Slocomb High School - Sigma Eta Yearbook (Slocomb, AL)

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CLASS IIISTIIIIY In September, 1944, the good ship Destination '56 set sail on the Sea ofKnowledge with Miss Opal Garner and Miss Elizabeth Davis at the helm, The passengers and sometimes involuntary crew members were Rex Blount, Wayland Childs, Edwin Davis, Cecil Davis, Grady Harris, Wallace Killingsworth, Lamar May, Connie Mills, Wesley Mitchell, Herman Sorrells, Kenneth Vinson, Billy Watson, Helen Burdeshaw, Lillian Collins, Bonnie Collins Fulford, Rebecca Hundley, Hattie Metcalf, Glenda Riley, Sue Smith, Johnnie Maude Smith, Jean Spivey, Faye Thurman, Martha White, Joel Wright, and Emmie Crawford, In 1945, our second year on the Sea of Knowledge, we had other captains to take over our ship, Destination '56 , They were Miss Maude Hughes and Mrs. D. D. Stephens, Miss Maude Hughes was relieved of the task by Holy Matri- mony , Miss Helen Metcalf took over where Miss Hughes left off, Soon we learned to like and obey Miss Metcalf, We had a new member to come aboard with us, Charles Avery from Dothan, Our third year on board was guided by Mrs. Blennie Underwood and Miss Frances Richards. The icy rooms of the Community Building will be hard to forget, Mrs. Underwood showed us that she meant business when she carried us behind the book case. This made some impression on us! Kenneth Vinson transferred to another ship, Loyd Coker and Joel Tew from Tate, and Joel Williams from Burns embarked with us and away we sailed. During our fourth year we learned to maneuver in the proper manner under theguidance of our new captains, Mrs. Sybil Sellers and Mrs. Annie Lois Wiggins, New crew members added that year were Donald Bolin from Tate, Laurie Jane Patterson and Betty Carol Purvis from Malvern. Faye Thurman packed her duffel bag and went to Fadette. The next year was our fifth year and we were beginning to feel our importance. Mrs. Mayme Grant McArthur and Mrs. Mary Lou Richards as our sponsors, soon showed us we were not so very important. We shall never forget the way we paid for every misspelled word in Mrs. Richard's room--a lick for every word missed. Those that joined us this year were Don Callihan from Hartford, Katie Box from Fadette, and Kenneth Vinson returned to us from Malvern. In the sixth grade one of our captains was promoted and we had the privilege of having Mrs. Blennie Underwood again. She was assisted by Mrs. Bernice Hornsby and Mrs. Ruby Collins, We had two members to leave us this year, They were Cecil Davis who went to Fadette and Betty Carol Purvis who went to Malvem. Those that joined us this year were Randall Collins from Malvern and Betty Ruth Rash from Fadette. This year we were a little restless for this was our year to graduate from grammar school. We were half way through our long journey on the Sea of Knowledge, This, our seventh year in school, found us in high school, We were starting on our second half of the voyage on the Sea of Knowledge. We were a little excited but soon Miss Celeste Foster and Mrs. Elizabeth Watson made us feel at ease. This year Lamar May transferred to Phenix City, Louise Justice was added to our roster. By the time we entered the eighth grade we had become well adjusted to our new school routines, Miss Norma Foster and Mrs. Charles Dalton manned the ship for a smooth sailing year. We had two new members to come aboard-- Joyce Williams from Tate and Ima Jean Register from Fadette. The ninth year was under the command of Mrs. Kathleen Richards and Mr. Joe Earl Sellers. We were beginning to see that it would not be long before we would be Seniors. Betty Carol Purvis returned to our ship from Malvern. Our crew really increased at the beginning of the tenth year with Mrs. Paul Dalton and Coach David Snell at com- mand, Those who came to us from Fadette were Morris Holloway, Gerald Kirkland, Wallace Powell, Jack Smith, Jackie Tew, Annette Hamm, Martha Hodges, Betty Jean Martin, and Jean Whitaker, Transferring from Malvern were Phllip Pippin, Lorena Bedsole, Vallie Fountain, Jo Ann Hall, Willie Dell Hall, June Holloway, Neva Jo McClenny, and Dolores Pippin. Tate sent us Richard Carroll, Joyce Meadows and Bessie Moss. From Baker in Columbus came Merle Smith and Faye Thurman. Sara McDonald came from Black and Mary Tidwell from Cottonwood. We began to receive a few honors in school activities this year. Those elected for Who's Who were Joel Wright and Morris Holloway, Sue Smith and Louise Justice took the spotlight as cuties. Jean Spivey was elected to the cheering squad and Jo Ann Hall Graham reigned as Halloween Queen. As we boarded the ship in the eleventh grade, we realized that we were coming closer to the time when we must soon change ships and our paths would seldom cross. Miss Celeste Foster and Mrs. Bumell Armstrong took command. Honors really began to come our way on this voyage. Representing us in Who's Who were Jackie Tew, Jean Spivey, Rex Blount, Louise Justice, Charles Avery, Sue Smith, Willie Dell Hall, and Tiny Hall Hollis. Joyce Meadows was elected Home- coming Maid. Jean Whitaker was elected to be a cheerleader and Jean Spivey remained with the squad, Robert Kelley signed aboard our ship this year and Lamar May returned. Hot dog selling got pretty tiresome, but it was not in vain for we entertained the class of '55, the faculty, and the school board members royally with our Moonlight and Roses banquet held at the Houston Hotel. On our twelfth voyage the honor were rally ours as Laurie Jane Patterson-, Rex Blount, Cecil Davis, Ima Jean Register, Charles Avery, Grady Harris, Jean Spivey, Herman Sorrells, Louise Justice, Jean Whitaker, Joyce Meadows, and Sue Smith were elected for Who's Who. Sue Smith reigned as Homecoming Queen and Emmie Crawford won the title of Miss Slocomb . Willie Dell Hall was chosen as Good Citizenship Girl and proudly won the title of county Citizenship Girl, Don Callihan and Jackie Tew were elected football captains, and Joel Wright and Ima Jean Register were added to the cheering squad. The gangplank is now being lowered after our final voyage, There are tears of gladness as well as sorrow as we find ourselves nearly ready to embark on a new life, We have memories that will remain with us forever, Mrs. Ida Bell Phinney, our Senior Ill sponsor, stands at the stem and watches all sixty-one of us as we leave our ship, Destination '56 never to board it again. As we stand in anew world, we stand with heavy hearts, but we are ever mindful that God will be our pilot on the Ship of Life. Rex Blount Historian

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PRIIPIIECY F Sail Ho, Matey! The gangplank has just been ri ged in and we are on our way today, May 18, 1976, to another meeting o our old mates from the class of '56, It has been a stormy life for some of us and smooth sailing for others. As I look from the crow's nest with my super atomic binoc- ulars, I see our mates as they pass in their present status. First I turn mybinoculars to the starward bow and I see my old friend Herman Sorrells, who is now captain of an ocean liner. The chow is pre- pared by Chief Cook Wallace Powell, and their health is kept in excellent condition by the very capable Doctor Martha Hodges and nurse Betty Carol Purvis. Anchored off the Hawaiian shores I see Admiral Cecil Davis. The is- land is infested with old buddies. At the Coconut Paradise I see Rex Blount and his jazz band practicing. There are the renowned fan dancers known as the Uga Girls--Vallie Fountain, Bessie Moss, Helen Burdeshaw, and Doloris Pippins--waiting for their cue. Comedian Randall Collins, is in a corner of the Blue Room killing a joke. Martha White, a talented sing- er, is sucking a lemon and waiting or Rex to tell her when. The famed Royal Hawaiian Hotel is equally as popular. In the beatui- ful pool is the Olyrnpic swimming champion, ean Spivey. Watching Jean perform are the three bell boys, Jimmy Brown, Joel Williams, an Jack Smith. Seated near the pool is Willie Dell Hall who is now the wife of an air force officer. Thousands are drawn to this hotel because of their fa- mous foods that are supervised by their caterer, Merle Smith, assisted by Betty Rash. As I look at the roster I see reigistered the popular TV stars, Katie Box and Faye Thurman, Emmie Craw ord, who is Miss America, multi-millionaire Wayland Childs, and Models Sue Smith, Joann Hall, and Jo ce Meadows. YNowfI turn my binoculars where I can see our own terra firma--the United States. Over in a wooded area I see Billy Watson inspecting his plantation. Not too far away I see Louise Justice and Bonnie Collins Ful- ord smipremely happy being farmers' wives. Donald Bolin has a large cattle arm. - A few of us continued our education. Morris Holloway is the principal at Fadette. Lillian Collins teaches the first grade, Rebecca Hundley social studies, Johnnie Maude Smith English, and Annette Hamm directs the daily calisthenics. - The new telephone exchaplge at Malvern is very modernistic. It is managed by June Hollowa , eva Jo McClenn , and Jean Whitaker. Over close to Burns Gihurch I see Jackie 'I:ew, who is a mail carrier, stuck in the mud. Connie Mills, also a mail carrier, is trying to pull him out. Zoomgng over the city of Slocomb are the two ace jet pilots--Loyd Coker an Wesley Mitc ell. Joel Tew and Richard Carroll are the very best known criminal lawyers. Their secretaries are Joyce Williams and Bobbie Palmer. At the corner of Railroad Street and Trash Alley I see a large super market owned by Grady Harris. His employees are man but best known are the delivery boys--Wallace Killingsworth and Edwin Davis. In Washington, D. C. , our country is being run by an ex ert--President Robert Kelley. The murals in the capitol are being changed, by our very own artist, Lamar May. Standing at attention in the Arlington Cemetery is Buck Private Phillip Pippin. Congressman Charles Avery and Senator Don Callihan are busy preparing a bill that will prohibit employees from working more than four days a week. Madison Square Garden is a complete sellout. Gerald Kirkland will challenge Kenneth Vinson tonight for the heavyweight championship. Betty Jean Martin, the Governor of Alaska's wife, is in Washington with the governors secretary, Ima Jean Register. She has come to have her clot pls designed by the amous designers Laurie Jane Patterson and Joel Wri t. To the right of the Mall is Rile Business College owned by Glenda Riley Her instructors are Sara McDonaldZ Mary Tidwell, and Hattie Metcalf. . As I live and breathe, that gets all of us. Now, Matey, to the port where we can anchor our ship and wait for the reunion of the class of '56. Lorena Bedsole, Prophet O