Union High School - Acorn Yearbook (Vale, NC)

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CLASS HISTORY We, the Seniors of 1953, are now finishing twelve long years of hard work. It seemed confusing at first, but gradually we became ac- customed to the daily routine. In our Freshman year, we were thirty-five in number. The class officers that year were President, Jerry Houserg Vice -President, Ben- ny Yountg Secretary and Treasurer, Carroll Hoyle, Reporter, Virginia Whitener. As Sophomores, there were thirty-three in number. That year eight of our girls were chosen as waitresses for the Junior-Senior Ban- quet. Several of our boys and girls were on the basketball team. Our class officers that year were President, Benny Yountg Vice -President, Jimmy Heavnerg Secretary and Treasurer, Carroll Hoyle, Reporter, Jerry Houser. There were twenty-eight enrolled in our Junior year. The high- light of our Junior year was the Junior-Senior Banquet we gave April Fourth in honor of the Seniors. It was held in the school cafeteria with a Dutch the me . During that year twelve members were initiated into the National Beta Club, and held positions on the Trail Blazer staff. We had se- ven girls and four boys on the basketball team. The title of our Junior play was The Campbells Are Coming . The officers that year were President, Jerry Houserg Vice-Pre- sident, Jimmy Heavnerg Secretary-Treasurer, Peggy Carswellg Repor- ter, Peggy Leatherman. Then came the Big Year , our Senior year, with twenty-nine in number. At the first of the year we received our rings. We elected the staff for the Acorn and began working on it. We also had time to get up a play entitled, Look Out Lizzie . The officers for our Senior year are President, Jimmy Heavnerg Vice -President, Jerry Houserg Secretary-Treasurer, Peggy Carswellg Reporter, Peggy Leatherman. Our mascots we elected from the first grade were Jewell Kay Gilbert and Larry Sain. We're proud that one of our members, Irene Gilbert, has been able to come twelve years without missing any. We're proud of this, the history of our high school years. Now our high school years are over and we go forward to our life ahead. Historian, Jean Gilbert

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of '53, being of sound mind and body, leave behind certain traits and reputations of ours. Seeing our achievements, we hope they will also strive to reach the top. With a final gesture, we hereby leave to them our personal property. To the Faculty, we hereby will and bequeath our sincere appreciation for their patient work and kindness shown to us during our high school years. To the Juniors, we will our ability to elect officers, hoping they have better success than we did. To the Sophomore Class, we will our ability to get along with the teachers. We will and bequeath to the Freshman Class our ability to make good grades. We will our personal property as follows: I, Robert Auton, hereby will my ability to get better grades in English to my brother, hoping he does better than I did. I, Jack Beam, do hereby will my ability to get along with the teachers to anyone who can't do so. I, Peggy Carswell, will my bus to Bill Sain, and my good times at Union to Shirley Sain and Joan I-Iartsoe. I, Jamsie Lee Cody, do hereby will all my good times at Union High to Hazelene Houser and Frankie Sue Morgan, with the hopes that they don't forget to study. I, Irene Gilbert, do hereby will my ability to eat and talk in class to Joyce Gilbert, in hopes that she can keep up the good work. We, Jean Gilbert and Sue Richard, hereby will and bequeath to Harrilene Allen and Mary Carolyn Sain our closet in Mrs. Rhyne's room, hoping they can talk over secrets without other ears hearing as well as we did. I, Jimmy Gilbert, hereby will and bequeath all I never learned from all the books I never read to anyone that never passed. I, Bud Grigg, will my seat in the twelfth grade to Bill Sain. I, Jim Grigg, hereby will my ability to study to Gene Reep, with the hopes that he can learn more than I did. I, Jimmy Heavner, in sound mind and good health, do hereby will my ability to get in an argument to Gerald I-Iallman, hoping he wins more than I did. I, Madge Heavner, will my ability to get a husband to Sarah Heavner, hoping she will be as happy as I am. I, Edward Helms, hereby will and bequeath my bus to anyone who thinks he can keep it quiet. I, Jerry Houser, do hereby will my ability to get through school without knowing anything to Bill Sain. I, Carroll Hoyle, will my study hall to Ronald Wise, hoping he studies more than I did. I, Marie Johnson, hereby will my ability to play the piano to Louise and Shirlene, hoping they can play much better than I can. I, Lewis Leatherman, hereby will my good times at Union I-IighSchpol to TedfFuzz.yjSain. I, Peggy Leatherman, do hereby will my sound-proof room, that Mr. Heavner forgot to build for me, to Joye I-Iilton and Sue Hoyle, with the high hopes that, if he builds one for them, he'll put a picture window in it. I, Bonnie Peeler, do hereby will my ball suit to Sis , hoping she has as much fun using it as I have. I, Dean Reep, hereby will my back seat in English Class to BusterfCrabQGilbert in hopes that he can learn more than I did. I, Jane Royster, do will and bequeath my special seat on the bus to my sister, Linda Royster. I, Bonnie Sain, will my ability as bus driver to my brother, Forney Sain. I, Bill Scronce, will my ability to act crazy to whoever wants it. I, Emma Jo Warlick, do hereby will my seat in study hall, under Mr. Heavner, to my sister, Martha, hoping she doesn't get called down as much as I did. We, Shirley Warlick and Virginia Whitener, will to Joe Warlick and David Taylor our fa- vorite seats in the office, hoping they don't have to occupy them as often as we did. I, Benny Yount, will my bus to anyone who knows how to double clutch it, and I also will my basketball suit to Bill Sain. I, Evoid Fisher, do hereby will my ability to get dates with pretty girls to whoever wants it. I, Geraldine Leonhardt, hereby will to Carolyn Houser and Louise Reep, my special seat on Bus No. 24. Witnessed, Therefore, on both our light and serious side, we set this our seal, upon our last years at Union. Signed: Bonnie Peeler Te stator

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