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

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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.

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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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James O, Sample wills his great arms to play baseball to Clarence Walker. Juanita Brickhouse wills her ability to run track to Alice Harmon, Thomas Savage wills his mustache to James Benn. Timothy Stratton wills his piano technique to Horace Smith. Ruth Talley wills her ability to make fast breaks in playing basketball to Phyllis Brooks. Thelma Talley wills her height to Johnny Rowley. Ennis Thomas wills his gentleman-like manner to Henderson Rowley, Charlie Upshur wills his ability to sing to Wardell Nottingham. Willie Upshur wills his ability to get and keep girls to Clarence Walker. Maryetta Weeks wills her nice personality to Hollis Savage. Shirley Williams wills her slim figure to Mildred Jordan. Alvin Wilson wills his mischievousness to Albert Satchell, Flourine Turner wills her small figure to Barbara Jones. William White wills his French pen to Clarence Walker. ALMA MATER Dear Old Northampton to thee we raise. Our humble voices to sing thy praise; You hope and wisdom did fire our youth. Blazing the pathway to light and truth. We’ll ever strive to bring thee fame. Honor and glory shall be our aim. We’ll e’er revere thee, we’ll e’er be true To Alma Mater till life is through.