Berry High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Berry, AL)

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Prophecy One day while I was carefully preparing for an experi- ment in the lab, Mr. Brock asked me to take a whiff of a liquid that he had in a five-gallon jug. I stuck my nose down into the mouth of the jug and inhaled an excessive amount of the liquid which turned out to be ammonium hydroxide and it put me in a dreamy mood. While I was in this so-called dreamy mood I could see all of my classmates and what they would be doing in 1969. I could see Miss America who, by the way, is our own Betty Sue Cunningham, awarding to Kenneth Godsey the Nationfs Football Coach of the Year Plaque. He was head coach at LSU last year. Johnny Barrentine has just telephoned back to Earth from the moon that he has made a home out of his mis- guided missile. He also had time to say that he missed all of his friends in Flatwoods. Alabama is very proud of Rosemary Kimbrell. She is now the Worldis most famous pianist. I could see Maurice Bonner's picture on every poster with his big cheery smile advertising his own world leading toothpaste, Smil-O. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Pendley fnee Shirley Watkinsl were sitting in the living room of their new fifteen-room manor just outside of Berry. They wanted a home near Berry High School so they could send their children to play football and to cheerlead for the Wildcats. Mavis Barrentine and Billie June Simpson now travel around the world giving lectures to older women on how to get a man. They are still young yet, but time flies and if they don't find a man soon theyill be old maids. I could see some of the prominent citizens of Berry, Elvis Presley, Jayne Mansfield, and Pat Boone, praising Alabama's new governor, Frances Rosser, for getting the name of the county changed to Berry. We have always dreamed of this. I knew that Lehman Pendley was fascinated with his role as an electrician in our Senior Play but I didnit think that he would make it a profession. He is now the electrician for Berry High School, one of Alabama's largest high schools. It seems that Coach Bobby Pendley has led his Wildcats through the past six years undefeated and all the teen-age boys Want to come to play football for the Wildcats. They had to enlarge the school for this reason. Linda Webster was busy writing speeches and planning an FHA Convention at Montevallo because she is now the state FHA advisor. John Curtis Espey has a new speed shop in Berry. It seems that his most steady customer is Joy Ann Woods. She has a souped-up car that will outrun anything in the state. Kenneth Johnston is now head of the school bus depart- ment in Berry County. They all have an air-conditioner, heater, radio, snack-bar, and television set. I could see Frances Knight as a beauty operator. She was cutting Vera Nell F eltman's hair. It was still as pretty as it was in high school. My dream wasn't very plain at this point because at first all I could see was a cloud of dust. Then the dust cleared and I could see a beautiful black stallion, but the stallion was dragging something! No, I was mistaken, it was dragging somebody! Why, it was Hoyt Stough in Arizona. He was laughing and singing verses as usual. He hadn't changed any since 1959. He told me that Earl Pendley was foreman of his ranch here in Arizona. I didnlt think about Earl leaving Berry. Ray Clark was sitting at his desk in the office of the Logger's Association Hall. He is a very rich man now even though he is not quite thirty years old. Clark must have used part of his many smart ideas. I saw Sherry Poe as a Lady-First Lady of Marion Institute, that is. She married a Cadet that she met while at Judson College. Rolph Feltman has just been elected Sheriff of Berry County. He really believes in enforcing the law. He sen- tenced Shirley Seaborn to two hours of baking because she tried to break the law of gravitation. I could see Linda Pearson as a comptometer operator for Alabama Power Company. Annie Sue Pinion is president of the company. She certainly handles her power well. I saw Ronnie Crownover trying to get into his new foreign car that is an original from Mars. The cars are smaller now than they were in 1959 and he is determined to drive it even if he has to have his legs shortened. I could see Macon Shepherd resting down at Yellow Creek running Alabamals Most Restful Fishing Center. He also teaches restful dancing. It was June, the month for brides. I could see Ted Harbin in the beautiful city of Honolulu, Hawaii, looking for a bride. The American Women all Went wild about Ted, but they all said that he was too flirty to marry. I could see Joan Watkins flying high above the clouds.

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Whops Who Most Talented ROSEMARY KIMBRELL TERRY LOLLAR Quzetest FRANCES KNIGHT SONNY NELSON Best Dressed SHERRY POE JOHN ESPEY Best A thlete RAY CLARK Cutest JOAN WATKINS TERRY LOLLAR Most Popular TALLULAH STUDDARD RAY CLARK Biggest Flirts CRETA PENDLEY TED HARBIN Um! Courteous MAVIS BARRENTINE RONALD CROWNOVER Wzttzest FRANCES ROSSER ROLPH FELTMAN f1fi6l1!I!il'SE Best All Round ROSEMARY KIMBRELL LAVON CRAY JOAN WATKINS ROLPH FELTMAN iii

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She still isnlt married, but she has her eyes set on a pilot to whom she is a private stewardess. Jim Tom Handley is now head of the National Guard in the United States. The boys love the free party that he gives each week. I saw Greta Pendley carefully preparing chappatis for her family. She is married to the Maharajah of India. I could see the Berry County Commissioners' Court. Seated at the table was one of my old '59 classmates, Sonny Nelson. Gosh! There's Terry Lollar, Lavon Gray and History Our formal education as a student at Berry Elementary School started in 1947. Thirteen of our present Seniors began this long and exciting journey. These are Annie Sue Pinion, Ronnie Crownover, Hoyt Stough, Rosemary Kimbrell, Bobby Pendley, Ray Clark, Terry Lollar, Ken- neth Lollar, Macon Shepherd, ,Ioan Watkins, Frances Knight, Mavis Barrentine, Lehman Pendley. Our grammar school times sped by quickly leaving behind many happy and sad memories. As we began our days in Berry High School we felt as if we were fully grown. In the 7th grade our class was split into two divisions and we had two class presidents- Ray Clark and ,loan Watkins. The next year Ted Harbin was elected president, and since then our class has only had these two boys as president. We were also honored in the 7th grade by having Campus Queen and King, David Moore and Shirley Seaborn, reign- ing. In the 8th grade we won again. This year it was Rosemary Kimbrell and Macon Shepherd. The next year we set a goal to win Campus Queen and King every year until we graduated from Berry High. By class co-operation and help of our parents and friends we succeeded. In the 9th grade, Tallulah Studdard and Ted Harbin reigned: 10th grade, Linda Webster and Ray Clark, llth grade, Billie June Simpson and Kenneth Godsey, and, finally, as seniors, ,loan Watkins and Rolph Feltman reigned and we had fulfilled our goal. Our class has always been prominent in school activities. Almost all of our boys have participated in at least one sport. Ray Clark and Ted Harbin were co-captains of the football team this year. Others participating in football were Rolph Feltman, Sonny Nelson, Kenneth Godsey, Lavon Gray, ,lim Tom Handley, Bobby Pendley, Jimmy Pendley, Basketball players are Ted Harbin, Kenneth Godsey, Sonny Nelson and Lehman Pendley. Cheerleaders from our class Kenneth Lollar. They were members of my class, too. They have really got it made because they have just finished paving all the roads in the county. I was dumbfounded when I came to and found Mr. Brock and the lab students broken-hearted because they thought l was gone for good. f And, we see Tallulah happily married to the vice-presi- dent of the Berry Pharmaceutical Co. since she learned so much in Mr. Brock's chemistry class.l TALLULAH ANN STUDDARD. Prophet have been Linda Webster, Tallulah Studdard and Joan Wat- kins. Ioan and Tallulah have been head cheerleaders. We have had three Miss Berrys -Tallulah Studdard, Sherry Poe, Shirley Seaborng two FFA Sweethearts, Tallulah Studdard and ,loan Watkins, and one Homecoming Queen, Rosemary Kimbrell. Almost all clubs or activities had a Senior as president this year and a Senior filled almost all other offices. Our Senior Play was a delightful three-act teen-age com- edy entitled '6The Magic Touch. Those in the play were: Billie June Simpson, John Barrentine, Mavis Barrentine, Tallulah Studdard, Sherry Poe, Lehman Pendley, Terry Lollar, Hoyt Stough, Ronnie Crownover, Shirley Seaborn, Joan Watkins, Annie Sue Pinion, Joy Ann Woods, Greta Pendley, Betty Cunningham, Vera Nell Feltman, Linda Webster, Rosemary Kimbrell, Shirley Watkins, Earl Pendley. Our class history would not be complete unless we men- tioned our Senior Class Sponsor, Mrs. Brock. We will not forget her kindness and guidance and all the other teachers' gracious help. In closing, we must remember our beloved principal, Mr. Fred Webster. As teacher, friend and .guide he has truly succeeded. To our many friends, our parents, and fellow-students-we are what you have molded us to be. We would like to say a sincere NThanks. JOAN WATKINS, Historian