Graham High School - Wag Yearbook (Graham, NC)

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Class Poem Henceforth our hearts shall sigh no more, For toilsome days of school are o’er; Comes soon the time that we must part, With school day memories in each heart. Reverent Seniors now we stand, Eager to succeed; we know we can, For Senior hopes we’ve now attained; Our strongest efforts weren’t in vain. But fondly our thoughts will return, For old friendships we'll sadly yearn; With faith and love our hearts have grown, Through the happiest years we’ve ever known. We'll wish the wheels of time could turn, That once more we may live and learn, As hair grows grey and steps grow slow, As later on through life we go. And so farewell to classmates dear, We'll remember each and every year; Our school days past, forever gone, We face the future, now our own. Bettie BRADSHAW Senior ’50 “Gf 21 J

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Prophecy N THIS YEAR of atomic inventions a great ae physicist has invented a new time machine which will push up the time until the year 1960. In this way we will be able to take a look at what our class of 1950 is doing. Hadley Holt Ivey, the Burlington Mills tycoon, is being hen-pecked by his wife, Mrs. Edna Ivey. William Mercer still hasn’t decided which it will be, Marie Burke or Okey. Mrs. Monnie Loy Kimrey is on her way out to Hollywood to visit her hus- band, Joe Kimrey, the handsome movie idol of millions. Mary Ella Martin is already out there singing with the Joe Linens band, with Peggy Mercer as his star pianist. Marvin Mann has retired since he won a million dollars on a quiz program. Harry Cornell is now head football coach at Cornell University, with Connie Adams as assistant coach. Doris Pugh, Cherry Thomas, Esther Thomp- son, Hilda Mooneyham, Hattie Prater, and Jene- verette Wilson have become beautiful nurses. Bill Sizemore and Gerald Lewis have gone into the lumber business together and now operate the big- gest lumber company in the state. Clara Faye Pugh and Vera Mae Lindley are helping Una Faye Rob- ertson to compete with the Stork Club in the night club business. Back at G. H. S. it seems as if Dott Qualls has got Mrs. Reeves’ job as school secretary. Marvin Wallace runs one of the biggest newspapers in the South, with Jerry Sharpe as his ace reporter. Now we see Mrs. Peggy Cooper, Mrs, Betty Mae Collins, Mrs. Annie Faye Campbell, and Mrs. June Carol McIntyre leaving Jackie King’s beauty shop and heading for Barham’s French Dress Shop. To keep law and order, Burleigh Wilson is our chief of police Bill Han- ford owns the largest farm in the country. Boyd Andrews is vice-president of Rae Qualls’ with Bill Blackwelder his desk sergeant. hosiery mill. Every Sunday morning you can see cartoons in the funny papers which are drawn by Bettie Bradshaw. Mary Ann Chandler is a fashion designer with Sara Jane Shouse as her model. There is a new Buick company in Graham owned by Nancy Moser. Ann Russell has become a psychi- atrist with Rudolph Mullins as a regular client. Don Brummitt now runs A. P., with Peggy Alli- Margaret Long has Lea ding son doing the brain work. become a famous authority on cooking. the state’s girl scouts is Sara Kate Davis. Pat Durham has become a great voice teacher and is giving lessons to the daughter of the President of the U.S. A. At the head of the County Welfare Department is Mildred Bradshaw. High scorer for the Philadelphia Eagles basketball team this year is James McPherson. Ann Woods’ talking ability has gotten her elected state senator. Harlin Gilles- pie has moved out West and is “punching” cows. Loby Layton, co-starring with Christine Madden, just finished her new production, “Stars in Her Hair.” Geraldine Shepherd married Donald Denny and they seem to be very happy. Mrs. Ruth (Crow) Andrews has taken up the profession of her husband — teaching. Betty Lou Holt and Billie J. Johnson have opened a soda shop which is called “Killjoy.” Longest Shoe Shop is now partly owned by Betty Guthrie. Fayne Welch always liked children, so now she runs a nursery. Margaret Wilson and Peggy Willard joined the Wacs, and both are now generals. Polly Core finally married Jack Cathey and they are now living happily off her pay. The former Betty Fincher works in a bank —a fact which makes it easy to support her husband. Betty Ann Eury has become America’s greatest woman auto racer. The former Pat Tysor isn’t doing much of anything because she married a multi-millionaire. And now, last but not least, Altavista Albright and Shirley Fowler have become teachers, a fact which is mighty hard to believe. Just as fast as we left 1950 we return, and I sincerely hope that these or better things will hap- pen to the wonderful class of 1950. GERALD LEwIs Prophet

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Best All-Around Most Dependable Mary Evra Martin — Don BruMmitTT JERRY SHARPE — VERA Mae LINDLEY Most Likely To Succeed Most Valuable to School Britt SizEMorE — Sara Kate Davis Mitprep BrapsHaw — HapLey Ho rt Ivey Best Dressed Most Talented Peccy Mercer — Boyp ANDREWS Bettie BRaDsHAW — WILLIAM MERCER Prettiest — Best Looking Most Studious Marte Burke — Jor KIMREY Ciara Fave PuGH — Marvin WALLACE