Northampton County High School - Lighthouse Yearbook (Machipongo, VA)

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Dear Diary Continued Miss Frances Thompson recently won the title of the “Most Lady-like” in all Arizona. Miss Thompson is the only woman in Pheonix who doesn’t wear a gun belt. Misses Barbara Spruiel, Marie Townsend, and Maryetta Weeks have opened their new Eat Chere Restaurant in Iowa. They have working for them Misses Louvenia Harmon, Dorothy Sample, Susie Brisco and Carlethia Ashby as waitresses. Miss Callie Spady was recently crowned “Miss Ohio.” The odd thing is Miss Spady has been living in Kentucky for the past five years and has never visited the state of Ohio. In Pennsylvania Messrs. Otis Sample, William Felton, Ennis Thomas, and Rudolph Ames were a bit confused. They couldn’t remember whether they were attending Penn State or State Pen. Misses Elizabeth James, Bertie Crawford, and Thelma Talley have graduated from Dover State College at last, but they said that ten years in college “warn’t so bad when us received all A’s.” Messrs. Cassel Davis, Avon Brickhouse, Willie Upshur and Roosevelt Satchell have done much to help the farmer. They have found a fertilizer that not only makes the plants grow faster, but with the aid of this fertilizer the crops harvest themselves. Mr. Rudolph Moses is now manager of the NEBRASKA GLOBETROTTERS BASKET¬ BALL Team. Members of this famous team are Messrs, James A. Sample, George Custis, James Satchell, Cecil Joynes, Alvin Wilson and Emmitt Stines. Mr. Rogers Jones has opened a dancing school in Minnesota with Miss Dorothy Bur¬ gess as his assistant. Misses Etta Ames and Dorothy Fisher have a beauty salon in West Virginia, but it seems that the two young ladies are sort of confused with the word saloon. Now all their customers are doomed drunkers. Misses Gloria and Sally Collins and Mr. Clifton Collins are known as the big C’s at the Princeton University in New Jersey. All three of them are champion wrestlers. Messrs. William White, Alvin Moses, and Clarence Reid, are now guests at the “Lazy Ole” Sons Lodge in Michigan. We were deeply impressed when we found employed at Maryland State Co llege, Mr. Jesse Poulson, Physical Education teacher, and Mr, Samuel Cypress, language arts teacher. In Illinois Miss Ruth Simpkins has finally achieved her goal in life. She has married a wealthy young man and now she no longer has to work. Oh, Miss Simpkins, how 1 envy you ! Miss Simpkins likqs work but she can’t get up early enough in the morning to keep her jobs. So, you see. Dear Diary, we’ve had an interesting trip, and to the graduates of 1956 we say “Hats off.” Now its time for me to turn in for. I’ve worked so hard today as secretary of the Old Maid’s Club here at home in Virginia. Goodnight diary. Gardenia

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June 3, 1966 Dear Diary, We’ve just completed a tour of the country, and may I say, boy what a trip ! We were invited to visit person to person with the graduates of 1956. Our first stop was Madison Square Garden. Imagine our suprise when we saw the main feature for the night, LADY WRESTLING, Talley vs Spady. We found that the Misses Ruth Talley and Vivian Spady have finally solved their problem of which of them is the best basketball player. They’ve become women wrestlers; now they can fight it out, lady¬ like . The owner of the fabulous Ladies Dress Shop on Fifth Avenue of New York, Miss Helen Harmon, presented a fashion show for our entertainment. Her models were Misses Gretchen Smith, Rheba Francis, Juanita Brickhouse, and Mary Custis. We went to Chicago for our next stop. There in the Y. M. C. A. we were permitted to see Charlie “Punchie” Upshur training for his fifteen round title fight that night. His opponent, Harold “Knock-out” Drummond. In Helena, Washington, we visited the home of the multimillionaires, Mr, and Mrs. Ora Spady. Mrs. Spady is the former Miss Shirley Gray. Mr. Spady has a very pros¬ perous job working in the sewers. He has replaced Art Carney. Next we stopped in “Sunny California” where we went to the See It Now Theater, owned by Miss Dorothy Mapp. The main feature was the strange married life of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beckett. Mrs. Beckett is the former Miss Margaretta Bailey. The reason the picture is so strange is that the Becketts’ have been married for twenty years and the only words Mrs, Beckett has said to her husband are “aw shut up.” Mr. Charles Harmon reached the height of success in Tennessee this year when he unveiled his new painting, THE HORRIBLE MISTAKE. For Mr. Harmon it was a horrible mistake. Because of his nervous condition he unveiled a picture of his mother-in-law. In Mississippi our attention was attracted to the Town Hall where Mr. John Staten was being presented the key to the Town for being an outstanding quarterback on the All American Football Team. Mr. Staten is now residing in Mississippi. In Texas we were met by a hearty “howdy” from Mr. Thomas Savage. Mr, Savage was sure that he had struck oil in his backyard until later he found he had struck an oil pipe that led to Standard Oil Company. Mr, Otha Turner better known as America’s Best Loved Playboy is residing in Nevada. He feels that he has a better chance in wide open spaces. In Washington, D. C., Mr. Theodore Harris was at a Washington Hotel preparing to go on a goodwill tour to Russia. He was being sent by the president. His outstanding qualification over fifty other possibilities was his winning smile. Mr. Eyvind Harris, the great horse lover, was presented a challenge by Miss Barbara Rogers. The challenge was that either Mr. Harris devote all his time to Miss Rogers or the horses. Results--Mr. Harris is residing on his ranch in New Mexico raising race horses. Miss Eva Goodwyn made her musical debut in Louisiana last week after studying for twelve years in the finest school of classical music in Louisiana. Miss Goodwyn’s specialty was “Sixteen Tons.” On our arrival in Alabama we were met by Misses Annie Jackson and Emma Downing, owners of the “Hold Your Man” Women’s School. When asked why they owned such a school they replied, “Oh we ain’t so dumb.”

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SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the members of the Senior Class of 1946, do hereby publicize our last will and testament. Whereas our heirs are numerous and antagonistic towards each other, and whereas we would not be able to rest easy in our graves if civil war were being carried on in our absence, we are itemizing each article of our estate that is to be given away. We do this for the expressed purpose of eliminating any ill will, disputes, or libel and slander suits after our demise. To our dear Aim Mater who has been our beacon light and has stuck with us through bad days as well as good ones, we solemly leave our loyalty and unwavering determination to succeed so that the banner will forever wave for Northampton County High. To our Principal and Faculty, who through our years have inspired us to al¬ ways do our best, we leave our sincere appreciation and many thanks. To our sincere, understanding parents who have striven to their utmost ability to make this portion of our career possible, we say, “It is our determination to do as much for you as you have done for us, and to make you proud of us in the near future.” To all classes we leave loyalty, determination, and our cooperative spirit, hoping that they will thereby be successful in all their worthwhile efforts. We also severally make the following bequests as a part of this will: Etta Ames wills her beautiful smiles and lady-like manners to Ruth Spady. Rudolph Ames wills his ability to play the saxophone to Alice Harmon. Carlethia Ashby wills some of her height to Alice Jane White. Margaretta Bailey wills her lady-like manners and ability to Odessa Mitchell. Charles Beckett wills his ability to play basketball to Frank Holland. Avon Brickhouse wills his neatness to Burley Andrews. Susie Brisco wills her small feet to Lydia Spady, Dorothy Burgess wills her lady-like behavior to Ruth Johnson. Clifton Collins wills his broad shoulders to Calvin Sample, Gloria Collins wills her height to Mary Helen Scarborough. Sallie Collins wills her pleasant personality to Gloria Wilson. James Cox wills his vocal ability to Winston Church. Bertie Crawford wills her ability to make friends and keep them to Dorothy Roane. George Custis wills his football suit to Robert Harper. Mary Custis wills her slim figure to Nellie Scarborough. Samuel Cypress wills his calmness and dignity to Roosevelt Spady. Cassel Davis wills his smallness to Robert Lindsay. Emma Downing wills her quietness and nice personality to Delois Smith. Lillian Downing wills her height to Beulah Floyd. Harold Drum¬ mond wills his nice understandable language to Henderson Rowley. William Felton wills his neatness to Calvin Sample. Dorothy Fisher wills her lovely smile to Juanita Marshall. Rheba Francis wills her ponytail to Gladys Casen. Mary Giddens wills her quietness to Mildred Jordan. Eva Goodwyn wills her vocal ability to Gloria Wilson. Shirley Gray wills her hair style to Marline Heath. Charles Har¬ mon wills his cuteness to Rutherford Sample. Helen Harmon wills a few of her excess pounds to Eugene Spady. Louvenia Harmon wills her neat feet and shapely legs to Lou Ellen Cypress. Eyvind Harris wills his No. 10 football suit to Alvis Adair. Theodore Harris wills his ability to play end on the Football Team to Calvin Roan. Andrew Jackson wills his dignity to Cornelius Spady. Annie Jackson wills a few of her excess pounds to James Upshur. Rogers Jones wills his dancing ability to Alvis Adair. Cecil Joynes wills his ability to play football to Frank Holland. Dorothy Mapp wills some of her energy to Mattie Church. Alvin Moses wills his ability to run track to Horace Smith. Rudolph Moses wills his ability to play sports to Robert Lindsay. Gardenia Morris wills her smiles to Gladys Casen. Jesse Poulson wills his ability to keep quiet in class to Melvin Fox. Clarence Reid wills his lovable ways with the girls to Paul Sample. Barbara Rogers wills her ability to match colors to Gloria Wilson. Dorothy Sample wills her shapely legs to Maxine Smith. Mary Brown wills her height to Essie Hunt. Roosevelt Satchell wills his broad shoulders to James Jordan. Ruth Simpkins wills her small feet to Ethel Giddens. Gretchen Smith wills her ability to sing to Betty Harris. Callie Spady wills her ability to sing all to Ruth Johnson. Ora Spady wills some of his energy to Melvin Fox. Vivan Spady wills her athletic ability to Alice Jane White. Barbara Spruiel wills Otha Turner to Gloria Wilson. John Staten wills his ability to par¬ ticipate in sports to William Chapman. Emmitt Stines wills his ability to play foot¬ ball to James Benn. James A. Sample wills his ability to learn to Joseph Nottingham.