Windsor High School - Duke Yearbook (Windsor, VA)

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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

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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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Sen or MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED June Strickland, Herbert Laine and Ann Spivey MOST FASHIONABLE Norma Darden and Jimmy Brinkley — — w ?sm CLASS CLOWNS Billy Francis and Peggy Rawles BIGGEST FLIRTS Peggy Beale and Joyce Kinney BIGGEST LOAFERS George Galtress and Betty Jean Lankford