Fletcher High School - Chanticleer Yearbook (Fletcher, NC)

Page 19 text:

Christina Thomas Jack Youngblood James Youngblood Mary Israel as Jane McMinn Annie Sue McMinn ss Rebecca Silvers Jean Baldwin Joan Holt Gragg J.B. Millard Nell Rice Opal Pressley

Page 18 text:

CLASS PROPHECY Ten years had passed since graduation at Fletcher High School in 1955, and many things can happen to people in ten years, as the great financial wizard Jerry Livingston (he made his millions by selling ads for beer firms) was to learn as he sat, heels resting high on his desk, smoking his pipe. He had often wondered what had been the fortunes and misfortunes of the members of his class, and now as he relaxed in his cushioned chair, puffing at his pipe, he suddenly became aware of the presence of others-- the whole gang of '55 who, each in his turn, related his story. From them he learned the following: Jack Greene is now the sole owner of the A H Airport,where he owns nothing but jets and rockets, which he himself designed. Joan Gragg and her husband are together at last. They are now living in the State of Washington, where they have recently built a million dollar home. Taylor Garland, whose chief interest was playing baseball, is now playing with the New York Yankees, where he has taken the place of Joe DiMaggio; he has helped the team win five pennants thus far with his brilliant playing. Ann Suttles has just graduated from the Columbia University and is teaching French at the University of North Carolina, James Youngblood has profited so much driving trucks for his father that he has started a trucking line of his own and has a trade with every state in the Union. Jean Baldwin and Rebecca Silvers have achieved their goals. They have be- come nurse’s aides and are employed at the Veteran’s Hospital at Oteen. J.B. Millard has finally reached his goal. After graduating from high school, he married the girl of his dreams and together they operate the Harlem Globtrot- Le Dome ati. Joann Wolfe is now happily married andis living in the State of Texas where she and her husband own a large ranch; they are busy branding cattle every day. Duane Gentle has joined the Navy and has signed up for twenty years. It looks as though he is enjoying the world while scrubbing the decks. Jack Youngblood, who joined the army just after he graduated from high school, has been promoted to four star general, He likes army life so much he has decided to makezaicareer of iit. Christine Thomas and Mary Israel have become registered nurses and are now working at the animal hospital in New York City. Randall Case, who always loved to cook, is now the chief cook and bottle wash- er at Sam’s Drive Inn. Nelson Garren is working for the Salvation Army of Brickton; he finds this more profitable than selling Grit Papers. Opal Pressley and Nell Rice have become beauticians and are the owners of the Pressley and Rice Beauty Salon in Miami, Florida, Wallace Lanning has become the world’s greatest detective, and Sherlock Hol- mes has resigned. Wallace is now working on the ‘‘Case of the Missing Bananas.”’ Annie Sue and Jane McMinn have reached their life’s goals in the WACs. After ten years in service, they still love it, and have decided to make a career of it. Lloyd Hutchinson has become a producer and director for M-G-M Studios and is working on the motion picture, ‘River of No Success.”’ Suddenly Jerry rubbed his eyes, stretched, and yawned. He was awakening from his dream. His pipe had gone out completely and when he looked around, no one was there. Perhaps only part of the dream was true, but at least he had spent a few pleasant moments with the good old class of °55!

Page 20 text:

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We the senior class of 1955 of Fletcher High School, being in a very exhausted condition after twelve years of strenuous labor and knowing that our days are num- bered, but on this day being in an unusually generous mood, do hereby bequeath our personal possessions to those we love, as follows: I. To Mr. Hill, our principal, and to all of our teachers who have helped us attain our goal, our sincerest thanks with best wishes for many more super senior classes. Il. To our friends, members of the Junior Class, we bequeath our individual possessions, as follows: I, Jean Baldwin, do will all my tardies to Marie Ballard, hoping she can use them. I, Randall Case, do will my ability to tease girls and my friendliness to Don Davis. I, Taylor Garland, leave my ‘ Most Athletic’’ title to Chester Matthews. I, Nelson Garren, do will my stubborness to Ronnie Huntley, hoping he can get mG! OYE Wee I, Duane Gentle, do will my love of an argument with Mrs, Cochrane, to Nor- man Garren. I, Joan Holt Gragg, do will my ability to get a husband to Joyce Wilkie, and my humorous ways, to Betty Wilkie. I, Jack Greene, do will my mechanical mind to Sammy Garren. I, Lloyd Hutchingson, do will my love for the girls to Bill Fletcher. I, Mary Israel, do will my quiet nature to Hattie Ingle. I, Wallace Lanning, do will my ability to tease my class mates and my love for an old car to Gene Carmack, I, Jerry Livingston, do will my privilege of being the smallest boy with the big- gest mouth in my class, to Bobby Whitaker. I, J. B. Millard, do leave my love for good food to Don Fowler. I, Annie Sue McMinn, do will my promptness to every class to Virginia Young- blood and Jo Ann Beddingfield. I, Jane McMinn, do leave my dependability to Frances Owensby. I, Opal Pressley, do leave my ability to be the most popular to Thelma Guinn, I, Rebecca Silvers, do leave my athletic ways to Rhea Jean Riddle, hoping she can make the grade. I, Ann Suttles, do will my ability to do all my homework to Ruth Connor. I, Christine Thomas, do will my bright ideas to Mary Lance, hoping she can make something out of them. I, Jo Ann Wolfe, do will my cheerfulness to Faye Emory, so that she may keep things lively. F I, Jack Youngblood, do will my love for baseball to Guy Livingston, hoping he will become a great baseball player. I, James Youngblood, leave my position on the basketball team to Harry Bag- well. In testimony to the falseness of this our last will and testament, we do hereby publish our last will on the twentieth day of May, L955%