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

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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.

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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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So, as my mind was still being entertained by the wonderful thoughts and memories of my classmates, I returned to my Pontiac to drive back to the brook and the weeping willow. Once again I looked into the dark waters. As the shadows of the day lengthen into the darkness of the night these words appeared before my eyes. Go now. Return in 1976. Gaze into my waters in another ten years and the activities of your classmates shall be revealed unto you again, Who am I? I'm one of your classmates too. But since the cool, running waters of this brook have so clearly foretold so much about us, 1et's keep on thinking of our Class Prophecy, as coming from the All Knowing Brook