China Grove High School - Parrot Yearbook (China Grove, NC)

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THE PARROT Johnsie Wilhelm is a Paris dress model. Mary Seymour creates the styles that Johnsie displays. Clotho jumps from the dress shop to the hospital, where we find Edith Wyatt in a nurse’s uniform. Next we find Evelyn Shue and Billy Hauss working in the offices of Cannon Mills Company at Kannapolis. Ruth Bost is settled in a cozy little country home with her husband, who is a very progressive farmer. Mary Shuffler is in China as a Christian missionary. She has the good luck to meet Sally Lee Turrentine there while Sally Lee was on her world tour. N. J. Grimes is the drawing card at Yankee Stadium these days. He is the Yankee star first-baseman. Ruth Park is in France studying the language. It is rumored that she is looking for a rich French count. Violet Winecoff is pitcher for the champion China Grove softball team. Hazel Davis is a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, or at least she got her man. Clotho then starts to pronounce finis to the discourse when I am jarred back to the present by a slam of the front door. Dad has come in to end my view of the time to be. So ends my sojourn into the happenings of tomorrow. With a lot of thanks to the Fates I return to real in life, today. THOMAS B. ABERNATHY, JR. Class Prophet. Page Sixteen 1939

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THE PARROT SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY As I sit in my chair by the fire my thoughts are turned to the future. What does the future hold for me? Most of all, what does the future hold for my class¬ mates? As I ponder this question an idea forms in my mind. Why can’t I interview the Fates and see what they have in store for us. I make mental contact with the gods. I transport myself to the top of Mt. Olympus, the home of the gods. My thoughts have left the small room and I am now dwelling in the throne room of Pluto, god of the underworld. Seated beside Pluto’s throne are the three sisters of destiny: Clotho, the spinner; Lachesis, the length fixer; and Atropos, the severer of the thread of life. I approach Clotho, the youngest daughter of Law. I broach the subject of the future to her. Clotho tells me that she will reveal the fates of my classmates, but to me my own future will ever have to remain an uncertainty. First is unveiled the fate of Ray Correll, a. Carolina graduate. Standing beside a football field in Chapel Hill we find him viewing his prospects for the coming football season. He is planning to turn out a team that will beat Duke. Frank Dennis is his line coach. Then comes Kathryn Brown. She is in the money now as a lady newspaper reporter. She writes up all the big athletic events. Daniel Aderholdt is standing in front of a large chemical plant in China Grove. By his side is his beautiful wife, the former Miss Freda Park. Daniel has built up a fine reputation as a chemist. He has added much to the world of science. Edgar Baker is president of Carolina Coach Company. Burton Barger is his chief competitor. Burton is head of the Greyhound Lines. We find one of these busses carrying our leading Congressman, Billy Eller. He has quite a pull in Congress. The time flies by as Clotho continues her discourse. Next comes our second Clark Gable, Grier Florton. He is starring in the present Hollywood production, Red Hot Music. Daniel Graham has a program on WSTP. He is a comedian and commentator equal to Grady Cole. Junior Herrin is now manager of this station. There are three hard-working farmers, members of the Rowan County Farmers’ Association, telling him about their new program on that station. These progressive fellows are Vardell Graham, Elmer, and Frank Shue. Then Clotho tells me about Layvon Belk. Lavvon is running a beauty salon. She is continually turning out new hair styles. Fay Cress has startled the world. Quite unknown up to this time, she surprised everyone, even her closest friends, by making a solo flight to Australia irom ( alifornia. I Page Fifteer 1939

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THE PARROT LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of China Grove Hi, having spent the last year amidst toil and hardships, pain and pleasure, now pause briefly to will our most precious talents to those who are about to pass after us. To Mr. Bivens we extend our heartiest gratitude for the kind guidance and loyal fellowship that has forever enamored him in our minds. We wish to thank him as sincerely as we can for his efforts in English and his success with the Senior Play. We also cannot omit our humble gratitude for the spirit upheld by our most competent Board of Education. Needless to say, we are eternally obligated to our Parents, who through these long years have been our guardians and most loyal friends. It is with thankful hearts that we voice our appreciation of the many ways our Faculty has helped us. We shall always be grateful for the excellent spirit of com¬ radeship and helpfulness. Our faculty advisors have always given us a helpful hand throughout our Senior year. Needless to say, we shall be eternally thankful. To the Junior class we leave the keys to the new High School building in case it is completed next year. To the Sophomore class we leave the entire campus for room in case they need more for their athletic endeavors next year. We leave all of the books in the reading room to the Freshmen with sincere hope that they shall find out what the inside of these books look like. The following individual Seniors bequeath the following personal belongings: Freda Park and Daniel Aderholdt will their undying affiliation and deepest love to anyone who needs love to smooth out the rough spots. Lois Shue hopes that that curly red hair will be kept up forever by Helen Castor. Burton Barger wills that athletic spirit to his sister Grace. Lavvon Belk sadly leaves behind that nice dressed-up appearance to the quite charming Willie Mae Kluttz. Frances Goodnight and Miriam Wilson will that undying friendship for which they always have been famous to Sadie Grace Wallace and Marie ilhelm. Louie Owens leaves that bass voice to anyone who might need it to win a Hog- Calling contest some day. Kathryn Brown leaves that Best-All-Round student spirit to Hope Park. Hazel Davis feels as if no one the whole world over could keep as quiet as she, unless it is that brother Clifford. Johnsie Wilhelm leaves that most done-up hair in North Carolina to any nice Freshman who is willing to spend just loads of hours in giving it its proper care. Max Misenheimer is to receive that most talkative nature from a bereaved Bill Filer, who used it so effectively four or five years in High School. Sallie Turrentine wills that definitely cute nature to cut-up David C ress. Carl Davis, our good Post Graduate, wills that worn out Chemistry book to anyone that can fall asleep as quickly as he could whilst reading its [rages of formulas. 1939 Page Seventeen