Four Oaks High School - Acorn Yearbook (Four Oaks, NC)

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'Will ARTICLE XXXVIII. Margaret Lee leaves her lovable personality to Marjorie Barefoot. ARTICLE XXXIX. Joanne Lassiter leaves her quiet ways and place on the honor roll to Mary Jane Upchurch. ARTICLE XL. Seth Rose leaves his dimples to Harrison Allen. Smile now. ARTICLE XLI. Jerry Johnson leaves his position as captain of the basketball team to Maurice Canaday. We're not going to let him have those good looks to anyone. They are too becoming to him. ARTICLE XLII. Lena Rose Braswell leaves her ability to get a husband to Brookie Strickland. ARTICLE XLIII. Marie Allen leaves her height to Kay Frances Barbour. ARTICLE XLIV. Billy Wood Sanders leaves his courtesy and ability to get along with people to Lindsey Parker. ARTICLE XLV. Jean Dodd leaves her co-operative spirit to Barbara Mayes. ARTICLE XLVI. Wilma Massengill and Sarah Mitchell leave their art abilities to Peggy Gilbert and Gladys Hatcher. ARTICLE XLVII. Sherrill Barefoot leaves his interest in airplanes to Edward Lassiter. ARTICLE XLVIII. Pauline Dunn, Mary Elizabeth Powell, Kathleen Upchurch, and Juanita Register leave their ability to get diamonds to girls who really want them. ARTICLE XLIX. Matilda Lassiter leaves her time each day at the pencil trimmer to Peggy Powell. ARTICLE L. Fred Byrd leaves his horse laugh to W. S. Jones. ARTICLE LI. Mary Lou Johnson leaves her place on the basketball team to anyone willing to work for it. ARTICLE LII. Hilda Hayes leaves her nice personality to Shirley Moore. ARTICLE LHI. Catherine Raynor, Katie Evans, and Maude Thrower leave their place at the mirror to Marjorie Barbour, Velma Smith, and Margie Lee. ARTICLE LIV. Edna Jolmson, Shirley Jean Morris, and Evelyn Parker leave their wonderful dis- positions to Doris Jean Allen, Ethelene McCabe and Reece Barbour. ARTICLE LV. Esemond Barbour, Rudolph Blackmon, and Owen Evans leave their surplus book re- ports to Kenneth Barbour, Carl Langdon, and Edward Lassiter. ARTICLE LVI. Hilda Parker, Laverne Hargis, and Ruby Capps leave their quiet ways to Brookie Strickland, Mary Jane Upchurch, and Gray Hayes. ARTICLE LVII. The entire Senior Class leaves its appreciation to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Austin and Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Lee for contributing our mascots, Jackie and Deborah, respectively. Subscribed and sealed by the Senior Class, testators below named, as and for our last will, in the presence of each of us, and in the presence of witnesses, on this seventh day of January,year of our Lord, nineteen hundred fifty, at the Four Oaks High School, City of Four Oaks County of Jonston, and State of North Carolina. The Senior Class--William H. Ford, attorney. WITNESSES: Lena the Hyena Sadie Hawkins Kilroy Shmoo Kigmy 23

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State L WY! of North Carolina Four Oaks High School City of Four Oaks County of Johnston We, the Senior Class of nineteen hundred and fifty, being of sound mind and a generous nature, do hereby make this our last will and testament. We make the following bequests: ARTICLE I. To the Juniors we leave our dignity, a quality every Senior possesses, and our won- derful co-operative spirit. ARTICLE II. To the Sophomores we leave our sympathy, because the next two years are rough. ARTICLE III. To the Freshmen we leave the long, hard road we've traveled. ARTICLE IV. To all the future Seniors we leave our dignified classrooms, complete with hand engraved desk tops and chewing gum covered seat bottoms. ARTICLE V. To our teachers we leave our heartfelt appreciation and our determination to be a credit to them. ARTICLE VI. To all the high school girls the Senior boys leave loads of love. ARTICLE VII. The Senior members of the baseball and basketball teams leave four pairs of glasses to the officials of next year's games. AFTICLE VIII. Valton Batten leaves his shyness to Harold Lee. Harold, use at least a little o it. ARTICLE Di. Bobby Massengill leaves to Linwood Barbour his ability to dance, and a bottle of reducing pills. ARTICLE X. Juanita Register leaves her snazzy hookshots to Laura Beth Sanders. Don't let her down, Laura Beth. ARTICLE XI. Lucille Creech leaves her True Romances to Anne Grady. Read them carefully, Anne. They might prove useful. gl-LTICLE XII. Elgie Allen leaves her cute ways to Christine Hockaday. Use them sparingly, is. ARTICLE IGH. Billy Ford leaves his soft spoken charms and nonchalant mannerisms to Haywood Lee to beguile many feminine hearts. ARTICLE XIV. Doris Snead leaves her sweet disposition to Jean Lassiter. - ARTICLE XV. Wade Massengill leaves his musical talents to Pete Lassiter. That's something to really appreciate, Pete . ARTICLE XVI. Mary Anne Baker leaves her enchanting ways and captivating gestures to Laura Beth Sanders. Use them to the best advantage, Laura Beth. ARTICLE XVII. Waylon Snead leaves his big shoes and his place on the basketball team to Billy Adams. Fill that empty place as well as you do the shoes, Bill. ARTICLE XVIII. Bill Ford leaves his place as the only boy in the English class and his title of the most courteous boy to any boy with the grit ' to endure it. ARTICLE XIX. Imojean Parker leaves her vain ways to Jean Massengill. She decided to keep her friendliness. ARTICLE XX. Betty Pearle Allen leaves her remarkable ability as a basketball guard to Jean Lassiter. ARTICLE XXI. Geraldine Adams leaves her tendency to be talkative to Sylvia Brock. ARTICLE XXII. Neta Lee leaves her versatility to Edna Mahler. ARTICLE XXIII. Rachel Allen leaves her witty statements to Barbara Stanley. ARTICLE IQCIV. Doris Snead leaves her courteous ways to Shirley Smith. They'll prove handy things to have around, Shirley! ARTICLE XXV. Juanita Register and Waylon Snead leave their qualities of good sportsmanship to Airlee Barbour and Mack Johnson. ARTICLE XXVI. Deane Blackmon leaves her knack for dressing well to Gladys Hatcher. That's a fine thing to have, Gladys. ARTICLE JOCVII. Emma Lou Parker and James Earl Stanley leave their friendliness to Jewel Lassiter and J. G. Medlin. ARTICLE XXVHI. William Dunn leaves his love for making wise cracks to Billy Ray Lassiter. fNot that he really needs it.l ARTICLE XXDK. Mary Anne Baker and Clifton Johnson leave their popularity to Fay Brown and Maurice Canaday. ARTICLE XXX. Garland West leaves his boisterousness to Stephen Morris. Don't get too many minus points with it, Stephen. ARTICLE XXXI. Bobby Massengill leaves his reputation of being the best dressed boy to Billy Hockaday. ARTICLE XXXH. Wilma Jean Lee leaves her musical talents to Barbara Stanley. ARTICLE XXJHII. Shirley Lassiter and Clifton Johnson leave their pleasing personalities to Rose Barefoot and J. G. Medlin. ARTICLE XXXIV. Eunice Dunn and Wade Massengill leave their intellectual abilities to Alma Jean Blackmon and Charles Capps. ARTICLE IGCXV. Margaret Overman leaves her good looks to Dorothy Jean Temple. ARTICLE XXXVI. Doris Munden leaves her golden locks to Jo Ann Lee. ARTICLE XXXVII. Catherine Lee leaves her innate qualities of leadership to Gladys Hatcher. 22

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Siarlefd JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS President- - -Jean Massengill Vice-President ----- Dennis Johnson Secretary ------- Billy Ray Lassiter Treasurer-U Reporter - - - HOMEROOM OFFICERS Chairman ---------- Barbara Mayes Treasurer --------- Wilsey Lassiter Secretary ----- Alma Jean Blackmon P' 1 .J 1 Chairman-- - -- -- -Bruce Brown Treasurer-- Kay Ray Blackmon - -Margaret Haskett - - Thomas Johnson Secretary ------- Marjorie Allen Billy Adams Elwood Adams Waylon Adams Dorothy Allen Earl Allen Ila Francis Allen Marjorie Allen Muriel Allen Thelma Allen Sarah Barbour B. C. Barefoot ' Qf 7 wx Marjorie Barbour