Fort Benton High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Fort Benton, MT)

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F B H S THE PIOHEER PAGE 17 I Francls ORCIIIV bequeath my weakness for blondes to Walter Weeks I Ellls Chaney bequeath my characterl IIC walk and talk to Daryl Hagle I Chrlstme Humes bequeath my housekeeplng profession to Leona Swanson Lyle w1l1 appreciate lt Leona I Vern Cronkhlte bequeath my sc1ent1f1c knowledge to Johnny Sullxvan I Bob Stembacher bequeath my meat cuttlng technique to Billy Kelly Its good pastlme B111 I Dlck Chappell bequeath my tall stature to D1ck Bateman It s n1ce to look down Dlck mstead of up I Joseph Bear bequeath my school boy flgure to B111 Louther I Wllla Jean Galbraxth bequeath mv tw1rl1ng tactlcs to Sylvla Wolf Make good use of ll Sylvxa I Betty Johnson bequeath my soft drawlmg yolce to Mary Gray I Bernice Moe bequeath my shyness and bashfulness to Vlrgmla Swanson Some txmes 1ts appealmg Vlrglnla I L1ll1an Stelnbacher bequeath my freckles and curly eyelashes to Jean Reynolds It doesn t keep you from stardom Jean Look at Janet Gaynor I Charles Elllott bequeath my rowdy nature to Jerry Sweeney Its really CXCIIIIIE, sometlmes Jerry I Jack Chappell bequeath my talkatlve lnstlncts to Edith Culbertson I Elsle Chaney bequeath my temperamental nature to Ollve Stevens I Lewis Neyland bequeath my camera and flash bulbs to B111 Schmldt who already knows how to use them We the graduatmg class do hereby wltness and affix our seal to th1s our last wlll and testament 39 LLAbS PRUPHLC, l Dear Mr Hagle I have almost fmlshed my tour axound the world and belleve it Ol not I haye seen all of my classmates ol the class of thlrty nme Upon leavlng New Yo1k I was glven a farewell party by Bernadlne Uptmor one of the 400s foremost soclalltes Wlule I was takmg my mormngs stroll about the shlp I met Keith Gordon busily swabbmg the decks Kelth savs that he got hls start from Sea Scoutlng on the MISSOUTI RIVCI My flrst stop was ln England and as I was on a slght seeing trlp I stopped at small cottage and was surprlsed upon belng recelved by Mrs S1d Kurth 1Grace Martyr Drewlske the styllst had just opened a new classlc shop 1n London catermg to royalt only After leavmg England and arr1v1ng at the Chateau Du Bois ln France where tha' dashing play boy Count Vein Moe lxyes ln splendor I saw Dorlne Stevenson the renowned hat deslgner of Paris Her most recent dCSlgl1 was the doll hat a la Blrd of Paradlse I met Elmor Schmldt Cox the world champlon flgure skater and her husband Vonley Cox who lS the S A P foreman of Montague honeymoonmg at St Morltz ln Swltzerland When I arrlyed ln Italy and was vleymg the almy I saw that gallant Red ORe1lly who IS dxctator of Italy I was also gleeted by hls flancee Joyce Sykes who was formexly Mrs Roval Archex Whxle cllmbxng the pyramlds ln Egypt I came upon Lewls Neyland and hls fue sons ewcayatmg mummles As I was huntmg for souvemrs at a stleet fazr ln Bombay Indla I met Jeanne Haker charmlng her famou group of cobras I saw Laddle Johnson I1 China pulling the daughtel of a rlch Clnnaman xn a r1ckshaw I was certamly sul prlsed to see h1m IH that l1ne of busmess He said that Bernlce Moe one of Amerlca most glamorous opera stars was smgxng ID an exclusxye cabaret ID Shanghal Her accom pamst was Elsle Chaney that noted concert planlst On contmulng my Journey lnto the dense jungles of Afrlca I was most astounded upon enterlng a vlllag of Cannibals to fmo Dorothea Dlckens Young and her co partnex Donald Young havmg a dxfflcult Job teachmg the cannlbals how to eat wlth forks Havmg had an enjoy able voyage to South Amerlca I saw Richard Brown m the coffee flelds of Brazxl plckmg coffee oeans and across the l1ne from hmm Ray Fenton was ID Argentma thmnm sugar beets Rays curls were somewhat faded because of the mtense heat of that country He told me that Wllla Jean Galbralth was one of the mos' sklllful rumba dancers of MEXICO and lt lS rumored that she IS to gxve a grand perfotm ance before the presldent of Meuco Bob Stelnbacher who staged a coup detat to gam control of that country . Y ' , -C l .' , ' . ' - ' ' ' '. ' Pi . ' ' v ' V . v . . I and her small brood. While having an enjoyable visithwith her. she told me that Verna ' . v ' ' V ' . ' ' . ,. ' V ' 5. . ' R .' . V.. , ' ' -- . - ' .l . U . -Y ' '.- ' v by V 1 - . .- . . Q . A W . . . . Q. . . . , 5 . 1 .S

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PAGE 16 THE PlOllEER F B H S KLJSS H III JNIJ TLST4lI1'NT We the Class of 1939 vylsh to leave oul yaluable DOSSCSSIOHS ln the capable han ls of those yyho yyxll use them to the best advantage the Juniors yye leave our pos1t1on as seniors yylth all of the prlvlleges xt pro vzdes the Sophomores yye wlll our exceptnonally fme ablllty to absorb knowledge the Freshmen we bequeath our capaclty for wrltlng notes 1n class tlme and lo1ter1ng ln the halls You wlll need to cultlvate these arts I Norma Jones bequeath my yyltty nature and attractiveness to Ellen Ames Make good use of xt Ellen It goes a long yyay I Ray Fenton bequeath my curly locks and my mterest ln Bettv Morger to Carl Tadey Be mee to Betty Carl I Mary Embleton bequeath my love for tall lanky Loma people to Lenore Frelllng I Ellnor Schmrdt bequeath my ab1l1ty to fllrt to Dolores Wagner who of course knows nothlng of the art I Vonley Cox bequeath my dellcate phvslque to George Stevens It sure helps to swmg em vyhen vou re danclng the Suzy Q I Betty Woodcock bequeath my appetlte for syyeets and my school glrl flgure to Barbara Scott Take my advice Barbara lt makes you Jolly I Donald Young bequeath my freckles and yya1l1ng slghlng trombone to Jack Anderson They attract brunettes Jack Jean Jones bequeath my gxggles and snub nose to Lorraine Baker Johnny Flshbaugh bequeath my posltxon as yell leader to Betty Schmldt Vlfgllila Murray bequeath my love for anlmals especlallv for Foxes to Amy Hansen B111 Vlscher bequeath my red curls and sleepy eyes to Ralph Kerl I Dorothy Manley bequeath my aptltude for school books to Vlolet Llppert It gets you through Vlolet I Frank Culbertson bequeath nothmg SIHCS I am Scotch I Grace Marty bequeath mv charm1ng personallty to Grace Kersch I Vern Moe bequeath my helght and frall physlque to Charles Stoval' I Dorme Stevenson bequeath my characterlstlc walk and Swedxsh accent to Patsy Sweeney I Kelth Gordon bequeath my ablllty to plck the freshman glrls to Ken Schmldt Just keep up my good yyork Ken I Verna DPGWISKC bequeath my ab1l1ty to get em to Grace Tschache Of course Grace has no say has she Fred I Donald Kurth bequeath my basso volce to Clark Hllton It appeals to Annabelles Clark I Maurren Ledgerwood bequeath my syylft strlde and fxttlng n1ckname Sllppery to Anna Collins Its somethlng to l1ye up to Anna I Rlchard Brown bequeath my soda yerklng technlque to Dorothv Ronnmg I Irene Roudebush bequeath my small stature and blonde locks to Patty Wackel l1n It appeals to H1ghW0Odlt8S Patty I Donald Cronkhlte bequeath my fatherly complex to Jack Anderson from Mon tague It gets you ln all he plays Jack I Joyce Svkes bequeath my expresslye ey es and long evelashes to Isabel Nagengast Thls appeals to all the boys Isabel I Laddle Johnson bequeath my Nash s1x car to Bob Bowker so that lt w1ll be easier to get avyay Bob I Bernadme Uptmor bequeath my posltlon as edltor of the annual to any one who thmks he can handle It I Dorothea Dlckens bequeath my many love letters to next years basketball team I Edgar Sykes bequeath my loye for the opposlte sex to Bob Martm yyho 1S 1n due need of lt I Margaret Lfevyxs bequeath my Interest ln Billy Anderson to Lols Leyy IS Just to keep lt ln the famlly I Sam Oyyens bequeath my pal Gordon Rommger to Freda Wlgger Dont abuse hmm Freda I Jeanne Haker bequeath my qulet nature to Royal Archer Sometimes It pays m the long run Royal A I I . 1 1 . . ' I 4 . 41 V N . V ' ' 1 . . t., To . V . . . , v. . . . - To ' ' ' ' ' ' . To . . . . , v 1' ' I . - Y . . . v v ' ' - Q y ,V I ' ,V h v Q 1 . . . . . U V ..' . v v ' v v , ' ' v ' ' v ' v Q u .7 v I 4 9 I . . V -A . I, . ' ' ' ' . I. ' ' ' ,'. ' . ' , j I, ' ' . , ' . 1 . . . , . Q . I I . A. . 1 V . . . V u . 'V . . . Y. , . . Y . . . , . , Y - - . . . V. . . . . ,, . . . A . Y E 5 - V .- v ' 6 v . . - . ' Y ' I . I ' u ' v I 1 v ' ' Y v ' t A U V . . . ' , j ' ' . ' .3

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PAGE 18 THE PIOHEER F B l'l S I sailed to Cuba and upon arriving there was greeted by Norma Jones who IS now the president of the Red Flannel Undl Company She has a thriving business and is considering branchlng out lnto other Latin American countries Dick Chappell who has a knee pants factorv in Egvpt IS financing her enterprise After going through the Panama Canal through whlch Donald Cronkhite had swum and obtained the title of Streak of Panama I arrived in I-Iawau wnere I attended a gala night performance where the leadlng entertalner a well known hula dancer was none other than Maurlen Ledger wood She achieved her success through the efforts of her brilliant instructor Bill Vischer Bill told me that Vern CIOllkhlff6 was the professor of physics at the Un1vers1'y of California Then I took a clipper up to Alaska To my surprise Betty Woodcock was our charming air hostess She said that among her passengers she had seen Christine Humes who is the personal maid of that famous movle actress Jean Jones Jean was voted the best dressed woman of 1954 I passed through the Falmer s Paradise in Alaska and there I saw Joe Bear who has a nice farm and is happily married to Lillian Stexnbacher Lllllan you remember was the flrst woman governor of Montana back in 1952 In Canada I came across John Fishbaugh who is one of the famous Mountles He has carried on the tradition of alwavs getting his man and his woman too Upon entering Seattle I visited Ellls Chaney who runs a fish hatchery there We attended a play and saw Donald Kurth in his famous characterization of Hamlet I went backstage afterwards and talked to Donald for awhile He sand that Margaret Lewis was in Salt Lake City running Dotty Lous Hamburger Inn I attended a rodeo ln Dallas Texas where Sam Owens was the champion steel rxder of Texas He says the longer the horns the better I like em From there I journeyed on to Washxngton D C and visited our first woman president of the United States Betty Johnson I started on my return trlp to my old Fort Benton home and Corporation While in Chicago we attended the Worlds Series where Charles Elliott was the star pitcher for the Cubs and Edgar Sykes star catcher Then I returned to Fort Benton where I found Frank Culbertson following ln the footsteps of his father I attended a dance at Hlghwood and there I met Irene Roude bush Zanto She was thoroughly exasperated at having to pay two dollars for hiring someone to take care of her off spring You know he has the reputation of being the rough neck of Highwood Irene told me that Mary Embleton is an athletic instructor at the University of Montana I also visited Virginia Murray Fox in Fort Benton She and her husband run a large dairy there in partnership with her brother in law and his wife They also have a iabblt farm I thlnk I have gossipped enough so I had better slgn off I am g0lIlg to return to Egvpt to Join my husband and five sons next month I give you mv best wishes for a successful year serving as professor of Yale College Respectfully yours Mrs Dorothy Manley Nevland 39 SFNIUR PIAl The senior play Parents and Pigtails a comedy in three acts was presented December 2 The plot was built around a typical American family who became deeply involved ln a quarrel due to confllctlng plans for spending a years vacation Leading characters were Maurlen Ledgerwood who portrayed the part of Mrs Robinson Donald Clonkhlte as Dudley Robinson her husband Sandra Dorothea Dickens Pat Margaret Lewis and Elalne Elinor Schmidt as members of the Robinson family Sam Decker a frlend Ray Fenton Ken Bristol a radio announcer Keith Gordon John Richards an insurance salesman and minor characters Willa Jean Gal bralth Norma Jones Grace Marty Dorothv Manley and Lewis Neyland The play was most successful and all members of the cast contrlbuted to make t a productlon to be remembered stopped in Chicago to see Jack Chappell who is the president of the Willing Meat Packers 4. - 1- - Y . Q Y ' ' '