Mount Olive High School - Eagles Claw Yearbook (Whiteville, NC)

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CLASS After ten years' stay in I would come back to A erica wondered about my classmates, I landed in lhiteville PROPHECY Africa as lhile I the class Airport a missionary, I decided was over there I often of 1957 September 26, 1967, and much to my surprise I couldn't even find myself I went over to get a cab, and great scotts' Joseph McDuff1e was driving the cab Joseph was looking fine for a man of 28 I asked him to take me out to Spring Hill, to my aunts' Whoopsl Can't ten years make a difference? The first person I saw was Iris, a young lady now, and very talkative Much to my surprise she told me to hurry up and finish eat ing, because in ten minutes an interview of Olive College will be over channel 2 The ten minutes soon passed by and I could hardly wait for the announcer It was Ralph Ladson, dressed as a millionaire, my he looked well He said nfirst we shall take you to the pres ident's officen 0 let m adjust this Crystal Ball Guess who is the President? It is Edward Lennon Yes, he is the President lo shall now journey into the Senior Class There sits Shirley Pridgen, trying to take the place of Mrs Brown Shirley has a few gray hairs, Kfrom worrying over a h sbandj She is busy trying to show her students the difference between the Democrat ic and Republican Parties Right across from Shirley is Jannie Wright The former Jennie Mae McQueen She is busy in the H E Department trying to teach the girls how to make an Up Side Down Pineapple Cake The next room we shall visit will be the Science Department In it is Benjamin Blanks, still short and has finally grown some siders He is engaged in disectlng a frog Next person we saw was the 910113 , if you can remember well, preaching was always who's ambition' Nathaniel Lennon's of course Stephens is Next we visited the Commercial Room, John Henry in charge John and his students are working on 'The Eagle Claw' to the next After the interview was over, I was listening program Taft Hill, as a comedian, is imitating what he did when he was in school He is also imitating Elvis Presley, in 'Hound Dog', which was popular in '57 Johnsie Shipman and Doris Williams as they were known to us in the class of '57, but now are Doris Haynes and Johnsie Monroe are singing, 'Away in the Moonlight', I am sure this number will be number one on the Hit Parade of Olive College, a 6'6N man now and handsome, oh my. g 0 U

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After they finished, the announcer said, 'You have been wond ering who are the Typing Champs of the State? Well here are the last two left in the contest, both can type 150 gms: words pe minute . . They are Ida Virginia Stephens and Queen Elizabeth Wooten I wonder who will, so let us pay strict attention U The program was soon over, so I turned the television off Right on the bookstand was a magazine ent1tled,'Who's Who America' W ll on the cover was Vote for Wilson for Presidentn, that is James Wilson I quess he has matured now since he is run ning for President of the U S I am wondering who is the editor of this magazine, Thadius Lennon, I am sure because the article from the editor is on the first page Let me look over this article, nThe Top Secretaries in Wash ington' Carrie Louise Floyd and Romania George have done great work in the secretary field I see here Atlas Williamson and Solicitor Flowers are play ing ball with the Globe Trotters, making 375,000 dollars a year I see right on the next page is Thedore Best He has won Golden Wings, for being one of the best pilots in the Air Force Right in the middle of the book I see a school entitled Lennon E Lewis I wonder which Lennon and Lewis own that Let me is a school for slow learners Over a little farther in the book, I see where Dr J D Bullock has produced a direct cure for cancer I see also where Ruby Wendell Lennon has won the 364,000 dollar question by working one of those history puzzles After finishing with that book, I looked at the 'Ebony' You know I have always enjoyed looking at the nEbony' The first per son I reconlzed was Lula Jefferson, as one of the ton actresses in Holly wood She won the Academy Award Her last role was Sally in Uno NOT In This was the academy picture In the fashion section, I see that Hattie Roe Roberson has been chosen as the best and prettiest model She is known for her hair styles and figure In the sport section, I see that William Stafford has been given the job as the short stop for the Brooklyn Dodgers' team He has the best batting average on the team 57 th t duated from the Mt Olive High schooQThgaS1a1Zdgf Z? at pgogrgzg' was a statement I r68d in Ebony under the Achievement Topic I looked for more classmates, bug 5 dnmpt find them I don't remember closing the book, GGHHS fell asleep Ina Jane Lennon ' r in . e ' read a little farther.... Ina Jane Lennon and Barbara Lewis. That