Myrtle Point High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Myrtle Point, OR)

Text from Pages 1 - 24 of the 1943 volume:

The BOBCAT 1943 Published by the MYRTLE POINT HIGH SCHOOL Dedicated to Victory To our boys, the alumni and students of the iMyrtle Point Union High School, who have unselfishly and wholeheartedly entered the fight for victory that we may continue to live the American way of life so dear to us all. we dedicate this annual. Editor—Shirlee Miller Business Manager—Phyllis Morgan The SENIORS Swinging blithely along a broad, sun-lit pathway, two youthful travelers came suddenly upon a Gypsy encampment. In the midst of the camp, the inhabitants were gathered round a single Gypsy woman, staring intently into a large crystal sphere before her. As the youths drew boldly near, she lifted dark, questioning eyes. Crossing her palm with a silver coin, one of the lads aked. May we request one favor of you?” Phillip Linn - President Harold Walton - Vice President Shirlee Miller - Secretary Ann Anderson - Council Rep. She nodded gravely, and returned her gaze to the ball before her. Tell us. he said, Just what each member of the class of '43, who was graduated from Myrtle Point High, is now doing. This is what she told him: Earl Adams, prominent political leader, and Kelly Smith, his efficient campaign manager, are barnstorming the country with speeches. They hope to make Earl the third President Adams. WAAC officers Mary Lou Culver and Jessie Griffey are writing a book of their overseas experiences. Iris Wolgamott is working on the railroad well, a railway office, anyway. Elsie Forrest has taken up the fascinating occupation of a stewardess on a transcontinental air liner. Betty Jo Groves is married to a sailor. (Guess who) ? Even in the Navy. Melvin and Marvin Floyd are still vieing each other for honors. Both have been recommended for promotion to the rank of Admiral. Research Chemists. Kate Zumwalt and Helen deBoer, are working on a formula for inexpensixe production of diamonds. They say they got their start in chemistry class at M. P. H. S. Ardell Oden, combining a secretarial career with domestic duties, has become renowned for her good housekeeping. Lola Wyrick is world champion typist. Jim Gheer is teaching a kinderkarten at Broadbent. He says that children are smarter now than when he went to school. Eileen Grant, famous woman lecturer on How to Win Friends and Influence People.” is slowly climbing the ladder to fame. Marie Swan has just published a best-seller. How Much Should a Senior Study? Whiz-z-z! and gone with the wind!—just Robert Donald in one of the private airplanes he manufactures. (What happened to the model making. Bob) ? Lenora Hayes and Phyllis Hammack. MGM make-up experts, are painting monkeys for a jungle scene. Betty Medley and Faye Jean Hall run a tea room in Coquille. Enterprising Dick Pointer is president of the Myrtle Point Shoe Shiners' Union. James McWilliams is a real estate promoter in the thriving city of Gaylord. Bonnie James is running a school for blind mice. She is kept busy checking up on their absences and tardinesses. Jerry Anderson has just returned from a fruitless journey to the moon. His comment is that it was not cheese. Earl Bingham inherited a service station—he operates his logging camp as a sideline. Phyllis Morgan was disappointed in love, and having lost all interest in men and wordly affairs, has retired to a convent. Shirlee Miller is an orchestra wife. With his able assistant. Eleanor Lucas. Phillip Linn has taken over his father's duties as principal of Myrtle Point High School. Sally Wright's name glitters in bright lights on Broadway, and nightly draws huge crowds to the Opera House. Our other New Yorker. Vivienne Lake Booher. is a concert pianist. Harold Walton is a famous surgeon. (He always did like to cut up). Don Knight has become a priest—too bad, Jesse. Ann Anderson is a radio announcer. She has been acclaimed America's champion non-stop talker. Doris Bargelt has succeeded Winchell as a syndicate writer. Budd Moore is a floor-walker in Woolworths. Curtis Shipp operates a bus line between Bridge and Myrtle Point. (It's open to the public). Dick Haga dirests a jazz band, broadcasting daily over a two-station hook-up. Verne Metzger has replaced William Powell as the Thin Man' of movie fame. Raymond Cotton is making a fabulous fortune from his latest development. suppositious bicuspids. Roy Miller has left our fair city, flying to the north pole, where he hopes to establish a weather vane. If you are one who believes in crystal gazing, you may take this as a prophecy. ------: V:----- Anderson, Jerry Bargelt, Doris Booher. Vivienne Lake Culver. Mary Lou deBoer. Helen Donald. Robert Floyd. Melvin Floyd. Marvin Forrest. Elsie Gheer, James Grant. Eileene Griffey, Jessie Groves. Betty Jo Haga. Dick Hall. Faye Jean Hammack, Phyllis Hayes, Lenora Zumwalt, Katherine James. Bonnie Lucas. Eleanor Medley, Betty Miller. Roy Morgan. Phyllis McWilliams, James Oden, Ardell Pointer. Dick Shipp, Curtis Smith, Kelly Swan. Marie Wright. Sally Wyrick. Lola Wolgamott, Iris Seniors whose pictures Raymond Cotton, Vern Metzger, do not appear: Don Knight, Budd Moore m FACULTY Left to right: Mrs C. L. Church, Miss Georgia Parry. Mrs Esther Brumbaugh. Mi led Kirsch. Mr L. Church. Mr I P Linn. Principal Mr Lee Powell. Mr C. P. MacNab. M's Audrey Graybill. Mrs Dal King. M ss Bea Kvans, M s. J H Norton, absent when picture was taken. (2 JUNIOR CLASS President. Tom Perkins Vice Pres.. Bob Haddon Secretary. Mary Burgess Sergeant-at-Arms— Agnes Dunkel Representative— Bonnie Druliner Advisor. Miss Evans (3) SOPHOMORE CLASS President. Harold Belloni Vice-Pres.. Fern Nickason Secretary. Lee Zinn Sergeant at-Arms— Annabelle Vadnais Representative—Melvin Zumwalt Advisor— Mrs. Brumbaugh (4 I FRESHMAN CLASS President. Walter Smith Vice-Pres . Arthur Wise Secretary. Mavis Greer Sergeant-at-Arms—Bob Nichols Representative. Kenneth Haughton Advisor. Mr. Kirsch HISTORY OF THE YEAR Do you like to read history? No? Well, that's just what I thought. But you 11 like this one—it's unusual—it's all about our own doin's and carryins -on of the past school year. To start off with, the Sophomores did a good job of initiating the fifty -five green Freshmen, who retaliated a few weeks later with the traditional Freshmen-Sophomore party. he Seniors proved themselves the noisiest class by winning the annual Inter-class Yell contest, after which Shirlee Miller and Elsie Forrest were chosen as yell leaders for the year. The Junior's three-act comedy, “Don't Take My Penny,” starring Martha Evans, aspiring young actress, and Tom Perkins, her devoted adolescent swain, was really good. I guess the rest of the school wasn t TOO surprised that Friday when the Seniors failed to show up for their classes. They say they had a swell time at the Remote Guard station, what with cards and fishing and hiking— not to mention the eats'! ! ! Throughout the year several dances were sponsored by the various organizations: among them, the Ag-Shop Barn dance, with Queen Roberto I: the Girls League dance: Junior dance: Sophomore Hop: and the FFA Dog-patch dance with Carty Walton as Li I Abner. The social hi-lite of the year was the Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom, early in April. Our first student body prexy. Edward Morrison, had quite a time choosing between the Alma Mater and McKenzie High, but when he finally decided in their favor, it resulted in Robert Donald's being elected to succeed him and carry out the presidential duties for the remainder of the year. In spite of the disheartening football season, our boys rallied well, and took second place in the County Basketball Tournament. And. of course. Eighth Grade day. It was really amusing to see the awed expressions on those youngster's faces as they wandered through our “hall of learninY' In the afternoon they were entertained with a Torch Honor Society program and the Inter-class Speaking Contest. In the Girls’ Interpretive Reading. Ardell Oden took first place for the Seniors, but the Freshmen, represented by Walter Smith, walked off with the honors in the Boys' Extemporaneous Speaking. It was rather coincidental that the Seniors, both boys and girls, took first place in the Interclass Basketball play-offs. The local Band Concert, featuring a triple-trio, was a huge success. The band also participated in the County Band Concert at Marshfield. And say. if you didn't see Robert Donald as “Brother Goose in the Senior Play, you really missed something. On the evening of May 23, the Seniors gathered at the Jack Jill Cafe for a dinner before the Baccalaureate service. And last, but not least. Commencement, with a splendid, although rather small, graduating class. They looked very distinguished and “scholarly'' in their caps and gowns, and seemed glad to at least receive their hard-earned sheepskins.” How does a history end?—I guess I'll just have to sign off and quit— but first let me say that we've all had a swell year, and that all of us. except of course the Seniors, will be back next year for more. -----:V:------ (5) THE BOBCAT— Front row first, left to right: Pat Guerin. Phyllis Morgan, Elsie Forrest, Shirlee Miller. Marie Swan. Dett Pendleton. Ardell Oden. Virginia Renick. Helen deBoer. Second Row: Melvin Zumwalt. Harold Walton. Bill Peden. Tom Perkins. Miss Evans. (61 THE MYRTLE LEAF—Front Row first, left to right. Ann Anderson. Kathryn Miller. Marie Swan. Betty Medley. Martha Evans. Jessie Griffey. Mary Lou Culver, Helen deBoer. Second Row: Eleanor Lucas. Ann Weekly. Elsie Forrest, Katherine Zumwalt. Miss Evans, Ardell Oden. (7) STUDENT COUNCIL—Front Row first, left to right: Kenneth Haughton. Bonnie Druliner, Melvin Zum-Walt. Ann Anderson. Dean Weekly. Helen deBoer. Second Row: Mr. Linn. Eddie Hatfield. Robert Donald, Tom Caffey. (8) GIRLS’ LEAGUE: President—Zatherine Zumwalt. Vice-Pres.—Kathryn Miller. Secretary—Jessie Griffey, T reasurer—Marie Swan. Sergeant-at Arms—Fern Nickason. Advisor—Miss Parry. (9) FOOTBALL SQUAD— Front row first, left to right. Mr Rickard, Coach; Ben Dement, Dean Epperson, Earl Adams, Earl Bingham, James Kimsey, Horrison Floyd, Lee Zmn, Bud Moore, Dean Weekly, Don Sut-phm, Harold Belloni. Second Row—Roy Miller, Melvin Floyd, Eddie Hatfield, Bob Blon-dell, Dick Pointer, Delmar Greer, Tom Perkins, Harold Walton, Ed Bargelt, Delton Walton. Harold Reed, Morvin Floyd, Bill Peden, Hubert Deaver. Mr. Powell, Assistant Cooch. (10) BASKETBALL A SQUAD— Front row first, left to right Dean Weekly, Delton Wo I ton, La-varre Ramey, Don Sutphm, Tom Perkins, Manager. Second Row—Arthur Wise, Harold Walton, Hareld Belloni, Hubert Deaver, Eddie Hatfield, Mr. Powell, Coach. (11) BASKETBALL B SQUAD— Front Row first, left to right Willard Lucas, Manager; Joe Nichols, Gene Wells, Clifford Wilson, Lee Zmn, Kenneth Haughton. Second Row—Max Hoester, Bill Peden, Bob Haddon, James Kimsey, Ed Bargelt, Ben Dement, Mr. Powell, Coach. (12) F. F. F.—Officers only President—Harold Walton Vice President—Gene Hanson Secretary—Gene Evons Treasurer—Melvin Zumwalt Sergeont-at-Arms—Dick Pointer Reporter—Keith Thompson FOOTBALL Even though Myrtle Point had nine lettermen back from the undefeated team of '41. we still had an unsuccessful year. Myrtle Point opened the 42 season on October 3, by melting down the Coquille Red Devils to a score of 1 2-0, both scores being made in the fourth quarter. Next, on October 17, the Bobcats met the Marshfield Pirates on the latter's turf, to come home with a trouncing of 25-0. The following Saturday, the Bobcats met North Bend on our home field. Managing to overpower the Bulldogs in the last few minutes of the game, the Bobcats made their lone touchdown, making the score 31-6. Still high spirited, the Bobcats journeyed to Reedsport on October 31. only to come home with a score of 6-0. The latter score was made through a series of hard luck penalties equaling seventy yards, setting the Warriors up for the touchdown. The following Friday. November 6, they met again here at Myrtle Point, in a game that kept the crowd on its toes from start to finish, the score 0-0. Last, but far from least, was the Armistice Day game here at Myrtle Point, between the Red Devils and the Bobcats. In this game the Bobcats went over for the fourth touchdown of the entire season. The score against us was 14-7. In spite of the season's hard luck, everyone will agree that our boys looked especially good in their flashy new suits. Boys receiving awards were. Seniors: Marvin Floyd. Roy Miller. Earl Adams. Harold Walton. Dick Pointer. Bud Moore, and Melvin Floyd: Juniors: Dean Weekly. Dean Epperson. Tom Perkins, and Eddie Hatfield: Sophomores: Bill Peden. Harold Reed. Lee Zinn. Hubert Deaver. Harold Belloni, and Ben Dement. Lavarre Ramey and Willard Lucas acted capably in the roll of managers. The Bobcats were pleased to receive mention on the all-county team. Melvin Floyd won this particular honor, and his twin. Marvin, made the All-county second string. Another incident of the year, which stirred up enthusiasm, was the trophy given by the Lions' club to the outstanding football player of the season. Marvin Floyd was chosen as the outstanding member to have his name engraved on the trophy. Other outstanding players who received gold footballs at a Lions' club dinner, were: Bill Peden. Dean Weekly. Earl Adams and Harold Reed. Coach Pat Rickard did his annual excellent job of coaching and is to be commended on the fine spirit of his team. Mr. Powell was in there pitching' on the line coaching too. -----: V:---- .1 SQUAD BASKETBALL OF 194i Altrough Myrtle Point lost their head coach, Pat Rickard, in the middle of the season, assistant coach Lee Powell turned out a successful basketball team. We came out with five victories to six losses, putting us second in the county and second in the tournament. No men were on the all-county team but Don Sutphin. our freshman, was placed on the all-tournament team. Our team consisted mainly of Freshmen and Sophomores, which will leave us, with the exception of one Senior, Harold Walton, the entire string back for next year. Men winning large letters were: Harold Walton. Eddie Hatfield. Harold Belloni. Peck Walton. Don Sutphin and Hubert Deaver. Other members of the squad receiving smaller letters were: Dean Weekly. Arthur Wise. Lavarre Ramey and Delmar Greer. Tom Perkins ably served as manager. -----: V:---- 1131 BAND— Dick Borker, Barbara Borklow, Mory Burgess, Dick Haga, Le-nora Hayes, Max Hoester, Dolores Hoffman, Kenneth Houghton, Carol Huntley, Lowrence Hutchinson, Ray Luthy, Kathryn Miller, Edgar Moon, Eugene Moon, Earlo Phillips, Harold Ray, Vermce Stock, Charles Wooldridge, Beady Miller, Drum Maiorette; Mr. MacNab, Director (14) PEPSTERS From left to right: Sally Wright, Elsie Forrest, Shirlee Miller, Katherine Zumwalt. (151 JUNIOR PLAY— Front row first, left to right Zelma Young, Betty Pointer, Virginia Renick, Lonello Wells, Martha Evons, June Axe, Dette Pendleton, Kathryn Miller Second Row—Bill Peden, Roy Luthy, James Kimsey, Tom Perkins, Max Hoester, Dean Epperson, Eugene Moon, Gene Evans (16) G. A. C—Officers only President—E'sie Forrest Vice President—Shirley Rockleff Secretory—Iris Wolgomott Treasurer—Ann Weekly 1. Romance 5. Senior Specimens 2. Roh, rah, rah, team? 6. 'De Brat 2. Pah 7. Handsome Will 4. Cheerful Cherubs 8. 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