Darien High School - Highlander Yearbook (Darien, GA)

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ElllSE Plllllllllfl L By M ary Sue Rogers my Well the class reunion rs all over and I m on my plane returning to Greenwich Village rn New York At my srde rs Maria Youngchref whom we all remember as Meredith Young She rs now prrma ballerina for the New York Metropolitan Ballet I rn a career grrl now and I ve decided to dedicate my lrfe to art But I must return to the reunion and tell you about rt One of the first arrivals was Ruby Amerson Drd she look swell! And after ten years tool She s a model rn a brg store rn Atlanta now Ruby had lots to tell me She sard she had just recerved some black orchids from a florrst rn Brunswick and who do you thrnk owned rt? Janrce Buchanan and the ooy she married right aftergraduatron Right next to Janrce s shop rs the Get Your Curl by Earl Beauty Shop at whrch Earl Barwrck rs the main hairdresser coon jack Gore rn hrs Jaguar Mr Jenkins was formerly known as Bobby Joe Accompanying them were their chauffeurs Ed Dixon and Gene Smith who saythat Driver s Ed at Darren High really helps them rn their work jo Ann Thompson came rn next She rs now coach ur Glennvrlle Wrth her were Carolyn Davis who teaches rn the same school and Mary Frances Moore secretary to the governor of Georgia who s of course Honorable Roger Jarrrel Hendley Moody was very happy when he arrrved because hrs cow Buttermilk had just had twin calves on I-Iendley s dairy farm Gene Bacon furnished all the rce cream for the reunron as he is now Darren s leading druggrst All of us stayed at Leona s Lodge the motel owned by Leona Andrews Dave Gowder came rn and told us he had just signed a contract wrth Sammy Poppell president of the Poppell Peanut Company Dave has hrs own T V program Jrmmre Ann Davrs beautiful as ever now owns a dude ranch out West She was dressed as a real cowgirl boots and all Tommy Stewart came rn wrth Rrchard Padgett They hadjust come rn from Venezuela where they are mrnrng emeralds Of course Clrfford Townsend Star reporter for the Darren News was there wrth her secretary Marlene Shepard they were wrrtrng up the big event for Associated Press Well the plane rs nearing the field so I must close but how things have changed' I 5 7 X -.:5..5':., 1 . . j The second arrival was Diamond Joe jenkins in his pink fishtail Cadillac,and with him shrimp ty-