Heath High School - Pirata Yearbook (West Paducah, KY)

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MISS' COLLEEN PARKER 1946 Qarnivaf Queen Our biggest event of the school year, the 1946 Hallowe'en Carnival, was held in gay splendor. It was a great success and the Seniors came through to win their candidate, the seat of Queen of the Carnival. This activity was entered into by all classes of the school. For two Weeks, classes did just about everything imaginable to raise hay for their candidate and finally on the night of the carnival, the winner was announced. Miss Colleen Parker was Carnival Queen of 1946. The carnival was gay and giddy. It started off with the music classes giving a short minstrel and then came the grand march. The costumes were all very clever and our friends and teachers looked vaguely familiar and comical in those clown and witch outfits. Cake walks, bingo and an auction were entered into by all. Each class gave some small stunt or program for the bene- fit of the carnival. Perhaps the most amusing and cleverest stunt of all was the freak show staged by the Junior class. The freaks were cer- tainly freaks. The coronation which was very picturesque, was held after most of the things had drawn to a finish. Evelyn Hopper arranged and made this part a success. As the curtain was being drawn, one could see before him, rows of pumpkins and a big kettle sitting in a field. A magician en- tered and by touching the pumpkins with his magic wand, the candidates appeared one by one. With a few majestic words, the queen appeared out of the kettle and a crown, floating down out of the air, was placed on her head. The candidate with the highest number of votes from the grades was Vojai Meredith, from the fifth grade. In The Halls of School One never knows the things that are going on around school until you stroll down the halls and see and overhear the various conversations and actions of these Heatherns. For instance, Bar- bara Harris, Bobby Bradford, Ethelyne Thomp- son, Leonard Elrod, Mary Ruth Anderson, Bill Boyd, Faye Jordon and Harold Elliot. Three of these couples have started saving pennies for the future. Could it mean matrimony? Does Billy Carter like T-Bones as well as Barbara Carroll does? Wonder where Marion Fletcher will be this time next year as Jimmie will be in the service? Wonder what will happen in the Parker- Thompson affair when he comes home to stay? Will Carolyn get Glenn or will he keep her dangling? We know why Glisson looks so sad -she recently had a letter from Jimmie saying that he woulcln't be home for quite awhile. What happened to Warren Smith on his birthday? Robert loves Melvia. This may be kid stuff but we hear it a lot from him. Peggy keeps them all fooled-watch her Joe. As I walk along the halls who should I hear but Betty Lowe telling one of her tall tales. Dorris is always singing I Have To Do It the Hard Way. Wonder why? We hear that Elinor has a man and a house waiting for her. Why are you waiting so long? Why does Bosco call every one Honey? Could he be fooling all of us? Why is Merlene all smiles? Well, take a Page eighly-ive

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look at her left hand. Let's wander down to the skating rink and see The Gloria McCuan on skates. QWell, she likes to try any way.Q Why is Jimmy Schmidt attending school so regularly? Could be Jack Carroll. Virginia, is it that you want to go to college that you won't accept the ex-soldier? Seems that Wade's little niece visits him quite often. Could it be her boy friend rides Gibson's bus? I've heard that Bill Hobbs liked to hang around the office fifth period until Mr. Bagwell chased him out. By glancing into corners, I see Ann johnson, Edwin Young, Wilma Joiner and Edward Kelly. If Jessie doesn't quit aggravating people something is going to happen to her. Even in the eighth grade there are several couples including jackie Carroll, Jimmy Wyatt, Clara Mae Bowles and Hugh Thomas jerrell. Where were three Senior girls on the afternoon of the day they sold ads? Parked? Will Billy Griffin and Lettie Leigh ever get along? Or is it Margaret? Why does Martha Nell wear low heels? Is it because Fuzzy might be shorter than she? Really! Elsie and Lindy made it to the tourna- ment. Why is it that some of the Freshmen girls are always reading the basketball news from Murray State College? Must be junior Herrold. Why does Bobby jenkins and Tandy Roper go alone to ball games when Betty and jo Ann Dowdy also like ball games? Oh, yes, this isn't gossip, but if there is anyone who backs their basketball team any more than Dorothy Ann Vannerson, we would like to challenge them to a contest. Do you know what happens the night after Bessie comes to school with her hair rolled up? Well, we do! Frances Hunter has been merry the last few months. Is it because Bubba is home? Does Norma Meredith have a secret heart throb or is she really the intelligent type who lets men alone? We wonder. Why was Jimmy Link at the movie with ,Frances Faircloth while Ruth Allen was at the ball game? Jack Hankins can gulp down three cheeseburgers to most people's one, we hear. Maybe he was hungry. Who knows? We wonder if Paul Hall is as bashful as his blushes try to tell us he is? Maybe we are just guessing, but we don't think he is. Who has any more trouble with boys than Betty Holt- Betty if you can't hold 'em, tie a string on 'em. Charlotte may look lonesome in the halls, but she isn't lonesome when she's with Roy. Edwina Upshaw keeps fond of Ballard County boys. Maybe she would like to make her home there. Who knows? It seems to keep everyone up in the air why Jackie Moss keeps singing about Texas, Why does Juyne Snyder miss school so much? Could it be that her husband is in the service? Why does Marie Griffin get called to the office so often? Could it be the telephone or the maroon DeSoto waiting outside? It seems that Wanda Turner is undecided about which it is to be, the boys from Heath or Tilghman. If this annual ever reaches Pennsylvania, we are sure to hear about the correspondence between Marilyn Smith and Delores Eckman. Well, girls, I believe the secret of becoming one of the leading ladies in Wade Tilford's life is to be a Freshman. At least, that is the way two got their place in line. Mary Faye Humphreys is all smiles when Lone Oak is mentioned. I wonder why? What about Robbie Canup's looking lone- some at the Heath and Wickliffe game? Ha! Earline Phillips doesn't like to be teased about a certain Junior boy. Leave women alone until he finishes college. That's a good idea, Sebree. Ruth Holly seems to like all guys. Jack Hankins and Faye McChristian are not the off and on type. Sara Lowry likes many, loves few. She isn't ready to go with one all the time. In the halls we hear a lot of Emma Lee and Ohmar! We hear Bill Blackford likes to ride horseback. What's wrong with Jo Ann? Could it be the slow mail from the Islands? -M. Downy Page eighty-:ix