West Street School - Planet Yearbook (New Bern, NC)

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tisffsmwwmw 29. Sylvester Midgett wills hie poaition in the Varsity to I sac (Gabs) Ridley,, 30. Gertrude Deans wills her ability to play a piano to Carole Sawyer. 31. Linster S. Sanders wills to Odell Channel his seat in the Senior Class and to Hugh Jones his ability to solve problems in mathmatics. 32. Walter Peterson wills to anyone his ability to persevere though others be against him. 33. Lessie Martin wills her athletic ability to Ella Pulton and her musical ability to Joan Martin. 34. Sudie Carter wills her personality to Winifred Pearson and her eyes to Katie Farrow 35. Catherine Blake wills her neatness to Rosa Suggs and her freckles to Pearl Moore. 36 . Clara Sanders wills her sewing ability to Carrie Bunting. 37 . Horace Spr uil l wills his wisdom and knowledge to Laura McCoy. 38 . Bertia Dobson wills her ability to succeed to Rebecca Hicknan. 39 . Marie Gorham wills her ability to keep a secret to Burnette Martin. Maggie Williams wishes success in school.to he brother Abraham Williams. 41 . George Woods wills to Earl (Pickles) Jones his basketball ability and to John Ifertin his No. 55 Football Jersy. 42 . George IfaClease wills his heavy voice to his cousin Richard McClease. 43 Bertha Humphrey wills her Chemistry book to Barbara Rivers. 44 Charles Staten wills his popularity to James Murrell and his speed and athletic ability to Hugh Jones. 45 . Herbert Lofton wills to Joe Hill his drums and his vivaciousness to Preston Hill. 46 . Verlinda Leary wills her ability to grin and to bear it to her sister Ethel Leary. 47 . Willie Knight wills her ability to grin abd sense of humor to Doris Simmons. 48 . Rachel Boyd leaves her quietness to Lourae Fisher. 49 Annie Manley leaves her dancing ability to Barbara Rivera. 50 Jamas Dawson wills his quietness to James Daniels. 51 Ida Hooks wills her quietness to the Strayhorne sisters. 52 I Demice Dove wills to her brother, Clevm Dove, her quietness and dignity. 53 . Velma Becton leaves to her sister. Earnestine, her glasses and poaition in the » u a. Club. 54 . Essie Dillahunt wills her ability to arrive at school on time to the Pleasant Hill students. Tajrlor leaves his ability to grasp things quickly to James (Fats) Murriell . ht n o -chalant way to Vernon Taylor. ano 6 . gne Gustus bequeaths her walk to Carrie Blount and her hair styles to Christabell Jones. BAhel Simmons wills her knowledge of history to Thomas Richardson and her determina¬ tion to Frasier bequeaths her liveness to David Sanders, and her marching ability to Marie Moore wills her shyness and quietness to Lois Howard. 60 Helen Dove wills her Be-Bopa to Ella Fulton. 61 Nixon wills to his sister, Elaine, his desirable position in the Senior Class. 62 Delores Godette wills her slimness to Georgie Dawson. 63 Osric Hargett leaves her ability to Daisy McManus and her musical knowledge to Kay Smith. win 8 his ability to play football to Harold Lofton. 65 Bertha Fonville wills to her sister, Lenora, her personality. 66 Hasel Dawson wills her ability to sew to Mary Lofton. 67 Irene Fonville wills her slimness to Bernice Dawson. 68 James Lofton wills his ability to keep out of other people s business to William Robinson. Finally the class of 1949 do hereby name and appoint the sole executors of this „e«tament, our class advisors Mrs. B. L. Rivers and Mr. R. W. Boley. our last“““ whereof we, the class of 1949 the testators have to have this will set our w and Tthi. 10th rn. Of June In th. y«r of 19W. Rita Mills Witnesses: Gertha Henderson James Benjamin Demice Dove Charles Staten

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gLASS WILT rn Class of 1949, in the town of New Bern, the County of Craven, and the state of We, ine ft8 good ental condition as usual, and in such better temper than North Carolina, our last win an d testament, rendering void and of no avail any usual, do nerei y have been previously made by us during a period of temporary former will or wix-lo J optimism. «rincipal we give and bequeath a sense of relief that we have at last been . 1 memories of our four years together, and a feeling of pride in any great graduated, pi achievements that our future may contain, realizing that such glorieg- deeds or notewort cni and counsel . if any- teachers, the faculty of the West Street High School, we hereby give, free luxrv. or income tax, our entire store of knowledge. From them it came from an inheritanc , j J turn d that othera my be benefited by it as we have been, and to them it snoux b { th to our teachers our very kindest regards and our sincere ?, . unfailini? kindness and aid. gratitude for their gchQol buildlngj we leave the peaceful guiet caused by our ab- III. 10 core8 wads of gum, or crumpled notes we may have left about, eence and any appxe glve 8e luctantly but of necessity our mantle of dignity, our good £Tl«ve our patience. It will be found useful as the only naans by which th can “ ® a 2 a i g hraeni leave a map of the school building, ] • „ot t lost and roam about in everybody’s way looking for their classes, eo that they Ml n° geu mefnbQr of the 8en ior class to be, we bequeath Rita Mills ' ambition, xr p rtain individuals we bequeath our most valued possessions, friendship ' s, vm. TO striving to follow in our footsteps, may u se these gifts to streng- hoping that those who trod. they use them with competence and gratitude, then their “ “ cooke wills her hiegth to Beatrice Simmons and her personality to her sister ° ] J 8 e J ay es beqeath his abiUty to play drums to all of the drummers of the West Street School loaves her acting abiUty to her dear sister. Aliens, and her dignity t her L iills is 1 geod conduct to his brother George Green. 4. Authur Gree Joseph Hill and James Reid his ability to keep cool, calm, 5. Geor “ Iqueaths £his brother, Charles, hi. dramitic ability. 6 L rd Clark wills to Solomon Crooms his abiUty to pass a football, and to Louis Green his abiUty hostility to dance to Raymond Andrews. B. Ge rg . ll8 to william Robinson his teatee and mustache. 9. Walter Carte hls br i c klaying trowel to his brother Edward Best. 10. Lorensa »es her ability to play hard to get and Turtle - neck sweater te Ethel Goor Lois Howard. t -n-field wills his vivaciousness to George Stanley. 12. George WhiUi -d to AUene Dudley. 13. Eamona Gibbs f 0 tbaU shoes t Vernon Taylor and his speed to Alva Moere. 14. George Baucom wiix» personality to her sister Elsie Hickman. 15. liable Hickn n .-Qg h , r slimness to Charlotte Hartis. 16. Delores Full j g medical knowledge to Charles A. Brown. 17. SfuTH n leaves his musical abiUty to Harold Lofton, his footbaU position to George Stanley. personaUty to Pinilula Johnson. 19. Edna Moore wills nor p« M8 to die p le. 20. B. rl ?? abilitTto strire, t. sask.to find, but not to yield to 21. Bit. Bills wills ufton. Maggie Hawkin nd her abiUty to keep cool, calm, and coUected to her sister Emma Henderson. ... ability to overcome aU obstacles that confront him to 23. Donald Taylor wills nis jr Louis Green andS Tittls his dancing ability to David Wright. 24. Donald Wallace will bility to Jaraes WilUams. 25. James George . abiUty to keep shoes to Carrie Blount. % height and ability t. k... cl, calm, and collaotad at aU % %S ft will. h«r we— raonauty to G rgianna Btyan.

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The year is 1959 the town is San Francisco, the state is California. As I look through my High School Annual dating back to 1949 I see a photo of the football team at the front of the book. My, what a rugged looking pictureJ It looked good in those days, though. Pardon me a moment, there is someone ringing at the door. Well, well, look who ' s here, one of ray old friends and classmates, Junius Joyner, who is practicing law now in Chicago. Here comes another gang down the street. I won¬ der who it could be making all that noise. LookJ why at the head of the parade are Gilbert Taylor and Ethel George. They were two love birds in high school. I wonder how they stand now. He is a mathematicianand- she is a business woman. Well what do you know? There ' s the whole gang. Hlere comes George Baucom who in construction engineer now in New Haven, Connecticut. There are Rita Mills, Catherine Blake, Sudle Carter, Delores Godette, Bertie Dobson, Matole Hickman, end Willie Knight who are all nurses. There are Dr. Leroy Moore and Dr. James Lofton. They both have offices on 8th Avenue in New York City. A little com¬ petition, don ' t you think? I was beginning to wonder why all my classmates were beginning to turn up all of a sudden. It has Just ocoured to me that this is class reunion night, and I am supposed to be the host. So now we ' ll get on with the party and real¬ ly have some fun. There are George Woods and George Green in the corner conversing with Gartha Henderson. I guess I ' ll go over and Join the conversation. As you know they are leaders in the fields of laboratory technician, meohaniCB, and teaching, respectively. There is a little commotion over by the radio. I wonder what it is. I think I ' ll go over and see. Oh 1 what a shame, the radio is broken and there ' s not a technician in the house anywhere. There ' s someone at the door now. I ' ll wh0 it is. Why it ' s Donald Taylor, Just the person we want to see. He ' s a radio technician in Philadelphia. Maybe he can repair the radio. Now that the radio is fixed, we shall continue with the party. I nearly forerot we don ' t need the radio anymore, we have Goesle Hudson, Herbert Lofton and James George in the house. They are musicians, and by a stroke of fate, they brought their instruments along. Look ! over by the window. Why there ' re Gertrude Deans and George Hill.I didn ' t know they were here. Nevertheless, they are, and seem to be doing fine in their fields—physloal education end pharmacy. Oh I Here ' s Delores Dudley, T didn ' t thlttthat she would be here tonight. She ' s rearing a son and daugh¬ ter in Philadelphia. As you know, she ' s a housewife and a very fine one, too, I hear. Donald Wallace and Leonard Clarke are now entering the house. I read in , t week ' s paper about their prosperous business as morticians. The aocount was written by Ethel Simmons who is a newspaper reporter in Boston, Mass. Everyone is admiring the dress Helen Dove is wearing. She is a great stylist and seamstress. Clara Saunders also practices the same sort of work in Cleveland, Ohio. There is another one of my old schoolmates coming in now. It looks from here like Geraldine Harris, who is a librarian. Essie Dillahunt is with her. I hlar that Se is a stenographer for Walter Carter. How about that? They graduated from high school together in ' 49 and are still together today. Let ' s go over and see how Annie Frazier is making out. She ' s sitting over in the corner withaa beautiful hair style, one of her own creations. She is a beautician. Maggie Williams is a wonderful beautician also. She resides in Pittsburgh Pa. at present. m