Winterville High School - Searchlight Yearbook (Winterville, NC)

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A LOOK FORWARD (Collective Biography) It is the year 1978. As I thumb- ed through the daily paper, I found myself to be unusually interested in the editorial section. There I noticed a review of one of the new collective biographies which had just been re- leased from the press. How sur- prised I was to find that this newly published book contained sketches of all my classmates in the Senior Clas s of 1958 ! I ate my breadfasthurriedly and rushed to Harvey ' s Bookstore fora copy of this book, which I could- not resist buying. I was informed that all copies had been sold and that I would have to place my name on the waiting list. The next two weeks passed slow- ly. Just as I had given up hope of getting the book, Mr. Harvey called me and told me that the new supply had just arrived. Ihurried to the store with a feeling of great antici- pation. Upon returning home, I im- mediately settled down and began to read this treasured book. As I read the pages, familiar names appeared. These brought back memories of my graduating class. A LOOK FORWARD proved to be so exciting to me that I decided to re- cord the data concerning each of my former classmates. Ralph Wingate - Ralph has reached his goal as head surgeon of the famous Wingate Hospital. He has a staff of well-trained nurses. Ethel Dunn is the head nurse; Dorothy Evans, the assistant nurse. Ralph D a V e n p o r t and Shirley Corbett - Both of them own a resort in Florida. Ralph has his establish- ment in Miami, and Shirley has hers in Tampa. Phil Sullivan - Phil is now the Commander of the Strategic Air Command Unit situated at Goldsboro, North Carolina. With the help of the competent Air Force Intelligence Of- ficers, Clara Ambrose and Gladys Harrington, he has made valuable contributions to the defense of our nation. Margaret Ann Baker - Margaret, now Mrs. Bobby Leggett, is a success- ful secretary to her husband, who is a large stockholder in CBS Television, Barbara Evans - Barbara ' s glee club practice paid off. She has be- come the nation ' s top recording artist. Barbara Manning - Barbara has really made a success of her life. She is a government foreign corres- pondent. Many interesting facts about foreign countries have been unfolded by her, and these have contributed to many hours of enjoyable reading. Jimmie Runkle - Jimmie now holds the important position of head nuclear engineer for the new govern- ment space project. Faye Stocks - I have not become the most successful person in the United States, but my husband, James Thomas, and I own and operate sev- eral open air drive-in theaters from the East coast to the West coast. Rachel Evans - Happily mar ried before completing high school, Rachel has devoted her life to being a good wife and mother. Betty Ann Hardy - Being alert in bookkeeping has brought B e 1 1 y Ann her reward. She is now the head bookkeeper for the Dupont Plant lo- cated near Grifton, North Carolina. Z4

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Willie Elizabeth Beddard - The best-dressed girl incur class is now a famous dress designer as well as a happily married woman. She is Mrs. Danny Martin. William Arthur Stox and James Noah Vincent - They were such good co-workers in high school. 1 am happy to learn that they are partners in their own hardware store located in Winterville, North Carolina. F rankie Whichard - When we were in high school, I never thought that Frankie would become a teacher. He is, however, a teacher in the de- partment of Industrial Arts at Yale University. Thomas Lassiter - Thomas en- joyed his business education classes so very much that he has continued to work in that field. He holds a splendid position as District Manager for General E 1 e c t r i c Company in Washington, North Carolina. Jean Hope Loftin - Jean is work- ing as private secretary for Thomas Lassiter. Ward Sutton - Ward was always interested in cars during our school days. He is head mechanic forFlan- gan B u g g y Company in Greenville, North Carolina. Marguerite Taylor - Margue- rite ' s business training paid off for her. She is a successful typist with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Wayne Stocks - Wayne followed in his father ' s footsteps, and h e is now a prosperous farmer. Sandra Hunsucker - Sandra ' s ex- perience as newspaper reporter for the Dail y Reflector helped her. She is a very promising Advertising Manager for Mademoiselle. Carolyn Nanney - Carolyn has made wonderful progress. She owns a chain of b e a u t y shops throughout North Carolina and Virginia. Daphne Little - She was voted the prettiest girl in our graduating class. Now she has taken advantage of her beauty and has become one of the top models at Macey ' s in New York City. Don Jackson - He is a mechan- ical engineer on one of the new space ships which has just gone into the service of our government. Van Jackson - Van always was interested in nature. He has become Head Forest Ranger for North Caro- lina. Charles Branch - Charles has become a successful business man. That is what he always wanted to be- come. Rachel Stox - Rachel did not go far from home to find her carrer. She is a telephone operator in Green- ville, North Carolina. Frances Lloyd - Frances is do- ing very well for herself. She is a secretary and housewife. LeAnn Newby - LeAnn w a s in- terested in playing the piano when we were in high school. Now she has become a successful music teacher. I did not lay the book aside un- til I had read about each of my for- me r classmates. Memories of my school days became so very vivid. It seemed such a short time since we had walked across the stage to re- ceive our diplomas. Now each of us had achieved his place in the world. I am proud that I was a graduate of the Class of 1958. Prophetes s Faye Stocks 25