Franklin High School - Laurel Leaf Yearbook (Franklin, NC)

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I, Nell Cunningham, do hereby will and bequeath my beloved geometry book to Lu Ellen Davis. I, Mary Enloe, do hereby will and bequeath my ability of writing to Nellie Womack. I, Fannie Gibson, do hereby will and bequeath my basketball career to Sophie Ray. I, Frank Guest, do hereby will and bequeath my famous name, “Buster” to Norman Blaine. I, Cecil Ledford, do hereby will and bequeath my French ability to Clarence Henry. I, Ina Henry, do hereby will and bequeath my musical ability to Beul¬ ah Sprinkle. I, Georgie Howard, do hereby will and bequeath my dignified ways to Alice Slagle. I, Nancy Justice, do hereby will and bequeath my beautiful eyes and hair to Hoyt Ledford. I, Rebecca Meaedows, do hereby will and bequeath my love for mathematics to Mildred Cozad. I, Pearl McCoy, do hereby will and bequeath my ability for making biscuits to Kathryn Franks. I, Carolyn Nolen, do hereby will and bequeath my curly hair to Paul Womack. I, Bess Norton, do hereby will and bequeath my curls to Johnnie Rogers, advising him to use the comb one each week. I, Carrie Lee Panned, do hereby will and bequeath my babyfied ways to Alice Henry. I, Gladys Panned, do hereby will and bequeath my beautiful hair to Jessie Ashe. 1. Hazel Penland, do hereby will and bequeath my popularity to Susan McClure. I, Nancy Patton, do hereby will and bequeath my good looks to Lois Garner. I, Kate Reece, do hereby will and bequeath my height to Lola Ramsey. I, Bertha Southards, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to play basketball to Bob Norton. I, Myrtle Vinson, clo hereby will and bequeath my fondness for Eng¬ lish to Agnes Smith. 1, Mattie Wilkes, do hereby will and bequeath my famous name of the “Buzzard,” to Wilma Had. I, Elizabeth Womack, do hereby will and bequeath my ability for algebra to Fred Childers. I, Margaret Angel, do hereby will and bequeath my act of blushing, when called upon in class, to Glen Patton. I. Pearl Elaine, do hereby will and bequeath my beauty to Edna Snyder. I, Hazel Cabe. do hereby will and bequeath my seat in the “Chivie” to the one who chooses it. I, Maude Purleson, do hereby will and bequeath my cute ways to Virginia Norvell. I ’a.LA ' Twc nly-scvcn

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CLASS WILL STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF MACON, FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL. Knowing full well that we are fast approaching our end, that “it won’t be long now,” also realizing the fact that we must leave to our friends and comrades our most beloved possessions we, the class of ’28, do hereby will and bequeath the following to them: To our teachers, we, hereby will and bequeath our sincere thanks for all they have done for us, also our sympathy for the loss they sus¬ tain through our departure. To the School Board we hereby will and bequeath our sincere thanks for their part in our education. To the school, we leave the brilliant suggestion, that it erect a monu¬ ment on “Knowledge Hill” in honor of the class of ’28, and that all future classes of Franklin High school adopt us as their highest ideal. I. Elizabeth Cunningham 1 , do hereby will and bequeath my beauty and flapperish ways to Margaret McGuire, with the advice to use discretion. I. Alex Cabe, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to shoot craps to Harry McDowell. I, Onnie Cabe, do hereby will and bequeath my seat on the bus to Blanche Vinson. I, George Carpenter, do hereby will and bequeath my musical ability to George Jones trusting that he will leave the “Homebrew” in the cellar, I, Elmer Crawford, do hereby will and bequeath my noisy ways to Charles Davis. I, Fannie Conley, do hereby will and bequeath my little “yellow rain¬ coat” to Hazel Vinson hoping that she will receive continued service of it. I, William Crawford, do hereby will and bequeath my “Bellowing” on the football team to Harry Thomas. I, Kathleen Conley, do hereby will and bequeath my beautiful hair to- Helen Enloe. I, Robert Curtis, do hereby will and bequeath my nickname, “Boss,” ' to “Tiny” Barnard. I, Brandon Corpening, do hereby will and bequeath my winning ways toward the m’ale sex to Mary Snyder. I, Paul Dalrymple, do hereby will and bequeath my red hair to Ray¬ mond Dalrympie. I, Martha Pearl Cunningham, do hereby will and bequeath my physics note book to Helen Jones. I, Margaret C unningham, do hereby will and bequeath my famous nickname, “Pole,” to Kathryn Siler. I, Riley Ferguson, do hereby will and bequeath my “Twisty” wavs to Nell Hudson. I, Thomas Henson, do hereby will and bequeath my hunger for crack¬ ers and Coca Cola to Harold Dalrymple hoping that he will be luckier than I in getting filled. Page Twenty-Six

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I, Elizabeth Slagle, do hereby will and bequeath three feet of my height to Jeff Enloe. I, Joe Meadows, do hereby will and bequeath my old pipe and can of Prince Albert to Elmon Teague. I, Phill McCollum, do hereby will and bequeath my good looks to Rutherford Snyder. My position on the football team as quarterback, I bequeath to my little “bud” John. I Philip Newman, do hereby will and bequeath my “way with the women” to Perry Pendergrass. I, Terrell Parrish, do hereby will and bequeath my beloved name, “Soc” to Irvin Strain. I, Sam Rogers, do hereby will and bequeath my studious ways to J. D. Gibson. My name, “Sham,” to Neville Sloan. I, Alex Stewart, do hereby will and bequeath my ’ole boots to Frank Henry hoping that he will keep up the noise that caused me to wash so many boards for Mrs. Franks and the other various teachers. I, Wilbur Teague, do hereby will and bequeath my famous position as pitcher on the baseball team to Rogers Sutton. I, Chester Wilkes, do hereby will and bequeath my ’ole basketball shoes to Johnnie Young advising him to turn the hose on them once each year. I, Ross Zachary, do hereby will and bequeath my winning ways and good looks to Billy Sloan advising him to let not girls place their lips upon his face, as this would forever destroy the fame. I, Lewis Young, do hereby will and bequeath my place in the hearts of the teachers to Myra Stribling. To Clay Compton, I will, and do bequeath my ability to work geometry. Page Twenty-eight