Appalachian High School - Laurel Yearbook (Boone, NC)

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Last Will and Testament Senior Class of 1953 We, the Senior Class of 1953, being of sound mind and body do hereby make this our last will and testament. Article 1 |, Pat Aldridge, do hereby will and bequeath my peroxide streak to Georgia Carlton. |, Kermit Ashley, do hereby will and bequeath my true southern gentility to Junior Kerhoulas. |, Collis Austin, do hereby will and bequeath my freckles to Carlton Lyons, who seems to have an insufficient number. |, Yvonne Bodenheimer, do hereby will and bequeath my bubbling personality to Betty Swain. |, Joan Brookshire, do hereby will and be- queath my baton to Frankie Jones. |, Jim Brown, do hereby will and bequeath my knowledge and experience on the gridiron to my younger brother, Bill. |, Joy Brown, do hereby will and bequeath my driving ability to Miss Guy. 1, Clara Carlton, do hereby will and bequeath my raven-colored tresses to Laura Holshouser. |, Connie Casey, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to play rudiments to Carmen Guy. |, Mary Clawson, do hereby will and bequeath my friendly personality to Janie Cline. I, Jimmy Cline, do hereby will and bequeath my jalopy to C. J. Hayes, so that he may be the proud posessor of twins. |, Armfield Coffey, do hereby will and be- queath my headache as a result of being Senior Class president to the next poor victim. |, Martha Colvard, do hereby will and be- queath my tiny form to anyone who can find small enough clothes to fit it. |, Jeanette Cook, do hereby will and bequeath my basketball shoes to Mary Frank Gragg. |, Lucille Cox, do hereby will and bequeath my timid personality to Mary K. Hollars. I, Polly Ann Cox, do hereby will and bequeath my Yankee brogue to Mr. Tait. |, Nina Mae Culler, de hereby will and bequeath my good disposition to Jerry Brown. |, Bob Dotson, do hereby will and bequeath my artistic ability to Whistler’s Mother. |, Betty Jean Edminsten, do hereby will and bequeath my attractive features to Faye Critcher. 1, Mary Lee Edminsten, do hereby will and bequeath my position as editor of the “High Life” to “Satch” Stevens. |, Elizabeth Eggers, do hereby will and be- queath my lovely voice to Mario Lanza. I, Sevilla Golds, do hereby will and bequeath my good behavior in class to Jimmy Flick. |, Jime Graham, do hereby will and bequeath my vitality to anyone who can keep up with it. |, Albert Green, do hereby will and bequeath my smoking permit to Nancy Dee Winkler. |, Arvil Greene, do hereby will and bequeath my bashfulness to Joe Mast. |, J. E. Greene, do hereby will and bequeath my good looks to Johnny Hodges. |, Faye Greene, do hereby will and bequeath the cash register in the Rec. Room to Sherlock Sheaffer. I, Melvin Greene, do hereby will and bequeath my blush to Rex Barnes. |, Mary Nell Greer, do hereby will and bequeath my smile to Mary Gladys Teague. |, Helen Hardin, do hereby will and bequeath my Physics and Chemistry notes to Norma Jean Bumgarner. I, Evelyn Hayes, do hereby will and bequeath my intelligence to Billy Richardson. |, Ala Hodges, do hereby will and bequeath my piano stool to Ann Cotrell. |, Guy Hunt, do hereby will and bequeath my dainty hoofs to John Jackson. I, Bill Hunter, do hereby will and bequeath my striped shorts to John E. Brown. |, Jimmy Idol, do hereby will and bequeath my fleet feet to Tony Winkler. |, Bill Jones, do hereby will and bequeath my V.F.W. card to Bill Ross. |, Mildred Jones, do hereby will and bequeath my social blunders to Emily Post. I, Jean Keplar, do hereby will and bequeath my love of A.H.S. to the Freshman class. I, Peggy Klutz, do hereby will and bequeath my scholarly manner to Tom Lawrence. |, Mary Jon Lanning, do hereby will and bequeath C. M. to the female populace at A.H.S. |, Dick Lavendar, do hereby will and bequeath my N.H.S. candle to my next successor.

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Mascots Sandra Cook - Norman Norris Junior Marshals Mary Frank Gragg, Anna Boyce Winkler, Frances Jones, chief; Kim Miller, Joe Mast, Gen2 Reed, chief.

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|, Shirley Lingerfelt, do hereby will and be- queath my blond hair to Frank Coffey. |, Donald Lyons, do hereby will and bequeath my brothers to Betty Ann Hagaman. I, Lillie Lyons, do hereby will and bequeath my cackle to the hens. |, Patsy McGuire, do hereby will and bequeath the good times I’ve had at A.H.S. to Ruby Lee Hartley. |, James McKinney, do hereby will and be- queath my bus to Jason Cook. |, Don Miller, do hereby will and bequeath my F.F.A. experiences to the agriculture depart- ment. I, Pauline Miller, do hereby will and bequeath my lovable manner to all the other sweet girls at A.H.S. |, Sara Miller, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get along with others to Bobby Barnes. |, Harbin Moretz, do hereby will and bequeath my physique to Billy Lyons. |, Sylvia Moretz, do hereby will and bequeath my quietness to Mildred Lewis. |, Betty Sue Norris, do hereby will and bequeath my flute to Rebecca Bingham. |, Geneva Norris, do hereby will and bequeath my sweet smile to Mrs. Daugherty. |, John Norris, do hereby will and bequeath my red hair to Johnny Ray. |, Nancy Jane Norris, do hereby will and bequeath my demure personality to Dean Critcher. |, Clara Parlier, do hereby will and bequeath my shorthand notes to Mr. Gregg. |, James Phillips, do hereby will and bequeath my revisions of Einstein’s Theories of Evolution fost aC. Lripp. |, Bob Ray, do hereby will and bequeath my basketball uniform to S. G. Tugman. |, Jane Rivers, do hereby will and bequeath the equator to Mr. Rand-McNally. |, Shirley Sherrill, do hereby will and bequeath my medulla oblongota to the Medical Museum in Washington. |, Corinna Shull, do hereby will and bequeath my nimble feet to Gene Kelly. |, Bill Talbert, do hereby will and bequeath my fatal charm to Harold Wayne Gentry. |, Anna Mae Taylor, do hereby will and bequeath my favorite class, Chemistry, to the Bunsen Burner. |, Charles Taylor, do hereby will and bequeath my “educated toe” to “Pee Dab.” |, Clara Teague, do will and bequeath my job in the office to anyone who is fool enough to take Work Experience. |, Peggy Joyce Teague, do hereby will and bequeath my neat appearance to Pauline Green. |, Ted Townsend, do hereby will and bequeath my field trips in F.F.A. to anyone who is as fond of the “Blue Goose” as | am. |, James Vannoy do hereby will and bequeath my gas station to the Standard Oil Co. |, Margaret Watson, do hereby will and bequeath my little Ford to no one!!! | like it myself!!! |, Nina R. Watson, do hereby will and be- queath my pretty hair to Rita Hayworth. |, Joan Wellborn, do hereby will and bequeath my quiet voice to Betty Ann Edminsten. |, Mack Wellborn, do hereby will and be- queath my ability to stay away from women to my younger brother, J. W. |, Barbara Winebarger, do hereby will and bequeath my love for Senior Phys. Ed. to the rising Senior girls. |, Joan Winebarger, do hereby will and bequeath my love of the U. S. Army to Uncle Sam. |, Charles Winkler, do hereby will and be- queath my ability to diagram sentences to the English Dept. of A.H.S. I, Nancy Winkler, do hereby will and bequeath my diamond to Helen Hollars. Article II To the Junior Class, we leave our front-row Chapel seats. Article III To the Sophomores, we leave our numerous tardies. Article IV To the Freshmen, we leave the “Smoking Rock” and all of our permits. Article V To the Faculty, we leave the satisfaction of knowing that they’ve had the most talented and brilliant students ever to pass through the portals of our dear ol’ Alma Mater.