Appalachian High School - Laurel Yearbook (Boone, NC)

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Prophecy anne future can bring many eventful and unexpected happenings. Sometimes one person’s life can aifect the whole world. As we look at the people around us we are never quite sure which ones will lay claim to great fame and fortune. We of the Senior Class are Privileged for we may look forward into the headlines of tomorrow. And as we are looking we must remember that the Atomic Age has arrived times are changed, and the people. ... .Well, let’s see what they are all like now. Joanne Aldridge is a famous attorney who spends her Spare time looking for baby-sitters to keep her Six brats, while she is at court. One of her more recent cases involves two former classmates, Neva Norris and Bill Crawford. Neva, who is now one of the nation’s best torch-singers, is sueing Bill now the leading sports announcer of the nation, for coming forth with the money after hearing her recording of “If You’ve Got the Money, Honey, I’ve Got the Time!” Bill Bentley, Keith Moretz, and Clay Beshears have their own television shows. Cleo Bolick and The Hartley Twins are some of our other classmates who have gone into the field of entertainment. They are now acrobats with Barnum Bailey Circus. Junior Winebarger has replaced Red Foley and Roy Acuff as number one hillbilly singer of the nation. Junior’s recording of ‘I’m Just A Country Boy’’has been bought by well over a million people. Betty Burkett has also made a big hit singing but her success is in opera and, ‘‘Oh, deah, but she is simply superb!!’’ And in the newspapers we see headlines proclaiming the activities of the Seniors of ’51. FLASH----- JANET (BINGHAM) AND BILL MORETZ, BOONE COUPLE,GIVE BIRTH TO FOURTH SET OF TWINS!! FLASH-----RAMONA HARDIE NAMED MRS. AMERICA OF 1960!!!! FLASHs-----K.I. DACUS RECEIVES THE PULITZER PRIZE IN ART!!!! FLASH-----SARAH JANE LEWIS RECEIVES THE SAME PRIZE IN LITERATURE!!!! Her book, another ‘“SFOREVER AMBER’”’ has been on the best seller lists for the past six months. FLASH-----NADINE GREER AND BARBARA HODGES GO TO SIBERIA AS MISSIONARIES!! FLASH-----JOE HARVEY TC GO TO ALASKA TO CONVERT ESKIMOS!!!! FLASH-----BILL WELLBORN ROWING UP AND DOWN THE AMAZON)SPREADING GLAD THOUGHTS AND TIDINGS AS HE GOES!!! Lynn Brown has married and settled down as has Pauline Greene. Pearl Brown and Guy Norris also took the fatal step. Pearl Jones, who is likewise married, spends most of the time washing diapers----- lovely occupation. Margie South has finally settled down too, but instead of driving her father’s car a- round Margie now coasts by in the very latest thing in Rocket Ships. Betty Steelman, Glada Vines, Betty Jean Setzer, and Beatrice Presnell are all married now too, and are their prefabricated homes a dream!!! Janet Maine is the new manager of Belk’s Department Store and one can hardly enter the store without seeing Peggy Honeycutt, Edith Critcher, or Faye Cooke scandalously spending their money on the latest fashions. Betty Jean Norris, who always was very fastidious about her clothes back in her high school days, is modeling for Sak’s 5th Avenue now. Dopey’? Rogers has replaced Mr. Leek as assistant Principal. ‘‘Dopey’’ always was an authority on discipline, you know. Some of our other classmates who are teaching at our Alma Mater include: Dixon Qualls, who is Physical Education teacher and Athletic Coach; Leonard Greer, who has taken Mr. Tait’s place as Agriculture teacher; Archie Lyons, who teaches Psychology; Mildred Dean, who teaches Girl’s Physical Education and coaches basketball; and finally, Wynona Buchanan who sponsors the high school publication, ‘‘The Appalachian High Life’’. Back in her high school days there was nothing Wynona enjoyed more than typing every afternoon for the paper. is proclaimed far and wide as ‘‘The World’s Greatest Lover’’ and hat has happened to Hollywood since Grable was discovered. Betsy Hughes is ‘ baby-faced Joe Edmisten, now in the movies, Mary Wills is considered the best thing t Paul Richardson, the strong silent type, definitely makes the hearts go pitter-patter. the new musical comedy queen in Hollywood and Glenn Hodges receives top billing as a killer’? and is he ever mean!!! (in the movies, that is.) Bill Miller now manufactures Rocket Ships. He recently sold a rocket ship to Lenore Greene and Marie Carroll who thought it would be nice to spend their vacation on the moon. According to gossip, Bobby Miller has a hopped up Rocket Ship that can beat any other in Watauga when it comes to racing to Mars and back. Lena Greer has opened a candy shop in Boone and she receives orders for her famous mints from all over the world. Mary Frances Norris is society editor of the Watauga Democrat and according to her - column Jean Winebarger, Betty Joyce Norris, and Betsy Norris are either giving or attending parties all the time. : Milton Moretz is the new county agent and Newell Carroll is his assistant. John Idol is an ace report- er for the New York Times and he just finished a story about Faye Norris, who incidentally was voted The Redhead Most Likely To Set the World On Fire’’ by the Fire Dept. of New York City. for his wife, Mrs. Ramona Hardie. And B.L. Greene is k die is a very successful baby-sitter der ce nt ce ve. : ildred Clawson is a chorus girl now and very good they one of Watauga’s wealthiest business men. M say.

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I, Romona Hardie, do will and bequeath the hearts that were broken when I married to my sister Frances. I, Jean Hartley, do will and bequeath my twin Doris to Collis Austin. I, Doris Hartley, do will and bequeath my twin Jean to Clyde Austin. I, Joe Harvey, do will and bequeath my wavy brown locks to Hugh Hartley. I, Neva Ann Norris, do will and bequeath my alto voice to my sister Betty Sue, I, Beatrice Presnell, do will and bequeath my basketball uniform to my sister Marsha Lee. I, Barbara Hodges,do will and bequeath my ability to miss school to anyone who likes to sleep as much as I. I, Glenn Hodges, do will and bequeath my baby-face to Rex Norris. I, Peggy Honeycutt, do will and bequeath my ambition to ‘‘Shep’’ Lewis. I, Betsy Hughes, do will and bequeath my likeable personality to Peggy Gross. I, John Lane Idol, do will and bequeath my ambition to Armfield Coffey. I, Pearl Jones, do will and bequeath my constancy in love to Landy Brown. I, Sarah Jane Lewis, do will and bequeath my ‘‘A’s’’ to Peggy Klutz. I, Archie Lyons, do will and bequeath my bad habits to Bill Jones. I, Janet Maine, do will and bequeath my quiet reserved personality to Jimmy Graham. I, William Miller,do will and bequeath the income tax on my first million to the Government of the United States. I, Robert Clinton Miller, do will and bequeath my preference for blondes to Harry James. I, William Moretz, do will and bequeath my talent as a ‘‘lady’s man’’ to P.T. Brookshire. I, Keith Moretz, do will and bequeath my ability to keep quiet at the right times to Worth Greer. I, Milton Moretz, do will and bequeath my favorite cigar to Douglas Clawson. I, John Walter Moretz, do will and bequeath my notes on MacBeth to Coaker Triplette. I, Betsy Norris, do will and bequeath my good disposition to Dr. Wey. I, Joe Harvey, do will and bequeath my wavy brown locks to Hugh Hartley. I, Betty Jean Norris, do will and bequeath my preference for college men to Lily Lyons. I, Betty Joyce Norris, do will and bequeath the needle I used in Home Economics to Ruby Greer. I, Faye Norris, do will and bequeath my red hair to Margaret Phillips. I, Guy Norris, do will and bequeath my ability to get along with Pearl to no one. (I’m the selfish type). I, Mary Frances Norris, do will and bequeath my position in the student store to anyone who has strong arches. I, Paul Richardson, do will and bequeath my football uniform to whoever can keep up with it. I, Lloyd Rogers, do will and bequeath my knowledge of Spanish to the Spaniards. I, Betty Steelman, do will and bequeath my office practice notes to anyone who may need them. I, Glada Vines, do will and bequeath my typing ability to Martha Councill. I, William Wellborn, do will and bequeath my blonde hair to John E, Brown. I, Mary Wills, do will and bequeath my blonde hair and blue eyes to Jane Rivers. I, Albert Winebarger Jr., do will and bequeath my guitar to ‘‘Tex’’ Cullers. I, Jean Winebarger, do will and bequeath my place in the travel club to Joe Mast, who seems to like to travel. I, Betty Steelman, do will and bequeath my good disposition to Mary Frank Gragg. I, Dixon Qualls, do will and bequeath my position as president of the Student Body to anyone who can stand the strain. Article 2 — To the Junior Class we leave our front row chapel seats. Article 3 — To the Sophomores we leave all the term papers we have written for Mrs. Gragg. Article 4 — To the Freshmen we leave our quiet dignity. | Article 5 — To the school we LEAVE ------------- that should be enough. Article 6 — And last to the faculty of Appalachian High School we leave our deep and sincere apprecia- tion for their guidance, understanding, and sympathy throughout our high school careers.

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John Moretz, Ambassador to Russia, is busy having daily chats with Stalin on the Russian situation. And Betty Raye Greene, famous Congresswoman from North Carolina is making speeches daily to have Truman’s Civil Rights Bill passed. Bill Danner is world renowned as the inventor of the first jet-propelled motorcycle. And two other world recognized classmates are, Mary Ann Fairchild, now famous for being the first person to talk the horns off a billy goat; and Cecil Greene, who is now a rich and famous tobacco auctioneer.