Union High School - Acorn Yearbook (Vale, NC)

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We the Senlor Class of 56 real 1z1ng that our tlme here at Unlon 1S about to be ended do hereby th1nk It w1se to leave Unlon s future 1n the hands of other students to prove our love and loyalty to Un1on To our falthful teachers and par ents we leave our happy memor1es To the up and commg Semors we w1sh luck and success To the Jumors keep work1ng the goal w1ll soon be yours To the Sophomores we leave our books and happy t1mes To the Freshmen our ab1l1ty to make good and go far 1n thls world I Wllham Hartsoe do hereby w1ll my basketball su1t and bus to my brother Ted I Lee Boyd do hereby w1ll my Enghsh seat for Rachel Stamey and J1m Green to f1ght over I B1ll1e Jean Elmore do hereby wxll my typewrlte r to my s1ster Nellle hop1ng she w1ll enjoy It as much as I and that It W1ll spell better for her than lt d1d for me I Sonja Yoder do hereby w1ll my pos1t1on as Ad Edltor of the Annual to Wllma Campe I June Blackburn do hereby w1Il my positron as edltor of the Annual and Tra1l Blazer to V1V1aH Sam and Betty Lutz and a bottle of correctmg flu1d to my s1ster V1rg1n1a Black burn hop1ng that she doesn t have to use lt as much as I dld I C1VlSt1U6 Gllbert do hereby wrll my typewrlter to my brother Wayne hop1ng that he enjoys usmg lt as much as I d1d I Gerald Greene bemg of sound mlnd and body do hereby w1ll my ab 1l1t1es to get along w1thg1rls and tea chers to my tw1n brothers Max and M1115 ln hopes that they put them to more use than I have I Kenneth R1tch1e do hereby Wlll my bus to Peggy Klser hop1ng that she w1ll make a better drlver than I d1d I Martenny Ingle do hereby wlll all my good t1mes and workmg m the store at Unlon to Ruby Joann and Barbara hop1ng they have as much fun as I d1d I Peggy Taylor do hereby w1ll to my slster Mary Lee Taylor my place rn the store w1th the hope she can make correct change and dodge both at the same t1me I Peggy Yount do hereby w1ll to my slster Paula my basketball sult and to my brother Roy my worn out Enghsh book hopmg he learns more than I Clxd I Betty Johnson do hereby w1ll my ab1l1ty to get along w1th the tea chers to my slster Peggy ln hopes she does as well as Ihave I Ralph Warllck do hereby W1ll to my slster Faye the ab1l1ty to learn everythmg I d1dn t We Johnny Bollnger and Dean Heavner do herebyw1ll our ab1l1ty to wreck the mlmeograph machme and st1ll get the paper run off on txme to Johnny Lantz and Sonny Ch1lders I Helen Scronce do hereby wlll my Soc1ology book to my cousm Hazel andkld slster Carolyn hopmg they study 1t more than I d1d I Margaret Reep do hereby wlll my good tlmes ln the study hall to my brother Clyde Reep hoplng he doesn t get by wlth more than Id1d I Gene Sa1n do hereby w1Il my ball suxt to Jack Sam hopmg he makes a much greater success than Id1d I S15 Peeler do hereby w1ll my bus No 49 to my kxd brother Floyd and my good txmes at Unlon to my meces Terry and Flo I BettyMassagee do hereby W111 my bus No 14 to my k1d brother Dean and all my fhrty ways at Un1on to my slster Peggy I Larry L1nk do hereby w1ll my ab1l1ty toget the fl1rt1est t Ralph West and my enjoyments IH L1brary Sc1ence I Donald Jones do hereby w1ll myself to some beaut1fulg1rl I Wayne Gales do hereby w1Il all my good tlrnes at Umon and my ab 1l1ty to get along wlth all the teachers to my brother Lester . , . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . , . 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 1 1 Q 4 1 1 1 1 ' 0 1 1 u 1 1 1 1 1 1 .. 1 . , ' 1 a Q 1 1 1 1 Q o 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 Q 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 , - . . 1 1 1 ' . , 1 1 . . . . 1 4 1 1 . .. . 1 ' , 1 o 1 1 I ' - 1 . - 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 14- 11 1 ' 1 ' ' 1 c 1 ' 1 1 1 1 ' ' o 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 o

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CLASS HISTORY In the summer of 1953, a mixed group of anxious boys and girls entered the routine of Union Hi. In our Freshmen year, we, forty-two in number, were uncertain and confused at first but gradually settled into the routine. Our class officers for the two sections that year were: President, Kenneth Ritchie and Alma Jordon, Vice- President, Forney Sain and Dean Heavner, Secretary, Peggy Taylor and Peggy Guitong Reporters, Yvonne Peeler, Mart- enny Ingle, and Billie Jean Elmore. During our Sophomore Year with thirty-three enrolled, four boys and four girls, were honored by being chosen as waiters and waitresses for the Junior-Senior Banquet. Our officers that year were: P resident, Billie Jean Elmore, Vice- President, Alma Jordong Secretary and Treasurer, Shirley Morgan, Reporter, Martenny Ingle. The largest event of our Junior year was the Junior- Senior Banquet, given in honor of the Seniors. Another big event was the initiation of ten of our members into the Nat- ional Beta Club. The class officers elected were: President, Kenneth Ritchie, Vice-President, Billie Jean Elmore, Sec- retary and Treasurer, June Blackburn, Reporter, 'Yvonne Peeler, That year we had twenty-seven enrolled. In 1956, our Senior year was begun with our looking forward to graduation, The Acorn staff was elected and we started working like little bees. Officers were: President Yvonne Peeler, Vice-President, Kenneth Ritchie, Secretary and Treasurer, Peggy Taylor, Reporter, Martenny Ingle. Now we number twenty-three in our Senior year, hop- ing we all finish the work required of us. Our past holds pleasant memories, and we are looking forward to a successful future for all. Historian , Martenny Ingle

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CLASS PROPHECY As I am a prophet so shall I prophesy, Now as I look into the year 1956, I see a big party, No, it is a reunion banquet for the seniors of 1956, This is no ordinary banquet by far, For here are gathered celebrities from all over the country, It is being held in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, the services of which have been generously donated by the owners and managers, Johnny Bolinger, Dean Heavner, and Buster Hartsoe. As I look upon this banquet hall I see heading the assembly, Mrs, E. C. Rhyne, who recently retired from teaching at the age of ---- well, we won't go into that. She has taught many of the Union High students much English and helped many struggling seniors find that RIGHT way out of their problems, Seated near her are the class officers of '56, Heading this group are Yvonne Peeler, class president, and Ken- neth Ritchie, who is the owner of the cou- ntry's largest atomic remote--controlled farm, Included in this group are Peggy Taylor, class secretary and treasurer, who replaced Ann Southern on the popular tele- vision program, PRIVATE SECRETARY, and Martenny Ingle, class reporter, who now owns and manages the NEW YORK TIMES, About thirty minutes later dinner has been served and some are asked to tell something about themselves and their car- eers. The first to speak is June 'Black- burn who is at present the first woman president of the United States, After her short story came Betty Massagee and Yv- onne Peeler, the presidents of the National Truck Drivers Association, They tell of how their job of bus driving in high school inspired their career. Nextto get up are Helen Scronce, Betty Johnson, and Christine Gilbert, world fa- mous counselors on marriage and happy homes. They talk on, How To Get Your Man. Gene Sain, who is a football coach at Duke University persuades Sonja Yoder to tell something of her career, As she gets up everything gets quiet except for a few stray wolf whistles that echo across the room. She then begins the brief story of how she became Miss America of 1965, When Mrs.Rhyne starts to appoint vol- unteers, who should get appointed but Don- ald Jones. He explains all about his rest home for tired movie actresses in Holly- wood, California. One of the specific qua- lifications to get into his rest home is that the actress be under thirty five years of age. Next to tell of her career were Billie Jean Elmore and Margaret Reep. They gave instructions on how to marry a mill- ionaire. I'm sure they both know because they both married millionaires. Another millionaire by the name of Lee Boyd tells of how he came to own the Pure Oil Ind- ustries. Everyone that hadn't read the latest edition ofthe NEW YORK TIMES was surprised when Ralph Warlick told about how June Blackburn, president, had app- ointed him Commande r in Chief of the Armed forces because she stated, I always was afraid of guns. Last, but not least, came that inseparable trio in high school, Larry Link, Wayne Gales, and Gerald Greene, They reviewed some of their adventures in being the first men to fly to the moon, After everyone found out what every- one else had been doing in the past years, the orchestra began to play, Some started to dance while others sat around talking to old friends and drinking Cokes, They would have served champagne but this was a non- alcoholic clas S . Now as my vision of this occasion of the future begins to fade, it is around 4:00 A, M, and most everyone is beginning to get sleepy as they all gather around for a last song together, Peggy Yount,who incident- allyis substitute pianist for Liberace, vol- unteered to play the piano while the class sang that popular old favorite, Come Out of the Stable, Grandma, You're Too Old To Be Horsing Around. And then they leave that last meeting, glad that they had the chance to renew old acquaintances and relive old memories. Clas s Prophet Gerald Greene