Clayton High School - Clahischo Yearbook (Clayton, NC)

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611155 Praphccy I was wondering what the future held for my classmates and me ten years from now, so I went to vis it Madamoiselle Sophie, the great prophetess. I asked her if she could help me. She replied, Indeed, I can! This is what she and her crystal ball foresee: The former Janice Wood is happily helping her beloved husband, Joe Myers, on his druggist career at Carolina Beach. Clarence Jones and Iris B now They are really do- ing a fine job, too. They up the ring which had terror- ized New York City for Charles Gordon is Peggy Nichols. Marie Stallings school at Cleveland while out of the One of our , hast a career. Her book, Love So for Clayton wife, Kath- erine Poole, syn s Drug- store. Winfred now ma Sherrill In Life. He says it Jesse sy Feather Weight B coaches , Spencer J a weekly trip back to Carolin man to pop the questi The never manager is Edward Benson A. C. his fine secretary, Martha None will fifth di- vorce. The experts Frances Polla om moved into their new hom Joyce Lam Ann, POW- ell's nurse. Dorothy of the United State rine rays n world, since our own the world's rl is going far in the at the ripe old age of is still not married, she .,-has the hopes of getting her boss Q' Q I was very s or 1' in his newtruck. But I am glad to hear as his private nurses, Mary .To Talton and To all you fans w movie, be sure to see Take Him Away, starr newest star in Ho Betty Perry. You would never guess, but Dorothy Wood is finally married and has two beau- tiful children. The former Betsy Moore is ha ving a job keeping her husband, Tom Edwards, and three children quiet in Virginia. The former Treasure Coats has decided to settle down and take life easy in New York with her second husband, Melvin Wilkins. Barbara Clayton is now a Paris model. One would never guess that she models only French bathing suits. Class Prophet Martha Jones

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.Cast Will ,And Ccstamcnt We, the Senior Class of 1954 of Clayton High School, in the city of Clayton, the county of Johnston, the sta te of North Carolina, realize that the end of our school days is drawing near, We wish to lea ve behind some advice as well as a few of our accomplishments to the students who, we believe, will best use them. ARTICLE I We, the Senior Class of '54, lea ve to Miss Patterson the memories of an extraordinarily studious group of children whom she has helped in so many wonderful ways. ARTICLE ll We, the Senior Class of '54, leave to Mr. Waters and the fa c ulty our deepgggyiaititude for helping us to reach the climax of our school days. , 5 f',, , f ARTICI-E111 If in it iivi if We, the Seniors, leave to the school our memories ofthe wonderful we hivtifffiidinfhlere with our friends . lt will hold ne'er to be forgotten golden moments us.. p f- qt ARTICLE IV I , f We, the Seniors, leave to the Juniors a glance at they book which we Qhaivejivigttteng lyf1 vi.-gsrfecially for our own use. The book is entitled, Tactful Ideas to Get One'sfWay.?' 'j 'sbin Asryyy. j ' ' We, the Seniors, leave the Sophomores our co-operative and 'scholarly ways. , I We, the Seniors,leave to the Freshmen our sympa thy if they,haveitQ'.'l'i2ty'ey ffthnrbt more years of gruesome study halls under Miss Taylor. , j, I y J' T I ARTICLE V y f,e, ,lf I, I t f ,- ' Individual Bequests L i T I, Dorothy Jones, leave my position as cheerleader to Margaret Medlin. y' A I, Iris Beasley, bequeath my wit to Margaret Spence. if p I, Marie Stallings, leave my ability to keep a boy friend to Alice Faye yPuokettf4 I, A. C. Penny, leave one-eighteenth of my brains to Jimmy Lassiter. Jimmy, in order to graduate you must have eighteen units. I I, Caroline Nelson, bequeath my talent in shorthand to Lynne Benson. I, Betsy Moore, leave my typewriter to Eugene Capps. I S y I, Charles Gordon, bequeath my position on the football and basket-timid teams to Acky Johnson. I, Martha Jones, leave my position in the soprano section of the Glee Club to Betty Jean Pounds. I, Mary Ann Powell, bequeath my bus driver-'s license to Anna Ross Jones. g I, Dorothy Wood, leave e xa c tly nothing to no one. I will need everything Iipwn to get my MRS degree as quickly as possible, I n I, Sherrill Canady, bequeath my nickname, Worry Wert , to Douglas Dean. Doug, do it justice. I, Spencer Johnson, leave my cobbish haircut and clothing to Jerry-icapps.. I, Treasure Coats, leave my hair-styles to Marlene Wilkins. I, Mary Jo Talton, leave to Patricia Dean and Linda Pittman my Small waistline. I, Clarence Jones, leave my know-how to graduate from high school inyjust three terms to Les- ley Sealey. , If I, Frances Pollard, bequeath my ability to get an engagement ring to Delores Wall. I, Betty Perry, leave to Patricia Brannan my many admirers from Wendell, Smithfield, Selma, Corinth-Holders and Raleigh. Patricia, I also bequeath my secret of how to get acquainted with so many handsome fellows. f I, Janice Wood, bequeath my many hard hours of bea ting a poor defenselesspiano to death to Mary Wood. ip f I n I, Patricia Hockaday, bequeath my poetic mind - part that is -, to Frances Poole. I, Joe Myers, leave my position on the Safety Patrol to Dan Norris .M n y y I I, Winfred Hall, leave my position as President of the Student Cou1'1oi1iftofBrent Moserivfi I, Jimmy Moore, bequeath my Don Juan personality to Jack Gulley. A i I, Jessie Pearl Puckett, leave my ability to get to school on time to Paeton,Sta1lings. ' I, Barbara Clayton, bequeath my ability to get a long with my boyfriend' vgrithoixt any complaints to Betty Bain. ' , -f I, Charles Adams, leave some advice to some certain noisy Junior girls. Shutrtlpl , it I, Edward Benson, leave my ability to skip school without anyone's missing me td'Ne1son Coats. I, Jesse Hogg, bequeath my ability to do bookkeeping to Betsy Pulley. I, Frances Mitchell, bequeath my gigglebox to Marie Snipes. Marie, it m us t have some faulty mechanism for it giggles when it shOuldn't. I, Allen Stewart, leave my position on the football team to Bobby Jones. I, Joyce Lambert, bequeath my good nature to Aubrey Ellis. I, Bobby Turner, leave my many courtin' corners to my brother, Jimmy. I, Kenneth Edwards, leave my quiet ways to Al Cole. Al, remember, Silence is Golden. I, Jackie Yates, leave my ability to laugh the loudest in study hall to Bessie Williams. I, yours truly, leave my hard days at basketball practice to Rosa Ellis. Testator Peggy Nichols

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Supcrlativcs EOUS MOST COURT erxCe Jones BEST IOVC e Lambe rt and CMT ,A Martha V ALL Jones an:iOUND C, penn Y j if K slim' 5 gi W ill 1' 691, BEST DRESSED Frances Mitchell and Winfred Hall