Dalton High School - Freeman Yearbook (Dalton, KY)

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CLASS PROPHECY San Francisco, California May 5, 1959 Dear Diary, It has been ten months since I made my last entry in my diary. Since then I have made a trip to the East as reporter for the newspaper, California Sun. I was pleased to receive a letter from one of my schoolmates, Ernie Ratliff, just before I left on my trip asking me to stop on the way east and visit her ranch. I did and I was very pleased with my visit. When I got on the plane in Arizona, to continue my trip, I was very surprised that the pilot was Dalton’s own Douglas Cullen. Douglas has gone far and he tells me he is soon to fly around the world. While listening to the radio on the plane, imagine my delight when I heard Ernest Holmes’ voice announcing commercials. When I arrived at the airport in Madisonville, I decided to look around and see how much the city had changed in the last 10 years. Walking into the largest department store in the city I collided with a distinguished looking individual with a cigar who I soon recognized as Roy Thompson. He informed me he owned the store and proudly showed me all sixteen stores of his merchandise. While in Madisonville, I went down to the Modern Beauty Salon and was surprised to see its owners were Jean Ausenbaugh and Lois Riley. While I was there, they informed me of an Alumni Banquet being held at Dalton. I attended the banquet and got to see Mickey Neisz who is now a school teacher at Dalton. Mickey is teaching three of Ann Hubbard’s children which are in school there. Ann Hubbard is married and has a faithful Dalton man, a lovely home, and children. Another one of my schoolmates I got to see was none other than Lucille Utley, Lucille is now a nurse at the Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. While in Madisonville, I visited a friend one evening and we settled down in the living room to see a ball game on her television set. To my surprise there at Madison Square Garden, was George Downing playing basketball for the Philadelphia Warriors. George is doing a great job in his career and that particular night he was high point man. By- Annie Mae Ramsey 13

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In our Junior year we had a total of twelve for our class, Agnes Buchanan got married, Delores Cunningham, Dorthy Jones, Alta Cain, and Jimmie Utterback didn’t return to school and Billy Williams joined the army. The ones who remained were, Jean Ausenbaugh, Ernie Ratliff, Ann Hubbard, Lucille Utley, Annie Mae Ramsey, Lois Riley, Harold Kirkwood, Melvin Averitt, George Downing, Ernest Holmes, and Douglas Cullen. Roy Thompson entered from Madisonville, Kentucky. Our sponso»- was Mrs. Esmer Wyatt. The Class Officers were: President---------------------------------Douglas Cullen Vice President----------------------------Jean Ausenbaugh Secretary and Treasurer- - -- -- -- -- -- -- Annie Mae Ramsey Serge ant-at-Arms-------------------------Roy Thompson Class Motto--- -------------------------United We Stand, Happy We Land. Class Flower------------------------------Rose In the following year we were all seniors, and we had reached the homestretch of high school at last. Harold Kirkwood and Melvin Averitt didn’t return to attend our last year with us but Mickey Neisz joined our class from St. Louis, Missouri. Our sponsor is Mrs. Utterback. The Class Officers are as follows: President---------------------------------Roy Thompson Vice President----------------------------Douglas Cullen Secretary and Treasurer------------- — - Ernie Ratliff Sergeant-at-Arms--------------------------George Downing Motto-------------------------------------Try To, Can Do, Will Do. Class Flower- - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Carnation By- Douglas Cullen 12

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CLASS POEM To this old school We have to say goodbye. We are very sorry To leave old Dalton High. To this dear old school That we will never forget. We love the dear old place And the classmates we have met. We have enjoyed All the years that passed. But we are also glad That this is our last. We leave this school To all future classes. We wish best of luck” To other lads and lasses. By- Lucille Utley 14