Greenbank High School - Mountain Breeze Yearbook (Greenbank, WV)

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The Senior play. “Murder Mansion,” was presented April 23, 24, and 25. Both the cast and the director enjoyed working on this three-act mystery play. The following is a synopsis of the story: When young Cariotta Cramer, through the death of her Uncle Ewing, inherits a lonely old mansion off the coast of Maine, she can hardly wait to get to the man- sion and look it over. So, accompanied by her colored maid, Ophelia, and her Aunt Mimi Spaulding, she arrives at the mansion early one Fall evening. The instant Cariotta and her party are inside of the mansion they are subject to a set of highly mysterious and baffling incidents. By the time they succeed in locating Mary Mar- ley, the housekeeper in charge, they are in a state of near collapse- The house- keeper adds to their fears when she informs them that Carlotta’s Uncle Ewing did not die of natural causes, but that he was murdered. Cariotta and her party pre- pare to leave but they are intercepted by Inspector Hicks of Headquarters. He is with them for a short time and then disappears, the victim of foul play. A strange and exotic woman appears in the form of Madame Marie Ravoli. She insists that she is in contact with the spirit world. A few minutes before the final curtain the mysterious events are cleared up and the play ends happily for everyone. CAST OF CHARACTERS CARLOTTA CRAMER—Who inherits a mansion in Maine..RUTH BEVERAGE OPHELIA SMITH—Her colored maid...............JOLENE McLAUGHLIN MIMI SPAULDING—Carlotta’s Aunt MARIAN TRACT MARY MARLEY—Housekeeper at the mansion.............NAOMI SUTTON MADAME MARIE RAVOLI—A medium who is in touch with the departed ............................ JULIA FISHER FLORA MANNING—Who comes to pay a visit. .... IOLA REXRODE PALMER KEEN—An attractive young man NORMAN SHEETS INSPECTOR BENJAMIN HICKS—A detective who fails to detect..............................NIMMIE RALSTON ALBERT JACKSON—Arrives in a most unexpected manner ROBERT BROWN DR. LIONEL HAMILTON—Head of the Hillsdale Sanitorium ........ JOEL HANNAH

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 (continued) Play ’‘Henpecked Husband”; both veiy, very good. Uncle Sam we find has seen fit to claim some of our classmates. Our beloved principal, Mr. C. A. McMillion, died in April and a new emotion of a vast vacancy existed in all hearts. Mr. Mack Brooks acted as principal the remainder of the year. The dream of a band came true this year, under the direction of Miss Johnson, and several of our members joined. In the spring with our parties came the Junior-Senior party, a very beautiful and mem- orable occasion. Some of our class were usherettes and ushers at the graduation exercises. School was once more at an end. I pondered a while before putting this stone back, but I was very thankful to have the jewel in my possession. The largest box of all these, was higher up than the rest. It wasn’t necessary to open it because with a glance I observed it was open and it was hard for me to believe such a glorious, beautiful thing could actually exist. Standing in an enchanted place I watched the next and last procession of pic- tures in the cuts of this precious gem. In this, a great year, again we met at school — forty-seven Seniors — under the new direction of Mr. Virgil B. Harris of Gassaway, our new principal. The world was at a nearer peace than in the latter three or four years and this alone was a blessing. We discovered quite a few changes being made, and we made the neces- sary adjustments. The days quickly came and went, and then we decided on our rings, calling cards and invitations. We had our Senior Party. Nimmie Ralston was again elected President of our class; Harold Wooddell, Vice-President; Ida Hiner, Secretary; Henrietta Ralston, Treasurer; Gertrude Cales, Representative, and Beulah Dahmer, Cheerleader. The fine sponsors that saw us through this year were Mr. Blackhurst and Mrs. McMillion. This is the year we see everyone as we should have seen them long ago. Mr. Harris won our hearts as did our other teachers and classmates. The busy season of football and basketball arrived, and the remaining boys got their letters. Old GHS played in the semi-finals at the tournament. Put- ting out the paper and the yearbook was a new experience for most of us, under the direction of Mrs. Williams, this year it was our turn and responsibility and without a doubt many were learned. Once again we were able to have a President’s Ball to raise funds for infantile paralysis. This was a big, big success and leaves very pleasant memories for most of us. We find so many things this year that add bits of paradise to our memories. Getting our rings was a big day, writing on our cards for classmates and friends, having others to write in our memory books each add another charm to our Senior year. Getting to dance in Physical Education made most of us very happy, and Dramatic Class which started last semester spiced the year for us, also making us proud to have some of the talent that we possess in our class. Much fun was experienced in practicing and presenting the Senior Play, “Murder Mansion.” Along with our usual parties we were pleased with the one the Juniors gave us. Now our grand finale—Baccalaureate Sermon, Class Night and Gradua- tion. It doesn’t take long to write these but thsy are more to us than we can ex- press. We’ve experienced about every emotion that exists, and now a sadness sur- rounds us, not a distressing grief—just the thoughts of good-bye to this school, classmates, friends, and teachers, which have grown so dear to us. Still gazing at this jewel I realize these four years have been too short. The bad times we’ve had have only made the good ones seem so much better. After lingering a longer time here I go to the next box, but I find it can’t be opened and I know I’ll have to wait a little longer before visiting it. Now for another look at the open velvet box which will soon be closed as the others. I am so proud to have known my dear classmates, friends and teachers. Not from conceit really, merely from my heart I feel veiy lucky and proud to be graduating with such a class as this one of ’46. Such memories are richer than diamonds and rubies. Leaving the room that is a wonder-world to me, I am convinced I want to come back . . . often. —JULIA FISHER.

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The Greenbank High School Band was organized in the fall of 1944 under the leadership of Miss Anna Margaret Johnson. Due to the shortage of material for making instruments the band was not as large as it would have been otherwise. The charter group consisted of twenty-three members. This year five new membeis joined the band making a total membership of twen- ty-six. Our band played marches and miscellaneous songs at the home basketball and football games. It went to Durbin Grade School on March 1 and participated in an amateur program. The money derived from this program was donated to the Pocahontas Memorial Hospital. The band was also the guest of the Greenbank Home Economics Chapter at its March meeting. This year the band will again play at both the grade and high school graduation exercises. A spring concert is one of the annual events of this group, whose members also compose the glee club. Following the concert a formal party is held by the mem- bers. They also provide music for the Baccalaureate Sermon and Commencement. One of the goals of the Greenbank High School Band is to enter the football season next year dressed in new gold and blue uniforms. The officers elected by the members of the band for this year are: President, Bill Townsend; Vice-President, Ida Gaye Hiner; Secretary-Treasurer, Marian Tracy; and Representative, Virgil B. Harris, Jr. Members are as follows: Blake Breitenhirt, Clarinet; Dorothy Campbell, Cornet; L. E. Campbell, Trumpet; Martha Campbell, Cornet; Betty Ruth Conrad, Clarinet; Bob Eades, Saxophone; Berlin Galford, Percussion; Joel Hannah, Trumpet; Virgil B. Harris, Jr., Bass-horn; Mary Dare Hedrick, Clarinet; Ida Gaye Hiner, Trombone; Eloise Lambert, Clarinet; Reon Lambert, Alto-horn; Sue McElwee, Trombone; Leon- ard Meador, Clarinet; Mildred Miles, Clarinet; Irene Miller, Trombone; Freda Rex- rode, Alto-horn; Loreena Shears, Clarinet; Louise Shears, Trombone; Bonnie Sheets, Saxophone; Roberta Jeanne Sheets, Trumpet; Helen Tracy, Trumpet; Marian Tracy, Flute; Bill Townsend, Trumpet; Theodore Wymer, Percussion.