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

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of ’43, having spent the cherished minutes and hours of four years at China Grove High, are now ready to contribute our valued possessions to the world, and to take in exchange a greater knowledge. To those who made it possible for our training here, we leave our undying love and gratitude. To our principal, Mr. Hager, for his untiring contributions in our behalf, we give our sincere appreciation. To our faculty, we leave a gratitude that, we hope, in later years will express itself. To our class advisors, Mrs. Corriher and Mr. Huffman, we leave a deep appreciation for their guidance. To the Junior Class we leave the front seats in chapel. The following are individual gifts that we hope you, the under¬ graduates, will accept: Reid Grimes and Bernice McCombs will their romantic ways to Harry Lee Kluttz and Ella Mae Wilhelm. To Gene Smith, Berniece Beaver wills her cheerful disposition. With Albert Foil Safrit, Oscar Abernathy leaves some of his altitude. Willie Sue Wilhelm leaves her basketball ability to Nellie Carter. Dorothy Gentle wills her well kept hair to Ella Mae Wilhelm. J. L. Peeler wills his good grades to Mickey” Melchor. Tip” Albright names Bob Bostian his successor as Girl Teaser. Roy Charles Kimball, Frank Miller, Bill Overcash and Reid Grimes, will their extended high school careers to anyone who can learn so little in so long”. To Johnny Miller, Laura Jo Wilkie leaves her business-like manner. James Harrison leaves the old bus with anyone that will try to keep it together. Joan Bame and Kathryn Jordan leave their close friendship with Aldena Abernathy and Betty Sue Graham. Norma Sink leaves her ability to make the honor roll to sister Doris. The Seymour Sisters will their ability to out talk anybody at any time” to Bill Owensby. Bob Wilhelm leaves his everchanging character to Jo Basinger. Lola Park leaves her studious ways to Howard James. Hoyt Safrit leaves his love for Physical Education to Charles Cough- enour.

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With the clouding of the crystal, the army camps disappeared, and a new face appeared. I leaned a little closer as it was hard to tell whose it was. It was Dorothy Gentle, sitting in the middle of a Dressmaker’s Shoppe of which she was owner. The little dressmaker’s shop soon faded, and the crystal formed the profile of Delmer Cauble, who held the office of Representative from this district in Raleigh, the seat of our state government. Edith Williams was seen in a haze as the wife of a Methodist minister. Another profile appeared, this time that of a lady. Who could it be? Why, it was Kathryn Jordan, first Lady Representative from the state of North Carolina. A motion picture camera was being formed, and in all the glory that was hers, Louise Rary was being photographed for the final scenes of a movie, Love Sick”. Harry Lee Morrison—of all things—was president of a newly con¬ structed Y. M. C. A.! Ruth Pierce was a typist in an L. B. I. office in Washington. Then through a smoky haze, I saw a huge corral. Over the gate was a large wooden sign— Otha Sloop, Horse Trader”. As this large sign disappeared, I saw a brilliant Red Cross flag waving behind the image of Edith Honbarger. This signified that Edith had become an Angel of Mercy”. Resuming his athletic career, Clifford Albright was a professional basketball player; he was a four letter man: Y. M. C. A. Rachel Propst—a lady orator! Who’d ever have thought it. Oh, well! Life’s just like that. Then, though very dim, I saw the State Prison at Raleigh, and there, in the warden’s office, behind a desk sat James Harrison. Suddenly there came from the crystal a glittering light which was almost blinding. As my eyes became accustomed to the brightness of the light, I saw a familiar face, and heard a great voice. I then recognized the person as Hoyt Safrit, great International Opera Star as Ligaro”. As the lights faded away, a huge gray stone publishing house ap¬ peared, and in the center was a large desk, before which stood Adeline Turrentine, trying desperately to sell her latest novel, The Desperate Pauper”. Mary Rose Gillis! The wife of a Hawaiian pineapple plantation owner and living in a mansion by a blue lagoon. As it grew more faded, I leaned still closer to the crystal ball in hopes of being able to see at least two more images. At last the image of Martha Mae Propst appeared. It seemed as though she were seated at the organ in some large church. She was. Martha Mae was organist at Grace Lutheran Church. Over eager to read my own future, I leaned too close to the crystal ball, and with a dingling thud it crashed to the floor. There at my feet lay the mysterious wonder that had been such a great friend to me, smashed into a million pieces. Oh, well! ’Tis best that I not know my future anyway. Who wants to live a life that is an open book before him? Oscar B. Abernathy, Prophet.

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Oveda Poag leaves the mimeograph machine to anyone that can keep er printin . Bettie Sue Bost leaves her personality to Nina Davis. Dora Abernathy wills her love for Shakespeare to that great master of English, Johnny Sutton. Gray Greeze leaves his modesty to Kenneth Fesperman. Bobby Davis leaves his athletic abilities to his brother Jimmy. Robert Whitaker wills his good looks to Cecil Casper. Margaret Farmer and Frances Casper will their gentle ways to Dorothy Goodman. Kathryn Callicut and Fouise Rary will their love for dancing to Fouise Thompson. James Rector and Delmer Cauble leave their quiet manners to Clyde Williams and Earl Sides. Bill Glover leaves his love for dogs and hunting to Joe Cline Harris. Fucille Jones and Willia Weaver leave their flirty ways to Fouise Wyatt and Bobbie Jean Barnhardt. Frank Eller leaves his slight of hand” ability to Bill DeMarcus. Christine Follette wills her neatness to Bonnie Glover. Judith Jordon and Fucille Miller leave their friendly smiles to Claris McGalliard. Otho Sloop and Feonard Patterson will their friendly natures to Tommy Eller. Evon Shimpock leaves her art ability with Patricia Mayhew. Grady Sloop leaves his scientific theories with Claude Mault to con¬ firm. Edith Williams and Rachel Propst leave their Shorthand notes to Bo” McDonald so he can pass. Polly Gillespie and Edith Honbarger leave their positions as cheer¬ leaders to anyone that will yell. James Weaver wills his Agriculture records to Hugh McKnight. Nellie Allman and Pauline Basinger leave their seats in Sociology to any Juniors that can hold them down. Mary Fouise Bernhardt wills her position as basketball manager to anyone that can do as good a job as she has. Ada Ruth Koon and Sarah Fondon leave their companionship to Coleen Freeze and Olyve Hauss. Fouise Sanders leaves her basketball uniform to Johnnie McCombs. I, Jack Melchor, having no special abilities, leave my love and best wishes to China Grove High School and all for which it stands. Jack F. Melchor, Attorney.