Leaksville High School - Weaver Yearbook (Leaksville, NC)

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The PILOT PROPHECY A page from my Diary: May, 1950. Dear Diary: This beautiful spring morning takes me back to that day eleven years ago when we seniors of Leaksville High School left its doors forever with mingled feelings in our hearts. The dominant feeling, however, was sadness, because we all realized that once these doors closed behind us we would never again know the intimacy, the joys, and sorrows we had mutually shared during our school days. We also experienced gladness in the knowledge that we were young and had our lives before us. Today the graduates of the year 1939 are scattered throughout the world and their occupations are widely diversified. Conrad Shinn has lived up to our belief that he would climb to the top of whatever profession he chose. He is now chief window-washer of the Empire State Building. He has certainly soared to the heights. Marion Shumate is private secretary to Kenneth Thomas, who is Secretary of War, and they say she is more beautiful than ever. You don’t suppose this could be the reason for the harmony between the United States and other countries, do you? Helon Sherron is a professor of biology, and after several years of research has completed her book Lizards, Their Value and Habits”. The photographs used to illustrate this book were supplied by Guerrant Norman. I know you remember Helen Grogan, Marion Smith, Olive Parker, and Violet Talbert. Well, get set for a shock, hold on to your hats, etc. — they are missionaries in wildest Africa. No, I’m not kidding; it’s really true. Doris Stephens and Evenor MacBride are married now and are living in a cosy little cottage with roses” ’round the door. It is really touching to see how blissful they are. Gordon Pittendreigh, Jack Houts, James Holmes, and Edith Uden have formed a band with Nannie Mae Grogan as the vocalist. The last I heard of them they were touring New York. One day they went up Park Avenue, and due to the fact that it was a lovely day and everyone was in a good humor several coins fell at their feet instead of the customary pots and rolling pins around their heads. Jack still insists a monkey would help business no end. You wouldn’t recognize Lee Siler. He has had all his curls cut off and parts his hair in the middle. He and another famous movie actor, Robert McIntosh, agree that ladies prefer the heroes of the cinema to have sleek sophistication. I was sailing around the bay several weeks ago and saw a beautiful yacht swaying at anchor, and whom should I see sitting nonchalantly in the bow but Bill Dunn and Bruce Kessler! I was utterly speechless! But several days later I happened to see the other side of the boat and on it in huge red letters was painted Once Around the Bay— 25c”. I also found out that John Hodges was the owner of the boat. There was a notice in the New York Times yesterday that Jane Stuart Golden, the famous artist, and Elizabeth Jones, the renowned poet, are resting for the summer on the Lone Star Dude Ranch. James Dehart and Joe Doyle, the owners of the ranch, told the press that these two glamorous ladies are disrupting the entire system of the ranch. No doubt! Ann Koontz is tight-rope tap-dancing in the Edwards and Robinson Circus. Margaret Fulcher is with her constantly, usually with three or four life insurance policies in her hand. Two other famous graduates of ’3 9 are Dorothy Matthews and Hugh Tyner, great physicians in Chicago. Hugh finally conquered his laziness and settled down to work. No, of course, I’m not fibbing! Harold Carter and Hazel Blackburn are astronomers. Isn’t that what you call people who study the moon and the stars? This has been a red letter day in my life because I have found out what so many of my old class- mates are doing. I have always wanted to know what happened to them and the wish has been granted to some extent. I am sure that wherever the rest of the seniors of 1939 are they are equally as successful as the ones I have written about in my diary today. Mildred Dellinger. -• •{ 28 Wilson Beauty Shop

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The PILOT Ve IP SALUTATORY Classmates and Friends: We have come to an important occasion in the lives of the members of this Senior Class. It is an occasion which to us is both sad and joyful — sad because we realize this class of ’39 will part never to meet again under the same conditions — joyful because we have achieved, at last, that which we have worked for so long. We are opening a new book in our lives — one whose pages will be filled by our deeds and undertakings of tomorrow. We are glad that with us are parents, teachers, and friends to whom we owe so much. We wish to take you with us as we review the joys, sorrows, misfor- tunes, and comedies of our high school days and also as we look forward into the future. We appr eciate your presence on our graduation night. It is with great pleasure that I welcome you in the name of the class of ’39 to this occasion which we have long anticipated. WELCOME! Marion Shumate. {27fc— GRAND THEATER Tri-City’s Show Parlor on the Boulevard — Phone 413

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The PILOT VSIP 3IGV STATISTICS After four years of extensive research the Senior Class of 1939 has compiled the following statistics which we submit to the public. They are neither startling nor unusual in anyway, but fairly represent our class in its own estimation. From the smallest babe in arms to the oldest veteran in the tri-cities we know you will take your hat off to the best citizen, Marion Shumate. Jeep” Holmes, one of our baseball players, received the title of the best-looking boy. When anyone feels down and out, just visit Ernestine Cox the friendliest or Lawrence Motley whose jolly smile and mischievous eyes would take the grumpiness out of anyone. Or if you prefer to laugh out loud just pay our class comedian Bruce Kessler a call, and we guarantee a laugh that is not forced. To all the mothers we introduce the class baby, Dorothy Matthews, in hopes that someone will look after her until she grows up. To Violet Talbert we give the honor of being the most talkative, but this nomination is counter- acted with the honor of possessing the best school spirit. Since James Hill is so very quiet we pay special tribute to him by suggesting that some one give him a pair of crepe-bottom shoes. The best-dressed girl, Hazel Blackburn, and the best-dressed boy, Billy Dunn, should put heads together and be the best-dressed couple in town. Harold Edwards, the most original, should be able to originate an easier way to get geometry”, says Hugh Tyner, the laziest. Honestly, we feel that John Hodges, the most dependable, can be depended upon to do most any work. He has carried a load on his shoulders as president of our class, and to him we are truly grateful. Ann Koontz, although very little, has served the class as an excellent secretary. We wonder if Julius Brumbeloe, our vice-president, will be as inquisitive in life as he is in literature class. All in all our class officers were well chosen. Our valedictorian, Conrad Shinn, is the most promising, and if he continues as he has started, he will fulfill this indeed. It was a close race between Lee Siler and Elliott Ivie for the most ambitious, Lee finally winning by a nose. Our most versatile member is a girl, Caroline Mabe, which is as we think it should be. Now we come to the unofficial superlatives. Now don’t take this too hard, but we really think Guerrant Norman should have gotten the most dependable. The title of the biggest case should go to Lucinda Leffew and Alvis Kellam. In our estimation, Harold Marlow is the brains of the Senior Class”. Don’t mention this to a soul, but the title of the dancing doll should have gone to Louise Robertson. Edith Uden thinks that Gordon Pittendreigh should be called the ladies’ man. Believe it or not but the title of the quietest should go to Ellen Ray Hall. This is a fact Booker Dillard is known as the best driver. We, the class of 1939, have tried to make these four years of high school happy and successful ones. We are leaving a record that has only a few black pages, which we trust will be erased and forgotten in the course of years. The world calls, and we are going with hearts determined, to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.” Hazel Cochrane. -4 29 4 - Goldston Motor Express