Central High School - Bearcat Yearbook (Lenoir, NC)

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CLASS PROPHECY One cold January night in 1965 as I was sitting by a cozy fire in my bachel- or ' s quarters thinking of a new routine for my understudy, Jack Teague, and me, I received an urgent call from Wayne Boughman, the world renowned in- ventor. He excitedly asked me to rush over to his laboratory to see his latest invention, a machine that would show on a screen what any person was doing at that time. I quickly put on my coat and rushed over. As I stepped out o f my Rolls-Royce, I met Brooks Bush, Johnny Holloway, and Wayne Downs, who were going into Wayne ' s laboratory to escape the snow because Brooks ' car — a model T — had broken down. After all of the greetings had been exchanged and the operation of the machine explained, Johnny suggested that we see what the old senior class of ' 49 was doing. Heeding the suggestion, we got out an old annual to refresh our memories and started down the list of familiar faces. As we adjusted the contraption to Marjorie Abernethy ' s wave length, we found that we had four old schoolmates instead of one — Marjorie, Dot Brown, Lucy Pegg, and Pat Yates were playing a hard game of bridge. We turned the dial and saw a baseball diamond — strictly big-league stuff — and also saw a few of our old buddies now in the bigtime — Ken Adkins, Speedy Powe ll, and Wayne Davis — who were getting ready for baseball season. Another flick of the wrist and we again saw an athletic field, only this time it was a football field, and what a team! The two coaches were Jack Pennell and Henry Carson and out on the field fighting their hearts out were Warren Wilson, a hard-running back. Ken Tiny Land still putting gaping holes in the line. Mack Matheson skip- ping through these holes like a flea on a hot skillet, and Delbert Teem handing that squeelless pig to the back in a way that made touchdowns easy for those pros. As we were fiddling around with the dial, suddenly an elite structure flashed on the screen. It looked like — it couldn ' t be! — but it was!! There in big letters on the office door was: The Elite Billiard Parlor, James Boiver, owner and presi- dent, Eddie Boyd, first vice-president, Hildred Clark, second vice-president, Dale Hodges, third vice-president and Fred Greene, president in charge of racking billiard balls. Truly a magnifi- cent establishment. Next we saw Dr. Joe Gaither, a very prominent physician analyzing the cases of Dovie Martin, Vivian Turner, and Louise Kendall. His analysis was — don ' t ever wear the same hat to the same place at the same time. Another scene flashed on the screen, of the famous (Ronald) Stromberg- Carlson radio plant. Ronald was in his office dictating to two secretaries at once, Lorene Carswell and Peggy Coffey. 18

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Betty Jo Turner Varsity Band I; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Librarian -Secretary, Glee Club 4 Commercial Club 3, 4; Student Coun cil 4 ; Home Economics Club 2 Honor Society 4; Dramatics Club 4 Senior Superlative 4. Bill Wagner Varsity Band 1, 2 ; Latin Club 2 ; Mountaineer Staff 4 ; Sports Editor, Mountaineer 4 ; Annual Staff 4 ; Sports Editor of Annual 4; Student Council 2; Hi-Y 3, 4; Chaplain, Hi- Y 4; Cheerleader 4; Head Cheer- leader 4. Vondell Walsh Warren Wilson Homeroom President 2, 4; Varsity fJand 1, 2; Glee Club 3; Hi-Y 2, 3, 4; Football 2, 3, 4; Co-Captain of Football Team 4 ; Spanish Club 4 ; Monogram Club 3, 4; Vice-President, Monogram Club 4; Senior Superla- tive 4. Pat Yates J. U. C. 3, 4; Cheerleader 2, 3, 4; Latin Club 2; Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Commercial Club 3, 4; Treasurer, Commercial Club 4; Allied Youth 2; Mountaineer Staff 3, 4; Monogram Club 4. Vivian Turner Glee Club 2; Home Economics Club 2. Betty Jean Wallace Vice-President of Homeroom 1 ; Latin Club 2; Allied Youth 2, 3; J. U. G. 4; Marshal 3, 4; Varsity Band 1, 2, 3; Glee Club 4; Vice-President, Glee Club 4; Mountaineer Staff 4; Dra- matics Club 4; President, Dramatics Club 4. Fannie Weathers Basketball 1, 2, 3; Student Council 3; Commercial Club 3; Dramatics Club 4- Spanish Club 3; Secretary, Spanish Club 3. Waybern Wilson Commercial Club 4; Dramatics Club 4; Treasurer, Dramatics Club 4; Spanish Club 4. Samuel M. Youngblood Homeroom President 1 ; Secretary of Class 1; Latin Club 2; Spanish Club 4; Varsity Band 1, 2; Baseball 3. 4 Football 3, 4; Monogram Club 3, 4 Basketball 4; Mountaineer Staff 4 Allied Youth 2. Not Pictured: Hildred Clark 17

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CLASS PROPHECY We thoroughly enjoyed the next scene, that of Bob Love, his trombone, and his famous dance orchestra. On the cornets were Max Harless and Bill Truesdale; on the clarinet, Margaret Allen, and the starring vocalist, Betty Jo Turner. Suddenly, we found ourselves in a theatre, face to face, with the big three of the movie industry, Harold Baker, Paul Russell, and Waybern Wil- son, who were in an important huddle on whether or not to bring back that famous movie starring Opal Laudermelt, Jeanne Wallace and Fannie W eathers. Wayne Downs then suggested we see what was happening at McNairy ' s drug store, we saw — Bill Wagner, now a partner in the firm, was serving Hal Miller, a professional photographer, Mike Sholar, in the lumber business, Betty Jane Hoyle, and Phyllis Huffstetler. Sitting in one of the booths gossiping about the newest thing in plastic dresses were Helen Higgins, Erna Eanes, Frances Smith and Mary Lucile Bohn. Just then, through the door came Mr. and Mrs. Roger (and Tootie Jr.) Estep followed by Peggy Jean Craig, now married, and her husband. We decided to leave the drug store, those milkshakes were begi nning to make us hungry. Next we saw an at- tractive window display — an aquarium — made by Banks Curtis, which was being looked at by Frank Moore, Ken Chester, Harold Childers, and James D. Moore, who were all quite sad because those fish weren ' t in the Catawba River. As we turned the dial once again, a very tense court scene flashed on the screen. Danny Strickland, Lawyer, was defending Bill Looney, who was being sued by Joel Lovins because he stepped on her toe as he was getting out of his seat at the Center Theatre, where Mary Lib Smith, the chief witness, worked. The Prosecutor, Dick Pennell, was quite up in the air because the Jury, composed of Virginia Mathis, Dorothy MacMillan, Ann Prestwood, Mary Gay Riggs Rhodes, Ruth Taylor, Vondell Walsh, Louise Austin, Joyce Winkler, Sara Barlow, Betty B. Halsey, Brovonie Bigger- staff, and Patricia Hart was more inter- ested in the new hat the cute little court secretary. Betty Jo Gregg, was wearing than in reaching a verdict. The next epoch we observed was that of the ace mechanic, . B. Angley, fixing Frances Prestwood ' s car while Bill Garren stood nearby ready to assist in the dirty work. Nearby kibitzing on the procedure were Sammy Youngblood, Bob Suddreth, and Tommy Gwyn, now postmaster of the Lenoir branch. Since it was getting quite late, the four of us told Wayne, good night, and departed to our various homes, after thanking him for an enjoyable and very profitable evening. Written by — Alfred Windy Dodge 19