A L Brown High School - Albrokan Yearbook (Kannapolis, NC)

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to all the The last announcement fcr the night and I will say Goodnight radio fans. Miss Alma Durham, of the Carolina Stage Society, will stage a play at Glass, North Carolina, February the 31st. A kind little maid appeared before us, with the evening paper and a cup of tea. Turning my paper over, this is what I read: “Miss Williene Smith, head nurse of John Hopkins Hospital, becomes the bride of Dr. M .” Reading on I came to a stop. This is it! The Kindergarten of 134 West Bronx, New York, announces the arrival of the new supervisor of the kindergarten, Miss Mildred Parker, of Kannapolis, North Carolina. Miss Parker has the ability to win the hearts of the little ones, and success is sure. Never once in my life have I seen so many announcements. World-wide Interior Decorator, Miss Mary Lee Hill, will be in Kannapolis to observe the interior decoration rf the High School library and auditorium. Wonder why? I just decided to read about the world and what all was hap- pening, when I spied a name that I knew must be Margie Winecoff’s. Margie was in court sueing for a divorce on the basis that she was tired of living with her present husband and wanted to change to break the monotony of seeing the same face every day. Of course I would read the advertisements. Not being so much surprised as some might have been. Then I read that “The World Known Museum,” of Landis, North Carolina, had changed owners. Mr. Edgar Davis, the new proprietor. Mr. Davis has a large collection of June bugs and fish worms and many other interesting animals to enter into his museum. Folding up my paper, I was about to lay it aside, when I read, “Just Returned from Paris, Mme. Sue Maulden. Having completed her course in Parisian styles Mine. Maulden will take up her work in the near future at Concord, North Carolina.” Laying my paper aside I was inclosed in dreams and as silence reigned over the night, the soft breezes chased my memories away. But there was still a vivid memory of the class of ’26. Gladys Goodnight- ’26, Prophetess. T JL Twenty-eight

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Wjo Xlorvear linillUII nill ' UikfiiiliiilliiiniiiiiiiJiifcjiMiiiiiij ' nfJiiiiiaiiiiPiH I spent the night with “Dot.” When night came we decided to go to the theatre. After turning a few corners on the trolly, we found ourselves entering one of the large theatres on Broadway. At once we were in the dark. “The lights must be out.” “Of course, always,” said “Dot.” Then I read a few lines on the screen, it was the cast of characters. I knew Miss Dawson had talked about the cast of characters in Macbeth. Surely it was going to be Macbeth, but that wasn’t the name of the play. So I convinced myself that all plays had a cast of characters and “Dot” agreed. The name of the picture was, “Just Sally,” Shelby Bost was playing the part of Sally. I didn’t gasp when I read who the directress was. I thought it, but now I knew it. Hilda Garlinghouse had won her way from directing the minstrel of ’26 to a directress in the movie world. When we returned, we were talking about our high school days, when I took notice of a little blue poem book lying beside me. “That is the latest edition of Idelle’s poems. She has won fame writing love and humorous poems.” And then I read the name of the author, “Katherine Idelle Collins.” Idelle was always writing poems in school, to make us laugh. “Dot,” like all the rest owned a radio too. So we “tuned in” to find out what we could hear. People are not living so fast after all for the first thing on the program was a solo by Rosalie Gillon, “I Love You Truly Dear.” How well we remember this favorite selection of Rosalie’s, which she sang at the Junion-Senior Banquet in ’25. I knew I wasn’t dreaming. It was Mary Graeber singing a Japanese solo. Mary first learned how when she played in “Cherry Blossom.” After a few moments of recreation, the next number was announced a tragedy, “Life in High School.” Edith Sims and her Ford and Sloan Mitchem and his books, were the characters of the play. It was very interesting, but like ail tragedies it had a happy ending. Edith and Sloan, as usual acted their parts to the best of their ability. Next we turned a little round instrument on the radio, and Station KDKA responded with familiar voices, it was Ovella Overcash, Mary Kathryn Sechler, and Altha McCombs relating their experiences of the day before. They hadn’t forgotten how since we were in high school. They had become entertainers of the world. An announcement of a prize was the next thing on the program, Miss Harriet Orr, famous dancer, won the prize in the Charleston contest. To break the monotony, the next item was a lecture by Miss Flora Mae Gold- ston, her topic was “At What Age Should A Man Get Married?” It was very in- teresting to the listeners-in. A word from Misses Eula Gray and Milly Goodnight, world known sports, announced the opening of their new studio giving a course in perpetual movement. Twenty-seven

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THE GOLD AND BLACK VOL. II. KANNAPOLIS, N. C. 1940 GEOMETRY LAB. Eugene Funderburk, Prop. The latest proofs already developed. Anything proved that can’t be proved by the most famous “Math Worms.” Congruent triangles, par- allel lines, angles of every na- tionality, straight lines and parallelograms. . Fresh from the press, paint still wet. Proves any practical prob- lems of life. Come and let your future be proved by any of the methods that have been mentioned, that you choose. Know-it-all Building 321 Prove-it Street “SONG BIRD” Madonna Rosalie Gillon, world wide known “Song Bird,” to sing at the audi- torium on Wednesday night. Madonna Gillon very sel- ' dem has the privilege of singing before such a large audience as that of Kanna- polis. Man$ remember her when she studied in school here. One who once hears her voice, will always recognize her when they catch a “glimpse” of it. FOUR WHEEL BRAKES ON A FORD News has just been re- ceived in ' the patent office, that Mr. Roy Rollins had in- vented four wheel brakes on his Ford. When he was questioned what led him to think about inventing the brakes, he related his story very formally and frankly ad- mitted the fact that his Ford was so old that parts of it had worn into. Once he had to take some wires and rop- ing to tie his wheels togeth- er, and when he hail gone a half a block, the wires and roping had wrapped itself around the axles of the car, and the wheels refused to turn, and so my Ford stopped I thought I would come and get a patent on it, before some guy would come along and take the brakes off in order to take a ride. We are sure of a large au- dience and think they will be pleased to hear her melo- dious voice. Come out and fill the au- ditorium so that the corners won’t reecho her voice. At the Sing-it Louder Hall, Time, One hour before the Strike. A MOTORLESS WHEELBARROW A new motorless wheelbar- row has just been invented by Mr. Edgar Davis. Mr. Davis’ talent for machinery has at last won him fame. Mr. Davis’ patent has been received with many congrat- ulations, and many think that his great ability to do small things will prove to be great enough to do larger things some day in the future. THREE-IN-ONE A very famous invention took place, when Miss Shelby Bost discovered shoe polish would take the place of a shoe shine, Mabeline, and hair-dye stay comb. Shelby was always known by her economical disposi- tion, and maybe some day her invention will become a ‘ famous invention to others.