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

Text from Pages 1 - 78 of the 1942 volume:

THE CLAYTONIAN 19 42 Published by the SENIOR CLASS OF 1942 OF CLAY CITY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL • Clay City, Illinois FOREWORD We are presenting this book to hold fresh in your memories the activities of the Clay City Community High School of this school year of 1941-42. THE EDITORS. It is to you, Miss Dunn and Mr. Davis, for your competent and friendly service to all who come in contact with you, and because we are grateful to you for your contributions toward making Clay City Community High School a better place to attend, we dedicate this CLAYTONIAN. 19 Claytonlan 42 SENIORS H Class Flower: White Gardenia Class Motto: The road called Trial leads to the city of Success Class Colors: Blue and White Senior Class Officers President_________________________________Jack Bokenkamp Vice President__________________________Feme Holman Treasurer_____________________________Velda Mae Barnes Secretary_____________________________________Jr Hiser Student Council___________Lucille Rice, Bob Winchester Sponsors___________________________Miss Dunn, Mr. Davis 19 Claytonfan 42 FERRIL BALLARD Effingham 1-2. Track 3-4. MILNOR BISSEY, JR. Class President 2-3. Basketball 3-4. Track 2-3-4. Student Council 3. F. F. A. 3. EVELYN CHANDLER J. D. DEWHIRST Basketball 1-2-3-4. Athletic Assn. 1-2-3-4. Band 3-4. Play Cast 3-4. Track 3-4. Band Vice-Pres. 4. Class Vice-Pres. 2. Dramatics Club 3-4. Paper Staff 2. Class Treasurer 1. CHARLES GROVE VELDA MAE BARNES Cheerleader 3. Class Treas. 4. Class Sec'y- 3. Paper Staff 4. Annual Staff 4. Student Council 3. Office Staff 4. Dramatics Club 3. PAULINE BARRE Band 1-2-3-4. Dramatics 3-4. Play Cast 3-4. Annual Staff 4. Office Staff 4. Paper Staff 1-2-3-4. Co-Editor Fang 3. Editor School News 4. JACK BOKENKAMP Basketball 1-2-3-4. Band 1-2-3-4. Track 2-3-4. Class Vice-President 3. Class President 4. Play Cast 3-4. Band President 3. Annual Staff 4. Dramatics Club 3-4. Paper Staff 3. LAREN COGGAN Sailor Springs 3. Louisville 1-2. F. F. A. 4. Play Cast 3. AGNES BRYANT Ingraham 1-2-3. School Play 1-2. Dramatics Club 4. ROBERT CONLEY Sailor Springs 1-2-3. F. F. A. 4. THOMAS FLEXTER BEULAH MAE FLEXTER Annual Staff 4. Paper Staff 2-3-4. Dramatics 3. Commerce Club 3. F. F. A. 2-3-4. Vice-Pres. F. F. A. 3. President F. F. A. 4. Commerce Club 3. Photography Club 3. Paper Staff 1. NORMA JEAN HALL JOHN HARBIN Office Staff 4. F. F. A. 3-4. Dramatics Club 3-4. Track 3-4. Class Vice-Pres. 1. Library Staff 2. Paper Staff 2-3. Glee Club 2. Annual Staff 4. FRED BATES F. F. A. 3. ALICE BRYANT Ingraham 1-2-3. Cheerleader 3. School Play 1-2. Librarian 3. NORMA JEAN DEHART Commerce Club 3. Paper Staff 2-4. KATHRYN FRANK Fang Staff 4. IMOGENE HERDES Glee Club 2. 19 Claytonian 42 DOROTHY HENRY ROBERT HISER, JR. BETTY JEAN HOLMAN FERNE HOLMAN Home Ec. Club 2. Basketball 2-3-4. Track 3. Student Council 2. Class Secretary 4. D. D. D. 2. Office Staff 1-2-3-4. Fang Staff 1-2-3-4. Dramatics Club 3-4. Annual Staff 4. Commerce Club 3. Home Ec. Club 2. D. D. D. 2. Glee Club 2. Band 1-2-3-4. Dramatics 3-4. Play Cast 3-4. Class President 1. Class Treasurer 2-3. Vice-Pres. 4. Commerce Club 3. Glee Club 2. Annual Staff 4. Paper Staff 1-4. JAMES HUBBARTT LOWELL HUNLEY HAZEL ILE MARY EVELYN KESSLER Band Treasurer 4. Annual Staff 4. Band 2-3-4. Band President 4. Photography Club 4. Commerce Club 3. Mt. Erie 2-3. Chicago Heights 4. Pep Club 2-3. Play Cast 3. Joliet 1. Cheerleader 1-2-3. Banquet Chairman 3. Dramatics Club 3-4. Commerce Club 3. Annual Staff 4. ARTHUR KOEHLER • WILMA LUTZ Play Cast 3 Airplane Club 4. Photography Club 3. BERTHA FAYE KOEHLER Home Ec. Club 1-2. _ „ Paper btaff 4. Paper Staff 4. Glee Club 2. Glee Club 2. LOREN McKINNEY Sailor Springs 1-2-3. Basketball 1-2. MARGARET MOSELEY LOREN MULLINS LELAND MILLER F. F. A. 2-3. Camera Club 3. Commerce Club 3. Home Ec. Club 4. Library Staff 4. LAVONNE MOSSBARGER Commerce Club 3. Ingraham 1-2-3. Basketball 1-2-3-4. Softball 1-2-3. WAYNE MURPHY RALPH PAYNE Sailor Springs 1-2-3. Basketball 1-2-3. DORIS PATRIDGE Sailor Springs 1-2-3. BETTY LOU PATTERSON Track 2-3-4. Basketball 3-4. F. F. A. Vice-Pres. 4. Commerce Club 3. St Vania Murphy Ikttn is Piihrfju. Ptalpk p-ytu ( 19 Claytorifan HARL PETTY, JR. Basketball 1 -2-3-4. Track 2-3-4. Play Cast 2-3-4. Debate Team 3-4. Dramatics Club 3-4. Annual Staff 4. Athletic Assn. 4. School King 4. Carnival Chairman 3. Office Staff 4. LARRY SCHNAUTZ Band 2-3-4. CLARENCE POPPE Track 2. Band 2-3-4. F. F. A. 2. JACK SHARP F. F. A. 2-3. LUCILLE RICE School Queen 4. Student Council 4. Commerce Club 3. RAYMOND SKELTON Band 1-2-3. F. F. A. 2-3-4. BETTY JAYNE STORY Band 1-2-3-4. Play Cast 1-3-4. Commerce Club 3. Newspaper Staff 2-4. Office Staff 3-4. Dramatics Club 3-4. Home Ec. Club 1-2. Glee Club 2. Sec’y Dramatics Club 4. BOB WINCHESTER Treece, Kansas. Basketball 1. Track 1-2-3. Commerce Club 3. JUNIOR SULLENS Basketball 3. Track 3-4. F. F. A. 2-3-4. DEFANE WOODS Ingraham 1-2-3. IMOGENE WILCOX Commerce Club 3. LOIS WOOD Sailor Springs 1-2-3. Class President 1. Class Vice-Pres. 3. Cheerleader 3. Annual Staff 3. School Paper Staff 3. H. FLOYD DAVIS GENEROSE DUNN Class Sponsors 42 JOAN ROBINSON Dramatics Club 3. Commerce Club Band 3. Annual Staff 4. MILDRED SNELL Sailor Springs 1-2-3. Asst. Cheerleader 3. JACK WILSON Basketball Manager 1-2-3-4. Play Cast 3-4. Athletic Assn. 2-3-4. Pres. Photography Club 4. Commerce Club 3. Annual Staff 4. Fang Staff 2-3-4. Track 4. Office Staff 4. DOROTHY WOLFLEY Paper Staff 4. Commerce Club 3. 19 Claytonian 42 SENIOR WILL T? We, the members of the Senior class of 1942, of the Clay City Community High School, County of Clay, being of sound mind, superior judgment, and knowing the extent and value of our property, and those who are entitled to bounty, do hereby draw up in charitable form our last will and testament on the twenty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred forty-two. We do sincerely hope that you “youngsters will use the proceeds of this will to the best advantage. It has been with much toil and perseverance that we have carried our respective titles and talents, through four years of well spent time. In due respect to the underclassmen, we, the Seniors, do will our following intangibles. As a group we do hereby make the following bequeaths: To all who follow us: Anything we could not take with us. To the Board of Education: One slightly used building fully equipped with a full set of teachers who have been taught how to handle young wildcats. To our Principal: Our thanks, and excuses to use on how to skip school legitimately at any time or for any occasion. To the Faculty: We will our patience to cope with the underclassmen. To the Juniors: We leave our place in this educational institution, fully aware of their ability to take over. To the Sophomores: To the Freshmen: We leave the job of selling candy and other tasks that next year’s seniors won’t want to do. We leave them the thought that only hard work will enable them to leave this institution in four years. Ferril Ballard: His height and track ability to Harlan Wesley Rose. Velda Barnes: Her pretty smile to Helen Brown. Pauline Barre: Her trombone ability to Cleta Mae. Fred Bates: His blush to Dobbin. Junior Bissey: His manly form to Ray Stanford. Jack Bokenkamp: The job of being President to Elmo. Agnes Bryant: Her pleasant ways to Doris Thomas. Alyce Bryant: Her ability in Senior English to Florence Mae. 42 19 Evelyn Chandler: Laren Coggan: Robert Conley: Norma Jean Dehart: J. D. Dewhirst: Beulah Mae Flexter: Tom Flexter: Kathryn Frank: Charles Grove: Norma Jean Hall: Johnny Harbin: Emogene Herdes: Dorothy Henry: Junior Hiser: Bettye Holman: Feme Holman: Jim Hubbartt: Lowell Hunley: Mary Evelyn Kessler: Arthur Koehler: Bertha Faye Koehler: Wilma Lutz: Loren McKinney: Claytontan-------------------- SENIOR WILL (Continued) Her quiet ways to Evelyn Burt. His daily ride to school to any one who likes to walk. His position as chauffeur to Jack Banker. Her sweetness to Mary Louise. His place on the team to Charles Warren. His ways with girls he would like to keep. Her chats with Dorothy Louise to Donna Warren. His humor to his kid brother, Carl. Her dark hair to Betty Lane. Refuses to leave anything to anyone. Leaves her height to Mary Lena. His place in the F. F. A. to Fred Frazier. Her quiet smile to Martha Acklin. Her athletic ability to Deane Smith. His curly hair and sunny smile to the boys who follow him. Her ability to sell Annual advertisements to Toad Crackel. Her typing speed to Ronald Levitt. His ways with the Freshmen girls to Ronald H. Leaves his place in English IV to anyone who wants it. He doesn’t. Wills her ways with the boys to Virginia Rodgers. Leaves his poetic nature to Tom Clark. Her quick and sunny smile to Revere Hall. Her sweet disposition to Anna Mae Love. His horse laugh to Patsy McAllister. 19 — Claytonian 4 2 Leland Miller: SENIOR WILL (Continued) His lasting vitality to Joe Noll. Margaret Moseley: Her height to Johnnye Story. Bonnie Mossbarger: Leaves her place in Mr. Davis’ gym class to Virginia McVay. Loren Mullens: His bashful grin to Butch Gaskins. Wayne Murphy: His baby blue eyes to Virginia Hilderbrand. Doris Patridge: Her talkative nature to Bernice M. Betty Lou Patterson: Her place in two Home Ec. classes to Kathryn Putnam. Ralph Payne: His slow drawl to Billie Mae B. Harl Jr. Petty: His story telling ability to Franklin Hatfield. Clarence Poppe: His way with grade school girls to Leon Grove. Lucille Rice: Her job in the Library to Edith B. Joan Robinson: Her long black hair to Inez Holcomb. Larry Schnautz: His big feet to Gene Moseley. Jack Sharp: His Ag. classes to Letson Warren. Raymond Skelton: His ability to be heard above others to Bill Winchester. Mildred Snell: Her love for motorcycles to Velma B. Betty Jayne Story: Her brown eyes to Leatrice M. Junior Sullins: His love for Chemistry experiments to Laurence Roberts. Imogene Wilcox: Her bright lipstick to Francis R. Jack Wilson: His hurried manner to Gene Hall. Bob Winchester: His position as president of the Student Council to Chlorus Devore. Defane Woods: Her dark complexion to Jean Rinehart. Lois Wood: Her long journey to school to Gale Peters. Dorothy Wolfley: Her execellent facial expressions to Joe Noll. Claytonian JUNIOR CLASS 1? President___________________________________Bob Duff Vice President______________________________Doris Gill Secretary________________________________Marie Gandy Treasurer________________________________Marie Gandy Student Council______________Doris Thomas, Revere Hall Sponsors____________________________Mr. Wheatley, Miss Clark SOPHOMORE CLASS H President_______________________________Junior Weiler Vice President____________________________________Bob Moore Secretary_________________________________Neil Decker Treasurer_____________________________Bill Winchester Student Council__________Martha Acklin, Merle Thomas Sponsor_______________________________Mr. Schroeder FRESHMAN CLASS President______________________________Johnnye Story Vice President__________________________________D. J. Haines Secretary______________________________Juanita Pearce Treasurer________________________Billie Mae Bohannon Student Council___Mary Louise Bohannon, Billie Gandy Sponsor___________________________________________Mr. Petty 19 Claytonian 42 JUNIOR CLASS V Top How—Harold Leon Crackel, Evelyn Holmes, Florence Patridge, Velma Burt, Marie Gandy, Doris Thomas, Ada Fern Stanford, Juessia Hubble, Evelyn Burt, Edith Bissey, Doris Gill, Chlorus Devore. Middle Row—Miss Clark, Thomas Clark, Carroll Trotter, Laurence Roberts, Jack Banker, Elmo Hilderbrand, Revere Hall, Ronald Levitt, Bob Duff, V. R. Wheat-ley. First Row—Leatrice Miley, Cleta Mae Miller, Carrie Ann Hosselton, Maxine Pierce, Mildred Cannon, Betty June Payne, Virginia Hilderbrand, Iola Brissenden, Mildred Reed. SOPHOMORE CLASS ‘S? Top Row—Billy Gill, Ray Stanford, Billy Winchester, Ronald Heninger, Vernell Ewald, Mildred Hubble, Imogene Axhelm, Pauline Moseley, Maxine Wilson, Paul Kuyoth, Lowell Billingsley, Carlyn Miller, Dale Bissey, Clifford Babcock, Ray Harbin. Middle Row—Harold Jones, Richard Bandy, Gene Moseley, Arthur Jones, Henry Hardy, Bob Clark, Jack Cockerell, Bob Moore, Dick Bokenkamp, Clarion Miller, Bob Cox, Charles Warren, Meryl Thomas, Rex Wilcox, Junior Weiler, Ralph Kelly, Leon Groves, Joe Noll, Gene Hall, Mr. Schroeder. First Row—Donna Warren, Deane Smith, Bonnie Moore, Kathryn Hohlbauch, Anna Mae Love, Betty Miller, Martha Acklin, Laverne Bullard, Juanita Mayden, Bernice Miller, Joyce Reid, June Williams, Norma Ditter, Jean Rinehart. FRESHMAN CLASS V Top Row—Charlie Lindsey, Letson Warren, Mary Louise Bohannon, Mary Jane Brain-ard, Kathryn Putnam, Beverly Jean Welsh, Martha Wilson, Doris Stanford, Marjorie Pilson, Bessie Brainard, Audrey Bissey, Betty Jean Smith, Carrol Hosselton, Billy Weaver, Carl Gene Flexter. Middle Row—Eugene Camp, Harold Lindsey, Billy Gandy, Gale Clifford Peters, Franklin Hatfield, Ralph Waller, Fred Frazier, Gale Sexton, Lawrence Crackel, Keith Wilcox, D. J. Haines, Roger Hostettler, Harlan Rose, Coburn Gaskin, Andy Brissenden, Charles Berry, Mr. Petty. First Row—Johnnye Story, Juanita Pearce, Betty Magness, Betty Lou Lane, Ines Holcomb, Helen Brown, Billie Mae Bohannon, Anna Mary Weiler, Patsy Terrell, Patsy McAllister, Virginia Rodgers, Mary Lena Cordell, Virginia McVay, Frances Raley. JUNIOR CLASS SOPHOMORE CLASS FRESHMAN CLASS 19 Claytonian 19 Claytonfan 42 BAND Standing—Marjorie Pilson, Bonnie Moore, Ronald Heninger, Maxine Wilson, Eugene Hall, Anna Mary Weiler, Doris Stanford, Beverly Welsh, Patsy McAllister. Jim Hubbartt, Revere Hall, Juanita Mayden. Seated—Betty June Payne, Mildred Hubble, Anna Mae Love, Evelyn Holmes, Mary Louise Bohannon, Kathryn Putnam, Vernell Ewald, Leatrice Miley, Feme Holman, J. D. Dewhirst, Betty Jay.ne Story, Clarence Poppe, Martha Acklin, Deane Smith, Florence Patridge, Betty Miller, Jack Bokenkamp, Junior Weiler, Kathryn Hohlbauch, Mary Lena Cordell, Larry Schnautz, Dick Bokenkamp, Johnnye Story, Billie Mae Bohannon, Cleta Mae Miller, Pauline Barre, R. B. Florentine, Director. F. F. A. H Standing—Carl Flexter, Clifford Babock, Carroll Trotter. Roger Hostettler, Raymond Skelton, Jack Banker, Junior Bissey, Ronald Levitt, Laren Coggan, Lowell Hunley, Ray Stanford, Mr. Petty. Seated—Thomas Flexter, John Harbin, Junior Sullins, Robert Conley, Chlorus Devore. HOME ECONOMICS CLUB n Top Row—Kathryn Hohlbauch, Mary Louise Bohannon, Kathryn Putnam, Beverly Welsh, Martha Acklin, Betty Miller, Vernell Ewald, Juanita Mayden, Joyce Reed, Mildred Cannon, Laverne Bullard, Marie Gandy. Middle Row'—Cleta Mae Miller, Carrie Ann Hosselton, Doris Thomas, Mary Lena Cordell, Ada Fern Stanford, Doris Stanford, Anna Mae Love, Helen Brown, Miss Clark. Bottom Row—Martha Wrilson, Leatrice Miley, Billie Mae Bohannon, Betty June Payne, Virginia Hilderbrand, Bonnie Moore, Juanita Pearce, Patsy McAllister, Anna Mary Weiler. BAND F. F. A. HOME ECONOMICS CLUB 19 Claytonian 42 SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY Dear Friends: Thank you, Senior Class of 42, for remembering me. Your letters were certainly appreciated because lying in a hospital bed day after day is very monotonous. A Japanese bomb struck me while 1 was sending radio messages from Honolulu. I shall always be an invalid. It is cheering to know that all of you are doing so well in your respective occupations. Ferill Ballard is a pedicurist for the Adam Shoe Company in Kiser, West Virginia. His purse seems to be well filled these days, and he is enjoying bachelorhood. Velda Mae Barnes is now starring with Lou Costello in the famous play, “Lovers’ Dreams.” They are planning to become Mr. and Mrs. as soon as they finish their performance. It is surprising to me to discover that Pauline Barre is still “shopping” for that certain gentleman. However, Pauline is famous for her excellent figure skating at the Silver-Streak Arena in Sitka, Alaska. Laren Coggan, after joining a tribe of Cannibals in Africa, roamed the jungles of that continent. Now ne is trying to become an American citizen again. John Sullens Jr. is a traveling magijian. It is really wonderful how he can pull those white rabbits out of top hats. Fred Bates, by flying around the world in three days, broke the Howard Hughes record of three days and eleven hours. Imogene Herdes is the world’s champion bronco rider. She is now performing at Madison Square Garden in New York. Milnor Bissey Jr. is President of conquered Japan. I am sure he is capable and worthy of this position for he was always a very studious boy. Jack Bokenkamp attended the University of Illinois and taught History at the Clay City High School for several years. Now he is holding Mr. Cherry’s former position as principal. It amazed me to learn that the song I have so often found myself humming was written by Agnes Bryant, a popular song writer. Her sister, Alice, is singing with the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York. Evelyn Chandler operates a little dress shop in Clay City. Her husband. Bob Winchester, is a traveling salesman for Crooks Cookie Company. Jack Sharp is Commander-in-Chief of the United States Navy in the Far East. He lives happily in Hong Kong with his Chinese wife and five children. Robert Conley, having graduated from Yale, is a professor of Law in Chicago. Norma Dehart is the owner of a large sugar plantation in Cuba. Her brilliant sense of responsibility has enabled her to be a very successful business woman. J D Dewhirst and Betty Jayne Story were married the summer after they graduated from high school. Unfortunately, J. D. ran away, and now Betty Jayne lives in Oklahoma with her mother. 19 Claytonfan 42 CAMERA CLUB Standing—Paul Kuyoth, Harold Crackel, Harl Petty Jr., Jim Hubbartt, Fred Frazier, Junior Weiler, Leon Grove. Seated—Mr. Schroeder, Lowell Billingsley, Gene Moseley, Jack Wilson, Dick Boken-kamp, Ray Harbin. PLAY CAST H Standing—Miss Harris, Director; Revere Hall, Martha Acklin, J. D. Dewhirst, Betty Jayne Story, Harold Crackel, Beverly Welsh. Seated—Harl Petty Jr., Billie Mae Bohannon, Jack Bokenkamp, Feme Holman. Jack Wilson. Pauline Barre. DRAMATICS-DEBATE CLUB Top Row’—Harold Lindsey, Agness Bryant, Bettye Holman, Norma Hall, Anna Mary Weiler, Ines Holcomb, Martha Wilson, Leatrice Miley, Betty Story, Maxine Wilson, Anna Mae Love, Beverly Welsh, Juanita Mayden, Mary Louise Bohannon, Billy Weaver. Third Row—Harl Petty Jr., Harold Crackel. Revere Hall, Dick Bokenkamp, Jack Wilson, Jack Bokenkamp, J. D. Dewhirst, Harlan Wesley Rose, Fred Frazier, Letson W'arren, Ray Stanford, Charles Lindsey, Gale Peters. Second Row—Miss Harris, Sponsor; Florence Patridge, Martha Acklin, Lucille Rice. Mary Evelyn Kessler, Laverne Bullard, Velda Barnes, Mary Cordell, Feme Holman, Marie Gandy. Evelyn Holmes, Patricia Terrell, Juanita Pearce, Pauline Barre, Miss Dunn, Sponsor. First Row—Virginia McVay, Doris Thomas, Deane Smith, Kathryn Hohlbaugh, Billie Mae Bohannon, Vernell Ewald, Bonnie Moore, Johnnye Story, Marjorie Pilson, Frances Raley, Betty Lane, Doris Stanford. CAMERA CLUB PLAY CAST f-� PA AT.r-c nrn r P 19 Claytonian 42 SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY H (Continued) Beulah Mae Flexter is a dress designer for Paramount. Her “Cuddles” frocks are favorites of the modern girl. Kathryn Frank married Clarence Poppe and they are the proud parents of not five—but six beautiful, healthy daughters. Clarence is President of the Clay City Bank. The local “man about town” is Charles Grove. At present he is selling flower seeds to the house wives. Norma Jean Hall and Harl Petty Jr. are living near Pensacola, Florida. Harl Jr. is an aeronautical engineer for the “Hell Cats”! Johnny Harbin has a plantation in Georgia. His generous spending attracted the southern belles, and he plunged into marriage. Johnny is failing rapidly. Dorothy Henry is the author of that column that you all read, “Seven Keys to Love.” This series is published daily in the Star Times. Junior Hiser is president of the National Trucking Company in Clay City. His wife lives in Washington, D. C. with their eight children. They are believed to be divorced. Those dark eyes that you see smiling from every magazine belong to Hazel lie. She is a front page model for “Magic Pictures,” a popular magazine. Bettye Jean Holman is a hostess in Hollywood. She has been married three times and is now preparing to break some poor man's heart again. Feme Holman is a pianist for the Vienna Symphony Orchestra now playing in St. Louis. She has been touring the world and is due in Paris some time in the near future. Jackie Wilson is that little old guy that comes to your house just too often. That’s right! The bill collector from Famous and Barr. Joan Robinson is an adventuress. This daring young lady is exploring the cold, northern part of Greenland. She is accompanied by her husband, Jon Jose, a novelist. Jim Hubbartt operates a roller-rink in Columbus, Ohio. His business is rushing, and his profits are considerable. Jim is planning to take a trip around the world. No one hears from Lowell Hunley, but he is generally believed to be somewhere in Alaska driving a dog-sled for a fur company. Arthur Koehler operates a swanky night club east of Clay City. He always engages a famous orchestra, and nearly everyone goes there to “swing out . Defane Woods married a prominent Latin American dancer; she now teams with her husband in many inspiring performances. Bertha Faye Koehler married a local boy and lives on a farm north of Clay City. Since she has a number of oil wells, she travels extensively and presents speeches on “Child Welfare.” 19 Claytontan 42 BASKETBALL TEAM Standing—Coach Shafer, Duff, Bissey, J. Bokenkamp, Uilderbrand, Mgr. Wilson, Dewhirst, Hiser, Mullins, Petty, Assistant Coach Wheatley. Seated—Gaskins, Winchester, D. Bokenkamp, Kelly, Warren, Moore. Cox, Heninger, Thomas. FIRST TEAM Coach, V. D. Shafer Hilderbrand Dew] Bokenkamp Moore Bissey Dewhirst Hiser Warren Mullins Petty Duff SECOND TEAM Assistant Coach Wheatley Moore Warren Kelly Winchester Gaskins Mgr. Wilson Bokenkamp Cox Heninger Thomas BASKET BALL SQUAD 1ST TEAM BASKETBALL 2ND TEAM BASKETBALL 19 Claytonlan 42 YEAR’S SCHEDULE AND RESULTS TS Opponents Clay City Opponents Clay Ingraham - 12 58 Flora -- 35 30 Greenup 19 23 Farina - . . 27 60 Mt. Erie 24 33 Carmi 21 32 Farina 30 39 Louisville _ — 35 49 Carmi 22 45 St. Francisville 21 45 Sumner 16 39 Sumner - 26 47 Allendale 30 42 Altamont . 33 56 Noble 26 52 Sandoval . . 27 47 St. Francisville 22 36 Oblong . 22 43 Louisville 14 63 Flora - - 39 42 Mt. Erie 34 36 Noble 32 56 PONTIAC TOURNEY Opponents Clay City Quincy 37 36 Dwight _ 33 69 Urbana (overtime) 42 41 MIDLAND TRAIL TOURNEY Opponents Clay City Farina 17 46 Sumner 23 61 Cisne _ (finals) 23 57 REGIONAL TOURNEY Opponents Clay City Mt. Erie............ 23 26 Flora .............. 22 20 DUFF, ROBERT EARL—The Napoleon of the team (small, but the leader). A very good shot that will be here to help next year. Don’t bite that tongue, Dobbin. HILDERBRAND, ELMO—Co-Captain, one of the best scorers in the state; made All-State third team at center. DEWHIRST, J. D.—One of the best scoring men of the team and a hard driver. A senior that will be greatly missed. BOKENKAMP, JACK—Was handicapped this year with a weak knee, but came through finally with flying colors. Another senior. PETTY, HARL—The face-maker of the squad; a regular Frankenstein. A senior who hopes to be missed next year. MULLINS, LOREN—Moon came from Ingraham with 3 years of basketball to his credit, and proved of great help in pinches. S’long, Senior. 19----------Claytonian----------42 YEAR’S SCHEDULE AND RESULTS (Continued) BISSEY, MILNOR—Doc was a hard driver and a fast breaker. Was a regular part of season. Bye, bye, Senior. PAYNE, RALPH—A very valuable man, but didn’t have enough experience. A good shot that will be missed. Another Senior. MOORE, BOB—Center of second team that has proved to the coach that he will be valuable next year. Only a Sophomore. WARREN, CHARLES—Another Sophomore that will be used next year. H1SER, ROBERT—Boone had tough luck in high school basketball because of a broken ankle last year and appendicitis this year. A going Senior (he hopes). TEAM’S RESULTS F. T. Name F. G. Made Missed PCT. T. P. P. F Bissey 15 8 7 533 38 17 Bokenkamp 74 21 31 403 169 40 Dew'hirst _ 108 56 39 589 272 47 Duff 63 24 27 470 150 19 Hilderbrand 202 64 44 592 468 54 Moore _ - 15 2 1 664 32 8 Mullins _ _ _ 13 13 8 619 39 16 Payne __ 14 8 17 320 36 10 Petty . 49 12 23 342 110 51 Warren 1 0 0 000 2 2 Team Totals _ 561 209 198 511 1331 265 Opponents 322 145 142 503 792 330 Average points per game: Clay City, 44.3; Opponents, 26.3. Clay City won 26 games and lost 4. Two of the teams that defeated Clay City were participating in the State Tourney. These two teams were Quincy and Urbana. Quincy defeated Clay City 37-36, and Urbana defeated Clay City 42-41 (overtime). Both of these losses were in the Pontiac Tourney. In the Dwight game, Elmo Hilderbrand made 29 points, just lacking 2 to set a new record. During the season’s play, Elmo made 468 points in 30 games, for an average of 15.6 points per game. Junior Hiser was sick the last two days of the Pontiac Tourney, and when we arrived home, he was taken to the Flora Sanitarium for an appendectomy. In the Carmi game (there), Coach Shafer started a different line-up and emerged with the victory. The line-up consisted of Hilderbrand, Dewhirst, Bokenkamp, Duff and Bissey. In the first game of the Midland Trail Tourney he tried another line-up and repeated the previous; this line-up being Hilderbrand, Dewhirst, Bokenkamp, Duff and Petty. 19 Claytonian 42 SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY H (Continued) Wilma Lutz became a Red Cross Nurse during the World War in 1942. Now she is married to a former sailor sweetheart. Loren McKinney and his Ozark family are living in Missouri where they raise turnip-greens. Leland Miller is the author of those western novels you so often read. In fact, he is the second Zane Grey. Margaret Mosely is a seamstress and designer in Paris. Her outstanding fashions are popular among the social class. Bonnie Mossbarger became a house-keeper for an elderly gentleman. Upon his death Bonnie was ieit a large sum of money witn which sne nas retired to an attractive apartment in Miami, Florida. Loren Mullins is well known in the field of sports because he is the World’s Champion Golf player. His remarkable skill in this game has made him a very wealthy man. Wayne Murphy is Hollywood’s glamour boy. He is married to lovely, blonde Shirley Temple. Doris Patridge is the Dean of Women at the Eastern Illinois Teacher’s College. Her charming personality has made her the favorite of all the students there. Betty Lou Patterson is a stenographer at the Empire State Building in New York. She owns a beautiful mansion, and she has an interesting hobby of raising goldfish. Ralph Payne is a tight-rope-walker for the Thrills and Spills Circus now showing in Detroit, Michigan. Ralph has appeared in several movie pictures, but he refuses to star in any pictures because he is very camera shy. Dorothy Wolf ley lives happily with her own little family in the Kentucky hills. Her husband runs a distillery. Larry Schautz is a motorcycle dare-devil for the Ringiey Brothers circus. He seems to really be going places! Raymond Skelton owns a cattle ranch in Texas which has made him very prosperous and popular throughout the country. I dare ay he is still a “lady’s man.” Having graduated from Stevens College, Missouri, Lucille Rice became business manager for the Bureau of Missing Persons in Chicago. Her excellent work has given her a permanent position. Mildred Snell lives with her husband in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mildred’s husband is a “rough neck” for the Pure Oil Company. Imogene Wilcox is a school teacher. She teaches Biology in a small Illinois high school. Lois Wood is a Broadway model. Everyone knows her by her golden hair and perfect figure. Well, this is just about all the information that I have concerning the Senior class of ’42. I think they are all doing very well, don’t you? Mary Evelyn Kessler. 19 Claytontan 42 TRACK SQUAD Left to Right: Top Row—Sullens, Haines, Roberts, Petty, Clark, Hall, Jones, Moore, Frazier, Manager. Middle Row—Ass’t. Coach Wheatley, Gaskins, D. Bissey, Winchester, Kelly, Crackel, Thomas, Kuyoth, Stanford, R. Harbin, Coach Shafer. Bottom Row—J. Bissey, Dewhirst, Bokenkamp, Ballard, Hilderbrand, Payne, Duff, J. Harbin. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION H Junior Weiler, D. J. Haines, Harl Jr. Petty, Jack Wilson, Elmo Hilderbrand. J. D. Dewhirst, Bob Duff, V. D. Shafer, Coach. ANNUAL STAFF Standing—H. F. Davis, Sponsor; Mary Evelyn Kessler, Activities Editor; Feme Holman, Typist; Jim Hubbartt, Photographic Editor; Velda Mae Barnes, Typist; Joan Robinson, Photographic Editor; Miss Dunn, Sponsor. Seated—Harl Jr. Petty, Sports Editor; Bettye Jean Holman, Advertising Manager; Norma Hall, Editor-in-Chief; Jack Bokenkamp, Editor-in-Chief; Pauline Barre, Business Manager; Beulah Mae Flexter, Typist; Jack Wilson, Sales Manager. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 19 Claytontan 42 ALL SCHOOL PLAY “THAT CRAZY SMITH FAMILY” H Director, Miss M. M. Harris CAST Ma Smith__________ Pa Smith__________ Tony Smith________ Betty Smith_______ Buddie Smith______ Aunt Bella-------- Sally Smith------- Barbara Wetherby Professor Slattery Dick Jones-------- Stewart Brandon . Julie Weston______ _ Feme Holman Jack Bokenkamp . Harl Petty, Jr. Martha Acklin ___Revere Hall __ Pauline Barre Beverly Welsh Billie Bohannon __ Jackie Wilson _ Harold Crackel J. D. Dewhirst ____Betty Story SYNOPSIS PLACE: The living-room in the Smith home in a small eastern town. TIME: The present. Early fall. In “That Crazv Smith Family” most anything can happen, and does. The boys steal each other’s girls, the girls vamp each other’s boy friends, while the younger fry stage a prize fight. Confused by the dizzy whirl-wind of events, the absent-minded professor forgets to propose to his girl, and the garden party almost ends in a free-for-all scrap. But although they are very proud of their eccentric family, Pa and Ma, too, decide that they're all crazy. DIZZY DERBY NOVEMBER 8, 1941.—This memoriable date marked the date for the fourth annual Dizzy Derby Carnival. Entered in the King-Queen contest were the following representatives of the classes: Freshman Class . Sophomore Class Junior Class----- Senior Class----- Juanita Pearce, D. J. Haines _____Jean Rinehart, Bob Moore Marie Gandy, Elmo Hilderbrand ___Lucille Rice, Harl Petty, Jr. The representatives of the Class of 1942 emerged the victors for the second con-secutive year. They were crowned by Robert Earl Duff, president of the host class. Before and after the coronation of the King and Queen, amusements of every kind were offered to the public. These amusement included: Ping Pong, Dart throwing. So Stand, Baseball Pitch, Marriage Booth, Cake Walk, Penny Pitch, Rubber Gun Stand, and Fashion Show. Claytonian 42 BASKETBALL BANQUET The basketball boys and cheer leaders were entertained at the Annual Athletic Banquet on April 9. Mr. Davis, toastmaster for the evening, presented the following program: Invocation-----------------------------------Rev. P. E. Stevens First Course The Coach------------------------------------------J. H. Cherry Second Course The Team---------------------------------------V. R. Wheatley Third Course From the Bench____________________________________V. D. Shafer Presentation of Letters________________________Robert E. Duff President of Athletic Association Address —— ---------------------------------Ianthus Krutsinger Principal of the La Grove Community High School Toastmaster_______________________________________H. F. Davis The Chamber of Commerce was host at this dinner which was served by members of the Home Economics Club. Du FF HlL0£D6«AND PETTY 0OK£nKAMP A oi i. , Por p i (iouJ '1 'i-. v , IVin.' ml.' r £« Babco ck, Kelly ; BiSJEy;Mojcler;Co ; IillEr; Gill. 19 Claytonlan 42 ADVERTISING n JOKES 1? Class of 41 10 Claytonian 42 --- C. D. J. W. DUFF GRAIN — SEEDS — FEEDS i i Clay City, Illinois 19 Claytonian 42 L. PETTY CAFE 1 Clay City, Illinois HAZEL’S CAFE Greyhound Terminal Hazel Beasley Clay City SCHWARTZ BARBER SHOP Neal Schwartz Ladies' Hair Cutting a Specialty Clay City BRUMMETS CONFECTIONERY Tilford Brummet Clay City 19 -Clasrtontan 42 —. BRUMMETS QUALITY MARKET Phone 22 Clay City Let’s Talk Shop ABOUT FIRE INSURANCE with ROBERT E. DUFF Agent R. M. EVANS 5c TO $1.00 STORE School Supplies — Stationery — Novelties — Notions Cosmetics — Lingerie — Toys — Greeting Cards Magazines Patronize Your Home Merchants It Pays Yon Well Compliments of C. HENDERSON, M. D. 19 Claytonian 42 7 ; : E. E. EASLEY Furniture and Undertaking Phone 42 Clay City PEANUTOSIS Jack W.: “How do you tell an elephant” Velda B.:“You smell a faint odor of peanuts on his breath.” LICKETY SPLIT Betty Jayne: “Dear, Dear! You’ve broken off a tooth. How did it happen?” J. D.: “Oh, I was shifting gears on a lollypop.” GO FORWARD IN 1942 You want to make good use of this year to improve your position in life, to enhance your happiness, to increase your future security. You can do so in either or both of these ways: Buy or Build a Home, if you haven’t one, or at least take the first definite steps toward owning your own home. Accumulate reserve funds—to aid you in adversity, to help you to acquire your home, or for any other great objective that may lie before you—by saving money steadily in a share account with this association. BUY DEFENSE BONDS CLAY CITY BUILDING, LOAN AND HOMESTEAD ASSOCIATION 19 Cl ayto titan r- i ★ Clay City Banking Company Clay City, Illinois ' 50 Years of Service to This Community” Member Federal Deposit Insurance Company Member of the Federal Reserve System ★ 19 Claytonian 42 —i Compliments of KROGER’S Grocery and Baking Co. MUSGRAVE’S HARDWARE Phone 9 Clay City Love may be blind, but the neighbors aren’t, so pull down the shades. For that lousy feeling—scratch. Miss Dunn: “My goodness, eggs are high!” Ferne H.: “Sure, part of national defense.” Miss Dunn: “How?” Feme H.: “All the hens are making shells.” DOHERTY DRUG STORE Leota Doherty Banker, R. Ph. Clay City, Illinois 19 Claytoitfan 42 KATHRYN’S BEAUTY SHOPPE Phone 69 — Clay City, Illinois Times change: In pre-flivver days it was estimated that a telephone pole would last 15 years. Miss Harris: “Is this a perfectly original theme?” J. D. Dewhirst: “Not quite, you may find one or two words in the dictionary.” The Lord must have loved flunkers; he made so many. SOUTH SIDE GROCERY Phone 30 Oris Sunday, Mgr. Clay City 19 Olaiftoiiian 42 —7 CLAY COUNTY ADVOCATE Weekly Newspaper Commercial Printing Clay City, Illinois Mr. Cherry (in history class): “Bokey, define mugwump.” Jack Bokenkamp: “It’s a fowl that sits on a fence with its “mug ’ on one side and its “wump” on the other. HARD LABOR 1st Ink Spot: “Hey, where’s your brother, Drip?” 2nd Ink Spot: “Oh, he’s in a pen doing a sentence.” BALLARD’S SHOE AND REPAIR SHOP Sabin Ballard Clay City We Specialize in Sandwiches and Chili RAY’S LUNCH Plate Lunch Served at Noon Clay City, Illinois Clara Clark, Proprietor I t i --------- - - - ———————————a 19 Glaytonfan 42 —7 Compliments of PURE OIL COMPANY Marketing Division Glenn R. Easley, Agent Clay City, Illinoii Harl, Jr. (at a basketball game): “Just watch Moore go. He’ll be our best man now soon.” Norma Jean: “Oh, Petty! This is so sudden.” He may have been a ham, but his sugar cured him. Mary Evelyn: “It’s raining cats and dogs outside.” Mullins: “Yes, I know, I just stepped into a poodle.” PURE OIL SERVICE STATION Phone 102 E. E. Easley, Jr. Clay City, Illinois 19 Claytonlan 42 —. H. H. MOAD Insurance Agency — Representing — The Travelers Insurance Company The Aetna Casualty Insurance Company The Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company t | t t Norma Hall: “Oh! Look! I got a splinter under my finger nail.” Harl, Jr.: “Were you scratching your head? Characterization of Harold C.: All sail and no anchor. Miss Harris: “Elmo, give me a sentence with an object. Elmo: “You’re very beautiful. Miss Harris.” Miss Harris: “What is the object?” Elmo: “A good grade.” Compliments of STANFORD’S CLOTHING STORE Flora, Illinois Compliments of HILL’S JEWELRY Flora, Illinois Compliments of CARTER’S ESQUIRE CLEANERS Flora, Illinois Schwartz Barber Shop, Agent, in Clay City 19 Claytonian 42 —T STANDARD STATION R. C. Nale, Mgr. Clay City An undertaker telegraphed a man that his mother-in-law had just died and asked whether he should bury, embalm or cremate her. This was the reply: “All three. Take no chances.” QUIZ SKIDS A cockpit is where they keep roosters. True or False? A bulldozer is a guy that puts bulls to sleep. True or False? CLAY CITY LUMBER YARD “If It' Lumber—Call Our Number—50“ Clay City, Illinois 19 Claytonian 42 BLESSING GARAGE F. M. Blessing — H. C. Blessing Clay City, Illinois Rookie: “That girl over there is nuts.” Major: “That’s my daughter. What do you mean she’s nuts?” Rookie: “Nuts-so-bad.” Then there’s the rookie that thinks a blackout is a Mickey Finn! Jack Wilson (in English): “The object of he is she.” CLAY CITY RECREATION HALL Billiards — Pool Candy — Cigars — Soft Drinks H. C. Blessing, Mgr. Clay City 19-----------------------Claytonian-------- y—----------------------------------------- i SIEGEL’S STYLE SHOP Exclusive Ladies’ Ready-to-Wear and Millinery 113 East North Ave.— Phone 322 Flora, Illinois YES A New York girl we know went to Bennington, Vt., for a six-week course at the Bennington School of the Dance. Home again, she reported that, between pirouettes, she learned this: Mardon me, Padam I fool so feelish I’m under the affluence of incohol Many thinkle peep I’m drunk, Do you? Lowell H.: “First I got tonsilitis, followed by appendicitis and fineumonia- After that I got erysipelas with hemachromatosis. Fol-owing that I got polimomyelitis and finally ended up with neuritis. Then they gave me hypodermics and inoculations.” Junior H.: “Boy, you had a time!” Lowell H.: “I’ll say. I thought I’d never pull through that spelling contest.” Mr. Shafer ask Jack Wilson in physics class to give an example of wasted energy. Jack thought for a while and then answered. “A waste of energy is the telling of a hair raising story to a bald headed man.” PAUL BUNYAN “With feet like yours you should get a job with the government.” “What doing?” “Stomping out forest fires.” Curious fly Vinegar jug Slippery edge Pickled bug. He was seated in the parlor, And he said unto the light. Either you or I, old fellow. Will be turned down tonight. Raymond Skelton. FLORA PURE MILK COMPANY Floral Dairy Products Flora, Illinois 42 —7 19 Claytonfan 42 —1 RICHEY BROTHERS International Farm Operating Equipment Tractors — Trucks Flora, Illinois Mr. Shafer: “What happens when a body is immersed in water?” Jim Hubbartt: “The telephone rings. ’ SOUP TO NUTS Leatrice M.: “Jack, there’s a fly in my nut sundae.” Jack Cockerell: “Let him freeze, and teach him a lesson! The little rascal was in the soup last night.” Compliments of OLLIE’S STYLE SHOPPE Flora, Illinois Compliments of THE VANTEX CLEANERS Phone 55 Flora, Illinois 19 Claytortfan 42 ALUMNI V Class of 1941 Peggy Acklin—Soda Jerker-----------------------------------Clay City, 111. Verl Barnes—Sanford Brown Business College_________________St. Louis, Mo. Charles Brown—At home______________________________________Clay City, 111. Donna Jean Cramer—Waitress------------------------------------------Flora. 111. Norma Franklin—At home--------------------------------Sailor Springs, 111. Ray Hall—Pure Oil Co.--------------------------------------Clay City, 111. Wilbur Babcock---------------------------------------------U. S. Army Bernice Bayles—At home-----------------------------------------Cisne, 111. Letha Brown—At home________________________________________________Dundas. 111. Delphine Ewald (Seelig)—Stenographer-----------------------Dallas, Texas Thelma Haines—Sanford Brown Business College---------------St. Louis. Mo. Betty Harbin—Waitress _____________________________________Clay City, 111. Helen Harris—Stenographer_______________________________Washington, D. C. Norman Hesser—Northrop Aircraft Co.------------------------Venice. Calif. Orpha Lee Kelly—Dress Factory Employee------------------------Albion. 111. Dorothea Lutz (Pringle) -----------------------------------Clay City, 111. John David Mcllvain—At home________________________________Clay City, 111. John Morris................................................U. S. Army Ellerea Harrison (Mosely) ---------------------------------Clay City, 111. Robert Koehler—At home.................................... Clay City. 111. Robert Hunley—Crab Orchard Lake___________________________Carbondale, 111. Frances Mayden—Telephone Operator--------------------------Clay City, 111. Nyla Jo Miley—Apprentice Beauty Operator-------------------Clay City. 111. Curtis Noll—At home....................... -...............Clay City, 111. Estella Payne—Dress Shoppe Manager-------------------------Clay City, 111. Eugenia Pringle—At home------------------------------------Clay City, 111. Ines Sanders (Pringle) ------------------------------------Clay City, 111. Robert Turner—At home............................... —.....Ingraham. 111. Maxine Wise—Sanford Brown Business College-----------------St. Louis, Mo. Genelle Pearce—Sanford Brown Business College--------------St. Louis, Mo. Durlyn Rinnert—At home ------------------------------------Clay City. 111. Bill Shock—Rudy Trucking Co.-------------------------------Clay City, 111. Mary Wilson—Post Office____________________________________Clay City, 111. is S||l|i tei tf. • •••♦•, ••iTUf,J.'hh-l. ISp fAlyT J WBm 4 ’. � . . f-