Marion County High School - Vistan Yearbook (Buena Vista, GA)

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WiSSSs; ' The 1948 Senior Play Presenteo May 7, 19 -8» 'N the Buena Vista High School Auditorium SYNOPSIS; Jacky Howard is the typical young man of SEVENTEEN; HE CARRIES THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD UPON HIS HOULOERS. SlNCE HIS FATHER'S OEATH, HIS YOUNG sister, Peggy, and his mother have seen living with Aunt Eulalie, It is a struggle to exist because THE MONEY THE FATHER LEFT THEM IS BEING SAVED FOR THE CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. Jacky feels oependent on his spinster Aunt and WOULD LIKE TO BE A8LE TO SUPPORT THEM ALL. At PRESENT, HE IS INVOLVED IN HIS FIRST ROMANCE. ThE OBJECT OF HIS AOO RATION IS SPRING 0ELLINGTON, THE BELLE OF THE TOWN. JACKY FINDS IT RATHER DIFFICULT to keep up with Spring's whims as she seems to have A NEW IDEAL EVERY WEEK OR SO - BlLL POWELL, BlNG Crosby, and finally the President himself. Trying TO LIVE UP TO THESE MANY PERSONALITIES KEEPS THE BOYS ON THE JUMP - ESPECIALLY JaCKY, WHO HAS JUST INVENTED A PRODUCT THAT IS BOUND TO MAKE HIM A MILLIONAIRE.' Peggy intends to finance her brother's invention BY SELLING A HAIR TONIC OF HER OWN MAKE. A NEIGH- BOR BUYS IT, AND HER HAIR STARTS FALLING OUT. ThEN, Aunt Euly's stocks go down to almost nothing, ano JUST WHENSHE HAS FALLEN IN LOVE WITH JaCKY's athletic coach. Things seem pretty hopeless when THE TIDE TURNS ANO EVENTS HAPPEN THAT MAKE POSSIBLE THE FAMILY'S FUTURE INDEPENDENCE ANO HAPPINESS. CAST OF CHARACTER3.. JACKY HOWARD, who has spring fever all the year round.................................Jimmy Moore PRICE, his married brother...........Hubert Powell RAY 3UTLER, his chum...,................Rosert Ryals MR. KNIGHT, an athletic coach........Marvin Jernigan PEGGY, Jacky's kid sister.............Annette Schley BERTHA, their mother.............................Ruth Miller EULALIE BARNES, her sister......................Hazel Windham DONNA HOWARD, Price's wife............Louise Edwaros SPRING BILLINGTON, Jacky's girl...Mary Ann Clements TESSIE, the general help,.................Winona Sisk »•