China Grove High School - Parrot Yearbook (China Grove, NC)

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T he PARROT LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the class of 1935, have finished our life’s toils and hardships at China Grove High School and are now ready to will some of our highly valued treasures and possessions to the Faculty and our beloved classmates. Item 1. To our Board of Education and Mr. Shearouse we leave our sin- cerest thanks for the interest they have bestowed upon the school and our class during our four years of study. In return we wish to assure them of our continued loyalty and untiring labor in the future. Item 2. To our parents who have shown such an interest in our class as a whole we leave our undying love and gratitude. Item 3. To our Faculty we leave our best wishes and sincerest hopes that in the future they will have better students in word, deed and action. Item 4. To Miss Neelv and Mr. Bostian, our class advisors, we leave our love and appreciation of their helpful ideas and advice during our Senior year. Item 5. To the Junior Class we leave our seats in chapel, our undiscovered “Senior Privileges,” and the balance (?) in our treasury. To Individuals from Class of ’35: Rachel Sloop leaves her position as head cheer leader to anyone possessing a better pair of lungs than herself, also to Sue Kimball a few ham sandwiches. To Raymond Deal, John White Bostian leaves his hopes to grow tall. The quietness belonging to Letha Correll will creep to Mary Virginia Hon- barger and her Senior dignity (?) to Elizabeth Correll. Grady Corriher leaves his red hair (without temper) to Jennings Trexler, hoping to prove to the vast majority of people that all “red heads” do not have the said characteristic. Janie W ilkie surrenders her wad of gum to anyone who will chew it twenty- four hours per day. Apply early and avoid the rush. C. I). Barringer leaves his extraordinary talents to any member of the jun¬ ior class who promises to uphold them in the finest way possible. Jewrell Dial leaves her radiant smile to Willene Corriher. Philip Bostian leaves his willingness “to do things” to Haskell Curran. Pauline Barnhardt passes her neatness and love for Mr. Bostian to Rilev Park. Ralph McCorkle leaves his good looks to Albert Miller, also ten cents just in case Albert should run out of gum for the girls. Sara Baker’s ability to ask questions goes to Alliene Roberts and her blushes to her pal, Mary Sue Dunham. Lamar Morgan leaves his winning ways to Joe Frene and his position as cap¬ tain of the football team to “Red” McSwain. The best disposition in the class, belonging to Evelyn Davis, is willed to Louise Cress. Troy Corriher leaves his watch to the school so the girls will not pester his friends with “What time is it?” The book, “How to Catch a man,” belonging to Sadie Deal is passed on to Helen Wagner. Sadie hopes the advice from this book will b e as helpful to Helen as to herself. 24 19 3 5

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T h e PARROT seemed that John White was making good as a second “Little Jack Little.” He is now on a tour around the world, accompanied by his manager and brother, Philip Bostian. I then entered a large hospital in New York where 1 saw a figure clad in white, known to us as Josephine Rankin. She has been head nurse for the past ten years. I saw Douglas Houck running for the United States Senate. He is just finishing a term as a North Carolina Senator. Next I saw a cozy little cottage on one of the best farms in the state. The farm is run by Carl Henry Deal. I found that he has been married to Louise Cress for five years. My crystal next revealed to me Ralph MeCorkle as a second Mr. C. B. Brown. He still carries on the lespedeza announcements made by Mr. Brown in chapel. After Ralph’s image faded, my crystal revealed to me a figure playing with a group of children, known to us as Lucille Henrickson. Lucille keeps a kinder¬ garten in Washington, D. C. Next I entered a small amateur radio broadcasting station owned and oper¬ ated by Janie Wilkie and Clement Murray. They are known throughout the world for their amateur broadcasting system and are making it the largest in the world. I next entered a large Baptist church in New York where I saw Rev. C. D. Barringer as pastor. Next my crystal revealed to me a figure known to us as Blanche Curran. Blanche was head clerk in New York’s largest department store. Clerks under her are Wilma Lawson and Pauline Barnhardt. Next I saw a couple ent er one of the new stream-line buses driven by Ar- mon Sasser. The couple entering the bus was Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Houck, the latter known to us as Florence Erwin. Jewrell Dial, who will be disappointed in love, will live the life of an old maid. She will be of great help to young boys and girls by handing out advice on their problems about everyday life. I saw Earl Kirk as manager of a large chain of A P stores. After Earl’s image faded, I saw Ralph Wilhelm as Farm Demonstration Agent of Rowan County. Ralph was asked who his best farmers were and he re¬ plied, “Junior Wilhelm and Grady Corriher are the best farmers I have in Rowan County.” My crystal next went back to Hollywood where I saw a famous movie star known to us as Elizabeth Fleming. Elizabeth was studying for her next picture with Clark Gable, “Reno Bound.’’ My crystal next revealed to me a beautiful home in Mill Bridge. Upon en¬ tering, I saw Mrs. John Cress, nee Sara Baker, sitting before the fire sewing. Next my crystal took me to Greensboro where I saw a sign, Hopkins School of Music”, above the door. I saw that the school was taught by Eva Jones Hopkins. Then I saw mv own image appear. As bad luck would have it, the deck steward entered my room with my lunch. As he entered, my image disappeared. I hurriedly dismissed the steward and looked again into the crystal in hope that mv image would appear again, but to no avail. I then realized that my future was to remain unknown. 23 19 3 5

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T h e PARROT Marvin Chapman leaves his “efforts to please” to “Sock” Bostian, hoph. that before “Sock” graduates he will have won the respect of the baseball team and Mr. Holt. Jasan Park leaves his neat appearance to Marvis Goodnight. Addie Maie Koon leaves her good sportsmanship to Marshall Wasliam and her extra pounds to Mary Lowder. Junior ilhelm bequeaths his “cuteness” to Owen Simpson. The rays of cheerfulness that radiate from Eva Jones Hopkins are left to Hazel Owensby. Eva hopes Hazel keeps Kenneth smiling. Douglas Houck leaves his love for Miss Fleming to Harry Lee Safrit but requests that he let the English class have one recitation without interruption. Wilma Lawson leaves her quiet ways to Gertrude Wallace. Wendell Davis wills to Arthur Bradshaw his smartness. Don’t shine too bright, Arthur. lo Amy Lentz and Ruth Smith, Pearl Ritchie leaves her athletic ability and her love for Landis. Earl Kirk leaves his quiet, unassuming ways to Harry Morrow. Elizabeth Silliman wills her independent spirit to Margaret Davis. Go to it, Margaret! Armon Sasser leaves his courteous manners to Karl Kimball. The unusual abilities belonging to Maxine Sloan are willed to Hessie Chapman. Carl Deal leaves his title “Class Sheik” to Paul Corriher. Make ’em weep, Paul. Helen Corriher wills her beloved French book to brother and sister, Stanley and Mabel, hoping they will learn (?) as much as she did about the language. Joe Frene will acquire Fred Peacock’s dish washing post but Fred says it is impossible to think of giving anyone his love for - You guess! The studious nature of Lucille Henrickson goes to Lida Silliman. H omer Safrit leaves his job as bus driver to John Wise. Be careful, John! Florence Erwin wills her blue eyes to Mabel Jo Coggings and her love for “Mich” to anyone who can get it away from her. Bill Miller leaves his athletic ability, a family tradition, to Elmer Ritchie hoping Elmer will pull ol’ C. G. out of many tight places. To Alliene Bostian, Elizabeth Fleming leaves her everlasting curls, and also her curlers provided she promises to use them every night as faithfully as she did. The business-like air of Clement Murray is willed to Leon Frye but Cle¬ ment’s love for a certain good-looking blond remains his very own. “Jo” Ferperman leaves her Chevrolet to Lillian Cruse. In case of an emer¬ gency it might come in handy. Blanche Curran leaves her cleverness used in getting out of afternoon classes to Alyce Clawson. Juanita Dickerson leaves her “pestering” to Billy Eller and her “gift of gab”, perpetual motion perfected, to Helen Ross Cox. Ralph Wilhelm wills his agricultural abilities to John Cress. I, Josephine Rankin, having no special talents worth mentioning, do leave my love and best wdshes to ol’ C. G. High. 25 19 3 5