Red Oak High School - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Red Oak, NC)

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PROPHECY OF CLASS OF 24 Ah dear l1ttle memory book' For htteen years I have kept you and now I will record to you the most lnterestlno and thr lhn ex ents of my llfe I am Presldent of the North Carolma Woman s Club and the Unlted States Government has sent me w1th1n tn t two years to study socxal cor dntlons ln America and Europe I left my home ln Nash Countv for Ne aork where I was to board a steamer for Cadlz France Istopped over rn B 1 nore for '1 few days and whlle almlessly walklng down the street I stumbled 1nto a beauty parlor where I found dabbllng IH the most delicate cosmetxcs one of our old Red Oak SEHIOFS Llllle Mae Coley Upon reach1n6 New Y ork I purchased my passport and was to sall wlthln three hours when I was call om to the phone I was told that It was the President of the W hlte Star Stear shlp Company who wlshed an lntervlew thmkmg lt a strlctly business prop mon I named the hour About thxrty mmutes later whom shouldl see comlng toward me but I-Ion Henry Grady of old Red Oak days Yes I recogmzed hlm but I dxdnt recogmze the lady with hlm Ima61ne my surprlse when I learned that he was Presldent of Whlte Star Steamship Company and that the lady was Odell Cooper his Private Secretary Grady had recognlzed my plcture on the passport as 1t passed accldentally over hrs desk and had called brmglng over our old frxend Odell A few days later I landed nn Cadlz France and lmmednately went to Paris One of my friends asked me to accompany her to the blg fashlon show of the season I dxd and learned that the dazzlmffly beautltul Sprmg creations had been deslgned by our own classmate Madame Temple Colston My next stop was rn Vemce Italy Idecxded to take speclal note of European operas so dropped into one of the leadmg ones of this clty I hap pened to a box very near the stage The young smger and her accompanlst seemed very famxhar to me and I found before the delxghtful evenmg wore to a close that thls wonderful woman whose volce fllled the enormous opera house wls none other thln our own Madamoxselle Estelle Ellen and her accomplnshed ICCOITIDIHISI was Lessle Rose Tty 9 . Q15 ti J ' L Y ' Q 1. g ' ' . . . 7 , . e Q v. . , I , v A .I l , s. ...J , . . :- ' XX- r v v . ' ' ' Q - V ' ,I I 1 1 L , . ...fl 1. , . . ,. . ' I l V 9 Y 7 , . . 7 . . . t ,B , 4 , , Q a , l ' ,., V. Y , It , w . e . . y . . . X. v - , ' w 1. . . . . , . . ' J I ' es Y Y Y 1 Y , . 1 1 a 9 - 9 za 1 , . . , . 1 ' - 1 l Y , 21 1 L , I 1 L' I . hir I l

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there learned that our brlllnant Alton Reld was Presldent and Roy Denson Professor of Psychology Home Rocky Mount' Now to report to heldqulrters after whlch my task would be completed lwent to the Planters Natronal Bank to have a check cashed and bumped mto Llnwood Sturdlvant Cashler of that bank YVh1le talklng over old tlmes mth hlm Fentrlce W 1rd fa typlcal up to date farmer who was coming to deposlt h1s cash for s tle kee entered Xfter 'em n the bank I I'6'lllZP'l Llldl I had 1 slwht head lche so went to Rose s Drug f e anl xetl tor the drugglst He was very slow about comlng appeared before me dear falthful Rufus Joyner and at hls shoulder Dr We Matthews marrled to hls professlon 'telt as 'nv 1ourney would not be complete tll I had seen through more experlenced eyes our old Red Oak so I called another of our Semors Irene Colhns now Mrs Clarence Beal of Red Oak and lnvlted mvsell down for '1 few days She was llvlng ln a lovely home on Beal street whlle farther down where Mr McIntyre used to llve ln a large brlck home llved our stxll pretty Margaret .Iones tor Sldney had been successful after all These were the two llttle love nests of the Class of 74 Dear Old Red Oak though greatly changed plaxnly shows slgns of prog ress for several brlck bulldmgs stlnd where the old ones were May they send out xnto the busy world each year a class of young men and women who wlll respond as readlly to the call of humamty as dld the Class of 74 Iam happy once more I have seen the dear famllmr flee and heard the thrlllmv YOICG of each member ot our Class All seem happy IH thelr 1nd1 v1dual corners ol the world where they are llvmg llves of servxce ln the many branches of hte As the curtain ofT1me falls we leave them hngermg IH the brlghtest rays of happlness and love SELMA Roeauck P1 ophet fharly tw - - , - L 1. e, , , 1. . - 1 f . - v L , 1 ' y 1 w. A v y . u -L ,, . . , - ,. . I . '1 7 I I ' t .. , LQ , 1 . L C, L , 1 , ,1 ' - - , .'l lf' K flu ' , , . , ,v . . f L y - . c y . . . . , , . r . , . . H , - 1 a 1 Y ' I 7 .1 4. . , ' Y L 3 Y I ' I wx N Y , , L . . n Y Y 1 - , c . es . . . . 1 v 1 . ,N ... f l. . u 1 1 . l I , L L 5- ' ' - v , .