Winterville High School - Searchlight Yearbook (Winterville, NC)

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FOR THE RECORDS (Last Will And Testament) It is the year nineteen hundred s eventy- s even. I have just left the Clerk of Court ' s office, which is lo- cated in our county Court House. Knowing my interest in the work of a Clerk of Court, Mr. Smith allowed me to browse through the pages of his record book for wills . How surprised I was to find a full page containing the Last Will and Testament of the Senior- Class of 1958, my graduating class. What 1 read there was of such intense interest to me that I am recording the informa- tion for you, the readers of their annual. We, the Senior Class of 1958, city of Winterville, county ox Pitt, and state of North Carolina, being of sound mind and memory, and about to pass out of existence, do make, publish and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament. ARTICLE I To the editor-in-chief of our school, Mr. Clark, our beloved prin- cipal, we leave with great respect for his work and leadership in mak- ing our school one which we ' re proud to call our Alma Mater. ARTICLE II To the encyclopedias, our teach- ers, we leave our most sincere thanks for their patience, kindness, under- standing and guidance. ARTICLE III To the textbooks , the Juniors, we leave our dignified position with much regret but with the knowledge that they will uphold the dignity the classes before them have held. ARTICLE IV To the pages remaining in Win- terville High School, the individual members of this graduating class be- queath the following items: I, Betty Anne Hardy, leave my ability to stay awake in each class to Betty Jean Stocks. 1, Daphne Little, leave my quiet ways to Elizabeth Carroll. I, Sandra Hunsucker, leave my ability to get up at 8:15 and get to school at 8:25 to Doris Dillingham. I, Barbara Evans, leave my po- sition as class sweetheart to Elva Worthington. I, Willie Beddard, leave my height to Joyce Jackson. I, LeAnn Newby, leave for an enjoyable t im e at college--! hope ! I, Margaret Baker, leave my ability to get along with people to every shy person in Winterville High School. I, Frances Lloyd, leave my place at the mirror in the bathroom to Mary Ann Worthington. I, Faye Stocks, leave my ability to chew gum and get away with it to Tommy Day. I, Barbara Manning, leave my good grades and my studing tech- niques to George Jackson. I, Shirley Corbett, leave my notes on flirting fair and square to Angela Tyson. I, William Arthur Stox, leave my position as class heartthrob to Tom- my Braxton. I, Dorothy Evans, leave my great height to Brenda Wall so that she may become an all-star basketball player. 26

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Willie Elizabeth Beddard - The best-dressed girl incur class is now a famous dress designer as well as a happily married woman. She is Mrs. Danny Martin. William Arthur Stox and James Noah Vincent - They were such good co-workers in high school. 1 am happy to learn that they are partners in their own hardware store located in Winterville, North Carolina. F rankie Whichard - When we were in high school, I never thought that Frankie would become a teacher. He is, however, a teacher in the de- partment of Industrial Arts at Yale University. Thomas Lassiter - Thomas en- joyed his business education classes so very much that he has continued to work in that field. He holds a splendid position as District Manager for General E 1 e c t r i c Company in Washington, North Carolina. Jean Hope Loftin - Jean is work- ing as private secretary for Thomas Lassiter. Ward Sutton - Ward was always interested in cars during our school days. He is head mechanic forFlan- gan B u g g y Company in Greenville, North Carolina. Marguerite Taylor - Margue- rite ' s business training paid off for her. She is a successful typist with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Wayne Stocks - Wayne followed in his father ' s footsteps, and h e is now a prosperous farmer. Sandra Hunsucker - Sandra ' s ex- perience as newspaper reporter for the Dail y Reflector helped her. She is a very promising Advertising Manager for Mademoiselle. Carolyn Nanney - Carolyn has made wonderful progress. She owns a chain of b e a u t y shops throughout North Carolina and Virginia. Daphne Little - She was voted the prettiest girl in our graduating class. Now she has taken advantage of her beauty and has become one of the top models at Macey ' s in New York City. Don Jackson - He is a mechan- ical engineer on one of the new space ships which has just gone into the service of our government. Van Jackson - Van always was interested in nature. He has become Head Forest Ranger for North Caro- lina. Charles Branch - Charles has become a successful business man. That is what he always wanted to be- come. Rachel Stox - Rachel did not go far from home to find her carrer. She is a telephone operator in Green- ville, North Carolina. Frances Lloyd - Frances is do- ing very well for herself. She is a secretary and housewife. LeAnn Newby - LeAnn w a s in- terested in playing the piano when we were in high school. Now she has become a successful music teacher. I did not lay the book aside un- til I had read about each of my for- me r classmates. Memories of my school days became so very vivid. It seemed such a short time since we had walked across the stage to re- ceive our diplomas. Now each of us had achieved his place in the world. I am proud that I was a graduate of the Class of 1958. Prophetes s Faye Stocks 25

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I, Ralph Davenport, leave my curly, peroxided hair to Doris Dill- ingham. I, Van Jackson, leave my legible handwriting to Mrs. Collins. I, Janet Allen, leave my torso” to Sue Sutton so that she may use it before I do. I, Ralph Wingate, leave my bas- ketball shoestrings to Conrad Mc- Lawhorn. I, Rachel Stox, leave my quiet ways to anyone who likes to be quiet. I, Frankie Whichard, leave my weight to Joyce Jones. I, Joyce McLawhorn, leave my English g r a d e s to Conrad McLaw- horn. I, Ward Sutton, leave my ability to wash boards to anyone who can ' t pass English. I, Carolyn Nanney, leave my easy-to-manage short hair to Gloria Cox. I, Don Jackson, leave my ability to work geometry to Tommy B raxton. I, Margaret Jane Case, leave my well-worn basketball shoes to Judith Mobley for good luck. I, Thomas Lassiter, leave the position of being the oldest person in the senior class to the oldest person in the eleventh grade. I, Joyce Wilson, leave my good grades and love of business subjects to Willie Jean McLawhorn. I, Jimmie Runkle, leave anything I have to anyone who wants it. I, Rachel Evans, leave my wed- ding ring to my sister, Josephine. I, James Noah Vincent, leave my shortness to J.C. Little. I, Jean Loftin, leave my good typing grades and typing speed to Bobby Gene Stocks. I, Phil Sullivan, leave my spelling ability to Herman Tripp. I, Ethel Dunn, leave my good spelling grades to Herman Tripp. I, Charles B ranch, leave my typ- ing ability to the students of the sec- ond-year typing class. I, Gladys Harrington, leave my great sense of humor to anyone in the junior clas s who can ' tpromote a good laugh. I, Wayne Stocks, leave --quickly, soon and immediately after the grad- uation ceremonies. I, Marguerite Taylor, leave my typing ability to Jo Anne Hathaway. I, Clara Ambrose, leave my be- lief that all people are equal to Willie Jean McLawhorn. ARTICLE V To our fellow classmates, fac- ulty members, parents and friends we leave our love. We hereby nominate and appoint Mr. Paul J. Clark chief executor of this, our Last Will and Testament. Testatrix LeAnn Newby 27