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

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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

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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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of course, no one wishes to be either dull or dumb , There fore, we devise unto you our sterling ability of being able to attain the happy medium; also, we leave to you our quality of being alert and attentive . We go from this School with the belief that you have minds, and our last suggestion to you, is uée them - if you will follow these suggestions, then someday, perhaps, you will attain the success which we now enjoy. Section IV: Knowing that our parents expect no share of our properties, no provision has been made for them in this our last will and testament. However, we take this opportunity to say to then, Thank you, i:other and Dad-without your loving care and understanding cooperation we could newer have reached our present stage of success. We shall remember, always, and repay you by continuing our conscientious efrort to be better citi- zens and more devoted sons and daughters. Section V: We hereby nominate and appoint the members of the Junior Class of the Granite Quarry High School, executors under this our last will and testament. It is our desire that even though properties and other devises made by this instru- ment are of unusual and exceptional value, said executors shall not be required to furnish bond. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We the menbers of the Senior Class of School above described, do hereby set our hands and ‘seal this the 23 day of April, 19436 p } a pr rer EM YE Bes SEAL Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said members of the said High School, to be their last will and testament in the presence of us, who at their request and in their presence and the presence of each other, we do subscribe our names as witnesses hereto. Ag a s ne NCE: 2 : at Presiagent § GQ. an Ge lg ae CRAMITE @UARFY SEH@OL-HINETEEN FORTY THREE