Lenoir High School - Bearcat Yearbook (Lenoir, NC)

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Bill Wagner leaves Owen Wilson his curly hair. Betty Jean Wallace bequeaths her friendly smile to Joanne Cook. Vondell Walsh wills her quiet ways to Shirley Correll. Warren Wilson leaves his line-busting ability to Paul Nelson. Patty Yates wills her love for good times to Sib Hamer. Sam Youngblood bequeaths his un- known language to James Setzer. Opal Laudermelt wills her love for boys to Sarah Ann Powell. Franklin Moore leaves his ability to spread the news rapidly to Ann Childers. James D. Moore wills his quiet, stu- dious ways to Richard Ball. Dot McMillan bequeaths her pretty blonde hair to Marlene Hedrick. Dick Pennell leaves in a different car. Jack Pennell wills his Geometry book to Mr. Trivette. Frances Prestwood leaves her charms to Gwen Triplett. Mary Gay Riggs wills her wedding bells to Jeanette Kincaid. Mike Sholar bequeaths his know-how with women to Ray Morris. Frances Smith wills to Joyce Wood her ability to get along with people. Mary Lib Smith leaves her dependa- bility to Dottie Dudley. Danny Strickland wills to Edwin Man- chester his drum and drum sticks. Ann Prestwood leaves her cute ways to Jean Houston. Peggy Jean Craig leaves a place in her heart for Howard Jenkins. Peggy Coffey wills to Janelle Crews her immaculate desk. Patricia Hart bequeaths her silent manner to Anita Robinson. Louise Kendall wills her good dis- position to Jerry Jones. Joel Lovins leaves her dark com- plexion to Faye Wilson. Harold Baker and Paul Russell will to Charles McLean their jobs at the State Theater. Wayne Boughman bequeaths his ability to perform experiments to James Harper. Jim Bower leaves his blond hair to John Klontz. Eddie Boyd wills his wit to Vance Smathers. Brooks Bush is too busy fixing his car to leave anything. Kenneth Chester bequeaths his long, lean, and lanky stature to Roy Oxentine. Harold Childers leaves his straight black hair to Danny McLean. Hildred Clark wills his way of getting by without doing anything to Perry Smith. Wayne Davis wills his seventh period slips to Bill Hoffman. Alfred Dodge and Jack Teague leave their aerobatics to anyone who has nerve enough to attempt them. Wayne Downs wills his good nature to Nick Laney. Joe Gaither leaves to Garland Benfield his love for girls. Betty Halsey leaves to take up her domestic duties. Bill Truesdale bequeaths his good humor to Bill Weeks. Fannie Weathers wills her goodness to Caroline Goforth. Ruth Taylor leaves her quietness to Jo Ann Looney. Sarah Barlow bequeaths her dreams to Joan Shields. Betty Neil Smith wills her place as Senior Bride to the first to get married next year. Dovie Martin leaves in her red Mercury. Helen Higgins wills her job as editor of the annual to any industrious, aggres- sive person who is willing to take the headaches with the honor. On this, the first day of May in the year of our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Nine, we do sign our fate and fix our seal. Written by Tommy Gwyn and Dorothy Brown

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Nine. claiming to possess a twelve-year educated brain and having our wits at least half about us, in the presence of these our learned witnesses do hereby make our Last Will and Testament, in order to give our abilities and talents, if any, to those who may need them most in the years hereafter. To Mr. Sisk, our Superintendent, we leave our gratitude and appreciation for giving us a diploma. To Mr. Lentz, our Principal, we bequeath our hopes for another success- ful year, and also a belt with which to warm up the enthusiasm of our'tardy boys. To Coach Mull, we leave our best wishes for beating Hickory next year. To Mrs. lvie, we leave a better behaved Spanish II Class, we hope. To Mr. Harper, we give our thanks for giving L. H. S. another year of wonderful band experiences. To the rest of the faculty, we leave our gratitude for their patience and efforts spent in preparing us for our future years, and for all the help and guidance they gavefus in our activities. To the underclassmen of the follow- ing year we leave our property as follows: Ken Adkins leaves the erasers that are left for Dale Gregg to throw. J. B. Angley wills his quiet, sincere ways to L. C. Harris. Brownie Biggerstaff leaves her ability to get along with teachers to Janet Frye. Mary Lucille Bohn bequeaths her in- telligence to June Foster. Dorothy Brown wills her love for arguments to Sue Withers. Virginia Craig leaves with Roger listep. Erna llanes wills her love for dancing to Anne Cooke. Betty Jo Gregg gives to Armeta Rhodes her love for basketball. Lucy Pegg wills her quick way of getting acquainted to Carol Burns. Ronald Stromberg bequeaths his neat- ness to Caroline Huntley. Betty Jane Hoyle leaves to her sister, Evelyn, her wit. Phyllis Huffstetler wills her friend- liness to Mavis Denton. Ken Land gives to Bob Haas his large size football pants. Bill Looney wills his interest in public speaking to Carolyn Harless. Bob Love bequeaths his trombone to Jim Rash. Mack Matheson leaves Janice Huntley to the Junior boys. Virginia Mathis wills Barbara Rich- ards her blue eyes. Hal Miller leaves his ability to get out of class to Doug Holcomb. Jack Powell wills his slow accent to Martin McCirt. Vivian Turner leaves to Martha Yates her sweet disposition. Waybern Wilson wills his place in the Senior Class to Stanley Wilson. Bill Carren leaves his ability to sleep in class to Clyde Morrow. Fred Greene wills to Doyle Lingle his reckless driving. Tommy Gwyn does not give away Laura Moore. Max Harless wills his bashfulness to John Johnson. Dale Hodges leaves his thanks for leaving. Johnny Holloway wills his small stature to Pat Thornburg, but not his car to go with it. Marjorie Abernethy leaves her red hair to Caroline Bush. Henry Carson leaves for Tennessee to join Carolyn Horton. Margaret Allen gives to Sarah Ed- misten her bottle of peroxide. Louise Austin wills her quietness in class to Mattie Mae Lutz. Robert Suddreth leaves his poise to Jimmy Higgins. Delbert Teem and Jimmy Hudgins finally let Grab-All Setzer play center. Betty Jo Turner wills her popularity to Mary Jeanette Throneburg.

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