Crabtree Iron Duff High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Crabtree, NC)

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY This is 1986. It has been 20 years since graduation at Crabtree - Iron Duff High School. As reunion secretary, I have just written to each of my classmates to remind them that this is the year for our fourth reunion. As the last graduates of the school, we agreed to meet every five years on Mocking Bird Hill for a get-together to rekin¬ dle the memories of our dear school days. I have the following information in my file concerning each of the eighteen mem¬ bers of the class of ' 66: Dean Best is starring with Liz Taylor in The Rabbitskin Kid. Jean Best has just returned from her honeymoon with her fifth husband, Ted Mc- Elroy. Edward Clark has retired from the Army after spending six of his eight years in boot camp. He is now America’s potato peeling champion for five consecutive years running. Carroll Hawkins is co-owner of Crystal Beach Amusement Park at White Lake, North Carolina. Carroll and his wife, the former Miss Galyle Surratt, agree there is nothing greater. Dale Glance is the best hot rod driver in North Carolina. Of all the roads he has driven, he prefers Upper Crabtree. Do you wonder why? Freida Greene is happily married to Professor Hawkins, one of Western Carolina College ' s Sociology instructors. Mildred Hughes is a famous stage actress. Her latest play, The Unsinkable Mild¬ red Hughes , is breaking records. Freda Lee and Carol Crawford, old maids of Iron Duff, have just completed a million trips around Charlie ' s Place. Patty Milner has carried her basketball career to the big goal. She is now head basketball instructor for the Great Logans . Charles Ray Best and his wife, the former Louise Noland own a one-acre chicken farm on Big Branch. Doris Owenby has arrived home from her yearly trip to Europe to purchase the latest hats. John Best has taken over the Jack La Laine Program on television to improve and check the millions of figures ... He always was good at figures! Gary Rathbone is presently employed at Glance Hawkins Chevy Racing Associa¬ tion at Hawk Bone Race Track. Mary Edith Messer is working at Belk Hudson Department Store. She has been trying for the past six years to catch her boss. Martina Rector is still Sear ' s top model of ladies lingerie. Yours truly is secretary to the manager of the Smoky Mountain National Park. Carlene Ferguson, Prophetess 22

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I, JOHN BEST, will my love for soil judging to Alvin Sutton and Bill Davis, my bus (No. 8) to anyone who can stand Gerald Rathbone, and everything else to the C.I.D. Hall of Fame. I, CARROLL HAWKINS, will my ability to get out of class to my brother, Ronny, and my love for Crabtree to Charles Wood. I, CAROL CRAWFORD, will my love for basketball to Shirley Crawford, and my ability to flirt with all boys to Jackie Sutton. I, JEAN BEST, will my ability to liven up school before and after school hours to Jackie, Jerry, and Marty Sutton. I also leave my ability to blow up the Chemistry room to Alvin Sutton. I, FREIDA GREENE, will my love for Mrs. Yates to Lani and Robin Greene, in hopes that she gives them as much advice as she gave me. I will my ability to make perfects in Sociology to Gail Ferguson, hoping that Mr. McGaha won ' t sit up all night trying to find an undotted i”. I leave my thermos of coffee to Ellis Clark. I, LOUISE NOLAND, will my ability for slapping jaws whenever necessary to Linda Glance, and my love for school to Sarah Jones. I, CARLENE FERGUSON, will my love for basketball to Sandra Ferguson and my love for Mrs. Noland ' s class to Shirley, Jackie and Jerry. I, DALE GLANCE, will my basketball suit to anyone that can wear it, my mischievous ways to the junior class boys and my love for school to Linda Greene and everyone else. I, GARY RATHBONE, will my basketball suit No. 11 and baseball suit No. 5 to Bill Davis, my bus to Richard Messer if he can drive it, and my love for fast cars to Martin Sutton providing he can hold them in the road. I, PATTY MILNER, will my bus to Bill Davis, hoping he can stand the noise, my love for basketball to Sandra Ferguson and my ability to get into mischief to Jackie and Jerry Sutton, hoping they are as lucky as I was. I, MARY EDITH MESSER, will my love for Home Economics to my sister Mildred Messer, my seat on bus 27 to Linda Franklin, and my love for school to Becky Messer, Judy McElroy, and Libby Smith. I, EDWARD CLARK, will my love for basketball to Noland Hall, bus No. 35 to anyone who can drive it and my love for dairy judging to Charles Wood. I, CHARLES RAY BEST, will my ability to get slapped to Ronnie Hawkins, and my basket¬ ball suit to anyone it will fit. I, MILDRED HUGHES, will my seat in English to Doris Ann, my love for Library Science to Kathy, and my seat on the bus to Dale Price. I, MARTINA RECTOR, will my ability to get out of Geometry to Beth Reeves and my love for drinking coffee in study hall to Ned Rector. I, DEAN BEST, will my love for bookkeeping to Alvin Sutton, my love for Miss Moffitt to Noland Hall, and everything else to Howell Price. I, DORIS OWENBY, will my front seat in English to April Wyatt and all my books to Dallas McElroy with the hope that he uses them more than I did. I, FREDA LEE, will my love for basketball to anyone who likes it as well as I do and my most mischievous ways and biggest pest to Sandra Ferguson. The Class of 1966 23