Hopewell High School - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Hopewell, VA)

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NORTHAM ELLSWORTH BRYANT Elective “Ellsworth” Navy, frankness, brightness JEANNINE LOUISETTE CARDER Academic “Jeannine” Europe, studious, French JANE ELIZABETH COLLINS Commercial “Shorty” Capable, reticent, Conscientious CHARLES ROLAND HUSSEY Elective “Charles” Friendly, grin, “Edna Faye” PAUL ANDREW NICHOLS Elective “Paul” Tall, blond, ambitious JOSEPH SULC Completed requirements for graduation under LJnited States Army Forces Institute VALEDICTORIAN Jean Maddux SALUTATORIAN Joan Meadors

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oo zx) o — 2: m co MATTIE ELIZABETH WEAVER Commercial “Elizabeth” Short, U. S. Army, soft drawl PHYLLIS BURNELL WEBB Commercial “Phil” Curls, gaiety, friendliness WALTER JAMES WELLS, JR. Elective “Walter” “Stardust,” good looks, “Sweets” CHARLES FITCH WESTON, JR. Scientific “Pete” Engineering, reasoning, congenial MILDRED ELIZABETH WHEELER Elective “Millie” Wavy hair, jolly, thoughtful HOWARD MOORE WILKERSON Elective “Snooky” Trumpet, smallness, grin EDGAR BEVERLEY WILLS Scientific “Beverley” Band, drum sticks, trig ELIZABETH WARNER WILSON Elective “Betsy” Bangs, cheering, enthusiasm JACK PARRISH Elective “Jack” Pea-jacket, quickness, likeable

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jiass 1, ropnecij Yes it was nice gazing into the flickering fire. There I sat in my living room in the year 1967 thinking back over my school days. I wondered what has happened to my class¬ mates What had the future held for them? Ah, if I only knew. But wait..what was that sound ' ?? A rushing wind? No, it. was a little elf, who stood before me. “So,” he said, m a tiny voice, “you wish to see your old classmates?” “Yes,” said I. thoroughly astonished “Well come with me,” and with a snap of his fingers, we both vanished into the flames. 1 found’ myself in a large city standing in front of a smart Lingerie Shop run by, as I could see by the neon sign, Madame Marie. Imagine my surprise, when upon entering, 1 was greeted by Mary Uhrich and her assistants, Marian Smith, Doris Belter, and Jeanmne Carder Mary said that she had been married to Willie Shaw for several years and that he had a job as ' a bank accountant, Smithey England, Louis Fuzy, and Jimmy Moore worked with him as teller, assistant teller, and guard. The little elf tugged at my sleeve and told me that we must hurry as I had only a few hours to spend in reviewing the lives of my friends. Off we went to view a dancing school where I saw Slim Sordelett and Myrtle Davis dancing a specialty dance. They taught dancing and also worked in the nite club, the “Bottled Fly,” run by Oscar Minchew and Herbert Rowland. Music there was furnished by Woody Woodpecker and his tour pec ks, who are Jean Hazelgrove, Joyce Burijon, Walter Wells, and vocalist, Paul LaForce who also sang ' the theme song for station ICU1 on “Life is Awful ’ sponsored by the makers ot Toil and Trouble Bubble Gum with those three delicious flavors, garlic, onion and gardenia. The sponsors were Plato Eliades, Grayson Edwards, Lester Harrison, and Shakey Jacobs, who also made automobile tire patches as a sideline. ICU was run by the four C s Lor- poration, Julian Cadger, Harold Carelock, Charles Caison, and last hut not least, Glenn Cassell. Their announcers were Stanford England, Jerry Voda, and Fied Boocks. There was a sister station to ICU in Hopewell, operated by Lawrence Allen who was former mayor of Hopewell but had been succeeded by Durwood Barco. James Bishop was city treasurer and Betty Jane Justice had the coveted job as secretary to the mayor. Leaving our high-falooting friends, I went into a radio store to buy a portable in order to hear the big football game I had read so much about on the billboards. Who should wait on me but Bernard Goldman! I tuned in just in time to hear ‘“And there goes Bruce Price of the Philadelphia Eagles with a touchdown and the whistle blows for the end ot the game.’ This is Jack Parrish signing off for “Slice ’em Blades” made and used by only Al¬ fred Sacra and Carl Pederson.” My little elf friend informed me that we must hurry so 1 had to dash., right into Beverley Wills who was selling those little men who walk. I caught his words, Yeah, friends, amazing—only the third part of a dollar ! ! !’ He was standing in front of a beauty salon owned by Ellen Morris who, I was told, had invented a magic formula for, yes, for removing the face! ! It was selling like hot cakes and it was all her assistants could do to keep the crowd hack. Among the aids 1 saw Cleo Sapon, Virginia Kemper, and Iva Greene. Whoosh? huph. The elf didn’t even tell me to hurry; he just swooshed me over to a session of Congress. Allen Garrett was speaker of the House and Preston Savage was staging a filibuster. At the moment he was reading from “Jokes and Yokes for bunny Folks” written by the celebrated authoress, Alice Lee Hall. There were few members, but among them I saw Miss Burch’s contribution to the government—Jean Maddux, Louise Hil¬ bert, and Rudy Flitch who as usual, looked bored. As 1 turned to leave, I saw a picture on the wall. No, no, it couldn ' t he, not that, not President Mac McRae!!!! Well, evidently the senior class of ’47 hadn’t gone far wrong or maybe he just liked being president. “Come,” said Elfie, (I had gotten on familiar terms with him by now) “and I will show you Hollywood.” I saw the scrumptious setting of “The Wreck on the Highway stalling Pete Weston and Betsy Wilson. They were still up to old tricks. Other parts in the movie were being played by Billy Renn, Shirley Manverse, Margaret l)avis and Ray Hardy. Dulc