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BETTIE BAKER Prophet While going through my attic today, January 5, 1968, I ran across some old letters that I had forgotten about. I have saved them and they have accumulated during the many long years. These letters are from some of my old high school cronies, members of the Class of 1948. I have beside me several stacks from which I am going to pick out a few and read them over again. Here’s an interesting one. It is postmarked Bongo Bali, Africa. It came from Mary Smith who is now the head missionary there. She tells me that she was at Basil’s Trading Post (you guessed it, the owner and operator is none other than that business minded Basil Tucker ) getting supplies the other day and who should she run into but J. D. Howard and Billy Sellars. They are now big producers in Hollywood and they were in Africa to get shots for the famous picture, “Belle of the Congo,” starring none other than that lover boy of all lover boys, R. J. Scott and the lovely up-and-coming actress, Desrutha DeFinker (Daisy Ruth Faulkner to us). Also along on the trip were Doris Rogers, Edna Paul, and Betty Jean Melton who serve as tre- write girl, chief stenographer, and make-up girl, respectively. Here is a letter from the famous Wall Street broker, William Carlisle Taft (known to the world as good ole Bill, the financier). He tells me that he left Wadesboro and established him- self in the big metropolis of New York. He has been exceedingly fortunate in running into many of his old schoolmates. It seems that he has several working on his vast staff. Margaret Henry has charge of all clientele; Evelyn Hill is Class Prophecy head of all correspondence and Margaret Knotts and Agnes Hasty are the heads of the huge ad- vertising department. Max Gilmore is an under- cover agent who smells out all of the plotters that scheme to relieve the internationally known Taft and Company of its—uh—Bill seems to use a very old slang expression here—he calls it let- tuce! Bill also tells me that he buys all of his clothes from “The Teeney Weeney, Fat or Skinny Clothes Company”. This is run by Teeny Scar- borough. The other day Bill was being fitted, and who should walk in but Bill Austin. The think that shocked them, though, was the fact that Bill was dressed in rags!!! he was working in the experimenting lab of his It seems that “Uppan Aatom” chemical plant and flipped some ashes from his D. D. cigar, (I'll add right here that these are manufactured by Dexter Beachum and Dilmer Dawkins, the tobacco kings of the South), and there was a terrific explosion. So, even though, as modest as the Great Austin is, he was forced to buy him some new clothes. Now, my next letter really does give me a lot of news about the Class of ‘48. It comes from Polly Kiser, the woman who sees all, hears all, and tells more. She has a daily broadcast over a nation-wide hook-up. Three of her guest stars seem to have been Vander Warner, the world famous comedian, Ben Smith, the walk- ing brain, and Betty Ann Treadaway, the girl who has twice won the Pulitzer prize for her books on “Being Perfectly Frank” and “Man vs. Woman”. Polly also says here that her two very capable assistants are Christine Morrison, and Marilu Buch. None of these girls makes less than $25,000 per year. Also, Polly tells me she is looking forward to a visit from Perry Tucker who is now coaching at Meeks Univer- sity (named for that master mind in math, Professor Billy Meeks), and from Anne Gray, who has been selected as the most outstand- ing model in the Johnson (yes, Louise John- son is the big chief) Model Agency. Elizabeth (Continued on Page 48) Page 23
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