McComb High School - Momento Yearbook (McComb, OH)

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gm war Wayne Gorrell wills his love of practical jokes to Betty Snively, but you mustn't go too far, Betty. Maxine Houk wills her complete business economics outlines to Howard Shoop, so that Shoopy can take time off from studying economics to get a little social life in. Duane Farthing wills his shy manner to- wards the girls to Charles Coakley-hoping that Chuck will keep as unattached as Duane always managed to. Burdette Jacobs wills his odd jobs at the library to Bussy Rader, providing that Bussy will spend all his spare moments in the library picking up all the book larning he can. Bill Self wills his position as business mana- ger of the annual staff to Bob Finley, who seems to be developing a good head for figures. Gene Miller wills his position at Little's to Bill Joseph, but you've got to learn how to wield a broom, Willy. Jo Ann Brecht wills her good luck of al- ways having the right date at the right time to all Junior girls who might have to use all the luck they can get if their boys decide to go stag to the class parties. Doris Mapes wills her blond bangs to Bob Ritter. Won't he look cute? Remember, Bob, when they get so long that they cover your face, that's the time to cut 'em. Cleola lnbody wills her ability to keep two admirers at the some time to Ronald Lenhart. At times Ronny seems to have a little trouble deciding which one he really likes. John Dishong wills his curly black hair to Bob Cosner. lt might not match yours, Bob, but a change of scenery is always good for one. Eugene Leader wills his cheery good morn- ing smile to all the teachers who have a ten- dency to be a wee bit grouchy in the morning. iNot that we have any serious cases of Mon- day Morning Grumps.l Hollace Basinger wills his left shoe, the one that got burned in physics class to Melvin Dishong, along with the secret combination that opensthe closet where the matches are kept. You are to get revenge for Holly, Melvin. Suzanne Lee wills her much used civics book to anyone that thinks he can make the poor thing hold out another year. Parlee Bovee wills his position as librarian to Merlin Conrad, who thinks he can keep it as quiet as Parlee always does. Dan Bennett wills his ability to always have the right answer to questions in civics to Bob Wilson. The trick is to keep your book open without Mr. Clapper knowing it, Bob. June Rader wills her hot temper to Mary Lou Dowler if she promises to leave it at home on the nights of F. H. A. meetings. Eleanore Sparrowe wills her quiet way of chewing gum to Ruth Engard, provided she buys her kind of gum. We hereby set our hand this 23rd day of May, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty seven, and declare this to be our last will and testament. In witness thereof we sign this document. Signed: ,Martha Williams Eileen Coakley Jean Blanchard

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gm win We, the Senior Class of l947, hereby will and bequeath the following unforgettable traits, supreme characteristics, and invaluable possessions: To the Juniors we leave our well worn chapel seats, our homey home room, our beloved home room teacher, Mr. Martens, our hard working class advisors, Mr. Pees and Mr. Clapper. ln addition we wantthem to have our economics books so they won't have to buy their own, as we did. Our good looks, gracious manner, brilliant conversational abilities, fun-loving moods go to all Sophomores who are coming to the place in their high school career where they will need them most. To the Freshmen go our persistance, our unequaling stamina to perform all duties de- manded of them in the next three years. Lucille Stateler wills her job as nurses' aid to Margaret Scheerer so she can lend a sym- pathetic ear to any troubled person. lEspeci- ally the male patients! Eileen Coakley wills her messyway of putting up her hair in the wee hours of the morning to Catherine Williams. lt may not look as nice as yours does, Kate, but at least its quicker. Jean Blanchard wills all the debts she has incurred during her high school career to Marilyn Wasson, if Marilyn will continue to work hard at the Hospital so that she can pay them all before she graduates. Joann Beck wills her curly hair to Dortha Bach, so she won't have to wear her hair up to school before and after a heavy date. Shirley Rider wills her various typing duties to Arthur Lanker if Art will try hard to im- prove, so that he may dispense with his eraser and all the fancy adjectives that accompany each mistake. Miriam Berry wills her happy outlook on life to Gene George with the consoling thought that Gene, will be graduating soon, and can go back to his Van Buren Friends. L Eddie Cosner wills his famous laugh to Jim Washburn, so that Helen can check up on Jim's whereabouts on his nights out, with the boysj Max Clark wills his after school taxi service to Joe Leonard providing Joe takes the girls up town from school as Mickey always did so graciously. Martha Williams wills her ability to just miss the telephone poles while driving to Vonnie George. We're all hoping Vonnie's luck holds out as Martha's always has. Mary Stafford wills her attentiveness in Home Ec. to Leora Sterling who seems to be bored with it all. lTake a tip, Leora-the true way to a man's heart is through his stomach.l Kathryn Russell wills her witty, but subtle way of telling the teachers what she thinks to Jerry Martin whose method of expressing his opinion needs taming down. Reva McDougle wills her Home Ec. presi- dency to Wilma Benroth, providing Wilma pursues her domestic studies throughout high school. ' Dean Norris wills his mechanical ability to Connie Pingle so that she and George can carry on an intelligent conversation. lWhen they're in the mood to converse.l Wilma Farthing wills her position as leader of the flute band to Jeanne Fisher if Jeanne promises to practice faithfully so that she can keep ahead of her band. Joan Rozelle wills her apparent fear of con- versation to Pat Rader. Pat could use it as she is sometimes led to talk a bit too much in study hall. Ralph Miller wills his affections for girl musicians to Jim Finley so that he may find the perfect mate to help him with his tuba lessons when the going is tough. Richard Rader wills his rather wolfish man- ner to his younger brother, Keith. Keith doesn't have the proficiency yet that Richard has attained, but we feel that in time he will improve.

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gm piwphw, - 7960 Looking ahead 20 years-what do we see? No one can tell exactly what will happen in 20 years but we have looked into a very special crystal ball, and it told us a lot about what may happen to the future graduating class of I947. Remember this is all quoted from the crystal balll After graduating from high school, Bill Self really traveled far in this world. We mean of course his non-stop flight to Venus in his successful rocket. Bill, when down to earth, is a DeLuxe Pilot who is teaching young birds to fly. Since Eddie has such good luck with his farm while in school and a few years after, the year l96O finds him retired. He is now the banker of North Baltimore, and his wife, Cleo- la, makes a very charming bankers wife. Soon after school was out, Maxine went out to California to see how the rest of the world lives. She has decided to live there perman- ently since she has a promising job writing script for MGM. Maxine finds movie land fascinating, also the stars. Johnny Dishong has recently received his M. B. or Master of Blondes from Proxide Col- lege. He has just published his thesis on the question Why Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Johnny's background for his thesis were in- spired by his high school sweethearts. Soon after graduating from engineering college, Dan is tackling his first big job- plans for the new McComb High School. One that has soft leather seats for the students with adjustable desks to allow for long legs. Good Luck, Dan! Mary is happily married and now has her hands full raising her five boisterous boys. She makes sure they have their basic seven, for she is looking forward to a future basketball team for McComb. Hollace Basinger, after leaving M. H. S. continued his career with his motorcycle in the Police Force in McComb, Ohio. He is famous for his one-man-police force tactics. Billy gets his man! When Parlee graduated, he didn't know what to do, but now he is on the road to suc- cess. He has invented gum that can be chew- ed without anyone's knowing it. His only wish is to be back in school so he can chew this gum in Economics Class and fool Mr. Joseph. Dean Norris started his own taxi service here in the heart of McComb soon after leav- ing school. He claims he can take anyone any place faster than walking. Just remember- Call 344 and Dean's taxi will arrive at your door. Joann Beck opened up Becky's Diner two years after graduating. She is giving the other restaurants in town strong competition. On the side-line Joann is writing a cook book en- titled Baking the Beck Way or What To Do With Burnt Food. Duane Farthing decided to remain a bach- elor the rest of his life, and in order to do so he fled to The Cape of Good Hope. We are hoping the Native girls will not change his mind about bachelorhood, since Duane seems to enjoy it. After June received her nurses degree from Cut'Em University she started a Rader Hos- pital at Dewyville to take care of the sick. lt is rumored that she will soon marry the doctor, if he gets the nerve to pop the question, before June does. Lucille Stateler recently opened up Lucy's Beauty Shop. She is famous for her muddy mud pack that Lucille claims will beautify any- thing and everything. No woman comes out of her shop looking the same. Suzanne Lee's picture recently appeared on the cover of Time Magazine and if you read the Music section in that copy you will find that Suzanne is now an up and coming Metro- politan opera star. She received her training from Sing Sing University. Because of his love for M. H. S. Wayne Gorrell just couldn't stand to stay away so he came back to take over the duties of janitor. With the aid of the many modern devices such as the automatic broom pusher that has now been installed, Wayne says he can handle the job without the need for an assis- tant. Richard Rader, soon after graduating, was employed by the Esquire Magazine. He is now modeling for a series of pictures entitled What The Well Dressed Man of l96O Will Be Wearing for Spring. Richard's shapely legs, shown to good advantage by the new knee-length trousers have the male popula- tion green with envy.