Landis High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Landis, NC)

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steps of Bob Hope and Red Skel- ton. Eleanor Cavin, the leading lady poet of the world has just completed her wonderful book of ditties for kiddies called, “You Can Stop Now, Mama—l1l Go To Sleep”. Linnie Campbell, Darthy Starnes, Myrtle Brawley and Evelyn Adams are very successful sales ladies at Sak’s Fifth Avenue. Jack Bost is President of the United Shipbuilders of America. He leads the list of the 10 best dressed men in the United States. In Hollywood—Betty Lee Over- cash and Thelma Sloan have added another Nite Club to their other famous establishments. Billy Foutz, the American co- ed’s favorite Movie Lover who re- cently starred in “Look in the Mirror, Honey, Your Lipstick is Smeared”, had as his leading lady “Miss America of 1956’, the extre- mely beautiful Miss Doris Karriker, The Producer of the picture is Miss Evelyn Griffin, who had become famous through recent works at M. G. M. Mary Frances Weddington is now head nurse at Charlotte Me- morial Hospital. Dorothy Upright is dietitian in the cafeteria at Landis High School. P.-S. They still serve cabbage. Sue Corriher is now the Editor of a newspaper, but at night she teaches square dancing at her studio. Johnny Dayvault owns a fleet of 100,000 helicopters in which he has established a nationwide network of taxis—He guarantees courteous and careful drivers of whom the most outstanding are Virginia Mc- Laughlin and Frances Bost. +21+ The Bost Textile works which are now flourshing in Enochyille, N. C. are owned by Mr. Floyd Bost. His general manager, a graduate from Duke University, is William Dead- mon. Personal secretaries to these two executives are Colleen Hol- shouser and Nancy Smith. In the Sports World we find Hay- den (Buddy) Thomas, ALL AMER- ICAN WAY BACK FOR 1957, starring with Bobby (I got it) Butts at Notre Dame. These two are better known as the aerial twins. Red Yates is the star forward on the men’s championship basketball team of the world. Hoyle Sullivan and Billy Kimball now operate a chain of Department Stores. The home office being in downtown Landis. Deacon Efird and Trimmy Shoe- maker now operate a great Billiards Parlor in Landis, nicknamed “‘Lan- dis Training School”. Miss Donna Jane Bost who was “Miss Secretary of ’56” was recent- ly elected the president of the Secre- taries’ Union. Jack Dayvault is now a famous mortician with the million dollar slogan “Try Our Lay Away Plan”. After all this excitement we start back to Dear Old Landis when, to our surprise, we see a group of buildings before us. The sign out in front says “Russell’s Restful Re- treat” —OH NO—Jo Russell is director of an insane asylum and with this crazy note we leave you hoping that your future will succeed your highest dreams. PROPHETS: Jack Dayvault Jo Russell Jim Corriher

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CARAS) laKO) PAE Late one evening as we were re- turning from a trip into the Blue Ridge Mountains, on the Sky Line Drive—we were astonished to see a bright shining object come hurtling from the fast darkening sky and alight just before us on the pave- ment. Dying of curiosity, we came to a screeching halt and all got out to see what this “trick” was. Suddenly a door burst open! Imagine our sur- prise when Flash Gordon stepped out and beckoned to us. Frightfully we approached him and then he spoke, “Do not be afraid of my fly- . Ing saucer—your people have seen many. You have been chosen to take a trip into the future.” As we cautiously climbed into this ultra-modern atomic space ship, we were asked what we want- ed to see most. We replied that we would like to see what our fellow students of “48 would be doing in ten years. A sudden roar was heard—then we were of|—destination 1958. Prof. Thomas Barnett Linn, a noted scientist of the world has re- cently sent radar signals to the sun and has received a very important message. “Nuts”’. In the medical world Dr. Doris Plaster has found a sure cure for cancer which is much cheaper than Radium. Of course you try it at your own risk, for she has a sign “Not responsible for accidents.” Politics takes us to Washington, D. C., where we find Paul Sweatt as the President of the United States. His greatest joy is presiding over Congress with his “Perfect Parlia- mentary Procedure”. Prominent +20+ members of his cabinet are (1) Jim Corriher—Secretary of Agriculture. (2) Ernest Blackwelder—Secretary of Commerce. (3) Ruth Livingston —Secretary of Interior. Louise Moss has risen to great fame in the Judicial world as the first woman Chief Justice. Now, New York—the city of our dreams—calls and we find many of our old classmates here. Gordon Beaver is celebrating his 50th appearance at Carnegie Hall. Now he has composed a song called “Don’t Be a Drip—Use My Um- brella. Mrs. William Wallace Beaver (Litaker) is now appearing at the Metropolitan Opera House as So- prano Soloist. Larry Beaver who has recently taken over the Powers Modeling Agency, is now featuring the debut of his most beautiful and glamorous model—Miss Annie Smith. Before taking this position, Miss Smith was selected as “Miss Eyeful For All Baldheaded Men Over 97”. Peggy Correll owns a very mod- ern beauty shop on Fifth Avenue. “Correll’s Curls For Girls”. Her capable assistants are none other than Rachel Deal and Margene Weatherman. Raymond Sechler the noted Dress Designer who has just returned from Paris, the world’s Fashion Center, has announced that he is going to promote the new atomic fashions. His charming wife is none other than Pauline Overcash. Allan Smith and Albert Coone, the foremost comedians of modern television are following the foot-

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County of Rowan, Town of Landis, State of North Carolina. We, the graduating class of Lan- dis High School of the year of 1948, being in sound mind and of a gen- erous nature, do hereby, in a mo- ment of weakness, bequeath to our less fortunate friends our most valued possessions in this, our Last Will and Testament. In disposing of our assets, we have tried to place them where they are most needed. Article I. I, Tommy Linn, leave... period. (Thank Goodness! ) Article II. I, Johnny Dayvault, do will my love for runaway cats to the “Cat Woman”’. Article III. I, Marcus “Deacon” Efird, leave my ability to sing ex- tra low bass with a charm that makes the girls swoon to “Alex” Alex- ander. Article IV. I, Jack Bost, do will to Martha Kimball, two extra bumpers for her car and my ability to trans- fer it into a bus when the occasion requires it. Article V. To all those timid(?) Freshman boys, I, Jacky Dayvault leave this bit of advice: some love the ladies, some do not; some love a few, it’s better to love a lot. Article VI. I, Bobby Butts, leave my flat head, flat feet, and reputation of always being “‘flat broke” to Fred Rainwater. Article VII. I, Billy Foutz, will my rootin, tootin, high falootin “rabbit shooting” ability to Betty Jean Kerr. Article VIII. I, Sue Corriher leave my “love of slumber” look to Caro- i DO) Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1948 lyn Lipe and also my drivers’ license; that is the only way she could get one. Article [X. I, William James ““Trim- my” Shoemaker, do will skill to al- ways win every game of “pool” I play to Miss Barrier. Article X. I, Evelyn Adams, do will my quiet and studious ways to Billie Doris Murphy. Article XI. I, Floyd Bost, leave my love for married life to Comeleta Shinn. Article XII. I, Donna Jane Bost, leave my flirtatious ways and one quart of (peroxide) to all Junior and Sophomore “beach bums”. Article XIII. We, Evelyn Griffin and Myrtle Brawley each leave one picture to the rising Freshman to be used on Halloween as they see fit. Article XIV. I, Billy Kimball, do will my unlimited knowledge of private parking places to Hugh Parks. Article XV. We, Allan Smith and Albert Coone leave our excess knowledge to Annie Blackwelder and Jo Overcash; however, let it be understood that this gift is made only on the condition that if a dumber person can be found, they will probably turn over this gift to him. Article XVI. I, Gordon Beaver, do will my excellent athletic ability and my famous left handed “crip” shot to any one who wants to try it. Article XVII. I, Nancy Smith, do will my super-duper salesmanship (by hook or crook) to the next year’s magazine peddlers.