Taylor County High School - Sampler Yearbook (Perry, FL)

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CLAYTON MELLOUS SWAIN “Unprepared and uncon- cerned, he came to class, and still he learned. Class President '49 (Foley); Basketball '50 (Foley); Basket- ball '52, '53; Football '51; King of Homecoming '52. SHIRLEY ZEIGLER “Happiness is not given, but exchanged. Band '50, '53; Band Officer '52; Class Officer '52; Sponsor '52; Taylor Hi Lites '52; Student Council '51; Annual Staff '53; Office Assistant '53; Pep Band '53. RUFUS WHIDDON “Such. Tuffies and Dum- mies we are. MARY CAROLYN WHITLOCK “In heaven, an angel is no- body in particular.” Band '52; Sponsor '52; Cheer- leader '53; D. S. Club '53;. Taylor Hi Lites '52. RICHARD SWEARINGEN “Most men have more cour- age than they themselves think they have. Football '52; Basketball '53; Student Council '53; Key Club '53. JONNIE ELIZABETH PARTIN “The only way to have friends is to be a friend.” (Foley) Basketball '51; Foley Hi Lites '50, '51; Cheerleader '51; Glee Club '51; 4-H Club '51; Office Assistant '50, '51; (Perry) Basketball '52, '53; Taylor Hi Lites '52; Softball '53.

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MARVIN H. RATLIFF “The wisest man is gener- ally he who thinlcs himself the least so.’ Football ’52. GENELLE WALKER “A f riend can well be reck- oned the masterpiece of nature. Taylor Hi-Lites Staff '52; 4-H Club '53; Senior Favorite '53, Class Officer '50, '51; Library Assistant '51. WAYNE A. SPRADLEY “Give me a million girls, but give them to me one at a time. D. Cr S. Club '53; Football '51; Student Council '52, '53; Stu- dent Council Officer '53; An- nual Staff '53; King of Playnite '50. WILLIE MAE WILLIAMS “I must mingle my pleas- ure with cares now and then.” 4-H Club '50, '51. '53; F.H A. Club '53; Office Assistant '53. PATSY RUTH VANN “What’s the use of living if you can’t enjoy yourself I Cheerleader '51. '52, '53; Office Assistant '50, '51, '52, '53; Bas- ketball '51, '52, '53; Spanish Club '52, '53; Officer in Span- ish Club '53; Sponsor '50, '51; Annual Staff '51, '52, '53; Queen of Playnite '51. FRED REDDING, JR. “Don’t hold him to things he’s said; it’s not his fault, just Fred.” OLIVIA KEITH WHIDDON “Life’s a jest, and all things show it; I'thought it once, but now I know it. Taylor Hi-Lites '52; Annual Staff '51; 4-H Club '53; Senior Favorites '53; F.H.A. Club '50. JAMES LARRY STEPHENS “Fr lends hip is the key to happiness. rootDau ty, pu, 51, 52; Bas- ketball '50, '51, '52, '53; Base- ball '50. '51, '52, '53; Key Club 51, '52, '53; D. S. Club '53' Student Council '51; Class Offi- cer '52; Senior Favorite '53' An- nual Staff '53; Taylor Hi Lites 52; President of Student Body

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THE REVELRY OF '73 This is a fateful year, this year of '73, because it marks the beginning of a new era for the Solid South. The mighty Confederacy is-rising again. We find ourselves in the capital city of the New South, Perry, Florida. As we slowly make our way through the milling crowds to the White House, we find the newly-elected President of the Confed- eracy, John Dickert, in conference with his advisers. The consist of his two right hand men, Wayne Spradley and Ricky Swearingen; the renowned lawyer, Gerry Lawrence; the Southern diplomat, J. L Kerr; and the multi-millionaires, Robert Grubbs, and Ed Parker, who are using their unlimited funds to finance the Cause. The President's corps of special secretaries, Anne Lois Ferns, Willie Mae Williams, and La Wanda Padgett, are frantically taking notes of every detail of the discussion. Shh! this meeting is top secret At this moment the great General StbnewaH Stephens is ex- plaining the importance of constructing a gigantic underground tunnel. It will be built by Richmond Capell's Construction Company. Its chief engineers are Ted Guilford, Marvin Ratliff, and Joseph King This tunnel will be used for secret shipment of ammunition, artillery, and Doc's White Lightning.” We are assured that supplies will be delivered safely because our gunrunners, George Hamby and Jack Stalans, have hired Fred Redding to drive his souped-up truck. As we leave the conference, we hear a terrific explosion. A passer-by informs us that it’s only the three great scientists, Clayton Swain, Helen Hendry, and Royce Thompson, experimenting with a poisonous gas that will reverse the mental system of the enemy, forcing them to retreat when they want to go forward. While we are passing this way, let's drop in on the Sisters of the South Sewing Circle, a group composed of Mary Jane Linton, Sara Nell Nabinger. Maxine Carrin, and Jackie Clark. They are busily working on the new Confederate flag designed by Shirley Zeigler. Soon we reach Fort Foley. At the gates we meet Dare-Devil “Doctor Porter and his guerrilla band composed of these fearless fighters: Midget Walker, Ellis Moore, Wayne Ritch, Grady Whitfield, and Nolan Grubbs. The scout for this party is Roy Mays, who is using his extensive knowledge of the north- ern territory for the Cause. Learning that they are going out on one of their raids, we decide to tag along. After a few hours' journey, we notice a band of figures swooping down from the hilltops. It is that terrible trio, Mighty Moon, Hammering Jean Holton, and Whirling Whitlock, leading the famous women's fighting unit, the Daughters of the Rising Confederacy, consisting of Genelle Walker, Jonme Partin, Jamie Shaw, Jewel Revels, and Mary Jane Henry. At the battle line, these angels (?) of-mercy, Patsy Vann, Mary Jane Sadler, and Dorothy Mansfield, are busily taking care of the wounded soldiers—Ralph Hunter, Charles Poppell and Danny McCloud Meanwhile, Chaplain Kenneth Pridgeon is bolstering the troops' morale through his inspiring rendition of Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition. As the battle grows more heated, we take leave of our troops to return to the fort. We shall look in the fort hospital, where Doctors Early Jane Wages and Rufus Whiddon are performing a major opera- tion on Col. Lamar O'Steen. Assisting the doctors, are nurses Carol Hamiter and Margaret Hendrix. In another room we find psychiatrist Marilyn Hodges examining Wilkie Gibson, who is suffering from shell shock. He seems to think he is Clark Gable. Now we decide to attend the U S F. Show (United States of Florida, that is). The first performer is Miss Penny Kuhn singing the National Anthem, Dixie. After the excitement of Dixie,” we are pre- sented with a scene from the play, Gone With the Wind, starring the incomparable Keith Whiddon as Scarlett 0 Hara. Betty Parker, Edwina Graves, and Laura Durden present a song-and-dance number called The Sad Ole North, She Ain't What She Used To Be, accompanied by the one and only June Dansby on her magic piano. At the end of this unforgetable show, Charlotte Louque unveils her paint- ing, The New South. As we leave Fort Foley, there is no doubt in our minds that, with such capable and inspiring char- acters to guide it, the Confederacy WILL NOT, MUST NOT, and CANNOT fail! By Helen Hendry and Shirley Zeigler