Cumby High School - Trojan Yearbook (Cumby, TX)

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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.