The Full Moon
Vol. 25 —No. 6
Albemarle Senior High School, Albemarle, N. C.
March 25, 1960
Brpwn Rece'ves
Morehead Award
Charles Brown became Albe
Carle’s sixth Morehead schola:
on March 1 at the University o
^orth Carolina when he wa;
awarded one of the 49 John Mot
Morehead Scholarships pre
sented for 1960.
The scholarship is worth $1,25'
^ year, and it is renewable eaci
of Charles' four years of under
graduate study at U.N.C. Afte
four years at U.N C., Charle
plans to enter either law or dip
^oniatic work.
Some of Charles’ many activi
ties during high school are presi
oent of the Student Council, ex
Change student to Sweden, dele
gate to Boys’ State, and Master
^ouncilor of DeMolay. He war
the first member of the presen"
^nior class to be tapped into the
i^ational Honor Society, he is ar
^agle Scout, and he is an activr
^ember of the First Lutheran
'^nurch.
Albemarle boy^ who have
Previously received Morehead
^Wards are Dick Cashwell, David
Robert L. Smith, Wade
^ith, and Roger Smith. The
^Viorehead program has been in
^Peration only since 1951, so Al
bemarle High has quite a nice
record—six Morehead scholars in
^ine years. The certificates
^arded to three of these boys
pay be seen in the trophy case
the student lounge.
Graduation Plans
Are Snowbound:
May Be July 4th!
> Graduation, which was to be
i^ne 1, suffered a jolt from that
«Uffy white stuff which closed
school for six days.
..Rumors were heard circulating
^^"■ouph the halls of ASHS to the
?^ect that seniors would receive
taeir diplomas on July 4. It was
also rumored that a massive fire
^orks display would climax the
graduation exercises.
At any rate, it will be neces-
^^ry to move the date up several
^^ys to make up the days lost
0 the snow.
, Other graduation plans are
^nning according to schedule:
Announcements arrived several
^eeks ago, and Mrs. Helms spoke
;? the class on how to address
and when to send them.
Laney, Underwood
^in In Debates
, Roger Laney and Jeff Under
wood, negative debaters, returri-
triumphant to Albemarle ait-
defeating North Rowan at
;-exington Wednesday mornmg
the first round of the triangu-
debates.
t The affirmative team, Eddie
^efle.r and Kenneth Huneycutt,
t?st to Lexington at North
^owan.
-I, Topic of debate is Resolved:
.V^at the federal government
nould exercise more control
^er labor unions. , .
i.Mrs. N. A. Hayes is coach oi
debate teams. ,
Seniors To Leave
Gift Of Scenery
Behind For ASHS
Badly needed scenery will soon
grace the ASHS stage as a gift to
the school from' the 1960 gradu
ating class.
The acute need for improved
stage scenery led the seniors to
vote almost unanimously to
leave that as their parting gift
to Albemarle Senior High School.
Other suggestions considered by
the class of '60 were a spotlight
and a canvas cover for the foot
ball field.
The wooden frames for the new
icenery will be built by Mr. Mor
is’ shop classes. Greatly reduc-
ng the cost, this may make it
wssible for the senior class to
purchase two - completely differ
ent sets. A professional from
Chapel Hill will assist Mrs. Arm
leld in putting the final toucheL
Dn the scenery after the frames
lave been completed.
The new scenery should be
ready for use in the senior play
'-0 be presented later this spring
Play To Be G !ven
By Ten Sen'ors
Senior play selection commit^
ee members, in cooperation with
Mrs. Frank Armfield, play pro-
luction director for the Black
Masque Club, have chosen The
keleton Walks” to be presented
by the senior class.
The play is a three-act mys-
*"erv-comedy featuring a cast of
’our men and six women stu
dents to be selected in the near
future. All applicants for these
(^ry-outs will be members of the
dramatics club.. A: mysterious
olot and a surprise ending blend
together to form a wonderful eve
ning of entertainment for the
audience.
Committee members were Ann
TaylS, chairman and president
of the Black Masque Club,“ Ge^
Starnes, Bonnie
Truette, and Nelson Smith.
Type 7,000 Letters
The Typing H class, under the
direcLn of Mrs. Helms, prepared
mnr? than 7,000 letters contmn-
ing sheets of Easter Seals which
wire sent to residents of Albe
marle and Stanly County.
Faster Sunday, April 17, will be
the climax of this month-lorig
nationJwde appeal for funds to
help crippled children and
adults.
ALBEMARLE HIGH'S "HOMECOMING QUEEN"
Johnny Ston-street, a senior at Albemarle High School, is
shown above with Ann Whitley, who was named “Homecoming
Queen”. Ann won the title over a field of 15 other contestants.
Ann Whitley Is Crowned
First Basketball Queen
Ann Whitley became ASHS’s
first “Basketball Homecoming
Queen” as she was crowned by
Johnny Stonestreet during the
halftime ceremonies of the Al-
bemarle-Kannapolis game on
February 26.
Ann, sponsoring Jerrell Bunt
ing, was selected queen by the
members of the boys’ basketball
teani. After her coronation she
was presented with a lovely bou
quet of red roses.
i
Some of Ann’s activities are
Tri-Hi-Y, Modern Music Masters,
Student Council representative,
majorette, and forward on the
girls’ basketball team.
Other members of the boys’
team and their sponsors are as
follows: Stanley Lambeth, Luray
Hatley: Pep Mabry; Mary Jo
Winn; Jimmy Morris, Susie Na
pier; Gary Whitley, Pam Truette;
Larry Hunsucker Becky Helms;
Eddie Lefler, Sylvia Smith;
Frankie Fenters, Joyce Smith;
Mike Ross, Louise Furr; Jerry
Smith, Linda Lefler; Bill Sweet,
Vivian Smith; Kent Montgorriery,
Florence Morton; Steve Burleson,
Julie Butler; Tommy Mauldin,
Rowena Kluttz; Jeff Underwood.
Janice Hearne; Fred Stokes, Pam
Treece.
Students Attend
Bible Club Rally
Eleven members of the Bible
Club are going with Mrs. Jim
Ivey to the annual North Caio-
lina Bible rally at West Rowan
High School this afternoon.
Mrs. Ivey, Ivan Sibley, Harry
Whitley, Diane Griffin. Annette
Lowder, Mary Hill Hatley, Judy
Harris, Mike Fusonie, Peggy Jor
dan, Jo Lynn Pickier, Sue Hin
son, and Larry Shelton are going
to West Rowan to take part in
the rally activities this afternoon
and tonight.
The climax of the evening
will be a mesrage by Rev. J. W.
Richardson of Nigeria, Africa.
Thought You Fooled Her, Didn't You?
-I had my foot in the door and
ihe closed the door on it.
This is just one pf the many
excuses given to “our Mrs. Hall,
Xn students need a way of
getting back in class.
This smiling lady who works
in the school office is one per-
Sn that students couldn’t do
^thout. She has to cope with
Til Idnds of problems, such as:
excuses lunch money running
out, absentees, and sudden ill
nesses.
A familiar excuse for not eat
\ns in the lunchroom is I wasn t
hinery. so I went to the parking
and got some candy. Stu-
toits? y?u’ve got to do better
than that.
Along about Thursday of every
„eek, ftudents gf* i"
line with very sad faces, ana
wh^n they get to “our Mrs. Hall.
S^,ef try thlir best to get her to
bSy bac^ their lunch tickets be-
cause they’ve run out of money,
and don’t have any,left for the
week-end.
When calling to check on ab
sentees, a voice at the other end
of the phone says, "Oh, she’s
sick today, and thank you very
much for calling, Mrs. Hall.”
“You’re welcome,” comes the re
ply. Of course “our Mrs. Hall”
.'ecognized the voice, and knew
'he person wasn’t really sick.
Those sudden illnesses are
"eally the strange things. Stu
dents, “our Mrs. Hall” would like
to know what Miracle Drugs you
use to get such quick recovery.
Either tell her or be careful
where you go after school be
cause she says that everyone is
always back on foot, when she
gets up town in the afternoon.
“Our Mrs. Hall” says, “Com
pared with other jobs, mine is
one of the most interesting and
entertaining jobs you can find,
and I wouldn’t trade for any
thing.”
There are a few nice things
that happen to “our Mrs. Hall.”
One for instance is a reward in
the lunchroom. She says, “Boys
come by with their hands so full
of rolls that they can’t get their
money changed, so they leave
the pennies as my tips.”
Also, students trust her with
precious things such as cookics
which are left in the office for
them. Of course “our Mrs. Hall”
has to promise first that she
won’t eat any.
However, there are some times
when she is a little bit sneaky.
When a girl calls and pretends
to be a boy’s mother, “our Mrs.
Hall” will tell the boy his mo
ther called instead of giving him
the number. Of course, when he
calls home his mother doesn’t
know anything about it.
For anyone taking a similar
job, this advice is given, “Be
prepared for anything and every
thing because no two days are
alike.”
And students, if anyone should
know, “our Mrs. Hall” should.
Choristers Arrive
For Contest To Be
Held Here Today
Due to the wintry blasts of in
clement weather, the much-post
poned District Choral Contest is
being held at ASHS today.
Arrayed in every color of the
rainbow, groups containing both
Senior and Junior High students
are participating in the contest,
adding up to a total of approxi
mately two thousand chor sters.
Each choral group will be
heard by a panel of three judges,
and rated on a set standard of
3xcellence. The Albemarle Sen-
;or Mixed Chorus received a rat
ing of “Superior” in last year's
-untest, while the Ninth Grade
and Junior Mixed Choru.5ps re
ceived ratings of “Excellent.”
All three choruses are again par
ticipating in the annual contest
oday.
A corps of 20 to 30 students is
•XEsisting Mr. Paul B. Fry. contest
chairman, in handling the de-
ails of the contest.
Refreshments consisting of
landwiches, candy, ice cream,
and soft drinks are being served
by the Student Council through
out the day to the visiting choris-
ers.
Annual's Secrets
Awa’t Discovery
Students will have to wait
only about one month to discov
er the secrets of the 1960 edition
of Crossroads, according to a
repretrenlative of the Delmar
Company, publishers of the an
nual.
This was made possible be
cause the proof for the yearbook
unexpectedly arrived scve.ral
weeks early on March 22. Elaine
Morris, Eddie Lefler, Mary Jo
Winn, John Burchette, Harry
Whitley, and Mrs. Carter spent
thr.ee and one-half houri^ proof
reading every single word print
ed in the annual.
, Crossroads this year holds
many surprises awaiting stu
dents of ASHS. Of special in
terest to the seniors is the dedi
cation. This year the annual
will be dedicated to ?
(At this time only
three people on the face of the
earth know to whom it will be
dedicated!)
2 Boys, I Girl T!e
“or Valedictor'an
Of Sen*or Class
Grades made during the four
years of high school have result
ed in a three way tie for vale
dictorian of this year’s senior
class. Mr. Cashwell has an
nounced.
Leading the class, with dupli
cate averages, are Jerry Lou Hol-
bert. Jimmy Stonestreet, and
Charles Brown.
Close behind them are tving
^alutatorians — Harry Whitley
and Elaine Morris.
All five students have follow
ed the College Preparatory
course. making outstanding
grades in such fields as English,
math, science, foreign languages,
and hi'^tory.
All have be«n leaders, too, in
the extracurriculars of the
school.
This year, among other hon
ors, Jerry Lou is Managing Edi
tor of the Full Moon; Jimmy is
oo-treasurer of the Student Coun-
co-captain of
the football team; Char'es is
president of the student body.
4.U manager of
the Full Moon, and Elaine is
editor of the annual.
By The!r Words
“We must be getting close to
town: we re hitting more people.”
—Susan Greene.
'Will
travel. —Mr. Hatley.
“My love life is like a shin
always going down.” — Dudlev
Roache. ^