Millington High School - Trojan Yearbook (Millington, TN)

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Marie, an experienced housewife, is now devoting some of her time to outside activities. She's just been elected president of the Millington P.T.A. Our agents didn't have any trouble locating Bobby Johnson, for he is now head basketball coach at our old Alma Mater. Bobby Cham per has the nation's applause on his first best seller, Gone With the Girls. Senator McCarthy, although it is now 1964, is still investigating. He has been losing many of his convictions due to the clever work of the famous woman lawyer, Marion Mosley. Chimane, you never told us you had invented a special hair growing solution. No wonder your hair was longer than anyone's. We see you've finally gotten a patent on it, Adams Deluxe Growgood. Upon walking into the Millington Tea Shoppe, who should greet our agent but the owner and manager, Norma Jean Curlin. Glad to see that Jimmy Brinkley has fulfilled his ambition to be an engineer. His first job is putting a four lane highway between Millington and Memphis. The Cotton Carnival of '64 was as spectacular as ever. The well-known Mr. Memphis Cotton, J.C. Hicks, honored the opening with his presence. Joann Laughlin's syndicated column in the newspaper has won acclaim. It won't be long before she'll be replacing Inez Robb. Gayle Killroan and Earl have discarded their dignified ways. Our agents tell us that only last week they signed a contract to replace Sid Caesar and Emogene Coco on the Show of Shows'! Joe Wilkins is earning top money in his field. He is the before in the before and after advertisements about tired eyes. James Johnson flashes his handsome smile to hundreds of people everyday and says, This way, please. He’s an usher at the Loew's Palace. Alice, with your charming ways, we found you entertaining your husband's friends—the officials in the Pentagon. Jimmy, our old star trumpeter, is now famous as Hotlips Carter. His Dixieland band is now being featured at Hotel Peabody. We were dumbfounded to find Jerry at the Bolivar Insane Asylum. He works there as a consultant. Janeen, always so versatile, has turned to a new field. We see her in the United Nations, a translator of six different languages. Dudley, as co-captain, you were a valuable player in our football line. Too bad to find you standing in another line, waiting to receive your unemployment check. Melda, drum majorette our senior year, learned the art of directing the band. Our agents find her in '64 directing her Kindergarten Kiddy Band.

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'Pr fe ecty Upon receiving our prophecy license, our first assignment was to look into the future of the class of '54. After contacting our secret agents in '64, we soon drew up the following document. The billboard advertisements of the famous candy manufacturer, Edwin Moore, can be seen throughout the United States-- The Moore candy you eat, the Moore you want. Jackie, the most striking senior, was seen by agents, modeling at Goldsmith's Tea Room. She also has a modeling school in Memphis. Charles, your wit has made you popular. You were chosen most popular prison guard of 1964 at the Tennessee State Prison. Betty Jean in school days was a soda jerk. Since then she has become a pharmacist. She is now in partnership with Mr. Rawls. Is Elaine trying to prove that it's cheaper by the dozen? She already has the boys for the baseball nine. An agent, visiting in New York, went to Madison Square Gardens to see the sport writers' favorite, Eugene Casey, defending his lightweight boxing title. As our senior queen you ruled, Norma Jean. You always were so popular. Our agents found you, still popular on the campus, as the matron of an orphan's school. Jean Ervin's good-natured disposition has made her a favorite at the U.S.O. center. She is the director. Care and worry never troubled Null. It’s a different story now that he is president of the Coca Cola Company in Memphis. Buena Mae, your gift of gab has taken you far. You're doing the calling for one of those tobacco auctions. Jimmy Bowman has just returned from Norway where he completed a course in long range weather forecasting. After a short vacation at home, he will return to the Weather Bureau at Washington, D.C. We're sure lots of the '54 Alumni got a thrill this year when they saw Raymond Williams ride the winner of the Kentucky Derby. He has become one of the outstanding jockeys and is considered equal to the famous Eddy Arcaro. Letty, your cuteness has made you famous. We found you head maid at the Claridge. Genial ole Charlie (Montogomery) has now succeeded Gary Cooper as a popular western movie star. Although he is a success, he is still the likable Monk of MCHS.

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Courteous and likable Brad performs his job very well. As the policeman on Main and Monroe, he is called upon everyday for many and varied tasks of courtesy. Why, only the other day, our agents told us he stopped all the traffic on Main to escort a pretty girl across the street. Yes, same old Brad. Martha and Shirley are working together we see. They now have the laughs on the My Friend Irma show. Our agents, however, forgot to mention which one was Irma. J.G., believe it or not, became a preacher. He's also a novelist and president of the newly founded Memphis Ministers Organization. Gee, J.G., you excelled yourself. Virginia has kept her title of Miss Millington through the years. Now, instead of Mr. Bill as Millington's principal, it's Miss Nixon. Bill Starnes and Wayne Percy always were the best of friends. They're not so congenial nowadays because they find business competition too keen. One owns Lowen-steins’ and the other Goldsmiths'. Bobby Stephens can be seen in the streets of New York City adorned in raincoat and hat. What is he? Why a private eye, of course. Still witty, Bobby Craig has acquired many ardent readers o his sports column in the Commercial Appeal. After receiving a 1964 edition of the Millington Star, an interesting bit of news caught my eye. Helen Delashmit and her Marine husband are enroute from El Torro to Millington N.A.S. We're proud of our old MCHS football captain, Bruce Clark, who made All-American. He is now playing pro-ball with the Chicago Bears. J.W. Barbee, it seemed history wasn't your favorite subject way back in '54. My, how you've changed! After receiving your master's degree, you’ve taken Mr. Taylor's place. Peggy, our most beautitul senior, our agents had difficulty in finding. It appears that she keeps her face hidden behind a white mask most of the time. She's become a famous surgeon. Bill Robinson had quite an attraction to Mexico, expecially due to a certain Senorita. Through the years his enthusiasm for the Spanish way of life has increased. He is now an English interpreter in one of the courts in Mexico City. Marris, your neatness had our vote, but surprise! Our secret circus agent dis-:overed you disguised in the garb of a famous clown. Bill Crenshaw, a movie star in Hollywood, is the heart-throb of the bobby-soxers. He is better known by his fan clubs as Arlington Hemingworth, Valentino, the Second. Gene Howell has won world acclaim as the foremost young designer of women's hats. It seems Emogene likes the West. She was top cowpuncher on the Bar-B-Q Ranch in Texas. Recently though, she has been traveling with a famous rodeo throughout the U.S.