PAGE FOUR — SMITHFIELD HIGH TIMES — JUNE, 1968
LAST Will AND TBTAMENT -1968
We, tile Senior Class of 1968, be
ing of siound miiKl and body, do
solemnly 'bequeath the following
items to certain under-classmen.
Inasmuch as the recipients
should treasure these as much as
their predecessors;
(Whereas they should regard
these as sacred priorities be
stowed upon them by the gener
ous and idolized upper-classmen;
fTherefore we expect them to
use these blessings to the very
hdlest of their abilities:
1. Gailya Elizabeth Adams leaves
her long brown locks to Judith
Ellen Barefoci to keep her ears
warm.
2. Margaret WocdviUe Andreaus
Jeiaves her four-year diet plan and
her welcome isweet springtime
smile to Diana Haas and Cather
ine OEluth Lipsac, respectively.
3. Charles Avera leaves his A-1
condition jeep to Alfred Dewayne
Hill whose isn’t in quite as good
condition.
4. Hebert Alton Benson leaves
his narcissism to William Joseph
Austin, Jr.
5. (Richard Earl Black leaves
Ins virility to George Mack Lang-
don, Jr.
6. John Stevenson Bryant leaves
John Edward Gregory, III his
corny joke book.
SheUey Ann Castleberry
leaves her intelligence to Robert
iBurwell Brown who doesn’t really
need it.
8. ILanny Maurice Deal leaves
his hair to James Dwight Gay,
Jr., William Joseph Austin, Jr.,
and Robert DurweU Brown.
9. Julia Tatem Gilbert leaves
her two left feet to Miss Pamela
Adams.
10. Steve “Fat Albert” Gower
leaves 50 ibs. of “Gower Power”
to emaciated Alan Carl Gardner.
11. Carol Richardson Grantham
leaves her denseness to Emily
Ann Hill who manages well
eiKiUgh without it.
12. Sylvia Elaine Hall leaves her
wonderful fever blister medicine
to (Rebecca Ann Talton with the
hope that it will help.
113. Virginia Epps Harris leaves
her love of pigs to that country
boy Ircm Wilson’s Mills, Steve
Wilson.
14. (Miargy Gay Hinnant leaves
her fldrtatiousness to Debra Diane
eSretini who has been taking notes
across the street mai^ years.
15. Peter Thorlief Hulth, III
leaves his ability tc. stay ground
ed to Gordon Lowry Blow who
does well enough without it.
16. Elva Susan Jones leaves her
beloved basketball to Mr. H. Virgil
Payne.
17. Denton Farmer L«ee leaves
his “Tall Blue Bc^” to Stephen
(Robert Little who covets it.
18. !Ddx>rah Ann Mason leav^
her omnisence to Randall William
Lucas.
19. Ann Howard Mitchiner leaves
ho* sincerity to Deborah Jean
Adams.
20. Daniel Hardy Narron leaves
his slowness to June Lynette
Creech.
21. Lucille Mary O’Melia leaves
her duck walk to Jane Austin
Cunningham. That ought to be a
good oombinaticji ! ! !
22. (Durwood Reim Rose leaves
his oaAtficAis driving to John Rob
ert Dupree who we are sure will
^ treasure it.
23. Janet Rnth Sellers leaves
her extna wei^ to Virginia Ruth
“Jenny” Sanders who could real
ly use it.
24. Ann Carolyn Sloan leaves
ber string of choice words to Sam
(Ray Byrd who doesn’t have one
of his own.
25. Beryl Howard Wells leaves
his love of great literature and
his favorite book, TICK TOCK
AMD THE DEPUTY SHERRIFF,
to James Maurice Allen who has
been on the waiting list for years.
26. Watson Carl Wharten leaves
his mouth . . Thank goodness !
27. Edith Lacy Whitley leaves
her abundant resources to Nancy
NeLson ■Stigelman.
Stephen Clarence Woodard j
(leaves his southern drawl to Larry j
\‘ThP Yank” Rvan.
29. Jean Leigh Woodruff, our
most domesticated senior, leaves
her treasured “Betty Crocker
Homemaker of Tomorrow” award
to Jane Austin Cunningham who
is sure to win it next year.
30- Edwin H. Patterson leaves
absolutely nothing to absolutely
no one.
31. Mrs. Barbour’s homeroom
leaves her the dream cJ having a
junior or sophomore homeroom
next year and that they will be on
time in the mornings.
Respectfully submitted.
Senior Class of 1968
Junior-Senior
Dance Held May 4
The 1968 Smithhfield High Junior
Senior-Dance was held Saturday,
May 4, in the Smithfield High
School gymnasium which had been
beautifully transformed into a
quaint little spot, “under he Sea.”
Multicokred fish, octopi and
seahorses added to the ocean floor
atniosphere. Around the Gym
walls were murals of varions sea
life.
Interact Club
Holds Convention
The Smithfield Interact Club
sponsored a district-wide conven
tion on May 11. Ihis was the
first Interact Convention ever to
be held in enr state. It was held
in the Centenary Methedist
Church. The Interact Clubs of
Burlington, Henderson, Western
Alamance, and Smithfield were in
attendance. After the clubs ar
rived, Tom Wright was named
Conference Chairman. Mayor John
Dail; Carl Lamm, President of
the Smithfield Rotary Club; and
Denton Lee, President of the
Smithfield Interact Club, gave
welccme speeches to the dele-
giates. The rest of the morning
was spent in discussion of Inter
act Service Projects and of club
organization. A barbecue luncheon
was catered by tte White Swan
Restaurant and was served by
Bette Barnes, Carol Grantham,
Janet Shallcross, and Jeiiny Wat-
sCiU. Norman C, Lee, Jaycee Na
tional Director, gave an after-
dinner talk on “People to Peo
ple,” a project sponsored by the
Jayoees to help Bolivia. Then
Miss Delc^res Lee, Miss Junior
MajarLtte of America, gave a
baton-twirling demonstration; she
Was given a bouquet of flowers
by the Conference Chairman as
a token cJ appreciatiai. For the
remainder of the afternoon the
clubs held district elections. The
convention adjourned late Satur
day afternoon.
On Monday, May 6, the Smith-
field Interact Club in conjunction
with the Smithfield Rotary Club
held a chicken dinner at the Wild
life Club. 'The entire Smithfield
Varsity football team was invited.
'The team showed up in force for
the free dinner, naturally! After
eating they heard Maxie Baughn
of the Los Angeles Rams give
a ta'Uc c*n the thrills of pro-foot
ball. Eddie Patterson won an au
tographed football.
Tom Wright
BERMUDA PARTY
There’s only one word to de
scribe the Bermuda Party —
GREAT!
The seniors were beginning to
worry when at 1:20 a.m. the
Roberson Brothers still hadn’t ar
rived. But when they did arrive
I think everyone decided they
were worth waiting for. The
back-up band, “The Soul Toppers,”
did an excellent job.
The Seniors journeyed with the
Juniors to King Neptune’s palace
where they heard Charlie the
Tuna (Eddie Wall) tell a fascin
ating tale to a skin diver( Junior
Class President Steve Little). Mer
maids on the rocks included Sal
ly Stockdale, Janci Fish, Carol
Parham, Cathie Lipsak, Faye Da
vis, Pam Schaffer, and Nancy
Sttigleman', who played Minnie.
Minnie had a boy friend (Alan
Gardner), a landlubber, who after
isinging of his true love for her,
completely carried her away.
The Jazz Dancers (June Oeech,
Rhonda McLean, Debbie Cretini,
Bette Barnes) entertained with
a unique dance to “Love Potion
No 9”, after cramming the sailor
(Mack Langdon) ' and his girl
friend (Pam Adams) into a tre
mendous clam shell.
The Gre^ King Neptune (John
ny Pitchi), beard and all, then
arrived on the scene in an elab
orate chariot drawn by his mighty
bareback warriors (Bradley Car-
roll, Johnny Dupree, Randy Lucas,
Hu^ Talton, Steve Wilson, and
Steve Stephenson), who were
eventually to dance with the king’s
daughters (Debbie Adams, Pam
Berg, Sharon Cameron, Teresa
Holt, Rebecca Talton, and Carolyn
Williams) dressed in flowing blue
and green costumes.
The three little fishes—“Diddum
'Doddum” (Kathy Reese), “Wad-
dum” (Emi^ Hill) and “Choo”
(Susian Parrish) swam by during
the telling of the tale and were
nearly eaten by a shark, but Mot
her Fish “Bocp Boop” (Barbara
Baker) finally corralled them.
Alan Gardner and Faye Davis
ifumMied the badcground music.
The Juniors, their advisors Mrs.
Carol Little, Mrs. Staton Johnson,
and Rchard Williams shcuud truly
be commended for this production.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Peele, Mrs. Barbour, Mrs.
Jordan, Mrs. William Barnes, Mrs.
Brenda Heard, Mrs. Lcn Wood
ard and Mrs. James Talten.
—A
SJI.S. WILL MISS THE SENIORS
Although everything about the
senior class ci 1968 will be deeply
missed by their admiring under
classmen, the following items will
be missed most.
1. their bragging
2. Leroy Hamilton’s snoring
3. “Muvver” Benson
4. Steve Bryant’s unsurpassed wit
5. the senicr cheerleaders
6. lots of loud laughing in the
halls
7. iOarl 'Wharton’s mouth
8. senior buck-buck kdlers
9. (Rooky’s animal noises and
burps
10. the senior basketball players
11. Galen Bolin’s camera
L2. Carol Grantham’s jeep
13. (Edith Whitley
14. Paul Brink’s generous dona
tions
15. their kindness toward the
freshmen
16. Susian Jones and her young
boyfriends
17. Steve Gower’s appetite
18. Buddy Davis, the entertainer
19. Ted Forbes’ women
20. 'Mrs. Vinson will miss all the
seniors
Next Shelley Castleberry pre
sented the 1968 shield to Mr. Vir
gil Payne. The annual was dedi
cated to Mr. Payne because he
is so loyal, devoted, trusted and
beloved by all students of SHS.
Now the big moment arrived
for the announcement of next
year’s majorettes and cheerlead
ers. (Dongratulattons to the fol
lowing majorettes: Sarai Barry
Jackie Shallcross, Linda Simpson.
The banner girls for next year
are Debbie Jemigan and Melinda
Collins. SHS cheerleaders that
will be new next year are Kay
Southerland, Cathy Boob, Margie
Wallace, and Susan Pearce.
Letter Day chapel ended with
tears from the seniors, and cries
of joy and happiness from the
under-classmen while we san'g
our Alma Mater.
Aim Sloan
THE NIGHT BEFORE
JUNIOR-SENIOR
“Twas the night before Junior-
Senior,
. And all through the gym,
Every Junior was frenzied.
What a week it had been!
We had worked and we’d slaved
So that this cJie could rate,
The best in our history—
For the Class of ’68!
With girls in their curlers
And boys in old pants.
We were all helping painting
Or preparing the dance.
All the fishes were bung
And the seaweed was floating.
And over to one side,
Stood Mrs. Adams gloating.
The Seniors were there
With their water balloons,
But through the excitement,
Mrs. Barbour’s voice lc4oms:
“No Junior throw Baggies . . .
No ncit one egg shell—
Tomorrow in homeroom,
Those Seniors ’ll catch !”
So slightly dejected,
But convinced she was right.
The Juniers backed down.
And postponed the fight.
But when work was over.
And we stepped outside.
The fun then began—
All were soaked to the hide!
(But in my conclusion,
From all points ci view,
I have but one thing
To say now to you:
It’s been a great year—
Good and bad, we’ll agree!
ITie team gave Coach Brown
His hundredth victory!
(And Mrs. Peele got the girls
with their frocks o’er their
knee!)
But as we think back,
This one fact survives:
It’s been a year we’ll remember.
For the rest of our liv^.
From the whole Junior Class,
All our very best wishes!
But please leave the Junicr girls
At least part of the fishes!
Now at a serious moment,
'When yall your futures are
bright;
Happy Graduation to Seniors,
And to all a good night.
Steve Little, Junkr Class
President
Variety Is Key
To Fashion '
By Margy Hinnant, Fashion Ed.
Variety is the key word for a
fashionable summertime ward
robe. Long and short, wild and
tailored — these, adjectives are
the predominate ones used in
speaking of summer style&
Dresses are very, very feminine.
Whether they are mini-length or
maxi-length, dresses for the sum
mer should have an “all girl”
look. Bibbed dresses for that
“young” look are cool and com
fortable.
Sailor dresses and tunic dress
es are for the beach. Linen shifts,
emibroidered with small flowers,
come in soft pastels. Baby doll
shifts made oL dotted-«wiss mat
erials look soft and summery.
A-line dresses are sdalloped at
the top and bottom.
Blouses are ruffled and lacy.
They come in soft pastels or wild
prints. Fitted blouses are still
very good. To wear with these
blouses are the new Dirldl skirts.
They are gathered with large side
pockets and are very, wery short.
Pocketbooks, too, are making
the rashion scene. Painted lunch
boxes seem to be quite popular
laround SHS. Straw and leather
are still good for the summer.
Both long and short jump suits
are making the scene this year.
The tailored look m bermudas
seems to be most popular. A new
look in shorts is one of color. Wild
patterned shorts with roomy
legs look somewhat like a pant
skirt. For comfort, play suits are
made with elastic in the waist and
legs. These too, are ruffled and be-
ribboned.
Bathing suits are wild ! No long
er is the time when everyone
wears a tank suit. This year it
will be hard to find two suits tiiat
are alike. Frcm the feminine look
to the sporty look— bathing suits
are really making the scene. They
may be lacy and soft or wild and
coilorful. Suits this year are made
to suit the wearer’s taste. From
suits, beachwear is really wild.
Colorful cover-ups are made for
every type of suit.
Shoes are varied in style and
color deck shoes, normally worn
by sailos and boys, are now being
worn by the girls. Leather sandals
along with brightly colored plas
tic ones will be seen at the beach
es and pools.
Tbe main' hing to ramember
when choosing clothes for the
summer, is that you shouldn’t be
afraid to be different! If you hap
pen to like a wild-looking dress
and it becomes you —^wear it!
SENIOR CAR WASH
On Saturday, April 20, the Smith-
field seniors were seen diligently
working in the parking Ic-t be
hind the Smithfield Gulf Service
Station. 'Ihe seniors worked from
7:00 a.m. until 8:30 p.m., wash
ing, drying and vacuuming cars.
Tickets to the annual affair sold
for $2.50, and the seniors netted
about $325 in their efferts. Ibe
money raised helped cover the
expenses of the Beimuda Party.
Special thanks are given to tiie
Smithfield Gulf Service Station,
the Progressive Su'permarket, and
to a few underclassmen who aid
ed the seniors.
B
freshmen all fly by with their
“someday we’U 'be seniors, too”
look.
The enthusiastic expressions CJi
the faces oif those in the activity
listings really point out that it
was a fun year. The organiza
tions and the athletics section
show a very good turn out. We
can only hope as much spirit will
be carried on in years to come
here at S. H. S. and at the new
high school now in the building
prccess.
The “High Times” staff con-
'gratulates the “Shield” staff for
a job well done.
Greg Adams __