The Full Moon
Vol. 23 —No. 5
Albemarle High School, Albemarle, N, C.
February, 1958
Whitley Named On Three All-American Schoolboy Selections
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Three-Act Comedy To Be
Presented By Senior Class
The Senior Class will present a three-act comedy, “You Can’t
Take It With You,” on March 7. o ^
Pat Starnes Ronnie Millican, Janice Rogers, Kay Swindell,
and Carv Swain served as the play committee. Mrs Carolyn
McLain'director, is conducting the play practices in the afternoons
after school. At first in this delightful com
edy the Sycamore family seem
mad, but it is not long before
we realize ‘hat if they are mad,
ttfe rest of the world is madder.
Certain members of the house
hold are engaged in the manu
facture of firlworks, while Grand
pa has refused to pay his mcome
tax for twenty-four years.
The members of the play cast
are Nancy Swaringen, Sue Winn,
Alorna Roach, Reggie , Crowell,
Ti'rDrye, Wade McSwain, James
Johnson, Sammy
r’T'fvwpll Larry Mullis, oammy
Holshouser, Norris Jeffreys, Di-
ani Watkins, Cary McSwain, A1
Fusonie Ronnie Millican,. Gra-
Sm Harwood, and Pat Starnes.
The following seniors are m
charge of the properties: Barbara
Smith Henry Efird, Rita Morns,
Imma Lynn Morton, Peggie Sue
T,^k Becky Coble. Kitty Almond,
r Inda Keever, Marcia Moses,
Elaine Davidson, Wayr^ Me-
iwain, Peggy Smithjartha ^
bee Joyce Burns, Brenda Casper,
Gail Buck, and Barbara Hoey.
Certificates Won
By Nineteen Girls
HERE AND THERE
“IS THIS A six weeks test.
Coach Gantt?” Shirley Parker
Wanted to know while mimeo
graphing some tests for him.
“No,” he quipped, “just an hour
one.”
♦ * ♦
KAY SWINDELL, BEING very
disgusted with the thoughts of
6xams, finally came up with the
idea: “I’ll get married and get
out of this mess.”
“Huh, you’d only be in a bigger
mess then,” Martha Huckabee re
plied.
♦ * *
IN ECONOMICS CLASS the top
ic of discussion was the preced
ing night’s basketball game and
Coach Webb asked Joyce Burns
'vhy Mooresville won.
“Well, for one reason they were
in better condition,” replied
Joyce.
“It’s a good thing you said con
dition rather than shape,” re
marked Charles Delk.
* * *
“SHE MUST HAVE tired blood,”
Someone commented upon seeing
Kitty leaning against the wall.
“No,” Libbie quipped, it s
i^zy bones.”
* * *
NOTICING THAT AL was get
ting rather tired during wrestlirig
practice one day, Coach Knotts
^sked, “Aren’t you in shape, Al?
“Oh yes,” he replied, “but my
^Wngs don’t know it yet.”
Ronnie millican was com
menting on Mrs. Deese’s hair.
"You’ve had a haircut, haven t
Vou?" he asked.
. “No,” answered Mrs. Deese, it
i'Jst shrinks when it’s washed.
“ALL TARDIES WILL be ex
cused today because of the wea
ther,” announced Peggy, one
fainy morning. ,
Kay Swindell promptly echoed,
All absences will be excused
today because of exams.”
* ♦ *.
^ “BETSY, WHAT ARE you get
ting for Christmas?” Coach Webb
■^sked.
“I don’t know, but it’ll be little
nothing,” she. told him.
Coach Webb replied, “I hope
you aren’t plann'n;? to wear it.
♦ JF
While mr. Fleming v^^as
talking to the ann'.ial staff he
l^entioned ice hockey games at
tne Coliseum. ,
. “We’d like for the Albemarle
^igh School band to play Janu
ary 28th,” said Mr. Fleming.
“Of v/hat month?” Cary Mc-
^'vain asked.
!|C * *
“Tommy, you have naturally
^^rly hair,” Judy said very dis
gustedly because hers wouldn t
curl.
,“No, I haven’,t,” Tommy ex-
c^sirned, “you can tell by the
spring it’s a Prom.”
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^OURING AN ANNUAL staff
V’eeting Mrs. Carter asked Kay
•^ow the finances were.
Kay informed her that they
"’eren’t too good. ,
‘Haven’t we sold enough ads.
^sked Mrs. Carter.
‘Oh, yes,” replied Kay, we ve
more than ever before—we
J^st can’t collect for them.
Nineteen girls of the busings
Hpnartment were awarde^ cer-
of iunior membership, in
tu' ArA bv Gregg Publishing
?omp°any in^he ^ontH of Jan-
“ Thev obtained the certificates
. _ chorthand matenal
‘SSdfnff it to the publishers
this G?egg Shorthand text-
J thp material was then
sSl and artistry and
of good penmanship
lor the b&t work .
The girls who received the
, Jiids were Jane Story, Vickey
Vireinia Thompson,
Phvliis Page, Betty Smith, Linda
Jane Cotton, Sandy Swar-
Barnes, J Whitfield, Linda Do-
l"v®®i;iSa^k Joyce Pickier,
jJdy Phifer, Kay Pennmgton,
jf^’®Gair Vantoburl
“™S’S^s"g*en monthly. Aft-
lenior membership certificat^.
Graduation Plans
Made By Seniors
The 123 seniors who make up
the senior .class have already
started making plans for com
mencement.
Blue robes have betn ordered
for/ the boys and white for the
girls. Also the order for an
nouncements and diplomas has
been sent.
At a recent class meeting the
following seniors were elected to
write papers for the Senion Ban
quet: Prophecy, Kay Swindell
and Pat Smith; History, Libby
Hatley and Pat Starnes; Last
Will and Testament, Jeff Hart-
sell and Ronnie Millican; Giftori-
an, Kitty Almond and Alex Furr;
Superlatives, Molly Holbrook and
Larry Mullis.
Roger Whitley ... All-American
Miss Co-Ed To Be Crowned
At Queen-For-Night Dance
Math Quiz
(This month’s math quiz was
contributed by Sara Kay Talbert.)
A mechanic had eight steel
bearings. 6even of the eight
bearings were equal in size,
but the eighth one was slightly
heavier. How can the mechanic
determine which steel bearing
is the heaviest with only two
yreighings on a set of balance
scales?
The first person handing in the
correct answer to Mr. Braswell
will be announced as the winner.
The answer to the above quiz
will be printed in the next issue
of the “Full Moon”.
Singers Present
Musical Program
Soloists and the Boys’ Double
Quartet presented a choral pro
gram for the Millingport P. T. A.
-two weeks ago.
Selections by the Quartet in
cluded “Blue Skies”, “Sun of My
Soul”, and “I Shall Not Be
Moved”. Soloists comprising one
part of the entertainment were
Eddie Burleson, Lynda Jordan, Jo
Parks, and Sammy Holshouser.
Songs sung by these students
were “Hold Thou My Hand”, “Go
’Way from My Window”, “You’ll
Never Walk Alone”, and “Bless
This House”, respectively.
Mrs. Cecil Poplin, a former
member of the A. H. S. Mixed
Chorus, arranged the program.
Mr. P. B. Fry, choral director,
accompanied the group.
Miss Co-ed will reign at the
Queen-for-a-Night Dance to be
held in the cafeteria February 28.
The dance will be the climax
of a three weeks’ campaign to
elect Miss Co-ed in a penny-a-
vote contest.
A girl elected in each home
room is now competing for the
title. The four girls who are
highest in their respective classes
next Wednesday will continue to
run for another week in compe
tition against each other. The
winner will be announced at the
dance.
The Student Council is spon
soring this project to raise funds
for the student handbooks is
sued to all students last fall.
Various Council committee chair
men chosen for this work are
publicity, O. J. Sikes; tickets,
Mary Jo Winn; decorations, Jo
Parks; and refreshments, Martha
Huckabee.
News Briefs
Prizes To Be Given
Two tickets to any home bas
ketball games will be given by
the Boosters’ Club to the persons
drawing the “lucky numbers”. As
you enter the door you will draw
a number and become eligible
for this prize.
Alternates Chosen
Graham Harwood has been ap
pointed the alternate to Annap
olis from this district. He will
take the required tests here on
March 15.
Wade McSwain is the alternate
to West Point from this district.
He will take the necessary tests
March 12 at Fort Bragg.
Former Lineman
Now Top Fullback
Roger Whitley, Albemarle
High’s pile driving fullback, re
ceived his third nomination to an
All-American High School team
last week when he was named
fullback on the World Week
Magazine All-American Team.
To be named on an All-Ameri-
,can Schoolboy Team is consider
ed one of the top honors that a
high school player can receive,
but “Big Rog” was also named
on two other All-American teams,
first team fullback on the All-
American team put out by Scho-
lastic Magazine and honorable
mention on the team put out by
the Sporting News.
Leading up to his All-American
status, Roger was named this
fall, All-South-Piedmont-Confer-
^ence first string fullback. Then
to the next plateau and Roger
was named on three All-State
teams,^ those being the CJiarlotte
Observer, the Charlotte News,
and the Greensboro Daily News.
Also Whitley was named to an
All-Southern team. And finally
he was named to the North Caro
lina squad in the annual Shrine
Bowl and gave a creditable per
formance in this game.
During Roger’s senior year at
AHS he gained the phenomenal
total of over 2,200 yards during
the season for an average of
around 185 yards per game. In
grinding out the tremendous
amount of yardage he scored a
total of 22 touchdowns for an
average of almost 2 a game.
During his four years at AHS
Roger has played three years at
tackle and his senior year at
fullback.
As a freshman Roger made the
varsity playing at a tackle posi
tion. He'broke into the first string
as a sophomore tackle and has
been on the first team ever since.
His junior year Roger also
played tackle, but when time for
his senior came rolling around.
Coach Toby Webb needed a full
back and so “Whit” was chosen
to fill the spot. And as the sea
son went on Roger has shown
that Coach Webb made a great
J choice as Roger became one of
the finest football players this
area has known.
Different Projects Tackled By Shop
^ Full
A recent issue of
the
ing the st^ T?einff very mod-
St"he® wishes it understood ttat
Se respon^lWIKy for building
sSch projects.
Ac in the case of the star, Mr.
lo+o/i “It is a source of
Morris states, . project to
11,'St Snt and s« him
a competent com-
Setto ” Two advanced boys, T.
S Wffin Terry Eagsdale,
Lw the plan ^
laid it out for building.
All beginning industrial arts
students work on projects of their
own, such as end tables, cedar
chests, and bookcases. In the
latter part of the year many boys
complete the projects that inter
est them and then turn to some
type of production projects on
which a group of boys may work.
Picnic tables have been the big
item for the last few years. More
than a hundred such tables have
been built during the last three
years. The sale of tables has
brought in a little money for the
much-needed shop funds.
In the advanced class there are
quite a few boys who will work
on school projects or projects for
some outside organization or in
dividual. Such projects as chart
stands for the elementary schools,
speaker stands for churches, and
an audio visual cabinet have
been made. Garrett Henharrier,
Richard Morris, Don Russell, and
all the other second year stu
dents do this production work.
Tim Drye and Boyce Hartsell help
with the beginning students’ in
struction. Jerry Harrington and
Reggie Chance are working on
their own projects, desks. Mr.
Morris reports that they are all
doing very good work.
Every year the shop classes
take a trip to Norwood to visit
the Young Manufacturing Com
pany and the Veneer Company.
While there they observe the pro
duction of veneer and other pro
ducts of the lumber business.
Great improvements were made
last year to the shop when the
old storage room was transformed
into a drawing room. New store
rooms were made from the old
shower rooms behind the lounge.
This year Mr. Morris, with the
help of Jerry Morgan, installed
a new wash basin and piped hot
water down into the shop.
BY IHIIE WORDS
“The whole story of the Bull
dogs is told by the trophy case.”
—Walt McLawhorn.
“Just think, a week from to
day I’ll be in Bermuda—Bermu
da shorts!”—Pam Truette.
“If I get my pick of players
I’ll challenge Mayor Moose and
his team.”—Wells Rogers.
“I thought a bank draft was
when the doors and windows are
open in a bank.”—Molly Hol
brook.
“Now here are some questions
on your final exams that I’m go
ing to give you at Mid-term.”—
Mrs. Hayes.
“Mr. Braswell, will we need
pencils for this exam?”—James
Renger. '
“I’ve got a section in my note
book called ‘Junk’ where I keep
my French.”—^Wade McSwain.
“Both times I went to a country
church it was my uncle’s fune
ral.”—Brenda Frick.
“I’m taking some needy clothes
to a family.”—Carolyn Nicholds.
“This problem is very easy if
you know how to work it.”—Miss
Caughman.
“I’m studying about rattle-
heads and coppersnakes.”—Peg
gy Jordan.
“She stays busier than a one-,
armed paper-hanger.” — Coach
Webb.