Mount Olive High School - Mohi Yearbook (Mount Olive, NC)

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Paul Pearsall surprised all of us For he is now driving a gray-hound bus. Joyce Bennett is now a success Teaching first grade and doing her best. Shelby Jean Wolfe is working at the Food Store She uses her earnings to feed her four. Cordell Grimes owns a farm of his own He keeps it in good shape, but not alone. From his customers Ray Taylor hears no complaint He's a mortician, and to talk they can't. Marie Jackson left Mount Olive to join the Wacs, She likes it so well, she may not come back. Cedric Britt is quite happy we know Now living the life of a G, I. Joe. From Duke, Graham Cooke received his degree, And now he's the doctor he wanted to be. As an architect C. B. Price got his name, And now he is remembered in the Hall of Fame. Billy Best is now living out West Running a restaurant where his food's the best. Louie Hester is doing right well Down in Florida running a motel. Betty Brown surely took no loss When she became a nurse and joined the Red Cross. Kenneth Anderson has learned to work And now he's employed as a soda jerk. Louis Jones' future is looking bright, He's forecasting the weather both day and night. Annette Casey has completed her plan To be a secretary and catch herself a man. Joyce Smith who always dressed so neat, Is teaching this art to every young sweet. Joseph Odom, a real quiet fellow, Has written a book, now a best seller. Prophet Annette Casey Wimesses Mary Helen Burgess Tennys Warren

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PROPHECY Mount Olive High School may well be proud of those who left her presence May 1956 and gave to the world what small part they had to offer. Cast an eye my way for their achievements Boyce Honeycutt, the funniest of them all, Makes his debut on Topper , beginning next fall. Rebecca Oliver has resigned teaching at Brogden High It seems one of the community boys has caught her watchful eye Danny Sue Outlaw has answered her call And is now making music in Carnegie Hall, Durwood Kennedy, who likes music so well, ls now a disc jockey on station WKL. David Gillis made a fortune with his well-trained voice But now he's a scientist, his second choice. Joyce Daughtry, a girl with such grace Is now a movie star with her pretty face. Morris Herring, now living in town, Finally got rich and settled down. Ernest Bracey, we admire his manly beauty, Mr. Eisenhower's job is now his duty. Mary Helen Burgess to college she wanted to go, But she wound up at Smith's Chapel with her Romeo. Charles Johnson has no reason to fret He's accomplished his mission to fly a jet. Betty Lillian Cobbs, whom we admire, ls now a nurse in her white attire, Shirley Lewis is still pretty small, But she's teaching in Texas where they're six Harry Cooke at Mount Olive won his fame, And is now playing football for Notre Dame. Shirley Patterson with her skillful hands Is using them to the advantage to catch a man. Carson Lane, a farmer by art, Is teaching this trade to his upstarts. Tennys and Jordan have become close kin, And now he is working at Mr. Warren's gin. Ethel Jane Boone, a nurse she wanted to be, But now she is better known as Mrs. M.D. John Weatherly, a real chemistry whiz, Has patented a permanent that has no frizz. Josephine Hatch, who was once sort of stout, Is now the size of her boss's lap. Laurence Wilson, the scholar of our crowd, Is rated a general, making Mount Olive proud. feet tall. Jessie Madge Britt, who wanted to take up voice, Now has Beaver as her main course. Brunetta Flowers is up in mid-air, She's a trapeze girl in the World Fair. Tommy Avent, a big sort of guy, Is now a detective for the FBI. Shelton Best, who has always liked driving, Is at Daytona Beach, for 130 he's striving. Betty Ann Outlaw, a model you can guess, , She's gone to gay Par-ee where she's considered the best

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LA T WILL and TE 'FAME T We, the Senior Class of 1956, have at last reached our goal. We feel that we have acquired many achievements during our years in Mount Olive High School. We wish to leave all our talents and abilities to the lower classmen who somedayhope to become seniors. We also leave our many thanks to the faculty for their guidance through these years. Therefore, we bequeath our posses- sions to the undersigned. 1. Ethel Boone who does French so well Leaves this ability to Miss Dail. 2. Shirley Patterson leaves her rambling around To Joyce Goodson so she can see the town. 3. Shelton Best leaves his ability to drive To Lawrence Hassell to keep him alive. 4. Ernest Bracey leaves his smile To Bobby Swinson to keep awhile. 5. Tommy Avent leaves his weight To Rex Whitfield to keep him straight. 6. Billy Best leaves his quiet way To Boose Dail in hopes it will stay, 7. Jordan Best, who loves Bop quite well, Leaves all his songs to Tinker Bell. 8. Jessie Madge Britt leaves her love for school For someone else to follow her rule. 9. Mary Helen Burgess leaves her love for ball To the team to help them all. 10. Annette Casey leaves her nice ways To Virginia Martin for her future days. 11. Rebecca Oliver leaves her boys ln hopes they'll bring Emma Kay joys. 12. Graham Cooke leaves his funny ways To cheer the Juniors in their weary days. 13. Harry Cooke leaves his love for sports For Dave Wilson to sail to all ports, 14. Joyce Daughtry leaves her good poise For Betty Lou Kennedy to catch the boys. 15. Shelby Wolfe leaves her loud yells ln hopes they'll ring some victory bells. 16. Joyce Smith leaves her neat clothes For Charlotte Hodges to catch the Brogden beaus. 17. Betty Ann Outlaw leaves her curly hair To help Nell Hollowell catch boys everywhere. 18. C. B. Price leaves his Chevrolet For Tommy Odom to ride around on some day, 19. Paul Pearsall leaves his height To help J immy Batson see the light, 20. Boyce Honeycutt leaves his wit ln hopes some Junior it will fit, 21. Danny Sue Outlaw leaves her brain To help left behind friends rise again, 22. John Weatherly leaves his glasses So Milton Gillis can see the lasses. 23. Marie Jackson leaves her sweetness of ways To help Carol Ann Howell the rest of her days.