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DEDICATION

We3 the students of Gastonia

High School, dedicate this

1944 Spinner

to our Boys in service all over

the ivorId

FACULTY

Mr. Frank L. Ashley

Miss Lorene Williams

Miss Lois Wilson

Mr. Fred Ratchford

Mrs. Virginia FIowell

Mr. Leslie O. McCollum

Mrs. W. L. Gatling

FACULTY

Mrs. Rose Collier McFadden

Mrs. Fannie Holmes Smith

Mr. Douglas French

Miss Lena Sink

Miss Dorothy King

Mrs. Clara Bell Long

Miss Jinsie Underwood

Mr. M. I. Petty

Mrs. Bertha Frowein

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FACULTY

Miss Sara McWhorter

Mr. Junior Porter Sheppard

Mrs. Marjorie Schaubel

Miss Mary Grier Leslie

Mrs. Madge McLean

Mr. R. L. Stapleton

Miss Lucinda Dillard

Mrs. Sara Rankin Hiatt

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FACULTY

Miss Evelyn Howell

Miss Eleanor Moore

Miss Helen Parker

Miss Dorothy Hoke

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Mr. Roy Connor

Miss Cordelia Johnston

Mr. Mack Earle Kelly

Miss Ruby Abernati iy

Miss Winifred Fellers

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Page T welve

SENIORS

Betty Frances Abernathy

Nancy Cecelia Abernathy

Gustava Adair

Doris Hope Alexander

Robert Leslie Alexander

Nellie Rose Barkley

Page Thirteen

SENIORS

Roselle Anita Bartlett

Scott Rhyne Beal

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Gladys Juanita Black

Barbara Ann Blair

Page Fourteen

SENIORS

Ruth Daphne Bradshaw

William Cleveland Brooks

Cody Edward Bryan, Jr.

Mary Leila Bryant

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Nell Cabe

Mason C. Carpenter

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Page Fifteen

SENIORS

Betty Sue Carpenter

Agnes Viola Carver

Maurice Clayton Carver

Patty Cashwell

Summey Maxwell Cauble

Page Sixteen

SENIORS

Virginia Ruth Chastain

Ernest Kenneth Clanton

Annie Sue Clemmer

Dewey Paul Combs

Evelyn Ruth Crisp

William Austin Dilling

Virginia Lee Dixon

Dan Thomas Duren

Elizabeth Alberta Cosey

James Edward Craig

SENIORS

Evelyn Delilah Durham

Helen Dare Ellis

Helen Nicholas Entas

Alice Jeanette Goebel

Betty Joyce Goodman

Fred Irven Goodson

Page Nineteen

SENIORS

Jane Katherine Graf

Daniel C. Gunter, Jr.

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Thelma GoldNHArmon

Minnie Jane Harrison

Alexandra O. Hearcklis

James Omers Hearcklis

Page Twenty

SENIORS

Mabel Faye Holman

Charles Hooper

Myrtis Eulalia Howell

Margaret Etta Hudson

Ralph W. Huffstetler

Virginia I. Huffstetler

Page 'Twenty-one

SENIORS

James Robert Hunter

Evelyn Louise Huntsinger

Sara Bernice Hutchins

Marion Rebecca Jackson

William Ray Jenkins

Gwendolyn Rose Justus

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Page Twenty-two

SENIORS

Margaret Eleanor Keesee

Lester Carr Kinlaw, Jr.

SENIORS

Page Twenty-four

Lillian Lorene McMahan

Lawrence Merton Mauney

Mary Elizabeth Miller

James Ashby Miller

Catherine Hager Morrow

William Carroll Moss

Page Twentg-five

SENIORS

Doris Peeples

Betty Carolyn Prather

Calvin Helms Price

Carolyn Jean Propst

Vaughty Lucille Propst

Frances Quinn

Page Twenty-six

SENIORS

Parks Ellis Quinn, Jr.

Alvin Kendrick Robinson

Frances Jean Rogers

Oscar F. Sappenfield

Dorothy Caroline Shelton

Charles Clinton Smith

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SENIORS

Page Twenty-eight

DeNorma Joyce Smith

David William Smith, Jr.

Ruby Belle Smith

Mary Frances Sparrow

Julia Stewart Spencer

Robert Everette Stine

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George William Stowe

Frances Emmalene Thomas

Betty Lucille Torrence

Clyde Bruce Turney

Henry M. Van Sleen, Jr.

Nancy LaVerne Waldrep

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SENIORS

Evelyn Louise Warren

Barbara Carpenter Wicks

John Allen Wilkins, Jr.

Doris Angeline Wingate

MASCOTS

Brenda Bryant

Jimmie Phillips

Page Thirty

JUNIOR CLASS

OFFICERS

Walter Dixon

Margaret Gaston

Winifred Jordan

Dot Stowe

President

Vice-President

. Secretary

Page Thirty-one

JUNIORS

Simmie Adams

Eva Mae Alexander

Edward Anthony

Betty Barnett

Robert Barnhill

David Baumgardner

Rebecca Beam

Margaret Beal

Carl Bell, Jr.

Betty Sue Black

Lois Blanton

Wilson Boshamer

Frances Bounds

Dot Boyd

Ada Mae Bradley

Wilson Bradley, Jr.

Tom Brawley, Jr.

Pauline Buchanan

Clifford Bull

Sara Burts

Page Thirty-two

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JUNIORS

Phillip Cain

Hazel Carson

Boyt Cathey

Andrew Chagaris

Martha D. Childress

Martha Ann Clemmer

Rosa Cline

Charles Cloniger

Elizabeth Cole

Kenneth Corn

Betty Sue Craig

No picture

Doris Craig

Libby Craig

Charles Crawford

Robert Crawford

Elizabeth Lee

Cunningham

Minnie Lou Dent

Walter Dickson

Felix Dover

Betty Sue Drymon

Page Thirty-three

JUNIORS

Josephine Eden

Bobby Ellis

Bill Emanuel

Betty Ann Epps

Betty Ferguson

Frances Ferguson

Geraldine Foy

Knox Foy

Helen Froneberger

Robert Frye

Margaret Gaston

Blanche Glover

Fillian Grissom

Earl Groves

Sue Hamrick

Boyce Hanna

Dorothy Hanna

Doris Harrison

Jimmy Hooten

Doricia Hopper

Page Thirty-four

JUNIORS

Jimmie Houser

Carolyn Huffstickler

Page Jackson

Carl Jenkins

Helen Jenkins

Thomas Jenkins

Sara Jordan

Winnie Jordan

Jacob Keller

Emily Kendrick

Jean Kimbrell

Edith Kiser

Doris Ledbetter

Gant Lewis

Mary A. Lineberger

Collins Mahaffee

Effie Senn Mason

James McCarter

Jo Ann McCullough

Jimmy McNair

Page Thirty-five

JUNIORS

Jean Melvin

Mary Sue Minges

Annie Laurie Moore

Peggy Morrow

Bill Moser

Patsy Moser

Torrence Moton

Pat Mullen

Thelma Nelson

Bill Patrick

Mary Patrick

Charlie Pearson

Kathleen Powell

Helen Ragan

Juanita Ramsey

Jimmie Rankin

Carolyn Rhyne

LaVohn Rhyne

Nell Riddle

J. C. Roberts, Jr.

Page Thirty-six

JUNIORS

Frances Robinson

Bruce Sanborn

Perry Sapperstein

A. J. Saunders

Earl Saunders

Odell Shepherd

Harry Sherrill

Dennis Shrum

Bobby Sholar

Frances Smith

Joe Smith

Raymond Smith

Doris Spivey

Miami Stewart

Robert Stewart

Dot Stowe

Sara Street

Dean Styers, Jr.

Louise Styers

Kissell Suggs

Page Thirty seven

JUNIORS

Charles Thomas

James Towery

Faye Tyson

Cornelia Wages

Ruby Wells

Joyce Whitfield

Eleanor Wilson

Annabelle Zeigler

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Page Thirty-eight

SOPHOMORE CLASS

OFFICERS

Clyde Robinson President

George Cathey ...... ...... Vice-President

CHARLES Emory Secretary and Treasurer

Page Thirty-rune

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SOPHOMORES

Miriam Albert

Ruby Aldridge

Billy Alexander

Ruby Armstrong

William Armstrong

Frances Barnes

Doris Barnett

Peggy Biggerstaff

Robert Bowen

Jo Anne Bradley

Frances Brown

Jane Grey Brumley

R. J. Bryant

Billy Bryson

Carl Butler

Hazel Caldwell

Clayton Carpenter

Billy Carson

Sara Carver

George Cathey

Dwight Cauble

Kathleen Chambers

Aurilla Cherry

Betty Clanton

Doris Clemmer

Mildred Coble

Estelle Cosey

Gertrude Cox

William Henry Cox

Betty Jean Craig

Robert Crawford

Barbara Creasman

Billie Crenshaw

Robert Crockett

Alfred Current

Betty Jean Dameron

William Davis

Kenneth Deal

Gene Dent

Marguerite Dobbins

Page Forty

MH

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SOPHOMORES

Alice Eaker

Dannie Edwards

Charles Emory

G. Featherstone

Dorothy Ferguson

Pauline Foy

Paul Fuller

Mary Jane Gardner

Geraldine Gettys

Betty Gibson

Jean Gibson

Tommy Gibson

Harold Grier

Doris Grigg

Fred Grigg. Jr.

Marion Grigg

Robert Hair

Katherine Hanna

Yuell Hawkins

Doris Haygood

Floyd Helms

Kathleen Henson

Dorothy Hines

Sue Holder

James Hollinger

Patty Hook

Betty Hooks

Mildred Hooks

Phyllis Howe

Mildred Hudson

Helen Huskins

Hazel Jenkins

John Smith Jenkins

Norman Jenkins

Robert Jenkins

Jereline Jolly

Elizabeth Jones

Betty Jean Kale

Charles Kayler

Willard Kenley

Page Forty-one

SOPH

Beatrice Kimsey

Bonnie King

Margaret Kirkman

Jean__Kqbe£n

Frances Ann Leathers

Ellis Levinson

Evelyn Lowdermilk

Martha Ellen Lynch

Betty Lynn

Sybil Mackorell

Betty Lee Marley

Marjorie Martin

William Mashburn

Hugh McArver

Annette McCarter

Marjorie McCoig

Thomas Meek

Christine Millen

Sara Kate Moore

Shirley Moore

Aretha Myers

Betty Sue Owens

Verla Jean Parks

Ellen Perdue

Cline Pierce

Luella Plyler

Betty Jean Poplin

Alice Price

Newell Price

Charles Quinn

Martha A. Ratchford

Emmaline Redding

Carolyn Rhyne

Clyde Robinson

Lillian Robinson

Irene Saunders

Evelyn Schrum

Dorothy Sherrill

June Smith

Laura Smith

Page Forty-two

SOPHOMORES

Roxanna Spurrier

Dorothy Stewart

Bill Stroupe

Harry Suggs

Helen Thomas

Marilyn Thornton

Eugene Wells Tommy Wilson

C. Torrence, Jr. Banks White Joe Hunter Withers

Marceline Waldrep Henry Whitesides Thomas Wood

Nellie Jean Walker Mary Lou Whitesides Carl Yancey

Eugene Wallace Bobbie Jim Wilkins Tommy Painter

Bill Wilson

Dan Wilson

Elizabeth Wilson

Henry Warren

Nell Warren

Calvin Young

Elise Yoder

Page Forty-three

FRESHMAN CLASS

Eugene Turney

Dan Moser

Horace Smith

OFFICERS

President

.Vice-President

Secretary and Treasurer

Page Forty-five

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Peggy RuthwAdams

Homer Titus Albright

Levonia Beatrice Albright

Glenn Williams Aldridge

Alma Juanita Alexander

Jane Alice Alexander

Rebecca Jane Alexander

Arthur Lewis Allen

Carolyn Iola Bailey

Mary Randolph Balthis

Ethel Marie Barnes

Walter Ray Barnes

Billy Baugh

FRESHMEN

Mrs. Joe S. Wray, 1-A

Lander Lowell Beal

Nellie Frances Beaty

Earl Glenn Beeker

Cloe Ethel Bell

Virginia Miller Bell

Mable Louise Bentley

Samuel William Best

Hugh Kenneth Beveridge

Lola Mae Biddix

Loy Banks Biggers

Robert Clinton Black

Marion Blanton

Evelyn Marie Bohanan

Lewis Bryant Bolin

Martha Jane Bookout

Kenneth Lee Bost

Annie Mae Boyd

Erman Franklin Bradley

Flora Estelle Bradley

Helen Elizabeth Bradley

Nancy Jane L. Bradley

Richard Lester Bradley

Virginia Blair Bradley

Billy Page Brafford

Ralph Houston Brafford

Dorothy Frances Bridges

Wiley Truett Brooks

Page Forty-six

FRESHMEN

Miss Dorothy Hoke, 1-B

Gwen Rebecca Brooks Oren Jennings Cauble Kenneth Palmer Craig

Luther Clayton Brown James Elzy Christenbury Vivian Irene Craig

Mary Jo Brown Flossie Rebecca Clanton Elmer Hugh Crowder

Nadine Mae Brown Rochelle Lawrence Clary Julius Albretch Culp

Grady Jennings Byers James Boyd Cleary Robert Blair Davis

Ellen Ruby Caldwell Meldonia Mae Coley Bobby Frank Davis

Marvin D. Caldwell, Jr. Ida Elizabeth Colette Donald Robert Davis

Blonnie Lou Carlisle Romelle Lcnora Collins Fred William Davis

Carl Carrigan Betty Faye Conner Glenn Carlton Davis

Carlenc Cathey Betty Sue Cook

Albert John Costner

June Oleta Davidson

Page Forty-seven

X

FRESHMEN

Mrs. Fredrick Frowein, 1-C

^ •

oe Edward Dawn

vid Adams Dellinger

Lester Henry Dixon

Bobby Stanley Dobbins ^

Steve Bland Dolley

Tweedie Ann Durst

Fay Catherine Earney

Irving Melville Ellis

Jack Lewis Emory

Paul Nick Entas

Juanita Jeannine Fair

Leota Kate Falls

Bertie Lois Farner

Tommy-Lay Feemster

Bonftte-Tsu^ Flynn

Page^or/y-etgTit

Vida Mae Fore

Annie Dee Foxx

Laura Grace Foxx

Betty Maude Foy

Bobby Davis Friday

Billy David Froneberger

Hazel Faye Funk

Betty Jean Gamble

Robert Edward Gaines

William Perry Garman

Ethel Rebecca Garrison

Harold Charles Garrison

Robert Stephen Garrison

William Henry Garrison

Arlene Lois Guin

Miles Norman Gibbs

Ji

Margaret Jenelle Gibson

Margaret Lucille Gibson

Herbert Bennett Gray

Dorcas Virgima_Gric&,

Betty Jean Griffin

Barbara Louise Grigg

T helma Elizabeth Grigg

Miriam Elizabeth Groves

Sylvester Lee Gunter

William Henry Gunter

Bettie Ruth Hanna

Jacqueline Dean Harper

Evelyn Josephine Harris

Annie Laurie Hatcher.

Betty Carol Hatcher

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FRESHMEN Mrs. Ben Guion, 1-D

A. B. Hamilton • James Lewis Hardwick

Calvin Leander Harkcy

Thomas Lee Harrell

John Ralph Harrison

James Alex Hartman

Roy Merrion Harwell, Jr.

Stella Irene Hawkins

Robert Neal Hayes

Bobbie Jean Haynes

Nancy Sue Heafncr

Reginald Denny Helms

Jerry Bill Hendrick

Julia Victoria Herring

Carl Martin Hill

Thelma Cora Hinson

Claire Estelle Hodges

David Elmer Hoffman

Manly Leroy Hoffman

Robert Ladell Hoffman

Doris Louise Holland

John Deitz Holland

Julia Estelle Hollificld

Flora McD. Honeycutt

Virginia Dare Hooker

Donald Nesbitt Hopper

John Gordon Hooten

Conly Robert Hope

Mazel Mae Hopper )C Sarah Jeanette Houck

James Lamar Howe

James Lofton Hudson

Margaret Joan Huffstetler

Dorothy Dean Huntsinger

Helen Jean Jenkins

Jennie Ruth Jenkins

Juanita Carroll Jenkins

Margaret E. Jenkins

Billie Beatrice Johnston

Lillian C. Johnstone

Doris Elizabeth Jolly

Frances Lucille Jolly

Ida Ruth Jones

Jimmie Nell Jones

Jeannette Charlotte Kale

Sarah Elizabeth Kester

Page Forty-nine

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Jb ^ ^^«reshmen

James Patrick Huffstetler

William C. Huffstetler

Thomas S. Huffstickler

Loyd Milton Humphrey

Ralph Reese Jenkins

Robert Blair Jenkins

Leon Lawrence Justus

Ralph Earl Kaylor

John Henry Keever

William Harris Kelley

Richard Yocum Kelley

Kaliope George Kiliveres

Sara Inez Killian

Joe Mack Kincaid

Martha Eunice King

Miss Ruby Abernathy, 1-E

Ruby Mae Kirkman

David R. LaFar, III

Charlotte Anne Lambe

Ernestine Lee Lambe

Elizabeth Vaiden Lawson

William H. Leathers, Jr.

Dorothy Elizabeth Lentz

Georgia Leventis

Betty Sue Lewis

Betty Gray Lineberger

Margaret Alice Lineberger

Zoria Jean Lingerfelt

Bobbie Joyce Long

Frances Florine Looper

Roberta Louise Lucas

Sarah Bradley Lynch

Roy Albert Maners

William Odell Manley

Billie Louise Martin

Flora Joyce Martin

Betty Carolyn Mauney

Dolores Lucille McCarter

Neely Dixon McCarter

Dorothy Eloise McCarthy

Rilla Belle McClure

Charles F. McCollum

Mary Alice McDaniel

Margaret A. McGerrigle

Sarah Sue McMackin

Myrtle Lou Meeks

Melvin

Robert Steven Merrill

Helen Cabe Messer

Mary Louise Messer

Bobbie Lucille Messick

William Cecil Metcalf

Binnie Josephine Michael

Evelyn Lucille Miller

Geraldine Hazel Miller

Floyd Samuel Mincey

Rachel Corrine Minges

William James Mintz

Marie Gretchen Moore

Clifford Eugene Moose

Betty Jane Morris

Martha Anne Morrow

Daniel Boone Moser

Rebecca Boone Moser

Margaret Louise Moses

Charles Albert Moss

Marvin Lee Moss

Naomi Dorine Myers

John Marshall Neel

Abie Curtis Newman

Robert Emanuel Noble

Betty Lou Oates

Jennie Delle Oates

Billy Edward Owen

Shirley Blair Owen

Mrs. Howard Schauble, 1-F

•OS'

Cornelius Daniel Page

Edith Mae Parks

Samuel Charles Patrick

Donald Lamar Payne

Robert Benjamin Payne

Robert Warren Payne

Conrad Pearson

Mary Catherine Pearson

Marilyn Elain Penegar

Jack Quentin Petty

Sara Catherine Phillips

Majie Mildred Piercey

Neal Joseph Pilkington

Billy David Powers

Page Fifty-one

FRESHMEN Miss Fellers, 1 -G

Joan Henry Pinnix

William Jennings Price

Colonel Preston Propst

Peggy Jean Pruit

Marjorie Lee Pryor

Billie Lucille Purcell

Billy Eugene Purkey

Billy Eddlemon Queen

George Mason Queen

Marjorie Juanita Queen

Florence Geneva Quinn

Caldwell Ragan

Placide Winifred Rankin

Robert Hand Rankin

Robert Dean Rawlings

Carrie Mae Ray

Robert Rhyne Reneau

Betty Catherine Rhyne

Evelyn Catherine Rhyne

Frances Love Rhyne

Helen Marie Rhyne

John William Riddle

Carol Jean Roach

Janet Madora Roberts

Anna Smyre Robinson

Delilah Hall Robinson

Donna Henry Robinson

Geraldine Louise Robinson

Glenn Byers Robinson

Harold L. Robinson

Margaret Ann Robinson

Kathleen Saylors

Sidney Reid Schrum

Mary Maxine Sellers

Robert George Sellers

Faye Elizabeth Setzer

Marjorie Jean Shearer

Merkie Lee Shiflet

James Reba Simmons

Annelle Simpson

Billie Marcene Sinclair

Marvin William Sisk

Mary Ann Skinner

Cecil Slagle

Eugene Glenn Smith

Harold Lee Smith

Page Fifty-two

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FRESHMEN &

Miss Eleanor Moore, 1-H

Clara Nolle Smith

Eddie Faye Smith

Elizabeth Anne Smith

Frances Mozelle Smith

Horace Anderson Smith

Jerry Yvonne Smith

Marion Brunette Smith

Rae Ellen Smith

William Robert Spargo

Dorothy Jane Spencer

Elizabeth Ann Spencer

Harold Corbin Spurrier

Robert Lee Stegall

Betty Ruth Stewart

Loyd Darton Stewart

Margaret Anita Stewart

Steve Pressley Stewart

Joe Eugene Stowe

Mary Bobbie Street

James Henry Stroupe

Betty Maxine Sturgis

Joe Marvin Styers

Patricia Anne Taylor

Buford Eugene Turney

Betty Jean Upton

Edith Geraldine Wall

Margaret Ellen Wallace

Martha Jean Wallace

Betty Ruth Walls

Marie Estelle Ward

Clarence Richard Waters

Dolores Elizabeth Waters

Arthur Kenneth Weaver

Lillie Louise Whitesides

William E. Whitesides

Clyde John Whitlock

Alice Lucille Williams

Lemont France Williams

Sarah Tryphena Williams

Patricia Lee Wilson

Frank Williams Wilson

Syretta Zoella Wilson

Nellie Beatrice Winn

Cecil Stedward Withers

Geraldine Wray

Tommy D. Yarborough

Page Fifty-three

THE 1944

Barbara Blair

Editor-in-Chief

James Craig

Business Manager

Abernathy Smith Morrow Styers

BRY'ANT Leeper Propst Warren

Page Fifty-six

SPINNER STAFF

EDITORIAL STAFF

Barbara Blair

“Dlde” Smith

Catherine Morrow

Betty Abernathy

Dean Styers

Editor-in-Chief

Assistant Editor

Assistant Editor

Art Editor

Photographer

James Craig

Mary Bryant

Isabelle Leeper

Evelyn Warren

Carolyn Propst

BUSINESS STAFF

Business Manager

Assistant Business Manager

Assistant Business Manager

. T ypist

Typist

Page Fifty-seven

MONITORIAL

COUNCIL

OFFICERS

George Stowe.Chief

Doris Peeples.Assistant Chief

James Hunter.Assistant Chief

Doris Peeples .Secretary

Mr. Douglas French.Adviser

Nell Barkley

Dan Page

MEMBERS

Mary C. Pearson Tommy Wood

Calvin Price Mary L. Whitesides

Frances Bounds

Page Fifty-eight

MONITORS FOR SESSION OF 1943-44

Nancy Cecelia Abernathy

Billy Irwin Alexander

Carolyn Iola Bailey

Nellie Rose Barkley

Frances Earle Barnes

Lander Lowell Beal

Sara Lrances Bounds

Clinton Lee Brown

Luther Clayton Brown

Jane Grey Brumley

Richard James Bryant

Patty Cashwell

Boyt Henderson Cathey

Carlene Cathey

Dorothy Earnestine Crisp

William Lranklin Davis

Tweedie Ann Durst

Betty Anne Epps

Jean G. Leatherstone

Betty Stroup Lerguson

Harold Charles Garrison

Charles Belton Hawkins

Doris Louise Holland

Donald Nesbitt Hopper

Margaret Etta Hudson

Mildred Virginia Hudson

James Robert Hunter

James Page Jackson

Robert Eugene Jenkins

Beatrice Anne Kimsey

Elizabeth Vaiden Lawson

James Furman Lewis

William Gant Lewis

Effie Senn Mason

Annette Julia McCarter

Neely Dixon McCarter

Robert Torrence Moton

Cornelius Daniel Page

Mary Catherine Pearson

Doris Peeples

Ellison Cline Pierce

Betty Jean Poplin

Calvin Helms Price

Billy Eddleman Queen

Clyde Hoffman Robinson

Margaret Ann Robinson

Faye Jean Rose

Bruce Morrison Sanborn

Dorothy Jean Stowe

Joe Eugene Stowe

George William Stowe

Roxanna Davis Spurrier

T homas Eugene Wallace

Mary Lou Whitesides

Alice Lucille Williams

Thomas Alton Wood

Page Fifty-nine

HONOR SOCIETY

Evelyn Warren

Carolyn Neel

Carolyn Propst

DeNorma Smith

OFFICERS

. . President

Vice-President

Secretary

T reasurer

MEMBERS

Betty Frances Abernathy

Barbara Blair

Mary Bryant

Virginia Dixon

Margaret Hudson

James Hunter

Catherine Morrow

Sarah Blair Pearson

Emmalene Thomas

Henry Van Sleen

Barbara Wicks

Dot Wingate

Page Sixty

VOL. XVI. GASTONIA, N. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1944. NO. 4.

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STOWE, GUNTER AND BARKLEY LEAD IN SENIOR SUPERLATIVES

Twelfth Grade Boys Give Their Choice In Military Services

The future of every boy in the Senior Class seems to run along the same line—service in the armed forces. Indeed, most of the fellows already have definite plans as to which branch of the service they

expect to enter. Several boys are awaiting call in the Army Air Corps, quite a number are trying for the Navy V-5 program, and some are just waiting to let se¬ lective sendee take its course

GHS apparently is doing its to uphold Gaston county tion for having the highes of Navy recruits in the^f £?■ t

North Carolina which, i furnishes more than^-r^at- ? Four to gei Navy,

allowed to

and graduate before?" in.

The boy low;

C Army

Charles Hoop the Navy.

Lawrenc Army $

Bill $ c Air Corps.

Ernest C

Navy before his 18th bi Dan Daren, wants t

chance with the Army.I Calvin Price, has beJ

4-F. ^

Lester Kinlaw, will join before his 18th birthday.

Henry Van Sleen, waiting on a call to the Army Air Corps.

Mason Carpenter, will go into A-12 or Navy V-6.

Summe.v Cauble, is taking the exams for Navy V-5.

John Allen Wilkins, will try for the Army Air Corps.

Robert Stine, will try for the Army Air Corps.

Jimmy Hearacklis, is trying to get a transfer to join the Greek Army.

James Craig, will try for the Army Air Corps.

David Smith, will go into Navy V-G.

James Hunter, passed Army A-12

The election of senior superla¬

tives was held Wednesday, Jan- j uary 25. It was accompanied by the

usual high interest, and the keen¬

est competition prevailed through- j

out the race.

On Tuesday candidates were

nominated for the various honors,

and some campaigning was done on

the part of individual students.

The following nominees ran for election:

Most popular, boys—Dan Gunte

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Caubl Maum Kinlaw

Most accomplished gir ine Morrow, Virginia Dixon, Thel¬ ma Harmon, Dede Smith, Betty Abernathy.

Winners Most popular boy, Dan Gunter;

girls, Nell Barkley and Mary Bry¬ ant.

Handsomest, George Stowe. Prettiest, Virginia Huffstetler. Mr. GHS, George Stowe. Miss GHS, Nell Barkley. Best all round boy, Dan Gunter:

girl, Nell Barkley.

Most athletic boy, Bill Dilling; girl, Evelyn Durham.

Most accomplished boy, James Hunter; girl, Dede Smith.

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Mr. VfuleSanders was the prin¬

cipal speaker.

The program was opened by the singing of “God Bless America” accompanied by the band, and the invocation by Superintendent Iv. G. Phillips. After the delicious tur¬ key dinner, which was served by the teachers, the guests, including Mr. and Mrs. Ashley and Mr. and Mrs. t Phillips, were introduced.

Mary Bryant then gave a recita¬ tion, and a skit was presented by several members of the band.

Catherine Morrow introduced the speaker, Mr. Wade Sanders, who kept the audience laughing with his unlimited supply of jokes.

s King Accepts ition In Shelby

jHS has lost one of its most

capable teachers to the Shelby High

School. Miss King, history and ex-

French teacher, left Tuesday, Jan¬

uary 25, to take up her duties as

head of the history department

there. She will teach American

history.

Miss King has taught at GHS

ever since her graduation from

Woman's College in Greensboro.

In college she majored in French

and minored in history. She is thor¬

oughly capable of teaching either.

All of us wish Miss King the

best of luck and are sorry .hat she

has left us, but we are also glad

to welcome back Mrs. McLean, who

will take Miss King’s place.

"Swami" and the Squirrel.

Beaming "Ceely.”

Parks Parks.

Where's the driver?

The Inseparables.

Caballero Fredrico.

Jane.

"June 3rd" John.

Snowbaby.

Shorthanders and typers.

Working (?) girls.

Mary Lib.

"Wicked" Wicks.

Lovable Emmy.

"Champ."

Thelma’s Bill.

Hollywood bound.

Want a push?

Two great minds T rugged.

"Shorts” Morrow.

The "C" Wolves.

I love you truly.

Picture speaks.

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HIGH SCHOOL BAND Leslie O. McCollum

Catherine Morrow

Mary Bryant

Joyce Brown

Director

Drum Major

Majorette

Majorette

Clarinet

Earl Beekcr

Carl James Bell

Erman Franklin Bradley

Boyt Henderson Cathey

George McClellan Cathey

Ellen Ruby Caldwell Bobby Frank Davis

Frances Blair Ferguson

Helen Gertrude Jenkins

Sarah Bradley Lynch

Charles Albert Moss

Roxanna Davis Spurrier

David William Smith. Jr.

Charlton Kennedy Torrence

Virginia Joyce Whitfield

William Fredrick Wilson

Cornet

William Maurice Armstrong Hugh Franklin Beveridge Fred William Davis Glenn Carleton Davis Irving Melville Ellis James Bickle Houser Jean Carolyn Kimbrell Charles Franklin McCollum John Marshall Neel Billy Edward Owens Jack Austin Petty

Oboe

Cline Pierce

Snare Drum

Bruce Morrison Sanborn

Bass Drum

Charles Howard Cloniger

Saxophone

Jane Alice Alexander Summy Maxwell Cauble Julius Albretch Culp Mary Boyce Dover Peggy Mae Morrow Marvin William Sisk Alexander Frank Weir

T rombone

Lewis Bryant Bolin Phillip Augustus Cain Charles Hooper Robert Bruce Melvin

French Horn

Edward William Anthony Knox Hubert Foy

T rumpet

Billy Maurice Carson Lawrence Mauney Harry Blake Sherrill Harry Jenkins Suggs Thomas Eugene Wallace

Flute

Carlene Cathey Clayton Calvin Carpenter Dorothy Mae Hanna

Bass Horn

Carl William Guin Thomas Alton Wood

Baritone

James Furman Lewis Dorothy Jean Stowe

Page Sixty-five

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FOOTBALL

Porter Shepherd

Coach

Carl Yancey

Manager

SCHEDULE

Varsity Scores

September 17 . Mount Holly 26-6

September 14 .* Burlington .15- 0

October 1 .^Salisbury 6-13

October 8 Spartanburg . 12-14

October 15 . .^Greensboro . 7-12

October 22 Belmont 26-6

October 29 . . . .*Winston-Salem 0-28

November 5 . .*High Point 26- 6

November 12 . .^Central High 6-14

*Conference games.

Page Sixty-eight

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FOOTBALL

First row, left to right: Fred Goodson, Ken Bost, J. C. Rob¬

erts, Earl Groves, Gene Turney, Harry Sherrill, Mason Carpen¬

ter, C. L. Runyan, Carl Yancey (Manager).

Second row: Roy Connor (Coach), Bob Alexander, Ken¬

neth Deal, Dan Gunter, Fred Grigg, Charlie Pearson, Robert

Frye, William Emanuel, Bill Moser, Felix Dover, Charles

York (Coach).

Third row: Porter Sheppard (Head Coach), Clifford Bull,

Cody Bryan, Erskine Ratchford, Jimmy Hooten, John Mc-

Craw, David Smith, Earl Long, Jack Anderson.

Page Sixty-nine

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Roy L. Connor Coach

Dan Gunter Captain

ERSKINE RATCHFORD Manager

Page Seventy

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Mrs. Marjorie Schaubel Coach

Ruth Chastain Captain

Evelyn Durham Captain

Nell Barkley Manager

Page Seventy-one

J’HaiuA&A

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Most Accomplished

James Hunter “Dede” Smith

Page Seventy-six

Most Popular

Dan Gunter Nell Barkley

Mary Bryant

Page Seventy-seven

Handsomest

George Stowe

Prettiest

Virginia Huffstetler

Page Seventy-eight

Most Athletic

Bill Dilling Evelyn Durham

Page Seventy-nine

Best All-’round

Dan Gunter Nell Barkley

Page Eighty

Highest Scholarship

James Hunter Barbara Blair

Page Eighty-one

Just waiting.

Lunch time let-up.

Friday’s session.

Sub-debs.

Personality plus.

3 whooper-uppers.

Alexandra.

Ready to high-step it!

Future artists.

Pushin' sand.

Ziegfeld Boys.

Two “Honeys.”

Cindy Lou.

Frankenstein's friends.

The third party.

“Ceely.”

Ramsey’s jive hounds.

Beethoven Pierce.

Fiends.

Junior males.

Betty.

Football pin-up girls.

Men-haters.

Little Brenda.

Service Club.

Junior officers '43.

Where's Charlton?

"Bugology” Parker.

Oh! George!

Now, listen, Smith!

Oooooo!!

Pvt. Riddle.

Wet, Annabelle??

After the game.

Turn around, ''Cat.”

Junior jerks.

Next.

Freshmen, then.

Jimmy.

Cover Girls? ?!

Snowtime.

Two big explosions!

Rough necks.

Miss Wilson’s gang.

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Best Wishes of

GASTONIA DAILY

GAZETTE

+ +

FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS

Gaston County s Home

Newspaper

With Best Wishes

cHtmu/wi /Bh&acL

* Grocers Baking Company

Page Eighty-eight

SERVING THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY FOR TWENTY-ONE YEARS

★

YATES D. SMITH GENERAL OVERHAULING

MOVING AND ERECTING

TEXTILE MACHINERY

★ P. O. Box 664, Phone 996-W GASTONIA, N. C.

COCKER MACHINE AND

FOUNDRY COMPANY Manufacturers of

TEXTILE MACHINERY

GASTONIA, N. C.

C o ngra t til at ions.

Seniors

Page Eighty-rune

GIBBOnS 8 WILSON IRARSFLR, Inc.

“Serving The Carolinas”

Furniture - Yarn

Machinery - Cotton

Transporters

+

FURNITURE MOVING A SPECIALTY

Phones 283 and 313

Gastonia, North Carolina

Estimates Without Obligations

Congratulations to The Senior Class on Their

1944 Spinner

Robert Gurney, President C. C. Armstrong, Treasurer

GASTONIA COMBED YARN CORPORATION

New York Office Main Office

389 Fifth Avenue Gastonia, N. C.

Gastonia, N. G.

Page Ninety

We Extend a Hand of Fellowship to

THE SENIORS OF 1944

Best Wishes for Your Success

+ +

Ruby Cotton Mills

Gastonia, N. G.

Page Ninety-one

R U S TI N' S +

Select Your

FURNITURE

And Your

FURS AT

RUSTINS Phone 1800 Phone 1801

GUION MOTOR COMPANY

Chrysler and Plymouth

Automobiles

Phone 1359

150 E. Airline Ave.

GASTONIA, N. C.

Best Wishes of

SmiTH CHEVROLET

comPAnY GASTONIA, N. C.

Sales—Service

Page Ninety-two

CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF 1944

BRYANT ELECTRIC REPAIR

COMPANY, Inc.

Page Ninety-three

ji/ .IF Y j jj, I (f \y Congratutations to Class of

Vi PUBLIC SERVICE COINPlEIV of D. C. GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA

Gas Serves You Better Through Modern Gas Appliances

M A Ir '

1944

GASTONIA'S LEADING JEWELERS

We Welcome Your Charge Account

Corner Main Avenue at South Street—If it’s from MORRIS it’s guaranteed

At The Sign of The Clock

Sacred Heart Junior College For Girls

BELMONT, NORTH CAROLINA

Full Accredited Courses Leading to A.B. and B.S. Degrees

GO TO COLLEGE SAVE MONEY STAY AT HOME

Compliments of

Spencer Lumber Company BUILDING MATERIAL

South Marietta Street and Seventh Avenue

Telephones 606 and 607 Gastonia, N. C.

Page Ninety-four

ROBERTS SERVICE Koolmotor Gas—Oils—Acme Tires—Gould Batteries

Lubricating—Washing—Polishing

279 W. Franklin Ave.

Phone 141 GASTONIA, N. C.

Compliments of

. B. Carter, Incorporated

226-230 Linwood Avenue

Gastonia, N. C.

Leigh Sandwich Company 625 West Airline Ave. Phone 1067

Makers of

FINE SANDWICHES — DOUGHNUTS

PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICHES

Gastonia, N. G.

Page Ninety-five

A GASTON INSTITUTION

OFFERING YOUNG MEN A THOROUGH TRAINING FOR LIFE

Liberal Arts—Business Course—Preparatory School

SUPERVISED SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES

Member of The Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools North Carolina Educational Conference, National Catholic

Educational Association

Military Training

For Information, Address

THE REGISTRAR

BELMONT ABBEY EOLLEGE BELMONT, NORTH CAROLINA

Page Ninety-six

Congratulations to the

GRADUATING GLASS OF ’44

+ +

“ROYAL OAK”

Todd-Keesee Belting & Supply Company

BEST WISHES

F. C. Todd, Inc.

TEXTILE

MACHINERY

AND

SUPPLIES

GASTONIA, N. C.

It Costs Less at

Stekck'l To Furnish Your Home

Page Ninety-seven

CONGRATULATIONS!

In the lifetime of the Class of ’44 electric service in the Piedmont Carolinas has greatly modified industry, commerce, agriculture and the home. Business initiative and scientific farming give promise of even greater oppor¬ tunities in the productive years ahead.

May each of you find a worthy place in the enterprising world of tomorrow!

Duke Power Co.

Page Ninety-eight

Marietta at Long Phone 44 and 636

JIM WILSON S SERVICE STATION AND GARAGE

ESSO PRODUCTS, COMPLETE GARAGE AND WRECKING SERVICE

“Bee Line” Axle and Frame Service

GASTONIA, N. C.

Page Ninety-nine

Compliments of

GASTONIA MILL SUPPLY COMPANY

GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA

MOTHER’S SIX CORD THREAD

The Thread that is 13 per cent stronger

SMOOTH—STRONG—BEAUTIFUL

+ +

THREADS, Inc. Gastonia, N. G.

Product of the South

FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION

249 WEST MAIN AVENUE

Page One Hundred

We Congratulate You on

Your Achievement and

Thank You for Your

Class Ring Business

+

WINGET’S Jewelers GASTONIA, N. C.

Compliments of

GASTONIA ICE CREAM COMPANY

Manufacturers of

Honey-Kist Ice Cream

On Sale At

Leading Drug Stores

Fountains and Merchants

Phone 67

Gastona, N. C.

DUKE PHOTO COMPANY

404 West Trade St.

Phone 3-8230

Charlotte, N. C.

+ +

Portrait and Commercial

Photographers

Compliments of

The Model Laundry ★

The Best in Laundry

Service

★

Phones

Plant 155 Office 400

GASTONIA, N. C.

Page One Hundred One

Compliments of

GASTONIA

BOTTLING COMPANY

TO THE CLASS OF 1944

WE WISH THE BEST

OF GOOD LUCK

+

Rankin -A rmstrong

Company

GASTONIA, N. C.

+

“We Furnish the Home

Complete”

HORIZONS A BIG PART IN TODAYS VICTORY

and

A BIG PART IN TOMORROW’S PEACE

Because Gastonia’s industries were geared for war, few realize what a marvelous contribution our people and our mills have made to the war effort. Over 11,000 textile items are used by our^ fighting forces and these are necessary as are guns, planes and ships.

When peace comes, our textile products will flow again through former channels to supply the pent- up needs of civilians over the world.

Gastonia Chamber of Commerce

Page One Hundred Two

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