Benson High School - Tatler Yearbook (Benson, NC)

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GRAVE PARENTS

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26. Marjorie Young leaves her beautician work to Lettie Pearl Neighbors. This is to help give you more curls, Lettie Pearl. 27. De Leon Barbour ' s catching ability to Robert Smith. 28. Rudolph Barefoot wishes to leave his ability to drive his car to school every day to Rayvon Ennis. 29. James Godwin ' s bashful ways to Max Barber. 30. To Percy Wilkins, James Dwight Johnson leaves his ability to play the piano so he can play more often. 31. P. B. Johnson ' s brain to Arnold Capps. No explanation necessary! 32. Thomas Lee wishes to leave his honest ability to pay Senior bills to Edward Surles. 33. Darrell Moore ' s runs in baseball to John Dailey Kcrnodle. Darrell ' s motto is, If you itch for a run keep scratching. 34. Kenneth Neighbors ' good manners to Charles Gilbert. 35. Alfred Parker Jr. leaves his ability to peroxide his hair successfully to Clyde Proctor with this old proverb, If at first you don ' t succeed, dye, dye again. 36. Connie Phillips ' black hair and dressing ability to Preston Allen. 37. Charles Kay Stephenson leaves all his love to Myra Benson. 38. Bobby Thornton leaves his stately height to Richard Bonner. 39. Benton White leaves his tardy slips to late comers to class. 40. Jake Young ' s ability to take his school bus around the corner with one wheel — steering wheel, that is, to Dennis Woodall ' 41. Royce Woodall leaves his sports and wolf calls to Billy Barefoot. This will is hereby signed, witnessed, and sealed on May the twenty-second in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty. Witnesses: Miss Catherine Pearson Mrs. Nancv S. Willis Joyce Watson, Mar[orie Young, Testators. CLASS POEM For twelve long years, we have labored here, To bring this school good will and cheer. To educate ourselves and friends so kind; So that we may lead a life that is sublime. The time for departure will soon be here, And we face the future without any sign of fear. We are sorry to say that our school days are past; A happy memory that will forever last. Our desire is to thank each of you one by one, For these exciting years of pleasure and fun. So in everything we plan to do; Remember — we send the credit back to you. Ruby Adams Class Poet. 19

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PROPHECY It was a cool fall night in the year of i960 that the Barnum Bailey circus was in Raleigh. Still holding to child- hood love of the circus, we decided to go. As we were strolling through the crowd, we ran into Ruby, Connie, and P. B.; naturally we immediately found out what they had accomplished in the past 10 years. Ruby Adams is still keeping books for Woodall Cabinet Co. while looking after Royce Jr. Connie Phillips started out as a Chrysler Dealer but is now a civil engineer in South America. Married a North Carolina girl — 2 sets of twins. P. B. Johnson has become head coach at Carolina. He now has a small Choo Choo Justice. As we continued on by the hobby horses, we saw Elsie, Vivian, Annie Ruth, Dorothy, Doris, Royce, and De Leon just getting off. Elsie Penny was busy looking after her four red-heads — not getting much help from her husband. Vivian Byrd, her husband ' s secretary, still works for him in order to keep other pretty girls from sitting on his lap. Annie Ruth Clifton is happily married to a successful farmer from Coats. Dorothy Hodges finally married Dalton Ennis and works for Jessie McLamb as his secretary. Doris Parker became the President ' s secretary of Raleigh ' s largest insurance company. Royce Woodall is owner of Woodall Cabinet Shop, and married a certain senior girl; he has 4 freckled-faced boys. De Leon Barbour has become President of Barbour ' s Food Stores, Inc. Going on down by the side shows, we ran into Darrell, Alfred, Charles Kay, Thomas, Kenneth, and Benton. Dar- rell Moore, President of the A. C. L. Railroad, lives in Clinton — occasionally returning to Benson. Alfred Parker Jr. married a certain girl from Dunn and they live in Maryland. He has retired from digging ditches. Charles Kay Stephenson moved to Oregon to be a radio announcer, still goes with Myra Benson. He published Four-eyed Mon- ster which became No. 1 on the Hit Parade. Thomas Lee continued his career of being treasurer and finally became Treasurer of the United States. Kenneth Neighbors is a Hudson dealer in Benson — refuses to sell anything but green Hudsons. Divorced twice — now living with wife No. 3. Benton White became Johnston County ' s most popular patrol- man by flirting with all the goodlooking women. While standing in line for tickets for the Big Top, we saw Jean, Eleanor, Faye, Bonny Lynn, Joyce, and Marjorie. We had already learned from the newspapers that Jean Johnson had married the star left-fielder of the Boston Red Sox, and is living in Boston. Spends the winters in Florida. Eleanor Stewart became a nurse and nursed at Dix Hill. Went crazy over Charles Kay. Faye Neighbors has been successfully married for 8 years to the coach of Louisburg College and has a small basketball team of boys. Bonny Lynn Morgan, Editor-in-Chief of the New York Times, is still slipping around. Joyce Ann Watson, head sales lady at Kelly ' s, is an old maid, although she has had many chances to get married. Marjorie Young is Benson ' s leading beautician and is happily married to her high school heart throb. After leaving the Big Top, we decided to get some refreshments, and there ran into Shirley, Helen, Floralene, Mary Stephenson, Mamie, Edna, and Verline. Shirley Stephenson became a nurse at a hospital in Rocky Mount. Helen Naylor married a farmer and lives near Benson — has 4 children. Floralene Norris married Billy Allen and lives in New Jersey. Mary Stephenson has become the head waitress at Club Bon Air in Raleigh. Mamie Wilkins has been mar- ried for several years and has two children. Edna Massad married a Clinton boy — is now sales manager of Abdalla ' s, Benson ' s largest department store. Verline Rambeau is still happily married to her farmer husband, and raises horses and younguns. 21