Mannington High School - Mirabile Yearbook (Mannington, WV)

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1949 Mmm SENIOR WILL We, the Class of 1949 of Mannington High School, being in sound mind, do will and bequeath the following: to the faculty fond memories of our classg to the Juniors all of our hard earned privilegesg to the Sophomores our scholastic ability: and to the Freshmen all our happy experiences during our four years in high school. Special bequests are as follows: JUANITA ANTEL gives her place as first clarinetist to Eleanor Yostg JAMES MO0RE'S ability to be good in class goes to Joe Collinsg VIOLET BAKER wills all her happy years in school to Albert Lynch and her ability to get away with things to Jim Murtaugh, who really needs itg ESTHER MATTHEWS EFAW bestows her naturally curly hair upon some un- fortunate girl who has to put hers up every nightg RAYMOND ASHBEE thinks that Peck Hartley could use his good looksg PHILLIS ARMSTRONG bequeaths her smiles and happy-go-lucky ways to Gooch,' and her high grades to her brother Vance. HARLAN BROADWATER wills his athletic ability to Frank Toothmang KATHLEEN CRIM kindly gives her extra boy friends to some less lucky girlg to Vohn Lemley goes JULIA WIGINTON'S bangsg DON AYERS wills his ability to get away with things in certain classes to anyone less clever than he. BETTY LOU GLOVER wants her place as drum major to go to one of the majorettes who has the ability to do the workg KENNETH DANIEL passes on his English ability to Larry Hickmang FLORENCE ELLIOTT bequeaths her cymbals to anyone who can lift themg JESSE SHUMAN thoughtfully wills his quiet manner to Larry Hall, his driving ability to Floyd Lake and his weight to Jack Elliottg 24

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. . . . gets no pleasure at all from washing dishes, eating spinach, waiting on fussy customers, seeing girls smoke, and reading Macbeth. JUANITA GLOVER . . . has for her pet name Edie . . . is depressed by Saturday night movies, braggarts, deceitful people, school, and loud women . . . is pleased with butterscotch sundaes, Alma, Joe, football, and dancing. DEWEY KERNS . . . is often called Meatball . . . is revolted by two-timers, school, beer, English 12, and bad sportsmanship . . . is bouyed up by blondes, football, music, eating, and driving. MARY JO CRISS . . . has been nicknamed Crissy . . . is interested in spaghetti and meatballs, all sports, popular music, dancing, and J.L.B .... has no interest at all in getting up early, American Government class, beets, the new look, and dull evenings. MARLENE JOHNSTON . . . approves of chocolate cake, hot dogs, comedies, blue, and interesting novels . . . disapproves of dish washing, people who gossip, Shakespeare, two-timers, and pie. FRANK RICHARDSON . . . disfavors grammar, baseball, rain, snow, and girls . . . takes an interest in literature, walking in the woods, Mannington ' District Fair, horse racing, and chickens. DORA MAE SNIDER . . . answers to Dopey . . . is enchanted by You Are the One, going to the show, good books, blue, hot dogs, and cake . . . recoils at Shakespeare, two-timers, working, rain, and blondes. DON SNODGRASS . . . is gratified by dogs, chile, ice skating, music, and winter . . . scorns tests, dancing, literature, pink, and loud people. ELIZABETH RABER . . . is called Libby . . . shudders at washing dishes, noise in assembly. Guidance, going to the dentist's, and fish . . . cares for sports, ice cream, movies, blue, and listen- ing to the radio. PHIL HESS . . . is now called Admiralu by his friends . . . prefers sports, good music, good food, dancing, and busy people . . . is opposed to loud people, red tape, snappy dressers, bad habits, and Macbeth. DOROTHY SINE . . . has been called Dot a long time . . . is averse to silent people, early rising, tests, loud people, and Shakespeare . . . adores little dogs, red, potato chips, basketball, and What Did I Do. DORIS LEE BALLEW . . . loves sleeping late, play- ing basketball, dancing, and swimming . . . dis- relishes dish washing, Guidance, getting up at seven, writing letters, and playing volleyball. HARRY SHAW . . . is also known as Bud . . . takes to ice cream and cherry pie, Bob and Dewey, pretty brown-eyed girls, dancing, and Jack Car- son's show . . . condemns English 12, studying, two-timers, and blondes. BETTY JO SHRADER . . . is nicknamed Jo . . . cherishes summer, horses, sports, all her friends, and What Did I Do . . . disesteems alarm clocks, liver, colds, politics, and Guidance. ERNEST ROGERS . . . alias Ernie . . . revolts against school, winter, getting up early, conceited people, and long skirts . . . regards with favor going to basketball games, hunting, driving, Spring, and music. RUBY ASHCRAFT . . . is often dubbed Abby . . . is enraptured by ice cream, dancing, basketball, What Did I Do,', and Rita Hayworth . . . is re- pelled by alarm clocks, braggarts, rain, bright lights, and being hit with paper wads at the movies. DON AYERS . . . answers to Ayersie . . . is appalled by baseball, quiet people, people who dress up, big books, and long skirts . . . approves of football, pork chops, Always, people, and comedies. 1949 Mhalife KATHLEEN CRIM . . . is also called Katie,' . . . fancies Joe Moore, pineapple, Now Is the Hourf' going to the movies, and Delores Bogard . . . is revolted by short people, school, rain, milk, and two-timers. KENNETH DANIEL . . . responds to Ken . . . loathes Macbeth, American Government class, western movies, long skirts, and the new Fords . . . is elated by steak, girls, the new Pontiac, French fried potatoes, and a good time. DOROTHY VAUGHAN . . . is sometimes called Shorty . . . loves all sports, eating, happy dreams, coming to town in the evening, and true friends . . . hates English 12, noise in assembly, getting up early, doctors, and onions. RUTH BELL GLOVER . . . has no taste for dish washing, early rising, Guidance, fish, and Chem- istry . . . finds pleasure in basketball, her mother- in-law, keeping house, pie and ice cream, and dancing with her husband. ROY LOUGH . . . is nicknamed Fay . . . is inter- ested in ice cream, music, basketball, cake, and quiet people . . . regards with displeasure school, liter- ature, work, noise, and studying. MARVEL JEAN HUMPHREY . . . avoids washing dishes, assignments, Shakespeare, long dresses, and stubborn people . . . cares for Far Away Placesf, all her teachers, Sandy, Mary Louise, and lemon pie. JESSE RAY SHUMAN, JR .... has been called Spanky', for a long time . . . is buoyed up by joint meetings of the Hi-Y Club and Girl Re- serves, sleeping late, basketball games, hot dogs, round dancing, and ice cream sodas . . . dislikes long skirts, Shakespeare, going to bed, blabber mouths, and square dancing. BETTY LUCILLE BAKER . . . answers to Bake . . . gets no pleasure from reading essays, house- work, spaghetti, going to bed, and wolves on street corners . . . takes an interest in chocolate cake, movies, lots of sleep, a man with a mustache, and good jokes. l DENZIL ATHA . . . is also called Nip . . . takes to cake, ice cream, hot dogs, parties, and music . . . recoils at tests, work, English 12, long skirts, and rain. JENNIE LEE PARRISH . . . is often called Jen . . . is repelled by Macbeth, studying, inquisitive people, and the thought of moving to Farming- ton . . . is enthralled by her best friends, Miss Lazear, Melroy, steak, and basketball. JEAN MICHAEL . . . is also known as Jeanie . . . adores Jerry, the new look, ice cream and cake, sports, and the new Ford . . . scorns two- timers, gossips, studying, Shakespeare, and dish washing. CLAUD A. KENDALL . . . is nicknamed Hot-Shot . . . gets pleasure from football, mashed potatoes and fried chicken, his dog, boxing, and dancing . . . is averse to the new look, girls that won't date, rain, and tests. LORETTA CAIN . . . is enraptured by spaghetti, red, roses, James Melton's radio show, and lNIary Jo Criss . . . disesteems unmannerly people, assign- ments, dull humor, hillbilly singers, and cleaning house. JAMES MOORE . . . is usually called 'Jim . . . shudders at loud people, long skirts, rain, hard work, and Guidance . . . enjoys eating, music, sports, sleeping, and nice girls. FLORENCE ELLIOTT . . . is better known as Sis- ter . . . is enchanted by chocolate cake, blue, thumbing to Farmington, basketball, and swim- ming . . . disfavors washing dishes, getting up early, equations, bad weather, and low grades. -Kathleen Crim Julia Wiginton

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1949 Maude MARY ROSELYN HALL bestows her quiet manner and her ability to master English to Frank Toothmang GERALD BOOTH presents his ability to skip without being caught to Donnie Snyderg RUBY ASHCRAFT would like for Mrs. Hall to have her fingernailsg DOROTHY VAUGHAN wills her ability to crack gum to her sister Joyce and her ability to pass all her subjects to her brother Miltong DORIS LEE BALLEW bequeaths her job as cheer leader to any Freshman willing to work hard enough to do it properlyg CLAUD KENDALL wills his ability to talk fast and get out of trouble easily to any Junior who needs it. MARLENE JOHNSTON presents her quiet manner and bookkeeping grades to Marie Higginbothamg ROBERT MICHAEL passes on his football kicking ability to Ronald Eismang DORA SNIDER wills her place as office girl to Peggy Laneg ELIZABETH RABER thinks that Mary Ann Francis could use her driving abilityg ALMA BEATTY wills her place as flag carrier in the band to any one strong enough for the jobg MARY JO CRISS leaves her place as solo clarinetist to any- one who enjoys listening to squeaksg DON SNODGRASS would like Fred Petry to have his ability to keep out of troubleg BETTY EDGELL bequeaths her ability to make the honor roll to her brother Fred and the mirror in her locker to all the girls who like to use it so wellg DON FIELDEN wills his musical ability to Jack Floydg BETTY JO SHRADER thinks that Jean Lazear could use her alarm clockg JENNIE LEE PARRISH wills her ability to get to school on time to Betty Dawson. JEANNE DILLON wills her place at the MIRABILE refreshment stand to anyone who has the endurance to do the work and her gift of gab and ability to laugh to Sally Sue Mathenyg EDWARD HOOD leaves his place in the library to Donnie Bowyerg PHILIP FRANCIS wants his brother Bill to have his seat in study hallg MARY LOUISE BLANKENSHIP kindly wills her curly hair to Jean Blan- kenshipg JEAN MICHAEL leaves her sister Joan all of her old English 12 notesg PHIL HESS offers his 44 jersey to some potential all-starg ELOISE DUNN TURNER wills her giggles to Alma Melatt and Thelma Efawg BETTY BORDNER would like for Carolyn Shamblen to have the picture in her locker because she seems to enjoy looking at itg MARY GALE FLUHARTY passes on her place in the Senior Class to her best friend, Ruth Crim, who may be a Senior some dayg DEWEY KERNS wishes Paul Whalen to have his football abilityg CLARICE SIMMS wills her ability to eat candy in certain classes without being caught to Libby, June and Roach. JEAN WEST'S ability to daydream in Chemistry class goes to Donnetta Rammageg JAMES DYE gives his mathematical ability to any younger student who needs itg MARY JO FLUHARTY bestows her ability to make good grades. on her brother Jimmyg MARVEL HUMPHREY wills all her good times and her ability to make good grades to Mary Louise Crossg RICHARD GARCIA would like his little brother to have his athletic abilityg SHIRLEY HENDERSHOT bequeaths her position as Glee Club accompanist to someone who loves to play the pianog ERNEST ROGERS wants Mr. Rawe to have his quick temperg BETTY LOU BROWN wills her long hair to any short-haired person who wants itg BETTY BAKER leaves her giggles to some solemn persong LORETTA CAIN offers her height to anyone under five feetg JUANITA GLOVER MICHAEL wills her ability to get a husband to any girl who wants itg RUTH BELL GLOVER leaves her place as a twirler to anyone who likes to argueg MARY LOUISE RENICK wants a certain girl to have E.P.T. -Betty Edgell. 25