Newton Conover High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Newton, NC)

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT lfVe, the Senior Class of '48, having come to the close of our high school days, are reluctant to leave without first knowing that our possessions and talents are well taken care of, therefore, we do publish and declare that this is our last will and testament: To the Juniors we leave our senior privileges, our annual, our store, our play and all other problems of Seniors. To the Sophomorcs we leave our dignified ways. To the Freshmen we leave our promptness. To the School Board, Superintendent, Principal, and members of the Faculty, we do hereby express our thanks and appreciation for the help they have given us during our days at N. C. H. S. To the individuals and to lower classmates we leave our personal talents as follows: I, Dib Yancey, do will and bequeath my conceit and athletic ability to whoever is fortunate enough to have them I, Peggy Herman, do hereby will and bequeath my big mouth and love for friendship to Lorene Setzer. I, Lowren Furr, do hereby will and bequeath to Miss Shivers my worn-out English book. I, Nellie Eckard, do hereby will my love for Jz1ck's to Margie Nell Simmons. I, Nancy XVorkman, do hereby will my back budgets in typing to whoever can make them up. I, Rachel Allen, do will and bequeath my black hair and blue eyes to Mary Nell Cline. I, Barbara Bolick, do will my love for YVinston-Salem to Janice Brady. I, VVillian1 Carris, do will my position on the basketball team to Leonard Butler. I, Billy Butler, do hereby will to J. C. Yancey my position on the basketball team. I, Frances Link, do hereby will and bequeath to Pauline Poovey 1ny silly giggle. I, Richard Alexander, do will my ability to make zeros in algebra to some unlucky person. Hle. Johnnie Dellinger and Moe Fox, do will and bequeath our ability to whisker the girls to whoever is man enough to grow a beard. l I. Fredrick Setzer, do hereby will to Hub Huffman my speed in typing. I, Nelma Smith, do hereby will and bequeath my seat in home room one to Betty lllisenheiiner. I, Dora Jean Melchor, do hereby will my love to laugh to Martha Nell Kaylor. I, Dot Jones, do hereby will my love for Maiden to Loren Teague. I, Betty Dean Stinson, do will my long hair to Priscilla Thornburg. I, Theda Hollar, do will to Susan Stearns my love for tall boys. I, Nellie Buckner, do hereby will my love for Atlanta, Georgia. to Sally Drum. I, Wladine Martin, do will my love for brown hair to Phyllis Saunders and Joan Seagle. I, Rudolph McRee, do will and bequeath to VValter Holland my love for English. I, Sidney Cline, do will my love for majorettes to Harry Vllarlick. I, NVillard YVorkman, do will my big feet to one of the Sigmon boys. I, Jolm Long Herman, do will and bequeath my blond hair to Dick Hewitt. I, Eddie Simmons, do will and bequeath my position as Drum Major to anyone who is unfortunate enough to get it. I, Imogene Rockett, do will and bequeath my red sweater to Peggy I-lawn. I, Glenn McKinnis, do will my love to try to do English to Joe Hahn. I, Gerald Abernethy, do will my muscles to Fred Biggers. I, Elizabeth Benfield, will my love for blond sailors to Betty Benfield. I, Nethelee Vllilliams, do will and bequeath to Janice Brady my position as the biggest flirt in the senior class. I, Charles Epps, will my athletic ability to Sammy Rowe and Harry Vlfarlick, whom I have tried to teach for many years. CDon't let me down.j I, Sue Betty MeCarter, do hereby will and bequeath to Susan Stearns my position as chief ticket girl. I, Jimmy Bolick. do will to O. C. Isenhour my love for English. I. Mary Lee Smyre. do hereby will my love for seniors to XV. T. Lemon. I, Dot Setzer, do will to Betty Bostian my seat in typing class. I, Joe Epps, do will to Harry YfVarlick my love for teachers, brownettes and my conceit. I, Betty Lackey, do will my ability to move around quickly to lllillie Hewitt and lllr. Rhyne. I, Sam Kincaid, do will my sarcasm to Virginia Herman, who will put it to good use. I, Marcus Rowe, do will my ability to tell falsehoods to Patricia Coley. I, Dixie Spencer, do hereby will my love for going steady to Mary Ann Killian. I, Catherine Setzer, do will and bequeath to Margaret Reitzel my love for the Navy. I, Yvonne lX'Iartin, do will my fickle ways to Carolyn hlitchem. I, Charles Lofland, do will my basketball ability to Joe Furr. I, Clyde Fortenbury, do will my cue stick at Sid's to Mont Little. I, Doris VVilson, do will my love for math to Ralph VVilkinson. I, Fred Patterson, do will my love for English to VValter Holland. I, Bill Gilbert, do will my ability to learn English to Eddie Ray Sigmon. I, Dorothy Cline ClVlrs. Hampton SchellD do will my love for Conover to Choo-Choo Simmons. I, Eunice Loftin, do will and bequeath my home room jokes to Bobby Rockett, in hopes he will pass them on. I, Doris Jean Hewitt, do will and bequeath to my brother. VVally, my love for Balls Creek. Signed, sealed, and declared by the Senior Class to be its last will and testament, in the presence of us. the undersigned, who, at its request, do suscribe our names as witnesses thereto: DOROTHY CLINE, Tvstator VVITNESSESI RACHEL ALLEN, Cvmr. YANCEY, Drxrz SPENCER Page Twenty

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SENIOR CLASS PLAY Agatha Madden Maimie Collins Letty bladden . Adolph Madden Julia Madden . Sara Arnold . . . Jenny Powell . . Rita Norris . . . Jerome Judson Dr. Reynolds . .. Cora Kent ..... Steve Harmam Michael O'Neil MISS SHIVERS DOCTORS ORDERS FRIDAY, lXlARCH l9'l'II,, 1948-8:00 P.M. CAST OF CHARACTERS . . . .IMOGENE ROCKETT . . . . . .FRANCES LINK . .EUNICE LOFTIN .......,..JOEEPPS . . . .NELLIE ECKARD . .THEDA HOLLER . .PEGGY HERMAN . . . .SUE BETTY MCCARTER . . .EDDIE SIIVINIONS . . . . . .SIDNEY CLINE PRODUCTION STAFF DOROTHY JONES, BETTY DEANE STINSON, YVONNE lXlARTIN .... SAM KINCAID AND JOHN LONG HERBIAN ..................... BETTY LACKEY AND NANCX' WORKBIAN .... . . . CLASS SONG TUNE: lt's Only Make Believe W7l1e1I weire gone from you, dear Newton Ili, XfVe will make believe were still with you. . . . .RACHEL ALLEN .JOHNNY DELLINGER , . . .lvlARCUS ROWE ........Directo1' . . . . . . . .prowzpters . . .Stnge Mmmgers .lllalce-11 p Assistants VVe'll remember the things that we used to do, A Then we'll sigh, maybe cry, for love of you. As the years go by well dream with joy, As we walk along the road of life. And we'll make believe that were still with you, We can proudly say, We love you. SAM KINCAID AND BILLY Fox Page Nineteen

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY Mr. Havnaer and I have just completed a wonderful new invention. We have been working on it for six months. We call it the SM and YH. It enables us to gaze years into the future. lust for fun, l'm going to look into the device and see what the seniors of 1947 and 1948 will be doing in several years. First, I see Iimmy Bolick, Gerald Abernathy and Richard Alexander, civil engineers, working in New York. The former Misses Dorothy Jones, Betty Deane Stinson and Doris Wilson have entered the holy bonds of matrimony and are very happy housewives. Billy Fox is making a world wide campaign for the March of Dimes. Johnny Dellinger is his capable campaign manager. Yvonne Martin and Nellie Buckner are nurses at the Charlotte Memorial Hospital. Clyde Fortenbury is still working in the Dixie Home Store. Incidentally, he is manager now and Sidney Cline is assistant manager. Theda Hollar and Betty Lackey have a musical radio program. If you happen to be at home on Wednesday evening at 8:30, listen in. Nancy Workman and Nelma Smith are famous secretaries in Chicago. Joe and Charles Epps are attending Duke University and are planning exciting careers. Nethelee Williams and Dora lean Melchor are Powers' Models in New York City. Billy Butler now has a Portrait Studio of his own. If anyone is interested in having his picture taken, please notify Glenn Mcliinnis, his advertising agent. Peggy Herman is a private secretary. She is engaged to marry her boss in lune. The world famous author, Eddie Simmons, is writing another novel entitled Torzzorrow is Forever. llis private secretary is Imogene Rockett. Willard Workman and Rudolph McRee are teaching school in California. Sam Kincaid and Charles Lofland own a Soda Shop in Conover. Ed Garris and Bill Gilbert are their soda jerks. Frances Link, Eunice Loftin and Dixie Spencer are newspaper reporters for The Clzrorziclef' This paper is owned by Marcus Rowe and Cyril Yancey. Doris Jean Hewitt, Nellie Eckard, and Wadine Martin are planning lifelong careers. Each one is planning to be married in the summer. Frederick Setzer and lohn Long Herman are joint owners in a clothing store for men. Men, if you need a new suit or hat, don't hesitate to call the Setzer-Herman Clothing Store in Newton. ,Barbara Bolick and Mary Lee Smyre are models in California. Rachel Allen and Catherine Setzer are Bookkeepers in Denver, Colorado. They are making successes of their careers too. Elizabeth Benfield and Dot Setzer have recently become brides. They are living in Charlotte now. Fred Patterson is studying to be a surgeon at Wake Forest. He expects to graduate next year. lust before I saw my future, Mr. Havnaer broke the SM and YH by trying to add another gadget to it. Oh, well, it is said that things don't always work out the way you plan them. Maybe we will have better luck next time. Page Twenty-one