Franklin County Training School - Fracotrasco Yearbook (Louisburg, NC)

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CLASS PROPHECY We were born 1947, yet I bring you doings, not of the Legislature, but the 1951 graduating class asI see them in 1961. How canI see them hence? The atom bomb went off in Louisburg, North Carolina and time went with it for ten years. What do we have? We have: Yours truly Mamie Dunston, Dorothy Wiggins and Esther Saunders living a rich and full life of service doing research in, The Relationship of Environment and Hereditary Condition Among the Homo sapiens. Our work has been fostered by the Reverend Jim- my Rodwell, LLD, Ph. D, whose philosophy is “Somebody had to do the job” - to bring men and women closer to the earth. He has certainly enjoyed much success. It was our good fortune to be sent to Red Oak, North Carolina in line of duty. To our surprise we found two former classmates, Rosa Harris and Josie Tucker in cosmetol- ogy- They informed me that the University of North Carolina had conferred the degree upon them in 1958. There was to be a conference held in the Franklin County Training School in Louis- burg of outstanding Specialists in the field of Entomology. We were full of enthusiasm when we noted on the program the appearance of Mr. Alphonza Harris and his wife the former Catherine Leonard. It seems that they had a collection of insects common to Franklin County. The significant aspect of this collection was the fact that no boll weevils were included, that insect had become extinct in the county due to the vigilant work of Harry Hill as County Farm Agent and Home Demonstration Agent, the former Alice Brodie. It was explained by Mr. and Mrs. Harris just how the agents had used an insecticide discovered by Betty Hawkins, the Chemistry Instructor, at St. Augustine College in Raleigh, North Carolina. This insecticide had gained much popularity throughout the Counties of Franklin, Wake, Nash and Warren. We, Mamie Dunston, Dorothy Wiggins and Esther Saunders were taking a moment to rest after attending the great conference in Louisburg and it was Esther who suggested that we have a °51 Class Rol Call and really find out just how much fame and service realized by its members. She had a record of members in which she began to read off names. We being very busy with our research in “The Relationship of Environmental | and Hereditary Conditions Among the Homo sapiens, were not able to contact each member but we wrote ten letters and sent them to ten members of our class. In these letters we asked them if they would send us any information concerning the named mem- 4 The ten people sent us a full report of the doings of classmates on thei decantation paones 5 valuable to us in that we were able to enrichen our

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There are several members of our class who have achieved in particular fields. In athletics we have Betty Hawkins, Celestine McDowell, Ruth Williamson, Alice Milon, Wilson Davis, Henry Foster, Thomas Brown and Harry Hill became members of the basketball teams, Bennie Foster, Jimmie Rodwell, Elisha Webb, Wilson Davis, Henry Foster, Jimmie Rodwell, Elisha Webb, Wilson Davis, Henry Foster, and Harry Hill represented in football. Esther Saunders was Miss F.C.T.S.,7 1950. Henry Foster, Ollie Milon, Wilson Davis, Elisha Webb, Bennie Foster, Elvery Lemay, For- rest Anderson and Harry Hill represented the class in baseball. Inez Wilkins, Mamie Dunston, Betty Hawkins, Wilson Davis, Thomas Brown, Velma Lewis and Annie Man- ley were members of the Dramatic Club. We were proud to see Mildred Green, Celestine McDowell, Betty Hawkins, Mamie Dunston, Mamie Gill, Irene Green, Mary Johnson, Altha Lee Johnson, Inez Wilkins, Esther Saunders, Carrie Blacknall, Gerldine Foster, Alice Milon, Catherine Leonard, Annie Manley, Wilson Davis and Thomas Brown become members of the Choral Club. In looking over past records of our class, we found some of our members have very high scholastic records. Inez Wilkins, Emily Dunston, Annie Manley, Betty Hawkins, Esther Saunders and Alphon za Harris became members of the Crown and Scepter Club. Annie Manley won the honor of being Miss Debutante” at the Debutante’s Ball held in the Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh, North Carolina, on November 24, 1950. After having worked hard through four years, we were guests of the Juniors at a very elaborate Junior-Senior Prom in the Gymnasium. Now that these things are about over, we are faced with graduation - the end - or is it really the end? No, it is not. We are looking forward to a much brighter age, the age of success and happiness. Annie Manley

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Mildred Greene informed us in her husband, had met with success and ass influence latent, that is not recognized, from 1947 - 1951 now really is f “Thanks, they say,” to Mr. Harris, Miss Bradshaw, and other faculty members, the PTA, Classmates and fellow schoolmates of tha She also reported that she was able to contact the doings of Mattie Harris and Mary Johnson who were each enjoying success in their “sortaad of Better Marital Relations, in the schools of Franklin County. Thomas Brown, Mildred's husband, was engaged in reading two outstanding novels of 1961 and the authors were none other than Ruth Williamson and Mamie Gill A satisfactory Teport was also sent in by Irene Greene. She was able to locate Bennie Foster, Velma Lewis, Elvery Lemay and Sarah Harris. You see they were all members of Carrie Blacknall's Orchestra. : They were also the only Negroes in her orchestra the others were Kiskans from the Island of Kiska. Wilson Davis informed us that he was recuperating from a brain operation, perform - ed by the noted brain surgeon Emily Dunston, whose “note” he was in doubt as she had placed the Cerebrum into the Medulla Ob longata and left him little better off than the days of 47-51. Inez Wilkins had just returned from Korea where she was acting coordinator of Kor- ean affairs. She was able to Sive us the data on Annie Manley, who was co-pilot of the plane returning Inez. The plane crew included Jeanette Williams the air steward- ess, and Fred Foster, the chef. Inez told us that Elisha Webb had recently been elect- ed Vice President of the Louisburg Air Line. He had with him on the trip the Company's Secretary, Louise Davis. There was romance in the air on that trip. It seems that Elisha and Louise had agreed that it was time to let the world know of their love for each other by announcing their marriage, which had taken place in June 1951. “Folks, it won't nothing but the truth, we mean their, Love. The News and Disturber, a Louisburg daily paper, sent two reporters, Athlee Johnson and Eursula Moore, and a photographer, Ollie Milon to interview us. We were happy ‘to see our picture on the front page and to learn that our classmates had met with 100% success after ten years of graduation. Written by: Mamie Dunston Dorothy W Esther S; .