Junction City High School - Junco Ed Yearbook (Junction City, OR)

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SENIOR PROP!-IECY MaY 26, 1950 Dear Russell: I guess you thought I'd never write but there's a good excuse for not writing. I just came home from a trip to Portland and I surely did meet a lot of our old friends. I started for Portland two weeks ago. I stopped at Corvallis to see Lloyd Daugher- ty who is doing well as a veterinarian. Lloyd started talking over old times. He said that Madelle Christopherson was happily married and living in Rogue River. He said Clifford Iensen was cooking for Wayne Lewis' logging camp up on the McKenzie River. Lloyd heard that Wayne Etchison was a mattress maker over in Albany, and the best mattress maker in the town as he is the only one. I left Corvallis about noon Monday and went on to McMinnville. I happened to drop in at a bowling alley and who do you suppose were the proprietors? None other than Louis McCumsey, George Mik- kleson, and Frank Wren. Louis was taking care of the bowling alley, George was standing behind a soft drink bar and Frank was taking care of the snooker tables. Frank told me that Dick Rogers was a butcher over on the east side of town and still a batchelor. About ten miles this side of Portland a cop stopped me for not makinga boulevard stop. Well, the cop turned out to be Henry Mortensen. We got to talking and he told me that Selwin Wisdom is an undertaker over in Florence and is doing a flourish- ing business. He said that Luciel Bishop was teaching Home Economics in a school in Eastern Oregon, and that Mary Simpson was teaching English Literature in Leban- on High. I finally got to Portland and stopped at the Glenn Hotel, Marian Glenn being the owner. Gerald Flanagan was a bell hop and a good one, too. He surely did look neat in that blue and red uniform. That evening I Went down the street to a little restaurant called Ptomaine Tom- my's. Fay and Fern Wall were running the place and they certainly do serve fine food. I met Fred Eubanks in there. He's a novelist and has written two or three novels for the Oregon Iournal. Fred told me that Clarence Dodsen was a sparring partner for a fighter over in Vancouver, Washington, and that Barbara Lemmon was an actress on the stage at a local theatre. Fred knew where there was a good night club, so we went to it that night. l surely did get a surprise, for Marvin Wood was the head waiter. He took us into the main dining room and the orches- tra, led by Lawrence Ehrhardt, started to play. Shortly a young lady came out to sing and it turned out to be Mildred Warris. I'd never have recognized her but Fred told me who she was. She has changed quite a bit. Ieanne Wright came by shortly selling cigarettes. It was the first time l'd seen her since graduation. Fred and I went into the bar room. The bar tender was Richard Tone. He told us that the Bailey and Bailey Bros. Circus was in town and was a good show. The next afternoon I went over to the circus. The first person I heard was Irving Boomer lones, a side show barker. He certainly makes a good one. Otto Larsen had a little booth and was selling Lar- sen's Cureall , a special medicine he in- vented. He had quite a line. Otto said that he had met Leslie Darrah in Spokane. Les- lie was a chimney sweep. Later in the day, I met Louis and Scott Bailey, owners of the circus. They had just met Lawrence Brown who is directing a play at one of the theaters in Portland. Scott said that La Vern Bottomley was driving a midget car at a Seattle race track. Louis had heard that Ruth Starns married a sailor and was spending most of her time writing letters to him. Louis, also, said tvontinued on page 411 19

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SENIDR WILL We, the graduating members of the high and mighty, as well as esteemed, Senior class of 1940, having acknowledged the approaching end of our days at dear old alma mater, and knowing that our knowl- edge has achieved its highest point, being sound of mind and body, do hereby ordain this to be our last will and testament. To the Iuniors, our successors, we give the leadership of this mighty Union High School. To the Sophomores, we bequeath our un- limited ambition and ability to gain the highest degree of knowledge. To the Freshmen, who need it badly, a portion of our dignity and composure. May it help them compare with the stand- ards set by the seniors of '4U. AS INDIVIDUALS: Doris Ross bequeaths her quiet sophisticat- ed manner to Nancy Iensen. Lawrence Brown leaves his ardent affec- tion forthe Glenn girls to Floyd Borgaard. Ruth Domaschotsky bequeaths her athletic ability to Erla Denniston. Russel Gribskov leaves his personality smile to Bernard Iohnson. Mildred Warris bequeaths her rich soprano voice to Zetta Ioy Spurling. Richard Tone leaves his serene manners to Iesse Koon. Elinor Cheshire bequeaths her golden curls to Francis Loghry. Frank Wren leaves his manly physique to Martin Chase. La Vern Bottomley bequeaths Philnela- phine her Ford, to anyone brave enough to manipulate it. Don Washburne leaves Becky Ford to an unsuspecting soul. Betty Rasmussen bequeaths her typing tal- ents to Harold Ham. Fred Eubanks leaves his literary talent to Earl Wood, Madelle Christopherson bequeaths her dimples to Doris Wendal. l8 Marvin Wood leaves his seemingly un- limited vocabulary to Marian Gibson. Nelda Gunter bequeaths her willowY height to Lucille Smith. Clifford Iensen leaves his excess poundage to Milton Richardson. George Mikkelsen leaves his record at- tendance at school to Forrest Lednicky. Auclree Moore bequeaths her ability to get along with the teachers to Elvan Pitney. Scott Bailey leaves his agreeable disposi- tion to Earl Kelley. Marian Glenn bequeaths her half-pint size to lanet Douglas. Louis McCumsey leaves his dark wavy hair to Bob Mattson. Ruth Starns leaves her love letters from that sailor man to Elna Iakobsen. Otto Larsen leaves his executive air to Marvin Nunn. Ruth Dieckhofi bequeaths her baseball tal- ent to Opal Syphers. Hugh Callahan leaves his gift of gab to Wilford Harmon. Mary Simpson bequeaths her good grades to Raleigh Swift. Selwin Wisdom leaves his lazy manner to Leola Stigleman. Lyle Lewis leaves his shyness to Leroy Laursen. Luciel Bishop bequeaths her self-confi- dence to Betty Lu Siegman. Dick Rogers leaves his jallopy to anyone who will make a two-bit down payment. Bonnie Rasmussen bequeaths her coquet- tish Way to Farrel Cheney. Chet Hicks leaves his sports review to Einar Skovbo. Florence Pinkston bequeaths her quiet charm to Lorna Petersen. Louis Bailey leaves his Texas drawl to Raymond Mosegard. Ieanne Wright bequeaths Shorty , Paul- ine McKercher, and Helen Wood. tContinui-d on page 433

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CLASS OF I94I FRONT ROW: Vonsitd, Potter, Bruce, Siegman, Richardson, L. Smith, Glenn, Treas. Hicks, Seo Jacobsen, Pres. Freel, V.-Pres. Eubanks S. C. Rep. Gibson, Syphers, Steele, Cheney, Garner, F Wood, Peterson, Pope. SECOND ROW: Stigleman, Moade, Hansen, Matteson, E. Graville, Koch Borgaard, K. Smith, Ham, Parsons, O. Graville, Swift, S. Harmon, Horsell, Denniston, H. Wood BACK ROW: Ray, Mr. Green, Bryde. McKercher, Green, Gribskov, Harvey, Baker, Anderson W. Harmon, Miss Crook, Mosegard. The Iunior class of l939-40, with Miss Crook and Mr. Green, as its advisers, completed a successful year. Our goal was to give the seniors a successful semi-formal banquet Without going in debt. This was accomplished by the proceeds from our booth at the harvest carnival, by selling candy at noons and at home games, and by selling pop at home bas- ketball games. To Pauline Mcliercher goes the credit for buying the candy and pop. ln November, the members of the class enjoyed a skating party. Class officers Were: Blaine Freel, president Lorraine Eubanks, vice-president Elna Iakobsen, secretary Harry Hicks, treasurer Marian Gibson, student council representative.