South Hill High School - Footprints Yearbook (South Hill, VA)

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the class of 1950, in thirty-nine individual and distinct parts, being about to pass out of this sphere of education, in full possession of a crammed mind, well trained memory and almost super-human understanding, finding so many things of such gigantic proportions to be attended to before the end should come upon us, do make and declare this our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills or promises by us at any time heretofore made, or mayhap, carelessly spoken, one to another, as the thoughtless wish of an idle hour. As to such estate as it has pleased the Fates and our strong hands and brains to win for us, we do dispose of the same as follows: We give and bequeath to our beloved principal, Mr. Charles H. Morgan, our sincere affection, our deep- est reverence, and our heartiest gratitude. To the dear faculty, who have been our instruc- tors in all the wisdom of the ages, we give and bequeath a sweet and unbroken succession of restful nights and peaceful dreams and all the amazing knowl- edge and startling information that we have furnished them from time to time in our various examination papers. To our class advisor, Mrs. Hamilton Bryson, we leave our profound admiration and ever-enduring friendship. We leave to the Junior Class our Senior dignity. May they uphold it forever. To the Juniors we also leave our seats in class-room and chapel, may they endeavor to fill them as advantageously, as promptly and as faithfully as we have done. We likewise leave to this same Junior Class, Harry Justis ' s knowledge of history, English, math, science, and the universe in whole or in part. We trust the class may be able to survive it. To Bette Holloway, Iris Piercey wills her natural blond hair. Bertha Brown wills her noisy ways to Annie Laura Callahan so that she won ' t be so quiet. Emma Mae Thompson wills her ability to talk a lot and still not say anything to Barbara Sue Stone. To whoever sits in his desk, Elven Clark wills the paper behind the radiator. Dorothy Smiley leaves to Martha Walker her ability to so innocently skip classes. Jimmie Geoghegan bequeaths the sweater that he wore in the Senior play to Becky Gordon. Lib Boswell wills her love for music and dancing to Fred Geis. To anybody who needs it Harold Thompson wills his bluff. Apply early to avoid the rush. Billy Taylor leaves to the sophomore boys, his ability to get along with the Freshmen girls. Elsie Lynch wishes to will her height to Barbara Moss and hopes that she will grow up. To Gloria Whitley, Marilyn Thompson wills her giggle, so that Gloria won ' t be so serious minded. Mary Reese leaves her ability to take dictation to Marvis Nichols. Marshall Reamey leaves the cap that he wears in school to David Upton so that he won ' t get so sun- burned. Linwood Greene leaves his duties as bus driver to Raymond Walker. To Doma Ferguson, Emma Lou Wall leaves her intelligence. Jolene Sutton wills two molecules of hydro- gen to Ann Seagle so that she can build more of her Castles in air. Barbara Ann Walker leaves to Betty Lou Walker her ability to loaf and still pass. Cammie Rainey wills her ability to blush to the Junior Class and Miss Bell. Marie Watson leaves her bashfulness to Marion Gray Davis. Mary Lee Lambert wills her ability to translate Latin to Adriene Smith. Permelia Ryland leaves her lucky penny to Mary Pearl Taylor with the hope that it brings her much luck. Paige Thomas wills her ability to pay attention in class to Helen Sadler. To Willie Ann Thompson, Thelma Reese leaves her athletic ability. Beth Hargett leaves her gift of gab to Dan Upton. Clarence Wells leaves a nickel to Herman Harris so that he can get to all the ball games. James Van Dyke wills his right punch to Harry Mewborn. Billy Doyle wills his seriousness to Jere Watkins. Mary Ann Lett leaves to Doris Sutton her ability to eat all the time and still show no ill effects. Frank Edens leaves his job of ringing the bells to Laten Shumaker. John Greene wills his love for the girls to Tracy Morgan, and also his ability to stay slim to Jackie Cleaton. Margaret Morgan leaves her ability to get the family car to anyone who has that difficulty. Margaret Moody and Annie Lewis Tackett will their friendship to Ann Seagle and Martha Walker. Cecil Shell leaves his smooth, quiet manner to Glenn Hill. Joyce Dixon leaves her ability to talk endlessly to Kay MacMullan so that Kay won ' t be so shy. Sammy Warren wills his peroxide and temper to Melvin Reekes. Jimmie Jeffress leaves a few pounds to David Irvine. Last comes the one thing hard for us to part with. To our successors we must leave our places in the hearts and thoughts of our Principal and teachers. We trust that the Class of 1951 will appreciate all this as much as we have. Given under my hand and seal this 19th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Fifty, at South Hill High School. BEN HENDRICK, Class Testator. 121 ]

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CLASS PROPHECY One day in May while I was walking along reminiscing and thinking of my high school days, I passed a wishing well. Looking in I made a wish that I might see again the members of my gradua,- ing class of 1950. Suddenly I saw a rainbow reflected in the clear water— such a rainbow as we had at our Junior-Senior Banquet long ago. Then on the clouds surrounding it there began to appear faces and people vaguely familiar. On the largest cloud I saw a man working on his second million while teaching school. As the man turned I saw that it was none other than Ben Hendrick, the millionaire school teacher. As the water moved slightly I saw the outskirts of the city of South Hill. Marie Watson was superin- tendent of nurses at the Community Memorial Hospital. Iris Piercey was her medical secretary and Jolene Sutton was Marie ' s assistant. Jolene in her spare time composed and had just published the new song hit Buggs Island Boogie. Mary Ann Lett was working hard as a graduate nurse. Next I saw a large office building with the words Carpenter Engineering Company. In the first office I saw Beth Hargett, the private secretary for the Presi- dent. One of the rising clouds appeared as an elevator and seemed to carry me to the second floor. As the door to the elevator opened I saw the office of Elven Clark. Elven had become an outstanding artist. He was making a portrait of Margaret Moody, the all- star softball player. Another cloud appeared and a large garage was seen — The Justis Thrill or Kill Corporation — Manufac- turers of Atomic-Driven Cars. Harry had many of his old classmates working for him. Cecil Shell was manager of the Parts Department; Marshall Reamy was the assistant sales manager. Permelia Ryland was head of the Bookkeeping Department. The switchboard opera- tor was none other than Elsie Lynch. As the water moved slightly I saw a school. When I looked into the classrooms I saw Marilyn Thompson teaching the first grade and Lib Boswell Teaching physics. As this scene vanished from view, 1 saw tall palm trees, beautiful flowers, and pretty blue water. In the harbor was anchored a large fleet of ships. Jimmie Geoghegan was Admiral of the South Sea Fleet. He was the youngest admiral in the U. S. Navy. The clouds began to move more rapidly and the water began to blur. I saw.- Frank Edens, a very prosperous photographer in Washington, D. C. He had just photographed the new Secretary of Navy, Sammy Warren. Billy Doyle had just completed his thirtieth tourist court in Siberia. John and Linwood Greene had now become Agri- cultural instructors in Malaya. Mary Lee Lambert was a very prominent psy- chiatrist. Bertha Brown owned a large comic book factory. Her latest edition was My Bracey Love. Annie Lewis Tackett, Barbara Anne Walker, and Joyce Dixon had married and were very happy. The Thompson Self-Service Store owned by Harold Thompson had just been moved to Brodnax. Paige Thomas was manager of the Interstate Restaurants. Emma Mae Thompson, Mary Reese, and Dorothy Smiley were secretaries for the Reese Shoe Company, owned by Thelma Reese. The star of the Grand Ole Opery was none other than Jimmie Jeffress, whose stage name was Accordion Jim. Clarence Wells was becoming rich and famous on his invention of television on telephones. James VanDyke was the owner of a big cattle farm in Texas. Billy Taylor, married to his neighbor, was a very prosperous farmer and worked on the tobacco market with his father-in-law. Margaret Morgan was married to a college pro- fessor whom she met at college. Emma Lou Wall, who was living in the city of LaCrosse, was now nationally known for her Tanner ' s Fudge recipe. As I left the wishing well, I felt convinced that every cloud has a silver lining, and that somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true. CAMMIE RAINEY, Class Prophet. [ 20 ]

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JUNIOR CLASS 1st row, left to right: Mrs. McLean, Willie Ann Thompson, Martha Walker, Jere Watkins, Marion Gray Davis, Tracy Morgan, Becky Gordon. 2nd row: Mary Taylor, Barbara Stone, Helen Sadler, Ann Seagle, Marvis Nichols, Barbara Moss, Aderine Smith, Betty Hollaway, Wallace Murphy. 3rd row: Gloria Whitley, Joe Harris, Dan Upton, Fred Geis, David Upton, Glen Hill, Jimmy King, Elizabeth Kidd, Annie Laura Callahan. 4th row: Doris Sutton, Doma Ferguson, Frank Reid, Melvin Reekes, Raymond Walker, Laten Shumaker, Jackie Cleaton, Betty Lou Walker, Harry Mewborne. CLASS OFFICERS JERE WATKINS MARTHA WALKER MARION GRAY DAVIS WILLIE ANN THOMPSON CHARLES TRACEY MORGAN MRS. ANNIE C. McLEAN President Vice President Secretary Treasurer S. C. A. Representative Sponsor [ 22 ]