The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-05

around were Bill Kuhn, Frank
Bruce. Jimmy Kraus, Coe Stern,
H. L. Keith, Charlie Smith, Bill
GarraErant, o. K. Pridgen, Bobby
Mckenzie, and others.
Among the couples dancing were
Flora McIver and J. c. Price,
Marilyn Costello and Billy Burton,
Janice Harvell and Carl Brown,
Sarah Clark and Emsley Laney,
Shirlene Conrad and Sonny Bla-
lock, Emily Sue Smith and Addison
Smith, Kathryn Hunter and Johnny
Crowley.
Cynthia Johnson, who was home
from Marjorie Webster in Wash
ington, D. c., on a long weekend
following her exams, was there
with Tommy Hall. Patty Souther-
land was the attractive date OF
Pete AGREE, one of the leads in
the forthcoming opertta. THE
Red Mill" to be staged in the New
Hanover High school auditorium
On February 81.
Our middle of-the-Week congratu-
lations 60 to Woodworking Marllyn
Goodman, director of social activl-
ties, who was largely responsible
for making the dance a reality,
and Billy Quarles, decoration com
mittee chairman, who was n OF
those who spent lots of time. and
did lots of hard work getting the
gym ready for the Saturday night
dance.
Double line, please. Form a
double line and roll up your left
sleeve!" AS the mechanically
spoken words of Mrs. Daniels,
nurse at the high school infirmary,
were obeyed and chills ran up and
down the spines of seniors and
freshmen all, the long line moved
gradually ahead. The infirmary
was unusually busy on this past
Monday morning; but on this par
ticular blue" day, it wasn't soda
water and aspirin that was being
handed out, although that might
have been wistfully wished for at
one time. No it was needles in
stead! The customary tubercullr
test vas being given the seniors
and freshmen at MINIS. Each year
the Public Health Service give
this test in an effort to catch any
cases of tuberculosis in the early
stages.
If you happened to tune in on the
Teen-Age Merry-Go-Round at 1l:0(
this past Saturday morning over
station WMFD, you would have
been mighty proud Of some Of
these teen-agers round here II
southeastern North Carolina. Dl
rector Ben Mcdonald was not there
for the. show at all as he is sick,
and the regular members of the
show took over completely. Yes,
the show must go on, and 1t DID
in a fine way! The program wa
brought on by a piano duet Of
Heart and Soul" Betty Britt,
Teen Age Merry-Go-Round Report
err, handled the announcing in an
exceedingly fine way as the show
began with her usual report on
some of the happenings around
here. Arnold Taylor, teen-age an
nouncer and assistant producer OF
the show, was not on hand as flu
had kept him in for the day, but
Nancy Winningham showed her
self to be a capable substitute as
she drought on" several of the
performers. ,..-
Beth Maynard, who was making
her second appearance on the pro
gram, really did a swell job with
two song favorites, For Sentiment
tai. Reasons and ''The Old Lamp
lighter" Beth also gave the
Thought For the Day. and helped
out with the announcing.
Jean Fisher, eleven-year-olo
visitor on the program, sang the
well-remembered Long Ago and
Far Away and the more recent
hit, "Someday" in her talented
way.
Ed Skinner, who was brought
back to the show for a second
appearance by numerous requests,
gave a combination guitar playing
and singing rendition, II Dream
ed That My Daddy Came Home"
Fifteen-year-old Ed really did
some fine singing and will proba-
blv be heard from more and more.
Luck to you, Ed!
Myrtle Futrelle took over the
worries Saturday morning as she
accompanied the singers and then
! added to the show by playing a
piano solo, when Your Lover Has
Gone" Myrtle played in the alb
sence of Patty Jones, and she
really did swell! Looks as if an
other player is rising to the spot
light and Myrtle IL one who de-