C H Friend High School - Chit Chat Yearbook (South Boston, VA)

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Giftorian Ladies and gentlemen, we have here some old relics and treasured gifts of the class of 1938 of C. H. Friend High School. These gifts are valued very highly, and we hopeyou will bid on them all. . Now here is a nice gift for anyone. This cup is atrophy for a person with a brilliant political mind. Sam White bids. Sold to the gentleman over there. Mr. White, we hope you will receive many more trophies in the future. We next have here an invitation from the Metropolitan Opera House to any- one in C. H. Friend High School who can hit a high C. Oza Ridgeway bids. Sold to te lady at the right. Miss Ridgeway, we have heard your beautiful voice on the radio and in other places, and I know that you will make the grade. Attention, friends! See this beautiful high-powered Ford? It's guaranteed to cruise along at the speed of 200 miles an hour. Whoever makes the first bid may have it. Arthur Crute bids. Sold to the gentleman standing. Mr. Crute, I can guar- antee that this car will satisfy you thoroughly, if you promise to be content without trying to exceed 200 -miles an 'hour. - Next, folks, we have here a medal won by Tom King in the 1937 track meet. Jane Wilkinson bids. Jane, we have heard so much about your collection of old Tom Ki'ng relics, and I certainly do hope that this will complete it, so that your search may end. We next have here a little lamb tied by a string. This will make someone a fine souvenir. Allen bids. Well, Allen, you have Lamb on a string now. See that you keep her there, as she might slip away. A I have here two volumes on How to-Make People Believe They are Dumb. They are guaranteed to teach what the title implies. O. T. Grimes and Mary Godbold bid. O. T., you and Mary study these books carefully, so that you won't always be the only dumb ones in the class. But for goodness sake, wait until you get away from here before you start arguing over which is the dumber. I next find here a deed to a tennis court, which will be given to any sucker who will manage it. Ike Satteriield and Mervin Matze bid simultaneously. Ike, I hope you and lviervln may continue to gyp people intopaying a dollar for playing an entire sea- son, so here's luck to you. This, ladies and gentlemen, is a handy book to keep. It tells all about how to make excuses to get out of something you don't want to do. T. J. bids. T. J., I hope this will continue your ability to get around people you know, as well as you have done Miss Mottley. We have here a dictaphone which records important matters which shouldn't be forgotten. Rawley Fuller bids. Rawley, carry this with you all the time, and you'll never have to remember a thing for yourself. Our next display is a beautiful R. C. A. radio. W. S. Crenshaw bids. W. S., I will let you have this radio on condition that you let it play for at least two weeks before you tear it apart. We next have this gardenia garden, for sale to anyone who likes flowers. Wiley bids. Wiley, now that you own this garden, you can send Frances fiowers every day, instead of Just at Easter. We have here a bed and an excuse for being late to school every day. Helen Hope bids. Helen Hope bids. Helen Hope, now you can sleep to your heart's content, and still nave an excuse for being late. The next article to be sold is this book entitled How to Keep a Husband. Frances Vaden bids. Frances, study this well, and you will know how to keep even

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success because the man she married collected bugs for a hobby. Jane Wilkinson came in, looking as usual for Tom King, but she was no longer Jane Wilkinson but Jane King, wife of the famous bridge builder, whose bridges are famous the world over for their beauty and strength. The boys of our class have been just as successful as the girls, it seems. Allen Fuller had tried to go into business selling what the well- dressed man should Wear according to Esquire, but Hollywood heard about that pro- file, and he is now the latest screen sensation. His brother Rawley was there too, and was so busy trying to figure out how six chickens could 'hatch from five eggs that it took .me quite a while to discover that he has stepped into his father's shoes and is now the most sought-after doctor in the United States. James Satterfield came in looking very business-like, and he should too, for he is the financial wizard who keeps the books straight for the duPont companies. I was surprised to see Mervin Matze with Robert Walton, big league managers both of them, talking over the possibilities of young John Hubbard for the pitcher of the Yankees. The two had the appearance of being tycoons used to having their own way, and they were very much disconcerted that their old friend Doonie was refusing their highest bids. Doonie can aford to be so independent, for he's to represent the United States in the tennis matches at the next Olympics. And what do you think Gwendolyn and Pearl were doing out under a rose arbor? Discussing the present condition of the church! Yes sir, Gwendolyn is an evangelist, and Pearl is now famous for her lectures to Woman's Clubs throughout the country. A T. J. Glascock and Arthur Crute were laughing as usual, and do you know that T. J. is now ping-pong champion of the Eastern coast? Arthur is way up in the Esso world, and he was trying to get T. J.'s mind off ping-pong long enough to per- suade him to use Esso in his cars. Charlie Smith and Wiley came up together from Florida, where they have been perfecting a new ice-cream dish. They say Charlie is on his fourth honeymoon, and his present bride is staying in a hotel not far from here. Evidently O. T. Grimes Wasn't so dumb after all. He owns several furniture factories down in the South and was trying to persuade A. D. Dodd to resign his position as personal adviser to the President, and become an efficiency expert. Eugene Motley came rushing in alittle bit late singing, I don't want to get well g I'm in love with a beautiful nurse. He's a tobacconist now, but spends a great deal of his time in the hospital. Wonder why! I -didn't see Sam White for quite a while, for he was all ab- sorbed in some scientific equation, and whom do you think he's the successor to? Right! He has stepped right into the shoes of Einstein. With all their success and eminence, I noticed that all .my old classmates looked very human when dinner was announced, and we went in to reminisce over times like Class Day of 1938. . HELEN HOPE WALKER.

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your sixth husband as long as you want him. I have here a contract with our new South Boston baseball team the Wrap pers, for any promising young pitcher. Dalton Roberson bids. Dalton,,we wish yoii all the luck in the world, and expect you to make a brilliant success. For anyogne who so desires, here is a ticket to New York, and an invitation to spend a week with the Vanderbilts. .Shirley Owen bids. Shirley, I am sure you will know your way around, and please don't come back and highhat us, u Our next gift is a baby grand piano, which has a lovely tune. Lamb Hodges bids. i Lamb, now that you have this, you can play Rachmaninoff's Prelude for Allen any time he wants it. Here we have a theater with as many ushers as possible. Becky bids. Becky, now you have a theatre to go to any time, and you won't always have the same usher. Here isa kind of food which helps thin people to build themselves up. Mar- garet Reaves b1dS. Margaret, since you are so delicate and underweight, maybe if you start eating this carefully prepared baby food, and follow the directions exactly, you'1l stop being our class beanpole. Y 1 We next have this pair of curling irons, especially prepared for people whose hair can't take a permanent. Vernessa bids. Vernessa, as long as your straight hair is such a problem, maybe these curling irons will prove a blessing. This is an- invitation for some talented young pianist to play in a concert at the Mosque in Richmond. 'Gwendolyn bids. Gwendolyn, here is your chance. If you make good, you may have a job for life. ' Here is a scholarship to Oxford University, for anyoneiwho desires to study. Pearl Goodman bids. Pearl, if you study as 'hard there as you did in high school, I am sure we shall all be mighty proud of you. This, my friends, is a subscription to that favorite of gentlemen's magazines, the Esquire. Charlie Smith bids. Charlie, as you always look so much like Robert Taylor in your new clothes, here is something to keep you posted on all the latest styles several months in advance. ' This beautiful doll was the mascot of the boys of the school. Dooney Hubbard bids. Dooney, you may profit by this quite a bit, as you can pretend she is someone else, and learn thefundamentals of love. This pair of boxing gloves was once used by Joe Louis. Maybe somebody here has an ambition to become a great boxer. Tom King bids. Tom, maybe you will need these when Jane starts throwing the rolling pin. This bottle of hair grower is said to work marvels with short hair. Margaret James bids. Margaret, have faith, and the lotion 'will do the work on your short tresses. Here is a lovely Elgin watch, guaranteed to keep perfect time. Dorothy May- nard bids. Dorothy, maybe this will help you to get to your engagements on time. Next I have here a little red engagement book. Eugene Motley bids. Eugene, you are right, you need it to keep your dates straight. This is a skipping rope, which anyone should have who wants to exercise regu- larly. Robert Walton bids. Robert, when you go off to college next fall, we .expect you to be a great football hero. Use this regularly all summer to keep in good form. I have left here a 'beautiful picture of the class of 1938. No bids, please. I shall keep it myself to remember this lovely class. , MARY STEWART.