Central High School - Signal Yearbook (Columbia, TN)

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duced by Anne Lrgon and Josephme Ledbetter Farlss Parks and Ellzabeth Journey put up the money for the manufacturmg and advertlsmg Agam I heard loud nolses Thls t1me lt was a f1ght H D Whlteslde th I-leavywelght Champlon of the World was bemg challenged by Howard Dalton The Klller 'lhexr managed Raymond McMeen and Ewmg Neeley were ve1y anxlous as to the outcome I dlscovered also that Paul P1ckle Jxmmy Morrow and Jesse Pxnkleton were trymg to sw1m the Pac1f1c Ocean At the t1me Jlmmy was leadlng by two strokes B1ll1e Harmon was the next classmate to be vlewed She was a brllllant wo man sclentlst She had Just dlscovered a way to extract energy from a snowflake and make enough electr1c current to make the water flow uphxll at Niagara Falls Almost as famous was Dorothy Seagraves who was a famous planlst playmg ln Carnegle Hall Agam I saw a scene ln Tennessee Mxldred Sneed D1x1e Ruth Watson Adel' Stewart and Ida Renfro were on a farm raxslng fme blooded Tennessee Walkmg horses At th1s t1me I was permltted to llsten rn on the Annual Conventlon of the Wmdy Llars Club MHFIOD Wh1tt1k9l was Pres1dent of the club Alma Pugh who had recently won the DTIZG for telhng the blggest l1e was a guest of hm or The prmclpal speaker was Sarah Pruett Some other members whom I knew were Catherme Matthews Helen Love Annle Dor1s Jacobs and Wllma Kerr To my amazement I next saw Iwora Mar Thomas as the owner of a large banana plantatlon 1n South Amerlca Another charmmg volce I heard Thls t1me lt belonged to EUHICC Owen whc was on a lecture tour abroad As her volce faded 1n the dlstance the V611 vsas drawn over m1ne eyes shut Img out from my v1s1on the Th1ngs to Be and I turned mme eyes back to the Th1ngs that Are sure that as coming events cast then shadows before only falr and talented members of the Class of 42 ANN HARDISON CLASS IDEALS Durmg the past four years the class of 1942 has set many goals These arms of attalnment or these standards of excellence toward whlch most of us have been str1v1ng are our class 1deals A hlgh and 1nclus1ve goal we set for ourselves was to be good cltlzens 1n th1s school and thus to prepare and tram ourselves to be good c1t1zens wherever we mav go after we leave th1s s hool whether It be to another school 1nto the bus mess world or 1nto home l1fe We want to gxve to Amerlca cltxzens who have lcqulred hablts of reverence obedlence and loyalty crtlzens who have the appre c1at1on for the good m l1fe and c1t1zens who are honest and mdustrxous If we are honest and mdustrlous surely we must succeed' Today more than eve before rn the hrstory of Amerxca we need rellable trustworthy c1t1zens Another element of good c1t1zensh1p IS COODSI'3f,lOIl We have trled to work ogether to accompl1sh those thlnvs Wh1Ch were for the common good of all Here ln school as well as elsewhere we knew that work could be done better and more qulckly 1f each one d1d h1S part L adershlp IS also a tralt of good 1t1zens1hp We, therefore have made et forts to prepare ourselves to take respons1b1l1ty to develop a sp1r1t of self conf1 dence and optlmxsm and to acqune hablfs of perseverance In general we have looked forward to a full and useful l1fe In order that we mlght have a full l1fe we have trled to cultxvate mcllnatrons toward the good and to curb those mcllnatlons toward the bad for the good thmgs In the world make l1fe full and worth whlle We haxe been strnmg to mtensxfy the power to thmk to observe and to prepare ourselves to meet xx 1th mtelllgence the problems wlth whxch vse shall be confronted Page Nlneteen . , ' , ' , , ' ' . ' c . ' ' , .a . . . . X , . Y ' , . . . ' . V N . - , , X ' , AL ' ' y ' . H goodness, truth, and prosperity shall follow all the days that are to come to the . , , . 2 be ' , ' - I . . Y . Y 1 . . ,W L ' ' g ' ' . 2 . 9 . . . 1 Cl . . U . .-

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No sooner had the laughter died than I found myself vrevxrng the hustle and bustle of a large newspaper Off1CC In the midst of the confusion was E J Goslln the editor rn chief As T gazed Wlth aston shment 1 heard loud cheers and as my vision cleared I saw two men whom I recognized as Harry Petty and Warne Thomas The cheers were for them because they had Just invented a motorless automobrle Next I saw a large banner waving in the air and on it were printed these startllng words Anne Harvlll will make her radio debut tonight as a slnger Her feature number will be Yes There Aint No Honey In a Bumble Bee s St1ng Before I could recover from this wondrous sight I saw books books and more books As I looked more closely, I could read the tltle of one It was How to Chew More and Bigger Wads of Gum written by Mary Gardner and Betty Derry berry The scene agaln changed abruptly and I saw the rnterlor of a crowded night club Moving among the many people quickly and effrcrently were P D Llggett and J D Matthews the headwarters Well the next sight was quite fam1l1ar for it was at dear old C H S Some changes had been made however for I saw Jack Cecll not M1ss Hale presldrng over the English Department Then I saw a fashionable dress shop ln Chicago and the charmlng owner was Dot Cec1l Her lovely models were Mary Alice Dodson Martha Fleming Frances Brown Jean Davis and Evelyn Walker Wlth startling clarity I next saw our capitol rn Washington and coming down the steps were three charming secretaries Their features gradually becaml clear and I knew them to be Ella Coffee Aurella Lovell and Pallen Carpenter This vision faded and I viewed what appeared to be a dance studio 1n Los Angeles managed by James Kelran and Paul Cecil who were busy teaching young Hollywood hopefuls the latest steps ng over statlon XYZ The trio was composed of Elwyn Galloway Margaret Flte and Margaret Davidson Next I saw several well managed farms and their respective owners were George Campbell W1ll1am Craig J W Harmon Dorrrs Gilliam Joe Shaw and John Ross Anderson Later I was permitted to look rnto the office of a big busmess man He was Jack Weatherford edrtor rn chief of Esquire Hls secretary and adviser was James Dugger Williams I then saw a place where everyone could be made beautiful It was a large beauty shop rn Memphis owned and operated by Joy Freld and Evelyn Abernathv Among their operators there appeared such familiar faces as those of Mary Evelyn Adkins Louise Brown Mildred Marlin and Edythe Nichols In the twinkling of an eye Columbia was again before my eyes There walk ing down the street and pushing baby carriages were Martha and Mary Turner They each had a set of twin boys Once more the scene changed to New York where I saw Juanita Thompson Dorothy Ussery Harrrette Sharp Ruby Rea and Starlrng Pressnell as famous and very beautiful mannequrns Suddenly a microphone appeared before me and standlng behind rt was Imogene Hyatt who was very convlncrnv as Ma Perkins Beside her was her loyal daughter Faye played by Vrrginra Holliday I next saw a happy and successful business man He was our class presr dent George Knox married to Josephine Jackson and doing so well ln business that hrs secretary Neva Norton was over worked For a moment I was permitted to see a motion plcture rn production The star of the picture was June Garrett Her flaming locks made her a lovely sub1ect or Technicolor LIKCWISE Ellen Gibbs was a famous actress from another studio Then I heard the haunting strams of native muslc and on a small island ll the Paclfrc Elizabeth Moore was teaching the natives how to dance Now I saw an advertisement for No Smeer Lipstick This nroduct was mtrr Page Eighteen . . Y. 1 , V . . . Y . . i . . , - . , y , , 1 ' ' U ' Y 5 ' if I A ! '1 7 ' U . ,, . , - 3 ' . . - ' ' . . ' J , , Y . . , . Y Again I heard sweet music, and I recognized the tuneful trio that was sing- i . I . V Y . , y - y . , . I , , . . , , . n. - . U . ,, . . , bs. I 0 Y 1 . ' v . y . . I v V a ' 'A 1 V ' . , 1 5 - ' Q . . . , . . 1 l . - . . . . A V I . P

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We set our goals h1 h because vxe knew that the h1gher vxe set them the ha1der we vtould st11ve to 1e1ch them Ideals 'ne l1ke the stars we never 1each lhem b11t l1ke the 171211111815 on the sea vle ch'11t Olll co111se by them ELLA COFFEE CLASS POEM To you defn fllG1ldS on th1s dav of day We extend C1 hefuty 19 tm We a1e he1e to 11e 0111 11st f uex ell T111 anothe1 glftdsome meetmg Wh11e v1e have not always done 0111 pest N01 o'1lI1Qd that fOl xxlnch vxe xxe1c SLIIVIHQ We ve 13bOl ed hfnd to pass Ulll tests Wlth hope 111 us Zlbldlllg We have always fe't that on thls day Our hea1ts would knovt no 501 IOVK B11t as ou1 last good byes 'uc sfud We wxsh lt could be to ITIOIIOW Soon NISIOIWS VR 111 come befo1e 0111 eyes Well look but the 11.51011 vvlll f'1de and d1e And our ex es xull f1l1 Wlth tears Well love to d1eam about these years We ve spent he1e all to gether We ve tIOd the pleasant paths t1ll now When we 0111 happy tles must sever FARISS PARKS CLASS WILL We the Sen1or Class of 1942 havlng successfully passed the fhlllgS 1equ1red to complete th1s course and belng novt 1eady to advance further bequeath the 1ollov11ng to those we leave beh1nd To next yea1 s SGDIOIS xe leave the gathermgs 111 the hbrary on the Tues day 21ft,61HOO1l bCf0IE h1sto1x 1epo1ts a1e d11e on Wednesday and on the Thu1s day before MISS Hale s themes :ue due on Fuday To next years JUHIOIS IS ou1 challenge to ca11v on the tI'3.dlt1OIl of blgg r a11d better receptlons each wear To next years Sophomo1es goes all that you ve heard from us about M1ss G1aham To next yea1 s F16S1'1lHQl'l we leave the LCIIOI youll get the fnst t1me M1 Matthews gets the study hall qulet To all advanced Lat1n Stl1d911T.S goes that old phrase Have you 1ead you Lat1n'9 FHIISS Parks leaves a pa1t of he1 clothes to Jov Petty John Shelton and Joy Fxeld v111l then popula11ty to Evelyn C1 oz1er and Charhe Cook Jane Hambl1n Batts place on ex EIV xwo1thv1h11e comm1ttee 111 school 1s to be d1v1ded evenly amonv all the students Mlller PlI1kl6I011 bequeaths the vt axe 111 1113 hall to Burton Whlt6S1d9 Page T11 enty . ' 'g - ' ' Q' L Q ' ' Q' , 1 v v Q' Q :A . n- -B, g Q ' A .Z Q X 1 Q' ,k. A . Q C Q . Q 'U y L . Q Lv 'l vs' f . ' 1 Q' g, Q Q glx . 2 . 2 Q V 3 , .c ' . ' v C v K A Q ' ,Q V Q UL' t Q . ' , Q Q BQ Q' ' Q. ' Q I Q Q. Q Q I, vc L- A 'Q . . , . .. . Q K - - Q 2 Q .QL ' Y Q' ' A 7' Q Q Of our school dear to us through these years. . 1 7. 1. vi 4 A - 1 . . 1 , . ' 1' 1 1 1' 1 .- ' .A QYQ ' ,- ' ' ,- llc Q Q ' v - v Q K Q Q v Q - ' ' V Q Q' . 1 ' Q. ' Q A Q. 1 1 - D ' U ' 1 y - Q Q Q ' ' 1 - . 1 7 , . K D