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

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CLASS SONG When we go out to reach our final goal in life Well think of all the fun we had at Granite High. These memories, we treasure, will stay within our hearts, They I] guide us and lead us Whenever we depart from here. Well think of loved ones who've been helpful to us all The many problems that were solved within these halls. This graduating class of forty-nine will say, “Farewell to all they leave behind today.” Pe Wie eb@seaulOVias CIUNSS PROVEN We have struggled hard, but here we are On this all-important day, To say goodbye to friends and teachers From whom we are going away. And in our deeds, we hope we will prove That their efforts were not in vain As they taught us to be honest and true And our highest goals attain. We have gathered dear memories here In these four years behind us, That down through the years will make the ties Which will together bind us. BET ar Ei is

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the members of the Granite Quarry High School Class of ‘49, being of sound mind and body, and having accumulated the necessary requirements for graduation, do here by declare this our Last Will and Testament. ARTICLE I. To our parents for supplying the means for our high school education, we leave our deep, undying gratitude and love. ARTICLE II. To Mr. Staton we leave our utmost appreciation for the kindness and understanding shown us in our high school years. Also to the other members of the faculty, we leave our sincere thanks for their guidance and sympathy. ARTICLE HI. To the Junior Class we leave our place in chapel and our ability to have fun in school. ARTICLE IV. As individuals, we will these, our personal belongings, to the Rising Seniors: Roy Trexler wills his love for the opposite sex to Gerald Adams, Clyde Brown, Billy Canup, and Donald Bruce. J. C. Williams bequeaths his originality and love of fun and jokes to Bill Witty. Dwight (Fuzzy) Fraley leaves Bus No. 73 because those last few pieces just would not come apart. Jean Lyerly wills her studiousness to Pansy Hopkins. Lillian Huffman leaves her conversational ability to be contested among her close rivals, Eunice Silliman, Donna Trexler, Sybil Bernhardt, and Jean Trexler. Betty Peeler wills her leadership and literary talent to Marian Misenheimer. Janie Fraley leaves ...as soon as she can get away with that coveted diploma. Jason Brown wills his contempt for studying to Verne McCombs. Mary Rose Peeler bequeaths her love of fun to Lottie Ritchie and Margaret Walton. Kenneth Troutman leaves high school life to become a successful business man. Lillie Roscoe bequeaths her sparkling eyes to Sherry Gantt. June McKenzie wills her sports ability to Sylvia Peacock, Frances Miller, and Gaynelle Fulk. Nellie Teague leaves with few (if any) regrets. Bessie Barringer wills her gaiety to Shirley Peeler. Philip Holshouser bequeaths his outstanding leadership to any Junior who is willing to work hard and long. Loraine Kluttz wills her unquenchable love for skating to Pat Bringle. Billy Oddie bequeaths his dark, wavy hair to Howard Basinger. Madeline Fink wills her personality and ready smile to Frances Beck. Rebecca Holshouser and Voight Basinger leave their titles of ‘Best Looking” to the two Juniors whom Mother Nature has smiled upon. Bobby Lee Cruse wills his motorbike to whoever has enough mechanical ability to take care of it. Nancy Rousseau wills her quiet, gentle nature to Nancy Cain, Rebecca Rash, Betty Sue Roseman, and Mary Lee Earnhardt. Betty Rose Thomas bequeaths her friendliness to Roana Agner. Wade Fisher wills his care-free ways to James Troutman. Jean Raney bequeaths her position as Editor-in-Chief of the annual to some unfortunate sucker. Ethel Rose Kepley wills her love of singing to Sara Jo Lingle. Margaret Barger bequeaths her originality to Jean Broadway. To any Junior who possesses such desirable qualities Bobby Barringer bequeaths his title of ‘Best Per- sonality.” Mary Sue Bernhardt wills her dependability to Mary Ellen Jarrett and James Julian. Charles Bame leaves his football physique to Bill Julian. Patty Sue Andrew wills her title of “Most Likely to Succeed” to Rebecca Peeler. John (Bill) Trexler leaves his title of “Best Dressed” to whoever gets a job at Trexler Bros. Lillie Mae Penley wills her red hair to Hilda Eller, Jean Peeler, and Charlene Lefler. John Kesler leaves Bus No. 47 to Joe Kesler. To Nathlyn Fesperman and Betty Lou Whirlow, Joan Mahaffey bequeaths her qualities of cuteness. Wallace Gaither wills his habit of being late for class to anyone willing to take a chance. Kitty Allen bequeaths her mature ways to Joyce Thomas and Grace Bost. Joe Kluttz leaves his love of sports to Herman Ritchie and Gregory Harrison. Thyra Rose Honeycutt bequeaths her “Best Dressed” and ladylike qualities to her neighbor, Annita Elium. Donald Richardson leaves the presidency of the Beta Club and F. F. A. Chapter to anyone with an insufficient amount of work and worry. Delma Corl wills her blonde hair to Jerrell (Polly) Fisher and Margaret Yost. Richard Melchor wills his cheer-leading ability and friendliness to Howard Crossett. Coleen Dennis wills her quietness to Peggy Nell Brown and Mary Lentz. Charles Ribelin bequeaths his ‘A's’’ to Paul Webb and Eston Doyle. Mildred Baity would like either to will her shortness to Patsy Miller or to share some of Patsy's height. Bobby Ray Shaver leaves Ray Edward Cauble his lack of height. Herbert Kluttz leaves because .. . well, what would school be without Jean. And I, being of sound mind and body, do hereby affix my signature to this, the Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1949. Witnesses: DONALD RICHARDSON, HENRY LIETELLER, PETE KUNOOZUMFOOZUM Testator

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