West Rowan High School - West Wind Yearbook (Mount Ulla, NC)

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PROPHECY Ho! For Carolina! ‘That's the land Por met” Can I really be returning to the Old North State? ‘hese were my thoughts as I boarded the train at Camp Roberts, Cal- ifornia, j.where I had been in service sinec Junge oi, 1945. ‘ My’ train stopped in Kansas City, Missouri -where more soldiers came aboard, Among them was one of my old School pals, Jimmie Miller, who had been in the Air Corps for three years, Immediately we began to discuss our high school days, Jimmie, who six months ago had been at home, be- - gan telling me what each member of our class was doing. it seems that J. C. Little and Frank Thompson did not like the idea of being drafted so they joined the Navy. Leap Year had finally overtaken Bennett. Corriher who marrisd a socialite from New York where Mr, Corriher owns several large cotton mills. Associated with him are Henry Wilson, Manager, and Bill Hali, Vice-Presi- dente I then called Jimmie's attention to Sarah Bradshaw of Hollywood who is now appearing inher first pic- ture, Why Men Go West.” ; . Mt. Ullats Aneels of Mercy, Blizepeths boa vae., Rachel Safrit, Willie Belle Odom, and Elizabeth Fesper- man had become Red Cross nurses, It wasn't difficult for me to believe that Leonard Upright “had become editor of the New York = Vimes, and that on his staff were Phil Sloop, his ece photographer, Frances White, his sécretary, and Alta Clary, comic— strip artist and writer, : if yous were to ¢o to dohn’ Hopkins Hosrival Jim- mie said, “you would Meet Superincendent oF Nurses, Kathryn Lowrance, When we finished discussing Kathryn's success, I asked that Leonard’Hoffner and Marvin Kerr were doing, Believe it or not, he Ssaides™ Leonsro oOWies noe ercraues a bus linc between Amity Hili and Haymore, and Marvin,is a dress d¢signer in Paris, France, where he-ras bpeon Since leaving Hollywood, As the conversation progressed, Jimmie said, To my surprise Miss Surratt has retired as a school teacher and Geraldine Bodie has taken her place, as teacher .of English and French in our dear Alma Mater, This did surprise me, but not nearly as -tnch as Betty Rose McConnell and Evelyn .Corriher's double wed- ding. The lucky men were a young preacher whose ‘name Jimmie did not recall and James Holt of the e¢lasgs of 1940. Hellon Fisher who was always vWwery patriotic had gone to the Martin Aircraft Company where she had be- come an electric welder, | While waiting for Jimmie to collect his thoughts, I

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their striking figures to any Sophomores who need then, Fifteenth: Tom Erwin wills his ability to graduate after five years without studying to Paul Strickland, Sixteenth: Henry Wilson leaves his profound Silence to anyone who dares break it. eeventeenth: Hellion Fisher leaves her flirting technique to Betty Lippard. | Highteenth: Susie Lée Brown wills her executive ability to Sarah Barringer, Nineteenth: Leo Peeler leaves his seat in Physics class to Wade Holt, Twentieth: J. C. Little leaves his excess poundage to Robert Foster, Twenty-first: Margaret Anderson, Elizabeth Fes- perman, and Elizabeth Beaver leave their sweet musica harmony to Miss Hutchins, Miss Dildy, and Miss Penland. Twenty-second: Leonard Upright and Janc3Ekémiston leave their charming personalities to anyone who can repossess them, Twenty-third: Betty Rose McConnell leaves a bit of her angelic beauty to Sarah Blackwelder, Twenty-fourth: Willie Belle Odom bequcaths a lock of her long black hair to the members of - the Fuzzy Club, Twenty-frifth: Frank Thompson leaves his shop hours to Harry McCall, Twenty-sixth: Sarah Bradshaw and Katie Sue Craven leayo their innocent smiles to Helen Overcash and Wy- vonne Powers, Twenty-seventh: Evelyn Corriher leaves her recipe for getting beautiful diamonds to Miss Lyerly. Twenty-cighth: Bill Hall leaves his baundlcoss en- ergy and ability to stay wide-awake on class to Johnny Umberger. . Twenty-ninth: Bennett Corriher leaves his notes on Love Making to his brother Grady, who will, of course, carry on. Thirtieth: And now some good advice to the un- derclassmen; Although it will be impossible for you to attain .a Standard of excellenee cquab to ours,” you should work hard, bc tolerant of faculty members, not take the Opposite scx too seriously, and strive for in- provement. ; oer In closing, I, the lawyer of the Class of 1942, do = hereby affix my signature upon this highly important document, William Summeral Hall, Lawyer Signed, sealed, and attested, this 30th day of April, 1942, Anno Domini,in the presence of: | Hellon Earle | Yisher Helen Elizabeth Surratt Helen Pauline Everhardt eee ee

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Jo ar4 @ VPLE TES i— A wi b J I turned on our portable radio, and whom should we haar but Ivy Overcash, Margaret Anderson, and Celeste Bro-= therton, with master of ceremonies none other than . Lat Peeler, the star of the great Broadway show, They Died with Their Shirts Off. : After their musical program, we resumed our con- versation, Katie Sue Craven and Edna Moore were two who had slipped his mind. ‘They were successful beauticians in Mooresville .and were doing a tremendous amount of business in the large city. Margaret McLaughlin had become more interested in sports. Her name appeared on the staff of coaches at the University of North Carolina, Jane Edmiston and Susie Lee Brown were now running a home for gassed soldiers. Jimmie finished his story by saying that Viola Davis had made her home in the White House where she re- - cently accepted a position as private secretary to the President-of the United States. As the train rolled along, night fell and the stars began to twinkle and shine. The moon was beginning to appear above the majestic mountains, flooding the land- scape with its golden beams. In several nights I should behold the same moon--but a Carolina moon. Hurrah for Old North Carolina --a grand old state she is}- Tom Erwin, Prophet I'm a Tar Heel born i'm a Tar Heel bred And when I die Itll be a Tar Heel dead.