Woodleaf High School - Acorn Yearbook (Woodleaf, NC)

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PROPHECY Today, as I gaze into my crystal ball it takes me into a future that has proven to be very successful for the seniors of 1947. This, of course, is the anniversary of our graduation twenty years ago. Today is May 15, 1967. The scene is now becom- ing clearer and as I look deeply into the depths of my magic ball, I see many things that have happened since 1947, that dear old year of so long ago. Woodleaf has become America’s leading automatically controlled city, and is famous for its beautiful plastic sidewalks that automatically “roll up” when the clock at City Hall strikes 11:00. The celebrated inventor of the gadget that rolls up the sidewalks is Ed Nesbit, one of America’s leading electrical engineers. The scene now changes to a large factory on Woodleat’s 52nd Street. I see a distinguished man running to catch a plane bound for Hong Kong. It is none other than James E. Honbarrier, the first. He is the owner of the Woodleaf Robot Manu- facturing Company, Inc., and is the inventor of the very popular “dancing robot.” A large sign is looming before me. The words “Let Us Remodel You” are written on the sign. Now that the picture has become clear, I see a very familiar face before me. It is Virginia Steele, one of America’s foremost beauty authorities. She has just perfected a successful method to make dimples on one’s cheeks. I now see the faint outline of a newspaper. On the front page is a picture of America’s best known columnist, Frances Carlile. Her daily column, “Counsel to the Loveworn,” appears on the pages of every leading newspaper. The scene now changes to Washington. There is a very large crowd cheering the President of the United States, who is none other than Francis Glover. His slogan, “I promise you anything if you elect me, but just try and get it after I am sworn in,” won for him the election unanimously. Two nurses are conversing quietly in the hall of the Mayo Clinic. It is Super- intendent of Nurses Miss Nellie Clawson, and her assistant, Miss Lois Richardson, who have just discovered a cure for the “hiccoughs” that will actually work. The glittering lights of Broadway dazzle me. A famous play is appearing for the nineteenth time this week because of popular demand. It stars America’s most famous comedian, Graham Swicegood. The play entitled “They Danced With Their Shoes Off,” is said to be the most successful play in the history of Broadway. What is that peculiar noise? It is a newly perfected space ship which makes an average speed of one millicn miles per minute. At the controls of this “Moon Challenger” is its famous inventor, Miss Lois Morgan, who will conduct an expedi- tion to the moon. There are tobacco leaves as far as I can see. In the middle of the tobacco field is a famous American tobacco farmer. As the scene becomes clearer, I see that it is an old classmate, Bobby Tatum, inventor of a very popular cigar, known as “Wheel Horse’s Delight.” One of the most celebrated Americans of all times is Miss Alice Durant, whose brilliant knowledge helped her te find a way to make “Richard Open the Door.” (She threw a bottle of tear gas through Richard’s bedroom window.) The scene now passing before me shows a group of people standing on the outside of a famous clothing firm in New York City. They are carried away by the sight of a beautiful woman in the window of the store. She is Miss Kathryn Smith, a famous Powers Model. I see the well known name “Allendale” before me. It is the name given to a chain of restaurants that run throughout the United States. They are owned by a graduate from the class of ’47 of Woodleaf High. The lucky lady, of course, is Mrs. Nancy Thomason Allen. Before me now are beautiful palm trees, swaying gently in the breeze. Under the trees, I see a naval captain and his wife gazing out across the ocean, toward their beloved America. The lovely little wife is Dorothy Steele, who has made her home.in the Hawaiian Islands. The scene now shifts to a splendid old church in Woodleaf’s residential section. A lovely double wedding has just been performed. The beautiful brides are Peggy Lyerly and Kathleen Wood, two outstanding students of the class of ’47. I see a great concert pianist giving concerts all over Europe. She, too, is a member of the class of ’47 of Woodleaf High School. It is Margaret Pence, the composer of the famous symphony, “Heart Failure in B Sharp Minor.” It is said to be the masterpiece of all times, in American music. The scene once again changes to the wilds of South America. I see a tribe of uncivilized people staring at a beautiful young missionary, who has come to teach them the ways of the civilized world. Even though she is deeply tanned by the scorching sun, I can identify her as one of the members of the senior class of ’47. It is our courageous friend, Annie Murph. Before me now is a large ballroom in the Arthur Murray School of Dancing in New York. A dancing instructor is “tearing her hair and hitting her head against the wall” because her dancing students cannot learn their steps. As she turns to walk away, I see that it is Evelyn Meigs, the dancer who invented the step known as the “Broadway Sprawl.” Well, if the reports of my crystal ball of the years to come are correct, this | Senior Class of Woodleaf High shall never be forgotten. EveLYN Meics, Class Prophetess.

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Francis Glover leaves his ability to give speeches to Martin Barbee. pce Wood leaves her shrill manner of giggling to Thelma Powlas and Mae Trexler. Nellie Clawson wills the same chewing gum she has been chewing ever since she has been in high school to Donald Watson. Margaret Pence leaves the full possession of all her boy friends to Dorothy Beck and Ruth Click. Alice Durant wills her talent of being a grade “A” student to Lawrence Safley. Kathryn Smith leaves her quiet nature to Jean Yarbrough. Evelyn Meigs leaves her love for dancing to Katheryn Brindley and Maud Lee Swicegood. Annie Murph is being considerate cf Hilda Click and willing to her, her Eco- nomics notebook. Ed Nesbit leaves his everlasting love for the Junior girls to Bobby Ward. Dorothy Steele leaves her typing eraser to Lillian Speas. Graham Swicegood leaves his acting ability to Bobby Williams. James Honbarrier wills his laughing talent to his quiet brother, Donald Hon- barrier. Bobby Tatum leaves his ability to win girl friends to Bobby Holt and Garland Pope. Peggy Lyerly leaves her ability to be a good housekeeper to Dorothy Lowder. Frances Carlile leaves behind, her dearly beloved English book which she wills to Sidney Blume and Walter Lee Goodman. Nancy Allen leaves her ability to use rolling pins, pots, and pans to Nannie Mae Harris. Lois Richardson leaves her make-up to Louise Fleming. Lois Morgan leaves her high scoring in basketball to C. W. Myers. Virginia Steele leaves her ability to portray a Negro character to Darwin Correll. The Senior Class bequeaths to the Junior Class the honor of occupying the traditional Senior seats in the auditorium. VIRGINIA STEELE, Testator.

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