Norris City Omaha Enfield High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Norris City, IL)

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SENIOR STATISTICS Name Pastime Hangout Favorite Song Bobby Amos Riding motorcycle Locker 96 Oklahoma Hills Pearl Aud Sewing Kroger's I Walk Alone Fae Awalt Writing Stanley Omaha Bell Bottom Trousers Frank Bayley Fighting Off Girls Travis Cleaners Love Me Wayne Bell Working on Bookkeeping Marlin's I Ain't Got Nobody Johnnie Betson Model Airplanes I Theater Daisy Belle Paul Bishop Talking to Jerry Locker 100 She's from Missouri Kathryn Boyd Singing G. A. A. songs Music Room Farmer and the Maiden Avis Bryant Giggling Carmi Whfr1P,My Dream Boat Comes Maxine Burch Talking to Wyatt Martin's I Dream of You Leon Coffman Cooking Corn Shewmaker's Mairzy-Doats Orland Davis Blushing Locker Pass the Flapjacks Mirandy Roberla Davis Writing Eldorado That Old Pal of Mine Kenny Doerner Talking to Betty Locker 78 I Can't Begin to Tell You Bud Evans Pinball Machines Hotel Tumbling Tumbleweed Betty Gwaltney Telling Jokes Locker 77 Oh, Johnnie Lenora Haynes Talking Brownie's I Can't Begin to Tell You Stella Healy Studying Home Room 7 Dream Margaret Henson Being with Ray Mary's Just A Little Fond Affection Betty Atkins Chesty ' Henson's Car Whg1i,lJoes My Soldier Dream Gregg Eubanks Acting Silly Omaha Delores Ruth Hughes Knitting Red Truck I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles Margaret Justice Writing to Carl Mary's Faithful Forever Marian Kennedy Clarence Movie Blue Eyes Mary J. Knight Singing Brownie's My Ideal Evelyth McArthy Flirting ' Chevie Stuff Like That There Porter McKenzie Selling Garden Seeds Ag. Room ' Old MacDona1d's Farm Ezra Millspaugh Borrowing Pens The Hall Lazy Bones Dortha Mitchell Writing Letters in Typing Class Home Ec. Room I Threw A Kiss In The Ocean Lee Riley Carrying Out Ashes Basement Home On The Range Billy Roark Playing Piano Music Room Chopsticks Bob Sanders Playing Hockey Village Margie Eulah Short Walking to Eldorado Turpin's Hwagirgge Illor The Train To Leon Spence Autographs Frank's Car Han-gnlge Down My Walking Martha Spence Talking Brownie's Pm Gonna Love That Guy Donald Stovall Playing saxophone Band Room Trumpet Blues Joy Stovall Eating Gerdes' I'm Always Chasing Rainbows Christine Turpin Reading Drug Store Oh, What It Seemed To Be Ray Wall Using Adding Machine He doesn't I'll See You In My Dreams Lloyd Whipple Trying to Get Out of Studying Rip's Cafe I Dc6n'tFWant To Set the World n ire Fleeta Williams Talking To Leon Town I Love You Truly Page Seventeen

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We' Lloyd Whipple and Stella Healy will We Lenora Haynes Leon Spence and Joy SENIOR HISTORY We, the class of 1946, entered Norris City High School in September, 1942. Our class, with eighty-five members, was one of the largest in the history of the school. We were represented in almost every school organization and took great pride in our class. We chose as class officers: Audrey Stephens, President, Paul Bishop, Vice President, and Lenora Haynes, Secretary-Treasur- gr. lpurprepresentatives on the Student Council were Kenneth Doerner, Billy Summers, and au me oo e. In September, 1943, we came back with an enrollment decreased to sixty-one. We still retained the honor of being the largest class in school. This year we chose Evelyth McArthy, President, Kathryn Boyd, Vice President, and Betty Gwaltney, Secy-Treasurer. As Student Council repre- sentatives we chose Christine Turpin, Pauline Poole, and Frank Bayley. Now, as Juniors we're not bragging, but we're still the largest class in school with fifty-one members. Our officers this year are Kenneth Doerner, President, Mary Beth Renshaw, Vice Pres- ident, and Kathryn Boyd, Secretary-Treasurer. Our Student Council representatives are Frank Bayley, Evelyth McArthy, and Charles Greer. We are looking forward to our Senior year. We entered Norris City High School this year with an enrollment of forty-five. We chose as class officers Johnnie Betson, President, Paul Bishop, Vice President, and Betty Gwaltney, Secretary-Treasurer. We were represented on the Student Council by Kenneth Doerner, Bob Amos, and Eulah Short. We shall always remember these four years as the most important part of our lives and we will remember all the happiness of our dear old Alma Mater. CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of 1946 of the Norris City Township High School in the county of White and State of Illinois, being of sound mind and full possession of our faculties do hereby make and request, order, publish and declare this to be our last will and testament, and we bequeath this prop- erty to the incoming Seniors. We, Pauline Poole and Margaret Justice will We, Betts Atkins, Martha Spence, and Mar- our way with men to Jerry Harper. ' ian Kenne y will our one man devotion to Ruby Patton. our ability at bookkeeping to Correne J o-hnson. We, Bud Elvans, Lee Riley, and Margaret Henson will our height to John Randall John- son. We, Pearl Aud, Dortha Mitchell and Ruth Hughes will our place in front of the mirror to Roberta Wade. I, Billy Roark will my figure to Wyatt Mar- tin. , We, Bob Amos, Kenneth Sanders and Gregg Eubanks will our weakness for brunettes to Ben Boyd. We, Avis Bryant, Evelyth McArthy and Eulah Short will our curly hair to W. D. orris. We, Roberla Davis and Donald Stovall will our quiet ways to June Henson. We, Delores Awalt and Mary Beth Renshaw will our interest in the Navy to Alice Blazier. We, Ezra Millspaugh and Ray Dean Wall will our place on the basketball team to Whee- zer Carroll. We, Frank Bayley and Maxine Burch will our blushes to Ivan Johnson. Page Sixteen Stovall will our talkative ways to Lillian Oliver. We, Mary Jane Knight and Betty Gwaltney will our orderly locker to Ida Mae Healy. We, Leon Coffman, Kathryn Boyd and Chris- tsinetflhrpin will our typing technique to Elsie us in. We, Fleeta Guffey, Darrell Mobley and Wayne Bell will our industrious ways to Beulah Kennedy. We, Orland Davis, Porter McKenzie and Bob Sanders will our slightly used English books to Kenneth Spence. We, Kenneth Doerner, Paul Bishop and John- nie Betson will our interest in redheads to Doris Mae Gerdes. In testimony whereof we the said Senior Class have set our seal to this will on the Seventeenth of May, Nineteen hundred and Forty-six. -H. J. Phelps, Executor. Witnesses: Christine Turpin Eulah Short Evelyth McArthy U Signed--X-fthe seniorsb

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CLASS PROPHECY Today was a momentous occasion in the history of N. C. T. H. S. when the class of 1946 held its tenth reunion. The class was first honored by a banquet in the sumptuous dining hall of the new High School.. Between the courses speeches were delivered by the principal, Mr. H. J. Phelpsg president of the school board, Frank Bayleyg and by Betty Gwaltney, Secre- tary-Treasurer of the '46 class. . After the banquet a dance was held in the ballroom. At intermission the dance floor slid back revealing one of the school's three swimming pools. Multicolored lights played on the water and a lovely water show was performed by the girls' P. E. department under the direction of Miss Jones. Entertainment was also provided by Donald Stovall and his Swooney Swingsters . Mary Jane Knight, the renowned torch singer, sang several numbers including one which was written especially for her by Fleeta Williams, the feminine Irving Berlin. And Bud Evans, Ringling Bros. famed acrobat, performed several aerial feats. Among the many well-known persons who attended and enjoyed this memorable event were: Multimillionaire Paul Bishop-the vitamin king. Paul became interested in vita- mins when his red-headed triplets had to take them. He started manufacturing vita- mins himself and made a fortune. Then he began taking his own products and Paul now weighs 350 pounds. Social leader Maxine Martin fthe former Maxine Burchl. Mrs. Martin is remem- bered for her improvements of the school bus which her husband drives. The addi- tions included lace curtains, corner what-nots, and cushions for every seat. The speed demon of the typewriter, Ezra Millspaugh. Ezra set the world's record by typing 500 words a minute. He also acquired a new nickname. Instead of Yea Millspaugh, he is now known as Accuracy Ezra . Lady Evangelist Ruth English fthe former Ruth Hughesj. Ruth is -a familiar figure driving her red truck loaded with her nine little Bubbles to her revivals. Prominent steel man Bob Amos and Mrs. Amos fthe former Evelyth McArthyb who arrived on their gold plated motorcycle. Mr. Amos, president of the Steel Workers' Union, is now employed in the Oklahoma Hills. Spinsters Christine Turpin and Eulah Short. These two, together with one of their former teachers, founded Margaret's Mansion for The Memory Maids , that world famous home for elderly unmarried women fold maidsb. Scientist Leon Coffman. Mr. Coffman, who proved Einstein's theory of relativity, is working on something greater than the Atomic Bomb-he hasn't decided what it will be-but he's working on it. Career woman Pearl Aud. The publishers of Life magazine have devoted the entire current issue to Pearl's Aud and End factory. Garageman Lloyd Whipple. Mr. Whipple operates a string of garages in ten states. His slogan, nown to millions by means of the radio, is Save Your Car From Dripples at Whipp1e's . Movie queen Margaret Justice. Miss Justice is well known for her many romances and received the Academy Award for her performance in Margaret's Monkeyshines . Margaret's escort for this affair was her co-star in Monkeysh1.nes , the poor man's Robert Taylor -Darrell Mobley. l Page Eighteen