Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 26, Ed. 1, Friday, May 15, 1953 Page: 3 of 6
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FRIDAY MAY 15 1953
Yellow Jacket
PAGE 3
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Propecy
There I was 5000 miles from
home minding my own business
not bothering a soul and little
realizing what chain of events
were about to take place when I
pressed that elevator buzzer. As
I stepped into the elevator I
thought I recognized the voice
that was politely telling each
passenger to watch their step. I
looked up and much to my sur-
prise the person behind the voice
was none other than CHARLES
BRADSHAW. It didn't take me
long to learn that he was writing
another one of his best-sellers.
This one was to be called "THE
UPS AND DOWNS OF EVERY-
DAY LIFE". Charles had made
enough money to keep him com-
fortably the rest of his life but
his vim vigor and vitality just
wouldn't let him retire (vim his
wife; vigor his son; vitality his
daughter) Charles took this job
to gain practical experience but
he was afraid he was going to
have to quit because too many
people were asking him for his
autograph and interferring with
his work.
I left Charlie with his auto-
graphs and went down the hall to
my eight room suite where I plan-
ned to relax for a while before
going to the theater but as I
opened my door I noticed a tele-
gram laying on the floor. It was
from my home office down in
Dallas Texas. Seems they want-
ed me to come down for a visit
and look over and give my ap-
proval on some new plans they
had made for the new year. I at
once began making plans for my
journey home. I called the air-
port first thing to get plane reser-
vations. I told them to get me a
reservation on the fastest plane
going South. They said something
about a pilot named Lewis before
I hung up but I didn't give it
much thought until I got on the
plane and discovered the Lewis
they were talking about was
Capt. HERBERT LEWIS. The last
time I had heard from Herbie he
was teaching school but he had
been one of Uncle Sam's Ace
pilots back in 1955. He handled
that big six engine plane like it
was a kitty-cart. After we had
gotten well under way he let his
co-pilot take over and he came
back to see how the passengers
were getting along. We got to
talking and naturally the con-
versation drifted back to school
clays. I found out that ROGENE
WORLEY was the owner and
operator of the biggest ranch in
Texas. Seems a man named Mr.
King had left it to Rogene in
his will. Rogene was also noted
for being the most eligible bach-
lor in the South. Herbie knew
quite a lot about most of the
graduates of H.P.C. in 1953. He
told me that JANIE HODEL and
ADDIE LITTLE had gone into
business for themselves. They
were partners in one of the big-
gest floral shops in California.
They had some kind of new flow-
er. They named this flower Orch-n-rose.
I never did understand
what it looked like but seems the
National Flower Society paid a
handsome fee for it.
We had an hour lay-over in
Chicago and I took advantage of
that hour to see some of the sites.
My first stop was at Marshall-
Field's Department store. The
building covered a whole block
and was one of the most exclusive
places in Chicago. I picked up
an attractive hand bag and was
admiring it when someone firmly
took hold of my arm. I looked
down into the floor-walder's face.
He thought I was going to walk
out with the bag I guess. We
both apologized and as I was
about to leave something made
of Graduation Class
me take a closer look at that
floor-walker. Sure enough I
recognized him. It was COTTON
MARR. He and Lucy were hap-
pily married and had been living
in Chicago for the past four years.
Cotton was trying to make enough
money to finish paying for his
M.D. degree. He invited me to
their home for dinner but since
my plane was leaving in just 30
minutes I told him to give Lucy
my regards and left him holding
the bag.
As I was making my way
through that vest Municipal Air-
port I raninto another ole school
buddie. This time it was Vada
Williams. She was taking the
same plane I was so we both
made a dash for the runway. We
made it just in time and after the
plane was in the air we settled
back and I ask her what she had
been doing since graduation. She
said she had been working for
some big advertising company
and was now on her way to
Florida to see her husband who
was still blessing Uncle Sam with
his presence. Vada and I had
a very pleasant trip but it was
entirely too short. We parted at
the air port in Dallas and I went
on to the office to check in. I
found that they weren't expecting
me until the next day so I decided
to look up some friends that lived
near Dallas.
DR. J. W. JONES and his wife
DORIS were in Ft. Worth. J. W.
was now President of the semi-
nary and had made quite a few
improvements around the cam-
pus. He had installed escalators
in all the buildings and also
around the campus. This made
it easier to go to and from classes
and the students that had
churches weren't so tired when
Sunday came. This made their
surmons better. They didn't have
that tired out sound in them.
Doris told me that BILLY BEATY
was head of the Bible depart-
ment and had written another
volume to his Bible Encyclopedia.
He and Betty dropped by to see
them quite often.
It took me a week to look over
all the plans they had for me
and alter such a hard week I took
off a few days to rest up. While
in Texas and that near B'wood
I decided .to look over the ole
Alma Mater. I found that JACK
LAWSON was now President and
that JACKIE JACKSON had
"Cap's" place as Business Man-
ager. I hardly recognized the
campus when I first got there.
The Ad. building had been con-
verted into a low rambling ranch
style building and the H-Pond
was located in the center of the
SOUTHSIDE
Laundry and Dry Cleaners
Near the Campus St. 506 Austin
Students Discount Wo Cask and Carry
fMIW
SHAW'S LAUNDRY
DRY CLEANING and DYING
(Service That Satisfies Call 2413
Watches
Diamonds
OWING'S JEWELRY
(Formerly Armstrong's)
Free Watch Inspections by Santa Fe Watch Repairman
408 CENTER PHONE 5539
Baby Jewelry Watch Bands Men's Jewelry
building. Jack said this made
fishing easier for the students
they wouldn't have to go so far.
EARL GILL was Mayor of
B'wood and been able to secure
the deeds to some property that
he gladly gave to H.P.C. This
property was used to enlarge the
football practice field. BILL
JENKINS was head football coach
and had trained one of the best
football teams in Texas. They
were predicted to win over the
Bang's Dragons who were now
the Texas State Champions. Yes
quite a few changes had been
made.
While in B'wood I noticed
another change that had been
made. The London-Burton fun-
eral Home was now called the
London-Burton-Copeland Funeral
Home. Seems EUGENE COPE-
LAND had been so successful that
they made him partner. Of course
this was only a side line for Eu-
gene. He spent most of his time
at Howard Payne teaching music.
MARY MARGARETTE JOINES
was Dean of Women and was
quite a success at it. She was very
strict on the girls but none the
less she was well liked. The rea-
son she had the reputation of
being strict was she wouldn't let
the girls stay out after 12:00 at
night and they couldn't get out
of the Dorm before 1:30 in the
morning. I had a long talk with
Miss Joines and she told me that
Mrs. PATTILLO was now head
of the Elementary Education
Dept. At the time I was there
she had gone on a four weeks
paid vacation to Canada. She
made them promise her this vaca-
tion every two months before she
took the job. They had to give
in because there just wasn't an
education teacher like her any-
where in the State.
I left B'wod and was able to
get back in Dallas in time to
catch the latest DEAN SIMPSON-
CARROLL LOWE show. They
made a team that was something
like Dean Martin and Jerry
Lewis only Simpson and Lowe
were better. I talked to Dean
after the show and he informed
me that CLARKE and GRACE
WISEMAN had their own radio
show now. They had been offered
a Hollywood contract but turned
it down because California weath-
er didn't agree with them. Be-
sides they already had one of the
biggest studios in Richmond Vir-
ginia. My vacation time was up and
I decided to take a train back
to New York. The trip was tir-
ing but I had the opportunity to
associate with more people. I ran
Costume Jewelry
w
into VERNON HOLLEMAN dur-
ing a lay-over in a small Ken-
tucky village. He was there doing
some research work for some
observatory in Europe. They sent
him to the U.S. to do this research
because it had something to do
with the effect Mountain Dew
had on the blood stream. Of
course the only lodgical place to
do this type of research was in
Kentucky. Vernon was making
great headway.
By the time I got back to New
York. I was so thrilled at seeing
and hearing about so many H.P.C.
Annual junior-senior banquet held
April 30 Coggin Ave. Baptist Church.
The annual Junior-Senior ban-
quet was held Thursday evening
April 30 at Coggin Avenue Bap-
tist Church.
Theme of the banquet was
"Singing in the Rain." It was
under the direction of the Junior
class.
Master of ceremonies was A. J.
Quinn a junior.
The invocation was said by Dr.
Nat Tracy professor of Bible and
a sponsor of the junior class.
A reading was given by Bever-
ly Pulliam freshman.
The 1953 senior prophecy was
read by Peggy Cloyd junior and
the senior will written by Rogene
Worley was given by Roy Max-
well. Benita Milam soprano and
Harlcn Center baritone sang
"One Kiss" and "Sweetheart."
The reverend S. L. Harris from
Austin Texas was speaker.
The singing of the HPC alma
mater climaxed the evening's pro
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Garrett Barber & Beauty Supply
Wholesale & Retail
407 Center Avenue
Cosmetics - Hair Preparations - Novelties - Jewelry
Special Prices to Students
KING MUSIC COMPANY
"Everything in Music"
COME AND EAT GOOD
PA'S AND
Mr. and Mrs.
605
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Peerless Drug Company
Walgreen Drug System
201 N. Center
1 FSHHHciBBflRgHHHMKaBSnnn
Diamond Watches Silverware Gifts
USE YOUR CREDIT AT
NATHAN'S JEWELERS
309 Center
"Browmvood's Finest Jewelers"
IT'S-
Wcrisman's
DEPARTMENT STORE
Headquarters for Famous
1953
graduates that I could hardly
wait to call up KENNETH
MILLER who was a big Broad-
way producer and tell all the
gossip I had collected. I had a
little trouble getting in touch
with him because he was inter-
viewing his new star Joyce
Barnes. So I left word with his
partner J. P. McCASLAND ta
have him call me the minute he
got in.
After Kenneth called and I had'
told him all the news I had
gathered on my trip I retired for
the night.
gram.
Jerry Graves was in charge of
the program Dorothy Cocanough-
er decorations and Ellen Hitt
menu.
Senior class officers are:
Moe Smith president; Vada
Williams vice-president; Dorothy
Bradshaw secretary; Carroll
Wayne Shaw treasurer; Herbert
Lewis reporter.
Sponsors are Mr. O. E. Wine-
brenner professor of chemistry
and physics; Dr. D. D. Tidwell
professor of Bible and Greek; and
Dr. Z. T. Huff dean of the col-
lege. Junior class officers are:
Dick Delleny president; Alleen
Jacobs vice-president; Cleta Mat-
tiza secretary; Helen Crenshaw
treasurer; Joan Humberg report-
er. Sponsors are Miss Frances Mer-
ritt instructor of elementary edu-
cation; Mr. G. G. Dickey regis-
trar; and Dr. Nat Tracy professor
of Bible.
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