Cannon High School - Cannon Report Yearbook (Kannapolis, NC)

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In the recreational field Coralie Roberts and Ruth Torrence now own the world’s largest and most successful ice skating rink. Assisting them in teaching folks to skate are “Dot” Murph, who is now Sojna Henie’s newest com- petition, Jackie Rogers, Dorothy Walters, Robert Poston and Joe Douglas. All the leading newspapers are now carrying the story of the two famous explorers, Murray Jackson and Walter Goodman, who recently sailed to Africa to try to uncover the buried treasures of the famous chieftain, Lukijiye Zwkiev. Ronald Huss and James McCall are the proud owners of the famous “Circus of Entertainment.” In the circus is Carol Overcash, brave and fearless lion tamer. Hoyle Efird and his famous dogs that are almost “human,” Ruby Morgan, the dazzling bareback rider, Lillian Cassell, who owns a hot dog grill, Marvel Teal, who is a jockey in the “Steeple Chase Races,” and Lucille Safrit, featured as a snake charmer. The X. Y. Z. Club has just recently opened in Chicago with Karl Fisher as the manager; Frances Powell, as the hostess; and Homer Fisher, as the bouncer. Buddy Munday turned out to be a glamour boy and is hitting all the high spots along Broadway at the present. The newspapers are playing up the contest sponsored by the National Broadcasting Company, in which they are to select “Miss Television.” Estelle Peele and Betty Dellinger, two of our former classmates, are contestants and are running right up at the top of the list. If you were to turn on your radio about 10:15 you would have the pleasure of hearing a dramatic serial en- titled “Live and Let Live” written by Julia Driver, the famed author and being dramatized by Helen Alexander, Ray Lamb, Mabel Stirewalt, J. D. McCorkle, and Maxine Lumsden. Gaynelle Cook, who wrote our class poem, has turned out to be the poet of the age! Why even the best critics of England concede that she out-Shakespeares their own Shakespeare! After finishing college Bobby McClary just naturally went in for reforms. He’s reformed the schools, the churches, police, movies, radio, the heathen, and now he has turned his attention to foreign relations. So now if the world isn’t a better place to live in, it certainly isn’t Bobby’s fault. The “Land Sakes Alive, You Get Hurt and We Pay Off” accident insurance company has just recently been merged into a corporation with Claude Moss serving as chairman of the board of directors; Nay Dell Mattox, serving as secretary and Charlie Hunt serving as treasurer. Employed as insurance salesman for this famous concern are Harold Belk, Edward Osborne, Sarah Helms, and Louise Dayvault. Jack Scarboro has turned out to be a very successful painter who specializes in portraits. At the present he is working on a portrait of the President of the United States. Speaking of Georgia, Ralph Hoke has become the governor of this famous and prosperous state, while J. E. Wise and George Russell have accepted prominent governmental positions along with Mr. Hoke. Fredrick Brown is North Carolina’s representative to Congress and he is doing an excellent job of it; although I can’t help but believe he got his start in our own Session House. Hoyle McCombs has followed in the foosteps of his father and gone into the grocery business, while Donald Laws, Julius Lewis, William Gibbons, and Philip Meacham have opened a very modern and exclusive cafeteria in our own city of Kannapolis. They have been very successful partly because of the delicious food served under the supervision o f two capable and efficient chefs, Leona Graybeal and Dorothy Jenkins. Virginia Law has become the dean at a college in Virginia. Serving on the teaching staff of this outstanding college are J. D. Cline, Lois Gray, Hazel Karriker, and Ethel King, while Helen Sides is now working in the Library of Congress in Washington, D. C. Ruby Lunsford, with the help of Martha Goodnight and J. W. Nelson has opened a shop “Ye Date Bureau,” which has as its purpose, “keeping the Kannapolis folks from being lonely.” The “Lady in Red” and the toast of New York is none other than Mary Alice Beaver, w}io got her start by wearing little red bows and suits while she was still in high school. Marjorie Teal is employed by the National Broadcasting Company while Lucille Mencer and Edith Hollaway are airline hostesses on a transcontinental airplane, “The Sky Bird.” : ks v ' j igd J?j it j Jfe i .,4 1891 eaV 23

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PROPHECY Lights! Laughter! Loud Noise! Happy voices! It’s all a beautiful mix-up of loud noise and savory smells. Where am I? Why, I’m at the circus of course and having a wonderful time. What’s that?? Why, it’s the Crazy House!! Am I going in? Why certainly. Inside I feel perfectly at home and at once head for the department of mirrors with full speed. CRASH!!! A loud noise, people talking, broken glass falling everywhere, and me???? Why, I’m floating away on a beautiful soft, snowy, cloud. I hear the sweetest music and a million birds singing all at one time. Where am I?? Well, I’m sitting way up on top of a cloud and looking down on all my former classmates! I see Our former class president, Horace Robertson is now the District Attorney of New York and Nancy Long is employed as his secretary. Mr. Robertson is a nation-wide success and is expected to run for president in the next election. His success is partly due to his political manager, Charles Alexander. Out in Hollywood I see our old friend Harold Patterson playing the lead in all of the newest western pic- tures. The “Lone Ranger” seems to have faded away and in his place is “Harold,” the delight of all the kiddies, with his famous “Hi ho Cleo!” (Cleo is a Camel). Clifford Fowler also went to Hollywood and after Hedy Lamarr took one look at him she divorced her husband. Avanelle Williford is doing all right for herself modeling for maga- zine covers, while Ann Lynn McDonald, who is now a red -head and Doris Lindsay, a confirmed brunette, are the newest advertisers for Max Factor Make-Up. Up in New York, Jack Bassinger has become the chief cartoonist for the N. Y. Times with G. F. Coble as his assistant. Working on the same paper staff is Frankie Patterson, Sports Editor; Dorothy Ann Bell, a famous war correspondent over in Europe; and Myra Wilson, who is the Society Editor. Mike Yorke is now in a training camp in Chicago, with his manager Earl Correll, preparing for a meet with Joe Lewis, who is still the world’s champion boxer. “Hoby” Ellison is now a big league pitcher while Jamima Powell is a physical education director in an exclusive school in Southern California. Margaret Goodman is now the Dean of Boys in an outstanding college in Alabama. She is apparently in love with her “work.” Mildred Heintz is now a teacher of economics in our own K. H. S. (Mr. Hudson, after having taught the class of ’40, resigned and absolutely refused to have anything more to do with economics or sociology.) In the business world, I see John Dial and Carl Fisher as the successful owners of a pigeon farm in Maine. Working with them are Tilford Sanford, Mary Elizabeth Johnson, Horace Crowe, and Shirley Tate. These famous people are supplying carrier pigeons for the war in Europe which is still raging. Speaking of the war, I notice Harold Sides, John Perry, and Paul Upright have enlisted to help the Allies. Over in our own country Annie Reece has established a home for the war refugee children. Serving along ' with her as nurses are Ruby Rogers, LaNell Shuckle, Virginia Collins, and Elizabeth Smith. The advertising field has been given a splendid break as I see Gaither Critz modeling men’s sports clothes in all the leading magazines of the country, while Janis Day vault is advertising tooth paste in a flashing way. Since Grade Allen and George Burns have retired from the radio and screen, two of our former classmates have followed in their footsteps only to be more successful and more popular throughout the country. Can you imagine who they are? None other than Nell Price and J. C. Safrit. Another successful radio team is Wynema Honeycutt and Jim Russell, who sponsor a Dance Club featuring C. L. Maulden and his famous orchestra, with Thelma Furr as guest artist when the Opera House can spare her. A large number of our classmates have taken that fatal step. Among them are Bernice Winecoff, Frances Scarboro, Laura Lewis, and Eunice Lovett, whose Army Romeo finally returned. Here’s wishing them a most successful life with their respective husbands. Nan Dulaney has been married six times, divorced five, and is now vacationing in Reno, if you get what I mean. Some people have a hobby of collecting antiques and others stamps, but Nan’s hobby is evidently collecting husbands. Up in New Jersey Julia Thompson has opened a music shop with W. A. Ritchie as her manager. Virginia Hartness is now the leader of a famous all-girl orchestra which is at the present touring the continent. Also located in New Jersey is the “Photo Shop” which is managed by Alta Linn and Blonnie Pethel. 22

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Dorothea Cloninger, Mary Cline, and Mary Early are now famous promoters of safety. They preach safety, teach safety, practice safety, and give safety demonstrations to anyone who appears to be interested, while Elliott Brown is now the pastor of a church in New England. Garleen Pennington now owns a most outstanding beauty salon on 52nd Street. She has employed Hughleen Goodnight, Christeen Dees, Sarah Henry, and Helen Tow ell as her beauty operators. A famous lecturer of the world on “Life Begins at 20” and who tours the continent is Lorene Freeze who has as her companions and helpers, Luella Winecoff and Louise Sides. Vessie Chapman is the famed author of the book “How to Hold a Man,” which is very popular. The women of America literally fight for the copies. Robert Harmon and Clyde Hudspeth are the publicity managers and are kept busy night and day. Sarah Deal has gone into the field of interior decorating while Mary Bell Cashion speaks to all the little children of America on a most interesting subject, “Why Birds Build Nests.” Serving as her managers and handling her fan mail are Ruby Styles and Sarah Scarboro. Dorothy Pethel is employed by a Hollywood fii ' m as chief salesman for the new “Oomph” perfume which is endorsed by Ann Sheridan, while Lillian Messer has turned out to be the world’s greatest toe dancer. Ann Ketchum and Gladys Lear have invented a “Grow Tall Tonic” which is very popular throughout the country. Its great success is probably due to the efficient publicity managed by Clarence Walker. Mary Frances Bassinger entered the Ziegfeld Follies after finishing school and Maurvoreen Puntch became the Paris buyer for an exclusive dress shop in New York. Margaret Hess turned out to be a policewoman and is now serving on the New York police force. (She gets her man.) Ola Mae Barbee is a very successful actress on Broadway with her managers, Frank Smith and Vencie Nich- ols while Bryant Allman is a very distinguished piano player and often plays for the crowned heads of Europe. Ernestine Price and Leota Crenshaw are managing a dress shop in Alabama and serving as their sales girls and models are Arietta Johnson, Bertha Freeman, and Pauline Stewart. Now Forest Mahaffey has never married but has remained a bachelor in spite of the fortune inherited from his rich relatives. He prefers the life of a simple bachelor with a book, gun, dog, and a fishing pole. Sarah Yates is very happy because she has become the only thing in life that she desired to be, a missionary to China. She took along with her Edith Oates, Laura Moon, and Mary Propst, to help her in this great work. Paul Kearns has become one of the world’s most outstanding specialists and the folks pay him a fortune just to hear him tell them to eat less and exercise more. Ruth Carter is employed as his most capable nurse. (Mr. Kearns is a very accomplished “Penny Magician” on the sideline, and he entertains his little patients in this manner.) Clarence Pitts and Clarence Randolph, after leaving school got smart and invented a contraption for piping home all the oil under the North Pole. Naturally they became immensely wealthy, retired and at the present have taken up golf. Suddenly I realized that this was all of my classmates that graduated in the class of ’49 and I was very startled to see next the vague image of my own face! I had been permitted to know the future of all my class- mates; and now only my fate remained. What would it be? Eagerly I leaned forward to gain a clearer view of my activities in the future when CRASH!!! and I realized that I was being soused with water, and also I was back in the circus. People were talking very loudly, a man was trying to push the crowd back so I could get some air. Suddenly and a little foolishly I realized that I had run into the mirror and had been knocked out, also I was very disappointed because I knew that my future must remain unknown. But at the same time I was very happy to think that all of my former classmates were so successful and K. H. S. should be very proud of each member of the class of ’40 because each and every one has made a name for himself in the world. DORIS FAGGART, Prophetess. 24