Wentworth High School - Golden Leaves Yearbook (Wentworth, NC)

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Q laoo roplsecy On a hot humid day in 1970, I happened to be at an auto race, and to my surprise KATHRYN PAIGE was driving a racer. After the race, she came over and was talking to me about the good old times at W.H. S. She said that HAZEL SMITH is a private secretary for McCann's Mink Ranch. ANN BENNETT is a successful Lab Technician at Tri-City Hos- pital. DOUGLAS TAYLOR is taking Mr. Butler's place as Chemistry teacher atW.H.S. LUCILLE CARTER and FRANCES SCOTT are planning to make their first flight to the moon in a homemade rocket ship. FAYE CARTER is telephone operator at Reidsville. ARCHIE ROBERTS is now a building contractor. GLENDA RAKESTRAW has finally settled down to a quiet and peaceful life with her husband. KENNON ROBERSON is pastor of Mount Hermon Baptist Church. MARY LEA MOORE is now a physical therapist. FREDDIE RATLIFF is now coaching at State. EVELYN HAMLETT is under con- tract with the Big Top Circus. JOE PURGASON owns a clothing store in Reidsville. KAYE PATTERSON and CAROLYN POWELL have recently opened their own beauty shops. NELSON MOORE is now head curb hop at Big Oal-cs. DOROTHY HUTCHENS is holding concerts in Carnegie Hall. DONALD MILLER is teaching Art at State. ELMER KING is owner of a saw mill. KENNETH JULIAN is owner of Big Oaks. GAYLE EARLES is married to Earnest and settled down to raising a family. ROBERT HARRELL is a truck driver for McLean's. CINDY WINIBISH, of course, is married to jimmy--very happily- BILL GLASS is t66lCl'1iH9 at W.H.S. WAYNE GIBSON is working very hard to be a Doctor. LINDA VADENiS coach of the girls' team at W. I-I.S. JOHNNY CROWDER is superintendent of an insane asylum. MARY GRAY CAUDLE is still playing the field, looking for a millionaire. BRENDA BAILEY has disappeared. CAROL SLAUGHTER is a nurse in New Mexico. Before I knew it, the time had passed by and Kathryn had to leave. We planned to get together later in the week when I can leave my S and lO cent store, and tall-c more about the good times at W.H.S. and of our classmates of 1960. BECKY CARTER Prophetess .21

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elaoo gfiotory It is hard to believe that four years have passed since that day in '56 when we first entered high school. Entering high school, we felt very important until we saw the upperclassmen, then we realized we weren't as important as we thought. It took us quite a while to get in the full swing of high school life, but with the help of our advisors, Mr. Butler and Mr. Sharp, We soon took our place. Our Freshman class officers were: President, Linda Vaden, Vice President, Kaye Patterson, Secretary, jo Ann French, Treasurer, Cindy Wimbish, Reporter, Carolyn Powell. That year we had a chance to join clubs and participate in different school activities. We had one girl, Linda Vaden, on the varsity basketball team. We also had one boy, Wayne Joyce, on the baseball team. One year later we were Sophomores. We found out that year that high school isn't all play. Officers were: President, Gayle Earles, Vice President, Kaye Patterson, Secretary, Douglas Taylor, Reporter, Kennon Roberson, Treasurer, Donald Miller. Our advisors for that year were Miss Barrier and Mr. Sharpe. The proud members of our class wearing Beta pins were Carolyn Powell, Linda Vaden, Gracie Corum, Kennon Roberson and Douglas Taylor. Those making the varsity basketball teams were Faye Carter, Gayle Earles, Freddie Ratliff, Wayne Joyce and Kennon Roberson. Freddie also made the baseball team. Kaye Patterson became a cheerleader. That was a very big year for our girls in the beauty pageant. Linda Vaden was crowned Miss Wentworth High and Cindy Wimbish was second runner-up. After what seemed to be a very short vacation, we returned to take our place as juniors. With anticipation for a great year, we elected class officers, who were: President, Archie Roberts, Vice President, Joe Purgason, Secretary, Hazel Smith, Treasurer, Kathryn Paige, Reporter, Dorothy Hutchens. Our advisors, Mrs. Wright and Mr. Smith, were our guiding lights through the many events of that year. We ordered our class rings, and when they came we were thrilled to death. Early in the year we began to think about the junior-Senior Banquet. Finally the big night came. The theme was A Song in My Heart. It took a lot of work combined with a lot of fun, but it was worth all of the work because there was never a prettier banquet. Elmer King, Donald Miller, Mary Gray Caudle, Kathryn Paige andHazel Smith were invited into the Beta Club. Many of the members of the class became officers of clubs. Frances Scott, Evelyn Hamlett and Lucille Carter became members of the varsity basketball team, which was County Champion for l959. Becky Carter, Mary Gray Caudle, Cindy Wimbish and Carolyn Powell became cheerleaders. We were very proud of Mary Gray Caudle, who was second runner-up in the beauty pageant. The coveted honor of being marshals went to Hazel Smith, Chief, Linda Vaden, Kennon Roberson, Douglas Taylor and Donald Miller. We concluded our junioryear by working on the rose chain for graduation, and having a. party at Lynrock. We soon realized that we were Seniors. Looking forward to graduation and the many events of the year, we elected the following class officers: President, joe Purgason, Vice President, Gayle Earles, Recording Secretary, Hazel Smith, Corresponding Secretary, Marilea Moore, Treasurer, Kathryn Paige, Chaplain, Kennon Roberson, Parliamentarian, Douglas Taylor, Reporter, Linda Vaden, Songleaders, Brenda Bailey and Carolyn Powell. Mrs. Rankin, our advisor, seemed always to be d-iere when needed to help solve our many problems. Many of our class members were presidents of clubs. Linda Vaden, Gayle Earles and Freddie Ratliff were elected co-captains of the basketball teams. Kaye Patterson was elected chief cheerleader. Again we were proud of our girls in the beauty pageant. Mary Gray Caudle was crowned MissWentworth High and CindyWimbish was first runner-up. Many other important events took place during our Senior year---too many to name. As we look back over the past four years, we remember many happy experiences that we have shared together. Al- though we had many misunderstandings, everything seemed always to work out okay. It is difficult to find words to ex- press our gratitude to those who have helped us. As we leave Wentworth, we realize we may never meet again on this earth, but we will have the sweet memories of our high school days. LINDA VADEN Historian 20

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:wt cwill and geotament We, the Senior Class of Nineteen Hundred and Sixty of Wentworth High School in the county of Rockingham, State of North Carolina, being of sound mind and body do write this document. ARTICLE I To the Faculty: Mr. Hunter: We leave our appreciation for his understanding our problems. Mrs. Rankin: A Senior Class that makes good grades. Mr. Smith: A serious Sociology class. Mrs. Wright: A typing class that will come in and get to work. Mr. Butler: AChemistry class that will not break all his test tubes. Miss Yates: A glee club that will sing something other than rounds. Mrs. Wilkerson: A more co-operative group of escorts for the beauty pageant. Mr. Meador: A smaller printing class. Mrs. Martin: A library class that will do duties quietly. Mr. Phillips: A team that will get home before 12:00. Mr. Sharpe: A class that is willing to clean the shop without fussing. ARTICLE II To the undergraduates: To the Juniors, we leave our loyalty to Mrs. Rankin. To the Sophomores, we leave two more years of study and fun. To the Freshmen, we leave a hard time. Individual Bequests: I, LUCILLE CARTER, leave my ability to play basketball to Gwynn Durham and Jimmie Spencer. I, ARCHIE ROBERTS, leave my ability to wheel a car to Colin Kelly and Kempie King. KATHRYN PAIGE, leave my flirty ways to Buddy Paschal and Martha Taylor. JOE PURGASON, le-ave my position as Senior Class President to either John Dallas or Judy Mayhew. ANN BENNETT, leave I5 pounds to Shirley Pulliam and Norman Denny. DOUGLAS TAYLOR, leave my position as President of the Beta Club to either Richard Cox or Linda Crowder. I, GAYLE EARLES, leave my position as Co-captain of the basketball team to Jean Reynolds. I, FREDDIE RATLIFF, leave my position as Co-captain of the basketball team to Walter Carter or Walter Gunn, whoever works the hardest for it. I, BILL GLASS, leave my Cadillac to Edward Anderson and June Crews. I, EVELYN HAMLETT, leave my position as bus captain of '76 to Linda Smith and Billy Farmer. WAYNE GIBSON, leave my married life to Judy Bugher and Kenneth Jones. FAYE CARTER, leave my position as F.l-I. A. President to Donna Dickerson. 1, Ia I, 1. I, I: I, ROBERT HARRELL, leave my parking place to Norman Austin and Doris Wyatt. I, MARILEA MOORE, leave my quiet ways to Charles Jessie and Reid Griffin. I, JOHNNY CROWDER, leave my witty ways to Patricia Stanfield and Billy Rakestraw. I, DOROTHY I-IUTCHENS, leave my ability to play the piano to Ruby Stump and Glenn Ed Johnson. I, DONALD MILLER, leave my ability to tell jokes to Wilbur Doss and Barbara Wilson. I, KENNETH JULIAN, leave my membership in the Roll-Over Club to Mary Ellen Meador and Bill McMichael. I, REBECCA CARTER, leave my position as cheerleader to Orenda Harrelson or Kenneth Southard. ELMER KING, leave my ability to get along with people to Hazel Purgason and Frankie Scott. MARY GRAY CAUDLE, leave my position as Miss Wentworth to Mary McCann. KAYE PATTERSON, leave my position as chief cheerleader to Coretta Owen or Ray Carter. NELSON MOORE, leave the back seat of my Impala to Jimmy Woods and Bobby Still. I, FRANCES SCOTT, leave my weight to George Carter and Bonnie Merritt. I, HAZEL SMITH, leave my ability to make lOO's in Family Life to Linda Jessie and Douglas Patterson. I, CAROLYN POWELL, leave my position as secretary of the Student Council to Bobby Wyatt. I, KENNON ROBERSON, leave my ability to get out of class to Larry Jarrell and Jeritta Rakestraw. I, CAROL SLAUGHTER, leave my ability to giggle to Dolly Overby and Johnny Aaron. GLENDA RAKESTRAW, leave my quiet ways to Bobby Witty and Mabel Vernon. CINDY WIMBISH, leave my height to Robert Brown and Lissie Fagge. LINDA VADEN, leave my ability to break things in chemistry to Margie Joyner and Curtis Mosley. BRENDA BAILEY, leave my big blue eyes to Joyce Harrell and Johnny McDonald. I, FREDDIE RATLIFF, leave my Presidency of the F. F. A. to Leroy Haskins. I, CAROLYN POWELL, leave my typing ability to Bonnie Carroll. 1, 1, 1, I, I: In 1, 1, FREDDIE RATLIFF Testator 22