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

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LAST ILL AND TESTAM N State of North Carolina County of Lincoln City of Lincolnton We, the Senior Class of Nineteen Hundred and Forty-five, of Lincolnton High School, afore- said state and county, being of sound mind and in full possession of our faculties do hereby make, declare and publish this document as our last will and testament. We, having gone the last miles with our teachers and friends, now desire to dispose of our rights and privileges in the following manner, viz: ARTICLE I , With Mr. F. D. Kiser we leave a torch by which he may lead the underclassmen to the top, and we hope he succeeds. ARTICLE II To the Underclassmen we bequeath Our ability to have school dances. Our school spirit. Our love for the teachers. ARTICLE III INDIVIDUAL BEQUESTS I, Dewey Abernethy, will my seat in algebra to Steve Gabriel and hope he gets more out of the back of the book than I have. I. W. A. Abernethy, do hereby will to Mr. Billy Miller, better known as IKE, my seat in Mrs. Ramsaur's English class. I, Vance Avery, will my seat in the twelfth English class to Joe Bill Cornwell. I, Lizzie Belle Beaver, do hereby throw the whole works to my sister, Gladys Beaver. I. Lois Brackett, do hereby will my seat in Mrs. Ramsaur's English class, which I have occupied for four years, to any freshman who would like it. 1,1 Yvonne Bumgardner, will to Betty Sue and Marilyn my good sportsmanship in Lincolnton High Schoo . I, Lavinia Burris, will and bequeath my studying ability in government to Peggy Harvey and hope she can learn more than I did. I, Wilhelmina Reynolds, will to Betty Dellinger my basketball suit-no. 12. I, Peggy Martin Rhodes, will my giggles to Jane Grigg and hope they don't get her into as much trouble as mine did. I. Johnny Robinson, hereby will my ability to loaf in Latin to R. B. Saunders. I, Shelley Roper, will to Jane Crigg and Betty Kincaid my undying love for football tplayersi. I, Frank Rudisill, will to Irvin Cohen my ability to learn English. We, Ralph Carpenter and Vernon Schrum, will our ability to aggravate teachers to Bud Ramseur and Johnny McLean. I, Janice Seagle, do hereby will and bequeath my place in the National Honor Society to Libby Beam. I. Thelma Self, do hereby will my seat in government to Rachal Whitesides. I, Mary Nell Shidal, will my ability to ask questions in Miss Roseman's bookkeeping class to Betty Rhyne. I, Avaneal Shuford, will my love for everlasting giggles and constant chatterings to Bobby Clanton. trusting that she will keep as many classes in an uproar as I did. I. Virginia Shuford, will my grades on geometry to Jack Michael. I, Betha Houser, will Bill Hoover my government book hoping he has a better teacher than I had. I, Faye Houser, will my seat in Mrs. Ramsaur's English class to Faye Canipe. I, Betty Hovis, do hereby will my position on the basketball team to Betty Beattie hoping she will not make as many fouls as I. I, Donald Hovis, will my ability to pass chemistry to Marshall Ramseur. I, Bobbie Jean Hoyle, will my place in Miss Rose-man's classes to Jeanette Lynch, hoping she will have as good a time as I have. We, Garland Hudspeth and John Weaver, hereby will our ability to work algebra to our future families. I, Fred Huffstetler, do hereby will my ability, if any, to play basketball to anyone who wants it. I, Aileen Huss, will my 12th English book to Elizabeth Beam. I, Missi Jonas. leave a vast collection of True Detective magazines to all juniors fond of skipping, that they may evade the ever-watching eye of Coach Kiser with more success than I did. I, Bobbie Kiser, do hereby will my seat in shorthand to anyone who wants to argue with Miss Roseman. I, Paul Kiser, do hereby will my job as bus driver to anyone who wishes to get rich, The Sucker. I, Ruth Lemmond, do hereby will my seat in twelfth English to Billie Jean Keener. I, Herbert Lester, hereby will my position as left tackle on the second string to Johnny McLean. I, Harrie Lea Lowe, will my good times in Physical Education and silly giggles to Jeannie Hartmann. I, Betty Carol McAlister, do hereby will my ability to work algebra to Juanita Thornburg. I, Wayne McAlister, will to Billy Miller, better known as IKE, my love for Miss Whisonant. I, Donald McGinnis, do hereby will my seat in chemistry to Re-lamena Conner and hope she gets out. I, Janette McGinnis, do hereby will to Dorothy Whitesides all the good times I have had in L. H. S. I, Betty McLean, do hereby will and bequeath to Mary Miller and Carolyn James my position at football practice. I, Peg Costner, do hereby leave my extra tonnage land good riddancel to all these skinny under- nourished things I see flitting around the halls. I, Ann Davis, will my numerous crushes to Carolyn James and Doodle Grigg hoping they will have better results than I had. Page Twenty-two

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I, Jean Dellinger, do hereby will my seat in 3rd period study hall to Bonnie Mauney, and I hope she has as many good times as I did. We, Bonnie Devine and Millie Mullen, do hereby will our ability to he on the winning side to R. B. Saunders and Hoyt Bynum hoping they take this advice. I. Bill Eaker, do hereby will to Rud Ramsaur my position as one of the three horsemen on thc second team. We, Madeline Sain and Betty Sue Elmore, do hereby will our good times in L. H. S. to Marie Sain and Betty Carolyn Elmore. I, Richard Burris, will my ability to copy French to anyone who can get by with it. I. Conette Byers, will my seat in Miss Roseman's classes to my sister, Phyllis. I, Doyle Bynum, will to Gus Finger my position as tackle on the football team. I, Lee Carpenter, will my seat in 12th English to Edgar Mauney hoping he will do better than I did. I, Jack Carswell, will my ability of turning cars over to anyone who might accept it. I, Christine Cash, hereby will my good time in typing class to Thelma Beal. I, Louis Cobb, will to Harold Beak James my ability to study for I know he needs it. I, Bennie Cochrane, will to Miss Humphries an algebra class as good as 4th period. I, Bill Conner, do hereby will to Bud Conner my ability to get into trouble----if he needs it. I, James Cooper, will my ability to take Physical Education three times a day without getting caught to Raymond Ramseur. I, Anna Morrison. will my ability to work algebra to any future senior. I, Kemp Nixon, hereby will to Edgar Rudisill my music knowledge. I. Bobby Jean Padgett, will to Charles Crowell my speech, The Constitution in a Changing World so he won't forget the many times he had to listen to me say it. We. Connie Roper and Molly Pickens, do hereby will and bequeath our last pack of dentyne to Mrs. Ramsaur. I, Betty Sue Quinton, do hereby will and bequeath to Janice McLean and Carolyn James my technique in hopes that they enjoy it as much I have. I, John Ramsaur, will all of my ability as a student to myself so I'll be able to get out of this joint next year. I, Thomas Rash, do hereby will my ability, if any, to play the piano to anyone who wants it. I, Frances Rayle, will my unusual ability to translate Latin to one who has such a time-'Mary Miller. I, Margaret Reep, will my place in chemistry to Betty J. Conner, hoping she will not be fussed at as much as I. - I. Possum Elmore, will my ability to make hundreds on government under Miss Whisonant to anyone who is crazy enough to take it. I. Sue Ewing, will to Billie McGee my good times missing the bus, hoping she learns to catch it more than I. I, Claude Gilbert, would like to will my English knowledge tif any! to future students. I, Charles Goodson, will my ability to spell to Bud Ramsaur. I. Helen Goodson, will and bequeath my shortness in stature to Ike Miller hoping that she will have more luck than I. I.. Colleen Goforth, will to anyone who will take it, my seat in History class which I have occupied for two years. I. Jack Harris. will my ability to swoon the women and peroxide my hair to Bud Conner. I, Jack Harwell, will my ability to make love to Lou Etta Hallman. I, Vernon Hauss, will my seat in typing to my cousin Jean Keener. I, Mary Virginia Heavner, hereby will to my sister Marie all the good times that I have had at L. H. S. hoping that she will have as much fun as I. I, Maxine Heafner, do hereby will my seat in twelfth English to Betty Jean Heafner. I, Jack Helms. will to future students of Lincolnton High who like mountain music, played by Roy Acuff and the Smoky Mountain Boys, my guitar and strings hoping they get lots of fun out of it. We, Jim Atlas Sigmon and Charles Grimek Randall, will to John Strcngthless Ramsaur our strength hoping that some day he will be as strong as we are. I, Mildred Smith, do hereby will my seat in 12th English to Colleen Huss. I, Tee Hee Stamey, will my ability to be teachers pet in Miss Whisonant's last period study hall to Bud Ramsaur. I, Carl Starr, will my knowledge of English lwhat there is of its to anyone who can learn it I, Latham Summey, will my ability to play basketball in Physical Education to C. H. Hclms in hopes that he will have success in this. I, Eleanor Turner, will to Polly Plonk my quietness so that some day her mouth will quit rattling. I, Louise Warlick, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to type to anyone who wants it. I, Charles Warren, hereby will my ambition to make a 100 in 12th English, under Mrs. Ramsaur. to Ike Miller. I, Laura Wehunt, do hereby will and bequeath my big mouth at ball games to Pat Ford, I, Gene Wilson, will my seat in typing to Harold Coley and I hope he does better than l did. I, Daphine Wise, will Betty Sue Heavner the good times in Physical Education. I, Bill Yoder, do hereby will to Bill Beattie my English knowledge. Witnesses 1 WILLIAM JOSEPH EAKER, Attorney-at-Law. Mary Whisonant. Kemp Nixon. Page Twenty-fhree