May 5, 1950 THE FULL MOON Page 3 Editor's Scribblings May 5, 1950 Miss Beatrice Holbrook Albemarle, High School Dear Madam: The case you employed me to solve proved to be most fas cinating as well as interesting. I am happy to report that all your missing books will be returned by Monday. Perhaps you d like to know in whose custody I found each of them. I hope you are as pleasantly surprised and amused as I was. Lord Johnny Johnny Knight Strange Woman Hattie Tucker Postman Always Rings Twice Mary Lamar Life with Father Sally Ausband Call of the Wild Carroll Davis The Happy Prisoner Henry Forrest Our Hearts Were Young and Gay Max and Betty Lost Horizon Hoyle Gilbert Younger Brother Ralph Setzler Great Expectations Mr. McF^yen Where the Heart Is Pettit High Pockets Lowell Hartsell Little Black Sambo Wayne Palmer Valiant Lady Martha Moore The Kid Comes Back Helen Harwood Lessons In Loveliness Jeanette Dennis Give Us Our Dream ....Bob and Angela Daddy Long Legs t Confidential Tommy and Sally Neale Thp W^recker Donald Tucker Journeyman Gene Laughter Never Dies the Dream Barbara Setzler Sold to the Ladies L.S.M.F.T Johnny Get Your Money’s Worth Ellene Holbrook Journey Among Warriors Mrs. Peiifer Invitation to Live Jack Morton The Lost Colony Beach Bums The Three Musketeers Dwight, Jane, and Cob Little Women Jean and Jane Bullock Lassie Come Home Parents Most Secret Helen and Bill Lure of the Great Smokies Lounges They Were Expendable Text Books Love at First Flight Sarah and Randall Green Years 8th and 9th Graders Going on Sixteen ^...Sylvia Morrow Gentlemen Aren’t Sissies 5 Points Cats This Side of Innocence Gaynelle Chandler She’s Off to College : Mary Helen Cooper It’s Fun to Keep Fit Ed Patterson Dreams of Glory Jimmy Brown Very truly yours, COUSIN ROY, Private Eye No. 773597. WHO'S WHO Through The Keyhole YOUNGTJN and SWINK Sara’s mother — “Sara, why do you make such a fuss about going to the dentist?” Sara Skidmore — “Oh, mother, I just can’t stand being bored.” Sid Helms. — “Ever been pinched for'going too fast?” “Cob” Griffen: “No, but I’ve been slapped!” Mr. Davis: “Did you have the car out last night, son?” Carroll: “Yeah, dad, I took some of the boys out to the dairy.” Mr. Davis: “Well, tell the boys I found one of their little lace hankies.” Judge (to couple): “Caught on a dark road, eh? What are your names?” He: “Ben Pettin.” She: “Ann Howe.” Ann Taylor: “I became engaged to the cutest fellow last night.” Lib Elder: “You did? What’s his name?” Ann:“Oh, you can’t ask a fellow a personal question like that right off”. First Dog: “Do you have a family tree?” Second Dog: “No, we aren’t particular.” Howard Plyler: “Since I met you, I can’t sleep, I can’t eat, I can’t drink.” Carolyn Poplin (shyly): “Why not?” Howard: “Broke”. Power Oi Press Is Proved Again Rummaging the attics about town proved that costuming and stage settings are some of the major problems in the casting of a play. These jobs are especially difficult if the setting is in 1910 like the Senior play. One Foot In Heaven. Mrs. Don Peiffer, anxious to have authentic 1910 stage settings and costumes, sent out a plea through the Stanly News and Press for magazines «ind other in formation which would be of as sistance. Quite unexpectedly Mrs. Peiffer received numerous telephone calls from people in the community volunteering such information about 1910 as they remembered. Mrs. Ruth Morris,'307 Old Salis bury Rd., sent a 1910 Saturday Evening Post and a Designer. A Ladies Home Journal Pattern Book, 1910, supplied by Mrs. H. S. Lisk, Brooks street, proved in valuable for costuming helps. Mrs. Barbee of Badin even sent four 1910 hats to be used by the cast. “The power of the press is cer tainly established by the respon ses given my plea,” says Mrs. Peiffer. “Without these kind do nations my job would have been doubly difficult.” Mr. Gilbert: Well, son, how are your marks?” Hoyle: “They’re under water.” Mr. Gilbert: “What do you mean, under water?” Hoyle: “Below C level.” Jimmy Green: “Too much sugar in my coffee used to keep me awake all, night; now I'm up all night looking for sugar.” Compliments Of CREAD McMANUS MOTORS — We Buy and Sell Used Cars — Auto Loans Refinancing PATRONiZE OUR ADVERTISERS Compliments Of McLELLAN'S 5c to $1.00 STORE Variety at Reasonable Prices BETTY BOONE “The happiest moment of my life was when I found that I had been chosen for Who’s Who,” said friendly and likeable Betty Boone, our spotlight choice of the month. Betty, whose hobby is “just having fun,” is kept busy with her many activities and studies. During her years at high school, she has been a Student Council representative, homeroom secre tary, Mixed Chorus accompanist, senior class secretary, and a mem ber of the Booster’s, Dramatics, and French clubs. Last year she was chosen chief cheerleader, an honor that she really deserved. Talented in music, Betty serves as organist of the First Baptist Church. On Saturdays she can be found smiling behind the cash register at Merit’s Shoe Store. Popular Betty’s sincere and helpful character, in addition to many excellent traits, will aid her in the future as well as it has in the past, for she plans to enter the Presbyterian School of Nur sing after graduation. “Night and Day” tops Betty’s hit parade, while swimming and apples are her favorite sport and food respectively. Betty claims Larry Parks and Theresa Wright as her movie ideals and simple, neat clothes as her choice of ap parel. Bluie-eyed Betty’s ambition is to be liked by everyone, but we don’t think she needs to worry about that, because why shouldn’t folks like a girl with personality, talent, and a cheerful attitude toward life? State Tests State algebra and physics tests were given to the advanced algebra students and physics students last week. Results have not yet been obtained. JOHN HELMS Johnny Helms is the guy who starred at halfback in football last season, who has been treas urer of the Booster’s club this year, president of his homeroom for two years. Student Council representative two years, presi dent of the French club last year, a member of the Monogram club, the Dramatics club, and the basketball team. He’s the guy who has promised to clean up A. H. S. as chairman of the “Building and Grounds” committee. One of the happiest moments of Johnny’s life was when the Bull dogs beat Concord 25-0 in Con cord. That was one of the few times Albemarle had ever beaten them on their home field. “By the way,” he said proudly, “Concord’s never beaten us here either.” The 5 ft. 10 inch senior with hazel eyes and dark brown hair (who is described by eighth grade girls as dreamy) appeared in the play “If Men Played Cards as Women Do.” Sports, steak and chicken, and Virginia Mayo and Montgomery Cliff are a few of his favorites, and his only intense dislike is gos siping girls. Next year will find him at the University of North Carolina, probably studying business ad ministration. When asked what his ideal girl would be like, he just answered “Ask Barbara: she ought to know.” Clean Up Day The annual school clean up day went over with a clean sweep March 31. Activity period and first period were used to wash windows, scrub woodwork, and clean out lockers, desks, and closets. RIFF'S DEPARTMENT STORE **Dress Well and Succeed*^ Ready-to-Wear for Women - Misses - Teen Ages Little Girls and Babies CENTRAL Barber Shop 149 South Second F. O- HARWOOD THEO. V. HARWOOD ELWORTH PLYLER Compliments Of Cabarrus Bank and Trust Co. ALBEMARLE BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Office In Hotel Albemarle Building Mortgage Loans • Savings Phone 28 Albemarle, N. C. Seniors Receive Babe Ruth Award Harry Pawlik and Anne Milton will be presented the Babe Ruth Sportsmanship Award in assembly next Friday. These students were chosen by the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades on the basis of sportsmanship not only on the athletic field but also in the class rooms. A committee of seniorCouncil representatives and the school of ficers decided that the following girls and boys were most deserv ing : Ann Milton, Ellene Holbrook, Betty Boone, Janet Deese, Harry Pawlik, William Grigg, Doug Archer, and Jake Sides. The Babe Ruth Sportsmanship Awards have been created with the hope of enlisting greater en thusiasm for good sportsmanship and fair play throughout secon dary schools. These Awards typi fy the spirit of fair play of Babe Ruth and his benevolent and con stant interest in the youth of America. These awards are de signed to perpetuate the highest quality of sportsmanship and fair play, in the school, on the playing field and in the home. 2nd Jr.-Sr. Prom Successful Event With “Stardust” as the theme, the second annual Jr. - Sr. prom came to a successful end at mid night April 21. Under the direction of Mrs. G. O. Stovall the committees from the junior class worked efficently to provide the present senior class a most delightful affair. During the course of the even ing the Boyden high school orches tra played for the approximately 200 students present. Charles Whitley, junior class president, made a speech of wel come, with Dwight Cranford, seni or president, responding. The junior committees worked under the direction of co-chair men. They were as follows: dec orations: Ann Taylor and Sidney Helms; chaperones: Myra Davis and Jimmie Greene; music: Jane Rogers and John Herrin; clean up: Charles Whitley; tickets: John Harwood and Jane Smith; invitations: Dot Gaskin and Joe Whitley. Invitations Seniors will soon be mailing their invitations for the com mencement exercises. This year’s class ordered 8,067 invitations. CITY MARKET Western Meats Staple and Fancy Groceries Fresh Fruits and Vegetables PHONE 72 ‘‘It Pleases Us to Please You” mvRmo We Are Agents for . . . Buescher^ Elkhardt, Red- ler and Ludwig band instruments . . . Used by top name bands and orchestras. ALBEMARLE MUSIC STORE