Bethel High School - Key Yearbook (Bethel, NC)

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Class Poem Followers today; leaders tomorrow, We ' re leaving now, much to our sorrow. Our goal in life we ' ve almost obtained Through help and knowledge we have gained. Our teachers, we ' ll have to give the praise For helping us through this crucial stage. Forgetting not our grateful friends Who helped through hardships till the end. Through misery and strife we ' re ended in fame And this, beloved, is the end of the game. Twelve long years it took us to gain. Triumph! Honor! through endurance of pain. Our future is loudly calling us on. It seems to say begone! begone! Depart from learning for now you ' ve won This battle of life which you ' ve begun. Our abilities say we ' re ready to go, Our minds say Yes. Our hearts say No. To say it ' s time for us to depart Cuts to the depths of all our hearts. You, too, may realize its hard to endeavor To depart from school life and friends forever. But though we know all this is true. We ' ll be brave and say farewell to you. These goodbyes we ' ll cherish in our hearts For most of all we hate to depart. No matter what happens—whether joy or sorrow. We ' re followers today and leaders tomorrow. Audrey Griffin Class Poetess

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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

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CAROL MANNING - EDDIE BEVERLY