Bethel High School - Key Yearbook (Bethel, NC)

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class Prophecy It is hard to believe that ten years have passed since I was a Senior in Bethel High School. I live in Kinston with my husband now. This summer on our vacation we toured the United States. When we were home again, I sat down to look over all my souvenirs and relived parts of the tour. I t h o u g h t of all my old classmates, some of whom I had seen on my trip. In Washington, D.C., we saw Janice Doughtie doing civil service work after a business course at East Carolina, and Connie Garrenton, a well-known social consultant. They told me that Danny Martin lives there too, but he works for the F.B.I, and was currently back in Bethel checking up on Kenneth Whitehurst, the multi-millionaire, to make sure that all his back taxes are paid. In New York we saw Aldine White, Fashion Editor of Vogue magazine, and Garland Briley, an illustrator for the Field and Stream magazine. Lona Manning was there on vacation between Universities . She has degrees from several i n c I u ding Duke and William and Mary. Willard White is living in Detroit where he tests cars for General Motors. In his spare time he drives his own racer at the Indianapolis Speedway. When he ends up in the hospital after a race. Patsy Harris, Superintendent of Nurses in a large hospital there, fixes him up. You ' d never guess who we saw making a Personal Appearance in Hollywood, Charles Ward! I understand he ' s another Elvis ! Helen ferown lives in California now with her husband. She is Jerry Lewis ' s scriptwriter. We stopped by to visit Janie Rollins while we were there. She married a movie producer a few years ago. After our trip it was good to be back home. We relaxed and turned on the tele- vision set to watch Arthur Godfrey ' s program. Anne Stocks is his new secretary. Then we watched a basketball game between North Carolina State and Carolina. We were pulling for State, because Vance Taylor and Tommy Cooper are State ' s star players. In the News and Observer the next morning I noticed these headlines: Be the I Men Return From Success fu I Trip To Moon . Under the heading were pictures of Maurice Davis and Benny Whitehurst. On the front page I read that Glenn Manning had recently become an Admiral in the Navy. An attractive advertisement on the Women ' s page told of Loretta Bullock ' s exclusive new dress shop in Greenville. Soon after graduation in ' 57, Janice Hopewell and Anna Lou Manning said their vows. They both live in Robersonville now and are close neighbors of Barbara Haislip, who has a beautiful new home there. A few of my classmates chose to live in Bethel. William Davenport is the post- master there. Eugene Roberson and Kenneth Williams own large farms in rural Pitt County. Ramon Latham is a Chevrolet dealer and a good one too. Two-thirds of Bethel ' s population drives Chevrolets now! And then there is Manley Bedenbaugh, an engineer. Right now he ' s working on a new bridge for the Bethel-Tarboro four-lane super high- way. I ' m really proud of my classmates. They ' ve helped put Bethel on the map! ROSE PADGETTE

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Class History On an August day In 1945, if you could have been on the Bethel E I e m en tar y School ground, you would have seen fifty-six little youngsters beginning to broaden their scope of knowledge. Some of us were timid and wanted to keep close to our parents, for we had never had so many playmates. Since fifty-six were too many children for one class, we were divided into two classes. Mrs. Adamsand Miss Whitley had their hands full shaping our little minds, teaching us to share with others, and teaching us the first fundamentals of education. In the second grade we also had two classes. Mrs. Crane and Miss Whitley learned from the first day that a three months vacation was not very good for us. It did not take them long to show us that the journey of knowledge would not be easy, and that we would have to learn to, give and take. Upon entering the third grade, we thought we were well up the ladder of knowledge, but when Miss Burnette began asking us what four times three is, we found out that we had a lot to learn. What stands out mostvividly in our minds is Miss Burnette ' s long black hair, which she often let us comb. In the fourth grade we had something different from the other classes, two teachers. Mrs. Edmondson taught us the first part of the year, and Mr. Edmondson the latter part. Miss Warren and Mrs. Jackson guided us through the fifth and sixth grades without too much difficulty. In the seventh grade Mr. Stocks helped us plan a trip on the trail way bus to Morehead City and Fort Macon, which we all thorough I y enjoyed. For some of us this was the first time we had seen the Atlantic Ocean. We all agreed that trips were more fun than class- rooms. That was our last year in the Elementary School and during our summer vacation we were looking forward to being at High School. We shall always thank Mrs. Jane Highsmith, our eighth grade teacher, for helping us get accustomed to high school. Our trip to Raleigh on Old Smoky stands out clearly in our minds that year. Weenjoyed seeingthe many historical points in Raleigh. We also remember Graduation Night, when we received our diplomas with pride and dignity and sang our grad- uation song. Now no one could call us babies, because we were freshmen. Mr. Nicholson was our ninth grade homeroom teacher. Changing classes was the most thrilling privilege of our ninth year. That year was also marked by a surprise party prepared by Mrs. Nicholson and a trip to the Ice Capades in Raleigh. This tripwas made possible by selling magazine subscriptions. Aided by Mrs. Lucille Mayo, we chose our class rings in the tenth grade. Mrs. Latham, social studies and homeroom teachei- guided us through the eleventh grade. Each of us went separate ways that year. Mathematics, French, science, agriculture, home economics, and business were the subjects we had to choose from. They were taught by Mr. Latham, Mrs. Highsmith, Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Sam Dewar, Mrs. Mayo, and Mrs. Thadys Dewar respectively. English was taught by Mrs. Frank Selbyand Mrs. Mary Weeks. Making money and planning for our junior-senior banquet and dance was our major project that year. Seniors at last! This was what we had all worked eleven years for. Mrs. Mary Watson was our homeroom teacher and a great help with our main undertaking, our annual. We look back on our school days with mingled emotions of happiness, satisfaction, and sadness. Each of us will now go on to write new chapters in our individual histories. LONA MANNING

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Last Will and Testament State of North Carolina, County of Pitt, Township of Bethel: Know ye by these present that we, the Class of ' 57 of Bethel High School, Bethel North Carolina, do hereby execute this our last will and testament. ARTICLE I Item I: To our parents, we leave memories of our baby days. Item II: To the teachers, we leave our thanks for helping us through the past twelve years . Item III: We, the Seniors of ' 57, leave to the Freshmen our bewilderment of our first year in high school. Item IV: We, the Seniors, leave with the Sophomore class our sophistication. Item V: We, the Class of ' 57, leave to the Juniors our senior privileges. ARTICLE II 1. We, Loretta Bui lock and Janie Rollins, leave to Bobbie Garrenton our naturally curly hair. 2. I, Lona Manning, leave to Judy Whitehurst my French notes. 3. We, Anna Lou Manning and Anne Stocks, leave toAnne Briley our commercial grades . 4. I, Barbara Haislip, leave my wedding rings to Sue Taylor. 5. I, Connie Garrenton, leave my algebra grades to Libby Dean — Honey, you need ' em! 6. I, Charles Ward, leave my physique to Billy Andrews. 7. We, Vance Taylor and Tommy Cooper, leave to Clyde Cannon our positions as star basketball players — take advantage of it, Clyde! 8. We, Janice Doughtie and Aldine White, leave our man-trapping technique to Vera Warran. Maybe it will do you more good than it did us. Vera. 9. We, Patsy Harris and Rose Padgette, leave to A I i ce Faye McKeel our quiet ways — Put them to use, Alice. 10. We, Helen Brown and Janice Hopewell, leave to Faye Edmondson our en- gagement rings. n. We, Danny Martin and Kenneth Williams, leave our height to Billy Whichard. 12. I, Ramon Latham, leave to Tommy Whitehurst a few of my extra pounds. 13. I, Willard White, leave my hair and eyes to Sambo Rawls. 14. We, Benny Whitehurst and Manley Bedenbaugh, leave to Norvell Jones our many girlfriends. 15. We, Eugene Roberson and Glenn Manning, leave our size to John Edward Whitehurst. 16. We, Maurice Davis and Kenneth Whitehurst, leave to Wood i e Hopewell our scheme for dodging demerits. 17. We, Garland Briley and William Davenport, leave to Edward Earl Keel our careers as bachelors. BARBARA HAISLIP