Bessemer High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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LAST WILL and TESTAMENT (Continued) David Starr and Annie Laura Harris combine their brains to leave Betty Land a mind that just won’t stop. Dot Richards leaves the body” to Frances Neeaham, hoping that she will use it to the best advantage. To Bill Turner goes Porter Lowdermilk’s voice. Now Bill can sing both popular and classics. Bob Lawless, our most in love boy leaves this direct quotation to anyone who may be considering matrimony: May God forbid that you be done like I been did. Peggy Nave’s voice goes to the girl in school who needs it most, Betty Williamson. Bob Sharpe wills his dreamy-languid eyes and his position on the football, baseball and basketball teams to Jerry Coble. Herbert Jones bequeaths his school bus and driver’s license to anyone who wants them, as he won t be needing them after he gets caught. Colin Levern Campbell, better known as Babe, leaves forever and ever and ever. Barbara Taylor leaves her membership in many clubs to anyone who is eligible Jack Tuttle bequeaths his bathing beauty physique to Dale Wood. Ann Dixon leaves her sweet disposition and ability to get along with people to Mary Long who needs something in that order. Josephine Baldwin leaves her wit to the girl who needs it most, Roberta Wilson. Juan Spanolia bequeaths to Chester Strickland his good looks and taste for young children. To Iris Jenkins and Richard Brown go the romance of Bobbie Baker and Dave Nance. Mildred Jenkins wills what she has more of than any girl to any girl who has less of what Mildred has more of. Donald James is the lucky receiver of Bill Bigham’s ability to apple polish for an old ugly teacher as well as for a young and beautiful one. Bill Parr leaves his best dressed title to Pete Sestito. Charlie Cooper wills his camera to Dot Turner and Mary Louise Wilson, who are camera hogs, not camera fans. Pearl Kornegay bequeaths her big brown eyes to Marie Deaton. Why I don’t know. Bill Smith left three front teeth in the McDaniel woods last fall. Joe Whiteside can have them. Robert Snuggs bequeaths his quiet and respectful personality to Beck Miller. Buddy McDaniel leaves the gleam in his eye and a bottle of Murine to Alton Gilbert. Melvin Rich leaves leisurely civilian life to Roger Rich. Sammie Blake, who most likely will be back next year, wills to himself better luck. Myrtle Kenly bequeaths to Mary Lou Leonard special reducing method. Bill Holden gets Garland Bunton’s knack for working geometry. Martha DeLancey leaves the bait she used to hook her man to Eric Nau. Treva Whitsell, class baby, leaves her diapers to Joe Lineberry. Mary Elizabeth Hill and Dot Green do not leave anything to anyone. Dick Watkins and David Pickard bequeath to Marvin Miller his formula for passing without coming to school. Roger Lowdermilk leaves to Amos Clendenin the honor of being the school monkey. Margaret Apple leaves her retiring nature to Sue Brown. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this fifteenth day of the third month of the one thousand nine hundred and forty-ninth year of our Lord. CHARLES H. COOPER. Witnesses: Elsie Cress Bill Bigham Ernest Anderson Robert Lee Lawless Mary Elizabeth Hill

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT BESSEMER HIGH SCHOOL CITY OF GREENSBORO COUNTY OF GUILFORD We the Senior Class of 1949, being sound in mind, do hereby declare this to be our Last Will and Testament, hereby rendering null and void any former will and bequest that may have been previously made. We hope that those of you who are lucky enough to receive our prized possessions will keep them in memory of us, as we shall not pass this way again. ITEM I To our principal and faculty we leave our undying appreciation and gratitude for their tireless efforts in directing our progress and teaching us what they could. ITEM II To the Junior Class we leave the one thing that they have worked for eleven years, the one thing that only we can leave them—the honor and title of Senior. We leave our great store of knowledge to you as you will need it in publishing the newspaper and the annual. We also leave strength and endurance which you will need in filling the many vacancies in the athletic teams that will represent our-next year. We cannot leave you any dope on next year’s home teacher as we are not informed as to who you will have, but with our skill you should be able to handle her. ITEM III The Sophomore Class may also step up a notch. Your seat is just below the Senior, you now have the right to really live. You can come to school later and go home earlier. You have our right to skip at will and sass the teacher when you think it necessary. We also will to you our good judgment concerning these matters, just use it and your path will be smoother. ITEM IV To the Freshman Class we leave a pair of high powered binoculars in order that you may see your goal when the going gets rough. You also have our courage and cheerfulness—you will need it as the worst is yet to come. ITEM V We leave our pride, love and loyalty to dear ole’ Bessemer High School. May the patter of our feet and the sound of our voices echo through its hallowed halls in the years that follow our hesitating departure. ITEM VI Trim Smith leaves his name and all his political power to Amos Clendenin. Ernestine Leonard, our best dressed girl, leaves that honor to Ruth Pitts.

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By Bobbie Jean Baker and David Starr Sometimes we wonder why we spend the lonely nights dreaming of days that used to be. But they are gone forever and now remains only today. Classmates are scattred to the corners of the world where old glory is unfurled. Now by means of our crystal ball the future is revealed to us and we see our classmates. The year is 1969— Margaret Apple, who was always the quiet, demure type now has a position as secretary to Mr. Howard E. Carr. Margaret has really stepped up in life. Bobbie Baker, who in her school days loved social activities, has resigned in favor of being a housewife and has settled down to raising a family of ball players. Josephine Baldwin, always the wittiest girl in our class during school days, now is a great radio star. Joe put Judy Canova out of business ten years ago. Martha DeLancey and her husband are rapidly progressing in the photography business. They plan to leave their successful studio to their three sons. Ann Dixon, advertising manager of our High School Annual years ago, now holds the same position on the Charlotte Observer staff. Dot Green, who always loved to mend broken hearts, is now continuing her work through an article in the Modern Romances Magazine. Annie L. Harris must have gotten an inspiration from Miss Cress. She is now teaching English as her major subject and dramatics as her minor at Greensboro High School. Mary Elizabeth Hill, who always fussed about her hair and complexion now worries over other people’s looks. She is part owner of a beauty shop in the little town of Bessemer which has grown very much since our school days. Mildred Jenkins surprised all of us by keeping her promise to the man whom she was engaged to while in school. She is making a success as a career wife, working with the Acme Engineering Company in Bessemer. Pearl Kornegay, the least in stature but not in success, is using her talent for argu- ment to a great advantage—as secretary to John R. Hughes, the famous lawyer. Myrtle Kinley could never agree with anyone but surprised us all by saying yes to the lucky man she married. She is making a great success of it and has a darling set of twins. Ernestine Leonard, voted the best dressed girl in our Senior Class, uses her talent to design dresses for movie stars. Besides her enviable position she also has a red headed Irish husband. Peggie Nave, the song bird of our class is now the song bird of America. As a star for the Metropolitan Opera she has become the idol of the air lanes. She and her childhood sweetheart, Buddy McDaniel, are now happily married. Buddy never could get tough with Peggie but he sure does get tough with those criminals. He is a member of the F. B. I. Dot Richards inclined toward matrimony finally took the fatal step with none other than Porter Lowdermilk, the lanky crooner who made all the girls swoon. He rooted Frankie out long ago. Porter, who always liked attention gets plenty of it from Dottie, a successful nurse at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. Barbara Taylor, who always liked to give orders is now yelling 1-2-3-4- march for the Girl Scouts. Barbara has made a wonderful career of field work. True to her own predictions she is still an old maid.