Waynesboro High School - Skyline Yearbook (Waynesboro, VA)

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Susan and Naomi Garrett are well known for their beauty shop. They know how to make hair grow long. The top crooner in Hollywood is now Link Antrobus. Frankie had a nervous breakdown when Link came to town. First on the list of America’s best-dressed women was Bobbie Lou Lovegrove. Now that Sonny is back, he and Rosie are building a house near Lover’s Lane. The most faithful fan of the Met singer, Mary Bess Phillips, is still Aubrey Fitzgerald. Next time you go down town call Burnett’s Taxi. Roger still charges only 5 a block. John Campbell is known to us all as the new Charles Atlas. I hear he had a lot of competition from Lee Griggs, though. George Craig has just settled down. Poor Ann. He couldn’t afford a diamond so he bought her a friendship ring. Billy Freeman is now with Harry James’ Band—he carries the drums. Ned Moses and Jean Thompson just won the Mr. and Miss America contest. We are still wondering about those false statements about Louise Blackwell, a “cig gal” at the Stork Club. Harold Dooms just won the title of the tallest man in the world. Ray Fitzgerald is now water boy for the New York Yankees. Poor chap! Robert Fitzgerald bought the Nickel Shop and renamed it The 10 Place. Charlie Freed finally captured Pat Poulson’s heart. He is now known as the “Friendly Doctor.” Jane Coiner now teaches Home Economics at W. H. S. Doug is an English professor at V. P. I. Jr. attends Ann Cole’s kindergarten. Billy German is a family man—one wife and three kids. Tommy Hassard has taken Welles’place in Hollywood. His opening line of his new picture is, “Look into my eyes.” Eleanor Greene is still trying to publish her stories about boys with blue eyes and brown hair. Virginia Hite is now a missionary in Brazil. Her husband, a South American, has spent five years with her and still can’t figure her out. Shirley Housman and Davey Kern, her husband, are partners in Kern’s Transfer. Bobby Steele is the new Commander-in-Chief of the Fishburne Firing Squad. Ronnie Trent is now in Korea digging foxholes for his fans to fall in when they chase him for his autograph. We find Billy Balsley now owns a major share in the Balsley-Hoy Babysitters, Inc. Jimmy Hagwood decided growing taller was impossible. He just wore out his ninety-ninth pair of elevator shoes. The newest sensation in singing cowboys is Jump-Along Steves. Dottie accompanies him on the guitar. (The editor’s eyes lighted up when he came to that. Why?) We have heard a rumor that our star fullback of past years, Connie Kurtz, is now playing in place of Lucille Sweeny at Yippahooty College. Alice Chandler has settled down with her beloved, Karl, but he still doesn’t know how to pin on baby diapers. Well, it has happened. Brandon Taylor is now modeling —for Pierre of Paris. I was reading in Variety the other day and noticed Joe Jane Williams has been hired by M-G-M. Yes,sir, that girl will be another Mae West. “Come up and see me sometimes, big boy.” Jean Calvert died when he said, “No Ken do.” Gail Tench Wallace is now the proud mother of twins. Willie and Willie-meaner. Claudette Kennedy now teaches kindergarten. Wayne is her assistant. The whole world is in an uproar. Jimmy Yearout finally published his little black book. Jean Kent changed her name from Miss Kent to Mrs. Kent Bennington. Congratulations! Pat Shorter took Hadacol, but it still didn’t change her name. Joan Hyman built a Steele house, from her own plans, too. Eugene Woods is now managing People’s Drug Store. Jayne Trimble doesn’t bum cigarettes any more as she works at Rose’s and makes nineteen cents a week. Jean Marks and Gene Dunn are happily married. The new rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church is Rany Harrison who finally settled down. Peggy Comer just finished her book, “What is Hadacol?” Mary Lou White designs the clothes which appear in Glamour magazine. Patsy Lipscomb has taken Mrs. Davies’ job in the laboratory. Mary Ann Lowry is following Junior, her husband, all over the country. They live in a trailer. Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Cline (Rosa Garrison) have their own hillbilly program. Phyllis Jones, Peggy Childress, and Freda McDaniel work at Leggett’s. Mrs. Gilbert Mitchell, the former Barbara Campbell, is still trying to get that bleach blonde look of her sister’s. She is on her third bottle of double-strength peroxide and still can’t get that look. Emily Meeks is now All-American center on the hockey team. Ann Fockler is now helping Buford Lamb pack apples. Rosa Lee Pannell Lovegrove is humming to the patter of little feet around her. Audrey Jones, Clara Potter, and Betty Fisher are still throwing big parties. Donald Wright still serves donuts and coffee to his special girl friends. Betty Lou Puckett now teaches typing at W. H. S. Jeanette Glick is now secretary at the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company. (What do you think of that, R. C.?) Well, I’m back in good standing again and Mr. Hum¬ phries gave me a fifty-dollar raise. I hope he’s satisfied now. { 24

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Billy German —Leaves his name to the Russians, who have almost all of it already. Jimmy Yearout —Leaves his tall stories to J. L. Barks¬ dale, who needs a little height. Billy Freeman —Leaves a church key to next year’s senior boys. Eugene Woods —Leaves his friendly disposition to Joanne Miller with instructions to wise up! Betty Lou Puckett— Leaves her sewing abilitv to Ned Moses. Jean Calvert —Leaves her brain to George McLear who is in dire need of one. Dawn Cunningham— Leaves her seat and A’s in Mr Brondoli’s History 4. to Branch Hensley (if he ever gets out of History 3). Mary Ann Lowry —Leaves her talkative disposition to Dwight DeMasters. Doris Davis —Leaves her, ahem— ways to Sue Watkins— who is just a little too quiet for her own good. Dickie Steves —Leaves his latest revised edition of “How to Catch a Female” to Buddy Bazzera. He tries so hard. Louise Blackwell —Wills her natural blonde hair to all those who get theirs from a bottle. Ona Dean Burkholder —Leaves her ability to get her man and keep him to all those green freshmen, who try so hard. Alice Chandler —Leaves her cute figure to anyone who is not afraid to try out the new sensational “Hadacol Reducing Pills.” Ann Cole —Leaves her winning smile to Patsy Yearout with instructions to try it more often. Susie Hartbarger —Wills her ability to get to class late and get away with it to Teddy Owens, who is running out of excuses. Jean Kent —Leaves her ability to sing hillbilly songs to Doug Jones, who tries so hard. Virginia Hite —Leaves her quiet ways to Shirley Mac- Campbridge because Shirley doesn’t seem to know what the word means. Joe Jane Williams —Leaves her personality to all those who want to be a successful lover. Remember “Senor Freedom”? Barbara Campbell —Leaves Gilbert to her sister just so he can stay in the family. Pat Poulson —Wills her flirty blue eyes to Mary Agnes Wheatley who makes use of her own, too. Pat Lipscomb —Leaves her tiny waistline to those envious underclassmen girls. Mary Bess Phillips —Gives her voice to Helen Diffee. On second thought, she’s taking it with her ’cause she’ll need it. Dottie Withers —Gladly wills her position as a “Dancing Doll’ to Nancy Coiner, who’s quite a flapper! Pat Shorter —Leaves her quick temper to Mr. Brondoli, who really has one of his own. Audrey Jones —Leaves a whole pack of cigarettes to Mr. Henley in hopes that he ' ll stop bumming them. Phyllis Jones —Leaves her happy disposition to Shirley Harrison. Donald Wright —Leaves his flirty ways to Jessie in hopes that he may succeed with Susie. Bonnie Dedrick —Wills her cute clothes to Shirley Ross, tho’ she has lots of her own. Peggy Comer —Leaves 1 whole pound to all those giils who need it. Remember, divide it up evenly, girls! Kirk Dooms —Leaves five feet to Thomas Lowery, who needs it. Class Prophecy I’m a reporter on a daily newspaper in a fairly large city. My job is a good-paying one and fairly easy, usually. But one day the editor, Greg Humphries, who is a bit eccentric at times, sent me out on a job and told me not to return until it was completed. You could never guess what it was. He wanted me to track down all the people of his graduating class in high school. Well, that was ’way back in ’51, before I can remember, as I’m only twenty-one. The graduating class of ’51 had less than a hundred but I set about the job with the feeling that it was hopeless and I might as well start looking for another job. With the help of several detectives and other reporters, however, I was able to submit the following report to my editor in a month: The new mayor of Waynesboro is Richard Matheny. Shirley Burnett is his very capable secretary. Landon Deane and Ona Dean Burkholder have stopped holding hands in school; they now have a home of their own. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers have been put out of business by Don Marsh and Susie Hartbarger, former students of W. H. S. Otho Fitzgerald and his Hot Tamales are the top band at Beard’s Pool Room. Mr. DeLong’s successor was none other than Emory Brown. Gloria Kiddy succeeded Minnie Gray. Pat Edwards is the head of the History Department at W. H. S. Just wait—she’ll have headaches, too. Pictures for the Skyline are now taken by Dawn Cun¬ ningham. Topping’s Studio was forced out of business soon after Dawn became a photographer. Doris Davis has a home of her own. In it are her husband, Jay; her bartender, Rooster; and her son, J-Bird. Bonnie Dedrick is now working for Crumpler’s. She sells women’s -socks. 23

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Here we are on our way to the gateway. The horizon is just ahead of us. Just another year to travel and we, too, will be ready to pass through the gateway at the Skyline and on to the life that is ahead. We have had our pleasure and sorrows, but the best is just before us.