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irsd^’' Ma ^23. 1940.
Class Diary
lash" Lane and "Speed” Rye
^started Dear Diary:
today amid a
of greetings We were all
see each other after sum
to We welcomed in
acations. merflbj Iva Mae
new 7 ers -
and Claud Piper, Josie
leton came late.
7 Some killer diller sales
from Georgia Tech came
nd took our order for rings,
8 etc. I still think
invitations, teeth had some-
8 tty white
o do with it.
12. Officers elected-— Pre
Jack Wheeler. Vice Pres
-Virginia Sowell. Secretary
Fincher Treasurer-W. H.
27 Billy, who sits at his
. the trash
nd aims paper at
ted a bulls eye today.
2 Louise Lyda and Mary
.
disturbing every trying
[ French. colors,
4, Selected class
and motto, Color-Pink and
{ Flower-Sweet Pea. Motto
i for character and not for
19. -Seniors took time a
eping the booth over at the
County Fair. Ruth Davis,
ane and Frances Hinton’s
of transportations <a lift in
truck) detained them for
I minutes.
24. Red wrote to his girl
EH. Made $28.20 on our bur
fcball game.
111. Our rings came today
en though it was Saturday
rmed the teacher’s cottage
jo get Curley them. Hewell got
lent 13. a
over the week-end and
j j her name fits of her the to a tee.
First fire season.
| Frances did chapel think we were
but to go to we were
[having [not a mention fire. We all Moth- got
to our
p Dad's who came a runn-
15. Claud voicing his per
Icrewey L. opinions on Mac
Oh, Shakespeare, what
bu 116. done to us?
Curley Hewell late for
[ fcomb Seems she was home try
[ her hair.
17, Made $55. 15 off pic
BW.
[ 21. English assignments
fits. Lack Wheeler. Encouragements The Con- to a
lover—Red Cole.
122. —Dismissed for Thanks
Iholidays. 123,
Flash Lane feasted
Riving dinner with Speed
pristine Rye. Virginia ate
l-overs at supper.
IL Louis delighted to find
It Porterdale vs. Conyers
I mean Porterdale will visit
H. Final exam week.
21.—School out for the
holidays. The class pre
Miss Hooper with a bed
nd candy.
jry And 1. is School started again
it cold!
8. Everyone skied to
today on the ice. Having
owing snow balls,
ify 25-26 School called
tccount of bad weather,
tory 6. Seniors had their
verhauled. Clarence Ca
dl.v gave Dr. Cohen the
‘beer. Some of the seniors
hg to have their teeth
ijed P’ for Virginia’s new' plates.
Nl boy friend
very often these days.
he is interested in edu
r
Someone needs to tell
lux his silk hose, Seems
huite a few' runs in them
t of the minuet rehearsal.
eft Louis, Robert and
for a visit to' Kress'
"a today. Odean got out
because he was afraid
get stranded in the big
6 We wonder where Red
t his one-footer pencil?
enough to write a new
0{ the Encyclopedia.
• Billy looked lovely in*
P " s PPlying make-up
,
■ ”ean Davis bag
and L yda discussing the
,
” s m beach wear during
tcess Odean in
• • ■ came
ed and asked of Speed
hat's 8°mg on in here?”
Plied, “Oh. why should
y?” • • Note—We were
.
asured for caps and
, r °ur graduation.
1 P. H. S. defeated Ful
fast night.
12 We had dis
a very
■hiJ'f lt0r in cha P el Isa
nskL -
a member of the
s Vncopators.
13 Some of the girls
Lh • v S !?.“ died 0meEc of indigestion - f° da J’’
hi T' 0 °f 'he outstanding
Lj‘ L b0 /s are making a
. the Sof tball league
! P' lost , only three games,
mgton and one to Mon
ey are still °n top and
... hopmg
5 that P 0r ter
° ut on top.
,jl, Seniors play on
team and are going
ssed next year. These
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" y Crowell,
Jack
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Wheeler, W. H. Walden, Odean'
Baker, John Thomas Walden
James Alexander.
Mr. Brumbaugh is coaching the
boys and his softball team proves
to be just as successful as the
basketball team.
The girls have not started play
ing, but they will be in a few
weeks. The other girls teams
need be careful because the Por
terdale girls are just as good as
the boys.
Feb. 27. Class trip voted on.
Majority of the class chose Jack
sonville, Fla. Seems we have the
money to go there and eat too!
However, W. H. Walden is terribly
worried. He doesn’t want to be
away on Saturday because he will
miss the continued piece at the
picture show.
March 1. Quite a few of the
seniors are pretty hoarse from
caroling in the Glee Club yester
day. We note it isn’t keeping
Speed Rye from talking though.
. . . Everyone dreadfully shocked
today when C. W. (Hasty) Chris
tian actually ran across the cam
pus.
March 4. Anyone who needs a
little extra money might start
looking for Hollen Sear’s class
ring. Mr. Hollen, Sr., is offering
a reward for its recovery.
March 5, Seniors motoz’ed to
Covington via Johnson bus line
to hear a famed lecturer, Dr.
Charles Barker. His subject,
“How To Get The Most Out of
Life” proved very interesting to
the learned seniors. We had a
little bus space and chinked in
some jittery juniors . . . Some
one asked if we were from the
country. '“Just God’s country
friend,’’ replied Jackson Wheeler.
March 6. Rena Bowers hasn’t
had a piece of gum this week.
This is certianly a case for Ripley,
for Rena is a gum fiend.
March 7. Flash and Speed have
completed the class poem—and
song.
March 12. Raining today—and
believe it or not—Josie came to
school. She gave Miss Hooper a
rather naughty answer when she
came in, “Fooled you, didn’t I?”
she asked.
March 15. Billy is on the war
path today. He is beating on the
board can and dancing around.
. . . Speed was yelling “Man the
lifeboats” when Billy watered the
flowers. She captured a sub
marine in the flood . . . Louis has
been mighty rowdy today. He
threw bricks at Mary R. on the
playground today . . . Flash want
ed to go to the clinic. Louis Lyda’s
lick almost proved fatal,
March 17. Several of the up
per crust seniors took a little spin
in Ballew’s buggy. They even
stood up in the air conditioned
vehicle while the Alma Mater
was being sung.
March 21. Miss Hooper has a
new hobby. Collecting watch
chains. She has started out with
Billy’s and Louis’.
March 25. Ask Rena and Claud
to make you some carbon dioxide.
We hear they are professionals
So professional, in fact, they blow
up! Iva Mae was called down in
French today. Must be Hawaii
again.
March 28.—Helen and Mary R.
did a combination song and dance
number during typing period.
Prof. Gadabout caught them in
the very act.
March 29. Everyone was dumb
founded today when Odean stroll
ed boldly into the room. And on
Friday! And it’s raining too . . .
Billy and Miss Hooper playing a
little catch at tiptoe recess.
Teacher almost broke an antique
vase, too.
April 1. Speed and Hasty slip
ped upon a dictionary in the li
brary and looked up a word. And
no April fool, either.
Bache Walden came to school
today minus his shoes and sox.
April 4. Jackson Wheeler mod
eled Speed Rye’s raincoat this
morning. Almost a perfect fit ex
cept for the sleeves . . . Lyda took
the Chemistry students to chem
istry class in his car. BUT they
walked back.
April 6. Bache was found , play- ,
ing “drop the handkerchief with
Ihe little fire graders this morn
ing. They were all barefooted.
Billy and Red helped the
first graders with their arithme
tic instead of showing up for shop.
April 16. Rehearsing gradua
tion and class program. Seniors
are in grave danger of overtaxing
their minds, or you could be
timistic and say brains.
Seniors guests .of .
April 18.
Pi of. Brown over at Oxford Field
meet.
April 25. Mr. Burke’s chapel
program the most hilarious ever
witnessed by P. H. S. The senior
boys Industrial Art Class was
represented in the fashion
They were really so cute.
April 30. Some of the boys are
getting up nerve enough to ask the
girls for dates
May 10. Junior-Senior banquet.
Everyone seemed to have a swell
time.
May 12. Baccaulaureate sermon
May 14. Picnic at Rainbow
Lake.
May 16. Class night.
| May 17. Commencement. Jacksonville.
May 21. Left for
High Scshool Faculty of The Porterdale Schools
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Pictured above are members of the high school faculty of the Porterdale School System. (Left to right, front row), Miss He; ,
Elder, Miss Louise Kite, Miss Maude King, Miss Helen Glenn, Miss Ruth Williams, Miss Sara Sue Hooper. (Second row), Mr. Tennyson
Wright, Mr. Lawrence Burke, Mr. Howard Brumbaugh, Mr. J. R. Womack.
Class Will
By Helen Almand
We, the senior class of Porter
dale High School, nineteen hun
dred and forty, being of fairly
sound minds do hereby publish,
make known and declare to all
whom it may concern, this our last
will and testament. We do charge
you to receive gratefully and to
cherish dearly our gifts.
To the Junior Class, we leave
much love and admiration for our
teacher, Miss Hooper, hoping she
will be as kind and helpful to
you as she has been to us. And,
because we love you, dear Juniors,
we are leaving you our class room
—always frigid in winter, our love
ot talking, our occasional mis
behavior, and our many brilliant
traits.
I, Billy Crowell, leave for
Everett Moody, my terrific laugh
ter, providing he will reserve it
for its use for special occasions.
I, Josie Waddleton, will to Hazel
Rollins my habit of arriving late
at school every morning, hoping
this trait will not meet with ob
jections.
I, Louis Lyda, will to Harold
Sprayberry my love of cars and
my ability and practice of speed
ing.
I, Odean Baker, will to Ben
Reynolds my privilege of declar
ing for myself a legal holiday
every Friday. On this day, Ben,
you'll oversleep or wash cars.
I, Virginia Sowell, will to Al
lene Harper my intelligence and
lovable personality. Also to Al
lene goes my ability to learn
French.
I, C. W. Christian, will to Ed
ward Maloy my amazing speed
and knowledge of keeping house,
hoping that he will not let these
things prevent him from always
J being prompt on arrival at school
and other places.
I, Ruth Hewell, will to Agnes
Harper my love for Home Eco
nomics and my ability to sew a
fine seam,
I, Jack Wheeler, will to Her
bert Burch my ability to preside
over the class, and my annoying
habit of talking during English
class.
I, Frances Hinton, will to Bette
Bowden my experience in love
affairs, advising her that she will
find her classmates ready and wil
ling to advise her.
I, W. H. Walden, will to Frank- j
lin Waddleton my beautiful
nette locks. With my crowning :
glory comes my pins, curlers, and
booklets on hair styles.
I, Melba Bonner, will to Emma
Lou Wilson my learned art of
flirting, hoping she will have as
much success as I have had!
I, O’Neil Cole, will to Bill
Statham my schedule at school,
which will leave many free hours
for his leisure, You may feel
free always to wander from
thither to yon at any and all times.
I, Iva Mae Spear, will to Jean
Cook, my habit of visiting the
Post-office frequently and my
fondness of boys serving Uncle
i Helen Almand, will to Fran
, mpst desirable se at by
the _ radiators and w j n dow. This is
^ jdeal , e for day dreaming,
must gaze out only dur
j stud per j ods .
} Clarence capell, will to W. J.
Sm ’. (h tflc use o{ ft ex my fine
.
iand {aithful dog , If you wish , Rex
I I will attend your classes with you.
I Ruth Davis, will to Eloise
chapman mv i on g curly hair and
|— my hair ri bbons of so many dif
f eren t colors. You must promise
|^ 0 care f or your hair as well as
| j I have through all these years.
I, Arthur Ballew, leave for
Relious Knight my cute little Ford
: warning him that the girls will
give him fits if he doesn’t take
them to ride.
| I, Mamie Miller, will to Bette
Bowden my knowledge and famil
iarity of all the ropes of basket
ba jj
I Verlon Nelson, will to F A.
Goddard pla ladies - man
mv e e as
( of ^ Senior class . The girls
seem to prefer blondes and the
v ogue Beauty shop will do you
a good bleaching job.
I, Fay Sprayberry, will to
Gladys Daniel my knowledge of
{chemistry. Crowell, Jr., will to Roy
1 I, Guy
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organizations of which I am
member. Show as much inter
as I have, Roy.
I, Mary Rye, will to Mary Wil
son my position of keeping the
class in a good humor even if it
is necessary to stage boxing
matches or play the role of a
lunatic.
I, Hollen Sears, will to Henry
Moate the reward that will be
offered for the returning of my
class ring the next time I lose it.
I, Mary Lane, will to Eufala
Love my position of class reporter.
With this job comes my tremen
dous vocabulary.
I, Roy Cofer, will to Doyle Bel
lew my quiet disposition. When
you want attention you may raise
you hand—to yell out is not neces
sary.
I, Rena Bowers, will to Hester
Switzer my supply of chewing
gum and my habit of chewing it
at all times. More vigorously at
Home Ec„ though.
I, Robert Allen, will to James
Black my love for capbusters and
guns of all kinds and the thrills
1 have gotten from Western
movies.
I, Christine Rye, will to Opal
Kitchens my sweet disposition and
serious nature, hoping you will
not worry too much over school
work, as it has been known to
cause hair to turn gray.
I, Wallace Oates, will to Herbert
Burch my lack of height and my
place as captain of the basketball
team.
I, Claud Piper, will to Ferrell
Love my accent which came as a
result from my various northern
expeditions.
I, James Alexander, will to Os
car Burch my love for the Kit
chens family hoping you will be as
j successful as I was. McCart
i ( R ed Cole, will to Inez
m y fondness of Covington pro
j ducts. I like blondes, but if you
I prefer you can probably find a
brunette,
I, Frank Ingram, will to Thelma
Oglesby my habit of teasing people
and w'hispering aloud.
^ Thomas Walden, will to Bill
statham my quickness of speech
and my ability to make quick
decisions.
I, Hazel Fincher, will to Mary
wj] son my position as Secretary
the Senior Class. The Secre
t ary has the right to trip her class
ma tes as they walk down the
\y e hereby appoint Miss Sara
ue Hooper as executrix of this,
our last will and testament.
whereupon we shall subscribe our
signatures and affix our seal, j
providing some kind soul donates
^e cause on this, the sixteenth
day the fifth month of the
Nineteen hundred and fortieth
year of our Lord.
Class Poem
We have a little poem to write,
That made sit most all night .
us up
jits about 15 little girls and 20
little boys
15 little curls and 20 little toys.
Guess who they are—we bet you
never could,
So we’ll just tell you, we know
you never would,
They’re the 35 seniors of dear old
P. H. S.
They're the senior class of 1940—
the truest and the best.
1. Stonewall Jackson Wheeler
man.
President of the senior clan.
He’s the guy that says I can
The long-lgeged guy, with the
funy pan.
2. Virginia Sowell, smart and
snappy,
Would make any fellow happy,
'Specially if that fellow could be.
Someone just like J. D.
3. Jellybean Davis, laughable and
j Has ssyeet 50 hair ribbons all so neat.
Scarlett O’Hara has nothing on
her measure
She will grant many favors for
your pleasure.
4 Billy Crowell, football ace,
Curly hair and pretty face,
He's public hero No. 1
And his sweet laugh is all in fun.
f
Frances Hinton, low and
dumpy
Pretty teeth and pretty jumpy
“Have plenty of fun is her motto’’
When you say “Come, she says
‘Let s Go.’
6. Little Odean Baker, age 2,
To his Loganville he’ll be true,
From Monday till Friday he
comes to school,
But on Friday—he washes cars.
7. Mamie Miller, basketblal cap,
Loves her daily beauty nap,
We almost lost her in December,
But now she’s here for us to
remember.
8 Clarence Capell with pretty
bla(^ hair,
And a dog to follow him every
where, v
Also has a pretty white leer,
And can he give Dr. Cohen the
Bronx cheer!
9. Red Cole, the daredevil soul,
Managing a theatre is hi srole.
He has red hair and freckles on
his face.
And no one but Sara girls—in the
race.
10. Rena Bowers, blond and se
rene.
She’s the answer to any man's
dream,
She is a chemist brave and true,
What Mr. Wommack can't—she
can do.
11. Robert Allen, our tin pan
troubadour,
Is always a delight to the girls
galore.
He'll be Governor some day.
And the nthe teachers won't worry
about their pay.
12 . Josie Waddleton. small and
demure,
To Raymond Moody she’s always
allure.
Her lovely blond curly hair,
Cannot be topped anywhere.
13. Meiba Bonner, a fiery bru
nette,
Can talk more than anyone yet,
Her vocabulary has no limited
ends,
Confucius say: She need to make
amends.
14. Louis Lyda, our business
man,
Studies more than anyone can,
speaks French and English too,
CONGRATULATIONS!
The Faculty of The Porterdale High School extends
congratulations and best wishes to the class of 1940.
MISS SARA SUE HOOPER MISS ELIZABETH McELROY
MISS LOUISE KITE MISS MAUD KING, Principal
MISS HELEN GLENN MISS MARY GRANT
MISS HETTIE ELDER MISS VIRGINIA STANTON
MR. LAWRENCE BURKE MISS BURA B0HANAN
MISS RUTH WILLIAMS MRS. TOMMIE HOOD
MISS EVA MASK MISS IDA BLACK
MISS MARY PENUEL MISS FAITH STEWART
MISS WINIFRED PITTS MISS RUBY JORDAN
MISS NELL SCOTT MISS LOUISE GEER
MISS MARIAN CONN MISS RUTH GILLAND
MISS MARY RICKER
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23. Iva Mae Speer, has a nice
winning smile,
Lots of pretty hair, and all the
while—
She has you ec<in« out of her
hand,
She is really thinking of him that
works for Uncle Sam.
24. John Thomas Walden, a tall
and handsome guy,
Quick spoken, and kinda shy.
Has all the girls guessing and sing
ing the blues,
We don’t know—maybe he’s help
ing Cousin Bach to collect the
dues.
25. Hazel Fincher, smart and
neat,
She's also athletic (and has dainty
feet),
She's secretary of the Senior class,
But spends most of her time with
her looking glass.
26. Verlon Nelson, Rhett Butler’s
double,
Gives the girls plenty of trouble.
With his blond hair he’s quite
good looking,
He makes any girl want to take
up cooking.
27. Helen Almand. Pete’s sweet
patooty,
She’s sentimental and sometimes
moody.
She’s a hard worker in our typing
clan,
Her better half is an N. G. C. man.
28. Wallce Oates, our little runt.
On the basketball court pulls many
a stunt,
Most every week his picture's in
the papers,
That’s what he gets for pulling
cute capers.
29. Goy Crowell, our ex-cow
man,
Is a collector of old tin cans.
His favorite dish is chittlins and
liver,
When he eats this he yells, “Heigh
Ho Silver.’’
30. Roy Cofer, tall and romantic.
Seems to drive girls almost frantic,
With his cantankerous jokes and
folly,
Has never ridden in train or trolly.
31. Ruth Hewell gets the dates,
With her curly hair and pearly
plates,
In Home Ec. she always has a row,
But Curly wins and takes her bow.
32. Flash Lane, star reporter No.
L
Just another Jane Arden on the
run,
Story-writer, song-writer, typist,
too,
Someday she’ll be rich and won’s
recognize you.
33. Frank Ingram, a sporty little
number,
Will be a success if he ever
wakes from slumber.
He has a big mouth and can he
use it?
Curly hair and not apt to lose it.
34. Mercer Edge, a short, quiet
boy,
Bubbles over with laughter and
joy,
He'll be a superintendent some
day,
And give everyone the donkey’s
bray.
35. Hollen Sears, dreaming away
the hours like a king.
Has at last found his own class
ring
And works Math as Archemedes
could do.
Though smart as the wind, he's a
reckless driver yet,
And “pushing up daisies’’ is what
he’ll get.
15. W. H. Walden, honest and
true,
Is collecting the seniors’ class dues
too,
His hair is curly and he’s no knave,
He’s just as honest as Little Abe.
16. Christine Rye, with her mer
ry laugh,
Always has a smile to gladden
your path.
They all tell me her favorite dish
is fish,
Her favorite coolr red—her fav
roite name—ED.
17. C. W. Christian runs in slow
motion,
Is willing to oblige when he’s in
the notion,
When Cebe glides across the cam
pus two strides at a time,
His long curling lashes make
you just a clinging vine.
18. Fay Sprayberry, sweet and
tiny,
Has a new car all big and shiny,
She speaks three languages and no
| kidding,
She'll be an honor student with
! out your bidding.
19 Claud Piper, young and gray,
Tucks folks sweetly under the clay
He’s traveled the world over—in
I oh. what a hurry,
Staying down to senior level is
his greatest worry.
[ 20. Speed Rye, our wittiest of
wits,
Drives her protege “Flash” to fits,
| But when she all rides about in Lyda’s Izzie. lizzie,
She forgets poor
21. “Whitie” Alexander is now
an old man,
And him we cannot chide,
Because what do you think? Away
off he ran,
And got himself a bride.
! 22. Arthur Bellew, with the cute
cherry nose,
Works downtown with the gaso
line hose,
He has a little chivy—almost in
one whole piece,
He's looking around for someone
to take up the lease.
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it must have broken sera#
one’* heart.
Because from the liberal rew*r4
they had to part.
Now the time has come,
For each and every one,
To pay a tribute to,
Our teacher sweet and true.
Our guiding light for three long
years,
From whom we are to part with
tears,
1/ we can follow her noble way,
Through the years, day by day
We’ll be successful and famous
to boot,
Miss Sara Sue Hooper, ’Tis you,
we salute!
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made directly to young cotton
when the plants are dry.
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