Waynesboro High School - Skyline Yearbook (Waynesboro, VA)

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Senior Class Prophecy Mildred Kent, new chief of police, has just fined Mr. E. P. Brondoli $150 for speeding in his new Buick, which was given to him by the Class of ’52. Athena Kostul has taken over John Frederick’s job of designing hats. . . she has just designed an original for Mrs. Woods. Mary Ann McDaniel tried Charlotte Link’s reducing pills, and she is now trying for the title of “Miss America.” Dreama McGuire is a perfect Homemaker. Poor . . . Delores Matheny is still hunting for that perfect man. Jo Ann Miller is still reading the book, “How to Influence People with a Charming Smile.” Ann Morrison has been nominated as the most eligible old maid of the year. (Only objection is her cats.) Janie Powers is now in the auto business, called Powers’ Hot Rods. Her two darine vounedrivers are Paul and Vaden Morris. y Catherine Swezey, editor of the Waynesboro News Virginian , recently published an article about Mary Libby Smith, an outstanding artist in New York. Marilyn Sorce is married to a southern gentleman and living far away from Dem Yankees. Dorothy Neighbors has passed away. It was from working too hard, they say. Patsy Moyers now operates a beauty parlor, with the reminder that she will give you a new look if you will furnish the old parts. Florence Newcomb and Mabel Collette are happy just waiting for their wedding day. Russell Jones still believes that Cash Talks. Teddy Owens has taken over Tex Beneky’s Orchestra. Helen Taylor has just gone to New York, where her first book, “Profit By the Mistakes of Others Because You Won’t Live Long Enough to Make Them All,” has just come from the press. Ann Maupin has taken over the Wash-n-Shop, and nows calls it the Maup-in-Shop. James Craig, new dean at Fairfax, has prohibited all F. M. S. boys from visiting the Hall. Wonder why? ? ? The Dumb-Bell prize has been awarded to Bertie Courtney, for her invention of a steering wheel that can be operated with the feet. Now she can smoke a cigarette with one hand and wave to her friends with the other. Although Ruth Chandler didn’t take bookkeeping, she is doing an excellent job of taking care of her date books. Pat Kennedy, who is now a famous celebrity from her acting career on Broadway, is riding around in Cadillacs instead of Model A Fords. After taking instructions from Jean Howard’s book, “How to Gain Weight,” Shirley Brown (Blonde) is a famous Power’s model. It seems the instructions were a little mixed up. The “Diffee Fund” is headed by Helen Diffee, who is still trying to raise money for her 1952 Annual. Still at W. H. S. is Virginia Gibson, trying to catch up in her English homework. It seems Shirley Hewitt is leading a gay life, cleaning and sweeping and being a housewife. Ruby Lee Masincup, with her beautiful hair, is advertising well-known shampoos. Mary Crouch is a music teacher at Bridgewater College. After taking Mr. Brondoli’s advice about waiting four years, Nancy Stinespring is happily married. Peggy Terry has just gotten the job of her dreams, testing cigarettes for the Philip Morris Comp any. Vergie Wine is owner and operator of a manufacturing company which produces wine. Phyllis Woods has made quite a name for herself in Hollywood. She was seen at the Blue Swan with Hollywood producer, Glenn Frasher. Joyce Shiflet is organ soloist on Inner Sanctum. Evelyn Hodge has taken over the ownership of the skating rink and is running it her way. Joyce Zimmerman and Betty Shiflett have both retired from the business world and are living at the “Old Maids’ Home,” owned and operated by Nira Stinespring. Wade Craig is competing with Sak’s Fifth Avenue Clothing Store . . . His shop is known as the Craig’s Wayne Avenue Store. Patsy Dodd, who used to hate them all, now loves them all. (Boys, we mean.) Next to Valentino, Don McCormick has been named as the second greatest lover in American History. Well, folks, you have just seen the 1952 graduating class in action. I hope you have enjoyed this little scene from the past and present. Well, tune in again sometime, won’t you? ? ? 4 21 }

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Senior Class Prophecy Oh, me! What a dreary day! Nothing outside but the blue sky and open space. Think I’ll turn on my time machine and see what happens. Won’t you travel along with me into the past and present? Oh, look, it’s the graduating Class of 1952! ! ! Well, there are Dillon Allen, William Barnes and Udel Layton taking care of Fairfax’s . . horses. Ruben Andrews is married to a red-head and is raising red-headed . . . chickens. Branch Hensley has recently ordered a course on “How to be a He-Man,” from Jack Ball, who has taken over the Charles Atlas Course. Douglas Batten, Harry Quick and Paul Wright are still taking trips over to Afton (could there be any reason for this?). Eugene Bazzrea has finally made it out of high school. Nancy Day is now wearing a ring, but not Josten’s. Professional golfer in Waynesboro is Jack Cromer . . . He caddies. Head floor lady at Rose’s Dime Store is Eva Mae Batman. Shirley Brown (Brunette) has relieved Miss Cisler and is teaching D. E. Lyle Fitzgerald and Thomas Lowery have taken over the comic strip, Mutt and Jeff. Head nurse at F. M. S. is Jackie Callahan. She seems to like it very, very much. . . Wonder why? Frances Campbell has a radio program called, “The Thinnest Woman.” Weston Hare is writing a Lovelorn Column on “How to Solve Love Troubles,” although he still has quite a few of his own. Julian Keith is President of the U. S. A. His very capable secretary is none other than Janice Campbell. Jane Carr is married and is running her home. Or should we say husband? On the faculty at W. H. S. we find Joyce Roberts teaching Homemaking (poor students!), and Phyllis Sullivan teaching Bookkeeping. Quite a celebration is being planned next week to welcome the professional football player, Glen Hite. Manager Bobby Hoy will escort him through the screaming fans. Corky Shifflet’s ambulance has been hired to carry out the fainting bobby-soxers. Ned Hughes is still working for charity down at Haney’s Drug Store. Ray Lafferty has made Lafferty and Sons, Lafferty and Grandsons. Nancye Coiner has become quite a screen queen and is co-starring with Knox Crutchfield in “Mr. Atlas.” Phyllis Doyle is still cheering Billy Cummings on in his football career. Mary Warren Collier and John Taylor have a program on television, “How to Dance in Three Easy Lessons.” Gilbert Mitchell is manufacturing scooters for high school students to get them to classes on time. Ned Moses has just invented the world’s “Greatest Thinking Machine”; says he made it exactly like his own. Elizabeth Fisher and Louise Kruse are nurses in Korea, where General Rusty Leap has invented a new way to solve the Korean situation . . . Robot Men. Jane Fitzgerald has taken Carlton Foley’s Grow or Else pills, and she is now 6 feet tall. Phyllis Forbus has taken over Edgar Bergen’s role with Charlie on her knee. Mervin Newman does not have to mash his potato chips anymore. He has devised a gadget that makes them in powdered form. Wanda Hicks and Jean Wade are well-known wrestlers on T. V. Sponsor of the F. B. L. A. Club at W. H. S. is Evelyn Irvin. Elzia Serrett is still captain of the Pidcock Five. George Shifflet has added four more cylinders to his Model A. Charles Swezey, who has taken over J. Edgar Hoover’s job, with cooperation of Shirley Kidd, crime detector, has just solved the Nation’s No. 1 crime, the disappearence of Shirley Wimer. Marcia Maier has recently published a book, “How to Edit an Annual at Waynesboro High School without Suffering a Nervous Breakdown.” Guy Williams has a collapsible bed which he carries around with him, so he can rest . . . com¬ fortably. Sue Hollar was honored at “The Man-Haters’ Club” banquet last night. The title of her speech was, “It’s Soooo Easy to Collect Diamonds.” Sammy Shifflet, famous for his ability to drive with one arm, ended his life by driving off the parkway after Sue jilted him.

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My, How We ' ve Changed! 1. Delores Matheny 2. Marcia Maier 3. Ann Morrison 4. Jean Howard 5. Joyce Shiflet 6. Dorothy Neighbors 7. Glenn Frasher 8. Shirley Wimer 9. Nancy Day 10. Shirley Brown 11. Wanda Hicks 12. Jane Fitzgerald 13. Jane Carr 14. Helen Diffee 15. Ned Hughes 16. Jack Ball 17. Mary Warren Collier 18. Virgie Wine 19. Mary Frances Campbell 20. Mabel Collette 21. Phyllis Woods 22. Bertie Courtney 23. Agnes Hoover 24. Eugene Bazzrea 25. Peggy Terry 26. Weston Hare 27. Rusty Leap 28. Jo Ann Miller 29. Douglas Batten 30. Woody Roberts 31. Patsy Dodd 32. Mary Ann McDaniel 33. Janice Campbell 34. Pat Kennedy 35. Jackie Callahan 36. Mildred Kent 37. Louise Kruse 38. Phyllis Forbus 39. Ann Maupin ■4 22 }£ •