John D Bassett High School - Timber Tints Yearbook (Bassett, VA)

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Robert Hutcherson is the next of the jurymen, He was never strong, tall, nor stout. But he’s made good in his life work. He has the world’s largest paper route. Anyone would know who is behind him. She always reminded me of a withered gardenia. But her pictures, you see in all the magazines, Alma Coleman, National Broadcasting Company’s greatest comedian. Mary Virginia Morris is also on the jury, A very well-known little lady, For the advice she gives to women. On the care of small babies. Next on the jury I would know with a glance. Yes, Frances Prillaman, the originator Of that new dance Called, Around the Potato.” Sitting high and above all the rest A young man, and they come no finer. Than Thomas Wiggington The great airplane designer. Who is next on the jury? Yes I mean that red-headed dame, Katherine Ramsey, don’t you recognize her? For new hair styles, she’s won fame. Gladys Vernon is also on the jury. And she’s not a teacher nor a preacher. But one of the world’s Greatest Home Ec. teachers. Rodes Boyd is the eleventh juror. All over the United States he has gained fame. For he is the driver of the N and W’s Fastest Streamline Train. Witness after witness is called to the stand. It looks as though the prisoners will pay for their sins; I’m beginning to get very worried. I’d hate to hear sentence passed on my friends. I’m beginning to get restless in my chair. The judge called, Virginia Davis, take the stand.” I feel relieved all at once. For I know she’ll lend her old pals a hand. Virginia was in the bank at the time of the crime. You can tell by her eyes she’s plenty sore; But always helping her friends this way, She exclaimed, I’ve never seen them before!” The evidence was produced. And the jury retired. But in a few minutes, returned I was very restless, fidgety, and tired.

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Prophecy When I first joined this honorable class In the year 1926, If I’d thought I would have had to prophesy, I would have been in an awful fix. But now as I look into the glass crystal At the Class of ’3 9, I see a group of promising citizens, With clean, honorable minds. I look into the glass crystal. Ah, I see our Tom Sawyer, David Giles, who led our class. Now leading the New York lawyers. He was walking up the Court House steps, When we met, he clasped my hand; He invited me into court, To listen to his witnesses on the stand. As we walk into the court, I asked, Who are you defending in this trial?” Why,” he looked so funny and said, Willie Shanker and Terrell Clarke.” You should have seen my eyes. As the judge called the court to order. The prisoners are brought under guard. They are dressed in costly suits. For bank robbery they were charged. The jury I hadn’t noticed. But now I began to look. To study their faces and their ways. For it looked as if the prisoners were hooked. There as the foreman of the jury; I had to look twice to make sure, Thurman Brammer, the great electrician. No member of them was more true. There sitting beside him In the very next seat, Was J. T. Williams, the great rancher, He raises the world’s finest wheat. Next to J. T. Williams, Why it’s Christine Ingram, I see The wife of a furniture worker, A model housekeeper is she. I only get a glimpse of who’s behind her, At first, I thought she would like to see them hanged with a rope. Why that’s Juanita Leftwich! You should read the books she has written.

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WE, the Senior Class, find the defendants not guilty,” Read Thurman, foreman of the jury; If you had fired a cannon. It couldn’t have caused more fury. Leaving the courtroom, laughing with glee. And shaking the hands of my old class friends. Someone suggested that we celebrate At Sadie McCraw’s modernistic inn. Sadie greeted us all at the door. With that big and happy smile. She said that she was awfully glad we’d come For she had a big surprise. We had just begun to have fun. And enjoy the good food. When J. A. Eggleston, the surprise, walked out. Still playing the St. Louis Blues.” Wait, I’d almost forgotten something The waitresses of this inn. Why they are Eulys Greenall and Annie Bowles, Sadie says they draw all the men. Things had just begun to quiet down, I decided I’d look the place over; There in the kitchen, I couldn’t believe my eyes, I just had to look closer. There in a big white apron With the all a-sloshing. Was George Philpott, my Friends, Sadie’s chief cook and bottle washer. Su ddenly the radio stopped, A news commentator was heard, Doris Berry and Mary Kinney had gone abroad To settle international affairs. Then the music continues. The announcer says, I give you the piano demon The one and only Daisy Beatrice Yeaman.” We all sang Grace Prillaman’s new song. Everyone seems to think it’s fine. The name of it is, Joseph, Joseph Make Up Your Mind.” Sadie sure does serve good food. It’s the best I’ve ever eaten it seems. It should be, that’s Dossie Plybon’s new recipe On How To Cook Your Beans.” By the way Red, what is your work?” Asked Willie, as he sipped his tea; Why Willie, I’m surprised,” I said, Bassett Journal, Ace Reporter, that’s me.” Kenneth Jones.