Alamance High School - Smoke Signals Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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5. Sue Nunn leaves to Barbara Garrett her desire to be the perfect house- wife. Also to Don Rich she bequeaths her wonderful ideas for 5moke Signals. 6. Margaret Phipps leaves to Betty Wyrick her accomplishments at flirting so there won't be a scarcity of dates. 7. Jerry Montgomery leaves his ability to get along with the teachers to Jimmy Cable. lf you need any pointers Jimmy, iust come to Jerry. 8. Ray Ingram leaves to Tommy Oliver his Sherlock Holmes ways. Tommy, maybe the Secretarial Class will appreciate you as much as Ray was ap- preciated this year. 9. Jerry Grubb refuses to leave anything because he says that he needs everything he has. 10. Randy Johnson leaves his height to Johnny Michaux. Johnny you will sure use a bit of it. He also leaves to Donald Slayton his wonderful sense of humor. 11. Mary Andrew leaves to Fay Snider her sedateness. Fay it sometimes comes in handy. Mary always thought so. ' 12. Berniece Shoffner leaves her sewing instructions to Doris Coble. Doris maybe you'll be lucky enough to win a prize too. 13. Rachel Byrley leaves her ability to operate a mimeograph machine to Mary Edwards. Mary we hope everyone will be able to depend on you just as we did on Rachel. 14. Libby Hairr leaves to Mary Kirkman her ability to find a date when one is most needed. Libby was never without one, Mary. 15. Ruth May leaves to Peggy Kirkman her instructions on how to use Mrs. Nichols' correction fluid. Ruth knows how perfectly. She's had enough practice. 16. Grover Wood leaves to Barbara Watkins his characteristic of thinking up odd questions to ask in class. 17. George Jones leaves to Gene Stewart his lively spirit and winning ways. To Donald Rich he bequeaths his love for driving a car. 18. Jim Carter leaves his tardy record to Buddy Curl. We hope you won't need it Buddy but iust in case! 19. Doug Smith leaves his artistic ability to Harold Causey. Doug feels sure next year's annual staff can use you Harold. 20. Donnie Wray leaves to Clay Snider his love of basketball. Practice makes perfect, Clay. 21. Larry Kivett leaves bus No. 127 to Jack Royal. Jack be careful. Larry always was. 22. I, Ruth Brannock leave my ability to go on a diet without any success to June Phillips, and I also bequeath my iob as testatrix to anyone who wants it. Article V In the presence of proper witnesses, we, the class of '56 do hereby set our hands and seal on this 29 day of May 1956. Witnesses: Debby Reynolds Danny Shoffner Ruth Brannock Testatrix

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Last Will and Testament We, the Senior Class of Alamance High School being of sound but crammed mind and strong body do hereby leave this our last will and testament to the rising Senior Class and the members of the Faculty. We realize that they will truly need everything that this will provides. Article I Item I-To the rising Senior Class we entrust the dignity and responsibility of Seniorship. We also leave our ability to get out of homework assignments. Item ll-To the rising Juniors we leave our best business minds and financial genius that they might have a successful Junior-Senior banquet. Item III-To the rising Sophomores we leave our positions on the Basketball and Cheerleader squads. Item IV-To the next year's Freshman Class we leave our heartiest sympa- thies, remembering how difficult it was to get through our first year of high school. Article Il Item I-To our principal Mr. Whiteley we wish to express our many thanks for the interest and guidance he has given us during the past years. Item Il-To our English teacher and Annual advisor Miss Jackson we leave our heart-felt thanks and gratitude for the many Sunday afternoons she sacri- ficed so that we might publish this edition of Smoke Signals. Item Ill-To our coach and science teacher Mr. Upstill we leave detailed in- structions in first aid so that he may continue patching up his basketball team. Item IV-To our Business Education teacher and Senior Class advisor Mrs. Nichols we leave a bottle of correction fluid to replace the one we used cor- recting stencils, we also leave our love and appreciation for guiding us suc- cessfully through our last year of school. Item V-To our home economics teacher Mrs. Farrell we leave our appreci- ation for helping us plan and present a successful Junior-Senior Banquet, also for her help in making our'Jr. year a happy one. Item VI-To our math teacher Mr. King we leave a theorem which, when completed may prove how to get more work out of slothful students. Item VII-To our agriculture teacher Mr. Hunter we leave a quiet class room to replace the energetic ones he has had the past few years. Item VIII-To the entire faculty we bequeath three months of peace and quiet, effective immediately after our graduation. Article III ' Finding out that many students of our class have through the years acquired important accomplishments and characteristics, it is our will to bestow them now upon students to whom they may prove beneficial. 1. Sam Nelson leaves to Paul Tuttle the experience of being Senior Class president. Paul, you will certainly need it. 2. Larry Reynolds leaves to Clarence Byrley his Good Promises of the future. 3. Eddie O'Connor leaves to Ronald Jobe his position on the ball team. Ronnie, Eddie really sparked the team this year and we feel sure you can next year. 4. Ann Stancil leaves to Maggie Curl her talented ways. Maggie its your iob to keep your classmates entertained.

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Prophecy Ruth May As I climbed into my spacious flying saucer, the Comet, and went soaring into the dark, star-studded night, with not a care in the world, I thought, Wouldn't it be wonderful to see the future of all my friends written in the sky? Suddenly, as my saucer continued its flight across the sky, I saw the most dazzling and glorious sight I had ever seen. Wondering what this unusual display might be, I pulled the crank and the Comet turned and l saw these words: Future Steps-Class of 1955-56. As I followed the footsteps, I read the stor yof my classmates as displayed in these pictures. Margaret Phipps is a secretary to the President of U. C. L. A. Her work must be satisfactory, she has been there for ten years. Doug Smith is a iet mechanic for the Air Force. Doug could always tinker with something and make it run, so he must be happy working for his Uncle Sam. Ruth Brannock is doing laboratory research for Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Ruth is one of five girls on the staff, and she is making a name for herself and the hospital. Jerry Montgomery is very popular in the field of sports. He is the No. 'l broadcaster for A. B. C. Radio. Berniece Shoffner has iust created another design for Dior. She is making a name for herself in Paris. Jerry Grubb has his own car lot now. Jerry can fast-talk anyone into buying one of his cars. Clarence Forrest models men's clothes in a fashionable shop in Hollywood, California. Even in school Clarence had good taste in selecting his clothes. Grover Wood's construction business is booming. He now has a contract for a 'IOO story sky scraper in Nashville, Tennessee. Larry Reynolds' strict orders are carried out very efficiently in the Air Force. As Lt. Colonel the men obey his every command. Libby Hairr is the head instructor for Bell Telephone Company. She works very hard trying to straighten the lines after a class with new operators, but her girls learn fast. Eddie O'Connor's flower arrangements are making him very popular with various clubs and organizations. Also Eddie is flooded with orders at banquet time. George Jones as an electrician also invents new appliances for General Electric. He is now trying to invent a pop-up-toaster that doesn't make a noise when it pops up. Larry Kivettfs motorcycle shop is getting to be a favorite spot with the teen-agers. He is now giving free rides to all his prospective buyers. Mary Andrew, in the field of Physical Theraphy, has won the hearts of all her patients. Even in school she could make the children sit up and smile. Sam Nelson is now an electrical engineer. He wonders why it's so hard to find work when all he did for his first employer was to put two little wires together and put the lights out for two weeks. Jim Carter now has his own farm and he specializes in beef for 4-H shows. His cows are also pictured in the latest farm magazines. Ann Stancil is a bookkeeper for a large firm in Chicago. She remembers how it was, as treasurer for the class for two years in high school, and now she wonders if she will ever keep books for Swift and Company.