Windsor High School - Duke Yearbook (Windsor, VA)

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xjpnecy Running the famed Here ' s Help column in the NEW YORK NEWS HERALD proves an ex- citing and interesting job. One Monday several weeks ago, upon returning from a short vacation I found an unusually large stack of mail on my desk. Getting mail and questions from all over the country is nothing unusual, but this particular stack of letters was quite surprising. The first letter which I opened was from an old class mate of mine, Peggy Beale. She was now teaching History at a private girls ' school in the South and she had just written a book en- titled LOVE AFFAIRS OF THE CIVIL WAR. She had won the Pulitzer Prize and she wanted me to accept it for her as it was impossible for her to come to New York. The next letter was from Dr. Len Cobb, an areospace engineer who had built his first space ship to Venus and was inquiring as to its color scheme. Should it be blue and silver or black and gold, he wondered? I wrote back immediately, saying that red and white would be stunning, and also very appropriate. Dr. Cobb, too, was a member of the Class of 1964 at Windsor High School and red and white were the class colors. The third letter came all the way from Outer Mongolia. It proved to be a plea from our noted ambassador Herbert Laine. He wanted the NEW YORK NEWS HERALD to publish a want ad for an American interpreter. He was having much difficulty in Outer Mongalia because he couldn ' t understand the language. Next there was a long epistle from Richard Bean. He too, had just completed a book. He wanted desperately a title for his work and just couldn ' t decide between THE EPITOME OF AGRU- MENTATION or ORATORY THESIS. I suggested, HOW TO SHOOT THE BULL IN TEN EASY LESSONS. Then came a letter from Mrs. Carol Holland and Mrs. Judy Whitley. Having tied for the title of Mrs. America, they were doing a wonderful job by compiling a book of American biscuit recipes. They wanted the newspaper to ask all housewives in the country to send their favorite biscuit recipes. Soon it was midmorning and time for coffee break. I sat back to relax and picked up the latest edition of the paper. Turning to the entertainment page, I noted the hour of the new PEGGY RAWLES SHOW . A columnist onthe same page said, This new comedian is sweeping thecountry with wit and vitality. Further on in the art section I read that the very next day the Metropolitan was opening an exhibit of paintings by the controversial modern artist, Carolyn Young. The sports page headlined our Olympic wins. Emry Rhodes had led our American Track Team to victory while Barry Roberts had won for us first place in pole vaulting. Our women too, were showing up well at the Olympics. Our girls ' basketball team, headed by Ann Jackson and Betty Lou Bowden, came out with a gold medal in the first International Basketball Tournament. Back at work again I found many more letters. One was from Joyce Kinney, now secretary to the President. Joyce wanted to know what would be the most appropriate things to wear on a trip around the world. She was going as part of the President ' s entourage and wanted to pack as economically as possible in order to bring back lots of souvenirs. The next letter came from The House of Stephenson and Duck. Carolyn and Judy Ann had opened a fashion designing business and were now located in Paris. Enclosed was apicture of a zebra skin cape, one of their exclusives. The model was Norma Darden who had modeled for both Dior and Chanel, but switched to Stephenson and Duck when they settled in Paris. The following letter I referred to the editor ' s office. It was from Billy Francis, a national - 20

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Bast IBiJT ancf Uestament Norma Darden leaves to Betty Jean Rhodes and Diann Jenkins her ups and downs of riding horseback in hopes that they will stay in the saddle and not on the ground. Jimmy Brinkley leaves to Bud Holland a handful of Nags Head sand to keep in his bathing suit so it will feel at home all year around. Herbert Laine leaves to Thomas Robertson the habit of spending two hours a day on his physics lesson ... by sitting on the books while reading Mad Magazine. Bertha Bennett leaves her will-power to keep her love affairs to herself to Glenda Howell and Connie Nelms. Peggy Beale leaves her boy” problems to Judy Johnson-with an equation on how to solve them. Carolyn Mumford leaves her friendly manner and her co-operative attitude to Patsy Brothers and Carolyn Boyette. Jean Carr leaves her needle and thread to Evelyn Boyette in hopes that she will pick up the threads where she left off. Len Cobb leaves a hundred pounds to T. A. Powell, Larry Stephenson, and Wayne Tomlin in hopes that they will put it on the line next year. Cheryl Weaver leaves her big mouth to Marcia Raveling and Sandra Ellis in hopes that they will use it for cheering, instead of talking in class and getting caught by Mrs. Keeling. Carolyn Young leaves the water at White Lake to Peggy Grissom and Ernest Everett with memories of thegoodtimes spent there. George Galtress wills his typing ability to Donald Johnson and Carolyn Lowe in hopes that they will improve his hunt and peck system”. Ann Jackson and Emry Rhodes leave to Sherilyn Lewis and Ronnie Whitley permission to keep each other company next year provided that they keep an accurate report of all events. Jackie Whitley leaves to Paula McClenny a bundle of patience to endure the long rides to school each day. John Carr leaves to Charlie Powell, Bob Rideout, and Tommy Saunders his agriculture record book in hopes that they will fill it out someday. Carolyn Jones leaves her job as Federation President to Linda Rea Babb, fully believing that she will fulfill it. Patricia Brock leaves to Connie Johnson her carefree ways and hopes that she will have lots of fun before settling down. Peggy Rawles wills her diet for staying slim to Sandra Edwards and Faye Harrell in hopes that they can stick to it as well as she did. Gerald Slye leaves his wonderful memories of a CRAZY Senior Play to Kenneth Stephenson and Clayton Thornton, hoping that they will get a chance to act next year, instead of being stage hands. Nancy Wood leaves to Cathy Crossland and Sara Mingin her long hair, with directions for all kinds of way out hair- dos. Richard Bean leaves his ability to shoot bull when answering English questions to Donald Byrum. Judy Whitley leaves Carolyn Nurneyall of her twelfth grade books-with answers-in hopes that she will make good use of them. Betty Jean Lankford leaves her goodness of heart, carefree ways and ability to giggle to Charlotte Joyner and Mary Vargo. Carol Holland leaves to Barbara Umphlette and Frances Jenkins the will power to remain single until they graduate. Buddy Ballard wills to Frankie Whitley and Clyde McKay two old worn out shoes with directions for walking down town with the first grade. Vivian Jernigan leaves to Sandra Rose and Nancy Pierce the will power to think of only one boy. Susan Story leaves her ability to play little girl parts in plays to Greer Johnson. Barry Roberts wills all of his knowledge of girls and dogs to Drew Dixon in hopes that someday he will forget the dogs and remember there are girls to be hunted as well. Betty Lou Bowden wills to Emma Caulder and Judy Jones her little black book” of boys ' names along with that cute smile to attract them. Joyce Kinney leaves her ability to be patient until the right boy comes along to Shelby Gardner and Faye Darden. Billy Francis leaves to David Boykins his ability to get along with the teachers and to always put a little life in class so there will never be a dull moment. Ann Spivey leaves to James Ivey, Lawrence Britt, and E. T. Pope a handful of A ' s knowing that they will needthem next year. Carolyn Stephenson leaves to Larry Weaver the will to be true to her next year while she ' s not with him. Judy Ann Duck leaves to John Robert Griffin and Ren Spivey her ability to get along with the teachers and manage to be absent from class during those important Senior events. ?n?L S i ri f land H le 0 aVeS h L r S K Upid mistakes in Mrs. Carr’s Math classes to all those Juniors who are brave enough to take advanced Senior Mathematics. ]9

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J rophecy ly recognized political cartoonist. He had previously sent the newspaper several of his cartoons which had been immediately printed. Next I came upon a letter irom Gerald Slye. As head of the GS chain of grocery stores he wanted to know how he could keep all of his female employees from falling in love with him. It seemed that when he entered a store, all of the ladies, from the cashiers to the secretaries, would swoon in his presence. I quickly replied, suggesting that he change his shaving lotion. Jimmy Brinkley, organizer of HE-MAN SCENTS, LTD; had put a new shaving lotion on the market called Killer . Ever since it first came out, all the other brands were put out of business. Dr. Ann Spivey, the first woman head of Harvard ' s chemistry department, had submitted an article to be published in my paper entitled Einstein ' s Theory Simplified. I had also received a letter from the editor of LADIES HOME AND GARDENS, Carolyn Jones. In publishing this foremost woman ' s magazine, she tried to include interviews with famous women of the day. She wanted me to interview Dr. Spivey and find out how Harvard appealed to the feminine instinct. Glancing across the street, I noticed that a hugh bright neon sign was being erected. It read: WOOD ' S BEAUTY SALON-THE LATEST IN ORIENTAL FASHION. I called it tothe attention of my secretary and she explained that Nancy Wood, world famous hair stylist, had just returned from Japan where she had made a study of oriental hair-dos, and was opening a salon there on FifthAvenue. As I continued to gaze at the shop, a long limosine drew up and a minKed blond stepped out. I recognized her as none other than Bertha Bennett, the Blue Rain Shampoo Girl and Happy Day Tooth Paste Advertiser. On getting back to my letters, I found one postmarked Carr, Texas. It came from John Carr, a rancher in Texas who had become fabulously rich on discovering that under his ranch was a hugh oil vein. However, he had a serious problem. With his vast wealth and many business trans- actions he was in need of ten top-notch secretaries who were also young and beautiful. I re- commended that he contact Cheryl Weaver, head of the American National Secretarial School and one time World Champion Dictation Taker. She is known for the excellent and charming sec- retaries which come from her school. I suddenly remembered that I had neglected to look at the stock market report. I quickly turned to that section of the paper, and, since I have holdings in Camp and Galtress, I looked for it first. I was both astonished and happy to note that it had soared some twenty points in the past week. From reading the column of the top national economist, Pat Brock, I gathered that it was due to the discovery of new paper trees, cross-bred by the great forester and botanist Buddy Ballard. George Galtress, president of Galtress and Camp, had just bought ten thousand acres planted with the new trees. My next letter was from Vivian Jernigan and Betty Jean Lankford. Both had married wealthy prospectors but were quite upset at the moment. Their husbands were being transferred to the Antarctica on a mineral expedition and they wished to know whether it was safp to take their children to that cold region, what the educational facilities were, and whether mink is warmer than leopard (for choosing their fur coats). I wrote back and assured them that it was perfectly safe to take children to the Antarctica; leopard and mink are both very warm, and that the edu- cational facilities are marvelous. Jackie Whitley had just opened a private school there and was doing fine. Susan Story had been working with her, capturing penguins, polar bears and seals for the special zoo which is the first of its kind in the world. Jean Carr, too, had found the An- tarctica an excellent place to start a business. She had recently opened an exclusive bakery which specialized in Antarctic Baked Alaska”. Thumbing back through my letters of the day, I realized from what varied and talented in- dividuals they had come. I remembered the newspaper articles concerning people in all phases of world leadership. What a mark they had made on society, I mused. How proud those people who knew us at Windsor High School in 1964 would be! ! ! ! 21