Comments on: Clarkton High School — Clarkton, North Carolina

By: Elmer Gibson

Elmer Gibson — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:03:47 +0000

That sounds like a winner to me. I spent most of my formative years in Clarkton School and enjoyed it all except the time Ms Gladys Priest spanked my butt in front of the whole class for talking when I wasn’t supposed to. (I think that was in the 6th. grade)

When I was a boy, Clarkton was a bustling little town. Tobacco warehouses, the Center Theater, Don Bullard’s Hamburger joint, M. D. Johnson’s Bus station/Restaurant, etc.

Thanks for the reply.

By: DaveSanders

DaveSanders — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:19:50 +0000

Thanks for commenting, Elmer.
Might it have been Operation Skywatch, administered by the Ground Observer Corps?
http://www.radomes.org/museum/documents/GOC/GOC.html

By: Elmer Gibson

Elmer Gibson — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:47:51 +0000

I attended Clarkton School grades 1 through 10 (moved to elizabethtown high school for grades 11 through 12). Does anyone remember when Clarkton High School joined a government program (can’t remember the name) where volunteers would sit outside and look for airplanes. If one was spotted the student would go into the principal’s office and call it in on the telephone; giving the size, number of engines and direction of flight? If memory serves, it was around the years 1956/1957 or so and had to do with the Cold War and the fear of the US being bombed by Russia. Mr. Lathan was principal at this time.

By: Steve Dennis

Steve Dennis — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:57:44 +0000

I also attended Clarkton School from 1963 – 1975 (with Steve R.) The mascot changed in 1970 as the school was integrated with Booker T. Washington School. My understanding was that it was to unify the two schools by using neither of the existing mascots – Clarkton Warriors became the Clarkton Blue Devils. The current school/site was built in 1921 and closed in 1992.

By: DaveSanders

DaveSanders — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:26:57 +0000

Thanks for the input, Steve.
A friend of mine wrote a song about his hometowm. He said it was so small, they couldn’t afford more than one roadsign. The song was called “Resume Speed, Indiana”.

By: Steve Richardson

Steve Richardson — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:28:19 +0000

I attended Clarkton 1963-1975 when it was the Warriors and when it changed to the Blue Devils, I never did like the Blue Devils name, but I think they were tryin to be sensitive to the American Indians at the time. I can’t remember when the name changed sometime during my elementary years tho., I actually have written a song for my old hometown entitled “No Taxi Town”