Cleveland High School - Clevana Yearbook (Cleveland, NC)

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Class Prophecy As I was preparing to leave for my vacation this June, 1966, 1 decided that it would be fun to look up as many of my fellow graduates as I could. In- cidentally, I am Doris McDaniel, now a private sec- retary for the FBI in Washington, D. C. Hurriedly I grabbed my bags and headed for the airport to catch my plane. While on the plane headed for Salisbury, thinking how nice it would be to see and hear from my class- mates that I had heard little about in ten years, whom should I recognize but Carolyn Shuping, now an air- line hostess. I asked her if she knew anything about the rest of our classmates and she told me that Caro- lyn Steele is now Director of the North Carolina Welfare Agency, with her home office in Raleigh. We talked awhile, then she said she had to get back to her job. It wasn’t long until I had reached my destination. After landing I called a cab and went up town to have lunch. When I had been seated in a nice rest- aurant, a strangely familiar voice greeted me with, What’s for you, please?’’ I glanced up into the face of none other than Carolyn Eller. She told me that she and her husband owned the restaurant. I also learned from her that George McCoy and Wayne Cobb owned a used car lot in a neighboring town and that Bobby Cashion has made a career of the Navy. I said goodbye to Carolyn and went to look for a place to stay, first stopping to buy a newspaper. To my surprise there was a picture on the front page of Gary Goodman, who is running for Mayor of Salisbury. While checking over the Sports page I noticed that Nelson Myers was leading the American League batting average. Gee, I knew that Nelson liked sports, but I never thought that he would carry it that far. I decided to visit dear old Cleveland High School. When I entered the office, who did I find as prin- cipal of the school but Leon Owens. It was good to see Leon again. Immediately we began to talk about the class of '56. He told me that John Wilhelm was doing fine in the racing world with his Chevrolets. I knew while going to school that John certainly had a lot of faith in a Chevrolet. He also told me that Richard Cooley was President of an Insurance Com- pany in Chicago. Leon said he had quite a time keeping some of the boys in school, but he knew they could always be found in Joel Barringer’s Pool Room. A big surprise was Leon’s Secretary and Treasurer of the school, Martha Steele, who came into the of- fice. I asked her about her brother, Locke Steele, and as I had expected, Locke is happily married and owns a large dairy farm. She also told me that Jackie Hodge is married and employed by the Shaw Transfer Company. Martha said that Joanne Taylor has gone back North and is a secretary of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. I enjoyed my visit at Cleveland, talking over the old school days and learning about my classmates. When it was time for school dismissal, I was de- lighted to get a ride back to Salisbury with Mrs. Mary Hannah, the senior advisor of ’56 who is still a member of the Cleveland faculty. After leaving Mrs. Hannah in Salisbury, I noticed a sign, Carol and Jean’s Cut and Curl,” and decided a shampoo and wave would refresh me. Believe it or not, the operators turned out to be Carol Dillon and Jean Davis. I told them that I was trying to learn about all of my classmates and had heard from all of them except Rosie Nell Bollinger and Irene Hodge. They told me that Rosie Nell js a nurse at the Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, and that Irene owns and operates her own dancing school in Statesville. My, how things have changed, and what a big suc- cess everyone has made in life! The vacation was all too short, but how wonderful to return to 1956, even briefly. Doris J. McDaniel Class Prophet

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Class Poem Dream not too much of what you’ll do tomorrow, How well you’ll work perhaps another year. Tomorrow's chance you do not need to borrow. Think not too much of mountains you will master The while you linger in the vale be low. To dream is well, but plodding brings us faster, To where we go. Swear not to break some habit's fetter When the old year is dead and passed away. If you have need of living wiser, better. Begin today!

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Last Will and Testament We, the Senior Class of nineteen hundred fifty- six, after completing the first phase of our education and as we go our separate ways do declare this to be our last will and testament. ARTICLE I To our parents We leave our very deep appreciation for their guidance and helpfulness in overcoming our prob- lems and making a success of these twelve years. ARTICLE II To our teachers We leave gratitude and many thanks to them for their guiding hand that has so faithfully guided us in the right paths, and made it possible for us to obtain a high school education. ARTICLE III To the Junior Class We leave our very few privileges, the task of pub- lishing the annual, our teachers and our textbooks. May they love and respect them as we have. ARTICLE IV To the individuals First: I, Joel Barringer, do' will and bequeath my pool shooting ability to Johnny Hipp. Second: I, Rosie Nell Bollinger, do will and be- queath my shortness to Sandra Somers and my short hair to Myrtle Haire. Third: I, Bobby Cashion, do will and bequeath my curly hair to Tommy Redman. Fourth: I, Wayne Cobb, do will and bequeath my ability to be late every morning for school to Jimmy Harkey and the ability to lay out of school to Harry Hartsell. Fifth: I, Richard Cooley, do will and bequeath my position on the football team to Johnny Hipp, in hope that he won’t just take up space like before. Sixth: I, Carol Dillon, do will and bequeath my bookkeeping book to Doodie Barringer, my World History book to Martha Graham, my English book to my sister Nita, hoping she has more interest in it than I did. Seventh: I, Jean Davis, do will and bequeath my wants, and deep desire to be a millionairess to Sue Graham who likes Cadillacs and money about as well as I do, and hope that we both get them in the near future. Eighth: I, Carolyn Eller, do will and bequeath my friendly ways to Sue Graham and all the rest I’ll take with me so Cleveland will be rid of them for- ever. Ninth: I, Gary Goodman, do will and bequeath my dancing ability to Lester Cannon who needs it very much. Tenth: I, Irene Hodge, do will and bequeath my love for boys to Bonnie Plyler, hoping she has better luck than I had. Eleventh: I, Jack Hodge, being of sound mind and solid body will my position as fullback on the Cleveland football team to anybody who can make the grade hoping that it is Roy Swanson because he needs the hopes. Twelfth: I, George McCoy, do will and bequeath my World History book to J. C. Cobb. Thirteenth: I, Doris McDaniel, do will and be- queath my basketball uniform (No. 10) and my school bus (No. 17) to my sister Donna, and 20 pounds of my muscles to Larry Wilhelm. Fourteenth: I, Nelson Myers, will nothing, keep- ing it all myself. Fifteenth: I, Leon Owens, being of feeble mind and withered body, do will and bequeath my entire estate, of a '39 Ford, broken windows and all, to John D. Rockefeller. Sixteenth: I, Carolyn Shuping, do will and be- queath my ability to blush to Lewis Owens. Seventeenth: I, Carolyn Steele, do will and be- queath my ability to cope with the antics and mis- chief of Linda Lowery to her sister, Cheryl, and my ability to get out of class to work on the annual to any Junior who may need it next year. Eighteenth: I, Locke Steele, do will and bequeath my bus No. 36 to Joe Snyder and my position as President of the F. F. A. Chapter to Billy McIntosh. Nineteenth: I, Martha Steele, do will and bequeath my basketball suit to Myrna Jean Hendren, hoping that she will have as much fun going to the games, playing and being fussed at as I have. Twentieth: I, Joanne Taylor, do will and bequeath my can of wax and cloth to anyone brave enough to leave school without an excuse. Twenty-first: I, John Wilhelm, do will and be- queath my ability to be at school on time and stay there to Johnny Hipp. ARTICLE V To Cleveland High School To the school we leave the building standing in one piece. In witness thereof, I, Irene Hodge, have been authorized by the Senior Class to bring together its last will and testament and with its help do hereto set my hand and affix my seal on this, the twenty- third day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred fifty-six. Witnessed by: Carolyn Steele Carolyn Shuping Irene Hodge Testator