Etowah High School - Etowahian Yearbook (Attalla, AL)

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theless, we were filled with memories of our school days at Etowah. These will live on with us through- out Etowah and our lives. All the fun we have had and all the joys of the past four years will stay within our hearts and whenever we see the great colors Blue and White we will have reverence in our hearts for the school that we loved. Now we shall bid you adios. BOBBIE BLEVINS DOUGLAS SMITH G. B. BEASLEY JAMES RAY JOHNSON SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY Looking around the crowded table, I just can't realize that my old friends of the class of '50 have changed so much. Yet when I think back how they were in 1950, they really haven't changed much; it's that they have become men and women and have made a successful life for themselves. You know, it's funny how an alumni banquet at a class homecoming reunion can bring back so many sweet memories of our old E. H. S. days. Everyone is trying to get a word in to find out what everyone has been doing in the past ten years. Well, Martha Abney is still working at 5th Avenue Jewelers. She said she has had three pro- posals in the past year, but has turned them all down, because she is still waiting for Ray (Soup) Ayers, the great football star. Yes, he is now a big coach at Auburn. Good luck Marthb. I guess all of you remember William Hegwood. Well, he is happily married now. (Shall we just say married?) William has bought our Piggly Wiggly and (they say) is doing well. Of course, what else could you expect from a guy like William? Jack Livingston is still playing professional football. He said when he got too old for playing he would start coaching if he could get a good offer. Yes, all the girls that go to Auburn say that Bobby Jones is still passing chewing gum to all the pretty girls. (You do remember Bobby, don't you?) Keep trying Bobby, you might land one of those Auburn peaches after all. They say Johnny Blackwell has a large farm on Sand Mountain. I hear he is doing fine with his crops, but could do better if it wasn't for the old boll weevil. I know you all remember our pretty Betty Ryals. She has just signed a contract with Twentieth Century Fox. Her first picture is, Hold That Blonde. Her leading male, is none other than that handsome Jimmy Rich. Looking back to E..H. S. we find that Mary George Foreman is teaching English and Doris Nelson is teaching Physical Education. Lots of the girls in our class were really successful with their lovers. Here are just a few of the ones that I know have married since we finished. Otsie Bearden, Nellie Claburn, Mattie Lee Taylor, and Betty Whisenant. Margaret Spinks is happily married and has three children. She and Thomas live on Rainbow Drive. Margaret keeps the house and looks after the children while Thomas works at the steel plant. Evangeline Pettit has a music school on Broad Street now. She has about fifty students and en- joying the work fine. We hear that Peggy Aldridge has a new short bob. Very becoming, but such a shock. Seems that Elaine Blackwell's smile along with those dimples has helped hook the man of her dreams. Gallant has lost one of its beauties, Carolyn Burgess. She is now Mrs. Durwood Campbell and they are residing in Switzerland where Durwood is working with the government. Ann Cox is now vocalist of her husband's orchestra at J. S. T. C. Edna Faye Grady now has the other ring to match the one she was wearing when we were seniors. (Continued in Ad Section)

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THE SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In the fall of 1944 a tribe of trembling seventh graders trouped into the vast tepee of Eto- wah High School. We were terrified at the thought of getting lost while changing classes. How could we ever do it? Our minds tortured us at the thought of being separated from our other classmates and meeting face to face with Heap Big Mr. McCulley. We finally found our homeroom and started looking for our classrooms. Why wasn't room 7 next to room 8? We soon settled down to life at Etowah. We made many friends and soon got to know our teachers. We elected Mary Sue Patton as president of our class. Life went on at a pretty good pace and not many of us stayed lost very long. The next year we knew where everything was and didn't have any trouble at all. Heap Big Mr. McCulley still frightened us out of our skins, but we were getting used to it now. Yellow Moon Pat Pharr was elected president of our class and led us on to our Freshman Class where we were join- ed by many friends from Attalia City School. We practically passed through that year like an arrow. Jump and Holler James Ray Johnson was elected president and during that year we participated in some of the activities of the school. This was the year of '47 and looking back we had a perfectly wonderful time. Of couse, we had our exams to worry over but nevertheless we had three more years to make up for what we failed. Next came our Sophomore year and Jump and Holler Johnson was elected again as Big Chief of our class. That year we were undefeated in football, but we tied Gadsden in the Charity Bowl Game. We lost only two road games in basketball, also we went on to win the state championship. Heap plenty good year. Our school was presented many beautiful trophies that now stand in the trophy cabinet at school. We will never forget Excel Hester, the Brave Warrior of sports during that year. After our Silly Sophomore escapade, school was out and the squaws and braves were free for the summer. After the summer we came back as Jolly Juniors to our dearly beloved reservation. This year seems more clear to us because it was just a year ago. We chose Buffalo G. B. Beasley as our president and settled down for another year of work and fun. We were a pretty important class; even the Seniors were nice to us. They were very dignified and we longed for the day when we would be the head braves of the school. Our success in sports was not to end this year. We lost only one game — to Gadsden — but came back to tie Gadsden in the Charity Bowl Game again. M. L. Walker and Richard Driskell were our football warriors. This year Mrs. Gilliland, Miss Trammell, and Miss Hazelrig were our sponsors. We had the job of entertaining the Seniors and we did exceptionally well in doing it. We decorated the gym very beautifully and everyone had a wonderful time at the dance. Finally school was out and everybody was happy or everyone that passed. Summer vacation came and left like a breeze and we came back to dear 'ole Etowah as Seniors to begin our last glorious year at the aging old building and the more modern flagstone building, which have become so dear to our hearts. King Fish Bill Talbot was chosen to guide us through our last year. We started school with a bang but it wasn't such a bang-up affair as we expected. We had to buckle down to work or we would be back at Etowah again in 1951. Our warriors tomahawked and massacred everyone of our opponents and beat Gadsden in the Charity Bowl Game, the score at the last being 6-0. This was the first year since 1913 an Etowah team had won all of its games. In 1947 the only blot was a tie with Gadsden in the post season game. Our success was due to the untiring efforts of boys and coaches, under the tutelage of Coach Jim Glover we have lost only one game in three years. Coach Clyde Childers was back to help in every way as he has done so wonderfully all through the years. This year much credit goes to our likeable assistant Coach Mark Colburn. He did a magnificent job, as the record of our line shows. These three men are a great team. As time went on Macbeth became our last year's worry. The responsibility of the Etowahian and The Blue and White now rested on our shoulders. We went to the football games and cheered as we had never cheered before. Our school showed the finest display of school spirit that it had shown in years. Our last weeks at Etowah were filled with excitement; first, our Stunt Night and the Corona- tion of the Queen of Etowah, then our Class Day program, and last, our graduation. These last days were filled with joy and a tinge of sadness for we wouldn't see some of our classmates ever again. Never-

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THE JUNIOR CUSS OFFICERS WYMAN TOWNSEL...................................................................President JACK FARMER................................................................Vice-President MARTHA NORTON...................................................................Secretary EDGAR PETTIT....................................................................Treasurer