Rosman High School - Oriole Yearbook (Rosman, NC)

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-r 1 One warm spring afternoon in the year of '55, I sat dreaming in economics class. The noise seemed to be floating out into space. Strange things started happening, I, Effie Chapman, am home on vacation from California where I am a hairdresser an the M. G. M. lot. I went up to visit ole R. H. S. to see how things had changed in the last ten years, this being the year 1965. The first person I am to meet is Bill Pangle, the new prin- cipal of Rosman High School for Sentimental Reasons? I see Frances Pape behind the desk as his secretary. I find that Elaine Talley is the new Physics teacher. As I walked dawn the street, I stop at a big restaurant which is owned and operated by Harlowe Mason. It is most famous for its fine foods. While talking with Harlowe he tells me Mary lou Woodring lives happily with Jr. taking care of the little Jr's. louetta Hubbard is living with Sherrill who is an Army Major in Fart Jackson. Shirley Stewart is now taking care of her nine children. Judy Bulter is happily married to Howard Crowe. It seems a lot of our girls have embarked on the sea of matrimany. He tells me Detric Holden naw owns a big night- club on 5th Avenue in Rosman, where Anna Lau Jones is a boogie-woogie dancer and the Apple Sisters, composed of Mar- tha Ann Thomas, Coleen Owens and JoAnn Owens, perform every night. I go up to see the girls and they tell me Alice Mc- Coy is naw living in Germany with her husband who is a 5-Star General. Time seems to fly and I find that my vacation is up and I board the bus back to California. I find the driver to be John Frank Fisher, who drives a Greyhound bus across the states. We stop at the station in Virginia and I see Martha Galloway as a ticket agent. Her husband is stationed there with the Navy. She tells me that James Chapman is the new professor in the University of Virginia. We journey on to Washington. There is a lot of confusion in front of the White House. As we finally scramble through the crowd, I see Carroll Brown now a congressman, on the front C'1aAA Prophecy Veranda congratulating Barbara Galloway who has just won the title of Miss America. We meet Floyd Janes on the street and he tells us he has just talked with Marvita Hall who is now a Republican Congresswoman in Washington. Back on the bus to New York, I find Yancey Whitmire who is a star football player at West Paint, traveling an the same bus. While talking he tells me Johnny Whitmire is now a 6-Star General. He said he had seen Earl Aiken who is a lightweight champion boxer in Madison Square Garden and Harald Fisher who is a heavyweight champion wrestler. As we enter New York, we see a huge crowd gathered at the airport. We are informed that Jean Whitmire, farmer R.H.S. classmate, has just become the first female jet pilot. We go over to talk to Jean and she tells us that Shirley Crowe has become another Judy Canova on TV, Everette Greer being her sponsor. Dorothy Chapman has just become the Bohney Blond of New York. As we journey on across the country, we stop at a dude ranch in Arizona for a night's rest. We find that the owner and operator is Ima Jean Galloway. Finally back in California, as I bid John Frank good-bye and start aff, I meet JoAnn Hall. She tells me she is to become Mrs. Barry Sullivan. As our conversation is carried an, I find that there are a few new-comers to Hollywood. Norma Phillips is the Na. I opera singer. Joe Smith has naw taken Roy Rogers place as king of the cowboys. Donna Vee Galloway had just won as Oscar for the Best Lover of I965. She wanted me to attend a movie premier in which Carolyn Moody was starring. Carolyn is naw the second Marilyn Monroe. As I turned to go, I seem to have heard a crash. laughter was ringing out and as I finally opened my eyes, I find myself sitting on the floor. I must have been dreaming, and falling out of my desk was just the thing to wake me. But dear friends it was the most pleasant dream I ever had. Class Prophets BARBARA GALLOWAY EFFIE MAE CHAPMAN Page Thirteen

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bf fir-. Q...- Page Twelve 1 ities Senivm MARTHA AN N THOMAS Like a ray of sunshine, she brightens up the place. 'A' if DORIS ELAINE TOLLEY Pleasant disposition and liked by all. BARBARA JEAN WHITMIRE A fine combination of good Iooks and personality. 'A' 'k JOHN CHRISTOPHER WHITMIRE Ever cheerful, never dreary, always smiling, never weary. RICHARD YANCEY WHITMIRE Sometimes I sit and think, and sometimes I just sit. i' 'lr MARY LOU MCCALL WOODRING Time means nothing to me.

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FLIGHT LOG OF FLIGHT 51 In the year 1951 there was a loud crash on the Rosman High airport. tFroml plane flight no. 51 came eighty-four young willing, starry-eyed students who, for the next year, were to be guided by Mrs. Clapp and Mr. Dwyer. We really became a part of Rosman High Air Base. This year was very busy for us. Our major sport was basketball, in which we all took interest. Our class furnished seven players which helped make the basketball season a very successful one. Before completely closing the basketball season, the annual class tournament was held in the high school gym between the grades. We were most happy that our girls won and we have been able to win each year during our stay at the air base. Then came the time we were furloughed from the air base for a short while. On our return we found that we were to be guided for the next year by Miss Wiggins and Miss Barron, who proved by their ability to be very dependable. At this time several new students had ioined our crew. Our guides thought that we were ready to be upped in rank. Miss Dorothy Galloway took charge of the crew and everybody proved to be helpful in getting ready and presenting the play, Deadly Earnest, which brought to us the feeling of high accomplishment, a task well done. Then arrived the time when we were asked to act as hosts in honoring the seniors with a banquet. The circus theme was exercised in this undertaking, resulting in a splendid evening for all in attendance. Our guides finally conducted us through our fourth and final year under the leadership of Mrs. Page Fourteen 1 1 iz: Q C1444 Hrltorg Lawrence, Chief Guide. This year was one of a series of the most exciting experiences we had ever hoped for. Our only thought was of our trip to Washington. This was an enterprise in which the entire flight of seniors worked long extra hours. The needed funds were finally raised and we were off on our trip to the National Capital. We all had a grand time and we thought that our time and money had been well spent. Next in the series of fourth year events was our senior play, which went over with a boom. lt rank- ed as one of the best that had ever been given at the air base. One day in May we heard an unusual noise which raised the curiosity of all the seniors. We ran out and to our surprise we saw plane no. 55 ready for take-off. We rushed into the building to get our diplomas, which were to be our reward for our work at Rosman Air Base. We all boarded the ship of life for our next take- off, into the unknown, the untried world. As most of us were seated we noticed several empty seats. This caused a moment of sadness for those who had left us during our four-year stay at Rosman. At last we were ready to go! We bade everyone good- bye and told them how much we appreciated the sacrifices that had been made for us. We knew these four years had been well spent and we will always remember Rosman High as our Alma Mater. COLEEN LEE , MARTHA ANN THOMAS