Drexel High School - Cavalcade Yearbook (Drexel, NC)

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CLASS PROPHECY Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Space ship to leave for the moon, July 24, I960, from the Drexel Governmental Space Plant. These were the words the news- paper boys yelled as my helicopter landed on top of Chez Parisien, owned by Madame Georgia Bumgarner, the famous dress designer. As I entered the shop, Leta Aikens, receptionist, and Gertrude Miller, private secretary, came to greet me. While passing through the shop, Cynthia Clarke, a well known model, was modeling a feather duster, the latest style in hats. Since time was so scarce in this atomic age, I left immediately for the Space Plant to get the up-to-minute news on this trip to the moon. Upon arriving I went to the information desk to find out how to obtain passage for this trip. Winona Childres told me that I would have to see the president in order to get a ticket. Shirley Grady, the telephone operator, rang his office and I soon found myself there. To my surprise, he was none other than Harold Baker. I found that there was room for one more person, and that I would be able to go. The space ship was scheduled to leave at 4:00. Soon I was seated on the ship. Shirley Ann Mauldin, the stewardess, introduced che crew to the passengers. These were: Elizabeth Ann Hallyburton and Maxine Swink, aurses; Ted Settlemyre, radio operator; Betty Keller and Nadine Sigmon, secretaries; Max Baker, pilot; Preston Baker, co-pilot; and Pat Thompson, electrical engineer. The flight was ten minutes off schedule because Wilburn Griffin, owner of Ivey’s De- partment Store, and his secretary, Jo Anne Deal, were late tending to last minute business affairs. After we’d finally started, I began talking to some of the passengers and became acquainted with B. J. Stamey, who was making this trip to the moon hoping to get closer to the sun (tan). I also learned that the government had placed on the moon various people with different occupations. After traveling 237,000 miles, we landed on the moon where about 225 people were waiting to greet us. Marshall Digh was so glad to see some of us that he jumped 25 feet high. The ball and chain on his leg, that all moon residents had to wear to hold them down to the moon, broke and he went flying off into space. Mozelle Reece, the religious instructor, introduced some of the important people. Walter Butler was the owner of a used car lot and Hal Smith and Thomas Poteet were his mechanics, with Margaret Powell, the secretary. Charlene Fletcher and Norma Watts were managing a very modern kindergarten, owned by Mary Alice Beane, Joe Baird, the famous artist, was painting the earth and the heavens. While walking along viewing the new establishments on the moon, I passed Eva Sitton's Beauty Salon, where Ruby Denton, her assistant, advised me to have a new hairdo. My hair has been cut short, but the New Moon Cut topped it all. I passed a large crater into which two men were shooting balls with long sticks. Later I found out that they were Gilbert Mull and Gene Page, former billiard sharks. Jim Wright tried to sell me some insurance put out by the Bill Mull Insurance Company. When two days were up I was glad to start back home. On the return trip I sat sat beside Gaynell McNeely who had been visiting the moon on her second honey- moon (same husband—two trips.) When we came down to earth, Lyvon Deal, dressed in a Marine’s full-dress uniform, escorted us to the president’s office. There we met Gwyn Griffin, a newspaper reporter, who was eager to get the account of our Space Visit for the next issue of their paper, The Drexel Times, owned by Clyde Baird. Whew! Have we accounted for everybody in the class? Yes, they're all here. 15 GAYNELL McNEELY CYNTHIA CLARKE

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CLASS HISTORY Looking back twelve years ago co 1941, we saw thirty-five bright-eyed girls and thirty-six clean-faced boys begin the long difficult voyage of learning. As we walked up the gangplank with our paper and pencils, we saw none other than two pretty hostesses who were Mrs. Jenny Lee Wilson and Mrs. Mary Huffman. All our teachers from the first grade through the twelfth, we thank you for all your kindness, thoughtfulness, and the wonderful guidance extended us throughout this voyage. After our stop at the eighth port, we boarded a larger ship The Drexel Hi.” Our captain was Harry L. Hallyburton and his crew of nine members were: Mrs. Stover, Mrs. Russell, Mr. Abernathy, Mr. Teerns, Mrs. Bounous, Mr. Patton, Mrs. Dellinger, Mr. Smyre, and Miss Silvers. As we stopped at the ninth port, we found many of our passengers leaving the ship: Leeuna Nichols, Helen Huffman, Lloyd and Harmon Clontz, Ruth Ollis, Ralph Stamey, Howard Secrest, Annie Cooke, Leroy Cooke, Bernard Powell, Buddy Fender, Richard Bowman, Mary Etta Powell, Alma Maye and R. C. Anthony. As we pulled into our tenth port our most exciting adventure was cutting frogs with Mr. Patton as our guide. We lost no members at this port. Instead our captain, Mr. Hallyburton, welcomed Walter Butler from Valdese and Betty Keller who had decided to rejoin us. At the eleventh port we found Blondell Isenhour from Georgia waiting for us at the dock. There two passengers disembarked—Perry Cope and Myrna Trumble. Iris Saunders and Sandra Baker rode with us for just part of this trip. Mr. Abernathy had been transferred and Mr. Teems, Mr. Patton, Mrs. Dellinger, Mr. Smyre, and Miss Silvers had taken leave. To begin this voyage, we gained Mrs. Sutton, Mr. McBrayer, Miss McCreight, Miss Siphers, and Mr. Vallone as new crew members. The main event was the Junior-Senior Banquet that the captain gave his passengers special permission to prepare. Betty Jane Stamey and her committee gained our eternal gratitude for the beautiful, elaborate banquet with an Arabian motif. At the twelfth port other passengers were waiting for us. Thomas Poteet and Charlene Fletcher boarded the vessel when Blondell Isenhour left. Later Mary Alice Rogers decided to change from our vessel to the Gamewell.” This trip has been the most exciting of all. We have sold magazines, Christmas cards, candy, furniture polish— all with the Washington trip in mind. The Nutt Family” proved to be an interesting play—one easy to cast in such a class as ours. So ends this log of our journey with the final port, graduation, almost in sight. With our sincerest appreciation to our guides, we say farewell and Ship Ahoy to those beginning this long, but fruitful, voyage—Happy landing! 14 Class Historians: OLETA AIKENS MAXINE SWINK

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of Nineteen and Fifty-Three of Drexel High School, being in full possession of all our intellectual abilities, and having finally, by devious and sundry routes, drawn nearer to the graduation mecca of all high school students do hereby will and bequeath all our temporal possessions to the following: To our County Superintendent, Mr. R. L. Patton, and to the two boards of education who have so capably made possible these years of schooling, we leave our almost inexpressible appreciation for their efforts in our behalf. To Mr. Hallyburton and the faculty, we leave our sincerest gratitude for their interest and untiring efforts in helping and guiding us during our difficult search of knowledge. To those who follow most closely in our footsteps we bequeath the various skills, accomplishments, and personal belongings which have been acquired during these strenuous years of endeavor. Oleta Aikens leaves her ability to giggle to Lillian Abernathy. Tommy Poteet bequeaths his title of 'ladies man” to Mark Buff. Winona Childres leaves her ability to blush to Charlene Fender. Bill Mull wills his night owl” hours to Benny Cozort and Ray Newton. Cynthia Clarke bequeaths her pretty smile to Peggy Lowery. Charlene Fletcher wills her neatness to Yvonne Tilley. Wilburn Griffin leaves his ability to pass on sarcastic remarks to Rachel Secrest. Elizabeth Ann Hallyburton bequeaths her love for health class to Emily Matlack. Ruby Denton wills her dependability to Delores West. Walter Butler wills his politikin’ to Paul Cline. Lyvon Deal bequeaths his ability to sleep in class to Lynn Woodie. Nadine Sigmon leaves her ability to skip class to Billy Chappell. Preston Baker leaves his athletic ability to Jimmy Daye. Max Baker bequeaths his love for airplanes to anyone who knows anything about them. Clyde Baird wills his ability to lay out of school to Harry Mitchell. Maxine Swink leaves her job at the mill to anyone who can stand it. Eva Sitton wills her pen and stationery to Paris Powell (not the correspondent, Paris). Ted Settlemyre leaves his income to anyone who wishes to starve. Jo Anne Deal wills her ability to play all sports to Dotty Wakefield. Georgia Bumgarner leaves her love for hillbilly music to Mary Denton. Pat Thompson bequeaths his ability to do and say just the right thing to Kenneth Warlick. Mozelle Reece leaves her petite size to anyone wishing to be looked down upon. Margaret Powell leaves her old position at the piano to Matgaretta Smith. Perry Mull wills his ownership of fine automobiles to Eugene Berry. Shirley Grady bequeaths her quiet manners to Virginia Crowe. Gwyn Griffin leaves her ability as a soda jerk” to Raymond Carswell. B. J. Stamey will her ability' to tell witty jokes to Thelma Chapman. Joe Baird endows his drawing ability to Betty Jo Hipps. Gilbert Mull leaves his ability to gripe to Kenneth Canipe. Gaynell McNeely wills her cuteness and talent to Betty Farris and Robert Williams. Shirley Mauldin bequeaths her sweet ways to Joan Powell. Marshall Digh wills his ability to pester the girls to Claude Grady and Paul Burns. Mary Alice Beane leaves her ability to get a husband to Bonnie McGalliard. Norma Watts wills her wave clamps to Alma Rhoney. Gertrude Miller and Gene Page bequeath their friendly ways to Sue Settlemyre and Wallace Baird. Betty Keller leaves her ability to mind her own business to Betty Whisnant. Jimmy Wright leaves his love of funny books to Bobby McNeely. Harold Baker bequeaths his height to Richard Woodie and Kenneth Albright. Hal Smith leaves! Witnesses: Preston Baker Ruby Denton Nadine Sigmon Class Testators: MARGARET POWELL EVA SITTON 16