Grundy County High School - Mountain Laurel Yearbook (Coalmont, TN)

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CLASS PRQPHECY It is new in the year of 1955 that I, June Creighton, R.N., in New York City, sit reflecting in the early twilight. As I think of other days my thoughts wander back to 1945--just ten years ago. Why? What happened then? After a few minutes I re- member . That was the year I graduated from Grundy County High School . I think of all the members of my graduating class. How many changes have come to them in this period of ten years! 1 I glance to the book on the table beside me ---- a current best seller entitled, Nine Little Girls and How Thev Grew, by Ernestine Ross. My eyes neit Irest upon a lovely painting that hangs on the wall before me. The artist was Stanley Gene Nunley. In the old days I had never suspected that he had artistic tal- ent. I gaze appreciatively upon the massive fire place in the room built by John V. Tate, now a well known mason. I look over to the window and admire the exquisite draperies designed by Mme. Rollings. I knew her as Jessie dollings. , A.noise on the outside causes me to move to the window. I find that there has been an accident. In one of the cars was Dr. Nathan Barker and Nurse Do- reen Wooten, rushing actress Dorothy Louise Smith to the hospital. The people push frantically to get nearer the sceneg but and able policeman, W. H. Mc- Ginnis, pushes the crowd back and makes way for an ambulance driven by Lloyd Ledbetter. Within the crowd some one is crying out: nDoes anyone wish to hire a lawyer? I saw everything that happenedlu This person was none other than Robert David Martin. As the crowd disperses, I turn from the window and return to my chair before the glowing fire. as I sit watching the dancing flames, I pick up a papen Upon turning to the editorial page, I notice in the corner the name, Burwell Henley, and beside it the word ueditor . Directly under this is Lewis Jacobs, assistant editor. I remember that they were close friends durning high school days. I turn to the fashe ion section and one of the Powers' Models seems fa- 1 Ht

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,j,14,w f ' ,Q I . . - I l. ., - . , I., ,.. ll. nilisr. I look closer--yes, it is Yuth Tenn modeling c new creation in evening gowns and besiee her, Jena Brazil, another model, giving us the latest thing in bathing suits. I read the comments under these fash- ions and find them to be written by Geraldine Comp- boll. I look on through the peter, and on one page, find a new model of an airplane. This tyve of olcno had been designed by James Vsrler, and the hilot to try it out was John iohr. Air line hostesmess to make the first flight were isrlaret Rankin and Jenn Jetty. Tien reading more I learned that Eugene Ihil- ipys, e successful bvsincss nan had financed tbe con- strnction of tbe slnne. On the next gale of the paper were advertisments. 'Woo Iete For Leven ster- ring Lury Leo utter, was playing at t?e larsmeunt. Also on this page I sew that lcry 4. Rrsncis, new famed e era star, was scbeuflez to n,peer st tre Lu- micipal Lu6itorium in concert all next week. I mvst remember to go, because I love opera and I know lies qrcncis will be grand in Hdenstu. Wy this announce- ment I sew tbnt the next program to be ct the endi- torium was the World renownee Iovolla iergis and her ballet crorus. In the s ort section there erperned the pictures of two lady wrestlers, beth undefeated, who would defend their titles soon. lhey were :rsnces Ruth Pulte and Ella Rose belts. I wenderee who would win as I remembered that both had been nroficient in eth- loties in high school. Also in the sport'e section I sew en account of wary Ellen roberts' having recent ly wen another victory witb the girls' basketball team that are coached et s hiff school where she was e teacher. In the, peet's corner I found e bit of po- etry composed by Ruth Geary. Did she ever write during high school? upon another page I learned that e new disease fighting chemical NSKVIKYU had been discovered by here lee Roberts and Doris Childers. AB announcement said that Alma Jean Bohr and Luline Campbell, hone doronstration agents, would lecture at nearby schools next week, In the society section there was a lovely picture of Janie Cegle, and the headlines said she was to merry Robert Iergen, Jr. in the early fell. Her matron of honor was hrs, Charles LevsniCath1een Layne! who was new fer along in rear-