Ellerbe High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Ellerbe, NC)

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CLASS PIHIPHECY On December 23, 1960 as I was doing my last minute Christmas shopping in Raleigh, North Carolina, who should I meet but William Howell, who is teaching Agriculture in one of the Raleigh High Schools. He told me that Pal Williams is head of the Construction Company that is build- ing a bridge from New York to Liverpool, England. After leaving William, I went into a very exclusive shop to buy my best friend, Ruby Smith, the former Ruby Terry, a gift. As I walked through the store, there was Joyce Bennett, a great actress, looking down on the fur coats with a nonchalant attitude until a model came out wearing a beautiful mink. Under the coat was Mary Frances Robinson, who told us that Peggy Robbins was now married and the mother of five fine boys. Joyce made our hearts skip a beat when she told us that Jacqueline Rankin was secretly engaged to the Vice-President of the United States, Meredith Bynum, whose secretary is none other than Betty Lou Craven. Recovering from that shock and realizing how late it was, I bought my gift and started down the street. CI was so tired I decided to catch a bus. As I stepped into the bus, I heard one of Mack Rankin's famous re- marks and lo and behold! there he was making eyes at a beautiful blonde when he should have been driving. Among his passengers was Jack Frazier who was on his way home from the Navy. He told me that Jeter Allred was a famous geologist in Calcutta, seeking hidden treasures. He also said that while waiting over in San Francisco he saw Bobbie Greene, now the wife of John Derek, the handsome movie star. They are living in a thirty room mansion, designed by Mar- garet Ussery, a famous architect. He said that he was planning to visit Arnold Raines, owner of an asparagus farm in South Carolina. By this time I had reached the other side of town, and as I stepped Bill Cloninger, now a policeman, directing traffic. He took time from his few minutes, and told me sity of North Carolina, after completing four successful years of football off the bus, there was duties to talk to me a Justice at the Univer- there. After Bill had that Fred Henry was Assistant Coach to Charlie held up traffic long enough for me to cross the street, I decided to stop somewhere for a snack. The sign Glady,s Grill caught my eye so I entered, only to find that Gladys Raines was the owner and manager here. Gladys and I sat down and as I sipped the delicious coffee, she added to my information about Ellerbe School Cafeteria versity of Colorado. our classmates by telling me that Louise Gardner was a dietitian in the and that Ruby Goins was working in the Science Department at the Uni- As I hurried up the saw Eldridge standing in street I noticed a sign Carter's Florist . Looking a little closer I the door. I stopped to speak and learned that he'd just returned from a Florida vacation. He told me that as he boarded the plane he glanced up at one of the hostesses and to his amazement it was Peggy Harris. Just then a delivery boy came by with Eldridge's mail among which was a Christmas card from Jack Martin. Jack wrote a little note inside tel- ling Eldridge that he and Lewis Jenkins were ABC officers in Vermont. As our conversation con- tinued about our classmates, Eldridge told me that the day before he'd sold George McFayden, a dozen roses for Mary Anne Nicholson, now a nurse in one of the larger hospitals there. It was getting late, so I started on my way. I remembered that Ineeded a pair of shoes, so I stopped in at Worth McNair's shoe store. I sank down in one of the large chairs and up walked a friendly clerk, who Iimmediately recognized as Essie Lee Greene. After exchanging greetings, I asked to see Worth. She said that he'd gone to Charlotte to see Walter Abbott who was injured in a boxing match with Junior Mabe, there. Just then, in walked Marlene Broome and her two little girls. After looking around I found a pair of shoes that suited my taste. I looked on the label and to my surprise found that they were designed by Carl Thompson. Glancing at my watch, I realized that I was late and got ready for a lecture on punctuality from Mr. McCa1lister, the Superintendent of City Schools, who is my boss. Jean Frazier Prophet Page Fifteen

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JUNIIIR CLASS A ll UFFICER af, ' fl F, ' YT' wr , ,A A. 'X , 1 Lydia Currie Bill Lawrende Marion Chapell President Vice-President Secretary and Treas. In September 1947, we entered high school as a group of excited freshmen. That year we chose as our class officers: President, Billy LowdermilkgVice-President, Bill Ballardg Secretary, Ellin Briggs. Our dreams of changing classes, having a different teacher for our different subjects, and having parties together were really coming true. Later we found that it was not all parties but much hard work. When school closed in May 1948, we were looking forward to being sophomores with only three more years to go. We chose in the fall of '48 as our officers: President, El- dridge Carterg Vice-President, Billy Lowdermilkg and Secretary, Lydia Currie. This year slipped quickly away with many pleasant memories. When our junior year rolled around we looked forward to our Junior-Senior Banquet, our junior play, and the many other interesting events. We chose as our officers this year: President, Lydia Currie, Vice-President, Billy Lawrence, and Secretary, Marion Chappell. This year promises to be a happy year for the juniors. We are excitedly looking forward to our senior year in the dear old Ellerbe High. ,ign- G , . 'bn -a 4 425- ' ge '1.'fft A Bill Ballard James Bennett Buck Blue . , Ellin Briggs 'Q Paul Caudle ' - Q 4+ 4.1 - 'ar' eb, .ffl 5: g g ,, , Mac Comer ' u r Q ' N 5. if Curtis Covington 'A 1 L F' 1 ii' li' Josephine Greene Page Seventee