Nitro High School - Nitronian Yearbook (Nitro, WV)

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14 cR Zy- ftZ I According to Mr. Webster, prophecy means foretelling the future the fact which reminds me of a crystal-gazin’ friend of mine, a medium, who told me all about the graduating class of 1943. (I also learned that medium means middleway or half and boy, that old gal surely was.) This is what I learned: Dill Staton made big money singing over Station PLEV until he sang South of the Border . The listeners decided it would be a good thing if he were. He is. Sven below the border you can still hear 3ill singing(?) wherever egos• Margie Kartranft fulfilled her one ambition and became a dancing tea- cher. She didn’t make much money from the lessons she taught; but she did make money selling tickets to the St. Vitus Dance. Maxine Wyant thought it would be thrilling to raise and train animals for the Dingly, Darnum and Dailey Circus. She didn’t do so well as the cats got right-down frisky. She then thought of mice. Not so good either. At last she became disgusted and decided to settle sown and raise Fleas. Jim Fowler, favorite western hero and star, owned his own cattle-ranch in Texas (deep in the heart of it, too). He had never ridden a horse in his life and, after days of practice in the saddle, he made the picture Billy the Dead-end Kid. Now he has a touch of Texas in his walk. Peggy Lawless has the Lonely Hearts corner in the local newspaper She advises young girls How to Win Friends and Influence Young Soldiers and How to Live Alone—If you like It. Patsy Walker is under lock and key. The State Road Commission got after her for wearing out the pavement between here and Poca. She should have taken their advice and just gone down there seven nights a week Margaret Boggess and Reva Davis wanted to be lady butchers but back In 43 they had nothing to practice on. They gave up the Idea and thought they could further their ambition by being barbers. They were doing a fine business until they found out the reason their customers didn’t complain. Bob Dorman, president of the T.M.M.C. (Three Musketeers of the Mountain Club), contributed his bit to il-literature . He wrote the novel Virture is Learned at Mother’s Knee; Vice, at Some Other Joint. Helen and Willie Osborne wanted to travel and see the world but the world was spinning around so fast that they decided to just stand still and watch, thus saving time, energy AND shoe-leather 1 Bro-therl Margaret Cooke is the hostess of her own private Dude Ranch. She does her own cooking, singing and everything. When it comes to good ole’ western style cooking, she’s really home on the range. As for her singing, she Autry know better than that I Audrey Stover was the post mistress here until she let her patriotism get the best of her. It seems that she was sorting out some packages when she found one with a suspicious ticking. She immediately soaked it in water. Now ’Lil Audrey is known as number 1313 at Alderson. How was she to know the package, insured for a few thousand, was an alarm clock. Dear, sweet, timid Dick Haves was mistakenly nicked ud during a riot In the street. Now, this was really against Dickie’s principles as he was never one to be opposed to anything anyone said and far be it from him to be contrary. Well, the last time I heard from him he was still in San Quentin and the iriain reason he’s there is because there’s a lock on the door. John Marshall, air raid warden, wrote one of the years’ best sellers. He wrote If a Bomb Hits Near You, Don’t go all to Pieces. Mr. Marshall (Continued on page 17 )

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SENIOR CLASS ROLL 13 Garnett Pauley Clyde Woodrow Willard Arlene King William Staton Susie Lorlng ratsy walxoi' Robert Dorman Nora Mae Hayes George Magoun Peggy Lawless Beulah Hayes James Crewdson Edith V. Fowler Robert Frlddy Doris Woods Eulah Hayes Ashford Stiff Margie Hartranft Richard Howard Mrs. Irene Simmons ADVISORS Audrey Stover Edwilda Osborne John W. Marshall Ruth Martin James Fowler Edna Spence Helen Osborne Donald Carr Margaret Martin Norman Bush Margaret Saffel Boggess Reva Boggess Davis Wanda Carrier Geraldine Drake Berta Jane Wysong Maxine Wyant Josephine Collins Richard Hayes Margaret Maxine Cook Mr. Bruce Reppert SENIOR CLASS -HISTORY In the year of 1939 a very bright and eager group entered the freshmen class. The first class officers were: president, James Crewdson; vice president, Margaret Saffel Boggess; secretary and treasurer, Eulah Hayes. As the year rolled around, we found ourselves ready to pass the green freshman stage and become sophomores. Our class officers were: president, James Crewdson; vice president, Ashford Stiff; secretary and treasurer, Eulah Hayes. During this year our basketball team played in the tournament at Morgantown. Two years quickly slipped from us and we were called jolly juniors . Our advisors were Miss Hart and Mrs. Knapp. Later during the year, Mrs. Simmons filled the latter's place. The class officers were: president, Donald Carr; vice president, Doris Woods; secretary and treasurer, Eulah Hayes. The thought of the junior-senior banquet thrilled everyone. We secured money by giving a show New Wine at the Lyric theater. We sold Christmas cards, stationary, and dish towels. Our rings and announcements were ordered. We are now dignified seniors, the name we have striven for for eleven long years. Our advisors are Mrs. Simmons and Mr. Reppert. Our class offi- cers are: president, Robert Dorman; vice president, Doris Woods; secretary and treasurer, Eulah Hayes. James Crewdson is our Student Council president. Several members of the senior class are in the armed forces. A few more will be gone by the end of the year. We wish them luck but also wish they could be with us on commencement day which will end our long remembered days at Nitro High School. May the succeeding years be just as happy and success- ful.

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SENIOR CLASS WILL 15 We, the Senior Class of NItro High School, being In full possession of such mental facilities as we possess or claim to posses, do hereby devise, «ill, bequeath, and convey our various earthly possessions, to the enfeebled intellects of our successors, the Juniors, bopaoiuor©a, i eshaen, etc. Susie Loring bequeathes her smallness to 11 Joe 3ird. Beulah Hayes leaves her squeaky voice to Sonia Angell. Dick Hayes leaves Peggy Melton, but mind you, to no boy. Reva Davis leaves her chewing gum to the faculty. Edna Spence leaves her height to Bob Bricker. Patsy Walker bequeathes her gift of gab to Mary Anna Harmon. Margaret Martin leaves her height to June Lee Cain. Ruth Martin wills her pep” to Ruth Craft. Berta Jane Wysong leaves her quiet, ladylike ways to Peggy Melton. Audrey Stover leaves her broomstick skirts to Miss Hart. Margie Hartranft leaves her quick temper to Reba Skaggs. Robert Dorman leaves his ability to smoke cigars to Merle Shank. Bob Priddy leaves his cheerleading ability to Bob Higginbotham. John Marshall and James Fowler leaves, to anyone who wants it, their abil- ity to get St. Albans girls. Helen Osborne leaves her quiet, sweet disposition to Betty Buirgartner. Doris Woods leaves her nervousness during speech hour to Carl Chapman. Margaret Boggess leaves her bookkeeping ability to anyone who wants it be- cause heaven knows she doesn t ant it. Jim Crewdson leaves his pleasing personality to Cordell Lemon. Donald Carr leaves his ability to get mad and stay that way to James Ran- som. Norman Bush leaves hl3 ability to write sport pieces to Bob Galloway. Bill Staton leaves his physique and good looks to Billy Priddy. Clyde Willard leaves his football and basketball ability to John Garriet. Edith Fowler leaves her poetic ability to Lcis Spence. Geraldine Drake leaves her lovely red hair to Nell Jean Donegan. Josephine Collins leaves her shortness to Norma Brick. Sulah Hayes leaves her beauty to Oneda Hill. Wanda Carrier leaves her ability to get along with her classmates to Elmer Priddy. Peggy Lawless leaves her neatness to Mike Coates. Nora Mae Hayes leaves her winsome smile to Miss Dunbar. Arlene King leaves her graceful walk to Max Watson. Willie Osborne leaves her pleasing personality to Billy Hayes. Margaret Cook wills her ability to win friends to Rex Mullins. Maxine Wyant leaves Robert Melton but to no girls. So hands offl Dick Howard leaves his gloomy looks to Everette Krantz. Ashford Stiff leaves his managers job to any poor guy who wants it. George Magoun wills his curly locks to Bob Galloway. To whom it may concern the above will will be fulfilled on May twenty- eighth in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and forty-three. In testimony whereof, we hereunto set hands and seal, and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament. Signed,