Blakely Union High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Blakely, GA)

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Lucy. over all de boys use ter swoon en dat chile lef hyar - de fust white 'oman ter fly ter de moon. Mary Stokes sont word dat she married early en had a fam'b1y hard ter beat. She call'd her fust twins Pete en Repete. Jimmy Brown an' Billy Ray Pittman jined de clrcus an' acts on de flying trapeze. Dey kin fly thru de air wid the greates' of ease. One ob dese radio commentator's who ain't ne'er been late ls Mickey McDonald en he 's powful up-to date. Now dat Sonny Hewitt is de riches' man in dis class--he tuk ner layln' bricks an he ne'er could do nothin' fast. Royce Davenport, he tuk Mr. Jimmy Duranne's place--he aln't got de same kind er figger but he sho' got de face. Dat little Mary Frances a ballet dancer became. She sho ls good en she's got fame! Eugene Watson wuz de funnlest boyl He runs one of dese diaper services en h1t's his pride en' joy. Norman Smith wuz pretty--he sho' had de looks. He done got sweet and wrltes dese 'tective story books. Louise Blackbum, she 's Miss Merlca now. Lawsee, honey, dat chile got de know- how. Harvey Woolf, he was so pop'1ar at school. Now he famus en raises Mr. Holman's mules. Crawford Swann--dat bad boy is out on bail--he 's de janirer ob de Early County Jail. wynette Hayes is a radio talker of note. She a politician--she wants der 'ornans ter vote! Doris Odurn, honey, ls er auto racer, brave en daring. S110 58001116 dal R128 dl! Blll, he quit caring. You take Carl en Herbert now, dey had athletic fame en great coaches at Tech and Ga. Became. Martha Jane Rogers ls a lady doctor of re-nown. Her's de bestest and highest ln dis county to be found! So, you sees, chile, as de Time, hit goes on Dese chllluns is all doing rat well Jest gib dem all a few mo' years En by dat time, whut dey do. even I can't tell! Claudette Fleming Prophet

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CLASS PRUPIIECY Come hyar, chil1uns,, said Uncle Remus, I'se gwine tell you a story 'bout dese chuluns what graqyated 'fIUl'l'l Blakely -Union High School. Dat wuz er class, hgney, dat wuz'e, class! Dey wuz allers atter wunner nudder, a pokin'. en 3 pemgrn '1-amy, and sume days dey nearly run po' Mister Hause, Miz Brown, and Miss Annette plum ter death. Dey wuz sweet chllluns tho and dey's done lat well by derselves. Take ole' Ted Slrmons--he gothisself a band whut now is de bes' one ln all Dixie land . Dat lil' Virginia Jackson- -she allers had ambition. Het went ter colege 6 years and now her's a lab-technician. Evelyn Clark had de purtiesr brown hair and her's er airplane hostess away up in de air. Now Charles Cosby. he's er 'togtapher for Charm, de ladies' fashion book. He takes de purtty pichers of dat 111' Hallie Ruth Perry, dey is really dreams. Bill Barksdale, now dat's de boy--he done had all de success. He's de gov'ner cr Georgia and dat boy, he de bes'l Jacquelyn Widener yer sho' want ter see en hear, she be de greatest opery singer ob de year. Mary Alice Drlver had er peaches en creme complexion--her tuk up hula dancing and now dat's her 'fession. Norman Nobles wid his good looks poses wid de pretty girls fer de fashion books. Speakin' er models, hyar is Miriam Bynum wid her pretty dark skin. Modelln' bathing suits helps her all de boys ter win. Wllllam Amos a big famous lawyer ls become. Hlt's hard ter believe 'case lak all dem chlllun, sometimes he wuz dum'! Datlll' Martha Nash hasa 'fession ner make her boast. Frum 'sperlence she writes de love stories fer Saterday Evenln' Post. Faye Robinson is got herself rich en she could flirt ter perfection! Dey say she tuk off mr Texas en got herself er oil-well collection. ' Little Betty Odum used ter type and type en she got herself a job with Pres'dent Ike . Myra Sue Jenkinswuz so pretty en sweet. She lerned to enbalm de folks frum de hed to de feet. ..-

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CLASS WILL Lawzee, honey, dis am de last tale I'se gwlne ter tell 'bout dat Class of '54 as dey call deyselves. Now, you listen good. Des hyar class writ er will fur deyselves 'en dis ls whut de said, Us, de Senior Class of '54, havin' us sound mind - de class thought dey had sound minds but some ob de odder folks didn't think so - does hereby declare dis ter be our Last Will and Testament. Us leaves ner Mister Hause, our Principal, us 'preclation fer de courtesees en plea- sant hours he has given us. To Miss Annette and Mlz Brown us leaves our deep gratitude fer de worry en tro'ble dey has had wid us. Junior Class: Sum advice, Don't yer count yer diplomas 'til yer gets 'em Sophomore Class: De admonition ner study hard en learn de lessions 'caze lt will take all yer kin lem en den sum. FreshmenClassg Us sympathy en best wishes fer de long road yer still has to travel. As individuals, us bequeath de following: I, William Amos, leaves ter Dean Cook my roadmap ner Arlington en Cedar Sp- rings so he kin git ter dem places ter court de gals. I, Bill Barksdale, out ob de kindness ob my heart, hereby bequeaths my brains ter Faye Wynne. I, Louise Blackburn, wills my little waist line en quiet ways ter Martha Hodges. I, Jimmy Brown, wills my kalm, kool, collected ways ter Patricia Davis. I, Miriam Bynum, wills my big brown eyes, my lpana smile, and olive complex- ion ter Daphner Collier. I, Evelyn Clark, wills my ability ter become a Senior ter my sister Gracie. I, Charles Cosby, wills tergdmumi Starling, EJ. Baker, and Harrell Mercer, my resistance ter de women. Dey love hitl l, Royce Davenport, leaves my ability ner make de girls swoon ter Jimmy Temples wid his good voice 'en ter Max Bynum wld his good looks. Hit will take bofe of dese ter equals me. I, Mary Alice Driver, wills my give-away blush ter Amelia Hutto. I, Carl Farlss, leaves ter Nick Collins, my beautiful eyes en curly halr, knowing from experience they are er downfall to de women. I, Claudette Fleming, wills my ability ter love one man en fool de rest ob 'em ter Nellie Ann Chandler. She kin do lt er little already.