Lenoir High School - Bearcat Yearbook (Lenoir, NC)

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l 9 4 7 fffii' 1,1 Qi Jaaf an lafamenf We, the senior class of '47, being in full possession of weak minds, poor memories, and shallow understanding, do hereby make our Last Will and Testament in order to distribute fairly our surplus talents and possessions to you who may need them. To Mr. Wike, our principal, we hope we leave a more cooperative student body and also a handkerchief to catch all the tears he sheds on Commencement Day. To Mr. Sisk, our superintendent, we bequeath a can of oil for squeaky hinges so he may enter and leave all classrooms unnoticed. To Miss Haley. we leave a perfect classgno interruptions, please. To Mrs. Carson, we hope we leave dignified ladies and gentlemen in' all her classes. To Mrs. Farmer, we leave-see footnote 111. To Mr. Mills, we leave all the patience available for homeroom periods. To the rest of the faculty, we leave our gratitude for the helpfulness and patience they showed us during our dark hours of ignorance. To the rising senior class, we will our hope for senior privileges and our front row seats in chapel. 111 A perfect senior English class without plagarism in theme writing. To the underclassmen, we dispose of our property as follows: Paula Ruth Abernethy leaves her versatality to Doris Huffines. Peggy Allen wills her make-up kit to Lois Frances. Faye Allen bequeaths her chair in the clari- net section to Eleanor White. Daphne Baker leaves her beautiful brown eyes to Doug Clay. jim Ball wills his ability to get by with doing nothing to Claude Yates. Ruby Baker leaves her ability to get a man to any girl in the junior class who wants a husband. Leonard Boston bequeaths his wavy hair to anybody who doesn't get seasick. Shirley Boughman leaves her ability to ac- complish anything she undertakes to the biggest fQeLa5lBEARcAT X, n part of the junior class fcause it'll sure take emj. , Faye Brookshire leaves her quietness to Claudine Goble. Kitty Bruce wills her height to Joanne Harris. Betty Bryant bequeaths her ability to get along with the boys to Elaine Safford. Buck Carson leaves his easy going ways to Tex Smith. Cecil Clark leaves his athletic, he-man stature to Kenneth Land. Elmore Coffey wills that smile he seems to have for everyone to Mary Gay Riggs. Kathleen Cook bequeaths her quiet dignity to Peggy Pate. john Crisp leaves his neatness to Mike Sholar. George Crowell wills his Hirtatious ways to Bob McGimsey. Hadley Denton leaves his athletic ability to Warren Wilson. Mast Dickson leaves the memory of all his charm to the girls in the junior class. Martha Drum wills her wittiness to Ig Hoyle. Billie Sue Goble bequeaths her blonde hair to Betty Rene Hodges. g Bonnie Goolsby leaves his good humor to Moe Huntley. Laurelle Goolsby leaves to take up her domes- tic duties. john Greer wills his tall, lankiness to Leon Clark. Arminta Gregg wills her love for basketball and all other sports to Armeta Rhodes. Chili Haas leaves her silliness to Bill Bower. Earl Hardy bequeaths his electric razor to jack Pennell. Aaron Hart wills his good looks to Henry Carson. Carlton Hartley leaves his indifference to Bill Austin. Betty Horton wills her conscientious regu- larity in not attending classes to Hal Miller. Genene and Geneve Icenhour leave their posi- tion as senior twins to the Andrews and Davis twins.

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65155 ,Zap ec?-Cinnfinneaf schoolmate, Allien Moore. She was working for J. T. Tolbert, who owned a chain of theatres in California. It was produced by Cecil B. de Clark, one of Hollywood's most popular directors. I went in and took a seat beside some lady and hier two children. The children squirmed so much that the lady had to take them outside. As she crawled over me to leave, I recognized, of all people, Ruby Baker, who had gotten married and moved to California our senior year in high school. After I saw who it was, I followed her out and we talked awhile. Pretty soon she said she had to go home and cook supper so we all said goodbye. My business having been com- pleted, I left San Francisco that night for Washington. A week before the homecoming I went up- town to get my hair set at a little shop owned and operated by Wilda Tolbert and Faye Brook- shire. The three of us made plans to start for Lenoir the next day. We arrived in Lenoir just as the stores were closing and looked for a cab to take us to the hotel. We climbed into the first cab that came by. It was driven by Paul Winkler, who owned the taxi service in Lenoir. He was a good driver but not good enough to miss the truck which was headed straight for us. The next thing I knew Buck Carson and Bill Moore were lifting Wilda into one of their sparkling new ambulances. She wasn't badly hurt, but Paul, Faye, and I went with her to the hospital. At the You Break It, We Fix It Hospital, Dr. Strickland assured us she would be all right in a couple of days as she was under the expert care of his head nurse, Peggy Allen. We got back in town just in time to see Chief of Police Harold Reeves drag some man off to jail. After we had had supper, Faye and I started to walk to the school but were interrupted by the fire whistle. Before we were well aware of what was taking place, Lenoir's largest fire truck whizzed madly by with Ronald Rader at the wheel. Someone told us he was proud of his position as fire chief. In no time at all the fire was out so we continued on our way to the school. At 7:30, May 30, 1957, Faye and I were walking up the sidewalk to good old Lenoir High. We wondered if we would be the only ones there. As we walked into the building a little boy about five ran into us. Right behind him came Laurelle hollering at him to come right back. She greeted us warmly and ex- plained that that was one of her kids. She had to bring him along because he was so mean that she couldn't leave him with the other children. By 8:15 three-fourths of our old class were shaking hands and talking about old times. Of the few who weren't there, Betty Horton, heiress to the Horton diamond, was in Cuba getting a divorce and taking a vacation, Patricia Roberts was giving a concert in New York, Arminta Gregg was modeling in Paris, and Lee Rhodes was a missionary in China. Finally, sitting down to discuss old times, who should walk in, late as always, but Ray Hotcakes jones, who was a local mail carrier, with his apprentice, Carlton Hartley. Nettie Mullinax, said Lucille Perkins, who bounced in the door past Ray, will be here in a few minutes as she is tracking down a man that whistled at her four blocks back. I saw Betty Bryant and -lack Suddreth out at the Rock-A-Dry Baby Diaper Factory as I was driving in town, exclaimed a voice from the rear. They were trying to see who could buy the most diapers for their kids. Betty had twins and jack is the proud father of tripletts. Suddenly a loud squeaky voice was heard. Who was she, tell me now! Looking out the window we saw the former Shirley Robbins picking a blonde hair off her husband's coat. Right behind Shirley and her husband enter- ed Glenn Smith, Western Union Telegraph boy, who was delivering a telegram for Ad- miral R. C. Query and Seaman Leonard Boston, who were with an expedition to the North Pole. The wire read, So sorry we can't make it stop Seaman Elmore Coffey misplaced our underwear and we have a terrible case of frost- bite-Signed Admiral R. C. Query and Seaman Leonard Boston. Wait! Who's that pulling up in the limou- sine? Well, if it isn't Countess Katheleen Cooke, who married the Russian Count, Nicki Globbovia. Looking over in the corner I saw Ronald Pritchard showing his new invention for look- ing through walls. I think he calls it a window. Glancing at the bulletin board I saw a news- paper headline someone had clipped and put on the bulletin board. Max Robbins' gambling ship, The Lux, was captured off the coast of Florida. Max stated, 'A man can't make an honest living no more.' After hours of discussing our good old school days, we made our goodbyes and agreed to meet again in ten years, I wonder what the future holds for the class of '47. Class Prophets- SHIRLEY BOUGHMAN MAX ROBBINS BEARCAT l 9 4 7 msfusfafz 1 'Sha kr-vi' X

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Ofiowf an tlafamelzlf-Colfzfinifzecf Ray jones leaves his position at the Post Office to Tommy Gwyn. Bill Laney and Bobby joe Robbins will their life-long feud to Gruse Caudle and Bill Wagner. Shirley Lomax leaves her dreams to Joan Shields. John Lore leaves his ability to nickname anybody to Danny Strickland. jackie Matheson wills her good disposition to Anne and Betty Hathcock. Dick McGimsey leaves his ability to get along with people to Graham Holloway. Wayne McMillan leaves his job at Parker's Cut Rate to Joyce Winkler. Thomas McNeil leaves his quiet dignity and truly sincere manner to Bruce Cresson. Allien Moore leaves her secret of getting dates to Anne Stevens. Bill Moore wills his driving ability to Harold Edward Tolbert. Nettie Mullinax bequeaths her ability to skip school every other day to Betty Carter and Della McNeil. Frances Pennell wills her friendliness to Alvina Shumaker. Lucille Perkins wills her alarm clock to Bill Hoffman. Betty jo Pierce leaves her sweetness to Mar- tha Whitehead. Eloise Presnell bequeaths her dependability to Phil Hulfstetler. Ronald Pritchard leaves his intelligence to Bitsy Bernhardt. R. C. Query bequeaths his good nature to Mozelle Robinson. Ronald Rader leaves his nearness to school to Mary Louise Correll. Lee Rhodes wills his so-called way with the women to Lee Childers. Gerald Robbins leaves his poise to Lloyd Smith. Kenneth Robbins and Clarence McLain leave their positions as drum majors to Harold Gilli- land and Charles Honeycutt. Max Robbins leaves period. Shirley Robbins wills Patterson School to Hope Edminsten. Tootie Rainwater bequeaths his ability to annoy the teachers to anyone who can do as good a job of it. I-Iarold Reeves leaves his ability to take or- ders quietly to Patricia Pope. Patricia Roberts leaves her Dubarry Success Course to Betty jean Wallace. jimmy Scroggs wills his position at the Dixie Store to Earl Holman Charles Richards leaves his bashfulness to Jerry Nall. Glenn Smith leaves his singing ability to Charles Curtis. Harry joe Smith leaves his supply of wise- cracks to like Hood. Paul Smith left at mid-term. Ray Smith leaves his Northern accent to jack Powell. Hugh Stewart leaves his big mouth to Laura Laxton. Red Suddreth bequeaths his red hair to Red Bush. I. T. Tolbert wills his home on the Taylors- ville road to Doug McGowan. Wilda Tolbert bequeaths her rosy cheeks to Mary Frances McNeil. Paul Winkler wills his habit of sleeping in class to anybody who needs the extra rest. Bill Smith, Bill Strickland, and joe Pritchard will their ability to stick together to any three boys that can stand each other. Eugene Younce leaves his popularity to Ginny Courtney. In witness, we, the senior class of '47, have written and signed this, our last will and testa- ment. Witnesses: KITTY BRUCE BETTY HoRToN BILL SMITH BEARCAT I 9 4 7 if Hiya lvl: vewNfJX,Z'..-:iw Q if ,S ,,