Chicora High School - Eagle Yearbook (Charleston, SC)

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x A ' ' Q The big week-end has finally arrived. The 1952 Senior Class of Chicora High is holding its class reunion at the home of the wealthy governor, Mr. L. M. Lowder and his wife. First to arrivc at the scene of the celebra- tion is Miss Dixie Cox, famous New York Designer for ladies' clothes. Arriving next, we see Mr. Mickey Penninger, big-time crooner, escorting Miss Cornelia Smith, secretary to the famous Army General, Bob Smith. As the band starts playing under the supervision of Mr. Charlie Ridgeway, I see gliding about the Hoor Miss Bobbie Hunt, secretary to the 'Vice-President of the United States, and Mr. Sidney Davis, news com- mentator. Also seen on the floor is Lucile Clardy, Holly- wood hair stylist, and Mr. Bobby Keys, filling station chain owner. After pushing my way through the crowded dance floor I finally arrive at the terrace where I spy in one corner Miss Marion Maddox, F. B. I. Agent, and Mr. Jimmy Box, drink-mixer for Greek Cannon's fabulous Night Club, and Diamond Horse Shoe . Seen in another corner is Mr. James Gonzales, famous Philadelphia lawyer, and his wife, the former Miss Barbara Johnson, who has held the title of Mrs. America for five years. As I wander back into the house, I run into that world-known bubble dancer, Miss Tissie Pat Gagnon, with her escort for the evening, Mr. Bob Owens, Sports Editor for The News and Courier. Seen towering above the crowd is Mr. Charles Tindal, coach for the University of South Caro- lina's football team, talking to Robert Able, coach of the Citadel Bulldogs. I mosey over to the punch bowl and find gabbing as usual, those three very pretty nurses, Misses Joann Pea- cock, Gwen Mills, and Shirley Blum. Upon hearing a noise, I turn around only to find Miss Dorothy Whatley and Miss Susan Withers stufiing their food down as if they had never eaten before. I hear a screech, and, going to the window, I see a sleek-looking red Lincoln. Who is that getting out--why, none other than the Editor of the New York Timer, Mr. Ronald Dunlap, escorting Miss Joyce Butterworth, a very popular radio comedian who plays the role of My Friend Irma . Looking closer, I see that the chaffeur of the car is Mr. Darrell Woods. Turning from the window, I hear talk of basketball and immediately know that it could be none other than Arlene Jones and Janet Herbert, basketball coaches for Winthrop, talking to that All-American athlete, Miss Betty Nelms. . The time has finally arrived for entertainment. The Master of Ceremonies for the evening is Mr. Jimmy Connor. First on the program is that Broadway dancing team, Miss Loretta Going and Mr. Jesse Massalon. Next we have that lovely soprano, Miss Marlene Fralix, SENICDR CLAS accompanied by Miss Runette H hes, world-famous pianist. Heard in t e an is Mr. Paul Payne and his tromboneg Mr. Bailey Keels at the drums, and Mr. Eugene Thomas and his saxophone. We have coming up next Mr. Hesse Taylor, Caruso of the South . All tired out from such an enjoyable evening we retire to our rooms for a night's rest. We are awakened early the next morning by that well-known hotrod driver, Mr. Walter Hunter. As we gather around the breakfast table, Reverend Hubert Williamson, asks the blessing. After breakfast I decide to stroll over to the pool where I find those famed photographers, Charles Shue and Darwin Gross, snapping pictures of the beau- tiful Paris Models, the Misses Betty Southworth, Faith Rusler, Zelma Daniels, and Miriam Dantzler. Taking a dip in the pool are Catherine Padgett, Gloria and Kitty McElhenney, Margaret Morgan, and Barbara Nash, popular swimmers of the year. I turn to go back into the house and my eyes behold the snazziest yellow convertible there is, coming down the road. Who is that driving? Why our own John Kindt, oil millionaire. Seen with him is the boxing champion, Kenneth Chil- dress. As I look farther down the road I see Mrs. Evelyn Groce Norman, her brood of six, and Mrs. Carol Legette Kaiser with her three little ones. I spot a police car parked in front of the Lowder Mansion which could, of course, be no one but the Chief of Police, John Brisben. I see also Highway Patrolman Jimmy Baker's car parked out front. What's this? Someone's going horseback riding. Naturally the leader will be the Nation's number one jockey, Herbert Hammond. On the way to my room to freshen up a bit, I am stopped by the Translator for the United Nations, Miss Dorothy McDaniel, and Mrs. Johnnie Bledsoe, the former Miss Shirley Slaughter, who is a school teacher in the famed halls of Chicora. After escaping them and all their gossip, I go freshen up a bit and on my return to the living room, I find Gene Casey, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and his secretary. Miss Mattie Rae Elmore, talking to the new owner of Roper Hospital, Miss Carolyn Roberts. Miss Peggy Aldret, rising Hollywood star, and Miss Barbara Bastain, owner of Charleston's exclusive Movie House, are chatting over old times with Tony Foster, famous Circus Animal Trainer, and Mr. Eugene Cercopley, member of Amer- ica's Male Chorus. Just as I am sitting down, a siren is heard and being curious we all dash to the window to see what happened, only to find Fire Chief, Peanut Cluka, burning up the road. After everything calms down, someone makes a motion that we ride over to the Isle of Palms to pick up our country cousin, Miss Barbara Roberts, who is now a famous surgeon. We all pile into the Lowder's Cadillac and are driving down the streets of Charleston, when, upon seeing Donald Dunlap, Bank S

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.....-N.,,. .. . AND TESTAMENT I, MIKIAM DAN'rzLER, bequeath to Janie Bently, my faithful typewriter in hopes she can make it work better than I could. I, ZELMA DANIELs, leave my position in the May Court to Lois Pooser. I, BETTY CURROW, leave to some rising senior my typewriter in' hopes it won't cause them to make as many mistakes as it made me. I, BING CROSBY, hereby leave to any ambitious and upcoming student my textbooks in hopes that he will use them more than I did. I, DIXIE Cox, leave my poor dilapidated locker to my very happy friend, Juanita Bolchoz, in hopes that she will be more domestic than I and do a little scrubbing on it at least once a semester. flf it hasn't fallen apart by that time., I, SUSAN WITI4ERs, do hereby leave to Lois Pooser, my half of our mutilated school bus in the hopes that by the time she becomes a senior she will be in one piece to receive her diploma. I, BILLY CooPER, do hereby leave my ability to pass without studying to Peggy McFadyen in hopes that she will be able to put it to good use. I, PETE Coox, leave to Charles Kendall in his senior year my seat in Miss Rush's Government class. I, PEGGY AI.oRET, leave my ability to make A's in Mr. Simons' room next year to Carolyn Garner. CAROL DAVIS leaves to Yvonne Floyd her position as cheer- leader and all her many good times at dear ole Sunny's . I, MAVA Box, being of sound mind and body leave to Robert Woody Woods a portion of the feathers from my buzzard tail. To my brother, Billy, I leave all my wonderful times at Chicora. I, JIMMY Box, being of sound mind and body do hereby will to Clay Hill my ability to go to Summerville for lunch. I, SHIRLEY BLUM, do hereby leave my old, worn and dilapi- dated typewriter to some patient rising senior, in hope that they can do more with it than I could. I, JEFF BLACK, leave to Lamar Ducker my position on the Lunch Patrol. With a sigh of relief, I, JOAN BERcouIsT, leave the job of fixing the bulletin board in the library to a fellow Beta Clubber, Barbara Bailey. And to any rising Senior who is lucky enough to get a job in the ollice, I leave that wonderful invention, the adding machine. To Leonard Bastian, I, BARBARA BASTIAN, will my desk in Miss Rush's Government class. I, ERMALINE CLAYTON, leave to Beverly Cuctell all my sewing ability in Home Ec. class. I, JOANN CLARK, hereby bequeath my job in the student office to my sister, Mary Joyce. ANN CIIINNIS leaves her starry-eyed look fbecause of week- ends with her Citadel Cadet, to Sylvia Thornton. I, EvELvN CATE, wish to leave my chair in Home Ee. to one of the up and coming Home Ec. girls and hope she doesn't give the teacher as much static as I did. I, GENE CASEY, being of sound mind and body, I bequeath to the one and only Shirley Foster, my greatest ability to meander around the halls and campus of Chicora High School during fourth period study hall. I, GEORGE GREEK CANNoN, being of sound mind and' body, do hereby leave my way with Mr. Simons to Bones Cook with hopes that his grades will be as good as mine. I, JOYCE Bu1'rERwoRTI4, leave to Gloria Kench my delightful nickname of Irma which I have so faithfully lived up to. Also to Rosann Murray I leave my dear locker and wonderful mirror. ELAINE Bt:cxI-IEIsTr-:R so thoughtfully leaves to her brother Ronald her ambition to graduate. I, Bonny BRASWELL, leave my chair in English class to Bobby Blanton. I, TONY FOSTER, being of sound mind C? ??j do hereby leave my one and only talking ability to Bobby Heaton. ELLA EI.sEY leaves her honor of being Library Guild President to any forthcoming senior. I, ALICE BARNETTE, leave to Joanne Daley, my good times in Mr. Simons' classes. As I leave, I wonder if she will eat in class, make Mr. Simons blush, do no homework, get out of class every day and still pass English and Government. I, JAMEs A. BAKER, being of sound mind and body QI hopel leave my ability to snag girls to Gene Starr, and my post on the Hall Patrol to anyone who wants it. I, ARLENE JONES, bestow upon Faye Whittington my hard- earned position of basketball manager. I, BARBARA JOHNSON, hereby leave my position as cheerleader to any junior who has trouble getting out at night. I, EDNA ANN JOYEJ leave my ability to always get to class on time and my job in the library to Sara DeVenny in hopes that she will enjoy her Senior year at Chicora much as I did. I, Boaav Ksvs, leave my two false front teeth to Andrew Kuck and hope that he can learn to wiggle them as successfully as I did. I, SHIRLEY SLAUGHTER, leave to Claudia Cooper, my enormous appetite in hopes that all the nourishment won't go to the same place as it did for me. Also to Peggy Wiggins goes my battered up Government book and several slightly used Senior teachers. I, Bos SMITH, leatve to Jim Bob Giles my section of the bench on the basketball team. I, CoRNELIA SMITH, do hereby leave to my twin sisters, Alice and Edith all the fun I've had in high school and hope they have twice as much. I, BE'rI'v SOUTHWORTI-I, leave with Joann Daley, my ability to be engaged three times to the same boy. I, JOHN STREUBER, being of sound mind, hereby leave my ability to pass Mrs. Ross' English exam to my brother Little Bill . Though, as under you may go, And no effort you may show, Studies you'll always have As long as you 'tend Chicora. Study, yourself to prove, Something you can do, Leave something worthy For someone else to follow. -GENE THOMAS. I, CAROLYN RoEERTs, leave to Rosann Murray my ability as cashier to squeeze the correct change from all those cheap scapes and to try and eat a little faster than I did. I, WILMA WII.r.IAMs, do hereby leave Furman Langdale 'fthe hopes that he will graduate. - I, JEAN WILCOX, leave my seat in Mrs. Lide's typing class to a junior with more typing ability than I have. I, DOROTHY WHATLEY, leave my ability to laugh it off to some chubby junior. I, JOHN KINDT, being of sound mind and body do hereby will my very charming personality and my seat in Mr. Simons' Sth period Government to one Geraldine Jones. I, BENJIE KINARD, hereby leave to Jimmy Hinger Doflin my seat in Miss Sires' History class. , I, BARIIARA RoaER'rs, do hereby will my mouth to someone who can make it heard as well as I have. ' I, ROBERT ABLE, hereby leave to anyone unfortunate enough to have Miss Rush, my seat in her Government class in hopes that they will not pester her half as much as I did. I, Tossmv MYERS, leave my station of Best Dressed to George Bloody Bloodworth. I, GWEN MILLs, leave Catherine Barnette, my place in the May Court. I, LEATI-IA MAE WOODBERRY, leave all the old dead flowers in Mr. Simons' room for Pat Dusenbury to water next year. MARION MAI:mox leaves all sixty inches of her height to anyone who needs it, with the sincere hope that they can make more of it than she did. I, JonN BRIsEEN, hereby leave my ability to work hard on the football team to Bones Cook. I, L. M. LDWDER, JR., do hereby leave to my son, L M. Lowder III Cif there ever shall bel, the ollice of President of Student Council in the year of l970. I, HERBERT HAMMOND, leave to George West all of my good times in the senior class, in hopes that he 'will get their by 1963 K? ? ? D. I, JOAN BATEs, do hereby leave to Shirley Sue Bates my ability to holler from one end of the hall and be heard very clearly at the other end. Also to some slow junior I leave my ability to be late to Mr. Simon's Government class every day and get away with it. JANET HERBERT not too generously bestows her position as manager of the Eaglettes to someone with a strong back and a weak mind who can stand the torture.

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V PRCDPI-IECY President, we stop to pick him up. Seen running up the road, to catch us as we stop, is Mr. Bobby Braswell, marathon runner. Miss Alice Barnette, Woolworth Heiress, pulls up in her Oldsmobile, to tell us that she will be at the party tonight. She has with her Miss Elaine Buckheister and Miss Lucille Morris, telephone operators. After picking up our country cousin, we stop at one of the many A 8: P Stores to find Miss Joann Clark, half owner, checking her high profits. When we return to the house we are stopped short by what sounds like French to me and after a little investigation, I find it to be Miss Beverly Astrom, French Ambassador, and Miss Marlene Henson, French teacher. I return to the sitting room, and, hearing wonderful singing I ask Barbara Gamble, Physical Education teacher, to tum up the radio. Much to my surprise I am told that it is our own Bing Crosby. I walk out to the terrace and as I near it I hear swooning and know before I get there, it must be Mr. America, who is none other than our charming Al Hill. Tennis cham- pions, Grace Deas and John Streuber, are seen playing a game which is to be interrupted by Dick Beach, inventor of that new type lawn mower, who has to try it out on that particular spot. Oh, well, so life goes. Miss Joanne Glenn, Editor of Ladies' H om: Journal and Miss Juanita Hill, interior decorator, have arrived to look over the mansion to make changes if necessary. Miss Anna Hagen is heard in the den lecturing to the children of Mrs. Martha Johnston Singletary and Mrs. Jean Lambert Wilcox. Pete Cook and Thaddeus Scott, famous duelists, are practicing in the yard so that makes it dangerous to venture out there. I head for the shower to get ready for the party tonight but I find Miss Ella Elsey, editor of the society page, has already had the same brain storm. Not knowing where else to go, I joumey to my room, where I find Mr. Benjie Kinard, the new Atlas, doing gymnastics in the hall. The phone rings and, side-stepping Atlas, answer it. It was Furman Langdale saying that he and his wife, the former Miss Wilma Williams, couldn't attend the party, due to the fact that Wilma has just become the mother of triplets. I go to announce the news to the crowd and find June King, artist, painting their portrait. Peter Kear and Bobby McCarn, wrestlers, are the first to get the idea that we had better eat and then prepare ourselves for the dance. You might know someone like Miss Edna Joye, popular clothes model, would knock over the tea, which causes that comedy actress, Connie Karesh, to start with her jokes. Mr. Robert Housand, army pilot, is the first to leave the table followed by orchestra leader, Billy Lemmonds. The time of the party is nearing and Mr. Gavin Broadus, English channel swimmer, escorting Miss janet Carter, candidate for the presidency, are the first to arrive. They are followed by Eugene Whitehurst, manu- imma' facturer of those sharp cars, and Miss Ann Chinnis, secretary to Rockefeller. Everything is getting under way, and who is this coming all decked out in furs? Miss Quida Ott, singing star, and Miss Pat Palmer, one of the ten best-dressed women in America. Every- ones attention is requested and Mr. Tommy Carner, dog veterinarian, announces the opening of his office in two weeks. Then Miss Norma McCall and Miss Betty Bair, beauty operators, announced their engagements. We heard loud laughter and turned to find Betty Currow and Sara Montgomery, shoe designers, listening to those radio comedians, Mr. Billy Cooper and Tip Hall. joan Bates, novelist, is hunting for that new Einstein, Herbert Wilder, to write his life. Emmett Padgett, broadway producer, is seen scouting around for talent. The famous playwright, Max Petzold, is chatting with Johnny Free- man, newspaper reporter, and Miss Gene Vernier, golf champion. A motorcycle is heard, and we see approach- ing the driveway Mr. Louis Ferunden, motorcycle dare- devil. Betty Lewis, bacteriologist, is overheard explain- ing things to the scientist, Freddie Kanehl. Coming in, all exhausted, is Miss Joan Bergquist, airline hostess, who explains she almost didn't make it. Mary Frances Barnette, librarian for Chicora, is sitting quietly by. Evelyn Cate, food taster, is doing just that, and between bites of food she is talking to Virginia Floyd, owner of Kerrisons. The North Pole explorer, Jeff Black, has just entered the room and everyone is rushing over to hear about his latest expeditions. Patsy Harris, x-ray technician, and Bety Hull, dietitian, are talking over the day's work. Norma Locke and Docia Meyer, missionaries, are telling of their experiences to quite a crowd of listeners. The three branches of service are well represented. We see Lieutenant Leath Mae Woodberry, Wacg Velma Shull, Spar, and Ermaline Clayton, Wave. Mayor Clayton Miller, is now being introduced. Norma Murray, florist owner, is to be thanked for the beautiful flowers through- out the mansion. Pat Hotchkiss, buyer for Belk's De- partment Stores, and Bessie Halloway, receptionist for Dr. Tommy Myers, are seen coming up the walk. Tommie Sargeant, college professor, is greeted by several old classmates. Mecy Harrell, studio photographer, is snapping pictures left and right. She is seen taking the picture of one of Hollywood's actresses, Carol Davis, at the moment. Next in line we find Julie Smoak, pedi- atrician, Atmar Rice, water commissioner, calls our attention to the door, where we see entering the retired principal of Chicora, Mr. H. L. Corder, and the new principal, Warren Holladay. The time has come for us to depart until next time, which we hope won't be another I0 years. As for me, I still remain Miss Buzzard, Mava Box, looking for a Mr. Buzzard.