Kings Mountain High School - Milestones Yearbook (Kings Mountain, NC)

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Last Will and Testament We. the Class of ' 39. aware of the fact that our high school days are drawing to a close and wishing to preserve all our talents and possessions, do hereby on this thirteenth day of April, 1 939, make this our last will and testament, declaring null and void any previous document of this type. To the juniors as a whole, we leave our dignity and our privilege of getting a re-examina- tion in case we fail one subject. To the sophomores, we will our quiet ways and our calmness in difficult situations. To the freshmen, we do will and bequeath our class motto. Ambition Has No Rest. Our individual talents we will to the following members of the Class of 1940: I, Hal Allen, do will and bequeath to Bobbie Hord my privilege of getting out of school in the afternoon. 1. Bobby Allran, do will and bequeath to Pride Ratterree my position on the basketball team. I, Tommy Harper, do will and bequeath my pretty red hair to Wallace Weedon. I, Jones Fortune, leave my numerous offices to Ladd Hamrick. I, Paul Neisler, do will and bequeath to James Gibson my ability to get along well with the coach. I, Howard Whittington, do will and bequeath to Clarence Plonk my writing talent. I, Bobbie Suber, do will and bequeath to George Allen my quiet ways. I, Hal Olive, do will and bequeath to Clara Plonk my ability to argue, provided she uses it for a good cause. We, Katherine George and Juanita Frederick, do leave our knowledge of French to Jimmie Dickey and Luther Morrison, knowing that they are keenly interested in the subject. I, James Darracott, do will and bequeath to Mary Julia Pollock my title of The Great Lover. I, John Kezziah, do will and bequeath to Marie Moss my love of beauty. I, Eugene Goforth, do leave my height to George Thomasson and my fast ball to Coach Little. We. Kathaleen Greene and Evelyn Adams, do will and bequeath our job of supplying the class with candy to Nancy Suber and Carolyn Carpenter. I, Thelma McDaniel, do leave my affection for boys (or boy) to Margaret Paysour. I. Buddy Falls, do will and bequeath to Buddy Williams my seat in the auditorium (beside Miss Wren). I, Melva Settlemyre, do will and bequeath to D. F. Hord my position as assistant to Mr. Hendricks. I. Maude Plonk, do will and bequeath to Peggy Baker my ability to break hearts, provided she needs it. We, Dorothy McGinnis and Annie Mae Sims, do leave to Sue Littlejohn and Vera Sargeant our positions on the basketball team. I, Mildred Williams, do will and bequeath to James Edward Amos my debating ability (minus the stage fright) . I, Marriott Phifer, do will and bequeath to Billie Ruddock my dignity. I. Lawrence Patrick, do will and bequeath my friendliness towards girls to William Rippy — if he wants it. I, Jim Nickels, do leave to Eugene Eskew my ability to sell papers (and collect for them). I, Cecil Crook, do will and bequeath to Jack Scott my knowledge of tennis. I, Leon Wolfe, do will and bequeath my boldness to Ben Bridges. I, Colleen Campbell, do will and bequeath my ability to get along with football heroes to Dot Hayes. We, Hazel Falls, Jackie Rawles, and Mary Evelyn Goforth, do will and bequeath our title of The Three Musketeers to Eoline Keeter. Faye Moss, and Gloria Cornwell. NINETEEN THIRTY- Page Twenty-one

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History of the Class of ’39 In the fall of 1 935, we, a green,” gawky bunch of freshman girls who seemed to be all legs and arms, and little boys with unruly hair, flocked (some accompanied by our mothers) to the large schoolhouse. We were going to enter high school! We had graduated, not with much honor, from three differ- ent schools, West, East, and Central, and were the proudest, noisiest freshman class that had entered the high school in many a year. Yes, it was our class of ’39! We were distributed to three different homerooms, under the careful guid- ance of Miss Mitchell, Mrs. Fulkerson, and Mr. Moss. After struggling through a very hard year in a strange place, our little more lady like and gentlemanly group was placed under the guidance of Miss Pasour and Mr. Hendricks. Under the tutorage of a fine group of teachers, we found good grades on our report cards far more frequently than we had found the preceding year. We wise fools had begun to work. During the second year of our high school life the school was allowed to organize a chapter of the National Honor Society, an organization which aroused much interest and inspired more hard work and good citizenship among us. Finally, after a comparatively easy sophomore year, we became juniors, going to Miss Scoggins ' s and Miss Crosland’s homerooms. We had achieved the height of our eighth grade ambition; we could give a banquet in honor of the seniors! We were a happy lot. Miss Scoggins launched us on the dreaded course of French, but we managed to stick together and finally mastered irregular verbs. Meanwhile, we had lost a few of our shipmates. Among them was our vice-president. Edgar Cooper, one of the leading students of our class. Even with these losses, we were the largest junior class in the history of the school, being over eighty strong. Upon beginning the last year of high school life, we found a number of changes in the personnel of the faculty. Mrs. Weir had replaced Miss Stroud as librarian, and she became Eleven B homeroom teacher; Miss Wren became English teacher and Eleven A homeroom teacher. Mr. Crowell Little became physical education teacher and coach. Miss Coble taught mathematics; Mr. Smart, eighth grade mathematics and history; Mr. Moffett, history and English. The class fell into line rapidly and led the school in many undertakings. This year’s successful football team and the basketball team were com- posed largely of seniors. The band, a very successful organization, instituted a student council which. Mr. Hendricks said, did more to help the band on its way to success than any other factor. On this council were five seniors. All the officers were seniors. Our Eleventh Grade has been active in almost every extra-curricular activity. We have members in every school organization, and have influenced the beginning of most of the new organizations. A Boy’s Glee Club, the first in several years, and a Monogram Club sponsored by Coach Little, were organ- ized through the efforts of the Senior Class. The Senior Class play, given by a talented group of the class, was ‘‘The Saturday Evening Ghost,” a very dramatic and weird production which delighted all lovers of mysteries. Now, we are, sixty-six strong, ready to receive our diplomas and with genuine regret bid adieu to Mr. Barnes and Mr. Bridges, who have helped us immeasurably, to the teachers whom we criticize, but love, and to the old school, the home of the happiest memories of our lives.

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Continued I, Mary Helen Hambright. do leave to Juanita Hudspeth my dramatic talent. I. Dan Finger, do will and bequeath my ability to get along with Miss Morris to E. W. Neal. I, Fred Wright, do will and bequeath to Jimmie Willis my skill as a chauffeur. We, Coley Campbell and O. C. Kiser, do leave our independence to James Ware and Menzell Phifer. I, Clemonsee McDaniel, do will and bequeath to Billie Gantt my lovely curls. F Charles Campbell, do will and bequeath my talent for shrew-taming to Donald McGinnis, so that he can use it when his sweet smile fails. We, Lillian Fisher and Willie Lee Bankhe ad, do will and bequeath our unique coiffures to Gladys Pheagin and Sarah Barber. We, Ruby Bennett and Margretta Hicks do leave our knowledge of mental telepathy to Betty Lou Roberts. I, Wilodean Blanton, do will and bequeath my titian curls to Louise Sherrer. We, Evelyn Falls and Helen Cloninger, do will and bequeath our pride at being seniors to Aline Campbell. I, Dot Hoke, do will and bequeath to Julia Herndon my position of flag bearer in the band. I. Ruth Hughes, do will my quiet disposition to Grace Hall, provided she makes use of it while she is studying geometry. We, Sara Proctor and Nell Jenkins, do leave our friendliness to Helen Faye Cash and Elizabeth Ashe. I, Mary Lail, do will and bequeath my knowledge of chemistry to Rena Bobbitt. We, Marie and Virginia Falls, do will and bequeath our loving ways to James Goins and Sybil Davi s. I, Helen Falls, do will and bequeath to Marie Peterson my privilege of getting the family car (plus having boys trail me). I, Sue Ruddock, do will and bequeath my childish ways and cute little curls to Marie Dunn. I, Helen Rhodes, do will and bequeath my love of music to Patsy White. I, Margaret Ratterree. do will and bequeath my willingness to co-operate in all worth- while projects to Parks Hinson. I, Ruby Murphy, do leave to Mildred Stewart my love of boys (twelve months maximum age) . I. Margaret Mitcham, do will and bequeath my ability to be silent concerning disputed matters to Bessie Sims. I, Bonnie Smith, do will and bequeath my position in Mr. Bridges’s office to Thomas Tindall. We. Ruby Lee Smith and Jeannette Smith, do will and bequeath to Virginia Cordell and Agnes Abernathy our co-operative spirit. I, Norma Osborne, do will my love of fun to Violet Laughter. I, Annie Laura Ormand, do will and bequeath my position in the library to Frances Dettmar. I, Hazel Moore, do leave to Nancy John Gamble my friendliness toward teachers. I, Ida Mae Moss, do will and bequeath my athletic ability to Paul Wise. I. James Mauney, do will and bequeath my fondness of English grammar to Burton Bennett. In witness whereof we the Class of Nineteen Hundred Thirty-nine of Kings Mountain High School do hereunto set our hand and affix our seal and declare this our last will and testament. CHARLES CAMPBELL, Testator. Witnessed by : Eugene Goforth, Hazel Falls, James Darracott. i ns r 1 1 s Page Twenty-two