Landis High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Landis, NC)

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Oxy SSS @yeos Eley i) (WUUEIL (AAD) We ST RUMMEI T To Mr. BostIAN, the school board, and our teachers, we do will and bequeath our sin- cere appreciation for the many headaches which they have had to bear just because of us and our ways. To the juniors, we do will our right to do as we please as long as we can get by with it, our place of honor in chapel, and all the excitement that goes along with being seniors. To the sophomores, we do will our place in the “Detention Hall,” although we don’t suppose we will be missed since we are al- ways good and never did have to go there. To the freshmen, we do will all our won- derful talents and wise cracks which we'll be leaving them (we know this will be a dull place without them). 1. I, Evelyn Barr, do will my quiet, studi- ous and smartish ways to Billie Barker. 2. I, Ruby Johnson, do will my ability to catch boy friends in the army, navy and marines to Thelma Weatherman. 3. I, Junior Smith, do will my beautiful way of chewing “Chewing Gum’ to Mary Sue Sechler. 4. I, Viola Edwards, do will my nickname Puckalow” to Frances Ivey. 5. I, William Goodnight, do will my fast talk, and ability to really hug up my girl dur- ing the shows to George Pless. 6. I, Claudine Hinson, do will my friendly ways, curly hair, and nice clothes to Ruby Edwards. 7. I, Duard Linn, Jr., do will my baby looks and baby ways to Martin McLaughlin. 8. I, Marie Corriher, do will my big mouth, big statue, and love for Miss Lynch to “Shorty” Shoemaker. Yellow Sacket 9. I, Bobby Troutman, do will my ever- lasting love for Geometry to Billy Beaver. 10. I, Herman Ritchie, do will my long- ing for a certain red headed person to Mary Frances Weddington. 11. I, Ruth Campbell, do will my love to talk about “Hitler” and those “Japs,” and my goofy ways to Miss Lynch. 12. I, Lula Belle Mason, do will my money bag and keys to the store to Jennie Ruth Woody. 13. I, Jackie Sweatt, do will my ability to break dates and not get by with it to Richard London. 14. I, Paul Leonard Karriker, do will my ability to fall both in and out of love with a different girl every time I turn around to Hubert Smith. 15. I, Margaret Blackwelder, do will my love for the “Belmont” candy man, and the reflection of my hair on my face to Audrey Medlin. 16. I, Evelyn Owens, do will my love for Hugh Brown to er, ah, to ah... no, I be- lieve PII keep it myself. 17. I, John Martin Cavin, do will my tough luck of having everyone to pick on me just because I’m little to Billy Ross Kim- ball. 18. I, Billy Troutman, do will my love for a Mooresville girl to Ray Eddleman, Jr. 19. I, Oscar Deal, do will my success in saving a seat on the bus for a certain person to Veta Karriker. 20. I, Ruth McCorkle, do will my ability to be called ‘Teacher’ in sixth period study hall to Miss Shulenberger. 21. I, Vivian Hamilton, do will my like- ness for all the teachers, and my ability to Eighteen

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On Oe lmiiGkHos OF 743 “COMPANY ASSEMBLE!” ‘Face Right!” “For- ward March!” “On the Double!” Such were the commands and instructions equal to in late August, 1939, when ninety- one recruits assembled at Landis High School to begin their four years struggle to attain the highest rank possible. Many began with advantages, their ranks being higher than others at the beginning. The Commanders Edith Beard, B. B. Broome, J. W. Bostain and Donald Cunningham saw to it that Cap- tains Arthur Lee, Jackie Sweatt and Charlie Corrther kept the force on the right course. The first eight months’ basic training was similar for all; it was stiff, but there were no dishonorable dismissals or court martials. All was not work; we had recreation in the form of clubs. Everyone did his best and gained a rank seldom reached by new te- cruits. After four months furlough, seventy-three of the recruits returned to find new Com- manders J. L. Jones and Mrs. John Fox and Sergeants Lula Belle Mason, Jackie Sweatt, Charlie Corriher and Ruth Campbell ready to lead the force for another year. The purpose now was to attain more general knowledge, specialize in certain fields and raise the gen- eral ranking of the force. The end of the year showed that our load had been carried upright against all our handicaps. 1941 found the force, though diminished to fifty-four, refreshed and ready to attain higher goals. The old Commanders had been transferred and the new ones taking their places were Mrs. Ralph Linn and Mrs. Myrtha Doron. The Lieutenants leading this year were Duard Linn, Jackie Sweatt, Robert Alexander and Dorothy Wilkinson. The big event, to be inspected by ‘The Brass Hats,’ for which the force as being drilled and re-drilled, regularly and strenu- Seventeen ously, came off in April. In full dress, the theme “We Sail Our Ship” was carried out. The “Shave Tails’ were given a chance to express their opinions and the lowliest in rank of all were permitted to listen to them —America! The land of the eq ual! The long awaited play production, di- rected by Commander Linn and produced by selected members of the force, was played before a capacity audience in April. The re- viewers proclaimed it ‘‘a perfectly executed cilia The last furlough was spent in prepata- tion for the final advancement in rank. Com- manders Helen Lee and Mrs. Ralph Linn stood by for the action from the fifty remain- ing members of the force. Duty was tre- stricted to local assignments, because of gov- ernment regulations. The force was lead by Captain Lula Belle Mason, Duard Linn, Jr., Margaret Black- welder and Robert Alexander. The first big inspection came early in the fall at a “‘recre- ation fund-booster’ in the form of a dance, which was open to the public. The second big inspection came at the pres- entation of “Miss Smarty,’ which had been drilled by Commander Linn and ably as- sisted in the cast by Captains Lula Belle Mason and Billie Troutman. The force was disappointed that the new recruits would not be able to parade for them this year, but a great sense of patriot- ism and an unfailing spirit of loyalty sup- pressed all “would-be grumblers.”’ “Bar-pinning” exercises ended the force’s full fledged officers’ four years of work and drill. Approximately fifty officers received bars and many more received medals. BILLIE TROUTMAN, BOBBIE TROUTMAN, Historians. Yollow Sache

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get people told “what's what” to Hattie Alley. 22. I, Dura Mae Howell, do will my name “Miss Hickey”” and my love for my bus drivers to Martha Deal. 23. I, Carl Weddington, do will my de- sire to become a good dancer and a good sport to Harold Sechler (Junior). 24. I, Walter Corrither, do will my love for a ‘‘soldiers’ sweetheart’ to Larry Beaver. 25. I, Mary Honeycutt, do will my snappy talking and my ability to fuss with anyone I meet to Anna Mae Weddington. 26. I, Charlie Corriher, do will my place as the best looking senior boy to Jackie Taylor. 27. I, Mabel Lipe, do will my daily walk to town to mail letters to Marte Lipe. 28. I, Mary Agnes Bost, do will my job as assistant manager of the store and my success in wrapping money to Johnny Wil- liams. 29. I, Venedra McAlister, do will my longing to be in the Beta Club to Pauline Price: 30. I, Arthur Lee, do will my ability to “lay out of school and get caught in the “pool room” to Kyle Corriher. “31. I, Ray Weddington, do will my manly looks and ways to Gene Corriher. 32. I, Glenn Broome, do will my interest in all athletics and sports to Willie Strick- land. 33. I, Alma Watts, do will my ability to slip out of Dramatics and catch the 3:30 o'clock bus to Rachel Sanders. 34. I, Juanita Rodgers, do will my long- ing to talk during all the second period in Miss Lynch's class to Naomi Knight. 35. I, Verlene Shoemaker, do will my friendly ways and ability to attract the boys to Bonnie Poarch. Nineteen 36. I, Andrew Smith, do will my curly, red hair to L. L. Smith. 37. I, Hugh Brown Karriker, do will my love for “Dear Old Landis Hi” and my ability to stay here as long as possible to Philip Heglar. 38. I, Dorothy Wilkinson, do will my flirtatious ways and success in talking to all the boys to Juanita Faye Bostian. 39. I, Edna Pethel, do will my ability to go with other boys, although I am engaged, to Juanita Elizabeth Bostian. 40. I, Juanita Harrington, do will my sweet, studious, and quiet ways to Arnold Parks. 41. I, Willie Troutman, do will my ability to get around and go places and not be long about it to Clay Kimball. 42. I, William Nesbitt, do will my love for the candy counter at F. W. Woolworth’s in Kannapolis to Ray Hill. 43. J, A. Lee Hoke, do will my ability to work in the mill, go to school too and make excellent grades to Grady Beaver. 44. I, Bernard Deal, do will my ability to attract and talk to the girls to Ralph Deal. 45. I, Walter Weddington, do will my bus No. 13 to any girl who wishes to drive it next year. 46. We, Gladys Goodman, Katherine Mc- Corkle, Clara McLaughlin, and Rachel Gar- ver do will our long companionship and our desire to be “Old Maids’ to Lois Camp- bell, Phyllis Owens, Bessie Overcash and Louise Sloop. RACHAEL GARVER, CLARA MCLAUGHLIN, GLADYS GOODMAN, Testators. Yellow packet — bo RO ™ = Ss SS “=