Centralia High School - Heliostat Yearbook (Centralia, MO)

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Cox. I, Gene Forsee, will my graceful walk to Mona Forsee. Robert Grace, will my quiet ways to,Billy Shelledy. , Roy Guile, will my name Kayo to anyone who wants it. Kenneth, I-Iarter, will Linda Faucett to anyone who wants her. Ray Heckman, will my ability in art to Lewis Reed. Don Hildebrand, will C. H. S. to anyone who thinks it's worth four years. C. F. Hulen, will my ability with women to Coach Hannah. Sally Meck Jesse, will my front seat in classes to Bobby Dollens. Harry Jones, will-my dates with women to John Hunt. , Ralph Kilbourne, will my life as a farmer to John Jesse. Julia Littrell, willdmy. quiet ways to Jimmie Newman. Diane Markwell, will my freckles to Doris Cox. . Leonard May, will my ability to play basketball to Luther Angel. KI-Ia Haj' J'. R. Monk, will my parking on country roads to Jerry Cox. ' Teddy Mortimer, will my good looksto my brother, Edwin. shirue Ogle, will my gin, Martha, to Don Griffin. Frank Potts, will my love for football to Donald Poole. Virgil Powell, will my careful driving to Donald Powell. Barbara Seymour, will my love for tall boys to Kay Bundy. Johnnie Pat Sims, will my ability to laughfquietly in class to Richard Humphrey. Buddy smith, will my crew cut to Johnnie Bybee. A Betty Spauldin, will my brains to everybody who wants them. Freddie Stidham, will my glasses to Eddie Chamberlain to look for a woman. Mary Ellen Vance, will my griping about the drive-in to Leota Eaton. Harold Ward, will my good looks to Bill Adkinson. Pat Way, will my ability to get in trouble with teachers to Shirley Skaggs. Billy Wheeler, will my blue pants to Norma Griggs. Fay Willett, -will my vast supply of innocence to Margaret Pierce. Donna Wright, will my ability in history to Corrine-Thurston. Merle Wright, will my morbid propensity to sloth and procrastination to Tommy Walter Young, will my football equipment to Sonny Megowan, Wallace Young, will my flame, Darlene Burnett, to anyone who can handle her. Alvin Welch, will my polite manners to Shorty Hulen. Z1

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We, the Seniors of 1951, of Centralia High School, City of Centralia, and State of Missouri, being of sound mind, possessed of a l our faculties, do hereby will and bequeath to the following: We, the Senior Class of 1950-51, will to Mr. Shultz, and Mr. Kerr, awell-behaved group of Freshmen next year. We, the Senior Class of 1950-51, i will to Coach Hannah and Coach Prater, another successful year in football! I! We, the Seniors of the Bookkeeping Class of 1950-51, will to Mr. Bowen, all mis- placed debits and credits. , We, the Senior Class of 1950-51, will to Mr. Emerson, another year in which to read Shakespear! ! ! !! g - We, the Seniors of Biology, will to Mr. Maupin another group of girls who giggle in class. We, the Seniors of the Annual' Staff, will to Mrs. Owens a group who will help her next year on the Annual. ' We, the Seniors, will to Mr. Davidson and to Mr. Whitman, all Shop and Ag. boys who will behave themselves. . , H We, the Seniors, will to Mrs. Bowen and to Mrs. Doty, a large group of girls for Pep Club. We, the Seniors, will to Mrs. Olson all sharps and flats. I, Eldon Adkins, will my curly hair to Billy Miller, who just had a Toni. I, Katy Ball, will my cultured ways to Lucille Berry. I, Marjorie Boucher, will my good times at C. H. S. to Nellie McKenzie. I, Kenneth Carter, will the girl that carried the torch for me, fL.inda Faucettj, to Arnold Potts. V I, Howard Chandler, will my ability to win medals at State Contests to Paul Jones. I, Beverly Jo Clark, will my ability to look up to people to David Mason. I, Marjorie Davenport, will my seat on the bus to next year's freshmen. I, May Davenport, will my noon rides to Edith Groves. I, Charlie Davidson, will my courage in Football to Junior Palmer. 1, Sam Davis, will my whiskers to Bill Bradley. I, Billy Durk, will my love for women to Kenneth Ball. I, Kenneth Dollens, will my nice quiet wavys to Red Stites. 1, Billy Jo Forsee, will my physique to Mike Way. Z0

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CLASS PROPI-IECY As I waited at the Cicero Flying Saucer Field in Chicago for a flying saucer to take me to Hawaii, I heard a familiar giggle and glanced around to see Johnny Sims surrounded by a group of girls. I strolled over and learned that he and Frank Potts were the owners of the Cicero Flying Saucer Field. After conversing with them for a while I went to the coffee shop. I noticed a short, fat man. Who should it be but Virgil Powell. I started a conversation with him and found that he was chief engineer for the Acme Radio and Elec- tronics Co. in New York City. He said several members ofthe 51 Class of C. H.S. work- ed there. Donna Wright is a secretary, Howard Chandler is head accountant, and Merle Wright is chief laboratory technician. Then I realized the hostess was Katherine Ball. She is married to Kenneth Harrison and has a nice family. Just as I was enjoying my coffee, a boy came through paging me. The boy was no other than Teddy Mortimer. He and Robert Grace both are working at the airfield. Anyway I was wanted on the telephone, and when I answered, the operator's voice sounded so familiar I had to ask her her name. I dis- covered she was Marjorie Boucher. We got so interested in talking about old times, we forgot all about the party on the other end of the line. A I hear over a loud speaker, Saucer for Hawaii leaving from gate no. 10. So I de- parted from Chicago at exactly 2:02. P. M. Eastern Standard Time. The stewardess on the plane was Mary Ellen Vance. After getting inside, another stewardess came through tak- ing tickets and making the passengers comfortable. She was Fay Willett. It was then I noticed who was sitting by me. It was Pat Way. We talked for a long while and I found out that she was on her way to a Doctors' Convention in San Francisco and that she was Chief of Staff at the Mayo Bros. Hospital. She also told me that Barbara Seymour was head nurse and was married to Don Hildebrand, a very successful farmer. We had to land in a small town in Missouri for repairs, so while the saucer was being repaired, I hired a taxi to ride around and look the town over. While riding down one of the streets in the business section, I saw a group of men standing ona street corner talk- ing to each other. One of them looked so familiar that I stopped to ask who he was. When I got out of the cab and got closer to them, I recognized all of them. They were members of the Class of 51. They were: Kenneth I-Iarter, Shirlie Ogle, Freddie Stidham, Harry Jones, and Bill Durk. We talked for a while about old times. They were all married and were living on farms in that community. They told me that Marjorie Davenport was the English teacher, Jullia Littrell was the Home Ec. teacher, and Betty Spauldin was the commerce teacher at the local High School, and that Sally Jesse was teaching in a rural school close by. We could have talked for hours but I had to catch my saucer and so I got in the taxi and left. After boarding the saucer and taking off I related information that I had secured to Dr. Way. r The next stop was in Phoenix. I decided to get off the saucer and get some exercise while it was being checked and refueled. I went over to talk to the mechanics, and much to my surprise, they were Buddy Smith, Ray Heckman, and C. F. I-Iulen. While we were talking they pointed out two pilots getting into a plane and getting ready to take off. They told me that the pilots were Eldon Adkins and Roy Guile. I went into the terminal. As I walked through the door, I saw a poster advertising a concert by the famed concert violinist Beverita Clark. I was walking around killing time when a woman bumped into me, I looked around and it was Diane Markwell Forsee. She was looking for her husband, Gene. She said that he was supposed to meet her at the terminal with their baggage and they were going to visit their grandchildren. She told me that Mae Davenport was married apd had a family of six children, all boys. She saw her husband and had to go get on the p ane. - , I bought a newspaper before getting back on the saucer. After we took off I started reading it. I looked at the advertising section and saw an ad of WARDS CLOTHING STORE, Harold E. Ward CProp. Another ad was of a wrestling match between the famous wres- tling twins, Wallace and Walter Young, and the Masked Marvels team at the Phoenix Arena. Turning to the sports section of the paper I saw pictures of Charles Davidson and Kenneth Carter and there was an article about M. U. Coach Davidson and K. U. Coach Carter who were class-mates in high school and in college. Each says that his team will beat the f:ther's team at M. U. 's homecoming game. At San Francisco, the next and last stop before reaching Hawaii, Dr. Way and I parted company, but three familiar looking men got on. Finally, I recognized them. They were: Leonard May, J. R. Monk, and Al- vin Welch. Each has 1f3 interest in a canning factory in San Francisco. They told me that Sam Davis, Ralph Kilbourn, Billy Joe Forsee, and Bill Wheeler are fruit growers- and that they purchase fruit for canning. After arriving in Hawaii, we said goodbye and Iwent to my hotel room and sat down and thought how wonderful it would be if T could see all the members of the C.H.S. Class of 51 every day. 22