Greenbank High School - Mountain Breeze Yearbook (Greenbank, WV)

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e Id A We, THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1950, after due consideration of our many attributes and effects which should be passed down to our underclassmen and faculty that they might be retained in our ALMA MATER, do hereby, make and affirm this, our Last Will and Testament, declaring all previous wills null and void. SECTION I Because of the love, patience, and guidance that has made this day possible, we, the Graduates of 1950, do sincerely will each shining hour of happy school life to our parents. SECTION II We, the graduates of 1950, will to our faculty and to those upon whom rests the responsibility of our education, safety, guidance, and well being, our four years of earnest (?) effort and the knowledge of the responsibilities which they endeavored to instill within us. SECTION IV We will to the Juniors, our aspiring successors, our “corner” on romance; the hall radiator. To the Sophomores, a constellation of persistant effort, all our happy, drowsy hours, with the sugges- tion, “Sleep Well”. To the Freshmen, babes in the woods, this motto, “Time Waits For No Man”. SECTION V IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF we, the said Graduating Class, do hereby cause this Will to be signed and sealed on this, the twenty-third day of March, A. D., 1950. I, Mary Alice Alderman, will my love for arguing to Betty Ruth Sheets. 1. Sarah Arbogast, will my matrimonial expectations :o Mary Barnasky. I, Hazel Brewster, will my muscle and brawn to TwKa Wenger. I, Ruby Cornette, will my weakness for falling down stairs to Peggy Lynn Shores. I. Juanita Dahmer, will my vim and vigor in cheerleading to Barbara Howell. I, Dorothy Dickenson, will my height to Faye Collins. I, Gloria Dean Eye, will my cackle to any hen that needs it. I, Ella Freeman, will my blonde hair to Mr. Harris. I, Nancy Harris, will my love for sports to Joanne Townsend. I, Evelyn Hertig. will my drum sticks to Betty Murphy. I, Jolene Kerr, will my love for Government class to some unfortunate junior. I. Betty Kincaid, will my English memory work to Frankie Collins. I, Sadie Lambert, will my position as chief mourner at all community funerals plus a sponge handkerchief to Johnny Hevener. I, Martha McCutcheon. will my scholastic abilities to Sue Sawyers. I, Carolyn Ryder, will my brain to the medical research department of West irginia University to l.nd out what makes it click. We, Anna and Edna Miller, will our positions as majorettes to Robert Ware and Steve Barnasky. I. Jessie Simmons, will my excess avoirdupois to Ma-y Wilfong. 1, Dallas May, will my ear for hillbilly music to Yvonne Gilmore. I, Helen Snyder, will my knack for acting to the next “widow” in love. I, Virginia Snyder, will a carload of my chewing gum to Miss Parg. I. Betty June Sutton, will my desire not to be an old maid to Mary Dare Doyle. I. Helen Taylor, will all my noise to the keeper of Bald Knob Fire Tower with the instructions that he keep it so that it will never bother Greenbank again. I, Hilda Townsend, will all my worn out dresses to Katherine Simmons. I, Jewell Wilfong, will my “F’s” in English to Mr. Blackhurst for Hank Dickenson. I, Ruby VanDevander. will to the girls of G. H. S. a book entitled. How To Get and Keep Husbands”. I, Glenna Wooddell. will my experience in the restaurant to Anna Mae Moore. I. Clara Dahmer. will my pleasing personality to Thelma Jo Gum. I, Billy Brock, will my meek and shy personality to Johnny Brown. I, Lawson Cassell, will my graduating gown to Jackie Cromer with an extra yard of material in case Jackie grows a little.

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JEWELL WILFONG Bartow, W. Va. “Though I am always in haste, I am never in a hurry” “Bobby” Hobby—Cooking Pastime—Study Boosters Club; Glee Club—46 50; Operetta—46. LEO JUDY Arbovale, W. Va. “Ah, who can tell, save he whose Heart hath tried?” “Windy” Hobby—Reading Pastime—Sleeping F. F. A.—1946-47; Chorus—1947- 50. ft ELLA FREEMAN Durbin, W. Va. “We have shared each other's gladness” Hobby—Record Collection Pastime—Dancing Band—1948-50; Glee Club—1946- 49; 4-H Club—1946-49: F. H. A.— 1946-50, Secretary—50; Operetta 1946; Boosters Club; Drivers Edu- cation—1950; Press Club—1950; Golden Eagle Staff, Society Editor —50. HANLEY ERVIN Arbovale, W. Va. “Si” “The greater man, the greater courtesy” Hobby—Hunting and Fishing Pastime—Talking to Girls 1947-49; Vice-President — 1946-47; President — 1947-50; Varisty G Club—1948-50. GLORIA DEAN EYE Frank, W. Va. “I am all the daughters in my father’s house And all the brothers too.” Hobby—Music Pastime—Dancing Band—46-50: Glee Club—1949-50; 4-H—47-50, Junior Leader—49-50, Song Leader—48-49; Press Club— 50; Boosters Club; Dramatics—48 -49; Golden Eagle Staff, Business Manager; Operetta—46: Secretary to Principal; Snack and Smack Club; Senior Play Cast—“Bess”; 1950—Salutatorian.

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I lo ¥o I, Neil Cassell, will my “falsetto” voice to Ehgene Teter. I, Hanley Ervin, will my football uniform to Hobby Dill. I, Frank Hamrick, will my laziness to Betty Lowe. I. Estell Hickman, will my place at the radiator to Kenny Shears. I, Edsel Hiner, will my cooking experience in Home Ec. to Gray Cassell. I, Leo Judy, will my name on the freshmen girls’ roll to some other romantic youth. I. Dale McLaughlin, will my place in the Hillsboro football game to some fortunate guy who can pass English. I. Donnie Meeks, will my bright shirts to Bruce Bosley saying, “Please use them”. 1. Keith Meeks, will my secret to get by in classes without studying to anybody who thinks he can carry on as w’ell as I have. I. George Plyler, will my “Etiquette Book” to Bub Sutton, hoping that he will make better use of it than l. I, Ben Poscover. will my “typing language to Peggy Lynn Shores so that Miss Parg will never feel lei down. . George Rexrode. will my experience in love-making to Don McLaughlin. I. Jerry Shears, will my all-around sportsmanship to Marlin. I. James Sheets, will my size 12 class ring to Bessie Nelson to w ear on two of her fingers. I, Robert Simmons, will my artistic talent to Miss Parg. I, Bob Tacy. will my “tall tales” to any other youth who can out-tell Mr. Blackhurst. I. Zane Taylor, will may talent for singing to Mr. Mosser. I. George Wilmoth, will my position as President of Vo-Ag to Richard Nottingham. I. Hubert Wright, will my freckles to James Puffenbarger.