Drexel High School - Cavalcade Yearbook (Drexel, NC)

 - Class of 1948

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diva SOL Ms The Senior Class of 1947 has won a number of honors in debating, athletics, dramatics, and public speaking. The Seniors do use books. Data of individual members: If Nick is bashful, why the black eye? Jack Miller has recently become in- terested in church on Sunday night. It isn’t the preacher. Morganton no longer has any attrac- tion for Philbert. Nor does the }1:30 bus interest him. Allen Page is not crazy. It’s just a blown fuse. George Hipps was kidnapped in Morganton by a group of beautiful girls—Zum! Zum! Jack Poteat almost never visits over on the highway. Ollie is not interested in the boys— just poor connections. Eleanor is smart. She spent her first and last school years at Drexel. Hudgie’s 410 gun finally shot. (Reece ) Rondal is a New York merchant. Josephine got him. Lloyd isn’t strong enough for Physical Education. D. Boone Clifford finally killed a squirrel on that thar tree. (Attention, Game Protector: No License. ) Rawlin’s A Model Religious car starts everytime—sometimes. Ola Mae is courting—Tsk! Tsk! Juanita never smiles or laughs. We're all worried. Mary Elva is going steady—two dates with same John. Doris is planning a wedding. Colleen lives just beyanst the gap. Evelyn is crazy, but happy. Tommy does not run a taxi. Jack Burns loves that bus. Vernon Craig has a grill but not for a car. There’s nothing that Hubert hasn’t done. The reason for Bill’s tardies is night activities. Romilda likes one army. Herbert—Pontiac—gal—style. Bob may. J. C. Loudermilk slept unner this hyar tree. Jean has her driving license—Beware. Bonnie likes to sing. Gaynell is just that.

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Prophecy Evelyn! Evelyn! Wake up! The bell’s ringing ... huh... er... um, what? Quit your aieaniiee the bell’ s ringing.—What bell, Colleen? The school b ell. Classes are changing. paeleclori,t want to, why didn’t you leave me alone, Colleen, until I had finished my dream? What were you dreaming, Evelyn? I was dreaming about the members of this Come on! . senior class ten years from today. Sit down and let me tell you about it. You and I were Army Nurses— Captains of course. Clifford Cooper was a big game hunter (when he wasn’t being hunted). Doris Buff had been happily married for ten years! (Wonder if she could stand ten more? ) Nick Chapman, the main attraction on the “Grand Ole Opera”. Eleanor Settlemyre was the popular new Grammar Grade school teacher in Drexel. Herbert Williams was a trapper in Alaska, famous for his “Skunk” furs. Josephine Bass—married and had a couple of kids—six to be exact. Jack Burns was a famous comedian and has his own program over “W M NG, Lloyd Powell an outstanding milliner from Drexel, now in Paris, is famous “kinds” of hats he produces. Jean Poteat is his private secretary. Rawlin Mull—A door-to-door sales- man sells mostly “Man to be Linament.”’ (Manufactured in Drexel.) for the Rondal Mull—A famous tree doctor, now working on his “Family Tree”. Ollie Powell was a famous Girl’s Coach at the Mary Washington College in Virginia. Gaynell Page—A private nurse to Jimmy Durante, especially his nose. Jack Poteat, Hubert Powell and J. C. Lowdermilk were pinch-hitting for the “Three Stooges” in Hollywood. Allen Page had his own band. Did you know he seemed to be one of the top band leaders ? Bob Maye a senator from North Caro- lina, famous for “pestering” Congress. p James Reece a stunt pilot. He had per- formed for the King of England. Bonnie Baker a Power’s Model, voted the Bathing Beauty of 1958. Mary Elva Reece was a journalist for that well-known magazine “The Drexel”. Tommie Lane was the editor. Vernon Craig and Philbert Hallman were owners of “The Body Works” shop. They must have been good. I could see oodles of big fine cars around. Bill McCall was the pastor of the Second Baptist Church in Drexel. George Hipps was the owner of the “Slip “em—Jip Cleaners in Drexel. “em—Rip fem” Dry Romilda Baker was a missionary in the wilds of Africa. Ola Mae Bumgarner was a second Mrs. Russell. She was teaching English in a great college in Texas. Juanita Watts was working in London at the American Embassy. Jack Miller had a big practice. Yes! You guessed it! He was one of the most prominent lawyers in Pennsylvania. Gosh! What a dream, Evelyn! I hope it comes true some day. Listen! That’s the tardy bell. Come on, let’s get to Chemistry or we'll both be dreaming! COLLEEN COOPER EVELYN HowlE



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CVLLO Vt I. Most Popular . . . Jack Poteat, Doris Buff. 3. Most Studious ... Nick Chapman, Ola Mae Bumgarner. 2. Best All-Around . .. J. C. Lowdermilk, 4, Friendliest . . . Herbert Williams, Jean Colleen Cooper. Poteat. 14

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