Claremont High School - Hickory Log Yearbook (Hickory, NC)

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Alfred Gilbert and ID. C. Rowe own it. I bought my ticket at the station from my old friend, Russell Robinson, who was working his way around the world. I'Iurrying on to the train I saw that Aubrey Poovey was the engineer, so I felt a trifle uneasy, but the conductor. t'harles Nlosteller, assured me that it was quite safe. The train was so crowded that I had to sit with a young woman. who was trying to make her triplets behave. XYe recognized each other at the same time. V NVQ-ll, Mary Frances Bagbyf' I shrieked. I found out that she had married a well known life saver tive years before, and was on her way to visit her mother-in-law. l'pon inquiry, I found that she had named her triplets for her old high school friends. I named this one for Hazel Sides, who is now in South America running a beauty shop for the natives. The other girl I named for XYilda Sigmon. and by the way, she is a nurse in Conover. Then the boy was so adorable I simply had to name him for ,Iiinmie Sullivan. Ile runs IIauk's Ilash House, you know. Have you heard about Ilelen Abernetliy and Virginia Bailey going into a detective agency together? As she got off at the next stop we said good-by with heavy hearts. I bought a magazine and newspaper to read the rest of the way. lYhy look wlio's editor of this inagae zine, I thought as I saw' XVilli:un Abernethy's name. The tirst thing I saw in the newspaper was huge head lines. Mayo Hefner Invents Car That lYill Run XVithout Has. It was a very interesting article written by Irene Shouse, a reporter on the paper. Two other reporters were old schoolmates of mine: Fred- erick Poovey was sports editor and Donnie Hudson was society editor. Bliss Iludson had written up an account of Bliss Marjorie l.ohr's marriage to a wealthy French Count. ller charming sister, formerly Bliss Bebe I.ohr, was matron of honor. and lovely Kliss Margaret I.entz, who had just returned from abroad, was maid-of-honor. The wedding dresses were designed by Ida Frances Creech, the First she had made after completing her course in Paris. In the sports column I saw something which I had been expecting for a long time. .lohn Mackorell had been chosen football coach at Notre Ilame. I noticed where the professor of mathematics of Yale l'niversity, Nathan llovis, was to lecture to a body of Chinese laundry workers on The Science of Algebra. That was too much news for me, so I turned to my magazine only to notice it was published by Clara Ilunsueker, The tirst article was on The Proper XVay to Reduce, by Ilernice Phillips. Seeing a picture which looked faintly familiar, I found out that it was Glenn Brown, the poor boy having taken an over-dose of Ida Mae XYhitener's Reduce Quick Pills. So now Mr, Brown only weighed one hundred and three pounds. Another article of interest was written by Idabel Regan about Edith Setzer, who had spent the last three years in Rome studying l.atin. I got off the train and went to IIotel Couch, owned by Dexter Couch. I immediately had to make a complaint to the manager. XYalter lYooten. about the mud in my room, Init it was all explained when I Iountl that Vashti XYliitener was the maid. NYhen I went down to dinner that night. I rode on the elevator with Yirginia Mitchell, who was on her way to enter a nunnery. Ilotel Couch had excellent service. IYhile I was Finishing dinner, a traveling sales- man, XYoodrow Burns, sold me some life insurance. I had to rush to get to the theatre on time that evening. I bought my ticket from Ruby llart. She informed me that she was married to a lawyer, who was working on a case for Margaret Pope, Margaret was suing her husband for alimony. I had only time to learn that ,lames Stevenson owned the theatre and that Ben Jones had decided to become his partner. I had to rush on as I was keeping many people from buying tickets, There was a special program that evening. Richard XVhitener, the usher, told me as he seated me next to Fay Phillips. Fay was there on her honeymoon. I glanced over my program and saw that it was published by james Miller, the publisher of New York Timex. The costumes were designed by Edna Rogers and made by Edith Brown, so they were indeed beautiful. The excellent orchestra had several players of interest to me. The organist was llelen XYarlick and the violinist was Vera Shuford. They played a piece composed by Frances Stevens, then in tlerinany sturlylml music. The first inimber was by the grand opera singer, Virginia Ilerman, She sang beautifully and was encored several times, I glanced around and saw' NXIIIIIZIITI Setzer, a heavyweight boxer, send her a large bouquet of flowers. A baritone solo followed by Donnell NYarlick. I heard whispered all around that he was going to start broadcasting soon. The next number was a solo dance by Rachel Barger. 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Mr. Bolick went on to tell about each young woman. It seems that Miss Stine had inherited several million dollars and was on a pleasure trip. Miss Abernethy was in New York manufacturing wigs, while Miss Miller was a basketball coach in one of the large colleges. Early the next morning I went to the beauty shop. I found that Mildred Frye owned the shop, so of course I asked to see her, but her assistant. Grace Miller, told me that Miss Frye was lifting the president's wit'e's face, formerly Dorothy Fritz. I rushed in to see my two old friends. Dorothy was on her way to have lunch with Juanita Brittain, the wife of the ambassador to Ireland, After I had my hair dyed, I went to the harbor to see a new ship, Red Tornado, sail. This ship was built by Albert Deal. internationally known as the designer and builder of the fastest ocean liners. I was in hopes of seeing one of my former classmates. but instead I saw two very dignitied men approaching. As I watched them, I suddenly recognized Nevette Carpenter and Forrest Short. Of course we had quite a little chat. They were on their way to Africa to be foreign missionaries. After the ship sailed I went to visit one of the large wonien's colleges. I was allowed to see the president, Ruth Bisanar. uho had been there three years and had written several books. That night I went to a night club with Ruth Reed. who was staying at the Conch Hotel uhile she attended a Sunday School convention. To my utmost surprise I found Freda Yount as hostess, and Lucille Timmie was in the dancing chorus. Un the way back to my hotel we collided with a Rolls Royce, driven by Avis Throneburg. She was with I'Iarry Teague. who had recently joined the llollywood movies as a tap dancer. They were on their way to Rosa Lee Sherrill's dinner party. Miss Sherrill was to leave the next day to tour the world in an aeroplane that Deems Sherrill had built. Mr. Sherrill had acquired a fortune from manufacturing aeroplanes. The next morning I woke up with a terrible tnothache. so I hurried to the nearest dentist, who happened to be Homer Eckard. ,Iust as I was leaving, in walked Neill Clark. I'Ie was selling false teeth. as he had made a failure of running a hot dog stand. The morning was lovely so I took a walk in a park near the hotel. As I was walking along I saw Dorothy Huffman driving a new Ford. She was looking extremely happy. as she was with her husband and her eleven children. As I walked on through the park, I heard a great deal of shouting. I hurried to see what it was, but I could hardly see for the large croud. I got np closer and saw A. I. Cox making a stump speech for himself. He was running on a wet ticket for president. Standing next to him was Einstein. I got a chance to talk to him. He told me that he was going to leave his works to David Lee Smith. Einstein said that David nas the only one who had ability enough tw carry on his great projects. XYalking by a church I decided to go in, as I was very tired and had a Cinder in my shoe. Opening the door and entering I nas very surprised to sec that a wedding nas taking place, I heard the girl say, I do. Mary Haiin, I thought, and sure enough it was Mary and her aviator friend. I sat down in the corner. and I don't think I was seen because there were only a few people there. NVhere have I heard that voice before? I thought, as I listened to the service. It suddenly dawned upon me that it was XV. J. Troutman. Yes, it was still the fi'eckled-t'act'd buy who used to make so many wise- cracks. I left before the service was over because I heard someone shout Fire. XVhen I got outside I only saw a little boy running over the lawn with a well-dressed lady chasing him. The little boy dashed at me, so I held him until his breathless mother came up. Hello, Doris Bryan. she said. Vl'ell, if it isn't Margaret C'loninger. Margaret told me that she had been married nine years. She had married a well known Hickory boy the year after she graduated from high school. It was lunch time when I gut back to my hotel. I decided to go have lunch at the Knox-Bostic Lunch Room. which nas owned by Martha Knox and tiladys Bostic. They nere both there. so I talked with them while I ate lunch. Neither one had married, and both said they were men-haters. But let me say here that one month later Martha Knox eloped with a street sweeper. I walked out of the lunch room and on up the street. I heard a lot of loud talking. To my surprise, I saw John Harris, prominent preaclier, and .Iohn lJt-Lane heatedly talking. I found out that Mr. DeI.ane had been flirting scandalously with Mr. Harris' wife. Miss Gertrude llernian came up about that time and said he had annoyed her a great many times with his tlirtations. 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