North Carolina School for the Deaf - Clock Tower Yearbook (Morganton, NC)

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Billie Sue Wright was a happily mar- ried housewife. She was living in a mod- ern house on a fine mechanized farm. ter husband was a capable man with two tine sons to help him. Billie Sue had a sweet daughter, fourteen years old, to help her around the house. Betty Bailey, Christine Radford, and Ruby Nelson all lived in Raleigh. They each had a fine job with the State. The three were good friends and companions and they went on many trips together. They were enjoying themselves so much that they were not ready to think of get- ting married. Etta Summerlin had married on after graduation. She had moved to Texas and was living on a big cattle ranch. Helen Burgess was married and living on a big farm. Her home and the farm were well kept, and she, with her hus- band and six children, three boys and three girls, were comfortably settled. I learned that Terry Parham had a small but successful business as a repair service man. He was a jack-of-all-trades in Franklinville N. C. and was always being called, that he had not found time yet to settle down and get married. In Richmond, Virginia I looked up Geneva Davis. She was working in an office and her husband was employed in the shipping section of the U. S. Postal Service. She was looking good and had become plump. I was glad to find her very much happy. I drove up to Washington, D. C. as there was to be a big homecoming foot- ball game at Gallaudet College. At the game I met Rudell Matthews and she hadn’t changed a bit even though she had three sets of twins. She had married well and was happy with six hellions. Rudell advised me to look for Leander Carroll but she had to help me find him. I didn’t recognize him and could hardly believe he was the same person as his waist had shrunk to size 32 and all that was left were powerful muscles. He was working for the government at Navy Yard. He was married to his sweetheart of school days and they had three healthy boys resembling Leander, as I remember him. I never thought it was possible for Leander to lose even twenty- sive pounds. I had the surprise of my life! Several weeks later I turned south- ward to visit my folks in Florida. En- route, I stopped in Roanoke, Virginia to visit Betty Barber. She was married and had a boy, thirteen years old, and a girl, nine years of age. Betty still had her slim figure because oi her being busy with two children and working at an office for the Southern Railway. Her husband was employed on the night shift at the Roanoke Times. My next stop was in Charlotte, N. C. where I met Billy McLain at the Meck- lenburg Club of the Deaf. He was mar- ried and held a good job with a wood- working company where he was an A-1 worker. He was very active in sports. He and his wife had been doing so many things all the time that they hadn’t started raising a family. I guess he will always be “Wild Bill.” I also met Alma Whitley who was visiting in Charlotte. She had worked for awhile; then got married and after hav- ing a boy, she returned to work. She has enjoyed her job as a garment inspector and won’t give it up. She has helped the family income; they live in a fine house and own a nice car. At last I was on my way to see Mom and Dad. As I arrived at the house, I jumped out of the car, rushed up the steps in such a hurry that I sipped and fell flat on the porch. The fall jolted me and I was puzzled to find myself lying on the floor. Then I became wide-awake and knew I had rolled off the sofa where I had been taking a long sound nap. Well folks, that was quite a vision I had in my DREAM!

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Student Council Va: Seated: (L. to R.) Ruby Anders, Hilda Honeycutt, Secretary; Clyde Morton, Presz- dent; Mr. Clarence Broecker, Adviser; Betty Turner, Vice-President; and Betty Dan- iels. Standing: Charles McKenzie, Vilas Johnson, Zeldia Hope, and Henry Lee Dorsey. eae On My Honor, I Will Do My Best; To Do My Duty To God and My Country.