Lovingston High School - Cycle Yearbook (Lovingston, VA)

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son is manager of the ones in Chicago and St. Louis, so he doesn’t worry about those. John informed me that Mark Fitzgerald is advertising manager for all twenty-one of his hotels. He also sees Ruth Campbell rather often as she is an interior decorator and planned the arrangement of his rooms. But she is going back to Nelson County in the spring to attend her own wedding. Early the next morning I left for Hughes Spaces,” Irene’s ranch. As I neared Little Rock I must have been day dreaming because before I knew it a cop had stopped me for speeding. I was overjoyed when I saw he was none other than Otis Brent, but I needn’t have been, because he gave me a ticket regardless. Anyway, it was nice seeing him and he told me that Billy Ware is on an exploring expedition in Alaska. In another hour I was talking with Irene. As I roamed through her rambling old house she explained how Betty Ryan decorated the interior, and how she gave up interior decorating to be a Home Demonstration Agent in Pennsylvania. She is doing splendid work with 4-H Clubs. While Irene went to greet more guests I strolled toward the pool. For a while I stood unobserved and watched Maxine Fitzgerald practice her new swim¬ ming stroke that she will use when she swims the English Channel next month. Nannie Mawyer was rehearsing a number which she is to sing in her new television show in Texas. I disturbed the peace with a scream. The bushes were moving, but the laugh was on me. There sat Virginia Moon digging in the sand. She’s a noted archeologist; however, the only fossils she found all week were some chicken bones. Speaking of chicken, the food was delicious. It seems that Katherine Woody, a dietician had planned the menus. Kittv is now trying to secure a position in New Jersey to be near Betty Ann. Irene said that if I was afraid I had gained weight from eating the good food I could go through West Virginia and stop at Shirley Bradley’s Reducing Salon on my way back to New York. And if I still have the mania for cutting my hair, I could go two blocks up the street and have Adelaide Decatur fix my hair in the latest French style. Margie Showalter used to work with them in the beauty business, until she left to be a make up artist in Holly¬ wood. Before Irene could tease me further, William Robertson, her ranch foreman, who also raises fishing worms as a side job, told her that her prize race horse was sick. She telephoned veterinarian Harold Thomas promptly. As soon as Harold arrived, he sent me to the drugstore for supplies. Why didn’t he prepare me? The first thing I saw was John Proffitt as the pharmacist. Remembering the sodas he used to fix I was skeptical at first, until Russell Wood, the barber across the street, came running in and assured me that Johnnie knew what he was doing. Before I got back in the house, I heard some frightful screaming. It was Autry Bragg, who teaches dancing. While showing Nannie a new step she stumped her toe and like anyone musical was being tempermental. Just as Autry quieted, my car horn started blowing. On inspecting this I discovered Evans Martin closely examining my car. He ex¬ plained that he had designed the 1960 Oldsmobile. Now I know why my car has only three wheels. The next morning was Sunday, and since everyone woke up too late for church we listened to a sermon on television. The minister on the air was Bernard Ragland, who preached one of the finest sermons I’ve ever heard. My vacation had come to an end, and while bidding everyone goodby I remembered Mack Elliot. What had happened to Mack? I had a fairly good idea where to find him. You guessed it! Back in New York I found him at the stock exchange, a wealthy broker. After seeing Mack, I had either heard about or seen all of the graduates of ’50. Now my report is complete and tomorrow I’ll give it to John, excuse me, Mr. Tyree, and let him determine the conclusion. Patsy Wood. d 13 y

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CLASS PROPHECY Several weeks ago my boss, Mr. John F. Tyree, who is a psychologist and a former classmate, asked me to make a survey of the whereabouts of our class of ’5 0. He said that these facts would help him with his work by making it possible for him to compare their abilities today with those of high school years, and it would be also interesting to note their accomplishments. But, between you and me, I think he just wanted to see how near I came to reality when I wrote the class prophecy ten years ago. Oh, well, as long as he gave me the vacation and the trip I’ll not suspect his motives. The day before I left the office in Albany, New York, I received a special delivery letter from a small town a few miles outside of Little Rock, Arkansas. You can’t imagine my surprise when I discovered it to be an invitation from Irene Hughes to come visit her ranch for several days. Evidently, she too desired to know about her old friends, because she had also sent invitations to the whole class. My delight was beyond expression. This certainly would make my assignment easy and how nice to have a reunion! After this I had to have some new clothes, so while in New York City, I tried to get in touch with Betty Jo Buchanan who is a designer for GLAMOUR magazine and Betty Joyce Forbes who models for VOGUE. While trying to locate them I ran into Pat Trice, a photogra¬ pher for both magazines, who told me they were out of town resting after a rush season. As soon as I telephoned Betty Davis, a social worker in New Jersey, I left for good old Virginia. My first stop was at William and Mary College where Lillian Spencer is teaching Physical Ed. I wanted her to go with me to Arkansas, but Leona Brooks, her assistant, had sprained her ankle and could not continue the work alone. Leona said that she intended to see Dr. B. A. Terry, a bone specialist in Norfolk, before she went back to work. She had just called Betty Butt, his nurse, to make an appointment. She also had an appointment with Dr. Cora Wood, the dentist, who had an office across the hall. When walking back to my car I was nearly knocked down by an apparently hurried professor. If you could have seen those whiskers, you would understand why I didn’t recognize Curtis Matthews as a Math professor. Before leaving Williamsburg, I stopped at the Tavern for dinner. At first I couldn’t believe my eyes, but I really saw Wesley Butler with his wife and little twin girls. He told me that he was being sent to France as a diplomat, but first he was due at a con¬ ference with Senator P. Massie Saunders, a Democrat from Virginia. He also said that he had heard from Ben Harris who, after five years in the Navy, now lives in the Philip¬ pines on a large plantation. Fred White had taken the traveling urge and is a contractor in Panama. He flies to Virginia every few weeks with Alvin Purvis as his pilot. While driving toward Tennessee I listened to the baseball game of the year. Warren Morris is manager of the Mighty Nine and Billy Jackson pitched that day for the Ter¬ mites. The game ended in a tie, just as 1 reached Nashville. Since I had heard that Ernest Purvis was a chemist there I tried to locate him. When I telephoned the laboratory, much to my surprise Mary Powell answered the phone. She was telephone operator for that section of the city. She told me that Marie Gowen had married a man who is part owner of a telephone company in California. She said, too, that she had traced a call that very day for George Rucker of the F.B.I. who was hot on the trail of a criminal. Being very tired when arriving at Memphis, I decided to spend the ni»ht at the Pin Drop Hotel. It so happened that John E. Purvis owns the place, plus a chain of others from the Appalachians to the coast. He travels from one to the other, but Grace Thomp- j 12 y

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CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of L. H. S., County of Nelson, State of Virginia, and in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking any will or wills, heretofore made by us. First, we wish to thank our teachers who have done so much in preparing us toward making our life a success. Second, we give, devise and bequeath unto each of the following: Curtis Matthews gives Raymond Goolsby the right to grow whiskers for the Senior Class. John Robert Proffitt leaves his mischievous ways and love for the girls to David Nelson. John Edd Purvis leaves Russell Henderson the right to look after the Lovingston girls, in seeing that they get to the Youth Meetings. Bernard Ragland wills his willingness to help others to Beatrice Woodson. William Robertson wills his neat appearance to Donald Purvis. Junior Rucker leaves his know-it-all” manner to Marion Carter. Margie Showalter leaves Edna Glover and Esther Burnley her bashful ways. Billy Ware and Otis Brent leave their attractive personalities to Billy Wood. Betty Ann Davis wills her sunny disposition and winning snai ' e to Helen Stevens. Wesley Butler wills his happy-go-lucky ways to Billy Browning. Irene Elughes leaves her witty sayings to Florence Harris. Ben Harris leaves his ability to get along with others to Waller Browning. Billy Jackson leaves his knowledge of sports to Wilson Kidd. Adelaide DeCatur wills her quiet disposition to Martha and Doris Terry and Virginia Wood. Betty Ryan wills her curiosity and flirting ways to Betty Forbes. Paul Saunders leaves Walter Hughes the right to look after the freshmen girls in the library. Warren Morris and Bobby Terry leave their good nature and friendly ways to Wade Pugh and Clyde Harvey. Harold Thomas leaves his talented ways to Margaret Floyd. Pat Trice and Skippy Purvis will their ability to get into trouble to Ray Sites. Cora Wood leaves her happy-go-lucky ways to Emma Thacker. Katherine Woody leaves her quiet and friendly disposition to Della Banton. Fred White bequeaths the right to work in the store to Skippy Mays. Ruth Campbell leaves her quiet and easy manner to Mary Lee Hughes. Jenny Moon leaves her ability as a cheerleader to Betty Mae Allen. Betty Buchanan gives Della Robertson the right to collect class rings, during her senior year. Autry Bragg leaves her easy manner to Hazel Morris. Mack Elliot leaves Ray McKenzie the right to carry on discussions of nonsense in class. Betty Butt leaves her love for Commercial Subjects to Kathleen Gowen. Evans Martin and Ernest Purvis leave to G. D. Witt and Marion Fields the right to get into trouble during English and History class. Maxine Fitzgerald and Grace Thompson leave their ability to do school work so well to Faye Elliot and Marion Wood. Marie Gowen leaves her winning smile to Minnie Ragland. Nannie Mawyer gives Barbara Wood the right to be called the blonde beauty of the Senior Class. Mary Powell leaves her favorite giggles to Mildred Parrish. Shirley Bradley leaves her baby ways to Joyce Wood. Patsy Wood bequeaths her ability to work in Mr. Reed’s office to Phyllis Wood. Leona Brooks leaves her ability to play basketball to Jean Crocker and Faye Ogden. Mark Fitzgerald leaves his boisterous personality to Nelson Goodwin. Class Lawyers: Cora Wood Virginia Moon. J 14 h