Liberty High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Liberty, NC)

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CL Will LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE FORTY NINERS My friends, Ihave calledyou to assemble here as a solemn duty, that you, the heirs and assigns of my respected client, the class of 1949, may hear her last will and testament, which as her legal advisor, I drew, as directed by her,(imme¬ diately prior to her passing from our presence. It was her intention and would have been her great pleasure to present you personally with these tokens of her esteem, but, finding her possessions were even more extensive and valu¬ able than she had thought, it was impossible, par¬ ticularly as her last days were so occupied with social engagements, and other dates that were private, but of great importance to the future, which she was obliged to keep with various mem¬ bers of the faculty. On these occasions weird and unexpected questions were asked and an immedi¬ ate written answer being required, that the strain left her exhausted. May I, as well as my lamented client, entreat that you receive your respective legacies inspirit of unselfish friendship with which they were given. I shall appreciate your courteous attention while I read this duly addressed will. We, the class of 1949, consisting of 37 mem¬ bers, in the town of Liberty, the county of Ran¬ dolph. and the state of North Carolina, being in a good mental condition and having a sweet dispo¬ sition. do hereby make this our last will and tes¬ tament, rendering void any will or wills that may have been previously made by us during a period of twelve years. The only request that we leave is that you will forget our faults and remember only our good traits. Article 1. To the faculty we leave our admir¬ ation for their patience and understanding, also our promise nevertobe backtoworrythemagain. Article 2. To the Junior Class, which will be the Senior Class of next year, we leave our carved and marked up desks and our dignity as Seniors which we hope you will uphold. Article 3. To the Sophomore Class, we will our ability to make money, but not the worry and gray hairs that went with it. Article 4. T o the Freshmenwho willbeSoph- omores of next year, we will nothing because by that time their self-valuation will have attained such heights that nothing in our possession would be regaredd by them as worthy their distinction. Article 5. To the pre sident of the Senior Class to be, Calv ' in Brower wills his ability of handling class discussions and keeping peace between the students of the class. Article 6. I. Mary Martin, leave my ability to catch a husband to Josephine Coltrane, since I won ' t be needing it. Article 7. Charlie Carter wills his voice les¬ sons with Mr. Trexler to Joe ' Fogleman. Article 8. I, Jimmy Ellis, leave my ability to get up at 8:29 and get to school at 8:30 to Ben Smith. Article 9. Richard Staley wills his job as edi¬ tor of the SCRAPPER to any Junior who wants a nine month headache. Article 10. Edna Stephens wills herability to average straight A’s to all Juniors who need it. Article 11. I. Elmer Robinson, leave my abil¬ ity to give the wrong answer in Chemistry and stick by it to Harold Herndon. Article 12. Joe Overman wills what little ability to play football that he has to Adrian All- red, since people think he needs some. Article 13. I, Jimmy Coward, will myability to pass Chemistry tests by fair or foul means to Clarence McDaniels. Article 14. We, Lucy Nance,. Jean Workman, and Daphne Ferguson leave our jobs in the cafe¬ teria to any one who wants to sling hash. Article 15. I, Octavia Gilmore, leave my height to Mary Frances York. Article 16. I, Betty Stanford, will my twists and giggles to any one who will take them. Article 17. Dot O’Briant wills her quietways to Jean Thomas. Article 18. Juanita Hicks leaves her ability to argue to Helen Herndon. Article 19. I. Jack Smith, will my masculine handsomeness to Thomas Hornaday. Article 20. Veral Layton wills her domestic ways to Kathleen Langley. Article 21. Odell Smith, Gene Leach, and Jack Smith leave their school buses to Bobby Jones, Frank York, and Buddy Strickland. Article 22. Dwight Staley wills his farming ability to Alvis Faust. Article 23. I, Rachel Cox, will my tempera¬ mental ways to Verla Pickett. Article 24. I, Martha Dickens, will my clari¬ net to James Bare. Article 25. John AllenBrown wills his ability to giv ' e any answer but the right one in Sociology to Bob Patton. Article 26. Anne Ward wills her outspoken ability to Lynda Vestal. Article 27. Ed Dodson wills his laziness to Barbara Jones. Article 28. I, Shirley Kivett, will my quiet¬ ness to Naomi Ray. Article 29. I. Mary Frances Jones, will my figure to Ernestine Martin. Article 30. Betty Langley wills all her old sailors to Annie Lois York. Article 31. I, Danner Ferguson, will my good manners to Sammy James. Article 32. George York wills his hunting ability and all the knowledge he has of something else found in woods to Herbert Smith. Article 33. I, Ray McMasters, will my blond waves to Jean Overman. Article 34. Henry Shoffner wills his chewing gum to anybody who will dig it out of wastebaskets. Article 35. I, Helen Farmer, will my job as second and third period bell ringer and office girl to Gladys Kimery. Article 36. Bobby Smith wills his persistent girl friend to anybody who will take her off his hands. Article 37. I, Marjorie Daniels, will my abil¬ ity to keep my mouth shut to Jean Willard. Article 38. I, Mary Ellen Bourne, will this last will and testament to any idiot that will take it. Signed, sealed, and declared by the said Sen¬ ior Class, we do hereby set our hands and seal this last will and testament. Mary Ellen Bourne Testator Witnesses: Little Orphan Annie President Truman Dick Tracy 15

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HISTORY OF THE FORTY NINERS The purpose of this history is not to relate every step in the progress of a people, from their humble beginnings as Freshmen, four years ago, to their new arrival at the dizzy height they now occupy. On the contrary, the author aims to emphasize only those factors in our class development which appeal to us as most vital from the standpoint of today, and to ex¬ plain prevailing conditions and institutions by showing how they came about. The work is divided into two parts: Discovery and Exploration. DISCOVERY The discovery of the Class of 1949 was anaccident. Four years ago early one morning on the first day of September, 1945, the faculty of Liberty High School were strolling aimlessly through the corridors, chat¬ ting about the just-ended vacation and wondering wheth¬ er there would be any startling changes in their work during the coming year. Suddenly they caught a glimpse of something new and strange. Just inside the front door, huddled to¬ gether in mute embarrassment and anxiety, were 44 members of what became the class of 1945. To the casual eye, they seemed meVely a group of ordinary boys and girls, well dressed, reasonably good-looking, and badly frightened. Gently attempting to dispel the fears of the stran¬ gers, the faculty bade them enter and spent the next few weeks trying to gain their confidence and friend¬ ship. They succeeded after great difficulty in doing this. The discoverers of the class of 1949 will be celebrated in history for the gentleness and courtesy they ever displayed toward these strange beings they so curiously encountered in September, 1945. EXPLORATION The discovery was reportedto the ruler of the high school Principal, W. H. Dewar. He received the news of this remarkable acquisition to his territory with delight and a few misgivings. The discoverers, believing in what they had found, received permission of the Principal to explore care¬ fully the natures and intellects--if any--ol the stran¬ gers and if possible, to make of them valuable additions to the country. Accordingly, each of the discoverers became an ex¬ plorer. The strangers were givenaname, “Freshmen, and became apart of the life of the school. They were also given an explorer, Mrs. Mary Bullock. At first these Freshmen wished they had never been found because of the difficult lessons they were required to learn and the contempt in which they were held by those residing in the school longer than they. There were also heavy penalties they incurred for innocently disobeying the rules with which they had not become familiar. But before ayear was overthey were thoroughly at home in their new surroundings. Permitted to form an organization of their own, they elected the following officers, all of whom ful¬ filled their duties well: President.Mary Frances Jones Vice-President.Jean Workman Secretary.Betty Sue Stanford The Freshmen became interested in strange new exercises called basketball and baseball and attained a slight degree of prowess in each. At the end of the year a te rrible disaster befell the Freshmen. Because of this horrible thing they suffered greatly, some had their growth retarded a year by it and a few, permanently disabled, left the Freshman class forever. This disaster was called Final Exami¬ nations and ranks as one of the worst massacres of the time. With the coming of next September, they received a new name. Because of their skill in acquiring the customs of the school, they were renamed Sophomores, and the process was called by a native name, “pro¬ motion. And a strange thing happened. Remembering the scorn with which they had been regarded the previous year, they now adopted the same attitude toward the incoming strangers who took their places as Freshmen. With 40 members, Mrs. Margaret Martin, our Sophomore teacher, along with four or five more ex¬ plorers, found much to please them but also much to astonish them. The most bewildering thing to the ex¬ plorers was the complete absence of what they had ex¬ pected to find. Instead of the intellectual gold mines, they found vast, arid spaces, totally uninhabited. How¬ ever, realizing that such is the common lot of ex¬ plorers, they pushed bravely on through the under¬ brush of ignorance, hoping to reach what would com¬ pensate for all their time and effort: a genius. During this year a lot of speial functions were de¬ lightful. Outstanding was their trip to Raleigh. A thrill on this trip was the privilege of shaking hands with Gregg Cherry, who at that time was governor of North Carolina. Another delightful thrill was their visit to radio station W.P.T.F., on which one of their class¬ mates. Edna Stephens, spoke over the air. The class organization of the year was as follows: President.Mary Frances Jones Vice-President ........ John Allen Brown Secretary-Treasurer.Mary Ellen Bourne In the third year, owing to an old educational cus¬ tom, the Sophomores became Juniors, and their pro¬ motion made their sense of importance increase out of all due proportion. Great, indeed, was their scorn for the Freshmen and Sophomores. But these classes, completely absorbed in their own process of being explored, were in no wise embarrassed or concerned. This was a year of hard work but with a new prin¬ cipal, Mr. Don Kesler, and Mrs. Margaret Martin again as their explorer, the thirty-six class members passed the dreaded ordeal of examinations with few casualties. This was a money making year as the class had no money in the treasury to finance the annual Junior- Senior Banquet. But with the following officers in charge the class coffers were soon filled. President.. John Allen Brown Vice-President.Calvin Brower Secretary.Betty Lois Langley Treasurer.Octavia Gilmore Business Manager.. . Richard Staley Eleven talented members of the class gave the play, “The Adorable Imp, on December 13th. This play was indeed adorable. At last the long-awaited occasion arrived when the banquet was given April 24th, 1948, at the Town Hall of Liberty, N.C. This Spanish Banquet was said to be the best ever given in Liberty High School. Six members of the Junior Class were given out¬ standing honors as marshals. They were: Richard Staley, chief; Edna Stephens, Calvin Brower, Jean Workman, Gene Leach, and Martha Dickens. And now we come to the fourth and greatest year in the history of the class. They automatically (as was their custom in many things) became Seniors in Sep¬ tember. 1948. With the gaining of this title, they began to take themselves more seriously than ever before, and when 1 say, “seriously, I mean seriously! As the year drew to a close they were positively dizzy with dignity. The explorers looked at all this with friendly a- musement. They had converted a band of ignorant, un¬ tamed lions into intelligent, courteous citizens of their great school. Better yet, the explorers had found that forwhich they had been searching so eagerly,a genius, in fact, several of them; and all of the class were passable. The Senior Class, consisting of thirty- seven mem¬ bers with Mrs. Howard Johnson as teacher, was or¬ ganized with the following list of officers: President.. Calvin Brower Vice-President.Gene Leach Secretary.£etty Lois Langley Treasurer..Octavia Gilmore Business Manager.Jimmy Coward The social events were of markedbrilUance. Those most worthy of note were as follows: The Seniors were given a wonderful banquet in April by the Junior Class. In April this distinguished-looking group repre¬ sented Liberty High School on a trip to the nation’s capital, Washington, D. C. The Senior play, “Look Me In The Eye, was pre¬ sented December 4th, 1948, by a cast of twelve. At the expiration of the four years, the Principal expressed himself as greatly pleased with the addi¬ tions to his county and pronounced them all highly eligible for admission as citizens. He praised the work of the explorers and predicted that their names, with those of their discoverers would be written in history together. Martha Dickens Historian 14

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C iaSS f rophec PROPHETIC REMINISCENCES OF THE CLASS OF 1949 The members of the Class of 1949 have been very much in¬ terested in psychology--many of them having taken profound courses in such awe-inspiring phases of the subject as psy¬ choanalysis and psychiatry. Naturally they got all wrought up. so uhen the world-renowned psychiatrist. Professor Abdullah Freudson-Brilling, came to town and opened a consulting room for the mentally unfit and the intellectually unsettled, or un-any- thing, they all went to be psychoanalyzed. Of course, no one ever found out what the Professor told them, but it was generally reported that they were most anxious to learn in what field of endeavor they would be most successful. And now comes the exciting part of my story. Last night 1. too. had occasion to enter Professor Abdullah preudson-Bril- ling’s office. No. not because of my mental weakness, merely to collect the rent. My father owns the building. And what do you think? You don ' t do you? Well, I ' ll tell you. The professor wasn’t in and to kill the time I sat down to read the Professor’s magazine, but all I could find was a black-cov¬ ered notebook. It was filled with closely typed notes. Just as 1 was about to close it, I saw, to my amazement, the names of my classmates. I looked again and discovered thatthese notes were the Professor’s private and genuine opinions of those who had consulted him. Iconfess it without shame: I read that notebook. Idetermined that my friends should not be misled. I would find out what the Professor really thought they would become. And what I found out! I copied it down so I’d not forget. JIMMY COWARD, a stolid slow-rr:oving chap, who will never display either speed or animat on can be trusted never to hurry. He will be a plumber’s assistant -the one who goes back for a monkey wrench and can’t find it. He will continue this restful occupsHon until he dies of old age. RICHARD ST ' s a strange case, troubled by a recur¬ rent dream in whit . is a canary being chased by a cat. He told me he thought the dream meant that he would be the keeper of a pet shop. Quite wrong. He will be a great singer. He is one now, mentally, but not vocally, but will be in years to come. In 1960 he will be singing the title role of any opera youmayname in the Cosmopolitan Opera House. MARY ELIZABETH MARTIN is a charming type, domestic and capable, but with a slight inferiority complex, due to the unfortunate fact that once she received only second prize in an international bread-baking contest. She will be a lecturer on homemaking--the kind who tells people over the radio how to build a front porch out of packing boxes and how to feed ten peo¬ ple seven days on 23 apiece. She will always be a cheerful and model housekeeper, JIMMY ELLIS belongs to the great body of people who have a superiority complex. He will be a naval officer and target shooting expert, He will be noted for his inability to swim and his skill to sing sea chanteys. MARY ELLEN BOURNE is a very ambitious person whose hobby is crocheting bathmats. In 1968 she will become the six¬ tieth president of the United States elected by the Independent Party. She will run in 1964 but a vote cast by her campaign manager will defeat her. JOE OVERMAN is one of the most interesting cases I have studied. In the near future you will see in tlie newspaper that he has become a famous inventor. Among his best known products are. Restwell mattresses for oyster beds and exercises for re¬ ducing one’s oncome tax. DOROTHY O ' BRlANThas charm and grace. She will live in peace and plenty all her life, a housekeeper deluxe, and happy w ife. EDNA STEPHENS is a type with few ideas, but loves public¬ ity, She has a good voice, can sing two entire songs without losing the tune, and doesn’t mind doing anything as long as she is well paid for it. Ten years from now your favorite motion picture cathedral will be displaying a sign saying, “Miss Stephens talks, sings, dances, and plays three musical instruments, in¬ cluding a vacuum cleaner. Don’t miss it!” ELMER ROBINSON has an athletic body which makes him the ideal type for a sports promotor. He is deeply interested in athletics, but plays pinochle himself. He will keep a racing stable with the race track built up the side of a house, keep a stable of racing snails, lie back in a hammock, and gaze at the coal gray stone of the track, as his faithful snails crawl up and on to victory. BETTY STANFORD has artistic ability, keen business sense. A dozen years from now she will be a wealthy cosmetician pro¬ prietor of YE BEAUTIFIER SHOPPY--Alterations While You Wait. People--men as well as women--will enter looking like sixty and emerge looking like sixteen. She will become a very famous skin renovator and always bean excellent advertisement for her business. JOHN ALLF.N BROWN is a splendid example of perfect self-control. He never stutters nor stammers, has nobadhabits, and doesn’t mind how late hours he keeps or with whom he keeps them. He can talk very rapidly. Five years from now he will be awarded a gold medal by the International Academy for the Pre¬ servation of Speech as the world’s most redoubtable radio an¬ nouncer. JFAN WORKMAN has beauty, which won her beauty queen her Senior year in high school, and will continue to win laurels in this field. She will become a famous beauty consultant in a swank Fifth Avenue salon. CALVIN BROWER, president of the 1949 Liberty graduating class. Because of his ability to accept the factthat “the customer is always right. he will become owner of a large chain of drug stores. BETTY LANGLEY is the kind of person who belongs to no type in particular, A dozen years from now she will be found as a private secretary to the head of a huge corporation, typing all his letters backwards. HENRY SHOFFNF.R is the type who likes to keep late hours. This undoubtedly explains the occupation he will choose. As proprietor of a large dairy farm, he makes the deliveries him¬ self, just for fun. As a milkman, he can ride around town all night, without fear of inquiring glances from policemen and night watchmen. MARTHA DICKENS, a rare type, is of great interest to a psychiatrist. Evidently someone, when she was young, praised her to excess for something she did, and she has never recov¬ ered, Her delight and skill in getting others to work while she watches, and her ability to answer all questions, sometimes correctly, point to but one calling--that of a school teacher. Fifty years from now, still going strong, she will be found in our school, bossing not only her own pupils, but everybody ' s on the floor. ODELL SMITH is a very interesting case.An over-devel¬ oped imagination and an under-developed digestion are produc¬ ing a wonderful result--the ability to concoct the weirdest tales at practically a minute’s notice. Being an intelligent young man, he will turn this talent to account. He will become a real estate salesman, selling Florida lots by the gross to inhabitants of Labrador and igloos to the inhabitants of the Sahara Desert. VERAL LAYTON is a lover of Nature. She will one day dis¬ cover some of its deepest secrets, for example, why an oyster isn’t a tadpole, and similar never-before solved problems. DA.NNER FERGUSON is the type of person who argues, morning, noon, and night. Most of the time he wins, whether he ' s right or wrong. He will become a great lawyer. JUANITA HICKS is a case that is most unusual. Because of her keen ability, she will be an architect, and will design a tab¬ ernacle in memory of Billy Sunday. The men’s visions are too narrow. EDWARD DODSON is a very ordinary case, having no out¬ standing characteristics. Because he is not energetic, he likes to sit and watch things. One day he will be seated behind the desk in his office of DODSON ' S BEST TOILET SOAP. His motto, carved above his office door is, “I Keep the World Clean. DAPHNE FERGUSON, an able Home Ec. student inhigh school, is studying Interior Decorating in New York, where she shares an apartment with OCTAVIA GILMORE, who is owner of a large cafeteria there. GENE LEACH is--what is this I see about him? Gene, born August 14, 1930, is the executive type, a leader of men. He will be governor of North Carolina in 1963. HELEN FARMER is a very ordinary case. She is not easily discouraged and never gives up. Five years from now she will be seated at a desk in a large public building--the library. When she isn’t doing research work for anyone, she reads the latest novel and lets those who search for information wail. BOBBY SMITH. RAY MC MASTERS, and GEORGE YORK, who always had their heads together on Mrs. Johnson’s English class, have combined all their resources, mental, physical, and otherwise, to become owners of a large cattle farm. ANNE WARD is a nervous inquisitive type. She’ll be a re¬ porter and because of her intense interest in everyone’s busi¬ ness and her cast-iron nerve which enables her to penetrate where she is not wanted without embarrassment, she will be an excellent one. In ten years lime she will be a celebrity known as “Polly Pry of the Graphic News. She will be so alert that she will interview a criminal while he is committing the crime and get tomorrow ' s news last week. DWIGHT STALEY and JACK SMITH will remain as happy and carefree as ever. They will be prosperous owners of the S and S SERVICE STATION. SHIRLEY KIVETT is the quiet, domestic type. 1 see her ex¬ pressing her personality among pots and pans, muffins and pud¬ dings, She is preparing an elaborate dinner announcing the en¬ gagement of MARY FRANCES JONES and her- sailor. LANE YOUNTS. MARJORIE DANIELS is a quiet serious type and one day we shall see her in a small but exclusive Fifth Avenue dress shop where, with her two top designers, RACHEL COX and LUCY NANCE, her original creations are all the rage. Charlie Carter Prophet 16