Mocksville High School - Mocksvillian Yearbook (Mocksville, NC)

Page 28 text:

CLASS PROPHECY It has always been my belief that if a nurse took notes on all her patients she could write a best-seller someday. I think it's time I start, so-here goes. Today I had a most unusual and interesting patient. It turned out to be Nancy Trivette, a former school mate of mine. Nancy was hospitalized because she hurt her finger trying out a new typewriter for Nancy Riddle, a designer of typewriters. Since Nancy T. wasn't seriously hurt, and I had nothing to do but stay with her, we decided this was a good opportunity to find out just what had happened to our Mocksvillian schoolmates. First she told me a sad tale about james McDaniel. After.his most successful career of coaching at some college and being a bachelor, he was now married and was a henpecked husband. I bet he even has to wash the dishes. Then l told her what an influential matron Frankie junker was in the city of Sheffield. Why, I told her, Frankie was such an important person that the mayor, Arthur Woodward, and his chief alderman, Carl Smith, had a school building moved just to suit Frankie. The principal of that school, Betty Frost Ellis, didn't want it moved a bit, but she had to like it. Nancy told me that Pauline Jordan and jo Ann Marshall were the BEST in beauticians, that Ann Hendrix was chaperoning her daughter, a runner-up for the Miss America title, all over the United States, that Rayford Boger was a successful farmer, and that Billie Davis produced a very good television program that starred Billie Angell. Billie Angell now lives in New Foundland and is flown to her work everyday by Eugene Boger. Eugene tests new jet planes when he isn't piloting for Billie. She acted as if she had told me everything. Well, I told her a thing or two, also. I told her about Elaine Eaton's being, the interior decorator that kept all the styles changing,about Rosie Lee I-Ioward's becoming the manager in an exclusive dress shop, about Gary I-Iursey's rising to be a well-known contractor, about Evelyn Riddle's marrying a missionary and going to Tibet, about Betty Sue White's being the head librarian in the Davie .Country Library, and about William Beeding's getting a new house for being the Most Careful Truck Driver of 1970. We were on even terms then, but neither of us could think of what had happened to others in the class, so we decided to look in the newspaper and did we find them there! Right on the front page was a picture of Carolyn Ferebee. The ,type under it said: PROMOTED TO DIRECTOR OF NURSES . I turned so green with envy I didn't even see the name of the hospital. Nancy then saw a picture of Helen Chaffin, which was titled Most Expert of Expert Typists , and Nancy didn't like that, so we turned over a page. On the editorial page there was a clever cartoon drawn by Camilla james, the famous cartoonist. On the same page Jamie Reavis, the Sunday editor, had written a feature opposing the radical design of the new cars-mostly it was against Calvin Prevette's new design. The third page was simply covered with news about our former classmates. It told about the delicate operation the veterinarian, Clinard Dwiggins, had performed on the Presidents dog, about the bravery of the highway patrolman, Wade Beauchamp, and about the health reformer, Margaret Cozart, who flunked some of her physical education students in college because they ate wheat germs. Margaret says her studies proved that wheat germs are NOT healthy. Also, there was a picture of the Wars Shirley Lagle and Carrie Sue Ellis and one of Harold Rollins, who is in the army. They had all been promoted to Captain or Corporal or something. I can't remember, but I do remember it started with a C. Maybe Colonel. On the sports page there was an article about the Haire boys getting ready for the track contests in the Olympic games in 1974. They are being trained by their father, Charles.

Page 27 text:

al LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the members of the Senior Class of nineteen hundred fifty- two, of the city of Mocksville, Davie County, and State of North Carolina, being of sound mind and memory, and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life, do therefore make, ordain, publish and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament: I, Sadie Mae Allen, will my title of cutest to Josephine Miller, although she seems to be getting along fine without it. I, Billie Carolyn Angell, leave my ability to get expensive rings to my sister, Betty. I, Mildred Yvonne Atwood, will my power to talk Mrs. Wagner out of tests to Sylvia Ball, in hopes it will bring her as much hap- piness as it did me. I, Bonnie Jean Beane, leave my power to get a Leonard to Barbara Everhart, providing it isn't the same Leonard. I, Lloyd Wade Beauchamp, will my bad luck with cars to Buddy Stroud. I, William Manning Beeding, leave my lady passengers to George Haire. I, Rayford Bristol Boger, leave my temper to my brother, Robert, to keep it in the family. I, Bobby Eugene Boger, will my love for agriculture to Johnny Hodgson so that his A's will become A+'s. I, Edna Laura Booie, will my red hair to Frances Riddle, pro- viding she returns it to me, if she is satisfied with her blond. I, Billie Sue Brown, leave my seriousness to Deanna Silverdis, because she needs it. I, Helen Joann Chaffin, bequeath my position in the lunch room to Trudene Tutterow. I, Margaret Ann Cozart, will my faithfulness to my boy friend away in school to Elaine Allen. I hope she won't be as lonesome as I. I, Billie Ann Davis, leave my position in the James family to my sister, Zania, who seems to be getting a place of her own. hi, Clinard Franklin Dwiggins, will my bus driver's seat to Alan P illips. l, Elizabeth Elaine Eaton, leave my characteristic of sticking to one man to Linnie Brown, even though she doesn't seem to need it. I, Betty Gail Frost Ellis, will my ability to get my man to Mona Jo Siler, so she will be as happy as I. I, Carrie Sue Ellis, leave my height to the Junior Shirley jones. I hope it will be helpful. I, Carolyn Ferebee, will my basketball knowledge and skill to Ann Owings, if she will do as much scoring as I. I, Larry David Foster, leave my way with the women and title of most handsome to Douglas Daniel, providing it doesn't make him conceited. I, Mary Lois Gaither, leave my cheerful disposition to the entirce high school faculty, provided they will use it during exam wee . I, Nancy Corene Glasscock, will my ability to help Mrs. Wagner with the light cord in the press room to Mary Sue Rankin. I, Charles Edgar Haire, leave my chewing gum to Charles Williams so Mr. Farthing can call on him in class as he does on me. I, Alice Oleen Hayes, leave my task of typing for the annual and Hi Life to anyone with six study halls. I, Betty Ann Hendricks, do hereby will my title of best- dressed to Ann Kurfees. I, Donald Ray Hendricks, leave my position as president to anyone who knows anything about diplomas, annuals, and caps and gowns. l, Leslie Driver Hendricks, will my quiet manner to jimmy Allen so there will be more peace for the teachers. I, James Cornell Howard, leave my ability to always have something to talk about to C. W. Allen. l, Rosie Lee Howard, bequeath my long hair to Peggy Brown, unless hers is :ts long as mine when school is over. I, Gary Gillian Hursey, will my habit of always being late for classes to Roy Call. I hope the teachers will be patient. I, Dennis Edgar Ijames, leave my witty disposition to Harrell Powell so he will keep the Senior Class awake next year. I, Sara Camilla James, bequeath my peppiness to my little brother, Duke. I, Pauline Jordan, will my corner in the basement hall to Julia Wright. I, Frankie Marie junker, leave my naturally-curly hair to Car- men Greene, because she envies anyone with it. I, Shirley Ann Lagle, leave my sincerity to Marcle Thomas, providing she puts it to good use. I, David Keith Leonard, bequeath my power to charm Fresh- men girls to Tom Meroney providing it doesn't get him in trouble. I, Edwina Habans Long, leave my ability to always have the answer to any question, to Nancy Boger. I, Betty jean McDaniel, bequeath my power of getting a steady boy friend to Carolyn Leach, although she doesn't seem to need it. I, james Frank McDaniel, leave my title of husky and my power to withstand even the toughest football teams to Carl Safley. I, Glenda Carolyn Madison, will my way of always being busy and never seeming to finish to Harry Osborne. I, jo Ann Maude Marshall, leave my habit of being present every day to jimmy Boles. I, joe Ervin Murphy, leave my secret power of having girls interested in me to anyone who feels he deserves it. I, johnie Kimbrough Naylor, do hereby will my ability to stay happy at all times and let nothing worry me, to Wayne Leonard. I, Roger Lawrence Powell, leave my ability to skate to anyone who can stay on his feet. I, Calvin Eugene Prevette, will my ability to make good grades to Jimmy Anderson. I, Jamie Ruth Jones Reavis, leave my interest in furloughs to anyone who is unlucky enough to have a husband in the army. I, Martha Evelyn Riddle, bequeath my ability of not being in the way to Evelyn Griffin. I, Nancy Virginia Riddle, leave my brown eyes to Pollv Baker. I, Naomi Lee Riddle, bequeath my freckles to Billie Harmon to combine with her own. I, james Lloyd Roberts, leave my characteristic of being busy to ,lack LeGrand. This should please the teachers. I. Harold Lloyd Rollins, bequeath my position in the Glee Club to Billy Melton. I, Carl Lee Smith, will my gentlemanly manner to Buck Winters. I, Survada Mae Strider, leave my ability to make Mrs. Wall happy with my drawings, to my sister, Eva Lee, although she's making out fine as it is. I, Nancy Jane Trivette, will my ability to get everyone to like me to lvey Nell Bowles. I, Frances Gray Wall, bequeath my dry wit to Norman Boles. I, Betty Sue White, will my giggles to Donna Lee Anderson. I, Arthur Woodward, leave my habit of being the girls' pest to Johnnv Braswell. We, the members of the Senior Class of 1952. do hereby pro- claim this to be the only valid statement of our Last Will and Testament. MARY LOIS GAITHER, Testator.

Page 29 text:

In the literary section the books reviewed for today must be really great, if you believe the critics. The first book was for music teachers. It was written by the composer Glenda Madison, who is declared to be a second Czerny. I told Nancy that Glenda must be getting revenge on her music teacher's children. Another book was one on shorthand by Frances Wall.. The third Book was written by Jean Beane, and she must have remembered her Beta Club Initiation because it was entitled How to Make People Really Feel Initiated . The preview said this book was skillfully illustrated by Vada Strider. The reviewer of these books was Billie Sue Brown, who had every author bowing and scraping to her just for some nice words from her about their books. On the woman's page Edna Booie revealed one of her famous recipes for cookies. Evidently she got experience in cooking by working in the lunch room at Mocksville High School. Also on that page Mary Lois Gaither had taken over the Emily Post column and was now the authority on etiquette. lt was the page on science that shocked us both. It said that joe Murphy, physicist, and Edwina Long, the professor with the long list of degrees, had made a startling discovery about Einstein's Law of Relativity which would aid the scientist very much in the making of th e X bomb. The scientists were also lauding L. D. Hendricks for discovering another law of motion to go with Newton's three. I pity the poor Physics students if they have to learn all four! I would explain Hendrick's law, but since I haven't used by knowledge of Physics in almost twenty years, I had better keep quiet. The farm section told of an 18 year old partnership that had been very successfuL A famous wheat grower and his partner produced the best flour in the United States. Of course, these partners could have been none other than Larrv Foster and johnie Naylor. Another partnership featured on this page was unusual. The story was that Roger Powell, a sawmiller, could not find enough trees for cutting to keep him in business, so he asked his friend Dennis Ijames to help him. Dennis concocted a compound called Pro PHIOEM which makes trees grow quickly. They keep a tree surgeon with them at all times. The one they have now is james Howard. It seemed the newspaper had given up all its information about our old school- mates, and Nancy and I didn't know where to go from there. I decided I had better do some nursing, so I took her temperature and told her to listen to some music on the radio. And do you know what? The very first person we heard was Nancy Glasscock, one of the elite among disc jockeys in radio. Nancy and I agreed that Nancy Glasscock had put her ability Cthat is, to talkj to work for her, for she was raving about the sensational singer Don Aldhen. We couldn't figure out who this was until it suddenly dawned on us. Donald Hendricks! The next song Nancy played was sung by the Bonnettes , which Nancy told us included Yvonne Atwood from Maine, North Carolina. The music for this record was furnished by James Roberts and his guitar. After this song, which was very good, Nancy made an announcement about a show to be on tonight. It is called The Biggest Big Show and stars the glamorous, un- predictable Sadie Allen. It was time for Nancy to go off the air, and we still didn't know what some of our class mates were doing. I remembered one. Keith Leonard. What was he doing? Disappointed, I sank in a chair, but suddenly I spied a face on the back of the Ladies' Home Journal . It was Alice Hayes and looking as young as she did in '52. I opened the book and to my surprise and delight saw Betty jean McDaniel pictured with her five children. The magazine was honoring Betty Jean for being an excellent mother and housewife. But what about Keith? What had he done? The evening paper arrived then. Yeah, there it was on the front page. It told what Keith was doing all right. I read the head lines to Nanqn They said: D. K. LEONARD ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR U. S. PRESIDENT. Well!! How do ya like that? NAOMI RIDDLE, Propbel.