Alamance High School - Smoke Signals Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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Rachel Byrley has charge of demonstrating office equipment in the Empire State Building, in N. Y. She shudders when she remembers how long it took us to learn how to operate the mimeograph machine and hopes her buyers will learn faster. Ray Ingram is the proprietor of a chain of Soda Shops. As usual, Ray always has his car full of people drinking sodas that they charge to him. Randy Johnson, has a iob drawing cartoons with Colliers Magazine. Now we know how Randy got to be the Wittest of the Senior Class. Sue Nunn is the most wanted model in New York. But with her newly acquired husband, Sue feels her place is in the home and rarely does work outside. Donnie Wray is a chaplain for the Navy. His red hair has made him very popular with all the sailors. Now, I see-Oh dearl The Comet is coming to earth again! l'll never know what my future will be. But before I landed I saw another spectacular display: Plan your future now. And this great quotation came to my mind: Hitch your wagon to a star. These things you have iust read could only have happened to the Alamance Senior Class of I956. Our Mascots DEBBY REYNOLDS DANNY SHOFFN ER

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Prophecy Ruth May As I climbed into my spacious flying saucer, the Comet, and went soaring into the dark, star-studded night, with not a care in the world, I thought, Wouldn't it be wonderful to see the future of all my friends written in the sky? Suddenly, as my saucer continued its flight across the sky, I saw the most dazzling and glorious sight I had ever seen. Wondering what this unusual display might be, I pulled the crank and the Comet turned and l saw these words: Future Steps-Class of 1955-56. As I followed the footsteps, I read the stor yof my classmates as displayed in these pictures. Margaret Phipps is a secretary to the President of U. C. L. A. Her work must be satisfactory, she has been there for ten years. Doug Smith is a iet mechanic for the Air Force. Doug could always tinker with something and make it run, so he must be happy working for his Uncle Sam. Ruth Brannock is doing laboratory research for Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Ruth is one of five girls on the staff, and she is making a name for herself and the hospital. Jerry Montgomery is very popular in the field of sports. He is the No. 'l broadcaster for A. B. C. Radio. Berniece Shoffner has iust created another design for Dior. She is making a name for herself in Paris. Jerry Grubb has his own car lot now. Jerry can fast-talk anyone into buying one of his cars. Clarence Forrest models men's clothes in a fashionable shop in Hollywood, California. Even in school Clarence had good taste in selecting his clothes. Grover Wood's construction business is booming. He now has a contract for a 'IOO story sky scraper in Nashville, Tennessee. Larry Reynolds' strict orders are carried out very efficiently in the Air Force. As Lt. Colonel the men obey his every command. Libby Hairr is the head instructor for Bell Telephone Company. She works very hard trying to straighten the lines after a class with new operators, but her girls learn fast. Eddie O'Connor's flower arrangements are making him very popular with various clubs and organizations. Also Eddie is flooded with orders at banquet time. George Jones as an electrician also invents new appliances for General Electric. He is now trying to invent a pop-up-toaster that doesn't make a noise when it pops up. Larry Kivettfs motorcycle shop is getting to be a favorite spot with the teen-agers. He is now giving free rides to all his prospective buyers. Mary Andrew, in the field of Physical Theraphy, has won the hearts of all her patients. Even in school she could make the children sit up and smile. Sam Nelson is now an electrical engineer. He wonders why it's so hard to find work when all he did for his first employer was to put two little wires together and put the lights out for two weeks. Jim Carter now has his own farm and he specializes in beef for 4-H shows. His cows are also pictured in the latest farm magazines. Ann Stancil is a bookkeeper for a large firm in Chicago. She remembers how it was, as treasurer for the class for two years in high school, and now she wonders if she will ever keep books for Swift and Company.

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Giftorian Jingles To RACHEL BYRLEY who types with no terrors, We give an eraser to keep down the errors. To SUE NUNN who hopes to be Clarence's wife, We give to her a Butcher Knive. To RAY INGRAM who likes to chew gum, We the class of '56 give him some. To LARRY REYNOLDS who has gone out of his head, We give this ring so he can be wed. To LIBBY HAIRR who has a special beau, We give this road map to show her where to go. To BERNIECE SHOFFNER who is neat as a pin, We give this needle so she can mend. To RUTH MAY who has the longest hair of the girls, We give a permanent to make plenty of curls. To JERRY GRUBB who loves his fun, We give for protection only, this gun. To LARRY KIVETT who is always slow, We give a turtle so he can go on with the show. To ANN STANCIL, a courteous classmate, We give this book on Emily Post to keep her up to date To SAMMY NELSON who has outstanding knowledge, We give this application to Guilford College. To EDDIE O'CONNOR the most Athletic of all, We give a souvenir Basketball. To GEORGE JONES, the best-looking boy, Who acts like a child, we give him this toy. To DONNIE WRAY, with the winning grim, We give this top which he can spin. To MARGARET PHIPPS a genius you know, We give this monkey to complete her show. To RUTH BRANNOCK who talks a lot, We give this tape to keep her off the spot. To GROVER WOOD who seldom dates, We give these Chinese dolls to be his mates. To DOUGLAS SMITH who draws in a daze, We give this picture so he'll remember his ways.