Emlenton High School - Hornet Yearbook (Emlenton, PA)

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WE DEDICATE As a tokr n of our appreciation we dedicate our vearbook The Hornet to the rremorv of 'Vlr Harrv Jennrngs Crawford Tlrrs rs a small recognrtron for hrs generosrty to the school but rt represents our most humble gratrtude Thrs Was Your Lrie Mr Harry Iennrrrffs Crawford Mr Crawford was born rn Emlenton January 19 1867 He was the son of Samuel W and Jane C Truby Crawford Hrs father and mother lrkewrse were born rn Emlen ton hrs father later became a proneer rrr the Gold frelds of Calrfornra However after 12 years rn the West he chose to return to Pennsylvanra where he became actrye as an orl producer Mr Crawford always recognwcd the responsrbrlrtres of good crtrzenshrp and had a great rnterest rn the educatron of the younger gcneratrons In 1928 as a grft to thc communrty he burlt the Emlenton School called the Elrzabeth Crawford Memorral School rn memory of hrs father mother and wrfe A trust fund was estahlrshed for the school the rncome of whrch rs used for thc marntenance of the school later a crteterra was cqurpped from the same source In 1939 the H J Lraw ford Scholarshrp Trust of S25 000 was establrshed for the deservrng students from the hmlcnton drstrrct who wrshed to attend Grote Crty College He was also the prrncrpal donor ot Crawford Hall at Grote Crty College whrch was dedrcated rn hrs honor rn 1927 For many vears he was actrvely rnterested rn thc college and served as yrce presrdent nd trustee He was a member of the Irr t Presbyterran Church of Emlenton He was a farthful attendant at Sunday School and Church a belrever rn sobrrety and hard work Hrs wrfe the former Elrzabcth Hafele was born rn Foxburg Pennsylvanra Mrs Crawford dred on July 30 1924 Mr Crawford was tb father of a son born December 19 1900 who dred rn rnfancy Elrzabeth Lourse wrfe ot Paul H Brery of O11 Crty rnd Katherrne Jane wrfe of George A Br-eene of Emlenton Mr Crawford was consrdered Emlenton s Number One Crtrzen He was respected by everyone not only for hrs rmportancc rn the busrness world but also for the genurne affectron he rnsprred rn the hearts of hrs fellow townsnren people of all ages and all walks of lrfe Hrs known phrlanthropres were many and generous but the generosrtres that endeared hrm to the tow nsfolrc were the lrttle anonvmous gestures a doctor brll pard or a loan to help a boy through corlege Wrth the passrng of Mr Crawford the lrnk rs broken wrth the early davs when thrs area was proneerrng rn the orl rndustry One of the foremost proneers of the orl rndustry he began that work rn hrs youth pumprnsf orl wells rn thrs drstrrct for hrs father On May 17 1953 at the 011 Exposrtron held at Tulsa Oklahoma Mr Crawford was awarded the srngular honor of berng named Proneer of Proneers of the orl rndustry lhrs coveted award was the orl rndustry s trrbute to a man who had contrnuously de voted three quarters of a century to the orl busrness Mr Crawford drrected hrs tar flung rnterests from hrs offrce rn the Frrst Natronal Bank at Emlenton where he could bc found oarlv at hrs desk takrng as much rnterest rn the routrne of the bank s busrnr ss as rn the multr mrlllon dollar ventures hc helped frnance Through the years Mr Crawford acqurred maJ0r Interests rn a number of other banks rn Venango and surroundrng countres Hc also helped frnance rndustrres rn Orl Crty and Meadyrlle Hrs orl rrrtercsts wcre more wrdespread coverrng the major orl and gas producrng frelds of the nrtrc rr For a brret perrod he was the foreman of thc South Penn Orl Lompanv leayrrrg to rcturn to the Emlenton Gas Company as managcr and treasurer He engaged rn the bankrng busrness at an early age He took chargc of the Frrst Natronal Bank of Emlenton when Elmer E Sloan cashrer became serrously rll He contrnued hrs servrces to thrs bank by becomrng drrector and presrdent The later posrtron he held at the trme of hrs death 'Nor enrber 3 1953 He was rntluentral rn other banks rn whrch he held hrgh po rtrons The frnal trrbute to Mr Lraw ford has not been written nor can rt be as long as there are such as we who ey cry dav corrscrously or unconscrously are encouraged to a better way of lrfe becausc hrs rnflucnce has touched us , . 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