Taylorsville High School - Tahian Yearbook (Taylorsville, NC)

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Here's the good ole' U. N. C. The football team is brilliantly coached by James Mead- lock. I learned that Paul Dean Watts had just signed to play basketball with the New York Globe Trotters. I was surprised to see Jana Elder, Marie Oliver, and Exie Robinette dressed in nurses' uniforms. These girls are 11ow registered nurses. The Cadet Nurses Corps retained its best nurses for the Army of Occupation. Evelyn Wike and Betty Sue Coonse happened to be two of these lucky ones. I just have to float over Taylorsville and Taylorsville High to see what's going on! Why, tl1ere's Sandra Motsinger with a room full of little school children and they love her so much. I also see Lona Louise Barnes, a commercial teacher. Gliding over Mai11 Street, I see the Barnes' Funeral Home, formerly the Adams', now owned and managed by Roy Neil Barnes. I see the former Pat Murphy caring for her family of four. I am happy to know that Jo Ann Tevepaugh and Betty Wike have made successful tele- phone operators. Louise Barnes is a stenographer for the mayor of Taylorsville. I don't know whether her oliice experience at T. H. S. or her politics was responsible for this excellent position. Whoops! I almost bumped into Leon Bowman, champion flag pole sitter of the world. Bonnie Sipe prepares his meals and sends them up in a basket along with a bottle of rubbing alcohol. Time for intermission! the sun announces as the curtain rings down and the lights come on for Act 1. Guess I'll relax for a puff of dust. At the rising of the curtain, I find myself floating along the Oregon Coast up into Wash- ton. I seem to be the only cloud. It's so peaceful here! I grab my fleecy parts about me as I see Rowe Teague counting the number of salmon in the Columbia River while his secretary, Hurshel Teague, keeps the records straight. Don Reid is known in the lumber business for his ability to top the tallest trees without breaking any limbs. Why am I crying? What a play! No, the tears are from Old Faithful, which caught me off guard. Betty Lou Pennell is a guide here in Yellowstone National Park. Where is my buddy John Bentley going with all that meat? Is he that hungry? I see now that he is keeper of the bears. While resting between acts, I heard a familiar phrase which brought tears to my eyes, We,re gonna fight and we'll win for the Purple and Gold. I hurriedly blow my nose, thus disturbing several other clouds around me. Hold yourself together! one yelled as the scene changed to the VVindy City where Shirley Loudermelk keeps a record of the wind. A radio wave hits me and, as I recover from the shock, I hear Lynn Echerd, the famous Uncle Remus. He is loved by all the kiddies, and Shirley Harrington keeps a record of his fan mail. Where's the crowd headed? I wandered-I mean wondered. To the wrestling matches, comes the reply. Of course, Shirley Mullis, lady wrestling champion of the World, is going to tackle Wakefield Bentley, winner of the 1nen's wrestling matches. Wish I had a ticket to see it! Oh, well, I know it will be a close match. As the show draws to an end, I see Jack Bebber plodding westward. He has undertaken the job of seeing how many steps it will take to walk across the United States. Jo Ann Parker flies above him in a homemade helicopter. She has already counted a zillion steps. The final curtain rings down and the actors appear again, they are greeted with tremendous applause. As I fade into the mist, the footlights dim in the great theater, The VVorld, and I hear the refrain: DUTY AND TRUTH AND HONOR THESE MAY WE LEAVE OUR . ALMA MATERH . -NELL Rosa MoosE

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enior Kfcwzi mop ec? Hello, folks! My name is Nebula. Haven't you been watching my floating around in the sky? Do you know it took me twenty years to get to be the cloud I am today? Of course, Iim getting a little old, but I have enjoyed my existence because I can observe everything that is going on in the world. y The happiest months of my life are May and June because those are the months of commence- ment and graduation. It is fun to watch young hopefuls from a point of vantage observing their happy faces and gay laughter. I also see them in pensive moods pondering long deep thoughts about their future. Almost all of them are looking forward to prosperity in youthful careers, and occasionally I catch a glint of a diamond glittering in the sun, foretelling a happy future with marriage as a career. All in all it is a hopeful group and know I will be privileged to see the ful- filment of their dreams. How I grew can best be explained through describing the great dramatic hit, Life, whose characters are the Taylorsville High School graduating class of '52. This class produced me from drops of sweat off their brows. The drops of sweat were caused by twelve years of hard labor by which each member grew from first grade to graduation, receiving the training that caused their minds to grow from blankness to maturity. Algebra, Latin, physics, and athletics all contributed to the sweat which made me grow into a fleecy cloud. How hard each senior applied himself in his daily tasks gave me a clue as how to predict his success in the future. Fifty-one people working hard for twelve long years eventually produced enough sweat to give me power to float where I wished to go. So I began traveling and see- ing things! Oh, mel I'm way over the ocean. I'll float toward the good ole' U. S. A. In the distance I can see the Empire State Building. Wait! Something new has been added. It's a statue of Marion Clontz, President of the United States. It stands out in the sun majestic and tall. There is a happy expression on his face reminiscent of the happy boyish smile we used to see in the dear old halls of Taylorsville High when he and Jo Ann R. used to walk down the halls hand in hand. Life has been kind to Marion and hasn't robbed him of his debonair manner. What's happening on Broadway? Traffic is jammed for three miles. I might have known. Daisy Fox and Linda Sue Pennell, two women cab drivers, are the cause of the jam. There are Johnsie Deal, policewoman, and Robert Cavin, policeman, arguing about which is tl1e best way to solve the problem. They are always looking for trouble. Looking down Broadway, I see that Rachel Icenhour is starring in the new production, Half Angel. I tried to get a ticket to see it, but it was booked months in advance. I see Maxine Mays, .Iuel Johnson, and Margie Bumgarner wearing creations by Virginia Herman, one of New York's top designers of Fifth Avenue. The names of' these three girls appear annually in the list of America's ten best dressed women. Allene Warren is editor of the Warren Publishing House, which has just published Frances Duncan's latest book The Case of the Missing' Ring. She is the world's most influential and enthusiastic author. She became tired of being a secretary and found that her true life work was writing detective fiction. As I drift southward, I know I must be nearing Washington since I can see the Washing- ton Monument. I learned that the Lincoln Memorial has a companion, the Doris St. Clair Liberty Memorial, honoring Doris' great work in securing freedom. He had come through World War III as a hero and all of his later life had been dedicated to the cause of freedom. Due to the manpower shortage, the class of '52 has lived up to its reputation in the com- mercial field. Right over Capitol Hill I see Sue Ella Stafford and Lou Eva Jolly, secretaries of Senator Charles Rogers and Representative Abe Russell from North Carolina. Marie Mays likes secretarial work and she worships that boss. Well, who wouldn't? He is a millionaire and has offered to share his wealth with' her. Oh! There's the White House, it is being reconstructed according to the plans drawn by architects Coy Bebber and Calvin Little. Their interest in architecture began in watching the high school gym go up during their junior year. I always knew a great benefit would come from that building. As I float down South, thoroughly enjoying this production of Life, I hear beautiful music by the former Jo Ann Richey. I learned she teaches music in her spare time, however this is limited because she spends most of it caring for the children and oking for her hus- band. l l I S ,ij

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