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

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Class Prophecy CAPRICORN is 10th on the list. The dates of this section are December 23rd to January 20th. The first student in this group is Kat Farmer. Her birthday is the 25th of December. Kat’s voice is going to bring her much reward as a “Blues” Singer. Christmas day is the birthday of Carol Whitaker. She is to be North Carolina’s bid for MAID OF COTTON for 1956. Homer Drye is destined to carry out his leader ship ability as Governor of the “Tarheel” State. His birthday is January 21st. Calvin Walker’s birthday is January 16th. He is going to be an Elephant trainer for a Circus. The 11th section is AQUARIUS. The dates range from January 21st to February 19th. Barbara Overcash and Betty Jean Benfield, whose birthday’s are January 23rd and the 28th respectfully are going to own and operate a candy store in Salisbury. They are going to specialize in kisses. Candy, that is. January 30th is Dwight Deal’s birth¬ day. “Rupert” is destined to be a mail carrier with a route of 300 miles. Boyd Hodg¬ son’s birthday is the 18th of February. She is going to be an Airline Stewardness for Eastern Lines. Robert McCluney is supposed to take the lead in the Broadway his GIRLS PREFER THEM TALL, DARK, AND HANDSOME” His birthday is February 19th. The 12th and final section is called PISCES. These dates are February 20th through March 21. Tom Baker’s birthday is on the 19th of March. Tom is going to be a horse trainer in Texas. Juanita Heilig and James Safrit celebrate their birthdays in the 3rd of March. They are going to own rival resort hotels in the Smokey Mountains and will have a very fine reputation for good food and comfort. Jeepers, I seemed to skip over WESTMINISTER CHOIR. That is just too funny to be true. Well, I ve never seen a book like that and I guess I never will again. Some of the Horo¬ scopes are too silly to ever be true but who knows what the future ' holds for us. Emily Beaver, Class Prophetess Cast Will And Zestatue at We the Senior Class of 1952, realizing that our stay at China Grove High School is coming to a close, and having many possessions which we have accumulated during our stay here, wish to rid ourselves of them by proclaiming this our Last Will and Testament. To our parents, who have guided us this far in our careers, we leave our love and unending graditude. To our principal, Mr. Carson, we give our sincere thanks for the interest he has shown in our behalf. To the faculty, we give our sincere appreciation for helping us reach our goal. To Mrs. Corriher and Mrs. Odell, our class advisors, we leave our love and thanks for their thoughtful efforts and lasting patience, in making our senior year a successful one. To the Junior Class we leave our unused Senior privileges in the hope that they will find them . To the Sophomore and Freshman Classes we leave all the books in the library in the hope that they will find out what is inside them. Joan Barrier wills her seat on the bus to Rachel Shillinglaw. Homer Drye leaves his good record at China Grove to his brother, Wiley. Janette Heglar leaves her place in the Beta Club to anyone who can meet the requirements. Billy Alexander leaves his bus No. 30 to Denis Holdsclaw. Shirley Graeber wills her ability to have fun to Bobbie Nell Rogers. Nancy Deal wills her sincerity to Dorothy Heilig. Carolyn Smith and Dwight Deal will their loving ways to Faye Upright and Glenn Carter. Barbara Overcash and Ruby Shue leave their friendship to Mary Emily Meismer and Mary Fran¬ ces Morris. Johnny Hughes wills his ability to work Geometry to Philip Mauldin. Geraldine Barnhardt wills her ability to talk on class to Kay Lauder. Sue Horton wills her seat in Bible Class to Peggy Herrin. Sybil Safriet wills her ability to make the honor roll to her brother, Daniel. Calvin Walker wills his ability to get in heated arguments with Mr. Deal to anyone who wants to try it.

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Class Prophecy BSS8 S fc eaR£2S MSKSSS?® M=tev£“S2jE T nl»Jv V Y 15 g ° ing t0 ° Wn her OWn Taxi Service. All girl drivers no less Shir lev Carne A °? July 1Zth She ls g° in g to be a Powers Model. July 1 7th brought at our oS Alml Mt 7 ., Mu phy here Shirle y is going to teach all Science Subjects gar of .he ' saH.bur; ’ ° «» — ? be fiftb in tb e section is named Leo. The dates are July 24 through August 2 3 The first s Everette Yost whose birthday is July 2J. He is to be Captain of the U.S.s! Pokey . Paul Martin and Kenneth Carter came on July 28. They both will be just plain Sailors on Everette’s ship. July 29 is the birthday of Jimmy Wilson. He is going to be star tackle for Brigham-Young University. Harry Lipe”s birthday is also on July 29. Harry is going to be a pilot on a Jet airplane. Virginia Burris came of the 5th of August. She is going to operate a Beauty Shop for red-headed girls. Joan Bost came on the 7th. Joan is going to win the World s Championship record for speed typing by typing 300 words per minute. Dickie Hahn ' s birthday is on the 14th of August. His horoscope is that of being Editor-in-Chief of the New York Times. Charles Cress cele¬ brates his birthday on the 17th. He is destined to be head of the Agriculture Department of State College. August 21st is the birthday of Ruby Shue. She is going to be a USO entertainer for the service men. Alice Patterson, whose birthday is on August 22nd is going to replace Miss Lineberger as head of the Mathematics Department of C.G.H.S. Jim Morton ' s birthday is on the 23rd of August. The book says that he is going to be President. No not of the U. S. , ofU.N.C. VIRGO is the sixth on the section. The dates are August 24th through September 22. August 25 is the birthday on Bettie Trexler. She is going to teach the Romance Languages to the Eskimos in Alaska. Joe Freeze was born on August 30. His horos¬ cope is going to fulfill his lifetime wish: Build a bridge across the Mississippi. Length- “Bettie’s Bake Shop”. She specializes in selling the holes of doughnuts. Jack Davis comes next on September 4th. He is going to own a garage strickly for A-Models. Sep¬ tember 2nd is also the birthday of Earl McDaniel. Earl is to be elected No. 1 Casonova of American in I960. The seventh in the group is LIBRA. The dates are September 2 3rd to October 2 3rd. Joan Barrier is going to be a good housewife and her husband is going to gain weight from her good cooking. Her birthday is September 26th. Dot Sechler’s is next on the 28th. She is destined to coach the nationally known girls’ basketball team called: AMER¬ ICA’S AMAZONS. September 30 is Jim Whitman’s birthday. Jim is going to break the world’s record for Flag Pole sitting. The most talkative boy in the class comes next. Tommy Sifford, whose birthday is on the 6th of October. Tommy is destined to become HOUSE SPEAKER in the U.S. Senate. Dot Wagoner’s comes next on October 8th. Dot is going to be Margaret O’Brien’s under-study in the movies. Nancy is going to be the first teenage President of the Old Maids Club. Dick Eller, the class comedian is next on the list. His birthday is October 16th. Dick is going to be offered the contract to replace Red Skelton on TV. October 19th is Ophelia Caldwell’s birthday. She is going to be first clairnetest in the ALL GIRL ORCHESTRA. Ned Freeze, whose birthday is on the 23rd is going to buy 4NNES ST. DRUG. He went to State and majored in Pharmacy. There are but 2 under SCORPIO. The dates are October 23rd through November 22nd. Johnny Hughes’ comes first on October 28th. He is going to give Tap Dancing lessons to the ROCKETTS. November 8th is the birthday of Ralph Luther. Ralph is going to open a rest house for students that go to school 8 hours and then work’ hours. The ninth section is SAGITTARUIUS. These dates are November 23rd to December 22nd. Two students have birthdays on the 2 3rd. They are Geraldine Barnhardt and Jerry Mauldin. Geraldine is going to teach old ladies how to drive Ford Cars and Jerry is to be the world’s greatest Chess Player. Robert Clay comes next. His birthday is on the 25th of November. He was the most bashful in the class but now he is destined to be a Lawyer and free Robert Shoe, whose birthday in next on December 1st, on the charges of driving too slow. Mary Campbell’s birthday is next on December 3rd. Mary is destined to be a WAC Sargeant and is in command of the Chow Hall where her hus¬ band eats. The book says that Jean Arthurs, whose birthday is December 7th, is going to be an interior decorator and her first assignment will be to redecorate BUCKINGHAM PALACE. Harry Honbarger’s is on December 9th. He is going to be given the job as State Bus Examiner. The 1 6th is Cecil Hunter’s birthday. “Red” is going to invent a dye to make red hair stay black. The book says that Willie Stirewalt, whose birthday is on December 22nd, is going to be the best Farm Agent Rowan County will ever have.

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Cast Will find Zestameat Charles Corriher leaves all his women to Jimmy Willis. Dorothy Sechler wills her basketball ability to her sister, Carol. Earl McDaniel leaves his bus No. 77 to Richard Seaboch. Ned Ray Freeze leaves his French book to anybody that is so unfortunate as to have to take it. Emily Beaver wills her place as playing for Commencement to Patsy Forbes. Jean Freeze wills her position in the office to Betty Jo Seamon. Betty J. Benfield wills her grades to her sister. Mary Cambell leaves anything that she has to anybody that wants it, except her speed and her husband. Richard Eller wills his ability to tell funny jokes to anyone who can take his place. Bettie Trexler wills her position in the lunchroom to anyone who can take 20£ from a dollar. Charles Cress leaves his position as center on the basketball team to anyone who can grow 6 feet 6 inches tall. Tommy Sifford wills his talkative ways to Harold Miller. Emma Baker and Nancy Micheal will their friendship to Avis Arant and Joyce Tomlin. Harry Lee Lipe wills his new Cadillac to Bill Carter. Cecil Hunter wills his hot rod ability to Bobby Matheson. Virginia Burris and Juanita Heilig will their friendship to Dorothy Heilig and Carolyn Overcash. Robert Clay wills his bashfulness to Billy Ritchie. Harry Honbarger gives his bus to anyone who wants it. Betsy Miller, Janette McCorkle, Dot Wagoner and Jean Arthurs leave their friendship, endless chatter in the halls, and “marching” ability to Betty Hampton, Doris Correll, Helen Stire- walt, and Louise Earle. Tommy Lentz wills part of his height to Tommy Safriet. Jack Bradshaw wills his membership in the Barrel Association to William Barkley. Jimmy Goodnight wills his ability to get along with girls to Wayne Hooks. George Beeker wills his fast driving to Robert Burgress. Jimmy Morton wills his position on the football team to Junior Graeber. Jerry Murphy leaves his seat in choir to Bobby Mauldin. Buddy Pinyan wills his ability to be late every morning and get by with it to Tommy Seamon. Betty F. Benfield wills her quiet ways to Maxine Benfield in the hope that she will use them. James Safrit and Homer Hall leave their shorthand books to anybody who makes the fatal step of wanting them. Boyd Hodgson leaves her friendliness to an one who can be as friendly to the unfriendly as she has. Joe Freeze leaves his place in Chemistry to anybody who wants it. Jack Davis wills his ability to shoot the bull to Martha Walker. Faye Freeze wills her hard times in finding a library book to Larry Freeze. Betty Jo Howard wills her seat in Shorthand to anybody who can understand it. Kenneth Carter wills his good behavior in class to Billy Ritchie. Everette Yost wills his ability to graduate to his brother, Paul. Willie Lee Stirewalt leaves his place on the football team to John Robert Raymer. Joan Bost wills her ability to stay in a fog to anybody who can get anything done while they are in it. Ophelia Caldwell wills her position in band as First Clarinetist to anyone who can stand the sqeaks. Katherine Farmer leaves her friendly ways and ability to get along with people to Peggy Russel. Jerry Mauldin leaves his ability to make all county guard on the football team for four years to anyone who thinks he can. Carol Whitaker leaves her neatness to Barbara Ritchie. Jimmy Wilson and Jimmy Whitman leave their baseball uniforms to anybody that can earn them. Robert McCluney wills his luck in love to Lewis Moose. Paul Martin wills his bus to his brother. Robert Shoe leaves his patience and determination to finish school to Billy Cress. Ralph Luther leaves his wise cracks to Jimmy Luther. Dickie Hahn wills his position as Editor of the Annual to Donald Patterson. I, Alice Patterson, having nothing to will the school, will try to take all the knowledge and under¬ standing of school with me when I go. Alice Patterson, Testator j