South Side High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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The SCRAPPER 33 The next morning I flew to Reno, Nevada, on some business. As I landed, my plane seemed out of whack so I told the mechanic to fix it up for me. Under the dirt and grease I recognized' the mechanic to be Andrew Bradley. He told me he was working for the United Keating and Knight Airlines. tEd and Ray to u.s.1 About that time Camilla Johnston walked up, all dressed in a cute littl-e stewardess uniform. She told me she had just gotten the job and for me to be sure to go to the airport coffee shop, that Edith McMillian, Beulah Millner, Anita Gunn and Lillian McNeer had gone in business together, remodeled the shop, and were doing a fine business. I went on in, talked to them awhile, and then left for the cottag-e I had reserved. Beulah had told me of Helen Walker operating a chain of neighborhood theatres in Reno and gave me her address. I called her and we planned to meet at the l Katty Hines Bar-B-Q Pit at 4:00 o'clock that afternoon. When We met, Helen suggested that we go to the P. R. M. Radio Station to hear Eleanor Sexton's speech on How to Get One Husband and Keep Him. When we arrived' at the station, there were Geraldine Pres- ley, Margaret Ragsdale and good old Polly Morton in the control rooms. When they saw us, they came out, greeted us and asked us to stay for the next program. As I sat there listening to Effie Lee Stebelton and Juanita Wagner warble out a blues song, I thought to myself that P. R. M. Station was a reproduction of South Side's Senior Class. Lenora Teglia was next on the broadcast' with a de- lightful imitation of birds She Was always so fond of Mother Na- ture anyway. After I left Helen, I decided to call Martha Warford, who is now married and has two precious children. She asked me out to supper, which Was delightful, excepting the food which she told me was cooked by an ex-South Sider, Myrtle Moon. She rang for Myrtle to clear the table but, instead, she sat down to it. and we three started discussing our old classmates. Myrtle told me that Patty Whitmore, Margaret Jordan, Ruth Kuehn, Sara Horne, and Mildred Haire were professors at the University of Nevada. I asked both of them what had happened to Charlotte McLeod. They looked at me rather queerly I thoughtg then Myrtle whispered that she was the famous divorce lawyer at Reno and' had been married five times herself. We decided to call her and get together. We three Went to her apartment. Her brother and some of his friends were there so we decided to make some of the Hi-Spots of Reno. First, we went to Lorraine Long and Kathleen Davis's Oriental Monte Carlo Casino. Louise Frazier was the hata-check girl and did she look cute in her red' and purple costume-what th-ere was to it. Catherine Schwerin and her Schwernettes were playing an engagement there. Featured songstress was Erlyne Tidwell. Della Pinstein did a beautiful tumbling act with Wylocline Marcy on the floor show. After we left there we decided to go to Liles and Licxey Ic-e Cream Parlor and there were old Mary Frances and Martha Bayne really dishing out the ice cream. They could always dish out anyway. The next morning being Sunday, I went to church and was I

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32 The SCRAPPER from him that he would be at the reunion. I then decided to go to one of the well-known beauty shops of Hollywood. As I walked in, I looked at the girl at the appointment desk and although she now has blonde hair, it was no one but Venus Kourvelas. We were so surprised at seeing each other after twelve years that it took us all of fifteen minutes to tell each other what the other had accomp- lished in those years. I told her I wanted a wave and a manicure and she rang for one of the girls fat least that was what I thoughtj and who should walk toward me but Honey Mansfield'. The only difference in Honey was a Waxed mustache. Venus must have seen my expression as she .started laughing and told me Mr. Mans- field was the proprietor of all the beauty shops in Hollywood. By that time 'Honey had reach-ed us and we had a gala time the rest of the evening going over our senior year. Honey told me of Dorothy Brown and Rose Burson's operating the B and B Dog Kennel in Los Angeles, also of the Hazel Bennett and Gladys Bas- kin acrobatic team. After Ileft Honey and Venus, I caught a cab to my hotel. While I was in tihe elevator, I kept looking at the elevator boy and finally discovered that it was Robert Cogswell. I let out the old South Side Locomotive and then he recognized me. He told me that his brother, James, was operator on the next shift. He said that the Hotel had a very good orchestra and floor show and he would be off in an hour and asked if I would have dinner with him and James. When we were at our table who should walk up to take our order but Bert Humpries. I was surprised, and after we gave our order he said I was to have many surprises before the end of the evening. We had been talking too long, as I noticed the manager headed for our table. Bert scrammed, and as the manager advanced toward our table, I noticed Robert and James had a'so disappeared I thought to myself what an awful beast to have for a boss, but as he stomped onward I recognized Jack Walter, altho he had culti- vated a middle-age spread and had grown side burns. A few feet from the table he recognized me and let out a wahoo and gave me a South Side bear hug. Remember how the girls used to dodge Jack in the halls so that they could escape his cave man methods? We yelled and shouted about different things and by the time We had quieted down, the floor show had started. Master of Ceremonies was Nell Collins. I yelled by myself then. She announc-ed that Frances Babin and her Babby Babes would give a new number call- ed Babinism. Frances appeared first, sang a cute ditty: then the Babby Babes trucked out. A beautiful chorus too. On the first line were Mary Cain, Verneil Garner, and Mattie Fowink'e. The second line was composed of Juanita Cuneo, Martha Jane Bel- lew and Nadine Connally. Next on the program, Nell announced was the Song-bird of the Perch, Miss Dorothy Nolan. I had drunk four glasses of water by this time, but when they announced that Miss Mary Weaver would present a sword swallowing act, I asked Jack to hand me the pitcher.

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V rn 34 IWQSCRQQPER surprised when Lucille Taylor was the conservative old preacher. She preached a splend' ffsermonand her choir was lovely. Emily Hall, Gloria Haire, A lfjbois Purser, Ramona Stockton, Beverley, Burton, Otis Vaughn, and Anne Storey sang a beautiful spring song. Vernon Keuhn played an organ solo. After church. Lucille and I ate lunch at a lovely 'little place in the country where Mar- garet Frazier and Grace Allen served southern style chicken. Jua- nita Floyd, Alma Reta Alexander and Eleanor Bailey were having lunch with their husbands. They had married brothers and triplets, at that. After lunch we went walking and who should we run into but David Ashby as an organ grinder and accompanied by a darling little monkey. After I left Lucille, I de- cided to go to the zoo and the very first person I saw was Henry Ellis, selling pop corn. He told me that Harold Fanning I as the superintendent of the zoo. He also infwdfl Q tafffggeibold and Seibert Circus was glving a perfo! :30. I decided to stay for the circusg so I did. Lawrence nd Edwin Boat- wright were the famous clowry of the cir usi' ames Galbreath, Willie Greer, Walter Key, John McAteer and rtis Johnsey were the daring young men on the flying trapeze. By the time I knew the Seibold and Seibert circus was really a success. Nick Kavelaras and his lions were the featured attraction. Could he make 'ein behave! Lester Moak and W. E. Kinney were the elephant train- ers. Wgj' -Iningo, Joseph Haire, V. M. McN-eer and' Charles Pollon did a goo number with their trained seals. After the circus, Arthur and George drove me back to the cottage. A telegram was waiting for me with the news I was to leave immediately for New York. After arriving in New York and finishing the business, I called up my old friend, Callie Horton, who is now the famous model of the Helen Howe Dress Establish- ment to have lunch with me. , After lunch we decided to go to the opera, Faust Marguirite was sung by Rebecca King. Valentine was sung by O-liver Bolton and Faust was sung by Ben Brooks. The production was excel- lent, excepting the singing. Calli-e and I then went to the Herbert Dawson and Son Oriental Tea Garden. Herbert was very good- looking in his Chinese robes. Malcolm Siler was the leader of the Oriental Jam Band which was composed of Alfred Van Huss at the drums, James Woodall at the clarinet, Kenneth Shafer at the uke- lele, Joe Stradler at the piano. What a band! Margaret Seibert serenaded us on her mandolin. A very charming picture of China, after the war. I left Callie, for better or worse and was walking down Fifth Avenue when I noticed written on one of the shop win- dows, Free Hamburgers if you buy a 25c Coco-Cola. I thought to myself what a foolish sign, but since I wanted something free I walked in. There was Kelly Carr really cooking the beef. He was always good at shooting the bull anyway. Kelly told me that Louis Babin was making the free hamburgers also. He said that I had missed seeing the famous golfer, Albert Feeble, who had just left. After I ate, Kelly and I went to see Robert Caylor, Bob Grim, and