North Carolina School for the Deaf - Clock Tower Yearbook (Morganton, NC)

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Class Will Joan Robbins and Avis Freeman We, the Senior Class of 1954, being of sound mind and body, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. Befove leaving our beloved school we wish to bequeath our most cherished possessions to our dear schoolmates and faculty. These gifts are bestowed upon the recipients without malice, without coercion and with the love and affection of the donors. To our superintendent, principal, faculty and staff, we leave our appreciation and gratitude for all you have done for us during the years we have spent here. To the tenth grade, we leave our c’ass-room and well-worn books. These they shall care for and keep in good order and pass on to future classes. Hartsell Arrington leaves to Charles Pless his love of. taking naps anywhere and at all times. To Gary Greenwood, Cecil Crowder leaves his love of teasing the girls. O’Neal Dabbs bequeaths his habit of laugh- ing to Howard Carpenter. Fred English leaves to Gene Smith his fond- ness of fancy cars. Avis Freeman leaves her skill of house keep- ing and sewing to Sally Brown. To Vernon Hardison, Billy Heath leaves his ability for drinking milk shakes. Everette Helms leaves his private race auto to Eugene Hensley. Mary Ellen Johnson wills to Nancy Bulla her love of eating ice cream. To Terry Dillon, Vilas Johnson leaves his interest in talking about world affairs. Rosalyn Lee leaves her skill in sports to Edna Richardson. Richard Leonard leaves his clowning and telling jokes to his brother, David Leonard. Everette McAlister leaves to Roy Yokeley his love of arguing about sports. To Ann Weaver, Geraldine McLain leaves her basketball skill. James Morrow leaves his neat ways to Morris West. Clyde Morton leaves his interest in scouting to Tommy Lindsey. To Robert DeVenny, Jack Phillips leaves his job of washing dishes at Goodwin Hall. Charles Puett leaves his habit of being late to class to Ted McBride. Lowell Riddle leaves his love of hunting and fishing to Billy Williams. To Joan Allen, Peggy Riddle bequeaths her skill in skating. Joan Robbins hands down to Barbara Phil- lips her love of clothes. To Donald Core, Charles Sentelle leaves his tendency to argue about cars. Donald Senter leaves his weakness for loud and fancy clothes to Edward Miller. To Dona!d Hill, Tommy Smith leaves his red hair. Wiley Smith leaves his quiet ways to Bobby Taylor. Roy Walser leaves his fountain pen and stationary to Brownie Stamey. Sterling White leaves his mischievous ways to James Moose. These bequests are our most precious pos- sessions. We leave them with you and hope that you can get rid of them in due time.

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ing what they had planned long before. The next morning I called a taxi to take me to their shop. Everette did not know me and I did not tell him who I was, but pretended I wanted to see the shop. He took me to where Fred was running an atomic press. Fred was very polite but he had no idea who I was. Wiley Smith was operating the linotype machine. He re- cognized me immediately and Everette and Fred were really surprised to see me. They told me that Wiley held the record as the best linotype operator in the United States. They insisted I go with them to see a basketball game. We reached the gym just as the game started. One player was very speedy and tricky. I realized it was Geraldine McLain who ranked as one of the best players. After the game we all had dinner together. The next morning I left early for Hollywood as I wanted to eat breakiast there. I saw a very attractive cafe and went in. The owner greeted me by name and asked me if I did not know him. I had to admit I did not. It was Charles Puett. He weighed nearly three hun- dred pounds. While I was eating two beautiful girls came into the cafe. They were so familiar looking I felt I should know them. Then I realized they must be Joan Robbins’ daughters. I asked Charles if they were and he said they were and introduced me. The girls told me that their mother was making a picture for M.G.M. and invited me to come to see her but I did not have time. I climbed into my flying cup and got to San Francisco in a few minutes. As I was feeling sleepy I decided to go to a motel and get a room. I came down in front of a very pretty one. The clerk and owner was none other than James Morrow. He gave me a nice room and told me that Richard Leonard lived not far from there. He promised to take me to see him after I rested. James had five fancy cars in his garage and took at least ten minutes trying to make up his mind which to drive. At last we took off in a bright yellow convertible. I saw a large sign which said Leonard’s Elixir. James told me that was Richard’s product. We got to his factory and went into the office Richard was fast asleep with his feet on the desk. We woke him up as I was anxious to talk to him. He told me that he was getting rich selling this elixir. We went over the plant and I tasted the medicine. It was a pretty red color and tasted very good. I asked Richard what it was for and he said it would cure anything. The next morning I drove north of San Francisco to see Avis Freeman. She had a cannery where she canned fried onions. I was not surprised to learn about her cannery as she had always liked onions so well when she was at. N.C.S.D. That afternoon I went te see the Rams and Indians play football. The ticket seller looked familiar and I realized it was Everette Helms. He told me that he had come to California soon after he graduated from N.C.S.D. I saw that number 65 was a good player so looked him up in the program book. I discovered it was Hartsell Arrington. I was eager to see him but the manager would not let me as he always rested after a game. I was disappointed not to tell him how proud I was of his success. Everette told me that O’Neal Dabbs had a large dairy not far from the city so I took a taxi out to see him. His dairy was very modern looking. O’Neal was delighted to see me and showed me all over the plant. It was al! run by atomic power. It was clean and quiet as the machinery made no noise. O'Neal had made a lot of money and told me that he was a big shot. Leaving San Francisco I had planned to go to Seattle, Washington but as I took off I had bad luck. The compass became mixed-up and I flew east with the speed of light and landed in Washington, D. C. I went to a very ex- clusive hotel for dinner and there saw our President, Mr. Xgypltmi, dining with a dark- haired man. I asked a waitress who the man was and she told me it was Roy Walser, the famous author of m any political science books. As they passed me on their way out Roy did not recognize me and I did not dare speak to him. I went to a show later that evening and as I was coming out I saw two familiar looking faces. They belonged to Charles Sentelle and Jack Phillips. They told me that they had a very successful business manufacturing auto parts. They asked me if I had seen Peggy Riddle. She lived in Washington so they gave me her address. The next morning I went to visit Peggy. Imagine my surprise when I saw her. She was very thin. She told me that she had married a man who ran a health center for reducing fat people. He had many famous people as his customers. She followed his diet and exercises so she never gained an ounce After leaving Peggy’s I bought a newspaper. I saw where the famous astronomer, who had discovered a new planet called the Smithite, was visiting in Washington. I was very much excited when I realized it was Tommy Smith better know to us as “Red”. Strolling through the shopping center I saw a sien, “Crowder’s Dummy Company’. I went in to see if it could be my old classmate. Cecil. He was glad to see me and told me that he sold dummies to all the leading stores. After bidding Cecil good bye I went back to the hotel to pack my bag to leave for home. I thought of the friends I had seen and of their success. It made me happy to know that they were doing what they enjoyed. If only my flying cup would make it home, I would be sat- isfied that I, too, had become as great a success as my classmates.

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