Price High School - Pricean Yearbook (Salisbury, NC)

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I. George Martin Alston, will my ability to play in the band to Marshall Smith; and my ability to play a piano to anyone who will accept it. I, James Irvin Barnette, will my artistic ability to Mervin Hargrave. I, Inabell Bunyon, bequeath my basketball ability to Ruth Davis, hoping she v ill do a much better job than I. I, Lee Archie Brooks, will my place on the football team to J. B. Woods, and my good looks to Burl Smith. I, Charles Franklin Bush, do make, publish, and declare this to be my will; to Nelson Pharr, I will my height; to James Bonner, my athletic ability; my big feet to Willie Frank Jones, and my ability to flirt to James Jones. I, Luvenia Christine Coleman, will my typing abil¬ ity to Marian Roberts, hoping she will put it into good use, and my different hair styles to Harriet Kirksey, with my glamorous ways. I, Theodore Coleman, will my voice to Samuel Gilmore, hoping he will stop singing tenor and bothera¬ tion in the Glee Club. I, Helen Virginia Cowan, will my friendly ways to Burl Smith, and my boy friend to Harriet Kirksey. I, Oscar Robert Dunham, will my ability to play football to Samuel Donald, and my position in the clubs to Henry Watson. I. Virginia Marie Fleming, will my position as president of the Big Sisters to Evelyn Witt, hoping she wull do a better job than I; my soprano voice I will to Mamie Chambers. I, Naomi Ruth Fleming, wdll my size to Willie Mae Tomblin to use as she sees fit. I, Thomas Alfred Gaines, will my position in the band to Jessie Corry, and my ability to make friends to James Bridges. I, Julia Ann Goodjohn, will my position as presi¬ dent of the Student Council to Henry Watson, hoping he will do a much better job than I. I, Viola Lucille Graves, will and bequeath my size to Johnnie Mae Correll, and my gaiety to anyone that can successfully combine work and play. I, Stephen Edison Holt, will my size to Samuel Donald, and my quiet ways to anyone who needs th ' m, I, Eugene Leonard Hovis, will my dramatic ability to Marshall Smith, and my popularity among the girls to Henry Watson, I, Charles Edw ' ard Hunt, will my poetic ability to Marshall Smith, along with my ability to play football. I, James Frank Jones, will my position in the Hi-Y to some lucky Junior boy, I, Janet Marie Jones, will my hair styles to Nancy Hargrave, and my ways of not nosing into other peo¬ ple’s business to Annie Hart, and my posture to Carol Taggart, hoping they will assume their responsibilities the best they know how. I. John Alfred Kincaid, will my singing ability to Odell Williams, and my trainer’s position to Samuel Donald. I, William Gordon Kirksey, will my popularity and easy ways of doing things to William Cowan, I, Kathleen Adrienne Lash, will my majorette place to Ruth Alexander, hoping she can step much higher than I, I, Charles Edward Littlejohn, will my position on the football team to Russell Tate, and my quietness to William Hickman. I, Bettye Jean Lyerly, will my place in the Crown and Sceptre Club to Ruth Davis, and my silly walk to Kathleen Morris. I, Warren Henderson Lyerly, will my height to Jesse Corry; my looks to Burl Smith, and my ability to play basketball to Larry Wilson. I, Melvin Carlton Massey, will my ability to play basketball, and my ability to dance to William Hick¬ man. I, Rose Eva McClain, will my stylishness to Mary Lee Hart, and my beautiful fingernails to Ruthenia Thompson. I, Vida LaVerne McConneaughey, will my basket¬ ball suit to Bettye Davis along with my abilitiy as an orator. I, Bettye Louis McKinney, will my happy-go-lucky ways to Clara Milton. I, Bessie Mae McKnight, will my wittiness to any¬ one that does not have a sense of humor; my dramatic ability to Permilla Harris, and my ability to sing to Lila Mae Butler. I, Harvey Moore, Junior, will my musical ability to Rosa Lee Keith, and my ability to play basketball to Johnny Wilks. I, Thurston Delane Muskelly, will my position as Captain of the Safety Patrol to Donald Gist. I, Alice Marjorie Neely, will my silly ways to Lila Mae Butler, hoping she will stop being so serious. I, Mary Lillian Perkins, do hereby declare my will as follows: To Henrj ' - Watson and Permilla Harris, I leave my Presidency in the Glee Club and N.H.A., respectivelj . To Joan Hargrave I leave part of my weight, realizing that all of it would be too much for any one person to have. To Clara Milton, I leave my friendliness, hoping she will accept it appreciatively and without hard feeling. And last, but not least, I leave m.y heartfelt appreciation to Miss Weeks, for helping me over the barriers in my five years at Price, I, Marianne Teresa Pinkston, do will and bequeath my position on the cheering squad to Rena Mae Con¬ ner, and Presidency in the Crown and Sceptre Club to Elaine Sands, hoping that they will do a better job than I, I, Harry Pryor, will my height to Samuel Donald, and my ability to flirt to William Wilson, and my abil¬ ity to lay brick to Robert Gaither, I, Richard Robinson, will my quiet ways to Lewis Gist and my desire for an education to all veterans who have not completed high school, I, Cleveland Sheck, will my ability to sing bass in the Glee Club, and my ability to orate, to anybody worthy of having it. I, B ernard Smoot, will my size to Willie Frank Jones. I, Carl Steele, will my ability to sing and my place on the basketball team to O.scar Harris. I, Bessie Mae Scott Stevenson, will my determina¬ tion to get an education to Ila Bell Barger. I, Florease Juanita Torrence, will my walk to Ruthenia Thompson, and my ability to drive to Mae Barbara McKee. I, James Diamond Wilkins, do hereby will my abil¬ ity to sing and hold one girl to James Brown. I, Isaac Floyd Wilkins, will my ability to blow a trumpet to James Woods. I, Cora Lee Wright, will my place in the Crown and Sceptre Club to Naomi Phillips, and my ability to talk, to Mary Ruth Leazer, and my ability to type to Nadine Wellington, hoping she will make use of it. We, Florease Torrence, Bessie Mae McKnight, and Janet Jones, better known as the “Late Andrews Sis¬ ters,” will our singing ability to Margaret Coleman, Willie M. McGee, and Joan Hargrave, hoping they will do a better job than we. I, Calyon Bernice Alexander, will my place in the N.H.A. to any girl that will attend meetings regularly. I, being chosen Class Lawyer, affix my signature on this date, February 18, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and fiftj ' -two. Class Lawyer, CALYON BERNICE ALEXANDER (Witnesses) BETTYE LOUISE McKINNEY FLOREASE TORRENCE ROSE EVA McCLAIN

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SUPERLATIVES Most Handsome Boy Prettiest Girl Biggest Flirt Best Orator Best All-Around Neatest Best Dressed Cutest Friendliest Wittiest Most Popular Most Likely to Succeed Most Courteous Most Studious Best Personality Most Dramatical Most Musical Best Sport Most Businesslike Most Cooperative Biggest Filibuster Quietest Most Talkative Best Dancers Most Athletic Lucille Graves Janet Jones Vida McConneaughey Adrienne Lash Marianne Pinkston Marianne Pinkston Betty J. Lyerly Lucille Graves Mary L. Perkins Adrienne Lash Virginia Fleming Florease Torrence Virginia Fleming Betty J. Lyerly Bessie McKnight Adrienne Lash Julia Goodjohn Rose E. McClain Virginia Fleming Marianne Pinkston Bernice Alexander Cora Wright Inabel Bunyon Inabel Bunyon Warren Lyerly Charles Littlejohn Cleveland Sheck Harvey Moore James Barnette Isaac Wilkins Charles Hunt Eugene L. Hovis James Wilkins Eugene Hovis Cleveland Sheck Cleveland Sheck Johnny Kincaid Thurston Muskelly Eugene Hovis George Alston Theodore Coleman James Jones Carl Steele Charles Bush Richard Robinson James Barnette Melvin Massey Charles Bush

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PROPHECY The years seem to have flown by and the Class of 1952 has reached its goal; however, the journey is yet before us and for this moment, time stands still. Before us is our favorite collection of magic lamps, gotten from the famous collection of ‘‘King Buddy’s Antique Collection.” Smoke arises! Thick! Cloudy! Foggy—and our favorite genie reveals to us the many responsibilities and great tasks we have assumed. The smoke is thin—the genie speaks with music as a background. We hear a strange familiar voice. Yes— James Wilkins, Bass Operatic Star, at the Metro¬ politan Opera House, is in New York giving recitals daily. As we go farther uptown to one of our leading theaters we find Eugene Hovis as the leading actor of many Shakespearean plays. Looking towards the other side of town, we see Mary Anne Pinkston and Bettye Lyerly owners of the largest barber shop on Lennox Avenue. As appoint¬ ments must be made in advance, Luvenia Coleman is acting as the secretary. Cleveland Sheck, his son and grandson, have a large law firm, with an office on Fifth Avenue. Leaving the office of “Sheck, Sheck, and Sheck” with one of their fifteen secretaries, we now go to the famous Metropolitan Hospital which has been erected by the Jones, Wilkins and Robinson Contractors. The building is a thing of beauty. James Jones, “Ike” Wilkins and Richard Robinson have done well for themselves. In the office of the superintendent, we see Rose Eva McClain, who tells us that Florease Torrence and Cora L. Wright are her assistants. Among the top specialists in this new hospital, do¬ ing excellent work, are Julia Anne Goodjohn and Mary Lillian Perkins. Flash!!! Adrienne Lash is taking scoops daily of the new sensational comedy movie star, John Kincaid and is now star reporter of the DAILY STAR. Bessie Mae Stevenson is now head of Stevenson Daughters School of Home Economics. One of her helpers is Alice Neely. Warren Lyerly is now running a two-waj ' ' training school. One department is for the training of young basketball players and the other department for the training of voices. Oscar Dunham and Bernard Smoot are truly fine gentlemen. They are now set in business as “Dunham Smoot Insurance Co.” With them—every member of the family may be insured. Janet Jones has done exceedingly well in designing beautiful clothes for very rich socialites. George Alston, having put his four years of science to good use as well as his study of music, is now head of the Science and Music Departments at Fisk Uni¬ versity. Besides teaching, he composes music as well. Helen Cowan is a happily married lady with a rich husband and three boys. Besides supervising the house¬ keeping and caring for her boys she helps Bessie Stevenson manage her Home Ec. business. James Barnette is an artist in France. He is also furthering his studies at the famous French Academy of Arts. Lucille Graves is head of the Music Department at Howard University. Inabel Bunyon is now head of a championship bas¬ ketball team in Yugoslavia; assisting her are Bessie McKnight, Bernice Alexander and Naomi Fleming. Vida McConneaughey is a prominent pharmacist of Salisbury. She also owns “Le Magasin de Pharma¬ cist” in High Point. Right around from Vida ' s pharmacy, we find a beauty shop managed and owned by Bettye Lou Mc¬ Kinney. Steve Holt and Harold Redfern are still in the Navy. Their commanding officers are Charles Hunt and Thurston Muskelly. To keep the public well informed on sports, we find Charley Bush, Theodore Coleman and Charles (Scoop) Littlejohn as sports editors for the Herald Tribune, Daily Star and the Times, re¬ spectively. William Kirksey and Harry Pryor are leading brick masons in Chicago. Their motto is “It’s never too late to learn.” As we move from Chicago, we find in California, Harvey Moore and Thomas Gaines, managers of “The Trumperteers,” a group of young men who give con¬ certs all over the world. Leaving “The Trumperteers,” we now go to the famous “La Petite Danse School” managed by Carl Steele, Lee Archie Brooks, and Melvin Massey. As the schedule is very full and the students want to learn to dance as soon as possible, we find five secretaries to take appointments in the big ofl ' ice on 5th Avenue. One mement! The mystery voice wishes to add that a certain young lady whose initials are V.M.F. has just completed her book on “Easy Ways to Learn Mathe¬ matics” which is being used in all public schools in her native state. Well, my com.rades, the smoke is very thin and the genie has grown tired. He .says, the “class of ’52” has come to the end of its first journey. Until these prophecies become true, and even if they don’t, may God bless and bestow all things to you and the path to a successful and happy life. VIRGINIA MARIE FLEMING