 The
Whitewright Sun
Thursday, May 31, 1956 pg. 6 SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the Whitewright High School Senior Class, of Whitewright, County of Grayson, and State of Texas, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be the last will and testament of the class of 1956. Pete Burchfield wills his football place to Rusty May; his impolite manners and his good manners to anyone who would like to use them. Delbert Musser wills his love affairs, his knowledge of English, and his friendliness to Gene McKnight. Travis Sanderson wills all his bashfulness towards girls to Mark Ayres, and his English teacher, Miss Neathery, to all the future seniors. Margie Morris wills her seat in second period study hall to Betty Williams. "I hope Mr. Johnson has as good at time getting after you as he did me." She also wills her ability of getting into trouble with Mr. Vestal to Dixie Bassett, and her third corner of the square in English Class to Verna Lee. Anna Lou wills her low deportment grade in economics to Donna Wetzel, and her seat on the first row in second period study hall to Gene McKnight. She wills the fourth corner of Miss Neathery's square in English Class to Dixie Bassett. Her basketball suit to anyone who wants to wear it. Nola Faye, first of all, wants to will her second corner of Miss Neathery's square in English class to Carol Bush; her talking ability to Gracie Gates, her favorite seat close to the back of the room in Mr. Guire's economics class to anyone who would like to have it. (Better not take it.) Patsy Garner wills her shorthand book and her teacher, Miss Darwin, to Laura Bess. She also wishes Laura good luck. Annette Vineyard wills her position as drum major to Verna Lee; the many times that she was tardy for school to Patricia Farley. Dorris Wallace wills her trouble with the Bells boys to Dixie Bassett. She also will her position as office assistant to LaVerle Thurman. Laura Jean Williams wills her first corner in Miss Neathery's English class to her sister, Betty Williams; her title as "Most Beautiful Girl" to Verna Buchannan. She also wills her position as president of the Homemaking Club to Betty Lumpkins. She wills her good grades in shorthand class to anyone who can make them. Jim McKinney wills his typewriter to anyone who is stupid enough to take it. He wills his basket ball suit to Jackie Andrew. Jack Bartley wills his shorthand book to Don L. Sleman and his English book to Rusty May. J.W. Burchfield wills his favorite teacher, Miss Neathery, to Don Whipple, and his typing grades to Bill Polk. Wanda Alexander wills her second period in the office to Betty Williams. (Don't get too tired of running up and down the stairs.) Jack Hayes wills his morning naps to Gene McKnight. James Dixon wills his No. 11 in football and baseball to Russell May and his discussions with Miss Neathery to Gene McKnight. Jackie Garner wills his place as editor of The Reflector to Betty Williams. Alice Ayres wills her basketball suit, No. 12, to Donna Wetzel. Ann Wortham wills her position as cheer leader to Dixie Bassett. Frank Watkins wills his shorthand book to Gene McKnight. Jimmy Thornhill wills all of his good times to Don L. Selman. Bobby DeBerry wills his place as editor of the annual to Betty Williams. Philip Stephens wills all of his teachers to Lloyd Bryant. Obie Rutledge wills his English book to Gene McKnight. Orville Head wills his good typing grades to Gene McKnight. - - - N.F.B., L.J.W. SONG DEDICATIONS Nola Faye to Bobby - "I'm in Love again." Bobby to Nola - "Treasure of Love" J.W. to Joyce - "This Love of Mine" Joyce to J.W. - "Yum, Yum, Yum" Margie to Morris - "Mr. Wonderful" Morris to Margie - "You Are My Love" Jim to Sue - "The Magic Touch" Patsy to Jackie - "Honey" Jackie to Patsy - "Ivory Tower" Jean to Earl - "You Mean Everything to Me" Earl to Jean - "I'll Be Home" Dorris to Donnie - "A Tear Fell" Donnie to Dorris - "Little Girl of Mine" Ann to Charles - "99 Years" Charles to Ann - "My Blue Heaven" Annette to James - "Love, Love, Love" James to Annette - "Ain't Gonna Worry" Alice to Ralph - "Can You Find It in Your Heart" Ralph to Alice - "Who said, I said That" Pete to Lynda - "Long Tall Sally" Lynda to Pete - "Slippin' and a Slidin'" Lou to David - "My Happiness" David to Lou - "Winner Takes All" James to Trellis - "Let Me Show You Around My Heart" Trellis to James - "Always" Jack to Joann - "My Little Angel" Joann to Jack - "Forever Darling" Delbert to Guyla - "Is it True?" Guyla to Delbert - "Ivory Tower" Travis to Helen - "Standing on the Corner: Helen to Travis - "It Only Hurts for a Little While" Frank to Janie - "Wayward Wind" Janie to Frank - "Honey Hair, Sugar Lips, Eyes of Blue" Orville to Margaret - "Skokan" Margaret to Orville - "Be My Love" L.J.W. FAMOUS LAST WORDS Margie - If Morris is late, I'll never speak to him again. Nola - Where's Bobby Ray? Frank - Got to write to Janie Obie - This is it. Orville - They said I couldn't do it. (Get out of school.) Anna Lou - That David Lynn! Patsy - I'll beat Jackie Lloyd yet! J.W. - Kentuckytown, here I come. Jack B. - Hooray! Pete - Lynda, what are you going to get me for graduation? Jack Lloyd - I can't lose. Dorris - That Halliburton has torn his car up again! Ann - All bad things must come to an end. (School) Annette - Glory, halleluah! Alice - We're on speaking terms again! James - O! Miss Neathery, please. Jimmy - Woo Ha Philip - Just Anything Sue - I don't know. Jim - I ain't gonna work no more. Jean - When's Uncle Sam going to let Earl come home? Delbert - Don't worry about me, I'll be alright. Jack - Go early and stay late! Travis - Now what! Bobby - I'll never get married. N.F.B. A LOOK AT LAST YEARS SENIORS The graduating class of '56 has just looked back to see what the Seniors last year are doing at this very time. We realize that these same people were in our shoes last year, and we are to be in theirs after school is out. Here are the seniors of last year and what they have accomplished in this short time: Jack Ayres has joined the Navy. Connie Andrew and Eugene Cox are both in the Air Force. The students who are attending East Texas State Teachers College, Commerce, are William Russell, Jackie Pennell, Ralph and Barbara Hasty Hughes, John Brown, David Reeves, Bill Hyepock, and Ann Hunter. Johnnie Harper is attending SMU, Dallas. James Bennett is attending Austin College, Sherman. Margaret is attending TSCW, Denton. Bobby Burchfield is the one and only banker of this class. His pal, H.C. Carpenter, is working for the M.K.&T. railroad. June Neathery is now married to Roger Lewis and is working for Sears, Roebuck & Co. Aline Neal is a receptionist for Dr. Paul Geers in Whitewright. Conna Faye Williams has now completed a busines course and is working for Lone Star Gas Co. in Denison. Mary Ola Lewis is working at the tax office in Sherman. O.L.R.P., P.W.S. SENIOR CLASS HISTORY We, the seniors of 1956, find ourselves coming to the end of a long, long trail, a trail, which for me, has ended all too soon. As I sit and reminisce, many things come into my mind. We have enjoyed success and happiness, disappointments and sadness, yet it took all of these things to make up the 12 years we are now concluding. As we look back to the 1st grade in the year 1944, 16 of the present 25 seniors began their school careers here in Whitewright, under the direction of Mrs. Nana Francis, 1st grade teacher. They are Philip Stephens, Obie Rutledge, Jim McKinney, Margie Morris, Orville Head, Pete Burchfield, Jimmy Lee Thornhill, Bobby DeBerry, Dorris Wallace, Ann Brown Wortham, Jack Bartley, Sue Alexander, Jackie Garner, Travis Sanderson, Jack Hayes, and Frank Ross Watkins. Since that time several boys and girls have joined our class from other schools. The first of these was Alice May Ayres who came from Oklahoma. Anna Lou Phillips came from Kentuckytown, and Nola Bass came from Randolph. The class was then in the 2nd grade, with Miss Nellie Brown, as teacher. In the 3rd grade, the class enrolled Delbert Musser from Porter, Texas. In the 6th grade the group was happy to have Annette Smith (Vineyard) from Sherman, Texas. Patsy Robinson (Garner) came from Savoy to enroll in the 7th grade with our class. During the 8th grade, the class welcomed Laura Williams and J.W. Burchfield from Pilot Grove and James V. Dixon from Kentuckytown. Dorothy Jo Burchfield, Virginia Harvey, Jarvis Head, Georgia Kirby, George McCurdy, Eva Lee Monk and William White withdrew during the Freshman year. During our Sophomore year Emmitt Green joined our class, but Elmo Norris, Johnny Taylor and Charlene Morris withdrew. The class was happy to receive Bobby Sharp in the Junior year, and those that withdrew at that time were Bobby Murphy, Onetta Smith, Emmitt Green, Sandra Hamilton, and Mary Page. Lilly Magers enrolled for a short time in the Senior year, and later withdrew, thus bringing the number of Seniors down to 25.... B.M.D. A GAZE INTO THE FUTURE The seniors of WHS will soon be leaving the old school for good. Let's take a look into the magic ball of the future and see what will happen 20 years from now. As the ball clears, we see Anna Lou Phillips is still unmarried. She is a successful model, modeling with the Canover girls. Her fiance is Captain David Langford of the U.S. Air Force. Next we see Jack Hayes, who married Joanne Miller in 1963. He is the owner of a night club in Dallas, Texas, called the Hazy-Daisy. The clouds clear, and we see the former Laura Williams who married Earl Glenn Miller. They are doing very well, and Earl is the owner the Coca Cola Bottling Co. in Dallas. They have three girls and four boys. Well, look! Nola Bass married the multi-millionaire Bobby Burchfield, and they own half of Hollywood where their daughter Beverly is making a picture. Patsy and Jackie Garner have made quite a success for themselves. They now own a successful contracting company in Fort Worth. Ann and Charles Wortham, we see, are living in Bells and have three children, one of whom is a hot-rod driver. Delbert Musser, still a bachelor, owns a group of chain stores now. He also smokes $5.00 cigars and owns six Cadillacs. Annette and James Vineyard are very prosperous now. They own the largest mansion in Vineyard City. This is the city James built with the money he inherited from a rich uncle. The ball becomes focused upon Major J.W. Burchfield of the growing city of Kentuckytown. The population is now 1,997. He and his wife, the former Joyce Brown, are noted for their famous children, all fifteen of them. Travis Sanderson has finally found an occupation. He's still standing on "that corner," but something new has been added. On the opposite corner stands Helen Miller, waiting for Travis to break down and watch her a while. James Dixon now owns and operates several large service stations. He and Trellis are happy with a family of four. Pete Burchfield is a lieutenant in the United States Army. He plans to retire in ten more years and take life easy. Frank Watkins owns Tiches' of Dallas, where he does a very good business. Alice Ayres and Dorris Wallace own the Grayson Hotel in Sherman. It has become the largest hotel in the southwest. The bell boys are Donnie Halliburton and Ralph Judd. Bobby DeBerry, Obie Rutledge and Philip Stephens are teachers at "ole WHS." Bobby finally became superintendent and Obie and Philip are the football and basketball coaches. Orville Head, now married, is the head of ETSC, Commerce. He and his wife have two children. Jimmy "Pogo" Thornhill lives in Dallas and owns one of the largest night clubs there, "Leisure Lovings;" I wonder where he thought up such a clear name. Jack Bartley now has a job that furnishes a lot of enjoyment for others. He owns Burns Run, and he has added a lot of attractions. Margie Morris married Morris Minchey, and they live in Florida. Margie and her husband own the new "Morris and Morris" Hotel The Mincheys seeme to be doing very well, financially. They now have two children. This the tale of the magic ball of the future, and it indicates what t he 1956 seniors will be doing in 1976. - - - M.N.M. 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