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| 1948 identifications below by Thomas H. Carrow Published in 1948 by Carteret County News- Times CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE |
Standing at left of the picture, leaning against a porch post is A.B. Hill, principal. Reading left to right, the others are Annie Noe who later married John Rice; Annie Jones, sister of the late C.D. Jones; Annie Davis, now the wife of J.B. Jones Jr.; and Maud Davis, sister of M. Leslie Davis.
Wearing the large hat and facing the camera is Lillian Pierce. In front of her is Lilly Webb, now Mrs. R.T. Willis. In front of Lilly Webb is Corinne Chadwick, sister of Walter Winfield "Cooch" Chadwick. Looking to the right of the picture, toward Mr. Hill is Emily Duncan, sister of J.F. Duncan, who was stricken with typhoid fever and died before reaching 20. To her left is Lucy Davis, also sister of M. Leslie Davis.
On the step above Lucy Davis is Tom Ennett, now health officer of Carteret County. Next is Hugh Fodrie, then M. Leslie Davis, now county solicitor. Standing next to the post holding his fingers up is Charles Thomas. At his left should is Louis Fulford and then Ed Davis.
In front of Charles Thomas, leaning against the post, is Jim Potter, now owner of Potter’s Grocery; next to him is Charles Skarren. To Charles Skarren’s left is Bill Delamar; then Bert Hill, now a retired Methodist preacher; and Tom Jones with derby.
At the left elbow of Jim Potter is Jule Duncan, Beaufort attorney, whose left arm is resting on the shoulder of Murray Thomas, now a county deputy sheriff.
In the lower row, reading left to right, are Lela Russell, who later became wife of Charles Thomas; Betty Davis, aunt of Alonzo Thomas; Addie Thomas, who later married Dr. C.S. Maxwell; and Ella Davis.
Seated on the ground is Jack Dickinson; Ed Potter, brother of Jim and now operator of Beaufort Ice plant; Dollie Davis; Ella Dill, sister of John Dill; Etta Davis, now Mrs. H.L. Potter; and behind her, Martha Thomas; Helen Gibble, who later married Bill Delamar; Charity "Chattie" Hatsell, sister of Charles Hatsell; Elva Abernethy, sister of former Congressman C.L. Abernethy.
Standing on the first step is Tom Lindsay; next to him, head tilted, is Tom Carrow, the author; next to him in the fedora hat is Wilbur Whitehurst. At Tom Carrow’s left shoulder, only his face showing is Jerry Thomas, then Cecil Taylor, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. N.W. Taylor; and Earle Dickinson, with his right hand extended and resting on bat. To his right is John Chaplain; then Jim Duncan, brother of Jule; Emmett Chaplain, only his face showing, is now a county deputy sheriff; Jule Whitehurst, and Frank Smith.
Of the boys sitting in the window, only two can be identified, Frank Skarren, seated, with his hands on his knees and next to him, Winfield Scott "Cooch" Chadwick.
