Temple Hill High School - Templar Yearbook (Castlewood, VA)

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turc teacher, and Slaino Byington w as Cornmercial teacher. They seemed to have a fine school and I enjoyed my little time spent with them very much. As I came out of the school house my eyes glanced to the right side of the street. There I noticed a sign Welch’s Service Station. The next thought which came was if Junior and Mary Ruth had married and settled there. I could not resist going in. I was right; they had taken their vows two years be- fore. I chatted there a while and at 2:30 I was to leave for an airplane ride with Marvin Byington as the pilot. While we wore riding we talked about our classmates and good teachers that we had at Temple Hill. Marvin suggested that we tune in for some mu- sic on the radio, so I agreed. A voice was singing Tho White Cliffs of Dover. It sounded very beau- tiful and the voice was familiar. Listen, Marvin, did you hear that? Annette Litton was singing from Hollywood. I had often wondered where she and Thomas Salyer were and if their friendship was still as it was in school. As the plane came lower tho ground I could sec a small object standing at the airport. The plane came down to the ground and I got out. It was Thomas standing there. Ho said, Hello, cousin, and I said Hello and good bye to those friends and started on a-gain. Next, I find myself in a department store buying some lace handkerchiefs. The clerk, can you imagine, was Wilma Byington. She said she liked her job fine and was taking life easy Still onward I went. I saw a man and his wife and two small children coming toward mo. They all looked very familiar. I said to myself that looks like Mr. Bane Daugherty and his wife, the former Beulah Moore, and children. The closer I came the more I hesitated to stop and talk. Who’s the little man with tho black whiskers? It’s Chick Carty. Doesn’t he look natural? There’s a good-looking man in that Navy Uniform who resembles a classmate of mine. It is Ray Hughes,

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V) still as blond as ever. He says the Navy is a swell place for a fellow to be i For relaxation I decided to go to the movies. Who’s the blonde-head selling tickets? Did I- hear someone say it was Thelma Addison? Of course, she was always fond of movies when she went to school. I walked in the theater and found a very comfortable seat with a good-looking bunch of boys. I sat down, and looked from side to side. There I saw they were McNeil Hale, H. B. Isaacs, Albert Sargent, Bennie Johnson, and Thomas Phillips. I was really glad to see them. After the show, I was very hungry. So I went down the street and came to a place called Dickenson’s Cafe. I remembered I wont to school with James. Could this be his place, was the thought which ran through my mind. I went in and found that I was right. His waitresses were Lorcne Horne and his wife, the former Muriel Wolfe. I enjoyed my meal very much and on I went. Who are the girls wearing those W.A.V.E. Uniforms. Don’t they look nice? Why, it’s Betty Nell Salyer and Gayc Herndon. Just then passed ' a T-IIodxl car. Boys and girls were in it laughing, talking; and having lots of fun. Don’t those voices sound familiar? Who could it be? The driver is Henry Dotson, accompanied by Robert porter, Paul Burke, George Campbell, Iris Boll King, and Sally Jessee. They were so merry it brought back the sweetest memories of my high school days. Johnson’s 5 10 $1 Store. That reminds me of Rudolph and Mary Elizabeth. They have gone in partnership in a nice store and their two very nice clerks are Garnet Salyer and Nettie Castle. They had lots of pretty things and while I was there a very attractive little lady came in and bought seme stationery. I thought I should know her. Just then I heard Nettie say, 7 hat for you, Georgia?” I knew then it was Georgia Parks. For whom is the letter? was getting very ugly the beauty salon and By this time, my hair so I decided I’d go down to