Bethel High School - Key Yearbook (Bethel, NC)

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That night i went to a professional basketball game. There I saw Bobby Gene Manning pouring in the points for his club just as he did when he played for Bethel High. The next day I visited the Treasury Building and saw Alice Coburn using her tal ent for drawing one dollar bills. When I left I took a taxi and as I was riding along I saw a big sign which read, Ruby and Dolly ' s Beauty Salon. I stopped and talked to Dolly and Ruby. They said that Louise had married James Knox who was the Secretary of Agriculture. After I walked out of the shop I saw across the street a person whom I thought I knew. I started across the street and was struck by a car. I woke up in the hospital. Joyce Weathersbee was on one side of me taking my temperature and Geraldine White was on the other side taking my pulse. My first words were, Gee, I feel as if I have been walking in a dream for the past few days. Class Phophet Bob Bowers

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Class Prophecy One day in the year 1962, I was walking along thinking of my former classmates. All of a sudden a falling brick hit me on the head and I drifted into a peaceful dream. I dreamed that I was traveling on a big airliner. As I was sitting back rest¬ ing, a small stewardess came up to me and said, Is everything all right, sir? And who do you think it was? It was Grace Whitehurst. She said that Jimmy Staton was the pilot of the plane in which I was riding. I went to the cockpit. There was Jimmy. I asked him about the rest of my classmates. He said that he knew a lot who lived in the city where I was going. He also told me that he would show me around when I got to the city. When we landed we went into a big sandwich shop. The owner was none other than Cecil Whitehurst. As we were going into town we passed a large housing project. The head carpenter was Vance White. Vance told me that Cleve Burton, Jr., had the con¬ tract for all of the electrical and plumbing installments. As I was leaving, I glanced at one of the new homes and there were Lind¬ say Whitehurst and the former Claire Wilson getting ready to move into one of the gorgeous houses. I stopped to talk with them and found out that Lindsay was a successful business man. That afternoon we visited a big league ball game and whom do you think I saw? Earl Johnson was in there pitching with his famous curve, while Eugene McLawhon acted as catcher. As I was leaving the ball park I ran smack into Billy Barnhill and his lovely wife. I found that Billy had just married and had come to the city for his honeymoon. That night Jimmy took me to one of the fashionable night clubs where we ate supper. When the lights were suddenly turned out, a big spotlight focused on Jeane Cullifer who was singing a torch song. Then after her number there was a big floor show and I saw two more classmates. They were Audrey Griffin and Jane Morris. After we left the club we went to a big play, which was having its premier on Broadway. When we were seated comfortably I saw on my program the name of Lecky McWhorter. Lecky had the leading role in the play. The next day I went to a studio to buy a picture for a friend. As we were passing along, looking at the pictures, I saw Joyce Beverly in one of the rooms posing as a model. She was modeling a French bathing suit. That afternoon I boarded a plane for Washington, D. C. When I landed I decided the first person I wanted to see was the President. Well, you couldn ' t get very close to him, but I got close enough to see who his personal secretary was. It was Mavis Weathersby. When I finally got to talk to Mavis she told me that Ruth Whitley and Daphne Weathersby were secretaries to two other high officials and that Lexine Rollins was secretary to the vice-president. Mavis told me she wanted me to meet some more people whom I might be interested in. She took me to one of the beautiful homes in the suburbs of Wash¬ ington and I found it to be the home of Nancy Whitehurst who was a very busy, housewife and mother. She had twins!

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Class Will State of North Carolina, County of Pitt, Township of Bethel: Know ye by these presents that we, the Class of ' 52 of Bethel High School, Bethel, North Carolina, do hereby execute this our last will and testament. ARTICLE I To our parents, we leave our gratefulness for sacrifices and short¬ comings they rendered so unselfishly for the sake of our education. To the Faculty, we leave 100% gratitude for guidance and under¬ standing that they so willingly gave us. We, the Seniors of ' 52, leave to the Freshmen our long roll of at¬ tendances and the ambition to keep it as such. We, the Seniors, leave with the Sophomore class our excess ability to act, speak, and think like young ladies and gentlemen. We, the Class of ' 52, leave to the Juniors our Senior privileges and the hope of making ourselves leaders of tomorrow. ARTICLE II 1. I, Billy Barnhill, leave to Buddy Benton my superlatives and sense of humor. 2. I, Bob Bowers, leave my Beta club presidency to David Jacobs and to Bruton Edmondson I leave my speaking ability. 3. We, Cleve Burton and Earl Johnson, leave our appealing red hair to Edward Briley. 4. I, Eugene McLawhon, leave my way with women to Ray Briley and to Jack Wynne I bestow my black wavy hair. To Bobby Rollins I leave my Ipana smile. 5. I, Jimmy Staton, leave my Senior activities to Bobby Edmondson. 6. I, Vance White, leave to William Whitehurst my basketball ambitions and to Robert Nelson I leave my love for literature. 7. I, Lindsay Whitehurst, leave my typing set to Cecil Riddick. 8. I, Bobby Manning, leave my sharp, masculine grin to Jimmy Smith. 9. I, Cecil Whitehurst, leave my bookkeeping set to Angus Bowers. 10. We, Joyce Beverly and Jeane Cullifer, leave our positions on the Beacon Staff to Janie Edmondson. 11. I, Alice Coburn, leave my shorthand pad and pencil to Norma William¬ son, seeing that she is good secretarial material. 12. I, Mavis Weathersby, leave with undimmed memories of B. H. S. 13. I, Lecky McWhorter, leave to Virginia Johnson my excess weight and love for commercial subjects. 14. We, Jane Morris, and Geraldine White, leave our initiative to all who endeavor to do anything worthwhile. 15. We, Louise Davenport and Ruby Scott, leave our typing speed and ac¬ curacy to Betty James. 16. We, Lexine Rollins, Jpyce Weathersbee, and Claire Wilson, leave our optimistic ideals to Lula Belle Briley. 17. We, Audrey Griffin, Grace Whitehurst and Ruth Whitley, leave our ex¬ cess knowledge concerning shorthand to Ernell Wilson. 18. I, Dolly Whitfield, leave to Arlene Manning my position on the staff of the Bethel Beacon. 19. I, Nancy Whitehurst, leave-with new hopes for tomorrow. 20. I, Daphne Weathersby, leave only to make plans for the future in Raleigh. Dolly Whitfield, Testator Item I: Item II: Item III: Item IV Item V: This page sponsored by Mr. A. M. McWhorter EAST VIEW SERVICE STATION AND CAFE Where the Gang Gathers After the Game