ODell High School - Milestones Yearbook (Concord, NC)

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the graduating class of Odell High School, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-three, being ready to depart this life of turmoils and hardships at the W. R. Odell High School, to prevent the possibility of a civil war between those classes left behind, as to what each shall have of our possessions, do hereby make and proclaim this our last will and testament: ARTICLE I To the state of North Carolina, the County of Cabarrus, and to our school we leave thanks for making it possible for us to obtain an education. ARTICLE II To our principal and teachers we leave our deepest appreciation for all they have done for us. ARTICLE III To our parents we leave our deepest gratitude and respect for the interest, encouragement, and persistence they exercised in keeping us in school. ARTICLE IV To the undergraduates: To the Juniors we leave the right to be Seniors. To the Sophomores, to be Juniors; and to the Freshmen, the right to laugh at the lost Freshmen next year. ARTICLE V Individual Bequests: During our years of school we have accumulated some well known ar- ticles which we would like to bestow upon specific underclassmen. They are as follows: HELENE CALDWELL wills her love for baby-blue Cadillacs to Kay Emerson. NINA TAYLOR wills her ability to go with George Tucker for two years to Joan Eudy. BOBBY WALKER wills his ability to talk to his brother, Ronnie. VIRGINIA WILLIAMS ATWELL wills her wedding rings to Jane Johnston. Put them to use, Jane. DWIGHT MORRIS wills his seat in Bookkeeping to Robert Hannah. We hope you make better than Dwight did, Robert. DORIS BARBEE wills her athletic ability to Shirley Torrence. . JUSTIN RANKIN wills the wisecracks he didn’t get around to making to Fred Motley in hopes that none of the teachers will object. DORIS KEE wills her friendlv ways to Barbara Weaver. GERALDINE RUSS wills her height to Peggy Auten. Better start growing, Peggy. NEAL JAMES wills his blonde hair to Maurice Overcash. Ask Neal for the whereabouts of the peroxide, Maurice. ELIZABETH COBLE wills her ability to make an A on Chemistry to Phyllis Dorton. Better start studying, Phyllis. FLORA HARTSELL wills her sweet ways to Mr. Conrad. Make use of them, Mr. Conrad. JIMMY PATTERSON wills his seat in Economics to Gene Poplin. Don’t sleep as much in class as Jim did, Gene. PEGGY IRVIN wills her sparkling smile to Peggy Adams. GEORGE TUCKER wills his handsome physique to Jim Long. Try the Atlas course, Jim. BANNA HOLBROOK wills two acres of cotton and a bale of ambition to Shirley Henry. JENNIE KERR wills her big mouth and pint size to Ruth Elaine Eudy. Talking keeps the size down, Ruth. BOBBY GENTLE wills his artistic ability to Leroy Moore. DORIS McMANUS wills her bookkeeping workbook to Lucille Beam. Take good care of it, Lucille. STEVE CHRISTY wills his eagerness to finish high school to Eddie Thompson. VALDA BRUMLEY wills her figure to Doris Jane Swaringen. Better start reducing, Doris. FOY TROUTMAN wills his fast driving to Sammy Carriker. JO ANN CHRISTENBURY wills her brown eyes and quick smile to Mr. Thomas. We hope they will help you on one of your bad days, Mr. Thomas. SARA WINECOFF wills her position as guard on the basketball team to Patsy Walters. LYNN McMURRY wills his girl friend in Georgia to his nephew Hoyt. TRENTON MEASIMER wills his locker to Gene Cobb so that he may have one of his own. TRENTON MEASIMER Testator W itnesses: HELENE CALDWELL JENNIE KERR

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CLASS HISTORY It was a beautiful morning on August 27, 1948, that a very excited and happy group of boys and girls who could hardly wait to get started with high school life arrived at Odell High School. This was our freshman year. We elected as our officers: Valda Brumley, President; Jo Ann Chris- tenbury, Vice President; Sara Allison, Secretary; Steve Christy, Treasurer; Jennie Irene Kerr, Reporter. Our sponsors for the year were Miss Mary Niblock for the girls and Mr. Blake Allen for the boys. At first we were rather lost, but with the help of our upperclassmen we soon knew our way around. I’m sure this first year left fond memories for each of us. We were proud to have Jen- nie Kerr and George Tucker as marshals for our class. Our sophomore year was even more thrilling than our freshman year had been. By this time everybody knew their way around and we began the year with a fine start. We elected as our officers: Geprge Tucker, President; Jimmy Marlowe, Vice President; Jennie Kerr, Secretary; Valda Brumley, Treasurer; Nina Taylor, Reporter. Our sponsors were Mr. Ralph Conrad and Mr. Jay Robinson. We had a very successful year and left Odell High looking forward to the coming school year, when we would be juniors. We were proud to have our class represented by two marshals, Jennie Kerr and Nina Taylor. Now it was our junior year, and we were proud to be upperclassmen. Under the leader- ship of Mr. Richard Swaringen, we elected our officers; Valda Brumley, President; George Tuck- er, Vice President; Jennie Kerr, Secretary; Steve Christy, Treasurer; and Nina Taylor, Reporter. Marshals for our class were Jennie Kerr, chief; George Tucker, Nina Taylor, and Helene Caldwell. We were honored to have them represent our class. Many new things happened this year that I’m sure will remain in our memories forever. Among these things was the Junior-Senior Banquet, which was held April 9, 1951, at the Moose Lodge in Concord. We used as our theme “Garden of Tomorrow.” Among our honored guests was Mr. A. G. Odell. Before the end of the year we elected our annual staff for the coming year. They were as follows: Jennie Kerr, editor-in-chief; Valda Brumley, assistant editor; Nina Taylor, business manager; George Tucker, assistant business manager; Steve Christy, sports editor; Doris Bar- bee, chief typist; Jo Ann Christenbury, snapshot editor; Bobby Gentle, circulation manager, Trenton Measimer, art editor. Next we elected our Tiger Clips Staff. They were as follows: Jo Ann Christenbury, editor; Steve Christy, assistant editor; Peggy Irvin, news editor; Sara Winecoff, George Tucker, sports editors; Helene Caldwell, feature editor; Jennie Kerr and Bobby Gentle, artists; Banna Holbrook, joke editor; Valda Brumley, circulation manager; Doris Barbee, chief typist; Geraldine Russ, assistant typist. Our sponsors were Mrs. Louise Morrison and Miss Martha Boswell. The paper was a real success, thanks to efforts of the entire staff. Another event to remember was the May Day program, which was the first Odell had held. Our class was represented by two very pretty young ladies, Jo Ann Christenbury and Valda Brumley. Now we are almost at the end of our education at Odell. We are now seniors. Our class sponsor is Mrs. Louise Morrison. Early in the year we elected as officers: George Tucker, presi- dent; Nina Taylor, vice president; Doris Kee, secretary; Steve Christy and Helene Caldwell, re- porters. Next we elected our class day officers as follows: Elizabeth Coble, poetess; Virginia W. Atwell, historian; Trenton Measimer, lawyer; Helene Caldwell, prophetress; Steve Christy and Doris Kee, giftorians. Another eventful day of our senior class was the electing of the mascots. They are Kath- leen Kee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kee, and Ed Morrison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morrison. We are proud to have them as our mascots. Now we are at the close of our education at dear old Odell High, but we will always look back to our wonderful hours spent there, and remember all the good times we have had. We give our thanks to our parents and teachers, and especially to Mr. Thomas, because he has proved a wonderful principal and leader. VIRGINIA W. ATWELL Historian

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SUPERLATIVES Best Looking VALDA BRUMLEY GEORGE TUCKER Best All Around. JO ANN CHRISTENBURY STEVE CHRISTY Most Original NINA TAYLOR BOBBY GENTLE