Walstonburg High School - Talisman Yearbook (Walstonburg, NC)

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MOST DEPENDABLE Geraldine Moore Walter Sutton BEST ALL AROUND Janie Hinson Billy Davis r » m

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CLUB CLASS PROPHECY On an unusually warm evening in the middle of May, the senior class of ’52 was invited to a weiner roast at the home of one of our teachers. This party, we knew, would probably be the last of our high school parties. As we finished eating, we happened to look around and saw one of the boys coming back from the barnyard with a horse and wagon loaded with hay. A hayride! ! We hurriedly burned the boxes and napkins and put the fire out; then we were away on our hayride. What a thrill this was! As we were riding along in the early twilight, we suddenly noticed the twinkling stars over- head. Each star seemed to point out to us what our future would be. Everyone seemed to sense this. We even began to explain to each other our visulization of each star. In our first star, we saw Bill Davis, who is going to be a mighty handsome lieutentant in the Air Force. Somehow we can’t understand why he is still unmarried. He’s always been a favorite among the girls. Of course we all know that our stars tell us that Mary Ellen and Julian are very happily mar- ried and have been for two months. At last Julian is out of service. It seems that Mary Alice’s star is trying to dazzle all of us. We can’t decide whether it tells us that she’s going to marry Billy or is really going to succeed in becoming a stewardess. We think we already know about that. Billy seems to be a mighty important person to her now. “Molene is working in some big city”, a bright little star tells us. We can’t make out the signs. Maybe it’s Raleigh, who knows? Anyway, she’s a mighty busy young woman; she is a lawyer’s stenographer. We always knew she could be. ‘‘Miss Ellis has really given Janie encouragement, ” says one little star, “for an English teacher she’s going to be. ” Look, a multitude of stars! No, it’s the stars ip Dot’s eyes, as she looks up at her boss. She surely has made a nice secretary. Wow! ! What a star! It is such a big star and just look at it twinkle. It’s trying to tell us about Carol. Now we see, she’s going to be a wonderful nurse. Somehow we thought she would be, although she never told us. Annie Mae could be happy nowhere else but in her own little poetry shop. She’s even living in New York, too. Boy,, is she successful! Faye, a pretty little nurse at Rex’s , thinks her job is just right. Geraldine will be the young business woman of our senior class. Her star tells us she’s going to run for governor in the near future. Is that Dean’s star? Yep, sure is, but who would have guessed that? It seems that Walter, Jr. is going to be our future young business man. He’s county agent for Greene county. He filled Mr. Grant’s place when he retired two weeks ago. Funny how these stars know so much, don’t you think? Who’s that we see out on that huge ship? What’s the meaning of that star anyway? Oh, we see, it’s Gordon and Melvin- -they ’re sailor boys now. Quite a coincidence that they’re both on the same boat, isn’t it? What was that, Lois? So you’re not disappointed in your star either, are you? You’re num- ber one receptionist for that handsome dentist. Good luck to you. What a dainty little typist! Hilda, you’re making a good showing for that newspaper you’re working for. Riding among the stars is wonderful; we didn’t know before the stars could make their mean- ing stand out so clearly. Just look at that full moon sweeping down among the stars! It makes you glad to be alive, doesn’t it? Wait a minute--here comes another star. Whose can this be? None other than Virgipia Cor- bett’s. Just bet you couldn’t guess that she’s an outstanding member of the Waves now. She seems to think that traveling in a way to help your country is fun as well as educational. “Ann Holloman’s happy days are almost here to stay, ” says that little star in the center of the Big Dipper. Why? Her wish has come true. She is soon to be married to W.C. Who could be any happier ? Looks like Dwight is going straight to the Marine Corp when school is out. A mighty man he’ll be; just you wait and see. There’s only .one little star left. It seems to be the tiniest star of all, but my goodness, is it bright! Well, what do you know? It tells us that Wesley is a great ball player for N.C. State. Why, we should have known that anyway. You just keep an eye open for the basketball games next winter. You might be surprised at what you find in the headlines on the sports page. This hardly seems like a hayride at all, time slipped so rapidly. When we started out on our little journey, it seemed that we were only children but it seems now that we have suddenly be- come adults . Jannie Hinson, PROPHET

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WITTIEST Molene Shirley Walter Sutton BEST DRESSED Hilda Speight Gordon Walston FRIENDLIEST Lois Honeycutt Dwight Norville MOST POPULAR Mary Alice Gay Gordon Walston MOST ORIGINAL Annie Mae Boykin Wesley Cobb -r.r V I , 1 Jp T ”r P ' c ; % l L pw I wm I im I n ii k eJk r L