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

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County of Rowan, Town of Landis, State of North Carolina. We, the graduating class of Lan- dis High School of the year of 1948, being in sound mind and of a gen- erous nature, do hereby, in a mo- ment of weakness, bequeath to our less fortunate friends our most valued possessions in this, our Last Will and Testament. In disposing of our assets, we have tried to place them where they are most needed. Article I. I, Tommy Linn, leave... period. (Thank Goodness! ) Article II. I, Johnny Dayvault, do will my love for runaway cats to the “Cat Woman”’. Article III. I, Marcus “Deacon” Efird, leave my ability to sing ex- tra low bass with a charm that makes the girls swoon to “Alex” Alex- ander. Article IV. I, Jack Bost, do will to Martha Kimball, two extra bumpers for her car and my ability to trans- fer it into a bus when the occasion requires it. Article V. To all those timid(?) Freshman boys, I, Jacky Dayvault leave this bit of advice: some love the ladies, some do not; some love a few, it’s better to love a lot. Article VI. I, Bobby Butts, leave my flat head, flat feet, and reputation of always being “‘flat broke” to Fred Rainwater. Article VII. I, Billy Foutz, will my rootin, tootin, high falootin “rabbit shooting” ability to Betty Jean Kerr. Article VIII. I, Sue Corriher leave my “love of slumber” look to Caro- i DO) Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1948 lyn Lipe and also my drivers’ license; that is the only way she could get one. Article [X. I, William James ““Trim- my” Shoemaker, do will skill to al- ways win every game of “pool” I play to Miss Barrier. Article X. I, Evelyn Adams, do will my quiet and studious ways to Billie Doris Murphy. Article XI. I, Floyd Bost, leave my love for married life to Comeleta Shinn. Article XII. I, Donna Jane Bost, leave my flirtatious ways and one quart of (peroxide) to all Junior and Sophomore “beach bums”. Article XIII. We, Evelyn Griffin and Myrtle Brawley each leave one picture to the rising Freshman to be used on Halloween as they see fit. Article XIV. I, Billy Kimball, do will my unlimited knowledge of private parking places to Hugh Parks. Article XV. We, Allan Smith and Albert Coone leave our excess knowledge to Annie Blackwelder and Jo Overcash; however, let it be understood that this gift is made only on the condition that if a dumber person can be found, they will probably turn over this gift to him. Article XVI. I, Gordon Beaver, do will my excellent athletic ability and my famous left handed “crip” shot to any one who wants to try it. Article XVII. I, Nancy Smith, do will my super-duper salesmanship (by hook or crook) to the next year’s magazine peddlers.

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steps of Bob Hope and Red Skel- ton. Eleanor Cavin, the leading lady poet of the world has just completed her wonderful book of ditties for kiddies called, “You Can Stop Now, Mama—l1l Go To Sleep”. Linnie Campbell, Darthy Starnes, Myrtle Brawley and Evelyn Adams are very successful sales ladies at Sak’s Fifth Avenue. Jack Bost is President of the United Shipbuilders of America. He leads the list of the 10 best dressed men in the United States. In Hollywood—Betty Lee Over- cash and Thelma Sloan have added another Nite Club to their other famous establishments. Billy Foutz, the American co- ed’s favorite Movie Lover who re- cently starred in “Look in the Mirror, Honey, Your Lipstick is Smeared”, had as his leading lady “Miss America of 1956’, the extre- mely beautiful Miss Doris Karriker, The Producer of the picture is Miss Evelyn Griffin, who had become famous through recent works at M. G. M. Mary Frances Weddington is now head nurse at Charlotte Me- morial Hospital. Dorothy Upright is dietitian in the cafeteria at Landis High School. P.-S. They still serve cabbage. Sue Corriher is now the Editor of a newspaper, but at night she teaches square dancing at her studio. Johnny Dayvault owns a fleet of 100,000 helicopters in which he has established a nationwide network of taxis—He guarantees courteous and careful drivers of whom the most outstanding are Virginia Mc- Laughlin and Frances Bost. +21+ The Bost Textile works which are now flourshing in Enochyille, N. C. are owned by Mr. Floyd Bost. His general manager, a graduate from Duke University, is William Dead- mon. Personal secretaries to these two executives are Colleen Hol- shouser and Nancy Smith. In the Sports World we find Hay- den (Buddy) Thomas, ALL AMER- ICAN WAY BACK FOR 1957, starring with Bobby (I got it) Butts at Notre Dame. These two are better known as the aerial twins. Red Yates is the star forward on the men’s championship basketball team of the world. Hoyle Sullivan and Billy Kimball now operate a chain of Department Stores. The home office being in downtown Landis. Deacon Efird and Trimmy Shoe- maker now operate a great Billiards Parlor in Landis, nicknamed “‘Lan- dis Training School”. Miss Donna Jane Bost who was “Miss Secretary of ’56” was recent- ly elected the president of the Secre- taries’ Union. Jack Dayvault is now a famous mortician with the million dollar slogan “Try Our Lay Away Plan”. After all this excitement we start back to Dear Old Landis when, to our surprise, we see a group of buildings before us. The sign out in front says “Russell’s Restful Re- treat” —OH NO—Jo Russell is director of an insane asylum and with this crazy note we leave you hoping that your future will succeed your highest dreams. PROPHETS: Jack Dayvault Jo Russell Jim Corriher

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Article XVIII. We, Eleanor Cavin, Dorothy Upright, and Darthy Star- nes leave our ladylike hopes to any girls who want to hear the wolves howl. Article XIX. I, Jim Corriher leave my ability to farm, milk cows, etc., to a person who I am sure can and is experienced with this type of work, Tubby Fink. Article XX. I, Hoyle Sullivan, leave the grease for my hair to next year’s cooking class, providing I get a sample of the product. Article XXI. I, Frances “Red” Yates, do will my basketball play- ing to Zelma Plaster; that is, if she takes after me in no other way. Article XXII. I, William Deadmon, do will my love for a tall blonde with sky blue eyes and a “WOO- WOO” shape to eh, eh... me. Article XXIII. We, Rachel Deal and Margene Weatherman leave our ability to make friends (boys that is) to Margie Allman. Article XXIV. I, Buddy Thomas do will my good looks, my talent to do nothing and my love to get all the sleep I can to “Pee Wee” Beaver. Article XXYV. I, Paul Sweatt, do will my ambition to be a lawyer and go to Reno for the purpose of trying to help out poor broken homes to Don Cross. Article XX VI. We, Betty Lee Over- cash and Colleen Holshouser leave our ability to sing “hill-billy” music to Doris Wilkinson and Ruth Abernathy. Article XX VII. I, Jo Russell leave my cold-blooded, calculating busi- ness ability to Jack Freeman. Article XXVIII. I, Peggy Correll leave my cute smile and baby ways to Mr. ““Mac” McCreary. ae eit Article XXIX. I, Annie Smith leave my love for Cleveland boys and hot “square-dancing”’ to Miss McCombs. Article XXX. I, Doris Karriker leave my ability to get by without my home work and always make good grades to Bobby Deal who could use the grades. Article XXXI. I, Virginia Litaker will my knowledge of being a good housewife to all the girls in Landis Hi. Article XXXII. I, Virginia Mc- Laughlin leave my ability to get in jams (traffic, raspberry, and other- wise) to Malvena Foutz. Article XXXIII. I, Louise Moss leave my brains for observation to the Biology Class to see what makes me so smart. Article XXXIV. I, Pauline Overcash leave to the Juniors one bottle of nerve tonic because when you be- come a Senior you certainly will need it. Article XXXV. I, Ernest Black- welder leave my pencil to the louse who stole it. Article XXXVI. I, Larry Beaver leave my apologies to Ernest for what happened to his pencil. Article XX XVII. I, Ruth Livingston leave my witty ways, love for potato chips and ability to get a man with- out too much trouble to Hilda Huff- man. Article XXXVIII. We, Thelma Sloan, Linnie Campbell, and Mary Frances Weddington leave our abili- ty to read Macbeth to anyone in next year’s English IV classes. Article XX XIX. I, Raymond Sechler leave my business personality and (Continued on Page 78)