cSas The Full Moon
Vol. 22 —No. 4
Albemarle High School, Albemarle, N. C.
December 14, 1956
HERE AMI THERE
DURING FULL MOON English
one day, Mrs.. Fry asked Burnie
Miller what he made on a written
assignment.
Burnie replied, “I’m not sure,
I lost my paper, but I think I
made a hundred.”
IN HIS SECOND period Eco
nomics and Sociology class,
Coach Webb asked, “If you had
$100, would you invest it in Bob
Morton and Clyde Hill’s gold
digging project?”
CLYDE HILL WAS standing in
the hall with a group of girls
around him^ and Miss Caughman
saw him and asked, “Clyde, why
are so many girls around you?”
Clyde’s reply was, “I don’t
know.”
“I’ll bet it’s because you’re so
handsome,” she teased.
“Can I help it?” he replied.
WHILE THE MIXED Chorus
Was making the trip back from
Greensboro, someone suddenly
remarked, “Meanwhile, back in
the jungle—stands Linda Duke.”
“Too much monkey business!”
quipped Linda.
“I MET MY wife at a travel
bureau,” Mr. Ed Holbert inform
ed the seniors.
“What was she doing there?”
someone asked.
“She was looking for a vaca
tion, and I was the last resort.”
AS EVERYONE KNOWS, Coach
Webb spends his summer selling
Fords.
Trying to tease him the other
night. Punk asked, “Why don't
you get a good car like a Chev
rolet?”
“I’d rather have a good walk
ing stick,” Coach quickly re
plied.
“KENNETH,” MR. LIPPARD
asked, “where is your excuse?”
“In my pocket,” replied Ken
neth Huneycutt.
“Well, bring your pocket here,”
Mr. Lippard commanded.
IN SOCIOLOGY, PAT Edwards
Wanted to know, “What is bar
ter?”
“It’s something like wheat,”
answered Rat Lisk.
WHILE ONE OF the senior
boys was smoking a pipe after
the football game Friday night,
he said, “It doesn’t make you
sick, but just makes you feel
that way.”
DURING THE DEMONSTRA
TION on dial telephones, Eliza
beth Tucker raised her hand and
asked, “How do you dial the
dash?”
ONE DAY IN French II class,
^ex Whitley had failed to do his
homework. This was the excuse
he gave, “Mrs. Deese, I worked
3^/^ hours on Physical Education
last night.”
, GENE LANGLEY AND Mr. Hat
ley were standing in the cafeter
ia line.
“Mr. Hatley,” said Gene, “here
^re the woods, the beach, and the
Ocean. If a plane would crash on
the beach, would they bury the
survivors in the woods or in the
Ocean?”
, “Well,” replied Mr. Hatley,
'that’s according to how many
survivors there were!”
ONE DAY IN Mrs. Fry’s home-
foom, Bobby Ned Barrier said,
You know, school wouldn’t be
^0 hard if I weren’t so dumb!”
DISCUSSING WARS AND dis
putes, Roach asked, “How does
Switzerland stay out of these
Besses?”
Terry Brooks had the answer,
They’re smarter than we are.”
MIXED CHORUS
Grigg And Smith
Chosen Nominees
David Grigg, president of the
AHS student body, and Robert L.
Smith, president of the AHS Na
tional Honor Society, have been
selected as nominees from Stan
ly County for the John Motley
Morehead scholarships at the
University of North Carolina.
This announcement was made
by Dr. W. T. Shaver, chairman of
the local committee on selection
of Morehead scholars.
Now; thaf these boys have won
in the county, their applications
will be forwarded to the district
committee for further considera
tion. Winners in the district will
then go to Chapel Hill for the
final interviews.
This is the fifth year in which
Stanly County has furnished
nominees for the scholarships.
Dickie Cashwell, a ’55 graduate
of AHS, and Wade Smith, a 56
graduate, are both now at U. N.
C. as Morehead scholars.
These scholarships were estab
lished by Mr. John Motley More
head to encourage young meri,
capable of leadership to attend
the University. The scholarships,
valued at $1,250 per year for un
dergraduate students, are award
ed to around thirty freshmen each
year.
David and Robert are both out
standing seniors, not only in
scholastic standing but also m
extra-curricular activities.
David is co-captain of the foot
ball team, a member of the Honor
Society and attended Boy s State.
He was recently elected Most In
fluential and Best-All-Round by
the seniors. ,
Robert was also a delegate to
Holidays To Last
For Two Weeks
Christmas holidays, which will
last for two weeks, will begin
for Albemarle High School stu
dents on December 14 and last
until December 31.
The holidays are beginning at
an unusually early date this
year, due to Christmas Day com
ing on Tuesday. This early date
makes it possible for students
who have Christmas jobs to get
a lot of working done before
Christmas. This date also gives
teachers who do not live in Al
bemarle three week-ends at their
homes.
Democracy
Speech Wins
Third Place
Peggy Smith, junior at AHS,
won the “I Speak for Democracy”
contest in the school eliminations
held on November 20, and went
on to win third place in the coun
ty eliminations on November 26.
The contest is sponsored each
year in the county by the Jaycees,
and prizes are awarded to the
top three speakers. First place
was $25, second prize was $15,
and third was $5.
Miss Hassell helped the Local
contestants with their speeches.
Boy ’s State. He is now business
manager of the CROSSROADS
and has been an Academy of
Science winner for three years.
Robert was voted Most Likely to
Succeed and Most Original by
the seniors.
Junior Class Play,
'Stag Line', Makes
Hit With Public
“Stag Line”, the annual Jun
ior play, was presented to a full
house on December 11 in the Al
bemarle High School auditorium.
The play, a comedy in three
acts, was about the wedding of
the sister of a 16-year-old girl.
Maudie, the teen-ager, decided
that it was time for her to change
boy friends. So with all the
prowess of a female wolf, she
tried to make all the male wed
ding guests fall in love with her.
During all the confusion, the
groom got mixed up and thought
his bride was in love with an
other man.
The play reaches its climax
as the groom is just about ready
to pack his bags and leave. How
ever, he finds out in time that
it is Maudie, not his bride-to-be,
who is in love with another man.
The play ends with the mar
riage of the bride and groom,
and Maudie ended up with her
old boy friend.
“Stag Line” was considered a
success and proved to be very
amusing to all who saw it.
Ford Is Finalist
Winfred Ford has been chosen
as one of the finalists from whom
winners of the National Merit
Scholarships will be selected.
Winfred will now take the
Scholastic Aptitude Test of the
College Entrance Examination
Board on January 12.
Selection of winners will be
based on their ability to profit
from college education, as shown
by the scores.
Many Students Remember ^A' Christmas
Christmas- is here again with
all the joy and fun it brmgs. To
many AHS students it brings
memories of past Christmas holi
days.
“Roach” Cochran had a very
exciting Christmas last year. He
dated sixteen of the seventeen
days free for holidays.
Linda York had a Christmas to
remember four years ago. Lin
da, along with her family and
grandmother, took a car trip to
Washington, D. C. While in the
nation’s capitol, she and her
vounger sister were visited by
Santa. He somehow got their
suits mixed up and Linda’s was
too little. Linda’s explanation
for the mix-up was—being away
from home.
The memories Mrs. Deese re
calls of a Christmas in the past
are not quite so pleasant. It
seems that Mrs. Deese had a
brother in the service who was
stationed in New York. He could
not come home for the holidays
so she went to New York, to cheer
him up for Christmas. That was
her first and last Christmas away
from home.
Patty Boggan thinks it’s grand
to have cousins in Daytona
Beach, Florida. She’s visiting
there during the holidays. Pat
ty plans to go swimming on
Christmas Day. She’s a little
afraid that the water will be so
cold that she will end up being
another iceburg in the Atlantic
Ocean.
This Christmas is going to he
something to remember, accord
ing to Mr. Knotts. His little boy,
Tommy, will be just old enough
to know what is going on. It will
be his first Christmas.
Frances Little got an invita
tion to spend the holidays this
year in Chrisfield, Maryland, and
another invitation to go to Florida
with a girl friend to visit with
cousins. She can’t go because she
has a job for the holidays.
Quite a few of the AHS stu
dents are working this year in
department stores, dime stores,
drug stores, and shoe stores.
If you’re looking for a good
pair of shoes, step into Merit’s
and you’ll be serviced by Jo Ellen
Brooks, Woody Durham, or Gene
Langley.
If you happen to wander into
Rose’s 5-10-25C store during the
holidays, you’ll think that half
of the population of AHS is em
ployed there. The stock boys are
Alex Furr and James Renger.
Sylvia Jane Mauldin, Phyllis
Efird, Carol James, Linda Hud
son, Brenda Frick, Shirley Wil
liams, Sandy Lefler, and !^ances
Little are a few counter girls at
Rose’s.
Penny's have Ronnie Haire,
Carolyn Nicholds, Sandra Burle
son, Diane Watkins, and Ronald
Cole employed there during the
holidays.
Christmas is truly a season to
remember and plan for.
Holiday Program
To Be Presented
By Choral Groups
Tonight at 8:00 a concert of
Christmas music will be present
ed by the AHS choral groups.
The Senior Mixed Chorus will
sing excerpts from George F.
Handel’s “Messiah.”
The Junior Mixed Chorus, the
Ninth Grade Chorus, and the
Senior Mixed Chorus will present
both secular and religious mu
sic.
Some of 'the selections are
“White Christmas,” “Sleigh Ride”,
“Silver Bells”, “Christmas Can
dle”, “Gloria in Excelsis peo”,
“Joy to the World”, “O Come, All
Ye Faithful”, and “Luther's
Cradle Hymn.”
All students are urged to at
tend. There will be no admission.
The Senior Mixed Chorus pre
sented a program of Yuletide
music at the regular meeting of
the Lion's Club on December 5.
They have sold Christmas cards
and wrapping paper to raise mon
ey to pay on their robes. A con
test between the boys and the
girls, the project has netted over
$200.
Mr. Fry directs all choral
groups. Peggy Smith accompan
ies the Senior Mixed Chorus;
Ann Smith, the Junior Mixed
Chorus.
NHS Constitution
To Be Rewritten
Plans were made by the AHS
chapter of the National Honor
Society, at their last meeting,
for the amending and re-writing
of the constitution of the local
chapter.
The constitution as it stands
was adopted April 15, 1939. The
committee appointed for the
amending and re-writing consists
of Robert L. Smith, chairman,
David Grigg, Janis Westerlund,
Gene Langley, and Rona Jane
Mauldin.
A fund-raising committee was
also appointed at the meeting.
This committee's assignment is
to produce ideas whereby the
local chapter can raise money.
This money will be used mainly
for an annual award of a $100
U. S. Savings Bond, which is
awarded to a deserving member
of the senior class. Members of
this committee are Johnny Ren
ger, chairman, Linda Moose, Jo
Ellen Brooks, Jackie Richardson,
and Wayne Eudy.
Another committee was select
ed to take charge of making
plans for a devotional program,
which will be held during the
week of December 10-14. This
committee consists of Lulabelle
Smith, chairman, Vicki Cranford,
and Ann Rogers.
BY MIR WORDS
“Even the radiator is doing
rock’n roll”.—Carolyn Glover.
“I’m going to make a New
Year's Resolution.”—Rex Whit
ley.
“Only two boys in the state
made the All-State team”.—El
don Earnhardt.
“If we’re not at practice to
morrow it means we’re not com
ing”.—Linda Moose.
“What’s this thirteen cylinder
word?”—G. C. Wilhoit.
“This bus (band bus) is go
ing at least five kilometers per
hour”.—Elizabeth Tucker.
“Ain't I dumb!”—Jerry Morris.
“You should’ve seen that dream
I had^ last night.”—Glenn Tal
bert.
“I got in the closet and laugh
ed myself to death.”—Coach
Webb.
“Marriage is like a tourniquet;
it cuts off your circulation.”—Ed
Holbert.
“If I had to take history for
four years. I’d be here until I
made history”.—Pat Mauldin.