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Paris, France, May 20, 1965 class prophecy Dear Mr. Farnell, Time surely does fly! It doesn ' t seem long since our class was back in high school cutting up. I’m sure you remember some of the boys, don ' t you? I thought you might like to know what has happened to the class of 1955. Gay Paree couldn ' t keep Carolyn Bradley and me away, so here we are, hobnobbing with the French and trying our Parlez-vous . . Miss Perkinson would be proud to know that we can ask for a glass of water in French! We are certainly enjoying teach¬ ing here in the French schools, too. Last week I ran into Kay Arnold and Edna Beck¬ with, aspiring artists, who are painting down in the Montmartre section. The entertainment here in Paris is just tres bon! Im¬ agine my surprise when I walked into the Moulin Rouge and saw Jimmie Proctor with a red beret cocked on his head, acting as master of ceremonies! Dan Talley is a hard-working waiter there (so he says) but I im¬ agine he enjoys the can-can girls!! We were very fortunate to catch Anne Helen Byrd ' s piano concert while she was on her European tour. The French really raved about her! Jennie Proctor called me up the other day to let me know that she had worked her way up to the front line at the Sadlers Wells Ballet. I know everyone at home will be glad to hear of her success. Speaking of home, the whole Paris gang looks for¬ ward to getting the old hometown newspaper, DE¬ PENDENT, every week. Larry Stephenson is making a wonderful editor, don t you think? I’m still surprised to hear that Lawyer James Wood finally got the State to raise the Five Points railroad bridge so Oscar Ste¬ phenson couid drive his convertible under it without knocking his hat off. That was some case! Jimmy could always argue the horns off a billy goat, though. Mr. Farnell, I was really glad to hear that Fuquay fi¬ nally got a new junior high! Eleanor Van Hook will prove to be good principal, and with Linda Keith as her secretary, she should be able to keep everything under control. I just can ' t imagine Lena Stephenson teaching French to those struggling students, though! Les Pauvres! As Carolyn and I were strolling by the Seine the other day, whom should we see but Aaron Olive and Sherwood Ashworth, just fishing! Several Frenchmen were giving them instructions which I ' m sure they didn ' t understand. We ate lunch that day at a wonderful new side¬ walk cafe. Monsieur Donald Averefte is the owner ano he is, really fooling the Parisians with his cuisine fran- cais. Martha Powell, who is the hostess for the cafe, came over and talked to us. Mme. Malisa Burch is running on exclusive perfume shop which caters only to the rich countesses in Paris. Loretta Pope has a little chocolate candy shop next door to Malisia s, where she eats more than she sells! Bon Bons, anyone? Carolyn and I couldn ' t wait to see the spring fashion showings, so we were lucky enough to see Mme. Pa¬ trice s. (Pat Adams) early collection being photographed near the Eiffel Tower. Chief photographer Maynard Pearce was taking pictures of Nancy Stephenson and Mollie Tilley, successful models. You ought to hear ole Nancy speaking French! Guess what! Bryant Jones and Bobby Wilson won the cross-country bicycle race this year! You should have seen those guys go! Speaking of speed, we often see Donald Lloyd, wealthy continental playboy, flitting around in his Ja¬ guar! He ' s so rich that he even has a private nurse and manicurist, who is none other than Kay Adams. At least someone in our class made enough money to retire! Wailes Blalock and Philip Dickens are also racing enthusiasts, and they often hold drag races between stop lights on the Rue de la Paix! The French gas station operators are being run out of business by Jerry Dean, who is now selling a special perfumed gas for fifteen cents a gallon! M. Dean ' s assistants are Earl Dean, Fred Dupree, and Gene Humphries. Dr. Nelson Reuschling, allergy specialist, has opened his European office here in Paris. He has Carolyn Wea¬ ver and Gypsy Williams as his lab technicians. Ooh, la, la! Maybelle Searcy is his efficient receptionist. Dr. Leonidas Betts, now a famous European archaeol- ogst, is still digging holes, trying to make headlines by finding a new route to China. Pat Powell got tired of working behind a desk, so she goes along with Leo to carry his shovels. I think they call her his aide-de¬ cramp, or something. Harold Johnson is making a grand ambassador from the U. S., and Faye Rowland is helping out as his public relations advisor. Several Fuquay boys are stationed here, also. Ser¬ geant Bobby Davis has W. H. Rhodes, Jimmy Farabow, and Marshel Dean under his command. You would really enjoy seeing how Bobby keeps them in line! A group of us got together the other night and were listening to our short-wave radio. We heard Robert Carter, W. L. Benton, and Glenn Spivey’s program, Needmore Country Style. The idea for the program originated back in high school, remember? They had Jo Ann Parrish and Nora Stephens as their guest singers that night. We also saw the Fuquay Playmakers on the Trans-At¬ lantic TV. Producer Charles Smith presented Marie Wil¬ son and Barbara Coats in a very amusing play. Miss Thompson wrote me that Lydia Johnson had finally ended her misery by opening a roadside fruit stand down in Florida. Mattie Lee went along to help her and to view the scenery also. She also mentioned that Betty Ashworth, Virginia Weddings, Jackie Lane, Rebecca McLeod, and Lector Rogers have all become hard-working homemakers. Home Economics classes really paid off it seems. I was also interested to hear about Doris Ragland becoming the manager of the Trailways Bus Company. How about that! Since so many Fuquay people are here in Paris, Mil- ton Riley runs a special airline just for us. He has hired Bobby Barbour as top pilot, with Jean Sherron and Jean Stephenson as stewardesses. We are able to fly home quite often since the airline started. Well, I just wanted to let you know where we all are. Everything here in Paris is magnifique! Don ' t for¬ get us (as if you could). Au revoir, JOANNA JOHNSON, Class Prophet
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1, Little Black Sambo,- 2, ‘‘Good Ol ' Mountain Dew ; 3, What ' cha got. Mack?; 4, 1954 Football Bench Socieiy; 5, On a certain Friday night; 6, Skiing, Donald?” 7, On Top ot Mt. Craggy,- 8, I ' m a Lonesome Polecat; 9, I don ' t have much to say, but we ' ll do our very best.
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