Edneyville High School - Whispering Pines Yearbook (Edneyville, NC)

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OFFICERS VIVIAN NIX. ELIZABETH WALL. BILLY GREER. BOYD LYDA. .President Vice President . Secretary .Treasurer Maxine Brown Frances Burch Glover Cagle Betty Com Earline Corn Mary Lee Corn Calvin Dalton Eli Dalton Nell Freeman Don Garren

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Jjasi Will and llesiamenl Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends, Teachers, and Classmates: On behalf of my client, the Class of 1951 of Edneyville High School, State of North Carolina, United States of America, I have called you to¬ gether upon this solemn and serious occasion, to listen to her last will and testament, and to receive from her dying hand the few gifts she has to bestow in her last moments before departure. Listen, then, one and all while I read the document, as duly drawn up and sworn. We, the Class of ’51, in 46 individual and distinct parts, being about to pass out of this sphere of education, in full possession of a crammed mind, well-trained memory and almost superhuman understanding do make this our last will and . testament thus hereby revoking all former wills or promises and declaring them null and void. To our beloved Faculty we give all the amaz¬ ing knowledge and startling information in our examination papers from time to time. If the faculty should see fit, they are hereby authorized to give out such of this information to the world as they feel the world is ready to receive. Tom Ledbetter wills his mischeivous and pesky ways to Billy Greer and Grady Martin. Barbara Corn wills her title as prettiest girl’’ to Dixie Maxwell. Annie Lou Bradley wills her many pretty clothes to Marie Laughter. Maxine Moore leaves her sense of humor and witty ways to Barbara Maxwell. Carolyn Sumner wills her beautiful brown eyes to Frances Burch. Tess’’ Ledbetter leaves her helpfulness and initiative to Elizabeth Wall. Etta Mae Allman leaves her beautiful smile to Betty Lou Cox. Hazel Rhymer and Marvin Brevard will their athletic ability to Nell Free¬ man and Tom Pryor. Maurice Bradley and Phyllis Hudgins will their title as Best Dressed to Doris Lancaster and Boyd Lyda. William Enloe leaves his business-like man¬ ner to Vivian Nix. Harold Owenby leaves his sheepish” grin to J. V. Laughter. Leon Lyda Bequeaths his flirtations ways to Steve Thompson. Harold McKinnish wills his reverend and sincere manner to Earl Stepp. Billy Green wills his outrageous laugh to Vernon Jones. Gladys Connor wills her beautiful hair to Inez McDaniel. Jesse James wills his soldierly walk to Junior Justus. Jimmy Rogers wills his title as Most Hand¬ some Boy and his coal black hair to Ralph Walkei and Don Garren. Hazel Lyda wills her personal attractiveness and neatly polished shoes to Ann Laughter. Bobby Metcalfe wills his great love for trouble to G. C. Lyons. James Davidson Boyd Nix will their big feet to Keith Garren. Dorothy Barnwell wills her dimples to Betty Lou Cox. Christine Justus wills her many fine traits of citizenship and her golden” hair to L’Neve Saunders. Wallace Bradley leaves his bright remarks to Billy Connor. Elise Fowler bequeaths her ability to sew and cook to Joan Gebe. Er- celle Garren wills her politeness to Mary Lee Corn. Lois Griffin wills her French knowledge to Maxine Brown. Joyce Smith leaves her cheer¬ ful, Jolly manner to Georgia Jones. Marlene Rhodes wills her peache” complexion to Lorena Nix. Frances Searcy wills her great love for music and long-held title as class songleader to Clo- rena Nix. Joe Holbert wills his comical and pert ways to Eli Dalton. Flay Newman wills his colorful shirts and sweaters to Glover Cagle. Harold Myers wills his ability to make excuses to Vance Hoots. Jean Sumner wills her broke down comb and sprawled out black loafers to Mary Ann Ledbetter. Marie Lyda wills her many boy friends to Earline Corn hoping that she may take care of them. Charles Drake wills his management of the coke machine to some better man, fot instance, Grady Hill. Imojean Garren wills her love for the stronger sex to Betty Eula Corn. Burdette Green leaves her ability to send little secret messages over the telephone, while Mr. Nesbett’s back is turned, to Edith Laughter, hoping that she may be even more successful. Treva Green bequeaths her primping equipment” and ability to monopolize the class mirror to Phyllis Rogers. Lola Love and Estolene Edwards will their sweet and gentle ways to Mary Louise Staton. Melba Drake leaves her ability to write romantic western novels, and Joy Rhodes wills her love for public speaking to two unknown rising Seniors that may be added to the present Junior Class next year. As has been the custom in years gone by, the Senior Class leaves th e ' ole cals mirror and the ' ole caass waste basket to the incoming Senior Class. Likewise from the gentleness of our hearts we will to the Junior Class the whole and true a- mount of $1.60 to be used on their purchase of Christmas cards next year. Besides these enforced gifts, we leave, not of necessity, but of our own free will, to Edneyville High School as a whole, our blessing, tender mem¬ ories of our pleasant associations together and and our forgiveness for anything that we may not have exactly appreciated in the demonstrations of the past, and a pledge of friendship from hence forth and forever more. Last comes the one hard thing with which we must part. We give and bequeath our sincere affec¬ tion, our deepest reverence, our heartiest gratitude, and unlimited wealth of many eternal memories to our beloved Miss Mattie Sue French—the Senior Sponsor. May she remain as honest, sweet, and kind to the rising classes as she has been to us. All that rest of our Property, whatsoever and wheresoever, of what nature, kind, and quality soever it may be, we bequeath to our Principal for his use and absolute benefit, and to be disposed of for the good of the coming classes as he may see fit. And we do hereby constitute and appoint the said Principal sole executor of this our last will and testament. In witness thereof, We the Class of 1951, the testators, have to this our will, set our hands and seal this eighteenth day of May, Anno Domini, one thousand nine hundred fifty- one. Joy Rhodes, Class Attorney 23

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Juniors 1 st Row KEITH GARREN JOAN GEBE BILLY GREER GRADY HILL VANCE HOOTS 2nd Row GEORGIA JONES VERNON JONES JUNIOR JUSTUS DORIS LANCASTER ANN LAUGHTER 3rd Row EDITH LAUGHTER J. V. LAUGHTER MARIE LAUGHTER MARY ANN LEDBETTER BOYD LYDA 4th Row G. C. LYONS GRADY MARTIN BARBARA MAXWELL DIXIE MAXWELL inez McDaniel 5th Row DOROTHY McMINN CLORENA NIX LORENA NIX VIVIAN NIX DAVID PHIPPS 6th Row TOM PRYOR PHYLLIS ROGERS L ’NEVE SAUNDERS MARY LOUISE STATON EARL STEPP 7th Row STEVE THOMPSON RALPH WALKER ELIZABETH WALL