Mount Holly High School - Holly Hawk Yearbook (Mount Holly, NC)

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CLASS POEM I WISH YOU WELL When these happy clays have passed, And friend and friend have parted, When you begin your way at last, Upon the roads the Greats have started, I wish you well. No matter where your steps may lead, And though they sometimes falter, May God’s love smile on every deed, Lor though your life may alter, I wish you well. Whether you have wealth or fame, Whether you he great or small. If you contribute but one small thinv, J O 7 And thus you benefit us all, I wish you well. Margaret Jackson, Class Poet. Page Seventeen

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CLASS PROPHECY A great and worthy task the prophet has, but so unrewarding; for, though prophecy is permissible, it usually is erroneous. With this fact in mind we swing wide the door of the future, and take a glance at what the Senior Class of 1948 have made of their lives. Established in a flourishing business in the little city of Belmont, we see Lee Talton and Tommy Whitesides, the own ers of the most modern electric repairing and appliance company. They will fix milady’s lights anytime, but they give special attention to night calls. Then we find Ralph Wilson, distinguished graduate of Wake Forest College, as technical engineer on the new super construction bridge over Dutchman’s Creek. Well, anything would be better than its present condition. What’s this we see? A boxing ring? Oh, of course, and the blond fellow in the middle is Champ Wilbern Davis receiving just one more trophy to add to his crowded shelf. This brings us right up to the subject of kitchen shelves. Here we see the happy young housewife Pearl Robinson, busily stirring up a delicious little meal for Ernest Cauthen, who has just come in from a grueling day supendsing his new printing company. All of a sudden we hear great shouting and praise. We see that it is Jack Jolly and Yates Springs, our professional football stars, that the crowd is clamoring for. Pete Williams, the charming and popular public accountant, has as his assistants in budgeting and balancing, Demarcus Nantz, who charms all the women with his good looks, and Charlie Taylor, who courts them. Dolores Ward is the efficient secretary of a large business firm in Gastonia, but we do not know whether she is an asset or a liability; for, she has distracted the minds of all the men on the floor from their business. After finishing from State College, Tommy Everhart will come back and revolutionize the Agricultural practices of the County with his theories on gentlemen farming. We see A. C. Hollar living the life of ease, holding classes on the art of “How to Shorten a Teacher’s Patience,” or “Ten Easy Ways to Be Expelled.” Vertie Pearl Loftin has made a success as a Phvsical Education Instructor in a near-by town. Armed with her charming smile, Billie Carter has won her way to the top by her pleasant manner, and is head buyer of a large department store. Melvin McDaniel has set up an information bureau, the motto of which is, “Ask anvthing. We guarantee an answer.” Since he asked so many questions in high school, it is your turn now to ask him. What is this? All the young crowd is heading for John Frank Dameron’s Soda Shop. He knows who spends the money, and he knows his sweets. Tentatively we visualize Frank Rankin as a great and noble brain surgeon with a hospital named in his honor; but knowing him, he is probably burning the midnight oil on some other great project in oratorv or music. Clvde Elowie will undoubtedly take up politics with his gift of gab. After years of study and training Sarah Wilson is reforming all the heathens in South America as well as the politics of our own country. Max Beckham and Bill Caston, having organized a musical group called “The Hedge Jumpers” with petite Margaret Tackson as their vocalist, have taken over all the time formerly monopolized by “The Briarhoppers” on WBT. Bobbv Gabriel felt he just had to go to Paris; so he obtained a job as foreign correspondent to the Mount Holly News. He is now getting up-to-the-minute information on French “affairs.” Betty Jean Gaddv with her quiet manner is completely capturing the affections of the children of the Orthopedic Hospital. With an eye to the world of busy men and women who are always in a hurry, Bobbv Rhvne and Norman Cox have opened a helicopter taxi service. Their slogan is “We land anywhere on a dime for five dollars.” One of the busy people scurrying about is Anita Bailes, a lady politician. Her platform is, “A man for every woman.” She is the efficient manager of the whole party. Geneva Hager and Bettv Jo Sisk have opened a beauty salon and charm school in Hollywood, where they cater only to select clientele. Robert Hall, because he is so small and quiet, has made a success of being a private detective. We bet he could tell you who shot John. Going on, we find that Naomi Nixon, who had a fondness for commercial subjects, has become a highly qualified commercial teacher. All will be hearing about, and possiblv seeing, the new broad way dancing sensation, Joan Howard, who thrills the crowds with her interpretation of “Young Love.” Bill Loftin has become an important criminal lawyer, and may soon be on his way to Washington where he will walk off with top honors in that field. Next we see David Loftin, content with his position of football coach and physical education instructor. Bill McClain, having had early experience in mechanics— well after all a car is a car— now owns and operates his own garage and gas station. Jim White and Thomas Franklin, quiet, unassuming young fellows, have astounded the world of science with a drug especiallv made to combat “School Daze.” Emilv Luckey will sell the stories of her loves to a famous magazine, and then live handsomely off the profits. We find Pete Stack, peacefullv resting by the fire after a hard day of chasing licenseless hunters. Since he is chief game warden in the Virginia Mountains, he can afford to. Paul Green, realizing his thinness to be an asset, lost a few more pounds, then joined the circus as the world’s thinnest man. Bessie Presslar is an excellent Home Economics Instructor in an accredited school. While working in his shoe store, genial Bob White never loses his temper, even if the ladies try them all without buying any. The customer is always right, you know. Influenced for so many years by her “other home,” the school, Jean York decided to make it a permanent proposition, and is now a teacher of higher mathematics. This brings us to the end of the role of the illustrious seniors of nineteen hundred and forty-eight. We close the door of mysterious doubts and fears, hopes and weaknesses, joys and sorrows and leave you with the visions of greatness and grandeur that this class of ’48 will attain. Sally Clark, Class Prophet. P. S. Our mystic prophet, Sally Clark, may be found at the door of the Art Museum in New York, welcoming guests to another of her lovely art exhibits. Page Sixteen

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JUNIORS Joe Abernathy Dewitt Beatty Rebekah Brown Ruth Campbell Burmah Carpenter Shirley Caston Frankie Cloninger Bette Craig Milton Craig Barbara Davenport Barbara Derr Doris Drumm Ralph Edwards Eugene Ellington Donald Fortner Donald Fox Jo Ann Fuller Doris Gantt Jeanette Greene Eloise Hankins Jeanette FIarkey Velma Harkey Emma Hartsell Glenn FIartsell Jack FIinkle Frances Hollar Edward Jefferson John Jolly Margaret Jones Patsy Jones Page Eighteen