Midland City High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Midland City, AL)

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CLASS PROPHECY It was good to get back to the States after ten years of modeling in Paris. As I passed a newstand I picked up the latest edition of The New York Herald. I was utterly shocked when I opened the paper and found in sprawl- ing headlines Army To Use Invention of Buffkin. The article reported that a super-jet missile, invented by the famous scientist, Dan E. Buffkin, was to be used by General Colbert Marshall's 87th Army. Colonel Virgil Skipper was to direct the test. Still kind of numb with shock I moved over to look at the picture adjoining the article. It was Senator Johnnie Mac Eldridge of Alabama. Under the picture was the announcement by his secretary, Miss Peggy Wald- ing, that he would give a nation-wide address on The Advancement of Women in Politics Since 1950. Yes, all of these were Seniors of '53, the class that had always tried to please and do the things that seemed right even though they did get off the tracks at times just as any normal class will do. Just below the picture was the announcement of the outstanding revival conducted by the great evangelist, Jerry Smith. The Reverend Billy Joe Bass was in charge of the musical service. I turned the page and the picture of two similing faces looked very familiar. Of course. There was Elna and Thelma Woodham, recently chosen National Toni Twins, beaming with delight. The winning entry was submitted by none other than Mrs. Roslyn Green Woodham. Then I saw another thing that was of great interest to me. Delma Ray Matthews, a rising young photogra- pher, had his name under another picture. But this one was much more interesting than the others I had seen. In it was John Popwell and Sue York as they entered the Little Theatre, now under the management of Billy Raley. Under the picture was posted some of the coming attractions. Among them were Agatha Corbin and Rebecca Windham, a famous skating team; David Dozier and his orchestra, featuring Virginia Marshall at the piano and Sue Smith, a well known actress, famous for her role in Aunt Cathy’s Cat. To conceal my elation, I moved on to the next article. It was a report of the names and decisions of a committee appointed to draw up a National Health Program. Among those on the committee were Dr. Wade Glover and his nurse, Edna Crooms; and Winifred Richards, widely acclaimed in the field of dentistry, and with her was her assistant, Jo Ann Dykes. When I saw the headlines, The Agricultural and Industrial South, I could not refrain from reading the article. After finishing it, I was glad that I had not overlooked it. The editor had listed some of the most im- portant advancements in southern agriculture and industry given to them by Ted Yeomans, professor of Agricul- ture at Auburn, Alabama, who was guest of New York's mayor, Eugene Dease. I was enjoying the paper immensely, but was suddenly horrified upon seeing that Mrs. Betty Adkins Hutto, winner of the million dollar Double-Bubble contest, and Betty Jo Danford, hostess for the airline, were among those listed as passengers on an airplane that had crashed. It was such a relief to see the words, No One Was Seriously Injured. I turned the page and saw U. S. S. Alabama Ready For Maiden Voyage. Her commander was Vice-Admiral Larry Tumipseed, a graduate of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. There was a big picture of the ship with her commander standing on deck, waving to a cheering crowd. With a sigh of contentment, I moved on to the sports page. Tide Defeats U.C. L. A. in Rose Bowl Classic, was the encouraging headlines. Coach Harold Hunter’s Crimson Tide was again victorious. Under the article was a picture of glamorous Nell Condrey, 1963 tennis champion. The paper was so interesting that I didn't want to put it down, so I rummaged through the advertisement sec- tion. The ad Hall Grain and Manufacturing Company gave me such a shock that I hardly recognized the name Hicks. Yes, of course. It was Jeanette Hicks, proprietor of the Lady B. Lovely Dress Shop. She was announcing the arrival of a new shipment of dresses, designed by Sally Hunter and modeled by Virginia Burgess. Why, I must hurry right down, but not now, I must engage in my reverie for just a while longer. CANORA WOODHAM EUGENE DEASE Prophets

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CLASS HISTORY It was a bright September morning in 1941 that our ship anchored at Midland City High School. Some of our mothers were there with us for the first day. Mrs. William Nor- rell was there to greet us. Our class had to be divided and Miss Doris Peebles was glad to help guide our ship. Each summer we came into port for a vacation and each fall we started out with a dif- ferent captain in command. Some of these were: Mrs. Willie Hudson, Mrs. Virgie King. Mrs. Jennie L. Pierce. Mrs. Evans Gissendanner, Mrs. Emma Preston, Mrs. William Jones, Mrs. Spella Woodham, Mrs. Ralph Stevens and Mrs. Nina Lisenby. During the years some of our crew went ashore to join other companies and new mem- bers boarded our ship. Some were: Billy Joe Bass. Billy Ray Raley. Harold Lee Hunter. Larry Turnipseed, Eugene Dease, Delma Ray Matthews, Jo Ann Dykes, Edna Crooms and Betty Adkins. We were pirates, pirates of knowledge. We set out to conquer battles that would en- able us to combat the problems that would come before us. Not very much other than regular school work happened from the second to the sixth grade. We will all remember the sixth grade because of the graduation. We especially remember our voyage of 1947. That was the year we entered high school with Miss Evelyn Kelly as captain. We remember the first few weeks because we were not used to changing classes and having different teachers every forty-five minutes. We crossed the waves of our Junior High years quickly. Before we had realized it we were sailing into our Senior years. Our Junior year we remember so well because we had Mrs. Virginia Andrews back with us. We presented a three act mystery comedy- Aunt Cathy’s Cat. Our class honored the Seniors that year with a banquet in the high school gymnasium. We look back over the twelve years of our voyage and realize that some of the best years of our lives are behind us but a bright horizon has been sighted. We all love Miss Blanch McKay, our senior sponsor, and would like to thank her for her patience with and guidance of us. We feel that our voyage is not finished but just beginning. AGATHA CORBIN

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE CLASS OF 1953 We, the 1953 Senior Class of Midland City High School, do hereby make our Last Will and Testament. ARTICLE I To our principal and faculty, we will and bequeath our love and appreciation for a task well done. ARTICLE II To the Junior Class, we leave our dignified ways, and responsibilities of the Senior III Class and the many good times we have had during our many years at M.C.H.S, ARTICLE III To our parents, we leave our thanks for their patience and guidance through our school years. ARTICLE IV BETTY ADKINS leaves her quiet ways to Lula Mae Hartzog. NELL CONDREY wills her blonde curls to Frances Weed. AGATHA CORBIN leaves her friendly ways to Janice Glover. JOAN DYKES leaves her height to Bobbie Adkins and her smallness to Barbara McKnight. ELNA and THELMA WOODHAM, the Toni twins, leave their daring blue eyes and cute smile to Louise Powers and Carolyn Roberson. LARRY TURNIPSEED wills his athletic ability to Jimmy Hartzog. DAN BUFFKIN leaves his abilities to Deuel Brackin. BILLY RALEY leaves his cute ways to Gerald McCallister. ROSLYN GREEN wills her helpful ways to Gennine Chapman. JEANETTE HICKS just wants to leave . . . period. EUGENE DEASE leaves his way with the women to Lewie Taylor. WADE GLOVER leaves his ability to sneak up in the lunch line to Curry Mac Palmer. WINIFRED RICHARDS wills her pretty hair to Charlotte Yarbrough. VIRGINIA MARSHALL wills her ability as a pianist to Jacqueline Jenkins. JOHNNIE MAC EDLRIDGE leaves his ability to keep away from girls to Bobby Kennedy. TED YEOMANS leaves his quiet ways to Billy Bagwell. CANORA WOODHAM leaves her ability to yell for the Fliers to Shirley Thompson. SALLY HUNTER wills her neatness to Shirley Skipper. SUE SMITH wills her love for Dothan to Gayle Williams. VIRGIL SKIPPER leaves his friendly ways to Merlon Thomley. SUE YORK wills her charming personality to Juanita Johnson. COLBERT MARSHALL leaves with Ruby Marshall. DELMA MATTHEWS leaves his neat appearance to Sue King. BETTY DANFORD wills her singing ability to Lou Vera Ward. PEGGY WALDING wills her witty way to Weldon Paramore. VIRGINIA BURGESS wills her daintiness to Stevetta Green. DAVID DOZIER wills his romantic ways to Wayne Culpepper. JERRY SMITH leaves his politeness to Juliaette Lisenby. HAROLD LEE HUNTER leaves his way around scnool to Jerry Godwin. BILLY JOE BASS wills his red hair to Janet Horne. JOHN POPWELL leaves his bashful ways to Earl Lewis. GEORGE HALL leaves his good personality to Lucious Faison. REBECCA WINDHAM wills her dark features to Anne Newton. REBECCA WINDHAM Testatrix