John D Bassett High School - Timber Tints Yearbook (Bassett, VA)

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12. Ralph B. Jarrett wills to D. L. Kendrick, Jr., his charm in attracting the opposite sex. 13. Racine Joyce wills to Frances Jones her uncanny ability to play basket ball. 14. Josephine Roger and Juanita Shelton will to Mabel Collier their ability to keep their love affairs straight. 15. Bill Joyce wills to Frank Carter his ability to be Mother’s baby boy. 16. Rachel Martin wills to Doris Nash her unerring ability to be the senior class president. 17. Helen Smith and Helen Mason will to Mary Frances Joyce their talent for expressing much through silence. 18. James Law wills to John Brammer his ability to answer questions in Ameri- can Government class. 19. June Moran wills to Emily Martin her ability to make friends. 20. Jo Philpott and Helen Philpott will to Christine Horsley their winsome smiles. 21. Paul Martin wills to Douglas Looney his technique of flirting with all the high school girls. 22. Kathryn Prillaman wills to Martha Stultz the secret of her popularity. 23. Mary Ramsey and Lera Seay will to Virginia Osborne their quiet nature. 24. Bruce Pegram wills to Lynwood Craig his ability to be cute at all times. 25. Lucille Williams and Martha Moore will to Eloise Smith their Home Economics talent. 26. Eula Stone wills to Louise Richardson her ability to win first place in essay contests. 27. Wayne Spencer wills to Bill Robertson his ability to sing “ Kentucky Babe.” 28. Eleanor Tiller and Esther Weinstein will to Glenwood Hutchinson their ability to lead in singing and playing the piano, respectively. 29. Daphne Craig and Iris Stone will to Ruby Roberson their ability to out- laugh any other senior. 30. Eugene Stone wills to Starling Whitlow the senior dignity that he doesn’t have. 31. Virginia Young wills to Betty Ingram her ability to eat huge red apples. 32. Wilson Thomason wills to Tommy Giles his handsome mug. 33. Miss Stone wills to Miss Whitt her ability to help the Seniors with their personal problems. We, in witness whereof, have written and signed this our last will and testa- ment. Witness: Elizabeth Howell Bruce Pegram Marie Eggleston Eula Stone

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Cast Will and Zestament We, the Senior Class of 1945 of the Bassett High School, of the State of Vir- ginia, being of strong minds and of a disposing disposition, do hereby make this our last will and testament as follows: To Mr. E. Carl Hoover, our principal, we leave our sincere affection and extend our heartiest gratitude for the guidance, encouragement and instruction which he has given us. We present to him, with our compliments, a case in which to deposit lost and found articles until the owner claims them. To Mr. R. P. Via, our assistant principal, we express our heartfelt thanks for his splendid accomplishment in the promotion of our athletics and physical educa- tion program. To Miss Ethel Stone, our senior teacher and advisor, we leave our everlasting love, trust, and admiration. To the faculty of our school, we wish to express appreciation for their kind in- terest and instruction which enables us to go forth into the world desirous to prove ourselves worthy of their many efforts. To the Class of ’46, we make our bequests and dispose of our property, real, personal, and mixed, as follows. 1. Lois Booth wills to Ola Mae Johnson her ability to make a hundred on spelling. 2. Mabel Dodson wills to Mildred Franklin her promptness on the school. steps as soon as the train whistle blows at noon recess. 3. Rolen Bailey wills to Billy Young the secret of success with the Timber Tints log. 4. Nolie Dodson wills to Esther Lee Ingram her ability of being the senior cutie. 5. Marie Eggleston and Rainie Harris will to Barbara Byrd their ability to win friends and influence people. 6. Strother Fulcher wills to Rudolph Spencer his technique as a chatterbox. 7. Elizabeth Howell wills to Annie Ruth Whitlock her freckles which she dis- likes so much. 8. Carolyn Ingram wills to Magdalene Moore the title of being the “Senior Beauty.” 9. Curtis Ingram wills to Bobby Bohannon his ability to get away with ' all his mischief in school. 10. Texas Johnson wills to Frances Spencer her ability to be the smallest senior. 1 1. Edith Jones wills to Etta Moore her ability to make people beautiful. -Cf 24

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Our Social High light April 6, 1945, the Junior Class entertained the Seniors at a formal banquet at the Riverside Hotel. The Seniors, the High School Faculty and additional guests, Airs. E. C. Hoover, Airs. R. P. Via, Bill Hicks, Sergeant John Pace, and Rev. E. E. Renn were ushered by the Juniors into an “Old-Fashioned Garden.” This theme was very colorfully and elaborately carried through with arrangements of spring flowers on the tables and the trellis at the entrance of the dining room. This decoration was supplemented with place cards a nd program cards repre- sentative of a garden. The favors were attractive nosegays of spring flowers. The program, with Alartha Stultz as toastmistress, was as follows: Alusic The Blossoms (Welcome) The Buds (Response) Solo The Garden The Gardeners Life is a Garden Senior Class Prophecy Song: “Old-Fashioned Garden” Senior Class Will Alusic Juniors and Seniors .Esther Lee Ingram Rachel AIartin Bill Hicks John Brammer Etta AIoore AIr. Hoover Rainie Harris Juniors . .Elizabeth Howell Juniors and Seniors Everyone reported a good time with thanks to the Junior Class and its sponsor, Aliss Ruth Whitt, for a lovely occasion.