Middleburg High School - Carrier Yearbook (Middleburg, NC)

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611155 Prophecy This is the year of 1970. Times have certainly changed. As I sit here at my desk in the office of the Middleburg Illustrated Press, I think of the way this fair town has changed. All of my old school chums have become very prominent citizens of this booming metropolis. They have become international figures for the most part. I think I shall leave my desk for a while, forget the column I have to write, and visit my class- mates. It is n 't very sunny in this part of town for Billy Floyd has erected so many skyscrapers with his money that Old Sol doesn't have space to penetrate. It is a known fact that Billy is putting Rockefeller out of business!! I think I'll visit Ferebee Poythress first. She is running a very modern up-to-date dress shop. She styles her own clothes and makes up s tyle s for Middleburg's most famous model, Miss Patricia Anderson. Pat, by the way Won the Miss Paris Model Contest this year. Seems she defeated Marilyn and Gina! Looks as though they are quite busy today so I won't go in. Aslwalk down the street I see a very familiar face approaching me. It belongs to Becky Grissom, She has her twelve children with her. It seems that she and John Richard White can't quite agree on the subject ofmusic. John Richard's Rock-N-Roll dance band is trying to take away B e c ky' s hillbilly customers. By the way, Elvis is now singing with Little John Richard's Cool Cats. In the distance I see one of Fayette Byrd's oil wells. They say he struck oil while digging for a bone his favorite Fox Dog buried. Speakingof Fayette made me think of an item in our paper the other day. As I recall Lance Wilson is sueing Fayette. Seems as though Fayette's oil well is spouting over on Lances International Airport and causing quite a mess. The r e is talk of late that Peggy Young and Sarah Jane Reavis are soon to be employed by one of the towns top executives, Mr. Shelton Adcock. Mr. Adcock Won his success by building a better mouse trap . Sarah Jane gave up the idea of being a concert pianist. It is rumored that she might undertake a life-time job with a Mr. Currin, who is owner of a large supermarket. Peggy said that she too might like to leave Middleburg and move to Rook Street. The thre e remaining girls of our class of '57 have turned into un- fo r getable figures. Al Paschall will leave shortly for the Olympics fWome n' s classl. At the present she is busy buying a vast number of clothe S for the trip. Ruth Jordan, her business manager, and Nancy Davis, her close friend, are going with her to keep her out of mischief. Knowing Al ---- Hum ---- I wonder!! But then too, I won't be there to help her! ! Ialmost forgot to tell you, Ruth and Nancy are going to work for the Ford car corporation soon. Ihope folks can profit by the success of my classmates and friends. HELEN ANNE FULLER Class Prophet

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Glass History As our days at Middleburg are coming to an end, we the class of '57 look back over our year's together. These years have brought us much happiness. They bind us to our unforgettable school and many friends we have made here. As we be gin our tour over these years we recall that we began in the ye ar of 1945 with Miss Thelma Duncan as our first teacher. We worked hard to learn Reading, 'Riting and 'Rithmetic . Before we knew itour first year was over and we were in our second ye ar with Miss Orpie Rogers, now Mrs. Russell, teaching us how to spell. Miss Corine Alexande 1' was our next teacher, she taught us even more arithmetic. Ruth Jordan joined us here. The fo urth grade teacher, Miss Anna Clark, took us around the world with her Geography book. Shelton Adcock and Becky Grissom joined us here. No one wanted to teach us so Miss Mary Young came in to teach us. Miss Young had the seventh grade to teach so we got a new teacher to take her job for the fifth grade. She was Mrs. Ila D. Currin. Fayette Byrd joined us here. Afte r that year we moved on up to the sixth grade with a full year with Miss Nannie Burt. Miss Mary Young was there to greet us in the seventh grade. Alpha Pas chall joined us this year. We had a very prosperous year. Miss Young took us on a tour of Henderson and later a few of us went to Durham, Chapel Hill and Raleigh. As we moved up to the eighth grade we had Jim Goodman, who was the coach, as our homeroom teacher. Mr. Fred Hale taught us history. Pat Anderson joined us here. F 1- e shm e n! At last! lt took us only a short while to get used to High School regulations. Mr. Fred Hale was our homeroom teacher and also taught us Civics. Mrs. Mary McColl taught us English, Mr. Young taught us Algebra, Mr. Blum taught Agriculture and Miss Mewborn, Home Economics. Sophomores was our new name the next year. Miss Ailine Mewborn was our homeroom teacher. Mr. Young, Mrs. McColl, Mr. Hale and Mr. Blum were our other teachers. Lance Wilson joined us here. Juniors, this meant two more short years to go. This was our big year. First, we got our class rings, later on we went to Washington, D. C. We gave a Junior play which was to make money for the Jr.-Sr. Banquet. Our banquet was a great success. Mrs.McColl was our home- room teacher. And now we come to our last year. We have the title of Seniors . lt is hard to realize that we are really Seniors but as we began to work we realized it m o r e . Mrs. McColl our homeroom teacher again, directed our Se n ior play entitled Ten O'clock Scholar . A new teacher joined us this yt'ar,Mr. John Mundy teaches us typing and Business Economics. Mr. Biangardi moved up to High School teaching.

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U16 last Will And Ccstamcul We, the Senior Class of 1957, being about to pass out of this sphere of education,with a greater possession of knowledge, and a better under- standing of life, wish to leave some tokens to be remembered by. Shelton Adc o c k w i s he s to leave the eighth grade girls to anyone looking for trouble. Pat A nd e r s on leaves her ability to trod the path to Middleburg to Carol Ann Jones . Fayette Byrd le av e s his ability to work Algebra to Mr. Biangardi, since he hears he needs it. Nancy Davis leaves her ability to write love-letters to anyone who needs it, hoping it turns out better than hers. Billy Floyd leaves his Z0-2.0 vision to Richard Buchan so he can see if his head lights are on. Helen Anne Fuller leaves to Nancy Ellington a hubcap off a certain Cadillac, hoping that Nancy won't lose the one off the Ford anymore. Becky Grissom le av e s he r ability to get Townsville boys to Rosa Abbott, since Becky didn't do so well with a certain one. R uth Jordan leaves to Ann Harris the Norlina boys. Ruth has gone back to Aycock. Al Paschall leaves going steady to the birds. Ferebee Poythress le ave s her ability to find one sweet man and keep him to Kathleen Norwood. Sarah J ane Reavis just wants to leave ------ I wonder if it has any- thing to do with the Pic-N-Pay? ? John Richard White wishes to leave his cousin Al to Jerry Poythress, seems he's going to take her anyway. Lance Wilson le a v e s h is politeness to Ralph Breedlove , although Ralph doesn't need it. Peggy Young leaves her feminine ways to Nancy Ellington.