Charles Town High School - Rambler Yearbook (Charles Town, WV)

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SENIOR CLASS WILL When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for us to dissolve the bands which have connected us to one another, our generous spirits require that we dispose of our worldly goods in such a way as will benefit those who follow us. Therefore, we, the senior class of 1941, being both mentally and physically sound, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. I, Loyall Anderson, do hereby will and bequeath to White Grantham my position as football manager, and to Moon Whitmore my ability to dance. May he always be hep ! I, Jesse A. Alger, do will and bequeath to Phillips Koonce my pugnacious nature. May he never receive a black eye. I, Clark Allen, do hereby will and bequeath to Charles Goodell my ability of ducking erasers in Trig class. May he never be hit more than ten times in one period. I, Mildred Anders, do will and bequeath to Mr. Baker my temper. May he always control it. To Miss White I will my ability to make noise in school. May she never be speechless. I, Betty Bailey, do hereby will and bequeath to Barbara White my ability always to come to the basketball games. May she never miss one. I, Dorothy Barr, do hereby will and bequeath to Isabel Orsini my stature. May her chin never get sore when dancing with a tall boy. I, Paul Barr, do will and bequeath to Nelson Peer my ability to high jump. May he break the state record. I, William Bates, do will and bequeath my height to Isabel Qrsini, the runt of Charles Town High School. I, Margaret Bowings, do will and bequeath to Isabel Orsini my ability as cheer leader. May she never lose her voice. To Mary McCauley I will my ability to go regularly with one boy. May she never have more than three dates in one night. I, Charles Boyer, do will and bequeath to Shorty Edwards my ability to play football. May he always do better than I did. I, Louise Brown, do hereby will and bequeath to Edith Eby my reputation as a ilirt. May she never be unjustly accused of stealing another girl's boy friend. To George Engle l will my place in Mrs. Reger's good graces. May she never be in the dog house with her for more than sixty minutes of any class period. I, Marshall Brown, do will and bequeath my seat in solid geometry to Jackie Manuel. May he sit as solidly as I, but longer and more quietly. I, Pauline Burch, do hereby will and bequeath to Edith Eby my short stature. May she always be able to wear high heels without being taller than her boy friend. I, Kathleen Burr, do hereby will and bequeath to Elva Riley my original ideas. May she never have to pass off some one else's as her own. I, Lucy Cook, do hereby will and bequeath to Evelyn Miller my desk in the senior room.. May she finish picking the chewing gum off it, and have as much fun as I have had. I, Virginia Dailey, do hereby will and bequeath my shortness of stature to Louise Ritenour. I, Beulah DeHaven, do will. and bequeath to Arlene Hinton my seat in busi- ness arithmetic class. May she always make 100 per cent on the tests so that she may not have to ask questions. I, Elaine Feagans, do will and bequeath to Dot Hindman and Phillip Perks the back seat in the senior room. May Mr. Baker's '42 class be a better one than his '41, so that he won't have to separate it. I, Anna Lee Fries, do will and bequeath to Evelyn Lynn my love for English I.iterature. May she always make good grades. To Miss White I will my red Eversharp pencil. May she never be without one. I

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SEXTUPLETS!! FAMOUS HAIRDRESSER C. H. S. GIRL MARRIES COUNT wonder when announced the six are doing formerly Miss Judith VVysong of Charles Town, is very happy about it all. The famous inventor, broccke, is inventing a riage so Mrs. Browning can take all the babies for a ride at the same time. 0 MORELAND OPENS DANCE HALL The world rocked in Mr. and Mrs. Browning birth of sextuplets. All fine and the mother, Miles Locan- new baby car- Come one, come all! Miss Dorothy Moreland of Goblers Knob, Leetown, VV. Va., has opened the old Yokum barn on top of Goblers Knob Hill. There will be square dancing from 8:00 p. m. until early morn. All red heads and boys over six feet four will be admitted free. Music will be furnished by the Shenan- doah Junction Vlfildcats and the Tiger Row Iubilees. Door prizes of corn-pone and butter-milk will be given away. Ad- mission-a pan of corn bread. 0 STAR TO WED AGAIN Mr. Paul Barr, C.H.S. ladies' man of 1941, now one of the most handsome movie stars of the day, has just been divorced for the fifth time. The settle- ment whieh he receivedwas 550,000 It has been rumored that Miss Louise Pine, socially prominent horsewoman, will he the sixth Mrs. Barr. ,lm-i., CURE OR KILL CIGARETTE INVENTED Dr. Cecil lrving James, a very promi- nent biological research worker, discov- ered, as a result of his last experiment, a tobacco that will cause an habitual smoker to stop smoking after one trial of fit. Side Line Tip: Please refrain from the use of this concoction if you value your life. L.lO..,.1. NEW LAW' FOR COUNTRY ' BOYS James P. Keen, Commissioner of Agriculture fhe married a brunettej issued a proclamation today forbidding the farmers to get their sons up early after a date or party, Mr. Keen, having experienced some rude awakening in his boyhood, sympathized with them very much. TO WED Miss Carolyn Maurer, now the leading hairdresser on Broadway, has just fin- ished styling a new coiffure for Mrs. Roosevelt. Now that she has attained her life- long ambition, she will no doubt give up her work and become the wife of one of our former friends and class- mates, Mr. VVilloughby Henshaw. .-10,1 SPORTS WRITER ACCEPTS NEW POSITION Today, John VV. Gore, famous sports- writer for the lf'ifl.Yl'lf71gf011 Star, accept- ed the position as head sports editor for the New York lV01fld Telvgralvh. Mr. Gore will continue his famous column, Sports Roarf' and will be heard each evening over station VVINS. .l-0. . RED HEAD SCORES AGAIN The Countess Vanderdunk Knee Miss Elizabeth VVysong of Charles Townb has just arrived in Reno for her fifth divorce. Before her fifth marriage she was Mrs. Miati Harra of India. On the same day that she receives her final decree, she will be married to Mr. John Richard Cain, President of the Crash, Bang Airlines. Mr. Cain Hew to Reno to meet her as she stepped out of the courthouse. Could her beautiful red hair be the cause of it all? .....1.Oi... NURSE TO MARRY BROKER Miss Gladys Thomas, a nurse at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, has at last agreed to settle down to peaceful domestic duties as the wife of that famous VVall Street broker, VVilliam Williams. .1 Q.,...Li.- SEAL TURNS HOUSEWIFE Miss Gertrude Seal, who has been em- ployed as stenographer at the Slapem Insurance Co. in New York, has re- turned home after a brief career to take up the duties of housekeeping for Leon- ard Vllhitmore, of football fame. ..l0 .. POETESS TO MARRY Miss Arbutus Roper, famous poetess, has just flown to New York to be mar- ried to Jack Nelson. Miss Roper achieved her fame when she wrote poems about her love for ,lack and her mother had them published. The wedding of Miss Hilda Hill and Count Charles Barret took place at her home on Friday evening, at four dclock. The wedding was a small affair with only several hundred people present. The senior girls of '41 were the brides- maids. The bride was lovely in a gown of red satin with purple and gold ac- cessories. .....,i0..,..- GOODE-CHICCHIRICHI Miss Barbara Goode left the staff of the UMENDER BUT WE DON'T GUARANTEE TO CURE HOS- PITALH today to become the bride of Mr. Guy Chicehirichi. Mr. and Mrs. Chiechirichi will make their home at Hill Top Hotel where Mr. C. is man- ager. . .0i,.. NEW INVENTION Mr. Joseph Pitman Harris, world famous aeronautical engineer, has start- led the world again with another revo- lutionary discovery in the field of aero- nautics, this time in the form of a flying machine without wings, propellers, wheels, and other superfluous devices. This amazing air miracle cruises at un- believable speed and' is entirely in- visible. ' According to news reporters ,it is a glass balloon powered by a sun machine. ...,..O.?-.. AIR HOSTESS PROVES TO BE HEROINE Miss Dorothy Painter, stewardess of the Potomac Airlines, saved the lives of her passengers yesterday by proving her- self courageous in the face of danger. One of the passengers screamed upon seeing a mouse and promptly fainted. Miss Painter immediately and bravely picked up the mouse and threw it out the window, but fainted after she hafl done so. . L..0.-TT.. BROWN AND BOWINGS ELOPE The younger set of Jefferson Countv received a shock today when it was learned that Marshall Brown and Miss Margaret Bowings of Charles Town had eloped. Mr. Brown was to be married on june 1 to Miss Jean Moore. Miss Moore suf- fered a very severe shock from the news and was confined to her bed to recuperate. Brown had been torn he- tween the love of the two girls for some time.

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I, Roy Furr, do will and bequeath to Hilda jones my habit of saying who ? in shorthand and bookkeeping class. May she enjoy it as much as I have. To Earl Painter I give my first period study hall. May he keep better order than I did. I, Barbara Goode, do will and bequeath to Louise Ritenour my seat in second period study hall. May she never have as much trouble studying as I have had. I, Betty Goode, do will and bequeath to Lucille Trussell my love for walking in Ranson. May she enjoy walking to and from school as much as I have enjoyed walking there for pleasure. I, Alice Goodell, do hereby will and bequeath to Phillips Koonce my position as editor-in-chief of the RAMBLER. May he get the cooperation that I have had. I, john Gore, do will and bequeath to john O'Bannon my ability to 'fduck erasers. May he never have to duck over twenty-live times a day, and may he never be caught returning-the compliment. I, james Grantham, do will and bequeath my seat in journalism class to Paul Cain. May he never be more than ten days behind in his work. I, Anna Harold, do will and bequeath to Rosemary I-Iarris my quiet nature. May she never be called down for laughing too loudly. I, Joseph Pittman Harris, do will and bequeath my journalistic ability to Miss White in remembrance of my wool gathering nature. I, Willoughby Henshaw, do will and bequeath to Billy Kline my position as assistant running guard of the football team, and to Amos Sager my position on a bench which is free from splinters. I, Betty Henthorne, do will and bequeath to E. Anne Shirley my inability to work physics problems. May she always be able to appease Mr. Elliott's anger when she comes without her work. I, Forrest Hoffmaster, do will and bequeath my seat in physics class to Harold Covert. May he never scratch the mahogany table with his feet. I, Johnny Hough, do will and bequeath to Ranny Roderick my dancing feet. May he never have fallen arches. I, Hilda Hill, do will and bequeath to Petie Marsteller my dignity. May she never be called noisy. I, Cecil I. James, do will and bequeath my outstanding athletic ability to Moon Whitmore. May he win world-wide recognition in all forms of athletic endeavor. I, Virginia Jenkins, do will and bequeath to Betty Magaha my naturally curly hair. May she never have to sleep on curlers. I, james Keen, do will and bequeath to Shorty Edwards my track ability. May he never get passed more than twice during the mile. I, Hazel Kisner, do will and bequeath to Audrey Sager my heart throb at the community center square dances. May she always pull in those number nines and keep her corns trimmed close. I, Louise 'Kite, do will and bequeath to Elnora Marsteller my good times at the Diner, May she have many more. To Winona Jones, I will my ability to play basketball. 'May she never have to sit on the bench as long as I did. I, Robert Leight, do will and bequeath to Charley Goodell my ability always to be on hand at parties where they play post office and similar games. I, Adam Baker Link, Jr., do will and bequeath to Carl Riddlebarger my power to keep a woman for many years without having a fuss. I, Newton Magaha, do hereby will and bequeath to Pete Nicely my artistic necking ability. I I, Frank Manuel, do will and bequeath my position as Mr. Baker's assistant to Wallace Foltz. May he never have to work more than two hours a day. To Phillips Koonce I will my ability to flirt with the weaker sex. May he never get caught flirting. I, Margaret Marlow, do will and bequeath to Rosa Hanky my ability to win and keep my good friends without interference from other girls. To Mr. Baker I will my good disposition. Q1