Fairview High School - Paw Paw Yearbook (Fairview, WV)

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HISTORY OF THE SENIOR CLASS OF '47 C Continued j Those holding offices in various clubs from our class were: Roy Tuttle, secretary of F. F. A., Bob Parrish, treasurer of F. F. A., Ed Tubridy, treasurer of Bio-Chem Club, Ross Maruka, vice-president of Bio-Chem Club, June Clevenger, secretary and treasurer of the Glee Club. Gilbert Marple, Eugene Paugh, Andrew Slobodzian, Charles Haught, Pat Clelland and Lee Floyd quit school to join the armed forces. The Junior Year of this class began Septem- ber 8. 1945 with the following class officers: president, Ross Maruka, vice-president, Rachel Eddy, secretary-treasurer, Betty jean Jones, and Arthur Puskas and Betty Suite. student council representatives. Again our class spon- sors were changed with Miss Toothman and Miss Milano taking the responsibilities. This year was quite successful with the juniors being given their first chance to display their abilities by sponsoring a Halloween Party on October 25th. The football season came and went with Jim- my Straight, Junior Moran, Fred Clevenger, Ross Maruka and Arthur Puskas carrying the ball for the Indians. Leading our basketball team to many victories were: Ross Maruka, Arthur Puskas, Carl Robison, Junior Moran and Roy Tuttle. This year Fairview High or- ganized its first baseball team in many years. lt proved its ability by winning the Mason- Dixon League championship. Helping to win this title were: Bill Toothman, Bill Hanes and Ross Maruka. The fall production, Brother Goose , in- cluded: Suzanne White, June Clevenger, Ra- chel Eddy, Ruth Swiger and Anita Rush. Dur- ing this year June Clevenger, Ruth Swiger, Rachel Eddy, Suzanne White, Anita Rush and Harold DeBolt gained entrance into the Thes- pians. Because V of their participation in various sports Ross Maruka, Carl Robison, Roy Tuttle, Arthur Puskas, Bill Hanes and Junior Moran were made members of the Varsity Club. Those holding office in the Latin Club were: Mildred Toothman, secretary and treasurer and Ruth Swiger, sergeant-at-arms, Roy Tuttle was president of the Camera Club, Harold De- Bolt was vice-president of the Senior Dramatics Club, Arthur Puskas was treasurer of the Var- sity Club, Letha Yost was vice-president of the Junior Red Cross, Bob Parrish was presi- dent of the F. F. A. and George Brock was sergeant-at-arms. The Gun Club officers were: Barbara Rosic, president, Mary Turek, vice-president, and secretary, Helen Pribble. Martha Toothman was a member of the Pau' Paw staff. ' Then came the week of excitement when student council officers were elected for '46- 47. The successful candidates were: president, 14 Harold DeBolt, vice-president, Roy -Tuttle, secretary, Ruth Swiger, and sergeant-at-arms, Jimmy Straight. The defeated candidates were Junior Moran, Rachel Eddy, Ross Maruka and Arthur Puskas, who according to our constitu- tion, were made student council representatives for their senior year. ' Betty Suite, Betty lean Jones, Suzanne White, Ruth Swiger, Mildred Toothman, Flo- rence Clair, Anita Rush, Bill Hanes and Nancy Boore had parts in the spring play Fighting Littles . The night of the Junior-Senior Prom K May 105 came off in grand style with june fPar- rishj Clevenger presiding as Queen and Fred Clevenger as King. Members of this court were: Betty Jean Jones, Jimmy Straight, Ruth Swiger, Harold DeBolt, Mildred Toothman, Arthur Puskas, Leola Rinehart, and Ross Mar- uka. The music for the prom was furnished by Jimmy Morgan and his orchestra. Fred Clev- enger left for the Navy this year. It was a happy day when on September 4, 1946 we entered the halls of Fairview High School as dignified seniors. This year only forty of the original fifty-nine students suc- ceeded in reaching their final year of high school with several G. I. veterans joining our class. Our class officers for this last year were: Ar- thur Puskas, president, Bill Hanes, vice-pres- ident, Edward Tubridy, secretary-treasurer. Student Council representatives were: Edward Tubridy, Suzanne White, Mildred Toothman and Hugh Straight. Q- Those serving on the Paw-Paw staff were: Ross Maruka, editor, Arthur Puskas, assistant editor, Ruth Swiger, business manager, Su- zanne White, assistant business manager, Bet- ty .Iean jones, advertising manager, Jimmy Straight, assistant advertising manager, Betty Suite, circulation manager, Wilda Lough, so- ciety editor, Carl Robison, sports editor, Helen Amos, calendar, Ed Tubridy, photographer, assistant sports editor, Bill Toothman, club ed- itor, Mary Amendolia, feature editor, Florence Clair, artist, Junior Moran. Betty jean jones was initiated into the Thes- pians. Betty Suite and Wilda Lough appeared in the fall play Ghost Wanted . Seniors who dropped out of school during the year were: Martha Toothman Tennant, Le- ola Rinehart Haught, june Parrish Clevenger and Dolores Stanchek. The Senior play was given early in April with several seniors participating in it, and May was Hlled with the excitement of the coming graduation activities. With our diplomas in hand we, the class of '47, bid farewell to the school and teachers we have learned to love and respectlto take our place in the future world. RACHEL EDDY AND RUTH SWIGER. The 1947 Paw Paw

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1 SE'NlORS Dramatics Club l-25 Glee Club lg Gun Club 3, May Festitval 1. BILL TOOTHMAN ' Dramatics Club 1: Clean-Up Club 33 P. D. Club 43 Var- sity Club 4: Tzuin Town' Times Staff 4g Paw Paw Staff 43 Baseball 3-4. HAROLD DEBOLT Dratratics Club l-Z: Bio-Chem. Club Z: Thespians 3-4: P. D. Club 4: Pres. Student Council 45 Black Hawk lg Soap Opera 3. BLENDINE MORRIS G. A. A. l-Z. CARL RlNTY Twin. Tower Tinzvs Staff 45 Paw Paw Staff 4 Cunphoto- graphedj . .nr HISTORY OF THE SENIOR -CLASS OF '47 Four year ago last September school was again assembled at Fairview High School with fifty-nine new faces. How happy all we fresh- men were! VVe didn't mind being called freshies by the upper-classmen because we knew they had all gone through the same thing. The first day we met our class sponsors, Mrs. Mary Ann Muir and Miss Phoebe Louise Coombs. Our freshman class officers were: president, Ross Marukag vice-president, Roy Tuttle, and secretary-treasurer, Arthur Puskas. Rachel Eddy and Eugene Paugh were selected as stu- dent council representatives. We chose blue and white as our class colors with the violet as our flower g and Great oaks from little acorns grow as our motto. Then came initiation week when the seniors exercised their superiority at the freshies, ex- pense. Gilbert Marple went out for football this year. Mary Turek, Suzanne Wliite, Bob Parrish, Roy Tuttle, Letha Yost, Doris Ann Straight, Gil- bert Marple, Leola Rinehart, june Clevenger and Rachel Eddy represented our class in the band this year. The freshies who showed their acting abil- ity in the fall play, 'lTime for Everything , were: Bill Hanes, june Clevenger, Anita Rush, and Gilbert Marple. Appearing in the spring production Black Hawk' were: Harold De- Bolt, Anita Rush, and june Clevenger. The May Festival under the direction of our class sponsor, Mrs. Muir, was a great success with the help of most of the girls in our class. The 1947 Paw Paw September 6, 1944 saw fifty of the original fifty-nine meek little freshies back as worldly sophomores with Sarah Hibbs, Betty Suite, and Roxie Sole adding their names to our enroll- ment. Officers elected to guide, the class through the next two semesters were: presi- dent, Doris Ann Straight: vice-president, june Clevengerg and secretary-treasurer, Betty june Dalton 3 Mary Turek and Arthur Pnskas helped in the government of our school as members of the student council. Miss Mary jane Stevens replaced Mrs. Muir as one of our class spon- sors. This year the Fairview Graded School moved to the third floor of our building with the sev- enth and eighth grades combining with the high school, thus making it a six-year school. Martha Toothman, Ruth Swiger, Mary Am- endolia and Betty june Dalton became major- ettes in the band with Betty jean jones step- ping into the lead as drum majorette. Going out for football this year were: Arthur Puskas. Fred Clevenger, Bob Parrish, jimmy Straight, Gilbert Marple, with Billy Hanes as manager. Our class was also represented in basketball by Ross Maruka, Arthur Puskas and junior Moran. Bill Hanes had a leading role in the fall pro- duction Professor How Could You! Those in the spring play, 'letters to Lucerne , were: june Clevenger, Ruth Swiger, Bill Hanes, Su- zanne XN'hite, Rachel Eddy, Mildred Toothman, and Betty jean jones. This year Bill Hanes had the honor of being the lirst member of our class initiated into the Thespians. i 13

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SENIOR PROPHECY We, Mildred Toothman and Anita Rush, elected to write the class prophecy of 1947, de- cided in order not to wrack our brain to con- sult Madam Zugie, better known as Ruby, about what the future will bring for our class- mates. We will try to tell you the future as she told it to us. The first face that the Madam saw in her vision was that of Rachel Eddy, now head dietician in the famous johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Now the faces become clearer and before us is the future of all. Doris Straight is now the assistant girls' physical education instructor at Fairview High School. The coach is none other than junior Moran who is leading the Indians into fame in the sports world. The dairy that supplies Fairview and Grant Town is located on Robison Run and co-owned by Carl Robison and George Brock. Sarah Hibbs is private secretary to Edward Horton Tubridy who is president of the Tub- ridy Chemical Works located in the great metropolis of Grant Town. Betty Suite is making her American debut as a concert pianist in Carnegie Hall this win- ter. Suzanne White and Wilda Lough have be- come nurses and are holding responsible po- sitions as supervisors in Fairmont General Hospital. Madam Zugie now takes us to Peacock Park in Fairmont and there standing gabbing over the fence is Mrs. Donley Rinehart: we knew her as Betty jean Jones. The owner of nationally known drug stores is none other than Harold DeBolt. Remember when he was a soda jerk? Ruth Swiger Helmick is in Panama where her husband, Bill, is reconstructing the Panama Canal. Bill Hanes, well-known F. B. I. man, is now hot on the trail of jim Straight who has recently robbed Hollywood of Hedy LaMarr. Helen,Amos is secretary for Charles Tennant and Carl Kinty, co-presidents of the K and T Power Company. The 1947 Pau' Paw Apie Puskas is owner of the famous 52-20 Clubs and working for him is the well known vocalist and dancer, Mary Turekg it looks as if they are going to join forces. Mayor Ross Maruka has greatly improved Grant Town, they now have a city jail and sidewalks. Bill Toothman, a would-be author, published his first book, a sequel to Forever Amber. Mary Amendolia and Nancy Boore, who have tired of their career in beauty culture, have come back to Grant Town to marry childhood sweethearts. Hugh Straight has tired of civilian life and has rejoined the Navy for a long and colorful career. The head buyer for Jones Department Store is none other than Dora Lee Hurt. Florence Clair has finally fulfilled her am- bition to be a nurse and is now head supervisor of the new Fairview Memorial Hospital. Gene Atkinson and bashful Blendine Morris have joined the Chain-gang and are doing big business on their fur farm in northern Can- ada. Wilth a well known name band, Roy Tuttle is leading the bobby soxers of today with a new rhythm in swing. Stella Belotsky and Victoria Tekieli have gone into the hotel business and have just opened another one, I believe this makes the third. Barbara Rosic has married Alfred and is helping him milk cows on their farm in Tennes- see. Mildred Toothman has taken Miss Milano's place as physical education instructor and with the help of Coach Moran has greatly improved that department. Anita Rush and her husband, Marvin, have just finished a tour of the world, he is now president of the Rush Coal Company. Madam Zugie, better known as Ruby, had a vision of herself being married to Kilroy and then she died. MILDRED TOOTHMAN AND ANITA RUSH. 15