Nitro High School - Nitronian Yearbook (Nitro, WV)

Text from Pages 1 - 52 of the 1945 volume:

u c '45 PUBLISHED BY THE SENIOR CLASS NITRO HIGH SCHOOL NITRO, WEST VIRGINIA DE DICAT I O IM THE SENIOR CLASS OP 1945 DEDICATES THIS ANNUAL TO THE ALUMNI MEMBERS, FORMER STUDENTS OF NITRO HIGH SCHOOL, AND MEMBERS OF OUR OWN CLASS WHO ARE NOW SO GALLANTLY SERVING AND FIGHTING WITH THE ARMED FORCES TO PRESERVE THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE A LHA A1ATER NITRO HIGHSCHOou SENIOR CLASS POEi.I As war time seniors, we say, Good-bye.11 We are going out to really try— To make good use of each brain and hand. In every way we possibly can. So hard we have worked and now it's clear. You see graduation is at long last here. We shan’t forget our friends and desk. No book report nor history test. We’ll remomber our teachers and principal too— From chemistry and bookkeeping back to crayons and glue. We’ll remember each party, dance, and such, Tho’ while they were happening they didn't seem much. Yet in the future, they will be memories dear. You see graduation is at long last here. We step, out boldly, willing and ready, Tho the struggle be hard, our minds will be steady. The time is come from school we will part. But these memories will always be dear to each heart. So ajain we say, Good-bye , loud and clear. You see graduation is at long last here. ----------Crystle Harmon FACULTY WALTER F. SNYDER A.B. and M.A.; West Virginia University; Grad- uate work University of Illinois; came to N. H. S. in 1937. Fred Huff Physical Educa- tion; Coaoh; A.B. , Marshall; M.A., Springfield Col- lege, oarae to N. H. S. in 1934. Joseph Barger Industrial Arts B.S.,University of Illinois came to N. H. S. in 1934. Louise Hart Latin; Social Studies; A. B., Georgia Wesleyan M. A., Emory Uni- versity; came to N. H. S.in 1924. Pauline Richardson Social Science; A. B., Marshall; came to N. H. S. in 1928. FACULTY Butinet Training; General Soienoe;A. B.,Bethany College oame to N. H. S.in 1936. A.B.;West Virgin- ia Institute of Technology; came to N.H.S.in 1942. Band and Orches- tra; A.B., Ohio University; cane to N.H.S.in 1938 School Secre- tary; came to N.H.S.in 1944 Nancy Alderson Qonmeroe; A.B.Mar- shall College 1940 came to N. H. S.in 1944. Ida Richards Mathematics; A.B.; West Virginia Wes- leyan; came to N. H. S. in 1939. Louise Stewart English; Social Studies; A.B.Fair- mont State College came to N. H. S.in 1942. Clara Woodyard English; A.B.; Marshall; M.A. Columbia Uni- versity; came to N. H. S. in 1932. FACULTY Aldene Lothes Fay Harper Ruth Woodson Peggy Harris English,Journalism A.B.; W.V.U. M.A.; W.V.U.; came to N. H. S. in 1944. Physical and Bio- logical Science;B. 5., W.Va. Wesleyan 11.5., W.Va. Univer- sity; came to N.H. S. in 1943. Mathematios;A.B• Marshall College Columbia Univer- sity; came to N. H. S. in 1943. Physical Ed- ucation, and Health; A.B. Concord Col- lege; came to N.H.S.in the year 1943. Mrs. West replaced Mrs. Lothes. Mrs. Reynolds replaced Mrs. Glass. Mrs. Wolfe now teaches English. Leona Shipley Musio.Art;Bethany Marshall, Morris Harvey;came to IT. H. S. in 1936. Isabelle Bennett Mathematics;Science Biology; A.B., New River State College M.S., W.Va. Univer- sity; came to N.H. S. in 1936. Virginia Miller Home Economics A.B., Marshall came to N.H.S. in 1925. Virginia Witry Social Studies; A.B.f Marshall; came to N.H.S. in 1943. VALEDICTORIAN -SALUTATORIA N SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Betty Yates Gene Loring Vice President Prenchie Estep Tommy Hayes President James Johnson «USB Gone Loring Sleepy Vioe President 4 Varsity N 2,3 Vioe Pres. 4 Hi-T 3 Football 2,3,4 Visual Education 3 Robert Briok Bob Student Counoil 3,4 Hi-T 3,4 Varsity I 3,4 Football 4 Basketball 3,4 Spy Glass Staff 3 Band 1,2,3 Charles Jones Pat Varsity 1 4 Football 4 Sohool Boy Patrol 4 Glee Club 1,2 Model Airplane 1 Hulynn Collins Football 4 Basketball 4 Varsity H 4 Victory Corps 2 School Boy Patrol 2 CLASS OF Joe Mattox USV Harold Carr eUSNe Richard Crevdson Dick Soienoe Club 1 Football 4 Varsity N 4 Viotory Corps 2 Aruba Club 1 Charles Dayis Charley Varsity H 1,2,3, Pres. 4 Student Counoil 3, Pres. 4 Hi-T 2,3 Football 1,2,3,4 Annual Staff 4 Victory Corps 2 Leonard W. Lamb Frissel Varsity M 3,4 Glee Club 1,2 Viotory Corps 2 Basketball 5,4 Football 2,3,4 Sohool Boy Patrol 1 « George F. Hayes Wilk President 4 Aruba Club 1 Band 1,2,3,4 Drum Major 4 Student Counoil 4 Model Airplane 1 Jean Mullins Jeannie” Aruba Club 1 G. A. A. 3,4 Annual Staff 4 Harry King Miller Soienoe Club 1 Band 1,2,3,4 Hi-T 3,4 Visual Education 1,2,3,4 Rita Matheny Shorty Aruba Club 1 Girl Reserves 2,3, Seo• 4 Annual Staff 4 Ralph Lee Edwards Model Airplane 1 School Boy Patrol 1 Stamp Club 1 Soienoe Club 1 Varsity H 4 Football 4 CUSS OF ' f5 Halter Showen Jr, Cutie Hi-T 3,4 Annual Staff 4 Student Counoil 4 Vorna lewland Pleetwing Annual Staff 4 Girl Reserves 4 G. A. A. 2,3,4 Victory Corps 2 Soienoe Club 1 Aruba Club 1 Art Club 2 David Cobstook Flake Football 5,4 Varsity H 3,4 Hi-T 3,4 Aruba Club 1 Viotory Corps 2 Model Airplane 1 Glee Club 1,2 Marjorie K. Martin Margie Annual Staff 4 Spy Glass Staff 3 Glee Club 3, Pres. 4 Hone Eo. 3,4 G. A. A. 3,4 Jr, Red Cross Counoil 4 Bill Allen William Football 4 Varsity H 4 Anna Mary Crewdson Lavan!a Workman Beanie 10 CLASS Of '45 Glaa Club 2,3,4 Girl Reservas 4 G. A. A. 3, Vica Pres. 3 Aruba Club 1 Soience Club 1 Art Club 3 Annual Staff 4 National Honor Society 4 Jr. Red Cross Counoil 3 Student Council 2,4 President 2 Girls Chorus 1 James Sharpe Jim Varsity N 4 Football 4 Victory Corps 2 Batty Yates Betsy Girls Chorus 1 Soience Club 1 Girl Reserves 3, Pres. 4 National Honor Sooiaty 3,4 Annual Staff 4 Thomas Morris Jr. Zanol Reba Lanham Science Club 1 Glee Club.1,2,3,4 Girl Reserves 1,2,3,4 Home Eo. 3,4 G. A. A. 3,4 Aruba Club 1 Victory Corps 2 Minstrel 1 Bookcraft Club 1 Jr. Red Cross Council 3 Soience Club 1 Girl Reserves 4 G. A. A. 4 Annual Staff 4 Harold Esoue Speedy Entered from Winfield, 4 Varsity N 4 Football 4 Betty Lou Tinsley Bett Bookcraft Club 1 Aruba Club 1 Eugene Cook Cookie Lois Osborne Blackie Aruba Club 1 Horae Eo. 3,4 G. A. A. 4 Girl Reserves 4 Verdean Duff Tuoker Winona StOTer Winnie CLASS Of 'H5 Aruba Club 1 Edra Workman Edie Girls Chorus 1 Soienoe Club 1 Aruba Club 1 Viotory Corps 2 G. A. A. 3,4 Eulah Bailey Irish Viotory Corps 2 Waomi Lyons Skipper Bookoraft Club 1 Viotory Corps 2 Spy Glass Staff 3 G. A. A. 4 Aruba Club 1 Majorette 1,2,3,4 Dorothy Lewis Dot Girls Chorus 1 Bookoraft Club 1 G. A. A. 3,4 Aruba Club 1 Entered from Dunbar, 3 Emogene Brubaker Eaeay Spy Glass Staff 3 G. A. A. 3,4 Aruba Club 1 Viotory Corps 1 Bookoraft Club 1 Annual Staff 4 Girls Chorus 1 Betty Jane Turley Bet Aruba Club 1 Girl Reserves 4 Betty Woods Joe Aruba Club 1 Viotory Corps 2 G. A. A. 3,4 National Honor Sooiety 4 Annual Staff 4 Helen Halley Squirt G. A. A. 4 Aruba Club 1 Bookoraft Club 1 Viotory Corps 2 Girls Chorus 1 Majorette 3,4 CLASS OF '45 Elisabeth Harmon Libby Aruba Club 1 Annual Staff 4 Jr. Red Cross 4 Girls Chorus 1 Lois Spenpe Jake Annual Staff 4 Spy Glass Staff 3 Band 1,2,3,4 Glee Club 1,2,3,4 Girl Reserves 2,3,4 National Honor Sooiety 4 Homo Eo. 3, Pres. 4 G. A. A. 2,3,4 Visual Education 2 Vietory Corps 2 Minstrel 1 Jr. Red Cross Council 3 Aruba Club 1 Frenohie Estep French National Honor Sooiety 3,4 Viotory Corps 2 Aruba Club 1 G. A. A. 3,4 Girl Reserves 4 Seo. Trees. 2,3 Girls Chorus 1 Wilm Pryor Yum Aruba Club 1 Viotory Corps 2 Home Eo. 3, Vice Pres. 4 Evelyn Null Shorty Glee Club 1,2 Bookoraft Club 1 Aruba Club 1 G. A. A. 3,4 Home Eo. 3,4 Girl Reserves 4 Mary Lou Reinaoher Lu 0. A. A. 3,4 Girl Reserves 3,4 Annual Staff 4 Luoille Hill Gibson Aruba Club 1 G. A. A. 1,3, Pres. 4 Viotory Corps 2 Glee Club 1,2,3,4 Bookoraft Club 1 Varsity Cheerleader 2,3,4 Spy Glass Staff 3 Annual Staff 4 Hi De Ho Club 4 Girls Chorus 1 Juanita Boggess Boggie Viotory Corps 2 Aruba Club 1 Bookoraft Club 1 Girls Chorus 1 G. A. A. 4 Eloise Turley Ellie Aruba Club 1 Horae Eo. 3,4 Girls Chorus 1 Crystle Harmon Chris G. A. A. 3,4 Viotory Corps 2 Bookoraft Club 1 Stamp Club 1 Aruba Club 1 Girls Chorus 1 13 llarjorie Barriokman Marge Soienoe Club 1 Aruba Club 1 Minstrel 1 Glee Club 1,2 Annual Staff 4 Girl Reserves 4 G. A. A. Vioe Pres. S National Honor Soolety 4 Viotory Corps 2 Girls Chorus 1 Imogens Hayes Genie Glee Club 1,2,3,4 G• A. A. 4 Aruba Club 1 Viotory Corps 2 Art Club 4 Velda Greathouse Bobby loitered from Spenoer High, 4 Edythe Kelley Eddie Glee Club 1,2 Girl Reserves 4 Home Eo. 4 Library Club 4 Juanita Buckland Soitter Girl Reserves 2,3 Vioe Pres 4 Girls Chorus 1 G. A. A. 4 Spy Glass Staff 3 Annual Staff 4 Helen Gillispie Boogy” Bookoraft Club Pres. 1 nruba Club 1 Girls Chorus 1 Viotory Corps 2 G. A. A. 3,4 Home Eo. 4 Isabelle Saunders Issy Entered from Sissonville, 4 HISTORY All that extra chattering and noise that helped to start out the school year of '41 with a bang----well, that wis made by us. We were freshmen then. We elected George Martin for our president, and ack Stone for student council representative. It seems it was no time at all before we were sophomores. We were mischievous and gay so that helped the year along. Cur class of- ficers were Tapley Daughtery, president; and Anna Mary Crewdson, student council represen- tative. That year quickly rolled by and we were now called juniors. We were very jolly juniors. Our class officers were Charles Davis, president; Jean Mullins, vice president; Frenc- hie Estep, secretary-treasure; and Bob Brick was student council representative. The most important event of our junior year was the ordering of our class rings for the next year. To earn money for the Jr. - Sr. prom we sold Christmas caris and statio- nery, and sponsored a movie Forever and a Day. Charles Davis was elected president of the student council for the coming year. (continued on Page 38) . CLASS The time is several years after the graduation of 45. Several of our school mates have wandered off in the country mostly in no man’s land We will start now and try to tell you where most of them are and what they are doing. Betty Lou Tinsley is a very successful housewife. She saves time to write her husband in the service. Lois Spence is known from coast to coast as the world’s number one opera singer. Betty Jane Turley is now employed by WCHS. She is the second Judy Garland. Jean Mullins finally married the butcher boy. She has quite a task keeping his aprons and caps in a good starchy stage. Winona Stover is one of the best girl pilots in the United States. She travels from New York to San Francisco once a month. I wonder what the special attraction is. Mary Lou Reinacher is now working in Washington as one of the govern- ment gals. She always dreamed of being the president’s wife. May the door of success fling wide to admit her. Betty Woods, Nitro’s number one heart breaker, now carries the title of Sweetheart of the Navy. I wonder if Captain Cook had anything to do with that. Reba Lanham now has her own radio program over station PHEW. Her pro- gram is We, the Morons.” Eloise Turley is now down in Texas recovering from wounds she received while serving overseas with the Waves. Junior Showen took Roy Acuff’s place on the radio. He sings ”Let me Take Away Your Morning Blues” every morning at 5:30. Len Bailey lives on a farm out west. He is trying to raise a starch- less potato for potato lovers who have to watch their weight. Joe Mattox entered a very striving business after he was honorably discharged from the Navy. He is trying to find the temper that people lose. He owns his own chemistry room. Isabelle Saunders owns a hat designing shop in New York. What she doesn’t put on hats these days isn’t worth speaking of, but as she says. ”They sell.” 9 Edra Workman, wno has spent most of her time pining and waiting for thj long lost Wayne Lamb, is now his blushing bride. Dorothy Lewis has recently hit the top. She is ’’Miss Sweater Girl of ’ 55. Helen Halley’s ambition was to have a family. It turned out tc be a rather profitable. She is editor of Parent’s Magazine and writes many in- teresting articles for the Ladies’ Home Journal and Better Homes and Gar- dens. ---------------------- Norma Newland joined the Waacs. Strictly by misfortune she was stuck with the cavalry and had to be satisfied. After the war she wrote a book entitled Six Months in the Saddle. Crystle Harmon is running the ’White Funeral Home. The sign above the door says, ’’Quick, efficient service and money-back quarrantee.” (Continued on Page 39) SENIOR CUSS WILL- We, the Senior Class of Nitro High, being in possession of such mental faculties as we dare claim, do hereby will, bequeath, leave, or Just plain give our eccentric successors, the Juniors, sophomores, and freshmen, all that we do own or claim to own for them to keep or throw away as they see fit. There will be no refunds or consolation gifts tp those who receive the various articles willed them. Signed this twenty-fourth day of May in the year of the great man- shortage, One Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-five. Let it be witnessed by all readers that possessions of the Senior Class of f45 are about to be passed out. Evelyn Null bequeaths her height to LaDeema Montgomery. Jean Mullins bequeaths her muscles to Betty Quinn. Mary Lou Reinacher wills her basketball ability to Lonnie Mae Allen. Anna Mary Crewdson leaves her sweet innocence to Dixie Tinney. Naomi Lyons leaves her dancing ability to Mary Zee Raynes. Frenchie Estep leaves her gold-digging to Barbara Hoke. Juanita Buckland leaves a Hill with a claim on it. Tommy Hayes wills his phisque to Paul Jones. Edythe Kelly bequeaths her well-groomed hair to Mary Shamblin. Marjorie Barrickman leaves her ability to get get looking, dark-hair- ed men to Virginia Hendel. Helen Gillispie leaves her girlish figure to Maxine Hudnall. Winona Stover leaves her face-making ability to Joyce Westfalll. Bob Brick bequeaths his big, brown eyes to Donald Miller. Hulynn Collins will3 his dark complexion to Jim McKee. Charles Davis wills his speech making ability to JoAnn Wysong. Lois Spence leaves her gift of gab to Dorothy Ann Gaylor. Bill Allen leaves his quietness to Everett Louis Krantz. Thomas Morris bequeaths his uncurled lock to Junior Rimmer. Harold Escue leaves his ready blush to Orita Carney. Wilma Pryor bequeaths her size 4 shoes to any one who can get in them. Betty Turley wills her warm personality to Jane Marshall. Eloise Turley bequeaths her giggle to June Lea Cain. Reta Matheny leaves her fickleness to Bob Higginbotham. Eulah Bailey wills her complexion to Nell Jean Donegan. Marjorie Martin leaves her punctuality to Ivy Wyant. Gene Loring bequeaths his football ability to Bill Priddy. Harry King Miller wills his safe and sane driving to the reckless Miss Bennett. Jim Sharpe leaves no regrets. Walter Showen bequeaths his stature to Dick Hutchinson. Dorothy Lewis wills her shoe-shining ability to Gordon Trainer. Lois Osborne bequeaths her soda-jerking to Ruth Drake. Edra Workman wills her grey slacks to Margaret Coney. Wayne Lamb leaves his technique to Ward Gandee. Betty ates bequeaths her ability as a good student to Alvin Stevens. Lavania Workman wills her long wavy hair to Mickey Mattox. Eugene Cook leaves his nickname to Cookie Loring. Velda Greathouse wills her grace and poise to Sissy Putney. Helen Halley bequeaths her typing book to any dope who wants it. Reba Lanham wills her ability to do the right thing at the wrong time to Bill West. Verdeen Duff leaves her repugnant nature to Jerry Davenpprt. Crystle Harmon bequeaths her love for white” to Dolores Drake. Elizabeth Harmon wills her friend-making ability to Donald Kerr. Betty Keffer bequeaths her blonde hair to Jo Ann Payne. Charles Jones leaves his Ipana smile to Carl Hedrick. Betty Woods bequeaths her old flame to Op l Lewis. Imogene Hayes leaves her laugh to Joan Hudnall. Lucille Hill Gibson wills her cheerleading ability to Doris Gibson. (Continued on Page 38) 16 SENIOR • Hulynn Collins walking to get married Gene Loring modeling airplanes and boats be a minister Edythe Kelley collecting photographs to be a commercial teacher Reba Lanham collecting poems travel Thomas Morris working on radios to be a radio technician Dorothy Lewis dancing travel Naomi Lyons dancing to be chief telephone operator Marjorie Martin dancing to be an English teacher Reta Matheny eating to graduate Harry King Miller hunting be a pilot Jean Mullins courtin marry a butcher boy Evelyn Null playing the piano be a secretary Lois Osborne dancing be a wave Norma Newland dogs be a dress designer Jim Sharpe necking be a hot pilot Wilma Pryor keeping house be a beautician Mary Reinacher collecting souvenirs be a secretary Lois Spence collecting souvenirs be an opera singer Winona Stover reading travel Betty Turley collecting pictures of movie stars be a nurse Walter Showen swimming travel Eloise Turley eating work in a defense plant Betty Woods collecting bottles travel Edra Workman eating marry Tee Tat Mathes Lavania Workman eating get married Wayne Lamb hunting stay single Betty Yates collecting foreign money be a cadet nurse Eulah Bailey collecting photos get out of Nitro Helen Gillispie writing letters to graduate Velda Greathouse horseback riding be a scientist David Comstock women to get married Lucille H. Gibson riding a motorcycle be a good housewife Elizabeth Harmon rollerskating get away from it all Emogene Brubaker snapshots land in Kentucky Bill Allen motor biking make a better one Helen Halley writing to Farley have a family Juanita Boggess writing letters go south Isabelle Saunders collecting snapshots be a beautician Crystle Harmon writing poetry be a mortician u. Harold Escue sleeping be a great lover Juanita Buckland music to have an ambition Marjorie Barrickman making a hope chest be a minister’s wife Anna Mary Crewdson music be a nurse Frenchie Estep gold digging marry a rich old man and love him to death Charles Davis shooting pool live an easy life and never work • Bob Brick eating and sleeping be an admiral Verdeen Duff writing letters go to Pearl Harbor Tommy Hayes shooting pool Join the Navy Ralph Edwards sleeping be a general Betty Lou Tinsley taking in movies be a secretary and have a good looking boss Charles Jones sleeping find a faster way to get to Charleston Eugene Cooke sleeping Join the Navy Imogene Hayes art be a torch singer Dick Crewdson Navy be an admiral CHARACTERISTICS Rum and Coca Cola going with Lavania basketball In My Arms football ability football Together neatness bowling Tonight We Love getting in trouble swimming Don't Fence Me In quietness basketball Always giggling swimming Goodnight Sweetheart her figure skating Together blonde hair football I Dream Of You frizzly hair dancing Don't Fence Me In reckless driving shooting pool Yours muscles basketball Together tallness basketball There Goes That Song Again bashfulness basketball I Double Dare You smooching basketball The Last Time I Saw Paris tardiness football Don't Fence Me In shortness swimming Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Postlve pretty complexion basketball Day Break knowing all the answers basketball You'll Never Know making faces riding horses I'll Be Seeing You Irish eyes hiking There Goes That Song Again neatness basketball Don't Fence Me In red hair skating It Had To Be You going with Charleses football Speak Low temper swimming Somebody Else Is Taking My Place blue eyes riding horses Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive way with the women basketball It Had To Be You posture basketball I Dream Of You her laugh boat riding Goodnight Soldier basketball ability basketball Zieberdrum star gazing swimming Don't Fence Me In flying his car too low football He's My Guy cheerleading basketball I Don't Wanta Love You dancing ability basketball Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive hair styles basketball Don't Fence Me In handsomeness football I'm Making Believe big sox football Don't Fence Me In stuttering swimming Don't Fence Me In quietness football Always loving Dencil football Don't Fence Me In flashy shirts football I'll Get By courousity football My Heart Sings romantic ability football Together pleasing disposition basketball Chloe temper bowling My Shining Hour football ability football Don't Fence Me In basketball ability basketball If It's Wrong To Love You ability in physics basketball Thanks for the Memories dancing ability basketball There Goes That Song Again girl friends football Always neatness football Don't Fence Me In personality football Don't Fence Me In baby talk football Goodnight Sweetdreams big mouth skating I'm Making Believe his smile football 18 WHO’S VMHO Moat Popular Girl..............................................Marjorie Martin Moat Popular Boy....................... ■.......................Charlea Davia Moat Lady Like Moat Thoughtful Gentleman..... Biggest Bluffer Boy Biggest Bluffer Girl Moat Likely to Succeed (Girl). Most Likely to Succeed (Boy).. Beat Dancer (Girl) Best Dancer (Boy) Laziest Girl Laziest Boy Biggest Gloom (Girl) ..Juanita Buckland-Bloise Turley-Norma Ner land Biggest Gloom (Boy) Prettiest Girl Moat Handsome Boy School Baby Talks Most, Says Least Moat Unusual... Seen Most Together Typical Senior Girl Typical Senior Boy Greatest Social Light Biggest Windjammer Quietest Girl Quietest 3oy Best Student (Girl) Best Student (Boy).. T Best All Around Girl Beat All Around Boy JUNIOR CLASS sopHonoRt citos FRE SHrtAN G-IRLS FRESHMAN BOVS EIGHTH GRADE BOYS EIGHTH GRADE GIRLS SEVENTH GRADE GIRLS SIVWTH GRADE BOYS ANNUAL STAFF First Rowt Mary Lou Reinaoher, Reta Matheny, Marjorie Martin; Second Row; Anna Mary Crew- dson, La vania Workman, Elizabeth Harmon, Emogene Brubaker; Third Row; Betty Woods, Nonna Newland, Juanita Buckland, Marjorie Barriokman, Luoille Hill Gibson; Fourth Row? Charlea Davis Tommy Hayes, Betty Yi spy GLASS SWf Seated; Louise Hamriok, Margaret Coney, Jean Williams, Elma Bailes, Betty Jeffers, Dixie Tinney. Second Rows Mrs. Lotus, Velma Milam, Eva Fowler, Nell Jean Donegan, Dorthy Gaylor Third Row; Bob Estep, Jaok Hill, Daniel Jobblin. STUDENT COUNCIL First Row: D. Landers, T. Hayes, W. Showen, O. Carney, C. Davis, J. McKee; Second How� P. Ferrieri, G. Thomas, J. Skaggs, P. McCalister, F. Anderson, D. Mullins Third Row R. Smith, H. Turley, A. Crewdson, D. Kerr, W. Gandee; Fourth Row S. Angel, M. Johnson, U Santrock, C. Draper, R. Casto Left to right . Bill Draper, Brooks Brubaker, Paul McCalister, Mr. Shipley, Stanley Hudnall Fred Anderson, Jimmy Skaggs, Clenton Foster, John Knight, Norma Larabee, Roberta Saunders. BAND GLEE CLUO GIRL RESERVES First Row Junior Riniaer, David Comstock, Carl Hedrick, Charles Davis; Second Row; Halter Showen, Tommy Hayes, Bob Raynes, Mr, Harper, SCHOOL BOrmROL First Row: John Knight, Ernest Hivley, Arthur Bingham, Jack Ingram, Theodore Turley Lowell Wright, Harold Cook; Seoond Row: Denoil White, Stanley Hudnall Fred Anderson, Billy Lamb, Howard Brown, James Meadows, Robert Cavender, Sammy White, Jim Kilgore, James Jeffers. OR. RED CROSS COUNCIL First Row: Virginia Handel, Margaret Beokman, James Comstock, Audrey Workman, Phylis Moore Seoond Row: Maxine Turley, Sue Alexander, Maxine Williams, Ruth Null; Third Row: Mrs. Mil- ler, Louise Hamriok, Elisabeth Harmon, Alma Bailee ,23 NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Seated: Frenohie Estep and Marjorie Barricknan. First Row Mrs. Richards, Wanda McKee, Lois Spence, Ruth Skaggs, Mariedith Randsome, Margaret Coney, Alma Bailes, Dorthy Gaylor. Second Rows Dick Santrock, Jo Ann Wysong, Phylis Hinkle, Betty Jeffers, Betty Yates, Anna Mary Crewdson, Betty Woods PdMb ECONOniCS CLUB Seated: Eloise Turley, O'Rita Carney, Lois Spense, Wilma Pryor, Dicie Grey; Second Row: Reba Lanham, Mariedith Randsome, Helen Gillispie, Dorthy Gaylor, Mrs. Miller Dorthy Sovine Third Row: Edythe Kelley, Evelyn Null, Norma Brick, Louise Anderson. GMLS ATHLETIC ASSOCMTIOff 29 V 1WSITY N First R wi Mike Coates, J1m Sharp, David Comstock, Junior Carrier, James Ransom, Carl Hed- rick; Second Row Bob Raynes, Bill uinn, Lewis West, Wayne Lamb, Bernard Turley, Everette Krantz, Charles Davis; Third Row Jack Hill, Brooks Raynes, Bob Higginbotham, Harold Esoue Coach Huff. 3° V SUAL EDUCATION JR. DRACATIC CLUB 31 First Row: J. Burchett, E. Karnes, J. Davenport, H. Hedrick, b. Raynes, E. Howard, H. Tur- ley; Second Row: A. Hill, J. Marshall, H. Smith, L. Reedy. R. Brick, W. Hill, S. Harmon; Third Row: J. Gilbert, R. Smith, Mrs. Witry, B. Kautr, J. Kilgore, E. Hedrick; Fourth Row: C. Draper, J. Lynch, R. barrickman, J. Wolf. JR. CHOIR 3-2 FOOTBALL First Row: Manager Estep, Rutherford, Hill, Loring, Higginbotham, Quinn, Comstook, Lamb, Edwards, Hedrick, Jones, Coaoh Huff; Second Row: Sharp, Priddy, Allen, Briok, Raynes, Krants, West, Ransom, Davis, Esoue; Third Row: Crewdson, Reynolds, Hull, Taylor, Raynes, Westfall, Pryor, Powell, West, Collins; Fourth Row: Anderson, Curfman, Tincher, Buckalew McKee, Turley, Lawson, Hill Carrier, Lemon, The prospects of the 44 football team were none too bright this season as most of the boys of the winning team of 43 were In the armed forces. Edwards, Comstock, Bob Raynes, and Brooks Raynes were at guards; Jack Hill, Rutherford, and Jones at tackles; and Sharp, Lamb, Collins, and West at ends. The back were Higginbotham, Crewdson, Davis, and the hard- charging twins-Escue and Hedrick, and a half-back who is one of the best ever to go through Nitro High School, Gene Loring. The Wildcats were held almost scoreless the entire season. On Sept. 15, the Wildcats journeyed to Poca to play a 6-6 tie before a large crowd. Because of the wonderful open-field running of Loring, the Cats” registered 8 first downs to Poca's 5. The first half ended on Nitro's one yard line where the Wildcats had already held for three downs. In the second half, a blocked kick put Poca in position to score, and they did. In the fourth quarter, the Cats drove from their own 20 down to the Dot’s 12 where a pass from Loring to Higginbotham tied the score. The boys from St. Albans came over on Sept. 23. Everyone was amazed the first few minutes as Coach Huff's Cats drove the much heavier Red Dragons down to the eight yard line just inches of a first down. The Wild- cats line held like steel all afternoon and the Dragons used long, sweeping end runs and a tricky pass play to outgain the Cats 12 first downs to 6 and a final score of 26 to 0. My hats off to Jack Hill, Carl Hedrick, David Comstock,and Ralph Edwards. They weren't the line they were the wall. On the muddy afternoon of Sept. 30, the Wildcats went to Madison to play Scott High School. The picture blackened for the Wildcats as Davis fumbled the first play of the game. Seven points for the Skyhawks resulted on a 25 yard run by Jones. Until the half, it was Scott all the way. They scored on 20, 45, and 25 yards by Shaffer and Coda. The Nitro boys (Continued on Page 38) BASKETBALL 33 First Rows Coaoh Huff, Bill Priddy, James Ransom, Bob Estep, Donald Miller, Robert Hill, Carl Hedrick; Second Row Hulyrm Collins, Jack Hill, Jimmy Gilbert, Bob Briok, Wayne Lamb The 1945 basketoall team of Nltro High School ended in March with a wonderful record. The team was mace up of brick, instep, Lamb, hill, Priddy, Gilbert, Ransom, Miller, Collins, and Iiig ix.botham. It was the first year on the varsity for most of these boys, but they really looked good by win- ning 11 out of 29 games Tuesday, r'riaay, Tuesday, Friday, Tuesday, Friday, Tuesday, Friday, Tuesuay, Friday, Tuesuay, Friday, Tuesuay, Friday, Tuesday, rriuay, Tuesuay, Friday, Tuesday, Friday, Dec • 5 Dec. 15 Jan. 2 Jan. 5 Jan. 9 Jar.. 12 Jan. 10 Jan. 19 Jan. 23 Jan. 26 Jan. 30 Feb. 2 Feb. 6 Feb. 9 Feb. 13 Feo. 16 Feb. 20 Feb. 23 Feb. 27, Mar. 2 The ..ildcats oeat buffalo with a score of 23 to 27. at Nitro, duff's team oeat buffalo 36 to 26. Nitro entered the conference and oat Dumont 32 to 30. Kitro defeated Washington Listrict 31 to 22. blkview defeated Nitro with a score of 29 to 40. Nitro lost to St. cibans at last oi the game 34 to 35. Nltro went to hurricane ana eat the Redskins 41 to 35. The wildcats lar0est victory was over Poca 41 to 36. The Nitro wildcats lost to Louth Charleston 19 to 35. The Dunbar oullao0s left home to oeat Nitro 42 to 45. The Nicro iiilucats beat Washington District 51 to 50. hlkview again defeated the Wildcats 37 to 39. Once again the � ilaca„s ran over Poca with a score 41 to 33. Nitro ran over Hurricane with a score of 5 to 28 The wildcats uowned lssonville 45 to 29. The bulldogs won over hi ro 26 to 31. The wildcats won over Chas. Catholic 36 to 28. Dupont beat the Wildcats with a score of 22 to 32. St. Albans a ain defeated Nitro Vuildcats 40 to 49. In the last game South Charleston beat Nitro 28 to 50. Tournament, March 8 Sectional tournament at So. Charleston, Nitro vs Dunbar with a score of 39 to 48 in Dunbar's favor. LIBRAM WORKERS Left to right O’Rita Carney, Wanda McKee, Virginia Bruffrey, Dolores Miller, Betty Wolf, Velma Milam, Mrs. Collins, Mildred Mattox, Betty Escue, Jean Basham, Edythe Kelly RED CROSS WORKERS 5 NAP 5 SNAP S HOTS 38 CLASS HISTORY (Continued from Page 13) At last we are now classed as seniors, and we are trying to lire up to the name of dignified seniors tool Our olass officers are Tommy Hayes, president; Gene Loring, vice president; Marjorie Martin, secretary-treasure; and Walter Showen and Bob Brick, student oounoil representatives. We have ordered our announcements, and are now waiting for the long awaited night, Commemoement. Several members are in the armed forces, and we wish they oould be with us on that night. But we wish them the best of luok and a quick return. May the suooeeding years be just as happy and successful as they have been the last four years. FOOTBALL (Continued from Page 32) threatened to score from the 2 but were held. The only score of the second half was a 50 yard sprint by Coda on a punt run back. Madison led in first downs 12 to 4, and when the game ended the soore was Soott High 38, Nitro High 0. Sharp played an excellent game. On Oct. 6, Elkview came to Nitro and out loose with a barrage of end runs that the Wildcats found hard to stop. Driving down to the five in the first quarter the Elk Herd smashed off the weak side to go over standing up. The extra point was made through the other side of the line. .Elkview s goal was never threatened, and they again aoored in the third quarter. The last quarter was simply three downs and kiok for the Wildcats and the second team of Elkview left the field at the end of the game leading by the score of 20-0. When the Poca Dots came to Nitro on Oot. 14, they found the Wildcat line just a little bit weak but never again. The Nitro line wasn't very often penetrated the rest ef the game. The fourth quarter was a breath - taking event. The 6-3-2-defens of Pooa was out-flanked on long end runs by Loring. The Cats were held four times on the two yard line. At this point, the crowd was going wild except those with high blood pressure who went home. The Dots punted and the Wildcats stubbornly drove their way back near the goal again. However, the whistle meant that the soore should remain 0-0. Nitro led in first downs 8 to 6. The Wildcats went to Winfield Friday Oot. 19 to play the best team that ever put on the General's green and white. Hedriok, Loring, Davis, and Jones were unable to play be- cause of injuries. The Generals scored in ever quarter by runs by Anderson, Fewell, and Arrett. Ransom, Higginbotham, and Lamb looked good as they fought for the lost cause. The final soore was 47 to 0 in favor of Winfield. On October 29, Bill Beaver led the Hurricane Redskins to a 26 to 0 victory over the battle-worn Wildoats, whose fighting spirit was waning because of so many defeats. Beaver scored three touohdowns. Walls made 8 points to make a score of 26 to 0. The Wildcats, threatened to soore on a long pass, and with the wonderful defensive work of Brooks and Jack the Cats didn't look too bad. Hurricane led in first downs 9 to 5. In the last game of the year, a senior team met, held, and threatened the Cardinals of Clendenin the entire first quarter. However, in the second half, the Clendenin boys, found the weak places that so many other teams had found, and they hit it again and again. Several long runs were called back on penalties on the Cats . The Cardinals scored runs by Rucker, Jones, and Settle. The first downs favored Clendenin 9 to 5 and the final min- utes ended with a soore ef 25 te 0. CLASS WILL (Continued from Page 15) Betty Lou Tinsley leaves her wedding rings to Maxine Reed. Isabelle Saunders leaves her curled bangs to Dot Sovine. Dick Crewdson leaves his bus tickets to St. Albans to Bob Rimmer. Sandy Carr bequeaths his dancing ability to Howard Brown. Joe Mattox wills his wise-cracking to Johnnie Goodall . James Johnson bequeaths his slow grin to Johnnie Reynolds. In testimony whereof, we hereinto set our hands and seal and declare this to be our last Will and Testament in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-five. Signed. CLASS PROPHECY (Continued from Page 14) Luoille Hill Gibson is a traveling sales- woman. She goes up to the door, and instead of giving a sales talk she turns three flip- flops and yells, Fight on. Wildcats I Do you think she makes many sales? Yes, she actually is getting rioh. After ten years of faithfulness to the Lyrio Theater, Charles Jones has been promo- ted to manager. He was so happy the first night of his new job he got all Lit up and burned the theater down. James Johnson got a job in the Jelly bean Factory. He always liked little things like that, especially if they were sweet and oute. Evelyn Null is very famous for her piano boogie-woogie. Her husband, Clyde Drake, ac- companies her on the piccolo. They are now, featured with the Corn Cobblers. Thomas Morris is a comedian. He took over Bob Hope's place on the Pepsodent show. He is known as America's number one Pain - in - the - neck. Harry Miller and his band are now playing at the Roxie Night Club in Columbus. The name of his band is the Roxalana Swingsters. Marjorie Martin has now skyrocketed to fame in the movies. Her name is now Gilda Lily. Her latest movie is Perfume of Love or Heap Big Stink. Her handsome co-star is Tommy Hayes. Lois Osborne finally took over Carter's Drug Store. She calls it the Osborne Jive Joint. Jimmy Sharp, a favorite western hero, is now in the money. He took Hopalong Cassidy's, plaoe. Juanita Buckland is married to Jack Hill and lives in Reno, Nevada. Wonder why she, chose Reno? Lavania Workman has finished college at Alderson Broaddus and is now a missionary in India. She enjoys her work among the natives. Libby Harmon, who was a great jitterbug, back in her school days, is now dancing as an entertainer far the Grand Ole Opry over WSM, Nashville, Tennessee. Edythe Kelly has now turned very musical Edythe sings with the Metropolitan Opera at Carnegie Hall every night. Reta Matheny, is better know as Virginis'8 Pistol Paokin Mama. She was ex- perimenting with papa'8 shotgun when it went off. The honorable Charles Joe Davis, Jr. is new running for the governship of W. Va. This is his third try. It seems like he just won't give up. Gene Loring and Marjorie Barrickman were married, and they spend most of their time, taking care of the children. Bob Brick has become a famous autheri- Among hi8 widely known volumes is the one en- titled Better Books for Whacks. It is the story of what happened to his class mates. 39 Emogene Brubaker turned out to be a Real Glamor Gal. She is singing with the Corn Cobblers• Eugene Cook is now a partner with J. C. Tucker and Company, t took him twenty years of delivering groceries to make it, but he finally did. Bill Allen always wanted a hand in the government and has succeeded in getting to Washington. He is head janitor in Congress and has been for some time. David Comstock always soared people, so he got a job broadcasting ghost stories from ghost to ghost for the Ghost Toasties Cereal Company. Ralph Edwards has been exiled from his home town. Nitro, because he was seen ducking almost a whole cigarette. Eulah Bailey has become famous because of her daily artioles in the Gazette How to Grow Old Gracefully. Sandy Carr married a Hawaiian girl. All of the glamour gals of Nitre nwo wear grass skirts. Verdeen Duff owns and operates the Duff Quality Laundry on Third Avenue in Nitro. Betty Yates is a great movie director. When Betty directs, her husband moves. A band has recently rocketed to fame, and it is none other than Dick Crewdson and his sailorettes, giving out with Shakum the modern version of the old 1945 Boogie. Harold Esoue, a noted conosseur of gals and gams, is president of a large Broadway Conoern. All day long he interviews hundreds of beauties for his shows. He must have an iron constitution as they way his work never tires him. Frenchie Estep runs the Helicopter Taxi Company. She has a good deal of trouble on days as the airways are so crowded, and she comes in quite often with a dented wing. Juanita Boggess's success has oome from two famous words, Number, please. Anna Mary Crewdson is now an author. Her latest thrilling mystery Who Stole the Hinges off the Hen House Door? is infact becoming a best selTer. Life is so very full of surprises I Helen Gillispie became a lady doctor. 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