Jacksonville High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Jacksonville, NC)

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CLASS PROPHECY It was a cold rarny night in the December of 1965 ln hrs study of the Ierome Tavern Robert Sanders noted Editor of The New York Times sat unable to thrnk of the work that lay before him to be done The warl of hrs newest arrival filled the house Tonight as on so many similar nrghts he remembered the days at the little town of Iacksonvrlle and the classmates that had been hrs there Frndrng himself unable to work on hrs edi torral any longer he grabbed his raincoat and overshoes and stepped out into the cold drizzle After a number of hours of hard walking he found himself standing on the steps of the First Baptist Church Inside he knew hrs best friend the Rev Ioseph Sumner would be preparing hrs Sunday sermon A talk with the pastor of this Fifth Avenue First Baptist Church would surely satisfy the longing rn hrs heart There would be warmth inside and he was chilled to the bone Inside the talk with Rev Sumner farled to help him By now the morning paper would be gone to press and his assistant editor Robin Ann Kellum would have written his editorial Where to now but to the prrntrng house? shouting orders from left to rrght and rn another hour the paper would be on the street He stopped by Miss Kellum s desk and they soon fell to talking about old trmes They decided there was one sure way to frnd out what had happened to all of the old friends and that would be to go through all of the old papers on frle Leaving the busrness man ager in charge of the office they made their way into the frle room on the basement floor Stacks and stacks of filed papers of bygone years were pulled out Slqhlng they began the long trek through them The first thing that caught therr eye was a picture on the front page of a paper a few years old Together they hurrredly read the writeup Vann Murrell noted engrneer had been employed by the Brrtran Bridge Asso cratron to remodel the London Bridge Page after page they read Foreign Ambas sador Iackre Collins had Just returned from Russia He was to be succeeded by hrs colleague and friend Durwood Edwards On the stock pages they found that the Fergu son Lumber Company had prospered greatly and by now Ioe Ferguson was a million arre Richard Iackson had rnvested most of hrs money rn the Alaskan luneau Gold and found that through the years rt nerther went up nor down Mention rn a later paper stated that Mr Iackson had treked off to Alaska to see what could be done about rars ing the value of rt On an editorial page was a letter from Professor William Lrkens Professor of Physics at Harvard who was telling the world about a new law that he had perfected about the pendulum. Professor Aaron Parnell had retired from Mars Hill Col- lege where for years he had been an English Instructor. Without a doubt the sports pages were the most fascinating. Lewis Gurganus noted basketball referee had just announced the birth of his seventh child another boy. His wife the former Edna Earl Hemby made the statement that she was as excited as when she had her first. Walter Sabiston all time basketball coach at UNC had announced his retirement. He stated that wives and basketball dont mix very well. lt takes most of his time marrying and divorcing them. Following his retirement he will marry his sixth the childhood sweetheart of bygone years luanita Ketchum the widow from Wisconsin. They were to make their home in Iacksonville their home town. This has been the lifetime desire of both. Everett Waters featherweight boxing champion of the world will fight tonight in Madison Square ,Garden The price of the tickets will be more than they have been since l946 when Lewis met Conn. Mr. Waters manager is none other than Cecil Westmoreland. He s evidently dropped his nickname of Blanch- ard since then. Mr. Sanders uttered a sigh as he came across the fashion page. For lo and behold there was a new creation by the one and only Betty Petteway. And what had she created? It was a nightie that would send a man s blood pressure up a few hundred degrees. Miss Theldine Gillespie was modeling a topless hat and cr bottomless pair of evening slippers. In the page of advertisements was the notice of a traveling circus that had passed through. Owner and proprietor, Leonard Hitch and his wife, the mid- get of the show, Frances Batson, were literally rolling in the money. Mr. Hitch posed in one tent as the Midriff Man. Mrs. Hitch, when asked by the reporters for a statement only said, Well, I tell you. There isn't much to say. Q Y G16 GCLVJUZCLA 1 7' There he found everything in the hurly burly of a newspaper office. Miss Kellum was

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CLASS HISTORY Our Senior Class of 1947 has completed a twelve year prograrr which constitutes for us a well balanced and varied foundation upon wh1ch we will begin our indivldual life s work Each will go into a different direction intc different fields of endeavor each carrying in his heart and mind the ideals inspirations and knowledge gained through these twelve years of associatior with each other and with the instructional program of the school Since our first days in the Primary Department our school program has expanded and strengthened Each year we have been offered greater advan tages for advancement in learning and other activities Through the elemen rapidity but with no definite aim in mind Upon entering high school we began to feel the whole plan of our education the progress we had made and the course of our future which would be a decision of our own We began to see the need of continued study and preparation to be able to fully understand and conquer the problems which will confront us as we individually take our places in the business economic and social world Since the restrictions of war shortages no longer restrain us we hav in the past two years directed our efforts to building an athletic program which would be an asset to the school and thereby enriching the lives of the pupils through various sports and creative activities We have achieved much of our purpose with great enioyment and satisfaction but we are leaving much to be im proved upon We feel deep gratitude now that we have reached this attainment, to the many who have helped us through our trials given their council and lived their lives that we might daily have an example to follow. Our greatest wish is that we might give of our knowledge and strength to others like ourselves and in a measure repay our debt. THELDINE GILLESPIE ANNE YOPP. ,94 cle cw, af tary grades we studied, played, and accepted new ideas with increasing

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CLASS PROPHECY fCont1nuedl lt was the page of advertisements that caught Miss Kellum s eye There it was Rooms for rent at Walton s Rest Haven Upon research for the details of the ad they found it was none other than Donald Walton and his wife the former Betty Pearl Hemby who had realized their dreams of a huge home Just out of town There was another ad entitled Marthas Marriage Bureau Detail related that she would marry anybody to anybody for anything Miss Martha Westmoreland says that the Bureau works fine because it works for her Another ad attracted them Come to Marie s for the shampoo or permanent that satisfies And so MISS Marie Williams was the part time operator of a beauty parlor The other part of her time was taken up as Mrs Marie Kalamazoo in her cute little home with her cute little kids and her cute little hubby And of course all of the best pictures of Mr Sanders New York Times are made by none other than Harry Griffith His studio up the street is something you hear about but wait in line to see Successful photographer indeed A small write up in dark print caught their eyes Miss Nancy See noted American poet had Just been told that she will live to be ninety nine w1th no effort at all All of her poems seemed to show that she believed a little differently Lesl1e Russ creator of Russ Slips had Just turned his business over to his son At the time they are living in New Iersey Believe me his slips are plenty good Miss Mary Frank the laughing star of Laugh Awhrle Darling has Just been asslgned a new part in the play Crying Angel The former Miss Ina Gresham left by plane to Join her husband the noted engineer in London In a yellowed old paper was the mention of the wedding of Miss Hazel and Miss Lois Gurganus The ceremony was double Mr Sanders could find no further mention of them Miss Kellum came across an 1nterest1ng ad Do you want longer hair? If so try Hewitt s Halr Oil If not completely satisfied your money back Miss Myrtle Hewitt was well situated in the business Newspaper after newspaper they searched They dragged them off the shelves like dragging off years Mrs Iohn O Peacock the former Miss Ann Yopp was attending the Statewide basketball tournament in which her two oldest sons were all stars from lackson ville The doors to the divorce courts were slammed in the face of Miss Lois Rita Howell sixteen times divorced already Dear me Don t tell anybody but it looks like she s going to have to l1ve Wlth this one Little Miss Minnie Iustice was the founder of Minnie s Many Tourist Courts And so France gave back to the Unlted States the beautiful inter national star of the stage Miss Lillian Piner. She left behind her name in lights. The morning light filtered through the basement windows as Mr. Sanders sighed. That s every paper and we re missing three still. I wonder what happened to them? Oh baloney We ll probably never know. Get your hat. lm starving. Upstreet they decided to go to a joint they d neither been to before. From afar they saw in lights the word Gizmo. Solmehow the word struck a key note. Oh but the place was beautiful. From their table they ordered from a sweet waitress whom they discovered to be none other than another old friend Miss Marjorie Petteway. The man- ager came out to say a cheery word to them and who to their wondering eyes should appear but none other than Mary Stefanou. Same business eh Miss Stef? As always she was at home in the business of her lifetime. On the way home they decided for old time s sake they d stop in at Madam Frances place to have their fortunes told. She told Mr. Sanders that he was searching to find one missing person. She told Miss Kellum of her sad love affair and of an unsuccessful marriage. She predicted that Miss Kellum s only son Eddie would be coming home from the Navy to stay. Mr. Sanders interrupted- Yes we know and we hope but what we want to know is what happened to our old friend Margaret Rochelle? Hastily Madam Frances removed her veil and before them was none other than their jolly old friend Miss Margaret Rochelle. Lastly she said I predict that there will be a reunion of all our senior class in Iacksonville soon soon soon. LESLIE RUSS, BETTY PETTEWAY. 14 G J' A . - . , , , . I v ll - I 1 1 I I - . , . ' . , , . , . , . ' 1 . , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,, ,, , , , , , ,,