Pittsylvania High School - Pitt Yearbook (Chatham, VA)

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Back to Broadway, where we see that famous character actor, Lee Paul, is playing in the ninety-ninth revision of “Lizzie Here I Come.” What do we have here? It’s Alonza Easley teaching fair damsels the art of playing Soft Ball. There’s a shadow of an airplane. And who do we see in it but Helen Pleas- ants! She is making a ’round the world trip to deliver a lecture on, “The Ad- vantages of Having a Military Academy in Each City.” Let’s attend a Hollywood Preview. Look at the star of the show, Deanna Durbin! Who is that with her? It’s Harold Rogers, the millionaire play-boy! He’s sueing his fourth wife for lack of support. Shall we “hop-light” to Chicago from here? I see a big woman’s wrestling match going on. Emma Jane Allen is the feature attraction on the card. There’s her manager, Janie Earles. She’s so sure Emma Jane will win, that she’s not even looking at the match. Well, here we are in Haiti, and who do we see but Frances Waddell. She is teaching Home Economics to her “Hubby,” so he will realize to the fullest extent the value of economizing. And here we see in “Yankee-Land,” Jane Hancock. She is putting the finishing touches on her latest novel, “Give Up the Hunt for Council.” Now to Georgia, where we see Lucy Jim Davis painting pictures of the “Funny OF Hills,” at the request of her Beloved. We also see here in Georgia, Betsy Moore, working on her very successful, “Style-Wise” magazine. Danville, Virginia, is the next stop on the Bill, and here we see Nathan Casey “Jitter-buggin.” It seems that he has chosen this fair city in which to start the revival of that popular past-time of ten years ago. Next stop Boston ! H ere we see Mary Elizabeth Giles, that famous landscape artist in her office. Her motto is, as I’m sure most of you know, “Let Giles turn the wilds into a garden that brings smiles.” I only have a few moments left in which to bring one more person within your range of vision before I sign off, so here we go to Richmond, Virginia. Look dancing at the Mosque! Margie Burks! In between her personal appearance tours, she is writing a book entitled, “ The Intoxication of the Modern Dance.” Well, my friends, it’s time to say good-by, so I’ll say, REMEMBER — - this is — Alma Newbury. 1!) PITTSYLVANIA HIGH

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THE THIRTY-NINE PITT CLASS PROPHECY M AY 28, 1949. Ladies and gentlemen of the audience, tonight I bring to you a most interesting program. It marks the debut of the new “C. N. Tell-a- Tidbit Machine.” Mr. and Mrs. America, I’ll start the ball rolling right away by informing you that Professor John Wehry is the eminent scientist, who is the creator of this much-heralded wonder. This machine enables me to locate the whereabouts of many of my friends and yours. As an act of sentiment, and in remembrance of those four happy years I spent in Pittsylvania High School, I shall turn my attention to my fellow graduates of 1939, many of whom are well-known to you today; and let the world in on where they are, and what they are doing. Now we are ready to start! First, we’ll go to the far-away island of Porto Rico, where I’ve trained my all-seeing lens on Alice Pickrel. She and her husband are running a “Dip and Sway Inn,” for the purpose of teaching tourists the Rhumba in ten easy lessons. What have we here? The “Honky-Ton k Club” right in the heart of the Great White Way. I see the star of the show, Katie Adams, singing a number that was a favorite back in the years of my high school career. Co-starring with her in the floor show is Douglas Hedrick, that famous Song and Dance man. In the chorus line-up are Eloise Barbour, Ida Shelton, Doris Boswell, and Ellen Shelton. A new chewing-gum factory was recently opened in North Carolina. Let s cast the raye that way and see how its sticking together. Here’s the office of the President, and on the door is printed: “Katherine Wallace — Sole Owner and Consumer.” And now let’s return to my home town of Chatham. Ah! there’s Ruth Shields! It seems that she has just arrived from New Jersey with her children, Sarah and Nevin. Who is this we spy? If it isn’t Edna East, who’s operating the Tutti- Fruitti B akery” in Chatham. There are several gentlemen farmers in this vicinity, I understand. Take a look at C. J. Ragsdale leaning up against his porch steps watching his wife plow. He’s a gentleman farmer all right! Here we also see Carrol Keen, Ca ' vin Bennett, Carlton Moore, and Edd Shelton, all doing a thriving business — leafing. However, why should they worry? Their wives are hard-working. James Ramsey is now a diplomat in Washington. Yes, there he is, walking down the steps of the White House, arm-in-arm with his wife, A nne Ragsdale. There’s his chauffeur, Clifton Giles, opening the door of his custom-built 8 for him. 18

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THE THIRTY- NINE PITT JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Rachel Edwards Elise Motley President Secretary and T reasurer Melvin Giles Mr. Julian H. Nixon Pice-President Sponsor Motto: “United we stand, divided we fall” Flower: Rose Lois Adams Lois Amos Mildred Anderson Ike Anderson Mary Jo Anderson Henry Carter Flora Cundiff Nancye Davis Bertha Dodd Kelly Earles Elizabeth Easley James Easley Jaumta Easley Clyde East Rachel Edwards MEMBERS Virginia Ellerson Haile Gatewood Clifford Geyer Margaret Giles Melvin Giles Myrtle Giles Coleman Hall David Hill Georgia Jefferson Raymond Johnson Asa Jones Noell Matherly Lillian A. Moses Frank Motley Elise Motley Colors: Wine and Silver Patsy A. Overbey Sally W. Overbey Agnes Ragsdale Janie Riddle Vivian Roach Mildred Rosenbaum Marvin Scruggs Richard Scruggs V lrgima Scruggs Lawrence Shelton Hunter Simpson Mary F. Sours Norma Thomas Norris Watlington Erma Yeatts il S . C 1 i i ji Slf.£ w f - 9 20