Goldsboro High School - Gohisca Yearbook (Goldsboro, NC)

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the class of '48, being of sound body Cas much as is possible after changing classes! and of sound mind Qno remarks from the faculty, pleaselj and being in a gen- erous mood, do hereby dispose and bequeath our most treasured traits and prized pos- sessions in this, our last will and testament. We are indeed sorry to be forced to deprive our school and classmates of our hon- ored presence. May the examinations, traffic jams in the halls, report cards, noises from the typing room, and odors from the lab remind all those who come after us of the hardy souls through whose kind hearts they claim these beneiiciences as their very own. Article I: To the faculty we leave our sincere appreciation for the cheerful aid and guidance they have always given us. l Article II: To the halls of G.H.S.g may you have more light in the future than you have had in the past. Article III: To the rising Sophomoresg the scalpels we once used-and here's hoping you have fun dissecting those poor helpless animals. Article IV: Juniors, you have our sympathy when the United States History re- port cards come out! Article V: And, dear rising Seniors, may you study as hard as Janie Bartlette, worry about your grades as much as Frankie Strosnider, talk as much as Ruth Shaver fpoor teacherslllj, write letters like Jo Jackson, and may you have as much fun as I have had!!!! Article VI: Our personal bequests: Henry Modlin wills his intelligence to that rising Senior who is so in need of it, Dana James Gulley. Fred Tyndall leaves his basketball shoes to the dear soul who took them. Erline Griffin leaves her walk to Libby Lou Stuart. Barbara Hood is leaving those Mount Olive boys to anyone who is in need of a date. Eleanor Brown leaves her ability to be kicked out of Spanish to Patsy Donnell. Tut Shumate leaves his banana nose to the fruit bowl. Frankie Strosnider gives her excess weight to the Charles Atlas of G.H.S., Elton Warrick. Eloise Balkcum leaves her voice to that shrill young lady, Ann Acker. Tommie Crocker leaves her car to the next girl who goes with Gordon. Maxine Ennis leaves her figure to Martha Ann Rose: a girl in need, if ever I saw one. Sam Lynch leaves -------- hoping never to return!!! Bo Kannan is giving her hair coloring secrets to Margaret Bissette. William Heeden gladly wills his ability to get beat up on the football field to anyone sucker enough to accept it. Betsy Peele leaves her ribbons and bows to Sybil Parrish. Archie Hamil leaves his physique to Jimmy Ellis. Carolyne Hilton leaves her many clothes to Joyce Bagley. Billy Thompson, alias Tarzan, leaves his favorite vines to any athletic dope who can swing on them. Mary Frances Millard's shorthand ability is for Joyce Carter. Having an ample supply of freckles, James Parker leaves all his to anyone who Wants them. Reba Carraway's silver shoes go to Mitzie Edmundson. Ann Aycock willingly leaves 25 pounds to Louise Odom. Bill Edwards gives five inches of his height to Jimmy Thomas. I Alese Edgerton leaves her rowdy personality to Joyce Radford. Mildred Radford's hair goes to Kitty Keller who could use some of the curl. Twenty-nine

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Although the stoplight had changed color, the line of cars remained motionless while Viola Carr endeavored to start her j et-propelled Lincoln. The ,.....--..... thing is so old now that sometimes it won't do a thing right. l' J Policeman Tut Shumate left his conversation with patrolman Billy Thompson to ask Maxine Ennis in her helicopter to push the Q stalled auto into a vacant parking space. With a whirl of pro- D pellers Maxine did so, and we were once more on our way. l 1 Virginia pointed out the modern News Argus building, and i l we stopped in front of it to see if Alese Edgerton wantedf a lift. Alese refused saying that Virginia Carter and Lois Johnson were on their way over, but she gave us a copy of the night's paper. From its headlines I judged that Goldsboro was quite excited about last week's return visit of the star radio performer, Anna Frank fthe Strosnider dropped for pub- licity purposesl. The News Argus was now edited by Susie Coward and its cartoons drawn by Gerald Massengill. I found several interesting pieces of news. Eloise Balkcum has made her sec- ond tour of Europe singing for royalty in half its countries. Mayor Moon-Myron, that is-Ennis appeared last night on Tootsie Crocker and George Kannan's television program. Crocker and Kannan are a popular comedian team now. Elizabeth Garris will star in the ballet to be given in Raleigh soon. Anne Boyette is overseas with the state department. The paper said that Travis Rose has a good chance of winning the 1958 National Jitterbug Contest. If so, it will be for the third consecutive year. James Parker has been chosen basketball coach at the University of North Carolina. In the bottom corner of the page was an item saying that the Dix Hill population had been increased by one when psychiatrists examined Jim Evans. Evans was caught trying to shovel snow off Florida rooftops. Poor Jim! They'll miss him at Donald Pike's Wholesale Elephant Store. I noticed that one of the News Argus ads, a radio designed by David Holder, was endorsed by Bobby Hill. Bobby must be a big shot in the radio world. And Bo Kannan? Why, here was an announcement that the celebrated Clara Kannan is singing in Elbert Sill's night club this week. On the front page of the paper was a picture of John Thompson with the S5,000,000.03 he won last night at Caseyis Gambling House. Mr. Thompson is said to have figured out an ingenious method that hadn't lost yet. Go, John! We passed the traveling library truck driven by Hugh Pope with Louise Medlin as librarian. Catherine Strickland is in charge at the Wayne County Public Library now. Charlie Westbrook and Raymond Grey waved to us from where they were putting up campaign posters for John Kleinert for senator. Another even more unbelievable sign advertized Joe Bazemore's Dare-Devil Air Show with Erline Griffin, Queen,of the Air -also pilots Ashley Hopewell and Dan Ward. ' I called Virginia's attention to the Sign and she turned to look just as a green Dodge swung around the corner. It was Mimi Weil on her way to the J. X W. Brock Garage to have her brakes ... Z! Z checked. Virginia wasn't so quick at 9 3 .I -f- reaching the sidewalk this time, and A 'gig the two cars collided with a BANG! .-- A No casualties, though-except me. My ff, 5 px head hit the windshield and then M,-1'n5 Xho --ss everything seemed to spin around in circles. When things righted themselves, I found myself back in the locker room and it was 1948 again. There beside me stood Erline grinning impishly, the book she had just hit me with in her hand. I gathered up my belongings, looked at Ennie, and be- gan to laugh uproariously-not at her, but at the little idgit, Keeiix, perched there on her shoulder! Twenty-eight

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Ann Houser leaves her gigantic stature to that short, stumpy, rising Junior. Hugh Shine. Flashllll' From Kennith Waters: The poolroom doors are now open to anyone willing to transfer his name to Lonnie. Faye Branch leaves her ability to borrow f??l ll typing paper to the next year's typing students who may be in need of same. Vera Lee Gainey leaves her space in Can You Take It and all her sympathy to the poor soul who gets picked on next year. Lois Johnson's blond hair goes to Camille Farfour. Bill Taylor bequeaths his special reserved se-at in the Opera Shoppe to Bud Wal- lace in hopes that it will keep him out of the poolroom. Moon Ennis leaves his car to anyone who can keep it running. Ruth Shaver leaves her ability to get into trouble to anyone willing to accept the responsibility. Joyce Best leaves her typing wizardness to Lillian Pate. Virginia Keen leaves her unbendable body to that double-jointed Edna Mitchell. Janie Bartlette isn't leaving her books to anyone for fear she will need them later. La Verne Tew leaves her hair to Janet Cook Cwho needs itll. Polly Edgerton's sleeping in class goes to Dorothy Crawford. Jane Parker leaves her place as youngest in the class to J. P. Keen. Marilyn Tolochko leaves her seat in the journalism class to any rising Sophomore who is interested in having it for three years. Charlie Crone leaves his ability to do English homework during Spanish class to anyone slick enough to get by Miss Brooks. Ruth Edgerton isn't leaving Wake Forest to anyone. And do you blame her??ll Mary Olive Grady leaves Bill CBill Thompson, Bill Davis, Bill Wooten, and Bill Edwards, that is !!!Jto Lillian Pate, Joyce Carter, Ollie Tyndall, and Louise Odom respectively. Libby Best leaves her friendly smile in the waste basket to Jo Ann Crumpler in hopes that she will find it. Donald Pike's barber is getting a new customer these days, Troy Pate. George Kannan leaves his football shoes to whomever decided they needed them worse than he. Henry Edwards and Ed Strickland will their ability to sell ads to Albert Pate. Jo Jackson leaves her weight to Ann Smith, hoping that she will take the hint. Tootsie Crocker leaves her joke telling ability to Millie Cobb. Joe Bazemore leaves his daring flying to that hale and hearty gentleman, Irving Ennis. Mimi Weil leaves her knack for having wrecks to James Seay. Thus ends our Last Will and Testament. Respectfully, MARY OLIVE GRADY Witnesses: Class Testator Mr. C. W. Miss Janie C. Miss Eleanor S. Thirty