Union High School - Acorn Yearbook (Vale, NC)

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611155 Prophccy One day in Mr. Yoder's second period Sociology Class, while I wasn't think- ing about the sociology lessong don't get me wrong, sociology isn't a bore, but I think a lot of it deals with common sense and from your question until it's your turn again,you can kinda catch a nap or daydream likel was doing then. ldream- ed about my classmates and me twenty-five years from the time we had received our diplomas and graduation was all over. As it started off,I was on a bigTransatlantic Plane just arriving at La Guar- dia Field in New York. I had been looking at a magazine, Life, I believe, and as I turned back to the cover, who should be staring back from the cover at me, but the picture of Union's own Peggy Jonas,who had won for herself the title,Teach- er of the Year. About this time the plane had la nded and as I got offl noticed two rather familiar faces. On inquiring of the airline hostess, who incidentally happened to be Shelby Ca rswell,I found out they were Bill Scronce and Ralph Gil- 45 bert, who were pilot and co-pilot. I went by the c oc kpit and spoke to them and i asked how everything was and how life had been treating them. From their con- , versation I learned that they had served a hitch in the Air Force Cadets and after A ' 1 a very honorable record, they had been offered their present positions. Also, l , 5, learned that Ted Sain wa s a Jet Test Pilot. About that time, I was nudged on the X. arm by someone who said that I had New York to explore and that this was just I the airport. It seems that I was on some sort of tour. I then, went to the hotel, where I stayed and who should I find as owner and manager, but Guy Beam and Ted I-larkey. They were doing right well, too, be- cause I was supposed to be staying at one of the best hotels, or so I was inform- ed. That night as I was getting re ady to go to the opera, I turned on the radio and who should be spinning the platters,but Dean Stroup with HowardAuton as chief engineer. I was especially anxious to go to the ope ra for, Johnnie Ann Seagle, an old classmate was the star. As it turned out, I was doubly pleased about going to the opera because there I saw to my surprise Shirley and Max Jenkins who had left their children at home in Lincolnton long enough to take a second honeymoon. Jean Wai-lick, who was a secretary at the United Nations and Shirley Sain, who was assistant to the Gov- ernor of New York, were also there and afte r getting reacquainted with them, I learned that Lottie Scronce was teaching in a college in North Carolina and that Margaret Ledford was a missionary in China. These were the only two they knew about. Over coffee, in my hotel lobby, we planned to see about having a class reunion. A part of my tour included a trip to the top ofthe Empire State Building and there I found Hazel- ine Houser, who was working as secretary in an office for some big attorney. I talked with her and she told me Sadie Helms, Emma Laura Carpenter, Doris D uc kwo rth and Av Neail Carpenterwere running a big dress shop in St. Louis and were making big names for them Selve s in the clothing world. Clifton Scronce I also encountered there. He was leaving his law office to attend court,as he was in r a th e r a big hurry, I talked to him only long enough to find out that Barbara Jean Sain, who had taught business in school for awhile,was his secretary, and Lester Canipe and Bob Scronce, his callegues. My tour of New York by this time was almost c om pleted, b ut before returning home I felt I should get my friends a little gift. On entering an elaborate gift shop off Broadway, I found Shirley Faye Smith, Louise Johnson, and Rosie Tessner as its proprietors. It seem s that besides knowing thelperfectgift for everyone they also knew the low-down on everybody because they had just return- ed from their vacations which they had spent back home in Lincolnton. It seems that Max Conner and David Sain were running a welding shop and farming, as well as raising dogs in the N. C. moun- tains. J.B.Gilbert seemed to be making a go of dairy farming. Dot Abernethy was secretary to her husband as was Doris B. Reynolds, besides being successful housewives. By this time I g ue s s you're wondering just what l'm doing in New York. Well, it seems that I had won some sort of contest, no, I don't think this one was won on the most intelligent answer, but perhaps from the best experience. The rules were to fill out an Octagon SoapJingle that went some- thing like this-- Octagon Soap helps me in my work, Because, when scrubbing floors, It helps get out the dirt. Yes, I'd gone to a big city,Baltimore,in fact, and got a job in one of the largest buildings there, but doing what? Scrubbing floors as the janitoress. Asl remember,at about this time in my dreaming,Mr.Yoder called on me for the next question, which had s om ethin g to do with Foreign Relations and boy, did I have to do some fast guessing on that one! Prophetess Eleanor Whitener

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las! Will And Testament We,the Senior class of'55--realizing our years here at Union are almost a thing of the past, do hereby write our Last Will and Testament to prove our love and loyalty to our ever patient teachers and to this school, To the rising Seniors, we wish luck and success. To the Juniors, we say keep studying-the reward is soon to be had. To the Sophomores, we leave our books and good times. To the Freshmen, our ability to make good grades. I, Dorothy Abernethy, do he re by will my typewriter to my sister, Betty, hoping she will enjoy it as much as I, but will have greater speed and make fewer mistakes. I, Howard Auton, will my English book to any one who wants it hoping that they will do better than I did. I, Guy Beam, hereby will my good times in high school tv Roger Richard, hoping he has as much fun as I did. I, Doris Brown, will to my niece,Nancy Coon,my position as editor of the Annual, together with my extra box of aspirins. I, Lester Canipe, hereby will my good times and my basketball suit to my two brothers, Harold and Jerry. I, Av-Neail Carpenter, do hereby will to my sister, Phyllis, my ability to get through school in twelve years and have as many friends as I have had, with the hope that she is one of the smartest pupils to ever graduate. I, Emma Laura Carpenter, will to my brother, T, M. Carpenter, all the brains I need and don't have to add to the ones he has and doesn't need hoping they help him graduate with more success than I did. I, Shelby Carswell, do hereby will m y ability to get into arguments and all my good times here at Union to my sister-Brenda. I, Max Conner, do hereby will my basketball suit to Donald Jones, hoping he enjoys it as much as I have. I, Doris Duckworth, will my ability to pass all subjects witho ut studying hard to Linda Duck- worth. I, J, B. Gilbert, hereby will my back seat in English class to anybody who wants it, hoping they stay out of trouble as well as I did. I, Ralph Gilbert, will my typewriter to anyone, hoping they don't have as much trouble as I did. I, Ted Harkey, do hereby will my old English book to anyone who wants it, hoping they can keep it together as long as I have. I, Sadie Helms, do hereby will my opportunity to take Bible to everyone, hoping they will accept the privilege, also my notebook which has seen me through all high school years, to my sister-Judy. I, Hazeline Houser,will to my kid brothers,Kenneth and Jerry,my ability to make good grades- hoping they will make even better. I, Shirley H. Jenkins, will to my brother, Johnny, my front seat in English class under the care of Mrs. Rhyne-hoping he gets more out of the stuff than I did. I, Louise Johnson, hereby will my ability to answer questions when I didn't hear them, to Shir- lene Johnson and Gerald Green, hoping they answer them correctly. I, Peggy Jonas, do hereby will to my s i ste r Judy, my position as Drum Majorette, hoping that she will make a better one than I. I, Margaret Ledford, will to Gail Stengle, my bus with the hope her route will not be changed as many times as mine was. I, Barbara Jean Sain, hereby will to my kid sisters, Cootie and Bootie, my curly hair-hoping that they can keep it combed better than I have. I, David Sain, hereby will my basketball suit to my brother, Gene, hoping he has more success than I did. I, Shirley Sain, do hereby will my basketball suit to anyone who wants it and can use it. I, Bill Scronce,do hereby will my ability to get along with teachers and make friends to Donald Jones, hoping he makes use of it. I, Ted Sain, hereby will my typewriter, to Buster Hartsoe, in hope s he can type better on it than I. I, Bob Scronce, do hereby will my good times to Kenneth Ritchie-hoping he has as good a time at Union High as I have. I, Clifton Scronce, do hereby will my b u s to anyone who can drive it safely. I, Lottie Scronce, hereby will my a bility to study with interest and drive a school bus to my only brother-Troy Scronce. I, Johnnie Ann Seagle, do hereby will and bequeath my place as typist on the Annual and Trail Blazer Staff, to Peggy Taylor. I, Shirley Faye Smith, do hereby will my good times at Union to Betty John- son and Helen Scronce, with the hope that they will enjoy them as much aslhave. We, Eleanor Whitener and Jean Warlick, do hereby will, with ourbestwishes, everything that we possess here at Union to anyone crazy enough to accept it. I, Rosie Tessner,do hereby will to my only brother J.T. Tessner and friend Joyce Rudisill,all my books,with the hopes they attempt to study more than I did. I, Deane Stroup, in a sound mind, will my seat on the bus No. 50 to anyone who can stand it as long as I have and not go crazy! Q Being of sound mind and high knowledge we have written thereof. Signed: if Shelby Carswell, Testator ' V'-1'