Antioch High School - Torch Yearbook (Hartsville, SC)

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PROPHECY Although it has never been publicly announced, it is generally known that I possess the remarkable power of projecting myself forward through the years into any given time in which I an interested. Tonight,. being restless and weary with the cares of the day I longed for a- change of scene and time. So, closing my eyes and relaxing I -wished myself into the public library of Hartsville ten years from now. I found myself in the reference room of a magnificent new building. As I glanced at the shelve?, my eye was attracted by a big red leather volume. Taking it dorm, I 'saw the title was ’ HO'S V«0 AND ‘HiY IN ANTIOCH COMMUNITY. Eagerly I turned the pages and read the preface. 'Jnen J saw how interesting it was I fled back into the NO’V.bringing the book with me. As I must hurry into the future again, in an hour, before the book is missed, I shall read it aloud to you. I am certain you will be interested. JHO’S .7TT0 AND RY IN ANTIOCH , dedicated to the class of nineteen— hundred and fifty, which class furnished the most of the contents. PREFACE There are few names in this book, but not few enough. The 'only entrants who deserve a place on this roll of honor are the members of the class of nineteen-hundred and fifty, a distinguished and intellectual group. In order to fill up the pages, other names were inserted but need not be taken seriously. DICKY HINTON, three times Governor of the State of South Carolina, leader of the Progressive Party. His motto is All for one and that one me. .‘as candidate for thePresidency last year and defeated by one vote, cast by his campaign manager William Edgar Byrd, Unmarried, Clubs: Mystic Morons; Governor's League and the Independent order of Pool Room Players. CHRISTINE CHAPMuN, has artistic ability, keen business sense and an understanding of the so called human race. Ten years from now she will be a wealthy cosmet.-1 cian, pi oprietor of Ye Chapman Beauty Shoppy—-altera- tions while you wait an-up-to-datc and plastic surgery. People----- men as well as women will enter looking like sixty and emerge looking like six- teen. She will become the -world's most famous skin renovator and face lifter, and always be an excellent advertisement for her business. IT3IIE BYRD.. owner and manager of the huge chain odf .restaurants known all over the world as Byrd's Eat and Rum Restaurants. Self made prides hinsejf or his tee from pro rictor o a ti ,t- Dog Stand on ;C«»pI;ina Avenue in Hart.sviJJe, To owner of one r.mJrcd plate glass white front restaurants. Nurnc-d !.o Lassis H-mtar Lhc champion pancake floppor of the state. Hobby: Analisir.g hash. Club: United restaurants Keeper of the Norid. J'ARY ETHEL JOHNSON, prenitre dansouse of the Hawaiian Dancers, the Charleston Ballet, and the Jitter Bug. Married and divorced three times. Noted for grace, beauty and originality of dances: Introduced the popular Eoogie ;.oogi.. Steps, the grapevine g .ide but is more interested in inter- pretative and classical dancing. Hobby: Preventions of corns. Clubs: The heel and Toe; and the Hoofers.

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JOHN HENRY MELTON, famous inventor married to Meta Easterling daugh- ter of the nultimillionarie, Clarence Easterling. Has invented over one thousand labor-saving divices, all of which are blessings to humanity. Among the best known products of his agile brain are:Rcst well mattress- es for oyster beds, boomerang collar buttons guaranteed to return to the hands that lost them. Indestructible leads for silver pencils, and exercises for reducing one's income tas.Hobby: Reading detective stories and trying to solve the Mystericc. JOSEPHINE GRIGGS, is a charming type domestic and capable,.but with a slight inferiority complex, due to the unfortunate fact that she once receive only second prize in an international bread-baking contest. Ten years from now she will be the happy wife of Mr.Melvin Tolson a prominent business man with the nicest home and the best meals in town. In additio- nal to that she will be a lecturer on home-making the kind who tellpeople over the radio, how to build a front porch out of packing boxes and how to feed ten people seven days on twenty-three cents apiece. She will un- doubtedly grow fat as the result of eating her own cooking, but she will always be cheerful and a model housekeeper. Her hubsand will probably be- come bored and slope with the cashier in Coker's, but I cannot be sure of that but let's hope he doesn't. MCLAUREEN HOWIE, is not a modern type. He is preserving not easily discouraged, and never gives up. He vail find it hard to fit into the life of today, but one groat opening awaits him. In this great age of endurance contests he will become the champion of champion's by simply ma mg up his mind what he wants to do and doing it. By hineteen-hundrdd and sixty, he will have become America's champion pole sitter, non stop aviator, radio listener, bicycle rider, pretzel eater and mammy - ing r. c will be the world's undisputed channel swimmer. As once dropped in e will swim back and forth until his manager remembers to come back and lish him out. Last, but not least, IN ANTIOCH COMMUNITY. even I am included in the ’MHO'S '7H0 AND '.THY '.hat does the future hold for me? ADDIE SHERRILL, is a composit type, with no inhibitions and'- few ideas, and she loves publicity. Belongs to no type in particular, and to an in combing the worst features of each with a coonely appearance s'riklnA personality. She has a good strong voice,,can-siho two entire songs without losing the tune and doesn't mind dbing a'rvt'inp no matter hew rixly, so long as she is well paid for it. Her--.fixture is clear, len years from now your favorite motion picture theater will be uis ...a.njxg huge sign- announcings, Miss Adiie Si rtl?.l, .-America's 0. w L .tnbend, in Addle Gees To Towrf the all talking, all singing, all al+wteChniCOl°r plcJjUre of the aSe ;?iss Sherrill talks,sings, missPn ’ hrSe mUf,1Cal ins-ruraente including a vacumn cleaner. Don't ‘-jfore returning this TTHO'S '-'.110 AND ’.THY IN ANTIOCH COMMUNITY back to its place on the library shelf of the future, may I congratulate the class of nineteen-hundred and fifty on the brilliant success each of its members is about to achieve and on its famous future. ADDIE SHERRILL