Kernersville High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Kernersville, NC)

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CLASS PROPHECY May 24, 1960 Kernersville, North Carolina ' Dear Roger, I must confess that this answer to your letter has taken more research than those themes we used to write back at K. H. S. Since our graduation in 1950 I had completely lost track of over half of the members of our class. Upon receiving your letter asking about our old classmates I im- mediately set to work tracking them down. Here are my results: Thinking that she might have a solution to my problem, I made a trip to see our home room teacher, Mrs. Brower. At long last she has retired and is spending her days writing. Her latest book, “How to Study Mac- beth,” will go to press in July. I wonder if she still employs the same ole tactics. But I must hurry on or I’ll have to write a book myself. While in the post-office the other day I met Theo and told her about your letter. She and Paul have found it necessary to enlarge their house since the arrival of the twins. She told me that Imogene has taken a job modeling for Sosnik-Thalheimers in Winston-Salem. You remember the year she was queen of the Halloween Festival? Well, age hasn’t greyed her already white hair. Eloise Parrish has a wonderful new beauty shop called the Pompador. While she was laboring over me the other day she told me about Peggy Stafford’s new work. She has just gotten a job as commercial artist for B. Altman Co. Remember those illustrations she used to draw in English? Her talent has really payed off. Do you remember all the girls who were engaged—-or engaged to be engaged-——during our senior year. Most of them are now spending their days in the fascinating work of homemakers. Mary West is supplement- ing her housework with a job as advertising manager of the Kernersville News. She did a good job of that on the Beehive. Murphy Stevens is managing the Hanes Hosiery Girls’ Team. Remember what a spirited player she used to be? The triplets, Emma, Thelma, and Faye, are all married and live side by side in Montview, the new development of Kernersville. If they stay together like they used to, I bet their housework suffers. Nancy Ingram has opened up a sewing shop in Kernersville. Remember the time she won the D. A. R. Dressmaking Contest? I dropped in there the other day and she was telling me about Clara West’s dress shop, The Chic, in High Point. She was also full of the news of Linnie Idol’s new position as private secretary to the President of Burlington Mills. I knew she would go places with that typing record she had. Ellen Hastings’ picture appeared in the paper last week. She has been made head supervisor of nurses at City Hospital. Edith Stafford, who also went in training, is assistant to the head surgeon at Johns Hopkins. Kernersville’s mew clinic boasts Joan Linville as head nurse. And now for the intellectual members of our class. Wilma Winfree is head of the English Department at Appalachian. They must have put a spell on her when she went up there to school. Back at K. H. S. in a teaching position is Wilma Watson. I often think how nice it would be if we were all back to enjoy the many improvements. Remember the year Faye Tatum won the D. A. R. Menu Contest? Well, she has combined that experience with the practice as Editor of the Retro- spect to put out a wonderful new cookbook which has just overrun the country. Shirley Ragland has just opened in her third show on Broadway. Who could ever forget those dancing exhibitions she used to give in the gym at lunch.

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WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG

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June continued her work after high school and now she is a buyer for Ideal, Inc. It seems that she helped Clara Lee select a dress to wear for her audition at Carnegie Hall. Hard work and real talent have helped her reach the top of the ladder. It seems that Faye Osborne finally got her soldier who is now a Lt. Colonel. They are living in fine style in Florida. Along with work on her modernized farm, Frances is continuing her work with the F. H. A. of the local high school. Add this hardworking old music director to your list and you will have activities of the feminine members of the class in a nut-shell. Now for the masculine end. Vance and Ray have really gone places in the field of art. They have a commercial art studio in Winston-Salem. Their combined efforts were responsible for an art exhibition in New York last spring. You probably know that Sonny became an architect. His new rock house, which is just completed, is a beauty. Kernersville never had such class, Roger Parrish now has his C. P. A. shingle hanging out in Winston. Every year he gets a chance to check on the Kernersville bank where he used to slave after school. I never would have thought ten years ago that Michael would be an executive in the business world——the way he hated Economics—David- son must have painted a rosy picture for him. Ronald has just had a successful year as coach of the teams at Western Carolina Teachers College. He is the youngest coach they have ever had. It seems that Vernon just can’t get away from K. H. S. This year finds him back coaching the basketball teams. Remember that Buick Jimmy used to sport around? The cleaning busi- ness must have really paid off because now he drives a Cadillac. Jim Hester and Calvin Morris are managing the Reynold’s Tobacco company farm. I wonder if they have ever talked out. They always had something to discuss. Novarro has an exclusive hunting lodge in the eastern part of the state. From all reports he is living off the fat of the land. Dalten is the new Forsyth County Farm Agent and the country farms seem to be pleased with his fine suggestions. I guess Lewis’ debating ability finally paid off. From all reports he is trying to clean up the state government during his first term as Senator at Raleigh. You are the last member of the class. I know you are doing as well as always in your work on the Foreign Tobacco Market. This letter is way too long, but I can’t close without thanking you for spurring me up to find out what has become of our classmates. After all we were an important class. The class of the half century. It doesn’t seem like ten years since we graduated does it? But after all time flies when you are accomplishing things. My wish for them is that they all will continue to have the same fine spirit of loyal friendship which we had in the class of 1950. Sincerely yours, Marion Joyner Class Prophet