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

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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

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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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flu Hi or Class Officers President Charles Yates Vice-President Danny Safriet Secretary Helen Hunter Treasurer Bobby Mauldin Reporter Donald Patterson Sophomore Class Officers President Vice-President Sec. Treas. Reporter Tom Barber Billy Burleyson Shirley Wright Sue Luther Sreshman Class Officers President Wiley Drye Vice-President Jimmy Baker Secretary Carol Sechler Treasurer Larry Patterson Reporter Margaret Null