Wakelon High School - Wak Igh An Yearbook (Zebulon, NC)

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(2 44 ' Prafi iecxf While the two of us were waiting for the third period class bell to ring, we enter¬ tained ourselves with an eight ball that Miss Gay has in her class room. We noticed that it looked unusually prophetic, so we stirred up this question for it - Will the Seniors of ' 54 be a credit to this world by ' 64? It frowned for a while but finally coughed up this answer - Very Undecided.” Help us to draw our conclusions! Here they are, the Seniors of ”54 in ”64.” Sarah Tippett and Donald Driver are now stars of Jack Flopman ' s Heck Drivers. At least they get paid for their style driving. Russell Moss has a position with the Drooklyn Bodgers. We see them on TV f every Sunday and I can say so proudly to my friends, That bat boy was my classmate.” Billy Massey is happily situated in one of the most modern homes in Hollywood. He is busy day in and day out taking care of his little blonde twins, Jo and Ann. Someone has to finance the three of them so Jo Ann Jones brings home the bread and butter from her studio where she is working on her latest production, Here is Proof that Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. She stars under the name, Jarilyn Jonroe. Norma Pearce is still with the Wakettes, only now they are famed nation-wide. Their current recording on Becca record is a reversion of I Ran All The Way Home entitled Aching Feet. Christine Barham isn ' t around anymore. It was all so sad. It happened last spring at the Raleigh-Durham Airport. She backed into an airplane propeller and you know what happened - DISASTER! Crettie Parrish spends all her time writing nowadays since she made a big hit with her first publication, I KNOW WHY ONE SHOULD NEVER HAVE GLASS IN THEIR CAR WINDOWS. Her characters for this book are based on the true experiences of Wayne Perry and Helen Faye Todd. Gerry Phillips is a faithful follower of the Navy. Of course she is Mrs. George Crowder, who lives on a house boat with her two children. Belle and Bottom. Dr. Bulla isn ' t our school doctor anymore, but Dr. Bullock is. Yes, it is our own Rich¬ ard. We aren ' t for sure about Catherine. The best we could make out was that she had skipped country with a tall, dark and handsome male. We hope that she is headed for greener pastures. Katie Joyce Eddins is now editor of America ' s most read comic book, Cats and Pajama Kidds at Wakelon High.

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Miss Melba Strickland and Mr. Appenzeller encouraged us to be good high school students as we, finally Wakelon Freshmen, chose our subjects and learned the art of changing classes. Our Sophomore year gave us Miss Walker and Mr. Holt for homeroom teachers. They inspired us to attend Biology and Algebra with open minds. Some of our girls were waitresses at the Junior-Senior Banquet in April and we all looked forward to the da y when we would be Juniors, when we could participate in graduation exercises and the Junior-Senior banquet. Mrs. Clark struggled with us to make everything a success. Her kind and understanding ways, I am sure, we will never forget when we think of our Junior year. At last we are on the last road with its many bumps and curves. The hardships are many, but as we think of them, we find many things that make us smile and forget trouble for a little while. The Washington trip and graduation helped to climax our journey. I am sure we will never forget the thrills we have had during our Senior year. Mrs. Privette has helped us with our big decisions and we do truly appreciate her advice. As we leave Wakelon, let us not forget her standards, for she is our own Alma Mater. Sarah Tippett Class Historian

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Gilbert Bullock died at the ripe old age of thirty. His love poems made him so famous that his body was placed to rest in the Poet’s Corner of Westminster Abbey. Douglas Cooke is now a pilot in the Air Force. Since he can’t fly too low on his Ford, he has been trying it on his plane. The other day he crashed into the Wakelon High School building and said, That’s something I’ve always wanted to do.” Hazel Bolton is now No. One columist for the Zebulon Record. Her column is Who’s Who in Rocky Cross, Middlesex and Union Hope. Mener Moody was such a good ticket agent for White ' s ' Drive-In that she has been given the position of selling tickets to see Wayne Perry, the mechanical genius. His favorite performance features him taking apart his typewriter and putting it back together while typing 250 words per minute. Carl Pulley has published a book, Hints to the Henpecked. But, he didn’t learn any¬ thing from it. Every time the little woman asks him to stack the dishes, he washes them, too. Reginald Pearce is now caretaker of the beautiful tropical isle in front of the Wakelon High School building. Due to Mona Faye Horton ' s knowledge of horses, she has been given the leading role in Metro-Silver Metal’s newest production, Horses Are A Girl ' s Best Friend.” Shirley Oakley has been named the best dressed woman of the year. She got her start when her mother dressed her in a three cornered diaper. Keith Temple has defamed the honor of wrong goal Bummit. ” He has gone down in history as the only All-American Drawback to play a whole game of offensive ball for the opposing team. Ann Strickland couldn’t bear the thoughts of breaking up the close friendship that bound them together, so in her old age, Ann is Mrs. Barnes’ bed-side maid. When we asked the eight ball about Pauline Hagwood, all it would say is, You can count on it. We can ' t figure it all out. Jean Corbett was such a good baby-sitter for her little brother that her family has estab¬ lished a Baby-Sitters ' Agency of which she is chief baby-sitter. Mrs. Wall has retired from the school faculty now. But it wasn’t hard to find someone to replace her, for Faye Pearce was more than ready and willing. It is good that we have one of our classmates to teach our children.