Granite Quarry High School - Quarrier Yearbook (Granite Quarry, NC)

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MIE SENIOR CLASS OF GRAIITE QUARRY HIGH SCHOOL STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ROWAN COUNTY We, the learned members of the 1942-1943 Senior Class of the Granite Quarry High School, all being of brilliant mind, and unquestioned disposing ability, do hereby make this our last will and testament,revoking all previous wills made by us. Section I: We devise and bequeath unto Mr. E. C. Staton, the beloved and conscientious principle of our School and to his entire staff cf respected and competent teachers, our sin- cere thanks for the unending patience and continuous under- Standing aid and assistance rendered us during our years here, We make this bequest from the bottom of our hearts and with all Sincerety. Section II: In addition to the foregoing, we devise and bequeath our properties described below to the following named persons, as stipulated: Voneva Brown and Brent Yount leave their best all around qualities to Norma Jean Melchor and Ray Ritchie, Pearle Kluttz leaves her outstanding excutive ability to Mary Frances Trexler. Alice Holler leaves her dynamic personality to Edith Lingle, Rebecca Lyerly leaves her war bob to Freda Rodgers. Melvin Beaver leaves his knowledge of everybody elsets business to Hazel Hamilton, Thelma Eagle leaves her cuteness to Virginia Brinkley, Mary Evelyn Kluttz wills her school-girl complexion to Jean Hall, Nancy Miller leaves her bangs to Ann Honeycutt. George Lyerly leaves his book of telephone nunbers to C.C, Caskey. J. M. Lyerly leaves his. ability to play basketball to Medge Brown, Kenneth Doyle and James Walser will their 6 feet 4 inches tall, dark and handsome selves to John David Holshouser and Sidney Ray Bernhardt, Miriam Ennis wills her love of good literature to Sally Fisher, CRAMITE QUARRY SEHNOSL-RINETEEN FORTY THREE

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Now this group of. young Americens has graduated with a high rating. of Second-Lieutenants (jg) in the Army Reserve. They are now ready to take their stand in the world; ready to fight, and even die for their country. We were born Americans, we live as Americans; we shall die as Americans! As we go into the world that awaits for us, Our battle-cry should be: One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, one nation evermore! It was Addison who said: Who would not be that youth? What pity is it that we can die but once to save our country. Dorothy Lingle, Historian DEDICATED TO CARL BAITY The first member of the Senior Class to go in the service for our country Our hearts, ovr hopes, are all with thee, Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our tears, Our teaith triumphant o er our fcars, Are all with thee,---are all with theef AMITE QUARRY SCHOSL- HINT TECH FORTY THREE

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Wade Peeler leaves his reputation as Class politician to Warren Morgan, Nelli Wensiit leaves Virginia Teague, all of her male ad- mirers, : Wallace Peeler leaves his sense of humor and drawings of Dopey to James Mills. ; Ednond Sillimun leaves his little red hat to Floyd Eliun, Bees irexler wills his ability to work any algebra prob- ieiy an the book to Macge Lingle. ; George Williams leaves his Chenistry book to Grover Shook. Bill Lyerly leaves his chewing gum to Dewey ililler, Horece Hoke wills his position as chief air raid warden to John Barger, Camilla Ritchie and Frances Rhodaner leave their dark red Pinger feil polish to Lois Peeler and Dorothy Pickler. Parton Richardson wills his curly blonde hair and blue Pee ort iti hlubtz and Julia Peeler. Lorene Bedge: leaves her freckles to Janice Ritchie and Georgia Barger, Ola Mae Cauble and Bernice Julian will their soldier poys to Ruth Harnherdt and Mergaret Simpson, Billie Brinkley leeves his camera to Hermen Ribelin, Georgia Cook leaves her natural curls to Frances Drye. Mary Peeler and Virginia Peeler leave their music books to Edith McCombs, Glenna McCombs and Ethel Miller leave their quietness to Dorothy Graham and Lucille Davis. Dorothy Lingle and Elva Beck will their typewritters to Stella Cauble and Dorothy Barger, Doris Beck leaves her coilection of rings to Ruth Miller. Fariel Roseman and Buster Ludwig will their glamor boy qualities to T. M. Byrd. Padie Shepherd and Bill Smith leave their .love of air- planes to S. B. Snider. Willard Yates leaves his bus and four tires to Billie Barger, |. Howerd Thomas leaves his paper route to Billy Poole. Margaret Myrick leaves some of her height to Louise Leflen Mary Kiuttz leaves her smile to Mary Frances Foster. Louise Bringle wills her nice big mirror to Silvia Fowler, Section III: Now that we are GRADUATES - Men and Women , with very considerable experience,and with a burning desire to give others the benefit of our whirlpool of knowledge we leave with the younger boys and girls of this school the following: | Remember that all work and no play makes Jack 4 ‘dull? boy , BUT, All play and no work makes Jack 4 ‘'dumb boy , and CRARITE GUARFY S€HOGL-NINCTEEN FORTY THRTE