Lincolnton High School - Pine Burr Yearbook (Lincolnton, NC)

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We, Evelyn I-Iovis and Edith Abernathy, do hereby will and bequeath our fondness for giggling in class to Marie Heafner and Elizabeth Schrum. Willie Ruth Hovis leaves her studious ways to Louise Keener. Daphine Hoyle bestows upon Betty Garrison her black curly hair and brown eyes. I, Seibert Lockman. will to Whitey Heafner my ability to make love to the women. We, Lib Lawing and Maxine Hampton. leave our ability to keep quiet to Evelyn Garrison and Tenny Weaver. V I, Mozelle Ledford, leave my habit of getting my typing in on time to Eloise Wyant andy Thelma Ledford, hoping they wont have to rush as I did. John Letherman wills to Ed Wynne Keever his place as candid cameraman. I, Louise Letherman. will my dimples to I.ola Kate hoping she will get Walter. I, James Martin. do hereby will my ability to learn Math to Robert Ewing. I, Richard Mauney. will to Reece Blackwell my ability to pass on conduct hoping that this will not keep him off the Honor Roll. Horace Mauney leaves his job as bus driver to Clarence Carpenter. I, Josephine Miller, bestow upon Betty Gabriel my brown eyes to set off her blond curls. I, Carl Mullen, leave my ability as typist to Julius Sherrill. I, Dick Mullen. do hereby will and bequeath to Bill Harkey and Eddie Seagle my great feat of passing Algebra in five years. I, Bill Modlin, leave my studious behavior to James Schrum. I, Mary Martha Nixon, will my loud speaker to Yvonne Reinhardt, so she will be able to call the boys easier. I, James Patton. bequeath to Dorothy Burke my place as Key man of the Camera Club. Kenneth Proctor leaves his place on the basketball team to Whitey Heafner, I, Mary Esther Rhyne, do hereby will and bequeath my Yankee accent to Irene Robinson. I, Kathleen Ramsey, leave my knowledge of Math to Tom Reep hoping he will not have to take it again next year. I, James Robinson, leave my bus driving job to Robert Ewing. I, Jessie Rudisill, will my skill at gum chewing and candy eating in class to Bobby Lander. Kenneth Rudisill confers upon Whitey Heafner his love for Athletics. I, Ezell Schronce, do hereby will my place in Lincolnton High School to Mary Frances Schronce, hoping she will be as successful as I have been. Violet Seagle wills her ability to get a beau from Union to Claudia Carpenter, I, Conrad Seagle, will my ability to skip without being caught to Erank Heafner. Betty Schrum leaves her knowledge of Math to Jack Walker. I, Mary Self, bequeath to Mary Lillian Jonas my ability to write so Miss McClain can read it. I, Gordon Shuford. leave my knowledge of Math to Bill Letherman for he certainly needs it. I. Steve Shuford, will my knowledge of Latin to J. D. Abernathy. Harrielee Sigmon gives her position as Cheerleader to Elizabeth Schrum. I, Modena Sigmon, do hereby will my position on the basketball squad to my sister, Katherine. I, John Smith, leave to John Heavner my ability to get along with all my teachers. I. Prue Smith, will my ability to pass Government to Ethel Sullivan. I, J. R. Smith. do hereby will my ability to work Bookkeeping to James liortenbury. Dan Stroup leaves his sweet job as Class Lawyer to Jerry Tilson. I, Dan Thompson, will my talent for the trombone to Gene Modlin. I. George Whit Toby, think Junior Gabriel might be able to fill my place on the baseball team. I, Evelyn Turner, will my habit of talking in English class to Mary Ruth Weaver. I, Charles Whitlock. will to Bobby Willis my ability to play a snare drum so he can learn to keep time with the music. I, Erskine Willis, loan my Plymouth to Jerry Tilson so he can go to Poplar street more often. I, Eloyd Willis, leave my knowledge of Algebra to my brother hoping he won't have to take it three years. I, Hubert Yoder, will to Ruth Bradshaw my place as Library assistant hoping she will like it better than I have. In witness whereof we duly set our seal, on this. the fifteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine. Signed: DAN STROUP, LLILL'I:lEl'. Witnesses: S. CASHION C. DEVINE IT. GRIGG Page Twenty-one

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A ' v I , If ,fill I'l'rf' 'Ili' r A I-'I Last Will and Testament el the Senior Class We. the Seniors of l939 of Lincolnton High School, having at last reached the end of our high school days and having achieved the envied position of Seniorhood. knowing that we are about to depart forever from this. our beloved school. feel it fitting to leave these things to the future Senior Classes: ARTICLE I: We entrust to the future Seniors our work of searching for the Senior privileges, wishing them all the success in the world. ARTICLE II: To all underclassmen we bequeath our dignified way of conducting ourselves and our modulated voices. May they be of use. ARTICLE III: Individuals. I, Irene Avery, do hereby will and bequeath to Lottie Baker my ability to work Math. I. Johnny Auten. bestow my position at left end on the football team to Wilson Goodson, hoping he doesn't get hit as hard as I have. I. Kenneth Barkley, will my desire to become an aviator to Edwin Keever. I, Margaret Beam, do hereby will anything I have to anyone who wants it. Leonard Blanton confers upon Ralph Sisk his knowledge of agriculture. I, Erank Boggs. do hereby will my ability to pass Government to anyone who will take a chance on using it. Jacob Canipe wills his seat in English Class to Bill Holbrooks. I, Ralph Cashion, return my nickname, Shelley, to its rightful owner. I, Mary Craig Caskey. do hereby will and bequeath my quiet disposition to Betty Gabriel. hoping that she will reach my hard-sought-for grade of ninety-five. I. Hampton Childs. will my tremendous energy to next year's photographic editor. David Clark leaves his ability to make the teachers angry to Pee Wee Mauney. I, Lala Cloniger, do hereby bequeath my name Shorty to Harrielee Goodson, knowing she deserves it. I, P. C. Costner, will on my last breath of school life. my ability to work Math to Harry Cohen. I. Mildred Craig, will my shortness of stature to Julia Alyce Hoover. thinking she needs it. Emily Sue Crowell thinks it wise to leave her share of conceit to anyone who wants it. I. Ethel Dellinger, do hereby will and bequeath my liking for English and English teachers to Isabel Hipp. I. Edna Denton. confer my ability to keep quiet upon Erances Wood. I, Pearl Devine. leave my height to Tillie Eaker. I. Harold Dixon, bestow upon Harold Caldwell my trumpet playing ability so he can play something besides Show Boy. Robert Duncan leaves his ability to keep quiet to Christine Grayson. hoping that she will use it. Charlotte Elmore grants to any eligible Junior her privilege of going home at ten-thirty. I. Charles Eurey, do hereby will to Pink Tolbert my vast knowledge of Senior English. I. John Gamble. will my noble position as Bell Pusher to Bobby Willis. Erskine's little brother and Tom Porter's chief competition. I. Burgin Goodson, leave my ability to learn General Science to Robert Ewing. Alda Grigg wills her height to Roxanna Lynch so she can be a basketball star. I, Prank Hager, do hereby will my position as bus driver to Alfred Hager. I, Nadine Hallman, confer upon Birdie Ruth Keener my typing ability. I. Mary Nell Hardin, do will and bequeath my ability at basketball to Julia Alyce Hoover. I. Alma Harrill. will my place in the library to Minnie Sue Barger. hoping that she will then be able to End a book to please her. I. Wayne Heavner, do hereby will my ability to drive a bus to William Wise so that he may thrill the girls as much as I have. Lethia Hoffman leaves her stenographic ability to Ruth Hoffman, hoping she won't have to rush to get her typing in on time. I. Bertha Holland. will my place on the basketball team to Sudie Belle Holland. I. Dan Hoover. do hereby will and bequeath my musical ability to Mr. Miller. What I am in the music world today, I owe to him. I, Marie Houser, gladly leave my place as Mr. Cashion's secretary to anyone who will take it. Page Twenty

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