Moweaqua High School - Arrowhead Yearbook (Moweaqua, IL)

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Class Prophecy On a sunny Iune afternoon 1n IQ44 I strolled toward the C O Shack of our base at New London Connectrcut As I walked I rehearsed the speech I had prepared Id tell h1m about my s1ck aunt rn I'I1leen1men1k1k1 Illmors and then ask for a ten day leave As I walked 1n the door some of my nerve sank to my G I shoes I walked up to the tough looklng sarlor and asked to see the offrcer rn charge As I sat wcutrng I heard another sallor asklng to get marrred and then the reply-a flrm No When ushered 1nto the Off1C6 I stopped rn my tracks The blg shot was none other than Paul Baker After due greetlngs I stated my case Paul wrote out my pass w1th a twrnkle rn hrs eye and a Have a good t1me Seaman Comrskey I left the offrce and proceeded toward the gates where a vorce rang out Halt' I looked around and a guard asked for a pass I recognlzed hrm as my old schoolmate Martrn Traughber I was tlckled prnk so to speak and started pourrng guest1ons at the startled countenance of the flgure 1n a 'Vlanne umform It seems he was statroned at the adjormng camp Upon askrng when he came off duty I was happy to learn he had a week end pass begln mng rn one hour I stalled around whrle he checked out and we swung off down the street of thrs sophlstrcated New England town toward the tram depot We boarded a New York bound tram and rode our merry way We emerged w1th elegance onto the sldewalks of New York late that mght and wandered enchantedly down the ma1n thoroughfare Broadway Suddenly Mart stopped and plucked at my sleeve Look he gasped goggle eyed Well I looked and I stood goggle eyed for a moment too A huge electrlc srgn blocked our way but that wasnt what rnterested us On the svgn dazzlrng whrte letters glared forth lnformlng the publrc that Tomght Gnly Maxme Stover I-Iollywoods newest artrst of ad llb was appearrng A plcture of the glamour grrl adorned the front of the theater We rushed backstage and presented ourselves Maxlne was glaa to see us but drdnt have much t1me so we departed sayrng we d see her later Contrnurng down Broadway we were almost knocked to the deck by a young woman rn the umform of the Spars none other than Susanna Brrght She explarned she was on leave and hurryrng to New London to see my com rnandrng offrcer Lleutenant Baker We understood and told her to horst anchor and not let us detarn her We suddenly realrzed we were hungry and stepped 1nto a restaurant 1-Iere we saw a huge form hoverrng over the counter Wrthout a doubt rt was Curt Wooters Mart rushed to hrm and asked what he Nas domg 1n the wrlds ot New York Iust won a locatlon rn a corn growlng contest he explarned Once a farmer always a farmer he added We chatted throughout our meal and the three of us made a unanrmous declslon to frnd a hotel Outslde we halled a cab and were astounded to recognrze the drrver as Tom Tyke Brrley I-Ie drove us to the closest hotel where we found ourselves rn the mrdst of a mad rush of bellhops one of whom we srngled out as Davtd Gregory who confrded that he was worklng hrs way through Rweter s School Next mornlng I reluctantly parted company W1th Martrn and CUTIIS and walked toward the depot lntent on catchmg a tra1n homeward bound A parade composed of all women caught my eye as I rounded a corner The leaders were Beulah Cook and Helen I-Ianley carryrng large srgns to advertlse War Bonds and Stamps 16 , . . 1 - 1 4 1 1 , . . . 1 . 11 11 . , . . , . - l I . . . . 11 . . 11 , . 1 11 11 - - 1 - 1 1 1 I - - 1 - 11 - 11 . . 11 11 , . 11 11 4 1 1 ' - 1 1 ' 1 - . . 1 . , . . . . . . . 1, . 1 1 , 1 . . 11 . 1 1 1 - . 1 . 1 . . 1 1 1 1 . . 11 11 1 1 - 1 , . , . . . . 1 . . . I . 1, . . , 11 . 11 , . 11 1 1 - . . 11 11 . 1 1 , . 1

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Class Wall Conttrrntulodl Beulah Cook wrll my love for the Navy to Barbara Hughes Frank Eloskr w1ll my abrhty to play the trombone to Betty Brooks Paul Duez bequeath my knowledge of Chemrstry to those students of 194-4 Chemrstry class who frnd themselves hopelessly lost after the fxrst few weeks Baloh Crutcher w1ll my drslrke of opposrte sex to Wayman Drxon Wayne Ekrss w1ll my sugar stamp No 24 to Lee Coffman so he can obtam hrs ratlon date for the week Betty Goodwm w1ll my cheermg abrlrty to Dons Adcock We Davrd Gregory and Olga Potslck leave our annual walk through Nelson Park flower garden to Lyle Eversole and Mary Ann Hertel Helen Hanley bequeath my red halr to Ava Whrtsett wrth the hope of start mg her on the road to stardom as another Brta Hayworth Mary Lou Herrch w1ll my borsterous ways to Ioan Ann Koontz Yvonne Krrk wrll my role as M C H S queen to Gertrude Carson Nelda Ladmg leave my dark harr and dark complexron to Dons Tankersley Nrna Ladrng w1ll my dancrng abrlrty to Maxlne Sloan Dorothy Langley w1ll my rnterest rn a one and only to Marjory Weakley Drck Mrtchell bequeath my dont care attltude concernmg books to Brlly Federman Lrllran Otta wrll my 1ob of berng frrst hour lrbranan to Carl Austrn Earl Portwood leave my laz1ness and saxophone technique to Nrna Marmor Cynthra Bettrg w1ll my love for Physlcal Educatron to Iuanrta Humphrey Creta lane Snyder w1ll my 5 by 5 stature to Corena Alhson Paul Raugelhs bequeath my lengthy strrde to the Zrndel Twrns Maxme Stover w1ll my rnterest rn dude cowboys to Ioy Smrth lohn Supmre w1ll my basketball skrll to Herbey Rlbelrn Martrn Traughber leave the care and custody of my grrl frrends to Aubrey lones Evelyn Waddell w1ll my sweaters to lmogene Duez Mary Ann Workman w1ll my candrd remarks rn hrstory class to Byron Catherwood lean Workman bequeath my matrrmontal lnterests to Marrbell Hawley Curt Wooters w1ll my physrque to Carol Reatherford Kerth Shewmaker wrll my book contammg one hundred and ten ways t wrn and hold the farrer sex to Lowell Cook Elorse Wnght leave my boy frrends car rrdes and plenty of gas to Manor! Shaffer Lyle Warte w1ll my rnterest rn avratron to lunror L1nn Rrchard Goodnch w1ll my posxtron on the frrst team to ferry Workman Srgned thrs 21st day of May m the year of our Lord l943 Wrtnesses OLGA POTSICK KEITH SHEWMAKER 15 Z f W l I, , ' . Il . I . I l, ' , ' . A l, ' , ' ' . I, ' , ' .... , II . . I , .,,., , . . L . . I . . . . - . . . g l, Theresa Oventile, will my rosy cheeks and dimples to Ardith Barber. l, , ' ' ' . L , I . . l, , ' 4 L I . . . . l, , ' ' . II . I .I . . - C

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Class Prophecy Contrnurng I was halted by a srdewalk cameraman who snapped my prcture and pulled hrs head from beneath hrs curtarn to reveal Ralph Crutcher We talked a brt and he sard Paul Duez was runnrng a shoe factory rn the next block I saw Paul for a few moments and then went to the statron There were men and women rn all types of unrforms runnrng here and there Two WAVES on the platform seemed famrlrar They turned around at the sound cf my vorce There were Nelda and Nrna Ladrng who were gorng to offr cers school at Baltrmore Maryland Here too I met Lrllran Otta rn a unrform I had heard of the famous Ferry Command She was very proud of her achrevements rn thrs outfrt and showed us her new Lreutenants bars In the trarn I was accosted by a frerce conductor who demanded my trcket It was Kerth Shewmaker he lost hrs frerceness after seerng me and aave me a hearty handshake I later went rn the drnrng car notrced a drstrngurshed lookrng gentleman devourrng hrs darly ratrons I-Ie glanced and yelled It was Frank Floskr rr now an executrve rn Wall Street We spent the rest of the tr1p together and at one rural stop met fohn Ashley who was a prosperous farmer In Chrcago whrle on the way to the Brsmark I-Iotel for lunch we were almost run down by a truck The drrver vras a womanl Yes rt was Theresa Oventrle After lunch we stepped over to Mrchrgan Avenue Comrng down the street were Sgt Wayne Ekrss of the Army and Corporal Dorothy Langley of the WAACS Soon afterward we met lean and Mary Ann Workman They told us they were welders rn an arrplane factory center Insrde I was greeted by several hostesses I spotted Mary Lou Herrch and made a course strarght to her and we danced and talked She told me I ought to take advantage of the free eats so I ambled over to the snack bar and was greeted by Evelyn Waddell and Elorse Wrrght drshrng out food They frxed me up a super sandwrch and laughrngly sent me on my way Leavrng I collrded wrth a swrftly movrng U S Army unrform wrth Paul Baugellrs on the rnsrde I-Ie sard he had rust been over to see Betty Goodwrn who Was workrng on the nrght shrft at an arrcraft factory Eollowrng Pauls drrectron I got to Betty s rust as she was settrng out to work I walked to the door of the factory wrth her and observed several sol drers patrolrng the grounds and burldrngs One of them was Drck Mrtchell vrgorously swrngrng hrs club back and forth Back on Mrchrgan Avenue I strolled past the WGN tower and notrced a poster advertrsrng I-Ierman Bennett a new radro star drscovered by lash Super Strength Prlls I secured a trcket and went upstarrs to watch hrs pro gram whrch proved to be good After thrs pleasant rnterlude I decrded to head for the north srde and boarded a Clark Street car It had a woman conductor Thrs wasnt as sur prrsrng as who she was lean Alverson another former classmate I lumped off at Lawrence Avenue and sauntered toward the Aragon where I was confronted by a srgn that read Earl Portwood and hrs swrng rng sax for the 16th strarght week accompanred by Benny Goodman I danced to hrs melodrous strarns the better part of the nrght and shoved off fcr home fContrnued on page 613 17 J . A . . I , .- I I I . . I I look leave of Frank and steered to starboard toward the service men's