Woodleaf High School - Acorn Yearbook (Woodleaf, NC)

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I, Geralene Campbell, leave my bus to Anderson Murph, I, Lorene Corriher, will my quiet behavior on the bus to Kenneth Athey and Billy Angel. I, Geraldine Doss, leave my 5° 2” to Mauney Lineberger, so she can now stop growing. I, Jo Ann Evans, will my ability to win beauty contests to Carol Waller. I, Eva Nell Fleming, leave my title as President of the Bible Club to Harold Cartner. I, Donnie Gullett, will my place on the Honor Roll to Kenneth Athey. I, Janet McDaniel, leave my Superlative - Wittiest - to Shirley Reavis. I, Sylvia McDaniel, leave my height and ability to play basketball to Betty Kiblinger. I, Jeanette McIntyre, will my 4th period office position to anyone lucky enough to get it, I, Annette Miller, leave my title as Chief Marshal to Lonnie White, I, Nancy Miller, leave my ability to have a steady boy friend to Betty Lou Myers. I, Betty Murph, leave my ability to have a boy friend to Helen Waller. I, Barbara Jean Penninger, leave my red hair to Barbara Kluttz, I, Ann Ratledge, leave my studious habits to Joan Wagner. I, Julia Safley, leave my determination not to fall in love until after I finish school to Gladys Webb. I, Rachel Shoaf, leave my artistic ability to Billy Angel. I, Ruth Thomason, will my ability to study hard and make good grades to Clyde Mowery. I, Colleen Wilson, will my typing ability to Charlie Snider, In testimony whereof, We, the said Senior Class of the Woodleaf High School, constitute this our last will and testament and do hereunto set our hands and seals this 27th day of May, 1955. Ronald Hellard Testator Witnesses: Mrs, Mary Jo Chambers Mrs, Mary King

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior class of Woodleaf High School, County of Rowan, and State of North Carolina, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking any wills made by us before, ARTICLE I We, the Senior Class, leave unto the school and the teachers our voices and laughter in the halls, and all of our good times, hoping that they will forget the bad. We leave unto the Juniors our hope that their Senior year will be as happy and wonderful as ours. We leave unto the Sophomores the ability to study hard, play fair, and urge them to forget their mis- chievous ways. We leave unto the Freshmen the ability to become Seniors. ARTICLE II I, Harold Allen, will bus number 29 to Robert Waller. I, Ray Bean, leave my neatly combed hair to Joan Penninger. I, Walter Fleming, leave my Superlative - Most Studious = to Bobby Coble, I, Jack Gullett, leave my ability to become a Senior to Thelma Eagle, I, Gene Hall, leave my record of getting to class on time without resting to Carl Holshouser, I, M. L. Hamilton, will my ability to own a convertible to Coy Sheets. 1, Jimmy Harkey, will my privilege of being absent from school and still becoming a Senior to Charlie Snider, I, Ronald Hellard, leave my short-hair cut to Carl Holshouser so he won't get tired combing his hair, I, Donny Holshouser, will my wit and sense of humor to Sheely Pope. I, Frank Jacobs, leave my long hair to Joe Morgan, so he will keep warm in the winter. I, Arthur Ratledge, leave my athletic achievements to Margie Robbins, I, Jerry Reavis, leave my privilege of attending this school to everyone, I, Bobby Safley, leave my ability to be absent frequently from school and still make good grades to Clyde Mow ery. I, Haskell Shoaf, leave my art of eating in class and getting by with it to Sylvia Penley. I, Henry Waller, leave my wise cracks and their results to Aldolph Evans, I, Bill Wetmore, leave my curly hair to Jackie Poole, I, Charlie Williams, will my ability to drag race to anyone lucky enough not to get caught. I, Flake Wilson, will my ability to play a mandolin to Franklin Myers. I, Evelyn Bartlett, leavy my mischievousness to Mamie Pinkston, I, Martha Jean Benson, leave my privilege of attending Bible Club to Lethia Archer, I, Janet Brown, leave my quietness to Fern Swicegood,

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PROPHECY I just couldn't believe it! Here it was 1965 and standing before me in this huge television studio in Hollywood, California, were all my former classmates of dear old Woodleaf High School, I was a guest on the Mirror of Life show with Gene Hall as master of ceremonies, This show had surprised me by flying in all my former classmates for a reunion, Two of them, now sharing an apartment with me, here in California, had persuaded me to come along with them to see this show. They were Barbara Penninger, an artist for MGM Studios, and Julia Safley, a popular singer for RCA Victor, now famous for her rendition of The Star of Today Will Brighten Tomorrow”, Later at the party planned by this program, I had a chance to get reacquainted with each of them and learn of their progress in life. The first I encountered was Evelyn Bartlett, Assistant Surgeon at Rowan Memorial Hospital, Her nurse, Jeanette McIntyre, was with her, Later I heard the former Donnie Gullett and the former Nancy Miller con- sulting her about the health of their children. Harold Allen, twitching his neatly trimmed mustache, greeted me with his secretary, Betty Murph, He informed me of his latest experiences as a criminal lawyer. Next I met Ray Bean and learned that he was now Head Manager of The Eagle”, a swanky restaurant owned by Jack Gullett. M. L. Hamilton was employed as his Assistant Manager. Walter Fleming, now studying at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Ilinois, told me that his sister, Eva Nell, was with her husband in Africa, serving as a missionary. Now, I had the pleasure to congratulate Charlie Williams in person for winning the last race at the Minneapolis Speedway, owned by Haskell Shoaf, famous for his latest invention, the Ford Tiara”, Janet McDaniel and Flake Wilson, popular Grand Ole Opry stars, sang their latest hit, Blasted Love”. Geralene Campbell invited me to visit her famous beauty shop, The Jewel , located in the prospering city of Needmore. I learned that Arthur and Ann Ratledge had inherited a huge cattle ranch and fifty oil wells in Abilene, Texas, Colleen Wilson was employed by them as private secretary. Rachel Shoaf showed me her latest painting, a portrait of the present governor of North Carolina, Ronald Hellard, Donny Holshouser, a fast-rising comedy star was there with one of his gag writers, Lorene Corriher, A well-known scientist, Frank Jacobs, told me about his new laboratory, built by the Reavis Construction Company, owned by Jerry Reavis. Interrupting our conversation, Henry Waller told me that he was an archi- tect for Jerry. Annette Miller and Sylvia McDaniel held my interest as they told of the many places they had visited during their careers as airline hostesses. Janet Brown, a professional seamstress, was engrossed in discussing her problems with Geraldine Doss, a dress designer for Powers Modeling Company in New York, With them were Ruth Thomason, a novelist, whose latest book was A Dozen Pink Roses , and Martha Benson, a teacher at Woodleaf High School, Bill Wetmore, a prominent dairy farmer in Woodleaf, and Jimmy Harkey, Chief Highway Patrolman, were asking Bobby Safley about his latest experiences as a jet pilot. Now I had met each of my former classmates. It had been wonderful talking with each of them and hearing of their progress since our graduation, As I said goodbye to each of them and thanked the Mirror Of Life show for this opportunity and their unlimited courtesy, I was marvelling at how extraordinary and exciting this day had been. I would always remember and cherish it. Tomorrow I would continue with my daily routine by resuming my duties as per- sonnel worker for the Walt Disney Studios. Jo Ann Evans, Prophetess