Price High School - Pricean Yearbook (Salisbury, NC)

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Class Prophecy In deciding how I would write the class prophecy I consulted my dear classmate James Coan who has recently invented a small portable Futurama television. Taking his cue from a lesson in English Locksley Hall by Tennyson, Coan decided to dip into the future, as far as human eyes could see, to see the vision of the world, and all the wonders that would be. His ingenious little device could tell and show jjst what ' s going to happen in the strange and mysterious future. As James and I viewed his set for the first time, the year 1974 flashed across the screen. Washington, D. C., 1974—a crowd of people are on both sides of the world famous Pennsylvania Avenue, the President of the United States is leading a parade for the first American Astronaut to explore the unknown realm of the small planet Pluto, in a privately owned space ship. The Astronaut is Reginald Brown. Also in the parade is James Heggins, the Astronaut ' s chauffeur. Around the Capitol Building we find Judy Oakley taking part freely in the busy activity of the White House; she ' s a tourist guide. In the Senate Building, Billy McNeely is the North Carolina State Representative. He is the most popular man in the Senate, because of his beard. Everyone says he favors Abraham Lincoln. New York City, New York—1975—We find Dianne Laka the head of one of the smart clothing stores in downtown New York. Of course you know who her assistant is. Yes, it ' s Jacqueline Lake. Mary Strawder is our wealthy real estate owner. Her skyscraper building is in the new metropolis of North Caro¬ lina, formerly Granite Quarry but now Strawderville. This bjilding houses many offices, Paul Jones and Robert Smith rent the seventieth floor of offices for their multi-billion dollar corporation. They own glue factories all over the world. In New York City Hospital, Gwendolyn Williams is a busy girl; she is the Head Pediatrician and hardly gets any rest because babies don ' t care what hour they are born. Lorene Hasty is married and has kept Gwen busy. Lorene has six beautiful children, all of whom are girls and all have inherited their mother ' s lovely hair. Ernestine Davis is the head nurse, while Shirley Cook, Rosa Ingram and Doris Wiseman all belong to the hospital business staff. In the Chic Beauty Salon on Fifth Avenue, Helen Stout is Madame Susanne, while Hattie Davenport is her assistant manager, and William Rice is known as Rice of the Ritz, for he ' s the world ' s foremost hair stylist, catering to movie and television stars of great fame. In the swank night clubs of the great city, we find Preston Jones and his great Jazz Band in performance; Joan Grasty is the girl singer for the band. On the educational scene, we see Shirley Goodman, Piofessor of Music at N.Y.U.; and of all things, she has her eye on the handsome bachelor football coach, William Agnew. Thomas Gladney keeps his eye peeled closely on N.Y.U., too, mostly because he is the night watchman. Alphonso Feaster and Curtis Fortune are nocturnal watchers also, but they are famous astronomers. On Broadway we find Faries Bush, better known as Rodney Porter, The Handsome starring in a movie entitled, Gone With the Breeze , written by Billie Ray Douglas, produced and directed by Lester Neely. Faries or rather Rodney ' s beautiful leading lady is none other than Ruby McLaughlin, better known as Laverlee Lovely. Al Paso, Texas, 1976—Alma Kirksey is the owner of the largest ranch in Texas. The Double J Bar Rancho, it ' s called. Alma ' s chief ranch hand is William McGarity. In the great sports arenas in Texas, we find Bessie Campbell and Shirley Holt co-owners of the world famous Women ' s Basketball Team, the Campholt Globe Trotters. In the Texas Criminal Courts we find Patricia Jones being the highest paid criminal court lawyer there. Juanita Cowan is court stenographer. Let ' s not pass by the serious prosecuting attorney, John Frank White, who just so happens 1o have his wits sharpened for the court stenographer. Barbara Steele has written the country ' s number one best seller, the title being The Clothes that Hung on My Line. ' Back to the world of sports. Jessie McCier is the world ' s richest clothes designer, while Joyce Taylor rates highest in the 1976 Paris shows as the model of the year. Betty Withers is owner of Livingstone Nursery School, while I la Belle Witherspoon coaches the Chicago Woman s Bowling Club. Back to Washington, D. C., we find Norma Smyre the owner of the Cortez Peters Business College, while on the staff Carolyn Sifford and Lottie Mae Miller are the most popular teachers. Here is Salisbury, we see Mae Frances Crawford owner and pharmacist of the Purcell ' s Drug Store. Linda Faucettte is the new owner of White Packing House, where her motto is Our products are packed for figures that are stacked. Ruth Gilmore is the owner of Salisbury ' s only pawn shop where her motto is, We buy everything, but used cars. Evelyn Grasty is Home Economics teacher at Livingstone College where she has eyes open for the biology teacher, Baxter Wright. At Livingstone College, Joel Walton is Dean of Women, while James Stout is Dean of Men. James Coan, our ingenious inventor, has changed his job. He is the mayor of the City of Salisbury. Willie Mae Moon is the Fashion Editor of Ebony. 1977 —Cape Coast, Ghana—Mrs. Mary Aggrey Smith is the superintendent of one of Africa ' s Foremost Hospitals. As my last classmate ' s future flashed across the screen, I was slightly disappointed because the screen did not show me what my future held. To my surprise, I finally saw a flash and then appeared a rather slim person wearing dark glasses and dressed in shirt and slacks. She was about to inspect one of the ancient pyramids of Egypt. Smiles came to me, for at least I had become the archaeologist of my dreams! The picture faded. The announcer appeared telling us that the following program would show the future of the Class of ' 63. I turned the Futurama off. Coan smiled as any great scientist would. Is this invention reliable? We will see! Until 1974, in the words of William Rice— Adios.

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Statistician Report I, Willie Mae Moon, having been chosen as statistician by my classmates shall strive to do my best and attempt to uphold this position by giving an accurate analysis of the class of 1962. The shortest girl in the class is Lottie Mae Miller; the shortest boy, Robert Smith. Our tallest boy is James Coan. Most of us will graduate at the age of eighteen, with the exception of Gwendolyn Williams, Joyce Taylor, Barbara Steele, Carolyn Sifford, Evelyn Grasty, Juanita Cowan, Mary Strawder, and Shirley Goodman who are all Sweet Seventeen and never been kissed. A few others will be graduating at the age of twenty or more, not to mention our boys who have been in service and our married classmates who have joined us in order to further their education. Our boys like all sports, but William Agnew and John F. White say you ' ll find them in Jake Bridges ' Pool Room any ole time. Our girls favor tennis, football, and basketball. That is— most of them—because Bessie Campbell just loves boxing. We have eighteen beautiful voices in the glee club, and six skillful players in the band. There are four girls representing us on the Girls ' Basketball Team, while four boys represent us on the Boys ' Basketball Team. We have six hard-hitting boys on the football squad. Most of us plan to enter college, join the services, or acquire a skill such as barbering, brick¬ laying, or beauty culture. The colleges most of us have selected are: North Carolina College, A. T., Morris-Brown, Hampton Institute, Livingstone, Howard, Tuskeegee, and Spelman. Our favorite dances are: The Twist, Hully Gully, The Fly, The Magestic, and The Cha- Cha-Cha, but as you know, Thomas Gladney prefers the Tobacco Twist. When choosing dates, the boys go for upper-class girls. All the college girls like Faries Bush because he is tall and handsome. Our girls, too, like tall, dark, and handsome boys with spending change, but Lorene Hasty likes a certain fellow who is in the armed services—Right girls? Comparing our handsome boys and gorgeous girls, we find that we could pass for Holly¬ wood stars. For example, James Coan and Henderson Stout could pass for Wild Bill Hickock and Jingles; James Hayes for Maynard who co-stars on the Dobbie Gillis Show; Reginald Brown for Alfred Hitchcock; Mae Crawford for Mrs. Gee, and last, but not least, Robert Smith for Dennis the Menace. Our favorite foods are French fries, steaks, barbecue, and hamburgers, but Jacqueline Lake, Joan Grasty, Lottie Miller and Shirley Holt prefer sardines on toast and mashed potatoes. Our teeth and jaws are exercised daily by talking and chewing Juicy Fruit Chewing Gum, with the exception of Patricia Jones who exercises better with bubble gum. The most used expression for our boys is Oh, dawling and the girls are saying Git Down. Our favorite rhythm and blues singers are Jackie Wilson, the Shereilles, Chubby Checker, and the Mar-Keys, but every Thursday evening you ' ll find Helen Stout, Ruby McLaughlin, Judy Oakley, and Doris Wiseman racing home to watch Arthur Smith and his Crackerjacks. Well, there it is. It is true that Price High has had many fine classes to leave this wonder¬ ful school. The class of 1962, in best judgment, is the greatest in the school ' s history and will remain the best class for years to come. Respectfully submitted, WILLIE MAE MOON, Statistician Class of ' 62

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The Last Will and Testament of the Class of ' 63 We the graduating class of 1962 of Price High School do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. ARTICLE I To the Superintendent and Board of Education, we wish to express thanks for their supervision and interest through¬ out the year. ARTICLE II To Mr. Jones, our principal, we leave our sincere thanks for his interest and guidance during our high school journey, from start to finish. ARTICLE III To the teachers we leave our gratitude for their devotion of time and interest given to us. ARTICLE IV To our parents and guardians we will our deepest appreciation for their help and encouragement. ARTICLE V To our custodians we leave our thanks for keeping our building clean and comfortable. To our cafeteria staff we say thanks for the meals served to us. ARTICLE VI To the Junior class, we will our sincere hope that nothing will hold them back from reaching the top, and to uphold the senior rank. ARTICLE VII To the Sophomores, we will our ability to continue on this journey to reach their goal. ARTICLE VIII To the Freshmen, we will our hope that they will uphold the name of Price High School. CLASS WILLS 1. I, Jacquelyn Carson, will to Linda Bost my seat in all clubs, and to all of my teachers my deepest appreciation for everything. 2. I, Lome Hasty, will my typing ability to Juanita Kerr and my lovely voice to Carie Wright. 3. I, Helen Stout, will to my sisters, Ruby and Elizabeth, m cap and gown and my typing ability. I will my deepest appreciation to Miss Powers. 4. I, Ruby McLaughlin, will my cap and gown to llene Brown and my typing ability to Patricia Sadler. I will my deepest thanks to Miss Powers and Mrs. Lancaster. 5. I, Ernestine Davis, will my pleasing personality and my club positions to my sisters Cynthia and Nancy; to James Wright the honor of becoming a senior, and I will m thanks to the faculty. 6. I, Hattie Davenport, will to Martha McCollough, my cap and govwn, arid my thanks to the faculty. 7. I, Evelyn Grasty, will my club positions to my sisters, Margie and Brenda Grasty. 8. I, Billie Douglas, will my seat in the world to someone in the next generation and my appreciation to the faculty. 9. I, Shirley Goodman, will my scholastic ability to Monica Reid, Clemontine and Shirley Howie, my position in all clubs to Rufus Agnew and Brenda Taggart. 10. I, Robert Smith, will by basketball suit to Rufus Agnew, my football suit to Larry Connor and my appreciation to the teachers. 11. I, William McGarity, will my ability to talk to girls to Leroy Robinson and my cap and gown to Danny McKiney. 12. I, Mary Aggrey Smith, will my appreciation to the faculty. 13. I, Shirley Holt, will appreciation to Mrs. Bennett and Mrs. Lancaster, I will my club positions to William Boger. 14. I, Paul Jones, will my mannerly ways to Harold Davis, and my thanks to the faculty. 15. I, lla Witherspoon, will my appreciation to the teachers and 1o the principal. 16. I, Rosa Ingram, will to my sister Pearline my position in all clubs and to Phyllis Chunn my position as president of the Big Sisters. 17. I, Jacqueline Lake, will my typing ability to Phyllis Chunn, and my cap and gown to Josie McKenzie. I will my deepest appreciation to Mrs. Lancaster and Miss Powers. 18. I, William Rice, will all my intelligence to the school and my appreciation to the teachers. 19. I, Willie Mae Moon, will my position in all clubs to Glenda Davenport, my reign as Miss Senior to Phyllis Chunn, my adoration to Roy Keith and my thanks to the faculty. I, Henderson Stout, will my position in the Glee Club to Parnell Kelly, my weight to Melvin Earl and my sincere appreciation to the faculty. 20 .