Alexander City High School - Echo Yearbook (Alexander City, AL)

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Eye Specialist. As I left the office of the Da il y Blah , I met Oarwin Dobbs. He tolo me that he was Chevrolet Dealer in Alexander City, and of- fered TO TAKE ME FOR A TRIAL R I OE IN THE NEW 19 6 CHEWY. I ACCEPTED ANO AS WE SPEO ALONG J H E HIGHWAY HE TURNEO ON THE RAOIO TO SHOW ME WHAT A GOOD ONE IT WAS, BUT WE GOT ONLY WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS STATIC UNTIL THE AN- NOUNCER SAID WE HAD JUST HEARO A DEBATE BETWEEN PEGGY HOWELL ANO PARALEE Nix on the subject Gentlemen Prefer Blondes , andthat next Carolyn Day WOULO GIVE A LECTURE ON HOW TO BECOME PLEASINGLY PLUMP . ABOUT THIS TIME WE DROVE UP TO RALPH DaVIS1 NIGHT CLUB, THE JcKLGK0JSCNH , ON LAKE Martin, where Lauchlin Hunter was entertaining with his orchestra of m i o- GETS. We DECIDEO TO GO IN, ANO INSIDE I SAW GEORGE BAILEY, WHO TOLO ME HE HAO JUST RETURNEO FROM EXPLORING THE WILOS OF AFRICA BUT WAS NOW STUMPEO BY THE WILES OF WOMEB. OVER AT A CORNER TABLE, TAKING DINNER, I WAS GLAD to see Sara Frances Chapman, society leaoer, with Johnie Louise Nolen, THE FAMED WOMAB SENATOR, ANO HER CAMPAIGN MANAGER, HELEN PORCH. ABOUT THAT TIME, SOME ONE GRABBED BY BUTTON HOLE AND THRUST A BIG CIGAR INTO MY HANO, AND I TURNED AND CONFRONTED HERMAN CARLISLE, REPUBLICAN POLITICIAN. HE WAS JUST IN THE ACT OF TELLING ME WHY I SHOULD VOTE FOR HIM IN THE N NEXT ELECTION, WHEN IN BURST JOHN HOLLEY, PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER 329, WITH A FORTY-FIVE IN ONE HANO ANO A TOMMY GUN IN THE OTHER, ROBBED THE CASH REG- ISTER ANO DEPARTED AS SWIFTLY AS HE HAO APPEARED, LEAVING EVERYONE PARA- LYZEO BY FEAR AND AMAZEMENT. No SOONER HAD HE GONE, THAI IN RUSHED WlLMOT Brown, ace. oetective, the modern Sherlock Holmes, who immediately picked UP HIS CLUES ANO WAS BUT mFTER HIS MAN. THAT NIGHT AFTER I HAO LEFT THE CLUB I TOOK COUNT AND FOUND THAT I HAO SE8N OR HEARD ABOUT ALL OF MY OLD CLASSMATES. IT1S A FUNNY WORLO, AFTER ALL; BUT THEN IT1S NEVER OUT AND IT 1 S NEVER OVER; IT GOES ON ANO ON FOREVER. Joel Graves Class Prophet 20

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CLASS PROPHECY I WAS ON A FAST AIRLINER, HOMEWARD BOUNO, AFTER HAVINC BEEN AWAY MANY YEARS. My THOUGHTS NATURALLY TURNED TO THOSE I KNEW LONG AGO ANO I BEGAN TO WONDER WHAT HAO BECOME OF MY OLD CLASSMATES WHO GRAOUATEO ON THAT MEMORABLE DAY IN NINETEEN HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX. I DEC I DEO TO OCCUPY MY MIND BY READING SOME MAGAZINES I HAO BROUGHT ALONG. ON THE FRONT OF A SPORTS MAGAZINE WHICH I PICKED UP WAS A PICTURE OF HERBERT THOMAS, THE W OR L 0 S HEAVY-WEIGHT CHAMPION. BELOW WAS A NOTE EXPLAINING THAT THE PIC- TURE WAS TAKEN FROM ONE PAINTED BY BERT BAILEY, ARTIST OF WIOE RENOWN, WHOSE SPECIALTY IS PUGILISTS. I TURNED THE COVER ANO SAW AN ARTICLE ON FOOTBALL BY OTIS HARDY, THE GREAT COACH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA. 0 another page, Barnes Smith, the mighty baseball pitcher, was featured in A CEREAL ADVERTISEMENT. I NEXT BEGAN LOOKING THROUGH A MOVIE MAGAZINE, WHERE I NOTICED AN ARTICLE ENTITLED THE PRIVATE LIF E OF EVELYN BROWN . I READ IT ANO FOUND THAT EVELYN HAD DANCED HER WAY TO STARDOM. |N THE SAME MAGAZINE WAS BEAUTY SECRETS OF THE STARS , EDITH PETERS PAGE, IN WHICH SHE EXPLAINED THE PROPER USE OF LIPSTICK. ABOUT THAT TIME I SAW A LARGE CITY ON THE HORIZON ANO ASKED THE PILOT WHERE WE WERE. IMAGINE MY SURPRISE TO FIND THAT EnNIS JOHNSTON WAS THE PILOT. HE TOL0 ME THAT WE WERE NEARING ALEXANDER ClTY, WHICH IN RECENT YEARS HAD BEEN ON A BOOM AND HAD GROWN QUITE EXTENSIVELY. WE LANOED AT THE AIRPORT, AND I DECIDED TO LOOK THE TOWN OVER. I WENT INTO A LARGE DEPARTMENT STORE OWNED BY JOHN Ballard. Inside was Lola Mae Sewell, a sales-woman, trying to induce Edith Ham to bwy a dress that was being mooeleo by Eoelene Cook. I left THE STORE, ATTRACTED BY A LARGE CROWD AT THE COURTHOUSE. I WENT IN TO F FINO THAT ELOISE HARRIS WAS S0EING RUSSELL SEWELL FOR BREACH OF PROMISE ELOISE HAO EMPLOYEO JESSIE FuTRXl, EMINENT WOMAN LAWYER, WHILE JlMMIE Duncan was ably defending Russell. The stern judge was Eloridge Nix. It SEEMED THAT THERE WAS SOME DISTURBANCE BECAUSE OF THE ABSENCE OF ONE OF the jurors. About that time Harolo Langley, the missing juror, rushed in AND EXPLAINED THAT HE WAS LATE BECAUSE HE HAD TO MILK THE COW. I LEFT THE COURT IN AN UPROAR. I WENT ON TO OROP IN ON LESTER BLACKBURN, A LOCAL UNDERTAKER. I ASKED HIM HOW BUSINESS WAS, AND HE REPOiED THAT SINCE Marvin Crawforo had finished Medical School ano hao come to town to prac- tice MEOICINE, THE UNDERTAKING BUSINESS WAS ON A BOOM. HE WENT FURTHER TO T£LL ME THAT MARY TURNER, WHO RAISES FLOWERS AND SHRUBBERY AND FURNISHES MOST 0 THE FUNERALS, BAD ENLARGED HER PLACE TWO-FOLD. I TOLO LESTER THAT I WOULD SEE HIM AGAIN, ANO STARTED OOWN TO THE OFF ICE OF THE tDAILY BLAH? A LOCAL NEWSPAPER, WITH THE INTENTION OF CALLING ON CHARLES COTTON, THE EO I TOR-1N-CHI EF, BUT ELOISE WHITE, WHO WAS BUSY WRITING HER GOSSIP COLUMN TOLO ME THAT HE HAO GONE TO THE W A C H S RAOIO STATION, WHERE THERE WAS A NATION-WIOE BROADCAST FEATURING ANNIE LAURIE THOMPSON, PIANIST, ANO Mary Smith, singer. Since it was her business to be informeo about such things, I ASKED ELOISE IF SHE C0UL0 TELL ME ABOUT SOME OF OUR OLO CLASS- MATES. From her I learneo that Jessie Myrle Bolan had married Charlie Lee Ray, the rich banker, but that they fought all the time except when Jessie Myrle was spending some of his money. She also told me that Eloise Lennard was making a world tour, gibing musical concerts. Eloise Davis WAS OIRECTOR OF GIRLS1 ATHLETICS AT A C H S, THAT MARGIE KNIGHT ANO MELBA Neighbors were members of the faculty ano that Lillian Williamson was an 19

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SENIOR DIRECTORY name disposition is hobby is is noted for Bert Bailey Oemure Playinc guitar Trying to yodel George Bailey Independent Tap dancing Words THAT long John Ballaro Recessive Running Store Durante Nose Lester Blackburn Jolly Tennis Missing trains Jessie Myrle Bolan Explos1VE BiCYCL1NC Temper tantrums Wilmot Brown Likeable Singing Taroiness Herman Carlisle Fr 1 ENDLY Yarn swapping Big feet Sara Frances Chapman Benicnant Traveling Her walk Eoelene Cook OuLCET Hiking Blind dates Charles Cotton Witty Collecting money Quarterbacking Marvin Crawford Indifferent G1GOLO-ING Getting ’em Ralph Davis Bright Sports Going to school Eloise Davis Pleasant Making noise Cutting classes Carolyn Day Changeable Eat i ng Who, sir? Me, sir? Darwin Dobbs Reckless Loving in puslic Red hair Jimmie Duncan Happy Milking Laughing Jessie Futral Reserveo Reading Quietness Joel Graves Milo Mixing cheuicals Working in lab Eoith Ham Optimistic Mov1E-GO 1 NG Fingernails Otis Hardy Cheerful Flirting His line Eloise Harris Sweet Skat i ng Innocent look John Holley Negative Dating Sense of smell Peggy Howell ??? Drawing Blono curls Lauchlin Hunter Sunny Laughing Riding Ennis uohnston Sentimental Oriving Bus Blue suits Margie Knight Timid Helping others Her sweetness Harold Langley Heavenly Rambl 1 NG Being slow Eloise Lennaro 'Tem pe rauental Looking nice Playing piano Melba Neighbors Delicate Mem or izing Chewing gum Eldrioge Nix Average Playing rook Good grades Paralee Nix Sedate Giving oroers Morning attendance Johnie Louise Nolen Unselfish Going pdaces Making speeches Edith Peters Conservative Sales-talk1NG Her lip stick Helen Porch Angelic Giggling Titanic proportions Charlie Lee Ray Sober Toe-dancing Being country Lola Mae Sewell Sens itive Stampeding Billing and cooing Russell Sewell Varying Smoking Tall tail-ing Barn esSm i t h Gooo Blushing Left hand Mary Smith Vivacious Popping gum Dan c i ng Annie Laurie Thompson Bonny Writing letters Leaoing cheers Mary Turner Nervous TALKING SiNG1NG IN CLASS Lillian Williamson Easy going Mov1 N G Breaking glasses 21