Belzoni High School - Redskin Yearbook (Belzoni, MS)

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Pnophecq One summer urvht rn N69 while uatehrng the Krug of Roek and Roll Lee Roy Qshake em upj Smith the guy rr no p1t hrs best buddy Elvis out of the spotlight a flasl bllllellll tame on The newly eleeted president, Leroy Dut hr1, made a plea to the rratrorr that all able bodied men a11d women tome to the ard of their eouutry ur fighting the lost tribe of the Isex she moo kres from Nowhere La11d This barbarous trrbe of Canmbals is led by the wreked whrte goddes Lasuda Sorrells and her rrght hand hatehet man Iamrto Rree At ouee I beurg a brave sOlll left for lxew York to enlist As I set out on foot who should pass me up but Sue Prttrnarr and Jane Ayeoek strll ratrnv 111 their .39 Mercury and Impala Finally to my surprise, I-rank Buck Turnage puked 111 11p 111 hrs sehool bllb Xfter four days of bumpy riding and breakdowns we arrrved 111 New York We headed straight to the Lnlrstment Station where Sgt Charles Carrrp enlisted 11s along with frve of o11r old 59 elassmates, Leon Boutwell Daryl DllllOIl Charles Outlaw, James Palmore and Taddy Barham We all passed our physreals exeept Taddx who nas suffering from malnutrrtrorr We had tuo days before being shipped to the Blaek Congo so we all agreed to make the best of our time We registered at the John Rockefeller Mortimer Hotel and had a little trouble with o11r belllrop Bruee Brrdgers He wo11ld1 release o11r bags lllllll we tipped him ten dollars After settling dow11, we went out for a night Oll the town O11r fr sl stop was at Perry Lopez s nrghtelub where the featrrred singer was Allen Pepper Allen was followrng rn the beat of a eombo led by I-lot Lips Keen Later ue took rn a movie where we saw Becky Marshall at her old post behind the popeorn maehrne Clarre CBowJ Frazure and Rubx Smith were starring rn If I Can t Have 1-Irm Nobody Can To elrmax the evemng we went to a seeluded hrdeauay where Judy Seymore Long drd a speeral for all her old buddres On o11r last nicht ur town we went to Madison Square Garden On the card for the evening was a wrestling mateh bCIWCCll Louise Watch that elbow Sims and Ernie You asked for rt lwlcLendon We went to bed early that night and dreamed of the fates whreh awaited us rn the near future The next morning we eheeked out alter thanking o11r eute little lereueh maid, Mamie Lou Wrllramson for being so lllee to 11s We got a eab to the Airport driven by Elizabeth Hood who drove on the wrong srde ofthe road all tl1e way I was terrrfred As the plane eranked upl became a lrttle nervous for we had found out that Thomas Outlaw was our pilot After looking arou11d I drseovered that many of my old classmates were on board The trrp was very enyoyable except for one aeerdent whreh oeeurred when Manley Molpus thrnkrug that the Exit was another room, plunged into the deep blue As we watehed hrm falling through spaee, we notreed a small row boat whreh contained Taddy still broken hearted over not passrng hrs plrysreal but determined to fight for hrs eountry Carolyn Roberts, we found, was chief eook and bottle washer on the plane After a long ride we finally reaehed Afrrea As we plunged into the deepest part of the Congo we were given our orders by General P D Rarney s secretary, Naney Lee Woo The Cannrbals were to be loeated somewhere rn a region 90 miles Southwest of Crocodile Iunetron bor days we fought o11r way throrrglr the infested tropreal ,ungle We lost Linda Wade when she was crushed by a Boa Constrretor poor girl she was sttll weak as the result of a cold Jimmy Able wandered off and never eame back when he thought he saw a kitty cat srmrlrar to hrs own rt turned out to be a leopard One morning at daybreak, among the wrld norses of the Congo and the far off beat of tom tom drums, we de teeted a new tramprng noise Our terrified eyes beheld a herd of elephants rrdden by the Kee she moo krans The lead elephant was ridden by the Witch Doctor, Rubeola Woo She used two test tubes to guide the elephant and ehanted slowly rn Latrn The battle began Ann Glenn, thinking she was Superwoman charged rnto an elephant and was splattered into a mrllron preees As the battle raged on, Bobby Windham and Rrehard Wrllrams fell rn love with two grrl enemies and Joined their srde Betty Jones, always on the Job, secured an ice eube for Jimmy Allen who had a wounded muscle As we were losing hope, reurforeements eame, led by Jerry Montgomery On the spot were two news reporters, Carolyn Haga and Nancy Regan from the Yubangre Herald They were out to get a nose for news story All around me my old buddies were falling and the battle drew to a elose Their last wish was to see a Chaplain After some drffrculty I loeated Padre Corkre Lyle who was running around looking for hrs devotional book Well the battle was lost, the cause destroyed, A scattered elass, we'll remember you all, Hoping your fate WOll'I be as wrrtterr, But with good luck you'll all be smitten 28 l I 1 . 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MAMIE LOU WILLIAMSON Her smiles are punctuated by two deep dimples. Y-Teens-l,2, 3,49 li. H. A. - 1,2539 4-H Club-lg B-Club- 3,44 Beta Club-Z,3,4g Bas- ketball-l, 2, 3,43 Pow-Wow Staff-3,4. NANCY LEE WOO You think she s quiet but look at that twinkle in her L e Y Teens 1 2 3 4 Glee Club l 2 Beta Club 1 2 3 4 Junior Classieal League 3 4 Annual Staff 4 Math Award 1 Latin ll Award 3 JOSEPH BOBBY WIINDI-IAM lf worrx were the rause of death l would live., forever Photographx Club 4 Offi Ler 4 Football 3 RUBY LEE WOO dle name and her numerous accomplishments are the wonder of us all Y Teens l 2 3 4 Beta Club l 2 3 4 Officer 3 Photog raphx Club 3 4 Officer 3 4 Press Club 4 Junior ClassiLa1League 3 Officer 3 Class Officer 2 3 4 Band 1 2 3 Who s Who 4 Pow Wow Staff 4 Annual Staff 3 4 Assistant Editor 3 Co Editor 4 Basketball l Traek l 2 3 English Award 2 3 27 l , Ar , , . ', . .11 1' - ' .- 11 ' 1 ' , sy '-1 ' I ' a 1 11 ' 11 ' 1 1 nfl I .DN ' 11 'Q - . ' 7 -I Dependabi1ity is her mid- . , -'L ' 1' ' l l ' r 12 'I .y - I . - '1 ' 1.91 ' 1.5 ' -5 ' J 1 . . -ts ' 1 :KS . , ' xt-

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wr We the Seniors of 59 berng of sound mrnd and body do wrll these different abrlrtres traits and character tstrcs to these underclassmen rn the hopes that the satd party wrll become as drgnrfted and honorable as the Seniors of 09 I JAMES FRANK BUCK TURNAGE friend of birds the great whtte hunter and commander in chief of the caterpillars leave my arrtelope walk to Lucian Wadlrngtorr in hopes he will pass hrs own walk to Annie Jean Rushing WE ERNIE McLENDON and LOUISE SIMS leave our abrlrty to recrte aloud rn class to Jarrel Laleleur who already has a good foundation WE TADDY BONES BARHAM and JAMES GRUB RICE leave our perfect physrques to Mack Fat Gorton and Junre Simpson who already have the material but rn the wrong places WE RICHARD WILLIAMS and JAMES PALMORE leave our mice like ways to Larry Lewrs and David Gordon I NANCY REGAN leave my office as President of the Student Council to Glynn Hardwick rn hopes she will get us out of debt I ALLEN BOOTY PEPPER leave my ant eater like nose to Clayton Marshall hoprng rt wrll get rn the way of hrs mouth and hrrrder hrs grrprng I LEROY DUTHU leave I hope' I JERRY SPIT MONTGOMERY leave my love for deer hunting to Walter Turner rn hopes he wrll be able to miss as much school for hunting as I drd I JANE AYCOCK leave my white rmpala to Judge Lockett rn hopes he wrll get the fire started on time I JACKIE KEEN do leave my love for the W to any one who has enough gas to make the trrp I MANLY JELLY LEG MOLPUS would like to leave the abundant supply of Jelly which I have scraped off my leg to all the Junror boys srnce there wrll be more than enough to go around I LYNN BROWN do leave my abrlrty to understand trrg to Marron Glenn and Nancy Allen I LEROY SMITH leave my way wrth the women to Phrllrp Prestige and Joe Odom I CAROLYN HAGA leave my abrlrty to escape gorrrg to class to any one able to get away wrth rt lrkc I drd WE CHARLES CAMP and DARYL DUHON leave our curly blond locks to 'vlr O B Pendergrass ANN GLENN leave my love for Coach Toler to Patsy Pope LAURA POYNER SORRELS leave taking my love for Northwestern wrth me BRUCE BRIDGERS leave my positron as official bench warmer to Leon Bruce and H C Garrard MAMIE LOU WILLIAMSON leave my precrous memorres of Booger Den to Brenda Rrce and Earlrne McLendon rn hopes that they wrll be as proud of rt as I am I JIMMY ALLEN leave to Johnny Bryan tlre task of taking care of Val for me and sending me a weekly report of her actrvrtres WE CLARIE FRAZURE RUBY SMITH and MARY ELIZABETH HOOD leave whatever rs left to Gladys Thomas Mary Palmore Lucille Ross Doro hy Hartng and Nellre Ruth I CORKIE LYLE leave my long strrng of girlfriends to Garnett Harrrs who rs already a class A Romeo I RUBY WOO leave my art and handwrrtrng to Lucy Knott who certatnly needs rt' I JOHN ARTHUR MORTIMER leave my love for the freshman class to Bluford Taylor Jr who rs already well acquarnted wrth rt I BECKY MARSHALL lea ve my love for the Atr I-orce to Charlotte Mrllwood Charlene Elardo and Sandra Lyle I PAUL RAINEY leave my quiet ways rn class to Thomas Allen and Carl Smrth who could certainly stand to be qureted down' I BOBBY WINDHAM leave my Job as self appornted sergeant at arms rn all classes to Tommre Nell Harper and Harold Jackson I LINDA WADE leave wrth Sonny I THOMAS OUTLAW leave to Sonny Rarney Jimmy Warren and Brlly McNlorrough my studrous ways and hope they do better than I drd I NANCY WOO leave my calm and unchanging manner to Helen Hrll Carolyn May and Martha Jo Hughes Heaven knows they need rt' I LEON BOUTWELL leave my office rn the F F A to Brlly Ierelder Joe Lee Outlaw and Thomas Morgan Three heads are better than one I SUE PITTMAN leave my tactful way wrth the boys to Polly Peden I CHARLES OU FLAW leave my excuses for berng absent from school to Robert Cotton to add to hrs tollectron I CAROLYN ROBERTS leave my positron as basketball manager to Katherrne Hales and Lillie Ann Watson I BETTY JONES leave my love for Mr Mullins to Mary Eleanor Hrll and Dorrs Pettigrew Wrtnessed thrs day May 25 rn the year of our Lord one thousand nrne hundred and frfty nrne AW .ll I. . ' ' . I, JIMMY SLICK RAT ABEL, leave my kinky hair to Jackie Sorrels, so he'll get rid of his dog tags. Il l I ' V I ' r, ', ' ' ' ' S - - . . . 1, . ' ' ' N