Grafton High School - Graftonian Yearbook (Grafton, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 84 of the 1955 volume:

SCHOOL SECRETARY. GRADUATE OF GRAFTON HIGH SCHOOL. Annual Staff FIRST ROW - KAY KENNEDY, CLAUDIA JACKSON. BOB OVERY. GEORGE KAZMIERCZAK, BOB BITTNER. SECOND ROW - RONALD VOOARSKI. DOUG VAN NOSTRAN. ERLA HIST. MARILYN MILLER. CAROL BUCKINGHAM BARBARA WILCZAK. PATTY MCGILL. HELEN METZGER. Nancy Maddock We the Seniors of Grafton High School dedicate this, our final annual, to our Superintendent Mr. Cox for his sincere devotion in making possible the first annual of our school and each succeeding issue. We extend our sincere “thanks” and appreciation. To our class advisor Mr. Machovma, who has guided our activities through all four years of our High School career, with deep affection we dedicate this year book. B. B. Cox SUPERINTENDENT OF GRAFTON VILLAGE SCHOOL. BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN EDUCATION FROM BOWLING GREEN UNIVERSITY. MASTER’S DEGREE FROM OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. HE TEACHES INDUSTRIAL ARTS. FORMERLY SUPERINTENDENT AT LA CARNE. OHIO AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT PORT CLINTON. OHIO. Edna Z. Finlayson PRINCIPAL OF GRAFTON HIGH SCHOOL. BACHELOR OF PHILOSOPHY. BALDWIN WALLACE COLLEGE. GRADUATED FROM LELAND POWERS’ SCHOOL. BOSTON. MASS. ATTENDED WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY. OBERLIN SUMMER SCHOOL AND PHILELAH RICE SCHOOL AT MARTHA’S VINEYARD ISLAND. TEACHER OF ENGLISH. DIRECTOR OF DRAMATICS. FORMERLY TAUGHT IN DRAMATICS DEPARTMENT. COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND FINE ARTS. INDIANAPOLIS AND IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AT ROCKFORD. ILLINOIS. Winifred l. Tran GRADE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. BORN IN GRAFTON AND ATTENDED GRAFTON PUBLIC SCHOOL. SHE THEN ATTENDED BALDWIN WALLACE COLLEGE. CHICAGO UNIVERSITY. ASHLAND COLLEGE AND ALSO TOOK WORK FROM KENT STATE UNIVERSITY. SHE RECEIVED HER BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE FROM BALDWIN WALLACE COLLEGE. TEACHES THE SECOND GRADE. Alfred F. Machovina GRADUATE OF OHIO UNIVERSITY. WITH A MAJOR IN MATHEMATICS. TEACHES MATHEMATICS AND JR. HIGH BOYS' PHYSICAL EDUCATION. Harriet E. Sneppard ATTENDED EARLHAM COLLEGE. RECEIVED HER BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE FROM MIAMI UNIVERSITY. TEACHES SOCIAL SCIENCE. HOME ARTS AND ENGLISH. Wiletta Robson GRADUATE OF SULLINS COLLEGE AND OHIO UNIVERSITY. SHE ’ RECEIVED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN EDUCATION. TEACHES COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS AND SOCIAL STUDIES. Edward Kubuski GRADUATE OF KENT STATE UNIVERSITY WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE OF EDUCATION. TEACHES INDUSTRIAL ARTS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION. COACHES FOOTBALL. BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL. Barbara Nickles BACHELOR OF MUSIC DEGREE FROM OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY WITH A MAJOR IN INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC AND A MINOR IN VOCAL MUS 1C. POST GRADUATE STUOY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO. Joyce p. Scahill BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE FROM DAVIS AND ELKINS COLLEGE. MASTER’S DEGREE FROM WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY. TEACHES PHYSICS. BIOLOGY AND GENERAL SCIENCE. Dons Everson GRADUATE OF OBERLIN COLLEGE WITH BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE. PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT AT E. TOWNSEND AND BIRMINGHAM. OHIO. TEACHES JR. HIGH ENGLISH AND LATIN. Belva W. Oliver GRADUATE OF CAMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL. ATTENDED MUSKINGUM COLLEGE AND OHIO UNIVERSITY TEACHES THE SIXTH GRADE. Laura Jean Walsn GRADUATED FROM WOOSTER HIGH SCHOOL. ATTENDED ASHLAND COLLEGE. SHE HAS TAUGHT IN MEDINA AND WAYNE COUNTIES. TEACHES THE FIFTH GRADE. Edith Diedrich GRADUATED FROM WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY. WITH A DEGREE OF 8ACHELOR OF SCIENCE. SHE HAS TAKEN NUKCROUS GRADUATE COURSES AT W.R.U. TAUGHT AT AVON LAKE ELENCNTARY SCHOOL FOR 30 YEARS. TEACHES THE FOURTH GRADE. Bernice Basinski GRADUATED FROM GRAFTON HIGH SCHOOL AND ATTENDED KENT STATE UNIVERSITY. SHE HAS TAUGHT AT RIDGEVILLE SCHOOL AND ST. JUDES SCHOOL IN ELYRIA. SHE IS THE SECOND GRADE TEACHER. Etta Mae Nesbett TEACHER OF THE THIRD GRADE. ATTENDED KENT STATE UNIVERSITY. PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT AT BELDEN AND RIDGEVILLE. Janie Daniel GRADUATE OF NEW CONCORD HIGH SCHOOL. ATTENDED MUSKINGUM COLLEGE. PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT AT EATON SCHOOL IN LORAIN COUNTY. TEACHES FIRST GRADE. Dorothy McGill GRADUATE OF GRAFTON HIGH SCHOOL. IS THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER. Manon M. Mull LIBRARIAN. IS A GRADUATE OF LAKEWOOO HIGH SCHOOL. BRANCH LIBRARIAN OF LORAIN TRAVELING LIBRARY SERVING GRAFTON AREA. Carol Eshelman ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN. GRADUATED FROM EAST HIGH SCHOOL AND DYKE SCHOOL OF CO CRCE. CLEVELAND. ATTENDED WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY. Senior Class officers and Advisor FIRST ROW - JOHN HETHERINGTON. GEORGE KAZMIERCZAK. BOB OVERY. SECOND ROW - MR. MACHOVINA. BOB BITTNER. DOUG VAN NOSTRAN. Purple and Gold Staff FIRST ROW - BOB OVERY. DOUG VAN NOSTRAN. HELEN METZGER. RONALD CARKCL. JEAN STRICKLAND. BOB BITTNER. GEORGE KAZMIERCZAK. MRS. FINLAYSON. SECOND ROW - RUBY SCHULTZ. FRANCIS LONGWELL. JOE STAZZONE. BARBARA WILCZAK. PATTY MCGILL. ERLA HIST. CLAUDIA JACKSON. CAROL BUCKINGHAM. MARILYN MILLER. KAY KENNEDY, RONALD VODARSKI. THIRD ROW - HOWARD JOPPECK. JOHN HETHERINGTON. LEONARD HOWSER. George Louis Kazmierczak Veets FOOTBALL 1.2.3.4 BASKETBALL 1.2.3.4 baseball 1.2.3.4 PURPLE-GOLD STAFF 3.4 ANNUAL STAFF 4 CHORUS 3 CLASS TREASURER 1 CLASS PRESIDENT 4 Robert Dean De ari Overy Bob. BASKETBALL 1.2.3.4 BASEBALL 3.4 FOOTBALL 2.4 DRAMA CLUB 3.4 PURPLE-GOLD STAFF 3.4 ANNUAL STAFF 4 CHORUS 3 CLASS VICE-PRESIDENT 4 PROJECTION STAFF 4 Robert Edward Bittner Bob FOOTBALL 1.2.3.4 BASEBALL 1.2.3.4 CHORUS 1.2.3.4 basketball 1.2.3 QUARTET 1 .2 PURPLE-GOLD STAFF 3.4 DRAMA CLUB 3.4 CLASS REPORTER 1.4 CLASS PRESIDENT 3 ANNUAL STAFF 4 John Artnur Hethenngton John FOOTBALL BASKETBALL BASEBALL TRACK PURPLE-GOLD STAFF ANNUAL STAFF DRAMA CLUB CHORUS PROJECTION STAFF CLASS SECRETARY 3. 3. 3. 3. Douglas Stepnen Van Nostran Doug FOOTBALL 1.2.3.4 BASKETBALL 1.2.3.4 BASEBALL 1.2.3.4 CHORUS 2.3.4 QUARTET 2.3 BAND 3.4 BAND VICE PRESIDENT 4 CHORUS VICE PRESIDENT 4 CLASS TREASURER 1.2.3.4 Carol Sue Buckingham Carol MIXED CHORUS 4 ANNUAL 4 PURPLE-GOLD STAFF 4 MERIT ROLL 1 DRAMA CLUB 4 Ronald Raymond Carmel Ron FOOTBALL BASEBALL basketball DRAMA CLUB CHORUS PURPLE-GOLD STAFF ANNUAL STAFF CLASS REPORTER 1.2.3.4 1.2.3.4 1.2.4 2.3.4 1.2 3.4 4 2 Erla Leona Hist Toots BAND 1.3.4 DRAMA CLUB 3.4 Y-TEEN 2.3 PURPLE-GOLD STAFF 3.4 CLASS VICE PRESIDENT 3 G.A.A. ANNUAL STAFF 4 Charles Leonard Howser Len basketball 3.4 PURPLE-GOLD STAFF 3.4 FOOTBALL 4 BASEBALL 4 ANNUAL STAFF 4 Claudia Ann Jackson Jackie CHORUS 1.2.4 DRAMA CLUB 1.3.4 BASEBALL 1.3.4 Y-TEEN 2.3 PURPLE-GOLD STAFF 3.4 ANNUAL STAFF 4 GLEE CLUB 1 CLASS SECRETARY 1 CHEERLEADER 1 Y-TEEN PRESIDENT 3 Howard Bernard joppeck Howard chorus 1.3 PURPLE-GOLD STAFF 3.4 ANNUAL STAFF 4 DRAMA CLUB 4 Carolyn Loretta Kennedy Kay BASEBALL CHORUS CHEERLEADER Y-TEEN TRACK GLEE CLUB DRAMA CLUB PURPLE-GOLD STAFF ANNUAL STAFF CLASS SECRETARY CLASS REPORTER 1.2.3.4 1.2.3.4 2.3.4 1.2.3 122 1.2 3.4 3.4 4 2 3 Francis Vincent Longwe11 Francis DRAMA CLUB 3.4 PURPLE-GOLD STAFF 3.4 ANNUAL STAFF 4 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2 Patty jean McGill Pat BAND 1.2.3.4 CHORUS 1.2.3.4 CHEERLEADER 2,3.4 BASEBALL 1.2.3 DRAMA CLUB 3.4 Y-TEEN 1.2 GLEE CLUB 1.2 PURPLE-GOLD STAFF 3.4 ANNUAL STAFF 4 BAND PRESIDENT 4 Helen Elizabeth Metzger He Len CHORUS 1.2.3.4 BAND 1.2.3.4 DRAMA CLUB 3.4 PURPLE-GOLD STAFF 3.4 ANNUAL STAFF 4 BASEBALL 2 Y-TEEN 1 GLEE CLUB 2 CLASS SECRETARY 1 CLASS REPORTER 2 Marilyn Ann Miller MariLyn DRAMA CLUB 1 .3.4 CHORUS 2.4 PURPLE-GOLD STAFF 3.4 Y-TEEN 2.3 G.A.A. 1 CHEERLEADER 2 ANNUAL STAFF 4 Ruby Bessie Schultz Ruby PURPLE-GOLD STAFF 3.4 DRAMA CLUB 3.4 BAND 1.2 GLEE CLUB 1.2 CHORUS 1.2 CLASS SECRETARY 3 ANNUAL STAFF 4 Y-TEEN 2 Joseph Anthony Stazzone Joe CHORUS 1.2.3.4 OUARTET 2.3 DRAMA CLUB 3.4 PURPLE-GOLD STAFF 3.4 ANNUAL STAFF 4 CLASS SECRETARY 1 Richard Dean Stewart Dick PURPLE-GOLD STAFF 4 ANNUAL STAFF 4 EATON IAN STAFF 3 Jean Marie Strickland Jean CHORUS 1.2.3.4 BASEBALL 1.2.3.4 CHEERLEADER 2.3.4 Y-TEEN 1.2 TRACK 1.2 CLASS PRESIDENT 1.2 DRAMA CLUB 3.4 PURPLE-GOLD STAFF 3.4 ANNUAL STAFF 4 GLEE CLUB 1 Ronald Lee Vodarski Ronny DRAMA CLUB 3.4 PURPLE-GOLD STAFF 3.4 PROJECTION STAFF 3.4 CHORUS 4 ANNUAL 4 Barbara Gail Wilczak Barb CHORUS 1.2.3.4 DRAMA CLUB 3.4 PURPLE-GOLD STAFF 3.4 Y-TEEN 1.2 BASEBALL GLEE CLUB 2 ANNUAL STAFF 4 BACCALAUREATE COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Sunday, May 22, 1955 - 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, 1955 - 8:00 p.m. ORDER OF SERVICE PROCESSIONAL...................................Edward Elgar ‘‘Pomp and Circumstance” Carol Sch river INVOCATION . . . The Rev. Wm. Kopiczenski “REJOICE YE PURE IN HEART” . . Messiter High School Mixed Chorus SCRIPTURE READING . The Rev. .Wm. Kopiczenski “AMERICA OUR HERITAGE” . . Steele - Ades High School Mixed Chorus ADDRESS .... The Rev Wm. Kopiczenski “ the HALLS OF IVY ” . . . Russell and Knight High School Mixed Chorus BENEDICTION . . . The Rev. Wm. Kopiczenski RECESSIONAL....................................Wagner “ Grand March ” from Tannhauser Penny Cook “SCOTCH FOLK SUITE . . . Albert O. Davis High School Band PROCESSIONAL.........................Edward Elgar “Pomp and Circumstance” High School Band INVOCATION .... The Rev Fred Stroebel “GAVOTTE”.........................Handel - Gillette High School Band INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER Principal Edna Finlayson “THAT'S A DIPLOMA, SON!” . Dr. Roger M. Shaw Professor of Education Kent State University PRESENTATION OF CLASS Superintendent B. B. Cox PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS Mr. George Edwards Board of Education BENEDfCTION . . . The Rev. Fred Stroebel “MARCH FOR AMERICANS” . . . Ferde Grofe High School Band Class Reception .... Stage of Auditorium Sept. 7 First Day of School 17 Firelands Football here 21 Magazine Campaign opened 23 Kid’s Day - Kiwanls 24 South Amherst Football there Oct. 1 Eaton Football here 5 Magazine Campaign Closed 8 Avon Lake Football there 15 Rldgeville Football there 22 Avon Football there 22 junior Dance 25.26 Senior Class Pictures 28 Columbia Football here 29 n.E.o.T.A. School Holiday Nov. 5 La Grange Football here 12 Senior Dance and Fish Fry 19 junior Class Play 23 Eaton Basketball here 23 Assembly on Wild Animals 25.26 Thanksgiving Vacation 26 Youth Center Dance here 30 Firelands Basketball here Dec. 1 Conservation Assembly 3 Columbia Basketball there 6 Workshop at Clearvlew 7 Wellington Basketball here 10 Rldgeville Basketball there 15 Faculty Christmas Party 16 Christmas program 17 LaGrange Basketball here 17 Christmas parties 17 Christmas Vacation 22 Christmas Formal-junior Dance jan. 3 Back to School 7 Avon Basketball here 11 Wellington Basketball there 14 Brookslde Basketball there 18 Ridgevllle Basketball here 21 Firelands Basketball there 25 LaGrange Basketball there 28 Avon Lake Basketball here Feb. 1 Columbia Basketball here 2 Assembly of Midview Bands here 4 South Amherst Basketball here 8 Father-Daughter Banquet 11 Eaton Basketball there 16 Tournament 18 Tournament 23 Tournament 25 Tournament 26 Senior Fish Fry March 2 Ash Wednesday 11 Grade School operetta 18 Senior Fish Fry April 1 Senior Class Play 7 Musical Assembly 8 Easter Vacation 12 Back to School 15 Senior Dance 22 Band Concert May 2-6 Senior Class Trip 14 Junior-Senior prom 22 Baccalaureate 24 Commencement 25 Exams 28 Last Day of School (Hlaas Will On this day of our Lord, May twenty-eighth, Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-five, we the Senior Class of Grafton High School, Village of Grafton, County of Lorain, State of Ohio, being of sound mind and body do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament: The following members of this class leave their various abilities and characteristics to the following: I,BOB BITINER, will my athletic uniforms to Stanley Szczepanski, and my ability to stay with one girl to Gene Beane. I, CAROL BUCKINGHAM, will my quietness to Karely jantz, and my seat in Mrs. Finlayson's rocking chair for government to my sister, Nancy. I, RON CARTEL, will my haircut to Ron jantz and my athletic uniform to Dave Henning. I,JOHN HETOEJUNGTTON.will my height to my brothers, Ricky and Gary, and also to them, my enormous appetite. I, ERLA HIST, will my ability to work hard in the cafeteria to Sue Yates, and my sense of humor and crazy laugh to my brother, Ken. I, LEONARD HOWSER, will my ability to eat cupcakes in class without being caught to joretta Eppley, and my height to Don Longwell. I, CLAUDIA JACKSON, will my ability to settle down in my senior year to Ron jantz, my long hair to Annie Marty, and my seat in Mixed chorus to Larry Miller. I, HOWARD JOPPECK, will my curly hair to Charles Macaulay, and my ability not to go out with girls all through high school to Jim Lawson. I, GEORGE KAZMIERCZAK, will my basketball ability to my brother, A1 and my ability to go steady with one girl to Gerald Byczynski. I, KAY KENNEDY, will my good disposition and abil- ity to get along with people to Sue parish and my three years’ job in the cafeteria to anyone who would enjoy it. I, FRANCIS LONGWELL, will ray ability to control my temper to my brother, John, and my quietness at times to Tim Glunt. I, PAT MCGILL, will my dancing ability to Ronnie Miller, and my cheering ability to Janice Walter. I. HELEN METZGER, will ray short hair to Barbara Hales, my ability to play baritone to Marie Wise, and my ability to study to anyone who needs it. I, MARILYN MILLfR, will my iob in the cafeteria to anyone who likes to wash dishes, and ray home in Grafton to Nila Klinect. I, BOB OVERY will my basketball ability to my brother, Larry and my ability to be true to one person to Annie Marty. I, RUBY SCHULTZ, will my height to my sister, Myra my criticisms to anyone who wants them, and my ability not to be quick tempered to Nola Miles. I, JOE STAZZONE, will my singing ability to Ed Piscola and my seat in office practice to Gene Traxler. I, JEAN SIRICKLAND. will my cheerleading ability to Connie Kennedy ana my high school attendance re- cord to Marilyn Sullivan. I, RICHARD SIEWART, will my woodworking ability to my brother, Bob and my conduct grades to Fred Macaulay. I, DOUG VAN NOSTRAN, will my natural sports abil- ity to Jim Lakocy and my car troubles to Francis Whitesel. I, RONNY VODARSKI. will my ability in mechanical drawing to Fred Hall and my good grades in conduct to Stanley Szczepanski. I, BARBARA WILCZAK, will my good conduct to my sister Frona. We, the Seniors, leave our senority to the Juniors, our ambition and co-operation to the Sophomores, our good behavior to the Freshmen, and to the faculty we leave our gratitude and apprec- iation for their many patient hours of guidance. Signed: Testators: The Erla Hist Senior Class Marilyn Miller of 1955. Carol Buckingham STORY of OUR TRIP June 1963 Today on June 1, 1963, Barbara, a successful buyer for Saks Fifth Avenue, Helen, a Home Econ- omist, and Fat a dancer started on their vacation. We had received a month’s leave of absence, boarded our plane for Ohio and to our delight Carol Buck- ingham, was the stewardess. After everyone was settled and we took off she told us George Kaz- mierczak, was our pilot. When we landed in Cleve- land, Carol and George joined us for lunch. We had a pleasant chat ana then we went to get a limousine to take us to the train. Who should be the driver but Howard joppeck. He said he was married and had two lovely children. When we reached the station we said goodby and boarded the train for Grafton. On the train we saw Robert Bit- tner, who was on his way home from Germany where he served with the Air Force. He said he had been in service for eight years and had decided to make a career of it. Upon arrival in Grafton we saw joe Stazzone over at tne Farm Bureau, buying supplies for his farm and he informed us that Francis Longwell was the Farm Bureau manager. They said we could use the hone to call our parents,but Ronald Vodarski came y in his Ford Victoria and picked us up and on the way home he told us that he was owner of a Ford garage, advertised as the best in Ohio. He hoped that he would see us again before we left to go back. We stayed in Grafton for two days then left by car for Florida. in Kentucky we saw a sign that said ‘Hethering- ton Stables’,and we wondered if it could be John. We decided to investigate and sure enough, it was our classmate John,who was the owner-manager! He was very glad to see us and he took us to see his stable of racing horses. We stayed overnight in Kentucky and then traveled on to South Carolina. We stopped to eat dinner in Raleigh, North Carolina at a beautiful Villa and much to our surprise the owner of the restaurant was Erla Hist. She told us she had lived there for three years and liked it very much. We said goodby and started on our travel to Georgia. There we met Claudia Jackson, whose husband was stationed in the service there. We had dinner at her home and then left for Florida. We stopped at the Miami Hotel and much to our sur- prise we met Ronald Carmel in the lobby. He said he plays for the Cleveland Browns and the team was staying there while they were in training. He told us that Robert every was owner of the Miami Hotel. We decided at once to see him also. He told us that he liked his work very much. We also decided to take in a few night clubs and we met jean Strickland and her husband. They said they have three children and told us to be sure to visit Kay Kennedy, and her husband in Washington. When we reached Washington we looked up Kay and she said she was apart time nurse at the hospital. The next day we took a tour of the Capitol and we saw Rich- ard Stewart, who was a guard there. He took us to see Marilyn Miller,who was secretary to a senator. We had a nice visit together. On the way back our car developed a knock so we pulled into a service station and who should be the mechanic but Leonard Howser. We chatted with him while he fixed the car and in a short time we were speeding toward Grafton. We were listening to the news and waiting for some relaxing music to come on when, what to our wondering ears should we hear but the rhythmic voice of Douglas Van Nostran. We were very much surprised when we heard this and de- cided at once to look him up when we reached Cleveland. When we reached WERE we met him just leaving for a record preview. He invited us to join him which we did.We enjoyed this immensely, but had to leave after an hour’s visit for our flight time was drawing near. Once more in our apartment Barbara was reading the newspaper and she saw that Ruby Schultz, was starring on Broadway in ‘Kiss Me Kate’. We decided to go to see it. Ruby gave a magnificent perfor- mance. We went backstage to see her after tne show and congratulated her. She said the players were having a party and we were invited to attend, which we did. We told Ruby of our trip in which we had seen all of our former classmates. We said ‘Goodby’ and with that we closed the story of our trip. Barbara Wilczak - Helen Metzger - patty McGill. (£lass SHistorg 1943- 44 in September came a day that was a very big one, our first day In school. With Miss Tran as our teacher, we began this very important part of our lives in whicn we have received the education which will be very helpful to us in our future. 1944- 45 With our new teacher, Mrs. Grott, we all moved to the next room where we were taught addition, subtraction and, of course, reading. 1945- 46 We were all in the third grade with Mrs. Lamb as our teacher. This year was a little different from our previous two years, because we were in the same room as the fourth grade. This year we learned more difficult addition and subtraction and we also started to divide. 1946- 47 When we were in the fourth grade with Mrs. Carter the study of Geography was introduced to our very young minds. Tliis was the year that sev- eral or our classmates didn’t pass with us to the fifth grade. 1947- 48 This was an exciting year for us all because we were transferred to the second floor. Mrs. Rust, who was our teacher, had the fifth and sixth grades. We welcomed two new classmates,Kay Kennedy and Bob Bittner, who are still with us. 1948- 49 This was our last year in the elementary grades. Mrs. Rust was again our teacher. This was tne year that we sold garden seeds, and with the money made, we bought basketballs, baseball bats, and balls. Now we were all looking forward to the next year when we would change classes. 1949- 50 We were now in junior High and this was very exciting for us all. We would change classes and have our own lockers. The boys now could try their skill in basketball and the girls in cheerleading. This year we also had our first election of officers. 1950- 51 Finally came our last year in junior High. IXir- ing this year the boys had their first year in Manual Training and the girls had their first year of Home Arts. 1951- 52 With our class advisor, Mr. Machovina, we el- ected class officers, in order to raise money for our treasury, we sold magazine subscriptions and letters, ana did very well. This year we had a new member, Ruby Schultz. 1952- 53 This was the year we had the pleasure of sel- ling Basketball and Football pencils. We also had two bake sales, which added money to our class treasury. Towards the end of the school year we ordered our class rings from the Balfour Company. 1953- 54 This year we had five new members from Belden added to our class, namely, Erla Hist, Claudia Jackson, Marilyn Miller, Howard joppeck, and joe Stazzone.We received our class rings and were very pleased with them. We had the job of selling con- cessions at all home Football and Basketball games. During the year we had a dance and two bake sales, all or which were to help finance the Junior-Senior Prom. We chose a Mexican theme for the prom. Music was provided by Rocco Trombetta, and the dinner was prepared by our mothers. At the start of the sec- ond semester, John Hetherington from Pittsburgh, Pa. joined our class. 1954- 55 Looking back for a moment, we found that we still had a large percentage of our original class with us. They are namely, Carol Buckingham, Ronald Carmel,Leonard Howser, George Kazmierczak, Francis Longwell, patty McGill, Helen Metzger, Bob Overy, jean Strickland, Douglas Van Nostran, Ronald Vod- arski, and Barbara Wilczak, Now we became Seniors and with two new members in our class, namely. Carol Buckingham returning to us from Medina, and Richard Stewart, from Marietta, we had finally reached our goal. This our last year was to be very busy and exciting. To raise money for our class- trip, we sold Cfcrlstmas cards and stationery, held one dance, three fish fries and two bake sales, on May 14th all of us attended the Junior-Senior prom, which we enjoyed very much, in retrospect, we re- call those who have been our class room teachers through our four years of high school, Supt. B.B. Cox, Mrs. Edna Finlayson, Mr. Edward Kubuski, Mr. Alfred Machovina, Mrs. Wiletta Robson, Mr. Joyce Scahill, Mrs. Harriet Sheppard, Mr. Eugene Wurm. On our class trip we went to Washington, D.C. and all of us had a wonderful time. After we returned we were ready to be graduated and face our future. CLASS POEM Our days at Grafton High School, Are going fast that's true But, there’s one thing we’re sure of, We'll miss them when we’re through. For some, this well be their twelfth year, For others just their first; But for all tis our last year, Come better or come worse. We’ve had fun these years in school, And have learned a thing or two. But, now we have to face the world, And start our life anew. But we’ll always remember, Those occasions gay and sad; Of all the things we’ve done And all the fun we’ve had. Our class has worked together, It's always been alive, And now we re proud to say WE'RE THE CLASS OF '55. SENIOR SONG SHOPPE Kay - Rusty Ole Halo Ronny V. - Blue Mirage jean - Never Doug - Your My Everything George - plantation Boogie Barb - I Need You Now Howard - Gee Helen - Whispering Bob B. - Maybe Claudia - Ever Lovin' Ronny C. - Money Honey Marilyn - Darling Bob 0. - Till We Two Are One Erla-in the Still of the Night joe - The Drinking Song Carol-Red Sails in the Sun Set Leonard - Pledging My Love Ruby-More than Anything Else John - undecided Dick - Rocket 88 Pat - Melody of Love Francis - Earth Angel - WANTS TO BE - GOING TO BE Helen -Home Economist -Kindergarten Teacher joe Store Manager -Hotel Door Man Barbara -Heiress -Florist George -Chemical Engineer -Lawyer Dick S. -Auto Mechanic -Truck Driver Howard -Accountant -Farmer John -Engineer -State patrolman jean -Bookkeeper -Waitress pat -Dancer -Olympic Skater Doug -Disk Jockey -Fuller Brush Man Ron V. -Contractor -News Commentator Francis -Construction Engineer -Barber Kay -Registered Nurse -Housewife Marilyn Secretary -Maid Erla Steuxirdess -Dietician Leonard Saddyforthe President -Plumber Ron C. -Movie Actor -Millionaire Bob 0. -Bulldozer Operator -jet Pilot Bob B. -Private Eye -Gas Man Carol -Evangelist's Wife -Career Girl Claudia Stenographer -Housewife Ruby -Grade School Teacher -Beautician EUGENE PLEBAN NORALEE HALES DONALD WOODYARD ROBERTA YATES KENNETH WIRKNER JANICE MESSENGER RONALD YOUNG EDWARD PISCOLA ANN I E MARTY EUGENE TRAXLER CHARLOTTE HOWSER ROBERT NESBETT JEAN SAYERS THOMAS GLUNT V7 DAVID DUELL V CHARLES MACAULAY RUSSELL KLINE r v GORDON BRUNSON PAT KENNEDY JORETTA EPPLEY S. ROY JEAN FRANCIS MYRA LARRY GAYLE JAKCS WHITESEL SCHULTZ GRaFTON-VILLAGE GRADE 10 1954 - 1955 BYCZYNSKI WARD SOOY WHITE BEANE PARISH MILLER SHEPHERD RAFTER flii JOANN JACK SUSAN ROBSON MARTY SCHAFER GERA, MARY ANN LEE MARILYN EDWARD MARIE ROBERT JOYCE RODNEY CAROL JOHN SULLIVAN REYNOLDS WISE STEWART CONNER HOPKINS SCHRIVER LONGWELL WILCZAK LAKOCY COOK KLINECT MUFFLY FISCHER BREHM r� o SCAHILL H.il JOPPECK MACAULAY %i]$ HALES BUCKHANNON PLATO GLUNT CONNIE KENNEDY KENNETH HIST WVNHtt HAMRIC MOORE SCHULTZ LEINWEBER GRAFTON-VILLAGE GRADE 9 v ; y$ DAVID ’ JEAN ‘ FRED ‘ JACKSON PLEBAN HALL HAURY ROBINSON KAZMIERCZAK STAZZONE STAZZONE MESSENGER 1954 - 1955 EPPLEY SINGLETON WILKINS a i � ROBERT WISE a a ! . -1� � LUCYY POLL ROBERT FURMAN TOMPKINS BEANE CHIZMADIA MACDONALD ) RUTH LYNCH JOSEPH SUSAK o n M LONGWELL SZCZEPANSK I GEORGE ELLSWORTH rt fS ft YOST GRAFTON-VILLAGE JOSEI RAFTER YATES FISCHER GRADE 1954 8 a rv 955 ■I ' SANDRA COX EVERSON f ■■ r a «v i ROBERT BEVERLY FRANK BEVERLY RONALD JEANETTE PATRICIA WUENSCH SZCZEPANSKI GIDLIN PARKER MILLER WIRKNER DORIS PEAKE WALTER EADY DANIEL WHITE GENTRY LONGWELL YORKS ROZGA COOK SZMANIA MATUS IK LITTLE LEE BOONE WUENSCH CHARNISKY STOUT WARREN GRAFT0N-V1LLAGE GRADE 6 1954 - 1955 GLUNT BRUCE ROTHGERY GENTRY WHITESEL MILLER BUSH MILLER BORLING SMITH HENNING CHARLES SHIRLEY LONGWELL MUFFLY PRUNTY GLUNT -HARLES tLI7ABETH RONALD JUDITH BETTY UAMLLkN TOTH CONNIE SHARON YATES KENNEDY TAYLOR SUMPTER MOORE OVERY WUENSCH CHIPUKITES MCINTRE LINDA RONALD ELAINE RICHARD VIRGINIA THOMAS BEVERLY EDMUND JACQUELINE JACK LINDA KENNETH JUDITH JOANN SZMANIA BARENDT LAWSON VAN NOSTRAN SINES SPANSKI BOULEY O Ai! •� ' O - - 1, A rs 1' UDC l ICCADH UAOV AKIM n A DY IDAN � KFNNFTH SHERRY - ... DELBERT SHERYL ;4 DAVID DIEDRICH RAFTER JENKINS JENKINS COWLEY SUMPTER OLIC HAMRIC KYER GRAFTON-VILLAGE ARLIN CHERYL RUSSELL ATKINSON _ BBUHN ■■ GRADE 1954 1955 BETH RICHARD JUOY h § n s n THOMAS MELINDA RICHARD WALKER ESHELMAN NESBETT m s, - ROBERT DONNA STANLEY KATHY PLATO WILEY MCALPIN EVERSON - j ' • FRANCIS SUSAN RALPH LYNCH BOX WIRKNER PATRICIA NORMA SHIRLENE FILIPIAK KENNEDY STALNAKER LUC INDA BARBARA JOANNE KIRKPATRICK PAGE MOSS KATHY WARREN V. NESBETT STRICKLAND fy i-j BARBARA BLANCO n 1 r l i KENDIG i CAROL ROGERS f ORIS BUSH PRUNTY GRAFTON-VILLAGE GRADE 3 1954 - 1955 KYER GRELLA BUSH f ' Ci KENNEDY Tinda LEE ) CHARLES FRY uj ALDERMAN CRAGO TAYLOR BENNETT MARTIN MCCONNELL NICHOLSON NICHOLSON KLESEL WEIMER GIUSTIANA ELLSWORTH TRAN BARTLETT LAWSON CASTRELLON BURKE TRAN FILIPIAK WARREN ROB INETTE STANISLOWSKI SZCZEPANSKI JARKOWSKI HILL SHIVELY GRAFTON-VILLAGE GRADE 2 1954 - 1955 WUENSCH RADER BYCZYNSKI WILEY WACK KENNEDY GOLDSMITH MYERS RAFTER o n cm n V-: . 1 - .� ) ■ lwhy' JUDY RICHARD DENNIS STROEBEL OVERY NELSON SMITH GROBOSKE K«S. DAVID BAS INSKI RAFTER FRANK BETTY OLIC GENTRY MARGARET JACKIE INGELS MOORE GRAFTON-VILLAGE GRADE 1954 - 1955 KAREN PETER JEAN STRAIT ROBINSON PRUNTY DONNA WISE WILLIAM KENDLE SUSAN KYER bANUKA PHILIP BARBARA CHRISTINE LYNNE SPITZER SCHULTZ TAYLOR GOMOLL EVERSON JEAN SZCZEPANSKI | .Jr - Aw ws. DANIEL KENNETH PINKLEY r v KAREN HENNING r, n r � •' r ’ ili 2 JOSEPH MARILYN GARLAND MARY LOU CHARLES KNECHTGES DOWNS ELLSWORTH ADERMAN GIUSTINA i. 1 ♦ : I •tV • - I CONNIE jit RICHARD HAWKE DENNIS GRELLA DIANA BRUHN RICHARD WIRKNER LINDA LOGAN ALLAN GROSS LAURIE KERRY MARY JOHN WARREN SPITZER SZMANIA WHARTON mmm KATHLEEN MILLER ROY LEONARD SNYDER GROBOSKE DAVID SPANSKI a n a f e r; « % ' ,r) ir 4 ilaa ■' ms. MCGILL STEVEN ABBEY SANDRA BROWN ALAN TRAN GEORGIA LARRY CATHY DAVID LEE GILL MCCROSKEY REESE WISE BARBARA ROGER HAWKE ATKINSON , 1 GRAFTON-VILLAGE • ; • f. • 71 r— l THOMAS KYER TERESA BLANCO LARRY PAGE KINDERGARTEN JANET GOLDSMITH KERRY SHARON KIRKPATRICK MOORE fs 0 v: LYNNE RONALD STEPHANIE HOSTETLER BARENDT SMITH 0 4 SB t I s ALBERT NANCY GOLDSMITH MADARAS DAVID 1954 U SHARON 1955 - • 1 V 4 • — — ’ LEE PATTI CHARLES SZCZEPANSK1 STROEBEL WUENSCH M r. iJj l KENNETH KATHY RI CHARD DIETERICH HUDSON SCHMIDT TERRY ROSE MARIE HALES JENKINS GROSS KENNEDY ROBINETTE A kA - •' Ai THOMAS SANDRA MYRA RAFTER COWLEY SCHULTZ RONALD PATRICIA MARVIN CARMEL COX LEE. JR. MARY DAN IAL NANCY SNYDER MUTTINGER BUCKINGHAM NILA LARY LOUISE KLINECT PINKLEY HOWSER Im. i JOHN CAROL ROBERT RUNYON LEE KOBB GRAFTON VILLAGE SCHOOL ABSENTEES OR NEWCOMERS 1954 - 1955 PATRICIA JAKES PAULA YOUNG SNYDER TAYLOR n c -) y 1 - A f F � . JAMES LAWSON KAREN WILLIAM DIETERICH SMITH ft uJh Aft KENNETH PINKLEY LINDA JERRY BARBOR SNYDER SUMPTER HARDWAY HARDWAY NORTON LEE MCCONNELL BARBOR WILKINS NICHOLSON Projection Staff GERALD MATUS IK. BOB OVERY. RONNY VOOARSKI, GORDON BRUNSON Office practice FIRST ROW - BOB OVERY. JOE STAZZONE. CLAUDIA JACKSON. SECOND ROW - CAROLYN KENNEDY, RONALD CARMEL, ERLA HIST. BARBARA WILCZAK. HELEN METZGER THIRD ROW - MARILYN MILLER. JEAN STRICKLAND. STANDING. M?S. ROBSON. Study Hall Physics Class FIRST ROW - RONALD CARMEL. JORETTA EPPLEY, JANICE MESSENGER. EDWARD PISCOLA, BOB BITTNER. ROBERTA YATES. CHARLOTTE HOWSER. MR. SCAHILL. SECOND ROW - GEORGE KAZMIERCZAK. GORDON BRUNSON. JOHN HETHERINGTON. KENNETH WIRKNER. DOUG VAN NOSTRAN. A Section of the Library Shop LEFT TO RIGHT - THOMAS GLUNT. FRANCIS LONGWELL, BOB OVERY. LEONARD HOWSER, NR. COX. GEORGE KAZMIERCZAK, BOB BITTNER, RONALD VODARSKI. DENNIS EADY. Shop Class LEFT TO RIGHT - GERALD MATUS IK. MR. KUBUSKI. EUGENE PLEBAN. GENE TRAXLER. EUGENE MCCLINTOCK. RICHARD STEWART. ROY MARTY. RON JANTZ. JACK BEANE. EDWARD REYNOLDS. RON YOUNG. JAMES LAKOCY. RUSSELL KLINE. TOM RAFTER. Snapshots FIRST ROW - RUBY SCHULTZ. JEAN STRICKLAND. FRANCIS LONGWELL. JOHN HETHERINGTON. SECOND ROW - HOWARD JOPPECK. JOE STAZZONE. RONALD CARMEL. Eighth Grade Home Arts FIRST ROW - JANICE WALTER. PATTY BUTLER. JEANETTE WIRKNER. SANDRA RAINEY. BEVERLY SZCZEPANSKI. PATTY YOUNG. LOUISE HOWSER. SUSAN YATES. EDITH GEREKE. ANN EADY. SECOND ROW - BEVERLY PARKER. BONNIE YOST. PATTY COX. DORIS PEAKE. SHARON SUMPTER. MRS. SHEPPARD. CAROLE MCCONNELL. JANET LAKOCY Senior y-Teen FIRST ROW - JOAN EPPLEY, HELEN CHIZMADIA. KARELY JANTZ. JANICE MESSENGER. JORETTA EPPLEY, SECOND ROW - CAROL MESSENGER. NORENE MOORE. BEVERLY HALES. WYNEMA HAMRIC. SUE PARISH, IVfcS. YATES. THIRD ROW - ROBERTA YATES. LUCY POLL. MARILYN STAZZONE. CHARLOTTE HOWSER. JEAN SCHAFER. Junior y-Teen FIRST ROW - EDITH GEREKE. DORIS PEAKE. PAT BUTLER. JEANETTE WIRKNER. PATRICIA COX. SANDRA RAINEY. SECOND ROW - DIANA RADER. MRS. YATES. BEVERLY SZCZEPANSKI. BARBARA BRUHN. SHARON SLMPTER. BONNIE YOST. JANET LAKOCY. BEVERLY PARKER. CAROLE MCCONNELL. MARY GENTRY. THIRD ROW • SUE YATES, MARGARET TRAN. LOUISE HOWSER. PAT YOUNG. JANICE WALTER. ANN EADY. Senior High Chorus FIRST ROW - DIRECTOR. MISS NICKLES. BETTY LEINWEBER. PHYLLIS TOMPKINS. LUCY POLL. NORENE PLATO. ESTHER WILKINS. HELEN METZGER. FRONA WILCZAK. NORENE MOORE. SUSAN PARISH. JANICE MESSENGER. MARILYN MILLER. JEAN STRICKLAND. HELEN CHIZMADIA. ROBERTA YATES. CAROL SCHRIVER. PENNY COOK. SECOND ROW - MARIE WISE. MYRA SCHULTZ. GAYLE SHEPHARD. DOROTHY FISCHER. JEAN SCHAFER. KAY KENNEDY. CAROL BUCKINGHAM. JORETTA EPPLEY. BARBARA WILCZAK. PATTY MCGILL. DIANA MUFFLY, CLAUDIA JACKSON. NANCY BREHM, MARILYN STAZZONE. JOAN EPPLEY, BEVERLY HALES. THIRD ROW - ROBERT FURMAN. ROBERT WISE. TOM GLUNT. LEE SOOY. BOB BITTNER. JOE STAZZONE. DOUG VAN NOSTRAN, KENNETH WIRKNER. ED PISCOLA. AL KAZMIERCZAK, RONALD VODARSKI. GORDON BRUNSON. BILL SMITH. JOHN LONGWELL. JAMES RAFTER. junior High Chorus FIRST ROW - DON LONGWELL. JAMES MATUS IK. DON ROZGA. RICHARD MCGILL. MARILYN SCHULTZ. LOU ANN YORKS. BARBARA BRUHN. MARY GENTRY. DIANA RADER. EDITH GEREKE. JOAN EPPLEY. DIRECTOR. MISS NICKLES. SECOND ROW • JAMES SZMANIA. TOBY DANIEL. LARY PINKLEY. PATTY COX. BEVERLY PARKER. WYNEMA HAM? 1C. MARY SNYDER. PAT BUTLER, JANET LAKOCY. THIRD ROW - CARL FISCHER. JOHN GEREKE. GUY EVERSON. ROBERT WUENSCH. LOUISE HOWSER. PAT YOUNG. BEVERLY SZCZEPANSKI, JANICE WALTER. ANN EADY. FOURTH ROW - JOE SUSAK. ADREN LITTLE, FRED SULLIVAN. PAUL COOK. BONNIE YOST. SHARON SUMPTER. DORIS PEAKE. CAROLE MCCONNELL. SUSAN YATES. Song Flute Class FIRST ROW. SEATER - SUSAN BOX, JUDY MYERS. RUTH CHARNI SKY. LINDA BARBOR. MELINDA ESHELMAN, BARBARA PAGE. SECOND ROW - KATHY EVERSON. LUCINDA KIRKPATRICK. THOMAS WALKER, RALPH WIRKNER. KENNETH OLIC. STANLEY MCALPIN. RICHARD KAY, CHERYL BRUHN, BETH BUTLER. THIRD ROW - DIRECTOR. MISS NICKLES. DELBERT KYER. ARLIN ATKINSON. ROBERT PLATO. RICHARD NESBETT. RUSSELL MACNEAL. Majorettes PATTY YOUNG. JANICE WALTER. NILA KLINECT. PAT BUTLER. EDITH GEREKE. Percussion Section FIRST ROW - DORIS PEAKE. JOHN GEREKE. NANCY BREHM. JAMES MATUS IK. PATTY MCGILL. SECOND ROW - ROBERTA YATES. FRONA WILCZAK. MYRA SCHULTZ. DOUG VAN NOSTRAN. ■ Reed Section FIRST ROW - LUCY POLL. LOUISE HOWSER. GUY EVERSON. JUDY BOONE. BARBARA BRUHN. SECOND ROW - SUSAN YATES. PATTY BUTLER. LOU ANN YORKS. PATTY COX. ERLA HIST. PHYLLIS TOMPKINS. GAYLE SHEPHARD. Brass Section FIRST ROW - RICHARD MCGILL. JAMES SZMANIA. HELEN CHIZMADIA. TOBY DANIEL. PENNY COOK. DIANA MUFFLY. SECOND ROW - ANN EADY. PAUL COOK. HELEN METZGER. JOAN EPPLEY. MARIE WISE. CAROL SCHRIVER. DOROTHY FISCHER. Junior Band FIRST ROW - LOUISE HOWSER. PATTY COX. BARBARA BRUHN. GUY EVERSON. RICHARD MCGILL. TOBY DANIEL. JAMES SZMANIA. SECOND ROW - JUDITH BOONE. PAT BUTLER. SUSAN YATES. LOU ANN YORKS. PAT YOUNG. JOHN GEREKE. JAMES MATUS IK. DORIS PEAKE. DIRECTOR. MISS NICKLES. ANN EADY. PAUL COOK. Beginning Band LEFT TO RIGHT - LINDA VAN NOSTRAN, JOANN BOULEY. DIRECTOR. MISS NICKLES. GAYLE BRUCE. ROBERT DANIEL. DARLEEN OVERY. GLENNA HENNING. JOHN WARREN. FRANK CHARNISKY. LEROY NEITZEL, EDMUND SZMANIA. ROBERT SMITH. SHIRLEY MUFFLY, KATHY GLUNT. Varsity Cheerleaders GAYLE SHEPHARD. JEAN STRICKLAND. PATTY MCGILL. Reserve Cheerleaders: left to right NILA KLINECT, KAY KENNEDY, NANCY BREHM. Football Cheerleaders JEAN STRICKLAND. KAY KENNEDY. GAYLE SHEPHARD, NANCY BREHM. PATTY MCGILL. Football Squad FIRST ROW - MANAGER. GUY EVERSON. JOE SUSAK. BILL SMITH. GORDON BRUNSON. BOB OVERY. EUGENE MCCLINTOCK. RON CARMEL. TIWY GLUNT. RON YOUNG. MANAGER. RON MILLER. SECOND ROW - COACH. EDWARD KUBUSKI. ED PISCOLA. TOM RAFTER. LEONARD HOWSER. JOHN HETHERINGTON. BOB BITTNER. DOUG VAN NOSTRAN. GEORGE KAZMIERCZAK. MEET THE COMETS Doug Van Nostran, a senior who won his fourth varsity letter as a hard hitting fullback. His best game was against Avon,scoring three touchdowns. Bob Bittner, a senior, who won his third letter at the left end position. Bob scored 44 points. Ron Carmel, a senior who won his second varsity letter by playing haifback. George Kazmierczak, a senior, who earned his second letter, playing offensive end. Ron Young, only a junior, won his second varsity letter as a quarterback, Ron was the leading scorer on the team with 57 points. Bob Overy, a senior, who won his first varsity letter as a halfback. Bob scored three touchdowns against Columbia. John Hetherington, a senior, who won his first first letter by playing defensive center. Len Howser, a senior, who won his first varsity letter as a defensive end. Len was one of the best tacklers on the squad. Tom Rafter a junior who won his second letter playing offensive center. Also, the boys who didn’t play quite enough to receive a letter were: Ed piscola, a junior; Butch McClintock, a junior; Bill Smith, a sophomore, and Gordon Brunson, a junior. On Friday night Sept. 17, 1954, the Comets started off the last season of six-man football at Grafton High School. Hieir opponent was Firelands, one of the better teams in tne league.After a very close battle, Firelands emerged the victor by a score of 8 to 6. Tlie Comets then won 2 games by lopsided scores, crushing S.Amherst 53 to 12, and then downing our traditional rivals from Eaton, 38 to 20. Grafton traveled to Avon Lake for a non-league game against the Shoremen, in the 3rd quarter Avon Lake led by only 2 points 20 to 18,but they pulled away in the 4th quarter to win 41 to 24. After downing Ridgeville, on a cold and raining night 14 to 0, the Comets now had a league recora of 3 wins and l loss. Tlien came the ( ig game against Avon! If Grafton could beat Avon they would tie for 1st place in the league.Grafton took an early lead of 19 to 6, but Avon stormed back in the second half to smash the Comets’ dreams of a league title, winning by a score of 40 to 25. Grafton came back however to win their final two games in convincing fashion, trouncing Columbia 44 to 6, and then in the final game of the year.which was also Dad's night, they smashed LaGrange 48 to 20. The Comets finished a successful season with 5 wins and 2 losses, good for a second place tie in the league, the over-all record was 6 wins and 3 losses. Ion, halter George Kazmrerczak ■ KonaId Young r Loug Van Nostran jonn Hetnenngton -.■vr Ronald Carmel £ Bob Bittner -Nf 7. 4 Bob Overt Leonaro Howsei r V., HP Varsity Basketball Team RONALD CARMEL. RON JANTZ. TOM RAFTER. LEONARD HOWSER. COACH. EDWARD KUBUSKI. JOHN HETHERINGTON. DOUG VAN NOSTRAN, GEORGE KAZMIERCZAK. BOB OVERY. RON YOUNG. The Comets started the 1954-55 season with a bang, and looked like they were going to take the championship without too much trouble. Grafton knocked off four tough opponents at the start of the season before they were handed their first defeat. In the first game the Comets dumped Eaton by a score of 69 to 44, and in the second game they edged a tough Firelands quintet, 71 to 70. Columbia was the third victim of the Comets, as they were whipped by a score of 74 to 62. The Comets then won their fourth straight game, upsetting Wellington, 65 to 57! Grafton’s title aspirations were dealt a rude jolt as Ridgeville, as the last place team in the league, upset the Comets 53 to 47. Grafton then went on a five game losing streak, losing all hope for winning the league title. After dropping five straight games, Grafton avenged their previous loss to Ridgeville by trouncing them 56 to 43. Grafton was then beaten by Firelands 61 to 48, a team they had beaten earlier in the season. LaGrange, the League Champs, walloped Grafton 82 to 59, on their small floor. Grafton then got back on the winning side, coming up with four victories in the last four games. In this final flourish they defeated Avon Lake 70 to 59,Columbia 68 to 57, South Amherst 80 to 52, and in the final regular season game they walloped their long-time rivals from Eaton 74 to 55. This was the last time a Grafton team would play a regular game, since we will be consolidated into Midview next year. In the league of ten teams, the Comets finished fifth with a record of four wins and five defeats, and after losing a hard-fought 68 to 62 decision to Brookside in the County Tournament, they finished the season with creditable record of nine wins and eight defeats. bob overy George Kazmierczak John Hethermgton Hon jaritz Leonard Howser Doug Van Nostran Reserve Squad FIRST ROW - GENE TRAXLER. DON WOODYARD. TOM GLUNT. PAUL SCHULTZ. KEN WIRKNER. EUGENE MCCLINTOCK. FRANCIS WHITESEL. ED PISCOLA. SECOND ROW - COACH. EDWARD KUBUSKI. MANAGER. RON MILLER. GENE BEANE. LARRY MILLER. GORDON BRUNSON. AL KAZMIERCZAK, GERALD BYCZYNSKI. BILL SMITH. JOE SUSAK. MANAGER. GEORGE ELLSWORTH. Junior High Basketball Team FIRST ROW - MANAGER. TOBY DANIEL. DON KENNEDY. JAMES MATUS IK. JOHN GEREKE. RICHARD MCGILL. BOB WUENSCH. GUY EVERSON. BOB COBB. MANAGER. JAMES SZMANIA. SECOND ROW - MR. MACHOVINA. LARY PINKLEY. ADREN LITTLE. GEORGE ELLSWORTH. FRANK GIDLIN. JAMES LAWSON. JOE RAFTER. RON MILLER. Junior High Cheerleaners: LOUISE HOWSER. EDITH GEREKE, AND PATTY YOUNG Seventh and Eighth Grade Gym Class FIRST ROW - ANN EADY. SANDRA RAINEY, SUSAN YATES. PAT BUTLER. EDITH GEREKE. MARGARET TRAN. PATRICIA WHITE. DIANA RADER. BARBARA FILIPIAK, JEANETTE WIRKNER. SECOND ROW - MR. MACHOVINA, JANICE WALTER. BEVERLY SZCZEPANSKI . PAT YOU IG. SANDRA GRAY. JANET LAKOCY. HEDY TABLETT. BARBARA BRUHN. LOUISE HOWSER. MARY GENTRY. THIRD ROW - MARILYN SCHULTZ. BEVERLY PARKER. SHARON SIWPTER. BONNIE YOST. PATTY COX. 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To be repaid in 8 to 18 years in Low Monthly Payments. 34 years of uninterrupted operation in this community NORTHERN „ SAVING C. LOAN MIDDLE AVE. SECOND ST L D. HUFFMAN. EU6£N£ HUB8AKD.G� . INSURED, DR. PEPPER BOTTLING CO. 2215 Lake Ave. Elyria, Ohio Compliments of PARADISE Elyria's Foremost Confect i onery Restaurant Elyria An Elyria Business Since 1924 . PRINTING COMPANY Phonk 31� 20� - 213 MASONIC BUILDINO ELYRIA. OHIO ♦ ♦ Cal I for ei ther CHARLEY or CHARLES WESTERN RESERVE INC Personal Loans Residence 2791 Yard 2481 Cv? GtfAFTOH £{ lD!NO MAStm GRAFTON. OHIO 503 BROAD STREET PHONE 231B SECOND FLOOR OVER BELL CO. n ydia. n w I □ PERSONAL FINANCING UP TO $1000 ♦ Compliments of ALS TRUCK STOP HOME COOKED MEALS Sandwiches Short Orders 24 Hr. Service Trucker's Welcome Phone 43192 U.S. Route 20 OberIi n, Ohio Desks • Files - Chairs - Safes Adding Machines • Calculators Portable Standard Typewriters BAKER’S OFFICE EQUIPMENT 1932 - 23 Yrs. - 1955 230 SECOND ST. ELYRIA, OHIO Free Parking Space • Phene 3473 ♦ Quality Furniture at Discount RURAL FURNITURE MART Route 20 Between Oberlin Elyria TEL Oberlin 47120 Save - Here Roy Dewey - Hugh Sweet ♦ The WESTERN SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY A Mutual Company Cincinnati 1, Ohio Local Agent- Fred j. Martin 35258 Center Ridge No. Ridgeville, 0. Off. Phone: 2181 Res. Phone: 72-124 SAVE MONEY FOR FUTURE USE ENJOY PROTECTION Compliments qf FARM BUREAU COOPERATIVES have enabled 100,000 Ohio Farm Families to do together what they could not accomplish working alone phones; Grafton 3881 Elyria 3267 Oberlin 42-185 LORAIN COUNTY ...KLINECT MEATS... SERVING THE VERY BEST IN FRESH MEATS Complete Line of SMOKED MEATS and HOMEMADE SAUSAGE Beef by Quarter or Half—Custom Butchering Rt. No. 76 Sooth Of Bolden, Phone Grafton 2S38 FARM BUREAU COOPERATIVE ASSN., INC. GRAFTON. OHIO ♦ ♦ APPLIANCES P A I NT GLASS BOTTLED GAS PLUMBI NG S UPPLI ES THE RUDER HARDWARE CO. COMPLETI LINE OP HARDWARE Best wishes from ELYRIA'S PIONEER BANK Grafton Phono 2133 The Savings Deposit Bank Trust Co. ♦ ELYRIA, OHIO Compliments of STOP AT DUNHAMS Store For CANDY - MAGAZINES NOVELTIES - COSMETICS AND DELICIOUS FAIRMONT'S ICE CREAM. Main St. Grafton, O. The Grafton Savings Banking Co. GRAFTON, OHIO ♦ ------------ ♦ 2347 AUTOMOTIVE PARTS MACHINE SHOP SERVICE EXPERT CRANKSHAFT GRINDING DONE IN OUR OWN SHOP... Warranty Service 107 BROAD fT. ELYRIA, OHIO MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM --------------- ♦ HARMON-NIELSEN COMPANY COMPLETE HOME FURNISHINGS 4 2063 North Ridge Road - Route 254 Elyria, Ohio (At Vincent) Call Operator and ask for ENTERPRISE 72191 ♦ Compliments of D. S. APPLIANCE CO. Culligan Warehouse Showroom Route 20 Between Elyria Oberlin Water Softening Service EVERYTHING in GAS 628 Lake Ave. ELECTRIC APPLIANCES Elyria, Ohio Roy Dewey - Hugh Sweet ♦ PENNEY’S The Store That Thrift Built Elyria, Ohio O . ELYRIA SAVINGS TRUSTCO. ELYRIA,OH 10 The Bank on the corner ELYRIA, OHIO MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM AVON LAKE, TOO Compliments of W.T. GRANT CO. Elyria Dairies, Inc. SUNSHINE FARMS FOR PERSONALIZED SERVICE and WHOLESOME DAIRY PRODUCTS SEE YOUR ELYRIA DAIRIES SALESMAN 321 BROAD ST. ELYRIA, OHIO ♦ We Salute the Class of 1955 THE ELYRIA CHRONICLE-TELECRAM ♦ GanqAatulcUioni 6£aM 1955 Serving All the Grafton Area with News and Advertising. the oUlO FUEL L Ja L sc omyuuuj ♦ 225 East Ave. Phone El yr I a 4751 528 BROAD ST. ELYRIA, OHIO Compliments of C?ioTdr7 SALES —SERVICE FLOYD WEIGEL owner-operator PLEASURE POLICE COMMERCIAL Cushman and Whizzer NEW and USED PARTS — ACCESSORIES — OIL Executive Secretarial Higher Accounting Advanced Business Administration Speedwriting Speedtyping Stenotype Specialized Education for independence and Security 730 Cleveland St. Phone 64-971 Elyria Graduate placement Service 4 IBffiAUTE IB AIR ouen of- £o bx fced, Cuotometo GUY FINLAYSON DEALER IN HIGH GRADE COAL ♦ Phone 3671 Compliments of GRAFTON DAIRY Fine Dairy Products GRAFTON, OHIO THE LORAIN COUNTY SAYINGS TRUST CO. ELYRIA AMHERST 4 1 ft )□□[ THE ] RflNITE CONCRETE BLOCK COAL CO. LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE BLOCK-READY MIXED CONCRETE BUILDERS SUPPLIES-QUALITY COAL 29 WEST AVENUE ELYRIA, OHIO OFFICE PHONES 4716 4717 Our Bank By mail envelopes make it POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO DEPOSIT TO YOUR CHECK ING OR SAVINGS ACCOUNT ANYTI ME. Ask For Them. DRISCOL MUSIC CO. Everything In Music Halduritt PIANOS • ORGANS Hammoni CHORD ORGAN TEACHING STUDIO 250 Broad Street Elyria. Ohio Robert E. Meske, Mgr. Phone Elyria 2703 ■ Compliments oj APPLIANCES Sales and Service Dial 2148 365 E. bridge st. GEORGE HERMANN'S QUALITY APPLIANCE CO. COFFEE CUP DRIVE IN Best Coffee In Town Inside Service Oufside Service Come In and Try A Nice Snack 360 West Bridge St. ♦ Everything for the Home and Family ♦ HOUSE OF ORCHIDS RESAR, The FLORIST 1435 EAST RIVER STREET Elyria. Ohio ♦ 328 BROAD ST. ELYRIA, OHIO We Deliver Any Place in the County Compliments of SMITH (OliOW Portable The world's fastest portable typewriter, desks, chairs, files, adding machines, DupIicators. ELYRIA OFFICE EQUIPMENT CO. 218 MIDDLE AVENUE ELYRIA, OHIO ♦ ------------- All occupations handled at ELYRIA PLACEMENT SERVICE A private Employment € ■ Counselling Service DYKE DIRECT MAIL SERVICE Addressing-Sales Letters Bui I et i ns Var i-Typing Stenographic Service 30 Century Block Elyria Telephone 2035 ♦ FURNITURE « APPLIANCES HOME FURNISHINGS LITTLE JOE S ELECTRIC, Inc. RADIO AND TELEVISION SALES and SERVICE THREE STORES TO SERVE YOU 227 Sheffield Shopping Center 319 Broadway Lorain, Ohio 525-27 Broad Street Elyria, Ohio 0 PHONE 2137 299 LODI ST. ELYRIA ♦ Compliments of PHONE OFFICE 588 1 RESIDENCE 83853 Sc cued TRecU Adeline R. Schwed • realtor lOO Second Street • Elyria, Ohio ♦ ------------- EVANS REPAIR SHOP LAWN MOWER PARTS AND SERVICE A11 makes of AIR COOLED ENGINES REPAIRED Saw Filing 61-601 412 CLEVELAND ST. Elyria, Ohio ♦ InterscctionSt.Ru. 57 76 •303 BELDEN,0. Yates Turkeys Indian Hollow Road LaGrange, Ohio Phone Elyria 82-021 ♦ Congratulations Seniors BAILEY’S MEAT MARKET 316 BROAD STREET ELYRIA, OHIO m Hazel’s RESTAURANT For A MEAL or A SNACK Open 24 hours - 7 days Telephone 65512 or 4567 61 5 C I eve land Street Elyria, Ohio Plenty Off Street Parking Compliments of YOUR ELNA And NECCHI PHONE 3188 WALTER R. ROTHGERY Hudson automobiles ♦ ♦ BUSINESS EST. 1882 ubro=Curt(s Jfutteral $ome HARVEY C. CURTIS LICENSED EMBALMER AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR 114 SECOND STREET ELYRIA. OHIO PHONE 2522 TELEPHONES: 61-761 RES, 62-751 DL BALLY hi ii iiiniiMiiiidtiiiiiit imiiiiiiiiiinii iiMiniiiiiiiiiniiiit ii m ti ti n mu ii mini inn n ii iiiiiniiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiMimii imiiiiiiiiiiMiiiimiimiiiiiiitiiiiidi LINOLEUM — TILE — VENETIAN BLINDS LADY ASSISTANT 305 CLEVELAND STREET ELYRIA, OHIO Compliments of TABLETT’S RADIO SERVICE Television, Auto Home Radio Service 1041 CHESTNUT STREET GRAFTON, OHIO Phone 2783 ♦ -------------- ♦ The O’Donnell Paint Wall Paper Co. 2 STORES 122 Lodi St. - Ph. 2751 175 Cleveland St.- Ph. 3497 Sanford and hardwick carpets ELYRIA. OHIO ♦ -------------- ♦ Fhma one hour Ciyrifl MARTINIZING MORI THAN DRY CLEANING 1 HOUR CLEANING NO EXTRA CHARGE Opposite Post Office ♦ -------------- ♦ Esterbrook Pens and Pencils Sheaffer Snorkel and Parker 21 and 51 Pens and Pencils Royal Portable Typewriters ELYRIA STATIONERS Grace A. Meyere ♦ WELLS W. MOLE REAL ESTATE WELLS W. MOLE JR. INSURANCE PHONE 2561 GRAFTON -------- ♦ Brick or Frame Homes Commercial buildinbs ifUone OacwIl POULSEN SCHWORER GENERAL CONTRACTORS LOCATED AT LAPORTE R. D. 1 GRAFTON. OHIO Phone Elyria 84-866 82712 ---------♦ Telephone 2042 JOHN B. KINTER REALTOR 512 East Avenue Elyria ----------- ♦ TED'S DAIRYLAND 506 Middle Avenue Phone 56624 Orders to Go Ph. 2123 «33 Iroaf ft. Compliments of DAY'S HARDWARE, Inc. 365 Broad Street Elyria Make This Your Sporting Goods Headquarters MACGREGOR PENNSYLVANIA SPORTING GOODS Patty Jean's school of dance N. A. D. A. A. Approved BALLET - TAP - BABY WORK Phone 1116 Hickory St. 2843 Grafton, Ohio ♦ ---------- ♦ --------- ♦ A DELICIOUS MW 1. PURE MILK CHOCOLATE CANDY ELYSIUM SODA GRILL 310 BROAD ST. Elyria, Ohio ss muy ScXQip 29 Century Block Elyria Phone 2958 ♦ ---------- ♦ --------- ♦ MADARA The CREAMERY, INC. Charles b. Yates ELYRIA'S FINEST Building Company MILK and ICE CREAM PHONE 3215 � 01 EAST AT. 1125 WILLOW STREET Grafton. Ohio Phone 3682 ♦ ---------- ♦ ---------- ♦ -liOn M. H. CROWDER uh MODERN MILTON’S 'NSU X CREDIT JEWELERS m AA ! 'A 317 Elyria Savings Trust Building ATjnrel Sfflm Ely a' .9hl° 544 Broad Street Elyria ♦ Compliments of ALLIED SERVICE RADI DS-TELEVISION PHONOGRAPHS AND TOPS IN RECORDS 425 CLEVELAND ST. PHONE 2626 ELYRIA, OHIO Reger Binninger JEWELERS 21 - 23 Century Building Elyria, Ohio ♦ ----------- ♦ ROLAND HENDRIX DISTRIBUTOR OF AUTOMOTIVE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT MACHINE SHOP SERVICE GRAFTON. OHIO PHONE 3216 ----------- ♦ GRAFTON RESTAURANT FINEST IN FOOD 886 MAIN ST. PHONE 2893 ----------- ♦ GRAFTON THEATRE RUFO'S HARDWARE HARDWARE, GLASS, SPORTING GOODS ELECTRICAL PLUMBING SUPPLIES OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL 9 P.M. - SUNDAY 9-5 617 OBERLIN ROAD PHONE 83321 ELYRIA. OHIO ♦ -------------- ♦ Don’t Let Laundry Work Tie You Down These Nice Warm Days Take Your Family Laundry Bundle To The LAUNDERTERIA PHONK 55-975 ♦ THE MEN S SHOP “ON THE SQUARE” Home of CABIN SPORT SHOP Class Sweaters Elyria, Ohio ♦ 118 CEDAR STREET Elyria, Ohio Compliments of J. i. Diedrick Cigar Start 302 Broad Street Elyria, Ohio GLENN’S BARBER SHOP MODERN BARBER SERVICE Main Street grafton GLENN HENNING PHONE 2113 WE GIVE EAGLE STAMPS ♦ ---------- ♦ ♦ Phone 2985 MARTIN’S RESTAURANT 144 Middle Ave. ELYRIA ------♦ Grafton Motor Sales, Inc. CASE FARM MACHINERY Phone 3585 ------ ♦ NEITZEL’S MARKET WE DELIVER Fred Neitzel 8t Art Brauer ENJOY.... our delicious HOME COOKED MF.AI.S and SANDWICHES.... Also Orders To Go! Groceries Meats S SNACK SHOP 585 Broad Street Phone 2IHI Grafton ♦ ELYRIA Compliments of READ JEWELRY 386 Broad St. Elyria ♦ ----------- Since 1890 Coal Fireproof Building Materials Murbach COAL SUPPLY CO. 3 Blocks West of the Squaw On West Bridge Street FREE PARKING PHONC 2223 ► ----------- ♦ WELSH CURTAIN RUG SHOP Carpets, Draperies Curtains Shades 202 West Bridge Street ELYRIA, OHIO Phone 2844 ♦ ------------ ♦ MILLER'S NURSERY 201 Lake Ave. Elyria, O. Bring a picture and dimensions of your home and we will help you select the proper plant ma- terial and estimate it FREE. EVERGREEN PLANTING SEASON APRIL. MAY. SEPT. OCT. ♦ ------------ ♦ MALLEN - SHOES - RED GOOSE SHOES AMERICAN GIRL SHOES ROBLEE SHOES FOR MEN 556 Broad ELYRIA -------- + Sunshine Biscuits, INC. MILLING DIVISION SANITARY BARBER SHOP Elyria, Ohio Compliments of Hills’ Service Station QUALITY COAL AGRICULTURAL LIME SPREAD Belden, Ohio Phone 3047 WU. 6c mu. YllyleA. KnuMqU ♦ -------------- Flowers-Corsages and Plants for All Occasions Carek's Flowers First Because Carek's Flowers Last Phone 2132 Elyria, Ohio ♦ Books - Stationery Greeting Cards Fountain Pens CENTRAL BOOK STORE Elyria, Ohio ----- + The Inskeep Shop 356 Broad St. Next to Capitol Theater Corsets and Lingerie ♦ Malcolm Tomkins Inside and Outside House Painting” Vi Mile N. of Kingsleys Corners on Rt. 76 PHONE N. EATON 2W2 GRAFTON ♦ TUT’s Saw, Lawn Mower, Shear Service R. G. SCHWORER GRAFTON, OHIO ♦ ---------- ♦ Grafton High Seniors of '55 CONGRATULATIONS at Graduation Time Consider a CAREER in BUSINESS, INDUSTRY or CIVIL SERVICE. Write for “Free Guidance Checks” and Programs in Business Education and Training. THE EE RJA Compliments of mflRV’S BEflUTV SHOP SPECIALIZING IN ALL TYPES OF BEAUTY WORK DIAL 2748 Mary Pachuta, Owner 392 BROAD ELYRIA FHONI ORAFTON 2104 KAUFFELD GROCERY S□ hi□ Gab Oil Kingsley's Corners EDITH MEYER. PROP. SPRAGUE WALLPAPER STORE Anna C. Sprague, Prop. 121 East Avenue Phone 2401 Elyria, Ohio WE PAY 2{% INTEREST ON ... . . Established 1921 SAVINGS DEPOSITS INSURED UP TO $10,000. MEMBER FEOERAL HOME LOAN BANK The First Savings LOAN CO. 110 Middle Ave. Phone 2044 Elyria, Ohio PAUL’S GULF SERVICE Tires - Tubes - Batteries - Accessories MOTOR TUNE-UP - IGNITION - ROAD SERVICE PAUL PUGH, Prof. RT. 57« GRAFTON, OHIO Compliments of THE EASHICN SHOPPE 140 MIDDLE AVE. ELYRIA, OHIO ♦ Young Yacht Supply Co. A. L. YOUNG, Owner OUTBOARD MOTORS REPAIRED. STORED RENTED CORRECT CRAFT CADILLAC BOATS EVINRUDE MOTORS - TEE-NEE TRAILERS CHRIS CRAFT BOAT KITS 460 Cleveland St. Phone 63821 Elyria, Ohio ♦ ------------------ ♦ HARRY HAHN X-Se la Mtacti Phono Grafton 2341 OU 1955 Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Fulton ♦ ------------- GRAFTON OIL CO. “Johnny Lawson” Canfield Gas Wm. Penn Oils Lubrication Washing 878 Main St. Phone 2274 ♦ ------------- Bluebird Restaurant and Soda Grill ♦ ------------------ ♦ [j RELIABLE PRESCRIPTIONS-)] Hess Pharmacies 148 Middle Ava. Phono 2557 ELYRIA ♦ ------------------ ♦ ♦ “ELYRIA’S FINEST EATING PLACE” 125 Court St. icx Established 1907 x Elyria, Ohio 385 Broad Street, 2nd Floor, Over Woo)worth’s PHONE: 4755—Elyria Compliments of H. F. AUTO BODY GRAFTON ROAD GRAFTON, OHIO Custom Work Our Specialty PHONE 2872 24 hr. Wrecker Service ♦ --------- PERSONALIZED QUALITY DRY CLEANING ALTERATIONS - REPAIRS HALE CLEANERS 358 Cleveland St. Phone 63-601 ELYRIA 4 --------- GO TO KAMMS RECORD SHOP For All Your Phonograph Records and Accessories 320 BROAD STREET ELYRIA, OHIO 4 --------- ATTENTION TEEN-QUEENS II FOR THE DREAMIEST. BEAMIEST FASHIONS SHOP MERTIIE’S ELYRIA. OHIO ♦ ---------- ♦ MILLS RESTAURANT Home Made Pies Pies Made by Order 6 A.M. to 8 P.M. Phone 3445 226 Middle Avenue Elyria, Ohio ♦ ----------- ♦ STANDARD FACTORY SHOE REPAIR IT’S LIKE NEW WHEN WE RE THRU 564 Broad Street ELYRIA. OHIO ♦ ---------- ♦ MOELK SALES DISTRIBUTING CO, 577 Broad Street Elyria, Ohio Restaurant - janitor Supplies Equipment Paper Products ♦ Compliments of A GRAFTON HIGH ALUMNI BARTLETT'S Qualified Radio and T.V. Repair EVENING HOME CALLS PHONE 2472 1117 Hickory St. Grafton, Ohio CUT FLOWERS FLORAL DESIGNS POT PLANTS Botamer Florist JAMES LEWIS MONUMENT CO. MARKERS MONUMENTS MAUSOLEUMS 341 CLEVELAND STREET PHONE 2746 Corner of Park Place and Clark St. ELYRIA. OHIO Dial Elyria 63-194 ♦ --------- ♦ ♦ TELEVISION-RANGES-REFRIGERATORS and all ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES Ryan Hardware Appliance Co., Complete Hardware Electrical I JIM and ANN'S S.W.P. Paints-Plumbing Supplies JUNCTION STATE ROUTES 57 78 •t the Heart of BLACK HIVES GAME CLUB ♦ fofa n Sver vn ys and. j undatyo Compliments of f USER BAT.ES WILLYS SERVICE PARTS Mobilgas-Mobiloil ACCESSORIES McALPIN SALES SERVICE STANLEY McALPIN, Prop. PARSONS RD. AND ROUTE NO. 57 GRAFTON, OHIO PHONE 3565 24 HOUR WRECKER SERVICE FILDES ELECTRIC MOTOR CO. Manufacturing Repairing CLEVELAND AVENUE Grafton, O. ♦ ----------- ALTNAN ACKERMAN Man's Wear Dry Cleaning 390 Broad Street Elyria, Ohio ♦ PHONES - OFFICE 83-251 GARAGE 83-231 ASPHALT - TAR • ROAD OIL FURNISHED AND APPLIED HART CONSTRUCTION CO. HIGHWAY CONTRACTORS A 6 0 OBERLIN ROAD ELYRIA, OHIO ♦ ------------ ♦ LAW ELECTRIC Electric Gas Appliances Whirlpool R.C.A. Dealer 4M Cleveland St Phone W-SS2 ELYRIA Carol KAY MAR ILYN 0 ro� PHOTOGRAPHER i p. ' •0e. Erla PHONE 466 Ruby Patricia Smith Pat THE LATEST MEM- BER TO ENTER THE SENIOR CLASS DID NOT ENROLL IN TIME TO HAVE HER PICTURE APPEAR WITH THE OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR CLASS.