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Cast Will and Zestament We-the Senior Class of 1953, partners through four years of High School-being in sound mind and, we hope, in body-considering that the faculty and members of the student body of Clyde High School, in the county of Haywood, in the state of North Carolina, United States of America, may know our appreciation for being our leaders, friends and classmates; and considering that we, the said class of 1953, are ready to take our places in the world, now make known the following bequeaths: ARTICLE I: To the Principal, Mr. Stanly Livingston, we leave our best wishes for the future and what is left of the school. ARTICLE II: To the Faculty, we wish to leave what remains of the classrooms, as well as thankfulness for the knowledge they have tried to give us. ARTICLE III: To the School Board, who have made so many things possible, we leave our best wishes for continued success. ARTICLE IV: To Individuals : Doyle Teaster leaves his musical talents to Eddie Arnold or any other upcoming young musician; his ability to attract girl-friends to any boy interested in that subject; his fishing techniques to Mr. Livingston and best wishes to all his friends. C. J. Rey- nolds wills his hopes of becoming President to Frank Thompson, and his hopes of being able to sing like Faron Young to Tommy Russell. Geraldine Smith leaves her funny laugh to anyone able to imitate it. Ann Carter leaves her twenty inch waist-line to Helen Carver. Joyce Fowler bequeaths her love of potato chips to Lou Anne Os- borne. Mary Lou McCracken leaves her height in basketball to Eula Jo Stamey. Doris Fowler wills her Church Work to Rachel Thompson. Ernest Lowe leaves his ability to study to Reeves Warren, his looks to Tommy Russell, and his typewriter to anyone able to make it work. Barbara Bryson wills her ability to look innocent when caught in mischief to Barbara Owenby. Aza Lea Farley bequeaths her loud mouth, rowdy ways, and power to out-talk Miss Morgan to Jerry Walker. To her sister Jean, Lucy Jones leaves her love of Basketball. Bruce Buchanan wills his French books to David Livingston. Mary Frances McCracken leaves her desire to fly a car to Janet Francis. Joe McCracken wills his science books to anyone in the ninth grade. Roy Jenkins leaves all the bums a carton of cigarettes. Tommy Scott wills his geography book to Tommy Russell. Henry Childers leaves his ability to make posters to Sue Stamey. Bobby Lindsey leaves “MACBETH” to Miss Morgan. Ernestine bequeaths her love of cooking and sewing to Judy Pressley. Robert Deaver wills his love of skating to Milnor Ward, and his ability to be class flirt to Neal Caldwell. Bruce Francis leaves his football suit to anyone small enough to get into it. Vessie Jones wills her job on the Cardinal Staff to anyone with little enough sense to take it. Jack Shuler bequeaths his love of arguing to Jim Long. And I, Gearldine Miller, leave my seat on the bus to Dot Haney. Having transferred the above rights and privileges, we hereby appoint Miss Hazel Morgan to be Executor. In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this the twenty-seventh day of May, in the year of grace, nineteen hundred and fifty-three. Gearldine Miller Te stator
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Class Prophecy Ten years after the outstanding class of'53 marched out of Clyde High School, I boarded an airplane for a tour of the United States. I soon learned that Rubye Woods was an air hostess on my plane. We talked until I changed planes. My next pilot was none other than Bruce Buchanan; he was just the same old jolly boy. In Hollywood I visited the MGM Studios. As I entered, I heard a great crooner; later I discovered it to be Doyle Teaster who had taken Johnnie Ray’s place. As I picked up the Fashion Magazine, there, staring me in the face, was Floy Latimer, a well-known model, who is married to a widely known orchestra leader. Walking down the street was Geraldine Smith, who was returning from a trip to Paris. She took me to meet Robert Deaver, a photographer and art editor for a movie magazine. In Reno I was startled to learn that George Limbo was the judge who granted all the divorces. The preceding week Gearldine Miller and C. J. Reynolds obtained one from him. Geraldine then flew back to Clyde to work for the Clyde Textile Co. C. J. has been employed by the Blue Ridge Transit Co. for the past three years. While traveling through Chicago, I met Lucy Jones dining in Ernest Lowe’s ritzy restaurant. We three had a delightful chat, and Lucy told me that she was a secretary for the U. S. Marines. As I picked up the telephone directory in Washington, D. C. , the name of Bobby Sutton caught my eye. I immediately called him and was invited out to his luxurious home for dinner. Tommy Scott was there also. They both are working as guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. While still in the Capitol City, I met Joyce Fowler, who is a secretary in the Pen- tagon. She tells me her twin sister, Doris, is in Japan with her soldier husband. They both appear to be doing well. While browsing through the paper in Louisville, I discovered that Joe McCracken was one of their roaming editors. His article read that Bobby Lindsey had purchased the Shady Grove Horse Farm. Mary Lou McCracken and Ernestine Osborne are on the teaching staff at Berea College. Mary Lou lends her hand at basketball and Ernestine teaches the girls to design their own clothes. I learned from them that after Vessie Jones graduated from their college, she accepted a position as an interior decorator for Rich’s in Atlanta. Back in Haywood, I found quite a few familiar faces. Bruce Francis was principal of dear old Clyde High and Aza Lea Farley was teaching dramatics here. Her career started with two leading roles in our Junior and Senior Plays. June Spencer Morgan, the mother of three small boys, was continually grumbling about her job as housewife. Gerald Medford owned the most modern motor company in Western North Carolina. He had employed Henry Childers as his head mechanic. I saw a row of neatly painted buildings with a sign, Shuler’s Dairy’’. This, of course, belonged to Jack. Walking down the hall of the Clyde Community Clinic was Ann Carter, head nurse, She looked in on Barbara Bryson, manager of Clyde Pharmacy, who was recovering from an appendectomy. Then as I returned to my home,I was tired but happy as I concluded my successful journey. For it was successful, as I saw my friends and classmates meeting life’s problems and successfully overcoming them. Mary Frances McCracken Prophet
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