Union High School - Acorn Yearbook (Vale, NC)

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Last Will And Testament Of The Class Of We, the Senior Class of 1942, realizing our stay at our dear Alma Mater is fast drawing to a close, and that we soon must leave her kind and faithful care and guidance, and departing from this life of tests, exams, and flunks, go out into the big world to win or lose, being of sound mind and memory at present, do make and declare this our last will and testament. 10. SECTION I To the Faculty and Board we do will and bequeath our sincere appreciation for their sympathy and kindness shown us during our high school course. SECTION II To the Junior Class we will our privilege of sitting on the back seats in chapel. To the Sophomore Class we do hereby will our ability to make high grades. To the Freshmen we bequeath our motto, “The only way not to fail is to determine to succeed.” SECTION III I, Madge Armstrong, do hereby will my Sociology book to Evelyn Brown, with the hope that she will get more out of it than I have. I, Marie Gilbert, do will and bequeath my everlasting giggling to Bobbie Jetton, hoping that he will not get in as much trouble as I have. I, Willie Lee Gilbert, do hereby will my curls to Doris Beam, with the sin- cere hope that she will not have to brush them as often as I have. I, Carl Rhyne, do hereby will my cigarette ducks to Dan Scronce, hoping he won’t get caught as many times as I have. I, Alvin Huss, do will my romantic ways to Jim Houser, with the hope that he gets along with the girls as well as I have. I, Virginia Meeks, do hereby will my seat on the bus to Linda Prue Gilbert. I, Ruth Cline, do hereby will to Mary Ruth Huss, my friendship with Robert Hilton, hoping she will use it as much as I have. I, Noami Houser, do will to Sallie Kate Warlick my ability in drawing. I, Mary Bell Hoover, do hereby will to Sara Huss my short hair. I, La Dell Warlick, do hereby will to Inez Ward my seat on the bus so she will be beside of Paul Leatherman next year.

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J. R. Wise (Bud) that I really needed the water that Lib brought to me. Then she showed me a card which she had just received. It was postmarked Aberdeen, North Dakota, and signed by Dot Turner. She wrote that she had already visited thirty states and was going to see the rest before she came home. So we decided that she was realizing her great ambition to travel. Next I was told that Ruth Cline’s heart and hand had been won by a young minister. They now live in a lovely home in Lincolnton. Another blushing bride was Christine Grigg who had married a teacher in a nearby College. And hearing of Christine I naturally asked about Elizabeth Hauss and Inez Reep. I was told that Inez is a stenographer in Charlotte and Elizabeth has returned to the political field, by becoming a state representative of her district. Although Madge Armstrong was quiet and shy in class she seemed to have found her talent for she is now a singer with a well-known band. And Lewis Rhyne, whom we never even suspected could blow a horn is now a trombone player in the same band. Lib said that Grace Peeler had surprised them all by writing a best seller book called “All This and Then Some.” I was also prou d to learn that one of our class artists, Noami Houser, had received a designer’s position in Boston, Massachusetts. Since we were now nearing the Washington Station, Elizabeth just had time to tell me that Virginia Meeks was working very hard on a campaign for a much- needed Orphan’s Home in Lincoln County; that Helen Tutherow was the manager of a ladies millinery shop and that Dorothy Jonas was very busy now suing a rich cattle man for breach-of-promise. She also said that Robert (Bob) Gilbert was head mechanic at the County Garage. It was then time to say goodby to Lib and wish her luck. Just as I stepped from the train I heard a familiar voice and I turned to see, it was Robert Harris Jim Burgin and Blair Seagle standing near me. They said they had come to sign up for Uncle Sam and when I told them that was my purpose in the city, we decided to answer the call of our country together. So now I am back in my room and a little rested from my exicting trip yesterday. I enjoyed it very much as I think of all of you, I want to wish you the best of luck always. CARL RHYNE, Class Prophet.

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ue 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. We 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 29. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. I, Betty Yoder, do will my pocketbook to Lelia Houser with the hope that her friends will make use of it as mine have. I, Elizabeth Gilbert, do hereby will my slenderness to Ruby Scronce, with the hope that in the future she will not have as much trouble keeping her skirts up as I have. I, Dorothy Turner, wish to leave to Mabel Leonard my flirting. I, Ruth Scronce, do hereby will my height to Mary B. Carpenter. I, Ruby Houser, wish to leave to Dorothy Hallman, my basketball suit with the fond hope that she gets as many comments as I have. I, Christine Grigg, do will my lipstick to Daphine Saine with hopes she will not have to get up before dawn to put it on. I, Betsy Hauss, do hereby will my ability to win smiles, to Libby Scronce. I, Velma Carpenter, do hereby will my ability to get along with the teachers to George Royster. I, Grace Peeler, do hereby will to Dorothy Davis my bookkeeping book. I, Nellie Sue Leonard, do hereby will to Farrel Johnson, my big mouth with the hope that he doesn’t get into as much trouble as I did. I, Dorothy Jonas, do will to Helen Leatherman my French book with the hope that she will learn to speak French better than I. I, Inez Reep, do hereby will my ability to sing, to Madge Wood. I, Helen Tutherow, do hereby will my friendliness to Margaret Wise. I, James Reep, do will to Paul Leatherman my front seat in English class. I, Nellie Sue Seagle, do hereby will my curls to Vernon Smith so that he won’t have to spend so much time putting waves in his hair. I, J. R. Wise, do will to Jack Gilbert my silly acting. I, Blair Seagle, do hereby will my manish ways to Robert Leonhardt. I, Robert Gilbert, wish to leave my position as bus driver to L. B. Helms. I, Ervin Reep, do hereby will to Fred Houser my Physic experiments. I, Lewis Rhyne, do hereby will my blond hair to whoever will keep it combed. I, Shottle Huss, do will my friendship of the teachers to the remaining boys and girls of Union School. I, Jim Burgin, do hereby will my back seat in every class to whoever wishes to occupy them. In witness thereof, we, the Senior Class of 1942, have set our last seal this twenty-fourth day of April, one thousand, nine hundred and forty-two. ELIZABETH HAUSS, Testator.