Onancock High School - Trident / Beacon Yearbook (Onancock, VA)

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We, the Class of 1952 of Onancock High School, being of sound mind, memory and under¬ standing, but realizing the time for our departure is now about to dawn upon us do make and declare this our last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills at any time heretofore made by us. SECTION I ART. I To Mr. Chadderdon, our beloved principal, we will the undying respect and hearty good will of the Class of ' 52. ART. II To the faculty we will the kindness, patience and consideration which we some¬ times neglected to show them. ART. Ill To the building we leave the echoes of our tears and laughter. ART. IV To the Juniors, we will our self-importance and dignified manner. SECTION II ART. I Gene Layne wills his football tactics to Keith Letteri. ART. II Margaret Turner wills her worldly wisdom, and stored up knowledge to Jean Smith and Linda Downing. ART. Ill Jean Johnson wills her long fingernails to Pat Somers provided she manicures them once a week. ART. IV Nanalou West wills Leslie Northam to Mary Lou Brittingham, her most ardent ad¬ mirer. ART. V Jane Lewis wills to Dusky Thomas a ticket to Longwood in case the Chrysler re¬ fuses to run. ART. VI Willard Nicolls wills to Jimmy Callison and Henry Derby his checked shorts. ART. VII Patty Kappes wills to Lovey Jane Long and Peggy Chandler her flirtatious and coquettish ways. ART. VIII Jean Marie Middleton wills to Charlotte Ayres and Shirley Downing her excess height. ART. IX Pinky Rayfield wills to Barbara Evans her slim hips hoping that her skirts won ' t slip off. ART. X Thomas Hart wills to Ronnie Edwards his athletic ability. ART. XI Gerald Zashin wills to Rogers Beasley and Jack White his wagging tongue. ART. XII Barbara Taylor wills to Judy Ainsworth and Connie Meadows her dancing ability. ART. XIII Charlotte Pruitt wills to Nancy Pruitt and Nancy Williams her typing ability. ART. XIV Edward Pruitt wills to Lee Scott and Elmer Phillips his wavy hair; they must have it set each week. ART. XV Nancy Lilliston wills to Margaret Harmon and Shirley Johnson her ability to catch and hold a man. ART. XVI June Williams wills her curly hair to Jane Riley. ART. XVII Gloria Custis wills to Tommy Shrieves and Bobby Scott her seat on the bus provided they keep the bus driver company. ART. XVIII J. D. Turner wills Joan Courtney his numerous excuses for not doing his home work. ART. XIX Arnold Lewis wills to Dollie Prior and Frances Savage his hearty laugh; they must exercise it daily. ART. XX Abbot Ayres wills her quiet and winning ways to Connie Gardner and Charlotte Harrison. ART. XXI Eugene Turlington wills to Shirlee Hicks all his love letters so that she may not be lonesome next year. SECTION III ART. I We nominate, constitute and appoint Mr. W. E. ChadderdonOf Onancock High School, to be executor of this, our last will and testament. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hand and seal this, the 30th day of May, 1952. (Seal) Class of 1952 Eugene Turlington, Testator

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lit. SENIORS JOSEPH DRUMMOND TURNER J. D You Slay Me” Football i ,2, 3,4; Varsity Club 3; Glee Club 2,3,4; Senior Play; Junior and Senior Choruses. MARGARET GLENN TURNER Peggy You Meanie” Glee Club 4; Beacon Typist; Junior, Senior Play and Choruses. NAOMI JEAN JOHNSON Jean You Ain ' t Very Dumb Tri-Hi-Y 4; Tri-Hi-Y Vice President 4; Glee Club 4; Junior, Senior Play and Choruses. BURLEIGH EUGENE TURLINGTON George Tom Now Ver-ra Football 1,2, 3,4; Varsity Club 3; Senior Play; Junior and Senior Choruses. H. ARNOLD LEWIS Sweetie Die If I Know Class Vice President 2, 3; Beacon Society Editor; Foot¬ ball 1,2,4; Baseball 2,4; Glee Club 2,3,4; J un i° r and Senior Play and Choruses. LAURA BELLE MACKIE Post Graduate.

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f I I Ilf CLASS Nanalou West after receiving her Ph. D. is representing our country in the Diplomatic Corps in Havana, Cuba and is doing an inter- resting job in cementing better relations with our neighbors to the South. Nancy Hope Lilliston has broken the world’s record in typing. Patty Kappes after pursuing Bobby and Jay for the last ten years is now president of the Old Maids’ Club. “Pinky” Rayfield has finally given up nursing and said “yes” to Gene. Eugene Turlington has purchased a new car in which he and Shirlee attend all the football games. Arnold Lewis’s new yacht sank in the waters at Chrystal Beach last week. Jean Marie Middleton has assumed the role of farmerette and is happily directing the activities of life on the estate of her agrarian husband, “Smicky”. Gerald Zashin, who inherited a huge sum of money, is now taking it easy at his home in New York. J. D. Turner and Jean Johnson, graduates of Onancock High School, are leading stars of the Metropolitan Opera. Edward Pruitt has at last opened his own crab house at Tangier.