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

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SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the members of the Senior Class of 1958, do hereby publicize our last will and testament. To our Principal and Faculty, we bequest an abundance of graditude for their patience, courage, and wisdom which has contributed to our present success and future hopes. To the underclassmen, we leave our loyalty, our determination, and our cooperative spirit, hoping that they will thereby be successful in all their worthwhile efforts. We do severally make the following bequests as a part of this will: Alvis Adair wills his ability to play football to James Jordan. Burley Andrews wills his ability to play basketball to Charlie Smith. Marva Ashby wills her neat waist line to Tessie Nottingham. Sylvia Bacote wills her musical ability to Gloria Wynder. Mildred Beckett wills her straight walk to Grade Harmon. Sincroe Beckett wills his quietness to Parker Satchell. James Benn wills his football suit to Earnest Satchell. Annie Church wills her figure to Joyce Harris. Willie Church wills her smallness to Alease Sample. Mattie Church wills James Jordan to Lena Giddens. Earnest Fenderson wills his beautiful eyes to Margaret Dixon. Beulah Floyd wills her small figure to Alease Sample. Melvin Fox wills his ability to play football to Freddie Giddens. Donald George wills his height to Richard Smaw. Ethel Giddens wills her ability to use make up to Tessie Nottingham. Carrie Gunter wills her small feet to Alease Sample. Charles Hallett wills his height to Irene Boyd. Alice Harmon wills her weight to Gracie Harmon. Betty Harris wills her shapely legs to Margaret Dixon. Frank Holland wills his height to Richard Lecato. Essie Hunt wills her winter clothes to Joyce Harris. Margaret Johnson wills her shapely figure to Irene Fisher. Barbara Jones wills her dignity to Frances Starchia. Mildred Jordan wills her singing ability to Mabel Simpkins. Robert Joyner wills his extra pounds to Jimmie Brown. Robert Lindsey wills his ability to play tackle to Aaron Townsend. Juanita Marshall wills her ability to make and keep friends to Doris Carey. John Morris wills his strong, straight legs to Calvin Sample. Neva Moses wills her neatness to Alease Sample. Joseph Nottingham wills his stylishness to Wilmer Francis. Dorothy Roane wills her athletic ability to Lena and Effie Giddens. Calvin Roane wills his mathematical brain to George Parker. Virginia Rogers wills her hair style to Mable Thomas. Henderson Rowley wills his athletic ability to Samuel Nottingham. Paul Sample wills his ability to play football to Winston Church. Rutherford Sample wills his skill on the dance floor to Carl Johnson. Raymond Savage wills his big feet to Joseph Dunton. Maxine Smith wills her hair style to Doris Carey. Eugene Spady wills her charming ways with boys to Wilhelmenia Smith. Lydia Spady wills her beautiful smile to Annie Kellam. Mary Scarborough wills her pleasant personality to Eunice Williams. Ruth Sp ady wills her dance steps to Irene Fisher. Carrie Thomas wills her pleasant personality to Nellie Scarborough. Margaret Trower wills her Soprano voice to Melba Foeman. Doris Upshur wills her soothing voice to Gracie Harmon. Clarence Walker wills his skillful use of words to Carl Johnson. Alice White wills her ability to play the clarinet to Winston Church. Gloria Wilson wills her graceful dancing to Gertrude Fisher. SENIOR CLASS PRAYER We thank Thee, Almighty ' God, for Thy help in bringing us thus far. We beg Thy continued blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers, and our country. “MEMBERS OF THE 1958 GRADUATING CLASS’

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y CARRIE DEAN THOMAS WEIRWOOD, VIRGINIA NICKNAME: CHERRY” AMBITION: REGISTERED NURSE PET SAYING: OH YEAH! PET SONG: YOU CAN MAKE IT IF YOU TRY HOBBY: DANCING EARNEST FENDERSON (Not Shown) BAYVIEW, VIRGINIA JAMES FENDERSON (Not Shown) BAYVIEW, VIRGINIA 4 SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In September 1953, we the class of 1958, entered Northampton County High School and marked the beginning of the Five Year Plan. We were also the first Eighth Grade Class to enter the new school. Our Principal, Mr. W. H. Smith, divided us into four sections: A, B, C, and D. Our Homeroom Teachers were Mrs. M. B. Collins, Miss D. M. Bell, Miss D. M. Turner, and Mrs. H. D. Upshur respectively. Under those teachers, we began our first year’s work with enthusiasm. We were represented in the Homecoming Festivities by Margaret Trower, Margaret Johnson, Gloria Wilson, and Juanita Marshall. Alice Harmon, Carrie Thomas, Beatrice Spady, and Mildred Jordan were our May Queen contestants. On September 1954, we became Freshmen. Our advisors were Mrs. H. D. Upshur (Freshman A), Mrs. M. B. Collins (Freshman B), and Mrs. E. D. McCuller (Freshman C). We were represented in the Homecoming Festivities by Marva Ashby, Freshman A; Dorothy Goffigon, Fre B; and Ruth Spady, Freshman C. Martha White, Juanita Marshall, and Florence Trader repress in the May Day Activities. In September 1955, we were sophisticated Sophomores. During this year our adv rs were Miss D. M. Turner, Sophomore A; Miss L. E. Upshur, Sophomore B; and Mr. John Cook, phomore C. Our representatives in the Homecoming Activities were Margaret Trower, Alice Harmon, and Gloria Wilson. Beulah Floyd and Carrie Thomas, and Dorothy Roane represented us in the May Day Activities. Since our class was next to the senior class, we gave the seniors a Prom which was very successful. On September 3, 1956, we entered school as Juniors and were divided into two sections under Mr. T. R. Vasser, Junior A; and Mrs. M. B. Poole, Junior B. Delois Smith, Junior A and Gloria Wilson, Junior B; represented us in the Homecoming Activities. Essie Hunt and Carrie Thomas were our May Queen Contestants. On September 3, 1957, we entered Northampton County High School as “Dignified Seniors” and our advisors were Mr. O. Kornegay, Jr., Senior A; and Mrs. M. B. Poole, Senior B. Upon reaching this year we knew that we were another step closer to our goals. We owe this to our parents, principal, and faculty members. Our contestants for Homecoming were Beulah Floyd, Senior A; and Carrie Thomas, Senior B. Our May Queen Contestants were Mary Scarborough and Mattie Church. To our faculty, we wish to express our grateful appreciation for the time and help that you have given us in the past that we might have success in the future.

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I SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY A look into the Crystal Ball with Gypsy Rose Louise. Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Come in and sit down with your money belts. Dig the dope on the future of the Graduating Class of 1958. Miss Lydia Spady, a great opera star in downtown No Tune, has her own opera house. Her manager is Mr. William Chapman. He keeps her busy trying to persuade her that being his wife is more important than being a singer. , Mr. Rutherford Sample resides in Africa with Messrs. James Upshur, James Benn and Frederick Reid. They are trying to get a license to manufacture woolen blankets for local use. Unfortunately they don’t know Natives don’t need woolen blankets in Africa. We see in Carrie Thomas’ Shoe Shop Misses Alice Harmon, Mildred Beckett and Annie Church. They are trying to figure out how Miss Thomas has such a fine shop catering to people only three feet tall. To solve this problem Miss Thomas shows them a sign over the door which says, “This shop is especially designed for midgets.” Mr. Paul Sample, a popular boy, back in high school now has a home for the aged. His staff includes such employees as Misses Ruth Spady, Dorothy Roane and Gloria Wilson. Secretly they are about to go out of business from a lack of old age patients. Miss Juanita Marshall has just returned from a tour of Paris with her husband the great composer, Mr. Donald George. They have three year old twins Donald and Ronald. The boys weigh eighty seven pounds each. They can’t seem to keep a baby sitter. Their last nurse, Miss Alice White, fled when the twins threatened to scalp her as the Indians do on television. Mr. Clarence Walker an All American football player has retired. He now raises buzzards for Thanksgiving. He has employed Misses Willie Church, Virginia Rogers and Betty Harris, but he is trying to clip Miss Harris’s wings into becoming his life partner. Miss Maxine Smith now heads a modeling agency. Her other models are Misses Marva Ashby, Sylvia Bacote, and Eugenia Spady. They call themselves “The Plump Models.” Well! Messrs. Burley Andrews and Johnnie Rowley tried the profession of ministry but they both got kicked out of church. Reason: They were flirting with the missionaries and keeping all the money. Miss Beulah Floyd has her own dancing studio in which she teaches all dances. Her specialists are Mr. Allen Baker, tap dancer; Mr. Roosevelt Spady, walk dancer; and Miss Essie Hunt, mambo dancer, s Miss Floyd calls her studio “The Cozy Fixed up Bombstand.” Messrs. Alvis Adair and Charles Hallett, two of our former basketball stars are spending a quiet vacation in California. They were sent there by mistake. Mr. Adair, a bird catcher, and Mr. Hallett, an oystershell roller, are looking for diamonds. They’re trying to impress Miss Carrie Gunter and Miss Mattie Church, respectively, so as to win the ladies’ hands in marriage. It is a surprise to see Miss Margaret Trower and Mr. John Francis, now known as Mr. and Mrs. John Francis. Mrs. Francis wants to spend her honeymoon in Kentucky; asked why she replied, “I am tired of seeing green grass; I want to see blue grass.” Mrs. Frank Holland, the former Miss Margaret Johnson, has finally hooked her lover. She runs an unlicensed bureau called “Catch and Hold Your Man.” Miss Delois Smith is enrolled trying to catch her favorite beau, who is a champion wrestler. Mildred Jordan an “A” student, is enrolled trying to catch Mr. Henderson Rowley, who has several medals for spear fishing. What an inspiring school!! At this time Messers. Joseph Nottingham, Sincroe Beckett, and Raymond Savage are arguing about who can “Walk” best. So far, Joseph “hops” good, Sincroe “runs” better, and Raymond “walks” best. These boys actually ride the freight train so much that they’ve forgotten how to use their feet or legs. Misses Ethel Giddens and Mary Scarborough teamed up as women wrestlers have just toured the world. They were accompanied by two nationally known male wrestlers, Mr. Robert Lindsey and Mr. Melvin Fox. They went around the world in a specially built airplane. What a fall that might have been. They are all going on diets soon, but they have been saying that for twenty years. Oh! yea, Miss Doris Upshur who was a quiet girl in “58” has flipped her coins. She bets tails with Miss Beatrice Spady over Mr. Wardell Nottingham. Doris says “Tails she wins or there’ll be no heads at all.”