Colbert County High School - Chief Yearbook (Leighton, AL)

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F1815 W C ont1nued I Bobby Frank Brown w1ll my ab1l1ty to play tenn1s to Luther Garg1s We Dovle Meadows and Lou1se Chand ler w1ll our posltlon as secretarxes to Betty Jean Sharpston and Reba Bradley I MarshallOleham leave my ab1l1ty make A 1n conduct to Roland Rhoden I Harold Jordan w1ll my mckname B Bra1n to Maur1ce Myhan I Katheryn Inman leave my danclng talent to Mlldred Horton I Holhs Crowden w1ll my ab1l1ty as t'ypewr1termechan1c to Cec1lPr1de Rumph I Arl1n Horton w1ll mytalentfor work mg Plane Geometry to Harold Harrxson I Harry Elledge w1ll my pos1t1on baseball p1tcher to Percy Kuxg I HazelN1chols w1llmyamb1t1on to a nurse to Av1s and Mavxs Murphee I Betty Lets1nger wxllmy blg mouth C1galee Crowden I Lena Sm1th w1ll my ab1l1ty to get long w1th Mrs Muller to Hlllard Holt I Harley Johnson w1ll my hablt of be1ng tardy to Hubert Landers I H11mer Hargett w1l1myqu1et ways to Theo Isbell I Cooper Kmg w111my pos1t1onas class h1stor1an to Cynthla K1mbrough l C S Elklns w1ll my posltlon as tackle on the football team toNorr1s Cope land I Jerry Sockwell leave my bashful ways to Roy Pemck I Betty Ruth Sledge w1ll my des1re t be a Lab Techmcman to Patrxcxa Palmer I Troy Coan w1ll my ablllfy to play basketball to Frank Mc Danlels I Charleen Bond leave my natural curly haxr to Gene Bankhead Hotchklss but de s1re that hers remaxn blonde I Bxlly Campbell w1ll my pos1t1on as Testator to James R11ey Wxlkes On th1s eleventh day of May 1n the Year of our Lord mneteen hundred and forty elght the Class of 1948 of Colbert County H1ghSChOOl at Le1ghton Alabama do com m1t the LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT ofthe Class 1nd1v1dual1y and collecnvely and w1tness we the MEMBERS OF' THE FAC ULTY OF SAID SCHOOL 3 I ' . 1 1 , - , . . . ' , -, .. . I i D . 1 . .. , , to . Cl N- . 1 1 1 I . . ..B. . ' . l ' I 1 1 1 l b G I l . . 1 1 y . , . .. a . . 9 I I I I - . . I C D y . .. as , . , . . . Y . I . . . be . . 0 I - 1 I 1 ' ' to A 1 1 . I . I . I I - , . I . .. a- . I 9 I I I I I - 1 1 15

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G W!! We the Class of 1948 are now pass ing out of this sphere of education with crammed minds and well trained memo ries We wish to leave our Last Will and Testament As individuals we bequeath the following I Joyce Anne Howard leave my fam ous Spanish notebook to Julia Alexander I Jewel Vinson will my love for black headed boys to Bernice Morris I Preston De Lony leave my talent for working Algebra to George Moreland president of almost every organization school to Luther Minor We Chester Kiser and Elton Amos will our ability to get along with Mrs Humphries to Bobby Sharpston and Curtis Gargis I Mary Smith will my ability to go to the dentist to Bettye Lee I David Underwood will my unlucky capacity of bm mg picked on by everybody in school to Robert Aycock I Bettye Elledge will my love for green sweaters to Carolyn Underwood I Glenn Sockvnell desire that L Jefferies have my second year algebra book I Sarah Alexander will my ability to play hookey to Betty Jean Mc Br1de I Molly Sue Harris will my positionas accompanist of the Cvlee Club to Mary Lou Myhan I Sarlene Stanley will my love for our school to Ann Thompson I Ioe Wheeler Harrison will my height to Jonny Lenz play the three sports to Larry Jefferies I Mlldred Myrick will my pOS1f10H s secretary to Mr Wann to Mildred Brxley I Marie Crittenden will my title as best sport to Dorothy Jefferies I Mildred Isbell desire that Margean Sockwell have my big feet I Maylene Flanagan will my secretar ial position to Mary Iiallmark I Doris Isbell will my hard heart t Annie Ellen Thomas I Ozzie Letsinger will my ability to letter three years to Billy Terry lass l , , - . ' . ' . C. I, Walker Campbell, will my position as I, William Whitlock, will my ability to ' ' ' in ' . . . I . . y . . . a . . ' , ' 0 14

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roplzecy I am a prophet As I look 1nto my cry stal ball I can see members of the Class of 1948 some twenty years from now 1n the1r var1ous walks of l1fe I see SarahAlexander as alady av1ator operat1ng her own pr1vate a1rl1ne Elton Amos IS aboutto end h1sprofess1onal foot ball career Charlene Bond 1S now famous for her many poems Bobby Frank Brown IS the Ace Sports Announcer for the Mut ual Broadcast1ng System I also see Bxlly Campbell as manager of Sprys Funeral Home 1h Sheffxeld James Walker Camp bell IS campa1gn1ng for governor try1ng to de throne B1g J1m I can see LOUISE Chandler happ1ly marrxed l1v1ng1n Le1gh ton and st1ll dr1v1ng that same green Ka1 ser Mar1e Cr1ttenden and her husband Harley Johnson own and operate a cafe 1n LaGrange HOIIIS Crowden has h1s own taxx company 1n Sheff1eld Bettye Elledge andher brother Harry l1ve1n B1rm1ngham Betty IS owner and manager of an CXCIUSIVE reduc1ng salon and Harry 15 playmg pro fess1onal baseball As I look farther away I see C S El k1ns as a tough guy 1n the mov1es replac 1ng W11l1am Bend1x Joyce Anne Howard 1S st1ll travelxng between Hollywood and Reno Maylene Flannagan wr1tes for the Saturday Evemng Post As a bachelor I-hlmer Har gett 15 do1ng his own cook1ng and dustmg 1n h1s eff1c1ency apartment 1n Los Angeles And on the PBC1f1CI can see Harold Jordan a sa1lor 1n the U S Navy Molly Sue Harr1s IS play1ng the p1ano for the Boston Symphony Orchestra Troy Coan 15 nowplaymg on h1s own professxonal basketball team Joe Harr1son IS workmg for a termxte exter m1nator company Now w1th a homeward turn of my cry stal ball I f1ndM1ldred Isbe1teach1ng Eng l1sh at C C H S Kathenne Inman nurs 1ng1nColbertCountyHosp1tal Cooper Kmg propr1etor ofa departrnent store 1n l..e1gh ton and servlng as ass1stantcoach at C C H S and Jewel Vlnson as l..e1ghtonCl1n1c Super1ntendent Two fam1l1es come tomy attent1on Betty l..ets1nger marrxed and has three chxldren and Mary Kather1neSm1th marr1ed and IS rearmg afam1ly of sa1lors Preston De Lony xs Ch1ef of Pohce 1n Le1gh ton I see Ar11n Horton Sull mak1ng fre quent tr1ps to Tuscumb1a to get h1s rad1o repa1red Dor1s Isbellxs st1ll at her father s home awa1t1ng an answer to her appl1cat1on for a place 1n H1lmer s apartment Chester K1ser IS abr1ckmason1n the Muscle Shoals area MarshalOleham IS a successful Col bert Countyfarmer Jerry Sockwell IS run n1ng l11S own garage 1n L81ght0h Lena Pearl Sm1th IS t1cket agent atthe Colbert Theater Mxldred Myr1ck rema1ns at Colbert County I-hgh School as pr1vate secretary to Mr Wann But Colbert County could not hold all 1tS talent Dov1e Meadows 15 s1ng1ng w1th the Metropol1tan Opera Company and Hazel N1chols 1S a soloxst for Sp1ke Jones and h1s C1ty Sl1ckers I see Betty Ruth Sledge as a laboratory techn1c1an 1n I-hllman General Hosp1tal w1th her eyes on the head doctor Glenn Dav1s Sockwell IS sen1or research man for General EIlectr1c Sharlene Stan ley IS a dramat1c star for the Screen Gmld Players OZZIS Letsmger IS st1llspeed1ng but now 1n the Ind1anapol1s Speedway Dav1d Underwood IS a m1ss1onary 1n darkest Afr1ca And oh yes I W1ll1amWh1tlock am now p1ay1ng profess1onal baseball and coaclung at Colbert County I-hgh School All of these thxngs w1ll come to pass I W1l11am Wh1tlock have spoken . - I - , . Q Q Q Q2 ' . - r Q Q Q QQ Q Q Q 1 Q Q Q Q , ' Q . . . . . , Q ' Q 1 1 is - - n - - - 0 Q Q I - , - . - o s I ' , Q Q Q Q 1 s U Q Q 1 ' ' Q , Q Q ' 1 - Q Q Q Q Q , ' , - Q , Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q . . . . Q I 1 I 1 1 Q ' Q Q 0 r r ' 0