Mellon High School - Mellon Patch Yearbook (Palatka, FL)

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We really enjoyed bemg flrghty yunrors of course we had to whrttle Mr Beach down to our slze but after we got to know hrm we decided he wasnt such a bad guy after all The names Buddy and Mary Lnb became synonymous while Steve ay and Ed Lewrs left us for the Navy Flrst semester flew by but second semester found us busy on our play Bacltwoods Romeo Thls really brought out Charles McCorkel s hrdden talent Betty taught hrm how to prtch woo rn the play and he has been gorng strong eyer sxnce We bet we know one boy who wr never for get hrs yunror year especrally that one certam nrght when he fell out of hrs car backrng out of a ahem dark place Well we cleared enough on the play to put on a super duper banquet and prom for the sennors Arabran and Pirates theme but rn the end rt was worth rt for everyone certainly had more than a wonderful trme how bout rt Wallace' 'RWM We re SENIORSH And rts wonderful Very few changes haye been made Cof course oe Mat has become Mr Sylyra Pendergrass but nexer thelessj But dont let anybody Lrd you we stlll have work to do If rt aunt proms nts plays and Annuals We can really use the wampum e got from our play Boardrng house Reach to put on our Mellon Patch We all agree that our senror year or P H S rtself would neyer haxe been the same mthout the help and the understandmg ot our senror sponsors Mrs C M Carter and Mrs W W Carter and now we are eagerly awartmg the wonder ful banquet and prom that these yumors are gorng to grye us frnal exams and the goal we haye spent twelye years maybe some of us a few more work mg toward GRADUATION Anne Gale Ramsey Chanrman Ray Conway Donald Cameron Earl Brubaker Wall ace Busbee X V1 5,3 X' Q 'T 'wltji ...SL .s, ' gif . - Y L J . or ti, 1' e t A 1, 2. W v 1 ' Y' B ', N N, nr - e . 1 f 7 K ' - .1 - - C- r ' c - ' J '- ' - Y ' , - - I Patsy' Merwin ff ,.q'f.,1--N.: V , A L, My fi ' fl ' L f I '.. if Q:-:AL V ,--1-,--,,. lA F. V ' U, ' ,.',T f - 50. so' W A

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THE CLASS HISTORY OF '49 Even though we are seniors now, looking over 12 years and things that happened then seem very clear to us now it seems hardly any time has passed since ohn Black was the hero of Mrs Sands room because he knew the secret of making the biggest and best spitballs of anybody in the whole first grade We ll neser forget how shocked we were at the lose note Mary Lib wrote to Ed Lewis Shirley cap tured the hearts of all the boys wrth her long pig tails and smiling face while ohn Black answered to The Great Loser Dickey joined the pack and charmed Mrs Burling and the girls too fso he thoughtj Most of us are still knocking ourselxes out laughing at Mrs Burlings jokes Various young heroes were sas ing our ln es daily on the Safety p rtrol Gail md Dickey still argue as to which one of them was the better captun Shirley was the ensy of the cunpus bec ruse her boy friend was lck Tilton H1 upper classman Charles Mcforkel really gained himself 1 rep utrtron by going around half the time with a bl ick paste brush on his upper lip imitttmg Hitler incl scissors oser his eyes doing a stomp down good imitltion of President Roosexelt that year im ay rctions invaded good ole E S We ll nexer forget the play Mrs Bices room gaxe when Dickey let out those white mice that got Gall all tmgled up in the yarn and all but forgot her lines or the yuppy oxe le ers that Drcke wroe S rey tl t s e corrected md sent ba k to hnn Witt ill the flower pots ind milk bott es Wallace had cracked on his head its a wonder he cxer got to be a senior remember the time when Pit mosed in and took Ceorge tw ly from K 1 l At this time our Hookey Playing friend C hrrlolte Hayes w s in her prime We sent one min to the no s tha year we retlly felt old md worldly wise wien our fellow classmate Worth Knowles soted The coming of Betty Bruce heralded the opening of the seventh grade and our first step into that wonderful new world Putnam High School We turnel out in full force for the yunlor high dances the girls especially if for no other reason than to gaze at our handsome new teacher Tommy johnson George Ferree our local yokel hot shot yt terbugger was officially given the title Billy Cooke jr The eighth grade found us slavmg our l1ves away in Mrs Compton s English class by that time Anne and Donald were mentioned as one We proudly chose Faye Ray and Billy Baker to receive the American Legion award The ninth grade brought esen greater pros pects to our eager beaser minds we really belonged now We could yell freshies in the school song 1nd rt last be 1 pupil of the fabulous Miss Boyd Well nexcr forget the initiations we suffered t 1 pretty long wilk from Yelungton to Palatka isnt it Rusty Betty md Cooke became a by word and Dicky Duttenhaxer became Mr ean Stafford that wonderful year ended by the girls sersing as the clts being elected is our representatise lNlOst of our tenth grade school time was spent in the bick booths of Moores Cthis of course was before Nlr Beichs trmey 'lhe Latin of -I6 n 47 broke ill records for lTllXll1ll1ll'l Cmagnus a m rcmemb r J no se for this Call Maurice and Donild ire iw irded the good conduct medal By this time Betty ffickley Bruce had hooked not only ny rcun Puffy Murphy but also jack fSllck iton We chose fhtrlre Alford twho was ees tincc to ue the most h indsome boy of our senior classy to e our representatlye at the Prom ' ,I . . c , at ' ' ' ' ' - , , , . i ,' , v X - ' K Q , . u - u 'i - V I I A - T ' V , - , . . . ,, . s 1 C fx v' ' y- y l V . 5 ' . --' g-, 'sk' V . . 4 , ' , ' . . ,' ' . B ' 1 , L V 2 y ' , y - , ' 2 '--,y 5 ' y s - V '- . ' . A, . l, A , , ' , ' I 5 ,, . , , , -, , ' ' ' .V ., . . . V . . 1 A , Y, ' ' , 1 J 1 f '- l' .' Il: H , t 4 , 5 1 i ' ' ' - . 3 .- ,, -- Tis 3 L K . y ,, ., ,J , ' ' 2 . - 2 , , , 1 . ' ,' , , , ' ' J tfv. f' . rs- ' , . , . '. . ' ' 't ' y ' . A , , , ' . , . , - A ry' . ,...Y, 2 nv L , ,A . . ,' - f Middleton with his peppy ways and his snappy waitresses at the prom and Faye Ray, the wheel of L I fx i ' - r 1 h gp, -i -'- ' v- a bg, .' , . , . Ek . .f. 'k.- - ' 4'-l 7' '- ' - I ' 4' 1 K- ' . y . k- ' L . . v i '- y K ' 1 , . ' ' A L . K. ' ' . , l -ttu' 1 ' t- .hil-1' ia .h' '- . A J ' ' -. . ,U ' ' - 1' V . ' A c-NK? M, ' , .t ' 1 . . , . ' . V . jim! 1. ff' ,A - , A N. .. . ' ' ' 1' 'Ac iii? Tl Y f- -A ,, '- ' f 1... 'af' . ' .K - . 'I llf so b- ' ' 1 . .t -A , V. .L - ', L , . ,

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CLASS WILL OF 49 The trme has come for all to depart from thus great rnstrtutron called school But before we go-even though we know you could never ever forget us we thought we d leave somethmg behmd As a whole we leave perrod But xndlvrdually we bequeath the followmg to those of you who remarn to make your names rmmortal fby scratchmg them nn the desks natch'j 1 Marjorle Adams leave my rntellrgence to Everett Earls I Charlre QOh gosh krdsj Alford leave my handsome appeal to Srdney fpretty boyj Allen I eanette grggles Bell leave just to meet my Sammy I Brlly too bad he joined the navy Baker leave my bugle to R H B to blow blow blow I Betty you mean Jrmmy Jack or Drckyj Bruce leave my soft trnklrn laughter to Gene slrm Baker I Leonard fAhm bashful Ballard leave but am takmg a few frxends a blond a brunette etc I Bessre Nrghtmgale Cole leave my glam orous appeal to Betty Jean Snead I Earl Brubaker leave Now maybe Ill catch a lnttle sleep' 1 Patsy Mrss I Q De Freese leave to jom dear old Alonzo Benjamrn I Wallace Bunky Busbee leave my abrlnty to flirt under the teachers nose to Stanton Green as rf he needs lt I Lourse Qoh I lrke Mr Beachj Drrggers lease to follow Skmny wherever he may go I Donald Wobbles Cameron leave for St Augustine Patsy here I come' I Glorla Ellrs leave those Saturday mght dances to Donna Doug Oliver I George Canady leave my brg legs to Nell Duttenhaver I Jojce fHave you got your math7j Franl-:lm leave but wart has everyone seen my watch? I Addrson Goldrlocks Chastarn leave my blond curls to Gerrre Holmes I Bobble Jean Greer leave my part rn the Senior play to Peggy Jo Jackson Wouldnt rt sunt her now? I Mrlton fCrank er up and watch er smokej Chesser leave my beautrful lrmousrne to Norma Jean Bannbrrdge so she can throw her old rattle traps away' I Jackre fhes the cutest thrngj Haines leave my hrps to June got hrm Harrret I Ducky Q I love mej Duttenhaver hold your breath everybody am frnally leavmg' I Sherlee CChlC3gOJ Holmes leave but only because Jrmmy rs leavrng too I Eh Feldman leave my books to nyone who can frnd them I can tl I Rose Lee CD21 bossj Knotts leave all da furnrture from the Junror play of 48 to da Forensnc Club I Benny Gwash Glrsson leave just pray that I dont have to come back my study hall desk to Alma Ferrell Hope she likes the mrtlals M I Vernon Green leave to take over Ackerman Stewarts I Patsy fShe grves me a brg pamj Merwm leave W W to those lucky junrors I Nrcky Pork Chops Harden leave Joanne but only durlng school hours I Lors Moon leave for Hastlngs and I mean NOW I Russell Duh Harrrson leave to read some more funnj books I Shnrley fShoot em upj Phnlrps leave to jom the other draggers of Lemon street I Bertram Harvey leave my quret ways to Mary Dougherty who I hope can take a hrnt' I Gall Ramsey lease my fast grft of gab to Lrbby CI m from the South hj Murphy I W L fthe physrquej Hrnes leave Joanne but not for long so look out 1 . , . , . - - - 3 . , . . y W- . , . . 4 ' l l 1 Z I Y 1 . 1 . I I , . , , , , . . 1 1 ' 1 7 - u - 11 - I Y I , A 1 1 I 1 q 1 7 W ' ' Q . 7 1 ll 1 I! ' ' l I , J , ' ' . 1 l 1 S . . . . , Y C D 1 5. 1 ' 1 . . . , , . , , , C ' 1 , ' 1 - - 1 1 1 ' Q ' , Il ll ' ' I 1 1 T 1 v 1 J 1 ' - 1 1 - I, Jenny fWell, I think he's cutej Knox, leave ' VI ' ' ll ' 1 1 ' ' . , . , ' . ' 1 y . 1- 1. . . . ,, ,, 1 1 1 1 , . - , , y . T . . , Y , , . . 1 - 1 ' I , ' 1 1 .1 11 r 1 , . . .. , . y . . . , 3 . 1 1 - U I Y Q 1 7 ' 1 1 . I . 7 Y . J I . 1 ' Y ' V W . 1 ' . A ... , . . . 11 - 1. - V T 1 7 '