Russell High School - Pointer Yearbook (East Point, GA)

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We, the senior class: of the school of Russell, in the county of Fulton, in the state of Georgia, do hereby make, publish, and declare the following to be our last wills 'and codicils by us at any time made. I, Jennie Lee Harrison, do hereby will my ability to blush at the right time to Mildred Hemperley. I, Alex Ashbaugh, do hereby will the job of try- ing to get out of law class to Everett Daugherty. I, Bobby Smith, do hereby will my football ability and my dude boots to Chick Nabors. I, Dot Reese, do hereby will my ability for playing practical jokes on a certain teacher to Pat Howell. I, John Bailey, do hereby will my extra weight to Clip Manus. I, Jean Eberhart, do hereby will my ability to imritate teachers to Jane Carter. I, Sonny Morgan, do hereby will my ability to play three straight years of B-Team basketball to '4Frog Eyesv Cochran. I, Inez Woody, do hereby will my ability for being the only girl in certain classes' to Omergene Brown. I, Ray Bridenbaugh, do' hereby will my technique for getting along with women to Buddy Driskoll. I, Evelyn Harris, do hereby will my ability to mind my own business to Barbara Ballew. I, Thomas Allison, do hereby will my ability in athletics to Harold Bannister. I, Joyce Abernethy, do hereby will my ability to talk all of the time to Gene Griffith and my sister, Ruth Abernathy. LA ILL I, Jerry Saunders, do hereby will my basketball ability to Grinny,, Veal. I, Rosemary MacDaniel, do hereby will my intel- ligencei' to Emily Fitzgerald. I, Billy Billingsley, do hereby will miy love for all girls to Billy Moran. I, Valeria NeSmith, do hereby will my ability to stay out of trouble in typing class to William Crawford. I, Jim Hennessy, do hereby will my job as Chin- ese Laundrymani' to a certain football coach. I, Barbara Trimble, do hereby will my ability to tell jokes to Myrna Fillingim. I, Tommy Dunn, do hereby will my position on the track team to anyone who wants to run himself to death. I, Louise Cowart, do hereby will my ability to do bookkeeping to Evelyn Bettis. I, Bob Stoner, do hereby will my point getting ability to Hal Homer, and my uroamiin' nosei' to Ralph Blade,' Rand. l, Jane Banister, do hereby will to the cheerleaders of next year my school spirit. fThey'll need it.J I, LaVerne Sutton, do hereby will my ability to get my Hapeville Mani' to Louise Henderson. I, Frances Clack, do hereby will my answer of, My book report isinit ready yet , to John Moss. I, Marie Hendricks, do hereby will my freckles to Duree Jones. I, Larry Conner, do hereby will my job as Sports Editor of the Wildcat to anyone who doesn't mind writeris cramp.

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wx-ai. 4 H enior Prophet: Betty Cofer has gained new honors in the fashion world. She has just been named one of the ten best dress- ed women in the southern district of East Point. lEgan, that is!! After graduating from Cow Collegei' in Coweta County, Henry Studdard is successfully operating a dairy farm in Ben Hill. What will we see next? There is Inez Woody, still as famous' as ever. She is now posing for bill-board signs as the late Jolie Blond. Sonny Morgan is now lifting weights for the Little Atlanta Dumbell Club . fOr is it the Little Dumbell Club of Atlanta? l Anyhow, he is a great success. As I travel back to East Point, by means: of ufuture- vision , I see Davis Liggett is now head photographer for the East Point Surburban Reporter, better known as the Point E. Astonisher . Leon Foster has attained his lifelong ambition! He is now the Dean of Women at 'gAgnes Squattn College. Don Moore has made a fortune fromt his latest book, entitled, How To Avoid Cauliflower Ears In Six Easy Lessons . Clyde Eislon and Bobby Camp are now playing in the Salvation Army Band at the Tremont Hotel. On week- ends, they play at Jack's Rack . tWhere everybody hangs out.J Who else would have his own little flower shop but Mack Johnson! He calls his business Red's Rough and Rigid Rose Ranch , which is located near Ben Hill. Mack always was the flower of the class room. Jennie Lee Harris-on is now in charge of the beauty saloon in Atlantais leading department store. Teaching Judo at the city auditorium three nights a week is none other than Thomas Allison! He calls his business Hue Pauls Judo School , and his motto is Let's Go With Judo. Jack Nolan has returned from Rome and gone into business for himself. It is known as Jack's Morgue, The Last In Town To Let You Down . Juanita Millironsa is playing the leading role in la well known radio program. It is called Two Griefs Have l . Juanita is playing as John's Other Wife . I Mrs. H. D. Nash, formerly Sarah Hogan, after twenty- five years of successful housekeeping, has returned to Rus- sell to receive her diploma with the class of '75, tGood luck, Sarahlj Louise Cowart and Grace Christian are doing a sister 'act in the Burlesque Show at Hot Corner No. 1. The show is planning to move to the Chitter Chatter soon. Still trying to discover a use for the hole in dough- nuts is none other than Jerry Saunders. His wife tells me that he works late in his laboratory every night, hoping for the long awaited discovery. Wesley Reese has received his Master's Degree in chemistry from 'LAcidberg University and is doing re- search work for the East Point Fertilizer Company. This future-vision! Look! Jack Poteete is manager of the Fairfax Theater popcorn machine and is doing a popping business. lt is increasing by the bagsful. Frances Clack is a waitress at the Square Deal Good Meal Tea Room, located on the outskirts' of Ben Hill. After studying medicine for twenty years, Juanita Calhoun and Angie Phillips are at long last elevator girls 'at the Medical Arts Building. tIt's probably one of those up and down jobs you read about.J Bobby Smith and Jim Hennessy are the new coaches for the l anthersvitle Boneless Bearcats . This great team enters into all sports--from Canasta to marbles-and at this time are holding the world's greatest record for never winning a game. Bob Stoner is still sweeping trash out of Stoner,s Hardware Company , located in Cascade Heights. He is now down to brass tacksf' since he hit the nail', on the head, but business is improving. Valeria NeSmith is playing the clarinet for Guy Lumbago and His Royal Commediansu. They are com- ing to East Point soon. Pinsron Lowry is selling his own brand of pencils for a living. His motto is Pinson's Puny Pencils for a Pen- ny-Ten for a Dime Will Write One Line . Billy Allgood 'and Wendell Holcomb have their own business. They are peddling wool hats and red suspend- ers throughout Georgia before the next gubernatorial elec- tion, and are doing a tremendous business.

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TE AM I, Willie Jo Richards, do hereby will my beat up Crosley to next year's annual staff. They will need itl l, Evangeline Strickland, do hereby will my ability to take shorthand at two-hundred wordss a minute to Frances Hipp. I, Mary Phillips, do hereby will my ability to spell to Patsy Schenck. I, June Corley, do hereby leave Vara Matthews and Doris Beckham, in hope that someday they will leave too. I, Clyde Eison, do hereby will my Einstein brain to Emmett Danforth. I, Mack Johnson, do hereby will my red hair to Eugene Fitzgerald and The Gold-dust Twins --Rich ard Hill and Edward Trent. l, Bob Rowzee, do hereby will my ability to play baseball to Mack Bishop. I, Billy Newell, do hereby will my deep, pleasant voicel' to Gene Greer. l, Betty Cofer, do hereby will my title as best dress- ed girl to Jean Huggins and Joyce Mitchell. l, Ray Mote, do hereby will all of my numerous abilities to Kenneth Massingale. I, Leon Foster, do hereby will my daintiness to George Lively. l, Jean F ranks, do hereby will my gentleness to Sarah Ruth Gillham. l. Davis Liggett, do hereby will my ability for serving the school to Ronald Harris. I, Jack Nolan, do hereby will my ability to wear clothes neatly to Rue Coats. I, Sarah Hogan, do hereby will my golden tresses of hair to Grace Waters. I, Angie Phillips, do hereby will my ability to work hard to June Loac-h. I, Juanita Calhoun, do hereby will my brilliance', and good grades to Mitzie Brook and Janet Patton. I, Joe Merritt, do hereby will my bashfulness to Wesley Foster. I, Don Moore, do hereby will my ability to stay out of trouble to Murray Barbee. I, Ed Harris, do hereby will my job at the Russell Theater to Douglas Brown. I, Jack Poteete, do hereby will my ability to court in the htall to Bobby Joe Mclilhanon. I, Henrv Studdard, do herebv will my pleasant smile to all of the juniors-g they will need it when they become seniors. I, Bunnie Stevens, do hereby will my short, curly hair to Martha Powell, who never wanted hers short but always wanted it curly. I, Grace Christian, do hereby will my ability to be quiet in class to Kay Rose. In witness whereof, we have here unto set our hand and seal, at the city of East Point, Georgia, on this' twenty-ninth day of May in the year of 1050 A. D. THE SENIOR Cmss