Kirkman Vocational School - Spirit Yearbook (Chattanooga, TN)

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nomomv WELDEN Dot lqne ,md turn dv-.serves nnotherl. sim... Cf-mmereial: Activities: 'r Bc I Club '50-'5I, Y-Teens '50. WANDA HOWARD WILKEY l Peanut !Too fair to worship, and too di- vine to lovej . Shun: Commercial: Activitiu: T 8: I Club 'Sl-'53. Y-Teem '5I-'53, F. H.A. '5I: Offices: F.H.A. Puliu menuu-ian '5l. JACKIE WHEELER Wallin HELEN T. WILSON Helena fI or Satan finds some mischief st' for idle ima, to an in SIIDDZ Wwdi Activhimi T It I Club '51-53: Offical: T S4 I flip- ter Parliamunllriln 'S3. ill you wish .ro succeed put Gnd first? , shop: Commercial: Activities: Y- Teens '51-53, T 8: I Club '51-'52, F.l-LA. 'Sl-'52, Highlight '53, An- nual Staff '52-'53, Glee Club '52, Volleyball: Offices: F,II.A. Re- porter '52. Sec. Senior Class '53. Honors: Neatest Girl '53, INEZ WOMACK Dinh lAdopl the pace of Nature: Iver, secret is paniencel Shop: Commercial: Activities: RH. A. '52, Y-Teens '52, T SL I Club '51-'53. Drama Club '52, Annual Staff '52-'53i Olficesz Parliamen- tarian F.I-I.A. '52. Honors: DAR, Bible Metal '52 2D CLAUDE WOOTEN Preacher iTwo wrongs do not make right? Shop: Commercial, OPAL WELLS Ones lan' fMen are my favorite hobby! Shop: Commercial: Activtiu: Y- Teem '51-'52. SHIRLEY WILSON Breoc.bu fNo question is ever settled until in is sealed ,iam Shop: Commercial. I-lonon: Most Beautiful Girl '53.

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'NANCY SMITH Nan Ilf you would wish annlher to keep your secret first keep it yourselfj. Shoo: D. E4 Activities: T 8: I Club '51-'SZ Y-Teens '51-'52. Mir- ncle-Book Gfub '51-'52, F.l'l.A. '51 JERRY SORTER B Ball KI regret alter I have spoken, but never that I have kent silentl. Shop: Electric. 1176. . ll . A41 MARTHA TURNER J-me B-nz cot all wild mm nn emu and in the sea, the zreatr-st 3-ffnwvmfnl sump: Commercialg Aeuvrues, 'r Sc I club '52. . , J ,4 VNV .Lx vyfbxur' l 'ITTNMY TROTTER T.N.T. JAMES THOMAS jim fThr fnvurr hnlds somethin! for KAI! you need in life is ignorance thu man who puts his faith in ill and confidence and then success is Shan: Print: Activities: T Sz I sure! fit.-1. '52-'F-3: Honors: Blue Rihbmt Shun: Wood: Activities: T Bc I in T Fc T Qtmr Cnnvrntinn. Club 'Sl-'53. Honors: Most Handsome Boy '51 IMOGENE WADE 'Tillc fwordx once spoken can never recalledl . , Shop: Commerieinl: Actvvtvrs. T St I Club '52, Annual Staif '53. If Zfzif CHARLOTTE WARDU0Wf,ChMne,, Btr.v.v wA1jnzNnAnGEn I-'eetf' firm: is no place mm aungturul f,fn,j ,j1'Ehf,:Kf3 h'-' 1 ll Om . ' ' , slum: Corltmerclale Activities: 'r tg 2'fl':,'j',5l'fQ'f1 'J'S' T 3' I I Club '50-'51, Y-Teens '50.

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Cfua pl'0l0AeCy ,IE X Washington, D. C. june 3, 1973 H. e i ea su . N N Dear Mr. Taylor and Faculty: 'It is doubtful that after 20 long and adventurous years you will remember the biggest pest who ever frequented your office at Kirman Vocational High School. I, Otis Gaither, am now a Good Will Ambassa- dor from the U. S. to all foreign countries. just recently I returned from a world tour, and at the end of that tour I sat down to think of the number of Kirkman graduates of 1953 I had seen. It surprised me to find that I had seen them all. Thinking that you would like to know what has become of that adventurous Class, I decided to write this letter to you. Crossing the Atlantic on board the U.S.S. America, on my way to France, I met the captain, Bob Murray, who has been with the ship since her christening ten years ago. On board I met General Daniel Groover, U. S. Army. Daniel now proudly wears 5 stars. With Daniel renewing old times and talkin D. E. was another dignitary, Chief Petty Officer David Pettyjohn. One day a great excitement revailetf on board. A stowaway was discovered-none other than Jackie Wheeler. Jackie always had an ambition to,aee the world in a motorboat, but finally settled for an uncxciting voyage as stowaway on a shi . After 3 few days I went to the radio shack to send a wire to the offices in France To my surprise I ferund the opera- tor to be Ronnie Bice, much changed, but I knew him for he had his name scribbled all over everything in the shack. He told me that he and Peggy Roberts have been married 12 years. The relief radio man was Donald Chambers. Donald is working very hard for his retirementg he never did like to work. Once while strolling on the sun-deck, I suddenly came upon a group of vacationing politicians who were still debating which one of them would have made the best presidential candidate. You already know that neither of our politicians, Kennith Epperson, Richard Boyd, and Bobby Garner, was given' the nomination. It's just as well, I guess, it'll keep peace among our graduates. It was bright and early the morning we sailed in to the Strait of Gibraltar to refuel and take on sup- plies. Since we were to have a few hours lay over, my secretary and wife, the former Shirley Wilson, and I decided to tour the town. To our great surprise, we were officially greeted by the Honorable Larry jones, mayor, and his wife, the former Betty Hullander. Occasionally Larry freightens his townspeople when he takes Betty for a pleasure ride in his hot-rod. As we were being shown the interesting scenic places around Gibraltar, Larry told us of other mem- bers of the Class of '53 who had come there to live. Mr. and Mrs. William Shourd, the former Gail Shankles, live in a mansion overlooking the beauties of the Mediterranean. William has retired from his former position as Superintendent of the Wheland Co. In a radio shop where we stopped to get our portable radio repaired, we found Johnny Harden busily at work still trying to figure out a problem he had failed to solve rn Mr. Keller's math class. After we left Larry and Betty, we took a guide for the remainder of the tour. You'd hardly believe it, but our guide was jimmy Russell, long since grown thin from the worry of answering tour- ists' stupid questions. . From Gilbraltar we sailed northeast to the coast of France and landed at the port of Marseille. Shirley persuaded me to go to the style show that was being held that week by a group of models from Paris. We recognized several models: Helen Allen Hollingsworth, julia Durham, Betty Crisp lshe never has found that young man who would make a foolof himselfl, Virginia Davis, Beverly Hasty, and Peggy Ford. After a brief visit with these models. we got on a train and began our journey to several important French cities Finally we reached Paris. The desk clerk at our hotel there was none other than Harold Stevens. That eve- ning Shirley and I enioyed a visit to the famous Parisian Night Club owned by the American Monsieur Raymond W. Haggard. He assured us that he had a program of entertainment arranged that was strictly high class using only American singers. dancers. and comedians. We were both amused and amazed to, find the first number on the program was No Help Wanted sung by the singer of blues and hillbilly specials, Bob Adams. ..Next appeared a dancing team dancing special numbers arranged by Carl Allen. The dancers were Charlotte Wardlaw, Dorothy Welden. Peggy Moore, and Jean Beard. The last entertainmnet was pre- sented by the dancing comedian, Tommy Bowman. When the head waiter approached our table, we recog- Ezedkihim as Hershal Bankston, and the bus boy who came with our order was none other than Clyde aw ins. The next day official busines called me to the American Consul Building. Upon entering I was greeted by page boy Amos Adams, who showed me to the meeting room. At the meeting Odessa Brown, secretary to the American consul, took notes on the discussion. Following this meeting, Shirley and I imme- diately took a plane to Bern. Switzerland. While enrzute, the pilot announced over the intercommunica- tions system that anyone wishing to see the cockpit might do so. Naturally I was curious, and especially so, since I thought the voice was so familiar. Inside the cockpit. I found the voice to belong to my old friend, Bob McKeel. The co-pilot was Jimmy Scoggins. The navigator was Tommy Trotter. At Bern the first stop for us was at the mayor's office, where we found Jerry Sorter acting as chief adviser to the mayor. After the consultation, once more we were in the air, this time headed for Rome and Vatican City, where I was to meet with Pope Pious III. We stayed 2 days in Rome in order to see all the sights and .to take a trip over to Mt. Vesuvius to see our first volcano. Our guide on this trip was that famous traveler and explorer, Bill Doty. 21