Brookhaven High School - Ole Brook Yearbook (Brookhaven, MS)

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744: Zed Zena af Om .lwea Wall D J We the Senrors of 1956 knowrng that our play rs nearrng the end of rts run do bequeath to you Junrors who wrll be the cast of next season s drama our rnvaluable frrend and crrtrc Mrss Ab and we regret that we cannot leave our wonderful sponsor Mrss Mathrson to councrl you next year We leave you both the thrrll of the actual performance and the lrghtheart edness of off stage actrvrtres such as workrng at football games and gorng to senror partres We also leave you as good troupers should our favorrte props and such star qualrtres as we mrght possess Joan Albrrtton Mary Elrzabeth Smrth, and Shrrley Lytle leave the frrendly glrnt rn therr dark eyes to Lrllran Smrth Cynthra Watts and Marrlyn Flynn Glenda Barley leaves her papers on the prrncrples of perpetual motron to Kay Case Mrke Becker leavesayard full of rvy to Jerry Pevey Tommy Summers and Ralph Rrchardson for football vrctory wreaths next year Margre Bloodworth leaves her srlvery vorce to Bea Schaperkotter Nerl Bowman leaves hrs four year frle of the Panther Howls to next year s edrtor Anne Boone and Ray Cohen leave therr top center spot on the front step to Lynn Harrrson and Joe Bryant Tommy Burns leaves the courage to speak rrght out rn class to Bobby Massengrll and Larry Allen Phrlrp Brewer leaves a catr of Egypt ran henna to John Smrth Joe Brueck and Ray Thames leave therr I don t know where I m gorng do you want to come along rrdes to Pete Watts, Wayne Wrlson and Robert Hutcheson Robert Burnaman leaves hrs huntrng tales and frsh storres to Johnny Parkman Tommy Butler and Whrt McCall leave therr golf clubs to Pope Kelly Ann Cameron leaves her prxre features and petrte srze to Betty Blarse Peggy Davrs leaves her collectron of danglrng earrrngs and the smrle that connects them to Myrtrs Hoover and Margaret Neal Arnold Grenn leaves hrs Greek physrque and hrs T shrrts to Tommy Lofton Maye Grrffrn leaves best wrshes to Robert and Harry Hannon Ronald Hartgraves leaves hrs nrce warm earmuffs to Raymond Roberts Joan Flynn and Carolyn Smrth leave therr Mona Lrsa smrles to Annre Ruth Watts Dannre Sue Adams and Vrcky Hrckman Gwen Hughes leaves her permanent romanttc glue to June London Jackre Jackson leaves her looks of surprrsed rnnocence to Patrrcra Carn Betty Justrce leaves her band trrps rn the luggage rack of a Greyhound bus to Inez Adams Brlly Kavanaugh and Brlly Freeman leave therr dark determrned eyebrows to Roy Russell and Monroe Lofton and Rrchard Prrce Jrmmy Krng leaves hrs announcer s Job at WJMB complete wrth brg bass vorce to Shrrley Wood Drane Lrttle leaves her cross classroom wrnks at a specral someone to Nell Rose Valentrne Barbara Lofton leaves her desrre for long enough harr for a bun to Lrnda Blalock Roygene Malta and Bobby Smrth leave therr grggle boxes to Barbara Natrons and Gordon Wooten Mary Carolyn Hart leaves her wrde knowledge of current events to Mrchael Wrllrams Charles Martrn leaves hrs Martrn Method for Typrsts to Brlly Wrlson Joyce Mrller leaves her alto vorce to Carolyn Fortenberry so that Carolyn can srng duets a la Mary Ford Brlly Murray leaves hrs red convertrble to Clyde Allgood Juanrta Myers and Mary Jo O Qurnn leave therr knack for mrxrng femrnrnrty and basketball to Dorrs Whrte and Betty Penn Ann Smrth leaves her foggy notrons of what rs gorng on foggy that rs unttl rt s all over to Glenda Thames Cathy Cummrngs leaves her buddres rn favor of her Bud Ronny Trndall leaves hrs daydreamrng rn chemrstry to Juan Smrth and Larry Smrth Jean Underwood and Daree Nevels leave therr peaceful presence to Shrrley Brrtt and Lors Elkrns Kathryn Orme leaves her Socrety for the Preventron of Talkrng rn Glee Club to the sole management of Claudra McMullen Drcky Parten Elmo Rushrng and Jack Wrllrams leave therr quret humor to Loure Entrrcan and Donald Harrrgrll Frances Summers Wrll Ann Smrth and Patsy Pullen leave therr blonde beauty to Marretta Boone Barbara Allgood Carol Allen and Deanna Durham Frances Querns leaves her cold cream ad complexron to all the Junror grrls for the benefrt of the Junror boys Marshall Rathbun leaves hrs Canadran paratrooper s cap to Kent Beeson Johnny Rrce leaves the dances after the football games to all Junror boys who drdn t have the pleasure thrs year Mary Ann Stewart and Pat Moran leave therr Yankee accents to Patrrcra Smrth and Ann Moncrref Alvrn Smrtn leaves all hrs club Jobs and a box of asprrrn to another great guy Charles Ray Stockfrsch leaves hrs typrcal Amerrcan boy look to Meade Mathrs and Dan Smrth. Judy Walker and Patrrcra Nettles leave therr ballet technrque to Henry Hoskrns and Major Lea Hal Warren leaves hrs learned lectures on mental telepathy to Don Phrllrps, Roffre Burt and Grlbert Trrplett Mary Ann Rrchardson leaves drrectrons not to be too hard on the Natchez Rebels next year Shelby Watts John Pace, and Elton Cummrngs leave therr genrus at frlrbusterrng before a test to Charles McGeehee, Jerry Case John D Antonr Jrmmy McKee and Kenneth Sartrn Jewel Lea and Elsre Taylor leave therr sarlor boys to Shrrley Boyd Lourse Jones Ann Smrth and Betty Cotton James Jacks George Grenn, and Jerrod Prtts leave therr scholarly understandrng of Englrsh sentence constructron to Tony Feduccta and Rudolph Grenn Lrnda Smrth leaves her grave frrendlrness to Jan Clark Betty McGeehee Patty Leggett, and Elsre Fay Day leave therr cooperatrve sprrrt to Anna Marre Day and Edna Mae Leggett And I Denrse Callendar, leave my double armload of books to Charlotte Parnell and Voncrle Smrth wrth two extra volumes for the head to guard agarnst round shoulders Srgned and sealed thrs 25th day of May rn the year of our Lord 1956 Denrse Callendar, Class Lawyer 24 9 . 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746 2645 ew: of 0:02 -46064 Y 1 66444 77 ewonae Stnce starrtng tn thetr own ortgtnal productton of The Best Year of Our Ltves the class of 56 has gone on to play many varted roles tn ltfe Some as stars and featured players others as understudtes btt players and walk ons Whatever role they portray on thts btg stage we call the world they ll always be remembered for thetr gatety warmth genutne talent and wholesomeness Now meet the players Ronald Hartgraves ts prospertng as a tenant farmer Hal Warren successful producer dtrector, and stage and screen tdol, ts now productng dtrecttng and starrtng tn a revtval of Abtgatl s Second Debut Hts leadtng lady ts Joan Albrttton A150 featured are Elste Fay Day Joan Flynn, and Dtcky Parten Another member of the class on the payroll ts George Grenn who s a whtz at pulltng those curtatns World s champton brtcklayer ts Mtke Becker Mtxtng cement for htm ts Jackte Jackson hrs helpmate Dr Margte Bloodworth ts dtrector of the state mental tnstttutton at Whttfteld On the staff are nurses Juantta Myers and Mary Eltzabeth Stster Smtth They all tell me they feel very much at home Tommy Butler the Bantam Bombshell has Just won the U S Open for the stxth stratght ttme by maktn.g the ftrst second, thtrd fourth, ftfth, stxth seventh etghth and ntnth holes tn one Caddytng for htm ts Patty Leggett Several from our group have entered the fteld of mustc Netl Bow man who has Just completed a trtumphant tour of Europe ts now gtvtng a sertes of concerts tn Carnegte Hall Accompanytng htm ts Frances Querns on her red hot vtoltn Down on Bourbon Street Mary Carolyn Hart ts whooptng tt up wtth her verston of Petrtfted Cardtac or as tt ts better known Hearts of Stone The Flattops our own Alvtn Smtth Ray Cohen and Whtt McCall are now breaktng all sales records wtth thetr tear Jerktn rendttton of Love s a Many Spltntered Thtng The mustc and lyrtcs of whtch were wrttten by John Pace and Elste Taylor Smokey Pttts tsn t dotng anythtng yet He s sttll looktng for a Job wtth a good rettrement pla'h Wrestltng regularly on TV ts Ann Pearl Cameron tratned and managed by Ronny Trndall Her bouts are broadcast by that well known sports commentator, Jtmmy Ktng Maye Grtfftn ts now edttor tn chtef of the New York Ttmes Her ace crtme reporter ts Btlly Freeman who attended the Untverstty of Stng Stng for ftve years on a scholarshtp awarded htm by Judge Joyce Mtller Patty Moran, tn tractng her famtly tree found that she, not Eltzabeth, was the rtghrful hetr to the throne of England Represented by that very capable and well known attorney Bobby Smtth she ts now sutng the Brtttsh Emptre for the throne A thrtvtng bustness ts betng done by Cap n Elmo Rushtng who runs a ferry across Clabber Creek wtth the able asstsrence of hts ftrst mate Carolyn Smtth Cathy Cummtngs, world famous for her beauttful POSIUIC and dlgnl fred walk models Robert Burnaman s exqutstte creattons at hts fashton house tn Parts Her secret she says, ts that she keeps the center of alertness tn her chest Very much tn the news these past few weeks has been Mary Jo O Qutnn who recently over threw the government of Venezuela and set herself up as dtctator In her atr force ts Jet ace Bettye McGeehee and Kathryn Orme who fly as tatl gunners The Blossomtn Ptne a notortous ntght spot on the Gulf Coast ts run by Marshall Rarhbun Hts shtfty eyed blackjack dealer ts Tommy Burns Buzzy Cummtngs works part ttme as bouncer and the rest of the ttme he spends tn the back room marktng decks Featured tn the floor show are those well known bubble dancers Shtrley Pecker Lyt e Patrtcta Nettles, Judy Walker, and Ann Frenchte Smtth Qutte frequently seen tn the audtence ts Phtltp Brewer, wtth a devtl tsh grtn on hrs face and a susptctous looktng pea shooter tn hts hand If you are wondertng why Frenchte ts the only one wtth fur ltned ttghts we mtght mentton the fact that Ray Thames owns a chtnchtlla farm Peddltng ctgarettes are Dtane Ltttle and Frances Summers It only took Gwen Hughes and Patsy Pullen one year to complete thetr college courses and get a M R S degree Johnny Rtce of course, as you all know, ts Prestdent of the Untted States However he Just never could get rtd of that engtneertng bug, so wtth the erector set the Ftrst Lady gave htm for Chrtstmas he ts butldtng a scale model of the Brook lyn Brtdge across the dratnage dttch tn the back yard Now managtng Rtngltng Bros , Barnum and Batley Ctrcus ts Anne Boone Always wtlltng to gtve a helptng hand, she s gtven qutte a few of her old classmates Jobs Betty Justtce after eattng tn the Brookhaven Publtc School s cafetertas for twelve years ftgured she could dtgest almost anythtng She s now a sword swallower Mary Ann Rtchardson Ltnda Smtth and Peggy Davts are flytng through the atr wtth the greatest of ease those dartng young women on the flytng trapeze The peanut man ts James Hugh Jacks In the stde show ts Charles Ray Stockftsch the two headed man He dtdn t have enough room tn one head for all of hts bratns so another one sprouted Shelby Watts wrttes Sunday School quarterltes Wtll Ann Smtth has just achteved world wtde fame by gtvtng btrth to octuplets Daree Nevels runs an abat totr or to put tt more stmply a slaughter house She saves all her left over hoofs for Jewel Lea who manufactures glue After spendtng many torturous years tn the hot and steamtng jungles of the Belgtan Congo searchtng for the prectous mtneral XPDQ Jack Wtlltams dectded to gtve up and come on home Heck, who wants to be rtch and famous anyway' Btlly Kavanaugh set satl several years ago for Australta and ts now a sheep rancher Mary Ann Stewart has become qutte a movte magnate wtth nearly one hundred movte theatres tn her chatn Charles Marttn ts mtntng copper tn Boltvta Btlly Murray, our Vtce Prestdent ts about to begtn a trtp around the world to help further our Good Netghbor poltcy Barbara Lofton ts planntng to make the trtp too only she s planntng to swtm Dentse Callendar has become the fourth Old Gold danctng pack Along wtth regular ktng stze and ftlter ttp they now have pmt S126 Now Joe Brueck can play pool all day long tf he wants to he s the proud owner of the Twentteth Century pool room Roygene Malta ts bustly engaged tn trytng to beat some algebra II through the thtck skulls of the B H S math students Arnold Grenn ts drtlltng otl wells for the Shah of Iran The Shah took a fancy to Jean Underwood who went along wtth Arnold as hts secretary and she s now wtfe no 23 Because of my success tn prophesytng the future of my classmates, I dectded to take up fortune telltng as a career and I must admtt I m dotng rather well ln fact I have my owm tent Just outstde of tovm Drop tn and see me somettme Glenda Barley Class Prophet 23 0 N 0 I N , X A D ' . . 0 . 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