Atkins High School - Maroon and Gold Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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Walter Murray. Wadell Boulware wills his ability to get French to David Lowery. George Brannon wills his height to David Gootenberg Lowery. George Bynum wills to Willie Jones one great big bundle of noth- ing. Aquilla Hairston wills his ability to sing to Octavia Lawson. Alvis Holman wills his position as school play boy to Billy Parham, desires to stay in school and happines to Arnita Gunn. Willie Holmes wills his ability to lay bricks to Bobby Wilson. Perlicer Johnson wills his ability to make love to Paul Griffith, Samuel Lewis wills his jon in the cafeteria to Harold Hauser. Alonzo Lighty wills his laugh to Sidney Sims. William Mar- tin wills his good reputation to anyone who needs it. John Matthews leaves Marcellus Penn a bottle of ketch- up, in school that is. Clarence Morrison wills his ability to make A” in the painting class to Clyde Morri- son. Jeremiah Samuels will his ability to see all and know how in the cafeteria line to Shellie Jones. David Thompkins wills Marshall Hairston a second year of Geometry. Dorothy Fowler wills her ability to apple- jack to Lois Fowler. Helen Astrop wills her ability to get along with other students to Maggie Hairston. Annie Bailey wills her chemistry notebook to Quincy Spurgeon. Emogene Carson wills her knowledge to translate French to Sadie Broadway. Elmira Counts wills Ruth Dunlap the ability to know the value of coats and her ability to speak French to Claretta Summers. Douge Davis wills her bobby socks and big sweaters to Elizabeth Davis. Mary Dubose wills Arnita Gunn the ability to attend school without being brought by her mother. Sallie English wills her saddle oxfords to Sadie Rogers. Rebecca Feaster wills her seat in the Journalism Club and her ability to type to Deborah Feaster. Willie Fields wills her French II to Theresa Segars. Lossie Hanks wills her voice to Hazel Rhynes. Willie Henry wills her ability to type to Nira Murray. Bessie Johnson wills her ability to understand Problems to Josie Jean Howell. Tecolia Lawson wills her singing ability to Octavia Law- son and her clean notebook to Levonia McCiennon. Barbara Mauney wills her ability to type to Doris Gwyn and Willa Frazier. Amanda Moore wills her knowledge to Harold Moore. Mary Pate wills her ability to type to Hazel Rhynes. Emma Peay wills her file box to Nancy Woods and her seat in French class to Eliz- abeth Thompson. Manthel Scales wills her sewing ability to Barbara Shore and her seat in the Dramatic Club to Claretta Summers. Mildred Searcy wills her beautician’s ability to Arnetia Searcy. Louise Stevenson wills her ability to type to Margaret Cooper. Margaret Thompson wills her seat in typing class to Martha Gary. Dorothy Tomlin wills her French ability to Virginia Hairston and her notebook to Annie Floyd. Louise Tyler wills her notebook to George Crawford and her ability to type to Sadie Rice. Rosa West will her walk to Willie Frances Smith. Luella Brown wills her talking ability to Frances Strothers. Robert Adams wills Left Tackle to Dwight Caldwell. Cephas Archie wills his ability to come to school every day to Thomas Jeffries. Richard Dye wills his singing ability to Lawton Kelly and football ability to WJlie Jones. William Gaffney wills his ability to appreciate classics to Fannie Henry and sense of humor to La rence Oliver. Elijah Grier wills his ability to get along with classmates to his brother. Nathaniel Little wills his varsity ability to Bright Benton. John McLilly wills to the on-coming seniors the ambition to get English. Sir Walter Mack wills his ministerial interests to Price Freeman. Robert Mason wills his corner in Brick Masonry to Allen Holmes. Rudolph Murphy wills his painting ability to Nathaniel Tucker. Bivan Turner leaves his fond affection to the 12-1 class of ’51 and he would like to be remembered by all. Curtis Wertz wills his broken stool in the Electric Shop to Sidney Sims. Norman Dunlap wills his ability to play drums and paint to Nathaniel Tucker. Joseph Foster wills his superb basketball playing and all his lovely girls to David Lowery. Edward Hanes wills his ability to finish high school in four years to Marcellus Penn. James Holmes wishes to leave his position on the football team to Dwight Caldwell. To Dan Rice, Charles Peoples wills his boxing ability. To Theodore Massey, Clifton Phelps wills his ability to filibuster in class. To Mary Vestal, Thomas Pitts wills his ability to finish in four years. Frank Spencer wills his ability to paint to John Wilson, Jr. Adam Spillman wills Joseph Woodruff his ability to stay out of the discipline room a month out of a year. Johnnie Steele wills his personality and tennis shoes to James Johnson. Blondell Brooks wills her personality to Willie Lou Brooks. Minnie Caldwell wills her typing ability to Margie McCollum. Mary Davis wills her ability to learn French and Physics to Mattie Davis. Margaret Duren wills her excess amount of talking to Maggie Hairston. Mary Fuller wills her musical talents to Ethel Fuller. Margaret Hall wills her place in dressmaking to Patricia Sampton. Ernestine Harrison wills her singing ability to Doris Jackson. Kathlyn Hopkins wills her position in the Photo Club to Jacob Fuller. Ellen Smith wills her ability to play basketball to Geneva Adams. Rosa White wills her place in French class to Helen George. Leander Baltimore wills his football position to Steen. Levi Britt wills his walk to Garfield Dubose and Sheet Metal talent to Henry Williams. Archie Caldwell wills all his love to Emma Jean Griffin. John Clem-

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SENIOR CLASS WILL We the class of 1949 of Atkins High School of the city of Winston-Salem, and the State of North Caro- lina, knowing that the time has come that we must part, these years have quickly passed, we do hereby pub- lish our last will and testament. First: We give to our beloved Principal, Mr. J. A. Carter, our prayers and soft-hearted guidance of those following in our footsteps { Second: To the faculty we will our memories and appreciation for the service rendered. Third: To the Class of ’50 we will our dignity. Fourth: To the janitors, we do hereby empower them to destroy any worthless personal properties. Fifth: In kind remembrance we further will the following personal attributes: Gearldine Bailey wills her love and affection to Johnny Brown. Doris Bonner’s position on the basket- ball team goes to Annie Benton. To Doris Carter, Dorothy leaves her leadership ability. Pearlie Conner’s seat in French classes goes to Elizabeth Michaus. Marian Davis wills her Physics notebook to Eva Phelps. To Timmy Douthit, Gloria Douthit will her position on the Maroon Wave Staff. Dolores Dyson’s unlimited sense of humor is left for Lois Haley’s personal use. Patricia Holman wills her Thespian membership to Faustina Holman Orian Jones wills her French ability to Frances Strother. To Charmin Hairston, Cor- nelia Joyce wills her position in the Dramatic Club and Thespian Society. Vivian Lewis receives Alma Lewis’s chemical ability. Beulah Long wills her ability to sing the last two lines of White Christmas to foanne Richey. To Octavia Lawson, Barbara McClure wills her singing ability. Verdell McKinney wills her duties in the lilbary to Clarice Graham. Ada Peoples wills her ability to stay on the honor rol to Clarence Peoples and her position on the Maroon Wave Staff to Spencer McCurry. Carolyn Wallace wdls her danc- ing ability to the Tucker Twins and Physics seat and notebook to Virginia Bradley Dons Phillips wills her Physics notebook to Willie Frances Smith. Arnieze Williams is to accept Valerie Phillips ability to trans ate French. Mattie Risby’s Glee Club membership goes to Charles R.sby and Maunne Phifer. The typing abd- : t y of Mozelle Roach is willed to Juanita Belton. Dorothy Robinson wills her Physics book to Alice Acker. Hie shorthand ability of Annette Scott goes to AureliaCarter. Elizabeth Shell wiUs her typing ability to Helen Shell Elsie Walker wills to Marshall Hairston all of her love. Dons Wynecoff wdls her Dramatic ability to Clarice Graham. Eleanor and Emma Jean King are the recipients of Norman Kmgs innumerable fine qualities and dramatic talents. James Evans wills his machine shop ability to Harold Hauser. Ernest Fair wills his Presidency of the Hi-Y to Marshall Hairston. Thomas Jefferson wills his jokes to Marcellas Penn. Andrew McKinney wills his privilege to use the front door to Benjamin Rcseboro. James Potts wills to Wal- lace Coleman the necessity to graduate within four years. Howard Shelf wills all his love to Betty Jean Hall. Marsh Wallace wills his photography genius to Dwight Caldwell. Mildred Andrews’s personality goes to Willie Frances Smith and her dramatic ability to Charmin Hair- ston. Dorothy Bell wills her typing ability to Shirley Bell Dorothy Bou ware wills her place in the com- mercial room to Aurelia Carter. Curtis Foster’s beat up Problems book goes to Geraldine Butler Thel- ma Foy wills her place in the lunch room to Dorothy Latham. Evol.a Gaither wills her personality and beau- ty to Shirley Gaither. Helen Gaston wills her pleasing personality to Catherine Suddeth. Helen Hairston wills her position in the cafeteria to Gearldine Butler. Annie Lee Hayes leaves her dress-making ability to Louise Crawford and best regards to Miss Elaine Pettis. Wilma Howard s ability to dress nice is willed to Lucy Summers. Francena Hunter wills her seat in typing class to Juanita Garrett. Vir ? le Lampkin wdls her good humor to Allen Holmes. Emma McKissick wills her penmanship to Thelma Davis Dorothy Mack wills her ability to sew to Fostina Toney. Cleone Penn wills her technique of keeping a boy friend to Iola Vinson. Marion Scales wills her ability to keep a clean locker and her seat in the cafeteria to Margaret Rob- inson. Levonia Shelton wills her ability to be cool to Bertha Copeland. Katherine Wilson wills her ability to keep quiet to Evelyn Bitting. Floyd Agers wills his ability to make not less than one zero a day in French to James Penn. James Ballentine wills his painting coveralls to Frank Joyner and football passing ability to

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ent wills his coveralls along with his painting ability to James Logan. Vernon Cunningham wills his basket- ball ability to Walt Little. George Dillahunt wills his greasy coveralls to Frank Gilliam. Marion Dunovant wills his position in the Maroon Wave Staff to Robert Carter, his dramatic ability to Dorothy Glymph. Marion Frazier will to Henry Williams the desire to graduate in ten years. Melvin Garner wills his ability to play baseball to Henry Williams. James Lowery wills his position on the football team to Aggie Sales. Samuel McFadden wills all his love to Aurelia Carter. George McClain wills his love to Eloise Watts. George Mc- Corkle wills his coveralls to Ethel Williams. Dock Rorie wills to Walter Myers the ability to graduate within five years. Thomas Scott wills his curly hair to Thomas Jeffries. Robert Solomon wills his handsome features to Jacob Fuller. Alexander Thomas wills his number sixty-four to the lucky boy, and Atkins High’s coming football team. Abraham Williams wills his ability to covet to John Williams. Virginia Caldwell wills her Physics notebook to Catherine Bradley. Margie Garner wills her sewing ability to Artanzia Richardson and her talking ability to James Garner. Rachel McCollum wills her loving ability to Lonnie Benson and her sew- ing ability to Ruth Dunlap. Alease Maye wills her talking ability to Ethel Upson. Annie Vance wills her sewing ability to Barbara Shore. In conclusion, we leave the Atkins High School Students our best wishes for their ultimate success. We hereby certify this to be the last and true will of the Senior Class, and hereby affix our seal; done at Atkins High School Auditorium this fourteenth day of June in the year of our Lord 1949. THE SENIOR CLASS Witnesses: The Junior Class, 1950 The Sophomore Class, 1951 Norman King, Class of ’49