Grayville High School - Gusher Yearbook (Grayville, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 96 of the 1947 volume:

1U Q x 1171 H11 111 X OLT, NIL 'X IH Is the Annual PllfrIiC2lTiU11 uf thc- Svuiru' Class r-t' the G1'a15'x'i1lc Cf'I'!TI'11LlI1ilY High SC? M1 nt Zray- '1 Cs. .1541 1 null fommun H1 h Sghorvl N K ml book thL Cfuxhel ff e to mcg igaln we Ill' 0 thx IC O lllrb g XL U Edltoz min-' 'A il . Gr: 1' 0 Q ity 4,0 s press. K1 '-1 j ' tl , staff Dl':'9+9IlfS tw the- sturiwnts zz pictrmrizxl ami 4i+mL11'11aIistiQ ruff' 'l f X 2 'tix'- ities ut' our sclw I during 1 T'h'I' Edxtor 1n Chlef Asustant ECl1lOl Buune Q Manager s Asslstant Buslnes I 1te1ar5 Ed1l01 5 Adx 61 t1S11lg' A1 t Edltor S Snapshota GUSHER STAFF Manager Ralph Reese DOTIS Schnnttler Blllle Joyce Row den RaMona Gu en Reld Patrlcla Wlckham Loretta Hardm Rlchard Hancock Mary Ellen March Mary Jo VValker Rlchard McCance Mary Jo Franklm Tx DlStS Mary Lou Mxllar John Chur ch Joy Merle Fry Pat Wllllams Byrom Ward Ed1tor1al Sponsor Mxss Jamerson I nex er d1d any thmg xx orth dolng bv accxdent nor d1d any of my 11'1X ent1ons come by accldent' they came by wx ork Ed1SOD m. Sk Q pp pp F . . V L .I . A 1 p pppp pp .Y . Sports Editors occcc . cc,coocco c, S S c A Bowman Rudolph, Ronald Sullivan EUSHER STAFF 47 Y- ' aFhu mil L CLASS HISTORY In the fall of 1943 a group of nolsy fleshmen trooped to school to make thelr debut Into hlgh school Bowman Rudolph was elected presldent, Robert Smlth, v1ce presldent Jeanetta Jordan secletaly and Eulcne KlmbTO treasurer A few days later we were 1n1t1ated The .soys went through the belt llne that yea1 but we had a swell tlme anyvs ay In Spetembe1 of 1944 wxth some of the old ones mlssmg and vuth a few new ones, we met :iam but thls 1.11116 wc werent gl een f01 we were sophomores That yeax we elected Rlchard VIcCance as plesldent 'llaxy Jo Walkel as uce pres1dent, I-'atrxcla Vllckham as secretary tleasurel, and Blllle Joyce Rowden and Raymond Henson as our student councll members In the fall of 1940 we came back t chool, after a wonderful, care flee vacatlon vlth no books and teachers to bother us We wcxe JUUIOYS thlS year Wlthm a few days we elected Allce Foul as presldent RlCllald 'NIcCance as vlce presldent Blllle Joyce Rovsden as secretary Ralph Reese a trcasulel and Bowman Rudolph and Pat Wlllxams as our student councrl Oul spon 01 was NIISS Crawfmd We selected as Rambow banquet and p1om even lf we do say o ourselves In September of 1946 we tumbled ou of bed and made our appearance at school .ms dlgnlfled semols For our offlcews we clectcd Rlchard Hancock as pres1dent Donald Kuykendall as uce plesldent Patr1c1a bNlCl'xh8.l11 as ecretaly Ralph Reese as fxeasurer and Blllle Joyce Powden and Rlchard NIcCance as our student councll members Nllss Jamerson was our spon ox ror our play we chose The Inner 'NX llly whxch was a declded success Each year one gxrl from the Semox Clas as elected as D A R leplesentatwe bythe class and faculty Thxs yea1 Pat11c1a Wickham was chosen Blllle Joyce Rossden nas elected Basketball Queen to relgn ovel the season of polts Our hlgh chool days ended xxlth Class Day and Commencement We go fo1th lnto the future vuth hope fo1 the best mn everything w d L01 etta Hal dm , A . . l Q ' I rl . 7 Y ! 7 ' . . , 1 - Z ' H X , r lx . H , 5 , 1 I Y I Q . i . 7 ' , 1 Y. - . . - , . , . . ,. N , Q l . . ' 4 A Q. - 1 ' , . - , -Y, g M fs , 3 . .v . I ' D . 1 M S 1 4 A ' L w . our play Bolts 8: Nuts which was a real success. We gave the Seniors a nice .c ' ,rv 1 , ' V , C v 4- : if - 1 L . - . ,x . . . y l Y V. , ' . . . .. , R ' . . N S I . A' 7 L' .S X. , , X . A - V . ' . C . , , . u v- rv ' ' ' ' ' ' s 5 X- , . . . ' ' . ' Q Q M. ' S 1 v' . sh - ' . ' ' 1 ' s ' - ' ' 'e o. SENIOR PICH ARD H HXNCOCR Plenldent DON ALD KUX kEXDALL Vlce Presldent P ALPH REESE T1 easurer P LXTRICIA WICKH ANI Secretary NIISS E W-UE JANIERSON Sponsor CLASS GFFICERS CLASS WILL We the Senlor Class of One fhousand Nlne Hundred and Forty seven of Gray ulle Commumty Hxgh School of the state of Ill1no1s county of Whxte toxsnshlp of Gray belng of unstable and overworked mmds and undcrnourxshed bod1es do herebv make and publxsh thls our last wmll and testament We the Senlox Class do he ebv vull and bequeath to the Junlors oncommg enlols our patlent and undelstandm spon or 'Vhss Jamerson To the sophomores we leave any extra tvpmg paper they fmd lymg around Hou ll need 1t'J To the Freshman Class we leave our ablllty to be qulet m study hall and hallways As lndlvxduals Ron Sulllvan vulls his way Wlth the glrls to Ernest Mahan Bovx man Rudolph wllls the care of the athletlc teams to Punk Shavs Plchard Hancock wxlls to G C H S to protect and cherlsh Jeanne Vhlllarns untml they can be xeumted NIa1y Jo Franklm wllls her helght to Wlaly Lou F01d PaM0na Gwen Reld wllls her love for pretty clothes to 'Nancy McCam lion Kuykendall wllls hls drmkmg abllxty to Lowell Eck mllk that IS Vlalv Ellen March wllls her slngmg volce to Bax bala Hallam Jack Church wllls hls ambl lon to be governor of Texa to Stuart Kuykendall Plllle Joyce Rowden vulls her charmmg pezsonahty to Delores Jordan B111 Woodard and Rlchard Snyder w1ll then alnllty to folget school and take flymg lessons to Ron Roblnson and MOYTlS Jacobs John Church wxlls hls manners to Demp ey Koehler Loren Stlohm vsllls his nlckname Toot to Jmhn BLING and hxs hldd n I Q to anybody that needs lt Harry Baxter wllls hls wmmng vxays to Doyle Hanley B111 Madden wllls hls curly ha1r to Charles Walke1 Ralph Reese WlllS hls artlstlc abllltv to 'VIelv1n Duncan Joy Fry wllls her smxle to Mary Allce Robmson Rlchard McCance wllls Tom to Homer Scruggs he has It all the tlme myhow Loretta Hardm wllls her t1m1d1ty to Soretta Reese Patty Wrllll3U1S wllls her drlvlng ablllty to Faye Juan Vlary Jo Walker wllls her southern accent to Annette Lensgraf Patrmcla Wlckham wxlls her speed demon chaxacterlstxcs to 'VIary Jo Schmlttler Ruth Phllhps mlls her love for Norrxs Cnty schools to Anazme Wray Mary Lou Mlllar wxlls her ablllty to take duectlons from Mxss Jamerson for the p ays to anybody that needs lt We the Semor Class of 1947 leave thls our last wlll and testament Slgned Mary Lou Muller QSEALD Joy Merle Fry ISEALD - v y . b 1 Q V D y .,- A . - - 1 U Y ' I sv' I V ' . . ,f 4 A - f - - , C . 5 ' , 's g s , l . Y 7 ' L ' 7 . . . . Y . V. .... In v ' ' ll YY Y K. . h . h 'Y . , 1 ,. . M, . A l . ' . A . v Q Byrom Ward wills his book learning to Jack Wade. n .5 D , ,' ' ' as in Q , . ' ' D l - , - . . . . . . , V . . . .R I , i . . H ,, . . I .. L . . . . . U, - ,, t . . N . A . . .. . . . 1 L . , , . . HARRY B -XXTEI Allllflll H1gh 14 xxx Soffhall 43 IOHN D CHL? ml 44 4 C1011 4a 46 Bolts and Num 46 D st IC Nlusxc Conte t 411 ectlonal Mu xv Con c L c a1U11p tk L Q T13 2 Qextette 46 Cuehu Qtaff 41 JOY 'NIERLE FRY Clul 011 45 A C9 cl Il ot ' Lcnclint B B L Q 1 1 1a11'1n 46 ome EC Club 45 A A Le C1 5 a Gu hal St'1ff 47 oacon f lltll lh I11nf1 llll LODETT-X NI -XE H-XRD1N Pep Club -16 4 Gu h 1 Q a'f CLAQS OF '47 1 i ' CK NI CHUPCH NI J 'a1d Cvrte t 46 7 ll 0 Dall 46 Fha lmu V ARY JO TR-XNR I I A Club 44 45 Chou 47 qllll am' Qcmll B acorn otaff 47 h 1 Staf A L ad J ll X lr-e P10 11011 1 ICH ARD HAXC OCA s P16 lKl0llt C 011 45 46 B 1+ and Nut 1 he1 Qt ff P nd Cfmtet 16' 0 b f1d 44 u JN RLXI FND-XLL fuck 44 a 41 t all 0 ftball 46 41 Nf1'tl3all 47 Cho 1' 45 Lent Councll 44 nce P1eQ1dent 41 CLASS PROPHECY Well here we are on the planet 'VI rs for a srlver annrversary of our hrgh school graduatron When the mechanrcal butler Trn Trn report that all are present and accounted for we wrll tell of each ones achrex ement rn thrs solor system of ours Here comes Trn Tln, and he rattles that the 6 45 space shrp has arrrved and that all are here Rrchard Hancock, our class presrderrt, has done xerx well for hrrnself He crossed the banana vrrth the prneapple to produce the banapple, a seedless frurt wrth an easy to peel skrn and very delrcrous Hrs 30 000 acre ranch rs rn Texas down rn what xx as once swamp land Patrrcra Wrekham rs presrdcnf of the Blue Seal Solar System Corporatron She lras trouble rn keeprng track of her floatlng atom refuel s'at1ons between the drfferent planets Brll Madden rs dorng all rrght too He worked as a pharmacrst for a vshrle and then made hrs fortune by concoctrng a prll tl at grves one ll ort of knowledge It s 'rke a dehydrated book Brll takes one every day Mary Ellen March rs marrred ard Y frxe bows She rs strll tryrng to catch up rr Typrng ll Poor krd I dont thrnk she wrll ex er make rt Ralph Reese rs manager of the St Lours Cardrn l Hes Lrppy Durocher the second, and the Cards back hrm up for hrs team has won the last ten Solar Champron shrps Mary Lou Mrllar rs strll the champron woman wrestler and werght lrfter oe Lours and she have both announced that they are gorng to retrre the frrst of next month Bowman Rudolph manages a charn of Standard Orl Statron He rs pretty tough rompetrtron for the Blue Seal produc Borrnran rs marrred to a tormer G C H S grrl and he surely IS herrpecked' Ramona Grven Rerd rs strll an undertaker s wrfe They have a very good busrness fherr customers are seldom rf ever drssatrsfred Har-ry Baxter rs the Albron agrrculture teacher He s teaehrng hrs students the Baxter method of grovsrng prunes lm sorrr, I don t know hrs method Brll Woodard rs a frrst rate welder Hrs only drawback rs hrs urge to weld any thrng and everythrng he sees He welded the metal trps of hrs shoe laces together day before yesterday, and the poor boy can hardly get around Loren Strohm does a thrrvrng busrness down on the banks of the Wabash Hrs marn delrcacy The Wabash Specral nets hrm large profrts It rs made from the followrng three fat gars a half dozen snarls a half cup of sand, one parr of old shoes three crawdads and one gallon of mussels all borled rn some of the muddy water of the blue Wabash The Rerd Funeral Home grves Loren 20? on these customers Rrchard McCance rs chref mechanrc for the Rrckety Rocket Shrps Incorporatron Hrs chref rmplements are a hammer a hacksaw one parr of plrers and a sweable quantrty of balrng wrre 1 , n ' . 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' 1 ' 1 -I 1 1 - 1 . r . 1 1 1 ' LILL 1l4DDli,X and 44 45 Ba keiball 44 4 Clae Treasurer 4 Football 46 47 Joacon Staff 4 1 lCH ARD NICCANCE Babketb ll 44 4 46 T ack 44 45 9 So tball 4 46 7 Football 46 47 Cholr 45 46 Band 45 46 C11 her Staff 47 con Wall Ntudf-n Counczl U flass V1ce Preqldent 46 Cla s Pre 1dent 45 of and 'Nut Dame Band 46 D1t11cL T1E1ClC 4 e In11e1 H1111 L FH PHILLIPQ Chou 45 6 Pep Club 41 A A C1rl4 Ba lxetlmll 4 -XLPH D REFQF' a T auu football 46 4 Ba eball 46 4 Track 45 4b Beacon Staff 46 4 Vdmox of Cu her CLAbS Ol 47 11 P -XFX ELLEN NIARCH nd 44 4 46 Solo 46 ChOll Contest 46 Hon e EC Club 4 46 o and Xut f2L1ll and 901011 4 I0 a1 h1p o N L 1 S .1 tam 11 Lin N100 I e ldCllf of B 4 eulant to P P Q fp Club 44 Be con Staff 41 1d I oz e Tllfl l11nC1 Vblllk SPY LOU NIILLAP Ga l1O1 qlaff 47 o and u 1 itaff 4 Pe a 1 f1Qloball44 ll X1 1111 mo' -XWIOXX GINEN RLID J Ol 45 D Club 44 Conte t lllll Conte L 46 L h 1 Staff 47 1 Slaff 47 1 va 0u1ll nc Sc ln f llLl ll CL FOX LX L1Cl1l mo Q rl 011 45 Club P e 6 t Be con Q a 41 Cu h r Staff Ntudent Counc1l 41 1 L ke 1 ktte da xt to B B Quee Cla Q Secletalx 'G Ba ketball Queen 47 lll1no1Q State Award 46 Home Ec Club -l 46 ll CLASS PRO PHECY QCont1nuedD Rlchard Snyder runs an lnsane asylum down IH Loulslana He has a stalldlng lnvltatlon to any former class mate to come and VlSlt hlm Some have Donald Kuykendall IS a truck drlver for Patllcla Wlckham She really makes hlm toe the mark Jack Church has at last I63llZLd hls llfe long ambltlon He was elected governor lt Texas IH last month s qlectloll Long llve the Unlted States of Texas' Joy Merle Fry IS a Powers Model ln New Yolk She models galoshes and umbrellas Ruth Phllllps has made a fortune as Mary Lou Wllllar s manager She IS now on lhe lookout for an ellglble bachelor Blllle Joyce ROWd9ll and Mary Jo Walker lun a C0l'l1blllatlOI1 hardwale dly goods and beauty shop on the moon Faclals ale glVCl1 w th moonbeams Thelr maln offlce ls ln Llttle Rock Arkansas John Church IS manlcurlst and pln curler for Rowden and Walker Mary Jo Franklln drlves a flre truck ln Buenos Alll9S She IS lnvallbly the flrst one to alrlve at the scene of conflagratlon Loretta Hardln IS the tobacco auctlolleer on the Lucky Strlke Proglam Ronald Sulllvan IS IH the regulal army He IS tlylng to lnvent an 3utOm3tlC dlShWaSh6T potato peeler and floor scrubbel that can be carrled ln the pocket Pat Wllllams mends Rlchard Snyder s shllts darns hls socks and keeps hlm from becomlng an lnmate ln hls ovln lrlstltutlon Byrom Ward went batty' Wfltlng the class prophecy and he IS now one of Snyder's dlstlngulshed guests And now class, Tln Tln has just clarlked ll'l and lattled that It IS tlme for Mars tonla, fsoup on 'Vlarsj so let s away Byrom W ald 1 . n . . . X .' . .. Y I . . , . . , . . ,. . L . ' ' T . A A A . u . . . V . , . A - . A ' r l . ' 'I . , . . . - L . --- . . '. . . . . . 1 V . ' . . . , , . . . . . , .W . . ., . .. V . . H V, . . . .. ' A . . , Y Y . BOWMAN! RUDOLPH Beacon Staff 47 Gusher Staff 47 Class Presldent '44 Bolts and Nuts Football Vlanager 46 47 Basketball 'Vlanager 44 45 46 47 Student Councxl 46 The Inner Wllly LORENI STROHNI M Track 47 ARY JO WALKER Pep Club 44 45 V A A 46 G A A Leadel 46 47 Cholr 45 Beacon Staff 45 4 Gusher Staff 47 Attendant B B Queen Vlce P1es1dent of Cla s Llbrauan 47 Qulll and Scroll Girls Ba ketball 44 45 if' CLASS OF '47 ii RICHARD SNIYDER Bolts and Nuts 46 Beacon Staff 47 POYALD C SULLIVAN Basketball 42 43 44 47 Softball 42 43 44 7 Track 42 '43 44 47 Presldent of Cla s 42 Vlce Presldent of Class 4? Gusher Staff 47 BYR OM F WARD Basketball 45 '46 Football 46 47 Track 44 45 Beacon Staff 47 Gusher Staff 47 Qulll and Scroll 47 PATRICIA A WICKHA M G A A Leader 47 Pep Club 44 45 46 A A '46 Llbrauan 46 47 Girls Basketball 46 47 Vxce Presldent of G A. 4 ull and S roll 46 Beacon Staff 46 47 Class Treasurer 4a Class Secretarv 47 Pusher Staff 47 D A R Awa1d 47 Illmols State Award 47 The Inner Vhllv 47 W ILLI AM W WOOD ARD Football '46 47 Beacon Staff 47 ks.. B nd 44 45 46 47 Dance Band 46 on 44 45 46 Octette 46 Lontest 45 46 Pep Club 44 45 46 7 Llblaflah 44 46 Gusher Staff 47 Beacon Staff 47 A A 4 Bolts and Nuts' 46 Blass Sextette 46 Qulll and Scroll 41 YICC Presldent of Band Plesldent of Band 47 Band Contest 46 Cholr Contest 46 Scholarship to MUSIC Camp 46 Student Councll 46 Gnls Basketball 44 45 46 -1 Attendant to B B Queen 47 Secretary and Treasurer of Cholr 46 The Inner Willy 47 A . 1 1 ' A ' ' V 44 11 1 ll 11 146 , 1 1 A ! ' 1 1 . . -, 1 1 - 1 . , I an - FV 147 . air, . 1 n . . . 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' 1 1 1 1 ' , ' 1 . - 1. rv 1 , i A . , '. . 1 1 1 1, , 1 1 1 ,1 , 4 . . - 1 1 as - 11 1 H D MCCAIN B Ed,M A M Ed Charleston Teacher: College Umvelslty of Illlnols Superintendent 'N EPNITA VI CR IXWFORD B A Umx erslty of Illmols Engll h Latm NIELBA JANE HUNTER B W stern K5 State Teachere Polleefe Nlathematmcs and Scxence HOLLA REILIKC' B Fd Eastern Illmoxs Stwtn 'Pvachels College Boye P E and Gcogxaphy QUAYA,CLARk B Q Nlulray State l' achcz Fnlle Commerce HELENI NIARIE COE Grayvllle Communxty Hlfrh School Offlce Secletary FACULTY WAVE JANIFRSON -X P S I N U Asbury College Umversnty of Cololado EllQ'llSll Hlstory BELLE EMBRY B S Westem Ky State Te che Q Collcgc Home Economics and C enexal Sclence LNIILY 'WAGGULER SMITH B Ed 'VI A S of lllllllllm C L A 19431 4 uf Xlmn Summe1 SQ Q un 1945 E NIRJOI 1 PlNSlCZll Educatxon 'md xVOllfl H1 POBEPI' If K OVINI B S lndrznx Stalc Te uhm ollego Hu IC RUTH GROFF R X Walkel H02p1ta1Tramm School School Nm e I-03 GRAYVILLE COVIMUNIITY HIGH SCHOOL FRED GROFF Presldent BOARD EDUCATION FRAN K RAWLIYSOX Secretary DR. L. R. MEDOFF CHARLES KLY REND ALL CLAUD COLLINS UNIQR HUM!-I SCRLK I Q Plc ldenf FILES ACIJP hw Pye ldent SCCIQUIIK T191 11191 NIISN YFRNII'-X CR-XWFOPU Spon 01 CLASS GFP 1CERS T . . ll ' ' I 9. . S' , SAMMY GAY . F YS . . Gllcs Acker Wllburn Blackfmd Robert Broster bam Broatex Joyce Coe James Fmch Simmle Gav Bob Glovel Leo Glovel Delmar G11 ot Bal ba1a Hall 'Vlmus Jacol s Low Joneb Holly Jo Ixnk Anflnette len E111-ssl Mahan Donald BIOOIG Dlck Odell Ronald Rohm n ha1le Ncadden Niary Jo bchmxttlex Dona bLllll1lltl6I George Shaw ll mu Scluggs hclxx ard Steele Joan Stm ton Cha1leQ XX lkel 1 obext Wald Bene YN ells Jeanne VS llllamw Anazme YK 13W CL ASS GP 48 .01 1 I 'ir SCPHOMCDRE FAYE JU AN Pnpeldent DEWIPSEY ROEHLER X109 P1eQ1dent SeCl6t3l x T1 ea ure! 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DUPFRXN 7' EXVPHV 7' Q OFFXLE NUFSE' OFFICE L7U7'L'R OFFIFL- STUDENT SFLMC' fi E I I lui y - , 0 E I I ' il ? if ' 1 I :lf NPI 5 -- - I H I fbilf. 3 I 'fl-5' SCIENCE LABOPATORY Labo1atory W0lk 1n SCIENCE has been pelformed mamly along two blanches physlcs and b10lOgy 'lhe b1olog,y students haxe coxered var1ous agleas concernmg both plants and anlmals Lab SESSIONS covered all phases of nncroscopxc study md blsectlng of speclmens By the tllllfi the physlcs students put away thelr books for the last tune they wlll haxe studled the baslc p1 mclples behmd mechamcs heat sound and electrlclty The tr1a1s and errors wlll no doubt long be remem beled by the Semors of 1947 Ex ery great adx ance ln SCIQHCQ has lssued from a new COMMERCE Commelcxal educatxon enables the graduate to obtaln Jobs as sten ogxaphers S6C16t3I16S and bookkeepers We are equlpped wlth twenty three typewrltels and a duphcatmg machlne Typlng classes meet two pe11ods a day The 1equ1red rate for beglnnlng classes of typewrltmg IS 35 w pm uh1le advanced classes are requlred to obtaln the speed of 45 wpm Commerclal educat1on 13 of cultural and personal walue as well as xocatxonal value HOMEMAKING Durlng the past school year the Homemakmg I and II g1rls haxe taken up the xar1ous phases of homemakmg and self lmprox ement Some addl tlons haxe been made to the department These mclude an electrlc stove lefrlgerator books for the homemakmg llbrary and var1ous kltchen artlcles ' n ' ' r L r 1 ' - ' 2 -Q ' ' D . . 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' . - 7 BEACON STAFF The Beacon began the year Wlth an 1nx1tat1on to send a delegate to conduct a panel at I H S P A September 13 14 1946 at U of I Colleen Rowden Joy Merle Fry Nancy Walters Patsy Bump and Dot Eron RaMona Gwen Rexd was elected to serxe as edltor ln-chlef Clrculat mg edltors 1ncluded Mary Ellen March Mary Jo Walker Rlchard McCance Byl om Ward Mary Lou M1llar B1ll1e Joyce Rowden Pat Wllllams Patrxcla Wlckham and Ralph Reese LIBRARY STAFF The l1brary has had a face l1ft1ng wlth the add1t1on of five beautxful hght oak tables Wlth chalrs and a rearrangement of the counters The books haxe been kept 1n greater repalr and the school now has a llbrary of vshlch to be proud The glrls respons1ble for the upkeep are Patrlcla Wlckham Mary Jo Walker Carol Wlckham Mary Jo Franklm B1ll1e Joyce Rowden Joy Merle Ifry Nancy Walters Patsy Bump and Dot Eron TEACHERS ROOM The loafer s lounge an 1llustr1ous tltle gwen the room lnhablted by tlce faculty our teachers The room 1tS8lf can boast of a new rug whxch certamly adds to the cheerfulness of the room QUILL AND SCROLL Nme new members were 1n1t1ated at a formal candle l1ght ceremony mto the Internatxonal Journahstxc Soclety for Hlgh School Journallsts The charter members are Patr1c1a Wlckham and Ralph Reese Imtlates 1ncluded Dorls Schmlttler Barbara Hallam Mary Jo Walker Mary Jo F rankhn Mary Ellen March Ma1y Lou M1llar RaMona Glven Reld Pat W1ll1ams and Byrom Ward GUSHER STAFF We haxe them to thank for th1S publlcatlon There certamly was some mld mght o1l burmng done to complete It but It was well worth It because they the Staff can lean back and complacently say Well done HOME EC CLUB The Home Economlcs Club Jomed the Natlonal F H A chapters at the clo e of the school year The offlcers for the year were Patsy Bump Pres1dent Patsy Wllhams Vlce Presldent MHFJOFIC Broster Secretary Shlrley Stroughmatt Treasurer and Belle Embry Advlser The other members are Mary Lou Ford Maxme Mlser Mary Ann Mason Dorothy MOTFIS Nancy McCa1n Eunlce Schmlttler Eleanor Schmlttler Joyce Coe Betty Johnson Delorls Jordan Lola Eck LOIS Ann Glover Lucy Ann Carey Molly Jo Klrk Dorothy Smlth Marjorle Franklm Patrlcla Jordan Marllyn N1ckolaus Dorxs Schmlttler Carol Wlckham Norma Walker Thelles Schofleld Len Rose Bruce Jo Ann Vlncent Vxrglma Mobley Helen Acker Barbara Hallam and Mary Johnson . . . . 1 . . . - . ' , 3 f . 1 1 1 1 ' . . v . . . . , - I - , , , . . . . . . . 1 1 1 1 , . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . , . . . 1 1 1 1 Y 1 1 1 1 - 7 U , ,, .... ' . . , . . . , . I . . ' . . . .L 1 1 . 1 1 ' 1 1 1 . . . . . 1 . ' Sl 1 1 1 Y, . . . Q ' ' S . . , . . . . . - . . . . . 7 Y 7 , , . . . 1 1 1 1 . . . ' 1 1 A 1 1 1 1 - . . 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . . Y , Y , Y . . . . . . . 1 N 1 1 1 ,, . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' BEHUUN ETHFF Llgktqky 2' x 7 4 ,- X .tc . . I I J 1 41 s - , Y 5 h 5 ,- 4- ,I ,I 5? , M mf. ,f ,, , A, 1- , ,- A 'L f ','r .gif E 4' v 15 1'-w ' ,LJ x ,. -X ,. CLASS OF '47 Clever LOQURCIOUS Athlet1c Sagac1ous Sens1ble 0r1g1nal Funny Neat Industl 1ous Nalve Eager Tac1tu1n Earnest Efflclent Nonchalant Flckle Olollglng Regal Thoughtful Yearnlng Sent1mental Easy Golng Vahant Engagmg N1ce . Pat11c1a Wlckham Mary Ellen March Rlchard McCance Harry Baxter J ohnn1e Church Byrom Ward B111 Madden Mary J o Walker Mary Lou Mlllar Loren Strohm Rlchard Snydel L01 etta Hard1n Jack Church RaMona Gwen Reld Rlchard Hancock Mary Jo Flanklln Ruth Phllllps B1ll1e Joyce Rowden Ralph Reese Ron Sulllvan Patty Wllllams Blll Wooda1d Don Kuykendall Bow man Rudolph Joy Nlelle F15 11 1 1 1111 11 1 11111 , 1 1111111 1 1111 1111 1 1 1111 111 11 111 111 1 111 111 1 11111 111 1 1 '1 111111 . 1 11111 1111 1 1 11111 111 1 1 '1 -1 111 111 111 11111 11 1 1 11111 1 -1 11111 0 1 1 111 114 0- 11 111111111 11 1111111 11111111 1 . 1 11 1111 ' 11 111111 0 1 ' 1 111 1111 1 11111111 1 Y 111111 1 7' 1 sv 11111 ,., L ' THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1947 Wllloughbv Adams Aunt Hester Aunt Louise Aunt Olga Inner W1lly Stanley Clark 'Xlllfe 'Nlarybelle Turner frudy Marshall Janet Marshall Presents THE INNER WILLY By Bettye Knapp A Comedy 1n Three Acts Dlrector Mlss E Wave Jamerson CAST OF CHARACTERS Bowman Rudolph Pat Wlllxams RaMona Gwen Reld Mary Lou Mlllar Rlchard Hancock Rxchard McCance Jack Church Mary Jo Franklxn Mary Ellen March Patrlcxa Wxckham The INNER WILLY IS the story of events surroundlng the l1fe of Wllloughby Adams and hxs three maxden aunts the Adams s1sters who have lovmgly but completely smothered thexr rephew w1th attentlon and protectlon all of hxs slxteen years Delxghtful comedy en ues when Inner W1lly Wfxlloughby s lnner self puts m h s appearance ln Doctor Denton sleepers' Thls delxghtful and arrogant xmp ass1 ts W1lly 1n becommg a man by assertlng h1mself on momentous questlons The romantlc mterest centers around Carol who dxscoverlng she 1S thoroughly dlsgust ed wlth her flance Stanley turns to Wllloughby THE JUNIOR CLASS PLAY GRANDPA'S TWIIN SISTER By Jean Provence D1rected by Mlss Vernlta Crawford Grandpa enjoymg poor health and the thrxll of orderlng folks around was urrounded by a bunch of waxtmg relatlves Cwaltlng for h1s moneyb Clara and her hen pecked husband Louxse and her prospectlve brldegroom and others The cook lVlagg1e wanted a husband to the extent of mvestlng ln a mall order matrlmomal bureau ard Betty the granddaughter wanted no money but most of all desxred Dr Wyatt who lnsxsted on call1ng her chxld W1d0W Wxlllams pursued Grandpa as 1ns1stently as he tr1ed to avo1d her Scotty McPherson the Scotchman was the answer to Magg1e s ad Collms a smart lawyer was ln pursult of Loulse Grandpa xx as forced by the treasure hunters to be h1s own twm smster and was assxsted 1n thls deceptlon by Betty who assumed Grandpas ldentlty All 1n all three grandpas appeared A confesslon was the only th1ng to straxghten out the matter CAST Grandpa Hatcher Glles Acker Maggle Grandpa s Irlsh Cook Jo Ann Stlnson Louxse hls grandmece Jeanne Wxllxams Betty h1s granddaughter Mary Joe Schmxttler Clara Edgar s bossy Wlfe Barbara Hallam Edgar h1s grandnephew Morris Jacobs Ralph Wyatt a young doctor Sammle Gay Henry Collms a smart lawyer Homer Scruggs Wldow Wlllxams an undylng flame Joyce Coe Adam McPherson, a specxallst m savlng Rxchard Odell Ki !Y Carol Martin ...... 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I! i T1 M adv 1 '1?x,- 4' k -1 Y if , .-A MUSIC Yea mus1c 1s the Prophets art Among the glfts that God hath sent One of the most magnlflcentl Longfellow The muslc department under the d1rect1on of Robert F Cronm entered s1x students 1n the Dlstrlct Solo md Ensemble Contest The band is a group placed second at the Dlstrlct Contest The band has made sm pubhc appearances as follows Labor Dav Celebratlon Football games Basketball games Dlstrlct Contest at Brldge DOll D1st11ct Solo and Ensemble Contest at Brldgeport and Teachers Il1Qlllllt9 at Carmm The members of the band are grateful to Supt BICCRID and to the ncouragement lt has receu ed from these sources The band feels proud of the ratmg It recen ed 1n the varlous contests and hopes that ww 1th further experlence 1t will be able to brlng new glorv to Grawulle Commumtx Hlgh School Four students from the band u1ll attend the Egwptlan MUSIC Camp thls summer God IN 1ts author and not man He lald The hex note of all harmomes He planned All perfect combmatxons and He made U o that ue could heal and understand J G Bramard H. . , , . , . 7 L. , . . i . , I. Y A , . . . - , . Q. . , school body for the support which has been given the band and for the D . . V 1 7. v . . s ' ' . . BAND Presldent Pat Wllllams V1ce Presldent Mary Ellen March Secretary Treasurer Melody Prltchett Librarian Nancy Walters Director Mr Cronln First Rovs Len Rose Bruce Marilyn NlCk0l3US Marilyn Campbell Vorma Schuh Margle Broster B111 Motzer Josephlne Daugherty Roger Revnolds Joe Jordan Nancy Walters Mary Ellen March Faye Juan Second Row Shlrley Straughmatt Betty Johnson Bertha Gubbms Wanda McGowan Deloris Jordan Phllllp Rodgers Carol Schoenman Paul Motzer Mary Chambers RaMona Glven Reld Mary Joe Schmlttler Third Ron Eunice Schmlttler Dorothy Smlth Jerry Groff Joyce Schmlttler Buddy Nettleton Mr Cronm Fourth Row B111 Madden Soretta Jo Reese Jack Church Richard Snyder Jack Wald CORNETS Pat Wllllams Bill Madden Barbara Young Richard Snyder Roger Reynolds Paul Motzer BARITONES lovce Coe Betty Johnson FRENCH HORNS Phxlhp Rogers Delores Jordan CLARINETS TROMBONES Bertha Gubbms John Church Nancy Walters Joe Jordan Carol Schoenman B111 Motzer Josephlne Daugherty Wanda McGowan Dorothy Smith Jerry Groff Norma Schuh Marilyn Campbell Margie Broster FLUTE Marllyn Nxckolaus SAXOPHONES Jack Church Soretta Reese Mary Chambers CYMBALS RaMona Reid BASS HORN Nancy McCain BASS DRUM Mary Ellen March SNARE DRUMS Arthur Schmxttler Jack Ward Buddy Nettleton DRUM MAJOR Wanda McGowan MAJ ORETTES Shirley Straughmatt Faye Juan Len Rose Bruce BELL LYRA Eunice Schmittler Mary Joe Schmlmer CHOIR Presldent Mary Jo Franklin Vice President Mary Joe Schmlttler Secretary Treasurer Pat W1lll3mS I lbrarlan Nancy McCa1n Dorothy Smith Director Mr Cronin First Row Mary Ann Mason Mary Ellen March Norma Walker Nlaiune MISCF Dolothy Morrls V1rg1n1a Mobley Molly Jo Klrk Mary Johnson Dorothy Smith Jean Ellis Second Row Faye Juan Len Rose Bruce Patsy Stanley Patricia Jordan Marjorie Frankland Helen Longest Barbara Hassell Bertha Gubbms Patsy Wllll2mS Shirley Straughmatt Third Row' Mr Cromn, Helen Acker, Yuvetta Bullard, Barbara Young, Nancy McCain, Lucy Ann Carey, Pat Wllllams, Mary Jo Franklin, Soretta Reese, Marilyn Nickolaus, Betty Johnson, Lola Eck. . 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BASKETBALL The Grayx 11le Blson started the 1946 47 season Wlth an abundance of young materxal and a few more experlenced players Coach Relhng worked the boys mto an up and comlng basketball squad The boys never gave up tlll the last vshlstle blew They were hmdered greatly by havmg httle hemght but the determmatlon 1n them made up for that The experlence that some of the boys learned w1ll be an asset to the Blson qumtet m the vears to come They Grlffln Ind Mllls Pralrle Bone Gap Falrfleld Norrls C1ty Allendale Carml Noble Alblon Browns Crossvllle Carmx West Salem Falrfleld Gr1ff1n Ind 36 Noble e They Keensburg Allendale Browns Charleston T C H S Alblon Bone Gap Crossvllle Crossvllle Alblon Llttle Ten Tournament Crossvllle Mt Carmel Regional Tournament Mt Carmel BASKETBALL SQUAD Flrst Row MOYFIS Jacobs Homer Scruggs Rlchard McCance Ronald Sulln an Glles Acker R1chard Hancock Second Row Coach Rellmg Glenn Bocox Donald Broster John Byrnes Sam Gay Ronald Rob1nson Wllburn Blackford Bova man Rudolph Thlrd Row Stuart Kuykendall John Knlght Gene Groff Edward Steele Max Rhlnehart Ronald Kuykendall George Shaw We W 24 ,,e,.,, ' ' , . , ..,., 1 42 49 , W , 36 40 ,C ' ' ' .,.,,. ,T 42 40 A,.. . 51 24 - s,,, , ,,ee,, .,,,v,,e,,,e 5 6 45 . ,. . ,t,, 42 34 W ,v,vY,,,,,, C ' ' , ,.,,.,.. 68 48 . . . ,. . 66 32 ..,.,,. 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' ' , . ee..,.,e, . 52 0901 '?5fL W6 P55114 M25 Rfvfafr 7f?L L qQllHD Htnsl MC RNCE Ccnuasg APN .Juanes 50601 R'sewe.w 5511 Hfwlncx BRDSIER D SCHOOL CALENDAR Aug 30-School begms Oh' Happy day whos klddmg who We re back ln the grmd again Sept 2 Freshman partv Imtxatxon yep once a year Lets see we had clder drdnt we Soft that IS Sept 10 Mt Vernon there We lost our flrst Sept 17 Tell City here We won' Not so bad Sept 23 Carmn here We won agam' Sept 24-Dental cllmc Open wlde Ah hah Just as I thought Oc Oc Oc Oc Oc Oc Oc Oc Oc Oc Oc Oc 1 Mt Vernon here Oh' Oh' We lost agam 4 Charlston Rellmg 5 G A A playday West Salem Dld you say p1ayday Ow my achmg back 8-Delegates meet Olney Hlgh at 7 30 10-Fxrst slx weeks My how txme flles Who mvented 6 weeks tests? 11 I E A Carml All teachers were there brlght and early U5 15-Scarlet fever cllmc For the good of mankmd 18-Jun1or plav Grandpa s Twm Slster They excelled themselves It was swell Jumors 23 Oakland Cltv here Say we won the last game of football' 25-Fllm free Washmgton Goody goody 29-Scarlet fever clmxc What have we done to deserve thls agam? 31 Freshman Hallowe en party Oh' Ghosts and ghouls Nov 5 Grlffm there Off wlth a bad start Nov 6-Sonhomore party The Sophs aggregate for a blg tlme It was really un Nov Nov Nov Now Nov Nov Now Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan hum Sadie Hawkms was persomfled Boys d1d the servlng too Amerlcan Educatlon Week Vacatlon Bone Gap here Beat agam' Open house Evervbody fluttermg around cleanmg house ln preparatxon Falrfxeld there We lost Washmgton movie Got all afternoon too Norrxs CltV there Just two pomts beaten Allendale here Second s1x weeks exams Oh no Not gam' 26-Crown Queen Hall hall long hve the queen' Yeh B1ll1e' 27 Keensburg here Beheve xt or not won by one polnt' 28 Vacat1on Free agam for the trme bemg anyway 3 West Salem here Vxctory agam Noble here Lost but thl'1l11l'lg Dxphtherla cl1n1c Doctor spare that arm Alblon here We won agam' Browns there Oh oh oh' Too bad Crossvxlle Homecommg What a crowd' Chrlstmas wacatlon begms Chrxstmas IS commg and brother 1S lt cold' Schol b8g1HS Back to the grmd 1 No school Yes another vacatlon 3 Dxphtherla CIIHIC Aga1n Llttle Ten tourney 4-Bone Gap there 9 Wabash Valley 10 Moue A break 1n routlne the educatxonal tvpe 11 Carml there 14-M1115 Pra1r1e there 15 M111 Shoals Jun1or Hxgh 16-Sohlo game 17 Semester exams Half wav through Do you thmk you accompllshed anyth1ng 30 t. - . - . . . 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FOOTBALL In the second year of 6 man football the Grayx 1lle Blson lmproved gleatlx Sex elal efcperlenced play els leturned to the game whlch alded the team g1eatl3 The teamwork shovtn gaxe othel Schools Some tough LOI11DCt1t1OH Good sportsmanahm and falr play was shown all through the year Next year Grayvllle vnll play 1n a new game elght man football xxh1ch Qhould D1 ox 1de new thrllls to all An elght man team IS xery Slmllaf to an elexen man team e They Mt Velnon Indlana Calml Mt Velnon Indlana Calflll 79 Oakland C1tV Indlana FOOTB ALL SQU AD Fnbt Row Donald Kuykendall Glenn Bocowi Glles Acker B111 Wood 1d Ralph Reeae John Bwnea Edu amd Steele Bob Wald Homer Scruggs Rlchard McCance Jack Church Second Row Bowman Rudolph manager Phllllp Rogers Ronald Kuykendall Sam B1oster Don Bloster Gene Gloff Bob Broster Byrom XX nd B111 Madden R1cha1d Hancock Coach Relllng George Shave asslstant manager W 16 ccgg . ' , ' 40 48 Tell City, Indiana 26 43 ' ' 1 1. 22 14 1 . 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Grlffm here Noble there Llons Club Donkey Basketball game Hold that pose men all for a laugh Sohlo game Blmd tournex YVe drew CFOSSV1118 and lost Blmd tournex We beat Alb1on for th1rd place Leglon game Allendale there Faxrfleld there Junlor Hlgh Keensburg there Norrls Clty here Browns Charle ton State Teachers H1gh School here V Rox the magrcxan Hokus pokus and gee XVl11lkGI'S' Albxon there Leglon moxle of lll1no1s State Falr Th1S was lnterestlng Sclence mox1e Exerxore emoxed th1s one Flrst s x weeks after semester exams Spare me Crossx1l1e there March 1 Band went to church to play March 7 F1lms Another pxtchur shoxv whoopee' March 14 F1lm And st1ll another lNoxx I know Crrme Does lNot Pav March 28 F1lms NILISIC program Student councll at Chlcago Thex re off and d1d thex haxe a tlme Thlngs happened there we ll nex er know about March 29 D1str1ct Solo Ensemble IVIUSIC fxlleth the axr Aprll 3 Mt Vernon I1 dlana meeting Aprll 'S Indrvxdual entrles to D1Stf1Ct muslc contest April 11 Senxor plwx The Inner Wlllx It was super ex en lf xxe do say so our selxes Aprxl 18 Typhold clmxc Can a poor mortal be subjugated to relentless pam Apr11 19 DlS1F1Ct1V1US1C Ah hah contest Aprll 'Po Tx phord cl1n1c Yep Nlax Wlax b1ax V'ax Isrttl Pfax BTax Nlax 'lax Nlax Nlax Rlax Nlax W ax 1 Commumtx meets at Hngh School assemblx Publ1c mxxted Dld xou come 2 Tx ohoxd cl1n1c I feel Just l1ke a S1926 'Z Jumor Senxol Banouet and Prom H1gh polnt of the xear 6 Frlm Albert Tangora m Actlon Tvpmg students learn from a champxon e Ten Track 9 fa 3 F1lm Easx Lrfe Musxc F1lm D1 trrct Plax Dax Baccalaureate Sundax 1xI61hOC1lSt Church 7 30 P 'VI Fmal exams Flral exam too Class n ht F1ghth Grade Graduatlon Moxe oxer Freshmen Hlgh School Commencement 8 P M T . 27- ' ' - . .28- - . .29- ' ' . , - . .30- ' . .I .31- ' - ' . . 1- ' j. 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CORONATION Left to R1ght Flrst Row Faye Juan Patty W1ll1amS Carolyn Ellxott B1ll1e Joyce Rowden Joy Merle Fry Dor1s Schmlttler Norma Walker Second Row Rlchard Hancock Morr1s Jacobs Glles Acker Sammy Gay Homer Scruggs John Byrnes Rlchard McCance Ronald Sulllvan Glenn Bocox Don Broster Ronald Roblnson Wllburn Blackford PEP CLUB Cheerleaders Len Rose Bruce Mary Ann Mason Soretta Reese Jeanne Wllllams Faye Juan Norma Walker Flrst Row Carol Wlckham B1ll1e Joyce Rowder Joy Merle Fry Patrlcla Wlckham Mary Jo Walker RaMona Reld Joyce Coe Etta Wheatley Second Row MISS Jamerson Barbara Hallam Dorls Schmlttler Mary Lou Mlllar Maulyn Nlckolaus Ruth Phllllps Anazlne Wray Nancy Walters Barbara Young Nancy McCain Patsy Bump Thlrd Row Jo Ann Vmcent Bertha Gubblns Yuvetta Bullard Barbara Damels Mary Ellen March Pat W1lllamS Mary Jo Frankl1n Mary Joe Schmlttler Lola Eck Betty Johnson Delores Jordan Wanda McGowan Fourth Row Lucy Carey Molly Jo Klrk Mary Lou Ford Eleanor Schmlttler Josephlne Daugherty Mary Johnson Loretta Hardin Patsy Stanley Dorothy Morrxs Barbara Hassell Maxme Mlser Margle Broster Eumce Schmlttler, Dorothy Smlth ' 0 . .. . .. . - 1 1 1 1 1 1 - ' . . . ' 1 1 1 . . 1 1 1 1 1 , . . 1 1 1 ' . 1 1 1 1 .. Y 1 1 - . . .. . ' 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . - 1 1 1 . n. . .. . 1 1 1 1 Y . 1 9A 1 - . . . . 1 1 1 1 . .. . 1 1 1 1 A 1 1 1 1 . . ' 1 1 1 ., . . . 1 1 1 1 . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 . LM I S 2' W ax? 9 3' 3 4? QAQQ Q, as W vi' ' 1:11015 1 rjojojoiw IN MEMORIAM To the memory of JIMMIE HAWKINS who met wlth traglc death on January 14 1947 we dedl cate th1s page Heaven gave hlm all at once then snatched away Ere mortals all hls beautles Just llke the flower that buds and wlthers ln a day Dryden in 4 ' I o 3 - Q l u Q . '. M E I C if . , 5 I - 1 . 9 -. . . 5 9 1 i 1 9 Q I I ' 1 2 i 1 l ! .E ,iq ,jg 9:4 C HEE1 LPADLRS F11 Nt Rfxx 114115. Ann Xlason Ieanne VV1ll1dH1S Faye Juan Norma ll alkm Stcond l on Soltttl lo Rte e I en Rose BIUCL FLAC K SQL 15 D 1 1 tP x GllQS Aeku StuartKu1kendall Ld Steele R1cha1d NIC Canoe Hon SLlll1Xd11 Do11 Km lxe11d1ll Geolge Shan Bob Wa1d Second Ron Chaulu Well Max Rl'l1llCl1'1I't Gene Groff W1lburn 1 f1cl fo1d Ink XX dlfl Home1 SCIUEES X1o111s Jieobs Glenn Bocox Loren Suohm ll 11 nt Knight Colch hexlm Thnd Rom Powman Rudolph John Knlght Don Broster Ron Kuy Koel1le1 GAA 1 ll Nt Roxx C a1olV11e11h 1111 'NI11g,1e B1oste1 P 1t11c1a Wlckham Mary Jo Wall El Plll1G loycc Rosndtn Ioy Me1le lu Lola E011 RaMona Gwen held Q01 etta Jo Reese Mrs Ennly W Sm1th Second Ron 'Nlfmcx BICCAIH Anazme VVIHX Dons Schmxttler Mary lou Nllllill N1a11l3n Nckolaus Nlary Ann Mason Patsy Stanley Ba1bara Haw ell DO1OtllX XIOITIS Nlamne NIISQI Balbala Hallam JO5 ce Coe Thnd Ron No1n1a Walke1 Pat11c1a Jordan Marlowe Franklm Do1 othx Smlth Patsy Bump I OIR Glox 61 Ba1ba1a Damels Jo Ann Ymcent 11111 hlltn Nlamh Len Rose 1 1uce Page Juan Y j 1 J L .J I sw an 1 1 - 1 v. .1 tv ' 1 l . 1 L ' . , - 4 . , c c , 4 .V RI ': .' 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' -',-A-5,-Q- 1 ,,, ' 'ILA A , ' 'Y 5 R' s 5 A ' I' OUR THANKS AND APPRECIATION We the membem of the SGHIOI we f 47 111 1 to e'q11ew gl 1t1tudQ to thow who hme COHUIIB uted 111 1111 wax to the DllbI1C'1110Il 1t1o11 goox to M1 HCC 1111 the f xcultx tm bond of educ 111011 the 1dxe1t1 CI mc N1 J111101wo11 0111 511011 111 Y y K . , Cliff rw ' , SI 1 1 ' Cf' our ,NZ ' X K . C v .' - y . Q V, v 1 . C . of this Gusher. Our sincere appreci- z' 1 xi 75,1 2' 1 sz ' 2 1' , 1 'A- vs, 1 1 .IES 2 V, , ' 1 SL '. E I RN T0 LEA LUMBER L B LUMBER ! 2 I 2 2 2 2 2 I 2 2 2 2 I 2 LL. E I GRAYVI LL BUY 2 2 2 E 2 3 2 I 2 00D , C. li 10:0 1101010101011 CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 1947 GEC H WICKI-IAM C11 Procluchon OILFIELD CONSTRUCTION I vjojojoioioioje 101010111 r1ojo:o:ojoj1 101010101451 n:4n14n:cn14n14x:4r14ni1x:4r:4r:f ri01tr11:if14ri4 rZ4r2 Our Aim Is To Be Worthy Of Your F iendship ll0I1Dl0l4Yi0i4!11DIDl1Wl11l11P24D101021 A FUNERAL DIRECTORS AMBULANCE SERVICE GRAYVILLE Sturm Funeral Home 3 9.' 101011 H 2 rn 'U D' o 5 na N X ca co E i I i rjojoiujojcozo rioioioioi b1ojoi4n14xievi4r11r111oi0io141014xi0i1rj1r114rj41i1b10i1 rjoiojojoioiojoioiojl COMPLIMENTS f H. E. ACKER Construchon Co GRAYVILLE ILL ANYTHING IN OILFIELD CONSTRUCTION PHONE 232 P O BOX 402 A E E ? ME. bi0Q10j0i010Z0i1 ,:,9e 1 - D4 o 0 s I I o nzo- 1 I 4 I I I I I - ' 4 x10j0j0i0j1x11rZ0:1riojcv1oi011nj4vj0i xioi010j1rIc11clioio1o:oioi1 CONGRATULATIONS THE CLASS OF 1947 JORDAN S GROCERY STORE CONGRATULATIONS To the Class of 1947 Compllments of A JUAN DRILLING CO Phone 237 J Grayvllle Ill civil 0:0 in IQ? 1 I I I I 1 I I I I - I 2 - . I 2 I I I I . i I I I ' I I I I - I I at-' nur' I ' ' I 52552352 I ' I H,nQ !I3:+z.-0Q l Q I w'P:I-ifiawv I I I :fH'3:::z H I I I gimmn-g I 6 I I H rf I -+ Q I I QM Mfg. I I I I 'IH I I Eogfwf 2 I I I .Q of I I I ' I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I fo !c E Q BEST WISHES EASTWCOD SAND 8. GRAVEL womcs vjojojoioioic 10101 110101014 P01014 THE PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK OF GRAYVILLE Grayvllle, Illmols Checklng Accounts Sohclted MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT IINSURANCE CORPORATION Byrom Ward was plowlng a fleld wlth one horse but he was yellmg Glddap Jack g1ddap Jerry glddap Casey glddap Cromwell A stranger passlng by asked How many names does your horse have? Oh Sald Bvrom hxs name IS Jack but he doesn t know h1s own strength so I put blmders on h1m and yell all those other names He thmks he has other horses helpmg hlm McCance What would you say lf I threw a kiss to you? Delmar you re a real danger to pedestrlans declded Professor IIICCHIH I must haxe your llcense taken away from you But Mr McCa1n protested Delmar my hvmg CLen Rosel de pends on my dr1v1ng my car So does the In mg of the pedestrlans replled McCa1n OH8IF C TRUCKS, WINCH AND BULLDOZER TRACTORS Phone 209 Grayvllle, Ill x1oio:o11u11vio1nn:o1o11rj4vi4ni1v11v1nbjoi4 6, I 0:0 ogohc 4 0:9 I E I E 1 I I ' I I I ' Q 2 ' z I I ' , 2 ' ' I .' E1 ' ' I I I 4 ' ' 5 -Q I I I 2 - 1 2 . I 'D ' I i ': 5 I I . ' . rr ' I 53' . I 511 O . 3 I 3 I ' 5 ' 5 - I , i l 2 '52 I ' - z - Q ' ' I - 5, - . I -, 3 , I 0 ' 3 I I I ' . g .' ': . Q. 'vi' I I : ' , : I . Q v I Q : I . ' i I 1 I I I I I 1 'zo 4 24 ozou 0:0 rind' r:o1o14nioi4r:o1ar:o:o1o:oj4 I 1014 1:01014 10101014 14 90101014 14 14 o 54 WABASH VALLEY SERVICE COMPANY Petroleum Products LlV6St0Ck Feeds Plant Foods GRAYVILLE ILLINOIS Educatlon The Brldge to Success WHITE COUNTY BRIDGE CCMMISSION JUI IUS C KERN JENNINGS F MARLIN .I MADISON POMEROY Chalrman Vlce Chairman Secreta y Treasurer ROY CLIPPINGER Br dge Nlanager Ass sta t qecr tary and Treasurer Compllments Of THE GRAYVILLE LUMBER CO Lumber Rooflng Palnt Fence Cement Hardware Phone 323 GRAYVILLE, ILL. Ii v2r:014ri41oi014x2141414r2v214i4v141414 m14rZoi1a1:xi41oioli 101 1010101 1101 101014 1 1 1:0104 Q 1 , , , , 4, , I I wzo .Ig 11010101014r:4n:4v:oz01n1o:4r1o1014 rxugoge-:wie I L Q 2 I - i I I .... I I g I I o I E l I ' I I E I E . E I .... . i H u E : 2 i v . o i I E . I E fb U 0 y U a 2 . 2 E I i I I ' I I . Q U I ! I s I 4 4 rqczs eprint' 4 4 4 I I 11 4 'Q' 0:4 14 ROBERTS AUTO SUPPLY Studebaker Cars 8a Trucks Hastlng Steel vent Rlngs Replacement Parts Auto Accessorles Complete Repalr Service PHONE 98 draw n 'P vie Q 'J' 97 1 ru m E. W' rn 'S N '1 fb o o 4 cu 5 I3 UQ v-va -s o 3 o 'U cn '-s 99 ff' 5-4 o 5 9 5' 'C N -4 fb E. l ff' 5' co Fl' 5 Q4 on Read Your Home News THE GRAYVILLE MERCURY INDEPENDENT The Trl County Newspaper Advertlslng Prllltlllg Offlce Supplles Doctor Well there s a flre across the street and I dldn t want you to wake up and thmk the operatlon was a fallure Mxss Jamerson Now Harry I want you to explam thls examlnatlon paper Why do you have all of your answers m quotatlon marks? Harry Baxter Just a b1t of courtesy to the man seated at my rxght MISS J amerson Bowman Every tlme I kxss you lt makes me a better man Helene Well you don t have to try to get to Heaw en m one evemng' Congratulatlons to The Graduates of the Class of 47 MR AND MRS CLYDE GRIFFITH Grayvllle, Ill D01 1010 OIL FIELD MOTOR SERVICE CO, INC Congratulations To the Class of 1947 ..DOC0i1 lQ1ii1P1fPQCPQlDQlrl4' I I I Q Q .- Q Q I Q Q Q Q - Q Q Q:Oill1l110i3lPli4lllll1 7l Dli0l0I0QClQ45i1D1llPi0lCi4llie0 ' ' , cc ' . , n . , u a ' ' 9 . . . , , . . . . . H . . . . ' v r - ' n , u ' ' - x ' n . , , sa ' - - n . . , u 9 , - ' av . . .'.QOQ0l0l'Q010l1 DlPlIQ0D0Q0Q1IQ4 Pi l4l0ll1P11li1l1lPl0iPlKr11PlIPl1Yi40'. e Y 0 O 3 O O U I U I l O:OPi4P11i1Pl4ii4Plfll1 PC4 ll Oil 1010101 1011 101011 101011 v. D1 CONGRATULATIONS Class of 1947 NAT MARCH 81 SON HORSTE BROS Home Kllled Meats Grocerles Blrds Eye Frosted Foods Phone 60 Clothlers Nlary Lou Xou remmd me of the ocean Jack Romantlc xx 1ld and reckless? Mary Lou INo you Just make me s1ck Blll W oodald How s Pat w1ll13mS gettmg along learmng to drlwe a 2 can Rxch Snyder hot bad the road IS begmnmg to turn now when she does C3021 OL Q,-1 E -'ii 'Q- VCD N5 C' 3 WE? 149.- of is 3' N El-+ 'ii Of-'D 99 55 05 Q-'m Ha 59. f 'f-I 52 gc FY' C H 5 ro Q- FY' O 'C O CI i ROBINSON 8lTATE CLEANERS Cleamng Sz Presslng' THE SNACK SHOP Home Of Good Eats M1 and M1s L D Reese P1 ops Phone 233 Congratulatlons, Semors 10101 si 101010101 n1ojo1oj01oi4 o 4 1 n 1 1 u r n v -4? ,:, , , , , wi I I A l . I a E l i I l ' E E I Q ' - I L A U i I E . . A . . I Q Q E 8 6 : 4 . . I : I E i . . ' . - i . . ' ' E - K I o l I A --4 Y l I A 4 I' E v I E U I A 7 A' ' . E I. A E i -4 Q E 4 E E poi:vioioioioioioievzcxxuioiojoiozoiojojozl i E 4 I E I . ' . I I , w I . , . I I I l I ' ' I I n I E i . I , I I Q ' l w I a Q 0 . l U E o A E H .ov 1010101 ':0 ,zu , 4 . 4 0:0 Q bo101oj01011ri4r10i4ljcri4vj1Di1bj1r11b14hjcvi1ri11i1o:1 pnjoioioiojc ioioioioioicxjoia 101010101014 MADDEN S DRUG STORE Modern Fountaln SQFVICC and Booths Home made Ice Cream and Sandwlches Compllments BOWMAN S INC GTOCBTICS 8a Meats Phone 1 Grayvllle L. L4 ego :a-nz' 232423 UUQUZI flaws: 535' CD M42 2-43-4 O 'Q cm ,-5-s: Se-g EO'-2 Q23 :haw '4w?s cpm CZ -cs 2553 o 525 QA!!! U15 FV' 'gm 'VFW O :S 5'-'S 0: FY' 1 2: FP :- sn CD I-I Q. o Mrs Smlth Name a great tlme saver Jack Wade Love at first slght If you growl all day It s only natural to feel dog tlred at nlght taklng a bath? Bowman I vsasnt talkmg to my self I was talkmg to the soap I sllpped on It BILLIE'S BEAUTY BOX Introduclng Waval Thermal Cold Waves Stlalght flom Hollywood Excluslve Phone 84 I1 1101 510101 110101 D101 viojojojoioioiojod FOX CLEANERS Cleanlng Dyeing Presslng Alterlng Phone 301 sq' 111 aio I I bi sis I I I I I I I I I I I 2 I I I ' . I I I 2 I - . I1 l I . I . sf: . I 2 . 5 I 3 s , Q 3-LE? un' 7 Q I I I I I '54 2: I ' . N .. g3 Q . 5 I ' I ' 5 I. , 2 2 2 2 I I 2 - 5 I I I ' I I2 ' ' ' I I -2 2 2 g tid . . 5 '1 2 2 2 If I 2 O 3 I . C I I I I ' 2 , E' '- ., 2 I 5' ' I '4 ' I 2 , I S, ' 0 , : gn ! Q P-h 0 I I . 2 Z I - I Z I I I 'D I I 0 I I I ' I I I I 'Q' ,tll bruiuioiuil iiii ,j,,j,,1,,i0j,,j,,j,,, -fa ffm I 0:0 D4ri0i4v1an1oj0i4vjoj4ri1rj1vi4vio:1r1csi1njo1erj01 Compliments ELLIOTT S CAFE EATS DRINKS D C Elllott, Prop GILLS 5 8410 Grayvllle Grayvllle, Ill Mr and Mrs A H Clll Rxchal d McCance was telhng, about hxs educatxon and all of the degrees he had B111 Woodard was m the group He spoke up and sald Well I Tn ould hax e had a good educatlon but the teacher expelled me ln the second glade because I ww ouldn t shax e Tlallllllg 13 every thmg The peach was once a bltter almond caull 1 cw 91 IS nothing but cabbage wlth a college educatlon A patlent ln a mental sanltarlum had spent an entlre day w1th hlS ear agamst the wall l1Qt6I11I'lg mtently The male nurse watched hlm perplex edlv He asked the patxent What are you llstenlng for? The patlent ndlcated for the nurse to llsten After llstenlng quletly the nurse Sald I don t hear a thlng Yah sald the patlent and It s been l1ke that all ax WJ! QED U3 UU H93 Oo f,.J P'F Sm '1 7 O? C71 SO '+C 'Jz ro gm 'Es 55 D9 sl 1334 O 3:5 21-r PLS' EH-P Us ms -s O D w FP cb fb 32. 0 Q vioiojoi 110101010101 1101010101 110101011 Congratulations to the BRADSHAW APPLIANCES Better Service After The Sale Graduates of the Class of 47 HANCOCK'S DEPARTMENT STORE Grayvllle Alhlon Grayvlllef In szozoxfvxozoxozox n10101010z010q 0:0 40:0 sz: ' ' oi l . Qi ,-. U I , r . 4 T ' T 1 ,- - . . Q. . , E i r T V A - I U . . I ' l Q . - 5 I I E ' ' . I O l E 7 . ' A 5 A I . U . i . , ' 1 - P a Q .. . , c . V 4 - -. . 1 I , . Q ,, .4 A i c ' 'X l I 4 e ' . Q U H . . , i so ' . ' . E V I ' ' l l 1 . I . . ' -4 -g U l , , , Q i D011v101o1o1o:o1o1014v:01o1o11vzoiojuiozox-E i U V i i I E . Q . ' ' . 44 0 -4 - . . E 0 . 3 I Q 0 . . 5 I . v . . 0 l -. .. -4 . E E ' i 0 . . , l I E I . 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'35 '-4 Sim ,-D... 2. v-n cn o -s 'C I-4 E' co 5' N 'U 'U 'fi CONGRATULATIONS Class of 1947 In Grayvllle WM GREEN 81 SON For Better Value Eggs Poultry Baby Chlcks Phone 54 DanF Groff Mgr Phone 213 W A track meet was comlng up ln a day or two and Bob Ward our mller was asked lf he vsas expectlng to wm He answered Yes I can lf I could call offlclal time on the second round and rest awhlle dSays our track star Don Kuykendall Drlnk mllk shakes for your Wm We surely have had some wmdy days around the old G C H S Just ask Denzll Taylor oul bus drlver how hard the vund blew one mormng A patient 1n an msane asylum sat outdoors flshlng ox er a flow erbed A XlSltOI' trymg to be pollte asked hlm Hovs many haxe you caug 9 The mmate replied You are the mnth one today FRED SCHQENMAN Congratulatlons Jeweler To the Semors of 47 Grayvllle, Ill ART WERZNER S CAFE BENDER PHARMACY Comphments Prescriptions Accuratelv Fllled Sheaffer Fountaln Pens BUTLER S CAFE Eats Drlnks GraVVllle, C G Bender Ph ri s1oioio:o1o:4vj4b1oi1bi4vi1ri1vj1vj1rjoC V: 3, I 1 1 41 y 0:0 .ft . i E H l , , Q . 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