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HISTQRY We have fmally reached that pomt' We are ready to graduate It seems only yesterday that we entered these doors of M H S green freshmen they called us That day we were rmtrated I ll never forget 1t' We complarned about rt fwho lrkes omons around hrs neckj but vue had the t1me of our lrves That year was full of new experrences We elected class offrcers Our pres1dent Lours Robey and vrce presrdent Larry Humphreys led us through the year We also had a Freshman Halloween queen Barbara Gardner By our sophomore year we all calmed down a b1t By now we began to feel as though we were part of the school grmd A sophomore grrl Lrnda Rarnes was selected football queen Patsy Underwood and Anne Todd were also mards Roma Weldon was Halloween Queen that year We elected Larry Humphreys presrdent and Walter Freeman vrce presrdent our sophomore year Our .Tumor year we really felt brg and 1mportant Thrs was our WORK year We had to work all year Just to feed the senrors at our tradrtronal Jumor Semor Banquet We agam cla1med football queen th1s Now we are Semors Brg Shots When you thrnk of rt lt seems lrke the last hour before a sentence GRADUATE or FAIL Some of us w1ll never cross paths agam Some Qpoor thmgsj w1ll marry some w1ll attend college and Uncle Sam may choose some of our careers Larry Humphreys served as presrdent Bobby Damron was v1ce presrdent Agam th1s year we possessed a football queen Sylv1a Smtth and Halloween queen Roma Weldon As we leave I thrnk we're a class to be remembered Not only are we proud of the senrors on our football and basketball teams but our orchestra the Martmarres and our M H S Band Out of a freshman class of 112 we are novl 58 1n number Here s thanks to our class sponsors m the past four years Mrs Walter Hrggs Mrs Frank Wrles Mr Ralph Rogers Coach Ph1l Hodson Coach J W Russell Mrs Dons Latta and Mrss Frances Anderson We may all leave these school grounds but we w1ll always remember the good trmes together rn ole M H S rv as V . . .. -- 1 time Patsy Underwood. 3 . ' . I . ' ' ' . ' I I '
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WILL We the 1956 Senror Class of Martm H1gh School berng of sound mmd and Judgment and havrng completed the tasks set for us for the past four years do make ordarn publrsh and declare thrs to be our last wrll and testament Frrst to the faculty we leave our thanks and undymg gratrtude for the many thrngs they have done for us durrng the last four years We also leave to them best wrshes for the future Second to the Junrors Sophomores and Freshmen we leave our sunny drsposrtrons our excellent reputatron our superlatrve brrllrancy our good looks our excellrng wrt and our charmrng lTl3l'll'lel'S Thrrd we hereby bequeath rndtvrdually to a few herrs e followrng I Charlre Adams wrll my bad Influence to Joe lnsco Wlth hrs luck he cant mrss thrs opportumty Charles Allen wtll to Charles Whrtlow a box of frrecrackers whrch I hope wtll keep thrngs popprng around old MHS Bonnie Andrews w1ll all of my good trmes at MHS to my lrttle coz Brenda Chapell James Baker leave my name Bull to W H Heath Bull Heath wrll sound better than Baby Huey Eva Brock wrll my place rn Bookkeeprng to someone that leams when to dehrt and credrt Don Brundtge leave my abrhty to get along wrth Mr S Krng to B1llMcM1ll1n Janlce Burcham leave my place rn Martm Hrgh School to my l1ttle brother Tony All my memor1es of MHSI take wrth me James Callls wrll all my fun rn MHS to a sweet lrttle Freshman Gary Carlton wrll my krckrng shoe to Joe Tuck Alan Ca udle will my seat rn Study Hall to whomever may want rt be careful rt turns over Marvrn Chrldress wtll my posrtron as co captarn to Jrmmy Stanford Brlly Copeland wrll to Rrchard Fuqua the last charr on the May he do better than I d1d Bobby Damron wtll my place rn the Hrgh School dance band to Charles Edwards and my abrlrty to smoke rn the boys rest room and get away wrth rt to Jere Holloman Jerry Davrs wrll my seat rn Englrsh to whoever comes along and gets rt Take It from me rt rs an unlucky one Lrnda Rarnes wrll my posrtron as majorette to any grrl who may be lucky enough to get rt I leave and take my memorres MHS What I want most wrll be back after me Ted Reams wrll my seat to any unlucky person tn Englrsh who mrght get rt Kenneth Roberts leave thrs year I hope To Dan Oldham leave my frght wrth Mrs Wrles l leave my seat tn Englrsh class to George Prrtchett Lours Robey wrll my place rn the Band to anyone who cherrshes tt as much as I do Robert Rowlett wrll my seat rn fourth perrod study hall to Jerry Lackey Emily Ryan wrll all my good ttmes rn MHS and surroundmg terrrtones to my ltttle brother Mrke and leave happrly on trme as I never drd arrrve on trme Anythmg I mrgbt have dropped rn my haste I leave to anyone who frnds any use for rt Blll Scearce wrll my cue strck to anyone who would lrke to have Sonxs Sharp wrll leave peacefully and hope my brother has as much fun as I Davrd Srmmons wrll my football unrform to anyone who needs rt provrdrng he gets to play Sandra Smith leave my senous ways to Janre Vowell because she sure needs them Sylvra Smrth wrll my place rn MHS to my brother Mark and my place on the basketball team and my abxllty to get along wrth Mrs Wrles to Pansy Nanney I take all my wonderful memories wrth me Joseph Stroud wtll leave wonderrng how I ever made tt Wayne Tansll leave my abrlrty to get along wrth Mrs Wrles and Mrs Hrggs to anyone who needs rt as badly as l drd Larry Fowler wrll my abrlrty to be quret rn typrng to Steve Doran who needs to be I Walter Freeman wrll nothrng but l m takrng everythmg l can get my hands on that 15 not narled down and l m leavrng fo Nashvrlle Dale Fuqua wrll my place as a senror and place rn the Beta Club to Amelra Frrelds Franklrn Gardner wrll my place rn Englrsh Class to ann Hrcks Harvey Gardner wrll my posrtron on the football team to Jrmmy Dunn My place rn brnd to Charles Eduards Donna Goodman wrll mv lrttle features to Dorrs Robertson Nancy Gore wrll to Jane Murphy my place rn the Scnror Class May she and my srster Melva enjoy berng a Scnror as much as I have Good Luck Rose Hardrng wrll my place rn Bookkeeprng to anyone who lrkes to add long frgures John Harrrs wrll my seat rn Mrs Wrles class to Edna Rawls and w rsh her better luck than I have had Jerusha Hlmphrll wrll anythrng I mrght drop rn my hurrred exrt to Phyllts Kellogg and I take wrth me all my memorres Larry Humphrey Iarnt leavrng nuthvn I can take wrth me but anythrng I leave grve to Johnny Arnn and Brlly Clendenrn Joyce Hutcherson wrll my seat rn Typrng Il to my srster Jean and I take the memorres of MHS wrth me Georgra Jackson wrll my good trmes rn MHS to Dorrs Potts Patrrcra Jones wrll my frlrng problems to Drckre Jones Naomr Lowery wrll my ruler and fountarn pen rn bookkeeprng to anyone stuprd enough to want them Roy Mtlner wrll my Englrsh book to the person that 1s unlucky enough to get rt Jack Mrtchel berng of sound mrnd and body and a needy person am takrng everythrng that I can get my hands on Joyce Mount wrll my place rn Englrsh to Norma Tuck I hope she wrll have as much fun as I have had l am takrng wrth me all the memorres of MHS Patsy Oldham wrll my abrlrty to get through MHS rn four years to my brother Dan and my place tn the Senror Class to Anrta Bruce Paul w1ll my abrlrty to keep a double beat to Brlly Clendenrn may he use rt to a good advantage Eddre Prerce wrll my F s rn Englrsh to Joe Tuck and all my good grades to Lmda Crutchfreld Mary Jo Prurtt wrll my place for any transfer that comes to Martm May they have as many good trmes as I Anne Todd w1ll my abrlrty to play hockey and get away wrth rt to Bonnre Fuqua and my good trmes rn band who can stand the norse Joe lnsco w1ll my abrlrty to goof off' rn football to Joe Tuck and hope he uses rt before he gets hrs neck broke Patsy Underwood wrll my place as cheerleader to Shrrley Grooms I hope that she wlll have as much fun rn MHS as I have had leave taking all my wonderful memorres wrth me and what I want most left last year Harold Vowell wrll my abrl ty to keep qulet to Paul Kluttg who needs rt Brent Wade wrll my tennrs shoes to Mrs Davrs so she can get zo bookkeeprng on trme Margaret Waldrop wtll all the happrness and fun that I had rn MHS to the future class I take ry wonderful memortes wrth me Blll Waldrop wrll leave by the neares Robbre Walker wrll my abrlrty to get along wrth Coach Garrett to Betty Lrttle Woman Corbrtt Good luck to you Betty Gerald Warren wrll my place rn the drum sectron real gone enough to get rt Roma Jeanne Weldon wrll my drum major posrtron to Ruby Phrllrps Frank Wtlson wxll my abrlrty rn Engltsh to Joe Tuck the presence to these wrtnesses we srgn and publrsh thrs our last wrll and testament THE SENIOR CLASS WITNESSES J P Mr Ralph Rogers Mr lL Taylor , , . , D . 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