Sylva High School - Hurricane Yearbook (Sylva, NC)

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Several late arrivals who were abroad have just gotten off their ship S, S, United States and came directly to the party. Sheila Kirchberg, an English Duchess, volunteers the information that Hughie Blanton is the captain and Joe Kinsland the purser of the ship and that they will be along just as soon as the ship docks. Other persons on the Ship are: Lillie Mae George, who married the French boy to whom she wrote during high schoolg Barbara Beck, ambassador to Switzerlandg Charles Mason, a scientist studying in Germany, Betty Ward, a missionary in Africa, and Gary Dillard, a diplomat in India. Others from the class of '56 are living in all parts of the United States, Nell Robinson is professor of English at Vassar. Gail Painter is a well-known pediatrician and her office nurse is Margaret Gates. Washington, D,C,, has a large portion of '56 graduates. The secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare is Davie Sue Shuler and Secretary of Entertainment is Eddes Sutton. Speaker for the House of Representatives is Gary Stanford, and Peter Marshall's place as Chaplain of the Senate has been taken by Jerry Beasley. The President's press secretary is Arthur Jordan, who always had a nose for smelling news! Annie Nell Jones is chief librarian for the Library of Congress and Linda Dillard works at the Smithsonian Institute. Television, theater, and Hollywood all have representatives from the class of '56. The hus- band-and-wife, Jane and Ronald Russell, have their own television show over NBC. Bill and Bob Parker have taken over the spot formerly occupied by Martin and Lewis, and their latest movie also stars Joanne Smith. Jan Springer dances on his own television program, Springing Springer, and Sara Bumgarner sings in the Metropolitan Opera. Betty Nichols has taken George Gobel's place, and Larry Cope is famous as the second Davy Crockett. Jimmy Worley and Carroll Henson have gone into business. They own Worley, Henson, and Co. , formerly known as Sears, Roebuck, and Co. Employed as interior decorators in their modern store are Doris Cogdill, Norma Bryson, and Betty Rose Norman. Things have really changed! Much to my surprise, Addie is now the capital of North Carolina Governor of the State is an old classmate, Joe McClure. The society lady of the season is Myrtice Blanton and her principal escort is Edwin Beck. Gene Robinson has become editor of the North State News-Tribune and Mary Denton and Alma Wood are also working on the paper. Mary is the art editor and Alma writes the society page. The big news of the day is that Reva Blanken- ship, a home agent, has just eloped with Ronnie Waldroop, suspected of being a Communist. Katy Cabe and Sara Bess Willard are homemakers living in the exclusive residential section of the city. Kirk Shannon has been promoted to the position of President of Georgia Tech, and Barbara Reeve is teaching Biology at the University of Miami. Two women looking strangely alike have just come in. Of course they are the Cogdill twins, Sue and Lou. Lou is a comedienne on WLOS-TV in Asheville and Sue owns a kindergarten in Charlotte. A stunning red-head greets me and I recognize her as Wanda Dillard. She and Mary Sue Miller are executives in Hawaii. Doris Cook is dietician and Ronnie Shuler general manager of the Waldorf Hotel in New York. Benny Parris is now owner of Macy's, largest department store in New York. I have met all my old friends and classmates and our reunion has been a success. If all this could come to pass ..... but who knows? Perhaps it will. Ruth E. Crawford

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Class History 1952 ..... In September about one hundred and twenty anxious freshmen assembled along with the more sophisticated upperclassmen to begin the school year. We wondered if we would ever find our way around. Somehow order was created out of chaos and we settled down to work. We elected Ronnie Russell, President, and James Stevens, Vice President of our class. As the year wore on, we gradually began to feel more sure of ourselves, and before we knew it, our freshman year was over. 1953 ..... Most of us returned as sophomores feeling like old timers in this business of going to high school. This year Gary Dillard was elected President and Sara Bumgarner was elect- ed Vice President. Several members of our class were selected to serve as waiters and waitresses for the Junior-Senior Banquet. There were parties, football and basketball games, club activities, afternoons at the drugstore, and of course studying. Two years had passed and again came the end of school. 1954 ..... Our Junior year, and now we were really in the swing of things. At our yearly election we elected Lois Bradley, President, and Jerry Beasley, Vice President. Again came foot- ball games, parties, and studying, but now we had to raise money for our own Junior -Senior Ban- quet, pick out our rings, and select our caps and gowns. By a lot of hard work we managed to have a really successful banquet, the Stork Club, featuring Sammy Beck and his Royal Canadians and many other famous entertainers. Then came the time to see the Seniors off to Washington and New York and sit on the sidelines at graduation for the last time. We were really excited when our rings arrived and school came to a close. 1955 ..... Seniors! We finally made it. This year we were the ones to elect superlatives, publish the annual, go to Washington and New York, and finally walk up on the stage in our white caps and gowns to receive our diplomas. This year Jerry Beasley served as President of the class and Charles Mason, Vice President. 1956 ..... And as all good things come to an end, the final chapter closes on our four years as students at Sylva High. Soon we will be among its alumni, but it will always find a warm place in our hearts, and our memories of it will always go with us. Nell Robinson Class Prophecy Years have rolled past and the Sylva High Senior Class of 1956 are gathering from all parts of the world for a class reunion. What a contrast between these successful adults and the carefree boys and girls we were at commencement! Some of the people I don't even recognize, but by questioning I soon have met all of those who were my classmates, the alumni of '56, Seated at a vantage point I spy two old pals, Lois Bradley and Norma Jones. of course Lois is married to Bill Queen, an engineer in South America, and they have those twelve children. Norma has become a supervisor of nurses at John Hopkins Hospital. After greeting the girls, I learn that Joan Bumgarner is a model for Christian Dior's Parisian line of clothing, and Glenda Denton also is in Paris, studying art at the Sorbonne. A woman rushes up to say hello, and I finally recognize her as Carole Allison, who has real- ized her ambition and is driving a transfer truck for Overnite. Carole tells me that the freight company is owned by Harold Moses, and working as his right-hand men are Sara Revis and Frances Stiles, who in high school were so good at shorthand. I meet others in rapid succession. Standing in a corner are six old friends who all were school bus drivers at Sylva High - - Bill Akens, now a school bus manufacturer, James Beck, a colonel in the U. S. Marines, Vernon Cabe, famous for his picture on Wildroot hair oil, Charles Cope, North Carolina Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, Ray Ferguson, succeeding Haydn as Jackson County Highway patrolrnan, and Dean Stephens, commander of the battleship Mighty Mo, '

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Last Will and Testament We, the Seniors of Sylva High School, being of sound mind and high intelligence, do declare this as our last will and testament. To the Principal and Faculty we leave the Junior Class with hope that they will make a better Senior Class than we have been. To the Juniors we leave the school building which holds memories of four of the happiest years of our lives. To the Sophomores we leave our Principal, Mr. Hooper, and all of his tall tales. To the Freshmen we leave all that we have left, and that is the hope that they will some day accomplish all the things we have in four years. We, Bill Alkens and Bill Parker, bequeath our chewing tobacco to Gene Brown and Jimmy Franklin. I, Carole Allison, will Bob Beck to anyone who will have him. I, Jerry Beasley, will my ability to argue physics with Mr. Johnson to Tommy Ledbetter. I, Barbara Beck, will my ability to do what I love, and love what I do to Margaret Painter. I, James Beck, will my ability to drive a school bus to anyone who will have it. I, Edwin Beck, will my position in the school store to Tom McClure. I, Reva Blankenship, will my silly giggle to Kathleen Moody. I, Hughie Blanton, will my crew cut to Sammy Dillard. I, Myrtice Blanton, will my American Government book to Mary Hilda Norman. We, Lois Bradley and Bill Queen, bequeath our many bitter quarrels to Tommy Bradley and Walt Henson. I, Sara Bumgarner, will my position as chief cheerleader along with all my mistakes, worries, troubles, and good times to Betsy Crawford. I, Joan Bumgarner, will the rest room mirror to Jean Middleton Crawford. I, Katy Cabe, will my first son to the Sylva football team. I, Ruth Crawford, will my Pesty to Jean, Audrey, and the sophomore girls. I, Doris Cogdill, will my heighth and cute ways to Peggy Jo Crawford. I, Lou Cogdill, will my way to get by with my work and teachers to anyone who is lucky enough to have an identical twin. I, Sue Cogdill, will my friendship to my teachers to my sister, Betty. I, Charles Cope, will my fat to Gordon Baker, and my pants if needed. I, Doris Cook, will my short hair to Cleida Crisp., I, Larry Cope, will the darts in P, E, class to Jimmy Franklin and Eddie Parris. I, Glenda Denton, will just leave. I, Mary Denton, will my ability to write shorthand. to anyone who needs it. We, Linda Dillard and Annie Nell Jones, bequeath our shorthand books to anyone who is crazy enough to take this subject. I, Arthur Jordon, will my ability to work Algebra and Physics easily to Bobby Holden. I, Carol Henson, will my nice looks to Carl Jones. I, Gary Dillard, will my excess heighth to Joe Middleton. I, Margaret Gates, will my love for English to the oncoming Seniors. I, Lillie Mae George, will my love for all the boys of Sylva High to anyone who can stand them. I, Wanda Dillard, will my driver's license to Cereeta. I, Vernon Cabe, will my curly hair to all the girls. I, Norma Bryson, will my quiet and serious ways to Gene Brown. I, Joe Kinsland, will my Republican politics to Gene Williamson. I, Charles Mason, will my football shoes to anyone who is big enough to fill them. I, Harold Moses, will my ability to copy papers successfully to my brother, Tom Ledbetter. I, Bob Parker, will let J, D, Patterson have the girl in Waynesville. I, Kirk Shannon, will my part of the community locker to Tom Mason. I, Gene Robinson, will my ability to get along with teachers to Doug Campbell. I, Ronnie Shuler, will mv English accent to Kathryn Moody. We, Jane and Ronnie Russell, will just take what we have with us because, brother, we are going to need it I, Jan Springer, will .my Wrigley's Spearrnint gum to Mrs. Scott, I, Gary Stanford, will my quiet ways to Mr. Sellers. I, Dean Stephens, will my red hair to Bobby Mills. I, Ronnie Waldroop, will my ability to learn French to Gilbert Bess. I, Jimmy Worley, will my ability to stay away from freshmen and sophomore girls to Jackie Revis. I, Sheila Klrchberg, will my ability to spell to Love Brendle. I, Mary Sue Miller, will my ability to come to school every day to Mary Ellen Sellers. I, Betty Nichols, will my ability to keep quiet in class at the proper times to Red Montieth. I, Betty Norman, will my business English book to Jean Ray. I, Gail Painter, will my ability to fall for boys who wear glasses to Lynda Stovall. I, Sara Revis, will my height to Helen Greene. I, Nell Robinson, will my fourth period office practice to the poor unsuspecting Junior who takes my place. I, Davie Sue Shuler, will my seat in the Beta Club to Frankie Jean Hensley. I, Joanne Smith, will my love for Caney Fork and all the cute boys to Nancy Ashe and all Air Force boys to Patsy Lewis. I, Frances Stiles, will my love for LR. S. to Joann Moody. I, Eddes Sutton, will my shorthand book to Ann Springer. I, Betty Ward, will my ability to get through high school in four years and to make reports In the Reader's Digest to the oncoming Seniors who will have English under Mrs. Scott, I, Benny Parris, will my ball and chain to Carl Jones. I, Norma Jones, will my ability to get and keep a boyfriend from Bryson City to Nina Snyder.