Manning High School - Mahiscan Yearbook (Manning, SC)

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Glas pfwpli cm, A ' FHIS 1lIllStY'1OL1S gentleman Mr Metrope who says he was presldent of the Semor Class of 1950 from M H S has shown gl eat w1sdom 1n eommg to me the great Madame Zuma He has asked me to gaze mto the present posltlons and such of h1s class mates I Madame Luma who sees all knows all and hears all w1l1 turn to my Crystal ball Crystal b l near my aglc words' Rhumba rhumba tumba' The scenes are beglnmng to be clear as I sec. Dr beroy Ph1ll1ps noted leg SlJOClt1I1St and h1s nurse Barbara EIdr1dge R IN just begmmng an o,1erat1on on the famed Casa nova ' Jullen Wemberg Here now 15 Johnme Carter owner of Carter's Bus Llne He manages all the bus llnes IH Sumter County Ah' If my v1s1on 15 clear 1tlS Clyde Hodge Professor of Sclence and Mathematles at West Pomt TheronDenn1s nowholdsthe pos1t10n of Janltor at the same 1n tltute There 15 a new l1ght on my subject It concerns Baseball Yes Bobby Matthews IS pltcher for the New York Yankees H15 w1fe and f1ve Q01 ch1ldren are on the s1del1ne cheer1ng h1m an t1 v1ctory Mr Metropol your Class 15 a very pros per mg one Jack1e Mxtchum 15 operator of the ' Hoosler Hot Shot Club IH Aleolu Hls hostess 15 Helen Hodge My crystal ball may be decewmg me but lt 1sn't l1ke Madame Zuma to predlct some th1ng false I see Eugene Bryant a well known electr1e1an ID h1s hometown He IS mstall 1ngl1ght flxtures lll the newly Constructed home of the former Ca olyn Thlgpen Ah' These g1rls are far from home Texas Elease Alsbrooks 15 a stenographer for the D1g Deep M1n1ng Company and Dearlmg McCabe 15 a model At the pre sent she 15 modelmg cowglrl su1ts w1th accessorles No w Mr Metropol th1s w1l1 be one for the books Two of youx classmates are co starrlng ID one of the most talked about PIC ture of all t1me They are Polly R1dgeway and John Bodenhe1mer The pu ture 15 The Black Sheep I need my maglc words agaln to carry s through Rhumba rhurnba tumba' Mary Bagnal 15 play1ng the tenor saxophone 1n the all g1rl orchestra The1r next stop w1ll be Manmng H1gh A very br1ght future for th1s young gentle man 1ndeed Flre Ch1ef Mllton Gamble has just transferred from Bloomvllle to Jordan as head of the f1re department He m1racu lously saved the home of Mr and Mrs B1lly R1dgeway who own a mans1on 1n th1s same v1c1n1ty What 15 th1s I see 1n my crystal ball? It IS very cloudy but lt 15 beglnnlng to be clear Betty Jo Rldgeway 15 a rn1ss1onary to Japan She 15 dolng a great work over there for the people Now Maxme Sull1van of New York has recently publlshed a book entltled How to Keep My Man It was a nat1on w1de sell out . . . . - 1 . . F h. 1 , , . 1, ' - ' , -L . . . I T ' . 1 - , V- ll - - - ll - 1 1 '- 1 1 , 1 . ' n F , 1 , . A . . . . ,1 1, f , 1 ' ll ' ffl , , , . . . . xv A . N. 1 - 1 1.1 ' ' 1 - '- ' 1 I - - 1 1 1 . . 3 . T . . . . - 1 -1 - -1 ' I . . , . N . H , - . . , lu ' 1 ll , - u , x 1 . ' . . t ' I . , t . H . Ill . , , . . - l, - , , . ' fa . ' , . . I . . . . . , . - I , V . . . . I . . . - 1 ' . ' Y. ' . . . . . . . . . , , 1 . - 1 1 1 ' 1

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Many in our class participated Time was really flying the next thing we knew we were in the Jumor class We worked hard this year for our Junlor a play called Just Ducky which was a great success under the guidance of Mrs Bradham The Junior Festival another of our presenta tions also offered a big turn out However all tht work was worth it because it helped us to show the Senlorsone ofthe biggest eventsof all for we had to raise the money Senior Banquet We presented Seniors at last' And one of the saddest yet happlest years of our lives Our principal Mr Boroughs who had 11Ved through our high school years with us was no longer passing through Mannmg portals Mr Clyde Beden baugh our new principal soon fitted himself graciously to the daily pattern and endeared himself to us IVlr Mayer our Superintendent left along with Mr Boroughs We liked our new Superintendent Mr Weldon from the start because on the very first day he an nounced that we would have no examinatlons All in all he won our hearts Time finally came for us to begin work on our prized pos session Mah1scan ' Mrs Bradham spon sored our Senior Play 'The Boarding House Reach another great success The receiving of our class rings brought us satisfacuon and thrilled us with the 1dea that we were really and truly seniors We extended our thanks to the Junior Class for featuring such a wonder ful banquet for us The attendants for the May Court were Barbara Jean Fann Nancy Pat Bagnal and Gloria Rich From the eleventh grade the Maid of Honor was Roseanne Eadon I Sybil Lee was crowned Queen of May Our Graduating mghtl ' ' There were tears in our eyes but we were the proudest ever' ' We were now more than just Semors we were symbols for the students following us Sybil bee Class H1StOF1aH . . 3 . . .V - . . . . . , J . , , . ' . . . . . , , . - . yr- . . ,, . . . . , 1 - 4 ' . , , A I - : ' , ' . . ' ' : , - times ----- The Junior Senior Banquet! ! ! rick, Rebecca Brogdon, Polly Ridgeway, Mary , . - , I . - ' I , . . , 4 - , .

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Irene Bryant 15 owner of Bryant's Dress Shop 1n Charlotte Dress des1gners are Matt1e Wh1te and M1ll1e Ingram They are present work1ng on a dress for Irene Rldge way who IS manager of the Keep Sweet Bakery at the MOFFIS Smlth has just fxred from the Palace Theater h1s usher Carlton Youmans It 15 Carlyle Johnson I see a man who l1ves a l1fe of le1sure He was promoted to f1VC star general of the Natlonal Guard last week What 15 th1s now? AusdonYoung 15 a doctor at the state hospltal 1n Columblal Th1S Job 1S well su1ted to the young doctor Mr Metropol Evelyn Wh1te another col ment of Brown's flve and ten cents store Glor1a Rlch a regular customer buys her elab orate outf1ts and other art1cles here Jerome McCord purchased Santee and has procla1med lt h1s pr1vate huntlng and f1sh1ng grounds He makes h1S home 1n a small pup tent by the r1vers1de My rnaglc words w1ll see th1s through Rhumba rhumba tumba' A well known CIIIZSH 11'1 Clarendon County v1c1n1ty 1S Mr Br1ce Cantey He holds the pos1t1on of Mayor of Brewmgton South Carollna Scott Bagnal has rece1ved ownersh1p of Eadon's Servlce Stat1on He was honored w1th th1s Job after completmg a four year course at The C1tadel Your classmate Rebecca Brogdon IS now 11V1ng 1n Texas Mlss Brogdon owns the ' K1Ck mequ1k Da1ry Farm and does a good busl ness w1th one thousand head of cattle Ah' It IS good that Madame Zuma sees these exc1t1ng scenes of such an lntellectual class The well known pol1t1c1an Thomas Burgess defeated Curtls Lee 1n the electlon for the senate An orator of great d1st1nct1on1s Elro Floyd He has left h1s hometown to travel to Europe to speak to the feeble rmnded people over there Welborn Brallsford has qu1te an exc1t1ng Job only lt 1sn't a year round one He's one of these beach photographers The klnd that walks up and down the strand snapplng plc th1S Mann1ng Hlgh graduate has the Job many others want Ah' She fmally made It Syb11 Lee has rece1ved her B S degree 1n Smoochology and 15 now mstructmg at Clemson College Nancy Patr1ck has just returned from France where she has f1n1shed a course 1n model1ng under the known French des1gner Nank1 Poo And now Mr Metropol last but by no means least IS you You J1mm1e Metropol are Stlll Presldent of the Semor class 1n Mann 1ng Hlgh It1s'nt 1900 but l960' Barbara Jean Fann Class Prophet - I I ' . . . . . . . , . - . . . . . gg .- - , I - . ' I ll - , , - , , , , . , ' . ' J I J - . . - league of yours, has taken over the manage - tures of girls Qonlyy. Madame Zuma says l 7 - ' ll - I J ' J ' ' I ' . 1