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

Text from Pages 1 - 68 of the 1945 volume:

J dication [Jo Hx. JdtCand [P. Jdinn, iPxin- cifiaf of tlit. J ' yxtfs ‘[Point ' llnion oJfUjfi School fox tfit fiu±t turtnty-onc ytaxi, urt dedicate tfit ninttttn fiun dxtd foxttj-fiot edition of 'Ufit ISofeat. THE BOBCAT Major Earl Osborne's Plane “The Bobcat . Taken Somewhere in Italy Published By The Student Body of the Myrtle Point Union High School Myrtle Point, Oregon TAPS! Harry D. Rankin Wallace J. Carl Charles Eldon Pitchford Virgil Raymond Billings Frances Stokes Caffey Elmer Aloeres Rowan Harold Alden Reed Stanley R. Felsher Benjamin Harrison Held Gussie Leroy Jewett Kenneth Paul Anderson Ralph Richard Pointer Howard Edmond Hoffman Phillip Francis Bartlett Maroin Barkley Harry Brown Seated— Eleanor King - - - Typing. Shorthand Marcia Rae Wells - - English. Myrtle Leaf Glenerva Harnsberger. Science. Physical Education Le’.and P. Linn - - Principal. Mathematics Dorothy Gurney - Homemaking. Girls' League Mabel Laird..............Library. English Inez Rover ....... Glee Club Standing— J. W. Garrett Ted Kirsch Jess Dunning Merivin Moller Ray Neugart C. P. MacNab General Business. English Agriculture. F. F. A. Social Science. Bookkeeping Aeronautics Shop. Physical Education Band Melvin Zumivalt - President Joe Nichols - - Vice-President Annakelle Vadnais - - Secretary Walter Smith - - - Treasurer Arthur Wise - Sergeant-at-Arms Ben Dement - Senior Representative Donna Ward - Junior Representative Ramona Francisco - Sophomore Rep. Norman Jarvis - - Freshmen Rep. Leland P. Linn - Advisor £ CLASS OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary Representative Sergean t-at- Arms Virginia Wilson Donald Linn Fern Nickason Ben Dement Clifford Wilson Virginia Wilson Glee Club 1, 3. 4; Bond 1; G. A. C., 2, 3, 4 G. A. C. Vice Pres., 3; Myrtle Leof 3; Closs President 4; Sextette 3. Donald Linn Torch Honor 2; Foot-boll 3, 4; Trock 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4; Closs Vice-President, 4; Secretary Letter-man's Club 4. Fern Nickason Pepster 3, 4; Senior Secretory 4; Closs Rep, 3; G. A. C. 2, 3, 4; Torch Honor 1, 2, 3, 4; Annual Editor 4; Myrtle Leof 3, 4; Girls' Leoguc Sec. 3; Sgt.-ot-Arms 2; May Princess 4; Fresh-mon Girl Cup 1; Band 1; Glee Club 1, 3, 4; D. A. R. Rep. 4. Ben Dement Football 2, 3, 4; Basketball 3; Track 2, 3; Annual Staff 3, 4; Myrtle Leof 2, 3; Junior Play 3; Senior Ploy 4; Junior Vice-Pres., 3; Senior Class Rep., 4; Yell Leoder 4; Lettermon's Club Sgt.-at-orms 2; Boys' Glee Club 4. Cliff Wilson Basketball Letter 3, 4; Football 4; Class Sgt.-at-orms 4; Senior Ploy 4; Myrtle Leof 3, 4; V.ce-Pres. Lettermon's Club 4. Bill Sumerlin Ag. Officer 3; Trock 3, 4. AveriI Parrish G. A. C. 1, 2. 3, 4; Senior Ploy 4; Junior Ploy 3; Myrtle Leaf 3, 4. Pauline Shinkle G. A. C. 4 Bond 3; Basketball 1, 2. Irene Detlefsen Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Sextette I, 2, 3; Girls' League Vice-Pres., 4; Class Secretory I; G. A. C. 2, 3, 4; Myrtle Leaf Asst Editor 3; Myrtle Leaf Editor 4; Annual Staff 3; Peps ter 3, 4. Sabra Pointer Glee Club 3, 4; G. A. C., 4; May Princess 4. Dorothy Eads Girls' League Colleen Goodman Trans, from North Bend 4; G. A C. 4; Senior Ploy 4; Mother's Tea Comm., 4. Rose Miller G. A. C. 3. 4; Glee Club I, 3, Myrtle Leaf 3, 4. Jack LaFlamme F. F. A. Reporter 7, 3; F. F. A. President 4- Myrtle Leaf Stoff 3. Jean Clarno Transfer from Dovton 3; Senior Play 4; Pepster 4; Glee Club 3; Band 3; Myrtle Leaf Monoger 4 Annabelle Vadnais G. A C. I, 2, 3, 4. Torch Honor I, 2, 3, 4; Student Body Sec. 4; Junior Play 3; Sgt.-at-Arms 2; Myrtle Leaf 4; Glee Club I; Pepster 4; May Princess 4. Shirley (Rackleff) Bryson Sergeant-at-Arms 2; G A. A., I, 2, 3, 4; Junior Ploy; Pepster 4. Golda Mantz Bond 1; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Moy Princess 4; Myrtle Leaf Stoff 3. Bonnie Lackey Annual Stoff 4; G. A. C. 3, 4; Junior Play 3; Bond 1; Glee Club 3; Myrtle Leaf 3, 4; Mother's Tea Comm., 4. Beverly Haynes Mojorette I, 2 Peoster 3, 4; Girls' League President 4; Junior Ploy 3; Senior Play 4; May Queen 4. Melvin Zumwalt Annual Salesman I, 4 Torch Honor Society 1, 2, 3, 4; F F. A Treasurer 2 F F A. Secretary 3; Council Rep., 2; Student Bodv Vice-Pres., 3; Student Body President 4. Mary Ann Belshaw G A C. I, 2, 3. 4; Torch Honor I, 2, 3, 4; Student Body Treasurer 3; Yell Leader 4; Junior Pla 3 Glee Club I; Myrtle Leaf Staff 3, 4; Annual Staff 4. Willard Lucas F. F. A. Contest Comm. 2 F. F A Vice-Pres., 3; Football Manager 2; Basketball Manoger 2. Jennie Lou Booth Myrtle Leaf 2, 3, 4; G. A. C. 2, 3. 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4. Ernest Evernden F. F. A. President 3; F. F. A. Reporter 4. Be nit a Floyd Girls' Leogue Treos., 3; G. A. C. Pres., 4, G. A. C., 2, 3, 4; Annual Staff 3, 4; Myrtle Leaf Staff 3, 4. Wally Mast Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Myr tie Leaf Staff 3, 4. Edmond Bar gelt Football I, 2, 3, 4; Bos-ketball 2, 3; Basketball Manager 4; Track I, 2, 3; Feature Editor Myrtle Leaf 4. Claire Stock Mojorette 1, 2, 3, 4; Junior Ploy 3; May Princess 4; Chairman of Christmos Decorations Committee 4; Myrtle Leaf Stoff 4. Harold Bel I on i Class President 2; Class Vice-Pres., I; Bosketboll I, 2, 3, 4; Football 2, 3, 4; Track 2, 3, 4; Senior Play 4; Vice-Pres. Letterman's Club 2, 3. Connie Demaray Transfer From Pasadena, California. Edgar Moon Band I, 2, 3, 4; Torch Honor I, 2, 3, 4; Torch Honor Pres.. 4, Senior lay 4; Freshman Band Trophy, 1. Dorothy Payton G. A. C, I, 2, 3. 4; Myrtle; Leaf 3. Donna Moomatv Trans, from North Bend 4; Annual Staff 4, Glee Club -� G A C 4 Torch Honor 4; Salutatorian 4; Girls' Leogue 4; Senior Play 4. Del ton Walton Trock Manoger 1; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Footbol' 3, 4; Class President one-half of 4; Myrtle Leaf 4. Dear Diary: Do you remember September 19. 1941. when a fine bunch of Freshies first made their entrance into M. P. H. S.? Both girls and boys did well in athletic showing and we also won the Inter-Class Yell Contest, followed by the winning of the Inter-Class Cup in our Freshman year. Again in our Junior year we took first in the Yell Contest. Remember putting on the Junior play. The Ugly Duckling.” with Beady Miller and Ben Dement playing the leads? Remember the fine job Lavarre Ramey did in frying the chickens for a supper one night? We really had fun the Friday that we skipped school and went to Ban-don. Brave, weren't we. especially when we kidnapped two of the teachers and took them along. First aid wasn't so bad. though! But staying in at noon was! Then came our great Prom and Banquet. The gym looked really swell. Remember the fun in cleaning the floor on our knees? Our banquet turned out to be quite a success. Our last year found us short of men since Lavarre Ramey, Hubert Deav-ers. Lee Zinn. Bob Dunn. Bill Williams and Ralph Caffey are in the Navy, and Edmond Bargelt and Ansel Northup are in the Army. We will always remember what a swell guy Harold Reed was and how we all missed him when he joined the Marines. We were all shocked to hear that he was killed on Saipan. The Senior Play turned out fine, with Beverly Haynes. Colleen Goodman. and Harold Belloni playing the leads. The Juniors gave us a swell banquet and dance. Didn't we have fun on our skip day? Oh, that sunburn! ! Well, dear diary, you realize by now how fine a bunch we were and we shall go forth and prove to be worthy of mention on the immortal pages of history, as established for good old M. P. H. S. I. Bill Sumerlin. will my curly locks to Jack Anderson. I, Willard Lucas, will my shy. quiet ways to Gene Wells. We, Fern Nickason and Irene Detlefsen. leave our inseparable comradeship to Donna Floyd and Donna Ward, but take with us our lads from Coos Bay and Coquille. We, Annabelle Vadnais and Peck Walton leave our happy romance to Rosalie Laird and Chet Zumwalt. I. Bob Dunn, will my fine vocabulary to some inspired Freshman, who wants to take the trouble to go look up the meanings of words. I. Jean Clarno. will my ability to get ones in English, to Joe Nichols. I. Beverly Haynes, will my fine writing to Teddy Smith. I. Benita Floyd, will my height to towering Ruth Sumerlin. I. Rose Miller, will my love for social economics to some poor Senior next year. I. Dorothy Payton, leave all my boy friends to Barbara McLarrin. I. Shag Wilson, leave my position as class bouncer, to some muscle bound Junior. I. Ernest Evernden will my wild driving to Theron Morris. I. Colleen Goodman, will my dainty ways to Nola Crawford. I. Shirley Rackleff. will my ability to catch ensigns, to Pat Overton. I. Mary Ann Belshaw, will my ability to write letters so often, to anyone who thinks he can do it. I. Hick Belloni. will my ability to go steady, to Rinso. We. Jack LaFlamme and Donna Moomaw, will our outstanding brains to some needing Freshman. I. Melvin Zumwalt. leave by job of hauling girls back and forth to school, to anyone who can stand the strain. I. Jennie Booth, will my ability to jitterbug, to Roy Anderson. I. Edmond Bargelt. will my track ability to Paul Stock. I, Connie Demaray, will my loud and rowdy ways, to Eloise Vadnais. I. Ben Dement, will my ability to get good grades, to Marvin Crosby. We. Golda Mantz and Claire Stock, will our habit of always being on time, to our little sisters. We. Dorothy Eads and Dorothy Payton, will our habit of always having our yellow slips in on time, to Billie Osborne and Ruth Jenkins. I. Bonnie Lackey, will my office job to anyone who thinks she can fill it. We. Sabra Pointer and Averil Parrish, will our driving ability, to Aura Lee Sheedy and Callie Smith, but take our C. G. with us. I. Virginia Wilson, leave my Senior class president position, to any brave Junior. I. Pauline Shinkle. will my front seat in the English room, to Phyllis Roush. We. Donald Linn and Edgar Moon, will our ability to read Macbeth, to Glen Daniels and Harrison Floyd. 1. Wally Mast, will my ability to drive school busses, to Leland Harry. As official inspectors of hospitals. I visited the Mast hospital, owned and operated by Wally and Faye. As I was strolling past the surgery, who should I see but Ben Dement, the doctor, and Sabra Pointer, who was administering the anesthetic. They were busily working over the patient. As I drew closer. I recognized Jennie Booth. Eagerly she beckoned to me and started telling me about her dream. It seems she had gone on a long trip. She hopped in a taxi and discovered it was driven by an old classmate. Melvin Zumwalt. Jennie, upon inquiring about some of the kids, was informed that Golda Mantz, now Melvin's wife, is also running a taxi. As they neared an intersection, they heard a newspaper boy yelling the head lines: Shag Wilson, President. She bought a paper and found that Claire Stock, Shag's beautiful wife, is making an outstanding first lady. It is reported that they are very successful in their new enterprise. Driving along the street their attention was drawn by a melodious voice, giving out with Tesse's Torch song. The voice sounded familiar and as they stopped in front of the Seagul club imagine who was the doorman. None other than Bill Sumerlin. She had quite a chat with him, and found it was Rose Miller who was singing in the club. Jennie went in to see Rose and found that the club was owned by Pauline Shinkle and was operated under the skillful management of Dorothy Eads. Both girls have been doing very well in this business and have been able to secure several good acts: the stars being members of Jennie’s old class. The girls invited Jennie to be their guest for the evening so that she might see their performances. After a hearty meal of a hamburger and lemon coke at Jack LaFlamme's Cafe, better known as Jack's Greasy Spoon Drive-In. Jennie returned to Pauline's Seagul club. Walking into the club, she was stopped by a tall stranger who announced himself as Ernest Evernden. Ernest, it seems, has made quite a fortune running a chain of used car lots. He asked Jennie to join he and his wife, nee Benita Floyd, at their table. Benita has become leader of all Youth Builder, Inc., in New York City. A gust of applause was heard when master of ceremonies. Willard Lucas. announced the opening number to be a ballet. The Spirit of the Wind, by Dorothy Payton, who has been studying in Vienna under Vera Zorina. Her number was a sensation and was immediately followed by a piano solo presented by Fern Nickason, who composes her own music and has had published several really good books on boogie-woogie. Upon asking about Fern's old side-kick, Irene Detlefsen. Jennie found that she is now editor of the exclusive fashion magazine. Gruesome Patterns. Jennie't attention was brought back to the program by the Master of Ceremonies, announcing that the comedian team of Sad and Sack, who are really Connie De aray and Edmond Bargelt. would present their famous skit, She's a Real Sad Tomatoe. This number completed the floor show, so Jennie bade her friends good-by, and as she was walking out the door, who should she meet but the form- er Shirley Rackleff, and Beverly Haynes. She had quite a chat with the girls and found that they and their hubbies are now living on neighboring chicken ranches, in Kansas, and the girls were in the city shopping. Jennie asked Shirley whatever became of Colleen Goodman. Shirley informed her that she had decided that no man was good enough for her so she became a hermit and was living a peaceful life with her palamino horse and her rabbits in the hills. Jennie said goodbye to the girls and walked on down the street to the hotel. Jennie decided that she couldn't go to bed without a night cap, so she sauntered into the lounge and ordered a short coke.” And who should she see behind the bar but Bonnie Lackey. After a short visit Jennie left the lounge and took an elevator to her room. She thought the man running it looked familiar and finally it dawned on her that it was Bob Dunn. Bob said the work didn't appeal to his delicate strength, but his wife, the former Virginia Wilson, insisted that he do something besides lay around and sleep all the time. He also said that Virginia was teaching music at the Myrtle Point High school, where Don Linn was now principal. Don had taken over the position last year, when his father resigned to spend the rest of his years happily fishing at Rogue River's Exclusive Resort, which was now owned and operated by Peck Walton and his wife, nee Annabelle Vadnais. They have quite a business, and Donna Moomaw is helping them out by supplying the fish worms from her fishworm farm near by, for the customers to use as bait. Bob also told Jennie that Hick had taken over the Central Transfer Co., and was doing a very prosperous business. Since it was nearing Christmas Hick had plenty of delivering to do from the combination variety and furniture store now run by Jeannie Clarno Bruce. Jeannie is now married to Johnnie Bruce of the Army. Hick also delivers from Moon's Hardware, which is now being run very efficiently by Edgar. Mab Belshaw has an office above the Bank of Myrtle Point, where she conducts a bureau of lonely hearts. She does her best to keep them all mended. Doctor Ben came in and announced that Jeuuie must now rest. She finally gives in to this idea after a gentle persuasion by Sabra and asks me to return the following day to visit her. iiT jgT £StvjL-J fQ yr£ tr u-' ■ Ju+ r V JL ’.wT CA Lm.tJ ; Grotty titiA4 0A+ ' r7 j£J yd tt 4 i p? Jf Don Sutphin President Aura Lee Sheedy Vice-President Ruth Jenkins Secretary Harrison Floyd - Sergeant-at-Arms Donna Ward - Class Representative Glenerva Harnsherger Advisor Having won the Inter-class Rivalry Cup for the last two times, the Junior Class is working hard to win the trophy again this year. To get started right we won the Inter-class Yell Contest. This successful beginning inspired us on to other victories. At the beginning of the year, the Juniors held one of the most successful dances we have attended since starting to High School. Of course, we gave others, but none quite so enjoyable as this one. The Junior Play, directed by Mrs. Marcia Wells, was presented to one of the biggest audiences ever attending. All the Juniors worked hard selling tickets and making posters to make the play. A Hillbilly Courtship, a success. The annual Junior-Senior banquet was held early this year, to give our boys leaving for the service a chance to attend. The theme was early spring and was beautifully carried out in pastel colors. Usually the banquet is followed by the Junior Prom, which was held April 27th this year. We have been very successful in basketball this year—both the boys and the girls walked off with first place. All in all. this has been a pleasant and profitable year for the Juniors. With all this behind us. we are looking forward to a successful Senior year. v J fjt'tmuh A '%£4 4 £ Qa ry 7)tyr lcly d 2P7� u ?n u@ tyriyru , On+V Jf 2 j _______ (3. . 'ft). xJeLA t ' -V - QL w v vu • 8-ca- h£ � c, 9 C C l. omoiz (Item Gj’f’iczr and (dia±± dfiitoru Bobby Detlefsen - - President Mud Laird - - Vice-President Burton Wilson ... Secretary Ramona Francisco - - Council Rep. Douglas Druliner - Sergeant-at-Arms J. W. Garrett ... Advisor The Sophomore boys started a very successful year for us by pulling the Freshmen through the water in our annual tug-of-war. We provided a colorful day for the school when we initiated the Freshmen. Prior to this day we handed the Freshmen mimeographed sheets which listed the regulations for Initiation Day. The Sophomores had a good time that day and the Freshmen seemed to take the stunts as good sports. An assembly was staged by the Sophomores which was well received by the Student Body. Under the supervision of our advisor. J. W. Garrett, we held a Sophomore dance and a Sophomore skating party. Both Freshmen and Sophomores had a good time during the Freshmen Return party. There was plenty of cokes and cookies. Our mighty Sophomore boys made an excellent showing in the interclass basketball games as they came in second in the series. The girls also placed second in the G. A. A. basketball games. Pi m n jtfcuJi 'Iyx jujl riyZL GL (Uyi yu P jW fovY KoJl CfirtJtSK 'Wma £ { Zf4f K Zt i Jo. UK w —' rf £ VmAst huj - 7(j uW ' --r- y Oz£ifvnan (2[ai± anc l CL . George Nichols ... President Harry Summers - Vice-President Jim Cooper .... Secretary Vada Walton - - Sergeant-at-Arms Norman Jarvis - - Representative Ted Kirsch .... Advisor The Freshmen enrolled on September 14, with 76 pupils. l he initiation was fun for all. even the poor Freshies. The girls looked the worst. They wore slacks and blouses with ruffles and patches. Their hair was in an uncombed upsweep with two pins to hold it up. The Freshmen boys wore burlap dresses with buckets to carry their books in. The buckets had a sign Muscle and Brain Builders.” They also had to wear two curlers in their hair. The next excitement was the inner-class yell contest. The Freshies came in third place with Twyla Royer and Vada Walton, class yell leaders. The athletic boys in the class are: George Nichols. Harry Summers, Frank Hoffman. Norman Jarvis. Bill Haberly. Johnnie Wise. Clifford Brownston. They all went out for basketball and some of them, out for football and track. L7 L; dVlyxttz J zaj- THESTAFF Irene Detlefsen - Editor Elizabeth Pearson - Assistant Editor Jean Clarno .... Manager Ed Bargelt - - Feature Editor Benita Floyd .... Sports Annabelle Vadnais - - Exchange Donna Ward and Donna Floyd - Service Section Fern Nickason - - Chief Typist Mrs. Wells .... Advisor The Myrtle Leaf has gone to press for the second year. This would not be possible if our sponsors had not to willingly cooperated with us and we wish to take this opportunity to thank them. We would also like to give credit to those who wrote stories for the paper but did not have their names listed on the staff. This year we gave two points to each person who wrote a story, these points helping ta raise English grades. The last edition was put out by the Juniors, as it has been done in the past years, so as to get in “full swing for their coming year. Fern Nickason Elizabeth Pearson Harold Ray Walter Smith Benita Floyd Editor Assistant Editor Manager Boys' Sports Girls’ Sports CLASS HISTORY Twyla Royer .... Freshman Barbara Garrett ... Sophomore Mary Ann Cooper ... Junior Mary Ann Belshaw ... Senior Ben Dement .... Snapshots Virginia Wilson. Annebelle Vadnais - Prophecy and Class Will Donna Moomaw. Colleen Goodman. Pat Guerin. Rosalie Laird ... Activities SALESMEN Eva Magill. Harry Summers Pat Overton. Burton Wilson Donna Lucas. Don Sutphin Bonnie Lackey. Melvin Zumwalt Freshman Sophomores Junior Senior Edgar Moon - - - President Pat Guerin - - Vice-President Aura Lee Sheedg - - Sec.-Treas. Torch Bearers: Annabelle Vadnais. Edgar Moon, Fern Nickason. Melvin Zumwalt. Donna Moomaw. Mary Ann Belshaw. Two-bar Pins: Pat Guerin, Elizabeth Pearson, Walter Smith. Rosalie Laird. Wanda Hoffman. Aura Lee Sheedy. Donna Ward. Mary Anne Cooper, Donna Floyd. Harold Ray. Charles Wooldridge. Callie Smith. Alma Thomas. One-bar Pins: Ruth Reed, Eloise Vadnais, Charlotte Watson. Dick Gill, Le-land Harry, Bob Detlefsen, Burton Wilson. The Torch Honor Society was founded here in 1926, as an incentive for higher scholarship. Character development is also a basic aim of this organization. To become a member of the Torch Honor Society, a student must earn twenty-eight points during their first year of school. This entitles him. or her. to a one-bar pin. In order to receive the two-bar pin, they must have earned fifty-eight points by the end of the second year. To be eligible to wear the Torch during his fourth year, a student must have earned ninety points by the end of the third year. The President is a beater of the Torch. No officer can hold the same office for more than one year. If at the conclusion of the normal number of high school years the student has earned one-hundred twenty-four points, he. or she. is entitled to keep the Torch. A one” counts five points: a two”, three points: a three , two points: a four” counts nothing and a five scores one against you. Points are also given for all school activities such as athletics and dramatics. At the beginning of each year new members are duly initiated, initiation being left to the discretion of the executive committee. The initiation party this year was held in November. Having been a tradition for years in our high school, the Torch Honor Society ends its activities this year by putting on the program for Eighth Grade Day. Beverly Haynes ... President Irene Detlefsen - - Vice-President Elizabeth Pearson - - Secretary Betty Sumerhn ... Treasurer Maxine Willson - Sergeant-at-Arms Miss Dorothy Gurney - Advisor The Girls League started the year with a Freshman tea. Each new girl was taken to the tea by a big sister. and introduced. On December 20. the Sophomore girls gave a Christmas program. Santa Claus and helpers distributed presents by the gift exchange. Cokes and hotdogs were sold at football games and basketball games in order to raise the necessary funds to carry on activities of the Girls’ League. On February 16, the Girls' League gave a student body Valentine program. For entertainment at meetings, each class took turns in giving the program and this proved most successful. Mothers' tea. which was given May 11. climaxed the activities of the year. The girls entertained their guests by a program of short skits, a short style show, musical numbers, and was concluded by a formal candle-light ceremony for the installation of the new officers. gu cu Donna Floyd: Sabra Pointer: Jennie Booth: Fern Nickason: Miss Rover, Instructor: Irene Detlefsen: Yulanda Knight: Maxine Wilson; Margaret Myers: Colleen Shepherd: Doril Adams: Donna Ward: Aura Lee Sheedy: Carol Huntley: Marie Miller: Corlyss Lucas: Barbara Garrett; Harriet Young: Betty Van Doren: Ruth Reed: Lela Fay Linn; Pat Guerin: Golda Mantz; Donna Moomaw; Evelyn Leeper: Pauline Banick: Irene Banick: Louise Brewster. g. Miss Harnsberger. Advisor: Irene Banick: Callie Smith: Pat Guerin: Myra Wyrick: Joyce Northup: Dorothy Bright: Pamela Evans; Jennie Booth; Louise Brewster; Donna Floyd: Donna Ward: Donna Lucas: Colleen Goodman: Fern Nickason: Sabra Pointer: Wanda Barklow: Ann Pointer: Alma Thomas: Delores Barkley: Ramona Francisco: Harriet Young: Golda Mantz; Donna Moomaw: Averil Parrish: Maxine Wilson: Margaret Myers: Eloise Vadnais: Pat Overton: Dorothy Payton: Aura Lee Sreedy: Bonnie Lackey: Rose Miller; Elizabeth Pearson; Shirley Rackleff: Vada Walton: Twyla Royer: Eva Magill: Betty Smith: Wanda Haffman: Benita Floyd: Bonnie Wise: Barbara Brooks: Shirley Train; Virginia Wilson: Irene Detlefsen. Benita Floyd President Bonnie Wise Vice President Wanda Hoffman Secretary Barbara Brooks T reasurer Elois Vadnais Sergeant-at-Arms The Girls’ Athletic Association was founded in Myrtle Point Union High in 1925. by Miss Wilma Manley, then the physical educational instructor. This is its 20th year and we have about 40 members. The girls are interested and work hard, so we are having a lot of fun. Around the first of November, soccor games were played and the Sophomores proved themselves the champions. One week-end in November the G. A. A. girls went to Coos Bay on a skating party. Volleyball season started about the middle of November and didn’t end until the Juniors won the tournament again. In January the girls took a look at the bank account and decided we had better earn some money. On January 27th we planned a “luggage day.” The boys bought tickets which were referred to as “Wolf Licenses’’, and on this Friday they could make any G. A. A. girl pack their books anywhere on the campus. One of the gala events of the year was the G. A. A. Gay Nineties Costume Ball held at the Oaks Pavillion. Feb. 24. Benita Floyd, president of the G. A. A., was general chairman for the dance and assisting her were various G. A. A. members. This season’s basketball champs are the Juniors. We all pulled out one Friday noon for a week-end at Bandon, with Mrs. Wells assisting Miss Harnsberger as chaperons, and though it was rainy (as usual), a choice time was had by all. The last event of the year in girls’ sports, is softball. Don Sutphin ... President Clifford Wilson - Vice-President Donald Linn ... Secretary Harrison Floyd - Sergeant-at-Arms Other members are: Harold Belloni. Edmond Bargelt. Delton Walton, Arthur Wise, Harold Ray. Willard Lucas. Bill Dayton. Den Dement. Bill Sumerlin. The assembly put on by the Lettermen on March 30. was greatly enjoyed by the students. Other activities so far this year have been an initiation with a party afterwards. and several meetings. The club is planning another initiation for the boys that have earned letters this year. 9. 9. =%. Jack LaFlamme - President Willard Lucas - Treasurer Burton Wilson - Vice Pres. Ernest Evernden - Reporter Don Davenport - Secretary Bob Detlefsen - Sentinel The Ag classes have been conducting public speaking contests in our chapter. Two boys were selected from each class to give their speeches at a chapter meeting. Bob Detlefsen was the outstanding speaker, who talked on a chapter farm. After hearing his persuading speech, the chapter decided to get some land and have a pea project. The land we are using was donated by Mr. A. M. Cooper, who operates the Coopers' Gardens. The boys had trouble getting the peas started because of the weather. They plan to grow early market green peas, which will come on in May and June. The boys are also repairing farm machinery again. Each boy who doesn't have some project to work on in shop must repair a farm machine. Last year the boys sold broken down farm machinery, which they repaired. They have been having a paper and tin drive in Myrtle Point, and the Ag. boys worked on it for two weeks. They did all the work they could evenings and after school. There are ten committees in the chapter, which have plans each six weeks for improvement and practices to help the chapter. The outstanding committee will be awarded something at the end of the year. The committee that does the least will be given a special award. The potluck held was another activity for the year. The parliamentary procedure contest will be held at Grants Pass, where six schools will participate. Bob Detlefsen will compete in the Public Speaking contest. He will talk on Agriculture opportunity in the post-war world. Plans have been adopted to have a chapter scroll for the Future Farmers in the service. It will be made of Myrtlewood with the name of each Future Farmer in the service on it. The Freshmen have been out to different places and pruned about 75 trees. They made an average of 75 cents a tree. The prices ranges from 50 cents to $1.00, depending on the condition of the tree. rj.imiori Hillbilly Courtship was given December 20. under the direction of Mrs. Marcia Wells. The cast consisted of the following class members: Walter Smith. Phyllis Roush. Harold Ray, Betty Sumerlin. Donna Ward. Norman Jarvis. Vernice Stock. Charles Wooldridge. Mary Anne Cooper, Barbara Mc-Larrin. and Everett Culver. The play centers around the feud between Ma Peppin and Pappy Stils-by. and the romance of Luke Stilsby and Emmy Peppin. Complications arise when Ma and Pappy both write to the wedding bureau, using Emmy and Luke's pictures as their own. The play turns into a riot of comedy when these letters are answered in person, but all ends well. Those from the wedding bureau marry each other, and Ma Peppin and Pappy Stilsby call an end to the feud. JbznLor 'Lptay, Suzxij (L )ns,” The 3-act comedy “Every Family Has One.” was presented Tuesday, April 17, by members of the Senior class. It was formerly scheduled to be presented April 13, but in due respect to President Roosevelt's death, it was postponed. A matinee was given for the benefit of the Junior High and High school students, April 12. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. Synopsis The Reardons are an average American family, living in Fernwood, New Jersey, an average American town. Laura Reardon is an ambitious mother, who wants her daughter. Marcia. to marry Sherwin Parker, whose mother is one of the 400 in New York. Marcia agrees to marry Sherwin. but nevertheless she really loves Todd Galloway, whom she went to school with. Everything turns out right in the end. with Todd Galloway winning over Sherwin Parker. Those taking part were: Penelope Reardon. Donna Moomaw: Laura Reardon. Benita Floyd: Mrs. James Parker. Jean Clarno: Essie, Jennie Booth: Nana Reardon. Colleen Goodman: Reginald Reardon. Clifford Wilson: Marcia Reardon. Beverly Haynes: Warry Reardon. Edgar Moon: Mr. James Parker. Ben Dement: Sherwin Parker, Willard Lucas: Lily Reardon. Averil Parrish: Todd Galloway, Harold Belloni. Production Staff: Miss Dorothy Gurney, Director: Mrs. Marcia Wells, Make-up: Donald Linn. Stage manager; Bonnie Lackey, Ticket manager: Dorothy Payton, Advertising: Virginia Wilson, Sabra Pointer. Promptresses. The band, under the skillful direction of C. P. McNabb, has played at all of the games and school assemblies this year, in addition to playing for a community church gathering. Aided by the Glee club and Junior High Band, they gave their annual Concert. April 20. This year a county Band Festival was held at Coquille, which our band attended. In the spring, the band and majorettes, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. MacNab. went to Bandon on their annual picnic. Clarinets. Eva Magill, Ralph Weekly, and Marie Miller. Trumpets: Edgar Moon. Louise Epperson, and Bob Trigg. Saxophone: Vernice Stock. Trombones: Norman Jarvis. Carol Huntley and Murl Laird. Bass Horn: Marvin Crosby. French Horn: Ruth Culbertson. Drums: Donna Ward, Mary Anne Cooper. Shirley Train, and Nancy Haga. Bells: Barbara Garrett. Every spring, the pepsters and yell leaders choose the pepsters for the following year. Any Senior or Junior girl may try out for pepster. Rhythm, appearance, and personality count in judging. The six girls. Annabelle Vadnais. Beverly Haynes, Jean Clarno. Irene Detlefsen, Fern Nickason, and Shirley Rackleff, practised very hard this year and they made up some very original steps. Many compliments were given on the steps and the pep they showed. Mr. MacNabb, the band director, made up some new songs for the pepsters. For each song, the girls had to make new steps. These songs were introduced and practised in pep assemblies. All in all, the girls did a very nice job this year. They added a bright and pretty spot to the games and the student body thanks them for a job well done This year our cheering section was led by Mary Ann Belshaw, Ben Dement and Elizabeth Pearson. Cheer leaders are selected by the student council in a contest held at the beginning of the year. We. the student body, feel we had exceptionally able leaders this year as they were not only “full of pep, but were resourceful and showed much orginality. They were largely responsible for the good-sized cheering section at all games—out-of-town games included, as they constantly urged the attendance of all students. Many a football and basketball game has been won by the timely support of a solid cheering student body. Our basketball team did especially well this year. Our cheer leaders may well be given some of the credit. l [ajozzttzi Claire Stock, Leader Callie Smith Donna Lucas Colleen Shepherd Rosalie Laird OootMt Left to Right—Top Row: Kenneth King; Perry Roper; Gene Wells; Wolter Borklow; Roy Anderson; Horry Summers; Don Linn; Bill Dayton, Manager. Middle Row: Ed Brown; Albert Moore; Harold Ray; Ben Dement; Willard Lucas; Peck Wolton; Arthur Wise; Jack Kissel!; Theron Morris. Bottom Row: George Nichols; Lelond Horry; Ed Bargelt; Cliff Wilson; Harold Belloni; Joe Nichols; Don Sutphin; Harrison Floyd; Ray Neugart, Coach. The opening practise session of the football season saw about 35 players turning out. including several lettermen from last year's squad. As in the previous year, a practise contest was held with the Roseburg Indians, played on the latter's home field. Although some team members were unable to get there because of car trouble, the Bobcats finished on the long end of a 12-0 score. A tough blow to Myrtle Point was the loss of first-string quarterback Peck Walton, to the navy, just before the conference opener with Coquille. The Red Devils unleashed a very tricky “T formation attack that afternoon and topped the Bobcats. Myrtle Point next traveled to Coos Bay to meet the Marshfield Pirates. Sparked by Hick Belloni. the Red and Blue pushed over a quick first-period touchdown against the Bay team, but the try for extra point was missed. This proved to be the margin of our defeat, as Marshfield scored and converted in the 2nd half, to win 7 to 6. North Bend visited us for the next game and the Bobcats turned in an upset win over the powerful Bulldogs. It was a close and well-played game all the way, with both teams executing some spectacular plays. The bulldogs fought hard but the Bobcats couldn't be turned back, and won 13 to 6. The Bobcats then hit the road for a tussel with the Grants Pass Cavemen. On a wet, slushy field the Bobcats went down to defeat. In the closing game of the year. Myrtle Point met the undefeated Coquille champions, on our own field. A record crowd saw the Bobcats drive the opening kickoff down the field to inside the Coquille 5-yard line, only to have the drive stopped. Then the Red Devils took over and dominated the rest of the game. Team Captain Hick Belloni at fullback, and Harry Floyd at guard, both made the all-county team, with Theron Morris receiving honorable mention. Curly” Neugart did a swell coaching job and will probably be back to do the same for next year's squad. Ba.LtUC A SQUAD Left to right—standing: Cliff Wilson: Gene Wells: Peck Walton: Perry Roper: Walter Smith. Seated: Harrison Floyd. Manager: Theron Morris; Arthur Wise: Harold Belloni: Don Sutphin and Ray Neugart, Coach. “B SQUAD Left to right—standing: Harrison Floyd. Manager: Don Linn: Bill Dayton: Leland Harry: Ray Neugart, Coach. Kneeling: Ralph Weekly: Walter Barklow: Willard Finley: Ed Brown: George Nichols: Joe Nichols and Burton Wilson. ScJLtUT When Basketball season rolled around, nearly 30 boys turned out. determined to make amends for a mediocre football year. Among these were 5 lettermen from last year's A squad that had finished second in the county race. To start things off. a couple of county basketball jamborees were held, in which each A team played every other “A” team one quarter. The Bobcats made a strong showing at the Coos Bay jamboree, where they won two and lost one. In the second jamboree held at Coquille, however, the Bobcats lost all three contests and their poor showing was due mainly to the absence of Sutphin, who was ill. For the first regular pre-season game of the year, the Bobcats traveled to Powers. Still playing without Sutphin and with the rest of the team definitely off form, we really took it on the chin that night, by a score of 36-17. Shortly after the Powers game, the Bobcats were greatly strengthened by the return from the navy, of sharp-shooting Peck Walton. He had been first-string forward the previous year and one of our highest scorers. During the Christmas holidays, the A squad went on a barnstorming trip through the Willamette valley. Expenses for this trip were raised by a dance given by the Lions' club. We started off the tour in good style by trouncing Cottage Grove. 42-34. However, on the following night the speedy Eugene Axemen topped the Bobcats. 46-23. In the final game of the trip. Myrtle Point met and defeated the Albany Bulldogs, 39-15. North Bend paid us a visit for the first Conference game of the year. The B” team had little trouble in winning the opener. 30-19. However, the A squad game was a real thriller with Myrtle Point finally eking out a 41-40 victory. The Bobcats then traveled to Coquille to meet the Red Devils, who sported the tallest team in the league. The B team won the opener very easily by a score of 32-7. The second was a heart-breaker for all Myrtle Point fans when a last-minute basket gave Coquille the game. Final score: Myrtle Point 30. Coquille 31. Next the Bobcats tangled with the visiting Roseburg Indians in a nonleague game. With Peck netting 27 points, the Bobcats rolled up a 61-35 victory over the Indians. The third Conference game found Myrtle Point traveling to Coos Bay. In the preliminary our Bees won their third straight, by a score of 20-17. Our A” team took the lead early in the game and held it all the way. winning easily 39-24. In the next game the Bobcats were eager to avenge our earlier defeat, as we met Coquille on our own floor. Our “B” team made it four in a row as they won 26-16. The A” team led throughout the game and topped the Red Devils, 46-41. The following Friday we faced North Bend on the Bulldog's floor. The B team suffered their first loss of the year in the opener, 22-11. In the second game. Myrtle Point defeated the Bulldogs even, though we were minus the services of Hick Belloni. The final score was 40-34 in favor of the Bobcats. A non-conference game was next as we met the North Bend Naval Air Base on our home floor. The local Junior High quintet won over our B’’ team in the opener, 23-21. The A team played a good game against the sailors, but lost 30-26. Fininshing the first half of conference play, the Marshfield Pirates paid us their first visit of the year. Our Bees lost the preliminary to the Pirate “B” team. 24-19. Both “A” teams played well in the second game but the Pirates couldn't match the terrific scoring pace which the Bobcats set. Final score: Myrtle Point 64. Marshfield 49! ! ! Leading the league by two full games. Myrtle Point traveled to the Bay for a meeting with second-place North Bend, where we split two games. The Bees won the opener 28-16. but the A team lost a very close contest. 43-40. An inability to hit a fair percentage of free throws cost us the game. With our first-place margin cut to one game, we met Coquille on our own floor. Our B team won a fast-moving opener. 29-13. The second game was never very close as Myrtle Point held a safe lead all the way and ran up the year's largest score at 65-48. • The next night the Bobcats traveled to Roseburg for a return game with the Indians. They were much improved since our first encounter and beat us, 38 to 35. After the Roseburg trip, we again played host to the Pirates from Coos Bay. Our B team out-classed the Marshfield second team all the way and won 29-22. In the main attraction of the evening, the Bobcats maintained the league lead by downing the Pirates 54-30. Sutphin led the attack with 25 points. It was more of the same the next Friday at Coquille. as the pennant-bound Bobcats rolled over the hapless Red Devils 65-36. As usual, it was Peck and Don heading the attack with the whole team setting up a zone defense that completely smothered Coquille's offense. Our B team dropped the preliminary 21-15. The next Friday we again faced the North Bend Navy team on our floor. The Bobcats were clicking nicely that night and came out winners, 46-18. Red Wise led scorers with 19 points. The 'B'' squad defeated the Junior High in the opener. 33-23. Myrtle Point cinched the county title the following Friday at Coos Bay as we waxed the Pirates 51-41. As usual, the Bobcats led all the way with Marshfield never able to threaten very seriously. Our B team won the preliminary 23-20 after trailing through the first half. In the final game of conference play the Bobcats won over the second-place North Bend team 53-44. Between the 3rd and 4th quarters the County Basketball Trophy was presented to Captain Hick Belloni. Our B” team took the B team championship of the league as they won the opener 24 to 17. With the District 5 title safely tucked away, the Bobcats arranged dates with District 6 champs. Eugene, to determine the entry in the state tournament at Salem. One game would be played on each team's home floor and a third game, if necessary, would be played at North Bend. To keep in trim for the Eugene series, the Bobcats again met the North Bend Navy team. Myrtle Point made it two out of three from the Sailors, as we won 40-30. In the preliminary, the B squad won their final game of the year, nosing out Broadbent, 30-26. In the first district play-off game held at Eugene, the Axemen nosed out the Bobcats 48-46. Myrtle Point nearly ran the confident Eugene boys off their feet in the first period and led at half-time 22-21. In the second half, however, the Axemen pulled into the lead by slowing down the game and sinking some long shots over our zone defense. The following Tuesday the teams met in our gym before a capacity crowd. The Axemen were really hot that night and wiped out our chances of entering the state meet, by winning 52-43. So thus ended our most successful season since 1938. The season record of the Bobcats stood at 1 5 wins and 8 losses, which was better than some of the teams which did go to the state meet. Walton and Sutphin finished one-two in the county scoring race, with 179 and 164 points respectively. They both made the county all-star team and Hick Belloni received honorable mention. Men receiving “A” squad letters were: Sutphin. Walton. Belloni. Wise. Morris, Wells. Smith. Roper and Wilson. Those who received “B” squad letters were: Brown, Linn, Wilson. Finley. Barklow, George Nichols, Joe Nichols. Dayton, and Weekly. Although 5 members of this year's team will be gone. Myrtle Point rooters can rest assured that next year's team will be in there fighting to keep that trophy in the halls of good old M. P. H. S. ' Dxacfi Taking up track from where we left off in the 1944 Bobcat.” we’ll discuss our trip to the district meet at Medford last year. Dick Barker in the 100-yd. dash: Hick Belloni. high jump: Dean Heistand. 880: Blackie Deav-er. pole vault and broad jump, and our relay team comprised our entries. Blackie was the only boy to qualify for the state meet when he won second in the pole vault. He lost to a Medford boy when he broke the vaulting pole attempting to clear 12 feet. He failed to qualify at the state meet; however, due partly because he had to borrow a vaulting pole which he wasn't used to. The 1945 track season has been a washout” thus far in more ways than one. An unusually wet spring has cut practise time to about one-third of the normal time. The annual Coquille Relays were not held this year because of too much rain and at this writing, three days before the County Meet at Coos Bay. our track is still too wet. A very small squad precludes much chance to win at the County Meet, but Myrtle Point has some good boys and the Bobcats will bring some ribbons home. Our entries at the meet will include: Hick Belloni. county high jump champ, in that event, and the discus winner at a four-team meet at Coos Bay earlier this year: Ed Brown, pole vault and low hurdles: Don Linn. 440 and 880: Leland Harry, mile run: George Nichols, a promising freshman. 100-yard dash and broad jump: Norman Jarvis, another promising freshman, 220-yard dash and high jump: Wally Butler. 100-yard dash: Albert Moore. 440 and 880: Walter Smith. 880: Bill Sumerlin. 220: Chester Zumwalt. dashes: Murl Laird, javelin: and John Wise at the manager's post. Our relay team should place fairly high. It will be made up from the following: George Nichols. Norman Jarvis, Wally Butler, Bill Sumerlin. Chet Zumwalt, and Hick Belloni. MOON S HARDWARE if FURNITURE CITY CASH GROCERY MYRTLE POINT LOCKER if COLD STORAGE CO. 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