Stone High School - Echo Yearbook (Wiggins, MS)

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The onger length skirt looks The latest in footwear inc udes eartw shoes, tennis attractive on Gail Jackson. shoes, and platforms witw patterned socks. Blue jeans, overalls, and ten- nis shoes are the order gf the After Christmas holidays, CB radios day for Danny Batgon and Tracy appeared in almost every car around Dale. town. 17 l V ,QQ X - av

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Fashions and Fads Fashion, as ever, was an important part of the school year. No one could predict what stu- dents would wear from day to day. Girls walked down the halls in knee length dresses or stood on the breezeway in blue jeans and jerseys. Boys appeared in jeans and overalls or in dressy pants with brightly printed shirts. Feet were clad in platform shoes, ten- nis shoes, or earth shoes and socks with crazy designs. The two most popular fads of the year were mood rings and CB radios. lVlood rings, which change color with your mood, hit the mar- ket about Christmas, and in no time, everyone was either wear- ing one or asking to try on some- body else's! On the highways every car seemed to grow a large CB an- tenna, and instead of saying O.K. , Stone High students be- gan to say, 10-4 . Everyone knew the story of Rubber Duck, Pigpen, and the Convoy, which played constantly on the radio. 16 An embroidered shirt and bandana scarf, big fashion news this year, is worn by Lillian Smith. During football season this year, tie uniform for Fri day was jeans, jerseys, and tennis swoes.

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Elections, Inflation and Sharks' Fireplug painting was the big thing in 1975. To create spirit for the Bicentennial, everyone took a paintbrush in hand and little people appeared on fiery street corner. The state elections captured our TV screens in the fall months. Political rallies were held at the fairgrounds and on Nov. 4th students in American History and American Government were ablefto cast votes for their can- didates. With inflation still a roblem 1 P everything continued to rise in I price. Hard hit students found themselves forking out 606 for a hamburger at the lVlug and gas hit 656 per gallon. Candy and gum couldn't be had for less than 15C and Uncle Sam deman- ded 13C for every letter he sent on its way. lVlusic did its best to keep things calm. Elton John and Barry Manilow were two very popular performers with a string of hits in 1975 and Neil Seda- ka's Love Will Keep Us To- gether done by the Captain and Tenille became the number one song in the nation. Unc e Sam greets all wwo o Stone High. He come t was painted by Connie Ying ing during the fire- plug oainting contest spon- sorec by City Hall. Bubb e gum blew up to 26. With the rise of sugar and ingredients, the student's favorite pastime of blowing bubbles became a bit more expensive. I