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

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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

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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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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA CouNTi' OF CUMBERLAND CITY or FAYETTEVILLE We, the sad but proud and loyal Senior Class of I9-IO ofthe Fayetteville High School, realizing now that it is too late, that we have linished the four happiest years of our lives, and are departing with a sigh in our hearts for our dear old Alma Mater, do leave this our last, but not the least, will and testament: SECTION I, ARTICLE l: To F. H. S., our loyalty and devotion, for we shall never forget the four happy years we spent here. SECTION I, ARTICLE 2: To the facult , in case the rising Seniors remain the angels the have 'Q an Y been and End they have no use for their feet, we leave a pair of scissors with which to clip their wings. SECTION l, ARTICLE 5: To Mr. Sisk, our deep appreciation for the interest he has shown in us, SECTION I, ARTICLE -I: To Mr. Harrill, our thanks for having up-to-date ideas and for applying them. SECTION I, ARTICLE 5: To the P. T. A., thanks for the many parties we enjoyed. SECTION I, ARTICLE 6: To the Merchants: We bequeath our appreciation of their support and our assurance that they will be remembered not only in our will but in our daily life. SECTION l, ARTICLE 7: To Raymond, the hope that the new building will have automatic sweepers. SECTION 2, ARTICLE l: To the -Iuniors, all of our possessions and privileges, including the right to walk out of chapel first-if they can. SECTION 2, ARTICLE 2: To the Sophomores, the right to try to learn how to skip school without being caught. SECTION 2, ARTICLE 3: To the Freshmen, the pleasure of knowing they can look down on some- body. SECTION 5, ARTICLE li I, D. Bruton, do will and bequeath the presidency of the Senior Class to any Junior with political ambitions. I, jean Maddox, do will and bequeath my poise and sweet disposition to Peggy Nimocks. I, Clarence Olive, do will and bequeath my beauty secrets to Ben Huske. I, Hazel Ponton, do will and bequeath my ability to have a good time and get away with it to Betty Varnadoe. I, james Pittman, do will and bequeath my technique to my kid brother, Joe. I, Mary Rankin Mcliethan, do will and bequeath my ability to roll my eyes to Betty McKay. I, Elmer Yow, do will and bequeath my attitude toward life and all of my dopey ideas and actions to Weldon jordan. I, Mary -lane Brothers, do will and bequeath my imitations of Miss Fisher to Ruth Price, I, Miriam Savage, do will and bequeath my bottle of peroxide to julia Campbell. I, Oneida Bowles, do will and bequeath my way with the men to Jane Council. I, Katherine McGeachy, do will and bequeath my untiring ability to plan programs successfully to any junior worthy ol it. I, Helen Shaw, do will and be ueath inf conta Yious wood humor to Vivian Burnette. L D We, Anna and Harold, do will and bequeath our devotion to each other to any one ready to settle down. We, the senior members of the Hi-Y, do will and bequeath our memories gone by' to the new members, Signed and sealed, this the nineteenth day of January, the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred forty CLASS OF I-Ill ELIZABETH McFanx'EN, 'I'tpiz.1fffr. In the presence of these witnesses: .IEAN MAnnox, JEAN LYON, HELEN SHAW. 'In