Kernersville High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Kernersville, NC)

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT North Carolina Forsyth County Kernersville We, the Senior Class of Kernersville High School of the above said state, county, and city, in the year nineteen hundred and fifty, being of as sound minds as you would expect after four years of hard mental labor, and realizing that an end must come to all worthwhile things, do hereby make and ordain this to be our last will and testament. Article I To Mrs. J. F. Brower we will the Junior Class and hope that they will | co-operate with her as we have tried so hard to do. | Article I To Mr. Sigmon we leave our model as superior students and knack for acting like ladies and gentlemen. Article III To the Faculty we leave the pleasure that is given them each year to mold the incoming Senior Class into a group with high standards and a loving disposition. Article IV To the Juniors we leave our honored seats in chapel, provided they will appear intelligent. In addition we leave them all the ‘‘Senior Privi- leges’’ that we don’t have but which they would like to have. Article V To the Sophomores and Freshmen we leave our high scholarship and good conduct grades. Article VI To the incoming Freshmen we leave our Motto, ‘Not finished; just begun,’’ and the class colors, ‘‘Red and White.’ Article VII Individually we do make the following bequeaths: Faye Tatum wills her glasses to Kay Helms so that Kay won't strain her eyes seeing things she shouldn’t. Clara West wills her pleasing smile to Jo Anne Ingram. Shirley Ragland wills her dancing talent to Betty Lou Bowman. Thelma Roberson wills her “happy-go-lucky’’ ways to Jay Vance. Wilma Watson wills her brilliant mind to Rober Blackburn, Ellen Hastings wills her dignity to Marceline Pardue and Jane McMichael. Peggy Stafford wills her artistic talent to Carolyn Stockton so Carolyn will be able to illustrate her English notebooks successfully. Imogene Knight wills her straight black skirt to Ann Spears. Wilma Winfree wills her seat at the head of the senior class to Gary Snow. Linnie Idol wills her typing speed to Leo Tuttle. Emma James wills her neatness to Sarah Nelson with the request that’ she continue to use it. Faye Gardner wills her waist line to Betty Barrow. Frances Kiger wills her dependability to Jo Anne Cooke. Ray Smith wills his artistic talents to Jack Taylor and James Wilson. Vance Vanhoy wills his bass voice to Edgar McGee. ‘“‘Myrt’’ Stevens wills her pretty brown eyes to Geraldyne Loggins. June Dull wills her wit to Reid Chilton.

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June continued her work after high school and now she is a buyer for Ideal, Inc. It seems that she helped Clara Lee select a dress to wear for her audition at Carnegie Hall. Hard work and real talent have helped her reach the top of the ladder. It seems that Faye Osborne finally got her soldier who is now a Lt. Colonel. They are living in fine style in Florida. Along with work on her modernized farm, Frances is continuing her work with the F. H. A. of the local high school. Add this hardworking old music director to your list and you will have activities of the feminine members of the class in a nut-shell. Now for the masculine end. Vance and Ray have really gone places in the field of art. They have a commercial art studio in Winston-Salem. Their combined efforts were responsible for an art exhibition in New York last spring. You probably know that Sonny became an architect. His new rock house, which is just completed, is a beauty. Kernersville never had such class, Roger Parrish now has his C. P. A. shingle hanging out in Winston. Every year he gets a chance to check on the Kernersville bank where he used to slave after school. I never would have thought ten years ago that Michael would be an executive in the business world——the way he hated Economics—David- son must have painted a rosy picture for him. Ronald has just had a successful year as coach of the teams at Western Carolina Teachers College. He is the youngest coach they have ever had. It seems that Vernon just can’t get away from K. H. S. This year finds him back coaching the basketball teams. Remember that Buick Jimmy used to sport around? The cleaning busi- ness must have really paid off because now he drives a Cadillac. Jim Hester and Calvin Morris are managing the Reynold’s Tobacco company farm. I wonder if they have ever talked out. They always had something to discuss. Novarro has an exclusive hunting lodge in the eastern part of the state. From all reports he is living off the fat of the land. Dalten is the new Forsyth County Farm Agent and the country farms seem to be pleased with his fine suggestions. I guess Lewis’ debating ability finally paid off. From all reports he is trying to clean up the state government during his first term as Senator at Raleigh. You are the last member of the class. I know you are doing as well as always in your work on the Foreign Tobacco Market. This letter is way too long, but I can’t close without thanking you for spurring me up to find out what has become of our classmates. After all we were an important class. The class of the half century. It doesn’t seem like ten years since we graduated does it? But after all time flies when you are accomplishing things. My wish for them is that they all will continue to have the same fine spirit of loyal friendship which we had in the class of 1950. Sincerely yours, Marion Joyner Class Prophet

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Faye Osborne wills her rosy cheeks to Frances McGee. Clara Lee Kirkman wills her flirting ability to Blanche Stafford. Edith Stafford wills her ability to pay attention in class to Bobby Kirk- man. Joan Linville wills her basketball shoes to John Nelson. Eloise Parrish wills her poise to Jerry Dean Stevens. Dalton Sears wills his dependability and friendly ways to Robert Stuart. Marian Joyner wills her musical talents to Wilson Barrow. Nancy Ingram wills her sewing ability to Betty Jean Taylor. Michael York wills his popularity to Jimmie Ragland. Novarro Hunt wills his sarcasm to Kenneth Crews and George Johnston. Roger Duggins wills his curly hair to Rex Voss. Roger Parrish wills his place on the football team to Jerrell Stafford. Jimmy Hester wills his way with the girls to Roger Nelson and Leon Beeson. Calvin Morris wills his quiet ways to Darrell Corder. Lewis Southern wills his look of intelligence to Forrest Hauser. “Sonny” Smith wills his study habits to Jerry Kirkman. Ronald McLean wills his absent-mindedness to Susie Banks. Jimmy Michael wills his mannish build to Bill Pegg. Vernon Vanhoy wills his basketball skill to Richard Gray and Kenneth Warren. Mary West wills her ability to get out of classes to Sarah Morris. Theo Meadows wills to Charlie Ragland her faithful saddle oxfords. June Dull, Testator Witnesses: Wilma Winfree Roger Duggins