Columbia High School - Columbian Yearbook (Lake City, FL)

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I, Ralph Little, hereby will my ability to get along with Mr. Folsom to Harry Lee Crews. I, R- A. Lord, do hereby will my drawing board and T-Square to Mr. Fortner. I, Ann McBride, do hereby will and bequeath my musical inclinations and my ability to do acrobatics to Carolyn Black. 1, Jack McGlew, being of sound mind and body do hereby will and bequeath my ability to star on the football team to Howard Hurst, who will no doubt need it. Me, Tommy McKee, being of questionable sanity and erratic mind do hereby will my pitching fire” arm to Harold Taylor. I, Billy McLaren, being of sound mind and of physical fitness do hereby will one of my size 11 boots to Betty Tolleson and my scholastic ability to Charles Okerstrom. I, Betty McNeal, being of big body and sound mind do hereby will and bequeath my 32-inch waist- line to Jannette Brannon, whose is 25. 1, Nita Martin, will my ability to chew and pop my gum longer than anyone else in school to Sissy” Ives and my great athletic ability to June Hammons. I, Aubrey Meats, being of sound body and unsou nd mind will my abil'.y to sleep in class to any fortunate person who can get away with it. I, Usina Meeks, hereby will my ability to get out a half-day of school, to Laura June Mershon, who is in very bad need of it. I, Edmund Milton, in my eruditeness and diminutive body do hereby will and bequeath my ability to speak ambiguously to Jerry Mathews. I, James Montgomery, being of sound body and empty arms, will my ability to save money to Bobby Ubangi” Carter, and to Gene Cox, the title Biggest Flirt,” which was passed down to me from Byron Hollings- worth. I, Lamar Pearce, just being, do hereby will my ability to crack corny jokes to Gury “Giggles” Chambers, without paying people to laugh at them. I, Charlie Phillips, being of unsound mind and body do hereby will my ability to make love to “Flabby Jaws” Bedenbaugh with full understanding he will marry Evelyn Anderson before he graduates. To whom it may concern, me, Mary Beth Phillips being of insane bodv(?) to mention nothing of my mind do hereby will as Jean Ogden so willed upon me, my dignity to Sissy Ives. I, Shirley Pope, being of small mind to say nothing of my body, will said body to Patsy Ruth Harris and my aspiratoins to be a football player to Snig. I, Dolphus Rivers, solemnly will my old rough drawing and uneven T-Square to Kenneth Morton. I, Billy Roberts, being of sound mind and weak body do hereby will my manly chest to 'Tojo” Higgs. I, Norma Robinson, do hereby will my talking ability to Irene Murray; and my typing ability I leave to Tercie Dicks. I, Earl Rowan, having a well built mind and an educated body do hereby will my seat in detention hall to Bill Murray. I Arthur Sasser, being of unsound mind and unpure heart hereby will my tallness to Doyle Cason. I, Merry Lou Shepard, being of absent mind and not so absent body will my aforesaid absentminded- ness to Natasha Ablon, and my nickname. Bones, which was willed to me by Buddy Goodbread last year, to Katherine Jacobs. I, Margaret ( I’m married ) Sirmons, leave everything to Yvonne DeVane except my husband, which I think I’ll keep for awhile. I, Pat Sloane, haven’t got any worldly possessions to will to anyone. My one asset is my “Southern” accent (acquired after much practice) and I leave it to Mr. Faye, who needs it like a hole in the head. I, Barbara Spearman, do hereby will my ability to get married to Libby Morgan and my ability to read shorthand to Yvonne DeVane. I, Leonard Symond, do hereby will my ability to say “cooter” and pronounce my “s’s” without whistling to Mr. Charles Fay. I, James Thomas, being the Champion,” hereby will and bequeath my ability to let passes slip through my hands to “Pee Wee” Bums, the runner-up of the 50-51 football season. I, Wilfred Tyre, hereby will and bequeath my large feet, (size 8Vi) to Harold Taylor (size 13). I, Alida Van Iderstine. being of sound mind do hereby will my ability to go steady to Joanna Adicks and my ability to stay on the Honor Society four years to Harold Taylor. I. Bettv Jo Waldron, leave my ability to graduate to my brother, John. Hear ye! Hear ye! Me, Mary Virginia Wilkes, does will and bequeath the bone in my leg to Sharron Higgs. I, Elizabeth Williams, being of sound mind and what body do hereby will and bequeath my few inches in height to Edward Jenkins who is in great need of them and my ability to graduate to Grace Darley. To whom it may concern! I, Peggy Jo Williams, just being, hereby will and bequeath my pleasing temper to Patty Bruce and my big brown eyes to Joanne Geibeig.

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I, Edward Epling, being of sound mind and body d) will to Bill Ellis, my nickname “Big Monster,” be- queathed to me by Francis McNeil; to Buddy Granger, I leave my curly hair and the privilege to comb it every five minutes in each class. I, Lamar Farnell, will my absent mind to Mason Joye and my nickname BuH” to Donald Higgs. I, Marianne Farnell, do hereby will my hilarious whoop, which some people call a laugh, to Parry Bruce, and my curly brown hair to Regna Ray. I, Clarence Feagle, will and bequeath my ability in salesmanship to Elbert Feagle, and my ability to sit up in class and look dumb to Brady Brinkley. I, Hugh Feagle, hereby will and bequeath by ability to get along with Miss Van to any 7th and 8th grader who takes science under her. I, Xandra Finlayson, will my ability to do the “Dirty Boogie” to Sandra Bloodworth and my slow Southern drawl to Tay-ed Tucker. 1, James Fountain, hereby will my ability to make a speech before a group to my brother, Fritz. 1, Nina Fountain, being of unsound mind and body do hereby will and bequeath my typewriter, the last one on the first row of the typing room and my ability to pass Bookkeeping to Martha Mikell. 1, Lawrence Gilbert, do will my name, Watermelon, to anyone who can use it. 1, Mary Ella Godbold, being of unsound mind and body, will my 23-inch waistline to Faye Wilson and my ability to graduate to Lucille Vinning. Me, Pat Goodbread, does hereby will my ability to play basketball to Pat Phillips and one-half of my wittiness to Patty Bruce and the other half to Linda Arnold so they can be the biggest half wits in C. H. S. 1, Ivy Jeff Goss (Dead Ernest No. 1), being of sound mind and unsound body do hereby will and be- queath my little nose to Gene Cox and my small hand to Bobby Carter. I, Pat Granger, being of small mind and even emaller body, do will and bequeath my ability to talk all the time to Ruth Shingler, and my ability to be a “One-Man Woman” to Libby Morgan. I, Genevieve Green, being of unsound mind and body do hereby will and bequeath my ability to work algebra to Betty Jane Clyatt and my ability to do bookkeeping to Mildred Register. 1, Betty Jane Gregory, having never been in my right mind, do hereby will and bequeath my lovely disposition to Sharon Higgs and my laziness and ability to be late, which were willed to me by Theta Farnell, to Regna Ray. 1, Jack (Pear Shape) Griffin, being of big body and bald head, do hereby will and bequeath to Cookie” Johnson my curly hair and to Bill Ellis—my pear shape. I, Freddie Harper, being of sound mind and body do hereby will my typewriter to Sue Skyles, hoping she will make better use of it than I did and my ability to finish school to my sister, Shirley Harris. I, Eddie Joe Hewett, do hereby will and bequeath my wire hair and my “bow legs to Billy Ogden. I, Gussie Mae Hunter, being of sound mind, not to mention how rusty the bolts, hereby will to Tercie Dicks my ability to annoy my teachers. I, Mary Virginia Ives, do not will my friendship with Mr. Tucker to anyone, but I do will my inherited - title of “Biggest Flirt” to Patty Bruce. 1, Hugh Johns, being of sound mind and body, hereby will my ability to buy cigarettes to Gene Mc- Cullough. 1, Ted Johns (Oakie), being of sound mind and body will my ability to place kick to Fitch Hugh Lee and my large feet to Doyle Cason. I, Donna Jean Johnson, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to flirt with every boy in school and go steady at the same time to Patsy Sheppard, and I hope that she enjoys it as much as I did. We, Marie Johnson and Lelia Ann Thompkins, being of sound mind and body do hereby will our booth at Truett’s Soda Shoppe to Joppy Ives and Libby Morgan provided they use it to the best advantage and will it to two more deserving people. I, Sugar Ray Johnson, being of sound beliefs and wandering mind will my golden vocals to Billy Ogden, and my great size to Ralph Tyre. I, Josephine Jones, being of unsound mind and body will my ability to take bookkeeping to Ivan Perry; and my ability to graduate I leave to Ella Mae Walker. I, Wallace “Baby Face” Joyner, being of weak mind and hardly that, do will a little of my I, Gerald Keen, being of sound mind and body will my ability to get along with Mr. Folsom to Donald Hall and S. L. Dukes, and my ability to play football to “Snig Cox. I, Dolly Kicklighter, being of insane mind and sound body hereby will my title Friendliest” to Bar- bara Stewart and my athletic ability to my sister, Jackie. I, Nolan Kirby, hereby will my ability to make good grades to Bert Herlong. I, Vivian Kirby, being of sane body and no brain do hereby will my quietness and slenderness to Faye Wilson, who no doubt needs it. I, Elizabeth Knox, being of sound mind(?) do hereby will my height to Janie Richardson and my ability to pass Spanish to Shirley Witt. I, Hyatt Law, hereby will and bequeath my nickname “Mullet” to “Willie Hop” Bums. I, Jane Leslie, being of contented mind and rusty hinges do hereby will my slow walk and ability to take life easy to Ann Geoghagan.

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THE PROPHECY THE COLUMBIA COUNTY LEDGER LAKE CITY, FLORIDA, JUNE 6, 1961 Editor—Ann McBride Assistant Editor—Donna J. Johnson LAKE CITY, FLORIDA, JUNE 6, 1961 SHERIFF COX SEEKS BANDITS MAYOR AND STAFF TO TOUR FLORIDA The Mayor, James Mont- gomery, and his entire staff left today for a two weeks tour of Florida. Some of the staff that went with him were: James Thomas, Lawrence Gil- bert, Hugh Feagle, and Secre- tary Carolyn Bearden. Mias Mary Lou Sheppard Added to School Faculty- Miss Merry Lou Sheppard, the well known music critic, has just been added to the Co- lumbia High School faculty. She will replace Miss Ann Wilby. MISS SHIRLEY POPE ANNOUNCES THE OPENING Of Her Modeling School LOOK-AGAIN Phone 370 If She Doesn’t Answer, She’s Not There BRADSHAW RECEIVES HEROIC MEDAL Lake City’s HERO, Sam Bradshaw, stationed “on the other side of nowhere,” has just received another medal for heroic deeds in the field of potato peeling.” Hospital Staff Is Boosted Lake Shore Hospital has just added to their staff two new nurses, Miss Donna Jean Johnson and Miss Anne Bark- er. Johnson-McGlew at Bull Frog Club Ray Johnson and Jack Mc- Clew are now singing at the Bull Frog Club,” located about twelve miles down the Swanee Ribber.” ARE YOU HUNGRY? ARE YOU TIRED? If You Want to Sleep or Eat, or Sleep and Eat, Come to... STUFF AND SNUFF HOTEL ALIDA JANE AND DON DANSBY PROPRIETORS BEVANS WINS RACE D. H. Bevans just won an- other “Speed Demon” hot-rod race. This makes his eighth in succession. Of course, he is a pitiful sight... “but the race must go on.” Famed's Hotshots Here on Trip Lamar Famell and his six piece band have just hit town. They are on one of their road trips between Lulu and Lake City. He is featuring Edward Epling in a solo entitled, Headaches!” ATTENTION: Tall (ials! If you tall girls are inter- ested in joining a Timber Tall Lassies’ Club,” see Miss Ginny Ives, who (by the way) finally reached the height of 5’ 1”. Phone XYZ Hewitt and Tyre Suspects Columbia County Sheriff, Billy “Tough One” Cox is looking for two bandits who stole his wife’s (Maymie Lou) Henry J Convertible last night. The suspects are believed to be the notorious “Baby Face” Hewitt and Small Boy” Tyre (Welfred). Anyone knowing the whereabouts of these two characters please notify the sheriff at once. DO YOU HAVE A LONELY HEART • If so, call Miss Margie Car- ter, who gives advice to one and all. Her advice has been helpful through the years. CALL Lonely Hearts Hill For Any Information You Might Desire