held at 5:00
o’clock, with President Donnie
Low Jacobs of Durham, presid
ing. Friday night M. Reid Mont
gomery, director of the South
Carolina Scholastic Press Associa
tion, will be the principal speak
er, giving some pointers on how
to make high school papers
readable. -14-^ +
Panel discussions, devoted to
sudh subjects as .How to
nize a Newspaper or Yearbook
Staff, Finding News, Writing the
News, Editorials, Planning the
Yearbook, and Sports Writing,
\yill be Saturday morning and
afternoon. Journalism professors
and staff members of the Uni
versity publications will take part
in these discussions.
Election of new officers will
take place Saturday afternoon.
Saturday night a social evening,
including a banquet, guest speak
er, and other entertainment, will
climax the convention.
Homerooms Elect
Years Officers
Students of Albemarle high
school have elected home room
officers for the year. These of
ficers take care of any business to
be handled in the home rooms.
Those chosen are as follows:’
Ninth Grade —
Mrs. Fry's room: president,
Ellen Cook; vice president, Harold
Harkey; secretary and treasurer
Colleen Harris.
Miss Stanton’s: president, Doris
Gurley; vice president, Janet
Troutman; secretary and treas
urer, Carolyn Williams.
Miss Harrison’s: president, Jer
ry Deese; vice president, Annie
Ruth Stephens; ,and
treasurer, Ananell Osborne.
(Continued on Page Eight)
Student Store
To Sell Supplies
Paper and pencils are being
sold by the student council out
side the study, hall and out
side Mr. Wilson’s homeroom for
the convenience of the faculty
and students.
Paper is sold for 10J a pack
and pencils are 5^ apiece. The
business is being conducted on
the honor system. Students walk
up and take the paper and
pencils and leave the money in
a box on the table.
News Briefs
Assembly Changed
• Assembly programs this year
will always be held at the sec
ond period. Rather than having
to miss the same class each time,
classes will rotate.
Junior Rings
The order for junior class rings
was sent off yesterday. The
price of the lightweight ring is
$15.90. The price of the heavy
weight ring is $18.10. Each per
son ordering a ring made a de
posit of $3.00. The rest is to be
paid when the rings are de
livered.
Teachers' Club
Members of the Teachers’ club
who have been eating at Central
school for the past few years, are
eating breakfast and supper in
the high school cafeteria this
year.
No Driving Classes
Driver training will not be
held this' year. Officers who
were used as instructors for these
courses are needed by the city
for other duties, making it im
possible to offer driving to stu
dents of A.H.S. The city has
made police officers available
for the past two years for the
student driving courses.
Chosen Princess
Carolyn Poplin has been chosen
to represent Albemarle in the
Carolina Christmas Festival to
be held in Charlotte this fall.
A blonde, blue-eyed senior,
Carolyn was chosen over six
other contestants. She will reign
with other queens sent from var
ious cities of North and South
Carolina.
Cranford Chosen
Senior President
Davis, Boone, Skid
more Are Elected To
Other Offices.
Dwight Cranford was chosen
president of the class of 1950 at
the first meeting of the seniors,
held in the auditorium Septem
ber 28. Other candidates for of
fice of president were Bill Grigg
and Doug Archer.
Carrol Davis was chosen vice-
president; Betty Boone, secretary;
and Sara Skidmore, treasurer.
Others nominated for office
were Ted Burleson, Bill Grigg,
Elbert Holt, and Henry Efird,
vice-president; Sarah Frances
Poplin and Bob Youngblood, Sec
retary; and Tom Lilly and Bob
Youngblood, treasurer.
Whether seniors wear caps and
gowns or street clothes for their
annual pictures was another is
sue of the meeting. Caps and
gowns had the majority.
3 New Teachers
On AHS Faculty
Albemarle high school has add
ed to its staff three new teach
ers, a new dietitian, and an
other office assistant.
Fame of the sphool must have
spread far, because two of the
new teachers are from other
states. Miss Marian Stanton #s
from Syracuse, N. Y., and Miss
Jean Wise is from Trenton, S. C.
Teaching biology this year is
Mrs. Mazel Lyke, who has at
tended Columbia University and
W.C.U.N.C. She hails from Ashe
ville, and her home in Albemarle
is at 528 East Main street.
Miss Stanton, a graduate of
Syracuse University, is teaching
U. S. History and sociology. Be
fore coming to Albemarle, she
spent sometime in Kentucky and
also taught in High Point. Now
she is living in a trailer on
East Main street.
Last year Miss Wise, eleventh
grade English teacher, graduated
from Winthrop college. She is
living with Mrs, J. B. Copple at
321 North Third street.
The new office assistant is
Mrs. John Birch Morris of this
Gity. Work in the pffice had in
creased so much that another of
fice assistant was necessary.
Mrs. D. B. Russell replaces Mrs.
Eula Hatley as dietitian in the
Albemarle high school cafeteria.
Student Council
Representatives
Are Selected
Council representatives were
elected at A.H.S. last week for
the coming year. They will rep
resent their respective home
rooms at the Student Council
meetings, which are held every
two weeks for the purpose of
planning activities for the stu
dent body.
Representatives elected are:
Eighth grade: Anne Russell,
Kathryn Groves, Arthur Lynn,
Claud Grigg.
Ninth grade: Shirley Hinson,
Jeanette Mabe, Bernice Roscoe,
Betty Gantt, Don Thomas.
Tenth grade: Don Archer,
Nancy Morrow, Patsy Williford,
Henry Carpenter, Jimmy Skid
more.
Eleventh grade: Charles Lita
ker, Blondell Lucas, John Har
wood, Harold Hudson.
Twelfth grade: Bob Gulledge,
Douglas Archer, Elbert Holt, Roy
Holt.
These students will work with
the student body officers chosen
last spring: president. Bob Bar
ringer; vice-president, Charles
Whitley; secretary, Jane Russell;
and treasurer, Elbert Holt.
GraduateWinner
Of National Prize
Norma Jane Bogle, 1949 grad
uate from A.H.S., won a na
tional essay contest this sum
mer sponsored by the Great
Council of the United States Im
proved Order of Red Men arid De
gree of Pocahontas.
Her essay on “Education arid
My Citizenship” won for her a
$1,000 scholarship to the col
lege of her choice. Norma’s
choice was Pfeiffer Junior coIt
lege, which she is attending this
year.
In school Norma took an active
part .in the various activities.
She was on the Full Moon staff„
the Crossroads staff, library as
sistant, member of the mixed
chorus, French club. Dramatics
club, and Boosters club.
By Their Words
“More fun—More people kill
ed.”—Dorothy Gaskin.
“Edison brought famous artists
into our homes, like Spike Jones.”
—Mr. McFadyen.
“To have to stand up here and
talk to a group with the intellect
of Bob Youngblood and Hoyle Gil
bert makes me nervous.”—Coach
Webb.
“We have no thieves around
here, we’re sure, but the money
boxes will be bolted to the
tables.”—Elbert Holt.
“Holy Hannah!!!” — Martha
Griffith.
While trying to decide who
would write “Campus Chatter,”
Henry Forrest suggested, “Let the
girls write it, they hear more
dirt.”
“Back when money was scarce
as hen’s teeth I decided I wanted
to take a trip around the world.”
•Mr. R. C. Hatley.
“I had a dress on, not inten
tionally, of course ...” — Miss
Stanton to Connie McLain.
“We have a drawing lesson ev
ery time Barbara (Setzler) goes
to the board.”—Miss Lentz.
“Where’s my better half?”—
Jean Bullock.
“Well, that’s water over the
dam.”—Coach Webb.
“I wish you boys would stop
stealing my lip-stick.”—Jo Fox.
“This is the gum chewinest
school I have ever seen.”—Miss
Stanton.
“Is anybody giving points on
any ball games?”—Coach Webb.
“How many grams are in a
graham cracker?”—Dwight Cran
ford.