Shady Grove High School - Panther Yearbook (Advance, NC)

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611155 Prophecy One bright moonlit night, as I was sitting in the yard staring up at the bright silvery moon and sparkling stars, my thoughts were of the Senior Class of 1956. I began to feel drowsy. As I drifted to sleep s omething seemed to disturb my dreams. I heardmusic coming from a build- ing that I was approaching. I found my s e lf in front of Carnegie Hall and decided to enter. On stage I saw Martha Kate Husser. It made me feel at home as I sat and listened awhile. As I left the building I bumpe d into some- one, Turning to apologize I saw Odell Thomas son in a Marine Captain's uniform. I said, Hello, and continued on my way down the street. What's all that noise? I asked. It was a parade led by Miss America of 1960 in a new convertible . I knew that I had seen that girl somewhere before! IT WAS DOROTHY BYERLYI Two blonde headed girls who were taking pictureskept getting in my way so that I could.n't see. All of a sudden it dawned on me that they were none other than Cleo Ca rt e r and Shirley Potts! They t ol d me they were photographers for Life Magazine. B oth girls had on diamond rings and said they planned to give up the photo - graphy business and try housekeeping. Going down the street a little later a bill- board on the front of a building caught my eye. The picture looked familiar but I didn't believe it, so I went inside to be sure. There she was, NANCY RICI-IIE-LADY WRESTLER and WOMAN CHAMPION OF THE WORLD! By this time my hunger prompte d me to visit a restaurant. As I was eating, a television set over in the c orne r caught my eye. A pro- gram was just beginning, America.'s Greatest Young Comedian, and D.C. Blakley walked into the spotlight! After I had finished my in e al, I noticed it was time to start back to North Carolina, so I proceeded to La Guardia Air Port. An attractive blonde stewardess was helping people to mount the plane. It was Shirley Burton! I found an empty seat and sat down. I recognized Wilma Lou Riley in a flight nurse's uniform. She was on her way to Texas. She had been to see Fran- ces Se afor d who was recording for Decca. It seemed Frances just recorded a hit tune called Dance With Me Henry. About this time the pilot entered the plane. When I saw that it was Jimmy Jones I did.n't know whether to stay on or get off, but Shirley assured me that Jimmy was one of the best so we kept our seats. Arriving in Winston-Salem a couple of hours later, Iwas met at the airport by Wayne Williams , who was going to take me out to Advanc e . He said that he was driving stock cars now. On our arrival in Advance fifteen minutes later, I was convinced that Wayne was one of the fastest in the busine s s. He said James Foster owned a used car lot in C ornat z e r and he was James' nurnber-one customer. We went out to the s chool and found Mr. Parker, trying to settle a dispute betweenBrack Bailey and E mil y M o c k. Both were coaching basketball and they couldn't decide who was going to have to practice after school. Ann Hendrix walked in with ahandful of bills and I soon found out she was Mr. Pa1'ker's new secretary. Right behind her came Shirley Myers with an English book-- New E ng li s h Teacher. I commentedon the nulrxber of teachers that were one time students of Shady Grove High School. Mr. Parker said he had hop e d to get Jeanette Orrell to teach also, but it s eemed that after being over at Wake Forest for ten years she was still working on her B. A. Degree. John Foster, in a patr olman' s uniform, walkedin about this time. He said he was taking Badgett's place in Mocksville. Craig Howar d came in to see about a ball game. I concluded that he had organized a base- ball club called the Cornatzer Blue Devils and owned a ball park up that way. The minute John and Craig left Nancy Vogler came in. She was trying to sell Mr. Parker some groceries for the lunchroom. She owned the Advance Super Market and business wasn't so good. I aske d her to go. with me to visit Dorothy Bailey. She said Dorothy was married and lived in Advance but owned her own beauty shop in Winston-Salem. We de c i de d to visit Nancy Hartman. W e drove up to one of the largest homes I had ever seen. The butler opened the door and let us in. He said Nancy was giving the maids some in- structions on a dinner party that she was giving that night and that she would be through in a few minutes. I sat down in a comfortable chair. Something happened. The next thingl knew I opened my eyes. I must have been asleep for quite awhile. The moon was sinking low in the skv and the stars were fading away. As I sat up I thought, What a Wonderful Dream I have had about the Graduating Class of 1956. Shirley Potts Pr ophete s s

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Last Will ,And Zfcstamcnl We, the graduating class of 1956, realizing that the close of our school days is near at hand, think it wise to leave something to those who in the future will undertake to fill our places. ln the course of our high school days, naturally, we have accumulated va rio u s and valuable possessionsg our years have been fr uitful. We have acquired a vast store of knowl- edge along with other things that will help us through our lives. Since we are burdened with some superfluous possessions, we think it wise to dis- pose of them, too, we realize that the school and the under cla s smen, especially the Juniors, would hav e a great los s without us or our valuable possessions. To the school we bequeath our best wishes for the future years. To the Junio r Class we leave our chapel seats, hom e r o om , and our ability to get along with M r s . Parker. To the Sophomores we leave the ability to get out of mischievous escapades with as much ease as we got out of ours. To the Freshmen we bequeath our class motto, Build for Character , Not for Fame, with hope s that you, too, will some day be Seniors. To our faithful and long suffer- ing principal, Mr. Parker, we leave our heart felt gratitude for his g ui danc e and tolerance during the past eleven years. To Mrs. Parker we leave a S e ni or Class that will take better care of the typewriters. To Miss Bishop we leave a more congenial annual staff. To Mr. Thornton we leav e our wishes that he may have a class just as he wants it to be. To Mr. Partin we leave a year's subscription to the P r o g r e s s i v e Farmer. To Mr. Hardin we leave a golden cup from which to pour water on the heads of his students who goto sleep in class. James Foster wills that stream- lined luxury liner, Bus No. Z8,to Nancy Allen b e c a u s e with a little more p 1' a ct i c e and determination she c ould be come a pretty fair country bus driver. Nancy Hartman wills her ability to become engaged to Allen Blakley, and hopes he doesn't break as many hearts as she did. To Tama Sue Markland, Wilma Lou Riley leaves her ability to have a different date every night. Ernily Mock would like to bestow her freckles and basketball uniform upon Gray Potts. Nancy V og l e r wills to Gilbert Potts her beat-up Big Ben and the tin pan it sits in. May he from this day forward get to school on time. Ann Hendrix gladly leaves her ability to gain weight to Glenda Bailey. To Lester Myers, D.C. Blakley leaves his ability to light up in ALL situations. Wayne W i l l i a m s entrusts to Thurman O 'Ma r a hi s height and abilityto make 30 points in one bas- ketball game. Brack Bailey wills to Sue Browder the Bailey part of his name. To Jerry Hege, John Foster leaves his appetite and mischievous ways. Jeanette O r r ell wishes to be- stow upon G.V. Hendrix her ability to talk. Shirley Potts bequeaths her cute personality to James Myers. Nancy Richie and Shirley Myers leave their job onthe annual staff to Linda Hartman. They also want to wish her luck. Shirley Burton wishes to entrust her monogram club membership to Alvin Myers with the hopes he will take good care of it. Cleo Carter wills to Jean Cor- natzer her ability to get a way to and from Senior Play Practice every night, Jimmy Jones leaves his ability to talkto the girls to Leonard Jones. To Ke nneth Howard, Dorothy Bailey bestowes her ability to type 60 words a minute. Dorothy Byerly endowes Gwyndol Long with her cheerleader uniform. Martha Kate Hu s s e r entrusts her p o sitio n as school pianist to Gordon Cornatzer. Odell Thomasson wills his blond curly hair to Dema Bowles. To Bill'Livengood, Frances Sea- ford leaves a c e r t a i n little brown headed girl as his s ub stitu-te bus driver. Craig Howard just leaves! In witness thereof, I, Dorothy Bailey, have been authorized, directed and delegated by the Senior Class to bring together its last will and testament and with its help do hereto set myhand and affix my seal on this, the eighteenth of May in the year of our Lord one thousand, nine hundred and fifty-six. Signed: Dorothy Bailey Testatrix

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611155 In the fall of 1952, a group of t w e nt y-three prospective students e nte r e d the doors of Shady Grove High School. We all felt a bit of ex- citement for the four year journey ahead. Leading the group was Mr. Frank D. Hardin with Nancy Vogler, Brack Bailey, and Emily Mock acting as class officers. We soon became adjusted to changing classes and being called Freshmen. One of the biggest events of the year was elect- ing our Halloween candidates. Frances Seaford was queen, Jimmy Jones, king, and Nancy Vogler, at- tendant. We were very proud when Martha Kate Hu s s e r , Wayne Will- iams, and B r a ck Bailey made the varsity ba sketball team. We had s e v e r al real nice parties. With a mixture of good times and hardwork the year was a successful one. When we organizedin the fall of 1953, we found that Vance Hendrix, Margie F o ste r and Rudell Foster were missing. Miss Marjorie Bishop was our new leader. Helping her was Nancy Grey Ha r t m a n , Nancy Vog1er,and Cleo Carter. D.C. Blak- ley soon came to join our group. Our Halloween candidates we r e Sylvia Liv e ng o o d , queen, Brack Bailey, king, and Nancy Grey Hartman, at- tendant. We worked hard to win but others were more determined. Nancy Vogler and Frances Seafordwent out for cheerleading and were elected. Nancy Grey Hartman, Emily Mock, Annie Ruth He ndr ix , and Jeanette Orrell became part of the basketball team. We w e r e v e r y proud when eleven of our t w e n ty - three class- mates were invited to join the Beta Club. By the end of the year we felt we were reallya part of the High School. The fir st thing we noticed when next we met, in the fall of 1954, was that Sylvia Livengood was not among the group. We found we had gained Shirle y Potts, James Foster, and John Standifur. John move d away before the year e n de d . Mr. Frank D. Hardin, Brack Bailey, Cleo Car- History ter, Nancy Vogler, and Martha Kate Husser we r e cla s s leaders. Our Halloween candidates w e r e Martha Kate Husser, queen, Wayne Williams, king, and E mi 1 y M o c k, attendant. Shirley Burton made the basketball team. Dorothy B ye r ly and Shirley Potts were e 1 e ct e d cheerleaders. The most important event of the year was the Jtmior-Senior Banquet. We sold chances on a radio and served a dinner to the Civic Club to raise money. We decided to have it at the Woman's Club in Thomasville and to use Hitch Your Wagon To A Star as our theme. Everyone seem- ed to enjoy the gala occasion so we felt that it was a success. Jeanette Orrell, Martha Kate Husser, Jimmy Jones,and Brack Bail e y served as Junior Marshalls. The year ended with much excitement and thoughts of the coming Senior year. Fall, 1955, found us once more in school. Mrs. J.D.Parker, Jr. with Brack Bailey, Martha Kate Husser, Nanc y Grey Hartman, and C l e o Ca r t e r were class leaders. Our first great event of the year was the Hall ow e e n Court. We elected Shirley Potts, que e n , John Foster, king, and Dorothy Byerly, attendant. We w o r k e d very determinedly and for the first time in our four years of high s c ho ol our queen and king were crowned. We have found putting out the school paper and publishing the annual hard work. Wilma Lou Riley made the basketball team. At this point we are looking forward to our Senior play and Senior trip. We nev e r knew we could work so hard and have so much fun inthe process. As our school days draw near to an end we stop to think, and remember with a touch of sorrow how wonderful they have been. Then we turn with hopeful hearts toward the future. Dorothy Byerly Clas s Hi storian