Clay City High School - Claytonian Yearbook (Clay City, IL)

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY CLAYTONIAN There I sat in the car, waiting for my mother to return from shopping, when I began to wonder how things would look a few years from now. After a while I must have fallen asleep because I found myself inside a large, deep cave. I began to look around and saw many beautiful jewels which I would like to own. In this cave was a large stage, where I was standing and singing “Carry Me Back to Old Clay City.” After the crowd was through cheering and the lights were turned on, I began to recognize old familiar faces of the Class of 1940. Betty Jo Acklin had become the wife of the famous “Duffenstine” and had taken up pig raising as her hobby. She told me she had 1000 pigs on the “Duff DDD Ranch.” Seguestah Barnes had married a man by the name of Homer Butler, who owned the Clayton theater. She now spends many a tiresome night there selling tickets. Betty Bissey had become the wife of her famous boy friend, Clark Gable. They are now living on Millionaires Street in Clay City and really seeing life easy. Eula Bissey had left Clay City and become a “perfect figure model” in New York. She hopes never to have to return to Clay City to stay. Melba Bissey had been a maid in the “Cherry Mansion” and while working there she met Carlyn Pittman. They were later married and settled down on a beautiful, little farm south of Clay City. Netha Brown was a famous tap dancer in Chicago, but when she met Robert Taylor she returned to Hollywood with him and she now has a contract with Metro-Goldwyn Mayer studio. Her first picture will be “I Am a Beautiful Girl.” John Bush had taken the place of Lowell Thomas as news reporter, and having talked so much about the war had lost his voice. Lloyd Dale Butler had attended Charleston Teachers College for ten years and finally received his Masters Degree. He is now teaching Salesmanship in the Clay City Community High School. Carroll Crackel decided he couldn’t learn any more in school so after graduating from high school he became the owner of a large Standard Oil Company where he became quite successful. Robert Decker attended college at the University of Illinois until he received his degree, lie then came back to Clay City and when Mr. Cherry retired, Robert succeeded him as principal of the Clay City Community High School. C. C. C. II. S.

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CLASS POEM CLAYTONIAN Here is the 1940 Senior class all the way 'round: A—for Acklin, better known as Betty Jo B—for Barnes, the three Bisseys, Bush, Butler, Brown C—for Carroll Crackel, whose red hair does glow D—for Du If and Decker, each quiet as a lamb E for Evans and Erwin, or, Daphanese and George F—for Frank, the first name is Sam G—for grapefruit, of which we all like to gorge; also for good or it could be for grand H—for Hohlbauch, the two Holmans, and Harry; also for Hubbard, Haines, Henry, Holmes, Hilderbrand I—for Irma Patridge, you may call her Marie J—for Just which makes all wrongs right K—for Koontz, her other name is Zota L—for Lutz, she'll make any room bright M—for Mcllvain and Miller, already received their quota N for North, the direction of Sailor Springs O—for Olson, the cameraman of the class P for Payne, Phillips, Powell, best on the range Q for Quest, which to us means success R—for Roberts and Rogers, both mighty fine S for Stanford, Smith, the Schofields, and Sapp T—for Truth which to most of us is sublime U for us Seniors who get every rap V—for Virtue always found in all that are great W for Webber, Weiler, White, Whittaker, they’re seniors too X for all lessons unknown until it’s too late Y and Z for our Youth and our Xenith, and also Adieu! —Joyce Sapp C. C. C. H. S.

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John Knox Duff told me that regardless of the future he had planned, Betty Jo had hooked him during leap year and he now spends many disgusting days on the pig ranch. George Erwin had gone to a religious college in Missouri and is now the Baptist preacher in Clay City. He says that he now regrets all the swearing he did in school and is sorry that he played hooky so much. Daphanese Evans left Clay City and joined a circus where she became a famous tap dancer. She spends her leisure time training animals. Samuel Frank became a traveling salesman but he lost many sales because he failed to remember all the good points Mr. Wheatley had given him in Salesmanship class. Leonard Haines went to Hollywood and when Clark Gable died; Leonard took Gable’s place. His first picture was “My Twelfth Wife,” in which Martha Raye played opposite him. Wesley Harry had attended an aviator’s school in Indiana and became one of the most famous stunt fliers in the world. Helen Henry, after two years of courtship with Gill Hosselton, finally “got hitched” and is now living on a large farm south of Clay City. Helen does all the farming while Gill lays in the shade. Bessie Lois Holman was left alone and thought she was to be an old maid, but after ten years of loneliness, Norman returned from Texas and soon there was one less old maid and old bachelor in the country. Orneal Hilderbrand, after graduation, became the Janitor at the Clay City Community High School. From the day he threw the chalk and had to clean up the room he decided he liked this work. Charles Hohlbauch and Orpha Lee were married as soon as she graduated from high school. They made their home in New York where Charles became a taxi driver for gangsters. Leon Holman went abroad to study medicine, but he was offered a job as a teacher, which he accepted. He has never been home since. Harold Holmes decided he liked history so well, so he took up a postgraduate course of history only. After he was finished with the course, he and “Peggy” were married and settled down on his father’s farm where they watched the oil checks roll in. Gene Hubbartt was sent to St. Louis to take charge of a jarge Kroger store, the store covers a whole block, so Gene is kept quite busy. Ninetta Lutz went to South America to be a missionary, but because of tne huge snakes and other wild animals, she returned to Clay City where she is now superintendent of the Methodist church.