Kirkwood High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Kirkwood, MO)

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---TFUELIISIHI EIHIAXVIICJKYL JA' lv - f- an hw -0 VA I A351 4 A E iz? P V ,gi . i i SPIC AND SPAN and scrub brushes equip Richard Holden, sophomore, and Andy Tinch, freshman, for their job of cleaning walls. SUNDAY SHOPPING LAWS allow Mary Em- igh, senior, to complete the grocery shopping that she had no time for earlier in the week. V'-PNRIETI ss. 1-.Aw-' in-.5 3 i - n A lam g if mv , .-1 hfhenillnd il .,f Gas crunch causes topping off, long snake-like lines at stations Engines gunned, flags waved, nd the cars were off. The race ad begun. The destination- he closest gas station. The pur- ose-to be sure to get gas be- ore it was all gone. The red lags meant no gas, yellow, arage service only, green, arage service and gas. The gas crunch was most erious in June. Lines at sta- ions were something complete- y different for the St. Louis area. Drivers had to wait hours be- ore reaching the pumps. To avoid lengthy lines, some arked their cars at the station vernight, and then were first in ine when the pumps opened he next morning. As the situation worsened, Governor Joseph Teasdale is- sued an order that anyone who owned a car with over four cyl- inders had to purchase at least S8 of gas, and purchasers with four cylinders or less had to buy S5 worth. This meant that some had pro- blems getting gas for lawn mow- ers, but this order stopped many drivers from topping-off and the snake-like lines receded. To save on gas, a few people carpooled to their summer jobs. Others rode a bus. l worked for an asphalt com- pany near Westport Plaza, and it was cheaper 125 centsj to ride the bus than to drive, said Dan Palozola, senior. To economize, the family of Nurse Ann Hill bought her a Honda ll Express. I go everywhere on it, said Mrs. Hill. The whole idea was conservation. I get 140 mpg, and you can't beat that! Rising prices for gas forced many students to find summer jobs, and kept others at home. With more people staying at home, the stores that opened on Sundays in June, did not re- ceive as much business as their managers had hoped. The big squeeze on the gas supply and the soaring prices kept many people across the country home for the summer. By December, experts pre- dicted that gas would rise to over S2 a gallon in 1980. Gas Crisis - - 3

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DIALS ON THE gas pump move toward the minimum purchase as Ken Nollau fills his pickup. WAGES FOR yard work at Fiedbud Apart- ments add to Ken Fiueschhoffs summer in- come. .N if GAS PRICES and the economy crunch force Betsy Gentry, Burr Carter, and Laura Lampe, seniors, to share expenses by car pooling to Six Flags in Eureka. AT KIFiKWOOD'S open air market, Ann Ken- nedy, one of the workers, bags fruits. 2 - - Gas Crisis 'is 8- he . -, wg QXV- is . 44 .Q , ' A-ar, y as 'V'- ge L frm 'emi i UOYWE-AGR FR!! STONY ' HO WT PEACHES w i 'Hff Conv e ' v fl s Q ,,g i y 1 B j ggi A is 'A ,W r iffy -- L , , 'A ,

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BREAKFAST FOODS, made ready by Dr. Rick Burns, Gilbert Brown, Larry Combs and Ed Ei- lenstine, await consumption at the district faculty breakfast on Aug. 29. RECONSTRUCTION WORK on the main of- fice busies Henry Lambert over the summer. av 44' , LADUE'S RAMS grapple with the Pioneers on Lyons Field under the observation of Ed Travis and Principal Franklin McCallie. PRINCIPAL FRANKLIN MCCALLIE sends his watermelon seed 36 feet, 8 inches for a win- ning spit at the faculty watermelon feast. As- sistant Principal John Johnson eats a piece of a melon brought by John Mobley, math teacher. 4 - - Administration N-'11 'K I Qi. O 'Q 'N I