Martinsville High School - Blue Streak Yearbook (Martinsville, IL)

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The Last Will and Testament of the Class ef '44 I. Lowell Bennett. do bequeath my streamlined figure to Ivan Schmitt. I. Freda Burkett, do bequeath my beautiful blonde hair to Carolyn Mauk. I. Patricia Cunningham. do bequeath my sweaters to Catherine Ryan. I. Alvis Ferguson. do bequeath my position as tackle to Dwight McKee. I. Bonnie Garver. do bequeath my Casey date to Betty Hurt. I. Betty Germain. do bequeath my dimples to Audrey Buschemeyer. I, Erma Gray, do bequeath my beautiful profile to Betty Grable. I. .lanell Greenwell. do bequeath the guidance of the class to the future. I. Faye Hall. do bequeath my glorious locks to Rosemary Patchett. I. Thelma Hall. do bequeath my booming voice to Garth Elmore. l. Clayton Hammond, do bequeath my leading role in the class play to Gould Ulrey. I. .Iohnny Hardway, do bequeath my trips to the Rardin home to Denzil Hammond. I. Dean Hendrix. do bequeath my seat in the assembly to Betty Wallace. I. Betty Hutchens, do bequeath my future sister-in-law to Hutch I. Bill Kannmacher. do bequeath my scientific ability to Mr. LaFief. I. Harlene Kannmacher. do bequeath my predictions of the future to Sam Deahl. I. Robert Keller. do bequeath my paper route to some female. I. Letha Belle McFarland. do bequeath my possessive ways to Rosa Slater. I. Eula Faye McKee. do bequeath my speed in typing to Kenny Hardway. I. Gayle Medsker. do bequeath my gossiping with Loki to Muriel Chapman. I. Roselyn Meloy. do bequeath my babyfblue eyes to Norma Kelley. I. Wilma Miller. do bequeath my shapely figure to Mrs. Hamilton. I. Billy Moore. do bequeath my stunted growth to Verlyn Hurst. I. Ernest Morgan. do bequeath my way with women to Bob Downey. I. Ruth Perisho. do bequeath Don's and my seat at the show to Hazel and Jim. I. Peggy Rardin. do bequeath my pug nose to Mr. Duncan. I. Virginia Reed. do bequeath my Saturday nights with the Connelly's to Kate Napier. I, Wanda Richart. do bequeath my many dates to Rosemary Beabout. I. Lorene Rogers. do bequeath my domineering spirit to Lila Rae Galey. I. Doyt Romines. do bequeath my negro accent to Dean Reeds. I. Durward Roten, do bequeath my southern drawl to Mrs. Ennis. I. Carroll Shade, do bequeath my affection for the president to George Harris. I. Bill Stanfield. do bequeath my blue-eyed baby to Hinker Lee. I. Merlin Stanfield. do bequeath my technique in the dark to Edgar Hackney. I. Max Sweet. do bequeath my Model A to the junk yard. I. Don Swope. do bequeath my round face to Jack Padgett. I. Lois Thompson, do bequeath my strut to the majorettes. I. Willard Thornburgh. do bequeath my serious outlook on life to Frederick Bright. I. Graydon Ulrey. do bequeath my early morning walks to Bob Lee. I. Jimmie Weldon. do bequeath my low-backed evening dress to Nelson Auld. I, Dale Wilson. do bequeath my quick answers in class to Mary Harner. I. Grace Zachary, do bequeath my position at Bill's to Wilma Pearce. We. the senior class of '44, do bequeath our highest esteem to Mr. Hurst. THE SENIOR CLASS OF '44 16 The 11144 mat- .sift-an

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Hislnrg Early in September of the year 1940 A. D.. forty-six bewildered looking youngsters enrolled in M. C. H. S. as Freshmen. Following the example of the upper-classmen. they soon elected Doyt Romines, Jimmy Weldon. Wanda Richart. and Don Swope as class officers. and Miss Fisher and Mr. Bennett as sponsors. ln September of 1941 these same youngsters came again, to enroll this time as Sophomores. They now seemed very sure of themselves and looked con- descendingly upon the new crop of Freshmen. This year Max Daugherty, Letha Belle McFarland, Carroll Shade, and Wilma Miller were class officers. and Mrs. Galbreath and Mr. Case acted as sponsors. Philip Hurtz dropped out. leaving forty-Hve. Three new members. Betty Rose Hutchens. Durward Roten, and Harlene Kannmacher, entered the class in 1942. Under the guidance of officers Patricia Cunningham. Max Sweet, Jimmy Weldon, and Clayton Hammond and spon- sors. Miss Saiter and Mr. Boyer. the class finances flourished. A picked cast presented Everybody's Crazy, and the Junior Carnival was the best that had been held in years. Early in May the class entertained the Seniors to a Junior- Senior banquet. Another school year has rolled around and now they are seniors with four new additions to the class--Gayle Medsker. Roselyn Meloy, Lois Thompson, and Billy Moore. Officers this year are Janell Greenwell, Carroll Shade. Clay- ton Hammond, and Merlin Stanfield. with Mrs. Hamilton and Mr. l.aFief as sponsors. Early in the year Willard Thornburgh was called to the Army. Dale Wilson dropped out and Laritta Reed embarked upon the A'Stormy Sea of Matrimony. The Senior play The Antics of Andrew was well pre- sented before a large audience, and the class then settled down to work on the 1944 Blue Streak, its most noteworthy achievement. This year they will be the guests of honor at the Junior-Senior banquet, and Senior week will mark the end of their journey together, 7h 1044 mia- sfmik 1

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Class Prnphecg By REPORTER H. KANNMACHER It was in 1954 that I received my nrst big assignment, and incidentally. one that was to take me entirely around the world. Assistant Editor A. L. Hamilton of the lVI.artinsville Daily Chronicle informed me that the paper had decided to run a series of articles featuring the now famous class of '44, and that my job, as a former class member, was to get the 'ilowdownf' The first two I interviewed were farmers. Johnny Hardway and Dean Hendrix who had come home with their degrees and remained true to the soil. They now vied with one another at all the State Fairs where their prize cattle were the envy of all other breeders. I later learned that President Clayton Hammond, of the Martinsville State Bank, and his wife, the former Letha Belle McFarland, had been ffor old times sake and at considerable personal lossy loan- ing these boys money at the miserable rate of IOW. I next visited with Max Sweet and his private secretary. Virginia Reed. at the Sweet Poul- try Co., on the corner of Washington Ave., and Railroad Street. Mr. Sweet. after a special Poultry-Dressing course at college. now dressed all his own poultry at great savings to the firm. Upon my arrival in Alton, whom should I see but the former Ruth Perisho, wheeling the cutest pair of blue-eyed twins I ever saw. down the street, She told me that she had divorced her husband, who was a dirty two-timer and had left herl While we were talking. two asylum attendants, Dale Wilson and Graydon Ulrey, hurried by, armed with twelve-inch monkey wrenches. Ruth informed me that these were used to crack nuts on the heads. when they tried to bolt. In St. Louis. I visited the Stanfield Annex, owned and operated by none other than my old friend. Pinkey. He was engaged in conducting a great anniversary sale of brand new last year's stock. I noticed a big bargain in ladies' S15 spring coats at only Sl4.98l His head bookkeeper. Little Bill Stanfield. had devised a new method of keeping books that en- tirely did away with all tiresome recording, posting, and filing. That evening the three of us heard Connie's Swing Slingers in person, featuring Bill Kannmacher and his Super- Sax, and Gayle Medsker, cute little blues singer. The next morning I hopped the fast stream-lined Speed Demon and conductor Rob- ert Keller whisked me over to Bucyrus, Ohio, where I had a long talk with Captain Willard Thornburgh and Lt. Janell Cireenwell and her sister WACS. Roselyn Meloy and Betty Hut- chens. With the exception of the time they had spent in the guard house, I think their lives in the army had been most pleasant. Doyt Romines met my train in New York City. He was now known from coast to coast as the Quiz Kid, on Information Please. Enroute to my hotel we passed a vaguely familiar figure listening to a radio in front of a second-hand store. Doyt told me that it was Lowell Bennett, whose wife sang so much at home that he never got to turn on the radio. I had been hearing that Tex Roten had been making quite a name for himself in New York. but I was totally unprepared for the magniiicence of his night club. The Hall Sisters. Faye and Thelma, of radio fame. were guest artists of the evening and were now even more famous than the Andrews Sisters, even though Thelma, being a little short, did have to climb on a stool to reach high C. His fan dancer, Lois Thompson. manipulated her beautiful hum- mingbird feather fans with a dexterity that amazed all spectators. The 1944 Blue Slreak