Johnston County High School - Hawk Yearbook (Smithfield, NC)

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George Benton, wills his ability to finish' High School to James Eldridge. Ann Hilliard, wills her ability to majorette to Barbara Reddick, her walk and hips to Ann Avery and Delois Williams, and leaves much success and happiness to Beulah Dublin. Alice Williams, wills her seat in the Senior class to Bernice Hamilton, her driving ability to Ruby Bryant, and to Earl George another girl like her. Sarah Penny, wills her ability to finish school to Earl Roy Patterson and her place in the Choral Club to Ruby George. James Barbour, wills to Charles Holder and Alonzo Watson his ability to play the drums, and his Basketball suit to Alexander Coit, Bettye Barnes, wills her twenty inch waist line to Shirley Joyce King and Lucy Holder. Joseph Mitchiner, wills his ability to get along with others to Harold Nixon and his school bus to Sandy Sanders. Carrie Sanders, wills her shape to Helen Thomas and her seat in the Senior class to Lola McNeil. Lina Altmon, wills her soprano voice to Roberta Williams. Irene Blackmon, wills her ability to majorette to Pathia Stewart, her ability to finish school to Nancy Bunch, and her twelve years of success to Edward Blackmon Jr. Barbara Arrington, wills her ability to play basketball to Katie Bell. Earl Parker, wills his bus to Jane Grantham, his ability to come to school to Levi Sanders, and his ability to think to Alonza Watson. Melvin Powell, wills his ability to play basketball to Roy Lee and Alonzo Williams. Lizzie Clark, wills her ability to finish school to Emma J . Mangum. Harry Obey, wills his ability to play the cymbals and his band suit to Charles Holder. Minnie Dublin, wills her tallness to Elaine Vinson and her senior seat to Hazel Hockaday. Lou Glenda Allen, wills her shortness to Theatrice Sanders. Charlotte McLamb, wills her ability to learn to all underclassmen. Annie Nichols, wills her height to Pathia Stewart and the second seat in her home room to Catherine Smith. Florence Bradley, wills her basketball suit to Atlane Williams and her slimness to Barbara ' Nichols. Grace Walker, wills her ability to type to Dell Holder and her ability in Dramatics to Harold Nixon and Emma Nixon. James J udkins, wills his ability to get to school on time to Clarence Terry, his ability to treat the ladies nice to Richard Avery and to all Juniors a successful and happy senior year. Etta Joyce Saunders, wills her low tone of voice to Elaine Vinson, her desire to meet new people to Bernice Hamilton and to all Junior girls a happy and exciting year. Chester Sanders, wills his ability to sing to Terry Williams and his drum major suit to Howard Arrington. Annie R. Belle, wills her basketball suit to Ruby George. Mary Smith, wills her ability to operate the mimeograph and ditto machines to Elaine Vinson, her basketball suit to Carlene Terry and much success and happiness in school to Delores Atkinson. Dorothy Williams, wills her ability to type to Pathia Stewart and a happy senior year to Lucy Vinson. W Alice Gales, wills her ability to finish school to Catherine Smith, her height to Pathia Stewart and her love to Horace Smith and much success to the Junior class. Joann Royal, wills her ability to gain friends to Ann Avery, her nice personality to Lola McNeill and her seat in the senior class to Ida Mae Powell. J Reginald Holmes, wills his height to Donzell Williams, and his will to finish high school to Harry Watson. Eddie Sanders, wills his ability to play a piano to James Eldridge, and his band suit to Sherill Wheeler. ' Marilyn Frazier, wills her position as student sales clerk to Mary Cozart and much success to Phyllis Dublin, Mildred Nixon and Katrina Vinson. She also wills her ability to master Short- hand to Elaine Vinson and much success to all fellow J tmiors. Marilyn Frazier, Testator Witnesses Dorothy Williams Alice Williams

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CLASS WILL We, the class of 1956 of Johnston Cotmty Training School, Town of Smithfield tne county of Johnston and the state of North Carolina, in sound mind and healthy bodies do make this our last will and testament on this the seventh day of February in the one thousand nine hundred and fifty six year. Each article here described is bequeathed severally to the below mentioned individuals according to the terms of this will and testament. We, hereby declare all wills or testaments made by this class as null and void. Article I -- The Faculty Item I. To the faculty our deepest appreciation for the knowledge we have gained. Article II -- Council Item I. To the Boys and Girls Council we leave our appreciation for your guidance, and the time you spent with us in making us become better Boys and Girls socially. Article III -- Juniors Item I. To the Juniors, we leave our ability to become dignified seniors, and hope that your sponsors have the patience that ours did in making our senior year a success, Sophomores Item II. To the Sophomores, our love, our ability to progress and our footsteps around the campus. Freshmen Item III. To the Freshmen, we leave the wheel of success and the ability to place spokes of knowledge in the Sophomore, Junior and Senior years. Article IV The following personal bequests are freely and fully given. May they be kept as a continual reminder of the overwhelming kindness of their benefactors. We trust that you will assume their responsibilties promptly and bring gratifying results. The following individuals leave there traits and abilities to underclassmen so that they may follow in the footsteps of their predecessors. James Hines, wills to the Freshman and Sophomore Boys the ability to keep going- It can be done. Ella Archibald wills her personality to Katie Archibald. Mattie Williams wills her attitude to Josephine Sanders. Jean Benton wills her ability to keep quiet in the Study Hall to Dell Holder, and to Bettye Smith her ability to sing in the Choral Club. Hattie Haley, wills her ability to master French to all French students in the Junior class, and her ability to keep quiet in the Study Hall to Annie Lois Merritt and Zola Graham. Ellis Jones wills his Bass tone of voioe to Charles Williams. Earlene Watson wills her ability to go straight to school and stay all day to Peggy Holmes and Charles Williams-

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CLASS PIWPHECY One afternoon while I was sitting by a brook under the shade of a beautiful and wide-spread weeping willow tree, I contemplated the future of my classmates. As I looked into the dark brook, I saw these words. We have crossed the brook but the ocean lies ahead. I also saw these words. Gaze into this brook and what you want to know, will be revealed unto you. Before me I saw a modern hospital that had been constructed by none other than Reginald Holmes. Willie Smith, who is an architect, had designed the one hundred twenty-five-bed hospital. Reading the names of the medical staff was like reading from a Who's Who. Most of the names on the roster, belong to classmates of Dr. Ellis Lee Jones. Dr. Jones is a senior surgeon. Grace Walker, a heart specialist, James Smith, an eye-ear-nose and throat specialist, and Bettye Jean Barnes is an optometrist. His nurses? They too are classmates, Florence Bradley, head nurse on the chi1dren's wardg Minnie Dublin, Alice Jean Gales, Sarah Penny and Joann Royal are working on the maternity floorg Carrie Sanders, Hunter Sanders and Earlene Watson are comforting and treating the patients in the clinical section of this beautiful hospital! My time was very limited! I left the bank of this brook of revelations and the shade of the beautiful weeping willow tree to motor in my '66 Poniac through the well-remembered section of Belmont. Come to Mattie Lassiter and Lina Altman's Beauty Salon Alice Jean Peacock, manicuristj' These were the words on a sign to my right as I turned at the corner of Massey and Collier Streets. I didn't stop. I was too anxious to.go onl Further more, my attention was completely captured by the precious sight of my dear Alma Mater, the Johnston County Training School. As I parked in front of the school, the driver education students rode by in a 1966 Mercury! Later I learned hat the driving instructor was Lindsay Williams. As I visited the classes, I found that some of the teachers were Joseph Mitchener as science teacher, Hattie Haley as home economics, and Charlotte McClamb as mathematics and English teacher. The music teachers were Lizzie Clark and Marilyn Frazier. Ann Hilliard and Alea Vinson were librarians. James Hines had taken Mr. Randall's place in the brick masonry shop. Barbara Arrington, Ella Archibald and Eddie M. Sanders were the new elementary teachers. Melvin Powell was the director of girls' athletics and Hubert Avery was the director of boys' athletics. While sitting in the front hall near the receptionist's desk, I selected a newspaper from the magazine rack and was delighted to read that James J udkins is an X-Ray technician now, He has opened an office on the third floor of the Empire State Building. Donnie Nixon has at last be- come a dentist. Lou Glenda Allen has her own dress shop on Fifth Avenue. James Barbour, Earl Parker and George Benton had received their master's degree in engineering. Harry Obey has become a well known Presbyterian minister. Jean Benton is an assistant librarian at the Library of Congress. Della Carroll had recently opened Carroll's Business School in New Mexico. She took Etta Joyce Saunders, Alice Faye Williams, Mary Jean Smith, Dorothy M. Williams, Annie Rose Bell and Irene Blackmon with her as members of her faculty.