Cannon High School - Cannon Report Yearbook (Kannapolis, NC)

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ii iinTrm-rm rm CANNON I, Louise Johnson, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to be places on time to Bobby McClary hoping he can use it as well as I did. I, J. D. White, do will my name of “Sleepy” to John Dial. I, James Whitten, do hereby leave the memory of my good times to Alton Eddleman. I, Annie Bryant, do hereby will and bequeath my guard position on the basketball team, to Helen Brown, hoping she can uphold it better than I. I, Judy McKinley do hereby will and bequeath the honor of being head cheer leader to Betty Ross Dellinger for the year of ’39-’40. I, Rachel Felker do hereby will and bequeath to Doris Faggart my waves, knowing that she is willing to furnish the curls. I, Rebecca Bost, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to blush to anyone interested. I, Ruby Sills, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to bring visitors to class and be sent out, to Miss Killian’s future classes. I, Glenn Lowder, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to not make good in English to Mary Frances Bas- singer, hoping she will make use of it. I, Eloise Drake, do hereby will and bequeath my shortness of stature to Nay Delle Mattox. I, Frank Corbin, do will and bequeath my ability of going to all the football and basketball games at home and away to Frankie Patterson, hoping he will keep up the school spirit. I, Eddie Cochran, do hereby will to Hoyle Efird a desire for study and to Cannon High School a wish for more honors in the future. I, Kathryn Irby, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to attend school at least three days a week to Willie Jo Bray, hoping she will keep up the tradition. I, Frances Brigman, do hereby will and bequeath my bashfulness to Julia Mills Driver. I, Euverla Tidwell, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to play the piano to Lennie Tillie, who desires to be a musician, and I hope she will find as much pleasure in it as I have found. I, Helen Julian, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to control my temper to Jim Russell, hoping he will use it while on the basketball court. I, Mary Frances Rollins, do hereby will and bequeath one of my eyes, either the brown one or the blue one, to any unfortunate underclassman who is in the same predicament. I, “Dot” Readling, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to have a good time at parties regardless of with whom I am, to Doris Faggart and my love for dancing to Paul Kearns. I, Carl Parker, Jr., do hereby will and bequeath my ability to make the best of the worst, my love of living, and my love for beautiful girls to Alfred Morgan. I, Margaret Leazer, do hereby will my love for ball players to Miss Margaret Amanda Franks. I, Rena Herman, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to warm the bench in all sports to Jamima Powell. I, Arline Hare, do hereby will and bequeath my privilege to talk in Mr. Hudson’s Sociology class to Sarah Yates, hoping she will take advantage of it as much as I have. I, J. T. Correll, do hereby will and bequeath my abil ity to chew and pop my one wad of chewing gum to Mrs. Neal, hoping that she will use it during all her classes to her utmost advantage. I, Luther Pethel, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to blush to Mavoureen Puntch, hoping that she will not be made to blush as I have. I, Katherine Norris, do hereby will and bequeath my love for Chemistry to “Dot” Bell hoping that she will be a better “atom buster” than I. I, George Whitson Gillon, do hereby will and bequ eath to Paul Kearns my position as president of the stu- dent body and my good looks to Bobby McClary. I, Sammie McCoy, do hereby will and bequeath the ability of my hair to fall on rainy days longer and string- ier than any other senior girls to Doris Faggart, hoping she will be able to keep it rolled better than I. I, Glenn Jones, do hereby will and bequeath my love for Concord girls to R. D. Dayvault. I, W. T. Kiser, do hereby will and bequeath my love for dear old Cannon High to anyone. i t h tt i m 1 1 1 m n 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 n n n 1 1 m i ) m i n n n n v i ) 1 1 n m 1 1 HTg mill i im i m i m 1 1 ii innn i m 1 1 ii mm 1 1 i i nn i MU i n i ini 24

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of 1939, of J. W. Cannon High School, in the city of Kannapolis and State of North Caro- lina, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make and declare this our Last Will and Testament in the manner and form following. Article I To the School: We leave to you our respect, loyalty, and a desire for a very prosperous future. Article II To Our Oncoming Class: We leave to you our coveted front seats in the auditorium. Article III To the Teachers: We spirit. leave to a desire that next year’s students will work harder and will continue to keep up the school Article IV To the Individuals: I, Gladys Teague, do hereby will and bequeath my shortness of statue to Hazel Karriker, hoping she will be able to see in a crowd better than I. I, Zola Allen, do hereby will and bequeath my position as Mr. Dupree’s secretary first period, and to keep doing the things he wants me to with a smile, even after he’s walked the baby all night, and to have a ready giggle for all of Mr. Kornegay’s stale jokes to Howard Deaton, knowing he will fulfill this position to the utmost of his ability. I, G. Lee McIntyre, graduating from Cannon High School at the ripe old age of 30, do hereby will and bequeath my gray hairs, my ability to work on the second shift, and to stay awake on class to Clarence Pitts, for I know that he needs these qualities to carry him through the Senior Class of next year. I, Ray Childers, do hereby will and bequeath my height to Alfred Morgan, believing that he can use some of it. I, Horace Sills, do hereby will and bequeath my love for Jessie James to Frankie Patterson, hoping he will love him as I have — “Pli Ho Silver.” I, Hazel Powell, do hereby will and bequeath my monitorial badge and my position to Jamima Powell, and my ability to laugh (at the wrong time) to Lamina Riggs. I, Thomas Anderson, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to have a girl waiting on me in every state I visit, to Bobby McClary, hoping he doesn’t get into as much trouble over them as I have. I, Garrison Freeman, will and bequeath my ability to filibuster, and my ability to get along with Mrs. Neal to Walter Goodman. I, Margaret Sifford, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get out of class to go see Miss Franks to next year’s basketball manager. May she use this to her advantage as much as I did. I, Melvin Pilkinton, do hereby will my old English book to John Teague. I, Clarence Randolph, do will my love for graduates to Truman Chapman. I. Frank Schenck, do leave my best wishes to the faculty and school. I, Lawrence Seymour, do hereby will my ability to get along with Mr. Hudson to Frankie Patterson. I. J. P. Sills, do hereby will my good times to Gaither Critz. I, Alton Todd, do hereby will my love to the entire school and its inhabitants. I, Mary Virginia Alexander, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to talk longer and louder than anyone else to Virginia Poe. I, George Bagby Brandon, Jr., do hereby will and bequeath my ability to day dream on class to Paul R. Kearns, hoping he will not be called down as much as I. I, Albert Sloop, do hereby will and bequeath my job as treasurer of the Senior Class and my ability to forget Chemistry and Geometry to Horace Robertson. inmm i mnmmn i iimnTT TTT inU il H Wlll ' M l D LLLlltinig mm Minimum i Minim i m mm mi Diumnnmivni 23

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I, Jimmie Irby, do hereby will and bequeath my position as catcher for the varsity baseball team to Harold Patterson, hoping he will be able to fill “Footsie’s” shoes (since I can’t). I, Evelyn Bonds, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to be at school every day on time, even if it is raining and cold, to Harry Hastings, my very best wishes to J. W. Cannon High School. I, Inez Taylor Hodgens, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get married and contine my school work to Myrtle Moore, wishing her much success in doing so. I, Virginia Gaston, do hereby will and bequeath my slenderness of waist to Edith Holloway, hoping with much dieting she may sometime acquire it. I, Edward Moss, do hereby will and bequeath to Hoyle Efird my ability to be quiet on class without going to sleep. I, Hazel Littleton, do leave my privilege of never being alone to Ruby Rogers. I, Ben Jones, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to play “crack”-ed roles in plays to any actress or actor in the 1940 class feeling they can uphold the high standards set forth. I, Margaret Payne, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get ready on time to Mary Lee Tesh, knowing that she needs it. I, Mildred Carter, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to be a senior to all the people who fail. I, Virginia Scarboro, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to play softball to Frances Daves. I, Rankin Baker, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to win swimming championships to Roy Deaton, my desire to serve my fellowmen to Lennie Tilley, and my best wishes to J. W. Cannon High School. I, Lewis Scarborough, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to keep my mouth shut at all times, except in Physics, to Ray Tate and to the school I leave my best wishes. I, Hazel Brown, do hereby will and bequeath my seat in Business Correspondence to Gaynelle Cooke and my sweet disposition to Elizabeth Smith. I, Claudine Barbee, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get along with teachers to Howard Deaton, seeing that he needs it. I, Lola Shore, do hereby will and bequeath to Estelle Peele, my job in the library and the office second period. I, Sara Frye, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to laugh on class to Ruby Lunsford, knowing she can continue it. I, “Wimpy” Slawson, do hereby will and bequeath my spelling ability to Melvin Pilkington. I, Laura Lee Hampton, uo hereby will and bequeath to Helen McCall my ability to keep quiet am. only giggle at the right time. I, Jack Clevenger, do hereby will and bequeath my height to Charles Ferguson hoping he will grow into a man some day. I, Frank Schenck, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to avoid throwing things when I shouldn’t and of placing all waste paper in waste baskets to the future students of J. W. Cannon High School I, Naomi Benton, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to use my left hand to Ann Ketchum, hoping that she will not get as tangled up with her paws as I have. I, Lorene Simpson, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to always be on time for school to Ruth Ballord, hoping she will keep up the good record. I, A1 Cloninger, do hereby will and bequeath my football jersey, number 90, to Howard Deaton, and may it fit him like a tent. He may also hide in it when Children’s Home starts to tackle him. I, Gladie Alexander, do hereby will and bequeath both my high and low grades to “Merely” (my sister) hoping she makes less use of the low grades and more use of the high ones than I have in the past. I, Hazel Overcash, do hereby will and bequeath my one and only dimple to Evelyn Boone to match the one she now owns. I, Rose Marie McDaniel, do hereby will and bequeath my ardent love for geometry to Nezie King, hoping she can make better than D on it. I, Margaret Smith, do hereby will and bequeath my seat in chapel to Ruby Rogers, hoping she enjoys it as much as I have. m i n m m 1 1 m 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 m iv n r r m m m ) t n mi n mm rn tt mnMimmnnvHni ' M ' mn i i ii niiiiMiDiiimiminmu 25