Nahunta High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Pikeville, NC)

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4kcC We the class of 1952-53, of Nahunta High School, being of good will and sad hearts, do ordain and make this our Last Will and Testament. To the ones left behind, we bequeath our ability to work together as classmates. To everyone in the Freshman Class we bequeath our dignity. The whole Senior Class leaves their ability to wiggle out of trouble to the Seniors next year because they sure will need it. Linwood Howell leaves his quiet ways to Jonathan Hooks. John Edgerton leaves his loudness, height, and cute remarks to Lemuel Overman. Velma Rose Barnes leaves her ability to make friends with everyone to Barbara Davis. Harold Richardson leaves his friendliness and flirty ways to Joseph Rollins. Jo Ann Jones leaves her quiet ways and ability to tend to everything to Peggy Crawford t so the Seniors next year will have a boss. Hilda Gurley leaves her flirty ways to Peggy Lewis since she doesn ' t already have any. Junior Daughtry leaves his Junior girl friend to Bayron Hare. Otis Hinnant leaves his ability to play basketball to Lewis Valentine so the team will have a star next year. Elizabeth Pike bequeaths her friendliness to Carol Aycock. Hazel Nichols bequeaths her nice disposition and her Junior boy friend to any girl in the Sophomore Class. R. A. Sasser leaves his ability to make friends with the best looking girl in the room to John Pate, so John will stop being so bashful. Marjorie Sasser, Peggy Gurley and Elizabeth Pike leave their cheerleading ability to the cheerleaders next year. Peggy Gurley leaves her ability to make friends with all the new boys in school to Jenette Sasser. Mildred J. Ferrell leaves her determination to finish school before getting married to Evely Radford, Peggy Crawford and Eva Mae Bizzell. Raymond Peedin leaves his quiet ways and politeness to Billy Holland. Marjorie Sasser leaves her ' 52 Ford to the lucky girl who is able to hold it providing she can have it back at the proper time. Emmette Collier leaves his cute remarks to Jimmy Morris hoping he will begin to talk a little, David Harper leaves his FFA record to Jonathan Hooks so the FFA next year will have a good start. Joyce Strickland leaves all her Johns except one to Marie Winders. Crawford Sasser leaves his good looks and quiet disposition to Cooper Hall. In this manner, we hope that those’ ' left at dear Nahunta High may take this to their best advantage. Signed and published, we so do declare the above to be our Last Will and Testament. Whereof we have set our hearts and hands and seal this twenty-sixth day of May, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty three. Witnessed by the only and sole executor. W. P, Hollowell, Principal By Marjorie Sasser

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ELIZABETH PIKE FHA 1, 2, 3, 4, President 4; Cheerleader 3,4» Glee Club 4; Popularity Queen 1,2; Treasurer of Class 3; Junior Play; Athletic Association 3,4; Annual Staff 4; Usherette at Senior Play; Librar¬ ian 4. HAROLD RICHARDSON Basketball 2, 3. 4; 4-H Club 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; Baseball 2, 3, 4; Vice President of Class 4; Glee Club 4,5; FFA 1,4; Annual Staff 4; Athletic Association 4, 5; Junior Play; Substitute Bus Driver 3, 4. CRAWFORD SASSER FFA 1, 2, 3, 4; Annual Staff 4; Advertising Committee Senior Play. MARJORIE SASSER Music 1,2,3; FHA 1,2, 3, 4; Class Treasurer 1,4; Basketball 1; Marshall 3; Junior Play; Sen¬ ior Play; Librarian 3, 4; Athletic Association 4; Cheerleader 4; Annual Staff 4. R. A. SASSER FFA 1, 2, 3, 4, President 4; Glee Club 3, 4, Operetta 3; Annual Staff 4; 4-H Club 1; Bus Driver 4, Substitute 3; Junior Play; Athletic Association 3, 4; Bas¬ ketball 4, Manager 3; Baseball 4, Manager 3; Senior Play. JOYCE STRICKLAND FHA 1; Junior Play; Senior Play; Librarian 4; Annual Staff 4.

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As I look into the future lives of the Senior Class of 1953, 1 see Mildred Ferrell and Donald Ray have gotten married and are living in their little dream house of which Mildred has often spoken. Let me see now, I believe 1 see Peggy Gurley going to college at Greenville. Oh yes! Up there where she can be near Obie, her boy friend,about whom she was often worried because he would not write her enough. Since Raymond liked chemistry so well, 1 see that he has finally finished college and is a great chemistry teacher. Be careful there Hazel with that needle! Hazel has finished her training at Carolina Hospital in Wilson, and is now a great nurse. She is carrying on her fine work while she is still waiting for Linwood Earl to return from the Air Force. Click! Click! Click! Jo Ann Jones is typing away. She has finished her studying at W. C. and is now a secretary for a private business firm. Jo Ann is still as quiet as she was in her high school days. Well, I see R. A. is still at home working. He is plowing a fifty-acre field. Yes, R, A. is a very prosperous farmer. Woop! Junior, don ' t be too rough with those boys. They could not help losing the game. All of Junior ' s boys think he is a good basketball coach until they lose a game. All can ' t win. 1 see Hilda Gurley is clerking in McLellans. She is still flirting with all the good looking boys, as she did back at dear old Nahunta High. I see that Elizabeth Pike has finished her beauty course and is now working in her own little beauty shop. Elizabeth still has her friendly disposition that she had in high school. Since David Harper was such a good FFA worker during high school, 1 see that he is still follow¬ ing the modern method of farming and of hog raising. 1 see Joyce Strickland in her modern all-electric kitchen cooking supper, while John Flowers, her husband, holds the baby and waits impatiently. I see Linwood Howell walking into a jewelry store. Gee! What ' s that he is buying? It ' s a diamond ring for his future wife. Linwood has finally grown out of his bashfulness. Who is that coming down the road in a 52 Ford? It ' s Marjorie Sasser. She finally got her faith¬ ful Walter to come back to her. Harold Richardson is staying at home right on. Harold is waiting for Carol to finish school, with the hopes that Carol will marry him as soon as she graduates. I see Emmette and his loving wife, Gaynell, going down the street in Washington. Yes, Emmette is leading two small children. In a studio, a great radio announcer, John Edgerton, tells all the listeners about the latest tunes. He is now dedicating a song to his wife, Ernestine, and John, Jr,, while she is keeping house. The title of the song is ' So Used To Loving You ' . Well, I see Otis has become a great farmer. Otis entertains himself by singing ' Salty Dog Blues ' as he did the Senior Class when we went to Washington. Crawford Sasser has finally decided to be a bachelor. The girls still like to flirt with him, but he thinks he is better off single. As we, the Seniors of 1953, look into the future, we see a happy young couple going down to the License Bureau. Who could it be? Oh, it ' s Velma Rose and she is pulling Brooks by the arm. Brooks is fresh out of the army, and Velma Rose has waited patiently for her beloved. Velma Rose Barnes Prophet