Nitro High School - Nitronian Yearbook (Nitro, WV)

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placed the man who replaced the man who re- placed General MacArthur. I, GARY RAGLE, leave my car-load of girls to George Hendricks. I, NEALE SANDS, will my honor of being chosen the best actor to Charles White. I, GWENETH SHAHAN, will my quiet ways to Fanny Harper Boggess. I. JANE SHAMBLIN, bequeath my blonde hair to Diane Tyson. I, HELENA SIMMONS, leave my sister Berneice to carry on the family fame. I, RICHARD SLATER, leave my dancing ability to Sonny Coe. (Richard just left to take Gene Kelly’s place in the new movie “A Long Dance On A Short Pier,” or “The Wet Waltz.”) I, RICHARD SNYDER, wish the teachers a restful end to their careers. I, ROBERT SPEAS, bequeath my car, that is guar- anteed not to stick, stop, or even start for that matter, to Junior Higginbotham. I, CAROLE STUTLER GILL, left when Santa Claus came. I, DON STEELE, bequeath two well-worn pieces of sheet music entitled “Home Sweet Home” and “Rock-A-Bye Baby” to Mrs. Shipley. I, ROBERT TAYLOR, leave school to fly to Holly- wood to take the place of the old Bob Taylor. Says me, “with my good looks, I’m a natural.” I, CAROLE TRAINER, leave behind a lot of sweet friends who (we know) will miss her. I, STEVE TYSON, will my ability to make furniture to Ronald McCann. I, CHARLES LESHON, bequeath my brain that I used in Miss Hart’s history class to George Hayes. I, PATRICIA LYONS, leave my sister to carry on the family name. I, PATRICIA MARTIN, leave my brother Dickie to Jackie Morgan. I, MARY JO McDANIEL, leave my seat in the movie to anyone who finds it. I, EULAH McLAUGHLIN, will my tiny structure to Charles Kinder. I, MARIE McLAUGHLIN, will my ability to get along with red heads to Ruth Ann Cochran. I, DONNA MEADOWS, will my love for Tyler Moun- tain to Donna Ogburn. I, AGATHA MICHAEL, just leave school, the “Wild- cat Den,” for Doc and the “Wolfe Den.” I, SUE MILLER, bequeath my honor of being chosen as the prettiest girl to Carol Cooke. 1, VIRGINIA KING, leave my love for a Westfall to Helen Turner. I, DORA MONTGOMERY, will my love for sports to Shirley Grover. I, SUE MURROCK, will my love for a basketball player to Marion Cooley. I, BETSY MORGAN, (who is quite a pill) bequeath my love for medicine (to Fred) and my ability to tell a tall tale with a straight face to Paddy Sue Carder. I, JIMMIE MORRIS, am leaving to attend a corre- spondence school on “How To Win and Influence Teachers.” I, JOHNNY MORRIS, bequeath the love that the Dod- rill girls have for me to my brother Tommy. I, BOB MURPHY, leave my job at the Army and Navy Store to anyone who wants it. I, BARBARA NICHOLS HUDSON, leave school prom ising Coach Underwood his future football stars. I, WADE NULL, leave school with no regrets. I, CAROL OW'SLEY, will my black hair to Carol Drake. I, LEWIS PARSONS, just leave school. I’ve just been donating my time. I, KENNETH TURNER, leave my ability to get away with sleeping in Miss Hart’s history class to John McClanahan. I, SONNY WALLACE, leave my slick, smooth and suave ways to anyone who wants to be a lady killer. I, KENNETH WEST, leave my position of going steady to Dave Collins. I, DONALD WESTFALL, will four years of hard (?) work to the ninth graders who expect to gradu- ate in 1957. I, JAMES WESTFALL, leave my parking place to Richard Nichols. I, RAYMOND WESTFALL, bequeath my place on DOP to any DOPe who wants it. I, DOTTIE WHITFD, bequeath my alluring dimples to Sonny Kelly. I was going to leave them to my sister Nina but she doesn’t need them. I, LEE WYANT, leave Jean Ott but to no boys. I, JANET WATSON, will my pep and vitality to Pau- lina Montgomery. I, PHYLLIS WRIGHT, bequeath my good voice (which she tried to keep hidden) to Eva Conaway. I, LILLIAN JOHNSON, leave to continue my happy married life. And, we, all the SENIORS at good ole Nitro High School do hereby leave our mark upon the town by way of the water tank on 21st Street Hill. We, the seniors do hereby appoint Edward Pierce, our adviser, to be the executor of this, our last will and testament and request that no bond be required of him in fulfilling the obligations as such. We, the compilers of this will, being of sound mind do this 27 day of May, 1952, declare this to be the last will and testament of the senior class and as such have affixed our true signatures to this document. MARILYN DENT FRANCES HOKE BETTYE GAYLOR DONNA MEADOWS DOTTIE WHITED SUE MURROCK IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereto witnesseth my name and affixed my seal this 27th day of May, CLARENCE LEE WATT Notary Public in and for Kanawha County My commission expires October 25, 1961. Signed, sealed, published and declared as and for the last will and testament of the above named testators on the foregoing sheet of paper, at their request and in the presence of each other we have hereto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses. 'ER F. SNYDER DORIS R. BOWERS 23

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a STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA COUNTY OF KANAWHA TO-WIT: and their properties, real and personal, of the high school of Nitro, county of Kanawha, and state of West Virginia, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking any will or wills heretofore made by me. I, KENNETH ASBURY, bequeath my hair-do to Frankie Cochran. I, NELLIE BAILEY, will to the mixed chorus my soprano voice. I, HELEN BALDRIDGE, leave my bashful ways to Jackie Morgan. I, FAYE BASHAM, bequeath my ability to be so well liked to my brother Bill. I, RONALD BASS, will my studious (?) ways to any- one who would like to make straight A’s. I, JESSIE LOU BLAKE, bequeath my Head Majorette honors to Patty Walker. I, WANDA BOGGESS GIBEAUT, leave all of my perfect typing papers to poor Dave Childers who has such a hard time! I, JAMES BONNETT, bequeath my deep profound thoughts and large vocabulary to Jimmy Fowler. I, JOHN CALDWELL, leave all the weight I carry around school to Bill Nease—and I don’t mean pounds. I, GARDNER CAMPBELL, will my sweet and flirty ways to Dickie Martin. I, JOE CASTO, leave my persuasive ways with Miss Richardson to Jimmy Swain. I, LEONARD CASTO, bequeath my handsome self to anyone who needs good looks. I, DONNA COOKE, will my one wish, to take short- hand at 130 words a minute accurately, to all the ’52-’53 shorthand students. I, CHARLES COOLEY, bequeath my “come and get me look” and “sox appeal” to Harold White. I, MILLARD COOK , leave my little blonde “Angell” in the care of Mr. Stover. Exclaimed Mr. Stover, “I always did like blondes.” I, EARL COMSTOCK, leave the rolls of money I carry around in my inside pocket to Dickie Mar- tin and Doug Campbell, who are always bumming. I, CLIFTON CRINER, will my cute “shy”, smile to Bob Lee. I, SAMMY CRIST, will my passion for all the gals at NHS to John Martin who will gladly take it. I, WTLLIAM DENT, will my cute ways, personality, football, basketball, driving, and any other ability that I possess that he wants to Bob Pullins. I, MARILYN DENT, bequeath my love for football players to Carol Cooke. I, ARLIE DOLIN, will my ability to ride to school each day to Bob Rucker, who has such a long, tiring walk. I, SHIRLEY DOLIN, bequeath my honor of being chosen the best dancer girl to Wanda O’Dell. I, DARRELL DONALSON, bequeath my ability to go to “The Corner” for candy between classes to “Duck” Smith—who just loves to eat! We don’t know if KEITH ESTEP is leaving or not. He is locked in Miss Daher’s room and she will not surrender the key. I, MARY FERRELL, gladly will my brother David to Jackie Whittington. I, ROBERT FINCH, leave my empty seat in the music class to Mary Lois Angell, when she grows up. I, BETTYE GAYLOR. bequeath a smooth road ahead to all. (Use Ready Mix, of course.) I, VERDELLA GIBSON, will my job at “The Corner” to Shirley Cottrill. I, CLIFFORD GODBEY. leave my height to Bobby Hornish. I, CAROLYN HAYES, leave my job at McDonald’s Grocery, long enough to graduate. I, BILL CRINER. bequeath my “way” with the girls to anyone who doesn’t have one. I, TALMA LEMON, leave my quiet voice to Hazel Casto. I, HELEN HAYES, bequeath my Florida correspond- ent to anyone who wants him. I, PATRICIA HILL, bequeath my motto, “Love One Man Till I Die” to Mary Ann Arbuckle. I, PAUL HILL, leave my simple name to Rosemary Zitzelburger. I, JAMES HINES, will my slow graceful (?) strut to Barbara McDaniel. I, ANN HOFFMAN, leave my very-very innocent ways to Shirley Miller. I, FRANCES HOKE, bequeath my ability to just make it to school in the morning to my sister Mitzie. I, RUTH ANNA HONAKER. will Miss Hart a rockin’ chair so she can rock all her troubles and cares away. I, DONALD HUDNALL, leave the State Police my am bition to get there first. I, DANA JOHNSTON, bequeath my ability to do the “Hotchi Kotchi” to Sammy Fauver. I, THERESA KARNES, leave my baritone to the sinks in the NHS chem. lab. I, MARGARET KENWORTHY, leave part of a box of Kleenex and a jar of cold cre3m to the next play cast that comes along. I, LONNIE KILGORE, bequeath the pleasure of being awakened in class by Miss Woodson’s question, “What would you like for breakfast?” to Vance Willard. I, JOHNNY KING, will my friendly ways to Leonard Hill. I, JERRY LAMB, will my job in the kitchen to Bob Sizemore. I, DELORES LANHAM, bequeath my love for a bas- ketball player to Virginia Rae Ellis. I, WAYNE LANHAM, will my spot on the patrol to my brothers Jarrold and Doyle. I, RICHARD LANHAM. don’t leave anything. I didn’t feel as though I had anything to spare. I, BILL PAULINE, leave my collection of girl friends to Bill Trout. I, MAXINE PAYNE, leave school to follow my motto “Go West, Young Girl, Go West.” I, JIM PERKS, bequeath my motto “Let me endeavor to live so that when I die even Fred Cooke will be sorry,” to Sam Lee. I, GEORGE PERSINGER, will my quiet bashful ways to Jimmy Ingram. I, MARY RUTH POWELL, leave my short legs to Danny Brick. I, KEITH PRIDDY, leave to replace the man who re- 22

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Best Actress Margaret Kenworthy Best Sport, Athletic Mary Jo McDaniel emor Mischievous Witty, Red Comstock Mischievous, Life of Party, Richard Snyder Dancing, Witty Shirley Dolin Athletic, Neat, Success ful Keith Estep Pretty Agatha Michael Pretty, Sue Miller Handsome, Neat, Mannerly, Personality Charles Cooley Best Actor tudious, Bashful Sammy Crist Neale Sands Studious Theresa Karnes