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

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I, Sarah Elizabeth Yates, do hereby will and bequeath my dignity to Frances Daves, hoping that she may be the most dignified student in the Senior Class. I, Pauline Stuart, do hereby will and bequeath my seat in chapel to my sister, Edith, hoping she will be a Senior by and by. I. Lillian Messer, do hereby will and bequeath my “little brown moccasins” to Collene Sigmon hoping that she gets home at lunch-time as fast as I did. I, Edith Holloway, do hereby will and bequeath my fat to Anna Ruth Scott, hoping it won’t get in her way as much as it has mine. (With the consent of my friend, J. D. McCorkle) I, William Gibbons, do hereby will our ability to eat apples during homeroom period to each and every Junior. I, J. D. McCorkle, do hereby will by ability to chew gum in 4th and 5th periods to Billy Kiser. I, Ola Mae Barbee, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to go skating at least twice a week to Hazel Felker, knowing she enjoys it as much as I. I, Ruth Torrence, do hereby will and bequeath, my ability to drive my (“dad’s”) car and take players to all the basketball games; to Jo Suma Lindsay, hoping that she will have as much fun as I did, and to J. W. Cannon High School, my best wishes for the oncoming years. I, Marjorie Teal, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to keep pleats pressed in my skirt to Helen Sloop and Mildred Taylor. I, Julius Lewis, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to go through the 11th grade without skipping a class, to Harvey Turner. I, Helen Brown, do hereby will and bequeath the honor of being the most athletic girl in the Senior Class to Faynelle Coley, and to Frances Daves, my ability to play basketball and softball, knowing that she would love playing both sports. I, Frankie Patterson, do hereby will and bequeath my love for “Duke” to Anna Ruth Scott, knowing it will increase her love for “Duke” not a bit, and to my little sister. Dot. I will and bequeath the great name of “Carolina” hoping that she will love it as I have. I, J. E. Wise, do hereby will and bequeath my times and my old “jallopy” to Henry Lee Moses, hoping the best of luck to him. I, Coralie Roberts, do hereby will and bequeath my height to Frances Daves, in case she ever needs it. I, Estelle Peele, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to translate Latin (?) to all Juniors planning to take it, knowing how much they will need it before graduating. I, Gladys Lear, do hereby will and bequeath my slender waist-line to Anna Ruth Scott, hoping it will be of advantage to her, also my nickname. Shorty, to Tommy Hallman. I, Jackie Rogers, do hereby will and bequeath my black hair and brown eyes to Mary Frances Overcash, who is always wishing for black hair and brown eyes. I, Mable Stirewalt, do hereby will and bequeath my office in Hi-Y to anyone interested, hoping they will enjoy that club as much as I. I, Wynema Honeycutt, do hereby will and bequeath my nickname, “Cedar Chest,” given me by Alfred Morgan, back to him. I, Betty Ross Dellinger, do hereby will and bequeath both of my Glee Club vestments in the alto section to Mary Margaret Helms, hoping that she will be able to wear them, and my position of cheerleader to Mary Louise Dellinger, wishing that some day she may have the honor of being head cheerleader. To Cannon High, my best wishes. I, Paul Rutherford Kearns, do hereby will and bequeath to Julia Ann McKnight my position as president of the Student Body, my Senior dignity to Bobby Ridenhour, and my very best wishes to Cannon High. I, Annie Reece, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get along with bashful people to Ruth Gardner, and my walking companion and brother, Charles, to Imogene Poteat. I. Clarence Randolph, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to stay in school so many years to Alfred Morgan, so that he may grow up during that time. I, Lucille Safrit, do hereby will and bequeath my usual tardiness to Edith Stuart, hoping that she is as success- ful as I in evading detention hall. I, Dorothy Mae Murph, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to day dream to Mr. Hudson’s classes, and get by with it, to Creola Durham. I. Ruby Rogers, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to be quite in class to Mary Alice Smith, hoping that she will use it to her best advantage. 26

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the members of the Senior Class of 1940, being of sane mind and body, void of any threatening weakness or insanity, but realizing the uncertainty of our earthy existence, and wish to avoid any disturbance on the part of any inheritant heirs, do hereby, collectively and individually, will, bequeath, grant, bestow, and give the following gifts in the manner and form following: Item I To the members of the Junior Class we gladly and willingly bequeath the Senior expenses and few privileges, hoping that they can meet both with a smile. Item II To the school we leave our faculty advisors and our ability to find two sides to any and every question. Item III To the teachers and principal we leave our respect and desire that next year students will study harder than we and keep up the school spirit. Item IV To the Individuals: I, Mildred Heintz, do hereby will and beaqueath my wit to Hamilton Carery, hoping he will get by with it as I have. I, Alta Linn, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to keep out of trouble in study hall (by going into the library) to Ruth McBride, hoping that she will soon learn how to behave. I, J. W. Nelson, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to keep my name off Mr. Dupree’s “black list” to Carl Grady, hoping he will make use of it as I have. I, Jack “Mog Wau” Bassinger, son of “Doc,” do hereby will and bequeath my ability as most athletic boy to A. D. Strieker; my ability to write and give corny plays to Tommy Hallman, and if Carl Grady is still in school, I would like to drop the title, wittiest, to him. I, Jamima Powell, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to make love like the Irish to Mr. McCarns, but if he finds out that he really doesn’t need it, he may pass it on to Miss Gray so that she can show the next Irish character in one of her plays how to act. I, Nan Carroll Dulaney, do hereby will and bequeath my southern accent to Lester Griffin, Jr., and hope he enjoys having it as much as he has enjoyed teasing me about it. I, Doris Faggart, do hereby will and bequeath my love for taking and keeping up with the session house minutes to Frances Daves and my curly hair to Julia Anne McKnight. I, Virginia Law, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to make “A” on conduct, in spite of talking, to Robert Hobbs and Clinton Parker, knowing that they are forev er getting sent out of Mrs. Lewis’s English class for talking. I, Charlie Hunt, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to spell to Dick Osborne. I, Grover “Hoby” Ellison, do hereby will and bequeath my talking ability to “Gabby” Donaldson. I, Mary Cline, do hereby will and bequeath my most adorable and mighty ignorant nickname, “Poodle,” to Kat Deal, that she may be called a little dog. I, Edith Oates, do hereby will and bequeath my love for Mrs. Lewis’s study halls to Virginia Workman, hoping she might be in there in both her Junior and Senior years as I was. I, George Russell, do hereby will and bequeath my paying attention in Miss Gray’s English class to Howard “Moon” Deaton, fearing he needs it. I, La Nell Schuckle, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to make good grades in senior home economics to Evelyn McCall, and I hope she will be as successful as I was. I, Christine Dees, do hereby will and bequeath my long finger nails to Jimmy Bost, hoping he will profit by them. I, Ralph Hoke, do hereby will and bequeath my love for bookkeeping to Harold Brandon Puntch, and my ability to get along with Mrs. Jackson to Grey Roberts. I, Lucille Menscer, do hereby will and bequeath my tallness to Ralph Mann, hoping he will profit as much as I. I, Clarence Walker, do hereby will and bequeath my great ability to warm the bench in sports to Jason Honeycutt. I, Horace Robertson, do hereby will and bequeath my absent-mindedness to Mr. Dupree, believing that a little more won’t hurt him. r ' i ?.t p f r b 25

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I, Nay Delle Mattox, do hereby will and bequeath my ability of riding a bicycle to Miss Killian, hoping she will get as much enjoyment out of riding as I have. I, Vencie Nichols, do hereby will and bequeath my seat in chapel to Blondene Spry, hoping she enjoys it as much as I have. I, Helen Alexander, do hereby will and bequeath my position as typist on the Cannon Report staff to Kath- leen Carter and my ability to make “A” on conduct to my brother, Troy. I, Dorothy Ann Bell, do hereby will and bequeath my office as news editor of the Cannon Report to Mary Ethel Foster, hoping she will enjoy reporting and writing news as I have. I, John Perry, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to chew chewing gum in Miss Gray’s English class without getting caught to W. D. McDuffie. I, Lorene Free ze, do hereby will and bequeath my position on the basketball team to Anne Byrd, hoping she will have good times, as I did. I, Gaynelle Cooke, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to play romantic and sentimental parts in plays to Lennie Tillie, since she likes that kind, but never gets them. I, Homer Fisher, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to bum cigarettes to Hugh “Diz” Leazer. I, Charles Alexander, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to pass English under Miss Gray, to Roy “Bruer” Deaton, who thinks English is an easy subject. I, Luella Winecoff, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to not skip classes to Phyllis Cooke, Gaynell Grayson, and Katherine Winecoff. I, Louise (Dick) Dayvault, do hereby will and bequeath my dark complexion to Mable Echerd, hoping that she will receive as many compliments on it as I. I, Virginia Collins, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to comb Margaret Biles’s hair to suit her to Fay- nelle Christy, so she can comb it for her next year. I, Paul Upright, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to sleep on class to Harold Hinson, hoping that he will be as successful as I have been. I, Mary Alice Beaver, do hereby will and bequeath my red suit to Betty Jean Puntch hoping it will brighten her next three years as it hasn’t mine. I, Mary Earley, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get out of first period class to go to town to Doylan Walsh, hoping she will enjoy it as much as I have. I, Clyde Hudspeth, do hereby will and bequeath my nickname, “Tex,” to all prospective cowboys and my appreciation for western movies to Charles Dees. I, Claude Moss, do hereby will and bequeath my good looks and singing ability to Mr. Paul Hudson. I also leave my ability to learn bookkeeping to Harold Brandon Puntch and John Remo Teague, Jr. I, Karl Fisher, do hereby will and bequeath my inability to pass French I and II to Bill (Foo) Whitley. 1, Maxine Lumsden, do hereby will and bequeath my position as president of Miss Whitley’s home room to Ralph Barnhart. I, Carl Fisher, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to resist the temptation of staying out of school to Gene Efird, for he can use it. I, Carol Overcash, do hereby will and bequeath my ability (?) to get in an argument with Mr. Hudson to Junior Sloop. I, G. F. Coble, do hereby will my dumbness in history to Charles Misenheimer and hope he can get by as I did. I, Mary Belle Cashion, realizing that my school days are closely drawing to an end, do hereby will and be- queath my ability to pass all subjects to Harold Teague. I, Margaret Goodman, do hereby will and bequeath my freckles, red hair, and turned up nose to Edna Mae Sims. I, Laura Lewis, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to keep my hair rolled to Cleo Ketner and to Farrell Roberts my ability to get to class on time. I, Leona Graybeal, do hereby will and bequeath my beloved nickname, “Bright Eyes,” to Annie Ruth Brinkley and my ability to warm the bench in all sports to E. F. DeMarcus, Jr., hoping he will have as much fun as I have. I, Sarah Helms, do hereby will and bequeath my nickname, “Harpy,” along with my height to Ruth Mc- Bride, hoping she will enjoy them as much as I have in the past. I, Robert Harmon, do hereby will and bequeath my love for speeding to Lester Brown, and hope that he gets by as long as I have without breaking his neck. r k 27