Decatur High School - Golden Memories Yearbook (Decatur, AL)

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It was a hot and humid day rn Washington D C on July 4 960 I was prepar ng to leave on a night p'ane enroute to 8 number of hosprtals tn make an institutional survey for the Uni cd States I Ser Ccmmrssion Although the Independence Day celebration was in progress tnere had been rr trrre rn my s hedule to see or listen to any of rt When I had completed packing I realized I strll had fr e he rs b fore departare so I decided to spend a part of rt watching tne parade down Pennsylvania Avenue I made my way down to the street and out to the curb rust as tne Na y Band was approa hrng with the familiar notes of Anchors Av ergh As the band marched by rn perfect unison and arrow Ike lines a familiar fa e drew me sharply to attent on There on the front line marched Ray Morrrs Sometime later I hailed a taxi for the trip to the airport and who should be sit' ng n rt but Arthur Hodge now a traveling insurance executive After I had purchased my ticket at the station and was on my way to 'ne coffee sh p I was greeted by the Official sta tion hostess Jennie Blackwell I then hurriedly gulped a cup of coffee as rny plane was om ng rn to land As I stood at the gate waiting o go out I spotted Shirley Will ams amotg tl e rn onnrng passengers She told me she was rust home from the Japanese mission field by way of Los Angeles Once settled rn the plane I glan ed a r s the a sle at two rr' n v ho I fre ob sy bus ness men On closer rnspe tion I recognized them as Charles Horton and Carrol Ro ear who were trayel ng a rdrtors fo S andard Orr Company While talking over old times I suddenly became conscious of the fa t that th airline h s ess was se tiring my safety belt l looked up to see none other than Rita Baker I learned from her that the pilot and co pilot were Sammre Pruett and Billy Vwfoods respectively Many more surprises were rn store for me rn New York and Brooklyn Entering my hotel I found Ralph Murphy as man ager Later while shopping on Fifth Avenue I entered an exclusive dress shop owned and operated by Elizabeth Rrgel and Geraldine Hartselle Modeling the ratest styles were Carolyn Ellner Kathleen Lively Jane Murphree Barbara Aldridge and Joanne Vfoodruff On the subway I bumped into Lewis Bethany and he t ld me he and Billy Terry were working for the Pennsylvania Railroad rn ts New York office In Brooklyn I witnessed a game between the Dodgers and the Grants with Lind sav Terry as short stop and B G Ryan receiving the slants of a slim rrgnt hander named D nald Loggins all of the Brooklyn Club After arrrvrng n Baltimore a few days later I was having din ter rn the I1 el dining room Glancrng across the room I saw three ens gns of the U S Coast Guard They were Wrnford I-lead Tom Moore and B lly Evans The next morning while waiting rn the superintendent s office of the Passmore Memorial Hospital I picked up the morning paper On the amusement page was a full length likeness of Ronald Eddens and I-Irs Rby nm Masters appearing at the Starlight Club Featured vocalists were Willa Dean Martin and Jeanne White Gulley and Eldora Reber s I was fascinated by the murals that adorned the walls I learned later that these were painted by Don Shelton Upon leaxrng the tea room I met Juyne Johnson and Joanne Reeves on their way ba k to Duke University where they were rn the teaching profession As I entered the hospital grounds later I saw several nurses having a few moments of relaxation on the lawn They were Doris Pickens Marie Chastain Edna Fuller Joann Ryan and Jean Hooper They told me of the accomplishments of James Mat thews and In s assistants Mary Penn Eleanor Gregg and Mary Ann Catlett rn cancer research We all planned to spend that evening together After having dinner we made our way through the crowds to the Munrcroal Auditorium where the Philharmonic Orchestra was appearing under the direction of Allen Hamilton Featured soloists were Jeanne Warren on the c'arrnet and Lola Harvel on the French horn Appearing as guest vocalist was Fred Schlosser The next day when I arrived at the hospital rn Miami I was greeted by Mary Caudrll the receptionist I began telling her of my experiences since I had begun my tour She related to m more surprising news about our graduating class Edgar Kirby was on the staff there wrtn Marlene McBride as hrs assistant Ruby I-Iouser was dorng excellent work as a laboratory technician Stanley Wise was in charge of the hospital apothecary Diane Spurlock was superintendent of nurses and Bobbye Waldrop was nosprtal dietitian Relaxing that evening in the lobby of the Hotel Sherry Frontenac I recognized Elizabeth Arantz arrrvrng with a party of people A banquet I learned from her was being given in honor of her latest book The Golden Tear Being rn the literary field she told me of a series of psychological books by two of the natron s leading psychologists Bill Scroggrns and John Wrlks and also of Bobby Nerll who was the edrtor of one of the leading newspapers in New York City LaVerne Bogle was fashion edrtor of the Ladres Home Journal along with Elsie Games as food edrtor and Irene Shafer as cartoon edrtor MV next STOP WGS New OVICHVIS I afflved BT 'TW IWOIGI and decided to rest a while before beginning my inspection of hosprtals I picked up a newspaper on the way up to my room On the front page was a wrrte up about the important meet ing of the members of the Southeastern Football Conference Among the m mbers listed were Roy Freeman coach from Au burn Fred Horn coach from Alabama and Wesley Thompson of Vanderbrlt There was also a long article on a murder trral being held rn New Orleans Lloyd Bennett was the prosecutrng attorney The wrrte up on the trral was done by Mabel Turner I also noticed that he socrety edrtor was Annette Scoggrn In he socrety column was an article telling of the return of Norma Haddock and Nancy Hundley from Paris where they had been scouting fashions for Mademoiselle Magazine On my return TVID I Sfopped over rn Decatur for a short vrsrt I ran across manv of my ord classmates strll rn the old home town Velma Compton Peggy Johnson Colleen George and Zayl r Norton were busy housewives Morrrs King and Allan LeMay were in the wholesale business Robert Pentecost owned a promrsrng cafe Betty Jo Marion and Barbara Norrrs were the town s leading mrllrners Decaturs largest beauty salon was operated by Shirley Tanner Grace Terry and Fay Waldrop Alrce Smith was the town s most promising lawyer with Brllre Carolyn Owen 35 her Typist and assistant Exhausred from travel and excitement I was rn bed early The radio beside mx bed was playing soft musrc as l lay there thinking A vcrce suddenly interrupted the musrc to say The time rs now twelve oclock midnight and time to bring to a close the broadcasting activities of station D R E A M S nineteen fifty on your dia' This is your announcer Wayne Srms saying goodnight lSrgnedI Betty Hallmark I r , , ,, , I - , r r , , 'f- .1 Cnr vice o . , ' ' , ' o r C i , , -. u e I ., i ' ' vf c ' . 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