Hamlin High School - Pied Piper Yearbook (Hamlin, WV)

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I, Adrian Rusk, being of unsound mind and strong body, do hereby will and be- queath to anyone my place on the foot- ball team providing he keeps on taking Hadacol. I, Reola Adkins, being of feeble mind and a flirty disposition, do hereby will my ability to ride in a green Chevrolet truck to Glenna Cummings and Bernice Cummings, providing Hasel Scites isn’t doing the driving. I, Ilene Whitten, being of a two-track mind and a giggly disposition, do hereby will the remains of Charles Sowards to any girl who can go with him as long as I have, providing she only gives him one date per week. I, Lucille White, with unsound mind and crazy disposition, do hereby will and bequeath to Betty Madden my ability to get along with the teachers. I, Alberta Dailey, and I, Elnora White, being of corny disposition and no mind what-so-ever, do hereby will and be- queath to any two suckers our front seats in Mrs. McClure’s social living class providing they can get by with as many things as we did. I, Rita Pack, with a giggly disposition and no mind what-so-ever, do hereby will and bequeath to my sister, Lois Pack and to Barbara Burns and Norma Byrd, my ability to fall in love with all the single male teachers in H. H. S. I, Ocie Adkins, having a weak mind and rundown body, a little fat, do hereby will my ability to be quiet, not to get along with the girls, and the name of “Fat to Billy Walden. I, Barbara Miller, being of no mind what-so-ever and body no one else would have, so God gave it to me, do hereby will to Hannah Van Horn anything from anyone she could want, in return for a passing home economics grade. I, Jeanette Pennington, being of a humble, unselfish, righteous charitable disposition, will nothing to nobody, be- cause I'm too stingy. I, Kitty Adkins, a sterling, idealistic character of charm, and poise, whose personality is a little weak and whose brain has not yet fully developed but whose body developed a wee bit too much, do hereby will and bequeath to Noca Ad- kins my full name, of Kassandra Jean- ette Kitty Kathryn Jean Little Effie The Claw The Patch The Unconquered The Brain Cuddles Duddles Puddle Napoleon, “I conquered the world, Adkins and also Grace. I, Walter Graham Jr., being of un- sound mind and stubborn disposition do hereby will and bequeath to Junior Kea- ton next on all cigarettes that I smoke during school. I, Marie Reynolds, I, Emogene Sal- mons, I, Jerry Elkins, and I, Barbara Miles, being of sound minds and quiet dispositions, do hereby will to any four girls our ability to get along with one an- other, get by with as little work, and have as much fun together as we have had through school. I, Bobby Cummings, being of cor- rupt mind and a very shy disposition, do hereby will to Henson Browning my abili- ty to get along with the teachers, (es- pecially, Mr. Clark). 19

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We, the members of the senior class of Hamlin High School, being about to de- part from our beloved high school and being greatly appreciative of the aid which has been given us by faculty mem- bers and schoolmates, hereby make this our last will and testament. I, Ann Yeager, being of changeable mind and stubborn disposition, do here- by will and bequeath to Marietta Neal, my ability to flirt in “Bobo’s typing class and still pass. I, Betty Adkins, being of unsound mind and no disposition what-so-ever, do hereby will my place in the National Honor Society to Delphia Lawson since she has spoken for it in advance. I, Evlyn Miller, being of quiet dis- position and unsound mind, do hereby will and bequeath to Don Watson my a- bility to get along with all the teachers and make good grades at the same time. I, Billie Joe Smith, being of a strong back and a very weak mind, do hereby will and bequeath to Gay Mannon, my noble and always faithful name of “Breeze , whom I know can take good care of it if he grows a little. I, Wetzel Miller, I, Billy Vickers, and I, Ronald Brock, the three mus- keteers, being of sound minds and corny dispositions do hereby will and bequeath to any three suckers our ability to stick together and never say a good word to each other as long as we have during our years at Hamlin High. I, Betty Richardson, with no mind what-so-ever and no disposition, do hereby will and bequeath nothing to no- body because I can't think of anything I can do without. I, Junior Linville, do hereby will and bequeath to Barbara Walden my ability to do bookkeeping as well as I did. I, John Woodall, being of unsound mind and quiet disposition, do hereby will and bequeath my bass horn to Maude Christian, providing she gets tired of her French horn. I, Betty Gibson, I, Margaret Swanson, I, Sally Plumley, and I, Ramona Hensley having an I. Q. of 140 and shy dispositions do hereby will and bequeath to Mrs. Messinger our name, “The Friendly Four,” so next year she can run Hamlin High School like we tried to run it this year. I, Eula May, being of unsound mind and crazy disposition, do hereby will and bequeath to Pauline Blankenship my brains, providing she can learn more than I did. I, Roy Lee Lambert, being of sound mind and lazy disposition, do hereby will to the journalism class of 1952 my gossip box, providing they use it more than the journalism class of 1951, and providing I get it finished by that time. I, Jackie Reynolds, being of weak mind and sound disposition, do hereby will my nickname of “Speed” and “Rough- house and also my interest in Hades to “Boggie McComas. I, Betty Jane Plott, better known as “Plotsie”, having a mind that God passed by and a quiet and lady like disposition, do hereby will and bequeath my title of having the biggest mouth in Hamlin High School to anyone that can go to the ball- games and yell as loud as I did. 18

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(3 f I, Jaunieta Harmon, do hereby will Ray Weaver to my sister, providing she does better than I did. I, Avenelle Sias, being of no mind what-so-ever and crazy disposition, do hereby will nothing to nobody, for I need all I have. I, Jaunita Jewell Adkins, being of no mind and no disposition what-so-ever, do hereby will to Goldia Linville, Marietta Neal, and Delphia Lawson all my be- longings, (including my love for Taylor Adkins) providing they only see him twice a year. I, Odbert Dencil Ashworth, being of a long, skinny mind, and big fat person- ality, do hereby will and bequeath to Claude “Tody Pack my position of cen- ter and co-captain of the football team, and my bottle of Hadacol, so he can tackle all the members of the other team at one time. I, Clifton Yeager , being of sound mind and tall, bony, body, with corny disposi- tion, do hereby will to any sucker my bookkeeping book, providing they use it more than I did. I, Ruby Lovejoy, of one track mind, a loud mouth, and a silly disposition, do hereby will and bequeath to Lenore Cum- mings my physics book, providing she opens it more than I did. I, Henry “Buster” Powell, being of strong mind, weak body and unsettled disposition, do hereby will to Henson Browning my typewriter and bookkeeping book, providing he makes better use of them than I did. I, Jessie “Bud Simons, having a weak mind and a corny disposition, do hereby will and bequeath to anyone my place as co-captain on the football team, providing they can do better than I did. I, Corena Lovejoy, being of good mind and a changeable disposition, do hereby will andbequeathto Rex Sowards my ability to be in the National Honor Society. I, Gene Lawson, being of a Fogg- ish mind and a very shy disposition, do hereby will to Tody Pack my slightly used bottle of peroxide and my badly used name of Dog. I, Roger Nelson, do hereby will and bequeath to Max Linville, my ability to skip school and not get caught. I, Basil Edwards, being of a badly bent body and a warped mind, do here- by will to any sucker my seat beside Mary Salmons in social problems class. I, Bobbie Byrd, will to Bill Joe Walden my ability to be quiet in class. In witness whereof, we the Seniors of '51 have to this, our will, set our hands and seal, this 15th day of May, nineteen hundred and fifty-one. Signed: The Senior Class of 1951 Lawyers: Rack Kilroy 20