Childersburg High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Childersburg, AL)

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G ass Heston, I am Father Tlme anold gray halred man For many years I have watch ed the progress of the Class of 1951 ln fact I remember twelve years ago IH 1938 three l1ttle g1rls and one boy klssed thexr mother goodbye and trudged off to thelr f1rst day 1n school These lxttle people Bertha Prlnce B11l1e Jean Caldwell Wllma Brewer and Bobby Veazey l1tt1e reallzed the long struggle ahead of them The second year they were Jolned by Ocle Grier and Frances Allen the thxrd grade Fred Sanders Tommy Glddens and Ethel Hlndman came 1n to Joln them Durlng the fourth flfth and s1xth there were qu1te a few add1t1ons to the class These were Sara Parker Joyce K1tchens Gus Perry Sara Holmes Lucy Mae Fowler Ray Hay Ruth Allen Marle Allen and Jean Rowe Although the class lost qulte a few dur1ng these years the war t1me ln dustr1es brought ln more to make up for them Those years were happy and carefree but they were now enter1ng 1nto another phase of school l1fe whlch was very d1fferent They were enter1ng 1nto hlgh school Durmg the1r f1rst years 1n Chlldersburg Hlgh School there were enrolled four new members These were Fred Yarbrough Patsy Yarbrough El11e Cleckler and Jxmmy Saxon In the exghth grade they were Jomed by Mary Jane Rognelson and B1lly Fan n1n The mnth and tenth was very eventful for the class In the n1nth year Bar Ch1ldersburg's f1rst football team In the tenth Mrs Henry Moody sponsored the f1rst marchmg band In the Semor Class there are four boys and two g1r1s who were 1n the band The year the class were Junxors they wereJo1ned by Ronald Hubbard Jane Llmbaugh Mary Frances Rogers James Jarrett John McGhee and Jackle Thomas Th1s year they gave the Sen1ors a Banquet as was the custom wh1ch was very successful And f1na1ly came the cllmax the1r Semor year They were very concezted over the fact It was a tough struggle for most of them but they forgot the struggles and d1sappo1ntment am1d the act1v1t1es and fun they had as sen1ors They had the1r share of the honors In the1r class they had e1ght football lettermen the HarvestK1ng and Queen Homecom1ng Queen f1ve cheerleaders and two magorettes Thls year the Semors started the publ1cat1on of the school paper The T1gers Roar Tlus was the f1rst school paper that C H S had had 1n a long t1me They were very busy as Sen1ors publlshmg the annual sponsormg the Sen1or Play Sen1or trxp and fmally they graduated, and left me an old and sad dened man Forl loved them all desp11:e the1r boxsterous ways and the1r noxsy arguments for the1r t1me was my t1me and I shall remember always the gray ha1rs I added to my beard w1th those fateful ch11dren the Class of '51 Class H1stor1an Jlmmy Saxon I . . ' ' ' ' . In bara Carter was enrolled. This was also the year Mr.. John W. Cox coached

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asf and Testament We the Semors bemg of sound m1nd good health and above the average 1n 1ntell1gence and kHOW1Hg that our t1me has come to depart do hereby make thxs Last Wxll and Testament To all the Junxors we leave our co operatxon and w1ll to w1n and to Mr Watwood we leave a l1ttle peace and qu1et We also leave our reputatlon as the best Semor Class 1n years to the poor unfortunates of School Year 51 52 Ocxe Gr1er bequeaths to J W Branson h1s pretty wavy ha1r and h1s love for Bon A1r g1rls Patsy Yarbroughwould l1ke to leave her b1g mouth to Joyce Burnett Sara Parker leaves her sultry looks and soph1st1cated walk to Joan Meyers B1lly Hlghtower bequeaths h1s bxg ears and half xnterest 1n 'The Golden Rocket to J1mmy McGhee To Dav1d Bassett Jackxe Thomas leaves class sk1pp1ng talent Ray Hay w1lls half of h1s lazlness to Allen Mclnnlsh He wants to keep the other half To Mary Frances Cl1ett Mary Jane Rog nelson leaves a few ldeas for a new even1ng dress Jane L1mbaugh throws to June Ward the Presldency oi the Beta Club Wlllxam Harwell gets part of T mmy Gxddens fearlessness and h1s great love for K1tten To Lou1se Jones Sara Holmes leaves her frlendly gr1n Mary Frances Rogers w1lls her ab1 l1ty to do anyth1ng to Jamce Rlley B lly Fannln bequeaths to Cooter ' D lard h1s love for h1ll b1lly muslc and Junlor H1 School glrls To Ellen San ders goes Barbara Carter's dynamlc personallty To Joseph Hubbard Jlmm Saxon w1lls h1s C Club sweater Morr1s Ow1ngs w1ll get Fred Sander's corny w1t and beaut1fulbu1ld James Jarrett wllls to Dav1d Macklntosh h1s en chanted evenxngs To Ronald Shoemaker goes Comer Nelson's beautlful wo men beaut1ful smlle and h1s ab1l1ty to get along w1th everyone B1lly Bar nett w1ll get Horace Nelson's good looks ways w1th the women Frank Tm ney turns a few surplus pounds to James Rlch Charles Parker w1ll recelve Fred Yarbrough's love for drums and Uncle Sam's Naval Reserve Tommy Lowery leaves to Butterball Bxlllngsley a few of h1s old football 1nJur1es Speedy Burnaham goes Ralph Allen's ab1l1ty to bum clgaretts T0 A D Shaw goes the Coosa News Stand w1th the comphments of John McGhee Wxlma B ewer wzlls to Betty Joan Butts her place 1n the B1g Three and her love for the boys who graduated ln 1950 Lucy Mae Fowler leaves to Kathryn Youk her qu1et ways and a httle of her sense To Carolyn Mart1n goes Jean Rowe's ab1l1ty to get wolf calls when she goes down the hall RuthAllenw1lls to Sarah Lou Vawter her qu1et and sens1blewayofgett1ng thlngs done To Sh1r1ey Jones w1ll go Bobby Veazey's ab1l1ty to make funny no1ses 1n Busuness Law Class Shirley Joxner w1ll recexve from Bertha Pr1nce her greatlove for Fred Sanders and Ocle Gr1er Marle Allen wants to leave her love for Shelby County to Patsy Fleck Joyce Kxtchens wxlls to Barbara Brown1ng her ab1l1ty to dance w1th Mlner Terrace boys T0 L015 V1flCCHt gOeS Blllle Jean Caldwell's abl l1ty to get engaged Ell1e Cleckler leaves her Job at the Coosa Theatre to Bonn1e June Russel To Jane Golden goes Ethel H1ndman's shyness of boys Mary Grace Braswell and Frances Allen bequeath to JoAnn Waldr1p and Med1e Jo Wall1s the1r love for Sylacauga boys or any boys for that matter Gus Moore Perry w1ll leave h1s ab111ty to wear Duvy's pretty duds to Barbara Sprmg June Rutherford rece1ves Ronald Hubbard's few stale Jokes In w1tness of the unders1gned we do here unto set our hand to th1s 1mport ant document 1n the year of our Lord N1neteen Hundred and F1fty One W1tness Tag A Long By B1l1y Famun Class Lawyer I E I --i . - - . --. . ' K t J ' Q . 1' ' O I ' ..' ' H... Q , ' ' ' ' ' -- ' il: ' ' , ' y . . H . . , . . . , . ,, . ,, . - . . . . . -l ...To I. ' ' N ' ll ... er... ' .