Falmouth High School - Indian Legend Yearbook (Falmouth, VA)

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- JAt 9ndiasx £eg,end fyo-h, ’QoA£y, ih f ie ... OUR CLASS HISTORY History for the last four years has been, for us, a required subject and some of us have enjoyed it while some of us have not. However, class¬ mates, the history that I am about to read—our class history—is made up of memories that each of us will cherish, no matter where we go or what we do. We entered high school in 1939 as one of the largest freshman classes in the history of Falmouth High School. Because of the size of our class, we were divided into two groups. We spent this first year getting acquaint¬ ed with each other, our teachers, and our new environment. We returned to school the next year as sophomores. Although we did not number as many as in the previous year, we were still a large group. We had as our home room teacher, Miss Yeager, who was new to the ways of Falmouth. We enjoyed her one year with us very much. During this year we lost our principal, Mr. Bolton, who was one of our dearest friends and advisors. At the beginning of our junior year we had a new principal, Mr. Nicholls, with whom we were soon well acquainted. We were also begin¬ ning to be recognized as an up-and-coming class. Our boys and girls were on the basketball team; and we took part in the operetta, “In An Old Kentucky Garden”. We also worked very hard during the year in order to raise the necessary money to enable us to entertain the seniors at the annual junior-senior banquet and dance. We entered the senior class with a much smaller number than original¬ ly, just 52 of us, and during the year we lost several of our boys to Uncle bam. Because of the tragic situation existing in the world and because of our great need to conserve, we did not carry on many activities. Al¬ though we are not graduating with the usual elaborate exercises, we are just as proud and happy to graduate as were any of the classes which preceded us. After tonight, classmates, each of us will go out into a world entirely new to us, a war-torn world, filled with turmoil and strife. May each of us, with the help of God, be led to do the right things for ourselves and for our loved ones. Mabel Hanks TWENTY-EIGHT

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OAt Indian £eye,n,d ’QoAly-tPibee. - 17. Gloria Peregoy leaves her reducing pills to Roberta Ward. 18. Leathie Mae Jett leaves her sweet and quiet ways to Virgie Brad¬ shaw. 19. William Snellings leaves his drawing ability to Chester Bishof. 20. Joseph Jett leaves his position as catcher on the baseball team to Bobby Curtis. 21. Esther Haynes leaves her quiet bashful ways to Melrose Bullock. 22. Hazel Hanks leaves that glamorous figure of hers to Madaline Owens. 23. Pauline Atkins leaves her quietness to Elizabeth Sullivan. 24. Alma Burton leaves her winning ways to Agnes Verburg. 25. Frances Wine leaves her position as class treasurer to Jo Sacrey. 26. Thelma Bowling leaves her ability as an excellent speaker to Louise Genobles. 27. Mabel Hanks leaves her quiet disposition to Evelyn Snellings. 28. Dan Moore leaves his dancing ability to Eugene Blaisdell. 29. Mary Nash leaves her gayety to Phyllis Spicer. 30. Alma Eley leaves her typing ability to Rose Stefaniga. 31. Katherine Patton leaves her friendliness and sweet smiles to Peggy Dillon. 32. Maurice Barber leaves his good natured ways to James Chilton. 33. Joe Beagle leaves his quietness to Robbie Allen. 34. Mildred Hemp leaves her gift as saleslady of the Senior Class to Agnes Sullivan. 35. Vera Barber leaves her catching ability to Virgie Bradshaw. 36. Florence Payne leaves her position as Junior League Treasurer to the lucky girl next year. 37. Marion Williams leaves her popularity with the boys in service to Shirley Gallahan. 38. Alene Patton leaves her giggling spells to Ruby Abel. 39. Clifton Burton leaves his up-to-the-minute hair styles to Jack Cat¬ lett. 40. Katherine Posey leaves her pleasantness to Marguerite Allen. 41. Adrian Hamm leaves his outstanding work in the Boy Scouts to Stanley Ward. 42. Elmer Carneal leaves his dimples to Jack Reeves. 43. Rosann Lupton leaves her ability as a homemaker to Katherine Sullivan. 44. Harold Odham leaves his ability to talk himeslf out of mischief to Chester Bishof. 45. Edna Smith leaves her baseball career to Marion Mastin. 46. Silas Hewitt leaves his knowledge of Agriculture to Conroy Newton. 47. Norman Clark leaves his red hair to Sidney Burton. All the rest and residue of our property, whatsoever, wheresoever, of what nature, kind and quality soever it may be, and not herein before dis¬ posed of, we give and bequeath to our beloved Principal for his use and benefit absolutely, and to be disposed of for the good of the coming class¬ es as he may see fit. And we do hereby constitute and appoint the said Principal sole execu¬ tor of this our Last Will and Testament. In witness whereof, we, the class of 1943, the testators, have to this will, written on one sheet of parchment, set our hand and seal this twenty-eighth day of May in the name of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-three. Caroline Osborne Brooks. Witnesses: Leathie Mae Jett Ardena Grace Callahan TWENTY-SEVEN

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OJt le Indian £eg nd f 9:oAty,-tPi ' iee - PROPHECY Let us pause for a moment, lower the lights, and gaze into the future as revealed in our magic crystal ball. What do we see? Where are the members of the Class of ’43 Along what strange paths do they wander? An image appears before us; it brightens and grows distinct. Can it be —yes, it is Elmer Carneal! There he is on his great black horse “Mid¬ night”; just as he appeared in his latest western success, “Carneal’s Last Ride.” The scene changes. We see an artist before his easel. It is none other than Adrian Hamm, now a leading painter of the Twentieth Century. This image fades and is replaced by a vision of a thriving little city set among rolling hills and pleasant dales. Before us appears a sign which reads “Welcome to Middletown, U. S. A., the Garden Spot of the Uni¬ verse.” On the outskirts of the town there is located an elaborate “Brown’s Auto Court” operated by Harry Brown and his charming bride, the former Agnes Verburg. Just within the city limits we see “Ye Olde U. S. O. Clubbe.” On the steps there are a number of familiar figures. There is Rosann Lu.pton, who serves as a very capable hostess for the “Clubbe”. Beside her is her effic¬ ient boss, Maurice Barber, “Clubbe” director. They seem to be bidding farewell to two distinguished officers dripping with medals and gold braid. They are none other than Harold Odham, Admiral of the Pacific Fleet, and Lt. General Norman H. Clark. Leaving this pleasant picture the Crystal Ball now seems to take us on a tour of the business section of Middletown. First we see “The Dew Drop Inn” a cozy tea room operated by Esther Haynes. Just across the street is the “Snappie School of Photography” under the direction of our good friend, Frances Snellings. Nestled next to the school we find “The Lotta Bull Beauty Shop.” We read the sign before it which informs us that the shop is managed by Clifton Burton who specializes in the manipulation of men’s hair. Within the same block we find Paul Leslie’s Dress Shoppe, the star attraction of which is his graceful model, Katheryn Posey. Just leaving a little chapel across the way, there appears a gay wedding party. The groom strongly resembles our old friend Cecil Burton, while his blushing bride looks suspiciously like Alma Burton. Slowly Middletown grows misty and indistinct. It is replaced by spires of New York’s magic skyline. The Crystal Ball now gives us a series of scenes from the lives of our friends whn are now living in this Metropolis. First, we see Edna Smith just stepping off the boat after visiting King Upperstring now in exile in Shangri La. Second, we see a room in Nellie Skinner’s luxurious penthouse on Park Avenue. It is cluttered with nota¬ bles, among them the President of the United States, Kenneth Cox, trailed by his devoted secretary, Leathie Mae Jett. Next we get a quick view of the Streamline Beauty Club for Reducing under the management of Gloria Peregoy. Here we see Hazel Hanks taking some of those famous exercises which won for her the title of “Miss Streamline of 1953.” In a downtown shopping district we find two thriving business estab¬ lishments: Madame Fifi’s Classical Shoppe of Drapery, operated by Hazel Skinner, Alene Patton and Mary Nash; and “The Fizzle-Wizzle Beauty Salon,” owned and managed by Katherine Patton and Vera Barber. Next, a great broadcasting studio flashes before our eyes , and we are delighted to see Johnnie Benton who has now taken over Bill Stern’s “Highlights from the Sports News of the Day.” In a nearby studio we find Dan Moore TWENTY-NINE