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Dear Friends and Schoolmates, 

   This has always been one of my favorite songs; I've probably never used it before because apparently no midi file for it exists.  It jumped into my head today and just won't leave.

BONUS #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78lsqVXGhHk - Together - Cliff Edwards, 1928

BONUS #2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFI1PO0KQqY - Together - Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest, 1944  

BONUS #3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfMdAPRa6dU - Together - Connie Francis, 1961

My darling daughter        Adrienne (Harty - Hillsboro HS, IL / American School, IL - of NC - newly returned from serving an eighteen-month mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Seattle, Washington) left yesterday morning to fly up to Boston to help her   brother and his wife for a few weeks as they prepare for the birth of their third child (and second daughter) on or around June 1, and a move on or around August 1.     Now that I think of it, that's probably why this song jumped into my head..... "...You're gone from me, But in my memory..."

Hi Carol, I hope it's not too late to put a blurb in your newsletter about this Sock Hop. Wish I had thought of it sooner. "Hey, any Typhooners in the Sarasota-Florida West Coast area, there will be a Sock Hop organized by Karen Weinstein, NNHS '60, with her brother        Raoul Weinstein, NNHS '57 as the DJ, actually spinning his old 45's from the 50's and 60's. The Sock Hop is on Saturday, April 27th in Sarasota. For information and reservations, contact Karen at 941-343-2900 or kwwitte@gmail.com."  Thanks so much, Carol. Take care. Karen Weinstein Witte

OH, WOW! That sounds like fun! Thanks, Karen! Y'all have a great time!

REMINDER - SPECIAL REQUEST:

   From Malcolm Davis ('65) of VA - 04/09/13, 8:47 AM - "Special request concerning      Jamey (Douglas) Bacon ('66 - of VA)":

Dear Carol, Because of your Typhoon newsletter, that has previously alerted all of your readers to Jamey's medical and fiscal needs in the past,   Polly Norris Davis - '65) and I have been helping Jamey and getting to know her more personally and seeing just how great her needs are. Thank you for making us aware. It is now my request to ask for financial assistance from our classmates and your readers as we try to provide Jamey with improvements for her driveway so that she can maneuver her motorized wheelchair outdoors without getting stuck in the ground or thrown from her chair. Jamey wishes to fill in the center of the driveway and because of her home being located in Hilton, she must use brick to accomplish the project or it will not be approved. I have measured the area and priced the brick paving stone. She will need 288 sq. feet of the brick and that will cost $655.44 retail at Lowe's. She will also need 3 yards of crushed stone and 1 yard of sand which I have not priced yet. I am seeking to have the Peninsula Baptist Summer Youth Work Camp take this on as a mission project in July. This could hold down the cost for labor if the city and the community will allow them to do the work. If not, we will need to purchase the labor from a contractor. I have permission to set up an account at my church, Parkview Baptist Church, to receive any contributions and also to afford us sales tax exempt status when purchasing the materials from this account. An additional 5% discount will be afforded by using the church credit card when making the purchase. You may also deduct the contribution that you make on your income tax returns. I am seeking contributions now to make this mission a reality. This is a real need. Jamey's quality of life would be enhanced by this improvement to her home and yard. She is an amputee and is completely dependent on her wheelchair for mobility. Anyone wishing to contribute to this project is asked to make a check out to Parkview Baptist Church and mail it to Malcolm and Polly Davis at 118 Cindy Circle, Newport News, Va. 23602. I will turn the checks over to the church and keep everyone informed, through your news letter, of the running balance of the contributions received and their ultimate disposition. The names of those who contribute will be kept private and I am hoping that enough individuals will be willing to contribute at least $10.00 so we can raise enough to complete the job even if we have to hire a contractor to install the bricks. Please note on the check that this is for the "Jamey Bacon Mission Project." Here are some pictures of the driveway in its present condition.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Thank you all for considering this request for assistance. Your participation will be a blessing for Jamey and she is grateful for your concern always. Sincerely, Malcolm and Polly Davis NNHS Class of 1965     Thank you so very much, Sweetie-Pies!    C'mon, Typhoon Nation - y'all know what to do!   UPDATES:    From Malcolm Davis ('65) of VA - 04/17/13, 9:00 PM - "     Jamey (Douglas) Bacon ('66 - of VA) Mission Project": Total contributions to date are now $1,095.00. Donors have been generous. We are encouraged daily by the compassionate notes that accompany the financial gifts.      From Malcolm Davis ('65) of VA - 04/18/13, 11:45 AM - "     Jamey (Douglas) Bacon ('66 - of VA) Mission Project": Total now is $1,145.00 Typhoon generosity is contagious.      Thank you so much, Malcolm!

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THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:

   Happy Birthday today to      The late Monty Phillips ('62) (18 Apr 1943 -15 Apr 2011) AND    Bill Wolfley ('70) of VA!

   Happy Birthday this week to:

   Many Happy Returns to You All!

http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html

YESTERDAY IN WWII:

THIS DAY IN WWII:

April 18, 1942 - The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya were bombed. KEEP READING.....

April 18, 1942 - Pierre Laval became Prime Minister of Vichy France.

April 18, 1943 - Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was killed when his aircraft was shot down by U.S. fighters over Bougainville Island.

April 18, 1945 - Over 1,000 bombers attacked the small island of Heligoland, Germany.

April 18, 1949 - The aircraft carrier USS United States (CVA-58) was laid down at Newport News Drydock and Shipbuilding. However, the United States was canceled five days later, resulting in the Revolt of the Admirals. KEEP READING.....

YESTERDAY IN 1963:

THIS DAY IN 1963:

       From Bill Lee (Warwick HS - '54) of NC - 04/14/10 - "WW II date":

Carol:

April 18th this year will mark the (71st) anniversary of the famous Doolittle Raid on Tokyo. I leave it up to you to report on the raid itself, but offer the following since I'm pretty sure your source for such abbreviated announcements won't include some NNS connections (below) which I am sure will be of interest to your readers....

		The so-called Doolittle Raid got started on December 21, 1941 when FDR expressed a desire that Japan be bombed as soon as possible to boost American morale following the attack on Pearl Harbor. The military quickly determined that it seemed possible that a medium army bomber (B-25) could fly off an aircraft carrier and do the job. Two were loaded onboard USS HORNET (CV-8) and secretly and successfully flown off on February 3, 1942 (at-sea recovery was not possible for that large an aircraft in 1942). Construction of the HORNET had been completed by Newport News Shipbuilding just a few months before, in October, 1941.
Army Air force Lt. Colonel Jimmy Doolittle was put in charge of the secret project. Sixteen B-25s were modified for the over-water mission and then flown to Alameda, California. On April 1, 1942 they were loaded onboard HORNET and tied down as far aft on the flight deck as possible. All of the HORNET's aircraft were stored below, in the hangar bay.
		HORNET sailed westward the next day and met up north of Hawaii with a task force that included the carrier ENTERPRISE (CV-6); built by NNS and delivered in 1938. Until the B-25s could be launched, ENTERPRISE's aircraft were the only air cover that could be provided to the task force as it approached Japan.
Tactical circumstances dictated that the raid be launched earlier than originally planned, several hundred miles off the Japanese coast. After the raid commenced, the carriers returned unharmed to Pearl Harbor to prepare for their next assignments. Their sister ship, the USS YORKTOWN (CV-5), was also there, having battle damage repaired following the Battle of the Coral Sea. YORKTOWN was the lead ship in that class that totaled three carriers - all of which were built at NNS.
YORKTOWN and HORNET were lost during later actions during World War II. ENTERPRISE survived the war, but was latter scrapped. Three other carriers, all built at NNS, carried on their names, and their aircraft carrier traditions. The second carriers to be named YORKTOWN, and the second HORNET are museum ships. The second ENTERPRISE, the first of a fleet of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers built (and building) at NNS has now been in commission for almost 49 years.  The Doolittle Raid, as history analyses it, did little material damage, but did have some other benefits. But the news of the raid caused American morale to soar, and severely shocked the Japanese, which caused them to pull back some of their far-flung forces to defend their homeland. When the raid was first announced, a reporter had asked the President where the attack started. FDR responded "Shangri-La", which was the name of a mysterious place of supposedly perpetual youth in the Himalalas identified in the then-popular book and movie: Lost Horizon. Doolittle was later promoted and presented the Medal of Honor by FDR. In 1944, the Navy named one of its carriers USS SHANGRI-LA, in honor of the raid. That carrier was not built by NNS, but it was built to the NNS-created and super-successful ESSEX-Class design just across Hampton Roads at the Norfolk Navy Yard. Appropriately enough, SHANGRI-LA was christened by Mrs. Jimmy Doolittle.
On April 21, 1992, as part of the nation's 50th anniversary remembrance of World War II accomplishments, two restored B-25s thundered down the flight deck of the USS RANGER (CV-61) and took flight. You guessed it: RANGER was yet another of the many carriers built by the craftsmen of Newport News Shipbuilding. Now you know many (but perhaps not all) of the Newport News connections to the story of this historic event. Bill Lee

   WOWZERONI-RINI!!! Thank you so very much - again - for this fascinating account, Bill!

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       From My #5 Son, Nathaniel Harty (Hillsboro HS, IL - '97) of IL - 04/18/13, 12:48 PM - "Thought you might like this":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzMsagY7oRs Nathaniel    OH, WOW! Thanks so much, Faniel - you know me well!

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     From Me ('65) of NC - 04/17/13 - "Decision":

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  From Ruth Reece Horace ('67) of FL - 04/08/13 - "Pets make you smile, ya gotta love em' (#7 of 36)":

		To make you smile..... Happy Pet Day!!!    AWW! Thanks, Ruthie!

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BONUS CROCHET TOGETHER TUTORIALS:

http://www.woolcrafting.com/crochet-seams.html - How To Crochet Seams - "Have you tried to crochet seams? Do you hate to sew and long to be able to join together your crochet pieces quickly and easily without sewing? Don't worry there is an easy way - well, more than one really, depending on the look that you want..." http://www.stitchdiva.com/tutorials/crochet/working-stitches-together - How to Crochet Stitches Together - "Working stitches together is required for shaping work; the technique is also used for a decorative effect in the fabric. The concept is simple..."

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BONUS TOGETHER RECIPES:

http://www.grouprecipes.com/together - Together Recipes - "Our most trusted Together recipes. Reviewed by millions of home cooks."

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FINALLY:

From www.ajokeaday.com - 04/15/13: A man walked into a doctor's office and the receptionist asked him what he had. He replied, "I got shingles." She said, "Fill out this form and supply your name, address, medical insurance number. When you're done, please take a seat." Fifteen minutes later a nurse's aide came out and asked him what he had. He said, "I got shingles." So she took down his height, weight, and complete medical history, then said, "Change into this gown and wait in the examining room." A half hour later a nurse came in and asked him what he had. He said, "I got shingles." So she gave him a blood test, a blood pressure test, an electrocardiogram, and told him to wait for the doctor. An hour later the doctor came in and asked him what he had. He said, "Shingles." The doctor gave him a full-cavity examination, and then said, "I just checked you out thoroughly, and I can't find shingles anywhere." The man replied, "They're outside in the truck. Where do you want them?"

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DATES TO REMEMBER:

1. Thursday, May 2, 2013 - The NNHS Class of 1955 holds Lunch Bunch gatherings on the first Thursday of every month at Steve & John's Steak House on Jefferson Avenue just above Denbigh Boulevard in Newport News at 11:00 AM. The luncheon is not limited to just the Class of '55; if you have friends in that year, go visit with them. 2.  Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - The NNHS Class of June 1942 meets at noon on the second Wednesday of every other month for a Dutch treat lunch at the James River Country Club, 1500 Country Club Road. PLEASE JOIN THEM. Give or take a few years makes no difference. Good conversation, food and atmosphere. For details, call Jennings Bryan at 803-7701 for reservations. 3. Friday and Saturday, October 4 and 5, 2013 - The NNHS Class of 1963 will hold their 50-Year Reunion at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Hampton on the Water. SEE: The website which has been set up for their class at www.nnhs1963.com; CONTACT: Frank Gibson, frankgibson@cox.net, Joyce Williams Nettles, joywnet@cox.net, or Susie Overton Jones, tnsjones@charter.net

   Y'all take care of each other!  TYPHOONS FOREVER!  We'll Always Have Buckroe!

Carol Buckley Harty 7020 Lure Court Fayetteville, NC 28311-9309 915-780-3048   THREE WAYS TO DONATE:   1. Visit the main page (http://www.nnhs65.com), scroll halfway down, and click on the Pay Pal Donate Button (nnhs65@gmail.com); 2. Go to www.PayPal.com, log in, select "Send Money (Services) to nnhs65@gmail.com; or 3. Just mail it directly to my home. Thanks!                   Together Music by Ray Henderson (01 Dec 1896 - 31 Dec 1970) Lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva (27 Jan 1895 - 11 July 1950) and Lew Brown (10 Dec 1893 – 05 Feb 1958), 1928 We strolled the lane together Laughed at the rain together, Sang love's refrain together And we'd both pretend it would never end But one day we cried together Cast love aside together You're gone from me, But in my memory We always will be together. Oh darlin' the memory Of all the happy moments we shared together Will always remain in my heart The picnics at the park, The boat rides on the lake, The way we danced all night, The warmth of your kiss, The way you held me tight Are all part of a tender love I'll never, never forget. You're gone from me But in my memory, Darlin', wherever you are, We'll always be.... together. "Together" lyrics courtesy of http://www.lyricsfreak.com/c/connie+francis/together_20314182.html - 04/22/13 (sic)  "Always on My Mind" title clip art courtesy of http://kootation.com/you-are-gone-away-from-me.html - 04/22/13 (sic) Cupids Divider Line clip art courtesy of - well, I cannot locate that information at the moment... Hillsboro High School's Topper (Band Version) clip art courtesy of http://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/activities/music2/Band/bio.html - 06/07/08 Thanks, Mark! American School Logo courtesy of http://www.americanschoolofcorr.com/grads.asp - 09/05/06 Animated Dancers clip art courtesy of - well, I cannot locate that information at the moment, but it's been in my files since 01/08/05 Animated Lumpy Bouncy Dancing (by AF Artist - Greg Wilson) courtesy of http://www.animationfactory.com - 08/28/08 Navy Seal clip art courtesy of http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06 Animated Yehaa Typhoon clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 08/18/05 Thanks, Al! Animated Tiny Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA - 08/31/05 Thanks, Sarah Sugah! Animated USMC Flag clip art courtesy of http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/KevsGifsGalore/Patriotic.html - 06/18/03 Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06 (still missing...) Thanks, Al! Replaced by Norm Covert ('61) of MD - 02/09/09 Thanks, Norm! Back to NNHS Newsletters - 2013 Return to NNHS Class of 1965