Franklin High School - Cornerstone Yearbook (Franklin, TN)

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I, Ruth Locke, do hereby will my love for poetry to any romantic-minded youth who wants lt. I, Claude Lynch, will my sweet disposition and cheerful smile to Jane Johnson. I, Mary Lynch, will my love for The Marines to anyone who wants to try it, and my history grades to my sister Frances and Sonny McMillan. I, Morgan Lynch, will my English book Qin perfect conditionj to Leon Boyd. I, Velma Mangrum, do hereby will my place in chemistry to Virginia Ryan and Charlotte Mangrum, my freckles to Lela Martin, and my non-conceited ways to Lillian Mabry. I, Dallis Martin, do hereby will my laugh and loud mouth to my sister, Lela. I, Jane McCanless, do hereby will my two credits in algebra to Betty Ladd and my ability to pass English under Mr. Niles to any dumb persons who can't pass it. I, Jean McCord, will my ability to talk in the study hall when I shouldn't to Mary Ann Barker and my slenderness to Margaret Gibbs. I, Sara McMillan, do hereby will my ability to pass to my brother, Billy, and my black hair to Harry Hughes. I, Eugene Newcome, will my red hair and freckles to Mrs. Baugh and my love for football to Fuzzy Knight. I, Cecil Peach, do hereby will my size to Billy Payne. I, Agnes Pewitt, leave my ability to make A on at least one physics test to Thomas David. I, Lowry Powers, Jr., will my service in the Marines, stationed in China, to the men of the class of 49 who are men enough to try it. I, Margaret Pratt, will my ability to pop gum in the study hall to John Albright. I, Jessie Price, will my ability to grow long fingernails to Ruby Skinner and my car to Janice Shaw, Pat Williams, Evelyn Lanier, and Dot Vaughn. I, Harold Ryan, do will my smile to Miss Burnett and my love for Mr. Niles' English to Billy Payne. I, Betty Sawyer, do hereby will my long finger- nails to Virginia Ryan. I, Charlene Sawyer, do hereby will my loud voice in chapel to Daisy Hall. I, Dorothy Ann Sawyer, do hereby will my four years of high school to my brother, Buddy. I, Katherine Sawyer, will my nickname Turtle to Ann York. I, Dorothy Stephens, do hereby will my quiet- ness to Barbara Glenn. I, Margaret Sullivan, do hereby will my ability to keep my temper while on the basketball floor to Julia Coursey and my love for shorthand to all who take it. I, Wilma Sullivan, will my habit of making a noise whenever I can to Miss Burnett, my love for sports to Martha Pennington, and my knowl- edge in Senior English to anyone who needs it. I, Daly Thompson, Jr., will my love for sports to Sister and my like for school to Betty Claire Regen. I, June Ann Thompson, will my love for a black-headed boy from Columbia to my sister, Jane, and my desire to ride in fleetline Chev- rolets to my cousin, Izola. I, Jimmy Thweatt, will my long hair to Harold Frost and my big mouth to Christine Hood. I, Douglas Waggoner, will my motorcycle and 1ny riding ability to Howard Yancy. I, Margaret Warren, do will my nickname to Pat Williams: she too walks like a duck. I, Frances Wiley, do hereby will my blue eyes and curly hair to my cousin, Dan Crutcher. I, Billy Williams, will my love for Miss Bur- nett to Fuzzy Knight. I, Marcer Williams, do will my ability to play baseball and get along with the teachers to my little brother. I, Murray Witt, do hereby will my ability to play center to Jimmy Sullivan. I hope he will make a better one than I did. We, the graduating class of 1949, being in our right minds and of sound body, do hereby and hereafter declare this to be our last will and testament. Drawn up, sealed and signed this sixteenth day of February, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-Nine. W i messes: Betty James Church Betty Harrell Martha James Mary Lynch

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CLASS WILL I, Marie Barnhill, do will my height to Sue XfVaggoner and my love for riding in maroon Fords to Mary Ann Barker. I, James Beasley, will my ability to get kicked out of school to Betsey Conway. I, Mattie Ruth Beasley, do hereby will my love for Burwood boys to anyone who can hold them. I, Clinton Brown, will my ability to judge women to my brother, Jim. I, -Ioan Buck, will my sense of humor to Evelyn Lanier. I, B. Chester, do hereby will my pitching ability to Lefty WVilliams, and my love to pretty girls who will not keep it too long. I, Clara Chunn, do hereby will my nickname Chubby to Mary jo Fly, and my love for guys to anyone who is lucky enough to get them. I, Betty james Church, do hereby will my long legs to Anita Page and my loud mouth to Mary Etta Hayes. I, Ray Clark, will my ability to pass chemistry and to get along with Mr. Niles to Thomas David who will be in chemistry next year. I, Hilda Crockett, will my love for insects to Sister Thompson and Martha Payne, and my trombone to Clyde Mangrum. I, Rosie Davis, do hereby will my ability to attend school for eleven years and up to this day without being absent to Preston Poteete, and my blue back speller to Mr. Niles. I, Ruth Zane Dodd, will my basketball suit to my little Sis, if she will work for it, and my spelling book to Mr. Niles. I, Virginia Dodd, will my muscles to Sadie Thompson and my love for Jimmy Thweatt to anybody that will give it back to me. I, Ned Elliott, will my ability of having a happy expression to Mrs. Baugh. I, Mary Ruth Fagan, will my job of taking up absent slips at the 6th period, as an excuse to get out of studying, to Barbara Pratt. I, Frances Ford, do hereby will my ability to take shorthand to anyone who thinks they can take it, and my curly hair to Leola Caldwell. I, Julia Cant, do will my dislike for studying to Margaret Gibbs. I, Joyce Crimes, will my ability to get along with Mrs. Baugh to jackie Hall and my hair to Cary Herbert. I, Betty Harrell, do hereby will my physics book to Mr. Niles with compliments, and my love for Columbia to Mary Ann Barker. I, Huberta Hill, will my red curly hair to Barbara Ball and my place in the Senior Sextette to Evelyn Lunn. I, Robert House, will my job showing moving pictures at assetnbly to VVade Savage, and my ability to skip study hall to anyone who can get by with it. I, Betty Hudgins, will my credits in math to Douglas Nichols. I, Linda -lean Irwin, do hereby will my seat in chemistry to my brother, Edwin. I, Martha Ann Isaacs, do hereby will to Jean Warf my basketball shoes and shorts, my love for Marcer to Evelyn Lunn, and my place on the paper stall to Bunn Gray. I, Martha James, will my ability to draw to Mrs. Cawthon and my sweaters to jane Holt. I, Denis johnson, do hereby will my love for blondes, especially one QDot McGeej, to anyone capable of getting along with her. I, Anita Jordan, do hereby will my curly hair to Betty Claire Regen. I, Thelma King, do hereby will my love for Mr. Niles and FHS to anyone who will take care of them for me. I, Carolyn Kinnard, do hereby bequeath my position as editor of the school paper to Bette Berk Rucker, and my ability to stay in good with the faculty to Clyde Mangrum. I, Bobby T. Ladd, will my strength to Bill McKinney, my catching ability to Hobert Cap- shaw, and my love to any good-looking girl that will give some back in return. I, Dorothy Lane, do hereby will my red hair and dimples to Pat Williams, my last name to Edna Locke, and my artistic ability to Mrs. Cawthon. I, Alvin Lemox, do will my ability to play football to Billy Payne, my curly hair to Billy Fuzzy Knight, and my ability to cut up in class to Bill Brains McKinney. I, Barbara jean Little, do hereby bequeath my green eye to Murl Jackson and my blue eye to Betty Claire Regen. I, Elsie Locke, will my red hair and my love for a certain blackheaded man to Ruby Nell Pierce.

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CLASS PROPHECY A preview of the 1959 fashions was presented today in New York City under the direction of Dorothy Lane, well-known fashion designer and owner of a smart dress shop on Fifth Avenue. The famous Conover models, Ruth and Elsie Locke, appeared in some of the latest creations of Martha Ann Isaacs. Some of Marie Barn- hill's western creations were worn by Wilma Sullivan and jean McCord. Seen viewing the latest in gymnasium apparel were Ruth Zane and Virginia Dodd, Girls' Ath- letic Coaches at Franklin High School. Carolyn Kinnard, covering the event as editor of the New York Times, interviewed the first lady President, Betsy Church, with her secretary, june Ann Thompsong the criminal lawyer, Mary Ruth Fagan, and her secretary, Thelma King, and the Governor of Tennessee, Claude Lynch, with his official secretaries, Joyce Grimes and Katherine Sawyer. Lowry Powers, jr., of the Powers Construc- tion Company, with his secretaries, jane Mc- Canless, Frances Wiley, and Dorothy Stephens, and business accountant, Harold Ryan, flew in on the Ray Clark Clipper Lines for the event. The following nurses, Margaret Pratt, Linda Irwin, Betty Hudgins, Mattie Ruth Beasley, Dallis Martin, Velma Mangrum, and Betty Sawyer, who are in training under Margaret Sullivan, Supervisor of Nurses at a local hospital, came in by way of chartered bus, driven by Cecil Peach. The former Misses Margaret Warren, Mary Lynch, joan Buck, Barbara Little, and Betty Harrell, as very efficient homemakers, were in- terested in the latest housedresses. Architect Eugene Newcome and engineer Morgan Lynch, who constructed the new library which is now supervised by Charlene Sawyer, were among those present. The billionaires, Clinton Brown, Jimmy Thweatt, and Murray Witt, presented each of the guests with an orchid. Huberta Hill and Daly Thompson, jr., Home Economics and Mathematics teachers, respective- ly, at Franklin High, were able to attend the event as they were in New York for a teachers' convention. Also from Franklin were Jessie Price, owner of a walking horse farm, and Julia Gant, who has just returned from a vacation in Alaska. As travel adviser for American Airlines, Mary Agnes Pewitt was seen viewing the latest in air traveling apparel. At the close of the gala event the guests went to Yankee Stadium where pitchers J. B. Chester and Marcer Williams and catcher Bobby Ladd were participating in the WVorld Series baseball gzune. Supermarket owners Ned Elliott, Robert House, Denis Johnson, and Billy Williams, and drug store owner Alvin Lemox were among the spectators. Also present were Frances Ford, receptionist, and Dorothy Sawyer, secretary, of the Douglas Waggoner Motorcycle Company. james Beasley's automobile business was represented by receptionist Sara McMillan and secretary Rosie Davis. The former Misses Martha James, Anita jordan, Clara Chunn, and Hilda Crockett took time off from their household chores to see this all important game. After the game the members of the 1949 grad- uating class of Franklin High School attended a grand reunion at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.