Belmont High School - Clarion Yearbook (Belmont, NC)

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. I 'E Q 0 ' I l Item 30. I. Pauline Bess. will my love of bookkeeping to John Hartness because he likes figures- fat or slim. 3l. I. C. P. Armstrong. will to Dallas Lee my tapping feet because my corns cannot take it. 32. I, Marjorie Smith, will my position as student assistant in lst grade to Anna Wilson Teeter. 33. I, Zane Huffstetler, will my left hand to my brother, Edsel, so it will always be in high school. 34.- I, David Dagenhart, will my humor in English class to Coolige Ballard. They need some kind of pep in there. 35. I, Mary Francis Gresham, will my short figure to Velma Armstrong so she can't get any taller. 36. I, Emma Stowe, will my hatred for the opposite sex to Virginia Van Pelt because I just can't hate. 37. I, Dorothy Glenn, will to Eloise Ewing my motto: Never speak until spoken to. Perhaps her breathing may come easier. X , 38. I, Rachel Harding, will all my boy friends to Mildred Tate: I know she gets lonely at times. 39. I, Betty Holton. will my title of High School Belle to Zettie Causby, because I have a new one of Tom Boy. 40. I, Mattie Lee Capps, will to Nadine Perkins my opportunity of getting plenty to eat so she will cease to complain. 41. I, Jack Cobb, will my title of Colonel to anyone who is qualified to till that rank. 42. We, Eleanor Lee and Pattie Hooker, will our seats in English to Violet Helton and Eloise M'cJunkins so they. too, may see all and hear all. 43. We, Gilbert Lawing, Wade Robinson, and Bill Rumfelt, will our comradeship to anyone who loves to argue because we cannot agree on anything. 44. We, Stanley Nixon and Horace Robinson, will to Ralph Sitton and Theron Tate our great football combination because the school must have a team next year. 45. I, James Ellington, will to Sara Kennedy my habit of Ending everything funny because fat.people can usually laugh heartily enough. 46. I, David Smith, will my six feet of manhood to Carl Dagenhart. I get tired of breathing stardust. 47. We, James Kiser and James Abernethy, will our faithful butcher knife to Marvin Ballard so he will have no trouble cutting classes. 48. I, Mildred Current, bequeath my Good ole southern drawl to H. P. Stowe because his lungs should be exercised sometimes. 49. I, Charles Bowen, will to Wesley Edwards my movie star profile. flt will be of little use when I'm raising a houseful of children.J 50. We, Charles Wilson and Leonard Ewing, will to Charlie Laye and Paul Summerlin our life-long friendship, because they both crave a companion. 51. I, J. B. Wilson, will to Jeanette Wade, my ability to make and then break plans so she can always make some new ones. 52. We, Robert Ramsey and Billy Lewis, will to those whose feet will fit, our size ten shoes. Our feet demand a still larger number. 53. I. Jack Mace. will to Bobby Ballard, my gypsy life: he can't stay still. 54. We, Neal Ratchford and Samuel Horsley, will our information about romance to Louise Auten and Helen Moss, Cwho are curious to learn about it.J 55. We. Ned McMillan and Willard Michael, will our friendly dispositions to Marie Barnes and Grace Burch, because they are gentle as lambs. 56. I, C. G. Warren, will to Louise Cato, my warm Mexican blood, because she is so cold natured. 57. I, Harold Warren, will to Margaret Smith my seat in Senior homeroom because it seems to be a very interesting spot to her. 58. I. Alfred Benheld, will my business like air to Barbara Mingis because I understand she is going into a profession. 59. I, Roy Garret, will to Vivian Drake my slogan: Keep the home fires burning. because there is such a thing as a blizzard. 60. I, Paul Frazier. will my dark skin to Beatrice Reid, with the hopes that I get a fair deal by doing so. 61. We, Ruth Beatty and Mildred Caldwell, will to Frances McCarn and Eunice Presley, our theory that boys are a nuisance, because they consider themselves superior. 62. We, Sara Tinkler and Elizabeth Jenkins, will to Mildred Satterfield and Pearlie Vickery our serene ladies' dignity because it may help them become successful school marms. To this document we, being of sound mind and body, do hereby set our hand and seal on this the twenty-fourth day of January in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty-nine. Signed-THE SENIQR CLASS BILLY RUMFELT, CLawyerb ' Page Twenty-five

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT SECTION I As we, the Knights of the Round Table, gather in the Court of Belmont High School for the last time. we realize that we must do something for the Junior Knights and the other members of the Court in order that they may remember our presence as we go out on life's quest. As a token to the Court and all its Knights we leave the library, the Senior Knight expenses, the home rooms, and the efficient leadership of Mr. Sisk, Mr. Neal, and the faculty. Our only regret is that we are unable to remain longer in the Belmont High School Court of Education. May our successors enjoy that privilege as fully as we have in the days of our knighthood. Item l. I, Jack Rumfelt, will to George Wilson my red hair because he deserves a few curls. 2. I, Vivian Laye. will my skill in basketball to Myra Katherine Stowe so she can be a star player. 3. I, Ted Williams, will to Kenneth Gordon my sense of humor because the school must keep its smiles. 4. I, Virginia Wilson. will to Ruth Lineberger my honorable mention in the musical world because she certainly deserves it. W 5. I, Gaynell Jenkins, will my carefree attitude to W. L. Armstrong because I'm getting serious. 6. I. Earl Huffstetler, will my Ladies' Man technique to Warren Reddick because I have quit that foolishness. . 7. I, Margaret Severs, will to Gwendolyn London my talent for growing tall, because I'm tall a-plenty. 8. I. Moran Abee, will my camera to Ralph Johnson so he can take snapshots for next year's CLARION. 9. I, Harold Lewis, will to Jack Rankin my low voice. I speak much louder if you will notice. 10. I, G. R. Abernathy, will my position as bus driver to J. C. Moore so he can have a little extra cash. 11. I, Clara Null, will my old maid qualities to Jimmy Lou Reid because I have other thoughts. 12. I, Myrtle Capps, will my ambition to keep house to Faye Robinson, because I'm not going to stay at home. 13. I. Charles McLean, will to Ralph Armstrong my sense of reason-he certainly needs it. 14. We. Sarah Lee O'Daniel and Helen Abee, will our serious attitude toward school to Edna Lawrence and Elizabeth Armstrong because they take school too lightly. 15. We. Vernon Hicks and'Ruth Wingate, will our habit of passing notes to Moena Smith and Francis McCarn. because we can't think of anything else to write about. 16. I. Clinton King, will my mathematical skill to Broadus Gordon so he may have possibilities of graduating. . 17. I, Clyde Stanley, will my manly physique to Earnest Wade because I have more than I can handle. 18. We, Dick Lanier and Kelly Ostwalt, will our perfect attendance record to Thomas Williams because we hear he never misses a day. 19. I, A. B. Wilson. will to Edward Morrow my seat in fourth period because I will not need it. 20. I, Lucille Michaels, will my Honor Roll record to B. J. Sigmon, as I am tired of keeping it up. ' 21. I, J. K. Carpenter. will to Thomas Smith my agricultural knowledge, since I'm heading for the city. 22. I, Deloath Sweeten, will to Milton Sparks my wide awake attitude because I'm going to do a lot of sleeping this summer. 23. We, Virginia Howe and Kate Forbes, will to Alice Clark and Ruby Wise our Old Maid Agreement. It seems that we can't agree. 24. I, Cicero Ware, will to Jack Orren my love of football: I'm considering a knitting job at home. 25. I, Ray Hargett, will my bicycle to Harry Stowe because he hates walking. 26. I, Winifred Thrower. will my knitting equipment to Carl Dagenhart: he's going to be a model husband. 27. I, Grace Walters, will my feminine qualities to Myra Katherine Stowe because we always share alike. 28. Il., Margaret Stewart, will to Reid Funderburk my collection of baby dolls. l've outgrown I at. 29. I, Dorothy Stroupe, will to Marie Dillard my position as assistant librarian because she can handle the public easily. Page Twenty-four -as 5 ' Xi J 1 0 I ff? X L .sf 0 .sf

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