Cumby High School - Trojan Yearbook (Cumby, TX)

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The happy association we have enjoyed through our twelve years at C.H.S. was begun for eight of us in September, 1935. That first year Dwight Gaines, Charles Lewis, Audrey Marlar, Richard Plunkett, Flo Ree Rape, Lon Edwin Smith, Joyce Vick, and Ed Williams learned their ABC's under Miss. Ada Patton. We were proud to enter the second grade because a new white brick building had replaced the old red structure with the tall steeple. Mrs. Lucille Evans Taylor lead the class through the second year. Mrs. Mabel Guinn took over at that point and saw us through the third grade. Miss Noma Carter was teaching us fourth grade subjects when Bobbie Montague and Wilma Dean May became members of our band. Bobbie Ruth Green joined us while M s. Pauline Gillis was laboring with us in the fifth and sixth grades. Our last year as grammar school scholars was extremely enjoyable and successful. With Miss. Ruth Green standing by it featured numerous parties and was capped off with a delicious banquet. With our grade school diplomas tucked safely away we ner- vously anticipated our first year in High School as WFishn. Being Freshmen seemed to agree with us and our class was bol- stered by the addition of eight students, Dorsae Bacon, Clifford Evans, Junior Evans, Mammie Lou Marriot, Laverne Morrison, James Smith, Eula Mae Smithers, and Magdalene Vickers. Mrs. Hutchinson sponsored our class and we continued to enjoy the class parties for which we were noted. Basketball became the center of ath- letic attention and both boys and girls of the class worked to become creditable wearers of the Maroon and White in the years to come. Class spirit and unity was the key-note of our year as Soph- omores. Mrs. Hutchinson was again our sponsor. The class was further strengthened by the entrance of Raymon Bramlett, Billy Vaughn, and Doris Noble. The Sophomore boys made up the B-Team in basketball and lost only one game. Several girls gained ex- perience on the main basketball team. On the softball field the Sophs again glittered and barely missed beating the Seniors out for the school championship and the two cases of cold drinks that go with it. As Juniors our class honored the Seniors with a banquet as the main social event of the year. The Juniors in '45 furnished much material for the football and basketball squads and all teams enjoyed successful seasons. Curtis Berry was added to our class in '45. Then the moment we dreamed so fondly of came and we were en- rolled as Seniors at C.H.S. Athletics and social events were mingled with our studies to make our last year at C,H.S. one of the pleasantest of all. With Mr. Click as our sponsor and with Mary Swann, Billy Fry Taylor, Billy Ray Taylor, and Delbert Vick to our roll, we tried to cram all we could into our last year but as the graduation service drew nearer we could see it was going to be hard to leave the dear old school. Even after we have vaca- ted our desks we will hold our life at C.H.S. as one of the dear- est parts of our lives.

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E I K , ' In June l956, I stepped into Grand Central Station just in time to board the Night Flyer Special to Arizona. Just as the last all aboard faded away I suddenly realized that it was the voice of y, Ray Taylor who had been the conductor on this line for five years. While I was thinking of the days when I knew Billy Ray in high school the train began to move and I found myself being helped to ny feet by some one who looked as if he were a heavy weight champion ' but to my great surprise, it was none other than ny old friend James Smith who had become a traveling salesman for the Luv-Nit Under- wear Compamf of Greenville, Texas. After all these surprises I suddenly felt hungry and went into the diner for lunch and the only vacant place I saw was at a table where a lonely sailor sat gulping his food. I sat down opposite this sailor and before I could get nw breath I realized that it was none other than Delbert Vick who had just returned from duty in the North Atlantic. Because of a washout on the line we had a 12 hour delay in Chicago. I had always heard of the famous Hep Cat Night Club and took this opportunity to spend an evening there. Imagine how I felt when I walked in and was greeted by the hostess who was none other than Jgyce Vick. Joyce, who owned the Hep Cat , insisted that I meet some of her employees. I almost lost my breath when I was greeted by her secreta.ry, Mammie Q Marriot. We sat down to have a talk of old times and I turned to find a waitress at my elbow who was none other than Curtis Berry. While we were at the table Gul' picture was taken by the Club Photographer who grinned broadly when she saw us. It was our old friend Lavern Morrison. As the camera clicked again I noticed a great crowd entering the club. These men entering were the delegates to the National Democratic Convention which was meeting in Chicago at that time. Leading the group was the Chairman of the Convention, America's No. 1 politician, Billy Viughn. All the leading newspapers and maga- zines were well represented at this convention. One of the most outstanding magazine editors present was Life Magazine's editor Charles Robert Lewis. At the table just to the right of us I saw the famous cartoon- ist, Edward Williams, his wife and young daughter who were out for an evening of fun. I looked at ny watch and saw that I must make a dash if I wanted to catch my train out to Arizona. Just as I arrived at the station the fireman was climbing into the cab of the train and I was happy to see that he was my old classmate Dwight Gaines.