B F Grady High School - Overflow Yearbook (Seven Springs, NC)

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I U If'lI II'1I.'3lL l ITIS-111 .WI IHIFIIPUYIIHHIUZIUIFUFHIHS-IFZIIII'Ii'I53lI7lEl17lI1.I1QfI'l . If'lI ljIIi'I 'T 1945. .. .THE OVERFLOW. .1945 Just as xx'e were finishing washing the dog. Barbara came in the back way without ringing the bell. She usually came in without ringing. be- cause she seemed almost like one of the family. Parbara lixed next door xx'ith her aunt. Hello lane Larry! Hello Nlrs. Ammons! she called giily. Hello Parbara! xx'e chimed together. VVill you help us dccide upon a name for our little dog? Sure I d be glad to she slid. Let s sec-xx'hy not call him ISno11'11u11 since he is vxhite' Goodvl shouted Jane Thats iust the iight name for our little doggie Larry and Jane xxent back to their dog and I took Baibari in to sec the Christmas tree When she saxx it her ex es giexx big like those of a little gnl of four then thex grevx sad and filled xxlth tears What s the matter Barbara 1 I asked Noth ing she said betxx een sobs I I lust hax en t ever had a tree decorated for me at Christmas Mv aunt al alxxaxs said that it was all foolishness I Ixe never had anv anvthing like other children When I saxx your tree xxell I just-couldnt help crxing Don t crv I said Why don t xou spend Christmas with us' Oh Gosh' Max I9 You surely may I said Run over and get xour things She fled out the door before I had finished and oxer to her aunts xvhere she had lived since she was iust a babx Her mother had died six teen years ago vxhen Barbara vxas onlx a xeai old Then I thought she s got to haxe something under the tree too If she doesn t she ll feel left out I went to my room and took out the pale blue bediacket that Steve had sent to me iust before he left the States I had nex er used it so I wrapped it up and put Barbara s name on 1t I knevx that Stexe xxould have under stood and consented to my giving it to Barbara if he had been heie vxlth us other gifts By the time I had done that Baibara xx as back so xxe all went in to supper While vxe were eatlng our dessert Lai rx quietly crept away from the table and went to light the candles in the llxlllg room without Jane s ever noticing that he was gone Aftel he lit them he came running back xelling Santa s been' He s lit the candles' We all vxent in then to see xx hat Santa had bl ought Mx ex es xx ent in stantly to the picture on the mantel and somehoxx as I looked at Stexe s picture smiling doxxn on the children I knexx that he xxas heie xxith us ex en lf we couldn t see him I seemed to heal him sax in that loxx singing VOICE of his Good for you troupex Christmas must go on INIARH I'LLIS SMITH Page Txx cntx si UIULIIIIIIILIIL .I IIIJIILLALIAILIIIIJL IJIIULIJIIIIA IULIUIAULIJI .L!..LL.LA!.!LiULxUI.I.!.LIL!II!..I.X!JII1.!1X!IlLX!. I.lLIL!IAL!1A!JLA!.!IIL!L I I I I C I J I It I I 1 ,. 6' , . . , , I I 1 T2 :I v ji vv T as x , x . . 66 ' 7 T ' ,SY L X 2 AL 9 A 1 W 1 N v -I, U I' 1 I U I-. ' v 1 -' I ' ' 77 I -7 I I 7 I I 1 I I 2 I L1 A I I 1 LY I A nw' I lv I' r. I LI I T' . 3 lv r y K . . ' y' I C. K6 l 7,1 ' K K!! as ' va ' y N as ' , , v . I ' v v W ' I I I 1 1 7 v ' 1 v ,' av Y L n ' KS Y YY ' ll V 7 v ' v' if 1? L , I . U' I I I I . In , , sv , I . V . sc vv ' u , ' , YV I , I . V I. . . V I ,t Y 7 K Y Y I 4 ' CC 77 CC 7 t Y ' , , I I ' . 7 W 1 77 I I , I . I I I Y n ' . 1 Y . W ' 1 . I I . Y 7 7 - l . I I l 1 7. 1 I. I took the package downstairs and placed it under the tree among the . 7 - Q v v I . , I 5 7 , . . Q . 1 . I . Y ' KL 7 7 ' I 77 v ' v . . y v - v ' L n U L I . ' . v , , Y , . ' . 1 . v v 1 1 V. I , I I, Y ' , . g 1 I N Y I 1 v 1- I 1 ' ' 1 U 1 ' s . x 7' I, , . I I . r ' ' 1 I I I . 1 '-I 'X Annuol of the B, F. Grody High School 3 1 1 Seven Springs, North Corolino V rv vw,-.wvNfmf'w :V V-Yvwvwwww-fvfv --Y awww .ww-V .1---.'vf.f.a:xI.rv v'vw'vs.'v-.-vv'.fs:vvw,vw vw xv --V vw .-'V 1.-., III' I ' ' IUIAUA ' ' ' ' IU! ALL ' ' ' VIAULILLLILILIUA I

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1945 THE OVERFLOW 1945 CHRISTMAS MUST G0 ON The L11I1Cll911 1nd I had mst f1Il1S1'l611 deCo1 1t111U the fhr1stm21s t1ee 111K1 the x h 1d put on the11 e 1ps eoats and m1tte11s 1nd gone out to pl 1x 111 the 11oxx xx1th some fl1911Cl I xx 18 st1ll 111 the 11X1I1fI 1oon1 lJ1Lkl11g' up the thmgs xxe h 1d th1oxx11 doxx 11 xx he11 the e1oo111ell ldllg' -X box h 111ded me 1 xelloxx enxelope Thank 111g h1n I closed the doo1 11161 xx1th tltmlillllg h111ds to1e open the enx el ope to It 1d the messwe 111 1de f1om the X1 a1 Ilep lltment Not 1J6116XlIlg, 1 could be t1ue I IL 11 1 11,1111 111d 121111 b1t e1eh tlme I s1xx the Sl e xx01 ls SOIIX to 11llOlTI'l xou th 1t XOUI 111181311111 Lt Stephe ll Ammon xx IS ed 1 Hillel 9 t T e ll Holdmg back the sobs that shook n1x Jodx I put the lettem 11110 n1x poeket 1ne 1 111 1.1DStd11s to n1x 100111 gl 1d t111t the L1'llll1l6I1 xxe1e 11ot the1e to QUQNUOII n1e 111 mx 100111 I shut the doo1 xx ent to the 1J9ClNlK1Q table took the Dlellllle ot mx belox ed 11L1s1Hl1C1 '1nd tood ganna: lt 1t 1 lone t1me 11161 tound th lt ould no 011261 e1x th t the1e xx 18 O1 x 1 lun1p 111 mx th1oat holellng the DICUIIQ I sat doxx ll illil bee 111 to th1nk h 11d Should I tell the Chllfllilll 1J9fOl6 Ch11stm1s ll d 813011 It 111 lOl them O1 should I let them en1ox th1s h1ppx se lson to the tullest extent ' I deelded to xx 11t 11111111 1fte1 that xx 1x I took the lllttllli Cl0XXl1sl1.llS 111111 pl 1eed 1t 011 the m1ntel so th lt the eolored llghts t1om the t1ee xxould f1l1 on It The thmgs T01 the Lh11Cl1LIl hill not bee11 xx1 1pped 1nd m1rked s I dee1ded to 1111 them xx hlle thex xx e1e out I xx e11t to mx 1oom 1tte1 m 1k1ng S1118 th lt the doo1 xx as shut took the p1esents trom the1r hllllllg pl 1ee and began xx1 1pp1ng them LcllQ,lLl11X Bemg so llltellll on mx xxork I had not notleed th 1t the doo1 h 1d bee11 shghtlx opened bx L IIFX xx ho xx 18 standlng, just Ol.1tSlllC, peeplng 111 V1 hen he saxx me look up 1nd see h1m he e1me 1nt0 the loom xx1th a l1ttle dog that xxas supposed to be xx h1te L111x I beg, 111 X1he1e d1d xou 5.,et that dog and xxhx xxere xou peepmg 111 here 11ke th 1t' I knoxx Mothez 1 shouldn t I Cllflll t mean to I 1ust e1me up to ask x ou 11 xxe max keep th1s l1ttle dog that xxe found out there 111 the snoxx He xx as cold 1nd hungl x and xxe thought that xou xx ould let us keep h1m All rlght take h1m doxx11st 11rs Get 1 tub ot xx 1ter and I ll be doxxn to help xou xxash h1m I ansxx ered Oh Gee Mother' Thanks' I knexx xou xx ould let us keep h1m he sa1d as he started out the door Larrx I sa1d Don t tell J 111e xxh1t xou saxx up here O K Mother I xxon t he ealled as he xxent runnlng doxxn the hall I f1n1shed xxrapplng the g1fts thell xxent fl0XX1'lStd1I'S to the k1tehen xxhere Larrx and Jane xxele gktlflllg' the xx 1te1 161.111 fox the dogs bath and debatmg about xx hat thex xxould e111 hlm Page Txx1 ntv f1x1 'rt it tj: iii it F11 111: ir! YH 1711 UHUIIYTI F111 it 1 I J 1 2 ' 1- Z . A .1 ' 'L. .2 ' tx ' 'Ae .1 - 1 2 11' 2 ' '2 ' 1:2 if s ' .1 s. . x ' 3 . S ' 2 ' V ' ' 1 I 1 1 . . ' 2 2 ' ' 1 '1 1. ' '- ' ' 1. ' .1 1 ' . '1 ' 1 2 .' ' 1 ' - '12 1:52, ' sf 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 . .' ' 1 't' ' 1, '121't2f2' 2 2 2'. 1 12' ' .'2' .'2m1 ' 'x.': Q ' ' ' j 2 K' ' .' 2 , .. 1 1 . '2.' klll in 2ClI101l 011 Dece 1' L. 19114. in he I'21e'it'ic he21t1'e mf XV2 '. l 1 . A. A. L. - 1 2. , x . ' tv 1 2 1'2 j ' . 2 2 ' '1'1 ' v u A1 Q' f ku' 4 . . 4 1 ' j 1 1' 5 2 2 s t 2 ' 2 1 ' 2 2 I C 1 1 ' 21 ' '2.' 1lj 2 ' j ' ' . Still ' 1 '1. uf ' 2 1 12 ' 2 ' . 2 . ' 1 I I . ' .'L. EL. 2 l A, ' ' 2 ' 1 , . A. , 1 ' ' 2 ':12.' 1 1 ' 1.1 1 '. 1 '2' ' 2 1' C'hristn121s to tell then1 th21t their Dklilllj' xx'21s gone: Steve would xx'2111t it ' . '- '1 211' 1 2 2 1 A ' r L1 .1 X 4 v 2 ' . 1 ' ' 1 1 - ' '1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 , .10 -'1 ' '1' . ' 2 ' 2 1 12 ' .. 1 , ' tv. ' L. ' lv - , 1 1 2 ' 2 .1 j j 2 ' j ' '2 .' .1 ' 1 ' .1 1 ' ' . ' 1 ' 2 .1 ' , '2 1 ' - 1' 1 ' , r 2. A. Lv L1 , f ' G U 2 ..Lv ' ra . 44 ' . ' tv r, 1 Y . . .2 2 -2 . . Y . X 2 ..., U 1 1- - ' ' ' 1 ' - .- 1 . 1 g , L v . ' s C L 2 ' ' . , 2 'A. ' 2 2 ' ' L, 2. , . K ' YV at . K I V 1 I I v 1 ' 'I I , ' I , 1 c .. 1 c at 1 4 v v v 1 I Q, I4 ' KA 4 Y 'Q 11 A .4 ' I ' 1 V 11 v .V l , . , c c A 1 . tl ' . ig nf 1 1 v I ' 1 . .1 1 . . . Y I Y I 1 v Q ' vg Q 1 4 ' 1 In 4 y c 1 . . 1 2 v . -2 1 ,Z ' . . ,. 1 Annuol of the B. F. Grody 1-11911 School 3 3 Seven Spnngs, North Coroluno Eli 17:1 E-:I iii EIKYIZHI E-11 IIYII 211 I1 :I Il E11 E711 fill 211 L' :I IQ' If 1.1 If If 17.1 2:1 H-:I 1:75 E711 Eli 2,11 27:1 145 E711 27:1 2-5 I

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