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

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CANNON I. Annie Robinette, do hereby will and bequeath my freckles to “Poodle” Cline, knowing she will have enough along with hers. I, Eugene L. Wrenn, Jr., do hereby will and bequeath my position as stage manager to Charlie Cassel, hoping he enjoys it as much as I did. I, Julia Taylor, do hereby will and bequeath my seat as president of the dramatic club to Nan De Laney, hoping she will enjoy sitting in it as much as I have. I, Mattie Gardner, do hereby will and bequeath my scattered brains to Helen Harrington. I, Edna Hartsell, do hereby will and bequeath my “cool” temper to Mr. Hudson, wishing the Sociology class better luck next year. I, Marjorine Coley, do hereby will and bequeath my position on the basketball court to my sister, Faynelle. I, Margie Cress, do hereby will and bequeath my interest in Landis to Sarah Deal. I, Martha Hartis, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get out of Mr. McCarn’s study hall to Hazel Blackwelder. I. Helen Hester, do hereby will and bequeath my debating ability to W. A. Ritchie. I, Hazel Norton, do hereby will and bequeath my love for theatre ushers to Hazel Burton. I, Robert Lamonte Goldston, do hereby will and bequeath my seat beside C. L. Maulden in the band to Walter Goodman, hoping he will get as much fun out of it as I have. I, Glenn Deal, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to play on all junior teams to Horace Robertson, hoping that he will advance to the varsity some day. I, Neale McCombs, do hereby will and bequeath my dark hair and complexion to Doris Lindsay, seeing that variety is the spice of life. I, Edith Thomason, do hereby will and bequeath my very black hair to Mary Frances Bassinger hoping she will be satisfied. I, Lillian Kirk DeMarcus, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to understand geometry to Betty Sue Peller, hoping that she will take advantage of the offer. I, Eunice Sloop, do hereby will and bequeath my continuous theme w riting to anyone in the coming Senior Class that might enjoy it more than I. I, Elmer Davis, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get out of classes to Helen Brown, hoping that she can get out of as many as I have. I, Earl Allen, do hereby will and bequeath to my little brother, Wade, my raincoat, for he will have to walk to school next year in the rain. I, Leonard Hampton, do hereby will and bequeath to Helen McCall, a rising senior, my dancing ability, know- ing she will accept it gladly because she likes to dance very much, and to Cannon High School and teachers my very best wishes. I, Gaynelle Parker, do hereby will and bequeath my “pet” warts to Mary Earley, hoping she will give them as much attention as I have. I, Howard Linker, realizing that my time here is drawing to a close, do hereby will and bequeath my height to Virginia Hartness, hoping that she will be able to look over a crowd as well as I, and to Miss Whitley my ability to carry the tune to the popular “Hill Billy” song, “It Makes No Difference Now.” I, Millard Alexander, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to keep quiet on class, sometimes, to William Gibbons. I, Helen Roberts, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to warm benches in softball to Frances Robinette, hoping she doesn ' t use it as much as I did. I, Dorothy Jurell Greeson, do hereby will and bequeath my nothing to anybody, hoping they enjoy it as much as I. I, Audrey Woodward, do hereby will and bequeath my love for arithmetic to Dorothea Woodward, knowing she will need it very much before finishing high school. I, Inez Walter, do hereby will and bequeath my tennis outfit, consisting of shorts, beer jacket, and racket, to “Dot” McCoy, hoping she will benefit from them as I have. I, Rosalie Kelly, do hereby will and bequeath my Ford V-8 to Mauoureen Puntch, hoping she can keep it filled with gas and oil better than I could. ini h i m nin i i linuniimjiiimiiiin ' umiim i TTnT Mnm mm dh in nminn i n minmiHII IHH MMl i miB 26

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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

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I, Beryl Roberts, do hereby will and bequeath my height and feet to Blondie Pethel, hoping that we both grow taller in the years to come. I, Lloyd Lowder, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to flip a coin to Ralph Nichols and hope he wins more than I have. I, David Alexander, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to drive a car to Bernice Winecoff. I, M. J. Barger, do hereby will and bequeath my nickname “Shag” to Hoyt Overcasn. I, Clinton Barker, do hereby will and bequeath my extra fat to Ray Tate, knowing he can accommodate it as I did. I, Melvin Barringer, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to “jerk” sodas to Harold Puntch. I, Harry Dayvault, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to make touchdowns against Concord to my kid brother, R. D. I, Charlie MacDonald Crayton, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to pull deuces out of a deck to Cliff Fowler and the Concord girls who break dates with me to Alfred Morgan. I, Jennie Pethel, do hereby will and bequeath my artistic ability and my fancy handwriting to Christine Troutman, hoping she will become an artist some day. I, Dollie Gray, desiring to keep my only record in the family, do hereby will and bequeath my perfect at- tendance record to Harold Patterson, trusting he will strive to keep his perfect. I, Lewis, “Stinky” Davis, do hereby will and bequeath my nickname of “Chesty” to R. W. Harky. I, Kyle Goodnight, do hereby will and bequeath my old car to Red Shuping. I, Ralph Goodnight, do hereby will and bequeath my good times on class to Murray Jackson. I, Lloyd Hipps, do hereby will and bequeath my love for dark-haired girls to Hoyle Efird. I, David Holdbrooks, do hereby will a lock of my hair to Mary Frances Bassinger. I, Henry Lee Holdbrooks, do hereby leave my radio to anyone who likes “Old Man Mose.” I, David Beaver, do hereby will and bequeath my (ability) to tear up fenders to Bernice Winecoff. I, Clara Overcash, do hereby will and bequeath my love for tall, dark, and handsome boys to Doris Lindsay. I, Herman Morrison, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to pass English to Forrest Mahaffey. I, Ray Daugherty, do hereby will and bequeath my love for aviation to Ernest Bowles, knowing that he will receive as much from it as I have. I, Lucille Barringer, do hereby will and bequeath my freckles to R. W. Harky, recommending the old reliable “Stillman’s freckle cream” and hoping he tries as hard to get rid of them as I did. I, Doris Daniel, do hereby will and bequeath my northern accent to Miss Hood along with my flourishing sense of humor. I, James Christie, do hereby will and bequeath my love for Miss Hood to Billy Robinson. I, Sam Collins, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to be baseball captain to Zazu Pitts. I, Junior Daves, do hereby will and bequeath my car for taking softball girls to the games to Betty Ross Dellinger. I, Henry Lipe, do hereby will and bequeath my love to ri de in Miss Whitley’s car to Bobby McClary. I, Robert McGuire, do hereby will and bequeath my love for banquets to Joe Thomason, seeing he likes to go like I do. I, Lee McIntyre, do hereby will my desire to be a preacher to C. L. Maulden. I, Earl Marlin, do hereby will and bequeath my bass playing ability to Bobby Ridenhour. In witness whereof, we, the said seniors, do hereunto set our hand and seal, the 17th day of May, 1939. Signed, sealed, published, and declared by the said seniors to be their last will and testament in the presence of us, who, at their request and in their presence (and in the presence of each other), do subscribe our names as witnesses thereto. DOROTHY READLING Testator HENRY LIPE THOMAS ANDERSON i nnnmn nnmm n m m in minium mm nil inn 1 itih tt sum i iiii i mi mi in mmii n i i mriTii mrmn mu mini 27