Oneonta High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Oneonta, AL)

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Zhu? The date is May 24, 1990, thirty years from now. The place Oneonta, Alabama, one of the largest cities in the state. Yes, this city has really grown since that year when the best class of Oneonta High School graduated, the class of '60. I am going to make a few visits on the way to the hotel to see if any of the old gang is still around. As I leave the Oneonta National Airport, I see a large statue in the center of a park. This beauti- ful statue, carved out of Alabama marble, was erected in memory of JAMES LOWELL GREGORY. As I come closer I can read the inscription: In memory of James Lowell Gregory, known as the Abraham Lincoln of the South, died January 30, 1985. And now as I am well on my way, on my left, far in the distance I see the home of DOUGLAS LOWE famous multi-millionaire. He has many hobbies, but one of the strangest of these is that he gives away million dollar bills once a month. The beautiful green hills of clover to the right are the 30, 000-acre estate of JIMMY LOWE, Douglas' cousin. It seems that he got lucky, too! And next - well this is strange! Here is FROGGY FREDDIES' FROG FARM. Yes, Freddie Dean is raising frogs for the government because of her love for them. She distributes them all over the United States. Well, I see that the circus is in town. Maybe I should stop for a while. This is a big surprisel As the curtain opens to reveal the strongest woman in the world, I see GINGER INGRAM. She can lift over one thousand pounds above her head. In the next bootn, I see Annie, the tattooed lady. Can you guess who this is? Why, of course! It's ANNE TIDWELL. And now to the big top for the show. At last I am seated and my attention is drawn to the top of the tent, where the trapeze artists are about to begin. It's not surprising to find that the daring young man on the flying trapeze is JOHNNY GRAVES. The show is over and now I have to get back to the car. I am going down main street and I find that a very famous opera star is at the Neely Theatre. She is RUTH CAROL KITCHENS. The Demo- crat Office, which is next door, puts out 60, 000 papers daily. The editor is KENNETH BURROWS. CAROL BATTLES and BARBRA DEERMAN really have the business these days. They have a taxi service to and from the county line. Wonder how long it will last! Next, on our leftl see the Paris Lonely Hearts Club. PATSY PARIS is the owner. Some of her worthy members are MARTHA MILLER, JUDY CHESSER, and ELIZABETH WARREN. Whom are they sending their letters to? As I pass by the police department, I see the ten most wanted men of whom LARRY EPPERSON and BILL HYDE are at large. They are two of the most notorious men in the United States. DANNY WOOD- ARD, chief of police, says that it all began when the class of '60 went to Washington. I surely am hearing a lot about the Tweezers Corporation. RUSSELL SPARKS is the owner and pres- ident. He finally invented automatic tweezers. I have some news from Hollywood that just came in. Well, well! I see that TOMMY CORVIN has a new contract as Tarzan. No, Tommy doesn't look like the same person. Also I see that Dale Evans has lost her title as the Queen of the Cowgirls and JEWANDA REEVES has gained it. NowI am passing the beautiful mansion of LEE HANSON. It seems that he went into bankruptcy and would not have made it if it wasn 't for Douglas Lowe and his million dollars. Lee has managed to hire a full-time maid named CAROL SMITH, who just loves doing his house work for him. The next home is that of the mayor of the city ofOneonta, Honorable BRUCE PHILLIPS. Wouldn't you know it! He spends his time signing papers and playing golf. I guess you 've been wondering where those three stooges, CHARLES FENDLEY, JERRY GREEN, and GAYLON BROTHERS are. Well, they are in Africa again. They are on one of those long safaris. This is their last though, because they have finally decided to stop their running around and get married. The next house is the former home of the President of the United States. Yes, the women of Oneonta have finally made it. Our worthy President, MOLLIE BAGGETT. When I think of TOMMY HALLMAN, I think of his glass factory. He is the No. 1 glass-blower, while DAVID NEWSOM shapes the glass for him. These two make a fine pair. MM-M, what do I smell? Donuts from Fay and Fern 's Donut Shop? Yes, FAY and FERN CORNEL- IUS make the best donuts this side of Allgood. They have some real good helpers, too! NANCY COL- LETT and CAROLYN GILLILAND really enjoy cutting the holes in them.

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PAUL JOEL WILLIAMS BOBBY RAY WINE 595 O Club 59,60. CLAUDE DANIEL WOODARD Football 56 ,5'7,58,59, 60g Baseball 57, 58,59,60g Science Club 57g Boys' Club 57g F. F.A. 58,59,6O, Vice-President Sophomore Class 585 President Junior Class 59g O Club 59,60, Vice-President 59, Pres- ident 60g F. F.A. Bouncer 603 Who's Who 60g What's Your Problem 60. BILLY MAX WRIGHT Vice-President Freshman Class 57g Science Club 575 Student Council Rep. 57g F. F.A. 58,59,60, Vice-President 58, Treasurer 59, Reporter 605 Stu- dent Council Rep. 595 Senior Class Reporter. Spanish Club 57,58,59,6Og Science Club 57 Boys' Club 575 Beta Club 59g Science Club 60 Who's Who 60g Gunsmoke 60. F.F.A. 57,58,59g Baseball 58,59,60 D O Club CLASS FLOWER CLASS MOTTO CLASS COLORS Gardenia Strong Because United AGAIN AND AGAIN Seniors, when we must part 'Twill sadden many a hearty 'Tis been such a happy year, To Seniors--it's been so very dear. We'll always remember friendships true Before parting starts some anew. When all is said and done And we've our diplomas won, We'll say--'twas worth all the strifeg 'Twill mean starting a new life, A new life based on the old Where we practice what teachers have told. But always will we remember The troubles we've had--great and small And how together we've faced them all. How could we forget our teachers dearg They were a favorite part of our senior year. Memories of all these will we forever retain And think back to them again and again. Kenneth Burrow- - Class Poet Pink and Silver

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Uh, Oh! Here comes the chain gang. What!! TOMMY TIDWELL, GERALD VINES, and BUDDY WINE? What did they do to deserve this? Maybe they were like JERRY BAILEY and GENE CORVIN - these boys were caught trying to sneak on the team with the New York Giants. FRANCES COONRADT has finally made use of herself. She is the first woman ever to go over Noc- calula Falls in a barrel. There is a large violin factory here in Oneonta, and they just couldn't do without BUTCH CHAM- BLEE, who puts the strings on them. Now I am passing the high school and I bet you could never guess who is inside. JOEL WILLIAMS makes a fine principal! Some people seem to think that he is the best in the county, but his faculty doesn't think so. I find that EVA CLYDE MURRAY is teaching economics and right down the hall is CAROLYN UNDERWOOD, who teaches psychology. It 's hard to believe that the school janitor is CHARLES MOODY. My, my, some people thought that he would make a fine president. STEARLIN REEVES and BILLY MAX WRIGHT are spending their time raising hound dogs. They say that there is a good profit in them, but Stearlin whistles for his dogs so much that when dinner time comes he whistles for his children. It's not surprising to me that KENNETH SUMMERFORD has made the headlines. I-Ie is the current teenage idol. His first two recordings are Don't Never Get Hooked, or You'll End Up in the Frying Pan, and I'm Done. I am almost to the hotel and on my right is the home of JOAN MCDANIEL. Ioan makes her five children a good mother and also her ten grandchildren a good grandmother. Can't you see her now sit- ting on her front porch in an old rocking chair knitting sweaters! Next door to Ioan 's is the Never Grow Old Old Maid's Home. The proprietors are MARGENE DU- MAS, and ANNE WADE. Hey! What are these two doing here? I see that SHIRLEY MARSH is just as lucky as Ioan, only she has twelve grandchildren. ,Right now there is a bridge party going on at her house. Let's see if we know any of the people here. I see CAROLYN EDWARDS, wife of the president of the First National Bank, and I see FAY OWEN and DOLLIE EPPS, other prominent women in Oneonta. Dollie and Fay sent their husbands on a trip to the moon with a rocket half full of fuel. Girls, why did you do this? Wonder why this crowd of people is in the street! Oh, there is someone causing a commotion. It is DURWOOD WHITE. Durwood has been chasing a mirage for years. He says it's a beautiful girl, but no one seems to see her but him. Poor Durwood! There are two girls who are a credit to the F. B.I., which has a branch office here. They are MAX- INE GRIFFIN, and PAT STEWART. They make fine G-Men. Another lucky thing that has happened to Oneonta is the Women's Track Team. And that wouldn't be anything if there weren't two members on it. They are PEGGY FOWLER and JANIE WHITWORTH. They have set a record of one mile in fifteen seconds flat. There is much going on in court today, too. IERALD GARNER has tried to get a divorce eight times, but judge RUSSELL INGLE just won't listen to him. Jerald says that his wife beats him up every morning before breakfast. BEN CHEAVES and JACKIE CANNON have written a book called The Way to a Girl's Heart - Poetry.' They are called the Romeos of 1990. I guess by now you think that nothing can be predicted for TOMMY WEAVER and ,TERRY GRIFFIN. Well, to tell the truth, I haven't seen them around yet. I am at the hotel so I might as well go to my room. Well, what's this? Look what I see coming down the street. An organ-grinder! I thought those things were gone long ago - but there is Jerry Griffin, the organ-grinder, and it looks as if Tommy Weaver is taking the place of his monkey for a while. As I think about the tour over the city, I can see that the Senior Class of 1960 has really made some- thing of itself! Class Prophet, Jean Jones