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Prvnhfffy All Aboard! All aboard! Two minutes until take- off time. Missile now leaving Rocketville, Mars for Grifton, Earth. Come on, Wilma, that means us. Here is our mis- sile, the green and white one. Here we go, Linda. Tighten your belt. You know Pat Matthews is piloting this machine, today. Yes, I know, and it won't take her long to get to Earth, I can hardly wait to get back and see everybody. Me, too. I'm so glad we planned this reunion 10 years ago, the night we graduated. Do you think everyone will be there? Well, I've heard from just about everyone. I-Iurry! Tell me everything. Let's see. Hilda Adams is operating the Grifton Wig Salon.I have an appointment with her as soon as we land to get one of her famous green periwigs. Betty Lou Foster runs a nursery in Coxville. She keeps the children for people who work at C. J. Wiley's Tasty Tip Top Toothpick factory. Autry Tripp is chief bookkeeper there. What about Joanne? What's become of her? She went to Rocky Mount to take nurses training, and liked it so well she now is specializing in Psychiatric Nursing. Oh, you don'thave to tell me about Sallie Mewborn. I saw her on T. V. last night on her own show. I know you won't believe it, but Pat Hart is going to makea speech at the reunion. She now teaches public speaking at Mt. Olive College. You won't believe this either. Ted Garris became interested in athletics after he left Grifton and now teach- es wrestling and boxing. Alice Faye Dixon is now Director of Religious Ac- tivities of the Christian Church in Wilson. Maxie Wiley went to Hollywood and has become the greatest director since Cecil B. DeMille. He directed William Harvey Cannon's new play, 'The Yellow House Blues.' They're both in Grifton for this week. I understand the center of the world of fashion is no longer in Paris but New York. The House of Smythe dictates todays styles and Nancy does the designing. Martha Hart is now head of the Home Economics Department for the state of North Carolina. She has completely revolutionized the Home Economics course. Do you remember what a stir there was over ed- ucation the year we graduated? Emily was appointed by the governor to recommend changes. Well, she did. You wouldn't recognize the curriculum now. I do want to see Allan Stokes. I believe he got a medal last year for being the patrolman to arrest the mostpeople for speeding. He now has the honor of driv- ing a red patrol car. Sylvia Williams has been in Florida for the past 10 years. She's 'made a killing' on tourists while running a motel. Do you remember how good William Miller was at writing speeches in school? Well, I hear that he now writes for Jack Benny. And Larry Benson always was interested in science. Now he's a world figure ---- he won the Nobel Prize last year in Physics. David Jackson just graduated from Missile Corps and is now in charge of the new missile base at Grifton. What did become of Esther Hill Coward? Oh, she's still coaching basketball. She turns out a champion team every year. Ihear she just won the state tournament. Linda Koon went in training for a nurse and now is traveling in Europe as companion to some rich old lady. I hope she gets back in time for the banquet. Sybil Adams, Addie Westbrook, June Haddock, and Frances Coles all got married the day after graduation but they have not been content with being mere house- wives. Sybil went to college and is now teaching the third grade at Hanrahan. June's husband now owns the com- pany he used to drive trucks for and June keeps books for him. Frances became the first woman on tue police force in Grifton and Addie is a radio announcer at station G- A-B-B. Well, I believe that takes care of everyone except Alice Pridgen. She is now in charge of the cafeteria at DuPont. She is planning the banquet for us tonight. Look! We're here already! There is good ole Grifton High. My, it looks dif- ferent. I guess it's because we're used to Mars. All off for Grifton, North Carolina, U.S.A., Earth. Linda Chauncey and Wilma Patrick
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