Fayetteville High School - La Famac Yearbook (Fayetteville, NC)

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CLASS PROPHECY Hello, everyone, this is your announcer, Bruce Suggs, coming to you from station F.H.S. in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Wfe wish to thank Mr. Edward Shuford, sponsor of the Shu- ford Sunshine Soup program, for relinquishing this time so that we may bring you this special broadcast on the opening night of The Highland Call, the popular play given here annu- ally. Uncle Erniei' CRhemJ and Lady May Bob CDownsJ and their sunshine stories will be heard tomorrow evening at the usual time. It is our honor to have as our guest commentator, Miss Hazel E. Ponton, who has been heard over many of our radio stations and in the past years has been connected with the Eziereft Ti122e.fDiJpizft'b of New York. The next voice heard will be that of Miss Ponton coming from the Municipal Auditorium where the play is to be given. She will give you the highlights of the evening-Miss Ponton! Greetings, all ye lads and lassies. This is indeed a pleasure to be broadcasting from my home town and on such a special occasion. There is so much I want to tell you, I only hope my time will permit it. This afternoon I attended the dedication of this large and beautiful auditorium constructed bv Yow Sc Betts Engineering, Inc. Architects were Roger Brantley and Charles Wzitson. The dedicatory address was made by the Mayor, Jimmie Roberts. Guest speakers were three of Fayetteville's prominent business men, J. D. Bruton, Lester Autry, and john Cox. The old home town has certainly grown in the past years. On my way to the Gardner Hotel, owned by Edna Gardner, Norva Gardner, and Charles Gardner, I noticed many unique buildings. I saw the Secretarial School of Kathryn Tatum and jane Royster. The main in- structresses are Annie Mae Bloodworth, Cassie Ann Lewis, and Edith Ruppe, In the next block there is the Music School owned by Gloria Sutton, Clyde Herring, and Margaret Teabeaut. The Mary Jane owned and operated by Mary jane Brothers and Mary jane Kelly, is a very attractive dress shop on the mezzanine of the Gardner Hotel. I understand the clothes are designed exclusively by Miriam Dempsey and Marjorie Shepherd, and are modeled by those glamorous mannequins, Oneida Bowles and Emma johnson. Right next door is the Mens Sport Shop managed by Max Melvin and Raymond Crowson. I also saw the Ex- quisite Beauty Salon owned by Irene Shavitz and operated by Ruth Bowers, Louise Hatchell, Gladys McDonald, and Frances Page. It is quite a treat to see what my old school chums are doing now. As it will be a few minutes before the crowds will start arriving I would like to tell you about my trip here. I was accompanied by Jean Lyon who is the noted New York interior decorator. The plane on which we came was the C. and E. Cjoe Carter and john D. Edge? Specialf' Pilot and co-pilot were Billy Lee and Eli Monsour. I was made very comfortable by the hostesses, Helen Brooks, Vera Butler, and Maire Miller. William Hedgpeth and his famous Scatterbrain Band, on their way to Florida to hll an engagement, were also on the plane. Slide McGugan, Punchy Sullivan, Herkie Fleish- man, Saxie Yeago, the world famous Triple Tongue Porter, and others including vocalists, Evelyn Lowe and Mabel Shepherd, I remembered from my school days. And speaking of school-jean Maddox and Katherine McGeachy made the trip also. As you know they estab- lished the Exclusive School for Young Ladies. During their absence Mary Hesketh and Hilda Hall will be in charge. 21

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CLASS HISTORY A wee bunch o' bonnie Scots entered F. H. S. in the yearie 1957. Thae were as enthusiastic over adventuring in the new school life as their forefathers hae been in settling in the Cape Fear Valley. Because thae were beginners, it wae a wee struggle getting adjusted. Thae wandered frae one classie to another, oftie getting lost. After two weeks thae became accustomed to the school. Thae elected wee joe Geddie as their general to lead them as bonnie Prince Charlie hae once led their forefathers. Thae delved into books and sic things that thae minds grow strang and for muck of sic thae made award of scholarship to the bonnie Mary Rankin MacKethan. Thus ended their first year of adventure. The second year, thae entered high school. the same happi bunch o' lads and lassies, eager to continue their education. The time hae arrived for them to change generals, so thae chose Dickie Fortson. This year thae were repre- sented on the Triangular Debating Team by Anna Louise Fake. Time passed so quickly for them that before thae realized it, thae hae finished their Sopho- more yearie. Now thae were halfie way up the bonnie brae wi' probably the hardest years a-back o' them and thae were looking forward to the two years afore them. In the fall, their Junior year began, and frae the beginning thae progressed rapidly. To help them keep it up, Elmer Yow acted as their leader. The social event, in honor of the Seniors, was the junior-Senior Banquet, given by the bonnie group of Highlanders. In return, the Scotch band wae honored by hav- ing a group of lads and lassies frae their class appointed marshals. The chief marshal was Raymond Crowson, others marshals were Herbert Porter, Eliza- beth McFayden. Hazel Ponton, Helene Nye, Elmer Yow, Oneida Bowles, Clar- ence Olive, and Edward Shuford. Representing the class in Triangular debating that yearie were Anna Louise Fake and Margaret Teabeaut. Again honor wae bestowed upon the class at the close o' school when Betty Thomas won the Junior Stedman Essay Award. Three months elapsed and the Scots began school life again. Ay, it wae true-thae hae struggled, and worked hard for three years and now thae were Seniors! ln November of that year, Fayetteville celebrated the Sesqui-Centen- nial. Many members o' the classie took part in the celebration. This wae to be their last year at dear auld F. H. S., so their last general wae D. Bruton. Sae the wee bunch o' lads and lassies are now preparing to leave F. H. S. For four years, thae have been as loyal to their school as Flora McDonald wae to the King, and now thae realize that those four years were probably the happiest period o' their life. Ye askie for history? True, this is only a brief sketch 0' the 1940 class history. Each Senior has his own history, his own memories 0' past events. Let him write it for you. -Miriiznz Dwzzpwy, I-Iinoriizzz 20

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Among those gathered to meet the plane I saw Dr. and Mrs. james R. Pittman, jr., from lic-ntucky. CShe is the former Elizabeth McFadyen.J Witli them were Dr. Anna Louise Fake of Baltimore and Rev. Harold Townsend of Baltimore also Cof courseb. Others l recognized were Ina hlernigan, Betty Hayes, Marguerite McBennett, Margaret Peoples, Lucille Quicke, and Helen Ragan, accompanied by their husbands. Quite a few notables have arrived since l have been talking. Down front l see Lewis Vestal, the lightweight champion of the world, and his manager, Billy Thunberg, with three well known athletic directors, Toon Britt, George Hutchinson, and Alfred Riddle. Mary Shaw, comic strip writer of Hollywood, escorted by movie director Lawrence Nich- ols, is talking to lawyer john Rose and Rev. Troy Barrett. They seem to be the center of attraction in the foyer, for I see Miss Olivia Buckingham, Sara Dunnagan, Ethel Foushee, Rachel Godwin, and Edith King gathered around them. They must be discussing the recent wedding of Mr. Billy Maynard and the movie actress. Mrs. Maynard is known to her public as Miriam Savage. She certainly is in style with the other Hollywood stars for this is her fourth marriage. Her first husband was the millionaire, Von Autry, her second husband was the actor, E. C. Sanders, the third a noted California doctor, but it is rumored that Mr. Maynard, a mortician, will be her last--you kow the old saying- One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to go. The spacious auditorium is now beginning to overflow with the crowds of people. Among those being ushered down now are a few of the faculty members of Fayetteville High School -Professor Davis Hamilton, and directors of sports, Helen Bolton and Dewey Riddle. Other Fayetteville High School graduates who returned to teach are Lillian Rosenfeld, Frances Loy, Betty Thomas, Catherine Reeves, and Kathleen Riggsbee. And wait a minutes, whos that? lt's Professor Dick Fortson, but l can't see who is with him. lt must be someone important for he is surrounded by autograph hunters. Oh now! lt's Coach Bill Kanos of the University of Southern California. Incidentally he surely does have a winning team. Now the Alexander Graham Club is entering. These ladies are sponsoring this big pro- duction. They are: Virginia Bridges, Freda Duke, Mary Catherine Bass, Lucille Jernigan, Eliza Holmes, Estelle Sessoms, jean Hollingsworth, and Hattie Roberson. Mr. bl. P, Riddle, jimmy Vinson, .loe Weldon, and Leslie Sessoms, partners of the Snazzy- Wfazzy Candy firm, have just arrived with their charming wives. Everyone is quiet now and programs are being distributed by members of the Dramatic Club: Clara Martin, Melba Simmons, Ethel Robinson, Rebecca Patterson, and ,lean Penny. ln these remaining few minutes before the Highland Call begins, I will give you the main characters of the play. Dr. Clarence Olive will portray Sandy Ochiltreeg Mary Rankin Mcliethan, Flora MacDonald, Helen Shaw, Peggy MacNeill, Earl Roach, Dan Murchison, and Bernhardt Xwaldenmaier, Donald MacDonald. There is a breathless silence as the theater is darkened. The stage lights go on-the cur- tain rises. -Haze! Pmzmzz. Cfrzrr Pmplief. 22