The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-16

Whew!! Basketball history was
made Friday night!!! Although !
wasn't in Wilson for the game pc
tween the Wildcat cagers and the
Wilson Cyclone quintet FRIDAY
night. I could see our felas must.
ling around on that court, and !
was hoping harder than ever ina
Billie, Teddy, Louis, Weinle, ano
Johnny and those mighty able SUD-
stitutes would come home
with the eastern conference Class
IA conference title clinched!
That score, 51-37, sho' sounds Won
derful! I know the team is just as
proud of that swell record as the
rest of us are, and I'll betcha that
beaming Coach Leon Brogoen
lo.o-v-es his high-flying playerS!
Louis Collie jumped way up IN
his scoring Friday night as
he hustled around to sink seven
teen points, playing his best game
of the year. Billy Mason led the
scoring pace as he dropped twenty
three points, holding his title as
the highest scorer in high school
basketball in the state. My, but
aren't they all a swell team!!! The
fellas that played a fine game Fri
day night included Charlie Smith,
Leroy Towles, and Johnny Crow
ley.
What would the years be without
q Valentines Day? Each year as
February IA dawns the postnan Is
weighted down with both sent1men-
tai and cornical valentines. valen-
tine celebrations went ahead fuH
speed Friday night as different en-
tertainments were born.
Amidst frilly lace doilies, large
red paper hearts and tall, slim red
candles which decorated the house
Ruth Ann Fisher and Laura Har-
riss entertained about a hundred OF
the younger set with an open house
early in the evening at Laura's
home. Gazing around in the living
room, 1 noticed Ruth Ann, Sonny
McDaniels, and D. c. North talking
to Laura Jimmy Oldham, H. B.
Glover and Leslie Hummelf. The
floating strains of "Open the Door,
Richard!", For Sentimental Rea-
sons" among My Souvenirs" as
well as other popular records. were
drowned out by the melodious
strains Of the aI-time favorites.
.'Chopsticks," and Heart and
Soul'' coming from the piano. Jane
Easter Marye, Carolyn Kester, and
Malcolm Crawford were standing
near Betty Lou London and John
Debnam and were lowering over
Betty Belcher and Franklin Ora
ham as they gleefully gave forth
with these musical compositions.
Concentrating on Chinese Check
ers out on the sun porch were Ran
dy McIver, Gilmer White, Rodney
Lawrence, Sidney Trendell and
Hampton Warren, fascinating the
onlookers Larry Dagenhart, H. l..
Keith, John Sloan and Ralph Gold
slime. At the other end of the porch
Marty Millar and Atwood Warren
were deeply engrossed in a game
Of skittles.
AS I wandered into the dining
room, I saw Tommy Buffers and
Ralph Millar, Jean and Joan Pull
len. Betty Craig, Mauren O'Crow-
ley, Kent Thompson, and Peggy
Lou Johnston, Sarah Clark, and
Emsley Laney, Gilbert Thorn
ason and Eugene Hicks being serv.
ed punch by Gertie B. Myers and
Priscilla Harriss.
Olivia Lynch, Maurice Moore and
Teasie Morrison made up one of
the many groups zestfully talking
as Mary Catherine Davis and Al
bert Beal. Daphne Seigler
and Ricky Hintize, Victor Taylor,
Norman George, and Howard Pen
ton were served punch and cookies,
sandwiches and nuts. Just wander
ing around we're Barbara Scott,
Anita Anderson, Jane Perry and
Bill Garrabrant.
AS 8 O'Clock drew near, the
crowd streamed to the high school
gymnasium for the Valentine dance
sponsored by the o. Henry Liter
airy Society. The students of MINIS
elected by popular vote two seniors
to reign over the dance as the
King and Queen of Hearts. Cap
turing the poll votes were petite