Lovingston High School - Cycle Yearbook (Lovingston, VA)

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Class of 1952 First row: J. Crist, A. Bridgewater, A. Wood, F. Davis, D. Terry. Second row: A. Whits, M. White, J. Craig, J. Mays, F. Ogden. Third row: D. Gleason, F. Mays, M. Campbell, M. Buchanan, G. Farrar. Fourth roll’: P. Phillips, J. Fitzgerald, T. Browning, S. Fitzgerald, D. Campbell. Fifth row: J. Horton, L. Harvey, J. Bryant (not pictured). i 16 y

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That evening while waiting for the scientist to arrive who should walk in but Donald Purvis! I shouldn’t have been surprised to learn that he was the scientist for a trip of this kind had been his ambition since high school days. He called a taxi and who should the driver be—-Walter Hughes! The conversation was mostly of school friends and he said that Nelson Goodwin and he were driving for the same firm but were planning to form a company of their own in the near future. Betty Kidd was to be their secretary. On our way to the night club, The Brownie,” Donald told me it was owned by Billy and Walter Browning. They were both out of town, though, attending the opening of another one of their night clubs in Chicago. Their secretary, Esther Burnley, was also away. I was disappointed to hear this. We were greeted at our table by a darling cigarette girl who should be none other than Phyllis Wright. It seems as though she was only working for that evening in place of Beatrice Woodson who was sick. Actually she was Waller’s fiancee and they were planning to be married in the fall. She told me, too, that shortly after graduation Adella Robertson had married Aubrey Layne and thev were now living in Florida where she sang and danced at their own night club. Also Peggy Kidd worked with them. Mildred Parrish was also married and lived in Charlottesville, Va. While talking I noticed a very distinguished looking couple walking towards our table. I couldn’t believe it, but it was true-—-David Nelson, Donald’s assistant, and his wife, Phyllis Wood!! I think they were just as surprised as I was! During dinner the nightly floor show began. You can imagine my amazement at seeing Betty Joyce Forbes as the main singer and dancer. She later came over to our table and we chatted for hours. Her understudy, Martha Terry, also joined us and her husband, Wilson Kidd, who was a major league baseball player! I suddenly realized that I knew of the whereabouts of all of my classmates except two; Walter Mays, and Ray McKenzie. Of course, being curious, I asked Russell. He informed me that Walter was a great game hunter and was now in Africa, but much to my dismay, I learned that poor Ray was in an airplane crash and had been missing for over two years! The party broke up soon after I heard this, for I was greatly disturbed by the news, and also we were leaving tomorrow on our journey to Mars! Fate the next day we prepared to leave and as I entered the space ship I felt uneasy. What if something happened? But of course, I shouldn’t worry, Donald assured me, as he was confident the expedition would be successful. All of my friends were there to wish us luck and at 5 o’clock the pilot started the space ship. Only thrity-six hours later we landed on Mars!!! Donald by means of short-wave radio, had communicated with the inhabitants, and was able to understand their language. On our arrival we were greeted by a welcoming committee and after many speeches were made, two guards led us to the Sultan’s mansion, an exquisite palace that looked as if it jumped from the pages of a fairy tale. He immediately adopted us and took us to meet the rest of his family. There, in the next room, lounging lazily on satin cushions, and smoking a long, reej pipe was Ray McKenzie, the Sultan’s son-in-law!! I fainted, naturally!! Once revived, I couldn’t help but ask him millions of questions. His plane had crashed and when he had regained consciousness he realized he was a prisoner of these strange people. The Sultan’s daughter had fallen in love with him though, and to free himself he married her. If you could have only seen Ray! Two beautiful girls fanning him, four others dancing, and anything he wished for. He hid changed considerably I must say. He weighed three hundred pounds and was so lazy he hardly ever changed his position of lying down. We spent two lovely weeks there, but since time was running out on Donald and he had to complete his mission we left, bidding every one a fond farewell, even Ray, who seemed content to remain in those luxurious surroundings. I have come to the conclusion that the world is really a small place after all. To think that in the short time of one month I have experienced a trip to another planet, and also I have seen or heard of all my classmates of 1951!! By: Betty Allen d 15 b

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Class of 1953 Sir.i srats. First row: J. Wood, M. Wood, E. Smith, J. Wooten, A. Watts, P. Harlow, S. Bell. Second row: P. Huffman, M. Hughes, M. Harris, C. Gowen, C. Giles, L. Gunter, M. Gowan. Third row: B. Henderson, H. Ashly, L. Tinnel, N. Bailey, B. Butt, M. Ripley, W. Phillips. Fourth row: N. Norvelle, A. Gowan, F. Astroth, R. Dunn, F. Gowan, M. Crank, L. Fitzgerald. Fifth row: P. Fortune, P. Terry, B. Elliott, T. Ashley, L. Wright, F. Woodson, C. Wright. Sixth row: J. Harris, E. Lawhorne, B. Satterwhite, E. Perry, S. Thom pson, M. Giles, A. Brent. Seventh row: N. Lawhorne, E. Bailey, B. Hardiman. A 17 Y