Brownsville High School - On The Moon Yearbook (Brownsville, PA)

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MON VALLEY DOES ITS PART Yes, our own smokey valley does its part in many ways. Up and down the river we notice smokey chimneys almost as tall as steeples, belching forth smoke, enormous piles of dull red ore, waiting its turn in the blast furnace. Soon this red. stuff will be knocking the stuff- ing out of our enemies. We watch giant fingers gripping the red hot ladles of molten metal. Then too we see the beautiful but terrifying giant flame from the Bessemer Converter. It's the torch that's helping us to defend the Torch of Liberty. In little towns like Donora, Monessen, Clairton we can see the sinews of war and those of a bright new world being forged. But without those chunks of black carbon, commonly called coal, we could not make our steel, for from coal we obtain coke used in smelting the ore. Let's trail this coal back to the mine. lille can hear them blasting in one of the many passageways down under. The black faced miners carrying their lunch pails come blinking out into the light. This is hard and dangerous work-digging coal. But this is a portion of Mon Valley's job. Here comes a string of cars loaded with coal -coal of all kinds sorted and graded. On gleaming ribbons the cars rumble on to the mills, pulled by puffing, chugging engines. - just think of placing hundreds of trains on proper tracks at the right time so as to have no collisions or accidents. That's one of the jobs of the railroaders. Consider the firemen, engineers, and watchmen working in all kinds of weather-this too is a part of Mon Valley's job. Now we watch one of the coal barges gliding by silently with the sturdy river boat stead- ily pushing it onward. In these barges we again find a valuable cargo-black carbon. Hear the ringing of that axe and the buzz of the saw mill? Yes, we're in one of the near- by lumber camps. See those deep rutted roads going into the woods? Those horses over there in the stable, drag logs from the woods to the mill. Mountains of sawdust surround the mill, like protecting barriers against wild animals that frequent the forest. Rough little shanties with oil lamps and gasoline stoves are the workmen's quarters. Some forest giant is toppling. Hear the crack of splintering wood and the cry Timber, and a great crash? These timbers are found in mines as posts and in the tracks as ties, as well as in the pulp used to make paper cartons in which valuable supplies are packed-such as certain med- icines and chemicals. A Speaking of chemicals let us visit the plant at Newell. A country's prosperity is partly determined by the output of certain chemicals such as sulphuric acid. The manufacture of war alcohol is also an important industry. l Consider the Hillman Barge 8c Construction Company's recent launching and christen- ing of a barge. The Mon Valley's a vital workshop in the struggle for freedom for all the world. l Brownsville at the intercounty bridge looking toward West Brownsville 12

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OUR STUDENTS IN SERVICE A number of thc young men of our student body, along with the youth of the commun- ity, were directly affected by the war. Some were inducted during the summer of 1943 and others left after school begang while others will leave before the term draws to a close. Many boys have volunteered for duty not waiting for Uncle Sam to call them to the colors. Some others, having been called, were permitted to complete their class work before being inducted. Such is a democracy-the American way! During the course of the present school term, the Army and Navy V-12, Army Air Cadets, and Radio Technician tests were administered to those students who desired to further their education through a military career. A number of our boys, who successfully passed these examinations, are now on reserve lists waiting to be called. The boys pictured below were among those who .left for the Services before they com- pleted their work at Brownsville Senior High. It was impossible for the staff to picture all the boys who enlisted or were inducted for the entire year due to the necessity of meeting engraver's and printer's deadlines. Therefore these ten boys who left in 1943 or early in 1944 represent only a portion of our seniors who are now serving Uncle Sam. Since the plates have gone to the engravers, these additional boys have joined the ranks of the Armed Forces. ARMY Ernest Christopher Albert Fanara Hobert Herron Walter Knight Robert McMahon Walter Oakley John S'avona John Shunk AIR CORPS William Berwick Frank Danko-vich William Klosky Joe Fortuna Miles Springer Clarence Stevenson George Wenick Andrew Kozup Martin Weston NAVY f Homer Crawford Parker Davis Fred Diederich Walter Famularo Harold Gue Martin Pintar Chester Porzucek Richard Rohm William Semock David Somers Gerald 'lwvigg H0'W31'd Stafl' MARINES James Vance Nick Vecchio Frank Zeek Harold Wellmgs Wm Berwick Ernest Christopher Frank Dankovlch Parker Davis Walter Oakley All' C0l'D5 Army All' COTDS NBVY Army Chester Porzucek John Savona William Semock George Wenick Nick Vecchio Navy Army Navy Air Corps Army ll

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Ns '-N lit, iJ...,l NM. xl . st - -iii. Unper Left-hand Corner-Looking across to Krepps' Knob. Left Center-Market. Street. as seen from the foot of High St. Bottom Left-Market Street. Center-Snowden Building. Bottom Center-From a high school window. Top Right-General view of our community. Right Center-Market Street on the North Side Bottom Right-Market St. as seen from the Street Car Station. BROWNSVILLE DOES HER PART Wlalking to school in the gray dawn of a winter day we hear the rumble of the coal trucks. livery morning we see these trucks hurry by with their precious load. Brownsville ts awaken- ing to another day-a day closer to victory. 'l'he boat whistles play a lively tune signaling the locks to be ready. Gradually the mist clears away and perhaps we can now see the distillery down by the river, and the trains scur- rying past. Park and 'l'ilford are really doing an essential war time service-manufacture of war alcohol for smokeless powder, etc. The huge gates ol l.ock No. 5 receive the barges of coal with open arms for they know this is a life saving material. Our lock is an important one as seen by the fact that more tonnage passes through these gates than the Panama Canal. Down at the railroad station, one ol' the li nest buildings in town, we watch carload after carload ol' war materials speeding by. We see the crowded passenger trains coming and going. All these industries and their workmen are behind the war effort and pushing with all their might. lJon't forget our many storekeepers who cheerfully try to supply us with essen- tials. 'l'hev're doing their part too. Brownsville is really in there pitching as shown by the recent bond drive. Remember that baby bond you bought through the school? Probably right now it's being fired at the enemy in the form ol' bullets and shells. Yes, every patriotic citizen of Brownsville, who possibly can, are licking Hitler and Tojo by licking war stamps, buying bonds and giving their services willingly to the O. C. D. Every little town like Brownsville in the U. S. A. is helping to defend the home front and to up- hold our lighting front. 'l'hey're bringing back our fighting Marines, Soldiers, Sailors, XVACS. WAVES, and SPARS. Yes, Brownsville, too, is doing her share. lfi