Fillmore High School - Copa de Oro Yearbook (Fillmore, CA)

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FILLMORE JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL Copa de Cro Edition News lashes V01, V Fillmore, California, Wednesday, October 14, 1942 ' No.3 Question Of The Week What have you brought for the Scrap Drive? With this question in mind, your roving reporter wan- dered about the campus and found it very difficult to find students who could answer it. Leave it to those 7th graders to be original! Mildred Dorman turn- ed in a razor and Chapman Mor- ri: brought a tricycle wheel. Forrest Manes. 8th grader, con- tributed a railroad spike. Roberta Merry and Peggy Guiter- ez. Freshmen. threw a horseshoe on the scrap pile. l The Sophomore classes' reputation is being upheld by Earl Abe-l's col- lection of bolts. The axes brought by Dorothy Alice Burson will help smash the Axis. Among the faculty members, Bobby claims to have brought the most metal. Miss Brown has surrendered two of her valuable hairpins for the cause. Mr. Neuman's classes are doing their share. The greatest amount of scrap has been contributed by John Keller- man who brought in two large truck loads of metal. Second place is held by Harlan Barton, Dick Patterson, and Barney De Fever, who together have ac- counted for three loads of scrap. Various other items seen in the scrap pile being processed by the Agricultural Mechanics classes are refrigerator ice cube holders, gar- den rakes. bed springs, wagon wheels, mufflers, car bodies and transmissions, license plates, tin cans, and a narrow bridge sign. Seventh Grade Elects Officers For Year The seventh graders held an elec- tion October 6, for officers to lead their class. Chappie Morris won the presidency from Jimmy Fansler by only a small margin of votes. Tom Dungan was elected vice-president, and Dolores Alvidrez is the new seventh grade secretary. Four More Members Added To C. S. F. Last week the names of Nellie Armas, Margaret McGregor, Pa- tricia Nelson, and Esther Perez were added to the list of C. S. F. mem- bers-by Miss Amy Smith. sponsor. SENIOR CLASS LEADS IN VICTORY WORK Reports from the Agriculture Of- fice show that 8195 of the Senior class is represented in victory work, 32'Z7 of the Juniors ,30'Z1 of the Sophomores. and 5521 of the Fresh- men. Unless the percentage in- creases, Mr. Charles Neuman said last week, the school will probably go back on the regular schedule. Of the 63 Seniors, 28 boys and 23 girls are working. Thirteen boys and nine girls from the Junior class of 69 members are cooperating in thc war work. The Sophomore class is represented by sixteen boys and eight girls out of the 79 enrolled. Of the 89 students in the Freshman class. 26 boys and 23 girls are pledg- ing their support in the victory war work. There are also a number of Junior High School students working. Students who are working with- out a permit should get one im- mediately from the Agriculture Of- fice. Those people who are work- ing and have not reported the fact to Mr. Neuman and those who have changed jobs are requested to check with him at their earliest convenience. G. A. A. Initiates New Members Four girls were initiated into the Fillmore G. A. A. Friday night. The new members who have earned the necessary 500 points are Mary Jane B'-em and Bernice Blythe, Juniorsg Jane Dryden and Mary Webb. Sophomores. Before the initiation, the girls had a pot-luck dinner at the bar- becue pit and then played games. New Faces At Fillmore From many states and sections of our country, new students have come to Fillmore High. To each of them we extend a hearty welcome. Although we cannot print the names of all the new 7th graders, our welcome goes to them, too. Louise Knutsen, Walter Thomp- son. and Ruth Troutman from Okla- homa, Lois Jean Wallace from Brawley, California, and Mamie Lackey from Bakersfield. have join- ed the ranks of the Senior class. Those welcomed as Juniors are Donna Bishop of Santa Paula, Jean Clanton of San Bernardino, Lynn Hansen of South Dakota, Esperanza Holguin of Texas, Arvena Lackey of Bakersfield, Clyde Morton of Butte, Montana, Eugene Wren and Sam Bishop, who come from Okla- homa. New Sophomores are Bill Bishop of Santa Paula. Jean Daly and Har- old Morton of Butte, Montana, Mil- dred Rainey from Oklahoma, and Gene Swearingen from Lemore, Cal- ifornia. The Freshman class boasts these new members: Bertha Bishop and Irene Ratliff from Oklahoma, Vada Mae Conn from Santa Paula, Vern Johnson from Los Angeles, Joy Lesperance from Summit, Califor- nia, Bill Wallace from Brawley, and Vona Royal who arrived from Tex- as. Jack Daly from Butte, Montana, Shirley Elder and Barbara Fisher from Ventura, Jesusita Holguin of Texas. Earl Kennedy from Los An- geles, Myrle Royal and Jack Stal- lings from Santa Paula, and Frances Phebus from Long Beach are the new names on the 8th grade roll. Stamp Out The Axis f 6 . I943 COPA DE ORO TO BE ISSUED Despite war shortages, Fillmore High School will definitely have an annual this year, according to edi- tor Wallace Taylor in an interview on Friday. The 1943 COPA DE ORO will be a home product, print- ed in our shop under the direction of Mr. Walter Stewart. Newsprint paper will take the place of the glossy paper formerly used. The make-up and pictures will be the same as they have been in other years. Formerly many of the ma- terials were obtained and much of the work was done in Los Angeles. This is now impossible because of a shortage of metals, paper, photo- graphic equipment, and certain transportation problems . Fillmore students should realize, the editor pointed out, that many other California schools are not having annuals this year because of the war. However, we have found that students want an annual to fol- low friends and events throughout the year . This year's annual staff is a small one, and more than ever the suc- cess of the COPA DE ORO rest on the shoulders of the staff mem- bers. stated Taylor. We want and need student co-operation and help in order to make this year's annual one of which you will be proud. Write Now To Boys In The Service Do you know how many Fillmore boys are serving Uncle Sam? The blue stars on the service flag in the main office commemorate 160 students who are now serving in the armed forces of the United States. The one gold star is in memory of George Marine who was killed while in the service. Many of these local boys, your friends, are stationed out of the state. News from home and school means a great deal to them, partic- ularly at Christmas time. Due to the uncertain sailing schedules, the postal department has urged every- one to. get his Christmas mail to boys in service, off before Novem- ber 1. Do your part to keep up our sol- diers morale. Write today and make some Fillmore lad glad with a Christmas letter.

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PAGE 2 I NEWS FLASHES October 7, 1942 NEWSFLASHES HUMOR Published Every Week By Students of FILLMORE' JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL ' Fillmore, California Editor: Carol Young. - Assistant Editor: Dick Patterson. Reporters: A. Ellis, M. Jackson, L. Knutson, G. McCool, C. Morton, H. Morton, R. Rihbany, B. Seams, D. Taylor,- W. Taylor, L. Wal- lace, Miss E. Elser, Adviser. Printers: George Moore, William Adams, Victor Kemper, and Mr. W. Stewart, Adviser. ' 'Tho Eclliton Saute Humbly entering the Junior High building this week, Ye Editor finds the halls quiet and orderly. The seventh and eighth graders' are showing a fine spirit of cooperation, and are setti-ng a standard that the rest of the school will have to work hard to beat. When you read the news headlines telling of the gallant fighting being done by our American boys, doesnit it make you wish you could do something to help them win the war? Well, YOU CAN! Each of us can help by TURNING IN SCRAP METAL. That old kettle in your back yard will make a hel- met that may save the life of a boy you know. That piece of iron fitis always in the way when you mow the lawnj will help build a new and better tank for some of our soldiers. Uncle Sam needs our scrap! Here's a chance for each of us to show our metal . Too much trouble , you say, to bring it? Think how much our soldiers are giving so that we may go to school in a free country. Scrap, which means so little to us, means so much to them. So come on, gang, let's get in the scrap! , ADULT CLASSES MEET - The Adult Education School, which began Monday, September 28, is offering many fine classes. To those who plan to go into military service or defense work, the preparatory course in Military Math and Science will be invaluable. It will include the general parts of algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and navigation. There will be a Nutrition course for housewives, which will include economical buying and cooking suggestions. Agricultural men, especially, will be interested in the Metal and Farm Mechanics course where ways of repairing farm implements will be taught. 'Q NIGHT SCHOOL CLASSES MONDAY HOUR PLACE INSTRUCTOR Chorus 7-9 Rm. 12 Mr. William Knight Physical Fitness 7-9 Gym Mr. Harry Bigger Military Math 8: Science 7-9 Rm. 21 Mr. W. A. Ross fReview Math and Sciencel Metal 8: Farm Mech. 7-10 Shop 2 Mr. O. A. Corl TUESDAY Radio 8z Communications 7-9 Shop 1 Mr. Walter Stewart Shorthand 7-8 Rm. 22 Mr. Hilary Heard Typing 8-9 Rm. 25 Mr. Hilary Heard VVEDNESDAY . General Crafts- 7:30-9:30 Rm. 29 Mrs. Viola Allee THURSDAY Photography 7-9 Rm. 21 Mr. W. A. Ross Nutrition 7-9 Rm. 29 Miss I. Aitchison Metal Ez Farm Mech 7-10 Shop 2 Mr. O. A. Corl FRIDAY Typing 8-9 Rm. 25 Mr. Hilary Heard Shorthand 7-8 Rm. 22 Mr. Hilary Heard That Tommy Nelson, Junior High representative on the Student Coun- cil, has proved himself a worthy salesman during the recent sale of Student Body Cards. That the seventh graders are bound and determined to carry off the honors in the Scrap drive as they did in the paper drive last year. O 0 U 'I'hat Vera Lee Newsum has a new diamond on third finger, left hand. Q o o That there are plenty of boys who are trying to play football for the first time in their lives. O C U That when Mr. Honn started pro- nouncing fungi as fun-gee in Bi- ology, a bright student asked him Are you trying to be fungee? That some of the Sophomore girls are being very glamourous while working for victory. Are they farm- erettes or glamourettes? That after Mrs. Jarrett's telling about spiders, scorpions and other such insects found in a room in Mexico, Evelyn Hickox is going to be a hard one to convince that she should take a trip into that Latin- American country. l I U That Bobby Styles should now be called Captain' Robert Styles as he heads the faculty aircraft listen- ing post group. it C O That Mr. Fors and Mr. Flint were sad winners in a bean-piling race against two students. The next day, they and the students had some pains in their backs. O U O That Mr. J. Bruce Adamson, piano technician and tuner, furnished the musical t?l accompaniment for the first meeting of our C. S. F. I O 8 That Mr. Knight can play some hot music on that funny kind of an instrument . Beat the Japs'with scrap. Turn in your kettle To make gun metal. . n 1 .if Three Brothers Join . U. S. Armed Forces Brothers Robert Johnson 35 , Sam Johnson 39 , and Newell Johnson, 42 , graduates of Fillmore High, are now serving in the armed forces of the United States. Cadet Robert Johnson enlisted in the army last October. He was recently commissioned a second lieutenant at Mather Field, Sacra- mento, and is now stationed at Tuc- son, Arizona. Sam Johnson is at Lowry Field, Colorado, prior to becoming a pho- tographer in the Army Air Corps. The third brother, Newell John- son, is attending Coast Guard school at Curtis Bay, Maryland. Give iron and steel To make 'em reel. Mr. Ehlers Sgealrs To Senior Tri-Y Opening with a short period of devotions, the Senior Tri-Y held a meeting last Thursday at Miss Al- bright's. home to hear Mr. Walter Ehlers, county Y Secretary, speak on The Philosophy of the Tri-Y Club. Mr. Ehlers was introduced by Vera Lee Newsum, program chairman. ' Stamina-Vision-Service is the slogan chosen for Y clubs this year. The girls discussed the va- rious phases of the slogan. The meeting was closed with a friend- ship circle. Scrape in the scrap. ' Fillmore High Has Two New Courses Two new courses are being taught at Fillmore High this year, Agricul- ture Mechanics and Air-Condition- ing. Air-Conditioning will train those students who expect to be ln the air force by the end of the next two years. The subjects included in this course are: the parts of air- planes, the various air currents, and many other topics pertaining to basic aeronautics. Agriculture Mechanics will train boys to become more self-reliant mechanically, on the ranch. These boys will learn about farm ma- chinery, tractor and car motors, rope tying and welding. Students must have completed two years of Agri- culture before taking Agriculture Mechanics. ' An ora are a day Keeps the .laps away. New Gym Pride Of High School Campus Fillmore Union High Schoo1's gymnasium may look the same on the outside-but have you seen it inside? The walls have been paint- ed white half-way up, thus giving much more light. The floor has been repainted and revarnished. New backboards have been put up and the entrance from the boy's locker room has been remodeled. A new ticket booth has been set up. All in all it looks like a different gym. The work was done this sum- mer by Fillmore High School's hard- working maintenance crew.'

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PAGE 2 . NEWS FLASHESA October 14, 1942 NEWS FLASHES Published Every Week By Students of 1 FILLMORE JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL Fillmore, California Editor: Carol Young. Assistant Editor: Dick Patterson. Reporters: A. Ellis, M. Jackson, L. Knutson, G. McCool, C. Morton, H. Morton, R. Rihbany, B. Seams, D. Taylor, W. Taylor, L. Wal- lace, Miss E. Elser, Adviser. Printers: George Moore, William Adams, Victor Kemper, and Mr. W. A Stewart, Adviser. 'Tho Ecllton Saga Approximately four tons of scrap metal have been brought to the high school during the first week of the Win- the-Scrap drive. That's four tons down and many more to go if we want to do our share in the war effort. How many of you, if asked, could have answered the question of the week? Don't depend on the other fellow to bring the scrap. Do it yourself! Leave the house-to-house canvassing to the grammar school students. Keep your eyes open for bigger weights and more vital metals. Here's a chance for each of us to help hasten victory. Let's show our school, our city, and Uncle Sam that we can- do our part-and more. .....,........... This weekis sale of War Savings Stamps almost doubled last week's record. This is good! But it can be even better. The 3524.30 worth of war stamps which was sold rep- resent only about one half of our Student Body. If each of us invest 10 cents in stamps this week, fjust one dimej we can make it a 3350.00 stamp day. Just a round piece of silver, you call me a dime, Pm spent almost every day, Butiif I could speak of my situation, -These are the things I would say. I hate to be slammed on the counter for ice cream, Or candy or gum to chew, When there are so many important things That I feel I. really should do. The candy and gum are so quickly forgotten, Theyire eaten, enjoyed, then goneg While if I were spent for a Savings, Stamp, My life would go on and on. Then I'd be a gun or a bolt in a tank, To help Uncle Sam win the warg After a while, l'd turn into a bond, ' And soon I'd be worth much more. So please, won't you spend me for Savings Stamps, To help Uncle Sam, and You? f I'm only a thin, little, silver dime, But think of the things I can do! 1 .Buy War Stamps Today - L L' L.,..,, Y HUMOR HAS IT That the song of the shower in the Gym is: Drizzle, drizzle, little shower, How I wish you had more pow- er, Hot and tired I wait for thee, Is water on priority? That Jimmy Shiells, Bud Cox, Phil Romain, and Jimmy Elliott suddenly felt ill when their gym class was to go Swimming. That Paul Herndon is on 48 hour call from the Coast Guard. That male voices are few and far between in the Chorus class. Knight will have to put out a Boys Wanted Sign. n o 0 That the Fillmore girls don't have to graduate from high school to be a W. A. A. C or a W. A. V. E. Miss Rodgers' classes can be seen any day on the march west- of the gym. That Harold Haynes actually fool- ed his dog. Harold went into Mrs. Jarrett's Spanish room and crawled out the window, leaving Pudgie waiting at the door Later, Mrs. Jarrett had to let Pudgie in to show him that Harold was gone. That Elaine Smith's theme song, after last Sunday's horseback ride, is Riding In The Rain. She didn't seem to mind, though, because she was in good company. . - That Mary Jane Beem and Jane Dryden were the sore-nosed win- ners of the walnut rolling race at the G. A. A. initiation. That Wallace Taylor has develop- ed a new technique in Journalism. He interviews himself for the pa- per. U O I That there are two tales about Earl Higgins' black eye--the one he tells about the gym and another one. ..l., ALLIES WILL WIN SAYS THOMAS We will win this war--possibly by the first of l943, said Bruce Thomas, famous war correspondent and lecturer on foreign events, who spoke to the students of F. U. H. S. at the assembly October 8. According to the newspaperman, the Commandos are doing their part to hasten the end of the strugw gle. Mr. Thomas, who went on three raids with the Commandos to France and Norway, found that there sis no guess work in their raids. In fact , he pointed out, they practiced for weeks in order to raid some listening-post batteries on the beaches of conquered France as a prelude to the bombing of the Renault factories in Paris. SCATTERED FLASHES- Have you heard the whereabouts of Fillmore's i'42 seniors? Among the students attending V. J. C. are Evelyn Atchley, Kenneth James, Doris Peyton, Nicholas Lafkas, Jean Smith, Joan Van Epps, and Wendell Young. Occidental claims Wayne Harthorn, Connie Holley, Bill Mor- ris, Bill Pearson, and Jeanne Rice. Margaret Hackney is now a loyal Trojan, Virginia James is enrolled at U, C. L. A., and Carolyn Hart will soon be at Berkeley. Augustine Paredes, Leonard Peyton, and Thur- man Tate are at California State Polytechnic. Jean Layman is go- ing to City College in Los Angeles, while Jane Abel represents Fillmore at Sawyer's Business College. Ly- man Pressey is attending Pomona College, Lyle Purdum is at Pasa- dena J. C.,, Marquita Shiells at Principia, Illinois, and Roberta Mc- Fadden at San Jose State. Busy housewives are Miriam Alcock, Myrtle Fitz-immons, Kath- leen Denton, Helen Harville, and Margaret McKendry. Studying to be, forest rangers are Benjamin Burson and John Henry while Elmond Akers already claims the title. ' Packing oranges in the local pack- ing house are Evelyn Boatright, Miles Burke, Leland Southwick, and Faye Swearingen. In the United States Navy are Donald Barnes, Paul France, and Lloyd Michel. Armond Gunter is in the Naval Air Corps. Newell Johnson is in the Coast Guard while Hemeteria Olivares and Don- ald McKendry are in the Marines. Aiding Uncle Sam in the defense plants are Willa Mae Blythe at Douglas, Jack Cain at the Long Beach shipyards, and Joe Reel at the shipyards in San Francisco. Harold Stevens is a bus driver at Fillmore High School and Arnold Harrison is 'working in Santa Fe, New Mexico. George Aguirre is a. post graduate and office worker at Fillmore High School. Does Your Club Need Money? i' The Student Body Stand is break- ing all sales records. The biggest day in three years was October 5. The COPA DE ORO is managing the stand for the month of October, and the G. A. A. for the month of November. The other months are open for your organization. We try to have the candy bars the students like, said Miss Alice Hansen, but we can't always get them. The Army and Navy buy the gum and candy for the boys in service.