Ridgecrest High School - Fledgling Yearbook (Stanfield, NC)

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CLASS PROPHECY As I gaze into my crystal ball I can dimly see the following things happening to the senior class of 1951. Irene Furr seems to be getting along fine with her big florist. She spends most of her time working with her flowers while her husband simply rides around. He makes those long trips alone-he says. Irene doesn't care though. She never did worry herself to death over men. Carl Burris is now an admiral in the Navy. When he comes home on vacation. it is no trouble for him to find a girl. In that outfit with all those medals, and his looks, he could talk to the president's girl if she wasn't already married. jewel Almond is a very industrious housekeeper. She lives in a pretty little five- room house near Red Cross, N. C. Her husband works in the mill. She docs all her cooking, washing, and housework. We hope she does not have to work as hard as she did through high school. Richard Almond owns the Oak Grove farm down below Albemarle, N. C. He has lots of land and plenty of farm machinery, but he could use another hand on the farm. His wife likes to spend her time by the television, but she cloes keep the house- work done. We hope she keeps him plenty to eat so he won't starve like he did his last few years in school. Sarah Clark is a very successful beautician. She runs that popular beauty shoppe on the main street in downtown Rock Hill, S. C. Her husband runs that service station just across the street. Wonder why he built his station there? It was probably to be sure that women only went in to get their looks improved. Kenneth Morgan is now a big boss in one of those knitting mills down south. His wife works in there too. He may be the boss in thc mill but he is not at home. He washes dishes and helps out a lot at home-by force. We hear that Rosalene Burris left her job. as a telephone operator at Charlotte. N. C. She now stays in Jacksonville, Florida, and works in the bus station where her husband works also. Wonder why he works there too? Well, I hear someone calling so I will have to close. Signed and sealed by class prophetess. I Rosalene Burris

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We entered our junior year feeling bigger than ever and on November 23, 1949, when we received our class rings we thought we were the stuff We gained a new principal and a new high school teacher that year-Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dry. They filled the places of Mr. L. W. Byrum and Mr. W. F. Daniels. Everyone in the community has learned to appreciate their work and efforts of making Ridgecrest a better school. Two girls, Rosalene Burris and Jewel Herrin, joined us that year. Jewel Herrin decided she didn't want to finish after all, so she soon left us. Lillie Helms, Billie Lambert, and Peggy Whitley were other leavers from our class that year. On March 17, 1950, the Junior-Senior Banquet was held in Hotel Albemarle. The theme was St. Patrick's Day. Both juniors and seniors enjoyed the formalities. We decided we had enough money left in the treasury to take the seniors on ai trip, so on Friday morning, April 14, 1950, we left for Asheville, N. C. We spent tho night in The Homeland Park Cabins, and returned home on Saturday night. ' We enjoyed several class parties that year. The Christmas party highlighted the year. At last, we became seven happy seniors. We had always longed to be called Seniors The ones who were honored by having this title were: jewel Almond, Richard Almond, Carl Burris, Rosalene Burris, Sarah Clark, Irene Furr, and Kenneth Morgan. .Mrs. Lilly decided to settle down to housekeeping and jig-saw puzzles. Mr. S. H. Leonard came as a new science and math teacher, and Mr. H. D. Murphy came as a teacher and coach. With the help of the juniors, we again started printing a monthly school paper called The Crest. The paper had not been printed for several yCa1'S, and CVCYYOUC took an interest in it. Every senior took part in the making of the Fledgling and enjoyed working together. 1 Excitement filled the air as the time for our Senior Play approached. The title of the play was Aaron Slick From Punkin Crick. We also gave a chapel program during the year. The title of it was Close Courtingf' We later enjoyed a banquet honored by the juniors- Graduation day approached all too soon and we were fiiied with gladness and regret. Irene Furr, Hixlorian

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of 1951, being of sound mind and body, also realizing that we will have to leave dear old Ridgecrest, and knowing that we must soon depart from lectures, exams, flunks, trials, and tribulations, and go out into this wide world to seek our fortunes, do hereby declare and publish our last will and testament. I. We, The Senior Class of 1951, leave the faculty, because of their kindness and helpfulness, our thankfulness and best wishes. II. The Senior Class leaves the Juniors our old scarred-up desks so they will have something to sit in next year, and also our seats in the auditorium. III. The Seniors leave all the old chewing gum stuck under their desks to the Sophomores. IV. To the Freshmen we leave our ability to whisper on class so they won't have to stay in quite as much the next year for talking. V. We leave our old books to anyone who wants them. 1. Richard Almond leaves his preference for pretty blondes, brunettes, brownet-tes, and redheads to Jerry Almond and Charles Branch and hopes they find more than he did. 2. Jewel Almond leaves her old basketball shoes that she wore four years to Carrie Harwood Qmaybe they'll get polished nowj. 3. Carl Burris leaves his tall, good looks to Martin Lambert. Maybe you can get you a girl now, Martin. 4. Rosalene Burris leaves her ability to drive anything from a T model to a school bus to Roadth Helms. Don't have too many wrecks Roadth. 5. Kenneth Morgan leaves his old girl friends fall but Mariej to Guy Clark. Better get a job Guy because you'll need the money now. 6. Sarah Clark leaves her innocent look to Dorothy Huneycutt. Let's hope it doesn't dim that mischievous twinkle in Dorothy's eyes. 7. Irene Furr leaves her smartness to Mary Ellen Tucker. Now Mary Ellen won't have any trouble at all with her school work. 8. Jewel and Rosalene leave their places as most attractive and cutest girls to Kay Lambert. There will be no time to keep a diary Kay. 9. Sarah and Irene leave their many giggles to Margie Harkey and Ruby Smith. They also leave a warning: don't giggle in time of class girls. jewel Almond, Tr-stator