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

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT State of North Carolina County of Lincoln City of Lincolnton We, the Senior Class of Nineteen Hundred and Forty-four, of Lincolnton High School, knowing the uncertainties of our high school life and the fact that we may soon be missing from the rank and file of the above named High School, do hereby bequeath all of our virtues and vices, both good and bad, to the following persons : ARTICLE I To Mr. F. D. Kiser we leave the underclassmen in the hope that he might have success as their guide, in directing them to graduation and a successful life. ARTICLE II To underclassmen we bequeath Our sunshiny dispositions. Our ability to secure money. Our good times at L. H. S. ARTICLE III Individual Bequests I, Betty Jean Goodman, do hereby will to Ruby Beal, my love for fun hoping that she will enjoy her remaining high school days as much as I have. We, Geraldine Houser and Betty Jean Mullen, do hereby will our seats in Mrs. Ramseur ' s third period study hall to Daphine Wise and Wilhelminia Reynolds. I, Sybil Ballard, do hereby will to Helen Martin my seat in Algebra. I, Fay Dellinger, do hereby will my typewriter to Betty Beal. I, Hazeline Conner, do hereby will to Frances Rayle and Pat Kistler my ability to yell at football games. I, Lewis Keener, do hereby will to Ralph Carpenter my love for French. I, Buddy Alexander, will to Marshall Ramseur my good conduct and friendly attitude in Miss Ferguson ' s room. I, Jill Dellinger, do hereby will and bequeath my red hair to anyone who likes to be called 5£ Cabbage Head better than I. I, Edward Killian, do hereby will to Charles Carlos Crowell my ability to pass subjects (by the skin of my teeth) every month. We. Garmon Schrum and Efird Burris. do hereby will our five years knowledge of Latin and our undue success to Bobby Turner and Bill McCoy. We, Elizabeth Leatherman and Lois Brackett, do hereby will our good times walking to school to Jim Sigman and Polly Plonk. I, Ailene Hoyle, will to Jean Dellinger my seat in 12th Algebra. I, Bill Van Dresser, will my seat in the band to Bobby Jean Padgett. I, Fred Navey, do hereby will my ability to work 12th Algebra to Wheatie Harwell and I hope he can do better than I have done. I. Marshall Mace, do hereby will my seat in 12th English to Johnny Robinson. I, Clement Reynolds, do hereby will my seat in second year French to Possum Elmore and I hope he will get more out of it than I. I. Jimmy Leatherman, do hereby will my 12th English seat to Ramson Carpenter. I, Betty Sue Ballard, will my ability to type crazy limericks to Betty Auton in the hope that she can write nuttier ones than I. I, William Wyckoff, will my ability to play a cornet to Wheatie Harwell. I, Sam Burgin, do hereby will my 12th English book to Garland Hudspeth with the hope that he gets more out of it than I did in the past two years. I, Robert Hallman, will my ability to play the trumpet to Ed Rudisill. I, Georgia Chandler, do hereby will and bequeath to Mary Miller my ability to make Miss Wetmore mad and hope she has as much success as I. I, Betty Jane Wise, do hereby will my ability to type to Madeline Sain, hoping she will use it to the best of her ability. I, Horse Elmore, do hereby will and bequeath to Stupid Davis my ability to say what I want to, when I want to. to Miss Ferguson. I, Glenn Reynolds, will my bus driver ' s job to anyone capable of driving a bus. I, Sue Leonard, do hereby will and bequeath my tallness in basketball to Bobbie Padgett, hoping that she can make better use of it there than I did. I, Priss Ingle, do hereby will and bequeath to Betty McLean my ability to flirt harmlessly. We. Jimmie King and Charley Gabriel, will and bequeath our ability to be quiet to Possum Elmore and Johnny Weaver. I, William Harrill, do hereby will my knowledge of 12th Algebra to Howard Doc Lawing, hoping he won ' t take it. I, Mary Elizabeth Keener, do hereby will my good times in physical education to Willie Jean Hutchins. I, Bill Schrum, do hereby will my place as the most dignified boy in the senior class to Bob Fulwood. I, Ruby Lemmond, do hereby will my seat in English to Ruth Lemmond, hoping that she will make better grades than I did. I, Calvin Faircloth, do hereby will my knowledge of typing to Betty Auton. I, Frances Gates, do hereby will my place in Miss Haywood ' s home room to Dorothy Whitesides, hoping she ' ll enjoy it as much as I have. We, Betty Proctor and Dorothy Neal Hovis, do hereby will our seats in first period study hall to Harrie Lea Lowe and Margaret Proctor, hoping they will have as good a time as we did. We, Minta Carpenter, Jean Cashion, and Ruth Cash, hereby will our good times doing nothing in L. H. S. to Laura Wehunt, Sue Ewing, and Christine Cash. Page Twenty- two

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SUPERLATIVES Most Athletic WRAY BEAL and ELLIOTT BEAL Most Conceited . JEANNETTE FAIR and CHARLES GABRIEL Most Sincere . .Frances Gates and Vernon Schrum Most Dignified BILL SCHRUM and VIRGINIA HEAVNER Laziest JANE ELMORE and EEIRD BURRIS Most Original CLAFTON MULLEN and ELLIOTT BEAL 4 Page Twenty-one

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I, Wayne Finger, hereby will my seat and book in 12th English to Jane Grigg and I hope she takes more advantage of them than I have. I. Clara Hoyle, hereby will my seat in shorthand to Laura Wehunt, hoping she will study more than I did. I, Jane Lohr, do hereby will and be iueath to Peggy Ann Costner my place in the office sixth period hoping that she will have as much fun helping Coach as 1 have had. We, Wray Beal and Jonnie Chronister, do hereby will our love for milk and potato chips to anyone who has sense enough not to eat too many. I, Brat Stroup. do hereby will my position as bell ringer to Hill Eaker, hoping he will be on time as much as I was. I, Dorothy Dean Howard, do hereby will to my cousin, Earleen Norwood, my seat in the bookkeeping class and here ' s hoping she enjoys it as much as I have. I, Tinka Tilson, do hereby will and bequeath to Molly Pickens all the good times that I have had during my senior year in L. H. S., hoping that she will have as much fun as I. I, Virginia Heavner, do hereby will my place as most dignified senior to Margaret Reep. I, Katherine Roseman, hereby will my seat in Mrs. Ramseur ' s third period study hall to Peggy Ann Costner, hoping she gets by talking as I did. I, Margaret Rudisill, do hereby will my good times at L. H. S. to my cousin, Ransom Carpenter. I, Helen Gragg, do hereby will my good times at L. H. S. to Pokie Self and Maxine Heavener. I, Inez Thornburg, do hereby dump everything I own in Betty Carol McAlister ' s lap. I, Dorothy Payseur, do hereby will my place in the athletic store to Helen Hoffman, hoping she enjoys it as much as I have. I, Pauline Devine, do hereby will my ability to have fun to Bonnie Devine, Jean Bynum, and Milly Mullen but I hope they will take some things seriously because I didn ' t. I, LaVon Blankenship, do hereby will all my good times at L. H. S. to Iris Blankenship, Betty Jeanne Ellis, and Vivian Hicks. I, Ruth Willis, do hereby will my seat in Mrs. Ramseur ' s English class to Margaret Reep, hoping she will do better than I. I, Beatrice Kincaid, do hereby will my knowledge of bookkeeping to Virginia Shuford. I, Jimmie McGinnis, will my ability to pass without studying to Charles Randall, and I hope that he gets by as well as I. I, Faith Rhyne, do hereby will my office as class president to Bobbie Riser hoping she enjoys it as much as I have. I, Helen Warren, will my position in basketball to Ann S. Davis, hoping she will make a better player than I. I, Chris Crooks, do hereby will and bequeath my sneezes to Shelly Roper, hoping she doesn ' t get as many laughs about them as I. I, Opal Harwell, hereby will my seat in second period study hall to Dorothy Whitesides, hoping she doesn ' t get caught talking every day. I, Carolyn Byers, will my seat in Mrs. Shive ' s study hall to my sister Conette. hoping she doesn ' t get fussed at every day for talking. I, Margaret Eurey, do hereby will all my books to whoever may get them, hoping they may use them as much as I. I, Helen Sellers, do hereby will my place on the basketball team to Betty Jean Ho vis, hoping she doesn ' t make as many fouls as I. We, Elliott Beal and Lou Rhyne, do hereby will our title as most in love to Willie Jean Hutchins and whomever she catches. I, Charlie Saunders, do hereby will my position as school bus driver to my brother, R. B. Saunders. I, Mary Edith Moss, do hereby will my love for basketball to Nell Morton. I, Shasta Buff, do hereby will my seat in 12th English and my secret of chewing gum without the teacher catching me to Avaneal Shuford. I, Jannie Fair, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to keep out of other people ' s love affairs to Betty McLean, although she can be a big help. I, Dorothy Long, do hereby will my love for reading books to Ruline Bradshaw. hoping she will make all her book reports. I, Jack McQuinn, do hereby will to Frank Rudisill my keen interest for anything that flies, has two wings, and a motor. I, Betty Ann Randall, do hereby will to Carolyn Merritt, my ability to chew gum in Algebra, hoping she can get by with it as I did. I, Ozell Baker, do hereby will my seat in 11th history to Betty Heafner. I, Dalton Mitchem, do hereby will my knowledge of 12th English to Patsy Runt Ford, hoping she will make better grades than I. I, Ted Corriher, do hereby will to Donald Hog Hovis my ability to type. I, Velma McGinnis, hereby will to Betty Jean Hovis my office as Secretary of the Bibliophiles, hoping she will enjoy it as much as I have. We, Clafton Mullen and Marie Bynum, do hereby will our good times in fifth period study hall to Aileen Huss and Virginia Kistler. Witnesses : Carrie M. Roseman Helen Stroupe Rubye Shives Leonard Elliott Beal, Attorney-at-Law Page Twenty-three