Cushing High School - Oiler Yearbook (Cushing, OK)

Text from Pages 1 - 160 of the 1950 volume:

W. . ■: TV Une Mid-Century VIVACITY d m 7 lACy iUA«t , tL vuS. uk.-oU •tk lu. v teikx- £ kv , Cushing High School Cu thing, Oklahoma Cushing i It is the purpose of this—The Mid-Century Vivacity— to picturize a typical year at Cushing High School and also to look back on Cushing’s first fifty years. The covered wagon caravan, the flow of oil, the smoke- stacks of refineries, the offices and business institutions— all have contributed their part to the Cushing of today. Our town as we know it today received its name from Marshall Cushing in the year 1891. It received the name shortly after the time that the post office was granted to this town. Cushing while still young had for its chief industry, that of farming; cotton being the outstanding product, along with cattle raising. Heading from left to right: 1. The churches of Cushing as they appeared in 1903. 2. One of the first homes to be built in Cushing. The home of the first school teacher. 3. Main Street, Old Town, looking west in the year 1900. 4. The Bittner and Alles Flour Mill and Gin as it existed in 1895. M WM- 3irbt 50 y[ear£ It wasn't long, however, until, in the year 1912, when the first oil was discovered near Drumright, that Cushing gained for itself the fixed place which it holds today in the oil world. Prom then on Cushing continued growing—its banks, its churches, its schools, its railroads, its post office, its many business firms—until today it is one of the mosi thriving towns in all Oklahoma. In this 1950 Vivacity of Cushing High School we have presented a record, not only of individuals and our high school life as a whole, but also one of the town in which we live. If we have succeeded in showing the various in- terests of all the students and a brief flashback of the his- tory of Cushing, we feel that we have accomplished our aim. 5. Churches of Cushing today. 6. Cushing's post oifice which was opened for busi- ness on Nov. 1. 1935. 7. Street scene of Cushing taken at Christmas time. 8. Cushing's municipal swimming pool, built in the summer of 1949. -— ■ This volume “Vivacity” is dedicated. THE STAFF This PAGE tells the story of our first school building and our first school teacher. Our first school building was the upstairs of a general store, and due to this fact the tall boys had to sit in the middle of the room and the small children sat at the side of the room as the roof of the store was slanting. The books of this time were varied and of many types because they came from other states and as yet Oklahoma was not a state and there were no standard books. The tea- cher taught her students manners and courtesy but the people of the town did not approve of this. The first schoolteacher, the former Miss Jennie Robertson, now Mrs. Jennie Brown, attended school in Illinois and came to Oklahoma with her parents where she opened her own school in her father's store. Her first school had only 67 students, ranging from the first grade to the eighth. This school was also the first Sunday school. Mrs. Brown is still living in Cushing, where, as a young girl, she first taught school. 010201020000020100020002070108 J3oard of education W. A GIORDA, Clerk E. A. GOULD L. C. COREY C. D SCHMELZEL, President W. D. CARR, Superintendent R. W. DAVIS REX H. HARGRAVES. Vice-President The Board of Education is comprised of the leading business and professional men of Cush ing. whose initial interests are to improve the Cushing public schools. We greatly appreciate their efforts and genuine interest. W. D. CARR Education is a service to the individual and to society. It is concerned, on the one hand, with the personal worth and dignity of the individual and. on the other hand, with the strengthening, the improving, and the unifying of the American way of life. In this balance lies the preservation of democracy and of free enterprise. Each of you has had the opportunity of adding another year to your educational and cultural growth. The Board of Education of the Cushing City Schools and I wish to commend you for the fine work you are doing in our High School and wish for you many years of useful citizenship in our great country. We shall always follow the progress and fortunes of our students with deep interest. GEORGE P. RUSH Special Announcement: The 1950 Vivacity should prove to be a real part of the educational ex- periences of the boys and girls of Cushing’s high school. Many of them have planned well and worked hard to make it good so that all may enjoy it. To those who had a part, “Congratulations.” Prom the pages of this edition we can recall many of the good things that we have done and many of the worthwhile lessons that have become a part of us: also from its pages we may be re- minded of some of our mistakes and can therefore profit to the extent that we shall not make them . the next time. To the sponsors and printers, let’s express a well earned “Thank You.” Because of their lead- ership and experience, the Vivacity has become more meaningful in its expression of the school year. MISS VIRGINIA WEAVER Registrar Besides being one of the busiest persons in Cushing High School, Miss Weaver is also one of the friendliest. Her cooperation and helpfulness are demonstrated every day in solving the pro- belms of the students. Work by the girls in the office is made easier by the new equipment which includes a typewrit- er, ditto, electric mimeograph, and electric adding machine. Office girls an Mary Ruth Ellis, Betty Coy, A nne Gray. Lucy McLaughlin, Nelma Hilyard. Joe Ann Vannostran. Betty Holderread. Phyllis Robertson. Floria Hopkins, and Jean Roll. In Bookkeeping. Shorthand. Business spelling, and Business English. the student is given busi- ness fundamentals, business ethics, and a general information upon which he may build further with more formal training or may use In the busl ness world. A knowledge of Business Education should serve the needs of our youth to cope witn everyday business problems. Students are interested In va. ious business subjects for their personal-use values as well as for their vocational values. Many of our boys and girls take typewriting not merely for office work, but also for its everyday use and pos ibly for college preparation. Modern! Probably the greatest im- provement of Cushing High School Is the library—asphalt-tile floor covering, new tables, new chairs, new book shelves, a new charring desk, and a dictionary and atlas stand. The fluorescent lighting has replaced the small dim lights of the past years. MARY LOU SLADE Librarian Vocational lloodworh CHARLES GODFREY Vocational Woodwork Industrial Arts is given the boys to give then� an idea of what they might like to do as their life Jobs and is continued into the second year to help them get better acquainted with the pro- blems of the vocation. ORVILLE D. POTE Printing and Journalism Vocational (Printing, The course in graphic arts serves to acquaint the student with the details of the basic opera- tions of the trade. It is not a finishing course but rather one that attempts to help the student find an occupation that he may choose to take up as a life work. Every two weeks during the school year the students in Journalism publish a four-page, six- column newspaper known as The Cushing Oiler. Through this laboratory work the students learn first hand the fundamentals in writing copy, copy reading, proofreading, and the mechanics that are involved In getting news In print. Science The main purpose or the biology course Is to give students a general knowledge about how all living things maintain life. In this course, we also try to acquaint the students with the scientific method of seeking knowledge. FRANCES AYCOCK Social Science The object of .clence In the seventh grade Is to acquire a general knowledge of science, to de- velop ability to think scientifically, to develop altitudes, habits, and interests, and to help the stu- dents to explore ti ese fields. ‘•Chemists make wonderful things. Chemlstiy Is that science which deals with the composition of matter and with the many chemical changes which matter undergoes. J4i$tory BURL McQEE Oklahoma .Junior 'HinJi JffKach HARVEY SLADE Oklahoma History Basketball Coach The chief function of Social Science Is the development of gooo citizens. V udy of Oklahoma History Is followed by a study in government and good citizenship For the promotion of better citizenship, for an appreciation of American culture, for an un derstandlng of America’s position In world affairs, we study American History. The process of learning to read is never fully finished. Readme is fundamental to progress .i school and of great Importance In life’s other activities. Phases of training include concentration, speed, comprehension, interpretation, and apprec.ation CnglUh In Englsh II we study not only English grammar but also literature. It is In this course that we learn of the unforgetable Julius Caesar. In English Literature, we study the literary contributions of our English brothers. O English II classes offer a wide range of activities In order that each student may find suitable provision for satisfying his varying needs and for advancing special abilities. Jiu ic department People love mi'slc. That is why the world is so full of playing and singing. For ages past people have enjoyed fine music: for ages yet to come they will enjoy it. To train students not only to sins but also to appreciate this music Is the foremost aim of the vocal department. A portion of the 73-piece high school concert band striving for perfection In preparation for their concerts and contests. The String Orchestra, which has won high acclaim this year with their performances, hopes to repeat their superior rating won last year in the state con- tests. ita thema tic A MARIK CLARK Algebra and Geometry NAOMI DEMERITT •Junior High Mathematics The study of mathematics through the Junior Hish should develop mastery over processes and principles everyone should know. The real test of mathematical training Is being able to apply It in different situations. LYDIA CLARK Mathematics foreign J ang,uag.e£ La Clase de Espanol del segundo ano. “Hasta la vista. Comprt-nde usted? RUBY COLLINS MELVIN SKELTON Athletic Director Foreign Languages (Physical Cducation There are 125 boys enrolled in physical education. This is the fifth-hour class, one of four taught by Mr. Skelton. Donald Thomas is demonstrating the correct method of doing a push-up to the class. ome conomicA —Home Economics The Homemaking .students living room. are Justly proud of the new Maple Furniture in the Homemakln NEDRA JOHNSON Home Economics Other improvements pottery dishes. include tlle-tex flooring m all of the Homemaking rooms, silverware, anl DORA HOBBS Drama and Speech 'riverJ raining. A car is their classroom Keep in character, and wait for laughs. Mrs. Hobbs gives typical last- minute directions before The Still Alarm. one-act satire by Oeorgc Kauf- man. WILLIAM NORRIS Tama BETTY STEWART Sponsor Vivacity Staff HILDRED FLUD Sponsor ORVILLE D. POTE Sponsor CLAIRE ESCOTT Awards Editor NORMA CLEVELAND Sports Editor DOROTHY POUND Organizations Editor CARL BAKER Feature Editor BILL ETCH ISON Feature Editor PHYLLIS ROBERTSON Feature Editor TREVA BRANDLE Feature Editor MARGIE GREEN Assembling PAULA GINN Assembling NELMA HILYARD Typist GERRY IIORTON Assembling EVERONIE SAGER Typist JERALDINE APPLER Artist BETTY COY Artist BETTY GR1FFETH Snapshots MARY RUTH ELLIS Snapshots MARY VERTREESE KAY CARVER Advertising Advertising BOB BOOTH Advertising JANE BRYANT Advertising JOYCE FLESHMAN Advertising ARDITH LEAVELL Advertising EDDIE KITCHEN Advertising GWEN MYERS Editor MARGIE JAMES Assistant Editor The Vivacity editors at work. Senior£ The SENIORS tell the story of the public schools of Cushing. Prom the top of the general store to our present-day school is a long jump and the details of how it came about are just as interest- ing as the history of Cushing itself. The first school was taught in the top of a general store. However, it was not long before a new school building was built. The school was just a frame building, plastered and painted, of course and most wonderful of all, it had a nice-sounding bell, the one which is now in front of our present- day high school. School opened in this first school house October 14. 1895. The students came from miles around. Most of them rode horseback. A few rode in buggies or a buckboard drawn by a single horse. Prom here the school was moved to Old Centr al. then to the building which is the present Hard- ing grade school. Our Cushing High School as we know it now was built in 1924. The new addition was added in the fall of 1937. Eddie Kitchen, president; Kay Carver, secretary - treasurer: Mickey Imel, vice-president. J4omeroom O icer Kay Carver, secretary-treasur- er; John Gould, vice-president; Beverly Jett, president. Troy Hilyard. president; Natha Vinson, vice-president: Richard Driggs. secretary-treasurer. Bill Bledsoe, president; Betty Cook, secretary-treasurer; Robin Hart, vice-president. Phyllis Robertson, secretary- treasurer; Danny Roush, vice- president; Joe Ann Vannostran. president. J KIIALI)IN E APPLER D.A.R. Award; National Hon- or Society: Student Council. Our prophecy for her is a ca- reer as foreign missionary. ORP1IA REA ARNOLD F.T.A. Historian; Li-Sci Club: F.H.A. Studiously inclined, very shy and modest. CARL BAKER When he says he will, we may depend on it. DALE BAKER Football; “C” Club. He’s peppy, popular, ana proud; his presence an asset to the crowd. DONALDA BALDWIN Girls' Glee Club; Orchestra: Triple Trio. A quiet girl she seems to me. just as all students should be. MARJORIE BALL Girls’ Glee Club; F.H.A. Marjorie is clever and full � f pep. WILLIAM BELLIS Baseball; BasketbaU 3 years, co-captain ’49-’50: “C” Club. He plays basketball and plays it well, his other attributes are too many to tell. GALE BILLING3 Golf. He knows his own mind, no one else does. WANDA BLAKLEY F.H.A.: Girls’ Glee Club. Man delights her not. BILL BLEDSOE Football 4 years—All-State '48- ’49; Basketball 3 years; Base- ball 3 years. Those who make history have not time to write it. LEONARD BOLES Football; “C Club. That wonder—popular amontr the boys and girls alike. BOB BOOTH Trade and Industrial club; Vi- vacity Staff. Always a smile for everyone. NANCY BRADSHAW Band; P.H.A. She is shy and says never a word, therefore utters nothing absurd. TREVA BRANDLE Tigerettes; F.T.A.; Vivacity Staff. She works just a little and makes lots of friends. BEVERLY JO BROWN She comes to us from Casper, Wyoming. MARTHA BROWN F.H.A. Her ways are ways of pleasant ness. NADYNE CACKLER Student Council ’48-'49; Beta Club; State Honor Society. Good things come in sma 1 packages. DARRELL CARGILL Oiler Staff; Trade and Indus- trial Club. Trouble never troubles him. SUE CARLSON Rainbows; Tigerettes; Junior Play. Where she goes, there goes conversation also. PRENTISS CARTEP Oiler Staff; Trade and Indus- trial Club. Friendly, as well as happy-go- lucky. KAY CARVER Football Queen '48-'49; Secre- tary-Treasurer of Senior Class; President of F.H-A. ’47 48. Greets you with the same sweet smile. CLARA CHRISTIAN Tigerettes: Band: F.H.A. Her ways are alluring. BOB CLEMENS Baseball; Trade and Industrial Club. A’though we see him every day. he hardly says a word- PAT CLEMENTS Rainbows; Tigerettes; F.T.A. It won’t wear off—that smile of hers. NORMA CLEVELAND Basketball Queen '49 50; Ti- gerettes: Vivacity Staff. Sweet, petite, and very neat— Just hard to beat. BILL COBB Vice-President of Trade and Industrial Club: Football; C Club. A student whom we all admire: it seems of true work he cannot tire. BETTY COOK Rainbows: Tigerettes: F.H.A. She has a thoughtful, attrac- tive way. DON COOPER Secretary-Treasurer of Trade and Industrial Club; Business Manager of OUer; ”C” Club. He comes to school when e'er he's ready. BETTY COY Tigerettes; Vivacity Staff: F.H.A. Industrious and persistent, therefore she will succeed. DAVID COYNE Football; Basketball 2 years; “C Club. In one short year we have dis- covered his value- MAROLYN DAVENPORT Tigerettes; F.H.A.; Rainbows. She appears quiet, yet she has a good time. JIMMIE DAVIS Football. Hopeless as “dependable se- curity.” but a “valuable asset. ' ROBERT DAVIS Football 3 years; Student Council; C Club. Who ever excels in what we prize, appears a hero in our eyes. LAVONDA DIM.MAN CHADWICK 4-H Club; Girls' Glee Club; F.H-A. Latest aboard U.S.S. Wedlock. RICHARD DRIGGS Happy-go-lucky, he goes on his way. we hope that Richard grows up some day. MARY RUTH ELLIS Three One-Act Plays '48-'49; Rainbows; Girls' Glee Club. When she says she will, we may depend on it. CLAIRE E3COTT Band Queen '49-'50; National Honor Society; Vivacity Staff '48- ’49-’50. Loved and beloved by all. BILL ETCHISON President of Student Council; Band; Stage Manager. Handy man in all activities. KEITH FARRELL Band; F.T.A. A modest man of many and varied talents. LOIS FALING Girls’ Glee Club; F.H.A. Our little singing sister, our maid of happy smiles. JOAN FISHER F.H.A.; Librarian '48 - '49; F.T.A. '48-’49. Never fusses, never hurries, never brazes, never worries. JOYCE FLESHMAN F.H.A.; Vivacity Staff. We’re sure we’ll hear some- thing of Joyce some day. JOE FRY Drama. Whenever mischief is brewing. Joe” can generally be found at the bottom of it. RODNEY FUQUA Football; Basketball; C Club- Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. ROBERT GABBARD He is the quiet kind whose ha ture never varies. FRANKLIN GATLIN National Guard; Trade and In- dustrial Club. Quiet and good natured. GAYLE GENTRY Rainbows; F.H.A-; Librarian. All that is desirable in a girl. DEWAYNE GIDDEON F.F.A. President; Secretary- Treasurer of Junior C� ass; Watchdog Of F.F.A. '47-'48. A very nice person to know and to be around- IMOGENE GOODING Tigerette Cheerleader '48-‘49; Girls' Glee Club; Rainbows. She's peppy, popular, and proud. JOHN GOULD “C” Club; Member of the Fish- er Body Craftsman’s Guild; De- Molay. Habitually associated with Mercury. ANNE GRAY Vivacity Queen '49-’50: Cheer- leader '48-'49; Rainbows. Frankness is her outstanding virtue. MARGIE GREEN Vivacity Staff: F.H.A. Vice- President '49-’50. It takes a wise head to get by. BETTY GRIFFETH Tigerettes; Vivacity Staff; Girls’ Glee Club. A splendid girl that’s hard to beat. PATRICIA HASKIN Rainbows; Tigerettes; F.H.A. In which some boy will take delight- JIM HARMON Band 2 years: Junior Play; De bate Team; Junior Class Presi- dent. His heart and way so sure and true. JOAN HARMON Rainbows 5 years; Tigerette 3 years; Band 5 years. Look twice or you won’t sec her. ROBIN HART ‘C” Club; Football; Baseball. It takes a wise head to get by. at any rate he’ll always try. CHARLINE HETHERINGTON Tigerettes; Junior Play; Rain- bows. She deserted the ranks, but re- turned to graduate. NELMA HILYARD Tigerettes; F.T.A.; Vivacity Staff. Utterly carefree; she goes on her merry way. TROY HILYARD Junior Play; Debate. Troy’s wise and he's witty, loves to argue, what a pity. FLORIA HOPKINS Tigerettes; F.HA. Who is always ready to help you out. GERRY HORTON Tigerettes; Rainbows; F.T.A. Of pep and vim she has her share. FREDDIE HOUSTON F.F.A. Officer. New to us this year, our gain. Mannford’s loss. MICHAEL IMEL Winner of Going to College Quiz; Co-captain Basketb a 11 Team; President of National Honor Society. He loves to tease, he loves to taunt, but a better fellow you wouldn’t want. JOANN INGRAM F.H.A. She's quiet, sweet, and doesn’t talk much. MARJORIE JAMES National Honor Society: Co- Editor 1950 Vivacity; Tigerettes. She’ll be merry, she’ll be free, she’ll be happy for everybody. JACK JELSMA His heart is in the right place and he is willing. BEVERLY JETT Band; Tigerettes; Orchestra. True to all her friends. AGNES JOHNSON F.H.A. 3 years. Her pluck and courage will carry her through. DON JOHNSON Vice-President of the “C” Club ’49-’50: Football 3 years. Co-cap- tain '49-'50; Basketball. Never a care, never a worry, good-looking, women are his only worry. DONALD JOHNSON Decided to give up his high school work to Join Unde Sam. MARY SUE JOHNSTON National Honor Society 3 years: Secre’ary of F.H.A.: Ti- gerettes. She's sweet and so very neat. BOB KELLY Sergeant at Arms in Trade and Industrial Club: Drama. Who isn’t afraid of hard work, and from duty never did he shirk. BOBBY JOE KENNEDY A shy but handsome gentle- man. NORMA ROGERS KIRK F.H.A.; Girls’ Glee Club: F.T.A. She found the man that she loves, honors, and obeys. EDDIE KITCHEN National Honor Society: Sen- ior President. AM that is desirable in a Ro- meo. and a confirmed bachelor. SANDRA LINN Girls’ Clee Club: Trio: Tigei- ettes. It won’t wear off—that smile of hers. BOBBY MASH He needs no eulosy; his deeds speak for themselves. SUNNY MAYS Girls’ Glee Club; Tigerettes; Rainbows. Whose name quite benefits her personality. RICHARD McCONKEY Band. The best drum major yet. and to that we'll lay a bet. lucy McLaughlin Tigerettes; F.H.A. President ‘49-’50. She has a thoughtful, attrac- tive way. JOYCE MEARS State Honor Society; Rain- bows: Tigerettes. Happy and hopeful and quite debonair. MARGARET MEEKER Editor of The Oiler: Past Worthy Advisor of Rainbows: Secretary of FOHSSC in ’48. A student whom we all admire. BILL MEYERS A quiet lad with a good sense of humor. WANDA OSBORN D.A.R. History Award: Junior Play: National Honor Society. Vivacious, friendly: eager to lend a help'ng hand. JANE PERRY F.H.A.; Rainbows. She giggles when it’s cold, she gigg’es when it’s hot. she giggles ary old time. LANE PERRY Football; “C” Club. He s the life of the party, joy of the crowd. BOB MYERS Talking and laughing and get- ting in bad. seem for Bob to be quite a fad. BURLENE MILLER F.H.A. Historian ’48- 49. She stays away from trouble so her trouble ne’er begins. BECKY MORRISON F.H.A.; Junior Vice-President: Student Council. She is witty and wise in every way. JIM MORTON State President of Trade and Industrial Club. Baseball 2 years; C Club. One of those “quiet men” who deserves the praise he receives. RALPH MOODY Trade and Industrial Club. Must I work—Oh, what a waste of time. FRANCIS MOORE Trade and Industrial Club; Movie Projector Operator. Just be quiet is his plan, but learn all you can. MARTHA MOORE FT.A.; Tigerettes; F.H.A. Continual gladness in her face. JO MULL President of F.T.A. ’49-'50: Secre.ary of Tigerettes ’49-’50: Student Council. A sweet young lady among our late arrivals. GWEN MYERS Editor of 1950 Vivacity; Na- tional Honor Society; Tigerettes. She has an individuality of tier own. GLORIA PIERCE Vice-President of the Girls' Glee Club: Feature Editor of The Oi’er: Tigerettes. Helpful and friendly, never w:ndy. NORMAN RETHERFORD Our friend Norman is a good old scout, always ready to help you out. BETTY JO RILEY Tigerettes. Short and snappy, cute and happy PHYLLIS ROBERTSON Vivacity Staff: Tigerettes: F.T.A. Like a star glancing out from the light of the skies. JEAN ROLL Rainbows: F.T.A.: Vice-Pres- ident of Tigerettes. If popularity could kill, she would have been dead long ago. DANNY ROUSH Trade and Industrial Club: DeMolay. He loves to tease, he loves to taunt, but a better fellow you couldn’t want. EVERONIE SAGER Girls' Glee Club: Tigerettes: Vivacity Staff. Gay. attractive, and a friend to all. TEDDY SHERIDAN When fun and duty seem to dash, he let’s duty go to smash. CHARLYNN S PROWLS Girls' Glee Club: Band. Left our ranks to Join another. CAROLYN SUTTON Tigerettes: Girls' Glee Club: Football Queen '49-50. Just what she'll accomplish we really can’t tell. ALICE THOMAS Librarian 3 years: F.H.A. 3 years. A modern maiden and very studious. JOE ANN VANNOSTRAN Worthy Advisor of Rainbows: Tigerettes: Girls’ Glee Club. She has a sparkle in her eyes as well as on her left hand. JAMES VINEYARD Contest Play '48; DeMolay; Band. One who believes in having fun. NATH A VINSON Junior Play; State One-Act Play Winner; State and National Honor Society. The high school without her would be incomplete. BUSTER WALTERS Band: DeMolay. The well-known photographer about our school. BOB WINKELMAN Toastmast e r s International; All-School Plays; Debate. Debater deluxe. Going to College,” a yearly quiz contest sponsored by the Uni- versity of Tulsa. Contestants were Mickey Imel, Wanda Osborn, Gwen Myers, Bill Etchison, Margaret Meeker, and Claire Escott. We ll J ememb er Cushing J4igh School Because of 3t.i Song Oh. Cushing High School In the heart ol Uic weal. Cushing High School is the one we love beat. 1 1� all give a cheer. for our High School ao dear. Here'� lo old C. H. S. Deal old school. Cushm: High School. We knot, you'll win. In all you begin. Dear old «cliool. Cushing High School. Let's give a rah' rah! for Cushing High School. We have worked and played together, many and many a day. We have worked and played together all along the way. Soon the time will come for leaving, but we’ll all be loyal yes' F r we'll ne'er forget the school days, spent In C H S 3t.i Creed I believe in Cushing High School, and the high ideals for which she stands. I believe In her lofty patriotism, true Americanism, anl in her dominating spirit which gives us the Incentive to ac hleve. I pledge myself to support the faculty, to strive to gain the greatest benefit from m classes, to respect my fellow classmates, and to uphold the tradi tons of my school. 3t. Bing The class ring of Cushing High School is symbolic of many things in the school and character istlc of this territory. The genuine bluck onyx stone In the 10-carat gold setting represents the school colors of orange and black. In the gold square above the stone is the fighting tiger—the symbol of the athetic club of C. If. S. Engraved around this square are small links which form a chain representing the passing classes. On one side of the ring Jus , above the dute is an oil derrick symbolizing the oil territory in which our school Ls situated and in the corresponding place on th.. opposite side is a covered wagon to show that It is located in the Sooner State These individual characteristics for the senior ring were worked out by a committee of school authorities and students from all the classes, and the ring was designed by William Lyte In 1926 It ha� varied very little since that time 4nd the bagA Spent Cohere junior The JUNIORS tell the story of Cushing’s post office. Our first post office was a crudely con- structed. one-story building. It was not inside the generally adopted limits of the town, pioneers re- late. although it was located only a short distance from the entire business district. Before the old post office finally came to a rest in south Cushing in 1902. it was moved time and time again. The crowning incident connected with the early history of Cushing’s post office was the over- night moving of the little building from north to south Cushing where the city began moving when the M. K. T. railroad moved in and crossed the original townsite. Jacob Puckett was the postmas- ter at that time. David Cooke, president: Mary Louise Pancoast, vice-president: John Leftwich. secretary-trea- surer. J4omeroom Officer Dorothy Smith, secretary-trea- surer; Gene Wright, vice-presi- dent- Ernie Com Drink, president: Ann McGaha. secretary-treasur- er: Elmer Manatowa. vice-presi- dent. Lorraine Beckham, president: Martha Mull, vice-president Jane Bryant, secretary-treasur- er. Billie Bruns, vice-president: Gerry Wyatt, president: Dorothy Grotheer. secretary-treasurer. Josephine Carter Benny Allen Kenneth Case Billy Barnes Doris Clark Charles Barnes Ix rraine Beckham Don Belveal Leslie Binkley Mary Black Bob Bledsoe Wilma Boles DeLores Bowdlear Dennis Brown Billie Bruns Lula Mae Brown Jane Bryant Jeanne Burke Ernie Combrink •lanis Fairbanks Carolyn Franklin Earlene Gibble Barbara Claunch Richard Cobb Paula Ginn Dorothy Grotheer Beverly Hagar Donald Haymes Jack Houston Jimmy Howell Tommy Hughes Frank Jones Kenneth Kerby Wanda Luallen Elmer Manatowa Sue Morton Leon Matthews Susie McLaury Ann McGaha Bonnie Miller Avis Morris Mavis Morris Ruby Moss Martha Mull Connie Odom Arthur Oestmann Ardith Leavell John Leftwich Christel Lasartzik Virginia Tate Eugene Tidwell Kathryn Tipton Mary Alice Ulrey Delores Wheat Wilma Whipkey Duane Wood Gene Wright Gerry Wyatt Sophomorei The SOPHOMORES tell the story of the first bank in Cushing. “All right, Jake, you drive to Chandler and get the safe and John and I’ll build the bank build- ing by the time you get back. The papers are fixed up and we’ll be ready to open.” Some such informal conversation as this doubtless attended the opening of the Parmer and Mer- chants Bank, now the First National, in the year 1899. At least that in exactly what happened. Jacob Puckett, first president; John Foster, first cash ier; and C. W. Carpenter, first vice-president, planned and began the bank in just such a manner. Cla££ Officer4 Shirley Houston, vice-presi- dent: Jim Hunter, president: Connie Parris, secretary-trea- surer. J4omeroom Officer4 Gerald Campbell, vice-presi- dent: Jim Hunter, president: William Riley, secretary-trea- surer. Curtis Goodnight, secretary- treasurer; John Young, presi- dent: Marvin Rogers, vice-presi- dent. Lavon Biswell, president: Car- ol Brookshire, secretary-trea- surer. Bette Hughes, secretary-trea- surer; Margaret Morgan, vice- president. John Adkins Alpha Adkinson Carl Allday Wanda Allen James Baker Laquita Bickle Lavon Biswell Mantha Bolton Norma Bourell Carol Brookshire David Baldwin Donald Bellah Delbert Belveal Willetta Belveal Robert Benny Fredda Brown Virginia Brown Gerald Campbell Rosemary Cay lor Modenia Chadwick Mary Ann Cornelius Margaret Coy John Crook Don Cross Alene Crownover Theda Driscoll Sammy Dooley Helen Eaton Jo Ann Enos Janet Escott Beverly Fairley Bonnie Farrell Emmett Goodwin Bennie Greenwood Robert Gould Paula Hargraves Lavem Harmon Leon Fitzgerald Sandra Forbes Billie Gayhart Shirley Gentry Dorothy Griffeth Le Ann Harmon Betty Harris Jo Ann Harris R. B. Harris Joan Harttfrave Joy Hixon Denzel Hoggatt Betty Holderread Shirley Houston Shirley Houston Romona Howard Eugene Huff Bette Hughes Jim Hunter Joyce Kennedy L ■ 1 , Don Kenney Bobby Lamb Betty Lowrey Carol Martin Jaynell Martin Bill Moser Tommy Oakes Donald O’Bryan Norma Oglesby Deloris Orr '5 Cara Lee McVay Joyce McVicker Joe McWhorter W. B. Miller Margaret Morgan Patsy Parks Leta Peyton Gene Pound Robert Privett Mary Ann Rayson William Riley Tommie Roberts Marvin Rogers Bobby Rosebrough Paul Schnack Lu Ella Shaull Laveta Shaver Joan Skelton Walter Smith Donald Sparkman Joan Sprowls Don Stephens Carl Stinnett Carolyn Swiggart Suaanne Tewele A1 Williams Joyce Williams Catherine Wilson I eon Wood Glen Wright Ronald Tumbow Mary Vertreese Patsy Wade Cora Sue Ward Shirley Whisenhunt Nancy Wright Wyvonna Wyatt Phyllis Yandell John Young Mike Carmaga As is a custom of the student council to leave an article to the .'Chool. the council of 1950 left to the school an American flax, which was presenter! in an assembly to the presidents of the classes by the president of the student council. Jre kmen The FRESHMEN tell the story of the place that king cotton once held as an industry of Cushing. During years when the cotton crop has been large. Cushing has sometimes been known as one of the largest cotton markets in the country. In early days cotton was one of the best money crops open to farmers, livestock being plentiful and cheaper than it is today. The soil, too, was rich and the consequence followed that many early- day farmers put a large acreage into cotton and had fine yields. Crop diversification has largely had the effect of making the amount of cotton grown in this area smaller although it is still growm to a considerable extent. Glen Hilyard. vice-president: Jim Roll, president: Margaret Hobbs, secretary-treasurer. M omeroom O icer4 Jean Gaunt, president; Marga- ret Hobbs, secretary-treasurer: Howard Harlson. vice-president. Robert Hesser. vice-president: Jerry King, president: Jackie Vaught, secretary-treasurer. Clayton Vaughn, president: Jo Ann Howerton, secretary-trea- surer: Leroy Bell, vice-president. Glen Hilyard. vice-president; Wayne Cooper, president;: Boo Lauderdale, secretary-treasurer. Delores Allen Shirley Alien Mary Jane Baker Ramona Barton Arthur Barto Ethan Bay Emiline Beal Bonita Berry Herman Blakley Nelwyne Bledsoe Lester Brassfleld Randall Brookshire James Brown Sybil Brown Jo Ann Buikstra Shirley Bunch Delores Butcher Marybelle Cargill Roy Chandler Flora Jean Clemens Billy Clemons John Clemons Sandra Conyers Gary Cook Jack Cook Wayne Cooper Patricia Coyne Mary Lou Cross Howard Daniel Lena May Davenport Leroy Dethloff James Dooley Keith Eaton Lois Evans Willene Gaston Jean Gaunt Michael Gelbhar Nova Giddeon Della Mae Gillespie James Godfrey Genevieve Gould William Green Howard Harlson Donita Harmon Charles Harper (':ir ! it HiT:n;in t rtrr Robert Header Margaret Hobbs Patricia Holland Suzanne Holmes Fred Hope Jo Ann Howerton Omar Ingram James Shirley James Rose Ann Jefferson Betty Kanady John Keith Bob Lauderdale Shirley Lee Leona Lohaus David Love Allen Malcom Mary Lou Mansfield Sue Mash Treva Maynard Frank Michener Bobby Mitchell Lyle Morris Wanda Morton Wilma Morton Theda Moss Jeanie Miltimore Bob Murrell Nancy Nelson Neva Nelson Doris O’Kelley Joe Peppers Melvin Pote Shirley Reiley Ted Roberts Shirlee Robinette Jimmy Roll Sue Rolland John Henry Ryan John Selemon Evelyn Session La Ray Shaull Dwayne Sisson Mary O. Simon Jo Ann Smith Patricia Sullivan Kenneth Thomas John Thompson Carl Tumbow Clayton Vaughn Jackie Vaught Richard Wagle Carol Ward Mary Jo Webb Boyd Whipkey Pat Whipkey Billy Wingfield Betty Winkcompleck Joyce Wolff Ruby Wood Geraldine Wright Olin Wright Leroy Bell Doyne Blount Queen of Maple Queen and attendant The heat's got them H Mixed-up affair Snow's cold, gals What's the trouble? women, song Glamor boys (gridiron) Advertising yes! Tiger gang Stunt night S. C. convention Ronald Adkins Sandra Adkins Betty Andersen Norma Anderson Kva Jo Arnold Anna Pare Baker Bernard Baker James Barnett Helen Barrtck OlorU Barton Barbara Season Billy Bell Jack Bledsoe Patay Bledsoe Marvin Bradley Marilyn Bradshaw Charles Burke Wesley Burp� Stanley Hall Luanna Headen PaUy Kroars Johnny Huyard Mary Marvin Kay McAulay Beth McCaaUn Bob Mitchell Rondal Morn� Dona Pippencer Oayle Pope Don Newberry Kaale Mae Ravla i 1 Jerry Palteraon Elliabelh McVay Helen Pemberton TWIla McVleker Barbara Pennliwlm Robert Rowland Haakell Retherford Brack Riddle nnrley Jimmy Roe Mila Sacer Jaequlyne Simpson Benny Smith Carolyn Tate Loyd Tuttle Jerry Ann Turner Virginia Wood� Cecil Wrlcht Seven th Qra de Billy Alim Norma Alll'-n Zelda Baldwin Juanita Barnes Morris Bateman Sandra Bay Leonard Beasoo Donavon Bell Cum I Faye Cook Elaine Cook Paul C rites Billy Cummines Darlene Davis Bonnie Daugherty Jack Daugherty Yvenna Daugherty Ronnie Hacar Kenneth Hannon Bill Harris Danny Hart Wayne Haydock Kay Hearn Betty Hembree Mary Ann Howard f ’ N ■ rr, . a fS ry a ' if Benny Huddle «ton Avery Jenkinacn V- v Sylvia Johnson ' } foA I sill rley Kenney Keith Maynard Mickey McAulay Oeone McBride Don McCain Dickie Meara Victor Menu Davis Moffatl Teddy Mont«omery Palrtcta Moore Louisa MorrU Phyllis Murrell Gary Nelson a rx a! a s m 1 BUI Newell Pre.ds Oaensty Shirty PerceU U� . PeUy R-me Quinn Ku.ene Quirk Emery Retherford Johnny RM.s o a pi a a Leroy Ri««� __________Carolyn Roheru ;. • Robert Edward Robertson Wilma Rocera John Rowden Sue Sayers James 8cSuits Henry Webb Benjamin Welch Isabelle Whan Sammy Withlam Billy Wolff Milton Wolff Ronald Woolr� d e Helen Zolmerchlk c4ivard The AWARD winners tell the story of two of Cushing’s first high school graduates. Mr. George Dungan graduated in the first graduating class of Cushing in 1906. He was the valedictorian of hi class of six memoers. His oration, called “Sour Grapes.” contained this thought: Then with life be happy and smooth, our thoughts bright, our faces cheerful, our ambitions high and our actions true. Mr. Dungan is nov; the superintendent of Happy Valley school. Mrs. Odom, mother of one of Cushing High's junior girls. Connie Odom, who was the former Anna Swartout. vas in the next graduating class of Cushing in 1908. She was also valedictorian as well as president of her class. Vivacity King JIM WARMON Mtm e. Vale di dori a n WWofxxoX WWV v Salutatorian X V (L The American Legion Awards are given to one boy and one girl from the graduating class of Junior and Senior High. The boys are chosen on the basis of leadership, service, character. Amer- icanism. and scholarship. The girls must have leadership, service, character, companionship, and scholarship. The awards are presented in assembly by a member of the local American Legion post. THERON RANDALL EVA JO ARNOLD Student Council cdward MARGARET MEEKER CLAIRE ESCOTT The Student Council Awards are the awards given each year by the Student Council to the four seniors who total the highest number of points in activities, honors, and grades accumulated throughout their four years in high school. The honor is not limited to members of the Student Council, but is open to all seniors. BILL ETCHISON WANDA OSBORN JVationai J4onor Society, President fftit CLAIRE ESCOTT Vice-President The purpose of the National Honor Society is to create an enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to ren- der service, to promote leadership, and to develop character In the pupils of Cush- ing High School. The membership consists of ten per cent of the senior class and five per cent of the junior class chosen on the basis of scholarship, service, lead ership. and character. JOE ANN VANNOSTRAN Secretary MISS HAZEL GRAHAM Sponsor Pat Clements Mary Sue Johnston Becky Morrison Betty Coy Eddie Kitchen Gwen Myers Jane Bryant Bill Etchison Ardith Leavell Wanda Osborn Nadyne Cackler Mande James Margaret Meeker Dorothy Pound -National Qeog,raphic The National Geographic Award is presented eacn year to one girl from the graduating class. This girl must be outstanding in the following characteristics: Scholarship, character, service, and leadership. A tea is given in her honor by the National Geographic Club at the close of the year, and she is presented with a loving cup in assembly. MARGARET MEEKER f. N Qood Citizenship cdward To Jeraldine Appier goes the D. A. R. Good Citizen- ship Award. She was chosen for this award on the basis of scholarship, citizens! ip. and leadership. A committee in Ponca City will select a girl to represent the state at the D. A. R. convention next year. JERALDINE APPLER B. P. XI). cdward Wanda Osborn is the winner of the award given each year by the Business and Professional Women’s Club. In receiving this award she had the following characteristics: scholarship, initiative business-like attitude, personality, grooming, and she must be taking a major part of school work in commerce. A $25 cash award will be presented to her in assembly at the close of the year. A c4. P. c4ward Because of her outstanding work in American His- tory, Jane Bryant receives the honor of being awarded the D. A. R. Award. This award is given each year by the local National Geographic Club. To receive this hon- or the student must be outstanding in the following- scholarship, participation in class activities, attitude and general interest. A medal will be awarded to Jane in assembly at the close ot the year. WANDA OSBORN JANE BRYANT Kinstein the second Ready Beautiful scenery Second childhood ■Just another sucker I Glamor gals Monkey business music, music Snow fun Home Sweet Hume On lookers Wanta ride? i Recess mnting we w Sweet and innocent cAthleticS district 8cA Basketball Champions The a thletes tell the story of Cushing's first school hell. It was used by Mrs. J. H. Brown, then the Miss Jennie Ro bertson, when she first taught school in the upstairs of her fath- er's store. The bell was given to her by a woman who had originally used it to call the men in from the fields. But when Cushing grew to be more than two blocks long, she had to have a bigger dinner bell and she gave the bell to Miss Robertson for her school. The bell now resides in the school trophy case along with the other memorable trophies won by Cushing High School. The bell was presented to the Jennie Robertson chapter of the Future Teachers of America by Mrs. Brown for whom the chap- ter was named. 3ootba.il 1949 FOOTBALL CO-CAPTAINS DON JOHNSON BILL BLEDSOE J3a hetbaU 1950 WILLIAM BELUS BASKETBALL CO-CAPTAINS MICKEY IMEL First Row: Richeson. Burden. J. Davis. Manatowa. J. Gould. Maynard. Christy. Kunard. R. Cobb. J. Peery. Hunter. Second Row: Coach Melvin Skelton. Bill Bledsoe. Coyne. Lane Johnson. Hart. Stinnett. Ladd. Boles. Fuqua. Pound. R. Gould. Baker. Assistant Coach Harvey Slade. Third Row: R Davis. Largent. Berger. Fry. Cooke. Barnes. Kenney. Imel. Turnbow. L. Perry. B Cobb. Combrink Williams. SEASON S RECORD Cushing 38 St. Gregory 6 Cushing 14 Perry 26 Cushing 27 Guthrie 6 Cushing 6 Blackwell 0 Cushing 7 Ponca City 19 Cushing 13 Chilocco 0 Cushing 41 Bristow 20 Cushing 13 Wewoka 7 Cushing 13 Stillwater 0 Cushing 19 Won: 8 Drumright Lost: 2 12 V MELVIN SKELTON I Coach ____VEY SLADE Assistant Coach I CUSHING’S STARTING LINE-UP Front: M. Imel. R. Davis. D. Baker. G. Pound. L. Boles. B. Barnes. E. Berger. Backfield: D Johnson. D. Cooke. B. Bledsoe. E. Manatowa. DONALD JOHNSON DAVID COOKE BILL BLEDSOE Senior. Right Ouard. Weighs 150 pounds. 5 feel 10 1-2 inches tall- Aae 18. 3-year letterman. Junior. Pullback. Weighs 190 pounds. 6 feet 1 inch tall. Age 18. 2-year letterman. Senior. Quarterback. Weighs 160 pounds. 5 feet 9 1-2 Inches tall. Age 19. 4-year letterman. 7 4 MICKEY IMEL ROBERT DAVIS DALE BAKER GENE POUND Senior. Right End. Weighs 190 pounds. 6 feet 2 Inches tall. Age 17. 2-year letterman. Senior. Right Tackle. Weighs 194 pounds. 5 feet 10 Inches tall. Age 17. 3-year letterman. Senior. Right Guard- Weighs 142 pounds 5 feet 7 1-4 inches tall. Age 18. 1-year letterman. Sophomore. Center. Weighs 170 pounds. 5 feet 9 1-2 Inches tall. Age 16. 1-vear letterman BRISTOW—got off to a bad start when our fighting little left half Elmer Manatowa made an 85-yard touchdown on the kickoff. WE WOK A was picked to win. It was a sure defeat for Cush lng. but the Tigers didn’t let that keep them from making two touchdowns to Wewoka's one 8T1LLWATER—fought fo r a score but the Tigers would not take defeat. Bill Bledsoe went all the way for our first touchdown the last minute of the last quarter. DRUM RIOHT— fought hard to win against the Cushing Tig- ers. but In the last three min- utes of the game Earl Ber- ger Intercepted a pass meant for Imel or Johnson and made our final touchdown. BILL BLEDSOE „.U- ■J ELMER MANATOWA Junior. Left Halfback. Weighs 148 pounds. 5 feet 5 inches tall. Age 17. 2-year letterman. Bill Bledsoe, the name, which nngs on the footbcll field of Cushing High School. Bill started in his football career early in his freshman year. 1948. He was in the starting line-up in the last game of that season and we have seen that familiar face on the starting line-up ever since. In 1948. he was picked for a quarterback position by the Tulsa World. That year he was also placed in quarterback positions by Ponca City Squad Team. In 1949. he was placed on the All-State Team by the Tulsa World and Dally Okla- homan. Bill will participate In the North-8outh All-State game on August 18. 1950. Our football coach. Melvin Skelton, was elected to be coach of the North team on which Bill will play. Cushing High School is proud of Bill's record. We will all be looking for his name in later years on the sports pages of the various newspapers. Starting- J ine LEONARD BOLES Senior. Left Guard. Weighs ISO pounds. 5 feet n inches tall. Age 20. 1-year letterman. £ i N e BILL BARNES Junior. Left Tackle Weighs 170 pounds. 8 feet 1 1-2 inches tall. Age 17. 1-year letterman. i waiiowaM Ik EARL BERGER Junior. Left End. Weighs 150 pounds 6 feet tall- Age 17. 2-year letterman. ST ORKOORY -brought 'orlh team work on the part i f the entire team. PERRY—was r.n op -n scoring game for the Perry Mtroons GUTHRIE—brought ffrth fame for David Cooke in his con- tinual driving from his full- back position BLACKWELL—was left score- less by the defensive work of Rodney Fuqua and Robin Hart. This was the only game In which Blackwell did not score. PONCA CITY—was behind the Cushing Tigers until the last six minutes of the game, then they came up in a fight- ing spirit. CHILOCCO-though their field was muddy, the Cushing Tig- ers rapped up two touch- downs. Other 07 DAVID COYNE Senior. Defensive Right Half, back. Weighs 150 pounds. 5 feet 10 inches tail. Age 17. l-year let- terman. ) RODNEY FUQUA Senior. Right Guard. Weighs 145 pounds. 5 feet 9 1-2 inches tall. Age 18- 1-year letterman. Outstanding KORIN HART Senior. Right End. Weighs 138 pounds. 5 feet 9 1-2 Inches tall. Age 17. 2-year letterman. MARVIN LANE Junior. Left Guard. Weighs 161 pounds. 5 feel 11 inches tall- Age 17. 1-year letterman. LYLE MAYNARD Junior. Halfback. Weighs 152 pounds. 5 feet 9 Inches tall. Age 17. 1-year letterman. An LANE PERRY Senior. Guard. Weighs 152 pounds. 6 feet 1 inch tall. Age 17. 1-year letterman. DON KENNEY Sophomore. Tackle. Weighs 196 pounds. 6 feet 4 Inches tall. Age 15. 1-year letterman. J3a ketball 7jeam 1950 Hirst How: L. Maynard. H. Case. M. Rogers. J. Hunter. Bob Bledsoe. E. Manatowa. B. Hose b rough. Second Row: K Case. M. Lane. R. Cobb. J. Morton. R. Oould. D. Coyne. Coach Harvey Slade. Third Row: D. Cooper. P. Schnack. W. Bellis. M. Imel. D. Kenney. D. Cooke. B. Barnes. E. Ber- ger. Bill Bledsoe. THE TIGERS TOP TEN SPARKPLUGS INDIVIDUAL SCORINO RECORD Names of Number Total Players of Oames Points Beilis 24 173 Bledsoe 24 157 Imel 23 138 Cooke 22 86 Berger 23 64 Cooper 20 55 Coyne 23 43 INDIVIDUAL SCORINO RECORD Names of Number Total Players of Oames Points Manato wa 20 37 Lane 11 9 Morton 12 7 Maynard 3 4 Kenney 3 3 Barnes 1 1 Bob Bledsoe 1 0 BARNES Center BERGER COOKE Guard Forward COYNE Guard LANE Forward IMEL Forward POUND COMBRINK Forward CO-CAPTAINS Action Shot ZJeam 1950 SEASON’S RECORD Cushing 49 Seminole 22 Cushing 39 Bristow 27 Cushing 35 Chllocc© 22 Cushing 17 Ponca City 18 Cushing 31 Blackwell 12 Cushing 18 Capitol Hill 26 Cushing 28 Classen 46 Cushing 27 Daniel Web. 16 Cushing 24 Henryetta 22 Cushing 29 Will Rogers 38 Cushing 28 Ponca City 18 Cushing 27 Drumrlght 41 SEASON'S RECORD Cushing 27 Guthrie 28 Cushing 42 Bristow 29 Cushing 31 Stillwater 25 Cushing 31 Perry 26 Cushing 38 Blackwell 20 Cushing 45 Chllocco 31 Cushing 37 Perry 32 Cushing 28 Stillwater 25 Cushing 34 Guthrie 28 Cushing 22 Ponca City 18 Cushing 37 Drumrlght 34 Cushing 28 Chllocco 13 Cushing 55 Blackwell 34 1949 Maieball ZJeam First Row: Clemons. Cobb. Dickson. Collins. Manatowa. Second Row: Coyne. Johnson. Morton. Hart. Fisher. Coach Melvin Skelton. Third Row: Barnett. Cooper. Acklln. Sayers. Beilis. Berger. MELVIN SKELTON Coach DON COOPER Captain Cushing High School has just started Its track career Mr. McGee, the track coach, started last year with Junior High boys to build a track team. He took them to dual meets at Stroud and Stillwater, and later to a track meet at Shaw- nee. 7Jrach BURL McGE Coach ( In the 8A Conference meet they placed first In broad jump, second In the 100 yard dash and high Jump, third In pole vault, and fourth In 660 yard run and 880 relay. the boys will work spring and about flf- cxpected to partlcl- 1' junior J4ig.lt Jootball 1949 First How: Vandever, Garrison. Cherry. J. Hilyard. McAulay. Self. Tuttle. Franklin.. Murrell. Gould, Avery. Hart. Newell. Roll. Second Row: Malcom. Burpo. Ryan, Keith. Bell. Cook. Morris. Schlegel. Hauschild, Quirk. Sele- man. Hope. Thompson. Bradley. Bledsoe. Third Row: Coach Burl McGee. B. Barnett. King. Harlson. Wagle, Cooper. Urley. Bell. Bethel. Harper. Hadding. Cobb. Brookshire, Huddleston. Bay. G. Hilyard. J Barnett. BOBBY BARNETT Captain WAYNE COOPER Captain junior Jfiak (Baikelball First Row: Clemons, Sisson. Green. Wagle. Morris. Schlegel. Bay, Hadding. Harper. Second Row: Hilyard. Daniel. Vaughn. Cobb Wilson. Cooper. Beesley. Wingfield. King. Coach Burl McGee. c4ctivitie£ Cushing’s most colorful activities have been those connected with oil. At the break of dawn on St. Patrick’s day morning in 1912, T. B. Slick, driller, drove into Cush- ing at break-neck speed. The buggy creaked, the team lunged—they only urged them more. The team was lashed nearly every step of the ten-mile drive. There was no time to be lost! The Shaffer No. 1 on the old Aaron Drumright farm where the city of Drumright now stands had struck oil. There was no Drumright then, only Cushing. When the new0 that a gusher had been struck at Cushing traveled to Tulsa, the oil men began to rush into town. This was destined to be the world's first great oil field and to mark Cushing ever after as an oil and industrial as well as agricultural center. Oiler Stall GLORIA PIERCE Feature Editor lARGARET MEEKER ORVILLE D. POTE EditX Adviser DON COOPER Business Manager JERALDINE APPLER Circulation Manager JIM VINEYARD Sports Editor DON BELVEAL Pressman msffi DELTON RETHERFORD PRENTISS CARTER PTOttman Pressman CLAIRE ESCOTT Feature Editor JIM MORTON Advertising DARRELL CARGILL Advertising String, Orchestra NANCY NELSON Vice-President MARGARET HOBBS Secretary-Treasurer VIOLINS Neva Nelson Bonita Berry Margaret Hobbs Ruth Drake Carol Carlson Philip Fleming Curtis Goodnight Gloria Barton Davis Moffatt Shirley Kenney Virginia Brown Zclua Baldwin CELLO Nancy Nelson Pat Sullivan Donalda Baldwin Sylvia Johnson STRING BASSES Dona Pippenger Oayle Pope VIOLA Wlllene Gaston TJrade and Sndu trial Club First Row: Mr. Godfrey. William Sims. Eugene Tidwell. Delton Retherford. Bill Cobb. Franklin Gatlin. Mr. Pote. Second Row: Donald Bel veal. Tommy Hood. Bob Booth. Bob Kelly. Ralph Moody. Danny Roush. Ralph Cockrell. Third Row: Don Cooper. Pete Moore. Carl Stinnett. Charles Lyman. Fourth Row: Lloyd Allen. Don Stephens. Allen Gayhart. Darrell Cargill. Prentiss Carter. Richard Driggs. Jim Morton. BILL COBB Vice-President JIM MORTON DON COOPER Secretary-Treasurer President Also State President {Junior J4ig,h JJibrary, Club First Table: Elaine Cook. Mary Jo Webb. Mary Ann Fairbanks. Carol Carlson. Virginia Woods Dona Pippenger. Second Table- Jo Stonecipher. Patsy Cranke. Joan Kernes. Carolyn Hagar. Gayle Pope. Eva Jo Arnold. Standing: Herry Webb. Dickie Mears. Jimmv Huddleston. President Sponsor Tv Vice-President VIRGINIA WOODS Secretary JO STONECIPHER Treasurer CAROL CARLSON Program Chairman 3 , rama John Leflwlch. BUI Etchison. Benny Allen. Roy Chandler. Theron Randall. Bob Wlnkelman. James Brown. Re . James. Dennis Brown. John Crook. Clayton Vaughn on ladder. “3iat£ux” John Becsley. Rose Ann Jefferson. Howard Daniel. Clayton Vaughn. Genevieve Gould. Mary- belle Cargill. Johr.nle King. Stage Crew Bob Wlnkelman. Troy Hllyard. Ohe hird.s CkriitmaA Carol” A rama Ohe Slave With Z)wo 3ace ” Don Foresee. J. L. Martin. Mary Ruth Ellis. Marjorie Goodnight. “}ohn Jboe ” Don Foresee. J. L Martin. Natha Vinson. J. D. Pote. Olede Vaughn. Troy Hilyard. Bob Winkelman. “ We Shook the family TJree ” Jane Bryant. Ardlth Leavell. John Leftwtch. Jack Houston. Frank Jones. Joe Peery. Duaiv Wood. Dorothy Pound. Juanita Wagle. Jane Stewart. Ann McOahr.. Gerry Wyatt. Juture Zleacher of cAme rica First Row: Ann McGaha, Lorraine Beckham. Treva Brandle, Jo Mull. Margie James. Gwen Myers. Claire Escott, Mrs. Martin. Natha Vinson. Second Row: Gerry Wyatt. Martha Mull. Dorothy Pound. Mary Louise Pancoast. Sue Morton Orpha Rae Arnold. Virginia Tate. Sue McLaury. leraldine Appier. Joe Peery. Elmer Manatowa. Third Row: Ernie Combrink. Bill Etchison. Troy Hilyard. Mary Lou Quick. Phyllis Robertson. Marvin Lane. Fourth Row: Wanda Osborn. Don Kunard. Kay Carver. Kenneth Kerby. Connie Odom. Ardith Lea veil. Janis Fairbanks. Juanita Wagle. Beverly Hagar. Sue Carlson. Billie Bruns. Pat Clements Martha Moore. Nelma Hilyard. JO MULL MRS. E. O. MARTIN GWEN MYERS President TREVA BRANDLE MARGIE JAMES Second Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer {Junior 3. J4. cA. First Row: Dona Plppenger. Joan Skelton. Leta Peyton. Alcno Crownover. Paula Hargraves. Alpha Adkison. Margaret Coy. Second Row: Mrs. Cook. Virginia Woods. Beverly Delfenbaugh. Bonnie Farrell. DeLee LonU. Mary Jo Webb. Betty Harris. Third Rbw: Lois Evans. Carol Martin. 8hlrley Gentry. Cara Lee McVay. BUllle Oayhart. Man- Ann Rayson. (Beta Club GERRY WYATT Secretary GEORGE P. RUSH Sponsor MARGIE JAMES Treasurer JERALDINE APPLER JOYCE McVICKER MARY LOU QUICK MANTHA BOLTON JANE BRYANT ROMONA HOWARD JIM HUNTER MARGARET MEEKER LETA PEYTON NADYNE CACKLER ARDITH LEAVELL DOROTHY POUND CAROLYN SWIGGART SUSANNE TEWELE CORA SUE WARD Senior 9. H. A. First Row: Mary Sue Johnston. Margie Green. Lucy McLaughlin. Gayle Gentry. Lula Mac Brown. Second Row: Shirley Houston. Floria Hop-tins. Rosemary Caylor. Shirley Whisenhunt. Nancy Bradshaw. Lois Paling. Joyce Flesh man. Carol Brookshire. Martha Brown. Betty Coy. Joyce Williams. Burlcne Miller. Miss Johnson. Jonese Patterson. Third Row: Helen £aton, Marolyn Davenport. Wilma Boles. Pat Haskin. Wanda Blakley. DeLores Bowd- lear. Sandra Linn. Paula Ginn. Denzel Hoggatt. lucy McLaughlin President MARGIE GREEN Vice-President MARY SUE JOHNSTON Secretary MISS NEDRA JOHNSON Sponsor SHIRLEY HOUSTON Treasurer With the help of Doyne Blount, freshman stud nt. tne Future Homemakers have been making some very interesting articles from leather. Doyne has helped the girt in the various stages of tooling the leather, and they are very proud of r hat they have made. There is a membership of thirty girls in the Future Homemakers. The girls in th picture above are enjoying the furniture while planning for the F. H. A. State Future Homemakers Rally in April. The picture above shows some of the girls In a handicraft meeting Student Council GERRY WYATT ELMER MANATOWA JERALDINE APPLER Senior -y) ( LA VON BISWELL EDDIE KITCHEN Senior BEVERLY FAIRLEY MARGARET MEEKER Senior ■ ' f 4 , EDDIE FISHER DAVID COOKE JIM HUNTER LEON MATTHEWS JOHN YOUNG Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore BARBARA BELLIS JIMMY ROLL JOHN HENRY RYAN j0 ANN BUIKSTRA Freshman_______ Freshman Freshman m V W CLAYTON VAUGHN Freshman PAULA CLARK Eighth Grade ) n i n f � A f - y k.vr BILLY HARRIS Seventh Grade WESLEY BURPO Eighth Grade VIRGINIA WOODS EVA JO ARNOLD IRIS GRAYBEAL Eighth Grade Eighth Grade Eighth Grade JO STONECIPHER Seventh Grade SUE SAYERS Seventh Grade JIM SCHULTZ Seventh Grade debate Mr. Yancey, Troy Hilyard, Bob Winkelman, Mrs. Hobbs The 1950 debate team has averaged seven wins for every eight debates, including the Cimarron Valley championship won during the Blackwell Invitational Tournament held January 27 and 28. Mrs. Dora Hobbs and Mr. Jack Yancey are coaches of the debate team. Troy Hilyard is first speak- er and Bob Winkelman second. Gerald Campbell serves as first team alternate. The question for debate this year is “Resolved. That the president of the United States should be elected by direct vote of the people ” junior J4ig,h (Band CLARINETS Mary Jo Ferguson Dickie Mears Carolyn Benny Milton Wolff Shirley Houston CORNETS Robert Woolrldge Bill Newell Marvin Stevens Benny Huddleston Ronald Vandever Glenn Bledsoe Billy Wolff BARITONES David Garrison Ronnie Hagar FRENCH HORN Tommy Edge SAXOPHONES Roberta Beneflel Elaine Cook Leland Marshall Betty Harris BASSES Charles Tovey Donald Thomas BUI Glorda James Kelly CYMBALS Mary Ann Fairbanks TROMBONES Jimmy Huddleston Fred Selboldt FLUTES Stanley Hall Mary Ann Howard Jo Stoneclpher BASS DRUM Jerald Conyers SNARE DRUM Richard Goodwin President GLENN BLEDSOE Secretary-Treasurer V— '• BILL NEWELL Vice-President TOMMY EDGE future farmer o( cAmerica First Tabic: William Ledgerwood. Dewayne Oiddcon. Freddie Hcuston. Lester Branfleld. A1 Wil- liams. Jan Williams Leon Matthews. Melvin Pote. Carl Turnbow. Jackie Vaught. Sammy Dooley. J R. Henderson. Second Table LaRay Shaull. Olin Wright. Arthur Oestmann. Cene Wright. Edwin Fisher. Don Cross. Jim Ladd Lavon Biswell. Olen Wright. Ray -nond Bobo. LeRoy Dethloff. Standing: D. H Fisher. Bobby Johnston won the American Farmer Degree. It Is the highest F. F. A. honor given by the National Association Mr. Fisher is a grand leader of boys. His outstanding F. F. A. Chapter is an example of his fine work at C. H. 8. Three lambs owned by Edwin Fisher. Arthur Oestmann, and Raymond Bobo. Champion group ol lambs at Tulsa Livestock Show 1949. Edwin Fisher: Won second place In Angus Steer at the Okla- homa State Fair. Also entered In International Livestock Show at Chicago. Qlee Club Fine Row: Joe Ann Vannostrmn. Sue McLaury. Carolyn Hermanslorfer. Carol Brookshire. Joyce Williams. Mantha Bollon. OreU Sue McViiv. Carol Ward. Donalds Baldwin Kathryn Tipton. Owenne Riggs Second Row: Mary Sue Johnston Pat Parks. Sandra Forbes. Roberta Fmlth. Mary Ann Cornelius. Shirley Bunch. Shlrlee Robinette. Jo Ann Harris. Nova Olddeon. Sunny Mays. Lois Paling. Miss King. Third Row: Gloria Pierce. Dorothy Orlffeth. Betty Holderread. Norma Oglesby. Carolyn Franklin. Jo Ann Howerton. LaVonda Dlllman Chadwick. Louwena David. Sandra L'nn. Doris O Kelley. Margie Green. ZJrtple ZJi rio Joe Ann Vannostran. DeLores Bowdlear, Joan Enos. Sandra Linn, Kathryn Tipton, Carolyn Franklin. Lois Paling, Donalda Baldwin, Sue McLaury. Quartet Lois Faling, DeLores Bowdlear. Joe Ann Vannostran, Carolyn Franklin. J3and CLARINETS Ardith Lea veil Susanne Tewele Gerry Wyatt John Lcftwlch Beverly Fairley Howard Harlson Carolyn Swlggart Dennis Brown Rex James Shirley Houston DeLee Lantz Don Newberry Patsy Hedges David Love Renona Fry ALTO SAXOPHONES Dorothy Pound Norma Bourcll Larry Calkins TENOR SAXOPHONE Virginia Woods SAXOPHONE BARITONE Leon Wood CORNETS Carl Baker Jim Vineyard Richard McConkey Benny Allen BUI Etchison John Selemon Eugene Huff Billy Harris Benny Smith Billy Quffey TROMBONES Jack Houston John Young Victor Crook David Baldwin Jack Myers BASSOONS Mary Louise Pancoast Tommie Roberts SNARE DRUMS Clayton Vaughn Doyne Blount John Crook Teddy Roberts FRENCH HORNS Kenneth Thomas Tommy Oakes John Keith Richard Faling BUI Franklin Mary Malernee OBOES Pat Wade Romona Howard FLUTES Earlene Glbble Clara Christian BASSES Donald Bellah Glen Klfer Theron Randall Dwayne Sisson BASS CLARINET Juanita Wagle RICHARD McCONKEY Drum Major JIM HARMON Student Conductor GERRY WYATT Secretary First Row: Gerald Campoell. Kenneth Thomas. James Brown. John Hesser. Second Row: David Love. Bob Lamb. Dwayne Sisson. Joe Thompson. ffunior J4i- ? First Row: Marvin Stone. Oeorge McBride. Sammy Wtthiam. Wendell Clemons. Jimmy Roe. Louis Blosch. Charles Burke. Henry Webb. Davis Moffatt. Second Row: Bob Frederica. James 8isson. Joe Roberts. Billy Al.en. Donald Thomas. Cecil 3eth 'I. Dickie Mears. Danny Hart. Avery Jenkinson. Lee Bateman JO COPPtlV(j President unior Ck oru LUANN HEADEN Vice-President CARMEN HOGG Librarian Secretary First Row: Rosemary Baker. Paul-: Clark, Dolores Wyatt. Mildred Deffenbaugh. Phyllis Murrell. Patricia Moore. Delores Delap. Norma Allton. Sue Oakes. Myrna Bishop. Patsy Cranke. Sally Ketring. Rachel Courtnght. Delores Martin. Bevenv Deffenbaugh. Mary Esthe.' Churchill. Miss King. Second Row: Jo Copple. Shirley Rogers. Suzanne Thornburgh. Kay McAulay. Janice Erickson. Carol Kitchen. Gloria Brookshire. Rea Don Chadwick. Shirley Huitt. Sandra Loveland. Thelma Gibson. Wilma Rogers. Sylvia Johnson. Bertha Caldwell. Third Row: Helen Loftls. Carmen Hogg. Barbara Bcason. Luann Headen. Mila Sager. Lois Billingsley. Norma Ingram. Zelda Baldwin. Sydney Gray. Nancy Newton. Paula Johnson. Oerrie Gaunt. Twtla MoVlcker. Ida Scribner. Karla Shackelford. Z)ig,eretteA JO MULL ft MARGARET MEEKER JEAN ROLL ANN McGAHA LORRAINE BECKHAM President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer NADYNE CACKLER Cheerleader Cheerleader Cheerleader MISS HAZEL GRAHAM MISS CHRISTINE CLICK Sponsor Sponsor Z)Lg,erette4 Front Row: Nadyne Cackler. Lot ram.’ Beckham, Jean Roll. Margaret Meeker. Jo Mull. Ann McGahu Second Row: Tommie Roberts. Oerry Wyatt. Juanita Wagle. Ardlth Leavell. Norma Oglesby. Claire Eicott. Joan Harmon. Clara Chris- tian. Betty Jo Riley. Nelma Hllyard. Chrtstel Lasarttlk. Wanda Osborn. Becky Morrison. Natha Vinson. Owen Myers. Jeraldlne Appier. Margie James. Mantha Bolton. Miss Click. Third Row: Jaynell Martin. Earlene Olbble. Dorothy Orlffeth. Carol Brookshire. Pat Parks. Lula Mar Brown. Treva Brandle. Kay Carver. Dorothy Pound. Everonle Sager. Beverly Hagar. BlUle Bruns. Pat Clements. Anne Oray. Lucy McLaughln. Betty Harris. Alpha Ad- klson. Paula Hargraves. Carol Martin Betty Cook. Miss Oraham. Fourth Row: Carolyn Swlggart. Feverly Jett. Romona Howard. Ruby Moss. Margaret Morgan. Avis Morris. Betty Hughes. Beverly Fairley. Shirley Houston. Ann Minor. Sue Morton. Mary Louise Pancoast. Connie Odom. Jane Bryant. 8hlrley Whlsenhunt. Joyce Mears. Joan 8kelton. Alene Crownover. Sanora Forbes. Laqulta Blckle. Billie Oayhart. Modenla Chadwick. Willetts Belveal. Firth Row: Mary Malemee. Joe Ann Vannostran. Betty Coy. Floria Hopkins. Janet EscoU. Pat Haskln. Mary Vertreese. BeUy Orlffeth. Dorothy Frith. Martha Mull. Mavis Morris. Mary Black. Janls Fairbanks. Leta Peyton. Mary Ann Rayson. Sue Carlson. Phyllis Robert- son. Oerry Horton. Marolyn Davenport. Sixth Row: Mary Sue John'ton. Gloria Pierce. Jeanne Burke. Martha Moore. Sandra Linn. Joyce Williams. Jo Ann Harris. 8usanno Tewele. Norma Bourcll. Norma Cleveland. Betty I� wrey. J3eng,alette£ First Row: Jo Ann Buikstra. Mary O. Simon, Bonita Berry. Thedi. Moss. Second Row: Cuml Faye Cook. Jo Stonecipher. Carol Kitchen. Phyllis Murrell. Sandra Bay. Delores Delap. Norma Lou Allton. Mary Ann Howard. Dolores Wyatt. Sue Oakes. Elaine Cook. Barbara Beason. Lonna Combrlnk. Donna Blackburn. Ruth Drake, Myrna Bishop. Dona Fippenger. Sylvia Johnson. Mary Lou Mansfield. Mrs. Wyatt. Third Row: Joyce Wolff. Nelwyne Bledsoe. Mary Ann Fairbanks. Mildred Deffenbaugh. Beverly Deffenbaugh. Rea Don Chadwick. Rose Ann Jefferson. Janice Erickson. 8ydney Oray. Gloria Brookshire. Darlene Davis. Sue Sayers. Shirley Kenmy. Pat Coyne. 8hirley Lee. Shir- ley Bunch. Wilma Jo Copple. Kay MrAulay. Paula Clark. Deloris Mi rtln. Fourth Row: Renona Fry. Pat Sullivan. Suzanne Holmes. Nancy Nelson, Neva Nelson. Mary Jo Webb. Carmen Hogg. Helen Loftls. Loit Evans. Margaret Hobbs. Oenevieve Gould. Barbara Beilis. Oerrie Gaunt. Luann Headen. Patsy Hedges. Nancy Newton. DeLee Lantz. San- dra Adkins. Carol Carlson. Virginia Woods. Gloria Barton. Paula Johnson. MARGARET HOBBS President BARBARA BELLIS Vice-President MARY JO WEBB Secretary The Bengalette-s is the Junior High School Pep Club organization. They aptly lend support to our Junior High teams. “C” Club First Row: Bill Bledsoe. William Beilis. Lane Perry. Mickey Imel. Earl Berger. David Cooke. Elmer Mana Second Row: Don Johnson. Don Kenney. John Gould. Leonard Boles. David Coyne. Gene Pound. Dale Bak- er’ TTiir Row? Rodney Fuqua. Lyle Maynard. Billy Barnes. Jim Morton. Don Cooper. Robin Hart. Bill Cobb Robert Davis. Marvin Lane. _________ a'w r DON JOHNSON Vice-President ROBERT DAVIS Secretary cddver tiding. The ADVERTISERS tell the story of the Cushing Trading Company. The Cushing Trading Company was the largest mercantile establishment in Cushing for many years. It was the successor of C. W. Carpenter Co., and was incorporated as the Cushing Trading Company in 1902. This firm did business largely on credit and it was not unusual for them to carry between $60,000 and $100,000 per year on their books. This is in marked contrast to the cash business today. This store handled a general line of merchan dise including practically everything from hard- ware to notions. It did a very large business with the Indians. The Cushing Trading Company, about 1918, sold most of its merchandise to the John Good Department store, and the company was disbanded. Ar' tA J s A COMPLETE PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICE I I | 1 Mhn% Studia I monuments .... f •Cx •CX •Cx t t ■Cx ■Cx •Cx '■Cx ■Cx ■Cx •Cx •Cx ■Cx ■Cx •{X ■Cx ■Cx ■cx •Cx •{X •cx ■{X ■{X ■Cx ■{X ■{X x •Cx ■{X •CX X •cx •Cx x •Cx •Cx •Cx •Cx •Cx •Cx ■Cx •Cx ■Cx ■Cx ■Cx ■Cx •Cx ■Cx ■Cx •Cx •Cx •Cx ■Cx •Cx •Cx x ■Cx •Cx •Cx •Cx •Cx 105 North Cleveland Phone 1158 BEST WISHES to the CLASS of 1950 xj- xj- xJ- � xj- X $• Xj- xJ- xj- x x xj- xJ- xj- xj- X xj- xj- XJ- x xj xj- xj- XJ- XJ- tt- Xj- xj- 9- ■CX ■Cx ■Cx •Cx ■Cx •Cx A monument built of enduring granite, symbolic in design and reverent in purpose, resting in surroundings of peace and beauty, a tribute of respect and honor to the dead, a constant source of inspiration to the living .... R. E. BOURELL, Prop. CUSHING MONUMENT COMPANY 515 North Steele Phone 1055 REMEMBER—Be twice as sure with two great names, FRIGIDAIRE made only by GENERAL MOTORS. CONGRATULATIONS Jfelen i Shoppe Clay Vaughn Co. 108 North Harrison pkorie 594 ■c ■Cx •Cx ■Cx •Cx •a ■CX ■cx ■Cx x •Cx ■Cx ■Cx x ■Cx ■Cx ■Cx •Cx ■Cx •Cx ■CX x x •Cx ■Cx TOT’S TEEN’S and LADIES Mr. and Mrs. Geo. D. Kitchen 104 West Broadway Phone 8 s xj- xj- £ EARL BRAY INC TRANSPORTERS PETROLEUM PRODUCTS We Are Driving For Safety1 Oklahoma Cushing Telephone 366 First The store of better values in shoes, ready-to-wear and dry goods, offers friendly service to all and congrat- ulates the Boy and Girl Graduates of 1950. Cushing Oklahoma CONGRATULATIONS to You SENIORS STANDARD PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION CO. O. A. Jack” Vertreese Cushing Oklahoma P. O. Box 16 CONGRATULATIONS SENIORS Hugh's Jewelry Store 6 ft 0 fiiiiitiirtrtrtrtrtt trCririrtrM-erertri iJ V ishes to the Seniors of '50 From Your Cushing Theatres 6 | DUNKIN « ■� « t « • « x •5 x PARAMOUNT AMERICAN SUNDOWN DRIVE-IN •c x x x x ■{X 1 «X «X I x X LEO H. PRINGEY AGENCY Complete Insurance Service 103 North Cleveland Phone 54 T a- � X}- X x xj- r x x)- CL Cuiliiny baily Citizen § Congratulation? to the Cenior? of 50 £ BENGE ELECTRIC x Wiring and Repair % 212 North Harrison Phone 1697 g ?☆☆ ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ ☆ X)- ALTA'S BEAUTY SHOP | Shaping and Styling % 214 North Harrison Phone 906 Permanents Are Our Specialty One of Oklahoma's Outstanding Daily Newspapers Quality Commercial Printing S ? SaiOOUWUUUUOUWtHWftXUWUUOUUUtWKXJ yyiputyyyyyyyyYyyyyyyyYyMM ffyVWWTTTYHtfg? x « « £ ■{ ■6 •c ■6 •{ X ■C ■{ ■fc •fc ■Cx ■Cx x x •ft x x x x x x x x •cx •{X •Cx x x ■Cx x •d -Cx X X X X •d •5 ■{X X •{X •d ■ex « X X •d X X ■d -ex X •ex x ex ex ex ex ex ex ex Con.cjTiatuJatLan.4 • • . To Cushings 1950 Graduates! We are proud to have produced your Yearbook for you. Our best wishes to the Cushing High School Faculty and all Undergraduates. x X • X • X X I I ’ X X • X ■ X ■ X ■ 1 X ■ X ■ X • X ' X X ■ X' li- X X • X ■ X ■ X ■ X ■ X ■ X ■ X ■ X ■ X ■ X ■ X ■ X ' X’ X X ■ SEMCO COLOR PRESS Producers of Fine School Annuals B. L. SEMTNER, President 414 N. W. Third Street Oklahoma City IDENTIFICATION OF SENIOR BABY PICTURES 1. Anne Gray 2. Lucy McLaughlin 3. Betty Jo Riley 4. Orpha Rea Arnold 6. Nadyne Cackler 6. Jimmy Davis 7. Danny Roush 8. Sandra Linn 9. Everonie Sager 10. Treva Brandle 11. Norma Rogers Kirk 12. Lois Paling 13. Wanda Osborn 14. Nelma Hilyard 15. Gerry Horton 16 Gale Billines 17. Beverly Jett 18. Margaret Meeker 19. Billy Meyers 20. Leonard Boles 21. John Gould 22. Imogene Gooding 23. Joe Ann Vannostran 24. Martha Moore 25. Gwen Myers 26. Robert Gabbard 27. Margie Green 28. Norma Cleveland 29. Betty Coy 30. Alice Thomas Bobby Meyers 32. Donalda Baldwin 32. Carolyn Sutton 34. Natha Vinson 35. Pat Clements 36. Marolyn Davenport 37. Don Johnson 38. Agnes Johnson 39. Joann Ingram 40. Phyllis Robertson 41. Nancy Bradshaw 42. Lane and Jane Perry 43. Kay Carver 44. Claire Escott 45. Clara Christian 46. Joe Pry 47. Eddie Kitchen 48. Sunny Mays 49. Gayle Gentry 50. Jim Harmon 51. Joan Harmon SURE INSURANCE For Dependable Insurance Service Call 1210 WINSTON JONES 101-B East Broadway GOOD LUCK to ALL GRADUATES ' of the CLASS of 1950 HANCOCK FEED COMPANY t CONGRATULATIONS to the Class of 1950 The Home of Good Foods SEWELL'S Groceries Meats Vegetables Phone 90 ROSCOE PANCOAST GENERAL INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE W. L. KENNEY Painting Decorating Paper Hanging Pittsburgh Paints 120 North Harrison Phone 264 a- x}- )■ a- x a «• «■ «■ x x x � � x «■ xj- «■ «■ x)- r x x x x}- x � x x} x x x r£ x - x - J x x r x X X X X x X}- x X Cushing Oklahoma BROADWAY BILLIARD PARLOR Best Place in Town for Amusement O. H. Harris ttttittt ttit itfrAteirCrteirtrtrtetrte Mii-er-tret -trertrtrtrkirtiictrtoirtrtiirir DRINK Coca-Cola in Bottles i� ! Cushing Coca-Cola Bottling Company Phone 240 x- ? � • i § x x x j xj- i x x X Compliment? of JOHN F. ERWIN PRINTERS STATIONERS Phone 1500 Cushing Oklahoma §• x Congratulation? and Be?t V' i?he? to the 1050 CenioT� ? X 5 ■ Danis JFutipral Hump I £ Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Leo Davis X • x £ Congratulation? to the O of 50 g MADAMOISELLE BEAUTY SHOP t i 111 North Cleveland Phone 1626 Where Hair Styling Is an Art j w ww9 wm w� ww w wfr J D-X SERVICE Wash, Grease, Tire Repair Recharge t I CONGRATULATIONS from BUNNY'S DRIVE IN TME MOUSE of SANDWICMES X i xj- X X x X X X}- X x X X i x X}- 7-Day Week Service Clate Prophecy, July 15, 1959. marks the wonderful day in the lives of Carl Baker and Bill Etchison. We are now employed by the Handi-Dandi Mouse Trap Com- pany, as salesmen On approaching our old high-school “stomp- in' grounds. in the company car. we were nearing the city limits, when our none too modernistic automobile ceased to operate. As fate would have it we stopped in front of Norma's Berger House. While eating our lunch we inquired where we might obtain transportation to the City of Cush- ing. Norma informed us that the only near trans- portation would be horses, from the CCC riding academy, owned and operated by Betty Cook, Betty Coy and LaVonda Dillman (Chadwick). The attempt to ride horseback to the City was unsuc- cessful and we resorted to a taxi-cab. On the ar- rival of the taxi to the riding academy we soon were to know that the driver was an old friend. Nancy Bradshaw. Entering the limits of Cushing we saw a tent resembling that of a one-ring circus; we were as- sured that the tent wasn’t for a circus at all. but two evangelists, Eddie Claude Kitchen and Kay Carver were speaking on “The Evils of Today’s Children.” Special music for the service was created by the High School Music Department. The girls’ trio consisted of Donalda Baldwin Martha Brown, and Wanda Blakley. under the direction of Mrs. Mickey Imel. the former Jo Mull. They sang Little Brown Jug” and Don’t Cry Jo.” The band under the direction of Mickey Imel. is just now finishing Shubert’s Unfinished Sym- phony. Nancy, wishing to hear some good music, tried to tune in “Melodious Moody.” (Ralph) but all the static she could get was Buster “Wide Awake” Walters in his 64th news commentary of the day. Highlights of his news were Einstein and Lane Perry had came out with a new “Ultratomic” theory. It is considered secret and cannot be re- vealed at this time. Also in the headlines is fam- ous. auto speed driver and dare devil. David Coyne. He was in a minor crack up” today when his son ran over him with his tricycle. After reaching our present end of finance, we paid the cab driver. Nancy, and got out in front of the Cushing Daily Citizen. We didn’t realize that v e were soon to come in contact v ith many of our former companions of the class of 1950. We were quite surprised to find editor-in-chief Phyllis Robertson making tomorrow’s assignments for the paper. As we expected Natha Vinson was in charge of the society department, and she was just teach- ing Freddie Houston, cub reporter, how to cover the society meeting of the local Canasta Club. Walking over to the advertising department, we were soon recognizing many names of our former classmates in the various ads. First was The Automobile Dealer’s Association headed by Bob Mash, the local Nash dealer. His motto was. “Is your Nash Mashed? If so, bring your Nash to Mash and have your Nash unmash- ed.” Dewayne Giddeon is finding his future in Fords. “Come in haste, not a second to waste, show your good taste, get a Ford for your place.” Come over today bring half your pay. sink it in a '36 Chevrolet”—advertisement by Teddy Sheridar. local Chevrolet Dealer. From there or. down the page, was the Theatre ad playing up the current Hollywood hit, Tnj Fuzzy Mushtache Murder Case” starring the one and only Robert “Gabby ” Gabbard and his hero- ine Gerry Courtin’’ Horton. At the local theacre. managed by Bob Booth, the concession stand was run by Gwen and Gale Billings featuring the GGG Hot Tamales. (Gwen and Gales Gooey Tamales). Other various advertisements were: D R Funeral Home under the watchful direction of Richard Driggs and Danny Roush. Their motto is: We know you’re not eager for your demise, but come now and do be wise, for if tomorrow you should die. on Driggs and Roush, you can rely. We turned the page and hardly recognized the pic- ture of Miss Cusning. alias Sue Carlson, who has found, according to this ad. amazing success in the last ten years in Sutton’s Slenderizing Salo l owned and vibrated by Carolyn Sutton. Agnes Johncon's Bakery is now featuring the fabulous yeast. Fleshman’s yeast, which is always rising to new heights. The discoverer of this new yea«t is one of the greatest yeast manufacturers of all times. Joyce Fleshman. Everonie Sager is now employed at the Johnson Bakery and is cook- ing cookies, trying to make a hit with David Cooke. Our interest was aroused when Police Chief Robin Hart called the office to report that the Lonely Hearts Club” of Cushing (managed and stimulated by the alluring Jimmy Vineyard) was hijacked by a couple known as “Terrible Troy” and Merciless Marge” (the former known in his vouthful days as Tee Roy Hilyard and the latter known in her innocent days as Marjorie James). Another phone cal! from Franklin Gatlin, now special insurance investigator, announced that Bill Cobb’s T. G. Sr Y. store had been slightly dev- Cla££ Prophecy astated by Margaret Meeker when she left her iloor sanding machine standing too long in one spot. Just as the excitement was dying down in the Citizen office, John Gould, spit-fire lawyer, rep- resenting the GGG Advertising Agency, came in with a threat to sue the Advertising department of the Citizen if they didn't leave the GGG's cus- tomers alone. The advertising artists. Griffeth, (Betty), Gray, (Anne), and Green, (Marjorie) don’t like the idea of losing the large account of Bob “Pierre Clemens Beauty Shoppe. After Ed- itor Robertson assured Lawyer Gould that Pierre” had taken the action himself “Spit Fire” decided to drop the case avoiding a possible catastrophe. Captain Leonard Boles, head of the local Na- tional Guard, came in to run an ad announcing that the local Guard basketball team would play the Bengal Basketeers. the C. H. S. basketball team now coached by Jim Harmonious Har- mon. a renowned basketball star of his Junior High days. Bob Meyers. Bill Meyers, and Jim Morton who clip at the MMM Barber Shop have just phoned in a minor change in their advertisement. In a news story it is stated that Bobby Joe Kennedy's patrol car broke down when he hit a bump too hard; Francis Moore, airport manager, flew over to Drumright to pick him up and brought him back to Cushing. Patrolman Kennedy had his car pulled into the DX Service Station operated by Bob and Sunny Kelly (Mrs. Kelly being the former proprietor of the local Mays Oil Co.). Bob said he would make no promise about correcting the deficiencies of the poor dilapidated patrol car af- ter being driven by Gun-Boy” Kennedy. Coming down the street outside the Citizen was a tractor going full force driven by Keith Farrell, owner of AFIC (Abercrombie’s Farm Im- plement Company). After spending some time at the Citizen we decided to walk to our old Alma Mater.” On our way to CHS we passed the Vee Drug Store which is still under the direction of Mary Ruth Ellis. As everyone knows Jerry Appier is the writer for the gossip column and knows all the gossip so we dropped in at the accounting office to learn the hot news.” She tcld us that Don Johnson had reached an agreement with Genevieve and is now managing the local Coca Cola plant. She said that Police Chief Hart had to warn Ma Hopkins (Flo- ria) about keeping her little boys” from Mr. Fu- qua. the principal of CHS now. Mr. Fuqua, in our opinion, is very well suited for the job since he was m uie Oiiice so much in his high school days. Alter promising to teil Jerry if we lound out anything new, we managed to get away and ran right into Norman Retherford, the present man- ager of J. C. Penney and Co. He told us that he was on his way to Marilyn Davenport's Used Fur- niture Store to see if he could talk her into a bus- iness transaction regarding the redecoration of his store. We talked to him a while and then proceed- ed on our way to the high school. Of course we couldn’t miss the Dairy Queen which is now handled by Robeit Davis. It seems he has hao a lifelong ambition to have all he wants so now he is in hog heaven.” As we entered the building, we saw in the Vo- cational Agriculture our old f-iend and classmate. Raymond Bobo. He told us that William Beilis was the literature teacher and that Darrell Cargill and Prentiss Carter were now teaching chemistry and physics. Orpha Arnold is the newly engaged librarian and Beverly Jett is teaching shorthand and bookkeeping. We found Don Cooper still in school. It seems that he is still missing chemistry ever so often (once a day) and has not been able to convince Principal Fuqua that his intentions were for the good of school work. After visiting the school till the last bell rang we started out for the hotel where we v ere staying. When we went in the Cushing Hotel we found that a group of Church Secretaries were meeting to decide how to make a raid on the Fon- dulac. They wer Lois Faling. representing the Baptist Church. Pat Clements for the Methodist, and Burlene Miller representing the Nazarene. It seems that an undue amount of booze was being sold t the Fondulac so the secretaries took it up- on themselves to raid it with brooms and pitch- forks. Thev told us that they v ere planning the raid for that night so we decided to go over for some excitement. Entertainment was at a peak when all three Church Secretaries burst into the room and then the excitement started. Beverly Brown, the boun- cer. was proceeding to bounce the girls when Po- lice Chief Hart and Patrolman Kennedy entered. The only solution thev offered was that every one cA’ e down to the Police Station and tell it to the judge. After clearing up all the arguments at the police station we started back to the hotel, two very tired mouse trap salesmen with a big day ahead of us tomorrow. ouse Loans and Insura: P -zT - — We specialize in S nPO D Oo VVest Broadway Congratulations to Class of 1950 Schools days are lived through only once. Opportunities that are lost can not be obtained again. You are giving a few years of effort in learning now for a life-time of enjoyment later. Shell Pipe Line Corporation W. A. DRAKE GENERAL INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE Cushing Oklahoma r IT) X ■ft ■ft ft ft ft ft ■{x ft ft ft ft ■5 Congratulations BOY and Girl GRADUATES of 1950 t ft ft ■5 ft ft •a ft ft •ft ft ■a ft ft ft •a Remember, we are still at the same old stand, always willing and eager to serve you. McAulay Cleaners 115 North Harrison Oood l_ucl fco You 804 and ( irl vaduates of 50 French Independent Ice Co. 305 East Main Phone 1444 (Longr atuUtion? f—rom Ben Wilkinson and Main Street Grocery § 409 East Main ft ft ■{x ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ ft ■ft % Best Wishes to All Graduates STARKS ELECTRIC 210 East Broadway Phone 1175 Wiring Fixtures ft •ft 4- 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 X}- 3 3 . 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 X)- CONGRATULATIONS SENIORS 1950 WESTERN AUTO Associate Store 3 x}- 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 “Dick” Wheeler Cushing Oklahoma 3 I 3 I 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 r | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Compliments of LONG-BELL Lumber Company “Service and Quality” Earl Phillips, Mgr. Phone 29 Cushing Oklahoma 3 3 LANE To match her lovelines? COMPLIMENTS n X X x ■ft -e ■c x ■C ■{ •ix «X x WALTERS Furniture Company 201 East Broadway Phones 87-88 |—|ome Purnishings S'nce IQ04 «• x x x j x x x x x}- x x x X}- X x x X X x X x X X� X}- THE PACT GAS CO. Cushing Oklahoma 4 4 4 4 4 x x) 4 4 4 tt- TEEN AGE SHOES By Buster Brown White’s Texaco Service Station x x 4 X $ X X X}- x }■ x X- Marfak Lubrication 303 North Cleveland Havoline Oil Phone 74 You will find many pat- terns to pick from—all with the bonus of built- in quality that has made Buster Brown the tradi- tional name in footwear since 1904. Co 'rotulations anJ 0ert vi?he? to the Senior? of IQ50 ILVEC GRILL Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Goss WYLIE’S SHOE STORE CLAUDE WYLIE, Owner 104 East Broadway Phone 1618 DR. H. C. GROFF Graduate Veterinarian Phones 12 and 140 X X £ L 1 •{X t t « •fc £ •ct «x •g •5 X X tf X X x X BEST WISHES to the CLASS of 1950 • £ X • X' X ■ X ■ X X X ' X' X' X X ' X ' X • X ' X • X X ■ X ■ Cu hiruj' Quality. Stone x X X X Bert W es to the of 50 I COWELL’S NEWS STAND 106 North Cleveland W ing Y ou the Best in Your j— uture Endeavors HALL'S Transfer and Storage X X (greeting? to the 3©n'ors of IQ50 x x from the WAREHOUSE MARKET ■fe ■e CUSHING SAVINGS LOAN ASSOCIATION HOME LOANS INSURED SAVINGS 208 East Broadway Phone 370 u- X}- x}- x}- X}- i X x) I X}- X}- $ ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ rCr rtr(r{r(T-Cr{rtrirCrCrirtrtt v 9 Congratulations to Seniors of 1950 Av wy:s+ A Ar A BEATRICE FOODS CO. j aF ' l5istributors of Meadow Gold Products, Ice Cream, and Frosted Foods 301 West Broadway ESCOTTS FOOD MARKET MACK’S RADIO REPAIR ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ 9 9 9 9 9 9 107 East Cherry 9 § We work on all types of Radios 9 Right on the Corner Right on the Price 221-223 East Broadway Cushing Oklahoma i 1 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9., 9 9 9 9 9 X 9 9 9 I x 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 x 9 9 9 9 X� 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 X 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 � r 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 I I X Phone 432 Phone 1737 j—lower? for fill O cc a?ion? Williami Slower Qarden 211 East Seventh Phone 515 X’ X X' X' X■ X' X■ X ■ X' X■ X • . X X ■ X ■ X ' X' X ■ X • X’ X' X ' X- 9 9 9 X’ X■ Cook’s Home Service Store Home of Westinghouse Appliances 109 East Moses Phone 539 ■fe Best Wishes to the Members of the 1950 Graduating Class Midland Cooperative Wholesale Cushing Refining Division x ■ x X ' X • X • X ■ X ■ X • X X X • X • X • X- X- X • X’ X ■ X ■ X ■ X’ X ' X' X ' X ' X • X ■ X- x ■ X ■ X • CONGRATULATIONS to the SENIORS from x x ■ex ■ex ■ex ■ex ■ex ■ex ■Cr ■ex ■ex ■ex ■ex ■ex ■ex •ex •ex ■ex ■ex •ex ■ex ■ex •ex •ex ■ex X ricnard (Simon Umaty Uho jf WHITE’S DRUG STORE Extends the Best of Luck and Happiness in All Your Future Endeavors x c ■{ • X}- School Calendar Sept. 6—School opens. Sept. 16—St. Gregory, here. Sept. 22—Seminole, Junior High, there. Sept. 23—Perry, here. Sept. 29—Druinright, Junior High, here. Sept. 30—Guthrie, there. Oct. 6—Stillwater, Junior High, here. Oct. 7—Blackwell, here. Oct. 11—Guthrie, Junior High, there. Oct. 12—Six Weeks Tests. Oct. 13-15—State Teachers Meeting. Oct. 14—Ponca City, there. Oct. 15—Band to Oklahoma City. Oct. 20—O. B. U. Magician. Oct. 21—Band Picnic. Chilocco, there. Oct. 25—Guthrie “B.” here. Oct. 27—Bristow, Junior High, there. Oct. 28—Bristow, here. Nov. 1—Sand Springs “B.” here. Nov. 3—Perry, Junior High. here. Nov. 4—Wewoka. there. Nov. 9—Visitation Day. Nov. 11—Stillwater, there. Nov. 17—Junior Play. Nov. 18—Drumright. there. Nov. 19—Band to Norman. Nov. 21—Glee Club to Stillwater. Nov. 23—Six Weeks Tests. Dec. 1-3—State Student Council Convention at Madill. Dec. 2—Seminole, here. Dec. 6—Band Concert. Bristow, there. Dec. 8-10—District 8A at Perry. Dec. 8-10—Band Clinic at Stillwater. Dec. 9—O. U. Chorus. Dec. 13—Capitol Hill. here. Dec. 14—Pawnee. Junior High. here. Dec. 16—Going to College. Classen, there. Dec. 20—Webster, here. Dec. 22—Vocal Department Christmas Pro- gram. Dec. 23—Christmas Holidays. Jan. 2—Resume classes. Jan. 3—Guthrie, here. Jan. 5—Debate with Sand Springs. Jan. 6—Ponca City, here. Jan. 10—Drumright, there. Jan. 12—Guthrie, here. Jan. 13—Six Weeks Tests. Semester tests. Jan. 17—Stillwater, there. Jan. 18—Ripley and B” Team, Polio Game. Jan. 20—Perry, here. Jan. 24—Blackwell, there. Mississippians. Jan. 26—Pogerty Junior High, there. Jan. 27—Chilocco, here. Jan. 30—National Youth Week. Jan. 31—Perry, there. Feb. 3—Stillwater, here. Feb. 6—Stunt Night. Feb. 7—Guthrie, there. Feb. 8—Two One-act Plays for Assembly. Feb. 10-11—0. B. U. Speech Meet. O. U. Poe- try Festival. Feb. 13—Courty Teachers Meeting. Feb. 14—Ponca City, there. Feb. 15—Junior High Play for Assembly. Feb. 16—Senior Tests. Feb. 17—Drumright, here. Feb. 21—Chilocco, there. Feb. 24—Six Weeks Tests. Blackwell, here. Mar. 2-3—Regional Basketball Tournament. Mar. 16—Band and Orchestra Concert. Mar. 16-17—Band Festival at Tulsa. Mar. 24—District Teachers' Meeting. Mar. 30—Operetta. Apr. 3—Senior Girls’ Tea. Apr. 7—Six Weeks Tests. Apr. 13—Program for Blind. Apr. 13-15—State Speech Tournament at Nor- man. Apr. 14-15—District Music Contest. Apr. 21—Tigerette Banquet. Apr. 27-29—Baseball Tournament. May 3-4—Golf Tournament. May 4-6—Instrumental Band at Norman. May 10-23—'Tri-State Band Festival at Enid. May 19—Junior-Senior Banquet. May 21—Baccalaureate. May 22-23—Semester Exams. May 24—Grade Slips. May 25—Eighth Grade Promotion. Picnics. May 26—Commencement. ■e « r •{« ■C X •c X CONGRATULATIONS from PALACE CLOTHIERS Frank Brooks Sons Outfitters for Dad and Lad Cushing Oklahoma a I a � a s a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a If you decide to Farm Farm with FARMALLS ABERCROMBIE’S Farm Implement Headquarters ♦ 115-17 West Broadway Phone 184 Cushing Oklahoma a Cushing Auto Parts Co. a a N.A.P.A. Jobber CongnatuJation SENIORS Assurance of Quality a a May We Serve You in the Future? Roland Bell NEW METHOD CLEANERS 122 North Cleveland 121 North Harrison Phone 186 Cushing Oklahoma Cushing Oklahoma SENIORS ■ex •ex ■ex •ex •ex ■ex ■ex •ex •ex x x ■ex x ■ex «x x ■ex ■ex «X ■ft I ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ x «}■ 4 � � 4 4 4 x Continue to protect your eyes by using modern r 4 4 4 4 }■ 4 � 4 at low cost. t � � � � $ 4 ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ ☆☆☆☆☆ ft ft ■C •e ft X •ex X •ex •ex •ex •ex ■ex •ex •ex •ex ■ex •ex lighting. Cushing Municipal Lighting System is contributing much to each student's comfort and convenience during hours of study and this, too, CustfK V i I 2UT nr MUNICIPAL LIGHT r POWEP ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆■e BEST WISHES to the CLASS of 1950 ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ 4 4 x '•☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆•ft ☆ Congratulations and Best 'W'ishes to the Seniors of IQ50 JOHNSTON'S DAIRY ☆☆☆ 1 x)- � X' X • X • X • X' X' X' 11 ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆x . X' 4 4 4 4 Price Furniture 118-120 North Cleveland Phone 243 Qiaux ion Shop I 4 � 4 .☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆; EDMUNDSON’S Hardware and Appliance Authorized Sales and Service Maytag Kelvinator 103 West Broadway 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 i i I 1 ■ x ■X •X •X ■X ■{X •{X ■{X •Cx •Cx ■Cx •Cx ■Cx •d X x •cx X •Cx •Cx X £ x •c CONGRATULATING the SENIORS of Cushing High ''fishing You the 0e?t in Your Euture End aeavor? Burkey’s Creamery BLACKWELL OIL GAS COMPANY Cushing Oklahoma A. H. Burkey Jack Burkey Sunny Burkey 201 South Central Cushing Oklahoma We call for and deliver Prompt Service IDEAL CLEANERS Frank Forsythe, Owner 206 North Harrison Phone 570 •- j ifr i •- 4 • ■ x � }■ «■ r t r COMPLIMENTS °f HOTEL CUSHING ■ ■ Congratulations to the Senior? of 50 % Muriel’s Beauty Salon Complete Beauty Service 204 1-2 East Moses Phone 446 COMPLIMENTS T. J. HUGHES Lumber Company Phone 340 Cushing Oklahoma ft'(Htt!r Oif rtrtr 6 t Knln 6iWi' tWf 'fr 'fr , i' f , irtrtrtr trtrtrtrtriiirtrtrtrt � ■ t a ATIONS! I x}- X 1950 £ x r x x x B Cushing Automobile Dealers Association X� X}- xj- .,..M...M.� .H«.M„..H.� M«.� H«NM..n...� UMMMM� WUM 1 X)- CONGRATUL Senior Cia i i from the « x ft « ft ft « ■a « ■a ft « ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft 2 Cushing Motor Sales (Ford) Foresee Chevrolet Co. (Chevrolet) Ward Newport Pontiac (Pontiac) Potter Motor Sales (Packard) Oklahoma Motor Co. (Dodge) Griffith Motor Co. (Hudson) Reliable Motor Sales (Chrysler) Mack’s Super Service (Oldsmobile) Gayley Motor Co. (Buick) Rosebrough Motor Co. (De Soto) REMEMBER! When buying your car - - give it plenty of thought. Buy your NEW or USED car from one of the above dealers. Be assured of factory guarantee and authorized factory service. X X}- X� X)- x x x X X}- X i X X X X X - r � BUY YOUR CAR IN CUSHING asll, ay y y, cLlJ § j Sutut (Christum (Cburrh Congratulates sr ' High School iWWrty � i«r A ☆☆☆☆☆ r Also extends Good Wishes to the Class of '50 • Carroll Fairbanks says: To the seniors, a toast —more years in each life, and more life in each year. “Christ over Main Street” ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ C ngratulotion? to the Senior? of 50 F. W. WOOLWORTH CO. CONGRATULATIONS to the Class of 1950 R. G. BOATRIGHT General Insurance “It’s Right If I Write It” 37 Years of Prompt and Efficient Service 116 West Broadway Phone 2 'Washing You the 0e?t in Y1 f—uture -Endeavors our MONTGOMERY WARD 17 years ago we were doing the same for the Class of’32 Our hope is that we can serve Cushing High School 17 years to come HINDS SHOE STORE WW9W wwmm� wuHMHMHMM ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft c •ft ft ft •ft •ft ■ft ft ■ft •ft ft r ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ ftfr x xJ- Compliments 0 CONSOLIDATED GAS UTILITIES CORPORATION IDENTIFICATION OF SENIOR BABY PICTURES 52. Richard McConkey 53. Margie James 54. Mickey Imel 55. Robert Davis 56. Mary Ruth Ellis 57. Mary Sue Johnston 58. Jerry Appier 59. Jim Vineyard 60. Bob Clemens 61. Becky Morrison 62. Jo Mull 63. Jean Roll 64. Betty Griffeth 65. Bill Etchison 66. Carl Baker BEST WISHES to the GRADUATES of IQ50 W W STUDIO Phone 725 xi- s- x r r � x)- a- t b- b- x i}- x x x r x xj x JJ- xJ- J5- x t x J x COMPLIMENTS CUSHING BOILER WELDING CO. Cushing Oklahoma Mr. and Mrs. Herman Taylor $■ a b- � • £ x}- 4- 5 x x X x x}- 4 X X)- X X X x x X X X3- X Xj- X x X x}- X x x X X}- X x X X X3- X)- X x iti •Cx t •ft t •ct ■ct ■{x x CONGRATULATIONS TO SENIORS of 1950 I 1 X' I ' X ■ X X ■ X ■ X • X X • X ■ X • X • X ■ X ■ X • X • X • X ■ X • X ■ X • X ■ X ■ X ■ X ■ ■e ■ft •Ct •Ct ■ft •Ct ■c ■ft «5 ■Ct •ft it ■cx ■Ct •ct ■Cx ■fx ■ft ■ft ■ft ■ft •ft •Ct •cx ■Cx •Cx x X •ft ■Cx •fx •{X ■ft 6 ■c ■ft ■fx ■Cx ■Ct X •ft ■{X ■Cx •fx ■Cx X •fx X Protect Your Future I 0. W. I. u. C. I. 0. Education Pays Too ClaAA %ViU We, the seniors of ’50, being of sound body and mind, hereby make our last will and testimony in dear ol’ C. H. S. As experience is the best teach- er, we feel that after our four years in Cushing High School we are capable of leaving to you. sen- iors of ’51, some of our beloved traits to carry you through your final year. Jerry Appier and Mary Sue Johnston will their long hair to Gwenne Riggs and Bonnie Miller. Norma Cleveland and Everonie Sager don’t will Earl Berger and David Cooke to anyone. Mickey Imel leaves his ability to make teachers tear their hair to Jimmie Howell. Kay Carver wills her ever friendly smile to Lorraine Beckham. Margaret Meeker leaves her ability to make straight A’s to Jane Bryant. Claire Escott and Gloria Pierce leave their bottles of peroxide to Janis Fairbanks and Lou- wena David. Jo Mull leaves all that pep and energy of hers to all the Tigereties next year. Marjorie James leaves her interests in Ponca City to Sue McLaury. Gerry Horton leaves her good taste in clothes buying to Dorothy Smith. Carolyn Sutton and Jane Perry leave their sweet and innocei.i look to Mary Louise Pancoast ana Dorothy Pound. Martha Moore wills her sweet disposition to Mary Lou Quick. Gale Billings wills his many hours of study and honor roll graoes to Buddy Binkley. Richard McConkey and Danny Roush will their second-hour class at Ma Powell’s to Donald Belveal and Virgil Boles. Norma Rogers Kirk, LaVonda Dillman Chad- wick. and Charlene Myers Heatherington will much happiness in their married life to DeLores Bowd- lear, Dolores Wheat, Doris Clark, and Mary Mal- ernee. John Gould wills Donald Haymes his ability for drawing and designing. Don Johnson leaves his position as football co-captain to Elmer Manatowa and Marvin Lane. Bob Meyers and Bob Winkelman leave their cars for Benny Allen and John Leftwich. They need them! Joe Ann Vannostran and Sandra Linn leave their beautiful voices to Carolyn Franklin. Troy Hilyard leaves that acting ability of his to Jack Houston. Gwen Myers leaves her Job as editor of the Vivacity to anyone who likes hard work. Anne Gray and Jean Roll leave their buddy- buddy friendship to Billie Bruns and Jeanne Burke. Lane Perry gladly leaves! Pat Clements leaves her brilliant future to Dorothy Grotheer. Gayle Gentry wills her friendly outlook to- ward life to Wilma Whipkey. Jimmy Vineyard leaves his dark and dashing complexion to Gene Wright. Franklin Gatlin leaves his many hours of reading to Delton Retherford. Nadyne Cackler and Betty Jo Riley leave the r temperamental attitudes to Wanda Luallen. Bill Cobb wills 1 16 inch of his height to Joe Perry. Alice Thomas and Martha Brown will their lady-like dignity to Mary Black and Mavis Brown. Imogene Gooding leaves her innocent thoughts to Wilma Boles and Patsy Bendure. Bill Etchison. Dewayne Giddeon and Bill Mey- ers will their obedient conduct in English litera- ture to Jim Ladd and Tommy Hood. Jack Jelsma and Bob Mash will their wonder- ful sense of humor to Kenneth Kerby and Robert Steele. Bob Booth and Jim Morton leave part of their love for the women to Frank Jones. Dale Baker and Keith Farrell leave their charming good behavior to Billy Barnes and Rus- sell Hays. Robert Davis and David Coyne will their star athletic career to Richard Cobb and Lyle Maynard. Jim Harmon leaves his ability to make the girls swoon to Ajthur Oestmann and L. C. Gib- son. Cla££ %Vill Norman Retherford and Bob Kelly will those many hours on the Job after school and on Sat- urdays to Dennis Brown. Wanda Blakley and Nancy Bradshaw leave their fame for reckless driving to Lula Mae Brown. Phyllis Robertson wills her neat and polished look to Virginia Tate. Joan Fisher and Joyce Fleshman leave their ability for speed extremes through the halls to Maxine Creager nd Josephine Carter. Betty Cook wills her brightly colored specta- cles to Ruby Mayfield. Betty Griffeth and Margie Green leave that certain something that wins many friends to Ada- faye Ahner. Patricia Haskin wills her dark and flashing eyes to Verla Stith. Lucy McLaughlin and Floria Hopkins will their class enthusiasm to Betty Riggs and Mary Alice Ulrey. Charlynn Sprowls. Burlene Miller, and Joann Ingram just gladly leave their names on the school records to prove they have come and gone. Bill Bledsoe is very sad to give up the honor of being one of our heroes of the football team to his brother Bobby. Don Cooper leaves his energetic and enthusias- tic desire for learning to Ernie Combrink. Marjorie Ball leaves her “grin and bear it” attitude to Kathryn Tipton. Betty Coy wills her artistic ability to Peggy Morton. Joe Fry leaves his typewriter technique to Billy Burden. Sue Carlson wills her yelling inclination at oall games to Beverly Hagar. Sunny Mays leaves her Journalistic ability in writing tardy themes to Jonese Patterson. William Beilis and Richard Driggs leave their pleasing way with the girls to Leon Matthews and Don Kunard. Carl Baker and Rodney Fuqua will their “he- man muscles” to Gale Collins. Mary Ruth Ellis and Donalda Baldwin leave their studious appearance to Juanita Malcom. Orpha Rea Arnold wills her sincerity toward life to Paula Ginn. Nelma Hilyard leaves her wonderful times in journalism to Ruby Moss. Treva Brandle leaves her sophisticated ways to Earlene Gibblo. Joan Harmon leaves her twirling ability to Gerry Wyatt. Wanda “Wiggles” Osborn leaves her famous wiggle to Juanita “Wiggles” Wagle. Natha Vinson leaves the Fond-Du Stomp she inherited from George Barnett last year to Mar- tha Mull. Clara Christian leaves her gift of gab to Ar- dith Leavell. Beverly Jett leaves her ability to think clearly at all times to Connie Odom. Teddy Sheridan wills his accent that is so fascinating to Christel Lasartzik and David Hall. Bobby Joe Kennedy and Freddie Houston leave their dark and mysterious pasts to James French and Allen Gayhart. Robert Gabbara wills his nickname of “Gabby” to anyone who qualifies. Joyce Mears and Marolyn Davenport will their inquisitiveness to Avis Morris. Agnes Johnson and Lois Faling leave their fiery, red hair to Marilyn Percell and Patti Pet- erson. Becky Morrison leaves her smooth technique on the dance floor to Ardith Leavell. Ralph Moody. Darrell Cargill, and Bob Cle- mens leave their “fishing poles” to William Sims and Eugene Tidwell. Eddie Kitchen, Jimmie Davis, and Robin Hart leave part of their meanness to Kenneth Kerby and Charles Barnes. Buster Walters leaves his love for flash bulbs to C. L. Mizell and Donald Bevel. Donald Johnson wills one inch of his foot to Lloyd Allen. pp 1 y VA' ' 2 - ■ Congratulations Seniors and All Classes to follQW during the years to come p with high school—goon through college CUSHING PACKING and PROVISION CO. Cushing, Oklahoma Lewis C. Corey Homer A. Sutton Geo. C. White r ■ft ■{x x ■ft « « x x x ■Cx x x x £ ■ex x ■{X ■{X •ex X X ■ft X ■ex FIRST NATIONAL BANK Since 1899 Courteous Confidential Safe Member Good L uck eoioT? HUGHES TIRE SUPPLY Iven’s Insurance Agency See Us for Your Insurance Problems 208 North Cleveland Phone 572 Cushing, Oklahoma � � � xj- x 5 tt Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Congratulations to Senior? of IQ50 HAMBURGER INN A nna 3 owalter H- 3- «■ 3- 3- 3- x x}- x}- jj- dSljUU U sp Jl yyuc XsQ £lA £AJ p ■ft P t p P P ■{x Vvv M Congratulations to the Class of 1950 ()uyuA v _ JXX- . cJW vOlxlXm y O A Cla Q HOMER CARVER Class of 1925 i£UAi 4$-S 4: ■{x P ■P ■p PHILLIPS 66 WHOLESALE P S ■p P P P p 112 North Harrison C°ngrtftuUtions to the Senior� ? of 50 BROADWAY PRODUCE and FEED CO. Telephone 66 X☆☆ ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ 1 0e?t ''Wishes to the 5en'Or of IQ50 I. G. A. Sanitary Food Market 109 West Broadway Phone 1020 P P «P p xj- xj- � i $ I xJ- XJ- I x XJ- Stephenson-Browne Lumber Company ti Headquarters for Building Supplies LUMBER ROOFING PAINT p p Gompliments of HUFF’S TIRE EXCHANGE Seiberling Tires n- xj- xj- xj- xj- Xj- Cushing Oklahoma xj- Xj- xj- XJ- xj- x}- x Xj- xj- X X x Xj- xj- Xj- xj- XJ- xj- xj- 4- xj Xj- Xj- xj- Xj- xj- Xj- 4- X - x xj- Xj- xj- 4- xj- £ 4- xj- xj xj- xj Xj- xj- X xj- XJ- xj- xj- XJ- xj- XJ- XJ- xj XJ- XJ- xj- XJ- XJ- XJ- XJ- x 4- x Xj Xj- A xyu - £’- Jfi ' AJ £o jlJ - ■bcJ , IsO - JLe j T . C. TKlcCoy £U?£ n Stans Official Jewelers of Cushing High Seniors Since 1926 Broadway at Cleveland Cushing ir 4 4 xj- 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 � 4 � 4 4 4 x 4 4 4 j 4 4 4 4 I 4 x 4 4 4 4 a 4 $ Oklahoma § 5 ☆☆☆☆☆☆ ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ « « ■« X x •C •{ x £ •{X t •fr x « « •ft •ft ■ ■tt x PLA-MOR 117 East Broadway Cushing STUDIOS, rtrtHWWW Oklahoma rthHWWittrtAihhHHttrtlW j am son Phone 44 Oklahoma xj- «■ 4 xj- 4 4 x 4 4 x x � ■ «• � • ☆☆☆☆☆☆ x «■ )■ 4 )■ � u- «• «■ X - }• Xj- X x x■ x x x X- X- X- X■ Gifts for All Occasions JIM’S LEATHER SHOP Bert W es to the 3 eniors o| IQ50 AMBASSADOR HOTEL UbU If , Cx « Cx Cx 9 ■U ■6 Cx Cx 9 ■6 •{X Cx Cx Cx Cx ■{X •u cx •§ i Cx •5 Cx Cx I Cx 1 ■{X ■Cx Cx 9 ■Cx •5 ■5 •Cx •Cx cx A- us Congratulations to the Senior Class of 1950 Deep Rock Oil Corporation Bert WU ec to the O of 50 ANDERSON’S CAFE 406 East Main Street Cx Cx Ct c Cx 9 Cx Cx 9 J | x Oompl'mer.ts of £ GIBBLE OIL CO. 8 Distributors of Gasoline g and Motor Oils _ X Cx . . . . . . x x i i Station : x}- 726 East Main 8 Best Wishes to All Graduates | 8 X - X)- XJ- Remember us when % you need typewriters £ Frank Locker Service TYPEWRITER SUPPLY COMPANY L. W. REEDY 119 North Harrison Phone 742 | j N’S FOOD MARKET “Home of Quality” Ben Leftwich Wayne Mobley « « ■6 C. Penney Co. Congratulates the SENIOR GRADUATES of 1950 and Wishes Them the Best of Luck CONGRATULATIONS to the Class of Congratulations to You Seniors Best Wishes and Success for Your Future RAZZ'S CAFE x ■ «■ } «• «• $■ «■ «■ )■ «■ }• ■ii-to-Cr{rti-tr-CrtT'Cr{r r-Crtrtr{rtrCrtrtr(i-CrtrtrtrCr{rtrCrCrC{trCrCi-(rCr- es to the 3' emors o f 1950 MAYS OIL COMPANY Cushing Oklahoma JFatrlrii mortuary V Phone 500 Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Fairley ■ft •ft ■ft x ■C x « ■C •5 •{x S«M It W PI ower? 3 M 11 'W'th LAVERY'S FLOWERS NATIONS to the Graduating Class of 1950 Exclusive Agents for CARA NOME LUCIEN LeLONG OLD SPICE BELL DRUG STORE Your Druggist in Sickness and in Health NATIONAL NK ----ig 8 Oldest Bank ? feince 1897 'UR SERVICE IS YOUR SERVICE Bert W e? to tke Claw of 50 B E GROCERY Complete Food Market 124 West Broadway Phone 255 6 x x x x ■cx 1 ■ x CONGRATULATIONS SENIORS V x -Cx Good Luck to AH Graduate? BLUE BONNET BARBER SHOP P •rom x « CUSHING PLUMBING SUPPLY x ■5 ■5 « ■5 x SNYDER AUTO REPAIR Harold Snyder Repairing Painting Body Work 324 West Moses Phone 22 •Cx x x x x x ■Cx ■Cx Phone 215 Plumbing and Appliances 1 i � )• � )■ $■ i i x I XJ- X}- X)- X X}- x x 1 3-